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Gumball's Dark Amazing World

Chapter 7: The Surprise

It was Sunday morning, the final day of what was supposed to be a relaxing weekend. Sadly, this wasn't the case for the Watterson family since Gumball had been acting strange and making everyone worry about him since Saturday morning. Even before that, on Friday, just not as much. Now, it was Sunday. A whole new day to put up with Gumball's newfound attitude, Nicole thought to herself as she climbed out of bed with a yawn and a stretch. Richard was still lying down next to her, snoring away. He only got out of bed when he could smell breakfast being cooked.

Standing up and still feeling groggy from just waking, Nicole made her way into the living room. As soon as she walked into the living room, her senses told her right away that something wasn't right. She could smell trouble from miles away if it involved her family. Following her senses, she steadily looked around the room prepared for what she thought would be the worst situation.

Finally looking upwards, Nicole was shocked at the scene that unfolded before her eyes as they widened with a mixture of emotions. Fear, sadness, confusion and anger pointed towards herself. Nicole began to question everything she knew alongside her mix of emotions. The worst situation she thought of was now tame compared to the horror show that was displayed right in front of her.

All she could do was scream inaudible words as she rushed to cut him down, her boy, her son, Gumball who hanging in a noose from the ceiling. She wanted to hold him in her arms praying and hoping he wasn't too far gone even though deep down she knew it was already too late.

She quickly stopped screaming and took action to cut him down so she could hold him in her arms like she wanted. Holding who she thought to be her son while kneeling down on the floor, an ocean of tears began to pile upon the deceased, cloned body of Gumball.

Nicole's screech of panic woke everyone in the house. Anais and Darwin both left their rooms and slowly made their way downstairs to investigate the source of their mother's groans. This was the first time either of them had heard her yell like that. There was something unsettling about it; it was different from her usual angry outcries. Richard also made his way to his wife slowly since he never had much energy in the mornings.

Darwin and Anais carefully walked down the last step and turned towards the living room where their mother was kneeling on the floor.

She was muttering something to herself but they couldn't quite hear her.

"Hey… Mrs. Mum? Are you okay?" Darwin said, as he concernedly moved closer to her with Anais following him from a slight distance.

Nicole didn't take any notice she just sat there continuing to mutter to herself, tears still flowing. As Darwin moved closer he could begin to understand what she was saying a bit better:

"Gumball, my boy, my sweet little gummy-puss…"

Darwin was confused, but not for long. As he came to stand beside his mum, everything was made clear to him. What could only be construed as what he thought to be a nightmare showed itself before him. "What? No! No I can't believe this, this can't be real?!"

Darwin turned to Anais, his eyes swelling up with tears, "It…it…it's G-Gumball. H-he's g-gone Anais, he's g-gone." Stuttering and sniffling, he managed to tell Anais what had happened. "G-Gumball's gone, he's d-dead."

Darwin didn't know what to do. Becoming weak, his knees gave out on him and he too collapsed next to the corpse to hug his best friend along with his mother.

It was then that Richard finally showed up, opening the bedroom door and walking into the room where he could see Nicole and Darwin kneeling down while Anais stood by like she had seen a ghost.

"Hey guys! Um…What's going on here?" Richard asked, confused and worried. He walked over to sit by Nicole to find out what was going on.

He too was shaken to the core and began to sob, putting his arms around Nicole.

Anais managed to snap out of her frozen, shocked state; she moved closer to get a look as she still couldn't believe it. Once close enough she only took a single glance and turned away from the sight of her dead brother because she couldn't stand it.

With whatever logic she still had left, the small bunny rabbit managed to call the police, trying to talk through her tears and inform them of the situation. Once done, she shakily hung up the phone and decided to join the rest of her family kneeling on the floor for comfort. Even though she couldn't stand the sight, she wanted to be with them as it was the only place to be right now.

Not too long later, the Doughnut Sheriff and a few other cops showed up knocking on the door. "Hey, police! Open up!"

Inside the house no one wanted to leave Gumball's or even each other's side to answer, so eventually the police knocked it down. They slowly walked inside, tasers in hand.

Slowly, the Doughnut Sheriff entered first, walking over to where the familiar family was kneeled over on the floor and yelled: "Police! Stay where you are, Wattersons, and don't move!"

The other cops followed behind, splitting up into different directions. Two of the officers went upstairs and the other two went into the kitchen and downstairs bedroom. Finally, the last cop stayed close behind the Doughnut Sheriff for backup.

The sheriff finally got close enough to see what had happened. "Oh dear god!" He lowered the taser, putting it back on his belt before signaling the officer behind him to do the same. Right in front of his eyes lying in the mother's - Nicole's lap was the corpse of the usually lively and mischievous Watterson boy.

"Mrs. and Mr. Watterson, could I ask you to take your kids and step outside?"

The sheriff felt sorry for them; he quite liked Gumball despite his goofy behaviour and knew the town wouldn't be the same without him. "Mrs. and Mr. Watterson, I'm afraid I have to insist. Please take your kids and wait outside for questioning." He didn't enjoy having to make them leave their son alone but he was first and foremost a sheriff, so he had to do his job.

Nicole finally responded after muttering to herself since she began clinging onto her son. "NO! I want to stay…I n-need to stay here with my G-Gummy-Puss!"

Surprisingly it was Richard who decided it was best for them to wait outside. "C-come on Nicole, we have to g-go outside and let the officers w-work."

"NO, NO! I have to stay with my son my G-gumball!" she cried, clinging to their son's lifeless body. Richard kept trying to separate Nicole from Gumball, but she kept begging to stay by his side.

Anais was ready to follow the police outside, but Darwin also would not budge from his best friend's body. Who would he have to play with anymore? What would he do without his buddy? Darwin upsettingly thought to himself. He couldn't stand these questions; he couldn't believe this was happening. It was these thoughts which made him bawl even more so than before.

Richard took Nicole and Anais outside then came back in to get Darwin, who he also had to struggle with when trying to separate him from his brother's body.

"I-I can't leave him! He-he's my best friend! My only friend, my only brother, please!" Darwin held a tight grasp around his brother, wanting and hoping this to be in his head as some messed up nightmare.

Richard didn't know what to say, so all he could do was just carefully pull Darwin away and take him outside despite his constant resistance to leave his brother's side. As he was being pulled away from Gumball, he could only think to himself: we were supposed to be together forever! You can't leave me alone, not like this! Giving up his resistance as he was taken outside, he sat down on the porch next to Nicole and Anais.

Soon after Darwin, Richard also sat down with them and they all embraced one another with streams of tears in a family hug that would never feel the same again. This was a dark day for the Wattersons as they only knew the truth of what they could see before them.


After they were dragged out, they were questioned by the police. Once the investigation around the house was complete, they left and Gumball was taken away in a body bag to the morgue for whenever Nicole or Richard wanted to visit and plan the funeral.

Once the cops had left, Nicole stood up.

"I...I want to have some time alone. I'll be in my bedroom," she muttered quietly as she headed back inside the house.

Richard also stood up as his wife was about to head inside. "Alright Nicole, I'll…I'll be on the sofa, if you need anything just ask," he responded with almost no emotion. He then looked down towards Darwin and Anais. "Don't worry kids. Everything will get better," he conveyed, trying to give hope to the situation despite of the fact that he didn't believe it himself.

Darwin and Anais didn't fall for their father's false words and instead just quietly followed him back inside. After entering through the front door, they both went upstairs to go into their own bedrooms as they both agreed with Nicole and felt like spending some time alone.

Especially Darwin.


D-Ball had just left the home he had been temporarily using after leaving the clone behind to fake his death. He now proudly donned his dark outfit which he forced Larry to make for him. As he flew through the sky, his cape trailed behind him, waving in the wind. He was making his way back to see Rob at his underground base.

Finally arriving at Elmore Park, D-Ball landed where the entrance was and set foot inside. Once again using his ability to teleport, he appeared right behind Rob, waiting for him to turn around and notice.

"Stupid Gumball or D-Ball or…whatever. I can't believe he's making me make this stupid thing," he said, mumbling to himself while he had no idea that the one he spoke of was waiting behind him. Rob then turned around not expecting to see anyone but was surprised.

"Hey there Rob, Glad to see me?" D-Ball had direct eye contact with Rob. He walked up closer to Rob, still glaring fiendishly into his eyes. "I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said. You know? Calling me Stupid Gumball or D-Ball or whatever," he uttered wickedly, now right up in Rob's face.

Rob nervously backed away, bumping into the desk behind him. "Oh, D-Ball, I-I know you said Sunday morning but I-I didn't think you'd be back this early in the morning?" he stuttered, confused as to why he was back so early.

Dark Gumball looked around the room spotting a device on a table cluttered with tools, It was the desk rob had bumped into, "You know why I'm here! Is that it behind you? Is it complete?" D-Ball walked up to the desk to get a better look at it, pushing Rob away to the side.

"D-don't touch it yet it's not finished." D-Ball once again looked at him with a glare as Rob nervously continued: "I-I still need a few more hours. Y-you know? Until it's like, actually morning… I-If you use it while it's still unstable, then it could have some serious consequences to anyone in the vicinity!"

"Hmph, fine. I'll give you your few more hours, but I expect it to be in complete working order by then." He walked over to sit down in a generic desk chair that was nearby. When he sat, he added: "And until then I'm going to keep my eye on you so don't go trying something or you'll pay the consequences." His presence menacingly emitted from where he sat as he intensely scowled at Rob as he worked on the device.


A few hours had passed with D-Ball's constant glare intimidating Rob from behind as he worked on the void remote device the cat had requested be built for him. D-Ball observed the room, noticing a digital clock on one of the monitors noting that it was now eight in the morning.

He got up from his chair and walked over to where Rob was working at the desk.

"Is it done? I expect it to be as I have given you plenty of time." Swinging his cape around in front of him with a pull of his hand, he added: "I've even been generous enough to extend your time limit for a few extra hours," he spoke, waiting expectantly for a pleasing response.

"A-alright just give me a second," Rob said as he added the batteries into the remote, sealing the lid on that covered them. "I-It's done okay?" he responded, unwillingly handing it over to D-Ball. "Now leave here. You got what you wanted." Hoping he would do just that, Rob pointed towards the exit for emphasis.

D-Ball started hovering and snatched the device from Rob's hand. He then looked to where he was pointing and snickered in response to his request for him to leave.

"Heh, you think I'm done with you? You work for me now! This is my base and you're the guest here. Or, did you forget that I could easily destroy you?" As to prove a point, he used some more of his power to create a ball of lively purple energy in his hand and fired it in quick succession around Rob's body, each shot only scraping by as they hit the desk and wall behind him.

Rob was shook, that's for sure, but he tried his best not to let it show since he knew that would be exactly what D-Ball would want to see.

"I-I gave you the damn device, what else would you need me for?" he said, demanding an answer. He hated having to help D-Ball; his only reason for being evil in the first place was to get back at Gumball for ruining his life.

D-Ball, who was still hovering, closed his eyes in thought for a moment, rubbing his chin. After thinking for a few quick moments, he opened his eyes and sharply looked towards Rob. "I'm not sure yet, but I know you're useful enough to keep around. I may want more equipment built or require repairs in the future." He paused for a moment and chuckled. "Also, you know too much for me to just let you go willingly. We can't have you go telling everyone, now can we? That would ruin the surprise."

Rob was confused. What does he mean by surprise? he pondered, eventually deciding it was best to just ask, "What do you mean? What surprise?"

"Oh that's right, you won't get to know since I'm keeping you down here." As D-Ball lowered himself to the ground, still holding the device in his hand, a dangerous smile appeared on his face. He decided to tell Rob all about his little gift that he had left behind.

"I left a clone that looked identical to Gumball and had it kill itself so the town will think he's dead. Not that he'll ever be able to return anyway." He walked up towards the monitors looking at one of the hidden cameras that had the Watterson's house in view. "My most evil but greatest idea yet, because I'm now free to focus on my other plan with a hundred percent of my attention."

Rob didn't really know what to say and ended up loudly blurting out the first thing that came to mind. "Y-You're crazy!"

He turned around and walked to the centre of the room looking back towards Rob, "Why thank you. Now if you will excuse me I have other things to attend to." Dark Gumball pointed the controller in front of him and pressed the button. Suddenly, a large door painted black, grey, and white appeared, its figure fuzzy and blurry. The remote Rob had built for him worked. It was a portal into the void just like he wanted.

"Thanks Rob, I knew you could do it!" he snickered, as he hovered his way into the staticky doorway.


Rob was glad to have some time to himself, even if he couldn't really do anything. It was a relief to be outside of D-Ball's presence. He decided he needed some fresh air after spending the entire previous day and all night in the bunker. Rob walked down the hallway and exited the bunker, making sure to close the door behind him.

Once outside, he stretched and breathed in the air; it was refreshing to be able to go outside finally not have to worry about any projects to complete. He walked out from where the entrance was hidden and sat down on a bench. As he sat down, he noticed Penny opposite him in the distance sitting on another bench. The only reason he knew who she was was because he kept track of everyone Gumball knew and loved.

Rob thought for a moment, deciding whether or not he should approach her to have a chat. She looked like she was looking for something as she kept moving her head around observing the area. Before he had the chance to move, it was Penny that got up and started walking over towards him.

As Penny approached Rob, she could see begin to see his face more clearly. Now, he appeared to be getting more nervous with each step closer she took towards him, Until finally, she was just a few feet away in front of where Rob was sitting.

"Hey there. Um…I was wondering if you saw anything weird around here?" She started to get slightly nervous herself, noticing the cyclops looking guy acting anxious. "Is uh…everything okay? You're acting kind of weird."

Rob was stuck wondering what he should do or say. Should I tell her about D-Ball? If he finds out, then what happens to me? If no one finds out, what happens to the town? His mind was going a mile a minute trying to figure out the best course of action. He definitely didn't like working with D-Ball and despite not knowing what the cat was planning, he hated everything about what he did know.

"Well, uh…I'm going to go now, but keep an eye out for any unusual flying figures for me, would you? Thanks!" she said somewhat curiously as she started turning around to leave since the situation was becoming awkward from the silence.

Her request caused Rob to snap out of it instantly, knowing what she was insinuating,

"W-Wait!" He shot up out of the chair on the bench and called out to her. "You know about him as well?" he asked her questioningly.

Penny was shook by the cyclops' sudden actions and stopped in her tracks, turning back around to look at him. "What? Know about him? Who's him?" she said, responding to the sudden question she was asked, her curiosity having been spiked.

Rob persisted in his pursuit of Penny's knowledge about Dark Gumball. "You know, him. D-Ball!" he declared, hoping he could talk with someone about this.

Penny was now even more interested than beforehand. "Who's this D-Ball? I only know a Gumball and, well…there's no D in that," she replied, trying to make a joke out of it.

Rob knew he was screwed now; she didn't even know about D-Ball until he told her. If D-ball found out he would surely be punished. "Oh y-you don't know? I'm screwed…I'm so screwed." He began pacing back and forth, panicking about what would happen if D-Ball found out.

Quickly, however, he stopped pacing, believing he revealed too much to Penny already. He decided it was best to just tell her everything he could. In truth, he wanted to tell someone about D-Ball since he first found out about him.

"D-Ball is Gumball…at least in a way but I don't know how or why yet," he said with caution as he began explaining everything he knew to Penny which wasn't much of anything.

Penny was surprised, shocked and confused. "W-What?! Gumball…I mean D-Ball is Gumball and has powers?!" She didn't know whether to believe it or not. Even so, it did explain the weird way Gumball acted when he came to visit her and the flying figure she saw.

Rob stood up and began walking away himself, "Be careful, D-Ball has eyes everywhere thanks to me no less, and it's up to you to do whatever with this information. Though I doubt anyone will believe you until it's too late!" he warned, as he started to runaway back towards the entrance of the bunker.

"W-Wait!" Ironically it was Penny calling out to him as they parted, "I never got your name, what is it?" she asked before he got too far away.

Rob considered it for just a moment and decided to tell her, "It's Rob! Oh and one last word of warning, Gumball is alive!" He decided it was best to tell her instead of letting her wonder when she hears the news about Gumball.

He disappeared behind the building in the park leaving Penny to her own thoughts.

"Gumball is alive? What does that mean? Of course he is," she mumbled quietly to herself.

She finally got the answers she wanted about that flying figure but everything surrounding it, about D-Ball and Gumball she still couldn't comprehend. These weird answers she got from Rob just left her with more questions.

Knowing there wasn't much left she could do, or look for around the park, she decided to leave and go back home. It was on her way home, however, that around three police cars zoomed down the street which seemed unusual. There wasn't much to go on, so she just rubbed it off as another criminal failing at being a criminal.

How could she possibly know? Know that these police cars would soon arrive at the Watterson's home to greet a most terrifying scenario?


Credit goes to the great lilie-pucisse on deviant-art for the appearance of Dark Gumball and the cover art! :D

Credit also goes to HitmonchanMan also on deviant-art for the name Dark Gumball! :D


Hope you enjoyed this chapter :D

Sorry for the long wait from Chapter 5 but got 2 out this month :) back to College next week so I have to focus on my College work for the rest of the Holiday and wont be able to do any while at College which means expect Chapter 8 to come out around late February.

Finally, as usual, I try to keep characters personality's as canon as possible so please tell me if I stray too far from that. (Don't count D-Ball / Dark Gumball)


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