I wanted to thank FatelessHorizon for providing his OC in this chapter and Sal for his help.

The Vampire

An Amazing World of Gumball Story

By NeoNimbus

Chapter 6-The First Strike

It was the weekend at the Watterson residence, as everyone tried their best to forget their worries and pretend like nothing had ever happened. But for Gumball Watterson, the young, blue feline was hardly having a good time. Ever since he discovered that Camilla and her family are vampires and his transformation to a Ghoul, Gumball became depressed, horrified that he almost harmed everyone, especially Penny. The fact that he only has until the end of the year didn't help matter at all.

The only good thing so far is that he didn't have to serve detention on the weekends and even then, it did nothing to change his situation.

As Gumball sat on top of his bed, sulking over his situation, Darwin, worried for his brother's wellbeing, decided he had to do something to cheer up his brother.

"Gumball, turn that frown upside down; just be happy that Mr. and Mrs. Stoker managed to clean up the place before everyone found out what had occurred."

"Darwin, I know what you're doing and while I don't mind it, I'm not in a good mood right now." Gumball said to his brother.

"I'm sorry Gumball, I just wanted to cheer you-" was all Darwin could say, before the doorbell rang, cutting off the two-legged fish.

"I'll get it." said Gumball, as the blue feline got off of his bed and made his way downstairs, before opening the front door of his house. Much to his surprise, right in front of him was none other than Penny.

'What's Penny doing here at this time?' Gumball pondered, until an idea came to him. 'Wait a minute…is she…uh oh.'

Fear and anxiety soon filled up the blue feline's mind, clearly worried what Penny was going to say. After what he did yesterday, Gumball had every reason to be afraid that the antlered peanut might flat out reject him for what he had become.

"Penny…" Gumball stuttered. "Look, what I did yesterday, it wasn't my entire fault. I didn't know what I was doing. Furthermore, I didn't mean to-"

Before Gumball could go on any further, Penny raised her arm, prompting the blue feline to be quiet and hear what the antlered peanut had to say.

"Gumball, it's alright. What you did at the time wasn't on purpose. I know you're a good person and I know you wouldn't do anything to intentionally harm me."

Gumball couldn't help but feel a wave of relief hit his body, touched that Penny still saw him as the same blue feline.

"I'm glad to see you happy for a change, despite what happened yesterday. That aside, do you want to talk more in the park?" asked Penny.

"I could use some company to cheer myself up." Gumball replied, before turning his attention to the stairs. "Darwin, tell mom that I'm going to be at the park with Penny."

"Alright Gumball, I'll let her know." Darwin shouted.

With that, both the blue feline and the antlered peanut made the long walk to the park, unaware that a mysterious individual in a trench coat and fedora hat was watching the two from a long distance.


Camilla wasn't exactly in a good mood about what had happened in the few days that she has been in Elmore. First, the Initiation ritual hit a snagged after she bit Gumball on the neck. As if that wasn't bad enough, her bite ended up transforming the blue feline into a Ghoul, something she never wanted to happen. As a result of the fiasco, her rite of passage had been indefinitely postponed and her parents restricted her powers, only allowing it activate in emergencies only.

Now the young, vampire bat found herself in the graveyard, sitting on top of a gravestone, just thinking how her actions had terribly affected Gumball. Had she known this was going to happen, she would have taken everything back.

'What do I do now?' Camilla gloomily thought. 'I want to help Gumball out, but that's easier said than done. What's going to take for him to-?'

"Am I interrupting anything?" a voice asked out of the blue, startling the young, vampire bat, as she fell to the dirt on her back. As Camilla got up from her feet, she took a good look at the person who had just spoken to her and she couldn't believe who she was looking at.

In front of her was a nexus, a ghost-like apparition, with the appearance of a twelve year old dressed up like a typical villager, but five inches taller, with black, beady eyes and spiky hair.

The moment Camilla locked eyes onto the apparition, the young, vampire bat's eyes grew wide opened, as if she had seen him from somewhere.

"Ethan…is that you? What are you doing here?"

"…It's a long story, Camilla." Ethan replied, scratching his head sheepishly. "But I would want to know what you're doing here? I thought you and your family were in Transylvania."

"It's a long story and one I don't like to talk about." The young, vampire bat quickly responded. "Anyway, it's good to see a friendly face for a change."

"Likewise." said the nexus. "That said why are you in a graveyard of all places? You couldn't wait for night to show up?"

Camilla opened her mouth but hesitated for a moment, unsure how to explain to her friend of what had occurred yesterday. How was she going to explain to Ethan that she bit an unsuspecting young boy and inadvertently transformed into a ghoul?

As the young, vampire bat continued to express fear and anxiety, the young nexus suddenly spoke, prompting Camilla to snap back to reality and focused her attention to Ethan.

"If you don't feel like talking about it, then don't. I understand if you're feeling uncomfortable on the subject and I'll wait until you're ready."

Camilla could sigh with relief, glad that Ethan was able to give her some privacy. It's times like this, that she's glad to have the young nexus around for company.


It felt like forever, but Gumball and Penny finally made their way to the park, the area bustling with people talking, playing or a combination of both. As much as the two wanted to have some fun for today, both realized that it was not the time or place to do so for the moment. Right now, Gumball wanted to know what Penny had to say and whatever it was, he would rather hear it right then and there.

"So Penny…" Gumball began, as he and the antlered peanut took a seat on the bench. "Is there a reason you wanted to come here to talk?"

"Actually, there is Gumball." Penny replied. "It's been my mind for a while and I needed to get it out of my chest, so please be honest with me. Are you feeling fine?"

"…No Penny, I'm not feeling fine." Gumball admitted to the antlered peanut. "Mr. Stoker told me of my condition yesterday, how the cross will only slow down my transformation and that I need to remain calm until they could locate the main ingredients for the cure."

Penny was aware that Gumball's situation was rather bad and the current situation as a whole, but she still has a hard time that the blue feline could still change back to a ghoul at any given moment, as Gumball continued on with his explanation.

"What I'm really afraid is that if the cure isn't created by the end of the year, I might lose control over myself. The last thing I wanted to do is to harm anyone close to me, especially you Penny."

As soon as the blue feline finished his words, Penny saw a few tears forming up on his face, clearly distraught what had happened to him. It was then that there was only way to calm him down.

"Gumball, you're much stronger than you think you are. I know you can fight it off and no matter what happens, I'll never abandon you."

Before Gumball knew what happened, Penny pulled him in, hugging him in the process, calming him down and causing the blue feline to smile in the process. He then reached around and hugged her back.

'I'm really glad to have someone like you.' Gumball happily thought.

"Well, this is rather touching, isn't it?" the voice coldly remarked, interrupting the moment between Gumball and Penny, as the two looked at the mysterious, trench coat and fedora wearing individual.

"Who are you sir?" asked Gumball, somewhat irritated that the individual ruined the moment between him and Penny.

The individual in question didn't respond right away and before the blue feline and the antlered peanut knew what happened, he quickly removed the trench coat and fedora hat, revealing himself to be a tall, red cat, with wild, wavy hair and wearing a purple vest and black pants with a cyberpunk tone.

"If you must know, my name is Alistair." the tall, red cat introduced himself. "Nothing personal kid, but I have a job to do so I'll make it quick and painless."

Before Gumball and Penny knew what happened next, Alistair quickly pounced on the two with lightning speed, leaving the two shock and speechless of the red cat's unexpected action.


Camilla and Ethan didn't know how many minutes had passed, but the two could care less about that. Ever since they saw each other for the first time, from pulling off their first pranks back in Transylvania to scaring tourists that made their way to the local village every Halloween. Just talking about those moments was enough to brighten their days, especially for Camilla.

"Man, those were good times, wasn't it?" asked Camilla.

"At least we had fun seeing the look on those villagers' faces." Ethan replied.

"Anyway, what have you been up to lately?"

"Oh…I'm just been to one place after another. It's no big deal, really."

"Are you sure about that Ethan?" Camilla questioned her friend. "I'm surprised you're not grounded. By the way, where are your parents?"

The moment the young, vampire bat made that comment, Ethan could only cringed in response, as if he had been stung by several bees, before the nexus looked to the ground sadly, much to Camilla's shock.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know that happened. I should have never-"

"It's alright Camilla; apology accepted." Ethan assured his friend. "You couldn't have known to begin with. It's been a long while since they've been around and it's still sad that they're not here anymore."

"Still, I should have known that Nexus are just as vulnerable as any living beings." Camilla noted.

"I guess we both have it rough." Ethan remarked.

"Can't argue with that." said Camilla. "Anyway, let's change the subject. I don't think we should be depressed all day."

Ethan nodded his head in agreement, before the nexus volunteered and offer to explain first on what he has been doing in Elmore for quite some time.


Gumball couldn't believe what was happening to him today. It was bad enough that he was transformed into a ghoul, now he found himself facing some stranger who, for no apparent reason, decided to attack him and Penny. It was a good thing that they both got of the way before Alistair destroyed the bench with just one punch, earning several attentions from several people.

"Penny, are you alright?!" Gumball asked the antlered peanut, as he made his way to her.

"Just a bruised knee, but I'm alright." Penny replied.

The blue feline sighed with relief, glad to know that his crush was fine for the moment.

"Penny, stay far away from here. I need to deal with that crazed maniac."

Once those words were said, Gumball immediately rushed towards Alistair, leaping right at him with a kick. Undaunted by this, the tall, red cat simply slapped him to the ground, leaving a few bruises on the young boy in the process, as Penny looked on with horror.

"Alright, you psycho…" Gumball began, as he got up and spit out a few blood from his mouth. "Why are you attacking me just like that?"

"I'm surprised you haven't figured it out by now." Alistair replied. "I happen to be sent down here to exterminate you on behalf of the Ten Clans."

As soon as the tall, red cat casually finished his statement, both Gumball and Penny gasped in horror, shocked to hear his claims. It was not the answer that the two weren't expecting at all.

"But…how is that possible?" Gumball asked Alistair. "There's no way that they could have found out about my transformation so soon."

Alistair didn't answer the blue feline's question right away and only chuckled in response, amused to see the look of astonishment on the boy's face.

"We're not as outdated as you and your friend assumed. Just like your mortals need to adapt to the changing times, we vampires have to do the same. The only difference is we make a few advancements in technology and skills, but that's all I'm going to say."

Gumball and Penny continued to look at Alistair, amazed to hear the answer that he just gave to them. At the same time, they are also fearful that the Ten Clans might be far more powerful than they appear to be.

"Anyway, I'm not here to strike up a conversation. Right now, I have a job to do and I need to end this quick." the tall, red cat stated, before Alistair dashed right towards Gumball, preparing to take him down with one punch.

But then, something unexpected happened: right before Alistair's paw made contact with Gumball's face; Penny immediately pushed the blue feline out of the way, taking the blow for him on the face, sending her to the ground unconscious.

As a shocked Alistair stood in his spot, trying to fathom the antlered peanut's action, Gumball, who witnessed the tall, red cat's actions, looked on with disbelief, seeing Penny lying motionless on the ground. But the look of disbelief was soon replaced by simmering anger, as the blue feline's eyes turned bright red and before long, dashed right towards Alistair.

"What the-" was all Alistair could muttered, before Gumball suddenly land a blow on the tall, red cat's face. Startled by this, Alistair began to block the wave of punches being thrown right at him, all the while pondering just how powerful the blue feline had got.

'Most of the time, ghouls aren't as powerful as the one I'm fighting. That punch he just gave to me felt like a ton of bricks. Still, he's just an amateur and that first punch was just dumb luck.'

Once Alistair was done finishing his thoughts, the tall, red cat decided that it was time to end this once and for all, as he grabbed Gumball by the neck, stopping his wave of punches. Despite the blue feline's attempt to free himself, Alistair promptly threw right towards a tree, injuring him.

While Alistair slowly proceeded to make his way to Gumball, Penny managed to regain conscious, as she could feel the sharp pain coming from her face. The antlered peanut looked around and spotted the tall, red cat heading right towards the blue feline.

'I have to do something!' Penny thought, quickly running towards Gumball as best as she can, before leaping right in front of Alistair, just in time to prevent him from reaching Gumball.

"Listen kid, I have no intention on harming you and I still don't plan to do so. But if you don't move right now, you'll leave me no choice but to do so." Alistair informed the antlered peanut.

"I'm not going to leave him here just so you can get rid of him because of his transformation." Penny rebuffed the tall, red cat, much to his curiosity.

"Tell me something, kid…" Alistair began. "Why would you go all the trouble just to protect someone who would end up killing you in the future?"

"I'll stick by with Gumball no matter what and I'll never abandon him in his time of need." Penny retorted.

Alistair pondered for a moment, thinking of what the antlered peanut just said, all the while looking at the onlookers, who were both amazed and astonished from what they have seen, much to the tall, red cat's discomfort. Before Penny knew what happened, Alistair simply turned around and started to walk away.

Gumball, still in his ghoul form, attempted to attack the tall, red cat, only to be quickly stopped by Penny, pulling him into a hug, causing the blue feline to slowly revert back to his old self.

"Penny…" Gumball began, noticing the crack right next to her left eye. "Are you alright?"

"Don't worry Gumball, I'm fine and so are you." the antlered peanut replied, before focusing her attention to Alistair. "Are you just letting us go just like that?"

In response, Alistair stopped dead in his track and turned around to face both Penny and Gumball once more.

"I'll be honest with you. I'm only letting this one slide because there are too many bystanders around and I don't want to hurt anyone that I don't have to. Also, be glad I have a sense of honor, because the other members aren't as merciful as I am. Some will stop at nothing to end him, regardless of who gets hurt in the process."

Once Alistair was done talking, the tall, red cat turned around and crossed the street, just as a truck goes by and passes him, leaving no traces of him anywhere, to the surprise of both Gumball and Penny.

"That was a close one." Gumball commented.

"I don't think this is over, Gumball." Penny says otherwise. "If what Alistair says is true, then we need to be prepared the next time they strike."

"You're right, Penny…" Gumball began, before an idea came to mind. "Wait a minute, I know! We have to inform the Stokers about this right away. They have to know what's going on."

"Agreed." said Penny, before the two rushed out of the park to locate the Stoker family.


Ever since Ethan showed up out of the blue, Camilla couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy for a change. The young, vampire bat didn't how long has it been since she actually smiled and laugh, but being around the nexus was enough to make her almost forget of her own actions. Likewise, Ethan was happy to have Camilla around and his own problems were put aside for the moment.

"Thanks for listening to my problem, Ethan. It really means so much to me." said Camilla.

"Don't worry, Camilla. I was just glad to see you again." Ethan said to the young, vampire bat.

Just then, the two heard some heavy breathing coming from their directions and before either of them knew what was going on, both Camilla and Ethan saw a certain blue cat and an antlered peanut heading right towards them.

"Listen Camilla, I have to get going right now. It was good to see you again."

Before the young, vampire bat could say anything, Ethan disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving Camilla alone in the graveyard, just as Gumball and Penny arrived, exhausted from running to their destination.

"What are you two doing here?" asked Camilla. "Furthermore, how did you find this place and what's wrong?"

"It's a…long story…and we…don't want…to talk…about it." Gumball replied, breathing heavily in his speech.

"We…have…something…important…to tell…you." an exhausted Penny stated.

"What is it?" the young, vampire bat questioned the two.

"Well, it began not so long ago…" Penny started to explain.


Five minutes later…

"…And that's what happened today."

Once Penny was done finishing her explanation, Camilla looked at the two, clearly shocked from what she had just heard right now. She was aware that the Ten Clans would be ruthless, but she never imagined them making their first move so suddenly.

'This is certainly more serious than I thought.' Camilla thought, before she turned her attention to Gumball and Penny.

"Let's not worry for the moment, you guys…" Camilla began. "Right now, we need to let my folks know what's up and see what to do."

Gumball and Penny smiled in response, relieved that Camilla would try her best to help them out, before the three made their way to the castle, intending to inform Dimitri and Julia of the situation.

Next time on The Vampire

Chapter 7-Castle Stoker

Gumball, Penny and Camilla traverse Stoker castle to search for Dimitri and Julia, all the while dealing with its unusual and eccentric residents.

Tidbits

-Ethan is created by FatelessHorizon and as such, he gets full credit for creating him. Also, he suggested Gerry Rosenthal (who lend his voice acting skills for Bully) to be his voice.

-For the voice of Alistair, I envisioned Ron Perlman (best known as Slade from Teen Titans) voicing him

-I wanted to thank Sal once more for his help on this chapter.

Thanks to those who read this chapter and I'll be seeing ya next time!