Gumball sat down on a bench leaning back with his eyes closed and his paws rested on his stomach. He was breathing easy while waiting for his mom to arrive. After the crash Lexy quickly used a nearby payphone to call their mom and tell her of the injury.

"You doing okay Gumball?" Lexy asked sitting next to him, swaying her feet forwards and back.

"This kind of stuff happens so often that I think I've lost a good amount of my pain receptors. So it literally isn't as bad as it looks." He said and faced her with a bruised face and a black eye.

"That's the spirit Gumball." Carrie said floating on his right side.

"Sorry again for everything, Gumball. I know you were only trying to help me." Lexy apologized looking down at the ground.

"No worries sis. All's well that ends well." Gumball commented.

After a light laugh from the three a very familiar family wagon turned a corner and approached them. Their smiles faded knowing the concern and furry that their about to face.

"I better be on my way." Carrie said and disappeared with a flash and a cracking sound.

The car stopped in front of them and a concerned Nicole stepped out. Her eyes fell on Gumball. "Oh my." She said putting her paws on her mouth. "What happened to you?"

"Uh... We-we were skateboarding and there was a little accident." Gumball explained.

"A little accident. Gumball, you look terrible." Nicole said and placed her paws on his face to inspect it.

"Mom please." Gumball pushed her off. "I'm fine. I just need to lay down." He assured her.

"What about you Lexy? Are you okay?" Nicole asked turning her attention to her daughter.

She nodded with a light smile. "Yeah, I'm okay." She turned to Gumball and widened her smile, to which he responded with a smile of his own.

Nicole sighed in relief. "Alright, grab your gear and let's head home."

Gumball and Lexy followed her orders and got into the car, both sitting in the back.

Nicole got back into the drivers seat and closed the door. "It should be obvious to you that you two wont be skateboarding again anytime soon." She said more sternly and started the car.

"Not gonna argue with you mom." Gumball said relaxing into the seat.

They arrived at home and Gumball immediately made his way to his room. Passing by his dad and Anais watching T.V. Anais turned around and watched him as he walked upstairs. She had heard about how things had gone down at the skate park and felt guilty for having put him through all that.

Gumball got to his room carrying his skateboard and wearing his helmet. He opened the door and found Darwin reading a comic on the floor. Darwin's eyes shot up and a frown formed on his face.

He scratched the back of his head. "Hey Gumball. How you feeling." He asked with his guilt mixed into his voice.

"I'll live." He said and placed the skateboard against the wall out of the way. "Hows the plan you and Anais have going?"

Darwin raised an eyebrow. He thought Gumball would be mad or something. "Umm... We're about done. We just need to get mom to agree to it."

"I can help?" Gumball asked sitting down on the bed and taking off his helmet, placing it next to him.

Darwin closed the comic book and put it on his lap. "Sure." He looked down. "Hey Gumball. I'm sorry about what happened today and last night."

"Don't sweat it buddy." Gumball waved it off with his paw.

Darwin couldn't believe what got him into such a good mood. After a moment of silence he got up and walked to the door. "I'm glad things worked out for you and Lexy. I'll go call Anais to explain the plan to you."

"Get Lexy as well. Maybe she'd like to help." Gumball said.

Darwin smiled and went out of the room to go get his sisters. Gumball sighed happily. He'd succeeded and only at the cost of his facial features, which would get back to normal in no time. Not that it mattered, Penny didn't just like him for his looks.

"Penny!" Gumball shouted.

He still wanted to talk to her about this whole thing. At first he may have been mad, but now that everything was cleared up he just wanted to talk to her. After spending the whole day with Carrie he thought it be good to chat with Penny. At the same time he thought he and Carrie should hangout more often. Despite the pain he had a lot of fun with her.

He walked over to the computer and turned it on. After a few minutes he logged into the default profile and then into his Elmore plus account. He checked up on a few status updates from other people. He also saw comments on his skateboarding from earlier today. He couldn't help but chuckle at the pictures and what the people had to say.

His eyes then fell on two new message he received. The one was from Penny and the other from Carrie. The one from Carrie read: Had a great day with you and hope your face gets better soon. We should do this again sometime.

Gumball smiled and typed back: Had a great day with you too and yeah we should definitely hangout like this again.

He then looked at the one from Penny and frowned: Hey Gumball. I've noticed you've been acting a bit weird lately. Well weirder than usual and you haven't spoken to me all day. Let me know when you get this cause we need to talk.

Gumball froze. Those words 'we need to talk' usually only meant one thing. Before he could respond he heard his siblings coming in and quickly logged out. He thought it better to talk to her later.

Darwin was the last one to come in and closed the door behind him. He stood next to the bed and faced his two sisters seated on the bottom bunk.

"Okay, you know how mom usually works late nights and still only gets enough to keep this family fed." Anais started. "Well me and Darwin thought that it was time she gets a better job. One she'd not only like, but that would also provide her with a better income."

"So we're do we come in?" Gumball asked leaning his arm on the back rest of his chair while facing her.

"Me and Darwin have successfully managed to arrange an event tomorrow where people will be providing a variety of job opportunities for the general public. Basically they put you through a series of tests to see if your qualified." Anais explained.

Lexy looked confused. "How on Earth did you manage to arrange that in such a short time?"

"Don't get us started on the details." Darwin said not in the mood to revisit what they had to go through. "Point is we did and we need you and Gumballs help to get mom there and convince her to take one of those jobs."

Gumball nodded. "Sounds easy enough. I'm sure she'll be more than happy to go on a nice family outing."

"That's it!" Anais said with her ears shooting up in excitement. "We just tell her it's a family outing."

"Than what are we waiting for?" Darwin asked.

The four of them went out of the room and rushed downstairs, into the kitchen where Nicole was busy making diner. "Kids, what's the matter?" She asked surprised at their sudden dash into the kitchen.

"Hey mom." Gumball started. "We've been talking and we thought it would be nice if we went for a family outing tomorrow." He said scratching the back of his head.

Nicole couldn't help but smile at the thought of all four of her children actually wanting to go on a family outing. "Of course kids. What did you have in mind?"

"There's this cool event taking place at the park tomorrow. It's free to enter and there's a number of activities for both kids and adults." Darwin stated cheerfully.

Nicole beamed at them and held back a tear of joy. First her husband takes her on an amazing night out and now her kids are eager to have a nice family day. All the hardship she faced through the week seemed like it just flew away on a one way trip too who even cares.

"I'd love to kids." She said sniffing slightly.

All four of them cheered and thanked her as they walked out of the kitchen. When they left Nicole let that tear she was holding back drop down her face. She took in a deep breath and exhaled again. Afterwards she went on with diner preparations with an ear to ear smile.

Darwin and Anais plopped down on the couch next to Richard and watched the Daisy the donkey show. Gumball and Lexy on the other hand mad their way upstairs. Lexy could tell that something was bothering her brother.

"Is everything okay Gumball?" She asked a bit worried.

Gumball looked at the ground as they walked. "I think. I think me and Penny aren't on very good terms at the moment."

Lexy frowned. "Does this have to do with me?"

Gumball looked at her for a second and then back down again. "Not directly. I mean I kinda ignored her the whole day cause I was so focused on stopping you"

Lexy also faced the ground as they walked into the room. "I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean for any of this to happen to you. Guess I'm quite the burden huh?"

"No, no. Your not a burden." Gumball placed his paw on her shoulder. "Your my sister Lexy and I'd do anything to help you. I love you."

Lexy stretched out a wide smile and hugged her brother. "I love you too, Gumball."

They broke the hug and Gumball went to go sit down by the computer. Lexy followed him and stood to his left side.

"Gumball." Lexy said softly.

"Yeah?" He replied with a light smile.

"You still have to be my servant for the day tomorrow." She said with a sly grin.

"Ugh. Thought you'd forget about that." Gumball held his head in his paws and looked down at the keyboard.

"Me? Forget to have an AWESOME day with my brother? Never." She said with the largest smile she could muster. "Now, let's fix this problem with your girlfriend."

Gumball showed her the message and her frown only confirmed Gumballs fears. If the girl with very little social skills is worried, then what is he who knows the meaning of that sentence suppose to think. Gumball sighed heavily and typed a reply.

Hi Penny. Sorry for my behavior today. I've just been a bit distracted- He takes a look at Lexy you nods in a motion for him to continue. -and it wasn't my intention to ignore you.

He clicks to send and takes a deep breathe. A few minutes of waiting passes and he gets a reply.

Why were you so distracted. Does it have something to do with Carrie?

Gumball raises an eyebrow in confusion. Why would she ask that? Maybe it had something to do with him spending the day with her? He looked over at Lexy who simply shrugged not knowing how to respond. Gumball scratched the back of his head and then typed.

She was helping me out today. I had to- He stares at Lexy again who smiles lightly to so it's OK. -fix something.

Gumball sends it and bites his lower lip. The tension is rising inside of him and he is having a hard time keeping it in check. He can't help but think of how his messed up in the past and how his probably on the borderline of being dumped.

You couldn't ask me?

Gumball could almost see her saddened face caused by his acts. He held the place between his eyes with his fingers and thought for a moment. How was he going to explain all of this to her. While he was still thinking, a finger tapped on his shoulder. He turned his head to see the concerned look on his sisters face. She moved her eyes to look at the screen and Gumball did the same.

Is there something going on between you and Carrie?

Gumballs jaw dropped and his eyes widened in shock. All Lexy could do was stand there, fearing the worst for her brother. His relationship was now hanging on a thread and she felt responsible. Had she taken the high road than Gumball wouldn't be in this mess.

Note: So Gumball got his sister back, but at what cost? Nicole is also feeling overwhelmed the love from her family, so will this help her get a new job?

I enjoyed writing this chapter with the brother-sister love restored. So as usual I hope you enjoyed and please let me know what you thought of it in the reviews. They are highly appreciated and quite motivating.