Chapter 10: The Truth behind Tobias…
Gumball arrived back to Rosalina's ship, landing on his feet with the golden star under his arm and the crying, clear grey Luma in his other arm. Nicky was somewhat aggravated by the wailing they had listened to from the tiny Luma. "Let's just find mama," Nicky said with irritation. They set off to find Rosalina with the sound of the transparent Lumas wailing following them along.
They found Rosalina chatting with Carrie by the fountain. It was awkward to see a woman that had an unbreakable smile speaking to a depressed ghost. Their conversation was stopped by the loud shrieks. "Oh, dear… where did you find this little one?" Rosalina asked, approaching Gumball and taking the grey Luma into her arms. It sniffled and calm down while being rocked and cradled by her, but it was still very upset. "He's practically a new star," she thought while holding it. "He was in the mansion. He had a crown and was a giant monster scaring everybody," Gumball claimed showing the star he had pried painfully from the crown. He let a few Lumas take the star away to put it with the other stars to power the ship.
"Hey… you never told us what happened with the stars," Gumball spoke, watching her rocking the now sleeping grey Luma. "I shall tell you later. I need to make the new Luma welcome here. It was nice talking with you, Carrie. Make yourself at home," Rosalina gave a small bow before walking away with her usual smile on her face.
"It's creepy how nice she is. It reminds me of Darwin…" Carrie said rubbing her chin. "I think we can go onto the next planet now!" Nicky announced happily. "What were you two talking about?" Gumball asked his ghostly friend, seeing her relax by the fountain in an annoyed matter. "Just about where I'd stay… somehow I got lost asking her about the Lumas," Carrie answered since the little stars everywhere were hard for her not to call as cute. She noticed Nicky hiding behind Gumball again, out of a fear for ghosts that she was unable to overcome.
Gumball could see Carrie more depressed than usual. He sighed and sat beside her. "Don't worry, I'll find Darwin," he tried to reassure her, having a feeling that it was the reason why she was downer than usual. "I could help if you want," Carrie offered her assistance, but she knew in her spooky mind that it was worthless since the young feline had the rose that could turn him into a ghost instantaneously. "No way, Carrie. I already got everyone in danger in the first place, and I'm going to get them out with nicky," Gumball spoke like he was trying to convince her not to think of aiding him since he knew how dangerous it was going to be from here on.
"I'm going to go check on h-how much longer till we're near the next planet..." Nicky said flying off in fear gumball had a raised eyebrow in annoyance by her constant fear of ghostly beings "I'm gonna go talk with Rosalina. I promise I'll find Darwin," he told her. Carrie nodded, giving a small hesitant wave while watching him walk away. She had her doubts that it was a big galaxy, and they were all wondering how dangerous it really was.
Gumball found Rosalina in the library again, sitting by the fireplace with a few Lumas surrounding her and the little grey Luma resting in her lap peacefully, finally calmed down by her sweet motherly demeanor. "Hey, Rosalina..." Gumball greeted her, finding it always odd over how he always felt comfortable around her. "Hello, Gumball. How can I help you?" Rosalina asked. He sat down on his knees in front of her with the fireplace behind him. "I really wanna know what happened to the stars. Could you tell me now?" he claimed, receiving her nod and usual smile.
"You see, some of the Lumas said they found a boy passed out. I let them bring him here, but I was busy tending to the hurt. He lit the village on fire and took all of the stars," Rosalina explained how they lost the stars. "What did he look like?" Gumball asked, so far not enjoying the story that he was part of. "He was oddly colored. Red eyes, a headband and a crown with a dark star on it," Gumball's head clicked, forming an image of who he thought did it. "Tobias did this? ...No way..." he said in disbelief while standing up, the fire casting his shadow over the library's small carpet, like an inner demon having emerged in his shadow.
"And you were happy about it?" Gumball wondered aloud since she was always smiling, even when explaining the horrid events of the story. Rosalina shook her head. "Of course, i am heartbroken and upset about it, but I can't show it or I'll worry my children. Each one's new voice and colors make me happy no matter what," Rosalina corrected Gumball while she was rocking the tiny grey Luma; Once a large crowned ghost, now a grey Luma that was sleeping like a little angel. Silence enveloped the room from there on until Nicky flew in through the door and to Gumball's side. "The launch star's ready," she announced. Gumball nodded, walking away and leaving Rosalina to tend to the new Luma.
Gumball walked back to the launch star that was now a light green color. He climbed inside it, Nicky grabbing onto his ears again as he spun around and launched off into space. "…Nicky… really bad news. A friend of mine was the cause of the stars being stolen. He's the one who scattered all of them across the galaxies," Gumball told the Luma. "Really? He must be really powerful to have done that," Nicky said. One short flight led to them spotting the next planet in their view, a big spherical planet that was as blue as Gumball's fur.
Gumball landed on the planet with Nicky still on his head. He looked around his landing spot, noticing a big beach with a mountain, but the whole planet mainly consisted of water. Gumball found it to be a beautiful sight, but what feared him was the large levels of water which he could not swim in. However, one thing that was off was the fact that there was a sea of dark clouds in the sky that surprisingly didn't stop the sunlight from beaming onto the planet's surface.
Gumball only could sigh in disappointment. He hated the thought of looking through the ocean for stars, for his fear of drowning was immense. "Hey, look," Nicky said pointing in one direction while floating beside him. Gumball looked at where she had pointed. "…Are those…?" Gumball rubbed his eyes. Two fish that had arms and legs proved that Gumball wasn't acting insane. "They look like my brother," Gumball said. He began to make his way to them, the soles of his feet making footsteps on the sand after every step he took.
"Um… hello," Gumball greeted them. One limbed fish was green and the other one was pink. "Oh hey, another visitor to our beach?" the green fish asked in something that could only be described as a partial hiss and welcome, both at once. "I'm just looking for a few things. Have you guys seen any stars or other fish?" Gumball questioned. They both looked at each other. "There are plenty of other fish here you need to specify. I'm April," the pink fish introduced herself. "And that's Zack," she added. The green fish just sighed. "I'm Gumball," he introduced himself, wondering how exactly he could specify more about his younger brother. Gumball then looked down. Neither of the two fish wore shoes.
"He's orange and has weird things on his feet," Gumball explained further. The word sneakers might not have been part of the language in this planet. "Oh, the weirdo... he looks like he's from here, but doesn't act like it," Zack exclaimed. Gumball rubbed the back of his head in a light awkward chuckle like he was talking to a shark. "He kinda isn't too smart," he declared still finding this overwhelming.
"Come on, we'll take you to him," April said before diving into the water along with Zack. Gumball looked at Nicky and sighed. He had to follow, no matter how deadly the water was to him. "Just stay calm and come up for air when you need to," Nicky supported him to try and get him some courage. "Easy for you to say…" he muttered before walking into the water to follow the other fish, hoping to be led to his younger brother.
End of Chapter 10