Chapter 20: Taking Lionscade Back Part II
Gumball was running across the campus where the cliques that were fighting were starting to get calmed down. Gumball and his friends' efforts in calming them down were starting to pay off. However, he knew that the brawl was nowhere near over. He arrived to the gym where the smoke was coming from. When he entered inside, he found a bonfire with the mascot's head in the center of it. It scared Gumball, but then he saw Frank in front of the fire with a tie around his head as a bandanna, along with two other nerds who were laughing and enjoying the heavy damage they had done to the gym by starting the bonfire.
"Frank! Haven't you learned anything?! I beat you into the ground before, and I'll do it again if I have to," Gumball threatened him, not wanting to give the former nerd leader the time of day, let alone a nice conversation after the stunt he tried to pull against his sister. "You're not gonna scare us off this time. Amy has got me back in power, and I can lead the nerds again!" Frank proclaimed cheerfully. His two buddies alongside him nodded in agreement, but Gumball rolled his eyes. "Whoopee, she's got you in control of the weakest clique of the school," he spat back with a piercing glare, making his claws appear from his hands. This immediately made the nerds run away and abandon their supposed leader.
"W-wait, can we talk about this? Maybe I can get you in with Amy on some position of power," Frank said backing up awkwardly, but the response he received was a punch in the face by Gumball. He knocked him to the floor and stomped on his chest, making him cough violently from getting the wind kicked out of him. While he was trying to get up, Gumball shoved him back enraged. "You get a fire extinguisher and put this out, or I'll give a good ol' confession to the cops when they get here!" he threatened him. Frank just sighed in defeat, nodding as he went to grab a fire extinguisher.
Gumball heard muffled cries for help coming from the changing rooms. He bolted off for the boys' changing room to find Zack and Joey both tied up. A surprise attack by the nerds had hit them. He cut the ropes that restrained them with his claw. "Thanks, dude. We got jumped by like six of those scrawny jerks," Zack exclaimed, happy that they were saved. "Amy came in and told Frank to order the nerds around again, and he just went nuts," Joey continued. Gumball just waved his hands, not wanting to hear more.
"I know, I know, and she needs to be stopped, all that jazz. Just go help calm things down before the cops get here. Hank needs your help," he claimed. The two looked at each other and both did a high five with Gumball before running off. Gumball ran out of the gym as well, all three of them running past Frank while he was extinguishing the fire he had started.
When Gumball stepped outside, he noticed one of the bushes shaking violently. His eyebrow raised high as he moved the leaves around, finding Charles hidden inside with the bottle rocket launcher in his hands and his spud cannon on his back. This gave the blue bully ideas in a split second. "Charles, what are you doing in there?" he questioned while helping him out. "There was just a lot of fighting. I-I can't handle tough situations," he responded with fear in his voice.
"Well, this is your time to get over that fear. You created these weapons with that thing in your skull you call a brain, so make yourself useful with them, and make yourself well known for them! Help my friends calm things down before the cops get here!" Gumball gave a speech to the cowardly nerd, trying to get him to help with his weapons. Charles nodded and straightened up. "Yes sir!" he saluted and took off to join the rowdy party.
It was now official. Gumball had gotten everyone he could get to help with the practical riot. Just then, Gumball now had to deal with one person in particular. The pink fur he saw through the crowd caught his eye. It was Amy alright, the one behind everything that led to this. Gumball was filled with vengeance against his enemy, and he just couldn't stop himself. He began to push through the crowd of cliques. Fighting, punching and bashing his way through anyone in his way, he went into the school to deal with her.
End of Chapter 20