Before you start reading, I want you all to know I got a job. My dad found one on Thursday and my first day was on Friday. From Monday through Friday, I'm going to work. If I have time on Friday when I come back in the evening, I'll do it. Or wait on the weekends. I hope you'll all be patient. Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 24: Repel The Zombies

Zombies are starting to plague the Resistance Hut, and even worse, Skyhawk now knows where the resistance is. Five months have passed since the invasion started. The resistance had fended off the zombies the first time they arrived. But they keep coming more and more. These voodoo black magic wizards will do everything to stop the resistance from being destroyed.

In the refugee camp, the crowd fell into utter panic. The zombies are there, with more numbers. How could they hope that it would happen? No one knows, only Jawen knows it and his friend Hugo. The Watterson family try in vain not to approach the zombies at the risk of being bitten and becoming one of them

"Quick Richard, we have to take cover if they ever break in the door," shouted Nicole, hoping that no zombie would bite them. She was let out of her cell after her humiliating defeat by Jawen. She and her family were blocking the fortress. Behind them were boards and other materials the group found in the building. The family use those materials to block the windows.

Richard asked as he nailed a board "Will this hold them?"

"Given how these items can keep them busy, but I'm not sure how many numbers they can be added," Anais calculated.

Nicole groan scoldy "I don't know why we're still here. We could've left like I said!"

"But where do you want us to go?" Anais said harshly at her mother's stubbornness. "The issue is blocked and moreover we are surrounded by this pack of undead!"

"You have me! I can protect you all!" Nicole brag with a laugh. "No zombies can pass me without a fight!"

"Like you did with Jack? I like to see you going up against an army of the undead," Anais remarked."

"Anais, I was beaten by chance," Nicole said with anger, remembering her defeat with by a pro. "Only luck."

Anais remain disbelieve by her mother's denial. "I don't believe you."

Nicole move forward to talking to knock some sense into her daughter. But Richard move his body to stop her. "Nicole, no! The people are watching!" He warned, pointing his thumb at the rest of the survivors, who are laughing.

"Get a load of this! She's about to fight a baby!" Tobais laugh harder.

Joe chuckle "You think she can get her ass handed to her again. My money's on the baby."

Their mockery has attracted the attention of Nicole's anger who made a thundering face that would scare any idiot who dares to make fun of her.

Sarah stop laughing, fearing for her life "Uh-oh, bad choice."

Rachel added "The best thing is not to upset her, who knows what she can do?" Despite seeing the woman who made Gumball run away defeated, she is still wary of her choice of words.

Joe nodded his head, "Yes, but to see her like this, she'll do something drastic."

"Not like my sister who always tries to spoil my holiday party so that she will not let me do what I want," Tobias complained, and Rachel slapped him on the shoulder.

Rachel furiously said, "Tell that again and we're gonna have a problem!"

"What, it's true, you often complain when I'm having parties while you're doing everything to spoil my holidays."

"It would be simpler if you stopped bringing all your friends to come!"

"I do what I want, whether you like it or not!"

"Uh, we should stop talking about it and concentrate on getting out of here, I'm starting to worry," Darwin said worriedly.

Everyone looked at Darwin angrily, not that they were still furious after they had done to Gumball, but to prevent Darwin from being beaten by his relatives. He had to turn down the tension.

"Calm down!" screams Darwin, everyone stopped what they were doing. "For the moment, think a little about our survival if we want to escape from this trap!"

"And how do you want us to escape from here when we are encircled by zombies?! Plus there is no escape!" Tobias scream.

"I know, but to prevent the zombies from biting we have to let Jack and others do it because that's not our business! I wonder if it's not him who brought the war here to Elmore!"

Everyone would ask the question but no one wanted to believe a word of what Darwin said. Instead, they listened to what the fish had said about Jack. Nicole really wanted to make Jawen spit the beans in where her son was. The others want to know where is Gumball. The students of Elmore Junior High owe him a great candle because he saved them. All but Nicole. She still has a long way to get hopeful for Jack tell him where his son disappeared to.

However what Darwin meant about if Jack is responsible for bringing Elmore down to the core got mostly approvals. Not to mention if Jack really did kidnapped Gumball Penny objected "Wait a minute! He saved our lives! We can't blame him for kidnapping Gumball!"

"Penny, since Jack came here before the war broke out, he heard us say we were looking for Gumball and our suspicion about him has put us in the ear," Darwin said. "He knows where he is, but he doesn't want to tell us."

"Why do you think he knows where Gumball is?" Carrie crosses her arms at her ex-boyfriend.

"Because I know he's been lying to us from the beginning, I always knew who was lying to us by telling about Gumball," Anais said, nodding her head for her point.

"Because of his appearances?" Penny said, disgruntled. "That's why you suspect him for kidnapping? But we do not even know who he is or where he comes from."

"And regarding his appearance, his arrogant and humorous look and his accent I would say that he comes from France," Anais reply, getting surprise look from the crowd.

Joe said "But in which origin?" He got no answer from her as she kept explaining.

"And here an odd thing. He's wearing a strange tattoo on the back of his right hand," Anais said, her suspicious about Jawen double up.

"Is he part of a gang or a cult?"" Nicole asks who still wants to know what is the real identity of this guy.

"I'm not sure."

"We'll discuss this later."

A scoff from Nicole turn head to see her worse enemy, Miss Simian. "Why do we care about him? He's trash!" She said with scorn.

Everyone's expressions turn disgust because they know Simian does not like Gumball. A furious Nicole really wanted to hit her and especially for all the miseries she made him suffer as well as her when she was a kid.

"Miss Simian, if I ever hear you again of my son, I swear I will strike you," Nicole snarl, daring her to say something crap about her son.

"What? It's true! He's only a troublemaker! Why are we worrying about where he is when our lives at stake! It's probably his fault that got us into this! Maybe you should've have sent him to that boarding school where he could be normal! In fact, maybe he can teach you a thing or two of being a good mother!" Simian spat more on Gumball, regardless of his life and mock Nicole's role as a mother.

No longer wishing to hear Simian saying bad things to her son, Nicole begins to slap her violently, considering it revenge for all the abuse she put up with and Gumball.

"That's for my son!"

Everyone expressed their joy at seeing their abusive teacher get her karma.

"If mom is finish venting her anger at Miss Simian, it's time to find out who Jack and Hugo really are because something tells me they're not here for anything," Anais stated before seeing the teacher collapse on the floor.

Darwin asks "But where do we start?"

"We have absolutely no clue," Nicole added, rubbing her right hand.

"I don't know where to start. Until then, it's best if we wait until the war is over, if it ever ends."

Without proof, Anais will not be able to find what is the true identity of Jack. All they know is he's French but not its origin.

But there is no time to think about this because the walls of the Resistance are repelling against the zombies. They try to climb the walls if one can ever managed to enter it would be a total disaster. The Resistance will dissolved and the enemy will triumph over the Resistance for Jawen. It's was time to show the true bravery of Elmore's Resistors.

"Man we can't hold them long enough and ammunition could quickly run out!" Hugo complain, shooting a zombie. "We must do something because if that wall fails, bye-bye to the Resistance!"

"Have pity, I'm thirsty!" The zombie moan, its hand touch the wall. "Thirsty. So thirsty! I'll do anything for a drink!"

Hugo can't stand of the zombie's pity. It made him not want to shoot them. But it's them or the Resistance. The zombie's head blown up by a single gunshot.

"I'm getting tired of these zombies! We can't shoot all at the same time! They have more numbers than the last time we fought them! It would make things easier to wipe them away in a single blast," Hugo impatiently said, his friend hint what he plant to.

Jawen reply "Absolutely not! We can't afford to reveal our identity. If we do, it will certainly say that we are monsters. For now, hold them off at all times!"

"Have you seen how big that army is!" Hugo shouted more. "We can't hold them off with our weapons!"

"Hugo, my decision is made. I will not change my mind or let the Watterson family be eaten by those zombie or leave them to Skyhawk for slavery! We must at all costs resist because it is not for nothing that the Resistance was created," Jawen explains, trying in vain to convince his friend

Hugo sighed as he killed three zombies,"Okay but if they are all killed no one will forgive us and let alone Lothar or Arnold. It's just that I'm no saint of all this. I would like to go back to France or Kaer Morhen or Equestria," Jawen understands how Hugo feels, despite their secrets that they must keep of all. He place his head on his shoulder.

"Why don't we show these monsters and Skyhawk that we will not let it go because we are immortal," said Jawen, which puts a smile at Hugo's face. Hugo nod his head and resume killing the zombies with Jawen at his side.

Judy who was watching the scene, could not help but contemplate and compliment on the two. The police officer was tired of hearing the remorse of those people who had bad memories. She was helping the two preventing the zombies getting in. Judy ignore the cries of the zombies.

"Why, why, why?" Judy shake her head of the word repeating over and over. And shoot him in the face. Then more remorse words came. Judy step back as she aims her gun, "Would you shut up already"

"Why do you shoot us? We have been left behind," One zombie crawl the board as it broke off. "My family left me."

Judy heard the siren that she didn't notice boards being broke off and zombies are entering through. Even though it's a small space. One grab Judy's foot. "Hey! Let me go!" She screams.

"But I'm a good boy," Judy heard its voice resembles a small child. "I promise I'll behave, mama."

Judy waste no time but to say sorry from her mouth. The bullet entered its head, ending the poor child's life. She breath in shock after taking a child's life. Zombie or not, that was a child. The zombies backed away as Hugo and Jawen both fired at them. Some of the survivors baraciate the open space quickly.

Hugo notices Judy's scared expression. He asked "Are you ok, Judy?"

Judy is snapped out before she frown "I'm fine. And it's Officer Hops. It's not everyday I take a child's life who wants to kill me," After she spat, the officer turned around and place her gun back.

"Easy bunny," Hugo jokes, making Judy frown more. "I'm only asking. I'm not the one who froze of seeing a child plead to you like you were his mom. Hey, it's not your fault."

Judy laugh weakly "Thanks. I needed that."

Mae suddenly appear between the two, "Can you two wait on talking when we're not about to die?! I'm out of ammo and the zombies are getting through again!"

Hugo answers with annoyance, "There's more ammunition, big butt."

Mae snarled as she points her empty rifle, "Call me big butt and I'll use the first bullet on your foot."

"Ok. Big boobs. Which I think about them, beautiful," Hugo grin pervertedly, making Mae turn her head in embarrassment and Judy glaring at that sexist comments.

"Motherfucker," Mae grumble and went to find more bullets.

But suddenly the door cracks. And their hideous hands pop out and their hands waving to catch the first thing.

Jawen cry "Crap! Hugo, I have more ammunition near the other door!" Everyone moved back while five people uses a large desk against the door. They lift it to block it and lift it with their strength.

Hugo went to Jawen, "Where's the ammunition?" Jawen then leaned his head to his ear.

"Actually, I made them out of magic in my spare time. They're in my bag, in my room. Go get them," Hugo ran to get his friend's magic bullets. Who knows how long they can hold the zombies off with a desk.

Meanwhile, in the Citadel, President Carlos and his wife Joseffa watch with joy from monitors. The Resistance being besieged by their immortal army. But for Carlos, he calls himself into question even if he did not want to admit that Haruhi would make his son an immortal burier. He would, however, believe in all that, but only here he is afraid for his son. How could he not be afraid of losing his son? Obviously he is making a bad choice whether it be good or bad.

Carlos explains,"Look darling, our army is drying them out. Even if these warriors will not make the weight against them. In other words they will have resisted for nothing and all the little people that man saved will slaughter even if they will pay the highest price. Everyone will die, including them."

"Here I am reassured then," Joseffa said. "The bokors was right; it is a very effective army but it's a shame we can not control. It would have been fun."

Carlos added in dismay, "Yes me too. But it's a shame. Maybe we'll have the opportunity next time."

"But you know very well that we can not because only wizards can control this strange sphere as well as the zombie army."

"It is normal that Haruhi doesn't want to tell us more about their subject and especially about it and it's true attention."

"Because she has something in mind but only here she knows other gods from other worlds who could help her build a perfect world," A voice said. Their son arrive. He look pleased but happy. Happy with what? It remains a short mystery for the mother but not the father. Although he is angry that Haruhi wants to make William his follower. yet he would like to believe the attention of the Goddess. He will be able to trust it, as well as his own son.

"A perfect world?" The mother asked in confusion.

"But are we not doing a perfect world once the world is conquered?" Carlos said, frustrated.

William replied as he appeared behind Haruhi, "Yes indeed."

Carlos yell "So why it's so bad!"

"The bokors will suffice us! We don't need God or Goddesses coming from another world!" Joseffa shouted.

"I know but apparently she has something in mind but what exactly, I don't know," replied William after crossing his arms.

"I don't like it at all but it's really not at all," says Carlos, but before worrying about anything, he would like to ask that the bokors do, it's been a while since he has not seen them, "Where are our dear guests? They are missing the most moving and most interesting but most satisfying scene," He said jokingly.

William frowns because of Jawen thanks to his extrasensory perception and managed to hurt Zedd and make him blind. Gémima didn't have time to avenge his master or to beat him for him but he knows how much Jawen is very powerful, the two bokors will all do revenge.

"They are in the infirmary. Zhedd has been wounded. He is now blind because of Jawen," said William.

"How did this happen?" Carlos asked.

"It seems we have underestimated Jawen's abilities and powers," says William.

Joseffa said, "God, it's awful and if he could kill us too."

"Then there is only one thing to do, but it must be done right away," Carlos answers.

"Do you have an idea, dad?" William asks.

"Yes, but first of all, we have to see the wizard," replied Carlos with a smile.

In the infirmary, the wizard was treated by the doctors. The sorcerer groaned in pain. He managed the most humiliating defeat. How could he have been beaten by twenty year old puck? He screamed, despite the doctors are healing his wounds, he was still in pain.

One doctor said "Calm yourself. This operation is not so simple. It requires concentration."

He shouted, "You better do it fast! I'm lying like this and it hurts!"

"I will do my best but please calm down. I need to concentrate."

"Enough, enough! Take care of him, but be careful if you ever miss your operation!" Gemima angrily said.

Gemima couldn't believe his friend became almost crippled and yet he is still alive. He must now proceed to something. But the woman also had something to hide. She really wanted to beat the enemy who made her friend unable to see. She just hoped that her mistress could restore his sight, but apparently she would not do anything about it.

"If ever I find it, I swear by voodoo spirits I will kill it with my hands even if I have to spend one billion years," Gemima sworn, eager to take revenge. She felt a Zedd's hand on her shoulder.

"Gémima, there is more to do than to take care of his sworn enemy. It would be better, however, to make it weak. Take care of someone more fragile, more expensive, and more valuable," Zedd said.

Not knowing what he meant, she still tries to find the answer, "Someone dear? Someone you trust. Someone you have not seen in years. Someone you want so much, someone you would like to see again?" Gemima asked.

Zedd answers, "Yes."

"Does our enemy think of a girl or a friend?"

"I think so. But I don't think it's a girl because she's been dead for a long time and since our enemy is sworn, never to marry after her death, I believe for myself that it is the young boy who is called-" The Falcon family and William arrived, unknowingly interrupting Zedd. But from the family's faces and William's expression, they knew what he meant.

"Gumball," William called. Zedd nodded his head. His eyes are dead, but he can hear their voices.

"How are you since your last visit with our sworn enemy?" Joseffa asked who worried about the wizard's health.

Zedd replied, "These are just eyes. I know I was wrong to underestimate him but this time it's me who underestimates."

Joseffa says, "And hopefully he will not do to us."

Zedd added "No I don't think he will attack you. What interests him is me and Gémima."

"You're sure? He still blinded you," William replied, not convinced of his plan.

"Me and Gémima thought of a plan that could make things change but we need an agreement."

Carlos said, "We're listening."

"We will have to take action. To do this, we need to kidnap Gumball. We'll make Jawen show up and have him surrender. That is, If he doesn't want his dear friend to perish under our claws," Zedd smirk.

"Or we will force Gumball to join us and make him betray his allies, friends, and family," Carlos suggested, but this idea doesn't please William because he knows that the prophecy says he will be killed by Gumball.

"Do you really think he'll accept it? Remember he killed two of your mighty commanders," Gemima reminded the man.

"And I'm going to be the one to kill him," says William, expressing his anger.

Carlos shouted, "William, who told you that you needed an opinion?! Don't forget that I am the one who commands and it is me who says who kills or not!"

"Dad, it's useless. He will never want to hear our words to create a new world and besides he will never want to listen. I say we kill him!"

"No, William," Zedd said. They turned to the sorcerer. "We are going to make sure that he accepts. Only after he will become our super soldier. In the meantime it takes someone special who will be able to find and kidnap Gumball."

Everyone trying to think what soldier would be able to do such a thing, to escape the aircraft carrier, and kidnap their target. Joseffa eventually found the right person.

"Helga will be the right person," She answered. "She is a seasoned spy. She can help us capture Gumball."

"She always was a good spy for me who never disappointed me," Carlos said, knowing of Helga.

"Do you really think that she will succeed without being spotted by Carola?" Gemima said. "She's the one who trained Gumball and succeed in killing Gali and Milena."

"Shut your mouth," Carlos snap at her. "You don't know anything about it."

Gemina said with a grin, "The only thing I know is that she is going to be killed miserably but mostly cowardly."

Carlos stare at her smug face and warned "Silence."

The door opens to reveal Commander Varrick, which was good for Carlos to have him here.

"I want Helga in my office!"

"Yes sir!"

In Carlos's office, Helga was meet the man for a special mission. Carlos had ordered Helga to infiltrate the interior of the Clemenceau aircraft carrier. But especially if possible, to destroy the ship. Of course, this is an offer she will not refuse. She wanted so much to want to kill Carola.

"So you understood the mission," asks Carlos.

Helga reply, "Yes."

"Don't forget. Do not killed Gumball. We want him alive," Joseffa added. "Do with the others is up to you."

"What about Carola?"

Carlos smile with his wife, "Kill her and we'll pay you extra."

"Excellent."

Unknown to his parents, William prayed Gumball is taken care off by an unfortunate accident instead of being delivered.

Later in the refugees' camp, the barricade is upgraded by more stuff. But it didn't stop the zombies to gain access. The rebellion fight back, taking down more zombies. Although the survivors will live, it will not be enough to keep them waiting. By tomorrow, that army would double. Several rebels were outside of the safety zone to kill the zombies.

"Washed himself in his own blood!" A zombie said before it was killed by Judy.

Mae shoot two more zombies. One almost grab her gun before Judy shoot it at the back of the head. She thanks the officer and saw the zombies are heading at them. "We can't hold them off!"

"Back to the barricades!" Hugo shouted. Everyone run back inside. The other rebels made their way to handmade doors. Judy and Hugo both fired a couple of bullets at the zombies who are stepping into their haven.

"Everyone, fall in! We can't let them get in!" Jawen ordered. For those who weren't doing anything besides watching the fight all grab ammunition and join the battle.

Everyone starts shooting the zombies. More bodies fall down. A few zombies were barely at reaching them. Who could face such a nightmare and yet with our two heroes they would even be able to resist long enough? Some people wondered if they were already in hell but only here they are already in hell.

Mae yelled after killing an undead, "Ahh! It's useless! They won't stop!"

Hugo shout "Don't quit, Mae!"

"No! Noo! Noooooo!"

"I am not a nobody! I am somebody!"

"Fresh meat, fresh meat!" Jawen nailed the zombie at its face. said a zombie before being nailed by Jawen.

"Here you go!" Jawen shouted.

"Jack, I can't keep my eyes open!" Judy complain, her eyes is losing strength.

Jawen said "Don't fall asleep just yet!"

"Dude, look at the sky!" Hugo called his friend.

Jawen look in the sky. A four-engine appears. Jawen clear away the gang to see more of it. The zombies stop and stare at the carrier. Unknown to him, the female spy gave a smirk at the leader before flying away.

Jawen said to himself, "What was that? Where are they going?"

"Watch out, Jack!" Hearing Mae's voice, he turned around to see a zombie leaping at him. Jawen quickly fired a bullet through its heart. He went back to the haven, but his mind wander where the four-engine was heading.

Ah-Puch had finally found Gumball and his new family. He hoped to crack the boy easily in front of his new family but he doesn't know that things will not be as he wishes. Having disobeying Haruhi, he plays alone.

"Aaaaaaaah, here you are at last. This time you can not escape me," He phase through the door of the house. Gumball is being tease as usual by Teresa. She was wearing a Spanish dance outfit. He remarked the cat woman, "This kid has great taste," The god turn his head to see Junior who was frowning of seeing his foster brother getting sexually assaulted once again.

"Don't worry, I have a way that will allow you to get rid of her," With a wave of his hand, a snake is form. The same one that served to crack the blue cat. But his gesture had to stop. A magical spear had pierced the snake. Ah Puch put his body out and the Goddess known as Freyja. She is very unhappy to see the god who disobey Haruhi and trying to make Gumball crumble into madness.

The Goddess said "Don't even dare."

"Speak for you," The god reply back. Haruhi insulted me. She treated me as incompatent, threatened me and my family, I wish for my honor back!"

"Don't act like you've been manipulated, Ah Puch."

"She knows what she's doing."

"What if I told you that after her world was born, she would get rid of you?"

"Don't try to taunt me, I think it's you who tries to manipulate me"

"I do not intend it," She answered.

"And if we fight, just you and me, it will not be long."

The Goddess said, "No, I did not come here to fight but to protect Gumball from any danger that could happen to him, including you," She summon another spear while not taking her eyes at him.

"The harder will be they fall," He chuckled. This only made her point her spear. "Don't you think that you would join us. Our current world is no longer what it was. We must rebuild what we have lost."

"No," She answers firmly. Her spear jab close at his face like she wants to stab him. "This world will remain as it is before, and it is not you who will convince me that this world will be destroyed and rebuilt."

Ah Puch laugh. "Then we'll meet again in hell, you're on the wrong track,"

"Not if I had to change sides, it would be with someone who will prevent the apocalypse."

"Right. You keep thinking that," He vanishes. The Goddess is left with her mind, and incoming danger that is coming.