The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 29-The Brain: Part 2
It had more than several minutes since Gumball, Darwin and Brian had been following Dr. Octagon. As if that wasn't difficult enough, the trio had to make sure that Anais didn't wander off or make a lot of noises; the last thing they wanted was for the green octopus to become aware of their presence. Fortunately for them, Dr. Octagon continued to drive none the wiser, as the boys eventually tracked him down to what appeared to be a typical suburban house, as they witnessed him parking in the driveway and heading inside, with Anais' Brain still trapped in the net.
"I can't believe it took us a while just to make it here in one piece." says Gumball.
"Tell me about…" Brian began. "I just have to make sure that your sister didn't give away our position. I swear, I thought for sure that doctor has heard Anais' giggling from behind the bushes."
"The important thing is that we manage to track down her brain." Darwin pointed out.
"Darwin's right." Brian agreed with that assessment. "Now that we know that brain won't be going anywhere, we'll just have to sneak in, grab it without the doctor knowing and head back home."
With those words spoken, the boys, as well as Anais, headed towards the backyard, all the while making sure that the green octopus wouldn't notice their presence in his home.
Dr. Octagon couldn't believe what he just found today. One minute, he was minding his own business taking care of his usual errands and the next thing the green octopus knew, he managed to find a living brain walking about in the alleyway. The doctor didn't know why it was alive and he could have cared less. All he knew was that he found a worthy specimen to add to his collection.
"This must be my lucky day." Dr. Octagon said to himself, as he made his way downstairs to the basement, the living brain still squirming in his net.
"Struggle all you want…" the green octopus informed the brain. "But you'll soon learn your place once I start the processing for my collection."
As soon as Dr. Octagon told Anais' Brain about this, it suddenly stopped squirming and looked at the green octopus with curiosity, despite its deep fear towards its captor.
"You'll find out soon enough." Dr. Octagon informed his captive, as he approached the basement door and unlocked it with a key hidden in his lab coat.
The moment that green octopus and the brain entered the room; the latter was completely horrified by what it was seeing. One row after another, there were memorabilia of the morbid and the macabre, from a disembodied hand to the Fiji mermaid, all trapped and confined in what appeared to be specialized custom-made cages.
The moment Anais' Brain saw the captives inside, it didn't took too long for it to realize that this was the fate the octopus had in store for it, as he began to laugh like a crazed lunatic, prompting the brain to squeak in horror.
"Don't be so overdramatic." Dr. Octagon dismissively spoke, as hung the net on a nearby hook. "The processing will be quick and painless and you won't even feel a thing."
The doctor's words, however, hardly calmed down Anais' Brain, still horrified by his "collections". It couldn't believe how today was turning out: it had gone from bad to worse and as much as it hated to admit, it prayed that those boys would show up and saved it from a fate worse than death
Getting inside the doctor's home proved to be much easier than expected, as the back door was surprisingly unlocked, saving the trio the trouble to find a way to unlock it. Even so, the last thing they wanted to do is alert the octopus of their presence and that was a risk they weren't going to take.
"Alright, that was a lot easier than I imagined." Brian commented. "Now, where is that doctor?"
"I don't know and I'd rather not stick around and find out." Gumball replied.
"We'll just stay quiet for the moment." Darwin pointed. "Also, we need to keep an eye on Anais as well."
"Speaking of which, where is your sister?" asked Brian, noticing that she was no longer on the leash.
On cue, the boys could hear ruckus coming from the kitchen, prompting the trio to immediately head towards the area and find the former child prodigy on the counter top, attempting to reach her hands towards some pans hanging above her.
"Ooh! Shiny!" said Anais, as she tried to grabbed them.
"Anais, be careful!" Gumball called out, as he immediately leaped towards her.
The young pink rabbit, however, noticed something on the ground and immediately made her way towards it, causing the blue feline to slam hard on the counter top, causing several pans to hit Gumball rather hard and painful.
"Gumball, are you alright?" asked Darwin, as he and Brian made their way to the injured feline.
"Other than a painful migraine, I'm fine." Gumball replied, as he stretched his back.
Just then, the boys heard someone unlocking the door from down below and before they knew it, a certain octopus called out from down the basement.
"Who's there?"
The moment the octopus spoke, panic soon set in on the boys, clearly worried what the doctor would find them there.
"What should we do, guys?!" a panic Gumball asked. "If he finds out, there's no telling what he'll do to us!"
"Let's calm down and think for a minute." says Brian, as the purple fox attempted to calm the frightened feline. "Right now, we need to find a hiding spot and stay quiet so that doctor doesn't suspect anything."
"Brian's right about this, Gumball." Darwin agreed with the purple fox. "We could also check the basement out while that octopus is distracted. Are you fine with that?"
Gumball nodded his head in response to the two-legged fish's last statement, assuring his friends that he understood everything. With that in mind, the boys hid to the closet, dragging the former child prodigy with them, just as Dr. Octagon arrived to survey the pans scattered all over the place.
"That's strange…" Dr. Octagon began. "I was certain that there was someone up here."
As the octopus rubbed his face with one of his tentacles, Gumball, Darwin and Brian poked their heads from the closet door, spying on the unsuspecting doctor inspecting the mess.
"So, what do we do now?" Gumball whispered to Brian.
"Isn't it obvious, Gumball? We'll head right to the basement while the octopus is distracted. I'm certain that Anais' brain is right down below us." the purple fox explained.
"Are you serious, Brian?" Gumball asked in disbelief.
"What choices do we have, Gumball? We head down to the basement, get Anais' brain and leave as quickly as we can or we leave just the house empty handed." Brian replied.
"I have to agree with Brian on this one. We don't have much of a choice." says Darwin. "Besides, that octopus fellow seems pretty occupied at the moment."
Gumball pondered for a moment, thinking of the situation that he and his friends have found themselves in. On one hand, heading down to the basement sound like a death wish. However, on the other hand, his sister's brain is also down in the basement and the last thing he wanted was to abandon it to some horrible fate.
After much thinking, the blue feline turned his attention to his friends, ready to give out his answer.
"Alright you guys, let's do this."
With that, the trio quietly tiptoed away from the kitchen and making their way towards the basement, taking Anais with them, praying that everything will turn out alright in the end.
Once the boys, along with the former child prodigy, made their way down to the basement door, the trio was surprised to find out that it was unlocked, no doubt that the octopus must have left it open in his haste. Grateful that luck was on their side for a change, Gumball, Darwin and Brian, along with Anais, made their way in; upon arrival, however, the trio was stunned to see what they were looking at.
Right in front of the boys was rows upon rows of the morbid and macabre, with each cage housing a living being representing the unusual theme of the collection itself; whether it was a jackalope or a chupacabra, just seeing them was enough to make the trio rather uncomfortable.
"What kind of man are we dealing with?" an astonished Brian asked.
"I really don't want to know." Gumball fearfully replied. "All I do know is that we're dealing with a nutcase over here."
"Let's worried about that later, you guys…" Darwin began. "Let's find Anais' brain and get out of here before that doctor comes back."
"You're right Darwin. We should focus on the task at hand." Brian agreed with the two-legged fish. "But we're do we even-"
Before the purple fox could finished his sentence, both him and his friends were interrupted by the sound of squirming a few inches away, prompting the boys to turned to the direction of the noise to find that it was Anais' Brain making the noise, struggling to free itself from the net that was hanging on the hook.
"Never mind then." says Brian, as he and his friends made their way to the captured brain.
The moment Anais' Brain saw them coming towards it, it was filled with joy and glee, happy to see the boys and its host for once.
"Whoa there, little guy. Calm down for a second." Gumball informed Anais' Brain, prompting it to obey the blue feline's words. "We'll get you out of that net right away. Just stay calm just for a moment."
While Gumball did his best to assure Anais' Brain that everything was going to be fine and Brian and Darwin looked on, the former child prodigy saw a big red button on the desk, just a few inches from her reach, piquing her curiosity. With the boys being too busy to look after her, Anais proceeded to make her way towards the red button, climbing up the chair and up on the desk, mesmerized by its appearance.
"Ooh, what does this button do?" Anais asked no one in particular.
The moment the former child prodigy opened her mouth, Gumball, Darwin and Brian immediately spotted Anais on top of the desk, her finger inching closer to the red button, prompting the purple fox to rush towards to the young rabbit as quickly as he could.
"Anais, don't push the-"
But it was too late, as the former child prodigy pressed the red button, triggering the alarm system, much to the horror of both the trio and Anais' Brain.
'I can't believe she did that!' Brian thought, as he quickly grabbed hold of Anais, while Gumball and Darwin ripped the net open as fast as they could, freeing the child prodigy's brain in the process.
"Guys, I have Anais with me!" Brian called out.
"That's a relief." says Gumball. "Darwin and I have her brain with us."
"As much as I want to celebrate, this may not be the right time to do so." Darwin pointed out "Let's just get out of here before he…comes…back…"
The two-legged fish trailed off the moment he laid his eyes on a certain green octopus, prompting Darwin to yelp, as he, his friends and Anais' Brain slowly backed away from Dr. Octagon. It was clear that the doctor had heard what was going on in his basement and judging from his expression, he was hardly happy to see them at all.
"Well, what do I have here?" Dr. Octagon asked with amusement. "It looks like a bunch of unwelcomed brats that dare to trespass on my property and steal the latest addition to my collection."
Gumball, Darwin and Brian, however, didn't say a single word, as the trio were too afraid to do anything else, worried how the green octopus would react if they opened their mouths. Dr. Octagon, however, wasn't interested in hearing anything else at all, as he resumed talking once more.
"No matter, I'm afraid that I have no choice but to add you three to my collections!"
Much to the trio's horror, the green octopus pulled various surgical tools from all eight tentacles; as if that wasn't enough, the demented doctor smile sadistically, before he proceeded to laugh like a crazed psychopath and it was clear that he was unstable.
Stunned by what they were witnessing, Gumball, Darwin and Brian screamed in horror and ran as far away from the deranged octopus and deeper into the basement, with Brian holding onto Anais while her brain was hanging onto Gumball's sweater with all of its might.
Undaunted by this, Dr. Octagon proceeded to go after the boys, his tentacles still holding the various surgical tools, intending to go through with his threat. However, the boys made a sudden turn to the right and before the green octopus knew what happened, the trio was nowhere to be found.
"Come out of your hiding spots this instant, so I can perform the surgery!" the crazed octopus shouted, slowly wandering around the basement, searching through one aisle after another.
As Dr. Octagon continued his search for his intended victims, Gumball, Darwin and Brian were able to quickly lodged them in a small but spacious spot in one of the aisle, with the purple fox cover Anais' mouth to keep her from giving them away, while her brain hid inside the blue feline's sweater for safety
"Gumball, what should we do?" a panic Brian whispered. "There's no way I'm going to be a part of some psychopath's collection."
"I don't know Brian!" Gumball whispered back, also horrified as well. "All I do know is that we need a miracle to make it out of here alive."
"You guys, what about Anais' brain?" asked Darwin.
"What about it?" Brian questioned the two-legged fish. "I don't think this is the right time to talk about-"
"Wait a minute, Brian…" Gumball began. "Maybe Darwin's onto something."
"It's not the best idea I got, but it's better than nothing." says Darwin.
"Whatever it is, you might as well say it, before that crazed creep shows up." Brian pointed out.
Darwin hesitated for a moment, uncertain whether or not his friends would accept his idea right off the bat. But after the purple fox pointed out their situation, the two-legged fish decided that this was the right time to let them know what he had in mind.
"Well, if you must know…"
It had been several minutes since Dr. Octagon spotted those trespassers in his home. It was the last thing that the doctor was expecting to happen, but then again, he didn't expect to have an encounter with a living brain as well. Regardless, the green octopus was determined to reclaim his latest addition, as well as add those three boys and that little girl into his collection.
'Now where the flip are those brats?' Dr. Octagon thought, as he continued to inspect one aisle after another, hoping that they would show up sooner or later.
"Hey Dr. Quack!" shouted a certain blue feline.
Dr. Octagon stopped in his tracks, prompting him to turn to the direction of the voice and spotted his trespassers, along with the living brain, right in front of him. But what really amazed him is that they just happened to have the courage to directly face him in person. The green octopus was quite suspicious by their actions: what prompted them to make such a bold move so suddenly and why? Nevertheless, those brats and that brain had just saved him the trouble of locating them.
"I don't know what you're up to…" Dr. Octagon began. "But it matters not. You kids are about to face your makers."
"Then you better catch us if you can." Brian called out.
Unfazed by the purple fox's taunts, the crazed doctor immediately rushed towards the trespassers, intending to finish the problem once and for all. But before Dr. Octagon could even reached one of them, they suddenly split up, surprising the green octopus in the process, as Gumball, Darwin and Anais' Brain went to one direction, while Brian, still carrying Anais, went in another direction.
'What are you brats up to?' Dr. Octagon thought, suspicious by their actions. But as much as the green octopus wanted to dwell on this, it was not the right time or place to do so, as Dr. Octagon started to chase after Gumball, Darwin and Anais' Brain, due to the trio being in closer proximity.
Gumball, along with Darwin and Anais' Brain, couldn't believe that the deranged octopus had actually fallen for part of their plan. While the trio didn't expect it to happen so soon, it was nevertheless working in their favors and right now, they preferred it that way, hoping that the doctor didn't catch on their next move.
"Alright Darwin, what do we do now?" asked Gumball.
In response, the two-legged fish quickly whispered to his older brother on their next move; after a few seconds or so, Gumball nodded his head, understanding on their next course of action, before he turned his attention to Dr. Octagon.
"Try to catch us if you can, Calamari!" Gumball taunted the relentless octopus.
Dr. Octagon was irked by the blue feline's name calling, but kept his composure and continued pursing his unwelcomed guests, attempting to assault them with his various surgical tools. For their part, Gumball, Darwin and Anais' Brain were able to dodge one blow after the other, from a combination of both dumb luck and timing.
'Oh man! That quack really wants to make mincemeat out of us!' Gumball thought, as he, his brother and his sister's brain continued to avoid the doctor's surgical tools as best as they could.
As the trio continued to dodge Dr. Octagon's, they noticed an opening coming up ahead. Noticing this almost immediately, both Gumball and Darwin turned to Anais' Brain, the latter understanding what to do next. Without any hesitation on its part, Anais' Brain proceeded to slid across the floor, leaving a trail of brain juice along the way, before it and the boys made a quick turn. Likewise, Dr. Octagon attempted to follow them, but one of his tentacles accidentally made contact with the juice, causing the green octopus to slide far away from his trespassers, unable to stop his tracks.
'This was totally unexpected!' Dr. Octagon thought, as the green octopus feverishly attempted to slow down as much as he can. But as the doctor desperately tried to prevent further skidding, he noticed a wall zooming closer to him, much to his disbelief.
'This is going to be painful!' Dr. Octagon, as the green octopus closed his eyes, before slamming into the wall.
Gumball, Darwin and Anais' Brain could hear a huge noise not far from where they were minutes earlier. There was no doubt that the crazed doctor had crashed into the wall, much to the trio's relief; they were safe for the moment, something they can use to their advantage.
"Wow Darwin, I can't believed it really work." says Gumball.
"I'm just surprised that it really happened at all." Darwin said to his older brother.
Just then, Brian showed up in front of the trio, still holding on to Anais, with a look of concern on his face.
"Guys, I came here as soon as possible. What happen just now?" asked the purple fox.
"Let's just say that we manage to take care of that doctor for the moment." Gumball replied.
"That's good to hear." said Brian, relieved that his friends, as well as the child prodigy's brain, were safe and sound.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get the flip out of here." Darwin informed his friends, before the two-legged fish began heading for the stairs, before the purple fox put his paw on his shoulder, stopping Darwin in his tracks.
"Hang on for a moment Darwin; I have to do something real quick." Brian said to his friend, before he put Anais down and made his way to the console, much to his friends' confusion.
"Sorry for asking the obvious, but what are you doing?" asked Gumball.
"That's simple…" Brian began. "I'm just going to leave the good doctor a nice present."
Before Gumball and Darwin knew what he was about to do, the purple fox pressed the green button, causing the cages from each aisle to automatically opened, freeing all of its occupants, happy that they were finally released from their confine, much to Brian's satisfaction.
"Alright, now we can go." said Brian, before him and his friends, as well as Anais and her brain, quickly head upstairs, locking the basement door in the process.
Meanwhile, Dr. Octagon managed to get up, despite being injured from his meeting with the wall. The green octopus couldn't believe that those three were able to pull such a move on him.
"When I get my tentacles on those brats, I'll make them wish they would never-"
Before he could finished his sentence, Dr. Octagon felt something right behind him, prompting the green octopus to slowly turn around and see, to his disbelief, that his entire collection were out of their cages, all of them angrily staring at him.
"Oh…um, can we talk about this?" the green octopus sheepishly asked.
But none of them were interested to hear what Dr. Octagon wanted to say, cracking their knuckles in response and before the green octopus knew it, they all proceeded to leap towards him, pummeling him with all of their might, as the doctor screamed in pain and agony.
Several hours had passed since the boys were in that maniac's house, but Gumball, Darwin and Brian, along with Anais and her brain, were able to make it back to the Watterson residence in the nick of time. They were fortunate enough that Richard and Nicole were still out, saving them the need to come up with an excuse for where they were all day.
"I'm glad that ordeal is over." says Brian. "I just hope I don't get to see that quack again."
"Agreed." Gumball and Darwin simultaneously said, before all three turned to Anais Brain.
"So, are you ready to go back inside of your host?" asked Brian.
Anais' Brain nodded in agreement to the purple fox, assuring him and his friends that he was ready to come back inside. After what happened today, it preferred to stay in the young rabbit's head from now on.
"That's good to know." says Gumball. "Anyway, get back inside Anais' head before mom and dad shows up."
With that, Anais' Brain leaped into the child prodigy's ear, slowly crawling its way back to the host's head, while the boys looked on, hoping that Anais would be back to her old self.
"Anais, how are you feeling?" Darwin asked his sister.
"Me…feel…a bit better now, Darwin." Anais replied, as she started to regain her intelligence once again, much to the boys' relief.
"Anais, you're back to your old self!" exclaimed Gumball, as he hugged the child prodigy with all of his might.
"You're…crushing…me!" the child prodigy blurted out, prompting the blue feline to put her down right away and rubbing his head sheepishly.
"Don't worry Anais, you're brother was just happy that you're safe and sound." Brian explained to the confused child prodigy.
"What are you guys talking about? Come to think of it, why are all of you behaving like this?"
"Believe me Anais, its best that you don't know at all." Brian replied.
"We're just happy that everything is back to normal." says Gumball.
"Now if you don't mind, we just want to lie down and relax." Darwin informed his sister.
With that, the trio fainted, leaving Anais stunned and surprised by this, unaware of the trouble the boys had gone through all day.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 30-The Fire: Part 1
Dealing with Ivan was bad enough, but Brian finds himself dealing with another potential rival for Rhonda.
Tidbits
-This was another chapter I found to be quite challenging, but eventually, I was able to find a way to complete this.
-Originally, the setting for part 2 was going to take place in a castle, but I decided to change it to a seemingly normal suburban house instead, mainly because I'm already using a castle setting for my other story, "The Vampire".
Thanks to everyone who had read part 2 of "The Brain" and I'll be seeing ya next chapter!
