Assalamualaikum and what's up, broz and sistaz! How are you doin while I was gone? Hope ya didn't miss me too much. Anyway, I was preparing for an exam for the past few weeks and it just finished earlier this week. So, sorry for the hiatus, everyone. Also, before I start, I just wanna let you guys know that we are nearing the end of this fanfic. All good things must come to an end, and this fanfic might end by the end of the year. Don't worry, I plan to make a sequel on it. Now, let's get on with the new chapter!

Chapter 36: Don't Wanna Lose You

A few days have passed since Valentine's Day. Everyone had a good time with their partner, that is all except Amber, since Cato was still at the hospital. Anyway, in the classroom during a rainy day...

Ms. Simian: And that is why you should never put aerosol cans near a fire.

(School bell rings)

Ms. Simian: Okay, maggots. Get out or you're gonna be in detention for three hours.

Everyone left the classroom. Gumball noticed Amber was down.

Gumball: Hey, Amber. You alright?

Amber: Yeah.

Carrie: Come on, Amber. Just tell us.

Amber: It's just that, Cato hasn't been recovering at all from his injuries.

Gumball: Don't worry, Amber. I'm sure he's just fine.

Amber: I hope so.

Suddenly, Amber's phone rang. It showed an unknown contact number.

Amber: Hello?

Old Doctor : Hello. Is this Amber?

Amber: Yeah. What is it?

Old Doctor : This is the doctor. You must hurry to the hospital!

Amber: Oh, okay!

Amber hung up.

Dante: So, what's going on?

Amber: We need to hurry to the hospital, and fast!

Ivan: Okay, everyone get through the portal.

Ivan opened a portal to the hospital and everyone went through it.

(Elmore Hospital)

It was still raining heavily. The sound of thunderstorms didn't help the gang to calm down. Everyone rushed to Cato's room to see what was the doctor talking about. Amber quickly got in front of the door and opened the door with force.

Amber: Cato!

Once the door was opened, the doctor was standing beside Cato. The bad thing was, his heartbeat was going really fast, almost as fast as he could run.

Old Doctor: Finally you've come. His heartbeat rate has gone insane for the past half an hour.

Amber: What's gonna happen to him?

Old Doctor: It seems that he's running out of time. But this one isn't just like your friend who got out of here the other day.

Jake: I'm over here, y'know?

Old Doctor: Anyway, if his heartbeat continues at this rate, we might need to use defibrillators to try and control it.

Then, they heard a loud thunder right outside the window. This cause Cato's face to change from faint to afraid. The lightning strikes grew closer and closer. Suddenly, the window next to Cato's bed flew opened and Cato grew afraid. Everyone was trying to figure out what's happening.

Then, a lightning strike hit Cato right at the spot where he got shot by the hitman. Everyone backed away from the bed and couldn't do anything but witness what was about to happen. His face looked as if he's trying to bear with the lightning strike. Then, the lightning strike faded away but Cato's heartbeat rate grew a lot faster than before.

Old Doctor: Oh, no. We need to use the defibrillators now!

Ivan: Wait, what?! His heartbeat grew faster because of the lightning! Putting more electricity into his body would only make it worse!

Old Doctor: Don't worry, son. I'm a highly trained professional.

The doctor took the defibrillators, rubbed them against each other and pressed it on Cato's body.

Old Doctor: Clear!

But due to the amount of voltage currently inside Cato's body, the defibrillators backfired, and the doctor was pushed all the way towards the wall.

Ivan: Well, so much for highly trained professional.

Amber: Somebody do something!

Kelsey: What is there that we can do?!

Gumball: Wait, shut up!

Once everyone was silenced, they turned to Cato's bed and saw his heartbeat rate dropped to zero.

Amber: Oh no!

Everyone knew what this meant. Ivan walked closer to make sure about his heartbeat. He tried to get at least a pulse, but there was no luck on finding it.

Ivan: No, he's- he's gone.

Amber: NO!

Everyone looked down in despair as they have lost their close friend.

And that wraps up this chapter. As always, post a comment down on what you think about this chapter or if you have any idea what's gonna happen in the next chapter. If you just started reading this, I'd suggest you start from the very beginning because after 36 chapters, you would be missing out a lot on what happened before this. And I'll see you guys on the next chapter. Assalamualaikum and FIST BUMP!