Author's Note: I honestly don't have words to describe about posting this story. Probably willing, fear, but yet exhilaration. This has been a year in the making, and now I will share with all of you, the story of how a band of heroes from various tv shows and video games, unite to protect their friends, and take on a vicious enemy that is messing with forces that they cannot understand.

But this story isn't just about heroes facing bad guys. It's about family. Family of either relatives or friends sticking together, facing the hardships of life. So everyone, sit back and enjoy the show!

This Story is Rated M for Intense Violence, Language, Crude Humor, Suggestive and Sexual Themes that may not be suitable for younger audiences. Contains mentioning of assault and scenes of experimentations on various characters, but no scenes of intercourse what so ever... or at least I think.

Also, all characters belong to their rightful owners, such as Cartoon Network, SEGA, Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Nickelodeon, Moonscoop, Gaumont Animation, Toei, and various others.

So anyway, please sit back, and enjoy the show!

HERO-QUEST Adventures: Jump Start

Chapter 01: A Rough Beginning

Ruins of the Renault Factory

2:02AM

It was a few hours before dawn, and the sky was very clear, allowing the moon and stars to light up the night. But while it was peaceful in the town nearby, there was work going on at the old abandoned Renault Factory. There was some noise, while some workers in white suits were navigating the area, while investigating it as well. One of them, Barney Calhoun, dressed in a black armored suit that used to be worn by Combine Policemen, was minding his own business outside the factory. Barney Calhoun used to be a mid-level security officer at the Black Mesa Research Facility, tasked with guarding assigned sections, performing general maintenance, and assisting the science team when needed. But now, he was now part of the US Faction of the SPD, the Space Police Delta, an group that protect Earth from sinister, supernatural, and intergalactic forces that threaten it. He was technically waiting for someone.

Pretty soon, the wind around him began to pick up. But it wasn't mother nature doing it. The force was coming from a helicopter nearby, making a landing. Giving a breath of relief, he approached the copter as it finally landed on the solid ground. Emerging from the copter doors was a young woman in her mid-twenties with brown, short hair with streaks of red, held back with a headband so it doesn't cover her green eyes. She wore a brown leather jacket with jeans and brown work boots. Underneath was a grey hooded sweater bearing the SPD logo, with the words Space Police Delta under it. Her hands were covered with black fingerless rappelling gloves, and a green belt with a gun and EMP tool attached around her around her waist. Around her neck was a little box-like jewel, made either out of wood or metal. On the stem of her neck was an unrecognizable birthmark.

Alyx Vance is who she is. She is the daughter of Eli Vance, who was one of the leading members of the US Faction of the SPD. She was one of the commanding officers, and Barney, was one of her men.

"Alyx!" Barney called out. "It's about time."

"You can save it, Barney." Alyx said as she got off the copter, making her way to the factory. "We got work to do."

"Say Alyx, what are we even doing here?" Barney asked. "We're brought all the way out here at some old abandoned factory for what, scrap metal?"

"It's more than that Barney." Alyx said. "One of our energy readers picked up a strange energy anomally here, and according to the scanners, it's nuclear energy."

"Nuclear energy?" Barney asked. "Why would there be nuclear energy here in a place that makes cars?"

"That's what we need to find out." Alyx said as they got close to the entrance. "We need to search this place from top to bottom."

"But that could take hours... maybe days." Barney said, feeling a bit unsure.

"Not with our new recruit." Alyx said.

"New recruit?" Barney asked, as the girl turned her head to see the sky.

"Yep, and here he comes." She said, pointing upwards, with Barney looking too. In the sky was something flying in the sky. It was hard to tell at first, but as it flew closer and lower to the ground. It was actually a creature... a dog to be precise!

Making his landing, the dog revealed himself to be a German Shepherd, around two years old, but fourteen in dog years. His brown fur covered his body, with a lighter tan color on his underbelly, his face, and all four of his paws, with his tail shaped slightly like a beaver's tail. He wore a special black suit with blue glowing details with yellow patches on his arms. He wore high-tech metal boots that fitted perfectly on his paws. He also wore a baseball shaped helmet that also had light blue detailings as well. But on the front of the helmet was a symbol of a shield, with a pawprint in the center.

"When you least expect him... Expect him." He spoke.

"Hey Chase!" Alyx called out, getting the pup's attention. "Over here!"

"Oh, right!" The pup, Chase, spoke out as he galloped toward her, with Barney looking at the pup a bit surprised.

"He's a talking dog?" He asked.

"A pup... of the law." Alyx said.

"Oooh..." Barney said as the pup made his way toward the two.

"Chase of the Paw Patrol?" Alyx asked.

"Good evening, Miss Vance." Chase said. "Daughter of Eli Vance, correct?"

"Correct." Alyx said. "Follow us." As she led the way, the pup followed suit. As many know already, Chase is the second in command of the Paw Patrol, a team made up of various pups led by their human owner Ryder, that do rescue missions, secret spy missions, and ultimate missions alike. Chase's primary job is being a Cop pup, where he helps keep things in line, warning traffic when an emergancy happens, track missing animals and or people, and he's even made helped policemen capture and arrest several crooks in the process. He's also done some various spy missions too. His good work got the attention of the Space Police Delta, and was recruited just a few months ago as one of the newest mammal members. Chase is very mature for his age, and takes his job seriously as he can. But he can be playful when he's not working, and he even shows an emotional side if he needs to.

"Sorry to wake you up at such a late hour." Alyx said.

"It's no biggie." Chase said. "Comes with being a cop pup. We always wake up when we're in need of assistance. But why did you call me out to some old factory."

"Our energy reader picked up a strange power anomally coming from somewhere here in the factory." Alyx said. "According to the scanner, it's nuclear energy."

"You already said that." Barney said.

"I know, but I'm telling him that." Alyx said.

"Nuclear Energy?" Chase asked. But isn't this factory used to make cars?"

"Used to." Alyx said. "But it's been abandoned for a long time. And apparently, if there is nuclear energy here, then there's something around here that's powered by it and we need to find it. And no one tracks anything better than you."

"So you brought me all the way out here to help you find something?" Chase asked.

"Well, in a way, yes." Barney said. Hearing that made Chase raise an eyebrow, but neverless, when someone needs him, no matter how big or small it is, Chase in on the case.

"No need to worry." Chase said with a smile. "My nose can pick up anything, so long as there's no kittens or feathers."

"Alright, lead the way." Barney said. The police pup spy gave a nod and began sniffing the ground, and began moving across the floor. He continued on and on, until he stopped, picking up a scent.

"Hold on, I think I found something." Chase said as he sniffed the ground.

"You did?" Alyx asked.

"Yeah, it's right below us." Chase said. "The scent is underneath the factory."

"Excellent job!" Barney said.

"What can I say?" Chase spoke. "Told ya I can sniff anything..." But as his nose sniffed again, he lowered to the ground, a bit confused. He picked up another scent... but... it was something else... a person?

"Hey... who's this?" He asked, sniffing the ground again.

"What'd you find?" Alyx asked.

"A lot of scents." Chase said as he continued to sniff. "Some... teenagers... and a dog... The scents are definitely a year old, but they lead toward..." He then followed the scent and continued onward, leading them to a strange square sized sealed up hole.

"Here!" He said. "The scents go all the way down here."

"To where?" Barney asked.

"Below this floor..." Chase said. Alyx took a look herself, seeing the sealed up hole in front of her.

"An elevator shaft..." She said, then begun looking around. Her flashlight turned every time she did, trying to find something. "Maybe there's a switch somewhere." Barney took a couple steps backward, but then his back hit something, and pressed against it, causing a loud noise to be heard. Turning around, he saw a switch, and it was glowing. Apparently, he must've activated it unpurpose. The three then turned toward the sealed up shaft, and it opened up, revealing an elevator rising up and opening it's doors.

"Whoa..." Chase said. "An elevator! But where does it lead?"

"Let's find out." Alyx said as she stepped inside.

"Um... isn't this trespassing though?" Chase asked.

"It's not trespassing if the door's opened." Alyx said with a wink. The pup then gave a shrug and followed in with Barney. As the door closed behind them, the elevator went down, and down.

"So... how are the other pups doing?" Alyx asked.

"We're doing alright." Chase said. "We've been busy in preparations for the peace treaty between the Kingdom of Acorn and Gemina in New York City. It's gonna be the day of the century."

"I'll say." Alyx said. "Sorry you may have to miss it."

"It's alright." Chase said. "To be honest, peace signings can be pretty boring. But I'm sure Princess Acorn will be fine, especially if he's there."

"How is Princess Acorn?" Alyx asked.

"Doing well." Chase said. "She's still recovering over the ordeal with the Black Arms Invasion, but she's doing a lot better now."

"Say, have you made a move on that poodle friend of your's yet?" Barney asked.

"Uhhh, Skye's actually a Cockapoo." Chase said. "And what do you mean make a move on her?"

"You know, ask her out on a date yet." Barney said. Processing what he just said, Chase quickly blushed and froze in place.

"Wh.. No, it's not like that." Chase said. "She's just a friend... though we have been pretty close lately..." He turned his head and thought about it. Again, Chase being the serious one, he tries not to show his emotional side. But over the months, he and Skye have been getting much closer, to the point of both of them liking each other a lot. And now, with them being in the teen age in dog years, they have been... feeling mushy inside.

"You think he's thinking about-" Barney asked, only to be interrupted by Alyx.

"Don't even say it Barnes..." Alyx said. Then suddenly, the elevator began to slow down, and come to a quick stop. Then, the doors opened up, and to their surprise, they saw something quite fascinating. Inside was a multi-green colored room, with the walls possibly made of metal, and in the center of it was a strange pedastal, and there was some strange glow and mist at the bottom.

"There's nothing in here." Barney said. "Just an empty room."

"Don't be so sure." Chase said as he came into the room and began sniffing. Moving toward the platform, he caught a strange scent.

"There's some kind of vapor coming from here." Chase said. "Smells like... Helium?"

"Liquid helium?" Alyx asked. "But how exactly is this possible?"

"Whatever it is, there's something down there." Chase said.

"Then let's see if we can get it out." Barney said as he moved around the room, and began touching the wall.

"What are you doing?" Alyx asked.

"Trying to find a switch." Barney said. "I found the switch for the elevator shaft."

"You mean you pressed into it, not even knowing it was there." Alyx said.

"Yeah, but I still found it." Barney said as he kept touching the wall, trying to feel some sort of switch, or knob. Suddenly, he felt something. A small square piece that pressed in a little bit the moment he touched.

"Hey, I think I found it." He said, and pressed harder on the square, pushing it in. Then suddenly, the room shook a bit. The hatch in the middle of the room began to open, causing Alyx and Chase to stand aside with surprise. As the group kept out of the way, the pedestal opened up, revealing a large strange looking device consisted of metal, machinery, and of course, a screen with a keyboard and chair in front of it.

"What it that?" Chase asked.

"I think it's a computer..." Barney said, with the three stepping forward, seeing the massive device.

"I have never seen anything like this." Alyx said.

"This computer has to be years old, but yet it's so advanced." Chase said. The pup then looked at the seat, and saw that there was a year and initials on the back of the chair. He examined it carefully.

"Check this out." Chase said. "1994... F... H... Hold on..." He took a closer look, and saw some rough lettering between the F and H.

"Fr...Fra...nz... Ho...pper...?" Chase said, unable to make out the word. Taking his nose, he saw there was some dust on the lettering. Using his paw, he wiped the dust off and read the name.

"Franz Hopper." He spoke out. Alyx turned her head toward the pup, her face full of surprise.

"Franz Hopper?" She asked.

"You know him?" Chase asked.

"Yeah..." Alyx said. "He was a friend of my dad's... and this..." She then glanced at the device in front of her, and her face was showing her head was connecting the dots.

"This was his supercomputer." She said. The pup tilted his head in confusion, while Barney stepped forward and examined the machine.

"So... what do you think?" Barney asked. Alyx only gave a smile.

"Boys, I think we're about to make history."

Meanwhile... in Elmore

7:45AM

Elmore... one of the most exciting places to be... or one of the most craziest places to be. Depending on how anybody would view it. The town is full of the most amazing and exotic things, filled with colorful characters with interesting and unique personalities, such as a massive purple furry giant, a banana family that does jokes and silly things, and a T-rex who bullies people, but wants to have a friend. The most happiest thing that can happen in Elmore is one thing. Summertime! It was Summer here in the town of Elmore. During the season it's hot. It's mostly sunny out. The parks are filled with lots of people. And the best part of it is, is that there is no school during that time. There are a hundred and four days of summer vacation til school comes along to end it. Well, maybe not in every place, but in some places like Elmore, it is. It is the time where the students get out of school and play to their hearts content. Well, not everybody though.

A car was driving on the streets. Luckily since there were barely any other cars, the traffic was pretty fast.

In the passenger seat, sat a young fourteen year-old blue cat with blackish blue eyes, and a tuff of his hair sticking out and down on the top of his head. He had only five whiskers. Three on his left and two on his right. He wore a black-ish cyan hoodie with white strings to tighten the hood if he would put it up. Underneath was a tan-colored sweater with a brown collar and cuffs. He wore grey color jeans, and with a brown belt to keep them up. Being a cat, he didn't wear shoes, only his paws. His shoulder was sticking a bit out of the side of the car as the window was rolled down. He only let out a sigh.

Gumball Watterson, the oldest son in the family, is usually considered the optimistic one. He's willing to help people in the most unlikely way, though the results can be either good or destructive. He always tries his best to stay out of trouble, but trouble always seems to follow him around, and he does what he can to fix it. But, in the past year now, he's been hit hard with depression, and surprisingly, it wasn't because of where he was going to.

Next to him driving was an older blue cat, somewhere in her in her late 30s, who was the younger cat's mother. She has blackish-blue eyes just like her son. She wore a nice untucked workshirt with a rainbow badge snipped on to her left. A nice grey skirt hung down toward her knees. There were no shoes on her feet either. She looked over to her son, seeing him in his depressed state, and gave a sigh as well.

Her name was Nicole Watterson, Gumball's mom, and pretty much the only responsible one in the family. She is considered a workaholic, suffering from lots of emotional stress because of her many duties. She can be strict and demanding, and has an extremely nasty temper when upset. But deep down, she loves her family, especially her son, and even go through great lengths to express that.

Pretty soon, the car pulled up in front of the school, Elmore School, which was divided into two fractions, with one fraction being Elmore Junior High, and the other Elmore High School. Them pulling up to the school was the sign of the worst possible thing that could ever happen to a teenager during the summer: Summer School. It's where a student doesn't reach the grade and have to make up for it during the summer. It is a consequence for those who don't do well in school.

"Well, you ready?" Nicole asked.

"Ready to enter the school gates of hell?" Gumball asked. The older cat only sighed.

"Gumball, we talked about this." Nicole said. "You may not like it either, but this is what happens when you don't study for your tests, especially the finals."

"But mom, I did study for the finals!" Gumball said. "I don't know what went wrong? Maybe I didn't study enough..."

"Well, at least you did study." Nicole said. The younger cat only lowered his eyes. "It'll be fine... it's only gonna be for three weeks."

"Well... summer school isn't actually what's getting me down mom." Gumball said.

"Then what is?" Nicole asked.

"It's... nothing." Gumball said. While he didn't want to talk about it, from the look on her face showed that the mama cat knew already. But she didn't want to bring it up, otherwise it would put him in a more depressing mood.

"I know things are really hard for you, but can you at least try to be cheerful? Please?" Nicole asked. The blue cat gave a defeated sigh.

"Alright... I'll try." Gumball said. "Though I don't know if forcing myself to be happy will make me feel better."

"Love you, Gummypuss." Nicole said, giving her son a peck on the cheek.

"Love you too." Gumball said as he stepped out of the car, taking his backpack and skateboard with him, and walked up the steps and entered the building. Nicole watched until he was right inside. He's changed, she thought. He's changed so much since that horrible incident. If only there was something that could lift his spirits up again. But that would have to wait until later, because she had work. She stared back forward and slowly drove off, knowing one thing for sure. It was going to be a long day for both of them.

As Gumball walked down the hallway, he turned to his left, going into the room he is assigned to. As he opens it, he quickly becomes surprised, seeing all but a few other students present.

"What the what?" Gumball asked. "Banana Joe? Tobias? Tina? Teri? Sussie? Sarah? Alan? Carmen? Bobert? What are all of you guys doing here?"

"Hey man." Tobias said. "We failed our exams too."

"What?!" Gumball asked. "How is that even possible?"

"We don't know." Banana Joe said. "I'm starting to wonder why."

"Me Too!" Alan said. "I did so well on the exams. I don't even know how I got an F?"

"I cannot understand, myself." Bobert said. "I am a robot, and robots are more intelligent than the average human lifeform."

"Well, at least we're going through this together!" Sarah said, though that was met by some students throwing paper at her.

"Well, at least this can't get any worse." Gumball said to himself.

"Ahem..." a voice spoke from behind him. He froze however, knowing who's voice that was. Turning his head, he saw a very old monkey. She had dark grey fur, a homely ugly primate face, and she wore a pale brownish-buff polka-dotted dress. Her arms spanned the length of her body, though she prefers to walk solely on her two legs. She was actually skinny for a primate, probably because she's two million years old.

She was Lucy Simian, Gumball's cruel and grumpy teacher, who takes pleasure in making other students sad and suffer. She despises Gumball with a passion, and even outright lies to everyone so she doesn't get into trouble. She hates being a teacher, though she has had this job for years. If she's here, then that means she's teaching Summer School, much to the blue cat's displeasure.

"Yep, we are going to hell." He said.

"Well, well, Gumball Watterson." Miss Simian spoke. "Why am I not surprised." She then glanced over at the other students, who were shownig worried looks.

"Ok, I'm surprised about this, though." She said.

"Yeah, so am I." Gumball said.

"Well... now that everyone is here... GET IN YOUR SEAT!" She shouted at the blue cat, making him scurry over to the table in the front row.

"Ok class..." Miss Simian began. "You're all probably wondering why you're here..."

"Is it because the school system is rigged?" Tobias asked.

"Close... but NO!" Miss Simian said. "It's because you're all failures! And failures much be punished, I mean... must be disciplined. And that is why I am here, though I don't even want to be here, but hey, I get paid. Now what to do to make you all suffer? Hmmm... I know... POP QUIZ!" Suddenly, she moved her way up to Gumball's table, staring him right in the eyes.

"Let's start with you, Watterson..." She hissed with a smile.

"Wh... why me?" Gumball asked. "Why not Bobert, he's sm-"

"SILENCE!" She shouted in his face. "Because, I don't like you. Now, tell me... Who was the first person in my family that made the Banana Split?" The blue cat tilted his head in confusion.

"That's... not a history question." Gumball said. "And I don't even think your family even made the Banana Split."

"I don't care." She spoke. "Now Answer The Question!"

-BOOM-

Suddenly the door opened up, revealing a tall man wearing a nice looking shirt and tie, tanish pants, dress shoes, and a nice brown coat. He stepped inside, surprising everybody, including the teacher.

"Hey!" Miss Simian shouted. "You can't just barge in here while I'm teaching a class!"

"Yes I can." The nice man said. "I'm Jason Dilan Marcus the Third, private investigator. I need to speak with your students."

"Um... ok?" Miss Simian asked.

"Ok... all students stand up." Mr. Marcus said. "Banana Joe, Tobias Wilson, Tina Rex, Sarah G. Lato, Teri, Sussie, Alan, Carmen, Bobert, and Gumball Watterson." Gumball lifted his head in surprise, and stood up with every other student in the class.

"There's been an investigation going on with the CTA scores, and someone in the school system made a critical error or did some illegal tampering with all your final grades." The Investigator said. "Every single one of you in the room, passed with flying colors." Gumball's eyes widened with surprise, as everyone else. Every one of them, including himself, passed their exams?

"Pack your things, you're all going home." The investigator said. "Enjoy your Summer kids." All the kids gasped in surprise and excitement.

"Wait, we all passed?" Teri asked.

"I knew it!" Alan said. "I knew I passed the exam!"

"That means we can go home?" Carmen asked.

"We don't have to go back to this crummy middle school anymore?" Tobias asked.

"I'm a banana!" Banana Joe said. Gumball on the other hand began to form a smile on his face. He quickly jumped onto his desk.

"YES!" He called out. "Thank You, God!" He then jumped off the table and ran out of the classroom, as all the other students were cheering. Miss Simian, however, was quite shocked.

"Wait, what do you mean they passed the grade?!" Miss Simian asked.

"What I mean is that their final grades were just enough to pass your class." Mr. Marcus said. "Some of them got some Cs and Ds, but enough to pass." The old ape was about to speak, but then she was hit with realization.

"You mean... I don't have to teach these kids anymore?" Miss Simian asked. The investigator gave a nod, which resulted with the old ape forming a big smile. "YES! Finally I don't have to deal with these snotty-nosed brats anymore! No more teaching this stupid class! And more importantly... No More Gumball Watterson!"

"Hold on there for just a minute." Mr. Marcus said with his hand up. "Are you Lucy Simian?"

"Yes, yes I am." Miss Simian said. "Why?"

"Well we've been doing some investigations on you and several other teachers as well, and we found some very interesting stuff in your locker." The Investigator said. "We found some stolen food from the cafeteria, some stolen ID, some possessions that belonged to a handful of students, a credit card that was reported stolen recently, and some cash that was also from the Lunch cash registers." As the investigator spoke those reported un-lawful acts, Miss Simian stood there a bit shocked, nearly beginning to sweat.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Miss Simian said hestiantly.

"We checked the school's security footage, and we have you on camera stealing food from the freezer, taking cash out of the cash register, stealing someone's ID from the lost and found, and taking possessions from several lockers, including the credit card." The man spoke, then displayed photos from the security footages, revealing the old ape taking food out of the freezer, taking the cast out of the cash register, and all the other crimes he just explained to her.

"Ummm... that's not me!" Miss Simian said, with a bit of sweat going down her face. "That's my... twin sister!"

"Lucy..." The voice brought both the teacher and the investigator's attention. They both saw Principle Nigel Brown, the slug with a thick coat of brown fur all over his body, with thick round glasses over his eyes. He was in handcuffs, and behind him was the Donut Sheriff, who was actually a round shaped donut with pink frosting.

"Nigel?" Miss Simian asked.

"It's over..." Principle Brown said. "They found out about my fake diploma... and the thefts."

"That's right." Donut Sheriff said, grabbing a hold of Principle Brown's hands. "You should be ashamed of forging a fake diploma to get a job here." The old ape then looked at the investigator, and smiled nervously.

"Ok... Lucy Simian, you're under arrest for multiple counts of thefts as well as willful neglects of minorities." Mr. Marcus said. "And we have the neglects on camera too." The old ape took in a deep breath.

"Alright, I'll come quietly." Miss Simian said. "Can I just do one thing before I go?"

"Ummmm... yes?" The investigator said.

Gumball was already heading down the hall, and he was doing a nice dance along the way. Of course he would, because he didn't have to go to summer school anymore. Which meant no more worrying about the educational system, and he could do whatever he wanted! Well, not everything, cuz it's just a figure of speech. To rap it up, Gumball didn't have to go to school, and nothing could ruin this moment...

"GUMBALL!" A loud shout came from the other end of the hall, getting the blue cat's attention. As he turned his head, he saw Miss Simian, going berserk, and chasing after him.

"AHHH!" Gumball screamed as he ran down the hall, trying to avoid the ape. The blue cat ran as fast as he could from the old primate. Despite the old age, she could really move around, using the walls and the lockers to grab and push with her arms and feet. That's what all types of monkeys, gorillas, apes, and all primates can do, because they're wild and acrobatic. Wait, why was she chasing him? What did he even do this time? Didn't matter now, he thought. He had to get away. Gumball tried everything he could to stop her from chasing him, such as throwing some objects like a fire extinguisher to blast off at her, even throwing a banana peel he took from Banana Joe when he passed by. But nothing could stop the old ape. After taking a glance back, seeing he the ape was far behind, the blue cat looked straight ahead, seeing the front door! His ticket to freedom! He made it, only to find it locked!

"Oh C'mon!" He shouted. He then heard a roar and screech from behind. Turning around he saw Miss Simian, just a hallway away, staring right at him.

"You're not getting out this time, Watterson!" She shouted.

"What's the big idea?!" Gumball asked. "Summer school's over, you can't do anything to me!"

"True, but I'm already going away for a long time, so I might as well get rid of you while I have the chance!" Miss Simian shouted.

"What?!" Gumball asked. "You're gonna kill me?! How is that gonna make you feel better?"

"So tha... wait." The old ape began thinking. "Eh, I don't know, but I'm still gonna kill you regardless!" With one last growl and roar, she charged toward him, as the blue cat screamed. But then, as he squint his eyes once, his eyes suddenly shifted to a strange different color. His sclera became completely black and his eyes began to glow a bright yellow, like a demonic possession but more... scary. This threw off Miss Simian greatly, as the eyes quickly caused her to gasp. As she got close, the blue cat threw his hand backwards and threw a strong swipe, unaware that his hand began to glow a dark color, mixed with purple and red. With that clenched fist, he swung a powerful smack into Miss Simian's face, sending her to the floor unconcious. As the blue cat blinked and opened his eyes, which reverted back to his dark blue color, he froze, seeing the old ape on the ground. He was greatly surprised, seeing how he managed to get a good swing at the hag. He knelt down and gave a sigh of relief. But tension came to his entire body as he saw the strange demonic claw all over his right hand. One would fret or be panic if that happened to them, but Gumball gave a sigh.

"Aww, not again." He spoke. Apparently this had happened before.

"She went this way!" a voice called out. Looking ahead, he heard more voices. Probably the officers of the law. He quickly pulled up his sleeve, covering his newly found claw, just before the officers arrived at the scene. They were quite surprised to see Miss Simian on the ground. Either way, the cops quickly jumped onto her body, causing the body limbs to fling up.

"Lucy Simian, you're under arrest!" The Hamburger cop shouted. "Oh wait, we got her." Soon Mr. Marcus walked up and saw the ape pinned.

"I always despise the old ugly ones." He spoke. He then turned his attention to Gumball.

"Nice hit kid." The investigator said, patting the blue cat's shoulder.

"Uh... thanks." Gumball said with a smile, something the cop knew was a bit nervous.

"You ok?" he asked.

"Yeah, just a bit startled." Gumball said.

"Well, you're safe now." The investigator said giving a smile. As he departed, Gumball's smile faded a bit, and he stared at the ground. Looking back at his pulled up sleeve. Her pulled it back, and saw that the claw was gone, only his blue paw hand. He gave a sigh of relief, glad that it was gone... for now.

Sometime later, Miss Simian, Principle Brown, and all the other teachers were placed into a couple of police cars. Apparently, during their investigation, the police found out a lot about the rest of the staff at school, where Joan Markham, the school nurse wasn't a real nurse, and Coach Russo wasn't even a real athelete. So far every adult in the school were completely unqualified to be teachers, and broke the rules too. So therefore, the school staff were all going to jail, except for Rocky, the school's janitor, and Gary Hedges, who doesn't work there anymore.

"Wait, why am I arrested?" Mr. Small asked. The tall fluffy cloud-like hippie in handcuffs was being escorted to the police cruiser. "Is it because I'm not a US citizen?"

"No, it because you give horrible advice, and it led to several dangerous accidents at school." The investigator said. "But since you just confessed that part, we're adding that charge too." He then pushed Mr. Smalls into the car and closed the door.

"Well, that's everybody." The Hamburger cop said. "Man, we just made about... at least twenty arrests in one day! A new personal record in the book!"

"These teachers... they disgust me." The investigator said. The rest of the students watched as the teachers were all placed in the cars, all locked up. Gumball was a bit surprised at this too. He knew that everybody on the school board and the entire staff at school were somewhat incompetent, but he never believed that they've done some bad stuff too.

"So, since she nearly assaulted you, do you wanna press charges?" Donut Sheriff asked the blue cat. He then looked at the ape.

"Ummmm... how long are they going to jail for?" Gumball asked.

"Well Brown's looking to eleven years in prison for the diploma forgery." Donut Sheriff said. "We're still trying to figure out the rest of the staff. But as for Miss Simian, she stole a hundred thousand dollars worth of stuff, stolen someone's identity, and committed child neglect, so she's looking at more than thirty-five years." The blue cat looked back at his former teacher and gave a shrug. Sure she tried to kill him, but she's already doing hard time, so it wouldn't make much of a difference.

"Nah, I think that sentence will teach her a lesson." Gumball said.

"Well, that leaves less work for us." Donut Sheriff said. "It's a shame you have a monster for a teacher. And it's a shame that the entire school staff are complete bogus morons, well, most of them at least. Suckers." He then went to his car, and Gumball looked back at the former school teacher.

"Well, enjoy your time in the slammer." Gumball said with a smile and waved. Miss Simian only gave a hateful glare at the blue cat.

"GUMBALL!" She screamed in anger as the car took off down the street, while the other students watched.

"Wait, there aren't any teachers, so now what?" Teri asked.

"Now you guys can enjoy your summer." The investigator said, getting into his car. He then took off as everybody watched him drive down the steet. Soon, the students began to cheer in excitement and happiness.

"We finally don't have to go to Summer School!" Tobias shouted.

"We're Free!" one student shouted.

"We Don't Have To Worry About the Educational System!" Another student shouted.

"I'M A BANANA!" Banana Joe called out. The entire student staff then ran toward the other direction, cheering and praising that there was no school now for the whole summer. But one was actually not cheering or praising, and it was Gumball. He was happy now that he didn't have to go to summer school, but deep down, he was still feeling down. The kind of down that makes you not want to get up in the morning. He turned to the direction the students went toward, and gave a sigh.

"Yeah... it's gonna be a long summer." He said putting on his skate helmet, and pulled out his skateboard. He was a bit happy that he didn't have to endure summer school any longer, but yet, this didn't cheer him up at the most though. He was still depressed. Placing his feet on his skateboard, he rode down the sidewalk, ready for a long summer.

Scrub. Scrub. Scrub.

That's all that she could do as she continued to scrub the pipes with the floor scrub. Scrubbing them was a young pink haired girl, dressed in a dark purple dress that reached toward her knees, while her sleeves were a lighter pink, with pink quarter length leggings underneath. Her boots were shades of red, and her dress had a white-ish pink hood. The girl was scrubbing the dirt and dust from inside the pipe. It was actually a disgusting job, but it was the only way for her to get cash.

Pretty soon, it was all done, and she pulled herself out of the hole and fell onto her back, her hand dropping the scrubber, and placed on her hand. While her free hand made its way across her swollen stomach, which looked like she either ate something big, or was far along in pregnancy. With a huff, she lifted herself from the ground and wiped the dirt off her forehead.

"Done..." She said.

"Hey, that was pretty impressive!" a voice called from the side. Turning her head, she saw a few of the construction men, which were actually Lego-like humanoids. The red one was Hank, blue one was Steve, and the gray one with the mustache was George. They were quite impressed with how this young girl managed to clean the pipes.

"Thanks..." She said. "It was a bit hard, but it was worth it."

"Well, you sure are a trooper." George said.

"So... here's your dough." Steve said as she handed her the cash. Taking a glance, the girl counted the amount.

"Wait, this is way less than you said you were gonna give me." She said.

"No, we said that we'd give you a bunch, and that's a bunch." Hank said.

"This is all ones." Aelita said. "It all adds up to twenty."

"And twenty is a bunch." Hank said.

"No it's not." George said, only to get a glare from the other two.

"Look girl, if we had our way, we'd give you double than that, but the economy stinks around here, so we can only give so little." Steve said.

"But hey, we might be able to give you a bit more." George said. "In exchange for some fun fillin'..." The girl looked at the construction crew, but then a shocked expression came to her.

"You Perverted Creeps!" She shouted as she slapped George's hand away, making him gasp in a bit of pain. The girl took off running.

"Wait!" Steve called out, but the girl was already gone. He and Hank gave a cold glare at George.

"Real smooth George." Hank said. "You made us look like sick freaks! What the hell is wrong with y'all?"

"What?" George asked. "I was asking if she wanted to help fill up cracks in the sidewalks with cement! It's the only fun thing we do around here!"

"Well, why did you say it like that?!" Steve asked.

"I've been listening to a lot of rap music lately." George said.

Back with the girl, she quickly made her way from the Construction Site, and finally came to a halt to catch her breath. After doing so, she glanced down at the cash she had in her hands. Despite the sigh, she tried to force herself to smile.

"Well, at least it's something." She said. "Hopefully this will help me buy a bit of food until I can find a better job... though I don't know where else I could work... or where else I could go." She then walked down the sidewalk, unaware of an over-sized sentinet fingerprint with a domino mask approaching her from behind.

"Hey, made you look." He said.

"Huh?" The girl asked, only for the fingerprint to rush by and snatch the money from her hands.

"Wh... HEY!" She called out. "I was gonna buy food with that!"

"Sorry, lady!" The thief, Sal Left Thumb called out. "But crime pays!" He let out a sinister cackle as he ran down the streets. Seeing him run with the money she earned made her slump down to her knees. She spent two hours cleaning those pipes, just to get that money. Now all that hard work was down the drain. Now she won't be able to buy food.

"What am I gonna do?" She asked, almost ready to tear up.

"Watch out!"

The girl turned her head, seeing a blue cat on a skateboard going too fast, right into her!

-BUMP-

The bump that would make one jump, made both of them tumble to the ground. The girl fell to her knees, while Gumball fell backwards and right on his poor face..

"Ooowww..." Gumball spoke, his voice breaking a bit from the pain he endured. "Oowww... that hurt so much." He got to his knees, and rubbed his face. The girl managed to pick herself up, looking back at the blue cat. Quite surprised that it was an anthropomorphic talking cat. Well, in this town she saw a lot of different people in different shapes and sizes, so she wasn't completely surprised.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." She said. "I didn't mean to make you fall."

"Oh, it's no worry." Gumball said as he got himself back up. "I didn't see where I was going-" Opening his eyes, he froze in place. Before him was this beautiful girl, about an inch taller than him. Despite the dirt marks that were on her face, and the bulge she had in her stomach, she was beautiful in his eyes. The blue cat only froze in place, trying to find words to speak.

"Whoa..." He spoke under his breath, trying to swallow the water filling in his mouth. "Uh... hi..." He gave a nervous smile.

"Um... hi." The girl responded back.

"I'm Gumball." He said, extending his hand forward for her to shake. Looking down at his hand, she cautiously grabbed it and shook it.

"Nice to meet you, Gumball..." She said as their hands shook up and down. Though the girl actually stopped shaking, Gumball was still shaking her hand. "Um, you can stop now..."

"Oh!" Gumball said, realizing that he shook her hand long enough. "Sorry... don't know what's over me. Say, are you alright?"

"Yeah... I'm fine." She said. But then, she just remembered the thumb guy stealing the money she earned. She dropped to the side of the sidewalk, crossed her arms and buried her head into them, giving a deep sigh.

"Is something wrong?" Gumball asked.

"Yes..." She spoke, though her arms were covering her mouth as she sat there.

"You uh... wanna talk about it?" Gumball asked as he sat next to her. The girl lifted her head up.

"Some jerk stole my money." She said.

"Oh." Gumball said. "I'm sorry."

"I just earned that money after scrubbing the pipes at the construction site." She said.

"Ewww." Gumball said. "Is that why you look all dirty?"

"Sort of." She said. "That was a total of two hours right down the drain. Now I can't buy anything to eat." The blue cat glanced at her, and then noticed that her stomach was a bit extended. How could she be hungry if she looks like she swallowed a soccer ball? But he kept that to himself, and decided to speak to cheer her up.

"Well, then your mom will probably fix you something to eat." Gumball said with a smile. The girl stared at the ground.

"My mother's dead." She said. The blue cat stared at her with a derp expression.

"Oh." He said, trying to think of something to say. "And your father?"

"Him too." She said. The blue cat took a deep breath. So much for trying to cheer her up.

"I am so sorry." He said, patting her shoulder.

"It's ok." She said.

"So... the orphanage doesn't have much food?" Gumball asked. She turned her head toward the cat. The look on her face gave him a definite answer, and it wasn't the food. "You don't live in an orphanage, do you?"

"No, I've been... living on the streets." She said. That only made Gumball look even more stupid.

"Man, I'm not good with words today." He said.

"Things were just starting to lighten up, but now... I don't know what to do." She said, covering her face into her arms. The blue cat couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Then realization came to his mind. He looked back at his backpack and reached inside. He pulled out a small bag containing his lunch.

"Here." Gumball said, handing her his lunch bag. The girl looked surprised by this gesture.

"Wh...What's this?" she asked.

"It's my lunch." Gumball said. "Tuna Sandwich with an apple in it. I was gonna have it for lunch at school, but I don't have to go anymore so, might as well let you have." The girl looked at him, then at the bag, then at the boy again.

"Wait... do I have to do anything?" She asked.

"No, I'm just being generous today." Gumball said. "It's ok, take it." The girl looked at the boy then slowly took the bag. Opening it up, she saw that it was a Tuna Sandwich and an apple, exactly as Gumball described.

"I-I don't know what to say." She said. "Thanks."

"It's no biggie." Gumball said. "Besides, a beautiful angel like you shouldn't starve to death." The girl's eyes widened after hearing that.

"What?" She asked.

"What?" Gumball asked.

"Did you call me beautiful angel?" She asked, making the cat realize what he said.

"NO!" He said. "I said, a magnificent dame like you- No I mean, goddess of innocence, no wait! I mean... BBfFFT..." He then slapped himself trying to get his words together. He then let out a defeated sigh.

"I'm sorry... just enjoy the sandwich, miss." He said as he got back onto his skateboard and began to rode down.

"Aelita."

The boy stopped and turned his head, looking back at the girl.

"Hmmm?" He asked.

"My name... My name is Aelita." She said.

"Aelita...?" Gumball spoke. "That's a beautiful name."

"It's nothing special." She said with a shy smile.

"Well, I hope I see you again, Aelita." Gumball said. "And don't worry, I'm sure things will turn out good for you!" He then took off on his skateboard, heading down the sidewalk. The girl watched and gave a hopeful smile. As he got far enough, the blue cat gave a defeated sigh. He was really happy to meet a new friend today, but something was still bringing him down.

"Wish I could say the same for me..." He said as he skated away.

Well that's the end of this chapter, and the next one is being worked on as we speak. So Gumball made a friend, yet he hasn't realized that she will play an important role in this story.

Note: Gumball is around 14-15, and he's still the same Gumball as in the TAWoG, but he takes more on his Season 1 traits and is trying to be less of a trouble maker, while hit hard with depression. Think of him being voiced by Logan Grove today (who is probably 20 at this time).

It will be a while before our heroes come together. I can't give a specific number of chapters it will take, especially to introduce everyone. The first few chapters will focus on Gumball and his family. After that, I will be getting into the next phase of the story.

Also, this Author's Note that I give will share as much information as they can... and maybe some hints of what's to come.