Ok, here's the next chapter. I said it was gonna be sooner than you think! A little warning, it's gonna have attempted assault.

But in any case, enjoy the chapter!


Chapter 03: Aelita

Some time later, the sun was just lowering down the horizon, where the day has turned into night. The sky was clear, so the moon and the stars were sparkling down upon the town of Elmore. It was quite peaceful, and it can be dangerous. Unfortunately for Aelita, the pink haired girl that Gumball met eariler in the day, she had to walk the streets. It has been a long day, and it was a hot one too. If anyone saw this girl out on her own at night, they would think, where is she going? And where is her home? Turning to her right, she went to the one place that nobody would want to go to.

The Junkyard. It is pretty much the city's dump, where citizens would dispose most of their broken tools, vehicles, or anything that wouldn't need anymore. All this stuff that could be savaged and reused, just left here. It's sad, really.

This was the only place for Aelita to stay at, so might as well make a bit of a living here. Making her way toward the deeper part of the yard, she came across an old mattress on the ground. It was the only one in the entire area, and the only thing to sleep on. She sat down upon it, and pulled out a bag. The same bag that Gumball gave her eariler. She pulled out it's contents. The sandwich was first, then the apple. Taking a bite out the tuna sandwich, she just sat there, eating the food that was in the bag. She was actually a bit relieved that the blue cat boy gave her his lunch. That was probably the first and only time anyone had been generous to her, without anything to give to them in exchange.

Not much is known about Aelita Stones, except what not many people know, she was originally a student at Kadic Academy, a boarding school for students from other countries. But in truth, which only a handful of people know, she was the daughter of a mysterious scientist named Professor Franz Hopper, who used to be part of a secret military project consisted of many scientists worldwide known as Project Carthage, that is until he left the project after learning of the group's dangerous motives. She wasn't aware of this at first, until she befriended four friends; Jeremie Belpois, Odd Della Robbia, Ulrich Stern, and Yumi Ishiyama, who brought her back to Earth after spending nine years dormant in a Super Computer. Since then, the five friends fought against a multi-agent program known as XANA from destroying humanity. They were successful, but at a great cost.

She tried to move on, but sometimes, the things we cherish the most are always taken from us. Nine months ago, a terrible accident occurred, which caused the school to be destroyed, and the lives of everyone, students, teachers, were taken as a result, except one. And that one was Aelita. Since then she had been through a lot, and spent most of her life on the streets, and being on the streets can be dangerous for someone like her. And with her being a girl, it's even more dangerous.

As she laid down on the mattress, she laid her hands across her stomach, touching the surface of her stretched bump.

How could this happen to her? she thought. All she wanted was to have a normal life. To be part of a family again. But now, she has nothing left. Not her mother, not her father, nor her friends. She looked up at the sky, seeing the stars. Her hand reached out up towards it.

"Jeremie... I hope you're up there... I'm sorry for what happened to you. To all of you." Dropping her hand onto the mattress, she couldn't help but shed a couple of tears. She rolled over to her side, and tried to go to sleep. But the sad memories and the feeling in her stomach was unable to let her do so.

Suddenly, she felt warmth around her, making her feel hot. But suddenly, as she took a sniff, she covered her nose, realizing that it smelled bad.

"Where did that come from?" Aelita asked. "Why does it suddenly smell bad... and feel hot?" After seconds of processing, she realized with shrunken pupils in her eyes that something was breathing on her, and the shadow covering her own was also more proof. Turning her head around, she saw what was looking down upon her. To her shock, and horror, it was a large and extremely fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex. No, really, it was a real T-Rex, covered in thick brownish-gray scales from head to tail. She had a huge mouth full of enormous white carnivore teeth and very noticible halitosis. Everyone at Elmore Junior High would know that this was Tina Rex, the fearsome bully of the school who got held back two grades, and friends with Jamie, a fellow bully in crime.

The massive T-Rex looked down upon Aelita, giving a menacing look.

"What are you doing here in my home?" The T-rex asked. "And why are you sleeping near my bed?"

"Uh... sorry... I didn't know that... this was your bed..." Aelita said, almost as white as a sheet.

"Well... just so you know, I don't like tresspassers... but..." Tina said, and her mouth opened, showing her sharp teeth. Looking inside her mouth, it made Aelita squeal, and then, she screamed.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" She shouted as she took the metal pole from the side of the bed and whacked the T-Rex in the nose, and took off running as fast as she could.

"Ow!" Tina shouted. "Why'd you do that?!" With a loud roar, the mighty T-Rex chased after her. The girl kept running as fast as she could, but she felt a bit of a pain in her tummy. Apparently, the sandwich inside her wasn't fully digested yet. However, her running came to a short halt, seeing that there was a wall of broken stuff in front of her, blocking her path. She looked frantically around, trying to see if there was a way over or through it. But there wasn't.

-STOMP. STOMP. STOMP.-

Hearing the sound of huge feet stomping on the ground made the poor girl freeze, and turn her head to see the T-Rex approaching her slowly.

"Now... as I was saying..." Tina said as she moved closer, with Aelita almost on the verge of passing out.

But then suddenly, a spark of light zipped down from the sky. A yellow orb stood in between Aelita and Tina, and flashed before the latter, blinding her. What was happening Aelita thought. Was this orb protecting her?

"Go! Run for it! Go!" A voice spoke.

"What?" Aelita thought, hearing the voice. "Who said that?"

"Don't worry about it, just run!" The voice said. Looking back at the orb, the girl realized that the orb was talking. Giving a quick nod, Aelita took off running, seconds before the orb disappeared and followed her. Tina quickly shook her head to get the light out of her eyes, and then saw that the girl was gone. Aelita kept running and found her way toward the entrance of the Junkyard. She then made her way out and took off running away from the area. After a few short seconds, Tina arrived at the entrance, and looked around with a surprised and disappointed expression.

"Wait!" Tina shouted. "Where are you going?! I was just gonna ask if you wanted some food."

The girl ran as fast as she could from the junkyard down the street, hoping she would get far from the terrifying T-Rex. Turning her head back, she saw that the dinosaur was gone. Making her way across the alleyway, she stopped herself to catch a breath. She couldn't believe it, she thought. A Tyranosaurus Rex, living in the 21st Century? She thought dinosaurs were suppose to be extinct!

Well, that didn't matter now. What mattered was that she got away from the stampeding carnivore. But now, she has no where to go, or to sleep. So much for a peaceful night. She then made her way down the alley, which isn't safe. But where else could she go. Not back at the Junkyard with theT-Rex.

Suddenly, she felt her stomach growl all of a sudden. She placed her hand on her bump. She gave a groan.

"Great... how much hungry are you in there?" She asked, talking to the bulge in her stomach.

"Hey check it out boys!" Hearing that made the girl turn her head around. She then saw a couple of older boys, somewhere in their 20s, but they were tall, wearing street clothes and hoodies to hide a bit of their faces. She only stood there, wondering who they were.

"Well lookie here guys." The first one said. "We got ourselves an expecting lady, out here all alone." The boys then started to approach Aelita, with weird smiles on their faces.

"Hey there, pretty girl." The second said to the girl. "What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?" Aelita only tilted her head a bit in confusion.

"Um... I was... being chased by a T-Rex." She said. The boys looked at her, and then at each other. They started to laugh, as if they didn't believe her.

"Hey listen, girl." The first one said. "You seem to be lost, and alone."

"Yeah, an expecting mother like you shouldn't be out here." The second one said. The girl then looked down at her stomach, and then back at the boys.

"I... I think I'm just gonna go." Aelita said as she back away, only to feel something blocking her from behind. Turning around, she saw another one of the street boys, placing his hand on her shoulders.

"Hey, no said you had to leave." The third boy said. "Say, why don't we help you out a bit?"

"Help me?" she asked, pushing her back to the two boys, who moved closer to her.

"Yeah, and in fact, you can help us out too." The first one said.

"Uh huh..." The second one said. "We've been wanting to have a little fun..."

"Little fun?" Aelita asked.

"Yeah, you know." The third one said, showing sinister eyes under his head. "We've been wanting to do a little gangbanging for a while now." The girl looked confused. Gangbang? But then it hit her. She knew that they they meant by having a little fun. They were gonna force her to have sex with them!

"Get Away From Me You Perverts!" She shouted as she punched the street boy in front of her. But that only provoked him.

"Oh, now you're gonna get it!" He said, making the girl squeel in fear. She quickly made a bolt for it, passing the other guys.

"After Her!" The second one shouted.

"Don't let her get away!" The first one said. Aelita ran around the corner, down the alleyway, which isn't actually a smart move. She tired running as fast as she could, but the pain in her stomach started up again. From the time she ran from that T-rex and now these thugs, her poor tummy was unable to digest all that food. She stopped herself and hugged her stomach tight.

"Not again!" She said. But then she was grabbed by the arm and pulled back. Grabbed from behind and her mouth covered preventing her from screaming. She struggled, and managed to let out a scream.

"GAAAAAHHH!" She shouted.

"Oh No You Don't!" The guy holding her, holding a knife to her neck. The girl froze as she saw the weapon. "Come on guys, let's get this over with." The other two showed up, and then she was then pulled deeper into the alleyway where no one could see them.

"Alright boys, hold her up!" The first one said as she tossed her to his croonies. As if on command, the two boys held up the girl, with one arm holding her arms up, and the other arms holding her legs, spreading them open.

"Let's get the goods." He said as he then pulled down her leggings down to her feet, leaving her completely exposed. "Wow, no underwear or panties? She really is homeless."

"Bet she's been sleeping with other ones too?" The second guy asked.

"Well guess we'll be added to her list." The third one said.

"No!" Aelita shouted. "S'il vous plaît pas ça! Tout sauf ça!"

"Did you hear that guys?" The first one asked. "She speaks french! Now that's hot."

"Wait, how old do you think she is?" The second one asked.

"Who cares, so long as we get some satisfaction!" The third one said. The poor girl knew what was coming, and what they were going to do. And the worse part was that there was nothing she could do about it. The first guy with the knife unbuckled his pants and boxers, letting them drop.

"Alright boys, let's have fun with this little french slut..." He said as he moved toward her.


"Man, that place was soooo weird." Darwin said. "I've never seen women dance on polls before." Darwin said.

"Yeah, me neither." Gumball said with his head faced at the ground, kicking the crushed can in front of him. They just got back from the place their dad sent them, and luckily, they didn't have to stay long. They were able to use the card Richard gave them to get inside and speak with Touhou for Mom's birthday gift. After they got the picture they made their way home.

"You think Mrs. Mom will like the picture from the artist?" Darwin asked, showing the picture rolled up in a tube. Gumball only gave a sigh, still depressed.

"I don't really care." He said, his head slumped down, much to Darwin's notice.

"Dude, c'mon, lighten up a bit." Darwin said. "Penny would want you to move on."

"I don't know dude." Gumball said. "It would feel awkward just to do so."

"Didn't you try going out with Teri?" Darwin asked.

"Yeah, got papercuts." Gumball said, remembering how he tried to make things work with Teri, but was unable to survive the day without getting papercuts.

"How about Masabi?" Darwin asked.

"She only cares about money." Gumball said, remembering when he hung out with Masabi and she demanded him to buy her something nice. When she asked right away, he just left her.

"What about Tina?" Darwin asked.

"C'mon man, she's a T-rex." Gumball said, remembering when he tried to go out with Tina Rex, but she was kinda too big for her.

"Well, don't give up man, there are a lot of fish in the sea." Darwin said.

"But I don't want a fish, buddy." Gumball said. "Especially since I have you."

"Well... what do you want then?" Darwin asked. The blue cat stopped in his tracks, lifting his head up.

"I just want Penny back..." He said, and then glanced up at the sky. "I feel... so lost without her."

"Listen, I know you miss her, but you really have to move on." Darwin said. "Penny wouldn't want you to sulk down on your knees and cry. She would want you to stand up high, smile to the sky, scare off those rainclouds and say bye bye." The blue cat raised an eyebrow.

"What?" Gumball asked.

"You know, just keep your head up and put a smile on." Darwin said. "Like Cupcake Surprise from Pretty Pretty Ponies would say, when life gets you down, just smile. Come on man... lemme see that smile." Darwin said with his cheery face, showing his little buck teeth. Seeing Darwin with that cute expression actually made Gumball form a bit of a smile.

"C'mon... Ahhhhh...!" Darwin said, making another happy face. The face he made was the same one he made when he was powered by the power of love when he and Gumball were chasing down a trash bin that they thought their dad and Mr. Robinson was in. Gumball then gave a little bit of a chuckle as Darwin continued smiling.

"See, that's the Gumball I wanna see." Darwin said as he gave his brother a hug. "You feel better?"

"A little bit." Gumball said. "Not completely, but it's a start though."

"And over time, you will get better." Darwin said as he caressed his adoptive brother's face and nuzzled him. Gumball couldn't help but sigh as he embraced his brother with a weak smile, and some solace.

"I'm so glad to have a brother like you, buddy." Gumball said.

"Me too." Darwin said. Suddenly, they felt something land gently on their heads. It was a drop of water. Looking up at the sky, they saw that the moonlight sky began to get cloud, and droplets of water began to rain down on them slowly.

"Uh oh." Darwin said, knowing that it was starting to rain. "We better get home."

"Totally." Gumball said. "We don't want to get dre-" Before the blue cat finished, something caught his attention.

"What the?" He spoke, seeing behind Darwin, he saw a glowing yellow orb floating above the ground at his level. "Darwin, do you see that?"

"See what?" Darwin asked.

"Look, that light!" Gumball said, pointing behind Darwin. The fish with legs turned around, but saw nothing.

"What light?" Darwin asked, though Gumball could see if clear as day. The bright orb that right there, but nobody could see it but him.

"Hey!" Gumball called out to the orb. "Yeah, you! Are you lost?!" The orb said nothing.

"Dude, who are you talking too?" Darwin asked.

"That little orb floating about." Gumball said. "Don't you see it?"

"No." Darwin said confused. The blue cat took another glance at the orb, which began to fly away.

"Wait, come back!" Gumball called out as he ran after.

"Dude, wait!" Darwin shouted as he ran after his cat brother. The blue cat kept running after the orb, which was actually moving at the blue cat's pace. Gumball tried to catch up to it, but he couldn't. At least it wasn't getting away from him either. As they came across the side of the building, Gumball eventually grew tired and came to a halt. He began catching his breath. Despite him being thin and fit, his stamina needed a little more work. Thank goodness he wasn't producing sweat marks, otherwise they would've reached his pants.

But then his ears perked up, hearing voices. It sounded like some boys, and a girl.

"Dude!" Darwin called out as he finally caught up with the blue cat. "Don't run off like th-"

"Shhh!" Gumball said. "Do you hear that?" The two leaned in and heard the voices. It sounded like a girl struggling, and a couple of boy voices. The two made their way toward the entrance of the alleyway. As they moved closer and closer, the voices became more clearer.

"Come on you guys, hold her up!"

"Let Me Go! Please! Stop!"

Moving their heads from the side the wall, they saw three guys surrounding some girl, two of them holding her up.

"What's going on?" Gumball asked.

"Someone's getting mugged!" Darwin shouted. Gumball then noticed something. The girl. That was the same girl he gave the tuna sandwich to eariler.

"Hey, that's that girl!" Gumball said. "Is she getting robbed or something?" Turning back at the muggers, he noticed the man in front of her was unbuckling his pants down, and showing off his private parts, as he was about to... Gumball gasped.

"Dude... I think they're gonna..." Gumball said.

"They're gonna what?" Darwin asked. Seeing this disgusting and horrible act, brought anger to the blue cat's eyes.

"Those Animals!" He shouted, knowing what they were about to do. "She needs our help!" Not wanting to see anymore, he charged toward the scene with an angry face.

"Dude, wait!" Darwin shouted, following suit.

"Alright boys, let's have fun with this little french slut..." The guy said as he approached Aelita.

"HEY!"

The three boys turned turned around, to see Gumball charging toward them, as the rain began to fall faster.

"Leave Her Alone!" The blue cat shouted as he jumped one of the boys, using his claws to scratch and impading himself onto his face so he wouldn't let go, making the guy scream.

"GAAH!" The perp said. "A Cat! I Hate Cats! Get him off me!" The other two were startled. The guy who was holding Aelita dropped her to the ground, running over to help, but soon, Darwin ran up to him and slapped him in the face with his fish arm.

"OW!" He shouted. "Ow, that really hurt!"

"And there's plenty more where that came from!" Darwin shouted as he slapped him over and over again. Gumball kept scratching the guy, but soon he was pulled off by the other guy and thrown to the ground. He quickly got back up and tried to scratch some more, but the leader with the knife swung it right in Gumball's face, cutting the side of his cheek. The blue cat was shocked at first, but then, he slowly turned his face, his teeth began to grit, and then... his eyes slowly became black, with his pupils turning yellow. Additional fangs began to form in his mouth, and his paws began to shift into white demonic claws.

"What the f-" The leader spoke in shock.

"GRRRAAAAAHHH!" Gumball screeched as he lashed onto the guy, this time since his claws were much more sharper, that began to form cuts on the guy's face, messing it up. Darwin and the other two stood there, seeing the way Gumball was mauling the sicko.

"Oh, not again!" Darwin said as he backed away. Then, with a swing of his claw, Gumball dug into the man's pelvis.

"AAAAHHHH!" He shouted, and Gumball pulled back, ripping his... well... his lower parts right of, making the guy scream in agony. Then the blue cat lifted him off the ground, and tossed him into the dumpster. He then slowly turned to see the other two croonies, who all stood there in shock, with horror seeing the blue cat's yellow pupils and black eyes.

"Dude, Let's Get Out of Here!" The second guy said.

"Run For It!" The third guy shouted as he and the second one fleed, but Gumball then leaped forward and grabbed their legs, making them trip.

"No! No No No No!" The second guy shouted.

"No, Wait Please, No Mothafu-!" The third guys said. From the view of the sidewalk on one side, nobody could tell what was going on in the alleyway from the screams of agony and pain. In a short few seconds, both of them were thrown out of the alleyway, right into a car, showing them all bloodied up and in cuts and bruises. They both fell to the ground, moaning in pain. Gumball only stood there, his eyes glowing and his claws sharp. He let out a screech, but then someone hugged him from behind.

"Gumball, Stop!" Darwin shouted, holding the blue cat tight. Gumball reacted by flailing his arms a bit, but Darwin's arms kept him from doing so.

"Breathe, dude." he said. "Breathe." The fish started to pet Gumball on the head. Feeling the soft stroke on his fur and head made Gumball's breathing slow down and more deep. Pretty soon, his eyes stopped glowing, reverting to normal, and his claws retracted, showing his blue paws again. Gumball soon took one last deep breath and knelt to the ground.

"You feel better now?" Darwin asked.

"Yeah, I feel better now..." Gumball said, finally calming down, bits of rain began to fall down on them. Staring down at his hands, he saw there was blood on them, only to be washed away from the rain. He sighed, seeing the blood dripping away. "I lost it again, did I."

"Yeeaah, you kinda ripped the first guy's pelvis up, then you beat those other two to a pulp." Darwin said. Hearing that made Gumball cover his face.

"Why do I always go berserk like that..." Gumball said. "I'm starting to act like mom..." But then his mind clicked back on. He turned back toward the girl, seeing her leaning against the wall. He gasped and ran toward her.

"Hey, are you alright?!" He asked as he knelt down beside her. "Miss Aelita?" He placed his hands on her arms and shifted her toward him. She was speaking silently, mumbling only four names...

"Jeremie... Odd... Ulrich... Yumi..." She weakly spoke.

"Hey, hey." Gumball said as he patted her face, trying to wake her up. "Pull yourself together, ok?" The girl turned her head and opened her eyes, glancing right at the blue cat.

"Hey... I remember you..." She spoke with a weak smile. "You're that cute kitten..." The blue cat holding her blushed in surprise. She called him cute.

"Oh... well, thanks, but I'm not that cute." Gumball said, but then she placed her hand on his cheek, making look right at her.

"You have... the most beautiful eyes..." She whispered, and then she leaned forward, passing out in exhaustion.

"It's ok." He said to her. "They won't hurt you anymore." As he held her, he couldn't help but place his hand onto the girl's stomach as it moved a teeny bit...

Wait... Move?!

The blue cat gasped silently as his hand moved away from the girl's tummy. Did he just feel movement inside there? Looking at the girl's belly, he gently placed his hand back onto the surface, feeling a mass inside the girl's abdomen, and whatever this mass was, it was moving a little bit.

"There's something in there." Gumball spoke softly. What is in there? Was it an animal? Was it some parasite? Was it... was it a baby? He glanced back at the girl, confused and with many questions in his mind.

"What happened to you?" he asked, but she was still unconcious, sleeping peacefully. All Gumball could do was only stare at her. Despite her face a bit dirty and her hair a bit of a mess, the only thing he could see was her beauty.

"She's so beautiful..." He said, as the fish with legs came up from behind to see the unconscious girl.

"You met her before?" Darwin asked.

"Just this morning after I left the School." Gumball said as he rested her against the wall. "She got mugged by some guy who stole her money. I gave her my lunch that mom packed for me, including the tuna sandwich." Darwin froze in place, and glanced at the blue cat with saddened eyes.

"Dude..." He said.

"What?" Gumball asked.

"Did you say you had a tuna sandwich?" Darwin asked.

"I did, but I let her have it." Gumball said. Darwin then began to tear up, making Gumball believe the obvious. "What, did you want tuna too?"

"No dude!" Darwin shouted. "Tuna is a fish!"

"So?" Gumball asked.

"And I'm a fish!" Darwin shouted, with Gumball realizing his brother's issue.

"Oooohhh..." Gumball said. "Sorry man, I've been craving tuna lately."

"Well, can you not?" Darwin asked.

"Uh, no." Gumball said. "I can't help it, I'm a cat, after all."

"Hmph." Darwin said as he crossed his arms and turned away.

"Come on buddy." Gumball said as he began to pet Darwin's head. "You know that I have a lot of respect for the fish community. And besides, if there was one fish I would never eat on this planet, it's you." Hearing that got the orange fish's attention.

"You really mean that?" Darwin asked.

"Of course." Gumball said. "Because you're more than my best friend. You're my brother."

"Awww..." Darwin said with a happy smile. "Thank you." The two then gave each other a hug. The blue cat however then turned his head back at Aelita, who was still unconcious.

"C'mon buddy, let's get her out of here." He said, stepping foward to pick up the girl.

"What are you doing?" Darwin asked.

"What does it look like?" Gumball asked as he lifted the girl over his shoulder. Despite being an inch smaller than her, the blue cat was strong enough to hold her on his back. "We'll take her back to our place."

"Dude, I don't think we're suppose to take some girl off the street." Darwin said. "What if her parents are looking for her?"

"Darwin, this girl's been living on the streets." Gumball said. "Besides, we can't just leave her here."

"Why can't we just call the cops?" Darwin askd.

"Seriously, have you seen how horrible the police are around here?" Gumball asked. "They're practically food."

"Yeah, you make a good point on that." Darwin said. "But what if they come by and think we mugged her?"

"Ok fine..." Gumball said, reaching into his hoodie's pocket, pulling out a pair of sunglasses, placing them on the girl. "There does that make you feel better? Now c'mon, let's get her back to the house."

"What about the hospital?" Darwin asked.

"Dude, the hospital here in town is horrible too." Gumball said. "They kicked some Krab guy out because he has no insurence." The fish then started thinking, remembering how they saw the Krab guy get kicked out of the hospital.

"You know, sometimes I wonder why the economy sucks here in Elmore." Darwin said.

"Yeah, me too." Gumball said. "Now come on dude, help me carry her." Reluctant, the fish helped by carrying the girl by the other arm and wrapping it around his shoulder. The two then carried her out of the alleyway and back to their house, where everybody else was waiting for them.


Sorry for this chapter to be so short. There were details and info I wanted to keep out until later. More info on what happened to Aelita and at Kadic Academy will be revealed soon.

So, yes, Gumball just saved Aelita from getting ganged up by those perverts. Now he and Darwin are taking her back to his house. Wonder how their family is going to react to this.

Also made a couple references here and there.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!