Ok, here's chapter seven everyone! Now, let's see how Gumball will convince his mom into letting Aelita stay, while Nicole turns to an old friend for advice.
Chapter 07: Family
Morning
The Watterson's Household
It was now morning, with the sun shining's it's light and happy smile on the town of Elmore. Usually with it being in the summer time, the young ones take this advantage to sleep through most of the morning. In his room, Gumball was sleeping soundly in bed. Turning over, he felt a nice mass next to him, and he extended his arms out to wrap around it. He smiled, giving a nice pur.
"Mmmmm... Penny..." He spoke silently, nuzzling his head into the pillow... wait, that wasn't a pillow he was nuzzling into. He squeezed with his hand, feeling that he was squeezing something a bit soft, but it wasn't a pillow. Opening his eyes, he saw the body of a girl next to him. Lifting his head up, he saw that Aelita was right next to him, and his arm was across her stomach and his hand on her left breast. The blue cat was almost shocked, but he was still a bit sleepy to freakout. The girl right next to him began to open her eyes. As she did, she tilted her head a bit, staring at the blue cat.
"Uhhh... hi?" Gumball asked. The girl next to him gave a giggle.
"Good morning to you too." Aelita said. She then noticed that his hand was still on her breast, much to his realization too.
"Sorry, I'm not being frisky." Gumball said, showing red across his face. "I just realized that I was sleeping next to you." The girl gave a smile.
"Oh it's no problem, Gumball." Aelita said. Staring back at the cat's hand, she touched the top, stroking the soft fur, making Gumball blush even more. "You're so soft too." Gumball could only smile, his face getting redder by the second. But then, the blue cat lifted his head up, and saw that they were in bed. His bed actually. He noticed that they both still had their clothes still on, so that kicked one question out of his mind. Last thing that he remembered was that they were outside talking. They must've fallen asleep, and mom probably brought them inside.
"Huh, mom must've brought us in." Gumball said. He turned his head, seeing his clock displaying 8:00AM, and that it was Thursday. The blue cat remembered. This was Aelita's last day to stay with them.
"It's Thursday." Gumball said. "That means we have twenty four hours to convince mom to let you stay."
"You have an idea, don't you?" Aelita asked.
"Well, we may have to tell her about everything." Gumball said. "About your dad, the supercomputer, your friends, the creepy jerk with the robot arm and stuff."
"You really think she'll understand?" Aelita asked.
"Aelita, this is my mom we're talking about." Gumball said. "She understands everything. Though it took up a lot of thinking to guilt trip her into letting you stay with us for this long, but she'll understand if we tell her the whole thing." The girl turned her head away. She truly felt heart warmed by how Gumball was doing everything he can to make sure she can stay with them. But she also felt that she was being afflicting to him and his family.
"I really appreciate what you're doing for me Gumball, but I don't want to burden you and you family." Aelita said.
"There is no way you're burdening us." Gumball said. "No matter what happens, we can deal with it together."
"Together?" Aelita asked.
"Together." He reassured her. The girl gave a hopeful smile, and clung to him in a grateful hug.
"Thank you." She said, with Gumball giving a blush and a happy smile. As he nuzzled her, the two were completely unaware that Nicole was watching from outside the room. The mama cat only gave a smile, seeing her son so happy with his new friend.
"When it comes to one year-old Billy, Xavier... You are NOT the Father!"
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"The rifle that was used to kill your parents. Do you own this r-"
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"AMAZON!... HENSHIN!"
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"Welcome to Daisy the Donkey Show!"
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"HAAAX!"
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"This... is crack."
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"Daddyyyy…"
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"Live From Channel 6 Action News in Elmore! Featuring your host Kip Schlezinger, with special guest from Channel 5 News from Quahog, Tom Tucker!"
"Good morning I'm Kip Schlezinger." Kip began.
"And I'm special guest newscaster from Channel 5 News from Quahog, Tom Tucker." Tom spoke.
"It's so good to see you Tom." Kip said.
"Good to see you too Kip." Tom said. "But now for the news."
"Tomorrow is going to be a magnificent event at Manhatten's City Hall, where there is going to be a peace signing between the Kingdom of Acorn and the United Federations." Kip began. "King Acorn and President Gordon will be speaking today at the press conference about how this will not only welcoming the Kingdom of Acorn into the United Federations, but also establish a new era of peace, signifying the unity between humanity and the anthropians.
"That's right." Tom said. "And many people have one person to thank for that, and that is Sonic the Hedgehog himself, the world's fastest hedgehog who's actions helped the two nations fight against the Black Arms almost seven months ago. He's also known for banishing Dr. Eggman into the far reaches of outer space, fighting a massive water god that nearly flooded Station Square, and stopping a huge space station from destroying the planet. And people are still talking about it."
"Tell me about it, I can see why he is loved by everybody." Tom said. "Well, almost everyone."
"Yes indeed." Kip said. "And now we should get back with the news. Speaking of the press conference, Adventure Bay's own Paw Patrol, led by Ryder Houson, will be participating in the ceremony while also acting as security and responders in case anything goes crazy."
"Well, the pups sure got a lot on their paws, don't they." Kip said.
"That's right, Kip." Tom said. "Oh by the way, good job using the word paws."
"Thanks, Tom." Kip said.
"Oh, one more thing." Tom said. "I thought anthropians were just called furries."
"Well, you can call it whatever you want." Kip said. "But they're really called Anthropians."
"Interesting, I did not know that." Tom said. "And now we go live with-"
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"Heh... it's already been two years and nobody invented a TV that can flick it's own channels." Richard said, clicking the remote. A sound came from the stairway, revealing Nicole coming down the steps.
"Morning honey." Richard said.
"Morning Richard." Nicole said with a yawn. "Whatcha watching?"
"Just the news." Richard said. "They're talking about some Peace Ceremony happening tomorrow between the our country and some Kingdom far away. Nothing too interesting."
"That's nice, Richard." Nicole said. She then glanced at her husband, who was still watching the TV. She was still reminiscing from what she overheard last night from Gumball and Aelita's conversation. She was still saddened by what Aelita had been through. Losing her mother and father, being trapped in a computer for almost a decade, losing her friends, being kidnapped and experimented on by crazy freaks, being burdened with a baby that probably isn't human, and living on the streets while being robbed and raped during that time. Nicole couldn't believe how a girl like Aelita survived all that, but it was also so heartbreaking to hear.
The mama cat was thinking about what Anais found about Aelita, but she was thinking more about Aelita's side of the story. Sure, Anais was right about the girl being a fugitive, but after hearing from Aelita, that was because whoever are after her branded her as one. Aelita probably didn't know about what her father was doing or that they were on the run from that time before she entered the supercomputer. And these creeps that were after her and her father, she never heard of a group like that. They sounded pretty rogue to her. A girl like her doesn't deserve to be locked up, or worse, killed.
Also, she noticed how helpful Aelita has been around the house. She helped take care of the laundry, even managed to get the boys to help her out, She managed to get Richard off the couch. She even kept them occupied so they wouldn't get into too much trouble. To be honest, Aelita was acting much like a second and older daughter to her, despite that she's not a bunny or cat.
Plus, Nicole has noticed how a lot more positive Gumball has been acting ever since he brought Aelita to their house. He's been acting like his usual cheerful self again, something that she hasn't seen in almost a year. She didn't want her son to fall into another depression.
Nicole sighed. She didn't know what to do. She looked at Richard and began to speak.
"Richard, can I ask you something?" Nicole asked.
"Yeah, I'll make love to you tonight sweetie." Richard said.
"No Richard, it's not about that." Nicole said. "And can you please turn the TV off so I know you're listening?"
"Oh, ok." Richard said. He then clicked the TV off, and looked at his wife. "What is it, honey?"
"Richard, Aelita's been with us for a couple days now, and I'm just wondering." Nicole said. "What's your personal thoughts about her?"
"She's pretty nice." Richard said. "She's been very helpful around here. I have to say, she's such a trooper surviving out there on the streets."
"Well, do you like her?" Nicole asked.
"What do you mean?" Richard asked. "If you're asking if I'm in love with her, that's disgusting. She's only a kid. Besides, you're the love of my life, remember?"
"No, I mean what do you personal think about her?" Nicole asked.
"What I think about her?" Richard said. "Well, I do like her. She's pretty nice. To be honest, she's kinda like a second daughter to me, only more fun and less boring."
"Well, how would you feel if we let her stay here with us... forever?" Nicole asked. Richard gasped with a smile upon hearing that.
"She's going to stay with us forever?!" Richard asked.
"Shhhhhh... I haven't completely thought it through yet, so don't say anything." Nicole said.
"Oh, well if she was, I would love for her to stay." Richard said. "I'd risk getting my ribs broken for her to stay. Why do you ask?"
"Well, I've been thinking about my argument with Gumball yesterday, and then I overheard a conversation between him and Aelita last night, and well..." Nicole said. "I don't know if it's right for us to kick her out over some thing that involved her father."
"Well, do you like her?" Richard asked. Nicole reflected instantly on what Richard said. To be honest, she did like Aelita. She too saw her as a second daughter.
"Actually, now that you mention it, Of course I do." Nicole said. "She's been helpful around the house, and she makes sure you guys don't get into too much trouble. Anais told me some stuff that made me a bit suspicious about her, but after hearing Gumball's conversation with her last night, I'm torn... I don't know what to do." She lowered her head and covered his face, so distraught. The big rabbit next to her moved a bit, wrapped his arm around her and nuzzled her cheek.
"You know what I do when I feel distraught?" Richard asked.
"What?" Nicole asked.
"I look at this!" Richard spoke as he held out a photo, which showed a mouse with googly eyes, holding a liftweight.
"Um... ok?" Nicole said.
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The sound of an alarm clock got their attention. Looking at it, the digits showed 10:30AM.
"What's that?" Nicole asked.
"Oh, that's for me." Richard said, clicking the the clock, and stood up from the couch.
"And Noooowwww..." he spoke, and then grabbed ahold of his clothes, his shirt, pants, and his two-dollar clip-on tie, tearing them off his body. Instead of him being naked however, the ripping revealed a whole new set of clothes, a nice business suit with a black jacket, white shirt underneath, pants, and a red tie.
"I'm going to my job interview!" Richard said, bringing a surprise to Nicole.
"Interview?" Nicole asked. "Wait, you applied for a job?!"
"Of course I did." Richard said. "Aelita helped me with it. She made me realize that I can't just sit and do nothing all day, so I decided to step up and help support this family. Plus, it's a job that I like, and if I get it, we'll get free pizza!" Nicole's eyes widened, both with surprise and astonishment. She had been trying for years to make Richard think about getting a job. And now he has, all thanks to Aelita!
"W...Wow." Nicole said. "I... I didn't even think it was possible."
"Well, I can't be a stay-at-home dad forever." Richard said, and gave his wife a kiss on the cheek. "Wish me luck on my interview!" He then went out the door, and hopped into the car, and took off. As Nicole saw him off, she gave a smile.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, we have to tell her."
Nicole heard voices coming from the stairs. Turning her head she saw Gumball and Aelita coming down the steps.
"Hi Mom." Gumball said.
"Good morning, Mrs. Watterson." Aelita said.
"Morning kids." Nicole said. "You two seem like you've slept well."
"Yeah, it was the best sleep I've ever had." Aelita said.
"Good to hear." Nicole said. She couldn't help but smile at the girl, but there was a couple of tears that seemed visible. Deep down the older cat was feeling great grief for the girl. Hearing her entire story of everything she's been through, everything and everyone she lost. It was heartbreaking. She couldn't believe how she managed to survive all that. Nicole tried her best to hide it, but it was something that Gumball noticed. The mama cat approached the girl and gave her a big hug, much to her surprise and confusion.
"Mrs. Watterson, are you ok?" The girl asked.
"Yes, I'm fine..." Nicole said, though her voice trembling a teeny bit showed that she was lying. She wasn't feeling fine. She was feeling sorry for the poor girl. Gumball was a bit surprised by this action. Just yesterday, Mom was suspicious after Anais dug up all the information about Aelita and her father. But now, his mom was feeling compassion, and sympathy? Was this a good sign? Neverless, he had to convince her to let Aelita stay.
"Mom, we need to talk about something." Gumball said.
"Actually Gumball, I... uh... I need to go somewhere real quick." Nicole said, releasing herself and ending the hug.
"Ummm... where are you going?" Gumball asked.
"Oh, just to go for a walk, that's all." Nicole said as she moved toward the door. "I'll be back in a while, ok? Bye!" She then bolted out the door, closing it behind her. Outside she turned away, and gave a heavy sigh. Just seeing poor Aelita just made Nicole want to cry. So many feels were going through her body. She felt sorry for her. But... what can Nicole do about it? After everything that happened to that poor girl, Nicole just couldn't turn her in for the safety of her own family. Perhaps part of her wants her to stay with them, because it's the right thing to do.
But then, an idea came to her head. There was one person that can give her the answer she needed. She rose up from the floor and pulled out her cellphone. Typing in the number, she lifted it to her ear as it rang.
"Hello?" a rough raspy voice asked.
"Hey, old friend." Nicole spoke through.
"Nicole, is that you?" The voice asked again.
"Yeah, it's me..." Nicole said. "Hey listen, I need to talk to you in private. Can we meet up at our usual spot?"
"Sure thing, I'm not busy at the moment." The voice said. "I'll meet you there."
"See you soon." Nicole said as she hung up and departed from the porch, heading off to this usual spot.
Back inside however, Gumball was quite surprised by his mom's sudden leave. And for a second... did she look like she was about to cry?
"Well, that was awkward." Gumball said.
"So, what now?" Aelita asked. "We wait until your mom comes back?"
"Might have to." Gumball said. "But I guess we can take this time to find a way to convince mom to let you stay."
"Let who stay?" The voice made the two jump in surprise. Turning around, they saw a ghost. Really, they saw a white, translucent ghost with a ghostly tail in place of her legs, with a hair clip that resembles a skull with wings. She wore a grey button shirt, with a grey-black skirt. Her bangs cover her left eye, though it ca swing over to her right. She had a magenta and cyan lining around her whole body, making her look like a 3D anoglyph image. She had black eyebrows, and her teeth were a bit sharp and pointed.
Gumball knew this ghost well. It was Carrie Kruger, the stereotypical emo who actually enjoys being miserable, or a punk rock chick in her words. She actually likes hanging out with none-emo kids, especially with innocent happy Darwin, who is actually her boyfriend.
"'Sup?" She asked.
"Carrie, what are you doing in our house?" Gumball asked.
"Darwin invited me a few minutes ago." Carrie said, though her attention was drawn to Aelita. "Whoa... who's the girl?"
"Oh yes, Carrie, this is Aelita." Gumball said, pulling the pink haired girl to the ghost. "Aelita, this is Carrie." Aelita, however, nearly felt terrified as she saw the apparition.
"A...Are you... a ghost?" Aelita asked.
"Yeah, I'm a ghost." Carrie said. "What, you've never seen a ghost before?"
"Uh-uh..." Aelita said, shaking her head.
"Really?" Carrie asked. "Not even Danny Phantom, or Casper the Friendly Ghost?"
"No." Aelita said with another shake.
"I take it that you're new here, right?" Carrie asked.
"Yes, I am..." Aelita said.
"Oh, well, don't worry, I won't scare you or anything." Carrie said as she moved her head back, shifting her bangs to the side a bit. "I only scare weaklings and bullies."
"Uhhh... ok?" Aelita said. The ghost girl looked at the girl, and then glanced down at her bump, then back at her face.
"Anyway, Carrie-" Gumball said.
"Wait." The ghost said as she moved in closer to get another scan at Aelita, almost as if she was gazing into her soul... which she was. With her fingerless arms, she touched Aelita's cheeks and gazed at her, leaning her head closer to the girl, as if she was about to kiss her. But... she wasn't, she was staring at the human girl before her. Then suddenly, the ghost gasped in surprise.
"Carrie?" Gumball asked, unable to get the ghost's attenion. Suddenly, Carrie's eyebrows lowered into a sad face, with a tear forming in her eye.
"You poor, poor soul..." The ghost said, and then she hugged and nuzzled Aelita, who was a bit surprised that the ghost can touch her.
"Uhhh... Carrie?" Gumball asked. "What were you doing?"
"I saw... I saw everything..." Carrie said.
"Wh...what?" Aelita asked.
"I saw deep into your soul... and saw everything that you've been through." Carrie said. "I know... everything..." Aelita's eyes widened with even more surprise. Did this ghost read her mind?
"H...How?" She asked.
"I have the power to see the memories of other people, just like you." Carrie said. "And I also did the same thing on Gumball a while back when me and Darwin started dating."
"What?" Gumball asked. "What are you talking about? You don't know anything about me."
"Oh yeah I do." Carrie said. "I know that you were attacked by a tarantula that was on toilet at the Fitzgerald's house." The blue cat froze in place, shocked. He never told anyone that. He took a deep breath.
"Okay, she knows everything." Gumball said.
"Knows what?" Another voice spoke in the room. Turning their heads, they saw Darwin coming down the stairs.
"Nothing buddy." Gumball said. "You let Carrie in?"
"Of course I did." Darwin said. "Mom was cool with it. Besides, she is my girlfriend."
"You're dating a ghost?" Aelita asked. "How is that even possible?"
"Hey, what can I say?" Carrie said as she moved a bit closer to Darwin, nuzzling his cheek. "He's cute."
"And she's amazing..." Darwin said as he nuzzled her back. "Oh yeah, introductions. Aelita, this is Carrie Kruger. Carrie, this is Aelita, Gumball's new girlfriend." The blue cat blushed suddenly with a shocked expression, as did Aelita.
"Oh no, she's not my girlfriend." Gumball quickly said.
"Right, we're just friends." Aelita said, both them giving a nervous chuckle. Darwin only gave a smile.
"It's only a matter of time." Darwin said.
"Listen, Darwin, we need your help." Gumball said, changing the subject. "We're trying to figure out a way to convince mom in letting Aelita stay with us for real, and not kick her out."
"But tomorrow's Friday." Darwin said. "And why?"
"Well it's because... uh..." Gumball was about to say more, but he froze. He didn't know how to say it. Aelita's past has been sad and gruesome to begin with, and he was unsure if Darwin could handle it. Could he even understand or believe them?
"It's ok." Aelita said, her hand on the blue cat's shoulder. "You can tell him."
"Are you sure?" Gumball asked. The girl gave a sincere nod.
"Tell me what?" Darwin asked.
"Darwin..." Gumball said, getting a box of tissues and placing them in the fish's arms. "We need to tell you something, and it's pretty dark..." And just like that, Gumball and Aelita began to tell him everything. They told him about Franz Hopper, his time with Project Carthage, where he and Aelita went into a super computer to escape capture and ended up trapped in there for almost a decade. Her being freed by her friends, and helped her defeat XANA and erase him from existence, then the school attack, her friends getting slaughtered and the experimentations. They did their best to avoid the times she was assaulted during her capture and time on the streets. Within two hours, they were finished with the story.
"And that's how she ended up here." Gumball said as Aelita gave a nod. Darwin sat there for a brief few seconds. The whole time they were talking, when they got to the battle with XANA, his face was completely shocked, which was the same expression when Gumball tried to help Mr. Robinson laugh when they were up in the attic with his Pea on a Fork joke. He gasped.
"Sooo... wait a minute." Darwin said, trying to take in everything that his brother and Aelita were telling him. "You're telling me that Aelita... is actually the daughter of a scientist named... Waldo... Franz... what's his name again?"
"Franz Hopper." Aelita answered.
"Right, Franz Hopper." The fish with legs continued. "And he used to be part of this group who were working on quantum physics and all that shiznit, where they were gonna use it to conquer the world?"
"Yes." Gumball said.
"Ok, so he ended up backing out, lost his wife in the process, and when they find him, he trapped himself and Aelita into a computer?" Darwin asked. Looking at each other, and back at Darwin, the two gave a nod.
"Alright, then she gets out thanks to these other teenagers, and they battled an evil computer program that was heckbent on destroying the world?" Darwin asked.
"Yes, Darwin." Gumball said. The fish began to think it through, and then his eyes widened with amazement.
"WHOOOA!" Darwin said, making his cute little happy face. "It's like the movie Tron, except it has more then one guy! But wait... why did she run away?"
"Because, those creeps that were after her father came back and slaughtered everyone she knew and loved." Gumball said.
"Ok... and they kidnapped her and did some experiments on her, and that's why she's going to have a baby?" Darwin asked. All eyes were turned to Aelita. Giving a blush, she looked away a bit, and her arms were on her stomach.
"Yes..." She replied.
"Oh... HOW TRAGIC!" Darwin said as he began to cry, using the tissues to wipe the tears away, and clung to Carrie for support. "What kind of terrible people would do such a terrible and horrific thing to a girl like her!?"
"It's ok, Darwin." Carrie said as she stroked the scales on the fishboy's head.
"And that is why we need to convince mom to let her stay with us." Gumball said.
"But... how are we gonna do that?" Darwin asked. "Mrs. Mom is one tough woman to convince, and I'm actually surprised that you managed to guilt-trip her into letting Aelita stay with us until tomorrow!"
"Yeah, I didn't actually think I was gonna pull that off." Gumball said. "But... I do have an idea... though it might take us the whole day to do it."
"And what's that?" Darwin asked. The blue cat looked around, seeing how a bit of a mess this whole room was. In fact, the whole house looked like it hasn't been cleaned in like... ever.
"Darwin, get your cleaning gloves." Gumball said. "We have a house to clean up."
It took Nicole a couple hours to get to her "usual spot", where she would secretly talk to someone she knows. No, she's not having an affair. She comes out here to talk with someone she knows since her teenage years, and has been in contact since. Sitting on the bench, she waited patiently. Pretty soon, sitting down next to her was a white hairy humanoid yeti, though his appearance closely resembles a gorilla. He has large muscles and abs, small hands, and eyes with yellowish sclera. His only clothing was his blue jeans and brown belt. He was about 6'7. And that's tall.
"Thank you for coming, Skips." Nicole said.
"Well, you better have a good reason." Skips said. "Benson's probably wondering where I'm at."
"That's his problem." Nicole said. "I still can't believe that guy is still running the Park Supervision. It was nice when Pops was running it."
"Yeah, but that can't be helped." Skips said. "I still hear Mordecai and Rigby calling him a jerkass."
"Ha... jerkass." Nicole said as the two laughed. Yes, Skips is an immortal yeti who works at the local park as a groundskeeper. Very wise he is, and has knowledge of many things due to his past. He's around 512 years old, and that's old, yet he's muscular and doesn't even look a century old. Everyone relies on him to solve many supernatural problems and he always has the answer... almost at least. He's usually quiet, spending most of his time working out in his home, which is mostly a garage. He skips all the times, which could be why his name is Skips.
Interestingly, he and Nicole has been friends since the latter was a teenager. How they know each other? It's a secret.
"So... what'd you bring me out here for anyway?" Skips asked.
"I need to ask you something..." Nicole said.
"What is it?" Skips asked. The mama cat let out an exhausted sigh.
"I know this family who... recently brought in a young girl off the streets." Nicole said. "She's pregnant, and has nowhere else to go, and her parents... they're out of the picture."
"Does this family know much about this girl?" Skips asked.
"Well, the family's daughter dug up some information regarding the girl's father, that he's done some... illegal activities and stole stuff from the government." Nicole said. "But the mother overheard her son and the girl talking last night and learned a lot about her. According to the girl, her father's used to be part of an international science group many years ago, and that they were planning to dominate the world without him knowing the truth, and he bailed out and he and his daughter has been in hiding for... quite some time until he... passed away. His daughter went to a school for some time, and the people who were after him found her and killed her friends. They kidnapped her... tortured her... and experimented on her... resulting in her pregnancy. She was able to escape and has been on the streets for quite some time... And now, the family's mother is trying to figure out what she should do." A thinking moan came from the yeti.
"Do you like her?" Skips asked, making the mama cat perk her ears up.
"How'd you know that-?" Nicole asked.
"You and I have been friends for many years, Nicole." Skips said. "We've worked together, we know each other. But back to the question, do you seem fond of her?" Nicole started thinking. Did she like her? Well, of course she did. She's nice, she's so generous too, and also smart. Not as smart as Anais, but if anything, Aelita is pretty much like the daughter that any parent would want.
"Yes, I do... I do like her." Nicole said.
"Does the rest of ya like her?" Skips asked.
"Well, Gumball likes her a lot." Nicole said. "As for Anais, she's skeptical, but Richard and Darwin like her just as much as me and Gumball. And you won't believe this, but she actually managed to help Richard to help out with the family and get a job. That and she's making sure the boys aren't getting into too much trouble."
"Well then, I don't see any harm of letting her stay." Skips said.
"But... those people that were after her." Nicole said. "What if there is a chance that they find her... and us?"
"Is that gonna stop you?" Skips asked.
"Should it?" Nicole asked.
"I don't have an answer for that, but I do know there is also something else you're not telling me." Skips said. The mama cat only lowered her head.
"You remember the accident last year?" Nicole asked. "That was the same day Gumball lost the girl of his dreams. He's been so devestated and depressed ever since, and there was rarely a time that I would see him smile. But ever since bringing that girl into our home, he's been improving. I actually saw him smile and laugh yesterday. It was like, he was his usual self again." Nicole only lowered her head in shame, trying to figure out what to do.
"If I call the police and turn her in, Gumball will hate me." Nicole said. "And I don't want to see him miserable for the rest of his life... Oooh... I don't know what to do." She felt a warm hand touch her shoulder, making her turn to see her friend.
"Like I said, Nicole, I don't have a right answer for you." Skips said. "But if anything, you just need to think what's best for everyone. That girl has lived all alone, and your son has been unhappy. Things have been better since you brought her in, and to be honest it was about time that Richard got off that couch. You need to think about them, and your family." The mama cat then stared at the ground, and continued thinking. She began to take in what Skips was telling her. Make the right choice for Aelita, for Gumball, and the family. She took in a deep breath.
"I know what I want to do." She said.
Anais was just coming out of her room, in a happy mood. She was humming the Daisy the Donkey theme song. It's because she's looking forward to see mom kick that little skank out the house. No way they're gonna keep a fugitive in their house. And besides, with her gone, everything can go back to the way it was, as it should be. The bunny came down the stairs, to see something she wasn't expecting. She was seeing her brother sweeping up the floor with the vacuum cleaner, cleaning everything in his path. Turning her head, she saw Aelita dusting the table and TV stand and the shelf with the dust mop, catching whatever lint and dust ball she could find. Looking at the couch, Carrie was digging through the couch and getting rid of whatever was under the cushions, while also picking up trash off the ground. And Darwin, he was in the kitchen, cooking.
"What is going on here?" Anais asked.
"We're cleaning the house up." Gumball said.
"Why?" Anais asked.
"That's none of your concerns." Gumball said as he continued to vacuum all the dirt and junk off the floor. "Darwin, is the food in yet?"
"Yep!" Darwin said, inside the kitchen, placing the nicely made Sandvich Supreme, which Gumball taught him to make after he learned to make the sandwich himself after watching Cooking with Heavy Weapons Guy.
"Why are we making food again?" Darwin said.
"To make mom even more happy!" Gumball said very quickly as he continued to vacuum. "Plus, we haven't had lunch yet. Now be sure to set it for 350 degrees!"
"Ok... wait did he say 530?" Darwin asked. Everyone was putting lot of effort to make the house clean, while Anais was just standing there. She then turned to Aelita, who was dusting the shelf and TV stand.
"What are you doing?" Anais asked.
"Cleaning." Aelita said. "Is that a crime?"
"Uh, it is if you're a guest in our house." Anais said. "What are you guys even cleaning the house for?"
"We're trying to make mom happy, that's what!" Gumball said as he went over to help Aelita. The bunny watching realized what was going on. They're trying to get mom and a good mood to convince her to let that little whore stay with them. She wasn't worried however, because her mom was on her side already. So their efforts were already fruitless.
"Hey Darwin!" Gumball said. "Turn on some groovy music!"
"Ok!" Darwin said as he turned on the radio, which began to play some Mexican dance music.
"Need some help with that?" Gumball asked as he held his hand on the duster.
"Sure." Aelita said, and surprisingly, the two began to dance to the music, both of them holding the duster to dust not only the shelf and stands, but also everything in the room. As they did, the two couldn't help but laugh and giggle as they danced together while cleaning the house. Anais stood there, and her face suddenly went from shock to angry. She was giving a cold stare at the two, but mostly at Aelita.
"What the hell?" the bunny thought. "How dare that girl dance with my brother! That should be her dancing with him!" The bunny realized what she was just thinking. She then shook her head to get the thoughts out of her mind. As she did, the two stopped dancing, both of them dropped facing up on the couch. The entire living room was clean.
"Wooo… that was some work." Gumball said as he shook his head a bit and wiped his forehead. "You feel ok?"
"Sure was." Aelita said. "You know, I haven't had this much fun since back home." The two gave another chuckle, and the blue cat wiped his forehead again, feeling a bit hot.
"Man, I feel a bit hot." Gumball said as he got up, and then took off his hoodie and then proceeded to take his sweater off. "Is it alright if I take this off for a bit?"
"Of course you can." Aelita said.
"Thanks." Gumball said as he finished taking his sweater off, revealing nothing but a tuff of fur on his chest. As he stretched a bit, Anais, who saw her brother take his sweater off, only froze in place, seeing her brother... her cute and handsome brother... without his shirt. Anais only gulped, blushed, and had her mouth opened, seeing her brother flexing a bit as he stretched. She was so astonished and attracted by her brother's body, blood started coming out of her nose, much to Darwin's notice.
"Hey Anais, your nose is bleeding." He said. She didn't answer. She continued to stare at her brother.
"Anais?" Darwin asked as he touched the bunny's shoulder. She then reacted by kicking him in the face, sending him against the wall. "Ow!"
"That's what you get for touching me, Fishboy!" Anais said.
"Excuse me..." Carrie said as she popped from underneath Anais, making the bunny yelp and jump off the stairs, pulling her dress down so no one would see her underwear.
"What are you doing here?!" Anais asked.
"Darwin let me in." Carrie said. "And I'm helping them clean."
"Why were you under the stairs?" Anais asked.
"To get the gunk off, that's what." Carrie said, showing her scrapper, which had loads of gunk on it, all that nasty stuff that was under the stairs. "Looks sick doesn't it?"
"Ugh..." Anais said, disgusted by the nasty stuff Carrie was showing her. The bunny then covered her mouth, feeling her breakfast coming up from her stomach. She then made her way back up the steps and into the bathroom, leaning above the toilet, letting out the vomit. Carrie only smiled.
"That's what she gets for kicking my boyfriend." She said with a wink. Speaking of whom, the fish with legs got back to his feet, and looked out the window. He gasped. Outside, he saw Nicole coming along the sidewalk and heading for their home.
"Mom's Almost At The Door!" Darwin shouted. Gumball gasped as he jumped off the couch. He then noticed that there were filled up trash bags in the doorway to the kitchen.
"Quick, Let's get the trash out of here!" Gumball called back.
"But the trash bins are too full." Aelita said.
"Don't worry, I got an idea." Carrie said as she flips her hair. She reached into her shirt pocket and pulled out a pair of scissors. The blades of the scissors were of a metal material, while the grip was grey and black, with the bolt that kept them together was that of a small white skull. She then turned and opened them. As she hurled them slightly, the bottom end of the scissors cut through an invisible wall and she cut up a hug hole, revealing a swirling portal.
"Whoa..." Gumball and Darwin said.
"Just toss the trash in here." Carrie said.
"Ok!" The two said as the cat and fish with legs picked up the trash bags and threw them in. With all the trash gone, the portal closed up.
"What was that?" Gumball asked.
"Dimension Scissors." Carrie said as she revealed the pair of scissors. "They can open portals to other worlds, taking you anywhere you want."
"Where did you get those?" Gumball asked.
"They used to belong to my father." Carrie said. "I found these at the old house he used to live in, and I've had them ever since."
"So to what world did we take the trash to?" Darwin asked.
"Oh, somewhere." Carrie said, though a little sneaky smile showed that she knew where the trash went.
Meanwhile... at the Elmore Prison Ward
Inside a cell at Elmore's Prison Ward, Miss Simian and former Principle Brown were sitting on a bench, now wearing orange jump suits. Normally prisoners would where shits and pants striped with black and white, but apparently, orange is the new black so to speak.
"Well, at least it can't get any worse." Brown said. Suddenly, a swirly portal opened above the two, and then suddenly, bags of trash fell on top of them, covering them with dirt, rotten food, dust, and all sorts of gunk.
"I spoke to soon..." Brown said as Miss Simian was ready to lose her temper.
"GUMBAAAALLLLL!" She shouted, resulting with a security guard jumping into the cell and tackling her.
Back at the Watterson House
Nicole had finally just arrived at her house after her talk with Skips. She then proceeded to open the door.
"Kids, I'm home...?" Nicole asked, walking into the room, and her eyes widened at what she saw. She saw Gumball, Darwin, Aelita, and of course Carrie standing there. Not only that, the house... was spotless! It was was in neat condition! It was... clean!
"Surprise!" The four called out with smiles, while the mama cat stood there astonished.
"Wow... you guys cleaned up the house?" Nicole asked.
"We sure did!" Darwin said.
"Oh, and we made food too!" Gumball said. "Well, it's still cooking though but..."
-BOOOM!-
The sound of an explosion right behind them took the group by surprise. Turning around, they saw smoke coming from inside the kitchen. Rushing inside, they saw the oven, giving off a bit of smoke, and the lid was open. Looking inside, they saw what was suppose to be the sandvich supreme that they were cooking, which now looked like something burst out of it.
"Dude, what happened?!" Gumball asked in panic.
"I set it to 530 degrees, just like you said." Darwin said.
"No, I told you to set it at 350 degrees." Gumball said.
"Oooooh... my bad." Darwin said with a nervous smile. Nicole moved forward to see, only for this.
-BOOOM!-
"AHHH!" Gumball and Darwin shouted in surprise as the sandwich splattered all over their mom! She was covered in cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, anchovies, meat, chicken. Yeah, and it was cooked. The mama cat turned around until her body was faced toward the boys. There was silence, so to the boys' horror, it meant that she was gonna get sooo… sooo… mad.
"Uh oh..." Gumball said, knowing what was coming next. "Here comes the screaming...!" They backed away, preparing for her to go full Mama Demon on them. Nicole then wiped the food off her face and she... was laughing.
Nicole was laughing... she was laughing! The boys stood there surprised.
"She's... laughing?" Gumball asked. Yes, she was. For the first time in almost a year, Nicole was laughing so hard, that she fell to the ground. Gumball, Darwin, and Aelita looked at her, and then at each other, and they suddenly found themselves laughing too. They fell to the ground and laughed along with Nicole. Then suddenly, Nicole picked some of the food on her face, and threw it at Gumball's face, laughing. Feeling the food slam into his face meant one thing.
"FOOD FIGHT!" Gumball called out with a grin.
"Oh, no, little man." Nicole said. "This is a FOOD WAR!" Taking the piece of sliced tomato off her shirt, she threw it at Gumball, who laughed and threw a piece back. The two happily continued their Food War, while Aelita, Darwin, and Carrie joined in.
"What was that ruckus?" Anais asked as she came into the room, only for some food to be thrown at her direction. She ducked and saw everyone having a food war, much to her shock. "What is wrong with you?!"
"We're having a Food War." Darwin said.
"You're making a mess in here!" Anais said. "Wait until Mom comes ba-" Before she finished however, she saw Mom, who was throwing food as well.
"MOM?!" Anais asked. "What are you-"
"Having a food war, sweetie!" Nicole said.
"WHAT?!" Anais asked, surprised that her mom was joining in on the fun. Before the bunny could say anymore, food was thrown right into her face, making her blink. She wiped it off and moaned.
"Eeewww… vegetables." Anais said. As the food war raged on, the front door opened up, revealing Richard coming in with a smile.
"Hey everybody, I'm home!" Richard called out, but then froze as he saw his family throwing food at each other.
"What Is Going On In Here?!" He asked, his voice sounding demanding, getting everyone's attention. "You guys are having a food war?! ...Without Me?!"
"Yes." Gumball said.
"Well... A New Challenger Approaches!" Richard said as he jumped and joined in with a smile, throwing food off the floor and into the air. Seeing him join made everyone smile and continue the war, except for Anais, who was still confused by what was happening. Pretty soon, after what seemed like forever, everybody, minus Anais were on the ground, laughing and giggling, not caring about the mess that was made.
"Aw, man, that was fun." Gumball said.
"It sure was, man." Darwin said as everyone got up and calmed down.
"So dad, how'd your interview go?" Gumball asked.
"Well, I got good news!" Richard said. "Guess who became the new delivery boy for Fervidus Pizza!" Once again, he ripped off his suit and revealed his work clothes, which was a green work shirt with a red vest, new pants, and a button pin that displayed Fervidus Pizza on it.
"You finally got your job?" Gumball and Darwin asked.
"You betcha!" Richard said with a smile.
"YAY!" Gumball and Darwin cheered as they gave him a hug.
"That's great, honey!" Nicole said as she rushed up and hugged him.
"Hopefully now you can take some time off and relax." Richard said as he hugged his wife back, giving her a little nuzzle, and making her giggle. Then, Gumball's eyes widened up. That's right, he has to tell mom about Aelita staying with them for real! She was in a good mood now, so now was the time to ask her.
"Hey Mom?" Gumball asked. "There's something that we need to tell you."
"Actually Gumball, I have something to say." Nicole said. She cleared her voice. "Everybody, I have a very special announcement to make, and it involves you Aelita."
"First off, can I say something." Anais said, and then the pink bunny approached Aelita.
"Miss Aelita, I just want to say it was an honor to have you stay with us." Anais said. "And though it is sad that you have to leave, I made you a cake for the special occasion." The six year-old then revealed a nice frosted cake, with a couple of words on it;
Goodbye and Don't Come Back! Ever!
Everybody looked at the cake with a bit of confusion, with Gumball feeling offensive about the cake.
"Um... thank you?" Aelita asked. Darwin looked at the pink haired girl, then glanced at the pink bunny.
"Ok, I feel there's a bit of tension going on." The fish spoke.
"Thanks for the cake Anais, but there's no need for that." Nicole said, pushing the little bunny aside. "Aelita, I'm sure you've enjoyed your stay have you?"
"Yes, I really enjoyed my stay here." Aelita said. "It was very nice for all of you to take me under your wing for the past couple of days."
"Well I'm glad you feel that way Aelita." Nicole said. "It was very wonderful to have you too. You've also been such a great helper during your time with us. And helping others is always the right thing to do. So I have decided that you can stay with us and be part of our family." The girl was suddenly taken back, as was Gumball, Darwin, Richard, and Anais.
"R...Really?" Aelita asked.
"Really?!" Gumball asked, a smile coming onto his face.
"Really?!" Richard and Darwin asked in the same expression.
"WHAT?!" Anais asked confused, as the candle went out on the cake.
"Yes." Nicole said. "Really." The blue younger cat stood there, and began to form a smile on his face, the same one as the one he had when he realized people would do anything for him in his mother's wedding dress two years ago.
"YAAAY!" Gumball, Darwin, and even Richard cheered. "She gets to stay!"
"I get to stay?" Aelita asked, a smile forming on her face.
"You get to stay with us!" Gumball said as he hugged the girl tightly.
"You get to stay with us!" Darwin repeated as he hugged the girls's legs.
"I get to stay with you guys!" Aelita cheered as she hugged Gumball and Darwin back.
"YAY, she's part of the family!" Richard spoke as he lifted her and his sons into his arms, forming a bit hug.
"Wow, that's great." Carrie said as she joined in the hug.
However, there was one person who wasn't cheering, and it was Anais. She stood there confused, dropping the cake onto the ground. She was expecting her mom to actually kick the human girl out. But instead, she's letting her stay? They're letting a fugitive live in their house?!
Neverless, the pink bunny gave a fake smile.
"Yay, she gets to stay with us." She said, though her voice was lacking the enthusiaism.
"You know what this calls for?" Richard asked.
"What?" Gumball and Darwin asked.
"A Celebration!" Richard called out.
"YAAAAY!" Gumball and Darwin cheered.
"Wait, what should we do?" Darwin asked.
"We celebrate, that's what!" Richard said. "And luckily for us, I got us...!" Then suddenly, Richard went outside for a split second and came back inside, holding a box of...
"PIZZA!" He called out. Gumball and Darwin made faces of awe.
"YEAH, PIZZA!" The two boys called out. "Pizza, Pizza, Pizza!" Aelita and Nicole couldn't but laugh, while Anais on facepalmed her head.
"Well, since you guys are gonna eat your carbs, I'm gonna go upstairs to washup." Anais said as she made her way up the stairs. "This food is sticking to my ears..."
"Ok, we'll save you some pizza!" Richard said as the bunny disappeared.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Gumball asked. "Let's eat some Pizza!"
"But wait, what about the kitchen?" Darwin asked.
"Oh yeah, we should probably clean the kitchen up first." Gumball said. "Then we eat pizza."
"YAAAY!" The two and Richard called out as they ran into the kitchen to clean up the mess.
"I could eat Pizza too, but I'm a ghost, so I can't eat." Carrie said.
"That's ok." Darwin said to his ghostly girlfriend. "You can use my body, or we can ask Mr. Dad if you can use his body instead."
"Really?" Carrie asked. "Thanks." As the boys and ghost went into the kitchen to clean up, Nicole gave a chuckle.
"Boys will be boys." Nicole said.
"Tell me about it." Aelita said. The girl was so happy herself. This wonderful family, despite it a bit dysfunctional, has allowed her to stay with them. She never imagined how great things have gone for her.
"Thank you Mrs. Watterson." she said. "This... this really means a lot."
"Please, call me Nicole." Nicole responded. "And... um... we need to talk."
"About what?" Aelita asked as the mama cat lead the girl near the couch to talk in private.
"Listen Aelita, I overheard you and Gumball talking last night, and... I know everything." Nicole said, bringing surprise to the girl.
"You do?" Aelita asked.
"Yes, yes I do." Nicole said. "I know about your father, the supercomputer, your friends, the school shooting and the kidnapping. It really broke my heart hearing the horrors that you've been through. I'm sorry you had to go through all that, but now you won't have to ever again. I promise you we won't let anything bad happen to you." Aelita was quite surprised, but yet, she felt relieved that Gumball's mother is willing to take her under her wing. But at the same time, she felt afraid for them. No doubt those people who slain her friends will still be looking for her.
"But... what about... those people, what if they find me?" Aelita asked. "If they were able to find me back there, then what if..."
"If they do, we'll be ready." Nicole said. "We won't let them take you away. And... there's something you should know."
"What is it?" Aelita asked.
"Gumball recently lost someone he loved last year and it hit him pretty hard." Nicole said. "He's been very depressed for a long time. When you came along, he felt like his cheerful self again. Since you came into his life... no... Since you came into our lives, everyone's been more happy. You've been so helpful around here. You've helped me with the kids, you've helped me with the housework, even making sure Richard does what he needs to do, even helped him get a job. You're like the daughter I've always wanted. And to tell you the truth, I'm very glad Gumball brought you here."
"Mrs. Wat... Nicole..." Aelita said.
"I know we can't replace your family, or your friends, but the least we can do is let you be part of our's." Nicole said. The girl looked at her, tears were beginning to form, but they weren't tears of sadness anymore. They were tears of happiness. This family was willing to let her stay, and they've welcomed her into their family. All the years she had suffered, it's what she always wanted, to be part of a family again. And now her wish has come true. In a moment without hesitation, she leaped into Nicole's arms and hugged her tightly.
"Thank you... Thank you so much..." The girl said, nuzzling her head against the mama cat's neck. Nicole gave a heart warming smile and wrapped her arms around her, completing the hug.
"Welcome to the family Aelita." Nicole said.
Their warm hug was seen by the short pink bunny from the top of the stairway. No doubt that Anais heard the entire conversation. And in her eyes, there were actually tears. Not tears of happiness, but tears of sadness. She heard what her mother had said. She called that girl... the daughter she always wanted. That was like an arrow had shot through the pink bunny's heart, breaking it. Anais only turned away and went back up the stairs... in sadness... but her eyes began to show a tint or rage.
Later that night... at the Old Factory
12:35 AM Eastern Time (2:35 PM Japan Time)
"We're reaching our destination."
"Take us in."
The helicopter flew over the woods as it was flying in the night. It was approaching the factory, the one that Alyx, Barney, and Chase were investigating. Now it was being looked over by SPD operatives, who were making sure that no one else goes in. The helicopter made a landing near the bridge that connected the forest to the factory.
Out from the side of the helicopter, appeared a teenage japanese boy, somewhere between either fifteen and seventeen. His hair was medium black, straight spiky. He wore a white short sleeve shirt with a black skull in the center of it. A black short sleeve hooded jacket was also over his shirt. His pants were black and leather, and nice black sports shoes were also present on his feet, and the most iconic piece of clothing that he's always seen with is a red scarf wrapped around his neck.
Jamiko CJ Miyamoto, the sixteen year-old japanese boy, one of the youngest top agents of the Space Police Delta within the Devision of Japan. Losing his parents at a young age, he works with the SPD to fight monsters from different dimensions. With him living in Japan, normally he would be in school, because Japan is actually ten hours faster, and it's day time there. However, he was called by the head of the SPD's Japan Devision to head straight for the United States immediately for a special task. What this special task is, he was going to find out.
"Agent Miyamoto!" A voice called out. The boy turned to see Barney standing near the bridge with a wave. "What an honor."
"You better have a good reason for me to be here." Jamiko said.
"We do." Barney said. "C'mon." The man in the suit led on as the teenager followed. "Gotta say, it's really great for you to come. I'm sure that your commander back home gave you the insight?"
"Well, the SPD's Japan Devision told me that you guys would explain it when I got here." CJ said.
"Oh, we will." Barney said. CJ took a glance around, seeing some soldiers in red suits and overalls, some wearing white futuristic tights.
"Your soldiers look... alright, I guess." CJ said.
"Yeah, we've had some budget cutbacks, but they're good at what they do." Barney said. "Say, I have a question, what's Japan like?"
"It's great." CJ said. "Though we kinda do things a bit different."
"Yeah, but you got it good and all that." Barney said. "You guys get all the action, don't ya. Even the tentacle action." The teenager looked at the man with confusion.
"What?" CJ asked, where the man realized what he said.
"What?" Barney asked in quick hesitation.
"Barnes!" A voice called out from the entrance of the factory, revealing Alyx coming out, next to her was Chase, the german shepard super spy pup from eariler. "I'll take it from here."
"Sure thing." Barney said. "I'll leave you three at it."
"Thanks." CJ said as Barney departed from them, with the teenager rolling his eyes and giving a sigh in relief.
"Agent Miyamoto." Alyx said.
"Miss Vance." CJ said. "Good to meet the daughter of Doctor Eli Vance."
"And you're just about to meet him. Alyx said.
"Ahem." The voice came from the pup next to her.
"And this is Chase, one of our newest members of the SPD." Alyx said.
"Hello, Chase." CJ said.
"Hello Agent Miya.. Meya... Mi... moto... uh..." Chase said, having a little trouble pronouncing the word Miyamoto. "Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Japanese language."
"It's no harm." CJ said. "Everyone always has trouble with japanese pronunciation."
"Come on." The girl led the way, as the teenager followed.
"Your friend Barnes, he's a... very interesting friend." CJ said, with a grain of salt on his words.
"Sorry about that." Alyx said. "I heard what he was talking about. He's been watching a little bit of that... Japanese adult anime stuff you guys have."
"I noticed." CJ said. "To be honest, we sometimes get that with everybody recently."
"Well don't worry, you won't get that with us." Alyx said as the went to the lower floor of the factory. Reaching half-way, among some of the soldiers that were in the building, one stood out. Next to the elevator shaft was a dark skinned man. The man was much older, somewhere in his late fifties or early sixties, and he had two different colored eyes, one brown and one blue. He had short gray hair, a beard and mustache. His clothing consisted of a green sleeveless jacket with two pouches on each front side. Aside from the jacket, he wore a turquoise diamond patterned sweater vest with a white sweater underneath. He wore a dark grey leather belt with a gun on one side. He wore light orange tan pants and one brown shoe. His right leg was actually a prosthetic leg, signifying that he lost it at some point in his life.
His name was Eli Vance, originally a research scientist for Black Mesa, but now one of the senior executives of the SPD following the incident that occurred years ago at his old job. There is some story behind it, but that will have to be for later.
"Alyx, sweetie." He said.
"Dad." Alyx said as she hugged her father, and he hugged her back.
"Agent Jamiko Miyamoto." Eli said, looking at the boy.
"Doctor Vance." CJ said as he shook the man's hand. "An honor to meet you in person."
"You as well." Eli said. "I hope we didn't give you a rude awakening."
"Nah, it's fine." CJ said. "It was a bit past morning when you guys called me. "So, you guys call me all the way from Japan to check this factory out?"
"It's much more than a factory." Alyx said as the three made their way toward the Elevator.
"Yeah, we found something underneath this place, and it's so cool." Chase said.
"How cool?" CJ asked as the four stepped into the elevator.
"You'll see." Alyx said as the door closed behind them. She pressed the button on the switch and the elevator began to descend down to the underground floors.
"So, Mr. Miya...uhhhh..." Chase said, still struggling to say the name.
"CJ's fine." CJ said.
"Ok." Chase said. "So CJ, is it like almost 3:00 PM down in Japan?"
"Uh huh." CJ said.
"So, Japan is like... twelve hours faster than we are, right?" Chase asked.
"It sure is." CJ said.
"Wow..." Chase said. "That's amazing." Pretty soon, the elevator came to a halt, and the doors opened up. CJ was the first to step out, and his eyes widened as he saw the strange looking device in the middle of the room. It wasn't just strange, it was breathtaking.
"Whoa..." CJ said. "What is this thing?"
"A supercomputer." Eli spoke. "Built and constructed by Professor Franz Hopper, one of the most brilliant minds in the whole world."
"Franz Hopper?" CJ asked.
"Yep." Eli said.
"He's also a friend of my dad's." Alyx said.
"A friend?" CJ asked as the group made their way into the room.
"Yep." Eli said. "Back then we were both part of the Carthage Project, made by Black Mesa to create a way to transport matter from one place to another."
"What's it for?" CJ asked.
"It houses a virtual world." Eli said.
"A virtual world?" CJ asked.
"Yeah." Eli said. "We were able to turn it on and found an actual hub world inside the computer itself. He called it Lyoko."
"Huh?" CJ said. "Why would he build a digital landscape?"
"We believe he must've placed all of his secrets inside the computer's memory." Alyx said. "We're still running a diagnosis to see what he has in here." CJ glanced back at the computer, seeing it connected to the top of the ceiling.
"It has to take a lot of energy to run a CPU like this." CJ said. "What kind of power does it run on."
"It's powered by Nuclear Energy." Eli said.
"Nuclear Energy?" CJ asked. "There's no Nuclear Reactors or facilities around here that run on it."
"Because it didn't come from a reactor." Eli said. "Someone gave it to him, or he got his hands on one. We had a hazard team investigate below, and they found an Uranium rod inside the power system."
"Uranium rod?" CJ asked. "Must be used as a nuclear battery of some sort. Don't those things last for about 10 years at the most?"
"Yes, but apparently the one inside it now is likely nearly two years old." Eli said. "And if it's that old, that means this computer was used around that time."
"Really?" CJ asked. "You think Franz Hopper came back and used this thing?"
"Impossible." Alyx said. "He disappeared around 1994 and nobody has seen him sense, not even his daughter."
"Daughter?" CJ asked.
"Yeah." Eli said. "It's sad... very sad."
"Well, somebody had to be using this thing." CJ said. "But who?"
"Teenagers." Chase spoke, getting their attention.
"Teenagers?" CJ asked.
"I was able to get a couple of scents while searching for this thing." Chase said. "Three of them were boys, two blonde, one dark haired, and two girls, one pink haired and one black hair, like you. I checked all over town for the scents, but I only managed to follow them to a cemetery in town."
"Teenagers..." CJ said as he began thinking. "Well, there was that attack at that school nearby by some crazy terrorists. If they're in the cemetery they were most likely killed in the attack. But what were they doing with this thing?"
Back up at the surface, while some of the patrol men were standing by, Barney was actually on his tablet, watching videos on YouTube. Whatever he was watching, it was probably funny from the chuckle he gave.
"Man, that Vanoss guy is so funny." He said.
-CLANG-
The strange clanging sound made him turn his head, and grip his gun on his belt. The other SPD soldiers heard the sound too, and their raised their guns up in awareness. Barney looked around, seeing nothing, until he heard another clanging sound. His head turned, and saw the open doors that led outside the factory. The sound was coming from out there.
"Go check it out, guys." Barney said. The men nodded and moved forward toward the factory entrance. Stepping out, they looked around, and scanned the view, up, down, left, right. They didn't see anything.
"I don't see anything." The first soldier said. "Must've been a raccoon or some-"
-SWOOSH-
Suddenly, a black shadow zoomed in and snatched the first guard, followed by a deathly cry. The second guard raised his gun in shock.
"What the hell was that?!" He asked.
-SWOOSH-
"GAAAAAAAAHHH!" The second guard screamed as he was snagged too. Barney's eyes widened, with the rest of the soldiers inside drew their guns, confused of what happened to the other two.
-BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP-
The beeping from Barney's belt was coming from a scanner. Picking it up, he examined it. The top part displayed the words KAIJIN TRACKER, and the screen was scanning the whole area. There was a glowing red dot zooming around the factory.
"Oh shit..." Barney said, knowing what was going on. He then lifted his walkie talkie.
"Alyx, come in!" He said. "We have a Kaijin near the area-"
-BOOM!-
The sound of an explosion came from the side of the wall of the factory, causing the glass to break up and scatter across the floor.
"Look out!" a soldier called out, but a mysterious black creature flew in and attacked, firing what seemed to be blades, striking some of the soldiers, and sending them to the ground.
-Rumble-
Back below the surface in the computer lab, the sudden force shook the floor around the group inside, almost catching them off guard.
"What the hell was that?" Eli asked confused. Chase glanced back up to the ceiling, sensing something is wrong.
"Something's wrong." Chase said.
"Alyx, Come In! Alyx!" The sound from Alyx's walkie talkie made the girl pick it up.
"Barnes, what the hell's going on up there?" Alyx asked.
"The Scanner picked up a Kaijin!" Barney spoke over the radio, getting CJ's full attention. "It's inside the factory!" There were gun shot fires also coming from the radio, showing that they were fighting something up there.
"We need to get back up there." CJ said.
Back up at the surface, the soldiers were pointing their guns and firing, shooting at the strange black creature, which was hovering in the air. Although the guns they were holding were sub-machine gun blasters, the energy bullets weren't doing much though, as the kaijin was not flinching as much. It then shot out sharp blades, taking down more of the men, though they weren't critically injured. Barney jumped out the way, seeing a blade nearly hit his foot. To his surprise, it was a blade-like feather.
"What the hell?" Barney asked as he looked back, seeing the kaijin waving it's massive arms, sending the soldiers and across the floor. One landed in front of the elevator door, which opened up, revealing CJ, Alyx, Chase, and Eli running out, though the German Shepard pup looked down at the unconscious soldier.
"Ouch." The pup said as he passed him, following the group towards Barney. CJ was the first to stop, followed by Alyx, Eli, and Chase, all of them taking a good look at the monster. And thankfully, the lights came back on so it can be seen. Before them was a humanoid beast, a demonic monster that was a fusion between a vulture, ant, and mantis, with four black wings, one on each arm, and two on it's back. It had a razor-sharp beak and it's legs were that of a mantis! Chase, Eli, Alyx and Barney were a bit surprised by this monster, while CJ looked at the monster as if he knew what it was.
"Good God." Eli said.
"What is that thing?!" Chase asked.
"A Shadowkan." CJ said.
"Shadowkan?" Alyx asked. "You mean those Shadow-Kaijin?"
"The same." CJ said, though he tilted his head. "But to be honest, I never seen one like this before."
"Well whatever it is, it looks like some kind of vulture... with mantis-like legs?" Chase said. "Ryder and the others aren't gonna believe this." Unable to keep it in, the shadow-kaijin let out a loud screech, opening it's sharp beak open.
VULTURE - FAILED SHADOW / ハゲタカ-失敗した影
"キル...破壊...キル… / Kiru… Hakai… Kiru…" The monster hissed. As the beast was ready to attack, Barney aimed his gun up, ready to shoot.
"Don't." CJ said with his hand up, ushering Barney to lower his gun. "This one's mine." He then stepped forward, making his way toward the monster, which looked confused.
"Kid, you should probably stay out-" Barney said.
"Don't worry, I got this." CJ said as he kept walking.
"Hey, you sure you wanna go against that thing, kid?" Alyx asked.
"It's cool." CJ said, looking back with a smile. "Fighting monsters is my specialty." Turning forward to face the monster. He took off his backpack and pulled out a strange looking white mechanical belt with a red orb in the buckle region. Tossing his backpack aside, he placed the belt on, locking it on. He stood in place, and pulled out a card from the side of his belt. He then presses a button on the belt that he wore. It lit up.
SYSTEM AUTHORIZED!
"SAMURAI-STORM!" CJ called out, and then inserted the card into the buckle. He then gave another shout.
"HENSHIN!"
HENSHIN ...SWORD-MODE!
Then, as CJ posed his fighting stance, his body began to glow along with the unit on his belt. Then, suddenly, high tech armor formed on his body. The armor consisted of a black suit, but it had white futuristic armor plates on it. It had a sym-bionic chest plate with a red orb in the middle, dubbed the J.A.P.A.N. Unit. He wore white gauntlets and boots. His helmet had a V shaped antennae on the front, with two yellow lines on the edge of each side. His circular visors were yellow, and he wore a long red scarf around his neck. Behind him, the three watched in awe, of course Barney was surprised.
"Whoa..." He said. "What is that?"
"Japan... CAPTAIN JAPAN!" CJ called out, ready to fight. The Vulture let out another screech, and flew in to fight. CJ charged forward, summoning his Samuraizer Sword, and swung, striking the monster in the chest. The shadowkan countered by swinging it's feathered arms, but CJ deflected with his sword and swung again. The vulture dodged and threw it's other arm, striking CJ from behind, but the masked rider didn't stumble, but leaped up and kicked the monster in the face. The strange shadow-kaijin attempted to jap with it's beak, but CJ held his sword up to block and swing hard, striking it in the neck, making it tumble.
"Are you a vulture or a mantis, cause you're not good at being both." CJ asked. The vulture got angry, and then flew up into the air with it's back wings. It then swing it's arms forward, sending out sharp feather darts to strike. CJ dodged as best he could, but a lone feather struck near his feet, making him tumble backwards.
"Agent Miyamoto!" Chase called out as he charged forward.
"Chase, Wait!" Alyx called out. The vulture shadow caught eye of the superspy pup and swung it's arms again, sending out more feather darts. But the young pup moved in quickly and dodged every single on.
"Alright, let's see what this new pup pack can do!" Chase said, and let out a bark. "TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER!" The pack on Chase's back began to glow, and a small, cannon-like launcher device popped out to Chase's side.
"FIRE!" He called out, and the small cannon aimed forward and fired not a tennis ball, but a sparkling energy ball into the air, striking the shadowkan and sending a electric shock, making the beast fall to the ground and shake a bit.
"Whoa!" Chase said surprised. "That wasn't a tennis ball!"
"It's down!" Alyx called out as she and Barney moved in. The superspy pup approached the masked rider and nudged him.
"Agent Miyamoto, are you ok?" Chase asked. Luckily, the older boy moved and lifted himself up.
"Yeah, I'm good." CJ said, and looked around. "Where's the Shadowkan?"
"I got it with some kind of static ball... or something." Chase said.
"It was an electric stun ball." Alyx said as she approached the two. "Stuns anyone and anything that gets hit by it for a limited time."
"Guys, I think that time is up!" Barney said, seeing the vulture shadowkan get back up and into the air. On instinct, Barney aimed his pistol and fired, hitting the shadowkan, but it was barely doing anything.
"Dammit, it's not doing much." Barney said. CJ got back up and reached for his belt, pulling out a high-tech driver.
"Let's see if this will do more." CJ said as he placed the drive into a slot on his belt.
Installing Buster-Driver - BUSTER MODE!
CJ then flashed immediately as he got back up, forming another battle stance, while more armor was added to his body magically, along with an arm cannon on his left arm, and a metal blade on his right arm.
"Wow!" Chase said. "What kind of form is that?"
"Buster-Mode." CJ said as he stepped forward to fight the shadowkan. The vulture attempted to fly down and strike, but CJ swung his arm sword, striking the shadowkan in the face, shattering it's sharp beak. He then aimed his Buster-Cannon and fired, shooting the kaijin. Each shot landed an explosive impact on the vulture, not only sending it to the ground, but also burning it's wings. It fell to it's knees.
"Alright, time to finish it off!" CJ said as his Buster-Mode disappeared, but his sword transformed into something more similar to a kantana. His samuraizer sword can turn into a Kantana-Mode, one which is used to finish off a monster he fights.
Kantana-Mode Initiated!
"Time for the Final Blow!" CJ called out as he charged forward. "KANTANA RAPPA FINISH!" With a mighty swing, he sliced through the Vulture-Shadow, making it spark up with smoke, and then with a loud screech, it exploded, leaving nothing but dust in it's death. Chase watched with utter shock, while Alyx and Barney watched with amazement, as CJ made a victory pose.
"Monster's dead." He said with a thumbs up.
"That... was... AWESOME!" Chase said as he barked. CJ then brushed his shoulders.
"Nice one!" Barney said. "You Japs know the way of a samurai."
"Thanks." CJ said. "That's pretty much what I am, actually." Suddenly, Chase noticed something on CJ's helmet, a small red dot zooming slowly over it. The pup's eyes widened, seeing that someone was attempting to shoot.
"Look Out!" Chase said as he leaped onto the boy, sending him down, and a gun shot echoed in the factory, and a bullet flew by, missing both CJ and Chase.
"Whoa!" Barney said as he lifted his gun again and looked around, with Alyx looking around, seeing a suspicious looking figure on the upper floor.
"Up There!" Alyx said as he drew her own pistol and fired, causing the mysterious man to run off.
"Go Zeta team!" The man shouted. "Go!" Then suddenly, mysterious mercenaries in black and green suits moved into the building and aimed their guns.
"Hostiles!" Eli shouted. "SPD, Fire Back!" On call, the SPD operatives drew their blasters and fired back, causing a shoot out with the mysterious mercenaries. CJ then slowly got up.
"You alright?" Chase asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright." CJ said. "Thanks for the save."
"No biggie." Chase said. "Sorry for pushing you like that."
"It's no problem." CJ said, who then looked up to see the man who shot at him running out the entrance.
"C'mon, let's get him!" CJ said as he and Chase moved forward. "Miss Vance, you and the others deal with the hostiles."
"Alright!" Alyx said. "You guys go ahead." As CJ and Chase head up to the next floor and leave the building, Alyx and the others keep firing on the mercenaries, who continue to keep shooting. Eli then went to one of the crates near the elevator and opened it, pulling out a strange looking device with a Xen Crystal at it's core, almost looking like a grenade launcher, but at the end were three claw like sprouts on the edge of the device. This was a Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator, otherwise known as a Gravity Gun. Eli turned to one of the crates that had grenades inside, and then aimed the gun at them. The gun shot out a beam, which pulled one of the bombs to the front of the gun. Turning back at the attackers, he aimed, and pushed the button, sending out a strong force that flew the bomb upwards and toward the hostiles.
"Look Out-!" one of the mercenaries shouted, but it was too late, as the bomb exploded as it hit the ground, killing some of the men. The other mercenaries attempted to retreat, but Eli grabbed more of the bombs with the gravity gun and flung them back, killing all but one of the mercenaries, who was then shot down by Alyx.
"Nice shot, baby." Eli said.
"Thanks, dad." Alyx said. "Good throwing."
"Well, this gun is my favorite." Eli said.
Back outside, CJ and Chase were chasing the man, who was wearing a black suit. He waved his hand, signaling a black swat-team like truck to pull up and open the rear doors, allowing him to jump inside.
"Drive!" He shouted, and then the doors closed, and the vehicle drove off.
"Oh No!" Chase said as the truck rode on the road. "He's getting away!"
"Not yet he isn't." CJ said as he pressed the buttons on his wrist watch.
TRI-BUSTER MOBILIZED!
Suddenly, out of the blue, a go-kart high tech tricycle arrived at the scene right near CJ and the superspy pup. It was CJ's personal ride, he Tri-Buster, which comes with head-lights that turn into laser cannons, twin missile launchers built into the hood, and a plasma blade that can slice through anything.
"Whoa..." Chase said. "What's that?"
"It's my ride." CJ said.
"And... it's a tricycle?" Chase asked.
"Comes with missile launchers." CJ said.
"Wow..." Chase said even more amazed.
"I know." CJ said with a wink. "Let's go!" He and the pup hopped into the vehicle, and drove off after the truck. Luckily for them, the hostile truck wasn't too far, and they were gaining up on it. The driver looked back and shouted. The doors opened up, revealing the suited man, with a couple of mercenaries.
"Kill Him!" He shouted, and he men aimed their guns and fired at will, making CJ swerve the Tri-Buster a bit to dodge.
"Whoa!" Chase shouted. "They're shooting at us!"
"Then we shoot right back." CJ said as he clicked some buttons on the wheel, with the head-lights flashing, revealing laser cannons coming out and firing laser bullets, shooting one of the mercenaries, making him scream and tumble out of the truck.
"Idiots!" The suited man shouted. He then looked at one of the mercenaries and pushed him out, sending him to his death. CJ swerved again to dodge the poor guy rolling onto the road.
"Hang on pup!" CJ said as he pushed down onto the pedal, going faster to catch up with the truck. But surprisingly, he moved to the right, and started to pass the truck.
"Wait, we're passing the truck." Chase said.
"I know." CJ said.
"Why?" Chase asked.
"We're gonna shoot it at the front." CJ said as he kept going faster, fully passing the truck and moving in front of the truck. "Now watch this!" He pressed the button on the wheel, and the vehicle lit up.
REVERSE MODE ACTIVATED!
Then, the Tri-Buster turned around completely, but it was going backwards at the same speed.
"Whoa!" Chase said. "Is this even Legal?" The truck driver before them was shocked, but CJ gave a salute and pressed on the wheel, shooting his laser cannons again, this time hitting both tires. The truck began to swerve out of control, making it go right. The man in the back jumped out and landed on his front, while the driver and the truck, crashed into a tree, with the driver being thrown out of his seat through the front window, and into the tree, severely injuring him. The Tri-Buster came to a slow stop before parking. CJ and Chase hopped out, with the latter seeing the crashed truck in the tree, and the driver unconscious.
"Guess he wasn't wearing his seat belt." Chase said. "That's a ticket for him when he wakes up." CJ couldn't help but chuckle, then noticed the suited man on the ground, trying to drag himself away because of his injured leg. The Masked Rider then approached him, turned him up, and lifted him for interrogation.
"Alright, Who sent you?" CJ asked the man, who only gave an evil smile.
"Ha... the SPD sends their legendary Captain Japan to fight us?" He asked.
"I won't ask again." CJ said as he shook the man once. "Who sent you?!"
"We are one of many." The man said, biting down on something in his mouth. "You think you've gotten rid of them... but we're in the process of making more of them..." Suddenly, the man's mouth began to foam up, showing what he bit down appears to be some cyanide pill, a tablet that can kill someone who swallows or digests it, either for them to escape a painful death, or just to die a coward. Either way, his death clock started ticking fast.
"Making more of what?" CJ asked as he shook the dying man. "The Shadowkan?"
"The Dark Phoenix... shall rise!" The man said, still foaming some more, until he gave a hack and a dying gasp. His body stopped shaking, and his face stopped twitching too. The mysterious man was dead. CJ gave a sigh as he lowered the man's body to the ground, while Chase stood there shocked.
"Is he... dead?" Chase asked.
"Yeah, he's dead." CJ said as he got up.
"Whoa..." Chase said, feeling a bit disturbed. "He killed himself? Why would he do that?"
"Taking the coward's route, that's why." CJ said.
"Well that's just great." Chase said as he shook his head. "Now we don't know who sent them."
"It's alright." CJ said as he knelt down and scratched the pup's head. "What matters is that we got them. You did good today, rookie."
"Thanks." Chase said.
"Agent Miyamoto, are you there?" Alyx asked. "Agent Miyamoto, do you copy?" CJ then lifted his arm up, speaking into a communicator on his wrist.
"Yeah, I'm here." CJ said. "You guys alright?"
"Yeah, we're good." Barney said on the communicator. "We managed to take care of the scumbags."
"You managed to get the attacker?" Eli asked.
"Yeah, but he took the easy way out, and some of his accomplices escaped in a truck." CJ said. "Who were those guys?"
"The Dark Phoenix." Alyx said over the communicator. "The creeps that have been using the monsters for their own use. They must've sent that monster to ambush us." The japanese boy only stared on to the direction the trucks left. The man dying said that this Dark Phoenix was in the process of making more... does that mean they're making more Shadowkan? But that's impossible. The only way that would work is if a Shadowkan was working with humans, and they don't even like humans.
"We should probably investigate." CJ said.
"No." Eli's voice spoke. "Going after them would lead to several casualties, and losing some of our men." Barney only gave a sigh of defeat.
"So what do we do?" Barney asked. CJ glanced in his direction. The pup near him started to think. But then an idea came to him as he smiled. They were up against something big, so they needed something bigger... No, someone faster.
"I have an idea." Chase said.
"Who?" Alyx asked. "The Paw Patrol?"
"Nah, I don't want them to get into something this violent." Chase said. "But I know someone who can help. You know him Alyx, he helped you guys during the Black Arms Invasion, and he's a good friend to the Paw Patrol."
"A good friend?" CJ asked.
"Yeah, and trust me, you'll like him." Chase said. "He can really move, he's got an attitude, and he's the fastest thing alive."
"Who?" Jamiko asked.
Bet you didn't know what was gonna happen next. Made a little references to the Maury Show, Law & Order, Kamen Rider Amazonz, the Pee-Wee PSA thing, Dr. Hax, and whatever did the creepy but funny daddy thing. And a nice cameo by Tom Tucker from Family Guy, as well as the introduction of one of our heroes of the story.
Alright everyone... The Prologue is Over. Act 1 is about to begin!... Whenever I upload it!
Now we get to introduce the heroes, while also giving an update on the Wattersons.
Tune in next time where we'll introduce the next hero, and from Chase's recent line, you might know him.
Oh, and Jamiko Miyamoto / Captain Japan, and the Shadowkan belongs to my dear friend Kainsword-Kaijin. For more information on the character and monsters, check out his DeviantArt page. He's a very talented artist!
With the Shadowkan based off of kaijin (humanoid monsters) from the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai (Power Rangers) show, I'd figure Japanese should be the language they speak at times.
So Japanese lesson for today!
キル...破壊...キル… / Kiru… Hakai… Kiru… = Kill... Destroy... Kill...
Anyway, until next time!
