Chapter 7
This, That,
And A Gumball
Disclaimer: Fun fact, I've had an idea in mind for awhile now where Gumball the Dominator is concerned but hadn't gotten around to it. Until now that is.
After leaving the Eki'ri System and its Port, the Legends continued on their journey towards the planet Necria in the Necrian System. Of course along the way they had a number of things occur that delayed the journey and nearly saw them get killed in the process. And thanks to Zari and John's musical talents, one System in particular was saved from being over taken and or outright annihilated by Lord Knoxicrillion and his Fleet. Earning the Team some additional aide from Knoxicrillion after swearing his allegiance to the two following his defeat by them and the inhabitants of the System would decree the Legends to be Heroes in their Cultures for as long as each of them lived. Several days later would see the Team, though mainly Ray, running into something of an old friend from the past while dealing with some paperwork regarding proper flight paths in the area they arrived in much to the dismay and annoyance of the Team. "Ray?" Came a surprised Telepathic voice in the hallways of the installation they were in currently.
Causing Ray to turn around and see the source being a Dominator and his eyes widened as he took a step back. "Please, I mean you no harm, its me, Gumball."
"It… Really?" As this was unexpected!
Gumball nodded as he stepped towards his old friend. "It is, and I, like you, am quite surprised to see you this far from home."
"Some friends of ours were abducted by a Necrian awhile ago and we're headed their now to get them back." Explained Ray while remaining cautious where the Dominator in front of him is concerned.
"It is unlikely they are alive, old friend, Necria is not a place for the Kind due to its ways of War and habits of eating their own."
"Y-Yeah, we know, but we're still going. We have hope our friends are still alive." Ray told him adamantly.
"Then I would accompany you on this journey, Ray."
Hearing that shocked Ray considerably and Gumball could easily see it. "Because of our past interactions when we were both Younglings, I became… Different in comparison to the rest of my People. For I had become kind thanks to my time with you. Something none of my People approved of and I was forced to leave lest my, Perversion, so to speak, infected others. And since then, I have wondered the Stars, helping where I could when it was needed." Explained Gumball and shocking Ray even more.
Causing him to place a hand of comfort on his old friend's shoulder. "I'm sorry to hear that, Gumball, I really am. But I am happy you found a better calling for yourself in the end."
His Alien friend nodded in agreement. "Come on, let's go find Sara and see if she's done with the Paperwork yet."
Unfortunately, she wasn't, but the fact Gumball was around was a welcome deterrent from the whole thing despite being wary of him at first. But she was glad he had found a different path for himself and the rest of the Team would some reservations at first but gradually got past them. Allowing for Gumball to be a welcome addition to the team and giving Carter an opportunity to train against a Dominator so he'd be prepared if he should ever encounter one that wasn't as kind as Gumball.
Author's Notes: How'd folks like the Gumball twist?
