This is the first arc of Elmore Ink and this one will be about The Witch.
Chapter 4
Follow The Inky Road
~Watterson Residences 6:30 A.M.
(When last left our blue feline he cowardly ran away from a monster that looked just like him. After that he wandered around until-
"WIll You Shut Up Already. You Been Talking For Six Hours Straight. Just Let Me Hear My Own Thoughts For Once." Gumball Shouted at me the Narrator who was taking to were he is going.
Clare: Now you know how it feels you blue obnoxious jerk.(She's here for a cameo)
The blue furball then arrives at the place he first meet The Witch. He looked very nervous at seeing his home as it now appears as a haunted house that could put Carrie's manor to shame in spookiness.
(Just to inform you Gumball. The Witch isn't in the house right so it's somewhat safe to go in there to get some information.)
"What do you mean "somewhat" safe"? Gumball then gets more annoyed at the Narrator.
"What am I going to use incase something bad happens?" Then an Axe falls out of the sky landing near Gumball who looks up into the sky.
(It's Dangerous To Go Alone Take This) then picks up the axe but has a little difficulty getting it off the ground. But eventually he pulls it out but get hit in the face with the axe.
"Ugh I might as well get this over with". He then again goes into the his "home". While inside he sees the house is in ruins shattered glass everywhere, the couch, table and tv were torn to pieces and the kitchen has been barricaded.
As he cautiously moves around the house and to the stairs. Gumball notices a broken picture frame. He picks up the frame and when he gets up the stairs. He gets a good look at the picture. He sees five people that appears to be a family that looks similar to his own.
The images of the family has two females and three males. There positioned looks as if they were happy with the daughter of the who family looks likes Anais but she looks like an eight year old is on top of her brother who was wearing a orange hoodie and laughing. Gumball recognized this boy to be Darwin as he looked different from the others.
When he sees a woman hugging her husband with them laughing in the picture he sees that they are his parents Nicole and notices a red X across the woman's face with the words "BITCH" on to the woman.
Then he turns is eyes to the bottom left the image of the boy but his face is scratched off to the point that you cannot see his face.
"Just want happened to these people?" Just as he saids this. Gumball hears a noise that's coming from inside his room. As Gumball enters the room he sees a tape recorder on his bed with the words Docutor on it he plays it and hears the voice of his mother on it.
Docutor
"(Groans but sounds sad) So this is what rock bottom feels like first I lose my job,then a few weeks later was a disaster that when I left my husband. I let my ex have two of the kids so my former husband wouldn't be alone. I'm pretty sure that my eldest son hates me now after we moved from our old house.
He still hasn't talk to me or anyone else after the divorce. In a few weeks my last name is going to be Cooper. Well at least he will have another sister now but she hasn't warmed up to me yet. I refuse my maiden name Sericourt. It just brings back bad memories. This will be good for all of us. We just need to forget about the past and move...on.
The recording stops and Gumball looks shocked about the fate of his own family in this world. He doesn't know how they were turned into monsters. But what she said was the catalyst of there pain.
As he was lost in thought another voice is heard from the computer that was in his room. The image reveals Ink Anais aka the Witch on the screen she starts to laugh gleefully like a psychopathic loon.
"Anais?" As he calls her name The Witch just glares at him then has a confused face.
" THATS NOT MY NAME KITTY! What losers name there daughter after a butt. That doesn't matter right now cause we're going "play" but with all of my "friends".
"Why are you doing this to me Artemis"? Gumball's voice started to sound like someone else after saying that name.But he the covers his mouth in confusion of who's Artemis.
This doesn't go unnoticed as The Witch pauses for a moment. Her face went from anger to confusion after the catuttered her name. Her ears went down as she got closer to the screen wondering if she heard that right.
"..Ni... San..".? Her voice sounded less intimating and more like a sad little kid who thought her brother has returned.
"Have..you.. return.. for...me?" Her voice sounded a bit if there was a bit of hope thinking that her brother was there with a very weak smile.
"Ughhhh yeah sure I am little sister. Of course I was going to l." Gumball shaking in fear.
"Wait if it's really you then what is your name"?
"Gumball".
The Witches expression switches back to anger.
"YOUR NOT MY BROTHER"?. She shouted in rage at the imposter.
How dare you play with my emotions, You're just as much of a scumbag just like Mama. By the way you IMPOSTER I've already send one of my "friends".When he's done with you, your the one that's going to be TOAST! " The computer turns off then explodes.
The blue cat hears something pounding his feet. He looks down and sees its Anton the toast. Gumball then picks up the piece of toast and bites his face off.
"Well that was kinda off anti cal-" He gets punched in by the face by another piece of toast but this time this one has six pieces of toast fused together and the middle one has a face of a human on it. This of course freaks Gumball out. Then piece of mutated toast then runs out of the room and down the stairs. With the blue cat now angry brings the axe with him and chases the toast into the kitchen. Which is barricaded the blue kitten furiously swings the axe and destroys the wall and enters the kitchen.
"You know Anton your making this really easy for me. Cause you just trapped yourself with me". He said confidentiality to the mutated toast. But the toast just smirked at him. As he spoke Anton sounded like a voice of legion.
"You have that wrong "Gumball". It is you that is cornered." As multiple pieces of toast appear in the kitchen surrounding the blue cat. Gumball just looks confused as last time an army of Anton clones showed up they could barely put up a fight even as a group.
"Seriously I can handle a bunch of pieces of a breakfast meal. This could barely count as a fight." He saids this with his axe on his hand.
"Alone we are no match...But together" As the ink Anton said this all of the Anton clones start to come to him. They all mashed together with him to form a more humanoid being. The creature look more like Anton's human form. Wore shoes,pants,a T-shirt, and had hair that look like a piece of bread. The blue cat was suprised that the pieces of bread just merged into a humanoid made of bread.
".WE..ARE...THE...SWARM."He saids this as a piece of his face peeled off revealing multiple pieces of toast inside of him.
INK ANTON AKA THE SWARM
"You have got to be kidding me?" Then The swarm tries to punch kitten dodges the attack. As he ran to the door he tries to open it but finds out it's locked.
"Oh come on" Then The swarm grabs him by the leg and swings him and slams Gumball to the ground then on the refrigerator and throws him to the the kitchen sink.
"You cannot hope to beat us feline. For we are the swarm. We are many. We are are-".Then Gumball just thought of something.
"Wait your made of toast right?" He ask the swarm.
"Ugh yes." The swarm answered him
"What happens when bread is hit with water?"
"Well it just get all soggy and the dissolves in water why do you...Uh Oh." The swarm realizes what going to happen next.
"Oh okay". Gumball sprays the Anton monster with the hose on the sink before it could attack him. This makes the monster staring to dissolve as pieces of bread star to come out of him. Gumball then get off the sink. Grabs him axe then starts chopping the swarm into pieces while it's screaming. Until only the ink Anton with the human face on it's upper left head was left. As Gumball was about to swing his axe at the remaining Anton.
"You may have defeated me Watterson. But I'm only a diversion. Gumball then smells gasoline with the pipes now opened. A disordered scream is heard from outside his home.
The was a boy who has a robot head,pipes and a wheel on his back, a mechanical arm,a robot leg, the least of him had a human appearance and it's face had just one eye but it was empty with only flashing like a rolling camera.
The robotic creature raise it mechanical arm and it turned into an arm cannon with five missiles fired out of it as it starts to destroy the Watterson home. The house starts to crumble as pieces falling off of it. The toast laugh as if he will take Gumball down with him. While the blue cat panicked he then thought of something then he grabs the laughing Anton.
While outside The MACHINATOR fire a massive laser out of it's eye aiming at the Watterson Residences. Then the home is set on fire then explodes. With nothing left with only ruins remain of the former home of the Wattersons robotic ink monster turns it's right leg into a rocket engine and flys off to the distance.
~Flashback Cafeteria before the Inkquestion
A static is seen glitching
"Aww man not again". Gumball saying this in annoyance.
The static becomes clear as he sees a girl with has short black hair,wearing a white t-shirt,black tie,black skirt,and black shoes.
This is clearly Masami that he was looking at who is dragging him though the halls. When Gumball tries to look in the reflections he only sees a boy with short dark brown hair,a tan sweater, blue shirt under his sweater, gray pants and blue shoes but his face was hidden even for the feline seeing all this.
"So why did you drag me out of the cafeteria Masumi". The annoyed boy asked her.
"Masumi"? Gumball
"It's.. because I uh kin...da need your... he...lp ". She said sheepishly as she was stammering her words.
"With what"?
"I need you to be my boyfriend". Masumi ask him this strange request to the boy. This shocked the boy to scream.
"WHAT THE WHAT!? There is no way I'm doing that." Then Masumi got mad and told him what's really going on.
"Look I told my parents that I had a boyfriend because they were going to arrange a marriage for me after I got out of high school. I didn't want to do that so I got desperate and lied to them". She saying this honestly to him.
"Then why didn't you get Lezli to do this for?"
"He's into boys _" She told him but oddly his name was blurred out.
"You know you could've picked any other guy in our class so why me?" She them list them to the boy why didn't pick them.
"Allen and Darwin are already dating and I doubt Carloine or Carmella would want me to borrow them. I think there still mad over what happened last time."
"Antonio is too much of a whip, Hector
would've been mistaken for an adult, Idaho's a hillbilly, Carl exaggerates everything, Collin and Fexlix are too hideous, Harry can't control his temper, Bert is a smartass, Juke and Will can't hold up a conversation,Joey takes everything as a joke and Robrceht's too generic". The boy notices she left out a certain boy.
"What about Tobi?" She gives him a disgusted look.
"No". Showing her disgust over that person.
"That's Masami for ya". Gumball in his usual snark.
"So how are you and Penelope doing"? Asking about his relationship with her friend.
"We broke up about two months ago". He said this bitterly to her.
"Perfect".Masumi gleefully saying this but this only angered the boy.
"Well I'm still not doing it. You just handle your problem by yourself". As he's about to leave but Masumi stops him.
"Okay but what if I told you that I get your mom her old job back". He then turns his head looking at the girl.
"What did just say"?
"Well I could convince my father. Who you as the one in charge of the Factory to give your mother her old job back." She tempts the boy. Which he felt responsible for his mother losing it in the first place. He did felt suspicious of this as to think she would backstab him if he wasn't careful.
"So what do you want in return"?. He asked the manipulative girl.
"Nothing I just need you to pretend to be my boyfriend for a few days and after that I will help you. So we got a deal _y boo". With her hand extends as to shake the boys hand. The preteen signs and then come to her then shake her hand. He just glares at her with her just smugly smiling at him
"After when this ends were never speaking to each other again".
"Fine by me _y boo".
"Don't ever call me that again."
"Whatever but at least you wouldn't be your usual mopy self for now". She laughs with the annoyed boy next to her.
He realizes that it's going to be a long day for him and he's not going to enjoy it.
~Streets of Elmore 7:43 a.m
Masumi rubbing her as she was confused about of a memory of a certain boy but couldn't remember his face or name. While she was lost in thought Joey tries to get her attention by shaking her.
"Masumi will you get your head out of the clouds". This gets her out of her thoughts.
"What?" See then looks at Joey. He then points up in the air which smoke coming from the distance and sees an ink cyborg monster flying away from somewhere. Then he looks at Masumi worried.
"You don't think he-".
"Let's just hurry." As two started to ran to were the smoke came from. She did know that this wouldn't have killed the feline so easily. While they ran for a bit until a bus comes out of nowhere almost crashing into the duo which Masumi nearly scared to death and Joey almost fainted.
The door of the bus opened to reveal a girl wearing goggles over her eyes, Her hair was in a bun,wear a sleeveless shirt and long pants. The strange thing about her is that she has cactus on where her ears should be,her forearm and her turns to see the two. Removes the goggles to reveal her green eyes.
"So you two need a lift"? She asked them with a bright smile on her face. As the two enter the bus they screamed at her.
"YOU COULD'VE RAN US OVER CARMELLA"! Masumi yelling at Carmellans carelessness.
"I NEARLY CRAP MYSELF". Joey scared out of his life. She ignores there complains at her driving skills.
"Well when you guys are done criticizing me. I was ordered by Robrecht to get you two to the Wattersons Home but looks like we're going to have to go where this Gumball is going." She closes the doors behind them, then starts the engine to drives it to the road.
As she sat down on the bus. Masami started to think about the boy who was in her memories while trying to figure out what his name was.
~Witch's Domain
The Witch is laughing gleefully while playing with a stuffed donkey while The Beast is sitting looking at her. The Ink Bobert flies down and lands next to the trio.
"So is it done." The witch ask the robot. Which just nods at her. It makes the women child laugh with excitement.
"What's done"? The Beast questions the rabbit women.
"The Machinator told me that he has slain the blue kitty." This shocks the snake as this is not what they were told to beast looks calm then stands up with her arms crossed.
"Artemis what were the orders he told us to do with The Kitty". The Witch stops laughing turns to her.
"He told us we could kill the Insurgence if they interfered with our plans".
"And what was the other order he gave us? You know that very important one? For his goal"? Sounding alot more mad but still calm.
"Uh...Find and capture Gumball ?" The Witch started to get nervous. The Beast starts to walk to her.
"Very good now tell me why did you think it was a good idea to send the cyborg to kill him?" As she got to where the witch was. The rabbit started to tremble as the blue feline was next to her.
"He impersonated my Ni San"? She sheepishly replied to the older blue cat. Causing the beast to smile for a second then punches the rabbit in face.
This causes her to fall to the ground.
As she screams in agony while she covering her face. The Beast starts to kicking her in the gut repeatedly. While shouting at her.
"YOU _KING IDIOT. DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR PETTY ONE SIDED SIBLING RIVALRY WITH SOME FELINE ALMOST COST US OUR ENTIRE PLAN. DO YOU REALIZED WHAT HE GOING TO DO TO US IF WE DON'T BRING HIM BACK ALIVE." She starts to punch the rabbit repeatedly all the while the rabbit starts crying and begging for her to stop.
She starts to strangle the rabbit girl.
"Wait there is a good chance he survived." She informs the beast of Gumball's possible survival.
This causes the grown ink feline to let go of the rabbit as sees let's go of her neckdrops As she tries to breathe the beast looks down and glares at her.
"Make sure you bring him to use alive this time.". The feline orders her which then she nods.
"I'm going to return to my domain. I need you to deal with these pests and make sure you capture him this time. Her head with the human face on it to the trembling Rabbit.
"Fail and I'm going rip your legs off and use them as good luck charms GOT IT!" She then leaves the dump. With the her gone the rabbit starts to whimpering in fear then lays down and starts crying.
"It's not...fair...why do did you bring him with you and not me? It's because he was your favorite.. that was it... I hate you. YOU NARCISSISTIC EGOMANIAC BRUTE "She continues crying.
~Destroyed Watterson Residences
Popping out of the rumble is Gumball who manages to survive Ink Bobert's attack by hiding in the basement. He grabs Ink Anton who he drag with him from the explosion and demands answers for him.
"You can't make me tell you were The Witch is". The toast being defient.
"Suit yourself". Gumball then opens his mouth and brings the toast closer to his mouth as to eat. This causes the toast to scream.
"Okay okay I'll tell you. Just don't eat me." Ink Antonio now Begging for his life. Gumball still has him in his hands.
"Fine I wont eat you. So tell me where can I find the rabbit witch?"
"She's at the garbage dump. The one with the incinerator."
The blue cat knows where that his and he brings the axe and the rotten toast with him. He sees a trail made of ink so he follows it to the Witches Lair.
Then a large bus shows up terrified Gumball starts running from it. Not knowing it's actually Carmella, Joey and Masimi inside it.