It was a nice, beautiful Sunday when me and Darwin were having some food at the Joyful Burger as a family together. It was a fine day, Sunday. Everyone's favorite day of the week, next to Saturday. Everything was all smooth sailing from there, and nothing really went on with me and Darwin .

Joyful Burger was a very good place for fine dining (mostly), and everyone in the Watterson family was having a good meal at the restaurant. The burgers were yummy and juicy, and Richard wished he had about fifty double cheeseburgers with him right now, for he was probably the only one, besides, Hector, to eat fifty fast-food burgers all in the same day.

Alas, Nicole wouldn't let ole Richard eat all those patties, for sure knew that Richard wasn't aware that it would he a sudden heart attack for him to eat them all, not to mention that: it would cost her a gigantic money drop as deep as the Mariana trench.

"So, everyone enjoying themselves?" Nicole asked.

"Just delicious, mrs. Mom." Darwin replied. "Probably the best food I have had in a few days."

"I was starting to forget how much I loved Joyful Burger so much." Gumball admitted flatly. "Still, this is so mouthwatering for me. Fries too."

Nicole looked a little guilty and she said: "look, boys, me and your sister are sorry that we... you know."

"We know, mom. We heard you." Darwin said.

"But come on, let's just forget about the whole thing, and pretend it never even happened in the first place." Gumball suggested.

"Agreed." said Anais

"What happened exactly?" Richard naively asked

"It's... nothing Richard. It's nothing to worry about. What matters is that; we are a big, bally family again."

"Good. Can I have ten more cheeseburgers" the dad asked after eating his double cheeseburger in one bite.

Nicole just looked at him in an annoyed expression, and she replied: "Richard, I think we both know the answer to that question."

"Aww, come on." Richard complained before having his second cheeseburger.

"Richard, if I just give you fifty more double cheeseburgers, you would he Turner into a living hamburger."

"Really? I always wanted to he a living hamburger!" Richard looked quite excited to hear that, much to Nicole's dismay and annoyance.

"No means no, Richard."

"Maybe if there is a contest on who can eat most burgers?" Gumball said. "I can take a wild guest at who would win in that."

"We'll see." Nicole admitted. "Maybe... if there was money involved."

At School the next day

Gumball and Darwin were having a nice chat in the hallways, at their lockers. "Nah, I think Liam Neeson would win against Brad Pitt. He's older and has more experience."

"Come on, Brad still had muscles."

"Well, yeah, but it's not the look that counts. It's how experienced these guys are if they were ever in a fight."

"Yeah, Liam Neeson is awesome."

"Not saying Brad Pitt's not awesome. I'm just saying Liam has been in way more movies than he has."

"Hi Gumball!" said a happy voice." it was Penny Fitzgerald, the beautiful, female peanut that was the captain of the school's cheer team. "How are you today?"

"Well, everything's fine, Penny." Gumball looked a little shy. "I'm wat more clean than usual today."

Penny made a chuckle before saying: "yeah, I noticed. You smelled like a garbage dump on the bus the other day."

"It's... nothing." Gumball reassured her. "Just something to easily forget about." It was recess time and every one of the kids went out to the playground to hang out and have fun. Gumball and Darwin were sitting against the wall of the school and Penny was sitting next to her lover.

"I don't mean to sound nosy, Gumball," she said "but, is there something you want to tell me?"

Beautiful, kind, sweet Penny was giving me her cute face. It was a face I could not ignore, even if the world was about to end. At last, I gave in, and I told her the whole story of the past events of what just happened with me and Darwin, along with how I was with dad lately. As soon as i was done explaining, she looked as shocked as if I was a dead cat walking

"What?!" she said. "Your mom actually purposely neglected you?" she started to become a little angry now. "Don't you know what that is? Child neglect! It's a very serious crime."

"Calm down, Penny." said Darwin. "It's over now and we're back to showering and eating food again.

"But, no parent should ever do that to their own children." Penny argued. "Grsnted, my dad is a tyrant, but he would never starve me of food or turn on me like I committed the most evil crime."

"Well... yeah, i admit, mom and Anais were perfectly crazy and were off their nit, but I kinda deserved it." he bowed his head. "I was such a jerk to my wn dad, and I kinda paid the price for it by it."

"Did Darwin?" Penny raised an eyebrow.

"Well... I admit, I should have just apologized, but I wanted Gumball to apologize too."

"Look, you know that what your mom and sister did was illegal, right?"

"Yeah. We know." Gumball sighed. "the rat in the can almost mauled us to pieces."

"Have you told the police about this?" Penny asked.

"Are you kidding me?" Gumball asked in disbelief. "My mom hates a snitch. And besides, remember the last time I ratted her out to the cops? And dissed her fashion sense?"

Flashback

Nicole was at a tall building of Elmore and she looked quite angry, for she was holding Gunball by his left ankle. Not only that, but Gumball looked bruised and had a black eye, presumably indicating that Nicole had given him a whooping.

Turns out, she was threatening to drop him from the tall building and make him fall to his death. "We're sending in a negotiator!" Doughnut sheriff called from the ground, using a megaphone.

"I'M NOT NEGOTIATING ANYTHING!" Nicole screamed at the police below the building she was on. "Not until Gumball apologizes!" she looked back at him angrily, just about ready to drop him.

Gumball screamed like a little girl, and he said while pleading for mercy: "Okay! Okay! I'm sorry mom! I promise, I will never rat you out to the cops again! You have my word for it!" he gave a very nervous smile, also pleading for mercy. "And... I'll never make fun of your mascara or lipstick ever again! I promise."

"Good!" Nicole then swung him to the brick wall, causing some bruises just to let out more anger

End of Flashback

"Can you imagine what my mom would do to me if I ratted her out to the cops again?" Gumball said

"Come on, she's your mom. No harm done. I know she has severe anger problems, but still. There is no harm if you keep it discreet."

"You do NOT know my mom as much as we do." Gumball said. "She's scarier even than Tina. Don't tell her I said that. If she gets mad, she is very unpredictable. While we know what Tina might do if we make her mad."

"Gumball," Penny said. "I'm sure your mom still loves you, but what she and Anais did was no excuse. While, you can be... an ego maniac, that still doesn't give them no right. Besides, i know you're afraid, but it's the right thing to do. You got to do the right thing."

"More like run for our lives while they depend on it." Gumball gulped.

"Yeah, anything's better than facing an angry mom." Darwin added.

Penny sighed. "Look," she said, "I know you guys are scared, but it is the right thing to do. Are you really going to take this from your mom and sister? Think about that." she then walked away.

Young Gumball and Darwin were thinking long and hard about what Penny was saying to them, and maybe she was right after all.