Ch. 8 The Eye of Limbo

Gumball and the group looked out of a classroom window. They saw the massive form of a giant shadow eye. Gumball had shivers.

"Man, that thing is creepy." Gumball said. Then he noticed a purple blur rush by.

"What was that?" Darwin asked noticing the blur.

"It's that purple ninja cat." Carrie said without any hint of surprise. As they followed tha blur, the blur became more noticable and soon a figure could be seen. It was indeed the purple masked cat. She was jumping around the eye as if trying to confuse it.

"Should we help her?" Darwin asked.

"That's what I intend too." Gumball said.

"Alright, let's go!" Darwin siad starting to take off. Gumball stopped him.

"I said that's what I intend to do." Gumball said. Darwin looked at him.

"You shouldn't do this all alone." Darwin said. Gumball walked toward the window and opened it.

"Darwin, I don't want you to get hurt. Stay here with Carrie and Rocky and attend to Mr. Robinson's wounds. I'll be right back." Gumball said. He jumped out the window and landed infront of the school.

Ayann jumped to a tree and watched the eye. Maybe trying to confuse it wasn't the best idea. It had already caused a scene and it drew more of Limbo's servents. Her gaze fell to Flint's figure. He stood and watched with a malicous grin as the Eye of Limbo began ramming into buildings. Out of the corner of her eye, she looked and saw a young blue cat stand infront of the school. She gasped.

'Could it be? Is it really him?' Ayann thought.

Flint noticed Gumball satnding in front of the school. He tched.

"Damn you Steel..." he growled. Of all occasions, his brother had to show up for this one. If only he had the Relic with him, he would have his revenge, right here, right now. But that damn velociraptor has it. Flint then walked up to the eye.

"Limbo... hear me! For what drives me to revenge is the one who stands in front of you. Capture him alive!" Flint held his hand toward Gumball. The eye roared, showing it's teeth in the eye. It rushed.

Gumball gulped. 'How am I gonna take this thing out? Not to mention that Flint encouraged it to attack me!' Gumball felt his body become lighter.

Move!...

Gumball quickly dashed to the right. The eye rammed the ground where he once stood. Gumball ran away from the school.

'Have to lead it away before it destroys my school.' Gumball thought as he jumped into a car's hood and began to jump from car to car. The eye turned the corner and charged, knocking cars out of the way. Gumball rushed to make his way to an opening in the town.

If it cannot see you... then you have a chance. Go for the bull's eye...

Gumball looked around for something to try and blind it. He picked up a rock and threw it at the eye. It vanished into the mouth of the eye. Gumball jumped out of the way as the eye rammed the ground. It roared in frustration.

You can do better than that... Try something bigger...

"But there is nothing bigger!" Gumball said to the voice. He backed up into a car. Gumball looked at it and facepalmed. "Man, I'm stupid at times." Gumball hid behind it and tried to lift the car. It wouldn't move. "Damn these scrawny arms!" Gumball growled.

Let me...

Gumball tried again. "But your a voice." Gumball said to it. Suddenly, Gumball lifted the car. It took him by surprise that he dropped it. "What the..." Gumball lifted it again, but this time with ease. "Cooool!"

Don't get distracted!...

Gumball regained his focus as the eye charged him. Without hesitation, Gumball threw the car. It exploded on impact with the creature. It roared in pain.

Unsheath your claws...

Gumball did as instructed. They glowed faintly with yellow.

Now strike...

Gumball jumped onto a car and flew toward the eye. He swung his claws. They went through it like butter. The eye writhed and roared in pain. Gumball landed and fell to a knee. He gasped for air.

"So... tired..." Gumball felt his head pound and his vision blurry. The eye whisped into a shadowy smoke and vanished. Gumball blacked out.

Flint and Ayann stood next to each other and stared at the sleeping young boy. Ayann went over and kneeled to feel his pulse under his neck.

"He's still breathing." she said. "He's not bad for a kid." Flint chuckled.

"Kid really knows how to go out with a bang indeed." he said.

"It seems he used up most of his energy." Ayann said.

"Results?" Flint said kicking a rock.

"It's amazing. This kid has been running around on nothing but adrenaline." Ayann said."From what I could tell, he's been on it for four days."

"Steel's doing?" Flint asked. Ayann shook her head.

"No, He did all of it himself." she said.

"So, all Steel did was give him courage." Flint said. "Man, my bro works in mysterious ways." Ayann stared at Gumball's limp body.

"Arn't you gonna capture him, or feed him to Limbo's servents? Or better yet, kill him yourself." she finally said. Flint's expression went dull.

"Neither... I'm letting him go for now." Flint said softly. Ayann was surprised.

"What's with the change of heart?" she asked. Flint pondered this.

"The kid entertains me." he finally said. Ayann shook her head.

"I don't think that's the reason. You can't do it because you still love your brother." Ayann said. Flint clenched his fists. "He looks and acts alot like your brother. You still care for him after all these years of being banished into Limbo." she continued.

Flint shouted and kicked a car. It flew into a building and exploded, catching the building on fire. Flint couldn't stand the thought of loving his brother. Even after he banished him into Limbo.

'But... what is this feeling?' Flint thought clutching his chest. Ayann placed on a hand on his shoulder.

"You're still worried about him?" Ayann asked softly. Flint shrugged off her hand.

"Ayann! That is enough from you! You are dismissed!" Flint shouted at her with fire burning in his eyes. Ayann winced and bowed.

"Yes Master..." she went over and picked up Gumball's limp body. She stared at the young boy. 'He really does look alot like him...' she thought, smiling underneath her mask. She walked toward the school.

Nicole and Richard stood outside the front of the school alnog with Gumball's classmates. Darwin had told them what Gumball did and in their worry, rushed out to try and help him. But there was no sight of him nor the eye that Darwin spoke of. They watched as a purple masked cat carry Gumball toward them. Nicole ran up and held out her arms as Ayann handed her Nicole's eldest son to her.

"Oh, my precious little angel... are yo okay?" Nicole asked. Gumball was breathing normally.

"He will need some time to rest." Ayann said.

"How can we ever thank you?" Nicole looked up. Ayann had vanished. She was no where to be seen.

"Is she a ninja?" Tobias asked Anton. Anton shrugged. Richard took Gumball on his back and with his wif and two younger kids, walked into the school. The rest followed suite.

Hmm... even more things to know about the troublesome Flint and the ninja cat Ayann. If you havn't already figured it out, Steel is indeed the brother of Flint and that he is the voice that guides Gumball. It seems that Ayann has a history with both of them. Find out why in the next chapter. :)