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Hello, my name is EvelioandZgroup. Also very sorry for this overdue chapter, but this isn't gonna be a chapter of "Sci-fi" and "Adventure", but a "Romance" and a "Hurt/Comfort", but that isn't a reason to stop reading this story since you should read this to understand more about the story. Here is the 2nd chapter of "In Time, We'll Lose Him". Enjoy

The future. One place no person thought to be impossible, unless we have the advance technology we would gain one day. That day hasn't come; it was the least expected that one day that it would be considered about. Meanwhile Gumball was just leaving Penny's house. "Bye Gumball." Said Penny, waving at him, with her family watching Gumball walk home. He waved back and said "See you soon" to his childhood sweetheart .He remembered it like it was a moment to remember over and over.

-Flashback, a couple of hours ago-

It was a pleasant evening for him; he went with the girl of his dreams, he was having a good evening with her parents. Gumball was walking towards her house and was a bit overusing himself by getting to be quite frantic and getting nervous at the same time. "What am I gonna say? How am I gonna act? What do I talk about?" Said the poor overloaded Gumball, but then stopped walking and closed his eyes and breathed in and breathed out. "Why am I pressuring myself like this? I am just visiting as a guest. I should be behaved and not goof off." Gumball had completely rid his mind of any sort of distractions so he won't have anything to be worried about on this day.

Gumball walked to Penny's house and knocked on her door, he decided to treat this like if he was visiting a friend on a very special day, plus it was gonna be with Penny Fitzgerald, a girl that Gumball can never get out of his mind, but now must take the thought of Penny being his girlfriend, but treat her like a very good and meaningful friend and pay his respect to others since he is a guest in her home. As he waited patiently for her to open the door, this wasn't going to be the same screw up Gumball they all knew, but a more redefined Gumball. A Gumball that was very different than others have seen from the past or just when they have seen him at the moment, but an unremorseful Gumball.

Penny opened the door and saw Gumball smiling and not in a fancy or nervous or anything out of the ordinary Gumball that she would have hesitative to see, but just the way Penny hoped to see Gumball, just himself, nice and fun, but hopes that he doesn't do anything to humiliate himself. "Hey Gumball." "Hey Penny." She was surprised at his actions. He wasn't nervous or acting a bit up, but just being normal as Gumball would have been. "Come inside." Penny made her entrance clear by stepping a bit back and gave Gumball room to enter, he entered and said "Thank you" and it was something Penny wanted to believe, but she knew that Gumball can be a handful for causing some kind of trouble, but she knew, deep in her heart that he was sweet and was someone if you got to know better, then you couldn't ask more for a friend, then Gumball.

As he went inside, he got a bit of a better view of her house since the last time, since last time, he went outside for a funeral for Mr. Cuddles, but was proven to be a misunderstanding about his death since he was found in the toilet by Gumball. None the less, he wanted to just be Penny's friend. As he is walking inside he sees Mr. Fitzgerald, already giving him a dirty look. That's all what it basically took to get on Mr. Fitzgerald's nerves. Just be Gumball and walk in like it's nothing. "Evening Mr. Fitzgerald." Gumball said when he pulled out his hand for him to shake. Mr. Fitzgerald didn't see the hand; instead just maintain a dirty look on Gumball. He despised him for his actions that caused so much trouble between him, his family and friends. Especially with his daughter, Penny. "Dad? Dad? DAD!?" Then he broke out of his hatred vision of seeing Gumball as a troublemaker. He can picture it. Gumball Watterson. Wanted felony for crimes of unspeakable manner.

Though he didn't see it as soon he snapped out of this comatose state. Gumball and Penny then went upstairs to work on their project. Mr. Fitzgerald suspected something, but decided not to interfere. Penny and Gumball walked up the stairs. Gumball followed and Penny looked from behind and Gumball just smiled. They made it to the second floor and she went towards her room and opened it and they both went in. Gumball stood a while, amazed by Penny's room. He never saw it, but never thought he would see it. Either way Gumball decided to stay focus. "Well what do you want work on?" Gumball asked. "Well I was thinking we type our report and it would be easier and faster that we have the internet." Penny said, while heading over to her nearby laptop. Gumball followed and they spend the entire working on the project and they had several conversations which really surprised Gumball and Penny. Not one of them would have guessed that a project would "actually" let them have a good time to talk and really connect with each other.

Then Mrs. Fitzgerald, Penny's mom, came up to her room to let them know that dinner was ready, which Penny and Gumball didn't know they spend that much time on the project. "I guess you're staying over for dinner, Gumball." Penny said, like she was saying it was and is a delightful thing. Gumball smiled and said "I guess I am." They went downstairs and they came down to them having a normal dinner and it seemed pleasant, but not for Mr. Fitzgerald since he was still puzzled by Gumball's behavior. He would have stuttered and shy away from anything Penny would have to say, though he didn't. It was like he had confidence. "So, how's that project going along with you two?" Asked Mr. Fitzgerald, trying to make conversation. "Well we're already finished but I guess we would have finished sooner, but I guess we just wanted to talk to each other." Penny said. "As long as the project is done, then it's okay, but may I ask you something Watterson?" Mr. Fitzgerald said. Gumball was a bit confused, but he said okay. "You usually get shy or just do something wrong and give off the wrong idea. Why hasn't that happened?" Mr. Fitzgerald said, though Mrs. Fitzgerald hesitated by that since it might be a bit rude. "Well I guess that I stopped trying to impress you guys. You see, I see Penny more than just I would know from school, but even more than a friend. I guess I got this idea that I should keep trying to do these things to get you guys to accept me, but I think it's better if I let you guys make your opinions about me and I would understand that but I'm just happy I got to spend time with Penny." Said Gumball.

Gumball was talking with Mr. Fitzgerald and that was his answer. It was the truth and he didn't shy from it. "Well I think with the way you behaved today; I can say that I accept you then. If that's the reason, then maybe I shouldn't judge you too harshly for that." Mr. Fitzgerald said. Gumball couldn't believe the answer he got from him; he knew that he may have gotten Mr. Fitzgerald's hate of Gumball gone. Gumball smiled and said thank you to him. Then at 9:30, Gumball had to leave since he knew his parents would worry so he left, he gave fellow waving hands and said his goodbyes to her family, her father, her mother, her sister, and Penny, the one girl he hopes to be with for a long time. He gave them all fellow goodbyes and made them feel a bit good that they knew him, but most of all he saw Penny and she blew him a kiss. His heart had stopped from that, but he smiled since he didn't feel comfortable blowing a kiss with her father there. He waved at them and left.

Gumball walked to his house, he felt in such a good mood that he feel that world could revolve around him and just be alright. All of sudden, while he was walking past houses, getting closer to his house, it started to rain, Gumball used his arms to cover his head, but then he saw something unusual, he saw lighting coming from a certain position, he couldn't make it out, but decided to ignore and run the last way and then he saw his home; it was simple and not fancy, but it was his home. He then ran to the door and then he knocked on the door. "Open up! It's me." Though as he backed up for an entrance, he noticed something. No one was there. The lights were off, but why were they off. He knew the time now, but his family wouldn't just forget to at least wait for him. Would they? He went around and went to the window, what surprised him was that no one was there. He felt like he was probably getting prank by it. "Ha! Ha! Nice joke you guys, now let me in." Gumball said, but no one replied back at him. He started to knock through the window and started to feel like they may have left to somewhere, without him. "You guys? Are you there? It's me, Gumball." Gumball started to yell, but still no answer. He went to the back and went to check if the door was open, but it wasn't. He tried but nothing. He went to the grass from his backyard, as cold and wet as it could be, Gumball just rested himself on the grass and tried to go to sleep. "I hope this blows over soon." Gumball said, but instead heard more lighting and he was forced to sleep outside in the cold and rainy outside. Gumball couldn't tell if he let out a tear or it was just rain, but one thing was for sure, he felt sad. Why would they do something like that? It didn't make much sense, but he closed his eyes and hoped for a better tomorrow.

Nicole was sleeping in the car with her family, who were also sleeping. Nicole then started to open her eyes and noticed something. She saw light and didn't know where it was coming from. She tried to block it with her paw, but nothing. She then remembered that it could just be the sun. Nicole opened the door and went outside for a while to stretch for a while, but when she opened her eyes, it took her breath away. What she saw could stun anyone they knew from the present, but now was just something more advance. She saw others in what appeared to be Elmore, but they had these different clothing options, it was basically regular clothes, but seemed like it was hi-tech. Shirts had stripes that were bright as if they were neon lights, along with pants that had a new style. What was different was that people wore jeans and they were able to change the style and color of it with their phone. The building seemed more colored of blue and glass, but people seem more happy and energetic. She saw people helping one another from bringing something to the others side of the streets, but they have floating cars that are more different then regular car that are shown to be slimmer and more simple, but when you see the bottom, it will leave you breathless.

Nicole went back to her car and woke up Richard and then Darwin and Anais. When the three opened their eyes, they were stunned. They all got out the car and they were amazed. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking Darwin?" Said Anais. "That we may have we to the future." Said Darwin, sweet yet naïve. "No that's impossible, but that we may have died and this may be the afterlife." Said Anais. "I don't think so Anais." Said gullible Richard. They couldn't believe what just happened to them, but they may have to face the fact. They were in the future of Elmore. "How about we browse around awhile?" Said Nicole. "But where are we-Nicole!" Yelled Richard, when they turned the car was disappearing, like it was being digitally misrepresented and turned into a miniature hologram of a car that was also with a small box with a button on it. Nicole went and grabbed it and was curious by it. How was this possible? She decided to press the button and when she did it went out of her hands and it turned back into a car. They were completely breathless by this. "How is this possible Anais?" Asked Darwin. "I don't know. I really don't know." Said Anais, shocked by this force of advance technology. When they stood for a moment, the car did it again. It turned into this small and unusual device. Nicole picked it up and decided not to tamper with it and just explore this place.

They walked to this place they were now aware that this was the future. They walked to the sidewalk, but felt like this was a place that was being way advance in such a way. They walked along the line of this boundary this place has set for them; they walked like they were regular civilians and were just browsing around this town of theirs. Anais was staying behind Nicole since she was very shy by this, this was more advance then she could have imagined. They walked and decided to just go to a nearby place. They went to the nearby library and they entered and they saw people using computers but were like extremely flat that you could see right through it and headphones were just like a piece of string. The keyboards weren't even shown, they were carefully placed and were just small buttons and users were mastering this. They're kids of younger and older ages using computers along reading very hard to read books of a 12th grade level. Suddenly Anais felt she wasn't such a smart one. Nicole went to the person on the counter, literally. They're humans and animals coexisting. "Yes, how may I help you?" Said the lady there. "Uh, I was just wondering if I can get a renewal on a library card to access the internet." Said Nicole. "You mean the, I-Net?" Said the lady. "Sure." Said Nicole, getting a little hesitated by that. "Okay I just need a name." Said the lady. "Watterson, Nicole." Said Nicole, thinking that was how people were going to address themselves. The lady gave Nicole a look. "Is this some kind of joke, lady?"

Nicole was confused by that. "Excuse me?" "We don't tolerate people, who just do that and disrespects them, if you want the I-Net, then here's a guest account, but then get out of here." Said the lady, while getting a card. Nicole didn't exactly understand that, but she grabbed the card and headed to a nearby computer. "What did the lady say Nicole?" Asked Richard. "She said I was disrespecting 'them' when I said who I was." Said Nicole. She went to the computer and logged in the guest account and went to a search site, but seemed to be getting the hang of the typing on the keyboard. She searched up her name. "Mom, why are you searching yourself?" Asked Anais. "There's something that lady was talking about. I need to know what exactly." Said Nicole. Once she searched and what she saw, she couldn't believe. She clicked on her name from the nearby site and read it and saw her date of death, which was the same year they left, only two days away from the present date. She later read it and was stunned by it. She read that on the day on a regular Sunday, she, Richard, Anais, and Darwin were murdered. The person would murdered her wasn't found out until the most devastating event of all time. There was an explosion in Elmore, killing everyone there, with one survivor and that person caused it and killed them. It was Gumball Watterson.

She couldn't believe it and saw a video playing automatically showing Gumball planting the explosives in an unidentified location and then leaving. Anais recognized the location. "That looks like the basement from school. Why is Gumball there?" Said Anais. "Because he killed us." Said Nicole. She decided to search up Gumball, but instead the computer went blank and said "classified". Nicole couldn't believe it, but she wanted to know more. She got up and yelled out, for she was in a bit of rage. "OKAY, LISTEN UP!" Yelled Nicole. "Nicole, what are you doing?" Asked Richard, buts he ignored him. "I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO GUMBALL WATTERSON AND WHY IT ISN'T SHOWING ME ANYTHING ABOUT HIM!" Said Nicole. "You idiot." Said the lady. "What are you saying?" Asked Nicole, but all of a sudden a metal cylinder shape came out of nowhere and exposed a gas. When the gas cleared up, the four were gone. "It was him. He's back." Said the lady, while going to the phone and calling for help. But where was the Watterson? They were gone and no one knew who they were. Maybe someone did but who knows for sure.

Here you guys go. I hope you guys enjoy, but in my opinion I felt I could have done better. My name is EvelioandZgroup, I'm signing off.

~ EvelioandZgroup