The Accelerated World of Gumball Racing!
Chapter 3: Realms Away
All of the drivers began working on their cars, while Dr. Tesla explained the new upgrades, that the drivers are required to install. Dr. Tesla even hired trusted Mechanics, to help the Street Racers. The only people, who needed more help, were the 5 main Elmorians. They may have loved cars, but they weren't exactly engineers.
The drivers worked their asses off, working on their cars. By the end of the day, they were covered in smoke, grease, soot, and some blood. The Elmorians were taught by the mechanics, and Dr. Tezla, about vehicles, so they began to get the hang of it.
Tesla glanced at his tired street racers and mechanics, and decided to reward them.
Tesla: You have all worked so long and hard, on your cars. I give you permission, to get dinner in the mess hall, and relax.
Everyone cheered, and rushed to the Mess Hall, which was full of food. Meats, fruits, vegetables, breads, and drinks.
Gumball got his dinner, and sat with his friends at one of the tables.
Gumball: So, this is interesting. Don't you guys agree?
Darwin: Yeah. After all this was MY idea, of course!
Gabriel: It doesn't always matter whose idea it was, it's whether or not you actually follow through with it, or where you take it. But, Darwin, I thank you for this. *high five*
Penny: I'm still worried, if we will even survive.
Carrie: What will our parents think about us missing?! They could call the cops! We could get in serious trouble, guys!
Gabe: I wouldn't worry about it too much, Carrie *places hand on shoulder*
Carrie: You're right.
Gabe: Not all the time.
Suddenly, an extremely loud noise echoed through the entire Accelodrome, and bright red lights flashed through the Mess Hall's windows. It sounded like Sirens, and they got louder and louder. But, they weren't just any sirens. An intercom spoke up above them, and a voice was heard:
This is Dr. Tezla speaking. A realm is opening! I repeart, a realm is opening! I will announce what Racers are to report to the Realm!
Kadeem
Nolo Passaro
Vert Wheeler
Tork Maddox
Taro Kitano
Karma Eiss
Dan
Mark Wylde
Kurt Wylde
Racers, if I called your name, move to your respective stations, and start your cars! This is the real deal!
The Racers rushed to the two respective sides, around the floating Wheel of Power. A feeling of adrenaline and suspense hung in the air. Everyone prepared for what was on the other side of the portal.
The large hologram split into several parts, and the parts were rotating in different ways/directions. The individual parts all had symbols on them. Slowly, the rings of the Wheel of Power stopped at certain angles, then, once they all stopped, a blue energy/portal was emitted in the center of the wheel. The flashing lights in the Acceledrome turned green, and a holographic timer appeared in the dashboards of all the drivers' cars.
Dr. Tesla: You all have one hour to get in the realm, win the race, and come back here, or you're trapped forever. GO!
The people obeyed, and accelerated onto the red gravity-defying tracks, from the two respective sides, twisting and turning in loops, spirals, gaining extreme speed and momentum,before colliding into a single track. The single track curved around a corner, into a make-shift cave. The track turned even more, completely stopping outside the cliff, aiming high at the blue portal.
Dr. Tesla: You must be going 300 miles per hour to enter the realm! Go!
As the cars came closer to the portal, they were boosted by the speed boosters near the end, and went flying through the portal, disappearing in a small flash of blue light.
On the other side of the portal, was another dimension. The dimension had purple/black skies, lightning, and dark, heavy clouds.
The Racers jumped out of the portal,and prepared for a shocker.
Mark Wylde:Oh shit! There's no TRACK!
The cars plummeted multiple stories, with half of the drivers screaming. The cars finally collided with a relatively thin, red track, floating in the middle of the sky. They were all met with relief, of course.
Lani was up in a room of the Accelodrome, using Tesla's advanced technology, to monitor the progress and well-being of the cars, their technology and communications, and watching what is going on through the driver's on board cameras. Gumball, his friends, and the racers that stayed behind, were watching the action on giant, flat-screen tv's.
Gumball: Why couldn't we go again?
Tesla: I want you guys, to get some experience, by watching, and learning. I will let you go in the next realm.
Gabe: That's understandable.
Nolo Passaro was at the lead of the other racers, and used his ear-piece to communicate with Tesla.
Nolo: Yo, Tesla! What realm is this?
Tesla: This is the Storm realm, Nolo. I'm not sure what skill the Accelerons were wanting to be mastered, for this realm.
Next, Lightning started striking the track, in the Storm realm. Taro's car was shocked by lightning, and started spinning out of control. He got lucky, and smashed into one of the arc pylons, that was helping to conduct electricity across the track. If not, he would have fallen hundreds of feet.
Lani: Taro, are you alright?!
Taro: *grunting* I'm fine. I'll use the EDR.
Lani: Taro, you can't use the EDR. Your systems have been completely sorted out!
Vert: Don't worry, Taro! I'll drive you back.
Vert stopped his Deora 2, by Taro's car, allowing him to climb inside, and drive off down the track.
The Racers continued to speed down the track, at several hundred miles per hour, dodging and getting struck by lightning bolts, and, at one point, driving into the heart of a city-sized Tornado, with the tracks spiraling and twisting down through the Tornado.
A few miles up ahead, somehow coming from a different track, were the enemies: The Racing Drones. Black and green vehicles, being driven by dark, intelligent robots.
The lead robot was talking to Gelorum, the leader of the Drones, on video-feed.
Gelorum: You know my expectations. Defeat or kill the humans, win the Accelecharger, and come back. If not, extreme consequences will be faced by the failures. Is that understood?
Head Robot: Understood Gelorum. Out.
The Robots raced on the track, meeting the Humans by connecting to their track.
Markie: Oh crap! We've got drones!
Dan: How are we supposed to fight them?
Nolo: We've got cars, you dumbass! Use them!
Nolo rammed his car into the side of a drone, sending it spiraling off the track, and explode in a lightning bolt strike.
Kadeem, right behind Nolo, was tangling with the leader of the robots, who was trying to kill Dan.
Dan's car was being pushed by the Drone vehicle, and was close to sliding off the edge.
Kadeem: No! I won't let you take anyone else!
Kadeem pressed a button in his car, shooting out a powerful grappling hook. He slammed on the brakes, and sharply turned the car, forcing the Lead Drone to fly off the track. But, the grappling hook was still attached, and Kadeem's car started moving toward the edge, holding the drone up.
Vert: No! Kadeem! Hang in there!
Kadeem tried detaching the grappling hook, but suddenly, his car was pushed off the edge with no explanation.
All the racers cried in horror, as they saw Kadeem and a few Drones plummet off the track, and were destroyed by Lighting Bolts.
A few tried to use their grappling hooks to save him, but he was too far away.
After about another half-hour, the Racers reached the end of the Realm, and jumped through the portal, back to the Acceledrome.
Kurt Wylde won the Storm Realm accelcharger, which would temporarily make the owner's car immune to Lightning Strikes.
The Racers then held a memorial for Kadeem, by praying, and coming together in the meeting room.
Vert: This is fucking stupid! Kadeem can still be alive! We have to go back, and help him-
Tesla: Vert, it's useless. We all saw what happened. Kadeem is no more.
Vert was on the edge of tears, but he held it inside. He couldn't lose Kadeem, one of his best friends. He breathed in a sad sigh.
*Markie Wylde walked over to Dan, and slapped him*
Markie: You asshole! This is all your fault! If you hadn't been such a pussy, Kadeem might still be alive.
Gabe: Hey, Markie!
Markie: What the hell do you want?
Gabe: Fuck you! * Gabriel kicked Markie in the balls, causing him to collapse on the ground, then spat on him*
Gabriel: Playing the blame game isn't going to get us anywhere. We need be sensible, and intelligent about this. We also have to save the anger for the drones! We need to get revenge for what was done to Kadeem!
Gumball: Do you seriously call what you just did, sensible?
Gabe: That's how sensible I am, to stupid people.
Tesla: Everyone, calm down! We need to be rational-
Lani: Tesla, we can't just calm down, a hero just died. Admit it, Tesla, you don't care about us, you just care about the Accelechargers!
Everyone in the room glared at Tesla,and he started to explain.
Tesla: That is a load of shit! Of course I care about my team! And, don't underestimate the power of the Realms, or the Accelchargers!-
Lani: O.k. then, Dr. Tesla, what exactly will happen if the Drones get them all? Just tell us!
Tesla: I DON'T KNOW! I just know, what I have to do. I mean, we WE, have to do.
Kurt: You still owe us an explanation, for what happened to the other drivers, you snake!
Tesla paused, took a heavy sigh, and talked:
They were killed.
Everyone gasped.
Gumball: Crap.
Darwin: I knew I shouldn't have got us into this!
Gabe: Wow.
Penny and Carrie just stared, in disbelief.
Tesla: Most of the drivers, were killed in the realms, because they were so dangerous. Some of them even left, and not even I know where they are! Nobody does! Banjee Castillo, Alec Wood, Dan Dresden, they were all killed in the realms. Most of the other Highway 35 drivers are either dead, or hiding. I'm afraid, if I told you, it would have discouraged you.
Kurt Wylde: I don't believe you!
Tesla: It's the truth, Kurt!
Vert: If this is true, then, this doesn't discourage us! This INCOURAGES us! We have to defeat the bad guys, save the world, and win the Accelechargers. We can't let what all the past racers have worked and died for, be for nothing!
Gabriel: Exactly!
Kurt: Then what did you do for these past 2 years?
Tesla: I was an undercover member of the Silencers, while, at the same time, leading the rest of the Highway 35 drivers against the Drones and Silencers.
Taro: Why the hell didn't you contact all of us?!
Tesla: I thought I already had more than enough. Turns out, I was wrong, and I'm sorry. You are all dismissed.
Everyone walked out of the meeting room, to their Sleeping Quarters, to get some rest, before the next realm opened.
Nolo walked up to the 5 main Elmorians.
Nolo: Guys, I want to talk to you.
Gumball: O.k. then.
Darwin: What's it about?
Nolo: Follow me.
That is the end of Chapter 3. Thank you for reading. Please follow, favorite, and review.