Tina-Carrie Tina read

Before Gumball could make it ten feet he realized he forgot his wallet, he went to the back of the house. Sneaking in as quietly as possible he noticed the living room was empty.Where did granny go? Not dwelling on it he ran for his room. He would have walked in if he hadn't heard a muffled voice. Deciding to peak he cracked the door open. "So nice to know you respected my privacted." JG said. "I do." Gumball said with a smile.

"I miss you so much." Who is granny talking to? "Your great grandson is just like you in ways he doesn't know." Taking a better look he saw she was talking to a picture. Pushing the door open a little as he leaned it creaked. This caused both freeze before the elder relaxed. "You get see grandpa and I get to meet him. It a win everyone." Gumball said.

"I thought you left Gumball, what are you doing back here?"

"My wallet" He was surprised to feel it hit him in the head. (Everyone was laughing at that)You didn't need to throw so hard. After pocketing it he just stood there. Not with leaving an emotional grandmother in his room.

"How do you feel about helping me go down memory lane?" It was a simple question but even he knew it was personal for her. He accepted.

"Come and try these on." He saw her reach into the box and pull out a camouflage jacket.

"Where was that, I only saw…"

"Did you look pass the knife, if you weren't too distracted by something sharp you'd have noticed." The knife did draw his attention. Just not the way I would like.

Not wanting to admit it he tried on the jacket and beret before he attempted to put the bowie knife on his side. As he was holding it his breathing became more rapid and everything became fuzzy. It continued until Granny Jojo slapped him on the head. Attempting to laugh it off, he even put on the dog tags. It was a perfect fit. "like your old man, eh furball." Flipy said. Gumball just smile.

"It looks good." The tone of her voice was distant. "It's an old one, actually the first one. The rest are long gone. But his metals survived."

This caught his attention, he didn't even notice them. Looking he noticed the rank was pretty high. The rank of a sergeant, there were other medals of his achievements.

"Would you mind wearing that for a while?" No not at all.All he could do was a nod his head. He made sure to take the medals and other achievements off for safe keeping. Putting them back into the case he received an understanding nod from Granny Jojo.

With nothing more to say or do he went on his way. He was a little uncomfortable at first but soon the clothes felt like a part of him. Thinking of his great grandpa made his pride swell up and put a skip in his step. Before he knew it he was standing in front of the junkyard. "Gumball , you came to visted little old me." Tina said. "Why yes Ms, Rex I did." Gumball said. They share a laught before Tina contiuon reading.

Standing in front of the junkyard Gumball couldn't help but think of his rough but lovable friend. She was strong and kind hearted but unknowingly violent, even with her friends. That was actually how they became friends with the T-Rex.

During one of his previous chaotic days he had became a target of sorts from her. This led everyone to believe that she was bullying him. After so many scraps he decided to get help.

First from Anais, even though he didn't want it. This only made the situation worse and it even became public. Because of her Tina believed he was challenging her to a fight.

This only got his dad involved who was no help at all. He had basically told Gumball to make a fool of his self and be a coward. After the incident he came home with a black eye.

Finally his mom got involved. While he was calmly talking to Tina, Nicole was having her own 'sit-down'. She was solving the situation in a manner she tells them not to, with violence. He ended up becoming friends with Tina and she was making more enemies.

"HEY TINA, IT'S ME GUMBALL!" He made sure to let his presence be known. Her dad could and did attack trespassers. There were no legal consequences on his side either, it was his property.

There was silence so he took that as an invitation to enter. Moving through the mountain maze of metal through memory he found her. She was walking toward him with a smile.

"Hey Gumball" She greeted in her rough gravelly voice. "What's with the outfit? You plan to join?"

The last question made something stir in Gumball. "It was my great grandpa's from the Ka-Pow war."

"No kidding?" She question with a wicked smile. "You know something?" Gumball was getting a little nervous. "You look good in uniform, I wonder how you taste." "Oh kinky Tina, I didn't know you guys would have gotten that far yet." Tobis said Everyone was laughting at the blush Tina and Gumball had on their face. No one notice a smile on Gumball face.

With the warning signs in the red-zone, Gumball did the only natural thing he could. He ran. With a roar of a predator the chase was on. Weaving his way out of the junk yard he was going for a full sprint. The T-Rex wasn't far behind.

"Bubble-gum, bubble-gum in a dish" She was gaining. "How many pieces do you wish" They were entering a park. "To keep" That got to him. Going for an all or nothing he pushed with all he had in him.

Before he could make it to full speed he felt an awful pain. It caused him to stumble and trip. Tina worried about her friend could only stand and worry.

"Gumball" With a groan he stood up. "You okay?"

"Just hungry, very hungry." That made Tina think.

"What did you eat today?" With a down casted look he answered.

"Nothing but a slice of cake" This took Tina by surprise. She knew Gumball loved his food.

"Why?" The look in his eyes hurt her. "Gumball what happened?"

After a quiet moment he broke down. He told her everything from the forgotten birthday to the being left behind. How he learned of his family history and the only gift from Granny Jojo. The tears flew freely and she sat in silence.

Once he was done they sat in complete silence to let it all sink in. After a moment he felt small but strong arms wrap around him. Leaning into the hug he felt his sorrows leave. The tears came again, but they ended as quickly.

As he prepared to think her he was toppled over by a white blur. Without thinking he rolled to his back and kicked the assailant off. Standing fast he drew his great grandfather's bowie knife. He felt his mind going wild and his body as it exerted itself with containment. Everyone was surpise at his reacting time and a little scare on he was about to do. Looking at the blur he saw it was Carrie. "No surpise there." Said Darwine.

This shocked Gumball. He thought that he was in danger. Looking at the position he was in he thought. What was I about to do? The situation already looking bad he just relaxed and put the knife away.

"Carrie what are you doing?" he asked "you scare the mess out of me."

Putting on her wicked smile she floated closer and answered. "Well I felt a great, near suicidal, depression" No surprise you're always depressed. "From you."

"And you being you" he started

"I was instantly drawn to it."

Carrie was always one for the dark stuff. Being a ghost for who knows how long must do that to you. He remembered her saying pain was one of the few things she felt.

"Then why tackle me?" he had to know. Probably just to scare me.

"To scare you of course"

Called it (This gain a chuckle from everyone.)

"Plus you have something dark inside." She whispered but he heard.

What

"What?"

"What?"

"Let's go eat" Spoke Tina. Liking the sound of that Gumball stood. "I know this great buffet with a five o'clock special."

"Can I come?" Asked Carrie

This made Gumball both nervous and guilty. Carrie loved to eat but being a ghost she couldn't. She once asked Gumball for help and he let her posses him. Then she ate. And ate. And ate. It was an endless eating binge. It took Gumball ages to remove all of that fat. Well now I'm back to my slightly pudgy self… darn it. "Aw, but you look cuter skinny." Carrie said which cause Gumball to blush and to have Tina glare at her.

Seeing the contemplative look on his face she added. "I won't go crazy." She promised. "I admit you may gain ten pounds." She was desperate to eat but she wouldn't lie. It could cause her to lose the closest thing to a tongue and stomach she has.

"Fine" he accepted.

After checking their combined cash she nodded their head. "Lead the way Tina." Looking at the time she knew they wouldn't make it at a normal pace.

"I got a better idea" Lowering her head. "Hop on." This caused Gumball to hesitate, he knew something like this was…intimate.

"Are you sure?" There was what he thought was a blush on her face.

"Y-Yes" She shut her eyes tightly. "Now, before I change my mind." Not wanting to humiliate her he crawled up. He felt her shudder. I must have hit a nerve. Looking back he saw Carrie right behind him. Then again Carrie is cold.

"We're on." Shaking her head to make sure she moved.

Starting off with a walk she built up into a jog. After a moment she entered a full blown run. Gumball was holding on for dear life. It took a moment but he was settled perfectly.

Everything was a blur. Taking it all in gumball thought it was pretty amazing. The colors are blending nicely.He was amazed at how the speed gave everything a perfect mix. They came to a sudden halt just as he relaxed.

"Here we are."

Lowering her head he fell off. Taking a moment to right himself he looked around. They were at the silver tongue. The Watterson's came here for a large celebration once. The food was amazing, his dad actually cried when they left.

With his mouth watering in anticipation they walked in. Taking a seat and paying the suspicious employees in advance, they waited. It's like they never seen three kids together.Everyone thought 'They probley thought it a three way dates.'

"Your seats are ready." After being seated and ordering drinks they went for the food.

"Gumball" Uh oh "What are you doing here?"

Slowly he turned his head dreading what he'll see. His suspicions were confirmed. It was his family. Gumball growl. "So who reading next?" Tina ask "I will" Tobis said