Last time, Gumball had introduce to the famous hero team, Elmore's Warriors. Finally! Colonel War give him some advise about getting strong and having a stronger weapon.

Chapter 8: Getting Stronger

Gumball's P.O.V

Hanging out with the Colonel and the team was a night to remember. It was like I was a member of the Justice League. We train harder, we learn secret handshakes, we say an oath, all kinds of things. I haven't heard from them or The J Twins. Properly out fighting crime or doing good deeds. As for me, I went solo on my own to fight criminals. It was great, but after three weeks of getting my ass kick and coming home with bruises, I decided that enough was enough. I have to keep my balance up and running. It's time for me to start building my strength, but there's only a problem. I can barely keep my strength up; I can only do five push ups at a time, ten lift weights, and I can run for about a quarter mile. I don't have super strength like my mom or my brother, the star athlete of his swimming team.

Man, Darwin's so lucky he has strength. How can I get one of those?

I remember that I used to beat him at everything, but when it comes with athletic competition like running, sports, and arm wrestling, I gets easily defeated despite my trying.

Flashback.

Darwin and Gumball were walking after a day from school. Darwin challenged "Hey, Gumball, bet I can beat you at home!"

Gumball suspects a challenge and answered "You're on!"

Darwin and Gumball then ran from here all the way home. Darwin was the first one to reach the house. He said "That was intense! Sorry, Gumball, I won." Gumball was nowhere to be found. "Gumball? Where you go?" Gumball was at the middle of the sidewalk. He was on the ground, exhausted from all the running. Actually, he didn't ran a bit; he only ran half way from school.

Then at one time at the backyard they were playing baseball. Darwin was the catcher, Gumball was the pitcher. Darwin yelled "Come on, bro! Give me what you go!"

Gumball declared "All right, here comes my super sweet throw!" He then throws the ball, but it was a poorly throw. The ball landed only about a fifteen away from Darwin. Darwin remarked "Wow, bro. That was a lame throw. Maybe you should call it "My super lame throw" if you ask me."

Gumball annoyingly said "I like to see you make a super throw!"

Darwin answered "Okay." He grab the ball and Gumball grab the mitt. Facing his brother, he said "Check this out. Don't blink." Darwin then throw the ball as Gumball blinked. The ball had hit the glove and Gumball. Gumball yelped "Ow."

There was also that one time that he and Darwin were watching an arm wrestling game. Gumball said "Man, can you imagine if we were in an arm wrestling game?"

Darwin said "Yeah, but I can beat you."

Gumball stopped for a moment and thought Wait. What did he just said? He faces his brother and said "What did you say?"

Darwin repeated "I said I can easily beat you in arm wrestling."

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah?"

Gumball got up from the couch and put his arm on the table. He replied "Set them up."

Darwin shrugged "Come on, man."

"Go ahead, I dare you."

Darwin sighed, got up from the couch and put his arm on the table. They both put their hands together. Gumball said "All right, on the count of three, we'll start. Ready? One, two, -."

Darwin quickly put Gumball's hand on the table. Gumball was shocked as Darwin was looking at him in a smug smirk while saying "Oh, I sorry, what you say?"

Gumball yelled "I wasn't ready!" They put their arms up again. He said again "Oh right, on the count of three. One, two,-" Again Darwin defeat him. Darwin said "Oh, did you meant on three or at three?"

Gumball was getting angry and shouted "I wasn't ready!"

They set it up again and, once again, Darwin defeat him. And again and again and again.

Flashback ended.

Imagine having a brother who is two years younger than you getting your ass kick by him. It's fucking embarrassing, not only that, having a baby sister who has the brain the size of the world like she's freakin Einstein or something. That's what I want; not Anais's smart powers, but Darwin's amazing strength. And how, you may say, am I going to get it? Simple.

That old baboon had given us a lecture about the physical strength of the human body. I took down notes as she listen t what she said; well, almost everything. Finally, she taught me something that may just save my life. I should thank her for that. Not!

Miss Simian continued "The individual's skeletal muscle will expand as he goes through a life of getting physically fit. Each of them will expand, turning their arms, chest, and legs, into muscles. However, most people do go through a life of getting fit by exercising. They choose to eat more healthy or by doing both. And in no time, you will have the physical strength that everyone wanted."

After that, the bell had rung, meaning the students are heading toward the lunchroom, except for Gumball, who decided not to eat lunch. He wouldn't mind Darwin or Rachel won't notice that he's not here because they're too busy flirting with each other and making out. It's sicking for Gumball, it's just like Alan and Carmen's relationship.

Gumball enter the gym. There was no one else in there, not even the coach was there. He and his classmates usually gets Miss Simian, but sometimes with Mr. Small. While everybody was at lunch, Gumball decides to get fit. He sees the first thing he saw; a pull-up. He goes over there, and upon seeing it brings Gumball back a couple of memories of being at the gym. He had failed Gym. Ed a lot of time. He failed the jogging exercise, the warm up exercise, hell, he even failed the pull-off exercise. He couldn't do a simple pull-up.

Maybe if I... Thought Gumball.

With a simple breath, he jumped on the bar and tries to lift himself up. He couldn't. He uses all the strength he had on that skinny sixteen year old body of his. He may had muscles on his body, but not that kind of muscles. Gumball's face turned into dark red as he kept pulling himself up. Then his fingers releases the grip and fall first on his back. Lucky, the mat was there, or else it wouldn't hurt like hell. Gumball got himself right up. This was the same time Gumball was up with the pull-up. He tries to, but can't and ended up landing on his back, while everyone, including Miss Simian, was laughing at him because he couldn't do a simple pull-up.

Okay, so maybe I was a bit out of shape. If I'm going to do this, I may need some help from the strongest member of the team and I think I know who.

Joseph asked confusingly "You want us to do what?"

Gumball repeated "I want you guys to train me."

Gumball had call both of the twins, Joseph and Jenny. He didn't recognizes them without their costumes or their masks. Not to mention those dangerous weapon they were carrying. Joseph was wearing a red shirt with a brown jacket on with black shoes. Jenny was wearing a purple skirt, a white shirt, cover by her small light brown jacket, and wearing white shoes.

Joseph chuckled "Dude, I don't think we right for you to be trained."

"Oh, come on! I need you guys help on this! I mean, you guys totally own me for helping me back at Demon."

"Okay, first of all, you were about to shit yourself in your pants or being chop into body parts, and we came in to help your ass. Second, why should we help you?"

Gumball said "But isn't that what teammates do? Help and train people to become the best as them? Look at Robin; he was save by Batman, and he repaid him by training him."

Joseph replied "You been reading too much comic book, Gumball."

"Whatever. Will you both train me?"

Jenny went to his brother and said "We do own him a favor, Joseph. Let's see what he's made up."

Joseph said "Mmmm. Okay, we can train you, but be warn, this training will consider brute strength, hard combats, learning defense and counter defense. All you prepare to do that?"

Gumball, without a thought to reconsider, exclaimed "I'm ready! So, what are we doing first? A few push ups? Jumping jacks? Jogging?"

Joseph answered "We're going to do a lot more than that, but first, let's start with some basic training."

Jenny walk up to Gumball and stated "Hit me."

Gumball paused "I'am sorry?"

"Hit...me."

Gumball chuckled "You're serious, right?"

Jenny said "No, I am not."

Gumball thought that she was kidding, but when he notice the look at her face, she wasn't serious. The twins and Gumball went to the training room of the school gym, where the walls were mirrors, a punching bag was there, a set of weight lifts, and a large blue mat on the floor. Joseph was leaning against the walls of mirrors. Gumball thought he was going to fight Joseph, but instead, he brought his sister to fight him, which Gumball exclaimed "I can't hit you!"

Joseph asked "Why? What's the problem?"

"There are many reasons why I can't hit your sister! The very first one on the list is she's a girl!"

"Just hit her already."

Gumball sighed "Okay."

He rises his paw and prepare to hit on Jenny. All he could think about was this. Is she serious? Joseph going to let me hit her?! They're must be out of thier fucking mind!" Gumball then struck her face with his paw, but Jenny quickly hit him.

Gumball yelled "Ow! Why the hell did you do that?!"

Jenny pointed "Your hit was too slow. Hit me."

Gumball tries again and hit her fast, but Jenny hit her a lot faster. "Ow!"

"Your hit was too fast. Try again."

Gumball hit Jenny as many times, but the female wolf was dodging and hitting Gumball. He was on the ground and breathing heavily.

Joseph asked "You give up yet?"

Gumball breathed "No."

Jenny pointed "I think I see your problem. You're not blocking my attacks."

"Huh?"

"You need to block my attacks when I hit, then that's when you strike back. Get up."

Gumball gets up and faced Jenny, who replied "Okay. When I hit you, you block my attacks, and tried to hit me."

Gumball asked "How do I do that?"

Jenny answered "With your arms, silly. Now put them up."

The cat and the wolf get into a fighting position. Jenny was ready. Gumball, however, was feeling nervous and having second thoughts. He said "I sure wish I had my bat and shield with me."

Jenny said "Trust me. Once you get the hang of this, you wont't need your little trashcan lid or your bat."

Joseph added "Beside, I don't get the point of why you have to carry those things."

"For protection." Stated Gumball. "I used them to block and crack some heads."

Joesph roll his eye as Jenny strike Gumball. Gumball block it with his arm. She continue throwing punches as she can, but Gumball kept blocking it. Jenny' guard was down, now it was Gumball's chance. He quickly hit her in the face, sending her on the ground. Gumball was amazed. He exclaimed "Whoa. I did it. I did it! I did it-!"

Gumball got his face kick and send him on the ground. He yelled "Owwww!" He breathed in and let out a scream. He did it again and again, until he got up. He could feel his face throbbing in pain. Joesph put his extended leg down as Jenny got up.

Gumball shouted "What the hell was that?!"

Joesph pointed "You let your guard down. You need to be on your toes at all times."

"That was cheating! You can't do that!"

"Told you it was going to get hard. Gumball, if you're going to learn to fight without taking a punch, then you need to take this seriously."

Gumball sighed "Man, this is hard."

Joseph nodded "We'll get there."

The training had started with J Twins had throw me everything they throw at me to get stronger and faster. I have been coming in during lunch and after school, and things were not how I wanted to turn out.

Instead of the usual jumping jacks, push-ups, and running on the tracks, they made me run from the school to the city. After running for about a quarter, I falls down on his face. Every time I fall sometime, they blew on their damn whistle.

They put me on the punching bag, which ended my hand broken because Joesph had me hitting on a large meat.

They taught me how to counter and counter attack, but the only moves I learn of getting my ass kick around here. It wasn't enough Tobias Wilson and his gang punch me, the twins were the ones who were doing the real ass kicking.

Also, here's sometime I didn't expect it, the twins used knifes on me to how to dodge more quickly, but I got pin in on the wall by the shirts. I almost became groinless by that knife close to my balls. This isn't how I picture it; I started to get the feeling Joesph's doing this to spite me and thinking that it's funny.

After a hard day of training, I still didn't have the upper strength. I went home with new bruises on my face and I have to lie to my folks of where I got them. I wish I could just have super strength over a day, but the only way to get it is by the twin's destructive methods. Why couldn't I was held in a government lab and being injected with a serum that can make me super strong? Each day, I ate more healthier and train at home in the middle of the night.

Upon eating healthy and training at home, I became almost good at their training. Just barely. I didn't fall down after a quarter mile.

The only thing I couldn't do was a simple stupid punch on the freakin meat bag. I was doing a mile simple pull up. My fighting against the twins was doing a bit better, however, my blocking and dodging were a bit off. At least the knifes didn't went to my balls.

His jump roping was a little bit better. The only thing was he couldn't do a simple pull up or a punch on the punch bag. His fighting with Iris was doing a bit good, except his blocking was off, so were his punching.

At home, after a tough day of training, Gumball goes to his room and exercise all by himself. He did a few push ups and jumping jacks.

Gumball's training was getting pretty good. His jogging was good, he never fall down on his face. On the punching meat bag, he was doing a bit good with a few punches and didn't break his hand. So was his fighting with the twins, but could use a bit improve.

As time passes, I can feel my arms and legs expanding. Not to mention my chest. I feel like them inside of me. I can feel my hands turning into killer hooks.

Gumball finally did more than a simple pull up. He did many pull ups as he can. His training was 100% to the max. He was good at the track, the push ups, punching the meat bag, and his fight was with the twins were amazing. His punches and moves were getting better and stronger by the minute. After spending the next three weeks at the gym, Gumball now has the upper strength. He looked himself in the mirror and sees his muscles on his arms, legs and chest in reflection. He was proud of himself.

Gumball commented himself "You look fucking awesome!"

Gumball was seen punching a punching bag. He punches was so mighty that it almost made the bag dropped. He then heard a voice.

"Feeling good, Apollo?"

He turned to see Joesph and Jenny standing outside the room. He exclaimed "Not good. Awesome!"

Jenny chuckled as Joesph rolled his eyes and said "Come on, dude. Let go."

"Okay."

Gumball got his backpack and leave the weight lifting room with the twins. "Man, oh, man. I can't wait to show everyone at the club when they see me!"

Joesph said "The Colonel was doing you a favor."

Jenny replied "Well, we got to get going."

Gumball asked "Another job?"

"Nah, the Colonel is waiting for us at home. He's making dinner tonight."

Gumball raises an eyebrow. "You guys live with the Colonel?"

Jenny nodded "Mmm-mmh. See you later, Gumball."

Joesph said "See you soon."

Gumball waved "See you, guys and thanks for the training."

"Don't mention it."

Wow. Wasn't that amazing? Gumball has been through a training exercise and, three weeks later, he was now strong. Now he needs is a more stronger weapon. Look at the next chapter.