"So, are you going to come clean?" Fred asked.
"I'm not Gumball Watterson" gumball protested.
"I guess you leave me no choice" Fred said then ripped gumballs clothes off (except is underwear), pushed him into the shower and turn it on.
"What are you doing?" gumball asked confused.
"I but dye remover in the tap of the shower head" Fred explained.
"YOU WHAT" gumball screamed.
"You heard me" Fred said and watched as the dye remover removed the gray dye. Gumball tried to run but Fred kept him pinned.
"Don't worry, it well be over soon" Fred said keeping gumball in place. In a few seconds, the gray dye was washed away.
"Ha, I knew it" Fred said.
"So I'm blue, that doesn't mean I'm gumball, I still look like a wolf" gumball said.
"No problem" Fred said then forcible removed that faked ears, nose, and contacts from gumball.
"And there, now your back to looking like yourself, Gumball Watterson" Fred said then took a picture of gumball which had the date on it.
"This will prove you're really Gumball Watterson for sure" Fred said then left the locker but bumped into Jamie.
"Hey watch it" Jamie said but Fred ignored her and continued down the hall. Jamie headed into the locker room to find her panties which she left behind. After she found them she saw gumball in is true form and in the shower stripped down to his undies.
"Oh my god, what happened gumball?" Jamie asked worried.
"it was that Fred kid, he found out I was gumball then he brought me, stripped him, washed off the dye, took off the fake parts, and took a picture of me like this to show brown" gumball explained.
"HE WHAT" Jamie screamed.
"Yeah, now brown well see I'm alive and then he probable use this to destroy the raid club" gumball said.
"Put your clothes, were getting out of here" Jamie said.
"But what about school?" gumball asked.
"I'll have rocky cover for us, now hurry up and lets go" Jamie said taking out her cell phone to call rocky. He agreed to cover for them.
Once gumball was dressed, he and Jamie went of the locker room and to the gym. The duo then headed out from the gym to the school yard.
"Okay, let's get you out of here" Jamie said taking gumball through the school yard.
"Thanks for helping me Jamie" gumball said.
"No problem" Jamie said.
(Browns office)
"So brown, what do you think?" Fred asked.
"This is amazing, now I can kick the boy out of school and expose the raid club for what they are" brown laughed. Not knowing rocky was eavesdropping.
"Oh no, I have to tell the raid club" rocky said then head to the raid room (the raid clubs club room).
"Guys we have problem" rocky said as he entered the room.
"What is it rocky?" Tobias asked.
-One explanation later-
"And that's what happened" rocky said finishing his sentence.
"Oh man, where are they now?" Tobias asked.
"There heading to the mansion" rocky said.
(Mean while at the mansion)
Gumball was lying on the couch depressed. He knew that brown now as the photos of him being alive, and once he calls the police and tells them he faked his death, it well go on the news, his family will know he's alive, then they'll try to find him to hurt him again.
"My life is over" gumball thought then Jamie walked him.
"Here, I got you a slushy" Jamie said hoping it well calm gumballs nerves.
"Thanks" gumball said taking the slushy.
"So, what's going to happen now?" Jamie asked.
"Well, I can't stay here anymore, that's for sure" gumball said.
"So what are you going to do?" Jamie asked.
"I have to leave town" gumball said
"Leave town, really?" Jamie asked.
"I have no choice. I really am going to miss you and the raid club" gumball said in a said tone.
"What makes you think you're going alone?" Jamie asked.
"What do you mean?" gumball asked.
"I mean I'm coming with you" Jamie said.
"Really?" gumball asked.
"Yes" Jamie said.
"But what about the raid club?" gumball asked.
"I will miss them, but I have to go with you. I am your girlfriend after all" Jamie explained.
"Thanks Jamie" gumball said happy.
"No problem, now where do we go from here?" Jamie asked.
"There's this town called haven town not too far from here. There's a friend of Rocky's there who will keep us save" gumball explained.
"How do you know that?" Jamie asked.
"Rocky told me about it a few weeks ago, just in case I needed to get out of town" gumball explained.
"I guess we have no choice" Jamie said.
"But before all of that, we have to tell the raid club" gumball said.
"Alright, I'll write a note for Tobias and Rachel, so they can tell the raid club where we are and so they won't worry" Jamie explained and began to write the note.
-An hour later-
Gumball and Jamie were all packed and ready to leave Elmore.
"Well I guess we better get going" gumball said with his bag packed.
"Yeah, guess we better" Jamie said holding her bag.
Gumball and Jamie then headed out of the house and closed the door behind them. Gumball looked back and felt heartbroken he has to leave this place. He then started walking with Jamie as they began their journey to haven town.
(At Denise's house)
Denise was on the couch watching the football game, but she wasn't very into it though. Ever since Jamie ran away, she lost any hope of her family being whole again. She still looked pretty and she quit drinking.
Kira and princess were watching from the hall.
"Is mommy going to be okay?" princess asked.
"I don't think so" kira said. She remembered how Jamie wouldn't come home, and a few days after that tried to convince kira to take princess and run away with her, but she didn't. kira sees Jamie out her window every now and then, trying to take them with her, but there mom is always home so that's impossible.
"Hey, why didn't we tell mommy about Jamie?" princess asked.
"Because that would have broken her heart even more" kira said. She had to admit, she would have taken Jamie's offer if it was before their mom had decided to change.
"I miss Jamie" princess said in a sad tone. Kira then hugged her.
"I know, so do I" kira said wanting Jamie to come back.
"I wish Jamie had given mom a chance" kira thought.
(At CPS prison)
L was taken a sip from his coffee, when Tyler came in excited.
"Tyler, what is it?" L asked.
"Turn on the TV" Tyler said still excited.
"Why?" L asked.
"JUST DO IT" Tyler screamed. L then turned on the tv and was shocked at what he saw.
(On the news)
"well we have quite the interesting story here today, Gumball Watterson, a boy who was mistreated by his family and allegeable commit suicide some weeks ago, is actually alive" john the news reporter said.
"To give us more on the story we go to Trisha Elric" john said and the camera turned to Trisha.
"Thank you john. According to principle brown, apparently gumball faked his death and had been using the fake name Max Anderson to get around" Trisha explained and the camera turned back to john.
"Now Trisha, I thought gumballs burnt body was found with the dental records conforming that it was him" john said and the camera turned back to Trisha.
"That was my first question as well, but brown didn't have an answer, so we turned to one of the smartest people in the school, Bobert" Trisha said.
"According to Bobert, the only way this was possible is that the teeth inside the corpse that was found where made from a molding of gumballs teeth, and thus weren't actually his" Trisha explained and the camera turned back to john.
"And where is he now" john asked and the camera turned back to Trisha.
"It seems he ran from school after his identity was revealed" Trisha said and the camera turned back to john
"Thank you Trisha. We'll have more on the story after this" john said then it cut to commercial.
(Back to L)
L was in complete shock.
"I guess this means we can drop the reckless homicide charge" Tyler said.
"Yeah, I guess so" L said still out of it.
"You okay?" Tyler asked.
"Tyler?" L asked.
"Yes?" Tyler asked.
"We have an opportunity to return Nicole to her son" L said.
"L, are you insane?" Tyler asked not believing what he just heard.
"look, I know this women didn't mean to hurt her son, and now that we know hes alive, we can take her to him and they can make up and be a family again" L explained.
"First off, we would have to take her out of jail, which is violating protocol. Second, we don't even know where her son is right now. Third, even if we did find him, he would have to drop the charges on his mother in order to be a family again" Tyler explained.
"If you don't want to help me reunite a family, then fine. I'll do it by myself" L said and headed to the cells.
Once L arrived at Nicole's cell, he turned to face her.
"Mrs. Watterson, I need you to come with me for a while" L said unlocking her cage. Nicole did what he said and went with him.
The 2 where now at his car, and to L's surprise, Tyler was in his car waiting in the passenger.
"I figure you'll need and extra set of hands" Tyler said. L smiled at Tyler then took Nicole and put her in the back of the car, then got into the driver seat.
"I didn't tell her about her son yet, so don't say anything" L whispered to Tyler.
"Okay" Tyler said then the car drove off.
(At school)
Tobias had explained everything to the raid club leader and the leader was thinking of something to do, but couldn't come up with anything.
"How's Carrie?" don the leader asked having sent Carrie on a mission to the mansion.
"She's not back yet" Rachel said then Carrie appeared.
"Speak of the devil. What do gumball and Jamie have to say about this?" don asked hoping Carrie talked with gumball and Jamie at the mansion.
"That's just it, they weren't at the mansion, but I did find this" Carrie said giving don the note.
"Oh god, we have to call everyone to the gym ASAP" don said as he read the note.
-10 minutes later-
"Hello everyone, thank you for coming, but I'm afraid we have some terrible news" don said as everyone waited for the news.
"I'm afraid brown found out that Max Anderson is Gumball Watterson" don said as everyone gasped.
"gumball and Jamie then headed back to the mansion after the incident, but when I sent Carrie to get them, there was no one there, but this note" don said as everyone waited for him to tell them what the note says.
"I read the note and it says that gumball and Jamie are leaving Elmore and going to haven town" don said as everyone gasped again.
"Since brown knows gumballs true identity, it's only a matter of time before the whole town knows, and gumballs family will come after him, so this lead him to leave Elmore. Jamie of course went with him feeling it's her obligation to as his girlfriend" don said then everyone put then heads down in sadness.
"I know I feel sad to, but I'm afraid there is nothing he can do. As you people know, we use Carrie and rocky to spy on brown when he is in his office. However, they can't do this the whole day, so one will take part of the day and one will take the other part. I however called Carrie for something important, and that made it impossible to stop browns plan for finding out gumballs identity" don explained.
"I take full responsibility for what happened and I apologize for not being a better leader. Please forgive me" don said putting his head down in shame.
(Meanwhile with L)
L was driving down town towards Elmore; he then stopped when he was around the corner from the Watterson's.
"Tyler, watch Nicole, I have to go do something" L said and Tyler agreed. L then walked down the street until he was in front of the Watterson's house. He then knocked on the door.
"Yes?" Richard asked answering the door and saw it was L.
"Oh it's you" Richard said annoyed.
"Mr. Watterson, did you see the news?" L asked.
"No" Richard said.
"Then Mr. Watterson, you have to get your kids, get in your car, and follow my car" L said.
"Why?" Richard asked.
"It's important, please just do it" L said then walked down the street and headed back to his car. Once L was back in his car, he drove off and saw Richard followed.
After about a 20 minute drive both cars stopped at Elmore Park while it was deserted. Richard and the kids got out of the car first then L and Tyler got of theirs.
"Okay, why did you drag us out he-" Richard started but was cut off when he saw his wife also step out of L's car.
Once the handcuffs where on Nicole, she looked up and was shocked to see her family a few feet away from her.
"R-Richard…k-kids" Nicole said weakly.
"Nicole" Richard said surprised.
"Mom" Darwin said.
"Mommy" anais said then her and Darwin ran over and hugged there mom. Nicole knelt down and hugged her kids.
"Okay, what's going on here?" Richard asked snapping out of the confusion.
"It's a long story" Tyler said.
"The thing is…gumballs alive" L said.
"WHAT?" everyone said shocked.
-One long explanation later-
"And that's what we know so far" L said finishing his explanation.
The Watterson's where in shock at what they heard. They couldn't believe gumball was alive and Darwin and anais can't believe Max was gumball the whole time.
"So, he's alive?" Nicole asked still in shock.
"Yes, and that's why we brought you out her" L said which made the Watterson's look at him.
"At the moment, we don't know where gumball is, but we figured since you know him best, you could help us track him down" Tyler explained.
"Well, we don't know if we could be much help. I mean where a rotten family who turned their backs on one of their own" Richard said causing the Watterson's to look down in shame.
"look, we know your sorry for what you did, and that's why we want to find your son, so you can apologize to him, otherwise, you'll live miserably for the rest of your lives" L explained.
The Watterson's thought for a moment then decided what they'd do.
"Okay, will help" Nicole said.
"Okay, now do you know anyway to find him?" L asked.
"Yes" Nicole said.
"Who?" Tyler asked.
"His girlfriend Jamie, if we go to her house, and get her to tell us where gumball is, then we'll know his location" Nicole explained.
"Okay then, let's go" L said the drove off with Tyler and the Watterson's all drove off in their car.
(At Denise's house)
Everyone arrived at Denise's house. Nicole then knocked on the door and Denise answered.
"Nicole, it's you" Denise said then hugged her friend.
"I can't believe it. I thought you were in jail?" Denise asked confused.
"It's a long story Denise, but I have to talk to your daughter" Nicole said.
"I'm afraid she's not here" Denise looking down then explained.
"Oh Denise, I'm so sorry" Nicole said feeling bad for friend.
"It's fine, but why did you want her anyway?" Denise asked.
"We were hoping she could tell me where gumball is" Nicole said.
"But Nicole, you told me gumball was dead" Denise said.
"He's not Denise, I just found out that he's alive" Nicole said.
"That's wonderful Nicole" Denise said.
"Thanks" Nicole said then had an idea.
"Hey Denise, you want to apologize to Jamie, right?" Nicole asked.
"Of course I do" Denise said.
"Then come with us, and when we find gumball, we'll find Jamie" Nicole said. Denise then had hope in her eyes.
"Okay, I'll go with you" Denise said.
"Okay, but where are we supposed to look, we have no idea where they are?" Tyler asked.
"I think I know" anais said.
"Whenever the bus picked up gumball while he was dressed as max, he waited near a bus stop. I bet his hideout is not too far from it" anais explained.
"Then that's where well go" L said.
"Okay, just let me get me girls since they want to see their sister again" Denise said then went to get her daughters from the other room.
After Denise had her daughters, L and Tyler got in there car, the Watterson's got in there, and Denise and her kids got in there car.
"Where are we going mom?" kira asked.
"I'll explain on the way sweetie" Denise said then everyone drove off.
After about 10-15 minutes, everyone arrived at the bus stop.
"Okay, this is where the bus picked up gumball everyday" L said.
"And the road on right is where we just came from, and the road on the left doesn't have a house for miles" Tyler said.
"Meaning, the only place gumballs hide out can be is up the hill" L said then rolled down his window.
"Okay everyone, where heading up the hill" L shouted then everyone drove up the hill.
After a few minutes, everyone came across a mansion.
"Holy crap, is that where the kid is living?" Tyler asked surprised.
"I guess so" L said just as surprise.
Everyone got out of their cars and headed up to the mansion. L turned the knob handle to see it the door was unlocked, which it was and everyone headed inside.
Everyone had split up to try and find any sign of gumball and/or Jamie, but sadly, there was none. Just then, they heard some come through the door.
"Whose there?" L asked and saw to rainbow cloud people.
"Who are you?" Tobias asked.
"I asked first" L said then everyone rain to the living room to see what was going on and saw Tobias and Rachel.
"Tobias, Rachel, what are you doing here?" Darwin asked.
"This is our mansion that our family uses during the summer" Rachel said.
"Now what do you want?" Rachel asked annoyed.
"We want to know where gumball is" anais said.
"And Jamie" kira added.
"We don't know, now get out before we call the cops" Tobias said.
"Actually, me and my friend Tyler over here are with the police, and we want answers, now" L demanded as he and Tyler pulled out there badges.
Rachel and Tobias looked at the badges and realized they had no choice.
"Fine, we'll tell you what we know" Tobias said then him and Rachel started explaining.
-One long explanation later-
"And after Carrie gave us the note, it said they were leaving Elmore and heading to haven town" Rachel said finishing her and Tobias's explanation.
"So there leaving Elmore?" L asked.
"Yes" Tobias said.
"Dammit, that means that could have left by now" Tyler said.
"not true, it takes a while to get there on a serious of buses" L said.
"How do you know they took a bus?" Tyler asked.
"Would you walk from here to haven town on foot?" L asked.
"I see your point" Tyler said.
"now, if they left from the time I believe they did, then that's means, they'll arrive at the last bus stop in Elmore in 20 minutes, and the next bus to haven town won't show up 20 minutes after that, meaning we only have 20 minutes to get to them" anais explained.
"How do you know all this?" Tyler asked surprised.
"I'm very smart for my age" anais said then put her head down.
"What's wrong?" L asked.
"The exchange for having a big brain is having a small heart. Proof of that is what I did to gumball" anais said on the verge of tears. Darwin took her into a hug.
"Don't worry anais, you'll feel better once we apologize to gumball" Darwin said comforting her.
"Okay, let's go" L said then everyone headed out, got into their cars, and left.
"Do you really think the mean it when they say they're going to apologize?" Tobias asked.
"I don't know, but I think I know someone who can help answer that question" Rachel said then grabbed a phone.
-30 minutes later- (at the bus stop)
Gumball and Jamie where at the final bus stop. After this, they would be in haven town. The duo crossed the road to the other side so they can get a good view of the sea and ocean.
"It's beautiful" Jamie said.
"Yes it is" gumball said.
"So I guess this is it for our lives in Elmore" Jamie said.
"Yup" gumball said.
"You know, before the raid club, our lives where pretty crappy" Jamie said.
"Yay, I wish we didn't have to leave it behind" gumball said. The duo lowered their heads in sadness.
Just then, the ledge they were sitting on gave way. Gumball grabbed onto the rest of the ledge and Jamie grabbed onto gumball.
"Oh god, are you alright Jamie?" gumball asked concerned.
"Yeah but not for long" she said looking down. This cliff was much higher than the other where gumballs death was faked. If they fell, it was all over.
"What are we going to do?" gumball asked scared.
"Don't ask me" Jamie said just as scared.
After a few more seconds, gumballs fingers started to slip.
"Jamie, I can't hold on any longer" gumball said about to let go.
"You have to try" Jamie said.
"I can't" gumball said then unable to hold on any more, let go.
The duo began to fall when all of a sudden, one hand caught gumball and another one caught Jamie. The duo was pulled up and where shocked at who it was who pulled them up, their moms.
The duo saw their families surrendering them. Before they could react, there moms pulled them into a hug.
"Gumball, I have to tell you something, and if I don't, I fear I never will" Nicole said hugging her son.
"I'm sorry for what I did to you" Nicole said hugging her son tighter while crying. Nicole then kiss the cheek she slapped weeks ago.
"I never should have slapped you, and I definitely shouldn't have kicked you out. You're my son and I love you" Nicole said crying even more.
"Mom?" gumball questioned by this happening all of a sudden.
"It's just that, I just wanted to make you happy, and every time I got angry, I took that happiness away from you" Nicole said.
"I never should have spanked you the way I did, I shouldn't have forced you to join a club, I shouldn't have gotten so angry at you for what you did to anais, and again, I shouldn't have slapped you or sent you away. I'm sorry, for everything" Nicole explained while apologizing.
Gumball didn't know what to say. Just then he felt his siblings hug his sides.
"I'm so sorry about what I did too gumball" anais said. Gumball now turned his attention to anais.
"I know I shouldn't have reacted the way I did to you, and I shouldn't have love watching mom hit you. I mean you're my brother and I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt me deliberately, and I should have seen that. I'm so sorry I hurt you." Anais said now crying while holding her brother.
"I'm sorry to gumball." Darwin said. Gumball now turned his attention to Darwin.
"I'm sorry I overreacted to the little fight we had. In fact I can't even remember what the fight was about, so it really must have been something stupid, and yet I still hurt over something stupid, and I still enjoyed seeing mom hurt you. I'm in idiot and I'm sorry." Darwin said cry into his brother's sleeve.
"And I'm sorry to son." Richard said while rapping his arms around his family. Gumballs attention was now on is father.
"Even thou I had helped you out before, I didn't help you at when you need me that night. I guessed that was because that it wasn't just your mother but your siblings that were mad at you, I didn't want to get involved and get all 3 of them mad at me. But I shouldn't have done that, and I should have helped you at. I'm terribly sorry about all this my son." Richard said to gumball while crying himself.
Gumball didn't know how to respond. Just then, a chill went up his spine. He felt all the emotions of his family.
"What is this?" gumball asked himself seeing that memories of his family hurting him. He then felt the emotions his family felt after the hurt him. There were hurt more than gumball was by their actions.
"This is carries doing" gumball thought realizing who was behind this.
"And my family, they truly are sorry for what they did to me" gumball said to himself. He realized his family loved him more than anything in the world, so much, that they still want him back after faking his death and causing them misery. Gumball then wrapped his arms and legs around his mom.