On a cold night in the parking lot of the Elmore Mall, a disfigured yet notorious entity roams about in search of a van known as the Awesome Store in hopes of finding the ultimate power to destroy his blue nemesis.
The cyclops begins to speak to himself as he approaches his destination, briefcase in hand.
"Finally... After all this time, I'll have the ability to destroy that darn blue cat and tear down his legacy bit by bit! Muahahahahahaha!"
Before he could finish his maniacal laugh, he is interrupted by the shadowy owner of the store.
"You're banned." .
"W- what..?" said the customer.
The store owner elaborated, "What? Don't you remember the $12.99 you owe me and haven't paid up? If you're not willing to pay your debts, I'm not gonna let you pay for anything.".
"Pfft! That was forever ago. I thought everyone just forgot about their problems every day in this town.", the cyclops frustratedly refuted.
"Either way, I will not help you, and I must request you to leave! I've got a robber- A meeting later tonight and I can't have customers bombarding me constantly!" said the owner in a last attempt to get this annoyance of a customer off of his back.
The disfigured creature rolls his eyes and sighs, and decides to pull out his last resort to convince the owner of the establishment.
"Well, you see..", the cyclops said as he opened up his briefcase.
"I've elaborated enough! Leave the va- Whaaa…."
The owner turns over to see a briefcase chock-full of money, potentially ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
"Convinced?", the cyclops asks.
The owner, flabbergasted by the offer, stands there in shock. So much so that he isn't moving at all.
The entity grows concerned. "Uhm, convinced…?"
The owner lets the customer into the store with a changed mind. "What do you seek, my dear friend?"
"Something that could leave a mark on the world for decades to come. Something that could bend time and space. Something that can warp and rip apart space and time to its very core! I need the ultimate power!" The customer says overdramatically.
"Woah, woah, I don't have those kinds of thing and can't seell tho- loose thiingss..", the owner attempts to say but looks at the briefcase again and is hypnotized by its wealth, practically melting at the sight of it.
"Yeah, they're over there. Just go look for one you like..", the owner says as his appearance deforms more and more at the thought of that much money.
The excited customer looks through the items thoroughly, trying to find a weapon that can instantly click with him.
He picks up a teal bracelet but quickly dismisses it and throws it back. "Meh, too useless."
He picks up a jar that seals a winged spirit that calls for attention, but quickly dismisses it and throws it back as well. "Meh, too annoying."
He picks up a glowing multicolored ball with its signature lines, but quickly dismisses it and throws it back as well. "Meh, too temporary. But also destructive.."
Before he could make a second thought, he heard a shimmer on his right. A purple light that you can hear, one that resonated with the cyclops for one reason or another. "What is.. This?"
He held the source of the sound. A purple crystal, cut like a diamond that was an experience to witness first hand. But as the entity looked into its majesty, he was quickly shot into the mind with visions that flooded his mind. "WooaaaAAAHHH!"
Abstract shapes, colors and objects ranging from half pipes, goal circles, flying fish and blue spheres rushed through his psyche at the comprehension of how powerful this item is.
Once out of these epileptic illusions, the customer is set on buying this gem. "How much is this?"
The owner quickly answers, "Oh that's 30 cents. But, it's simply $1.99 if you want all 7 of those!"
"Wha- really? I.. honestly feel bad paying that much for this. Tell ya' what, you can have this." The cyclops says as he pulls out a band of cash straight from his briefcase
"Oh.. Oh my… Thank you kind sir-" the owner is interrupted by the purple gemstone as it starts floating out of the customer's hand.
"What the?!" The entity says, surprised and confused at what's happening with his soon-to-be possession.
The emerald starts floating out of the van and into the sky with the cyclops attempting to get it back. "NO, COME ON! COME BACK!"
The stone is now out of his reach, angering the former Awesome Store customer.
:"T-trust me! I don't know why it did that! But you can choose something else from this endless assortment of thingymajigs!-" The owner says as he frantically tries to convince his customer to choose another product before noticing the entity holding a lighter, threatening to burn the store down.
"Wait, WAIT! DON'T! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD-"
"I've made up my mind." the cyclops said as he lights a box of fireworks, sealing the fate of the store.
The entity walks away, angered as he's gonna try to get back what was about to be his to destroy his one and only nemesis. "You don't quite understand! Destroying this store could-" screamed the owner, before the store explodes along with its products. The cyclops now takes on the challenge of trying to obtain the precious gem.
On the suburban side of town, a lovely, unbreakable couple containing an illuminant winged fairy with antlers and a silly blue cat is stargazing through the window.
"Wow, Gumball. You really picked a perfect time. The stars look so pretty tonight." said the lovable shapeshifter.
"Yeah, I know. I guess planning is one of my strong suits, am I right, Penny?" said Gumball.
"Yeahh, not really. You rarely show up to our dates on time if we're lucky. But, that's neither here nor there right now. We just get to enjoy each other's company as we appreciate the beauty of the galaxy."
"All the stars and cosmos and nebulas and black holes accelerating towards our planet at sound speed and will inevitably consume us." Gumball says sarcastically.
Penny is discomforted by the snarky remark of imminent doom."Wait, what?! Please tell me you're joking or else I'll be thinking about that all month!"
"It's just something Mr. Smalls keeps talking about. So yes, I'm joking."
"Oh, thank goodness!" Penny exasperates in relief.
Though they have a laugh, Penny notices a glowing purple object soaring through the Elmore skies. "Woah, what's that?!"
"What the what..?" Gumball says as he looks at the floating object.
As it moves through the sky, he mistakes the object for a shooting star and leads himself to believe he can make a wish. "Wait, it's a shooting star! Make a wish! I wish for a million sandwiches!"
"Ok, one: you know that you aren't supposed to say wishes out loud, right?" Penny says in response to Gumball's idiocy,
"Aw, come one. That's a birthday wish rule." Gumball refutes before being interrupted by Penny.
"And second: that isn't a shooting star. It's way too close to the ground and it's quite slow." Penny says.
"You really didn't have to destroy my faith that hard." Gumball tells Penny just before hearing a loud voice coming fthat he is all too familiar with. "COME ON, COME ON! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET THAT BACK?!"
Gumball quickly opens the window, "Rob!" he yells out to the geometric anomaly. "WHA- GRH- RGH-! HOW DID YOU FIND ME?!"
"Dude, this is my house! And why are you here, anyway?" Gumball asks Rob, confused about where he's going and what he's doing.
"That doesn't concern you, Watterson. But I will say this: you should anticipate my grand return! Once I'm ready, you will not be able to guess what I have in store! I'll be able to control the fabric of reality to my heart's content-" Rob explains before being rudely interrupted by the snarky cat.
"Blah blah blah, villain monologues his nefarious plan in precise detail which gives the hero enough information to form a counter-plan, put that on the sin tally." Gumball says before a ding sound is heard by the three in the area. "Just continue telling me your grand plan you got, kay? I'ma need all the details!"
"You know soon enough, you runt!" Rob yells out before running towards the purple object in the sky.
Penny notices how Rob is running towards the object and concludes that whatever they saw isn't good and that they need to stop Rob. "Don't you think we should go after Rob? It's obvious that whatever he's after can't be good."
Gumball responds, "Meh, I'll just wait to see what he's got cookin' up. It's more exhilarating for the villain to enact his plan, destroy both you and the ones you love and defeat him at the last minute before destroying the world."
"Are you crazy?! You'd rather lose your friends and family just so you can have a little hero moment?!" Penny angrily retorts.
"Yep, basically. I mean, you're alive in the end so it doesn't really matter." Gumball explains.
"Alright, if you're just gonna be ignorant towards the safety of the ones you love, I'll just have to go stop him myself!" Penny says, fed up with Gumball's antics once again.
"W-w-wait! You can't! You don't know him, that guy is ruthless!"
"Yeah, watch me!"
Gumball sighs, knowing that he would never let Penny go on such a mission all alone. Penny walks out of Gumball's room, which puts Gumball into a state of panic. "Wha- Penny, Wait!"
Before Penny walks out of the Watterson household, Gumball stops her. "*sigh* I'm coming with you."
"That's the spirit, Gummy. Now let's go stop Rob!" Penny says, now rejuvenated with hope.
A voice that Gumball and Penny know so well can be heard from the stairs above."Say what, now?"
"Darwin?! What are you doing here so late? I thought you were out of town with Mom and Dad." Gumball yells out surprised at Darwin's appearance. "I wasn't going. Anais was." said Darwin.
"Where'd they go?" Penny asked the two brothers.
"Something, something, date night at a hotel." Darwin says before being cut off by Gumball.
"Iii think that's all the information we need."Gumball says, attempting to sweep Darwin's elaboration under the rug.
"What are you two doing here so late, anyway?" Darwin asks the couple.
"It's nun'ya business. Right,Penny?" Gumball responds.
"What? We were just stargazing." Penny answers.
"Hey, don't-!" Gumball yelps out before catching himself yelling at his girlfriend. "Gumball.." Penny says. "Yeah, we were stargazing. But that's not important right now!" Gumball explains to Darwin.
"Yeah, you guys sounded serious when you came down here. What's up?" Darwin asks.
"We saw Rob going after some floating purple light in the sky. Considering his history with Gumball, I'd assume whatever it is isn't good." Penny explains to Darwin.
"Maybe it's not dangerous at all. If it were me, I'd be going for a pretty little purple shimmer in the sky too." Darwin says, sharing his optimism towards the two.
"Dude, I literally watched you die because of a REMOTE he bought. Anything he touches could be used for evil." Gumball retorts.
"Like the couch?" Darwin asks, challenging Gumball's snarky belief.
"Can be used as a weight to drown someone down a lake." Gumball answers.
"... The TV?" Darwin asks, still having hope that Gumball won't think of any gut-wrenching ideas with such objects.
"Strap someone to the coach and force their eyes open to watch Dancing Chihuahua for the rest of eternity." Gumball answers.
"I'm starting to think you're more evil than Rob." Darwin says to Gumball.
"Regardless, we're running on borrowed time. Say, you wouldn't mind joining us, Darwin?" Penny asks Darwin.
"You should know that if Gumball's going, I'm going." Darwin says, acknowledging their inseparability.
"Welp, let's get ready!-" Gumball says before a pink blur enters the house at blistering speed. Their superior sister has arrived at the sense of danger involving her siblings.
"Wha-?!" Gumball and Darwin reacted at the arrival of their sister.
"You two. Danger. Inform. Now." said the pink rabbit.
"Aren't you supposed to be with-?" Gumball asked before being swiftly answered.
"They had me sit in the playroom the entire time we were there, and I wasn't about to sit with a bunch of kids my age with Dad's cognitive level." the intelligent sibling said.
"But, how'd you get here so quickly, Anais?" asked Penny, confused at the classic antics of the Watterson family once again.
"I'm able to sense whenever those two are about to do something stupid unsupervised. Since I practically had nothing to do, I've decided to be the voice of reason in.. whatever you guys are up to." Anais responded in great detail.
Gumball responds to Anais' claim about being the voice of reason, knowing Penny can fit that bill well enough. "Yeah, pretty sure that supervision role has already been taken, miss." Gumball says as he leans on Penny's side.
"Ok, for one: I doubt Penny would be of any leadership material considering you two are somehow a thing. And two: you're notoriously coo-coo around Penny, so just let me be the sane one here. Now can someone tell me what's going on?" Anais said, frustrated at the lack of reason in the group.
"Well, you know that Rob dude, right? Gumball's arch nemesis?" Darwin responded.
"Ohh, that guy! He's real?" Anais said, not convinced that the stories Gumball tells of this Rob character are true.
"Uhm, yes! Of course he's real! Who do you think was living in our basement and eating our food for a whole month?" Gumball said, attempting to convince Anais.
"... Daisy?" Anais answers, trying to muster an answer.
Gumball and Darwin sigh at Anais' naivete, leaving Penny to fill her in on the situation at hand.
"Well, young lady, aside from your rude comment from a moment ago, Rob's after some glowing purple thing flying through the sky, which I'd assume is a part of this "grand return" he mentioned." Penny explained to Anais.
"You really think a purple object in the sky is gonna be that much of a concern for us?" Anais asked Penny, curious of the threat level of her description.
"Well one: considering our past with that guy, it's safe to say that whatever it is means trouble. Two: I'm more concerned about how that thing's affecting air traffic." Penny explained to the smart little bunny.
As the shimmering gemstone flies through the sky, incoming planes try to maneuver away from the light only to have negative effects on the landmass below.
"So, what's the next move?" Gumball asks the group.
They all think about it for a moment, with Anais coming up with their current objective. "Well, it's gonna depend on how far whatever he's after is gonna go. We're gonna need some transportation." she says.
Gumball thinks more and has a perfect solution. "I got it! Follow me!"
The team of four run out of the house to see what the clever cat has in mind, leaving Rob to follow the light's path into parts unknown.
3 days have now passed. Rob has endured an endless goose chase for the gem he longs to obtain and use against his arch-enemy across the endless ocean with his only mode of transport across the sea being a raft he unsurprisingly stole from the local tribesmen.
He pants and whimpers at both the excruciating time this journey has taken him and the blaring heat from the sun made worse by his disfigurement. Though his journey may seem like a futile effort at the current moment, he sees it.
The gem he has been chasing for what seemed like millennia. "Wha-.. What..?! Yes! YES!" Rob exclaims out of excitement, but he soon notices 6 more stones accompanying the purple one, only these are multi-colored.
"What the..?" He asks out of confusion. But in the far distance, he sees a landmass that the gems are going towards. Rob quickly paddles to the island out of absolute curiosity of what this could all mean. Are the other stones just like the one from the van? What importance do those stones have with this island? Better yet, how could all this be taken for his own advantage?
He eventually arrives at the island and climbs up to its surface. It's a lush environment filled with what seem to be ancient ruins indicated by its mossy architecture. "This place is.. beautiful.." Rob says softly to himself after witnessing such an environment outside of Elmore.
He walks around the grassy fields, taking in the scenery. It's unlike anything he's ever seen or heard of. Though the ruins look older than time, they have a futuristic carving to them. Rob asked himself about the origins of these structures. Who built them? There doesn't seem to be anything roaming around the islands, so his best guess is that the old settlers are lost to time.
Rob does encounter several digital markings throughout the island. Ones that show question marks and chests. As he ventures through a forested region of the island, he sees one of the chest icons that he had seen before. He interacts with the holographic, and it summons a cyan-glowing gear-like item. "What's this..?" He asks himself.
The cyclops continues his search to find the gemstone, but meets a structure. One that resembles a throne of some kind. He notices that there's a slot for a gear shape on the structure, and gets the idea that the gear he had collected can be used for this somehow. He prepares himself for what could happen next, "Here goes.."
He puts the gear in, oblivious to its potential outcomes. The structure starts lighting up, a first for all the structures on the island. As he watches the device start up, he notices unusual beings being teleported onto the island. These mechanical beings range from simple robot soldiers with a sleek black finish, to towering three-armed beasts. "What's.. going on?" He questions out loud.
Just before he could collect himself, the gear slot opens up a portal which sucks Rob in. "AGH! What the?! HELP!" He yelps out of confusion of his current predicament. He is then fully sucked into the portal, entering a new digital dimension. He attempts to form consciousness within this new realm, but a strong feeling of absolute pain overtakes his body. He screams out in agony as his disfigurement affects him throughout every fiber of his being, almost like his own corruption is being sucked out of him. Rob completely breaks down in the new space he's entered after the grueling process, feeling weightless and disjointed from regular space. His entrance might have been excruciating, his body feels ever more familiar.