It's been a long while, but here it is, fellow readers, the chapter that got the most votes from the poll, just as I promised.
I hope the wait was worth it and I have been waiting to write this chapter! I also wanted to thank Sal for helping me out and I wanted thank everyone for the great reviews!
Thanks for being so patient and enjoy!
The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 15-The Alien: Part 1
It was another day at Elmore Junior High, as Brian and Darwin were having another meal at the cafeteria, waiting for Gumball to show up at their usual spot. Somehow, the blue feline ended up giving out one too many incorrect answers on a math test and as a result, Miss Simian forced Gumball to do a make up test. Brian was still trying to fathom how his friend ended up failing that test, despite being told about it a few days ago.
'How could Gumball not know about today's test? Miss Simian kept bringing it up almost every day.'
As Brian continued to ponder in his thoughts, Darwin tapped the purple fox on the shoulder, prompting him to turn around and spotted Gumball heading right towards their table. As the blue feline made his way towards them, both boys noticed that Gumball was carrying what appeared to be a science fiction book, based on the cover, much to their curiosity.
"Hey guys." Gumball greeted his friends.
"Hey Gumball." Brian and Darwin greeted him back, before the two-legged fish decided to ask the blue feline about the book.
"So Gumball, what's that book you've been carrying around?"
"This, my friend, just happens to be the coolest thing I have ever found in the library." Gumball replied back.
"Exactly how long have you been reading that?" Brian inquired the blue feline.
"What do you mean, Brian?" a confused Gumball asked.
"Have you've been reading that book for the last few days, even though we had a math test today?"
It was not long before Brian noticed Gumball cringing in response, confirming the purple fox's intuition. As soon as the guilt showed up on the blue feline's face, Gumball spoke defensively to his friends.
"Alright you guys, so I got distracted this week, I get it. But still, this book contains the coolest information I have ever read in my entire life."
Gumball then proudly displayed the book right in front of his friends' face, allowing them to see the full title from the cover itself.
"The 1,000 Amazing Facts of Aliens, UFOs and Planets." Brian and Darwin read simultaneously, before they turned around and gave Gumball an incredulous look, much to the blue feline's discomfort.
"What's wrong, you guys?" Gumball asked.
"Gumball, I think you should put that book down." Darwin replied. "It's not healthy for your brain."
"Darwin's right." says Brian, agreeing with the two-legged fish. "If you keep reading and thinking about one subject all your life, it's bound to get you into trouble."
"Come on, you guys, it's not such a big deal." Gumball dismissed his friends' concerns. "Plus, this book contains some well known important facts of all things science fiction."
"Is that so, Gumball?" asked Brian, arching an eyebrow. "In fact, why don't you tell us a few so-called important facts from that book?"
Before Gumball could reply to the purple fox's question, Anais suddenly showed up at their usual table, ready to greet her brothers and Brian as always.
"Hey guys, how are you…" Anais trailed off when she noticed the book right next to Gumball and rather than finishing her greeting, she turned to her older brother with an annoyed look on her face, something that both Brian and Darwin noted.
"Gumball, are you still reading that dumb book you found in the library?"
"Oh, come on, not you too, sis." a dismay Gumball spoke.
"But Gumball, that book is not even one hundred percent accurate." Anais began explaining. "Plus, everything about it seems to be based on short stories, conspiracy theories and movies. There's no way any of what the book says is true."
"So you're telling me that the Roswell incidents, Area 51 and planet Niburu are just the figment of my imagination?" Gumball questioned his sister.
"That's exactly what your sister's trying to tell you." Brian responded, answering his friend's question before the child prodigy could. "Look Gumball, all we're trying to say is that just take a break from your new interest and talk about something else for a change."
Gumball ponders for a moment, thinking of what Brian just told right now, while the purple fox, along with his friends, waited to hear the blue feline's answer. After a long while, Gumball turned to Brian, ready to give out his response.
"You're right, Brian, I should take a break, just for today. In fact, I'll even return this book to the library right now."
With that said, Gumball got up from his seat and quickly left the cafeteria, heading to the library, while Anais and Darwin looked at Brian with astonishment, much to the purple fox's confusion.
"What?"
"Normally, Gumball would just come up with any weird excuse that would sometimes defy all logical reasoning." Darwin began explaining to Brian. "But somehow, all it took was just a simple persuasive sentence on your part."
"I'll have to admit, that was very uncharacteristic of Gumball to sudden replied like that." Anais noted. "Still, I think we should make sure that Gumball will honor his promise."
"Let's not be too hasty, Anais." says Brian. "Besides, as Darwin pointed out, all it took was some persuasion from my part to convince Gumball to stop his obsession."
"Alright Brian, if you say so." Anais reluctantly agreed with Brian. "But I still think we should keep an eye out on Gumball."
"You worried too much, Anais. I bet you right now that your brother is going to forget about his obsession with science fiction in a matter of days."
Brian then gave himself a confident smile, certain that Gumball is going to be his old self in no time at all.
Five days later…
The school bell rang, as every student rushed out of the hallway, making their way towards the steps in front of Elmore Junior High and waiting for their ride while conversing with one another. Among the students that are heading out to the steps were Brian, Darwin and Anais, though none of them were not in a very good mood after hearing the latest information from Gumball.
It has been several days since Gumball returned that book to the library and Brian, as well as Darwin and Anais, assumed that was the end of it. It never occurred to all three of them that Gumball managed to memorized the book in its entirety. As a result, whenever the blue feline was talking with his siblings or the purple fox, the subject would be everything related to his obsession, from aliens, UFOs and even Isaac Asimov.
While Darwin and Anais were becoming increasingly impatient with their brother's fascination with science fiction, Brian was on the verge of losing his sanity, as both his body and right eye twitched like mad. No matter where he goes, Gumball would talk about his obsession from the classroom, the schoolyard and even in the bathroom. At this rate, he was about to completely loose it.
'If I have to hear one more conversation that's about aliens and the likes, I am about to-'
Brian's thoughts were interrupted when Gumball showed at the main entrance of the school, happy as usual and oblivious to the plight he inadvertently gave to his friends, as he happily greeted them.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey Gumball." Brian, Darwin and Anais greeted back, but with less enthusiasm.
"So Darwin, have I told you about-" Gumball was about to finish asking the question, when Darwin suddenly cut him off.
"Yes Gumball." Darwin replied.
"Alright then…" Gumball said, before turning to Anais. "Hey Anais, have you heard about-"
"I heard that one already." Anais suddenly answered, cutting Gumball off.
At this point, Gumball looked at his siblings in confusion. He didn't know what was going on, nor did he realize why they were incredibly grumpy. Shrugging off their demeanor, he focused his attention on Brian, hoping he would listen to what he had to say.
"Hey Brian, did you know about-"
"You've already told me that one since yesterday." Brian replied, interrupting the blue feline's question. At that point, Gumball, still dumbfounded, became rather concerned and curious about the demeanor from both his friend and his siblings.
"What's going on, you guys? Why are you behaving like this? Come to think of, why do you three keep interrupting me like that? You haven't even heard what I'm about to say."
Before Gumball knew it, he found Brian looking directly at his face, expressing a sign of annoyance from the blue feline's comment.
"We know exactly what you're going to day, Gumball." Brian corrected his friend. "For the last five days, all you've been talking about is aliens, UFOs and life on other planets and to be honest, we're fed up with it."
"Brian's right, Gumball…" Anais finally spoke, agreeing with the purple fox. "You've been talking non-stop about that subject every time we have a conversation."
"Can you talk about something else besides your obsession, Gumball?" Darwin pleaded, begging his friend on his knees. "At this rate, I don't know how much I could tolerate it."
"Oh, come on, you guys, you're acting like a bunch of drama queens." Gumball brushed off his friends' words. "Besides, why should I stop talking about my interest in science fiction?"
"That's because an alien invasion is going to happen tonight." Brian replied sarcastically.
"Are you serious, Brian? Where did you learn about that?" Gumball questioned the purple fox.
Brian was about to correct the blue feline when all of a sudden, he was hit with an idea. Since Gumball didn't realize he was being sarcastic, maybe he could take advantage of his friend's curiosity.
"I thought you already knew what's going to happen tonight, Gumball." says Brian. "In fact, I've already told your siblings about it, isn't the right, you guys?"
Brian then winked his right eye at both Darwin and Anais in response and almost immediately, the two realized what's going on and decided to play along with the purple fox.
"He's right, Gumball…" Darwin informed his brother. "In fact, just a few days ago, Brian just told me that he spotted what looked like a flying saucer coming its way towards town and I decided to tell Anais about it."
"At first, I wasn't sure what to make of this claim..." Anais explained to Gumball. "But after Brian and Darwin gave me irrefutable proof, it was enough for me to be convinced of its existence."
"This is so good to hear!" Gumball exclaimed, before he looked at his siblings and his friend with confusion. "If you three already knew about it, how come you're telling me right now?"
"That's because we, uh, wanted to surprise you." Brian quickly replied. "After all, you know everything there is to know about your subject and we felt that this is the right time and place to inform you. In fact, we should travel and stop the invasion together."
"You really mean it, Brian?" an ecstatic Gumball asked.
"I have absolute faith over you, Gumball." Brian assured his friend. "Now go out there and get yourself ready. Your destiny is waiting for you."
"You're right, Brian! I should get myself ready and saved the town of Elmore from destruction!"
With that act of declaration, Gumball immediately dashed his way home. Darwin and Anais then looked at Brian, both curious about his earlier action just now.
"Brian, are you sure it's alright for us to pull such a prank on Gumball?" Darwin inquired the purple fox.
"I wouldn't be too worried about that." Brian replied, assuring the two-legged fish. "Besides, this is going to be a harmless prank and Gumball would be too optimistic to even realize what's going on."
"Normally, I would object to such an idea…" Anais finally spoke. "But I'll make an exception with this one, as long as I don't have to hear anything related to science fiction."
"So it settled: we're going through with the plan." Brian concluded. "Here's how it's going to work…"
Brian huddled Darwin and Anais into a circle, as he discussed how the plan would work out, as well as listening to any suggestions they might have. After all, this is their one chance that they have in the hopes of ridding Gumball of his obsession, unaware of what was about to transpire tonight.
In the dark, deep depths of outer space, where the star shines brightly and a few chosen were granted the honor to make the trip, a UFO, along with its passengers, traveled at the speed of light, all the while making preparations for their task.
But in the middle of its flight, one of the asteroids strayed away from the field, ending up on its path in the process. By the time one of its passengers noticed the asteroid, it was too late to step on the brake, as the asteroid smashed into the UFO's windshield, cracking it. Fortunately, it was minor, but nevertheless, one of the passengers got mad at the other for his tomfoolery.
"Watch we're you going, you dimwitted buffoon!" A short, squatted Grey shouted.
"Well excuse me, your highness, but it was never my intention to damage this wondrous vehicle to begin with." A tall, thing Grey responded sarcastically.
"That's not the point, John-9! What if that asteroid had hit the engines?! We would have been goners for sure!"
"We're alive and fine, Parker-10." John-9 spoke out, brushing off his companion's complaints. "Besides, that was just a minor crack and that still won't stop us from reaching our next destination. In fact, take a look right now."
Parker-10, after some hesitation, reluctantly complied, making his way towards the map his friend was showing him just now. Upon further inspection, a look of shock and exasperation appeared on Parker-10's face and he angrily confronted John-9 about their destination.
"Of all the planets we could have traveled to, why did you choose Earth?!" Parker-10 demanded.
"What's wrong with planet Earth?!" John-9asked, questioned the short-tempered Grey.
"Every time we head to that backwater planet, we always ended up being the laughing stocks of our fellow peers back in Mars." Parker-10 pointed out. "Remember the time you abducted dozens of cows, because that's what every other aliens we're doing?"
"I didn't know that fad was going to phase out." John-9 defensively said.
"Sure you didn't, John-9." Parker-10 mockingly replied. "But that's still no excuse for the abductees we bring to our ship. Every single time, we always ended up with geeks, nerds and enthusiasts and I'm sick and tired of it!"
"Alright Parker-10, I get it already." John-9 was getting aggravated by his friend's complaints. "Tell you what, why don't you abduct the next targets instead, just this once?"
Parker-10 pondered for a moment, thinking of what his companion had asked him just now. On one hand, it'll end with either coming home with nothing or mad fun of again. But on the other hand, he might have a good shot at it, maybe earning the respect of their fellow peers.
"Alright, John-9, you've got yourself a deal." Parker-10 replied, reluctantly shaking his partner's hand.
"That's the spirit!" John-9 happily says, before he turned to the coordinates on the map. "Planet Earth, here we come!"
With that, both Greys headed to their destination in the blink of an eye, as the UFO embarked on its way to Earth.
The evening had finally arrived on the town of Elmore, as the moon and stars shined brightly all over the sky. For most people, it would mean that it was time to get a good night sleep and get ready for the next day. But for a certain purple fox, pink rabbit and a two-legged fish, they have other plans for this night.
After they all agree on how they should peform this prank, Brian, Darwin and Anais waited for Gumball to meet them at the summer fields. Hours earlier though, both Darwin and Anais told their mom that they, along with Gumball, we're going to hang out at Brian's place for tonight. Although their mother was somewhat suspicious by their claims, Nicole eventually agreed and gave her permission, much to their relief.
While Darwin and Anais waited patiently for their brother to show up, Brian, on the other hand, was becoming rather anxious, his face sweating like mad and his paws shaking rather nervously. The purple fox was starting to think that Gumball was on to them; if that's the case, then the whole plan is ruined.
'Oh man! What's taking him so long?!' Brian thought, silently panicking in his mind.
"Sorry I'm late, you guys!"
Brian, Darwin and Anais turned to the source of the voice and spotted Gumball biking his way towards them. Once Gumball hit the brake and put his bike aside, the blue feline made his way towards the trio, prompting Brian to confront his friend, his mind filled with worried thoughts.
"Gumball…" Brian began. "What took you so long? You might have missed out the alien invasion."
"Sorry about that." Gumball apologized to the purple fox, scratching his head sheepishly. "I was looking for a camera to get proof that aliens really existed. It took a while, but I finally managed to find one that works."
"Oh…that's good to hear, Gumball." Brian finally spoke.
"I know, Brian, I'm just so excited about this."
While Gumball was caught up in his happiness, Brian felt a slight tap on the shoulder and noticed Darwin right behind him. After the purple fox allowed his friend to whisper about the prank, they, along with Anais, quietly tiptoed away from Gumball as fast as they could, as they began to set their plan in motion.
"When everyone's going to see this picture, the whole world will know that aliens truly exist, isn't that right Brian?"
Expecting to hear a response right away, Gumball became puzzled by the silent treatment he was receiving all of a sudden.
"Brian, did you hear what I said?" asked Gumball, before he turned around and noticed that, not only was the purple fox nowhere to be found, but his siblings weren't around either.
"Guys, where are you?" Gumball fearfully asked. "This isn't funny at all."
All of a sudden, the blue feline noticed a bright flash coming from the sky, leaving Gumball in a state of astonishment and bewilderment. Before he knew what was happening, the bright flash was coming increasingly closer right towards him, before abruptly stopping midway in its descent, revealing itself to be a hovering vehicle of some sort. Gumball had no doubt that what he was staring at was an actual UFO, much to his excitement.
'Oh man! I can't believe this is actually happening right now! Brian, Darwin and Anais are so missing out on this!'
As the blue feline continued to stare at the flying saucer with much happiness and joy, a beam shot right down to the ground, much to Gumball's surprise. Before he knew it, coming out from the UFO were two individuals: one was short and squatted, while the other was tall and thin, but both wore retro-looking uniforms. Judging from their appearances, Gumball had no doubts that these two were actual Greys from the book he had read five days ago and he couldn't have been any happier than witnessing two actual aliens in front of him.
As Gumball looked on, holding on the camera tightly on his paws, the tall Grey, known as John-9, looked at his partner, Parker-10, with some amusement on his face.
"So Parker-10…" John-9 began to speak. "What do you think of this fine fellow right here?"
"To be honest, I'm a bit surprised that he seems more happy than fearful of us." Parker-10 replied. "Then again, these Earthlings can have such predictable behaviors."
Before John-9 could say anything else, both he and Parker-10 were suddenly caught off-guard when the blue feline finally spoke with enthusiasm.
"Oh my goodness, I can't believe you two are real life aliens! I just wish that my friends were here to see this! But before I could get a good picture of you two, I have so many questions that need to be answer…"
As Gumball began asking the two Greys about Area 51, the Roswell Incidents, among other topics, behind a large tree, Darwin was watching the whole scene right in front of him and couldn't help but be amused.
'Wow! Brian and Anais are really doing a good job with the special effects! They look almost life-like!'
"What's going on with this device…"Brian complained "I thought Bobert did a fine job with this stupid wireless holographic projector!"
"Brian! That's not how it works!" shouted Anais.
Darwin paused for a moment, confused by the fox's complaint and his sister's shouting, before the two-legged fish turned around and saw Brian banging on the projector, while Anais attempted to stop him from possibly damaging the device. Wait a minute…something wasn't adding up at all.
"Um, guys, what's going on?" Darwin asked.
Both Brian and Anais stopped what they were doing and turned to the two-legged fish, confused by their friend's question.
"Well, just in case you weren't paying any attention…" Brian began to explain. "I'm trying to start this stupid contraption for the prank that Bobert created for us, but it's not working for some reason."
Darwin was surprised to hear such an answer from the purple fox, as his face expressed itself with shock and astonishment, something that Anais noticed.
"What's wrong, Darwin? Why are you reacting to Brian's answer like that?" Anais questioned her brother.
In response, Darwin simply pointed his flipper to the summer field, much to the curiosity of both Brian and Anais, before the two-legged fish lead them to the scene itself. Much to the surprised of the duo, they saw Gumball talking to what appears to be aliens and hovering above them was a UFO. It didn't take long for both Brian and Anais to realize what's going on.
"Anais…" Brian began to talk. "Are you seeing what I am seeing right now?"
"If I had known any better, I say that Gumball's having a casual conversation with two Greys, with a UFO hovering above them." Anais responded.
"That's what I thought." says Brian.
For a while, Brian, Darwin and Anais continued to stare at the unexpected scenery with curiosity and astonishment. Then, it hit the trio.
"Oh no, you guys!" Brain shouted. "Gumball's going to be abducted by actual aliens!"
"We've got to stop them right now before they caused serious harm on Gumball!" Anais yelled.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's save Gumball this instant." says Darwin.
With that, the trio immediately ran to the summer fields as fast as they could, hoping that they weren't too late to save Gumball from the clutches of those two Greys.
For the last several minutes, John-9 and Parker-10 were listening to Gumball's nonstop chattering about certain science fiction topics that were brought up to them, ranging from robots to apes ruling the planet and right now, the two Greys are currently listening about possible life on Mars. Parker-10, in particular, was becoming increasingly impatient by Gumball and his eccentric behavior.
"John-9, this is getting us nowhere." Parker-10 whispered. "I knew coming to this planet was a mistake all along."
"Alright, Parker-10, so I didn't see this one coming either." John-9 answered back. "Anyway, let's just end this conversation with him."
John-9 and Parker-10 returned their attention to the exciting, blue feline, with the former raising his hand to stop Gumball from talking, before finally talking to him.
"Listen, um, Gumball, that was very fine and all, but me and friend have to go back to our planet. It was nice meeting you." Once John-9 finished his excuse, he and Parker-10 head right towards to the beam, much to the blue feline's confusion.
"Wait a minute, you guys! Where are you two going?!" Gumball shouted, prompted both Greys to stop in their tracks, with Parker-10 facing the blue feline with an annoyed look.
"Listen well, you Earthling…" Parker-10 began. "My buddy and I are getting fed up listening to another sci-fi fanatic's rants! We came to find someone with important facts and unfortunately for you, what you have is none of our-"
"Gumball!" shouted three voices, prompting the short, squat Grey to stop what he was doing and saw three individuals heading right towards to them: a purple fox, a pink rabbit and a fish with two legs. He then noticed that Gumball recognized them right away, waving his paw right at the trio.
"Guys, I'm so glad to see you!" Gumball shouted with happiness. "It's alright, these two aliens are cool. They're not going to invade Elmore after all."
The moment Gumball brought that up, John-9 and Parker-10 stared at the trio with shock and surprises on their faces.
"I'm sorry to be rude, but what's this about an alien invasion?" John-9 asked.
"Oh, it's nothing important, sir." Brian feverishly replied.
"What are you talking about, Brian?" Gumball questioned the fox. "You said that you, Darwin and Anais have proof that a flying saucer was heading to Elmore tonight."
"Is that so?" Parker-10 asked, becoming very suspicious about this claim.
"Gumball, please stop talking, for our sake." Darwin fearfully pleaded.
"Darwin's right, Gumball. I don't think it's not a good idea to talk about it in front of them." says Anais.
"Guys, what are you talking a-" before Gumball could finish his sentence, he felt a tap on the shoulder, prompting the blue feline to turn around and saw John-9 holding a ray gun in front of him. Before he, his siblings and their friend could react, John-9 pulled the trigger, causing the ray gun to shoot an orange beam, shocking all four, before they fainted, unconscious.
"Are you sure that was necessary?" Parker-10 asked.
"Don't be too worried, Parker-10. The energy from the ray gun wasn't that strong enough to seriously hurt them." John-9 assured his friend. "Right now, let's get them to our vehicle and questioned them about their claims."
Agreeing with John-9, Parker-10 had the UFO to beam them and their unconscious abductees, before the vehicle secured the only entrance and flew right into deep space.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 16-The Alien: Part 2
Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian find themselves abducted by John-9 and Parker-10, prompting the four to outwit their abductors and find a way to get back home.
Tidbits
-The plot for The Alien was originally going to be a prank that goes horribly wrong, but after typing it up, it didn't turned out the way I had hope. Thankfully, I wanted to thank Sal for his suggestions.
-For this chapter, I tried to put some science fiction references and allusions as much as I could. Expect a few more on the next chapter.
-Originally, I didn't planned on introducing new characters in this chapter, but after taking Sal's suggestion, I decided to make an exception. For John-9, I envisioned John Dimaggio voicing him (doing Joker's interpretation) and for Parker-10, I have Richard Steven Horvitz voicing him (best known for his role as Zim from Invader Zim).
-The name John-9 is derived from John-117 (otherwise known as Master Chief), while Parker-10 is derived from Guilty Sparks-343.
Hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and see ya next time!