Here's the next part of The Alien. Also, I want to thank Sal for his suggestion. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 16-The Alien: Part 2
It felt like a long time, but Brian was able to regain conscious, though his vision remained very blurry and his head felt like it got hit by hammer.
'What happened?' Brian wondered, before he attempted to get up. Much to his surprised, though, the purple fox was unable to move any of his arms or legs. When his vision finally cleared up, he then noticed something very wrong.
Instead of staring at the starry sky and lying on the summer fields, Brian found himself in some sort of laboratory, filled with various medical equipments, before finding himself strapped down on some medical table. Likewise, Gumball, Darwin and Anais are also in the same situation he was in and were slowly regaining conscious as well.
"Guys, are you alright?" Brian asked the Watterson siblings, worried and concern for their well-beings.
"I think we're good, Brian." Gumball replied.
"I don't know about you, but I still felt like something hit me on the head." Darwin said to his brother.
"That's the least of our worries, you guys. We should be more worried about those two aliens that have captured us." Anais pointed out.
"Speaking of which, where are those two?" Brian asked, noting their lack of presence.
On cue, the entrance to the laboratory opened, revealing their captors right in front of them. Panic and fear soon expressed itself on all four kids, frightened by what their captors have plans for them, as the Greys slowly approached them.
"What should we do with them?" Parker-10 asked. "If they really have proof about our existence, we need to handle the situation with as delicate as possible."
"Honestly, I have no idea whether they were really honest or not." John-9 responded, all the while pondering on making the next move. "Still, we should take no further actions. After all, they seemed to know too much about us before we even arrived."
John-9 and Parker-10 then cautiously approached the four, uncertain of what kind of reaction they would give out. After a long while, Gumball finally spoke, startling the two Greys in the process.
"What's the big deal attacking us like that?!" Gumball demanded. "What do you want from us?!"
Once John-9 and Parker-10 regained their composure from the blue feline's outburst, the latter decided it was best to give Gumball an answer to their situation.
"It's nothing personal, Earthling…" Parker-10 explained. "We just panicked when you claimed your friends were well aware of our existence. If what they said was true, then I'm afraid that you and your friends will have to suffer the consequence."
"W-what kind of c-c-consequence are we talking a-about?" Darwin nervously asked.
"That, my dear friend, would examine everybody's brains, including yours, be medical means." John-9 nonchalantly replied.
John-9's answer struck a nerve on Brian and the Watterson siblings; it was clear that they planned to have their brains removed for observation, a scenario that proved to be very terrifying, as their bodies quivered in utter fear.
"Wait a minute, you two, let's be reasonable!" Brian shouted. "You don't want to have our brains! Besides, we taste terrible!"
But Brian's comment, however, prompted both John-9 and Parker-10 to recoil in disgust.
"What are you talking about, Earthling?!" Parker-10 asked. "We would never eat brains! That's disgusting!"
"You're not?" Gumball asked, somewhat relief that they weren't going through with that process.
"Heavens no, we're not going to do that." John-9 replied. "We'll be simply putting your brains in spare jars and disposed the rest of the bodies into bio-energy. After all, nothing is ever wasted around here."
In response, both Brian and the Watterson siblings screamed, horrified by the answer the tall, thin Grey gave to them, much to Parker-10's annoyance.
"Shut up already! We can't perform the operation if you kids behave like that!"
"Speaking of which, Parker-10, what do you think we should use on them?"
While the two Greys began discussing on what method should be used on their abductees, Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian looked at one another, hoping that at least one of them could come up with a quick solution…and fast!
"Anais, do something!" Brian pleaded. "You're the genius among us!"
Anais pondered for a moment, trying to find the answer to their situation, while Gumball, Darwin and Brian looked at Anais, praying that she had found a solution to their problem. After what seemed to be a long time, the child prodigy turned the trio, ready to give them her answer.
"I could use my ears to conduct a powerful electrical discharge and direct it towards the control panel right in front of us, but if one of you guys could distract our captors, it would buy me some time to create a powerful charge."
Once Anais finished her explanation, both Brian and the Watterson brothers nodded their heads in agreement, before the trio confronted the bickering Greys, with the purple fox making his first move.
"You two might want to reconsider with the operation." Brian talked to the aliens, prompting John-9 and Parker-10 to cease their arguments and stared at the purple fox with deep suspicion.
"Sorry if I have to state the obvious, but why?" John-9 asked.
"Well you see…" Gumball began to talk. "Our bodies our filled with parasites and believe me, you don't want get infected during the operations."
"It's true, you guys!" Darwin yelled, playing along with Gumball. "My blubber is contained with hundreds of parasites and they'll infest every part of your body."
As soon as the two-legged fish finished his sentence, both John-9 and Parker-10 were utterly terrified by the possibility that their abductees could be contaminated and in turn, could infect them back. Parker-10 looked at John-9 with a worried look, hoping the tall, thin Grey could offer a solution.
"What should we do, John-9? If what they say is true, then we have to disinfect them."
"What makes you so sure that they're even infected?" John-9 questioned the short, squatted Grey. "For all we know, they're probably lying about their claims to begin with."
"We can't be certain about that!" Parker-10 argued. "You're just saying that because you don't want to get sick!"
"Well excuse me, your Majesty…"
While the two Greys began arguing over the situation, Anais managed to rub her ears as fast as she could, building up the electrical discharge. After a long while, the child prodigy was able to produce a large mass of electricity that she flung towards the control panel, which immediately short-circuited, releasing all of their restraints in the process, much to their relief.
"Alright Anais…" Brian began, still rubbing his sore arm. "What's the next step?"
"Simple Brian, we'll just head to the command center and change the coordination so we can head back home. But we'll have to be quiet if we wanted to succeed." Anais explained.
Nodding their heads in agreements, both Brian and the Watterson siblings quietly walked away from the arguing Greys, as the four kids quickly made their way to the entrance and into the hallway as fast as they could.
Meanwhile, John-9 and Parker-10 continued to argue about their own situation, debating whether the abductees' claims of parasites where sincere or not. In the midst of their argument, the tall, thin Grey finally noticed that their abductees were no longer on their restraints, much to his shock.
"Parker-10, you might want to take a look."
Confused by his partner's remarks, Parker-10 turned around and saw, to his disbelief, the lab tables bare of its four abductees. But as soon as the shock wore off from the short, squatted Grey's face, his disbelief was replaced with simmering anger. If those four kids managed to escape back to Earth, who knows what kind of catastrophe they will bring upon them. That was a scenario that both he and John-9 would rather not want to face at all.
"We got to find them John-9, before it's too late!"
The interior of the UFO was much larger than Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian had ever imagined. For the last several minutes, the four spent most of the time searching for the command center in the hallway, hoping to changed its coordination and returned to Earth as quickly as possible, a task that was easier said than done. They have checked at least dozens of rooms, hoping the next one would be their intended destination, but to no avail, much to Brian's annoyance.
"This is becoming ridiculous!" Brian angrily exclaimed. "We have searched almost half of the UFO and we're still not even close to finding the command center!"
"Well complaining about it is not going to help us." Darwin calmly spoke. "Besides, we have at least a few more dozen rooms to check out."
"That's not very reassuring, Darwin." says Brian.
"Lighten up Brian, we'll find the command center eventually." Gumball said to the purple fox. "In fact, we'll be there before you can say-"
Right as Gumball was about to finished his sentence, he was cut off by the sound of footsteps, each getting louder by the minute. The four, startled by this unexpected development, have no doubt that their captors were on to them. Both Brian and the Watterson siblings began to panic.
"What do we do?!" Gumball shouted. "I don't want to be a science experiment!"
"I don't know about you, Gumball, but we have to hide in one of the rooms until the coast is clear." Brian responded.
"But how do we know whether it's safe or not?" asked Darwin.
"This isn't the time for arguments! Right now, we need to find a place to hide!" Anais yelled.
Without any time to spare, both Brian and the Watterson siblings quickly leaped to the closet room that was near to them, before the door automatically closed itself, just as the Greys finally made it to their location.
"Are you sure this is the right location, Parker-10?" John-9 questioned the short, squatted Grey.
"Of course I did, you twit!" Parker-10 retorted. "I heard them screaming down the hallway!"
"You're not saying that as an excuse are you?"
"Maybe if you have kept your eyes on them, none of this would ever happen."
"For your information…"
While the two Greys began bickering with one another once more, Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian listened very closely in the room they were in. It was rather dark to see what kind of room it was and there was no switch to be found. Regardless, the four were safe for the moment, but they know fully well that sooner or later, their captors would find their hiding spot and they need to come up with a good plan before that happens.
"Alright then…" Gumball started to whisper. "Does anyone have a good idea on how we should sneak away without drawing any unwanted attention?"
"That's going to be a bit complicated, Gumball." Brian whispered to his friend. "Unless we could quietly tiptoe away, they'll be right on our trial before we even know it."
"Brian's right, Gumball…" says Anais, agreeing with the purple fox. "Those two probably know their way around this UFO, so the best solution to our situation is to use their knowledge against them."
While Gumball, Brian and Anais quietly discussed with one another of the best possible outcome for their situation, Darwin, on the other hand, felt a hard object behind him, much to his curiosity.
'What the flip was that?' Darwin thought, as he examined the mysterious object with his flipper. After further inspection, the two-legged fish suddenly pressed on what appears to be a button, resulting in its activation, prompting Darwin to quickly back away towards his friends, as the object began to start up the engine. The sudden noise from said object also got noticed from Gumball, Brian and Anais, as all three looked on with shock and awe.
'This can't be good.' Brian thought, as the object was going through its final phase.
John-9 and Parker-10 continued to argue with one another in the hallway, debating whether or not their abductees have actually made their way down here or not, oblivious that their presence was only a few inches away from them. As the argument between the two Greys intensified, the sudden roaring of what sounded like an engine prompted the startled aliens to cease arguing with each other.
"Parker-10, what was that?" asked John-9.
"Judging from that noise, I say it sounded like someone, or something, activated the Mini-Scooter." Parker-10 deduced.
Once the short, squatted Grey came to the conclusion, both him and John-9 looked at one another, both sharing a look of uncertainty and bewilderment.
"You don't think-" was all John-9 could say, before suddenly, a quick blur of blue, orange, pink, purple and gray suddenly passed by him and his partner, causing both Greys to spin around like tornadoes. After several seconds, the spinning eventually ceased for both John-9 and Parker-10, before both Greys fell to the floor face first, rendering them unconscious from the unexpected event.
Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian were screaming and clinging on to the Mini-Scooter with dear life, as the vehicle continued to hover with such velocity. Not so long ago, Darwin accidently activated the Mini-Scooter's ignition, prompting the vehicle to automatically set itself up. Uncertain what it was about to do next, both Brian and the Watterson siblings decided to get on to the seat of hovercraft, a decision they quickly come to regret.
"Does anyone know how to control this thing?!" Brian shouted.
"I don't know, Brian!" Gumball yelled. "All I know is that I wish we were at the command center so we could head back home."
The Mini-Scooter suddenly stopped in its track, much to the confusion and relief of both Brian and the Watterson siblings. But their relief was short live, as the vehicle became operational once more and before they knew it, the Mini-Scooter automatically drove itself once again, as Brian and the Watterson siblings held on.
20 Seconds Later…
After what appeared to be an eternity, the Mini-Scooter, along with its unfortunate passengers, finally made its way to the command center, before slowing to a complete halt and shutting off. The rush from the Mini-Scooter have left Brian and the Watterson siblings a complete mess, their bodies covered with bits of dusts, their furs were messy all over the place and they were breathing very heavily from their ordeal. Nevertheless, all four were finally relieved that they were able to make it to their destination at last.
'I do not want to go through another experience like that ever again!' Brian thought, before he and his friends got off of the Mini-Scooter and made their way to the command center.
As the door automatically closed right behind them, both Brian and the Watterson siblings couldn't believe what they were looking at; the command center was exactly how they imagined from the moment they step foot in the area: dozens of advance computers and machinery were laid out all over the place, each serving a different purpose. One computer, in particular, caught Anais' interest, as she instinctively knew right away what it was.
"There it is, you guys!" Anais exclaimed. "I'll try to figure out how to change the coordination, while you three keep those two aliens from entering this place."
"Don't worry about that, sis, we'll get right to it." Gumball replied, before him, Darwin and Brian quickly barricaded the door with every random object they could find. Anais, meanwhile, tried to figure out the complexity of the computer right in front of her.
'This is going to be trickier than I thought.' the child prodigy thought, before she began to quickly type on the keyboard, press a few buttons and hit 'Enter', hoping something good would come up.
Suddenly, Anais, along with Brian and her brothers, were floating upwards inside the command center and it didn't took too long for either of them to realize what had occurred just now.
"Anais, I thought you know what you were doing." says Brian.
"Well excuse me, but I'm not going to get it right the first time." the child prodigy pointed out, before she swam back to the computer console, typing up the keyboard and pressed another set of buttons in the process, hoping she managed to get it right this time.
As soon as Anais hit the 'Enter' button again, the child prodigy soon found herself slammed to the floor face first and the same force applied to her brothers and Brian as well. Much to her dismay, she ended up turning on the high gravity.
"Anais, you're making things worse!" Darwin started to complain. "Do something!"
"I will if you would just be quiet for a moment!" Anais blurted out, before she crawled to the computer console, struggling along the way, due to the strong gravitational pull. After what felt like forever, the child prodigy finally managed to reach to the computer and with a few typing on the keyboard, she managed to turn everything back the way it was, allowing everyone, including herself, to get up and attempt to regain their composure.
"Aw man…" Gumball began, as he stretched his back. "This is getting us nowhere."
"Tell me about it." Brian remarked, as he stretched his arms out. "Things can't get any worse from here."
Without warning, the door, along with the barricades, was suddenly blown to bits, prompting Brian and the Watterson siblings to immediately run for cover. Once the smoke finally settled down, all four kids saw John-9 and Parker-10, each armed with a ray gun, the energy coming out of it was giving off a bright red glow. Judging from their actions and the stern look displayed on both Greys' faces, it was cleared that whatever their plans are, it would been anything but harmless.
"It's about time we've finally managed to track you kids down." John-9 sarcastically commented. "Sadly, after the trouble you put us through, I'm afraid we have no choice but to eliminate you all."
Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian could only gulped in response and slowly and fearfully backing away from John-9 and Parker-10 and onto the walls, as the aliens slowly menaced their way to their abductees with much malicious intent.
"Do you have any idea on how much damages you've caused to our vehicle?!" Parker-10 shouted. "Don't even bother answering that question, because your lives are going to end right here."
Once he made his declaration, both he and John-9 raised their ray guns right at them, the energy from the gun glowing brighter than ever, ready to fire at any given moment, as the four kids continued to look on horror.
'Oh man! I can't believe this is how it's going to end!' Brian fearfully thought. '…Wait a minute! Of course! There's only one way this situation can be defused."
Once Brian made up his mind, the purple fox slowly walked up right to the menacing Greys, causing them to lower their guns in confusion. Likewise, Gumball, Darwin and Anais looked at their friend with much astonishment; what was he planning to do? Doesn't he realize that what he's doing would cost him his life?
"Brian? What are you doing?!" a frightened Gumball shouted.
"I'm going to tell them the honest truth, Gumball." Brian replied, despite being afraid himself. The purple fox then turned his attention right at John-9 and Parker-10, as both Greys waited with patience and curiosity, wondering what Brian will do next.
"Before you prepared to wipe us all out, I have something very important that I need to address right here and now."
As soon as Brian made his statement, both John-9 and Parker-10 arched their eyebrow with interest, while Darwin and Anais looked on, knowing full well what was about to happen. Gumball, however, was confused by the purple fox's word: why was his friend had something very important to say at a time like this? Something was very wrong and whatever his friend was about to say, he wanted to hear it for himself.
'Sorry if I had to do this, Gumball, but it's the only chance we have to survive.' Finishing his own thoughts, Brian, taking one deep breath, prepared to tell everyone the entire truth.
"We've never had proof about any alien invasion or your kind at all!"
As soon as Brian shouted out his answer, both John-9 and Parker-10 were left utterly shocked by the purple fox's admission and all Darwin and Anais could do is hung their heads with shame. But it was Gumball who was understandably surprised by what his friend had admitted just now.
"W-w-what are you t-t-talking a-about, Brian?" Gumball asked his friend with disbelief, prompting the nervous purple fox to face the astonished blue feline with the answer.
"You heard me, Gumball…" Brian began his explanation. "The whole alien invasion was nothing more than a prank that your siblings and I we're planning to pull on you tonight. The only thing that wasn't part of the prank was an actual appearance from them."
Gumball couldn't believe what he was hearing out of Brian's mouth: all this time, he and his siblings were going to pull a prank on him? As much as he wished it was nothing more than a cruel joke, the look of discomfort on the fox's face was enough to confirm everything he had told were true. But instead of expressing anger at Brian, he frowned sadly at the purple fox, clearly hurt by this revelation.
"Sorry if I have to ask the obvious, but could you explain to me why you and your friends would do such a thing?" John-9 asked, breaking the silence in the command center.
Brian looked at the tall, thin Grey, a bit hesitant to answer him after what he and his partner were attempting to do earlier in the lab. Still, it was best to answer his question and just hoped that everything will turn out alright in the end.
"You see, it all began last week…"
Five minutes later…
"…And that's pretty much it."
Once Brian finished explaining to John-9 and Parker-10, the two aliens couldn't help but be fascinated by the story and the reasons the purple fox gave to them. After pondering for a few minutes, Parker-10 finally spoke, having remained silence for a long time.
"That was such a story you gave us, Earthling. I still find it hard to believe me that you and your friends would do such a thing just to get rid of a fellow Earthling's obsession. I'll admit that I get annoyed by those kinds of things, but I wouldn't tell it to their face."
Brian could only sigh from that comment, quietly admitting what the short, squatted Grey is true: what he, Darwin and Anais did to Gumball was wrong and should have at least confronted the blue feline and informed him how they felt. But instead, they ended up hurting Gumball's feelings in the process and the trio isn't so sure whether or not he would forgive him.
"Now that the truth is finally out, are you two going to let us go back home?" Anais asked.
"Now that she mentions it, we really need to get going. Our parents are probably worried about us right now." Darwin added.
For a while, John-9 and Parker-10 pondered for a moment, while Brian and the Watterson siblings waited for them to answer. After what felt like forever, the two Greys turned to the abductees for their response.
"Alright, you kids, we'll let you all out." John-9 replied.
"You really mean it?" Brian asked with joy.
"But before we do that, we'll make sure that you and your pals will not remember a single thing about tonight's event, for the feline's sake." says Parker-10.
"What are you-" was all Brian could say, before both Greys put on some dark shades and pulled out pen-like devices from their pocket. Without warning, a bright light flashed from said devices on him and the Watterson siblings, before all four fell to the floor, completely unconscious. John-9 and Parker-10, meanwhile, inspected the unconscious kids and sighed with relief once they were certain that all four were completely knocked out.
"Thank goodness these Neuralyzers were quite effective." John-9 remarked. "Parker-10, lets send them back home and call it for a day."
"You've got it, John-9." The short, squatted Grey happily exclaimed, as he changed the coordination on the map, before activating the teleportation device, sending the four kids back to their planet.
The summer fields in Elmore was quiet and peaceful, a very beautiful scene on the outskirts of the town, as a gentle breeze slowly brushed itself past four certain kids, sleeping soundly on the ground; slowly, one by one, Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian woke up from their naps, their heads throbbing with pain, as they stretched their arms and back.
"Dude, what just happened?" asked Brian.
"I don't know, Brian, but I had this strange dream that we went into outer space and we were being chased by two actually aliens onboard." says Darwin.
"For some reason, it almost felt real to me." Gumball noted.
"I think we should try to figure out why we were out here to begin with." Anais pointed out. "I've had a feeling we were about to do something, yet I don't have the slightest clue what it was."
"I think we should discuss that later." says Brian. "Right now, let's get our stuff and head back home before our parents finds out."
Before either of them could have the chance to do so, a station wagon unexpectedly appeared out of nowhere, before coming to a complete stop on the summer fields. Then, two figures came out of the vehicle: one person recognized was Nicole, as she exited from the driver's side. The other figure that was coming out from the passenger's side was his mother: a purple fox with a lighter tone, with short, three strands of hair, wearing a pair of small glasses, along with a brown vest, a white sweater and a pair of blue jeans.
Judging from their expressions, it was clear that their mother were far from happy, as they made their way towards to their children.
"Where have you kids been?" Nicole asked. "Annie and I have been worried looking for you guys all night!"
"Also, can you four explain to us why you lie to me and your mother?" Annie questioned them with a stern look.
Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Brian looked at one another, hoping that they could come up with a good excuse for their mothers. But before either of them could come up with an answer, Gumball noticed an object sticking out behind a large tree. Curious, the blue feline quickly made his way to the tree and pulled it out. Much to his joy, it was the science fiction book that he read last week.
"Wow, I didn't know you guys were into science fiction too!" Gumball happily exclaimed, prompting Brian, Darwin and Anais to growl in exasperation, while their mothers looked on, confused by their children's reaction to Gumball's discovery.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 17-The Graveyard
Gumball, Darwin, Brian and Carrie heads out to the graveyard after the young ghost tells an urban legend of its mysterious resident.
Tidbits
-After fifteen chapters, I was finally able to give a name for Brian's mom, along with a description. So I'm please to welcome Annie O'Brian for the first time.
-For Annie O'Quinn, I envisioned Katey Sagal voicing her, due to portraying Cate S. Hennessy on "8 Simple Rules" (and for voicing Leela).
-I know I haven't used either Richard or Nicole Watterson for a long time. In fact, they were originally going to have a large role in part 2, until I made the changes for part 1. Thankfully, I was able to use one of them for this chapter.
Hope everyone enjoyed reading this chapter and see ya!