I wanted to thank wiseguy1107 for creating an OC for this chapter. Also, check out his stories when you guys have the chance, including "Another Dimension" and "The Spartan".
Anyway, read and enjoy!
The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 22-The Bodyguard: Part 1
It was a typical afternoon for Gumball, Darwin and Brian, as the trio decided to walk in the neighborhood for a change. It's been almost three months since Brian moved in the town of Elmore and through trial and error, the purple fox managed to find a few interesting shortcuts that allowed them to travel to the Watterson residence much quicker. Once he managed to memorize the path, the purple fox shared this information to the Watterson brothers and the trio began to make their way there
"I'll have to admit, Brian…" Gumball began. "This was the best thing to ever happen to us."
"Oh it was nothing, Gumball." says Brian, as the purple fox rubbed his head sheepishly. "I just spotted them along the way and I felt the need to let you guys know."
"It was a good thing that you did, Brian." Darwin informed his friend. "At least now we can make it home in case we miss the bus."
"You got a good point, Darwin. Right now, let's just head back to your place and just chill."
As Brian continued to talk with the Watterson brothers, inching much closer to the Watterson residence, both he and his friends suddenly bumped into what felt like a hard object, causing the trio to fell on the ground. Sensing a case of déjà vu, Brian, as well as Gumball and Darwin, looked up to see who or what it was and they couldn't believe who they were staring at.
'Oh no, it's him again!' Gumball, Darwin and Brian thought simultaneously.
Right in front of them was none other than Ivan Thompson, the brute that they an unfortunate encounter with when they first snuck into Elmore Academy. The trio didn't know what the red bear was doing in this part of the neighborhood to begin with, but whatever he was up to, it certainly won't be good for them at all.
"Look it here, if it isn't Moe, Larry and Curly." Ivan remarked.
"Actually, are name is-" was all Darwin could say, before the red bear rudely cut him off.
"I know what your names are, Blubber Boy! The greeting I just gave right now was sarcastic!"
"Ivan, what do you want from us?" Brian asked, unimpressed by his presence, prompting the red bear to turn his attention to the purple fox.
"Isn't it obvious, you knucklehead? In case you haven't forgotten, I told you guys I would make you wish you weren't born and I'm the kind that's going through with my words."
Gumball, Darwin and Brian gulped in response to the red bear's threat, as the trio slowly backed away from him. The purple fox was especially worried, as he recalled what Ivan intended to do a few weeks ago. It never occurred to Brian that it would happen right now.
"Listen Ivan, why don't we talk about this? I'm sure there's more than one way to settle this" says Gumball, attempting to appease the red bear, as he menacingly approached them.
"After you boneheads made a fool out of me in front of Rhonda? I don't think so, pussycat!" Ivan responded. "But before I give you three your just desserts, I need to prepare my ePhone to capture the moment."
The red bear then pulled out his digital smart phone from his pocket, as Ivan attempted to set the ePhone on camera mode, intending to take a picture of the severe beatings he planned to give to the trio. While the red bear was focusing on his phone, Gumball, Darwin and Brian looked at one another, hoping one of them has a solution to their situation.
"Guys, what do we do?" Darwin whispered.
"I don't know buddy, but we need to think of a plan and fast." Gumball responded. "What about you, Brian?"
"I think I might be on to something…" the purple fox began. "I just hope that brute doesn't notice it."
Their curiosity piqued by that last statement, the Watterson brothers allowed the purple fox to explain his ideas to them. Once Gumball and Darwin understood what Brian's plan was all about, the trio slowly tiptoed their way towards Ivan, hoping to grab the ePhone out of his paw and praying that they can defuse the situation as quickly as they can.
'…Almost…there…' Brian thought, as he and his friends inched towards the ePhone.
But just as the trio almost grabbed the digital smart phone, Ivan sensed something was wrong and turned to see Gumball, Darwin and Brian right next to him, much to his surprise. In a state of shock and panic, the trio quickly tackled the stunned red bear to the ground, but not before Ivan lets go of his ePhone, as the digital smart phone landed on the concrete slab, breaking in the process.
For a while, there was a long, eerie silence, as neither, Brian, the Watterson brothers no Ivan moved or said anything. Finally, the shock from the red bear's face was immediately replaced by sheer anger, as the red bear got up and quickly grabbed the collars of both Gumball and Brian, while his foot stepped on one of Darwin's feet, preventing them from running away from his wrath.
"Look what you boneheads just did right now!" Ivan angrily shouted. "That ePhone was a gift from my mom!"
"We're so sorry about that, Ivan!" Brian fearfully apologized. "It wasn't on purpose, we swear!"
"Brian's right. We didn't mean to destroy your ePhone!" Gumball insisted.
"Please reconsider what you're about to do! We'll even get you a new ePhone." Darwin pleaded.
"Oh no, I'm not falling for that one." Ivan angrily rejected. "I'll give you three a flipping beating you'll never forget!"
"Hold it right there, young man!" an older, feminine voice shouted.
Surprised by this, Ivan turned to the direction of the voice and saw an older blue feline from one of the houses, her head sticking out from the window and staring at Ivan with a stern expression. It didn't take the red bear too long to realize that she is the mother to one of the pipsqueaks.
"You put those boys down this instant and stay put, so I can have a word with you!" Nicole demanded.
Once the older blue feline finished her words, Nicole put her head back inside the house, intending to confront Ivan right away. Aggravated by this, the red bear put Gumball and Brian on the sidewalk, as well as releasing his foot from Darwin's feet.
"We're not done yet, boneheads!" Ivan said to the trio. "We'll finish this at the park tomorrow afternoon. Be there or else!"
Once the red bear made his threats to Brian and the Watterson brothers, Ivan quickly walked away from the scene as fast as he could, just as Nicole came to the terrified boys' aide.
"Are you boys alright?" a worried Nicole asked.
"We're good, thanks to you." Brian responded.
"That's a relief." says Nicole. "By the way, where did that kid go? I was going to show him some manners."
"He left before you had a chance, mom." Gumball replied.
"Maybe it's for the best, Mrs. Mom. I mean, he might not show up." Darwin said to his mother.
"If you boys insist…" Nicole began, calming down a bit. "Anyway, come inside and take a break. It's best to forget your worries after your ordeals."
With that, the trio followed Nicole into the Watterson residence, though as far as Gumball, Darwin and Brian were concerned, they were not out of the woods just yet, as they still had to show up and confront Ivan tomorrow afternoon.
Normally for Gumball, Darwin and Brian, the trio would either play video games or read comic books whenever they hung out with one another. But for the last several minutes, all the trio could think about was the severe punishment that Ivan planned to give to them.
Both Brian and the Watterson brothers did everything to forget today's incident with Ivan as best as they could, from playing "Dodge or Dare!" to reading last week's comic books. But no matter how hard they tried, all they could think of was Ivan sneering right at them, preparing to give them a beating of a lifetime, as they sat on the couch, watching TV.
"Oh man, I can't believe we have to meet up with Ivan tomorrow." Brian said with great fear.
"How are we going to get ourselves out of this mess?" Gumball asked, hoping for a quick solution.
"Honestly, I don't have the slightest clue." Darwin replied. "At the very least, we should take our punishment like men instead of running away like cowards."
In response, both Gumball and Brian looked at the two-legged fish, both unimpressed and astonished that Darwin would say something like that.
"Darwin, are you saying that we should just show up in the park and let Ivan punch us like practice dummies?" Gumball questioned his friend.
"I'm going to side with Gumball on this one." Brian agreed. "The last thing I want to happen tomorrow is facing that brute's wrath."
"What choice do we have? Either we show up at the park tomorrow or we let Ivan chase us down for the rest of our lives. Plus, he's stronger than all of combined." Darwin pointed out.
Both Gumball and Brian attempted to counter the two-legged fish's words, but after a minute or so, the duo were unable to come up with anything, as they hung their heads, seemingly resigned to the fate that awaited them.
"It's time like this, I which the answer to our problem would show up right away!" Brian gloomily commented.
Just then, a commercial showed up on the TV, presenting a well-dressed leek, as he prepared to make an announcement.
"Hey there fellow viewers, are you looking for the answer to your problems?"
The moment the announcer said those words, both Brian and the Watterson brothers focused their attention on the TV.
"Do you have an enemy that holds a grudge on you? Does he plan on giving you a beating of a lifetime? Do you wish your problem would go right away?"
All the trio could do was nodded their heads to each and every question that the announcer had brought up.
"If that's case, then try Bodyguard Inc., where we send you one of our best bodyguards out there to solve the situation as quickly as possible."
As soon as the well-dressed leek finished his sentence, the scene shifted to a random bully and his victim. However, a random well-built individual shows up right next to said victim and immediately began to intimidate the bully, to the victim's joy.
"Whoa!" Gumball, Darwin and Brian called out in amazement.
"Pretty impressive, isn't it? If you're interested, call the following number on this screen…"
The trio quickly jotted down the number as best as they can, before the commercial came to a sudden end. Once they looked at their writing and double-checked it, Brian and the Watterson brothers made their way to the house phone, the former picking it up and dialed the number for Bodyguard Inc., before waiting patiently for a response.
'I hope this works for us. It maybe our last hope.'
After waiting for a few minutes, Brian finally got a call from the other end, much to his and his friends' enjoyment.
"Hello, this is Bodyguard Inc. How may I be of some assistance?" asked the operator.
"Hello operator…" Brian began. "My friends and I wanted to hire the best bodyguard you can provide for us this instant."
"One moment please." says the operator, prompting the trio to wait for his response. Eventually, after a few minutes, they got the response they've been waiting for.
"Your order has been approved. The bodyguard you requested should arrive in thirty seconds or less."
"Don't you mean thirty minutes or-" before Brian tried to correct the operator, the operator at the other end suddenly hung up, cutting the purple fox off. Shortly afterwards, the trio were startled by the sound of the doorbell.
"Wow! That was fast." Gumball noted.
"Let's make sure that this isn't some sort of prank." Darwin cautiously warned.
Nodding their heads in agreement, the trio slowly approached the front door of the Watterson residence. Once they reached the door, Gumball cautiously opened the door, allowing him and his friends to get a full glimpse of the figure. In front of the trio is a tall, muscular swamp monster, covered in green scales, wearing a pair of shades, as well as a black suit and a pair of black loafers; judging from his appearance, the trio had no doubt that he was the bodyguard that they had requested.
"Greetings clients; my name is Hans and I'll be in your service for the time being." the swamp monster introduced himself with a German accent.
The boys couldn't believe their eyes, too speechless to do anything, as they looked at Hans with shock and awe, before Brian eventually spoke, hoping the swamp monster would listen to their situation.
"Mr. Hans…" Brian began. "My name is Brian O'Quinn and these two are Gumball and Darwin Watterson. We really need your assistance tomorrow afternoon."
"State your business for summoning me here in the first place." Hans demanded.
"You see, Hans, me, Darwin and Brian are being targeted by Ivan Thompson, a total jerk who threaten us after we accidentally destroyed his phone." Gumball explained to the swamp monster.
"He happens to be a bear, with red fur and a strand of hair, tall for his age and he wears a school uniform." Darwin said to Hans, describing the red bear.
"So we were wondering if you could get Ivan off our backs tomorrow afternoon so we wouldn't have to face his wrath. Can you please help us out?" Brian pleaded.
Hans stood on the spot and pondered for a while, while Gumball, Darwin and Brian looked on with worried and anxiety. Eventually, after what felt like forever, the swamp monster turned to the trio, ready to give his answer to them.
"I'll help you three out, provided that you hand me ten dollars out. No exception."
Gumball, Darwin and Brian picked up exactly ten dollars from their pockets and handed the swamp monster the money to him, much Hans' satisfaction. Just then, Anais came down the stairs, clinging on to her Daisy the Donkey doll, curious to see what was going on in the living room.
"Guys, what's all the commotion down there? Furthermore, who is-?"
"Threat detected!" Hans declared, before he grabbed Anais' doll from her hands and immediately tear the doll up into little pieces, as the child prodigy looked on with horror. After several seconds, Hans dropped the now tore-up Daisy the Donkey doll on the floor, somewhat satisfied by his search.
"Threat neutralized! You three are safe for the moment." Hans assured the trio, as Gumball, Darwin and Brian couldn't believe what the swamp monster did just now.
"Was that really necessary, Hans?" asked Brian. "That Daisy the Donkey doll wasn't much of a threat at all."
"I'm going to side with Brian on this one…" Darwin began. "I mean, look what you've did to Anais."
The two-legged fish then pointed to the terrified child prodigy, cradling herself in a fetal position and muttering that Daisy the Donkey had been murdered. Hans, however, seemed rather indifferent by this.
"Don't be so overdramatic. Danger comes around every corner and I'm not dropping my guard at any moment."
"But Hans…" was all Gumball could say, before Nicole called the kids out from the kitchen.
"Alright everyone, dinner is served!"
"Threat detected!" Hans shouted, before the swamp monster immediately leaped into the kitchen, as Gumball, Darwin and Brian could hear a loud commotion in the next room, with Nicole and Richard objecting to Hans' behavior. Alarmed and concerned for their well-being, the trio made their way into the kitchen, just to see the swamp monster hurl the pot roast towards the sun with all of his might.
"Not the pot roast!" Richard moaned in disbelief. "I didn't have a chance to take a bite!"
"Who are you and why did you threw our dinner into the sun?!" Nicole asked, demanding an explanation from Hans. "Do you know how long it took me to make that pot roast?"
"I'm just a bodyguard doing my job, ma'am." Hans replied. "But to answer you question, my name is Hans and I've been hired by my clients for their protection."
Nicole looked at the swamp monster, confused by his last statement. Then, the older blue feline eventually realized who he was referring to, prompting her to rub her temples, annoyed that those boys were the one responsible for hiring Hans. Why they decided to go through with it remained a mystery, but this wasn't the time or place to discuss the trio about their actions at the moment.
"Look Hans, I know you did what you have to do, but I insist that you leave this house." said a stern Nicole.
"You and you're husband looked stressed out. I suggest you take a quick nap." Hans replied.
"But we're not tired yet." Richard pointed out, leaving him and his wife confused by the swamp monster's answer. Before they could react, Hans suddenly pinched both their shoulders, leaving both Richard and Nicole shocked, before they collapsed to the floor, completely unconscious.
"You are now." says Hans.
Meanwhile, Gumball, Darwin and Brian looked at one another, somewhat uncomfortable by the swamp monster's action. Even though Hans was doing his job as a bodyguard, he's taking it way too seriously, to the point of overdoing it. Nevertheless, they hope the swamp monster could at least stick around long enough to deal with Ivan tomorrow afternoon.
'When Hans finished his job tomorrow, we're sending him back to Bodyguards Inc. right away.' Brian thought.
The next day at Elmore Junior High, the days for both students and teachers alike were suddenly shaken up by the loud bursting of the school doors, as a certain swamp monster accompanied Brian and the Watterson brothers to their class. Despite what happened yesterday, the trio couldn't help but feel a bit confident walking in the hallway, as long as they were with Hans.
Just then, as Brian and the Watterson brothers were making their way to Miss Simian's classroom, the trio, along with Hans, stopped dead in their tracks, as they find themselves facing Tina, who was staring right down at them.
"Hello boys…" Tina snarled. "What do we have here? It looks like you've got another stooge protecting your sorry buns."
As the carnivore laughed at her own joke, the swamp monster confronted and slapped her face in response, shocking Tina almost immediately. But rather than being outraged by Hans' action, Tina felt intimidated by the swamp monster's presence and turned to the opposite direction, fleeing from the scene as quickly as she can.
"Wow Hans; that was nice of you to take action." says Gumball.
"I'm just doing my job, that's all." the swamp monster insisted.
"You don't have to actually follow us all over the place…" Brian started to explain to Hans. "Besides Tina, everyone else in school is quite harmless."
"Brian's right" Darwin agreed with the purple fox. "You can just take a break until we need you this afternoon."
Just before Hans could say anything else, Tobias and Banana Joe were walking down the hallway, prepared to greet their fellow classmates. The swamp monster, however, clenched his knuckles in front of the jock and his friend, prompting both Tobias and Banana Joe to nervously back off, before fleeing around the corner, much to the trio's dismay.
'I hope he doesn't continue to behave like this all day.' Brian thought, before him, the Watterson brothers and Hans continued to Miss Simian's class.
3 hours later…
It was the afternoon at the school cafeteria, as everyone made their way to eat or chat with one another. However, thanks to a certain swamp monster, everyone ended up eating all the way at the back of the cafeteria, leaving Brian and the Watterson brothers at their usual spots, surrounded by empty tables.
In class, when Miss Simian was handing out today's surprised quiz, Hans intimidated the old baboon long enough for her to cancel class altogether. As a direct result, the trio, along with Hans, was sent to Mr. Small's class, where the hippie attempted to explain to the swamp monster about his action. Hans, however, only growled in response and before the trio knew what happened, Mr. Small fearfully ushered them out of his office.
As Gumball, Darwin and Brian sat at their table with their meals, clearly irritated by Hans' behavior; the trio reluctantly overlooked the swamp monster's overzealous behavior. After all, they only hired Hans so that he can force Ivan to back off and they only have three hours until that happened. Speaking of which…
"Hey Gumball…" Brian whispered to the blue feline. "We need to make sure that Ivan doesn't know about Hans right away."
"Let's talk about that later, Brian." Gumball whispered back. "What I want to know is how do we get Hans to follow us for the moment? He's making everyone feel uncomfortable right now."
"Gumball's right about this." Darwin agreed with his older brother. "We need to convince our bodyguard to give us a break until we meet up with Ivan in the park this afternoon."
Brian pondered for a moment, hoping to come up with a plan that would convince Hans to take a break, if only so that they can go on with their daily routines. Then, an idea hit the purple fox.
"Guys, I think I found a way to get Hans off our backs and have him show up to face Ivan in the park today." Brian informed him.
Both Gumball and Darwin looked at their friend, arching their eyebrows, somewhat unconvinced by the purple fox's claims. Noticing their doubts on their faces, Brian whispered to his friends about his ideas and after a minute or so, the duo was persuaded enough to allow Brian to go through with his plans.
"Hey Hans, can I have quick chat with you?" Brian asked the swamp monster.
"State your purpose." the swamp monster demanded.
"Look Hans, I know what you're doing is your job…" the purple fox began explaining. "But you're presence is making everyone else feel rather uncomfortable. At the very least, listen to what I have to say, so that my friends and I can go on with our daily routines and you can deal with Ivan this afternoon."
Hans arched an eyebrow, intrigued by Brian's proposal, before he leaned towards the purple fox, as he began to explain what he had in mind.
The school bell rang for the last time, as every student made their way out of Elmore Junior High. For Gumball, Darwin and Brian, it was no exception and before long, they find themselves making their way towards the park, their day somewhat improved thanks to the purple fox's meddling.
"I can't believe you convince Hans to give us a break for the last three hours." Gumball said to Brian, still astonished about his plan.
"Oh, it was nothing Gumball." Brian insisted. "All I did was to show up at the park the moment we meet up with Ivan and that was it."
"I just wish that we have done yesterday." Darwin commented.
"Don't worry about it Darwin…" Brian began. "This day will come to an end as soon as we confront Ivan for the last time."
As the boys continued to chat with one another, the trio finally made their way to the park and not surprisingly, Ivan was there, waiting patiently near a statue of the town's founder. The moment they made their presence known, Ivan was somewhat surprise to see them at all.
"Well, looks like you boneheads actually have the guts to show up." Ivan sarcastically praised the trio, as the red bear slowly approached them. "For a moment, I honestly thought you shrimps would flake out today and for that, I'm so proud of you three."
Once Ivan 'congratulated' Gumball, Darwin and Brian, he gave the trio a menacing look, as he cracked his knuckles in preparation for their beating.
"So why don't we cut right to the chase and let's get this over with?"
"You know Ivan, you're right. We should get this over with." Brian said in a calm posture, much to the bear's confusion.
"But before you do that…" Gumball began.
"…We want to introduce you to a friend of ours." Darwin added, before blowing a whistle with his flipper.
On cue, Ivan heard some rustlings from some of the large bushes; before he knew what happened, the red bear spotted a large, tall and well-dressed swamp monster coming out of the bushes, as he slowly confronted Ivan, much to his surprise.
"Alright you boneheads…" Ivan began. "Who the heck is that?"
"This happens to be Hans, a bodyguard that we hired yesterday." Brian explained.
"Believe it or not Ivan, you just met your match." says Gumball, while Darwin nodded his head in agreement.
"Is that so?" Ivan questioned the trio, skeptical of their claims. "Alright then, how do you planned to-"
Suddenly, Ivan found himself lifted up in the air, as Hans grabbed him by the collar, leaving the young bear in shock, thanks to the swamp monster's action.
"Hey, w-what's going on h-here?" Ivan fearfully demanded.
"Simple Ivan…" Brian began. "This is our way of making sure that you don't bother us ever again."
"Now that you got the message, maybe now you-"
Before Gumball could finish his sentence, Hans suddenly threw Ivan towards the jungle gym as hard as he could, much to the trio's shock. Fortunately for them, Ivan wasn't seriously injured, though he was definitely frightened by the swamp monster's action.
"What's wrong with this guy?! He's a crazed lunatic!"
Hans suddenly leaped with surprising speed, ready to smashed Ivan into a pulp. Fortunately for Ivan, the red bear managed to get out of the way, as the swamp monster demolished the jungle gym, crushing it into several small pieces. Unwilling to stick around, Ivan fled from the park as fast he can, leaving only Hans and Gumball, Darwin and Brian, the latter mortified by the swamp monster's action just now.
"Hans, what the flip was that about?!" Brian shouted, infuriated by the swamp monster's action.
"You were supposed to intimidate Ivan, not harm him!" Gumball yelled at Hans.
"That was the reason why we hired you to begin with." says Darwin. "We just wanted Ivan off our back, that's all."
"I'm a bodyguard, it's my duty." Hans bluntly explained. "As such, I have an obligation to take out any threats that harms my client, even if I have to eliminate it by any means necessary."
The swamp monster demonstrated his action by punching a nearby tree, as it quickly crumbled into a pile of dust. Before the boys could do anything, Hans quickly dashed to the direction Ivan ran off to and it didn't take the trio too long what the swamp monster intended to do once he found the red bear.
"Oh my goodness, you guys! Hans is going to kill Ivan!" Brian shouted.
"Aah! What should we do?!" asked Gumball.
"Isn't it obvious? We got to stop Hans before it's too late!" Darwin pointed out.
Agreeing with their next course of action, the trio quickly followed in the direction that Hans went off to, praying that they could prevent the swamp monster from getting his hands on Ivan.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 23-The Bodyguard: Part 2
Gumball, Darwin and Brian's attempt for protection horribly backfires and the trio must stop Hans from harming Ivan before it's too late.
Tidbits
-Hans was created by wiseguy1107 and as such, I wanted to give him full credit for creating this character.
-For the voice of Hans, both wiseguy1107 and I agreed with Dee Bradley Baker, due to his voice role as Klaus from American Dad.
-Decided to do a chapter of Ivan without his gang. Surprisingly, it was not as challenging as I had imagined.
I hope everyone enjoyed reading this and I'll see ya next chapter!