I wanted to thank Sal and wiseguy1107 for helping me out with this chapter.
The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 25- The Chipmunk
It was just another sunny afternoon in the town of Elmore, as Brian happily ran to the park to meet up with Rhonda, the girl of his dream. Every time he's with her, his heart would just melt just by thinking about her. He really hope that Rhonda would eventually see him as more than a friend, but for now, he would just settled with their friendships until the time has come to confess his feelings for her. Right now, though, he needed to meet up with Rhonda as quickly as he could.
'I really need to meet up with her real quickly.' Brian thought, as he ran much faster than usual.
As the purple fox continued to run his way to his destination, a little creature suddenly appeared in front of Brian, prompting him to quickly stop in his tracks, giving the fox a full glimpse of said creature.
The creature in questioned turned out to be a chipmunk, with sky blue fur, shiny bright eyes and a playful demeanor. As much as Brian wanted to meet up with Rhonda right away, he couldn't help but be awestruck by his presence.
"Hey there little guy…" Brian began, before he rubbed his head sheepishly. "Sorry I didn't see you there. Here, let me help you."
As the purple fox leaned closer to the chipmunk, intending to pick him up with his paw, the chipmunk's demeanor abruptly changed, as he gave a menacing look at the startled fox, baring his claws and snarling like a rabid dog.
"What the-" was all Brian said, before the chipmunk suddenly grabbed his finger and proceeded to pound him into the ground repeatedly with ease. When it was done doing this, Brian found himself being lifted up into the air, before being hurled towards a group of rocks at incredible speed. Thankfully, his injuries weren't serious, but Brian's relief was short-lived, as the chipmunk pounced on the unfortunate fox, giving him a few more swipes in the face, before jumping off of him, satisfied with its assault.
As soon as the chipmunk was off of his chest, Brian, frightened by the chipmunk's action, immediately fled from the critter as quickly as he can and for a moment, he thought the insane chipmunk was singing some of sort a song behind his back:
That fox, that fox, I beat that fox
Against the curbs and into those rocks
I cannot lie, it was so fun
Seeing him go off and run.
It was just another typical afternoon at the Watterson residence, as Gumball and Darwin were busy playing another round of Kebab Fighters, while Anais was playing with her newly repaired Daisy the Donkey doll, Richard was sleeping on the couch as usual and Nicole was in the kitchen making dinner.
Then, all of a sudden, someone rapidly knocked on the front door, earning the attention of the Wattersons. Curious but cautious, Anais proceeded to the door, before slowly opening it, revealing Rhonda carrying Brian on his side, the latter looking the worse for wear, much to the family's shock.
"Oh my goodness, what happened to Brian?" Nicole asked with concern.
"I don't know, Mrs. Watterson." Rhonda replied, as she and Brian enter the house. "I just saw him this way. All I do know is that he really needs some help right now."
"Don't worry about it, Rhonda. We'll help Brian out right away." Gumball assured the mouse, before him and Darwin carried the injured fox by the arm and put him on the couch to rest.
"Thank you everyone." Rhonda spoke with relief. "Anyway, I need to get some ice for his eye."
As the mouse entered the kitchen to get some ice, Gumball and his family looked at the purple fox, both curious and concern for his well-being. Somehow, Brian received a few bruises on his head, along with a black eye and some bruises all over his body; in addition, his fur and clothes were a complete mess. How he managed to get them was a complete mystery and it was one that they intend to get to the bottom of.
"Brian, are you feeling alright?' asked Darwin.
"As fine as I'll ever be." Brian replied. "The same can't be said for my head."
"That's good to know." says Anais. "Anyway, what happen to you? How did you receive those injuries?"
"You guys wouldn't believe me if I told you." Brian responded.
"Try us Brian. At this point, anything could happen in a place like Elmore." Richard pointed out.
Brian hesitated to tell the Wattersons about his ordeal minutes ago. Even though Richard pointed out the strange and surreal situations that go on in town, there was no way they would believe that a chipmunk was responsible for causing his injuries. Even so, Brian did hope that they could at least listen to his story.
Taking a deep breath, the purple fox eventually decided to tell the whole story to the family.
"It began like this…" Brian began.
One minute later…
"…And that's how I got these."
Once Brian was finished telling his story, the Wattersons looked at Brian with confusion and astonishment. From what they were told, Brian's plan to hang out with Rhonda ended in disaster when a chipmunk suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was apparently responsible for gravely injuring him. Sure, the entire family had seen, heard and experience many weird things in Elmore, but Brian's tale was bizarre even for them.
"So let me get this straight, Brian: are you telling us that you got beaten up by a chipmunk on your way to meet up with Rhonda?" Gumball asked his friend, prompting the injured fox to nod his head in agreement, confirming his story.
For a moment, the Wattersons remained silence, with not one member making a single move. Eventually, the entire family burst into hysterical laughter, while Brian's face blush bright red in embarrassment, dismayed that they didn't believe his unfortunate encounter today.
"That is the funniest thing I have ever heard in my life!" Richard commented, while brushing away a tear from his eye.
"I haven't laughed so hard since…ever!" Nicole cried out, holding down her own laughter.
"I'm telling you guys, what happen to me was no laughing matter." Brian protested. "Believe me, if you guys were there, you would understand what I'm talking about."
"Come on Brian, that story is just too outrageous to be true." says Gumball, as he tried to keep a straight face.
"Just be glad that you didn't embarrass yourself in front of Rhonda." Darwin pointed out.
"Speaking of which, she's coming right now." Anais alerted her family, prompting everyone to stay silent, as the mouse came to the living room with an ice pack, sitting right next to Brian and putting it on his injured eye.
"Sorry it took so long, Brian." Rhonda apologized, before she turned her attention to the Watterson family, arching an eyebrow in curiosity. "Was everyone poking fun of him for being injured?"
"Oh no, Rhonda, we're not laughing at him because of that." Gumball assured the mouse. "We're just laughing at him because he got beaten up by a chipmunk!"
Once the blue feline says those words, he and his entire family burst into more hysterical laughter, while Rhonda looked at Brian, curious by the fox's claim.
"It's a bit complicated to explain Rhonda." Brian sheepishly told the mouse, his face still slightly red in embarrassment.
"That's alright Brian. If you don't feel like talking about it, then don't." says Rhonda.
"Thanks." Brian accepted the mouse's words, relieved that she showed some sympathy over his plight as well as the fact that the incident was entirely isolated
'I'm just glad that no one else beside Rhonda and the Wattersons knows about it.'
The next day at Elmore Junior High didn't turned out the way Brian had hope for, as his fellow classmates were bursting into laughter of the entire chipmunk incident, much to the disbelief of the purple fox, as he and his friends soon found out.
Somehow, William, personal snitch and confidant of Miss Simian, had caught wind of Brian's story of an unfortunate encounter with a savage chipmunk and thought it would be a juicy story to spread all over the school. As a result, everyone not only hear about the incident, but now Brian was the complete laughing stock of Elmore Junior High for telling such a story.
"Great." a dismay Brian muttered under his breath. "I can't believe everyone found out about that incident."
"Don't worry about it, Brian. I'm sure that everyone is just laughing with you." Anais attempted to assure the purple fox.
Just then, Tobias and Banana Joe approached Brian with a smug look on their faces, much to the fox's displeasure.
"Hey Brian, did that mean little chipmunk tried to smother you with his cuteness?" Tobias mockingly asked.
"I bet he went totally nuts on him." Banana Joe commented, before the two burst into laughter.
"Ha-ha, very funny." Brian responded sarcastically, clearly not amused by their jokes.
"Guys, could you just stop with the humor for a second? Brian already had a bad day yesterday." asked Darwin.
Surprisingly, both Tobias and Banana Joe nodded their heads in agreement, despite trying their best to hold back their laughter, before they walked off, while Brian and the Watterson siblings headed towards their lockers. Along the way, the purple fox, noticed that everyone was staring at him, with some poking fun of his so-called tall tale, irking Brian in the process. If they had seen it with their own eyes, they would have understood that it was anything but a joke.
"Cheer up Brian…" Anais began. "These things don't last very long. All you need to do is just take your mind off of that chipmunk story and focus on something very important right now."
"You know, you're right, Anais." Brian agreed with the child prodigy. "I should just focus on my school work and pretend that never happened."
With his mind made up, Brian headed to his locker, intending to get today's materials for Miss Simian's class. But as he unlocked and open his locker, he suddenly saw the same chipmunk from the park inside of his locker, prompting the purple fox to yelp and jump back in fear.
"What's wrong, Brian?" asked Gumball, before he helped the fox up to his feet.
"Guys, that chipmunk from the park is here on school grounds!" Brian shouted, prompting the Watterson siblings to peek inside Brian's locker. Much to their surprise, there was indeed a chipmunk inside of his locker, as the little critter looked at them with his shiny bright eyes, causing the Watterson siblings to be awestuck by his presence.
"Are you telling us that this little guy caused you so much trouble?" Gumball asked the fox, before he allowed the chipmunk to climb on his shoulder.
"I can't believe you would say something like that." Says Darwin, as he stared at the critter's shiny bright eyes.
"Guys, I'm telling you! That thing is an unstoppable killing machine!" Brian fearfully insisted.
"Correction, it's an unstoppable cuddling machine!" Anais proclaimed, still awestruck by the chipmunk's presence.
As his friends continued to stare at the critter like some sort of Holy Grail, the chipmunk menacingly stared at Brian, making it clear that he intended to continue tormenting the fox, prompting him to gulp in response, while his friends were blissfully unaware of the critter's vicious glare.
The last several hours turned into a complete a nightmare, as Brian sat on the steps in front of the school as the school bell rang to end the school day, visibly horrified by the critter's menacing glare and malicious intent. It didn't help that the savage beast had won the hearts of many in Elmore Junior High, including Miss Simian's.
While Brian was focusing on today's lesson in Miss Simian's class, the chipmunk suddenly appeared in front of him and growled right at him, causing him to jump back from his desk. In art class, when Brian was preparing to paint today's assignment, the critter thought it would be rather funny by splattering some paint on the fox's face, causing to lose composure and make a mess of the classroom. Finally, in the cafeteria, Brian ended up getting blamed for a food fight after the chipmunk threw a chunk of food at Jamie, resulting in him serving an hour of detention.
In all of those incidents, the chipmunk would always feigned an innocence look at the crowd, all the while giving Brian the 'look', making it clear to the fox that it plans to keep torturing him with no end in sight.
'I can't believe how today is turning out.' Brian gloomily thoughts, as he lamented over his situation. 'Not one person believes a single thing about my story. At this rate, I might as well shut myself from the rest of the world.'
While the purple fox sat on the steps with depression written on his face, a certain mouse showed up on her bike, as she parked right next to the step and turned to face the fox.
"Hey Brian." she said, prompting the depressed purple fox to turned to said voice and see Rhonda near the steps, as she made her way towards her friend.
"Hey Rhonda." Brian greeted back, though the tone in his voice was hardly enthusiastic.
"What's wrong, Brian?" Rhonda asked, as she noticed the depressing tone from the purple fox.
Brian hesitated to answer the mouse's question, worried that the girl he had feelings for might express skepticism over today's unfortunate event. Even so, he did need to get it off his chest and Rhonda might be willing to hear what he had to say.
"Well, Rhonda…" Brian began. "It began this morning, when I arrived at school…"
5 minutes later…
"…And that's how the day ended for me."
Once Brian finished up his story, Rhonda looked at the fox with worried and sympathy. From what her friend had told so far, the same chipmunk that Brian had encounter yesterday was continuing to find numerous ways to torture him one form after another, always ending up getting away with his actions and getting the purple fox into trouble. It might have sounded like a tall tale, but she had a feeling that Brian didn't make up the whole thing.
"I'm sorry that happen to you, Brian." says Rhonda. "But maybe I could help you out."
"You really mean it?" Brian asked the mouse, surprised but happy to hear Rhonda's last statement.
"Of course, Brian…" Rhonda began, smiling back at the fox. "Even though that story might have sounded like a fable, you're not a liar. I'm more than willing to trust you on this, no matter what anyone says."
"Thanks Rhonda." says Brian. "If it's alright with you, I need to talk with Gumball, Darwin and Anais about it."
"Sure Brian, go ahead." Rhonda said to the fox, as Brian went back in the school, hoping to convince the siblings to help him out.
After talking, pleading and even begging on he knees for about several minutes, Gumball, Darwin and Anais relented and agreed to help Brian and Rhonda out, as the five kids made their way behind some bushes, following the unsuspecting chipmunk to drop his guard, making sure that the critter wasn't aware of their presence.
"Are you sure you want to do this, Brian?" Gumball whispered to the determined fox. "For all we know, he might just do nothing at all."
"I'm serious about this, Gumball." Brian whispered back. "I don't care how long it takes, but that beast will show his true colors sooner or later."
"Sounds like you're just wasting your time then." Darwin deadpanned.
"Guys, I know you have your doubts about this, but at least give Brian a benefit of the doubt." Rhonda insisted.
"Are you sure about that Rhonda?" asked Anais.
"Positive." Rhonda replied. "Look, I know you and your brothers have your doubts, but let's give Brian a chance. After all, he is our friend."
The Watterson siblings looked at one another, uncertain what to think of today's event. They were mostly puzzled as to why Rhonda was willing to trust Brian, even though he didn't brought any physical proof about his claim. Despite the lack of evidence, the mouse was more than willing to trust the fox and if that's the case, then they will do the same thing.
As the siblings made their mind up, the chipmunk suddenly scurried on all four and ran as quickly as he could.
"After him, you guys!" Brian called out, before him and his friends proceeded to follow the critter, hoping he can expose his true nature in front of his friends.
2 hours later…
Brian, Rhonda and the Watterson siblings continue to follow the feisty chipmunk all over town, hoping that he would expose his sinister nature sooner or later. However, much to the purple fox's dismay, the chipmunk only succeeded in putting up a front to more of Elmore's residents.
Their first stop was at the gas station, where a robbery was taking place, as Sal was demanding some money from Larry, while the chipmunk showed up in front of them. As Brian and his friends looked on from a distance, the critter happily squeaked at them, causing them to be awestruck by his presence, enough for the Donut Officer to come by and arrest Sal on the spot.
Their next stop was at the junkyard, forcing the five kids to quietly sneak inside to avoid both Tina and her dad. Hiding from one junk pile after another, Brian, Rhonda and the Watterson siblings spotted the chipmunk facing Mr. Rex face-to-face. As the giant t-rex roared tremendously at the little critter, the chipmunk responded by giving an innocent look, prompting Mr. Rex to uncharacteristically smile in response.
Recently, Brian and his friends tracked down the feisty critter to the Robinson household, prompting the five to hide behind some fences, as the chipmunk was making a mess in the backyard, just as Mr. and Mrs. Robinson arrived to discover the critter's action. Brian watched with excitement, certain that this was it, but his joy was short-lived, as the chipmunk simply squeaked with innocence, causing the older puppets to just smile and pet his head, to the fox's chagrin.
'I don't believe this!' Brian angrily thought. 'No matter where he went, that crazed chipmunk is simply putting up an act!'
"Brian, are we done here?" asked a bored Gumball, prompting the purple fox to stop thinking and focused his attention towards his friend.
"We're not done yet." Brian replied. "We still have enough time before the day is-"
"Brian, we've been following the little guy for almost two hours." Darwin pointed out, as he cut off the fox's sentence. "From what we have seen, he hasn't done anything violent all day."
"But-"
"But nothing." says Anais. "The only thing that chipmunk has done so far is put a smile on everyone's face, including the Robinsons. Isn't that enough proof that maybe you might have imagine the whole thing yesterday?"
"If you would just-"
"Brian, I know what you're trying to say and we get it." Rhonda spoke out. "Look, I know you've been trying to get proof of what happened yesterday and while I still trust you, the truth is, we have nothing to back up your claim. You did the best as you can."
Brian could do nothing but sulk, dismay that today was not turning out the way he had hoped. As much as he hated to admit, his friends were right; without any physical proof, his story would be nothing more than some tall tale. At this rate, he'll be tormented by that chipmunk for the rest of his life. But then, an idea came to the fox.
"That's it!" Brian declared. "I think I know how to proof my story!"
"You do?" Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Rhonda simultaneously asked.
"Of course I do." answered Brian. "But you guys have to trust me on this."
The Watterson siblings looked at one another, uncertain how to react to Brian's exclamation. They have spent almost the entire afternoon stalking an innocent chipmunk that Brian claimed is outright vicious and they have yet to see the little guy do anything like that.
But what really surprised them was Rhonda's reaction to the purple fox's action. Instead of being uncertain, she was actually smiling in response. That was the last thing they ever expected to see on the mouse's face. Even after they spend two hours tracking down the chipmunk, Rhonda was more than willing to trust Brian's judgment. As much as they wanted to dwell on this, the Watterson siblings decided to give their friend another chance once more.
"Alright Brian, let's hear what you have." Rhonda spoke out.
Brian couldn't help but smile and soon, he told his friends what his idea was about.
The sun was almost ready to set, as the chipmunk scurried on all four as quickly as he can to the park, unwilling to stick around for possible predators to come by and eat him. But as he made it halfway towards his destination, a certain purple fox suddenly showed up out of nowhere, prompting the surprised critter to stop in his tracks.
"Hey there, little guy." Brian greeted. "Why are you in a sudden hurry?"
The chipmunk could only tilt his head in response, confused by the fox's happy demeanor.
"I know what you're thinking, but I think we got on the wrong foot yesterday. So, I was wondering if we should just let bygones by bygones and just start fresh. What do you say?"
Brian then extended his paw to the chipmunk, suspicious by the fox's generous offer. Why was he so eager to bury the hatchet so soon? Something isn't right, but was ever it was, it wasn't going to work with him.
His mind made up, the chipmunk gave himself a devious smile, before he turned his attention to the unsuspecting fox and extended his own hand to shake Brian's finger.
"I'm so glad we agreed with this." says Brian.
Suddenly, the chipmunk's grip on the fox's finger got stronger, causing Brian to wince in pain, before the savage critter proceeded to pound him on the ground as hard as he could. As Brian tried to regain his composure, the chipmunk grabbed his tail and twirled him around as fast as he can, before throwing towards a couple of trees, bruising him in the process. Finally, the chipmunk grabbed the purple fox by his collar and viciously punched his face with glee and joy.
As the chipmunk continued to pummel the defenseless fox, the critter could hear a click right behind his back. Confused by this, the chipmunk turned around to see the fox's friends staring at him, clearly stunned from what they were witnessing. It didn't help that one of them was holding a cell phone, capturing the moment on the spot.
"Looks like you're busted." Rhonda remarked, still holding the cell phone in her hand.
Stunned by their discovery, the chipmunk quickly attempted to play innocent in front of them once more, but this time, none of them are so easily fooled, as they continued to stare at him with a frown. Realizing that he's been exposed, the little critter nervously chuckled before dashing away.
"Are you alright there, Brian?" Gumball asked with concern, as he and Darwin picked up the injured fox off on his side.
"I've been through worse." Brian replied.
"That's good to know." says Darwin. "Listen, we're so sorry we didn't believe you back there."
"Don't worry about it, Darwin. I'm just glad that I got that chipmunk off my back."
"Brian's right, you guys." Rhonda agreed with the purple fox. "All you have to do is trust his instincts and you three were able to do that."
"But we still feel bad for not listening to you in the first place." says Anais. "If there's anything you want, we'll do it."
"Just one: I want to relax, get an ice pack for my head and play some video games." Brian said to the child prodigy.
"Best plan I ever heard all day." says Rhonda.
"Agreed." Gumball, Darwin and Anais simultaneously responded.
With their minds made up, Brian, Rhonda and the Watterson siblings headed back to the Watterson residence, as the five reflected on today's turn of event. For the purple fox, he was just glad that he was able to prove his story, thanks to Rhonda, who was able to trust him all the way through, something that he won't ever forget.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 26-The Revenge
When Brian accidentally knocked Tobias down, the jock swore revenge on the purple fox.
Tidbits
-This is the first time I did a Rhonda chapter that didn't required two or more parts. It was quite tricky, to be honest, but I was able to pull it off.
-Regarding the idea behind this chapter, it was quite random at best, plain and simple.
I hope everyone enjoyed reading this and I'll see ya next chapter!