I just wanted to thank EvelioandZgroup for coming up with this chapter idea. I apologized that it took a long while, but I finally found the time to do this. Also, I wanted to thank Danny-of-TAWOG and wiseguy1107 for their help.
With that said, please read and enjoy!
The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 34-The Generous: Part 1
It was just another typical day at Elmore Junior High, but for one certain thirteen year old girl, she had only just a few days left until the coolest party in the town of Elmore arrived. In fact, it was the big talk among the students, as Rachel, along with a group of teenagers, which consisted of a black sheep, a magenta poodle and a pterodactyl, were discussing about it right now.
"Are you girls coming to the party this weekend?" asked Rachel.
"You know we would never miss out any party at all, girl." the black sheep replied.
"Besides, the flyer did say that it was THE coolest party ever in Elmore." the magenta poodle pointed out.
"Hilda and Sissy are right…" the pterodactyl began. "Just as long as it meets our expectation, everything will turn out great."
"That's great to hear!" Rachel exclaimed. "So, are we invited to the party?"
As soon as Rachel said those words, the sheep, poodle and pterodactyl confronted the blue humanoid with a look of aggravation on their face, much to Rachel's confusion.
"What's wrong? Why are you girls looking at me like that?"
"I'm surprised that Linda hadn't told you already…" Hilda began. "We decided not to bring you with us."
"What?!" Rachel angrily exclaimed. "Why would you girls do that to me?!"
"If I recall, you invited those little tykes at your place not a while ago." Sissy reminded the blue humanoid.
"Plus, you can be a bit bossy and mean sometimes." Linda pointed out.
"What is that you girls are trying to say?" Rachel demanded.
"Unless you can improve your attitude, we won't let you come with us." the poodle responded.
"Nothing personal, but until that happens, don't bother showing up at the party." Hilda rudely said to the blue humanoid.
With that, the three girls walked off, leaving a distraught Rachel in the process. She couldn't believe that her friends would not allow her to come with them after what happened. At the same time, though, she couldn't help but wonder if her personality could have been the main reason they didn't show up.
'If that's the case, then how do I improve myself to convince them otherwise?"
As Rachel pondered about this, wandering throughout the hallway, her thoughts were interrupted when she spotted Gumball and Darwin talking to a purple fox. If she remembered correctly, the fox was none other than Brian O'Quinn, who had just attended Elmore Junior High a few months ago; they really haven't interacted with one another, as she had usually witnessed the purple fox joining in some of his friends' escapades, as well as his own interaction with his classmates…wait a minute! That's it!
'The solution to my problem is right in front of me!' Rachel happily thought.
Meanwhile, Brian was having a quick conversation with his friends about Miss Simian's homework assignment. Even though the old baboon made it looked like it was a challenge, the boys all agreed that it was surprisingly simple and easy and the trio had no doubt that their teacher would be aggravated by today's turn of event.
"Darwin and I are going to head to the cafeteria to grab a bite to eat." said Gumball.
"That sounds like a good idea." Brian said to his friend. "Don't worry; I'll be there, just as soon as I put everything away in my locker."
"Thanks for the heads up. We'll make sure that we save you a spot." assured Darwin.
With that, the Watterson brothers made their way to the cafeteria, while Brian began to put away his stuff in his locker. Once he was certain that everything was in placed, the purple fox slammed his locker shut, just as a certain blue humanoid showed up in front of him, much to his curiosity.
"Um…may I help you?"
"I don't think we have ever met before. My name is Rachel Wilson." the blue humanoid introduced herself. "And you must be Brian O'Quinn."
"The one and only." Brian said to Rachel. "Anyway, what brings you over here?"
"I couldn't help but notice how you've been so helpful with nearly everyone…" the blue humanoid began. "So I wanted to know how you were able to pull it off."
"That's simple: I just do what I feel is right." Brian replied.
"So that's it." Rachel commented. "In that case, can you teach how to be generous then?"
"You want me to teach you how to be nice?" asked an astonished Brian. "I don't know Rachel."
"Brian, I really need your help on this one." the blue humanoid pleaded. "During the past four months, I couldn't help but notice that you're everyone's friend wherever you go."
"I'm not exactly-" Brian attempted to explain.
"The point is you're the only one who can help me out. In fact, I'll get you, Gumball and Darwin an invitation to the coolest party ever in this town!"
Once Rachel finished her sentence, Brian was left pondering on his next course of action. On one hand, the purple fox barely knew Rachel at all. On the other hand, however, she seemed to be a nice person and at the very least, he wanted to give her a chance to prove herself.
With that in mind, Brian turned his attention to Rachel, ready to give his answer to her.
"Alright Rachel, I'll do the best to help you out. Just come with me at my place this afternoon."
"Thank you so much, Brian." Rachel happily exclaimed.
With that, the blue humanoid walked right passed the purple fox, heading to the cafeteria, while Brian remained in the hallway, still having some reservation about helping Rachel out this afternoon.
After school was finished for today, Brian led Rachel to his place, just as he had promised. Once the two made their way to the O'Quinn residence, the blue humanoid couldn't help but be somewhat impressed by the kind of place Brian lived in.
"I'll have to be honest with you, Brian…" Rachel began, as she and the fox made their way inside. "This place kind of reminds me of my own home."
"Well, I'm glad you liked it. It's not much, but it's still comfortable." said Brian, as he rubbed his head sheepishly. "Anyway, tell me exactly what you want to improve on and I'll do my best to help you out."
"For starters, I want to show everyone that I'm not bossy and mean all the time." Rachel explained to the purple fox.
"Exactly what do you mean by that?" asked Brian.
In response, the blue humanoid took a deep breath and before the purple fox knew what happened next, Rachel let out the biggest shout Brian has ever heard in his entire life.
"You dumb loser baby better get out of my sight this instant!"
Once the blue humanoid finished demonstrating her behavior to Brian, the purple fox remained standing still, his fur frizzled out all over the place. After about a few seconds, Brian shook himself back to reality, brushing his fur back in place and turned his attention to Rachel once more.
"Alright, I didn't expect that, but it's starting to make sense now."
"So, what improvement I should make?" asked Rachel.
Brian pondered for a moment, trying to come up with a good answer for the blue humanoid. Eventually, after a long while, the purple fox found the answer he needed, as he turned his attention back to Rachel to explain to her about it.
"Try changing the tone of your voice. That way, anyone you crossed path with won't be rubbed the wrong way."
"Is that it?" Rachel asked, somewhat disappointed by the fox's answer.
"Not exactly, Rachel. I have a few ideas for improving your behavior, but I wanted to know if you're cool with it."
Rachel pondered for a moment, thinking of what the purple fox had just said right now. For some reason, the blue humanoid had a strange feeling that this was going to be a lot longer than she had imagined. On the other hand, this might be worth it and surely her new attitude would be enough to get another chance from her friends.
With that in mind, Rachel faced Brian once more, ready to give the fox her answer.
"Alright then, let's do this."
Once the blue humanoid agreed to go along with the purple fox's lessons, Brian decided to take Rachel to the backyard, mainly because he needed some fresh air, but also as a suitable location as part of the few lessons he had in mind.
"Alright Rachel, here's how it goes…" Brian explained. "All you have to do is pet Elsie on the head as gently as you can. But beware; she can be a bit grouchy if you rub her wrong. It'll be helpful to give yourself a relaxing demeanor."
"That sounds like a simple task." Rachel commented, before arching an eyebrow. "Just out of curiosity, who's Elsie and where is she?"
In response, Brian performed a wolf-whistle at the greenhouse and before Rachel knew what happened, she can hear slight tremors coming from the building, each getting louder by the minute. After several more seconds, the door to the greenhouse burst wide opened, revealing the cat-lizard hybrid beast to the terrified blue humanoid.
"T-t-that's Elsie?" Rachel stuttered, as she backed a few feet from the hybrid beast.
"Don't worry, Rachel. Elsie's housetrained. She's just not use to strangers, that's all." Brian attempted to calm Rachel down.
"A-are you s-s-sure about t-that?" the blue humanoid asked, somewhat unconvinced by Brian's words.
"Believe me; it took me weeks just to get her on good side." Brian replied. "Look, just give it a shot and I promise you, she'll gradually warm up to you."
Rachel continued to look at the purple fox, before looking back at the hybrid beast. Even though this wasn't how she imagined today was going to be, a part of her felt like she couldn't abandoned this opportunity. After all, if Brian was able to tame Elsie, so can she and as the fox had stated, she should at least try it out for herself.
'Alright then, here it goes.' Rachel thought to herself, as she slowly approached the cat-lizard hybrid beast and petted her head gently.
The moment the blue humanoid petted Elsie's head, the hybrid beast slowly calmed down and before Rachel knew what was happening, the large creature lied on the grass, purring gently, much to her relief.
"You know, this isn't bad at all." said Rachel, as she relaxed.
"See, that wasn't so tough." Brian told the blue humanoid.
But in the midst of their brief conversation, Rachel unknowingly rubbed down onto Elsie's neck very hard, causing the hybrid beast to lose her cool. Before either kid knew what happened, Elsie began to roar ferociously, causing Brian and Rachel to fall on their backs, as the ferocious cat-lizard eyed on them with malicious intent.
'This is not going to be good at all.' Brian thought, before Elsie proceeded to pounce on her preys.
The first lesson didn't go exactly as Brian had hoped for, as Elsie ended up injuring both him and Rachel rather badly. Fortunately for them, Annie was in the house when it happened and the older purple fox managed to quell the hybrid beast down long enough for the duo to head back inside the house. As much as Brian wanted to relax, he still wanted to help Rachel out as best as he can, as the two took a walk around the neighborhood.
"I'm sorry what happened back there, Rachel." Brian apologized.
"That's alright, Brian. It wasn't your fault." Rachel responded, despite being somewhat annoyed.
"Anyway, let's move on to the next lesson." said Brian, wanting to change the subject. "If you want to show people that you're courteous, try to help someone out for a change."
"Um, could you give me an example?" asked Rachel.
Brian rubbed his chin, trying to thank of something to answer the blue humanoid's question. Just then, though, the purple fox spotted a Plaid Old Man on the sidewalk, ready to cross to the other side of the streets. That is when an idea came to Brian.
"Perhaps this will help." Brian finally answered, before the purple fox made his way to the elderly man.
Once Brian made his way to the Plaid Old Man, the purple fox help escorted him once the traffic light turned green, making sure that he was picking up the pace, as Rachel watched on with curiosity and discomfort.
'How does helping an old geezer make me look courteous to others?'
As the blue humanoid tried to find an answer to this question, Brian managed to help the Plaid Old Man to the other side of the street just in time.
"Thanks for the help, young man. That was very kind of you." the Plaid Old Man informed Brian, before he went on his merry way.
Satisfied that the elderly person was upbeat and optimistic, the purple fox turned around to see Rachel on the other side of the street, still dumbfounded by his recent action.
"Do I really have to help some slowpoke geezer just to show people I'm courteous?!" the blue humanoid called out to Brian.
"It's not just limited to any old people. Just find someone that just needs help." Brian explained.
Rachel looked around, hoping to spot someone close to her vicinity and help one of them cross the street, even if such an idea didn't appeal to her at all. But by a stroke of luck, the blue humanoid spotted an old, grizzled lizard woman just a few inches from her, waiting patiently for her turn to cross the street.
'Here goes nothing.' Rachel thought, as she approached the lizard woman as cautiously as possible.
"Excuse me, but is it alright if I could-"
"What are you up to, missy?!" the Lizard Woman suddenly shouted, as Rachel recoil in shock. "You think you can snatch my purse and get away with it?!"
Before Rachel knew what happened next, the cantankerous lizard began to assault the blue humanoid with her can, repeatedly hitting on her head. Alarmed by this, Brian immediately dashed towards Rachel's aid, ignoring oncoming traffic, hoping to clear a few things up with the grouchy old woman.
"What the flip are you doing?! All Rachel was doing is trying to help you out and-"
"So you're in on it too, fox boy?! I should have known that you two would plan this out."
Realizing that the lizard woman had no intentions on listening to their explanations, both Brian and Rachel turned and fled, as the cantankerous lizard began to chase them around the neighborhood.
5 minutes later…
Brian and Rachel peeked through the bushes, hoping that they finally got rid of that crazy old woman. After about several more seconds, the duo sighed with relief, before they got out of the bushes, certain that they won't be crossing path with the Lizard Woman again.
"I'm glad that was over." said Brian. "I thought we would never get rid of her."
"Forget about that, Brian…" an irritated Rachel began. "What about your lessons? No offense, but every time I participated in them, I ended up getting hurt in the process."
Brian could only wince in response, as he still recalled what had happened with Rachel not so long ago.
"I understand that the first two lessons didn't turn out the way I had imagined. Still, don't give up just yet, Rachel. Maybe the next lesson might be a turning point for you."
"You're right, Brian. I should keep trying." Rachel said to the fox, calming down a bit. "That said, what's the next lesson about?"
Brian pondered for a moment, trying to figure out the next lesson that he thought of for Rachel. After a few minutes of thinking, the purple fox finally realized what that lesson was.
"Try to give someone a friendly smile. That way, everyone would know that you're not such a bad person after all."
As soon as Brian made that statement, Rachel didn't respond right away, as she stared at the purple fox with utter disappointment.
"That's it? You're telling me that I should just give a smile to someone I barely knew?"
"I get it that it's not what you were expecting, but I assure, one smile does make a difference." Brian replied, before he spotted a purple moose walking from a distance. "Here, I'll show you."
The purple fox then made his way towards the elderly moose, stopping dead in his track, curious to see what the young boy was doing here to begin with.
"I apologized if I was interrupting your routine, but I just wanted to let you know that you have a nice looking hat." Brian complimented, before he gave the purple moose a big smile.
"That was very kind of you to say that." the purple moose thanked the purple fox, before he continued onwards, just as Rachel approached Brian with a look of astonishment.
"I can't believe that actually work. You know, maybe this one lesson I can ace with ease."
"That's very good to hear, Rachel. Perhaps you can finish that lesson up by doing the same thing with that person over there." said Brian, before he pointed towards Marvin "Bert" Finkleheimer sitting on the bench.
Nodding her head in agreement, Rachel made her way towards the elderly bean, as he was feeding the pigeons with some bread crumbs.
"Sorry to bother you, but I just want to say that you're looking very energetic."
"Why, that was very kind of you to-"
As soon as Marvin turned around to face Rachel, the elderly bean was greeted with the most horrific looking smile he had ever seen in his life. The expression on the blue humanoid was so frightening, it proved too much for Marvin to handle and before Rachel knew it, the elderly bean frantically rushed off, getting as far away from the stunned blue humanoid as fast he can, just as Brian approached Rachel.
"I'm sorry what happened back there." Brian apologized.
"Forget it, Brian. It's hopeless." Rachel gloomily said to the purple fox. "I'll never get into that party now."
"Don't say that Rachel. I'm sure you'll-"
"I appreciate what you're doing, but let's face the fact: as long as I'm still bossy and mean, my friends won't acknowledge me."
Brian was about to say something when someone suddenly shouted behind them, prompting the duo to turn around and saw Karen chasing Sal Left Thumb.
"Somebody stop him! He stole my purse!"
Fortunately for Brian and Rachel, the robber was too busy to notice their presence, his attention focusing on the desperate pink humanoid. As he continued to run from Karen, laughing at her misfortune, the blue humanoid promptly stuck her foot out, causing Sal to trip over and hit his head on the pavement, allowing the pink humanoid to catch up to the thief just in time.
"Thank you so much for the help."
"Oh, it was nothing, really." Rachel replied, smiling, as she picked up Karen's purse and handed it to the happy pink humanoid. "It was the least thing I could do."
Karen responded by smiling back at the blue humanoid, before she turned and walked to the opposite direction. As Rachel looked on, the blue humanoid noticed that Brian was looking at her with amazement, much to her confusion.
"What?"
"Rachel, I think you finally manage to correctly apply my lessons!" Brian happily exclaimed.
The moment the purple fox says those words out, the blue humanoid couldn't help but recall her earlier actions just now. Slowly but surely, Rachel soon understood what Brian had said, happy that she was able to used them right off the bat.
"You're right Brian; I really did put those lessons in good use. Thank you so much for the help!"
"By George, I think you got it."
Once Brian says those words, Rachel looked at the purple fox with curiosity by his choice of words.
"Why did you say that?"
"I honestly have no clue." Brian replied, as he rubbed his head sheepishly. Nevertheless, he was happy to know that, in spite of what had happened today, everything turned out alright in the end.
The next day at Elmore Junior High, Rachel used the lessons that Brian taught her yesterday in the afternoon and despite being nervous about it, the blue humanoid was able to give out friendly greetings to most of the students, offering them help and even smiling. Understandably, everyone was surprised to see Rachel behave in such a manner.
If that wasn't strange enough, there were rumors that Rachel's change in demeanor was the result of Brian helping her out. Not surprisingly, the rumors was started by none other than William, whom, one way or another, had managed to find out about Rachel seeking Brian for help, causing many to speculate about the two.
While Rachel was happily walking around the hallway, Brian, on the other hand, expressed discomfort about the attention he was receiving, as the purple fox noticed his fellow classmates staring at him suspiciously and whispering to one another about the rumors.
'I really need to know how William does that.' Brian thought, before making his way towards his locker, getting today's materials for Miss Simian's class.
But as soon as the purple fox closed his locker, he noticed Gumball and Darwin right in front of him, causing Brian to yelp before he fell to the floor, startled that his friends unexpectedly showed up.
"What brings you guys over here?" the purple fox asked his friends, as he got up on the floor to regain his composure.
"We've been hearing a lot rumors about you and Rachel, so me and my buddy decided to find out if it's true or not." Gumball spoke with a worried tone.
"Yeah, are you sure that you and Rachel are more than friends?" Darwin asked Brian suspiciously.
"Are you guys serious?! There's nothing going on between me and Rachel." Brian explained. "Besides, I only have eyes for Rhonda."
"Sure you do, Brian." said Darwin, somewhat unconvinced by his friend's claim.
"Darwin, don't be so hard on Brian…" Gumball began. "If it'll make you feel better, let's have him tell his side of the story."
"…Alright. I guess I should hear him out." Darwin reluctantly agreed.
"Thanks for the help, Gumball." Brian said to the blue feline. "Anyway, here's what happened…"
While Brian explained to his friends what had happened yesterday, Rachel, meanwhile, was minding her own business in the hallway, happy that today turned out to be quite an improvement compared to yesterday. Now all she has to do is find her friends and-
"Rachel, how are you feeling today?"
The blue humanoid stopped in her tracks and turned to the direction of the voice. Much to her surprise, Hilda, Sissy and Linda were right behind her, all three having quizzical look on their face, something that Rachel noticed almost immediately.
"Um, is there a problem?"
"Actually, there is…" Hilda began. "What's going on between you and that new kid?"
"If you must know, Brian helped me improved my behavior. It got off to a rocky start, but I manage to learn from his lessons." Rachel replied.
"Are you sure about that, Rachel?" asked Sissy.
"What are you talking about?"
In response, the poodle leaned towards to the blue humanoid and began whispering in her ear. Rachel's eyes popped wide opened upon learning what she said.
"Brian and I don't like each other like that!" the blue humanoid defensively exclaimed.
"But that's what we've been hearing since this morning, Rachel." Linda explained. "We were just wondering what's going on since yesterday."
"All Brian did was simply improving on my behavior, that's all." Rachel insisted. "As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing going on between us."
"Alright Rachel, you mad your point." said Hilda. "Anyway, now that we know those rumors are false, do you still want to show up at the party tomorrow night?"
"You really mean it?!" Rachel asked excitedly.
"After what happened yesterday, I don't see why not." The black sheep replied. "In fact, you can bring that new kid to the party as well, along with his companions."
"I was actually planning on doing that, but thank you so much."
As Rachel was filled with excitement that her friends had finally re-accepted her back into the group, the blue humanoid didn't noticed the snide look on her friends' face, unaware of what was about to happen this Saturday night.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 35-The Generous: Part 2
Gumball, Darwin and Brian are invited to the coolest party in Elmore and while the trio was having a good time, Rachel soon discovers that her friends had an ulterior motive for Brian and his friends.
Tidbits
-Believe it or not, Wilson is the last name for both Rachel and Tobias. In fact, check it up on the Gumball wiki to find out for yourselves.
-I'm aware that Ben Bocquelet and the rest of the writers don't have much interest in giving Rachel another role. As such, I decided to give Rachel one not only for this chapter, but for future ones as well.
-Hilda, Sissy and Linda are created exclusively for this story. One of the reasons I created them is to give Rachel someone to interact with.
-It's been a long time, but I finally manage to bring Elsie back, even if her role is minor.
-This chapter idea was suggested by EvelioandZgroup and as such, I wanted to give him full credit for it. Also, I wanted to thank Danny and wiseguy1107 for their help.
I hope everyone enjoyed this and I'll be seeing ya next chapter!