Chapter 3: Guess Who's Back?
(The next day)
(Bus stop)
Darwin, Dante and Lexy were waiting at the bus stop with the other students. Both Darwin and Dante tired. Then, Cato, Amber and Carrie came.
Cato: Whoa, what happened to you two?
Darwin: Practising.. song.. Endo.
Lexy: They woke up till 1 AM practising their song for today.
Amber: Well, hope you guys are fit to play today.
Dante: You could say that.
Carrie: Endo said that there's a special guest coming to school today, right? Wonder who it is?
Cato: Endo said it was a surprise. And especially for you, Carrie.
Carrie: Me?
Anna: Guess Endo's trying to find her a new boyfriend to get Gumball off of her head.
Carrie: Hey!
Anna: It was just a guess.
Jake: Then again, it's been awhile since you last had a performance at school.
Dante: Last time was just a couple weeks ago.
Jake: Yeah, but still..
Lexy: Hey, the bus is here!
The bus stopped and everyone got on board to school.
(School auditorium)
Everyone was waiting at the auditorium again. They were wondering what's going on since most of them don't know.
Kelsey: Hi, guys. Did we miss anything?
Anna: Nope, still early.
Jake: Where were you?
Kelsey: I overslept. Heheh.
Jake: Tch hahaha same old Kelse.
Kelsey: Anyway, did Ivan show up?
A shadowy figure suddenly showed up behind the amber fox and jumped on her trying to scare her.
Ivan: BOO!
Kelsey: AAHH!
Ivan: Haha gotcha.
Kelsey quickly slapped him in the face as a response.
Ivan: OW!
Kelsey: Don't scare me next time!
Jake: *smirk* Yeah, you shouldn't have done that.
Ivan: Oh, come on. Admit it. You think that she looks cute when she gets scared.
Kelsey: You do?
Jake: Uhh..
Kelsey suddenly pulled Jake's arm and put her head on his shoulder acting all lovey-dovey with him.
Ivan: Oh yeah, I get slapped while Jake gets nothing when he likes the face you make when you're scared.
Lexy: Well, you shouldn't have done that if you don't wanna get slapped again.
Ivan: Alright, I have my next victim.
Lexy: Don't even think about it.
Ivan: Okay okay. By the way, you guys seen Teri anywhere?
Anna: *smirk* Dunno. Maybe you should look behind you.
Ivan turned around and saw Teri with a drawn up creepy clown mask on her face.
Ivan: Woah, okay!
Teri: Did I scare you?
Ivan: Yeah. You got me good.
Teri: I know. Learnt it from the best. I just like to see your face when you get scared. (smiling)
Ivan: Funny. Feels like I've heard of that before.
Ivan looked at Jake with a face that says "Are you kidding me?!"
Jake: What?
Ivan: Huh, nothing.
Everyone went silent once Endo went upstage.
Endo: Alright, everyone. Good morning. Sorry we had to have another assembly, but today, we have a special performance by the WolfPac with a very special guest. We'll begin in a few minutes.
And everyone started buzzing again. Meanwhile, at backstage..
Cato: Those guys never shut up.
Amber: Well, it's either they like us or they whine about us performing today.
Carrie: I'd say about fifty-fifty.
Endo: Okay, guys. You ready?
Cato: I dunno. We started preparing last night. How prepared do ya think we are?
Endo: I already said sorry a hundred times, man.
Cato: Dude, I was just joking.
Endo: Okay, whatever. Carrie, you're okay to sing, right?
Carrie: Yeah, I'm good and ready.
Endo: That's what I wanna hear. How's Amber and Darwin?
Darwin: We're good to go.
Amber: Yeah.
Endo: Alright, guys. Good luck out there.
Cato: Will do. Let's go.
Dante: *hyped up* Alright!
Carrie: Wait, what about that "special guest" guy? Isn't he/she performing with us?
Endo: He'll join you in the later parts of the song. And remember, whoever comes out, just keep playing the song. I don't want you guys to stop playing when someone comes out like the last time we had a special guest performing with you.
Amber: Okay.
Darwin: You got it.
Endo: Alright, now get out there.
Cato and Amber grabbed their guitars and they all headed out to stage while Endo and Dante were watching them by the side. Carrie grabbed the mike and she said a few words before they started.
Carrie: Hey, guys! This is a little song Mr. Watterson asked us to play, cuz we have a special guest gonna come and sing with us. He might come out soon. Anyway, here's the song we're gonna perform. It's called "Echo".
"Echo"
Carrie:
Now I am all alone,
Stuck in between these walls,
No I can't take this no more,
My friends and family, they're all gone,
Please let me go,
I wanna be with the ones who I cared for,
I wanna hear their voices,
But all I hear is an echo.
Cato and Amber started playing their guitars to the beat.
*Meanwhile at backstage*
The guy who came to Endo's office yesterday confronted him again wearing a hoodie as the others went to the stage.
?: Hey, Endo. Too early?
Endo: Nah, you're just about on time.
The guy saw Carrie singing.
?: It looks like she's having a lot of fun singing.
Endo: Yeah, it's practically the only thing that makes her happy lately.
*Playing while backstage scene*
Carrie:
I always feel like I'm being left behind,
By the people whose been always by my side,
Don't you know I'm broken deep inside,
And I'm about to lose my mind.
I wanna see you standing in front of me,
Not just a voice inside my head,
Cuz I'm feeling pretty lonely,
But you choose to leave me instead.
Why did you have to go,
Now all I hear is your echo.
Now I am all alone,
Stuck in between these walls,
No I can't take this no more,
My friends and family, they're all gone.
Please just let me go,
I wanna be with the ones who I cared for,
I wanna hear their voices,
But all I hear is an echo.
All I hear is an echo.
Amber: Okay, Cato. Do your thing.
Cato: Alright. Rock out.
Amber did the guitar alone while Cato raps away.
Cato:
I still remember back when we used to be friends,
Too bad, all that had to come to an end,
I was too stupid, I didn't understand,
Stab me in the back, joke's on you, this is where I stand,
We were always cool, we respected each other,
I thought that we could be brothers,
Brothers from a different mother,
We all fought till the end,
Then you said "You are not my friend",
And you left me all alone, broken and stranded.
All those lies, and now you wanna go,
Now I'm on my own, living life alone,
Wish I would've known, friends can turn to foes,
I'm lost in my own home,
Now the only friend I got to know, is an echo.
Carrie:
Now I am all alone,
Stuck in between these walls,
No I can't take this no more,
My friends and family, they're all gone.
Please just let me go,
I wanna be with the ones who I cared for,
I wanna hear their voices,
But all I hear is an echo.
Everyone quit playing their instruments except Dante who is playing his keyboard softly.
Endo: Alright, it's your turn. Get out there and sing, Gumball.
The guy then took off the hoodie revealing Gumball's face.
Gumball: You bet.
Gumball sang and at first, everyone was wondering who's singing since Carrie wasn't singing. Then, Gumball came out to the stage and walked towards Carrie, having everyone surprised thinking he was that special guest.
Gumball:
Wish I could turn back time,
Back when we used to be friends,
I could've done things different,
But all good things must come to an end,
I always thought of you as my family,
I'm broken down in tears,
I just wanna be set free,
And for you to be standing here, with me.
Carrie was floating shocked almost forgetting that she was singing.
Gumball: C'mon, let's sing.
Then, they continued singing while the others kept playing their instruments
Gumball and Carrie (Gumball sang the ones in brackets):
Now I am all alone,
Stuck in between these walls,
No I can't take this no more,
My friends and family, they're all gone.
Please just let me go,
I wanna be with the ones who I cared for,
I wanna hear their voices,
But all I hear is an echo.
Now I am all alone, (I'm all alone)
Stuck in between these walls,
No I can't take this no more,
My friends and family, they're all gone.
Please just let me go, (Please let me go)
I wanna be with the ones who I cared for,
I wanna hear their voices,
But all I hear is an echo.
All I wanna be, please set me free, (And all I hear is an echo)
Don't let me go, I'm all alone, (And all I hear is an echo)
All I wanna be, please set me free, (And all I hear is an echo)
I wanna hear their voices,
But all I hear is an echo, echo, echo
Everyone cheered to the amazing performance while some of them were shocked at Gumball's comeback. Without wasting anytime, Carrie jumped on him and put him in a tight hug. Gumball then hugged her back while Darwin, Cato and Amber joined in. After awhile, they decided to get off the stage and took the conversation backstage.
Endo: Let's hear it for WolfPac!
Everyone of them continued cheering as they got to backstage to see Dante and the others waiting. Without wasting a second, everyone went into one big group hug because they were too happy that Gumball's finally back.
Dante: Can't believe you're back, man.
Gumball: Yeah, it's been awhile.
Anna: You really changed a lot too. You've gotten way taller.
Gumball: Heheh, thanks, Anna.
Darwin: Dude, we missed you so much!
Gumball: Yeah, not gonna lie, I missed you guys too.
Endo: Hey, guys. Great performance out there.
Jake: Endo,..
Endo: Mr. Watterson, school's not over yet.
Jake: Okay, Mr. Watterson. Did you know about Gumball coming back?
Endo: Yup, he told me everything yesterday, which was the whole performance thing. I just wanna surprise you guys.
Kira: Yup, and we were in on it.
Amber: You too?
Kira: Mm-hmm.
Endo: Alright, better get to class. Everyone's going already. And Ivan, don't forget to make it up to Mr. Baxwell about two days ago.
Ivan: Alright.
Darwin: So, that means you're finally back? Like, forever?
Gumball: Well, yeah.
Kelsey: Come on, guys. Let's go.
Everyone started moving to class except for Carrie just floating there. Amber went up to her.
Amber: Hey, Carrie. Are you okay?
Carrie: I dunno.
Amber: Come on, Gumball's finally back. Aren't you happy about that?
Carrie: Yeah, I am. But, it's like he doesn't recognise me anymore.
Amber: What?
Carrie: He didn't even talk to me straight up. It's like back when we never met each other again.
Amber: Aww, don't be like that. He just wants to catch up with his friends and family. Just give him a couple of days. I'm sure he'll talk to you eventually.
Carrie: Yeah, I hope so. Thanks, Amber.
Amber: No problem.
Cato: Hey, you two comin' or not?
Amber: We're coming.
Amber went to walk with Cato to class. Carrie, however, teleported out of the school being too frustrated.
And that wraps up the chapter for now. Hope you guys enjoyed it a lot. As for the song, it was actually a song I composed myself. No joke, that was my own song that I thought of making for the past week. Hope you guys liked it. I also added a bit of a sweet moment between Jake and Kelsey and also Ivan and Teri. I think it was sweet but I wanna hear from you guys. Reviews and comments down below, really appreciated. Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and also the song that I made myself. And I'll catch with you guys in the next chapter. Peace out!