Oh boy, I left on a pretty scary cliffhanger didn't I? Don't worry, you'll see more soon~

Anyways, here's the long awaited chapter 6! Enjoy ^^

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He woke up with a jolt, quick to try and escape, but was restrained in doing so. Scared out of his mind, Gumball looked down, finding himself strapped in a mechanical looking chair. His eyes widened, recognizing the device.

The electric chair.

The men watch with sympathy, as the blue cat struggles in the chair, trying to wriggle out, however it is useless.

"Don't worry kid, it'll be quick and painless." One of the men said, feeling bad for the young cat.

"NO PLEASE I'M SORRY DON'T TURN IT ON PLEASE LET ME GO I PROMISE I'LL BE BETTER!" Unseen flames rose from under his feet, as Gumball cried and screamed for his life, tugging harder on the straps.

The machine is switched on, much to his horror. However, the fire catches onto the electrical wiring, the device exploding as it short circuits.

"Dagnabbit!" One man tried to run over and fix it, but quickly stopped for his safety, as the policemen watched in horror.

Gumball was in tears, as the flames swallowed him, the beast screeching as it returned in a fiery blaze. The restraints are burned away, as it finally breaks free. Flames began engulfing the room.

"Not on my watch!" The same man from earlier threw an opened bottle of water at the monster, who only got angrier as the water had no effect.

The electrical currents electrocuted the poor man, as the beast escaped into the hallway, morphing in size through doorways as everything burned around it.

"GET MOVING PEOPLE!" The first officer shouted, as they ran after it.

Nicole is fast to exit the room she was in, shock on her face, as she tries to follow suit, ropes falling off her wrists. "No wait!"

The beast runs through the streets, as fire is seen spreading everywhere. However, in the heart of the monster, Gumball was crying, running away to get out of all this mess. The memories wouldn't stop haunting him, as he desperately tried to repress them all.

He soon flinches, as he sees he and the beast are cornered on the intersection, police surrounding the area. The fire creature screeches and roars in anger, as the blue cat tries to find a way out, panicking as he's trying to escape.

"Gumball stop!"

The beast turns to see Nicole, rage rising inside it. From the corner Gumball could see a couple bystanders running away. Running from him.

"Sweetheart please, we won't hurt you I promise!"

He didn't know who to believe anymore. He was gonna die.

Gumball tries to block out the words, as emotions become a swirling jumbled mess. The monster is soon angered, and kicks a car in rage, the people in the vehicle getting thrown into the side of a house wall. Their screams only fueled his fear. Hurt. He was hurting them.

Inside, the miniature flame creatures from his nightmare began to taunt Gumball, the fire wrapping around him tighter. He cried out, struggling as tears ran down his face.

"You'll never escape! All you are will be nothing but a savage beast! Everyone's hurt because of you!"

In tears, Gumball tried to block them out, but was unable to. "Stop it, I didn't mean to, I'm sorry!"

The police noticed the monster's behavior getting worse, as they pulled out their guns.

"What are you doing?!" Nicole was frantic, as she tried to stop them, however it was too late, as two shots were fired.

One missed entirely, though the second did not. Due to the flames, the bullet exploded, as it went inside the beast. Gumball's cry of pain could be heard, as did the beast, as the fire was abruptly stopped, the cat falling to the pavement.

"Gumball!" Nicole quickly rushed over to him, gasping when she saw blood dripping down onto the ground.

The younger cat was holding his wounded limb in tears, soon trying to scoot back as he saw Nicole. He let out another cry of pain however, as the wound was affected.

"It'll be okay.." Nicole picked him up, being careful as she hugged him. "I promise.."

He didn't try to fight his way out of her grip, as everything seemed to get blurry. Tears continued falling down his face, as the setting suddenly turned to black.

"...Huh?.. Ugh how many times am I gonna wake up like this.." Gumball sat up, scratching the back of his head as he took in his surroundings.

He was inside what appeared to be a hospital room, laying in bed with stitches where his leg had been wounded. The young cat could barely remember what had happened, however, it soon came back to him rather quickly.

Breaking out of jail, his meltdown, his… Leg..

Gumball stiffened, as he felt something was wrong. Carefully, he tried lifting his legs up. The wounded one only dangled slightly in its spot, not moving. Fear began creeping in, as he tried again, over and over, in denial of the situation.

It wasn't working.

Gumball desperately tried again, not feeling anything from the limb. He soon looked up, hearing the door open.

"...I see you noticed… That…"

Nicole came closer, a worried expression on her face. She sat beside him, the younger cat hesitant to allow her near. "..The doctors had to do a surgery to take out the um… Bullet.. You're alive and well thankfully, but…" She paused, almost afraid to see the injury in front of her. "..The nerves were too damaged… They… They couldn't entirely save it…"

"...I lost my leg?..." Tears formed in Gumball's eyes, his hand gripping onto the bed tighter.

"Honey I'm so sorry…" Nicole hugged him with grief, the younger feline looking sadder than he'd ever been before. "..They tried to do the best they could.."

"...I'm a monster… Aren't I?..."

She was unsettled by these words, which Gumball noticed.

"..I'm right.. You just don't wanna accept it.."

"Gumball no, you're not anything like that.. None of this was your fault.." She hated seeing him this distraught.

"Open your eyes mom!" He yelled, letting her go as he gestured around the room. "I-I've killed innocent people and for what? Because they made me upset? That won't change anything! I almost killed you too! Do you know how scared I was not knowing if you were still alive or not in that trial room?! There wasn't anyone to comfort me in there, they only looked at me like I spat on their shoes!"

"I-"

"I'm not done! Look, get a good look. This was ME. I did this! There was a reason they were strapping me to an electric chair! They want me dead! I'm a monster that everybody wants dead don't you get it?!" His breathing was heavy, as he slumped into his bed. "And what did I do about it? I had a meltdown in the street and got shot. My leg is ruined because I was stupid."

Nicole hadn't spoken, only looking at him with worry. She was about to touch him, but he only slapped her hand away, not wanting to face her. She sighed, rather miserably. She knew he was still processing all this, but the sight of it was awful to see.

"..Mrs. Mom?"

She flinched, and turned toward the doorway, seeing a wide eyed Darwin watching. "Oh Darwin sweetie, I didn't see you there.. What is it?"

"..Can I see Gumball?.."

"Yeah." Gumball responded before his mother could even come up with anything. "Come here buddy, it's okay. Mom was just on her way out."

"..I was. Yes." Nicole uttered, leaving the hospital room with more guilt than she came in with. She couldn't comfort her son and it hurt her.

Darwin reluctantly walked closer to the bed, at first unsure of what to say. The cat felt the same, as the two for a brief moment sat in silence, only looking at each other.

The goldfish soon fixed his gaze to the floor, the sight of the injury too much to stare at. "...I was really scared when I heard you.. Got shot.."

"..Yeah.. I get it.." Gumball motioned for him to come closer, but paused, seeing that his brother barely budged. "..Darwin?"

"I was so stupid.. I thought it was a great idea to try and comfort you that day.. I thought it was just.. One of those usual situations. Ugh, I was so dumb.." Darwin felt himself tearing up, as he finally made his way over, hugging the cat. "All this happened because I got mad over a stupid sandwich.. You nearly died and I could've lost you because I wanted my dumb stupid sandwich!"

Gumball flinched, as Darwin broke down sobbing in his arms, some points even screaming into his sweater. The cat felt himself cry as well, hugging back as hard as he could. Guilt ran heavy through his mind seeing him like this. He upset his brother this much, hadn't he? He really did wreck everything.

"Alright Watterson, in you go."

After recovering in the hospital and saying his goodbyes to his family, of course he was thrown back to the wretched cell. Where else would he have gone if they wouldn't kill him? Now all he would do was grow old and rot here.

Gumball silently sat there, letting the officer cuff the chains back onto him. He didn't bother trying to fight anymore. What was the point? He watched the man leave, his expression sorrowful. The chains slightly hurt on his limbs, but there wasn't much he could do now.

Memories began to surface in his head. He could still remember the screams, the crackling. The way kids were melting before his eyes. How some only looked at him with utter horror. As he remembered, the cat could feel tears streaming down his face.

Fire began to crackle slightly, failing to ignite around him. Gumball only hugged his knees, as he sat alone in the confinement.