From what we've seen, the fighting trio has almost escaped the outbreak with the help of Ms. Simian. Unfortunately, havoc occurs as the savages trap the group, unwillingly to let them go. And now more problems arise. Let's see what happens next!
Chapter #9 ~ The Abscond (Part #3)
Not wanting to give up, Penny gotten off the ground, grabbed the nearest car and smashed it into makeshift boxing gloves. She stood with her head turned to see how recently Gumball had thrown Darwin to the ground and and Jamie chasing after him. She beat the animal's nose and belly with her fists, and blood spurted from its mouth. He coughed. Gritting his teeth and feeling the pain once red marks materialized, the cat blocked the cow's roundhouse kick with his baton. He shoved the leg away and blasted the bully with extinguisher foam on her face. As her vision blurred, Jamie growled, trying to wipe her palms on her face to get rid of the foam quickly. Gumball jolted towards and swung the baton across her head, with foam dropping off her mug. Some of Jamie's hair fell off from her skull, heading to the ground. She took a step back, almost wiping the foam off her eyes. As soon as she regained sight, Gumball turned around and lifted his right leg to Jamie's face.
The impact pushed Jamie away from the cat as she screamed, and her teeth and blood fell from her mouth as she fell. After that, the Treehouse Girls followed him.
After the virus broke out from each member's mouth and hands, the cat swung a baton at Carmen's face like a golfer hitting a ball. The attack sent her out of the group, falling on her back, rolling on the floor. As sparks emanate from his baton, Gumball sees Teri chasing him and rushes into a nearby garden. The cat dug his fist into the ground and pulled a pile out of the soil. He threw dirt over the paper bear's body, causing it to freeze in place, and a loud scream came from her mouth as the earth fell from her body. Gumball hurls towards the paper bear with an electric shock. The attack caused her to fall to the ground as he watched the surge enveloped the bear as a scream came from her mouth.
A few seconds later, Claire stormed onto the scene. Sharp teeth protruded from her mouth, and she clutched a garden hoe in her fists. She raised her hands and swung her gardening tool at the cat. Gumball dodged her attacks by taking a step back. A millisecond later, Claire instantly hit the rectangle on his left side, causing him to fall to the ground. Blood flowed near his stomach. Before she could rush to him and shove the tool on his head, Gumball came to his senses and blocked the attack underneath. He lifted the garden hoe and hit her on the legs, resulting of her screaming and dropping the garden tool. The cat then shoved the baton across her face, thrusting her across the ground.
Rachel intervened and grabbed the contaminated garden tool, sprinting after Gumball, arms outstretched to grab his back. The cat dodged, and the athlete swung the garden tool at the cat. Gumball clutched the top end of the rod and blocked an attack that trapped the two. He waved his arms and used the wand to threw the tool from her hands. Then Rachel growled and threw her left fist at the cat, only to make it slip.
The cat dodged every punch thrown at him until she kicked him three times in the chest and pushed him back. The cat fell to the ground and landed on his chest and stomach. Rachel rushed after him, jumping over the cat and putting her hands on the floor. A sinister smile crossed her face as Rachel looked at the cat and licked her lips. As she put her hands on her skirt, Gumball rose from the ground and slashed Rachel's white shirt, jabbing his baton in her face. The athlete screamed. Her vision blurred, and she covered her face, stepping back from the cat's. Gumball then grasped her headband, and shoving it down to her head and wrists. He instantly shoved his weapon against the rainbowlass, knocking her off the ground, and she fell.
Sarah sprang up and screamed furiously, dashing across the avenue and darting toward the cat, arms and arms outstretched. Within seconds, Gumball was on his knees, clutching his baton and swinging his hand toward the juice, slamming it in the face. After watching the ice cream fall to the ground, Gumball turned around and saw Molly enter.
Before he could move, the brachiosaurus pressed her body down and plowed her tail against the cat, hitting him in the stomach. Gumball slid across the floor as the stomach pain intensified. As the dinosaur charged at the cat, Penelope gasped and dashed into its path, forcing her to lift her front legs. Molly immediately nudged the fairy with her palms, but she blocked them. The dinosaur tried to hurt her classmate several times, but to no avail due to her size and roadblocks. Penny pushed her hand away and punched Molly in the jaw and face. She then grabs the dinosaur's carcass and throws it at nearby infected creatures. The dinosaur fell into the crowd, pinning them to the ground.
When Penny turned her head, Gumball ran down the street until he raised his arms and stopped rolling. As he lowered his hands to the ground and stood up, Anais jumped up and kicked the cat with her left foot. She brought her arms and legs to Gumball and landed several punches on his body until he blocked several of them as he saw the virus attached to her legs. He rammed his club into her head. After the rabbit fell, Daisy intervened and jumped on the cat's face. As she spread her arms, Gumball bent his knees and bowed his head, resulting of the donkey fell with her face on the floor. In seconds, the fairy hustled over to the cat.
Meanwhile, Patrick wielded his multi-axe at will against many infected creatures. Blood and virus spurted from every stain, and sweat dripped from his armor. Suddenly, gasping fatherly, Richard lunges at him with a yell and lunges at the fighter with a broken stop sign in his fists. Mr. Fitzgerald dodged the attack, and the unquenchable rabbit landed on the ground. The crack came from a jump on the floor, and the rabbit rose. He bumped into Patrick and pushed her off the road. Patrick collapsed over water and grunted as he landed on his stomach. Richard rushed in, and the paternal peanut swung his ax to repel the impending attack.
Patrick got off the ground, picked up the multi-axe, clenched his fists, and walked on. Richard took a few steps back and squeezed the stolen stop sign underneath his fingers. He gritted his teeth and ran to his neighbor. Mr. Fitzgerald stood firm and took a deep breath as he watched the rabbit lunge for the peanut. Soon, they clash their melee weapons and lock multiple times. The ferocious bunny swings the stop sign at the sentient peanut's chest, leaving a small crack in his shell. Patrick's eyes widened at the sight of the visible wound as the blood began to flow. An evil laugh escaped the rabbit's mouth as it shoved the stop sign into its chest. Cracks appeared, and the rabbit pressed the square end of the stop sign against his leg. He clamored, and Richard swung the octagon in his face.
Patrick fell to the ground, barely able to stand. He coughed as blood spurted out, and Richard immediately stood up, trying to push the stop sign toward his head. The fatherly peanut turned his head when he saw the rabbit leaping into the air. He gritted his teeth again and slashed the ax into the bunny's stomach several times. As blood emerged from his stomach, Richard dropped the stop sign and collapsed to the ground. Then, Patrick turned his head and saw the Wilsons, Bananas, Russos, and more charging towards him. A disgruntled sigh escaped his mouth, and he held his breath as he loaded his shotgun.
Nearly three of them were Ms. Simian, who shot multiple bullets into the limbs of the infected creatures, despite being very cautious of her pellet usage. Sometimes she raises her arms, repeatedly delivering discharges left and right. Many people, neighbors and classmates were repeatedly punched and kicked, and some fell to the ground. At this point, the primate turned her head towards her vacuum cleaner, looking at her radar. Before she could say a word, a loud thunderbolt shot towards her. As a result, countless claws sprouted from the street, rushing at the monkey. She dodges the explosion, propels her arm forward, and an electric attack from her staff. The blasting hit the claws, sending them back into the crater. Ms. Simian looked up and noticed Masami and Vladus flying closer to her. She instantly fired at the cloud, but she dodged. And the ghost teleported away.
After the eldest disappeared and reappeared, Masami closed her eyes and opened them again. The lightning emerged from her eyes and lengthened her arms out in front of the group, causing countless thunderbolts to erupt at the group. Vladus hovered beside her, using his claws to pick up new items from the ground as a triprismatic mist materialized. After a few seconds, they fired their projectiles simultaneously.
"Watterson! Fitzgeralds! Brace yourselves!" Ms. Simian screamed as she dodged the incoming blasts while the others turned their heads. Each pair of eyes looked and saw the debris hurtling toward the triad. Jaws dropped, and hearts beat faster as they ducked for cover. Loads of trash poured down the street, and the quartet dodged every object thrown at them. Infected people moved away from the carnage, indirectly expanding the space after the debris landed. The four looked up and saw several pieces of a fence and a broken home border. What stayed in front of them was an opening. The cat, fairy, primate, and peanut dashed toward the opening, scurrying across the street again. As they escape, Vladus and Masami get angry and glided to the quartet. On the ground below, many of those attacked by the four jumped out of the floor, quickly regained their feet and ran into the street.
A strange sensation emerged within Penny, as if something caught her mind. The fairy twisted her head on the left, and titled her head. As the infected chasing after the four, she only glimpsed Richard, Darwin, and Anais with Daisy on her back at the front of the savages. After turning her head back, her heart sunk. Her pupils shrunk as if she seen a terrible accident. Or this case, someone's missing.
"Guys? Where is Mrs. Watterson?" The shape-shifter asked as sweat dropped from her head.
Gumball's face turned white, Patrick's dropped his jaw, and Ms. Simian narrowed her pupils, pursing her lips at the mention of Nicole. The world went dark, eyebrows raised, and eyes widened. Her hands were shaking, and her heart was pounding.
"Oh no, Mom! I just noticed she is nowhere to be seen!" Gumball screamed as his ears trembled in the air, and he put his paws on his head.
"Nicole's gone?! Holy shit, that's the last person we need to fight out of all people!" Ms. Simian responded after slapping her forehead.
"She's nowhere to be found, likely noticed my family department. We must reach for the military and leave this avenue before she and the rest undoubtedly catch us!" Patrick articulated, afraid of what will that feline do if they couldn't reach the troops.
Immediately, the four noticed a group of authority figures and a car approaching from afar. Military hummers pulled off the road from the nearby traffic jam and sped down the avenue. Nearby was several jeeps with machine guns and armed men within the cars. The appearance of the troops gave them a sense of hope that local authorities would return to the streets and give them a great chance to escape. As the vehicles drove closer, a massive smile and a slight laugher burst out of the mouth, and Penny gasped as another grin emerged from her face. Ms. Simian held her breath and exhale, placing her hand on her forehead. However, this prompted him to point out Nicole in the current situation.
'As much as I am glad they arrived, I should warn them about Nicole.' Patrick through as the group rushed closer to the upcoming military vehicles heading their way.
Once the crew quickly reached the region to enter the area, they saw four creatures running away from the infested army, causing the group to sprint towards them faster at will. As the two sides approached from different angles, the remaining police officers and the soldiers saw Gumball, Ms. Simian, Penelope, and Patrick running towards them, covered in healing blemishes and bruises. The officers were delighted that at least four natives managed to escape the situation, but this coincidence is more akin to a simple relief.
Suddenly, the restless father was thrown to the ground by a galvanic discharge, throwing him over the sidewalk and falling into the street. Black smoke poured out of his armor, and new cracks appeared in his chest. Blood gushed from a hole in his chest, and he coughed instantly. The force of the attack caused him to loosen his grip on his utility ax and shotgun. The kit on his body scattered all over the floor, rolled on the ground. All civilians, soldiers, cops, and Penelope rolled their eyes as they watched the fateful peanut collide with the aftermath of the electrical discharge.
"DAD!" Penelope screamed as the fairy rushed to her wounded father.
"PATRICK!" Gumball and Ms. Simian yelled as they followed Penny, running next to her.
As the cat and primate rushed to the peanuts with the fairy, Gumball, Lucy and Penny were hit in the stomachs and faces by fragments of a fire hydrant, concrete, and a car, and they were thrown to the ground while rolling on the floor. The trio fell to the ground as the French Fry police and soldiers ran towards them. Another soldier went to the damaged peanut and retrieved a first aid kit from his suitcase. Patrick's tremors prompted the police to pick up the fairy father off the ground and recover his arsenal.
Witnessing the quarter's dismemberment performed by the flying cloud and elderly ghost nearby, Hamburger and Soda activated their batons, unleashing the electricity to blast at the upcoming rich girl and ghost. The jeeps immediately drove ahead of the citizens, the police and the soldiers and turned their arsenal on the army. Drivers pressed buttons near the ignition switches, and suddenly bars broke from the front bumpers. Each bumper device grew together and turned into circles. After a few seconds, a immersive amount of energy erupted around the entire group.
"We got trouble coming in! Protect the citizens!" Coffee screamed as she stood nearby the Fitzgeralds for support.
"Soldiers, attack!" The elderly lizard leader yelled nearby and pointed his finger at the army. The drivers pressed several buttons on the jeeps, and the weapon systems mounted on the vehicles began to work. Several in the hummers did the same, and the soldiers exited the automobiles. The soldiers fired their PHASERs and opened fire on the approaching infected. Shots erupted from their weapons.
The force of the blasts slammed into the faces of the infected, knocking them sideways and crashing to the ground. Beneath the deadly cloud and ghost, Clayton transformed into a mobile missile launcher that fires missiles at the group. Ocho flew up and launched many large pixels while William lifted a few more objects and hurled them into a group.
To make matters worse, the rest of the students instantly rose from the ground and attacked the militia, giving them drawbacks. Each other's arms swung furiously in the air as they confronted the townspeople. One the soldiers tapped the shoulders of the cops, and passed over more PHASERs. Once the cops taken them, Hamburger Cop wielded his new shotgun to launch the electric bullets at them, and Soda Cop utilized his stun gun for close combat with the baton. This strategy allowed the four citizens to maintain recovery from the attack and eject themselves from the fight.
The cops and soldiers cleansed the damages and places band-aids on the citizens, as Gumball gritted his teeth as he felt the alcohol. The other soldiers nearby assisted the cops, aiming to settle the primate's and Fitzgeralds' injuries.
In the background, Nicole searches for the remaining Fitzgeralds among the remains of the traffic jam full of people trying to escape the pandemic. During the search, the cat ripped apart cars and wheels, knocked down nearby soldiers and pushed drivers with its hands, infecting more civilians left and right. The ground is littered with belongings, broken weapons, military gear on their backs, and soldiers scurrying about the foundation with cuts and slimy bodies. She sniffed and hopped from car to car, but to no avail. Any trace of Judith, Polly or Mr. Cuddles remains fruitless. The cat immediately growled and saw only ordinary citizens. Those infected with its slime induced mutation after mutation and multiplied. Soon they were staring at each other and attaching each other's anatomy. A deep breath escaped her mouth as she looked at the floor, brushing dirt from her clothes.
'Damn. I can't find these guys anywhere in this traffic jam. Not a trace of them from the inside out. Though, I managed to gather more playmates during the search.' She murmured, stretching her hands upward and shoving herself to the floor. After rolling her shoulders, Nicole scurried and threw herself into the air, landing on the ground and feet and resuming her original run. The wind blows in her face as she hurtles down the road and weaves through intersections. As Nicole ran, the sounds from multiple eruptions, screams, and destruction filled the air, getting louder as the cat got closer. She jumped into the shadows, crawled, and slowly raised her arms and legs.
Across from the bushes, the rainbow factory worker observes the intense battle in the upcoming street. Cops and soldiers blasted and fought many infected townspeople, a massive shield blocking several attacks. However, she looked down and saw Gumball, Penelope, Lucy, and Patrick on the ground, getting patched up by the soldiers and protected by the cops. The discovery and shock affected the mother cat's consciousness. A feeling of heat built up inside her as the sight of Gumball startled her. She sighed and rested her claws on her chest. Then Nicole turned to see the Fitzgeralds recovering, and a chuckle escaped her mouth. Finally she turned her head to Ms. Simian, and her world went black. Her eyebrows drew down, and a growing feeling immediately boiled within her. Her mouth stretched out, nails sharpened, her mustache quivered, and the pupils of her eyes lengthened and sharpened like a lion's.
A vicious growl escaped her mug and grabbed several branches to the point of a tear. Her eyes stabilized again, returning to the bushes and not wanting to show herself yet. Lying in the dark, Nicole began to visualize the situation, seeing them, the police and the soldiers slaughtered left and right. It is impossible to escape from the situation. And after that, the fungus will immediately absorb them. Because she imagined herself attacking the carriage, a disgusting grin appeared on her countenance.
'Perfect! The prey is where I want them! I should recollect the rest and have my chance to strike! However, it sucks neither of them are the rest of the Fitzgeralds. Damn those troops, and that sheriff didn't explained where they supposed to go. I'll address this later. But after seeing the worst person in my life and sweetheart in the group, that makes things so much better!' Nicole thought while chuckling and jumped out of the bush, advancing back to recently infected beings. Nicole placed her fingers in her jaws and blew a whistle. The infested beings nearby halted the breeding and burst out of the shattered remains of the houses and cars. She switched her head to the being, watching them strolling towards her.
"Come on, everyone! Let's take our important event elsewhere! Some need it most!" Nicole yelled as the walkers regrouped nearby. Some soldiers infested with their ooze ran after them, after making love, and raised their weapons from the ground. Milliseconds passed, and Nicole led the infected creatures directly to the group.
Returned with civilians, police and soldiers, the massacre continued as the infected tried to attack the equipped militia. Everyone tries to defeat the infected creatures and blasting them while the rest of the cops shoot at the armed air creatures from the sky. The Hamburger Cop, the Soda Cop, and a few soldiers supporting them fired multiple shots and shots at Vladus, Masami, Alan, Ocho, and Clayton. Smoke billowed from their eyes, and they gritted their teeth as the world flared up around them. Countless projectiles hurled at the creatures, and the shield only blocked attacks and only indirectly hit neighboring houses and streets. A few soldiers emerged from behind the barrier and used melee weapons, slashing at the infected with axes, shovels, knives, and batons, throwing them back as they tried to bypass the shield, only for it to expand.
The cat, primate, fairy, and peanut had band-aids on their skin, and Patrick sealed the cracks in his shell with bandage wrap. After that, everyone was given protective suits by the soldiers. Gumball removed the device from his back and place in his limbs inside the costume. Ms. Simian did the same, but withdrew her armor before donning her getup and rewearing her arsenal. Penny jumped into the outfit, and her wings popped out from her back. Patrick stripped off his gear and climbed into the biohazard suit. Once done, he put the kit back on.
Afterward, the canine soldier grabbed the feline's tool after seeing sparks fly. The cat turned around and noticed the trooper watching over the instrument.
"So, your tool's going critical, I see?" The trooper requested tot he feline as he pointed his finger on the system.
"Yeah. It's an long story, sir." Gumball sighed as his eye dropped downward, scratching his head with his gloved hand.
"You mind if I have a look?" The solider asked as quickly he went to the trunk and took out numerous objects.
"Um... Sure...?" The tom cat spoke back as he risen his eyebrow and glimpsed downward on the objects the solider carried. He sees metal picks, a component remover, and screwdrivers. After a few seconds, he sat down, stood on his knees nearby the soldier and saw him turn the system left and right. The militia moved to the red part of the vacuum and thrust the parts divider into the device. The canine carefully peeled off the device's case. Wires, pipes, cylinders, chips, bumpers, power cell, injector, and a circular processor are attached to the gadget. Lots of sparks flew from the device, and the cat, bending down. Gumball saw the burn marks on the processor and the flickering power supply.
"How's it looking?" Gumball asked as the trooper turned his head to the feline, arranging the gizmo's innards as Penny crawled right next to the two.
"From what we gathered, the connection between the CPU and the power supply is vandalized. Due by overheating, defective outlets, and exposure to dangerous levels of electrical current." The trooper expressed as he examined the circuitry.
"Now we know how much damage the mercenaries and Masami's energy beams did." Penny replied, scratching her chin after raising an eyebrow.
"That's right. It can charge, but only consumes as much as needed. In the meantime I will use putty filler to reconnect the wiring to restore power between the chip and the power core. If you don't have a spare, it can't recover. Keep your device away from overuse." The soldier explains how he repairs holes and wires, and retrieving a tube of putty from the case.
"Yeah...right." The feline sighed as his eyes dropped, reaching into his pocket, finding crumbs of his phone in his pocket, before placing his hand back.
Meanwhile, Ms. Simian loaded her pistol and shotgun, placing them back at her gear. And Patrick is still recovering from the prior attacked from te infested cloud. A heaving sensation has taken atoll in the the beverage's stomach, sighing after seeing the healing the citizens have to face. Twisting her head, the policewoman witnessed more people in danger of the situation and the infested getting more perilous during the time.
"I appreciate you guys coming, but I suggest going now that Nicole is still somewhere around - ugh!" Patrick gasps, assuring him of the massive danger still attached to the damage from the previous discharge.
"We've acknowledged this with your wife and child, sir." Coffee Cop as she concludes and placing her leg down, with her hand on her knee.
"Another group of militants managed to relocate them to the bunkers. The rest of us will get you four out of here once our business is thorough, and we'll administer Nicole shortly when she appears. Hence why we passed these suits for protection usage."
"Forgive me for saying this, but what's stopping us from going now? We can take a helicopter and fly elsewhere, as if I'm not in the best shape." Penelope said as she pointed to her back, flapping her wings, shifting her eyebrows down as she still holding on to the preceding pain.
"We would. But there's still people in danger, and the infected are getting ballistic. It's thoughtless to leave everybody behind, thus jeopardizing the mission. We recently lost our sheriff during the rendezvous, and we cannot do the same to them." Coffee said as she pointed her finger to the nearby citizens as their cries grew louder. Unfortunately, the shouting caused the infested to turned their heads, seeing the rest for the citizens still trapped within rumble.
"Guys, we must cut our conversations short! Those savages are getting bright ideas!" The ancient primate said as she witnessed several jolting after the townspeople and the remaining cops and soldiers shoving the armed aerial creatures to the ground with darts attached to their skins. After the electricity coated the infected's bodies, the officers and troopers turned back.
"We managed to finish off Vladus and the classmate for a few seconds! We must go!" Hamburger Cop shouted as he placed his baton to his vacuum, retrieving his phaser from his kit.
"Its no use leaving the the rest of the citizens unprotected!" Soda Cop screamed once the drink blow off the steam out of the gun.
"I hope so, since I sought my best to attack the hosts so we could vanish." The father affirmed as he stood from the ground, and the rest did the same.
"We've witnessed that from farther away, and your efforts are genuine. However, I should probably inform you that the hosts having massive durability, so even enough force from yourself won't keep them trembling long." Coffee Cop pointed out until she and the rest of the group noticed more hosts heading dashing towards the remaining townspeople.
"We should tell this to our General forthwith." The pop-tart soldier said to the falcon.
"Affirmative." The avian responded, preparing contact with their chief.
"Soldiers, pull back!" The commander of the militia shouted as the troopers halted shooting and pressed buttons, shutting off the shields.
"No wonder they were able to recover so quickly, surpassing my regeneration by up to a few seconds," Gumball expressed as the soldier put the items back in the storage box and replaced the lid.
"Here you go." The dog responded when she took the device and handed it to the cat. Gumball placed it on his back and triggered a ignition switch, not responding or generating sparks.
"Thanks!" The feline cried as he stopped the firing from his baton.
"Well, that explains why it's difficult to hurt them. Since we-OH GOD!" Patrick cried as his eye expanded, and jaw dropped instantly. He pointing his finger as he overheard the quivering, causing Coffee Cop and the gang to turned their backs where the peanut's pointing.
They saw Nicole rush across the street as crowds of townspeople rushed nearby. The ground shook, and the infected ran at full speed around many houses and empty cars. Screams of joy erupted from their mouths, and several infected soldiers trained their weapons on the team. Raising her arms and legs forward, she huffed and puffed. And push herself as she ran faster. What remains of the cat is a sickening grin and a sinister laugh, its piercing eyes scanning the group. Coffee Cop's eyes widened, and her pupils, with Hamburger Cop throwing her the rest of the stun grenades and catching them.
She pulled each trigger from the explosives as sweat dropped from her head. And instantly throw them across the street, swinging her arm at both directions where the infested are scurrying.
"Get back and close your eyes!" She screamed as the group closed their eyes and threw explosives at the plague. Within seconds, the result of the grenades exploded on the ground, and another bolt of lighting engulfed the area, blinding the devastating aftermath. Some townspeople dove under the rubble, sheltering from the approaching glare. Even Nicole closed her eyes and leaned forward. Once stunned, the cops immediately knock them down with their shield on time. The rest of the results allowed the soldiers to help other police officers. As the group moved on, Nicole rushed after them and jumped into the shadows.
"Hurry up! We got to help the townsfolk get out of this place!" Coffey said that as she and the team walked, they immediately walking past the infected, dodging the slimy fungus on the ground.
Suddenly, the squadron was aggressively pinned to the ground with force, causing it to tremble uncontrollably on the floor. When everyone abled to stand up again after the strike, they saw how Nicole used the wrecked cars as brass knuckles and gave them scared faces. They even noticed that the materials in the police vehicles emptied behind the infected cat, with more brutally destroyed automobiles, turning the situation impossible for the officers to leave.
"Do you not understand there is no point in resisting our passionate love, right?!" Nicole angrily commented as she started pushing the wrecked cars at her opponents, resulting in Gumball, Lucy, the Fitzgeralds, the soldiers and policewoman split up and dodged a direct attack at will.
"We will give our love to the townsfolk, and they will receive it as much as we do!"
"I consider the exact opposite since this sector of the town is at a brick of devastation!" Coffee Cop yelled as she fried a 500-volt bullet at her instantly, causing Nicole to face the trauma with ease. Then, Hamburger, Soda, and French Fries joined in, blasting her. The feline felt the volts staggering her body, causing her to drop the police cars from her paws as she screamed. This seizure gave the crew an opening chance to relocate once she fell. And they all managed to employ it to their advantage. Once they headed where the other civilians faced trouble getting out, most of the battalion used their batons and phasers to destroy the debris and clear a path for the group. The assembly finally reached the last citizens remaining and disentangles them. It turns out they are several workers from Chanax Incorporated. Gumball, Lucy, Patrick, and Penny assisted the officers by removing the trashed rumble off the road, placing cars back on the road, and obliterating barricades, striving for an exit as the cops and militia momentarily checked to see if the hosts still thrived from the minor attacks.
Unfortunately, as time passed, the white flash caused by the explosions from the grenades began ceasing, resulting in the crew developing caution in the matter.
Hoping to find a more secure street to navigate the civilians, Hamburger Cop perceived a nearby avenue to another section of the town. Many humvees and helicopters are still in the area as several left towns and entered the portals in the background. After the group finished loading off the last resident, the sandwich pointed his fingers at the empty road. Coffee twisted her head, seeing one of her partners pointing his limbs at the upcoming street, and she nodded. The beverage took out her megaphone and pressed the button, placing it near her mouth.
The evaporated light emitted Nicole and the infested civilians a chance of recovery at their disposal. The galvanic energy presented on the motherly feline still staggered her on the ground. Suddenly, Nicole has slowly risen from the ground, gritting her teeth as she raised her claw at the bullet. She gasped the pellet and pulled it off her chest, crushing it with her bare hand. Nearby, Vladus held his breath and screamed at his aura coated the electricity and darts attached, getting destroyed in the aftermath. Masami recovered from the ground as lightning sprouted from her eyes, and the wind built up around her aura once she clenched her hands into tight fists. Trying as they might, Ocho, Clayton, and William scrubbed the filth off their anatomies, having trouble containing themselves. A massive yet pixelated hiss came out of the spider sprite while a fierce growl came out of clay's mouth. The ground shook as William stared at the group, jiggering daggers as he hovered off the ground. Within seconds, they burst like a volcano.
The cat begins reclaiming the destroyed vehicles while the classmates arose from the ground at an accelerated pace. Nicole reemerged her viciousness and twisted her head at the escapees before her. In case the civilians were undertaking to rendezvous in another area, Nicole roared vigorously and pointed her left limb at the last remains of the townspeople. After hearing it, the infested army charged after the group.
"People, what are we waiting for?! Now is our chance!" Soda Cop shouted as he finished removing the bricks of the last car with Ms. Simian as the soldiers started firing at the infested.
"He's right! LET'S MOVE!" The primate screamed once she dashed away, with Gumball, Penny, and Patrick not far behind after finishing up the citizens in danger. As the infested beings rushed towards the team, the feline heart sunken to the ground as his face turned black, twisting his head back to the primate, continuing lifting his legs expectedly. A heating sensation erupted inside the suit, and his head started pouring. Penny instantly morphed into a wolf, causing her outfit stretch out with her. Patrick placed his shotgun and multi-axe back to his back, thus placing his shotgun shells back into his kit.
"Don't you worry! Hamburger managed to discover several blocks from here, so I'll assist the local civilians while you and the rest cover my back!" Coffee said to group as she instantaneously rushed to the neighboring street and lifting up the megaphone.
"As for the rest of you, this is your reward for assisting us!" T he officer cried at the fatherly peanut as she stood on the road and her crew rushed to the driving humvee.
"Sure thing, officer! And thanks for the support!" Patrick responded as he and the gang ran further away.
"Not a problem! Drivers, get out of this section while you still can! Go, go, go!" The cop shouted at the rescued residents with her megaphone.
"Soldiers, our rescue op is done! Head for the sanctuary!" The commander shouted as he and his troops headed inside the humvee.
The remaining citizens headed to the hidden car in the shadows. She jumped inside her car and jabbed her keys into the ignition switch, causing the vehicle to roar its engines. Soon, as the passengers fastened their seatbelts, she drove away as the aerial vehicles nearby collected several people and hovered.
Soon, many cars driving off from the fractured ruins of houses. The sight of the pathway ahead provided them with a sense of hope in the matter. When the soldiers regrouped, they returned inside the humvees and drove away. One of them droved nearby the remaining cop, and Coffee jumped inside the vehicle. The same jeeps from firing before turned around and rushed to the street, jolting themselves away from the bloodbath. Seconds passed, and each car, picking up the townspeople, drove further and further away, almost disappearing into the background.
When the cars drove away, the army regiments almost disappeared. Each of the infected stood and watched the cars move on. Many eyes widened, some gasped, and the air creatures halted, still armed. A millisecond later, the infected fell silent. The wind blew past as the area grew still. Not a single person moved. For a few seconds, every limb of the infected began to tremble. Many traced her lips, clenched their fists into tight balls, and with difficulty holding back. Heart palpitations, tipped teeth, eyes and mouths regurgitating the virus as it falls to the ground below. The floor shook, and the houses next door finally broke into pieces. The air creatures grew more robust as their auras cultivated larger around them. Seconds passed, and they couldn't hold back any longer. Numerous screams and shouts echoed from the army, instantly filling the entire street with echoing hollers. Then they rushed into the avenue and sped toward the fugitives at supersonic speeds. What remains are footprints, a cloud of dust and slime.
In Ms. Simian's car, Gumball, Penny and Patrick sat in the car seats, gasping and throwing their heads back. The cat turned his head when he saw Hummers and jeeps passing nearby, and a few soldiers started at the towers, checking the area for infestations. The heat in the suits was beginning to subside, and the sweat on Gumball's head was slowly fading away. A long sigh escaped the cat's mouth as Patrick huffed and puffed after resting his elbows on his hips, reaching for his phone only to find it didn't work and cracked. The fatherly peanut sighed and shook his head left and right. Penelope sat quietly in her seat and checked her wings to see how they're doing during her escape. Some holes attached to her slowly disappeared. Some remained, and the band-aids and red marks slowly fading. A slight smile appeared from her face as she immediately flapped them at the pain still lingering in her wings.
Ms. Simian concentrated on driving down the road, took a deep breath, and looked at the road. She pushed the petal further and drove the car immediately. After a few seconds, Gumball rose from his seat with the repaired vacuum cleaner on his lap. After resting his right shoulder against the window, the experience of wrestling clouded his mind. He slapped his left hand over his eyes and shook his head as the sheer deluge of infected shook his sanity. Loads of stress, gun use, and racing were constantly on his mind. All this is to prevent the fungus from getting on his skin. And the concept of quarreling with his neighbors, classmates, and family. Yet, every victim he faced triumphed over a specific activity that almost made his heart race, alongside his cheeks flushing. Laughter, roars, and moans filled his mind further. Every sound he heard reverberated. A shiver ran down his spine as he remembered the mucus shaking his body. He closed his eyes, shifting his eyebrows downward.
Suddenly, the term "sanctuary" came across the feline's mind. The tom cat overheard the commander that helped the escape route with them order the soldiers to take the citizens there. His mind becomes filled with questions. As much as it sounds great that there's a safe zone in Elmore, given the events at stake, the inquiry remains.
"Hey, guys. I want to know more about this sanctuary that the commander mentioned. What can you tell me about the place?" Gumball asked the old primate and the Fitzgeralds. Each of them raised its head to the cat, although the monkey didn't take her eyes off the road. She rolled her eyes as a soft sigh escaped her mouth.
"So you didn't get the message about the bunkers. How expected." Lucy replied, a little annoyed.
"It is a vast mountainous complex and a militia base of operations that protect us from countless events in Elmore. In case of events like this one, they take us to the location for safekeeping until the town is back to normal. The place's loaded with everyday necessities, guns, jeeps, security, helicopters, mechs identical to your classmate, and multitudes of areas for each of us. It is also where we can heal from the attack." Patrick answered the feline, who raised his eyebrows as his ears flopped downward. Who could've thought that the militia had a service facility that served as a protection system for the civilization?
His pupils contracted until they normalized again, and he scratched his head on the suit.
"How come my family and I didn't receive this? This place we're heading sounds like something Mom would've set up shop for us, and I could've moved there." Gumball asked as he spread out his arms.
"It's a top-secret facility, Gumball. They're not risking giving vital information just like that. They're cautious of perpetrators. I supposed they didn't give the info to you guys because of your partial involvement in the occurrences. It makes no sense why they give it to those who would've to spell it out on a whim. And it's best to give it to those who use it wisely. Hence why Dad set us up ahead of time." Penelope responded as the feline watched his eyes and ears fall to the floor.
"You must be joking..." The cat sighed and slowly ground its teeth, only to get a soft chuckle from the oldest primate, who put her hand on her forehead.
"I think that shows how much of an influence you had on Elmore, Watterson. And why personal information matters." The old monkey responded with an obnoxious grin on her face, causing the cat to snarl slightly and stare at her with wild eyes. His eyebrows lowered, the color around his eyes turned black, and his eyes became the same as a lion's before he sat down.
"Shut up, old-timer." The cat sighed and crossed his arms over his chest, only for the ape to laugh harder.
When the primate stopped laughing, the sounds of helicopter blades and nearby military jeeps began to emerge. Vehicles are moving forward, and many illuminations slowly appear from the sky. The glow grew immense, creating massive circles. Then another emerged from the street toward the roving townsfolk and police officers. Rays of light fall on cars, forcing the driver and front passenger to put their hands on the visor. Soon it disappeared, and another location appeared within the portal and among the many cars on the highway. Others above are the skyline with more helicopters flying on the horizon. When the drivers saw traffic on the road, Gumball jumped out of his seat and taken a closer look. Patrick did the same, turning his head to the left, and Penny pushed open a nearby window, transformed into a dog, and pressed her head against the window. Soon, the first cars of the rescued citizens and helicopters drove in and joined the movement.
As soon as the monkey, the cops and the soldiers drove closer to the townspeople, the portals disappeared, and the cars suddenly stopped. And out of nowhere, a strange wind came, and the machines rose into the atmosphere. After being flung into the air, all passengers widen their eyes, and immediately drop their jaws. Faces turned black, and the world around them went cold. The eyes formed a circle around the iris as the attempt at freedom vanished. Some had twitching eyes, immobile limbs, and pounding hearts. The soldiers murmured. The police put their hands on their heads. Many hearts froze. Black tones appeared on all faces, and stomach pains began. Screams escaped their mouths, and the cars fell to the ground.
Many crashes were heard across the vicinity, landed on the houses below. Pieces of the homes trembled, and the vehicles started to break apart. Windows shattered, wheels stopped spinning, and fluid spill from some of the automobiles. Smoke emerged, engines cut off, and the turret sections of the humvees because slightly destroyed. The screams from the vehicles seemed to stop, and what remained nothing more than coughing.
On the way to Ms. Simian's car, two of the four doors fall to the ground, and two giant hands appear from inside. After a few seconds, Penny crawled out in minotaur form and pulled Gumball, Lucy, and Patrick out with her hands. Dust, streaks, and new stains appeared on their skin, and the visors almost cracked. She then laid them on the floor and pushed the shredded debris down the hallway of the once standing living room, destroying what's left of the door. Beside the group from another house, the doors of a military jeep opened, and the remaining police officers got out. After the Coffee Cop crawled out, the Hamburger and Soda Cops pulled out the Fry Cops, covered in holes in their suits, blood, bent armor, and nearly cracked visors. Eventually the soldiers got out and carefully stepped over the twisted rubble. Some pulled these unconscious fighters out of the wreckage by laying them on the ground.
One of the soldiers rushed to the shattered remains of the humvee, and pressed a button nearby the driver seat. Static emerged from the nearby radio, and the solider adjusted its settings. Another came behind him, watching her commander pressing the buttons and placing her mouth nearby the microphone.
"General Callahan! Can you hear me?! We just been unexpectedly attacked and thrown across Elmore! We needed a portal! Over!" The commander shouted, only to get jammed noises in the aftermath. The leader sighed, and his subordinate shook her head as she looked downward.
After the first ran out of the ruins, Ms. Simian twisted her body and saw what's left of her car. Her jaw dropped, placing her hands on her head and fallen on her knees. The ape slowly navigated her hands from his face downward, with her eyes widening further. The trio turned their heads, seeing the primate glaring at her vehicles. Suddenly, she gritted her teeth, eyes twitched, huffed and puffed, and clenched her hands into tight balls.
Trying hard as she could, Lucy wouldn't contain herself. Seconds passed, and she exploded like a volcano. A scream burst out of her mouth, and Ms. Simian's lifted her arms. Then, she ran back and forth, swinging her arms and legs in the air, jumped and kicking items nearby. Sweat drops from Gumball, Penny's and Patrick's head, watching the ape going wild as they stepped back. She pounded her chest repeatedly, throwed furniture and broken glass with her bare hands. As seconds passed, the ape stopped and looked down. A heavy sigh came from her maw, twisting her head at the vehicle again. She placed her hand on her eyes, shaking her head.
"Uh... are you...ok-" Penelope asked as she changed back, before the primate lifted her head upward and pointed her finger at the fairy, glaring at her with a viscous grin as she looked at the group.
"Don't you finish it!" The ape yelled at the fairy, catching her breath intensively.
Suddenly the wind picked up in the air. The remaining townspeople, police officers, and soldiers loaded their weaponry, spinning left and right. The quartet restored their arsenal, and Penny reverted to her dragon form. All their own hearts raced. As if encountering any nearby infested being is already problematic. A few seconds passed, and Gumball suddenly rose into the air. His gadget, tail, and arms are in the air. Penny grabbed his legs with her mouth, and the cat immediately screamed. Patrick and Lucy turned their heads when they saw the fairy head towards the cat's lower limbs. They raised eyebrows, and Patrick and Lucy placed their hands on the dragon's wings and climbed. The two rushed to Penny's head, grabbed Gumball's shirt and pulled him down. As the dragon stretched her neck, she planted her hands and feet on the ground.
The scream alerted the police officers and soldiers, causing them to rush to the scene and look up as they saw the cat pulled out of the air. Coffee, Hamburger and Soda climbed onto the dragon's back and grabbed Patrick's shoulders. The French Fry, police officers, and the rest of the soldiers seized their arms and formed a chain as they pulled. Others looked up, raising their eyebrows and raising their blasters. The soldiers see nothing yet. Unfortunately, the cat's pull pushed the group away with the wind, loosening Penelope's grip and sending the group back into the air and falling to the ground.
Penny recovered immediately, as did the others, and darted out into the street, albeit momentarily, flapping her wings. The pain was still in her, and she almost rose into the air toward the cat. She violently pushed back as if she got hit by a boxer, causing her to land on another nearby, destroying the remaining debris. Pain pierced her body, and blood spurted from her nose. Looking up and seeing that Gumball had risen even further in the air, she felt a sickening pain as tears welled up and rolled uncontrollably from her eyes. She couldn't breathe from the weight of failure on her chest.
The rest of the group ran into the street beside her, heads in the air, watching as the cat trembled under the unfamiliar grip. Their jaws dropped as Gumball continued floating. The cat gritted his teeth, constantly shaking his body and turning his head. His heart started racing, all the sweat dripped from his fur, and his pupils narrowed. He soon discovered himself picked up on the streets of Elmore and even saw the rest of the infected army from afar. Gumball stopped screaming as the hovering stopped, and his body twisted. As he watched, he noticed the iridescent aura surrounding the female form and titled his head. His whiskers trembled, and he narrowed his eyes.
After a few seconds the figure took shape, and a light gray body appeared on Gumball's face, hands on hips, a sinister smile and maddened eyes. A familiar phantom appeared, and Gumball and the troops below gasped.
"Did you miss me?" Carrie slyly asked, leaning her face forward to the feline.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Gumball screamed as he closed his eyes instantly.
The scream echoed across the sky as the sounds echoed through the streets. Farther away from the force, the infected creatures that had previously been chasing the military vehicles heard screams coming from several avenues. Knowing where the exclamation was coming from, the army turned its head and changed direction.
"Scream all you want, Gummypuss, but I'm afraid our Master needed your presence more than ever." The ghost said sadistically, pushing her hand back and lifting the cat somewhere behind her. The word "our" shocked the cat immediately, and even the troupe's eyebrows shot up. An unknown force grabbed Gumball, and Carrie looked down at the team. Ghouls and Halloween creatures emerged from the skies and shadows as the virus attached to them erupted from their jaws. Even Carrie's ex-boyfriend Azrael showed up next to her.
Blue lines and black spots appeared on their faces, and each took out their weapons, pointing the phasers and batons at the army of the All Hallows Eve-movie-inspired monsters. The appearances caused the gang to retreat, and their jaws dropped even further, especially Penelope.
"It's good that we made a pit stop. We do not want others to feel left out." Carrie continued by raising her hands and clapping her hands thrice. A few seconds later, monsters and undead attacked the group. Projectiles thrown, and natural weaponry unleashed.
Seconds later, Lucy, the cops, and the soldiers all stared at the army and fired a blast at the brigade while Patrick attacked the others on the ground with his multi-axe, and a distraught Penny unleashing fire. Blood shed, limbs damaged, stains formed, and many creatures torn down by shooting.
Penny growled as she saw Carrie hovering over her with an evil grin on her ghostly face. Steam escaped from her snout, staring up at the phantom above her. A vicious roar erupted from its mouth, spreading its wings and flapping them together as a supersonic wave erupted. Suddenly Carrie disappeared and reappeared. The fairy turned her head and threw a massive ball of fire at the phantom. But she dodged.
"I can't believe you did that to Gumball!" Penny growled at the ghost, only for the apparition to chortled as she positioned her hand on her chest.
"I see you have the same problem as Gumball: trouble aiming." The ghost giggled as she flipped her hair. As steam escaped within her snout, the dragon flapped its wings, throwing the flamethrower left and right several times. Unfortunately, Carrie keeps dodging. The dragon huffed and puffed, looking down and seeing that her attacks hadn't touched the spirit with a finger.
"Hm-hm-hm. My turn." The ghost girl said and waved her right hand. The power she unleashed threw the dragon across the street, and she fell on another house from afar. Carrie then swung her hand again and pushed the fairy into another home. She landed her on her stomach on the rubble, screaming in the aftermath. During the fight with the Halloween creatures, Patrick turned his head when he saw the phantom ragdolling the dragon like if she was a sack of potatoes.
"Somebody help my daughter!" Patrick screamed as he pointed his finger at the fight with the ghost and fairy, with the commander and soldiers rushing in with PHASERS in hand.
"Don't worry, sir! My soldiers will support them when we hold these guys back! You three, go!" The captain commanded the paratroopers. The three canines listened and rushed towards the ghost, watching her dragging the dragon across the street.
"Let me help out you out by sending the french fries! You're going to need batons to place her in submission!" Coffee yelled as the rest of the cops joined along the troops with the batons in hand.
Meanwhile, Gumball was still hovering in the air, watching as his device from his back. The cat turned its head and saw his instrument crumble into pieces, as if the device were no shorter than aluminum foil. He couldn't breathe from the weight of sadness and loss that weighed on his chest, and he looked down at his body and saw outstretched arms and legs. Sweat rolled off his head, and his heart pounded. Suddenly only a multitude of eyes appeared, a sickening grin spitting out a virus, and an angry, snarling laugh that made Gumball scream again and momentarily shake his body.
Huge claws grew, and forefingers closed, pointing at a cat. They spin in a circle, and a glowing prism-colored symbol emerges. Then the hands went away, and the right hand returned, spreading its claw. Another spark appeared from the center, revolved around the yin-yang symbol and spread. A seven-pointed star appeared in the animal's field of vision, towering over the cat's body. The magic disc has a star symbol in the center, and the circular structure has scales and mysterious symbols on the tips. And finally, the magic is surrounded by mysterious letters. Ms. Simian looked down at the battle below, scratched her chin and raised an eyebrow before continuing her combat with the ghosts.
An eye symbol soon appeared in the disk, and the magic disk charged at the cat, repelling its anatomy. The rainbow shone all over his body, and the light continued to flash in his eyes. Soon the claws grabbed Gumball, and the limbs immediately wrapped around his anatomy. The sounds of a scream escaped the cat, though obscured by the hand covering it. The creature pushed Gumball up to his exposed cloak attached to his torso. His eyes widened, his eyebrows went up, and his body trembled. Nothing comes out of his mouth but muffled screams. The creature then wraps its arms around the cat, forcing its body to merge with its own while the slime stares at its anatomy. The mysterious animal narrowed its eyes, and an ominous laugh escaped its mouth.
'Nooo...!' Whispered the cat in his mind. He mumbled.
Suddenly, a powerful explosion of slimy prism erupted from the creature. A rainbow cloud spread across the atmosphere, completely covering the monster and cat. The outbreak caught the attention of the infected beasts and the squad below. The cops turned their heads as they watched the explosion in the atmosphere. The soldiers did the same, and Patrick, Lucy, and Penny exhaled. The fatherly peanut put his hands on his head, the primate paused as her body froze, while Penelope's tears dropped more from her eyes. The dragon's world disappeared for a moment, seeing her other half became one with the virus of an unknown deity. She held her breath and growled.
"NOOOOOO!" Penny screamed. She sobbed.
"I can't believe this! We just lost one of our subjects!" Hamburger Cop yelled, huffing and panting, pointing his finger at the cloud above him.
"Talk about a gut punch. Does this mean we have to leave him behind?" Soda Cop asked after placing his hand on his visor.
"Judging what I'm seeing, we don't have a choice..." Coffee Cop responded looking downward.
Unfortunately, the ground beneath the squad began to shake, their bodies almost shaking. The wreckage behind them shattered into pieces, dropping slightly damaged cars. However, one of the military jeeps survived despite external damage. Everyone turned their heads to the left and widened their eyes. Lucy, Patrick, Penny, the cops and soldiers saw the infected creatures in the foreground as they sped down the street at supersonic speeds. Some shook their limbs when the commander spotted the hummer nearby. He pushed the car and swept the wreckage off the jeep.
"Citizens! Soldiers! I asked for help fixing the humvee! We must escape from the one when we have the chance!" The commander yelled as his subordinate stepped in to clean up.
"But, sir! There is a strange creature above us! Who is to say this aberration, and its people wouldn't hesitate following us? There is not enough room for everyone to get in." The hawk asked as she cleared the debris, clearing the way for the car. In a rush, the commander headed for the nearby cache cases, and opened them. Inside nearby the guns are multitudes of darts, regular and special. At once, the Lizard saw the creature, and looked down at the police using batons. Next, the leader saw a nearby vehicles nearby the road in front of him, scratched his hand on his chin and raised an eyebrow.
"I think I have an idea." He responded to the cleansing avian.
That's it for today! Gumball seems to have merged with the virus, and the team's reaction to it is terrifying. But that won't stop more chapters from coming soon.
