Okay, so previously mentioned last chapter, I was stuck with whether I wanted to include that deleted scene/sketch or not.

Drumroll please, here is the final, chosen, answer.

*drum plays*

*deep inhale* Yes.

'oh no it's gonna be sad isn't it?'

Well... Kind of.. But kind of not... It's complicated.

But yes, I'm including the deleted scene. :/

Sorry people who didn't want it, but my mind is made up.

Anyway, here is chapter seventeen, enjoy!

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Previously on FDAU..

Creatures continued to drool, as they were getting even closer.

Wait a second! Gumball our strength!

Oh yeah.. I forgot about that one..

Right when a creature was about to kill them, it was received a punch to the face, which sent the beast flying back into the deeper, deeper part of the forest.

All the other monsters looked at each other, then back at the three.

Gumball/Darwin were looking straight at the creatures, a look of anger and annoyance, as they let their claws unsheathe themselves.

Letting out whimpers, all the monsters retreated back to their parts of the woods, not wanting to end up like the other beast that got punched.

The two fist pumped in victory, quite proud that they actually withstood a large pack of monsters.

"IN YOUR FACE YOU COWARDS!" Gumball yelled, pointing towards where the creatures left.

"Guys look out!"

Turning around, a look of shock and horror appeared on Gumball/Darwin's face.

Now onto the chapter!

Right behind them was none other than X, his men, and followers, all ready with their good ol' torches and pitchforks.

"Oh I'm sorry, was that startling?"

Gumball/Darwin began backing away, as X came closer.

"Heh. You know, isn't it a little funny? You really thought you could escape fate?"

X pulled out what appeared to be a small knife.

He then turned towards his men, who were still standing there menacingly.

"Men, grab the girl would ya?"

The men quickly obeyed, now focused on Anais.

X smiled, and turned back towards Gumball/Darwin, who were still pretty terrified, considering this might actually be their death.

"Any last words, freak?"

There wasn't much options, as the two were quickly trying to come up with some escape plan.

Soon, an idea came to mind, but it wasn't all that pretty.

Eyes shut, Gumball/Darwin took a small breath, as they let their claws unsheathe.

X raised an eyebrow confused.

Then, the two quickly raised their hand, and slashed whatever was in front of them, most prefereably X.

However...

(Uh oh it's the deleted scene I said I added in.. Be prepared people who didn't want it, it might hurt you in the feels! Ok read on.)

A small yelp could be heard, as they slowly opened their eyes, praying that it was X that was cut into.

But what they saw, wasn't X in front of them.

A red, bleeding, claw mark ran across Anais's face, as she silently felt the cut, tears almost threatening to fall.

It appeared that she was going to quickly lead them away from the group.

X snickered at this, which interrupted the silence.

"I guess I was right after all! All those experiments really are monsters!"

A few laughs could be heard from the henchmen, who found this funny as well.

Gumball/Darwin backed away again, finally not hitting the tree this time, and ran farther into the woods, Anais's cries for them to come back almost echoing behind them.

However, they crashed into something, knocking them and what they bumped into onto the ground.

"What the what was that?" Gumball was a little annoyed, yet a little worried.

Seeing what it was, or who it was, a look of shock and surprise appeared on the two's face.

"Wait.. Vanessa?.." Darwin was highly confused, but relieved at the same time.

Vanessa got off the ground, quickly fixing her drape of hair.

"Yeah hi. Do me a favor and not crash into me next time? Really appreciate it."

"Oh right.. Sorry about that..." Darwin replied.

Vanessa looked the same as usual, like nothing at all happened to her really.

"Wait.. Why were you guys running? Don't tell me those stupid X guys are in here.."

"Uh... Yeah... They're kinda trying to kill us..." Gumball said, receiving a groan from Vanessa.

"Those psychos really need to go to a mental hospital.." The fox grumbled, annoyed by this news.

A look of confusion then appeared on her face.

"Is it just you? Or.. Are you with someone?.."

"Well... We were with our little sister..." Gumball replied, answering pretty quietly.

A realization then struck him.

"OhmygoshwaitweforgottogobackforAnaiswhatarewe-"

"I'm right here."

The three looked over to see Anais standing there, the mark on her face still bleeding pretty badly.

"Oh geez what happened back there? Are you okay?"

Vanessa quickly checked the injury, hoping there wasn't too much blood loss.

"Wait where's the bag?" Darwin asked.

A stupid realization then struck Gumball.

"Ohmygoshweforgotthebagweneedtogobackandrescueit-"

"It's right here."

Anais lifted the backpack up, showing that she managed to grab it before she ran.

"Oh.."

Vanessa looked through the bag's contents, trying to find any medical supplies to patch up Anais's injury.

Anais looked over, noticing Gumball/Darwin going into some part of the woods, which looked a little worrying.

She then proceeded to follow them, Vanessa noticing this as well.

"Wait where are you going?"

"I'll be back. Just keep an eye on the backpack."

Vanessa reluctantly obeyed, and stayed behind with the bag.

Anais eventually stumbled upon what appeared to be a cliff, which hung over a large area of trees.

She moved some tree branches aside, as she continued to head in.

A look of worry was on her face, as she noticed her brothers were silently sitting on the grass, hugging their knees tightly as the breeze gently brushed against their (Gumball's) fur.

"Are... You guys okay?..."

Anais hesitantly walked forward, worry still present.

The two sighed, looking down at the ground with sorrow.

"Anais.. What are we going to do after all this?.." Gumball questioned sadly.

"..What do you mean?.."

Anais sat beside them, a little confused by the question.

"I mean, what are we going to do once all this 'X Group' stuff's over?.. It's not like things are going to go back to normal that fast.."

"It depends.. Considering the weird age thing, and pretty much the whole 'going back to normal' set up.."

She frowned, noticing the annoyed look she was getting.

"Okay, some things 'going back to normal'." She corrected.

"What's going to happen next though?.. Are we just going to hide again?.." Darwin asked.

"I'm not too sure yet.."

Anais looked over to the side, as she thought to herself.

Was that really going to be the plan?

"It's not like we can do that forever Anais.. There's still.. Those things.."

Anais raised an eyebrow, confused by that statement.

"What things?"

"Well for starters, if we're really stuck like this, we're not going to age, right?.. And that would mean we wouldn't be able to grow up, or marry our girlfriends.. And everyone's.."

Gumball didn't feel like finishing the sentence, but Anais knew what he was going to say.

Everyone they knew would probably age and die, and the two would pretty much have nobody.

"Look guys, I'm really trying to fix this, honestly.." She said, sorrow on her face.

"We're supposed to be dead.. That experiment should've killed us.."

Tears were streaming down their face now.

Anais silently scooted closer, and hugged the two, no words being spoken.

Suddenly, before she could react, a metal object pierced through Gumball/Darwin's chest, as a look of shock appeared on their face.

Blood was leaking out, as they felt the wound, the object revealed to be a pitchfork.

Anais quickly got up, seeing X was the one to do it.

"Oh, well that was easy." He said, a smile edging on his face.

She could only look at him with anger, as the man began to chuckle.

Her anger was soon replaced with fear, as she remembered her brothers were still bleeding and injured.

"It's okay.. Everything's going to be okay.." She said, as she tried to help the two back up.

X then kicked the three, sending them back down onto the ground.

"Nice try, but you're not going anywhere!"

They watched in fear, as X was coming closer.

Then, a roar was heard in the distance, causing X to turn around.

His eyes widened, as he saw a red and orange colored dragon flying towards them, a look of fury in her eyes.

The dragon let out another roar, scaring the crap out of X, his men, and his followers.

"GET AWAY FROM THEM!" The dragon shouted, to which the three easily recognized who it was.

X, his men, and followers, quickly darted back into the woods, terrified out of their lives.

The dragon shifted and formed, revealing to be Penny, as she gracefully landed on the cliff.

"Oh my gosh what did those guys do?!"

She quickly went over beside the three, a look of worry on her face.

"X managed to pierce a pitchfork into them.." Anais replied, worried as well.

"Guys!"

The four noticed Vanessa running towards them, who was carrying the bag just in case.

"I saw what happened.. I think I know what we can do."

"Well, what?" Penny questioned.

"From my experience when Gilson turned me into this, I saw he was writing something in a notebook. So maybe the book might actually be notes on how he does his work."

"Wait I see what you mean." Anais said, thinking for a moment. "There might be some information we can use, that can help us fix this!"

"Exactly! It means we need to get to the lab!" Vanessa concluded.

"I can fly us over there!" Penny said, as she shapeshifted back into her dragon form.

Anais and Vanessa carefully carried Gumball/Darwin onto Penny's back, making sure nothing else was wrong.

"We're all set!" Anais called, signaling Penny to fly.

Penny soon flew up into the air, and the five began heading into the town, towards Gilson's lab.

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Oh no! What's going to happen next?! Will Gumball/Darwin be okay?! Stay tuned for chapter eighteen!

Yeah, like I said, I added the deleted scene into here. Sorry people who didn't want it, but it's here now. :/

But let me know what you think! Was this chapter good? Sad?

Anyway, see you in the next chapter!

INFO

-X and his 'X Group' are tracking down the three. As shown in this chapter, they can be afraid of dragons.

-Gumball/Darwin and Anais were hiding in the forest until all the X Group stuff blew over. Unfortunately, the group found them there anyway.

-As mentioned in this chapter, Gumball/Darwin are technically immortal, which means they can't age. But they can still hurt, or get killed. So.. It's complicated immortality.

-Gumball/Darwin at the moment are injured, with a pitchfork stabbed into their chest. Anais, Penny, and Vanessa, are getting them to Gilson's lab to get repaired.

-Vanessa isn't dead! Hooray! She actually escaped the secret building fire. Sadly, she was the only one not dead.

-Gumball/Darwin and Vanessa, are the only 'experiments' left now. All the others were killed by the X Group.

END OF INFO.

Chapter eighteen: COMING SOON.