Chapter 10: Things get weird and harsh again

Plot
The events of chapter 9 were a bit hard to forget. Unfortunately for Gumball/Darwin, things might not get better.

Chapter (WARNING SPOILERS)
The chapter starts off after the last. Anais is trying to comfort Gumball/Darwin after the whole incident, but it doesn't help their mood much. Nicole questions what had happened, and the three soon explain to her the early events.

As they arrive home, Nicole apologizes for bringing them, understandably concerned. G/D try to reassure her, but she is still upset. She carries them into the house with Anais following behind her.

Soon Anais and her brothers are in the bedroom. She patches up their leg injury, and the two test it out. The bunny however reluctantly begins to speak, explaining that G/D would have to stay in the house again, after all that had happened.

The two are clearly upset, and eventually snaps at her when she continues. Anais lets them stay alone for a while, as she goes downstairs. She sits down beside Nicole at the table, the older cat having coffee. Her mother asks how they took it, and Anais admits it didn't go too well. Nicole soon reveals her worry about all this, questioning if she could even fix anything. Anais comforts her, but is interrupted by a sudden scream from upstairs.

Nicole and Anais enter the bedroom, questioning a noticeably worried Gumball/Darwin. The two at first refuse to speak out of fright, but begrudgingly show them dark, gray, sharp metal claws that were sticking out of Gumball's paw. Anais examines them, obviously questioning about the use of this, but reassures the two that it was nothing to worry about.

The two however admit that they were afraid that they would be hated for it, and compared to the mad-man Gilson, explaining that they weren't all too different. They are clearly haunted by Gilson's final death. Their mother and sister reassure them of their worries, wrapping them in a big hug. The two are reluctant, but accept.

Richard interrupts this scene by also hugging, revealing he had been to Joyful Burger through all this.

The next few weeks, G/D are kept inside for their safety, which was a heavy weight on them, knowing the hatred people had given them. They are desperate for the "reset button".

Fun facts!
-This is the last updated chapter to have come out in 2020 on Wattpad and DeviantArt's versions.

-The original chapter was pretty much "Chapters 8-9, the recap", as told by Is8. Hence why many things were changed and updated in this chapter.

-This is the first appearance of Darball's metal claws.

-The "reset button" refers to the moments of the show when the universe is reverted back to normal and characters are not in peril and such.

-Anais's line "You're not the monster, Gilson was." is a nod to a line in the YA novel series Maximum Ride, when Max says a similar line to the character Dylan.