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Gumball stirred to life in Carrie's arms.

"Oh, Carrie, I had the weirdest ass dream that this kid came from the future and-"

"Gumball that wasn't a dream."

"Dammit..."

Marmalade intervened. "C'mon, let's go."

"Go where?"

"Three years in the past. Now, everybody stand close."

"Is this gonna hurt?" asked Gumball.

"As long as you don't land on something sharp, you'll be fine." Marmalade said as she pushed the activation button. They landed on the correct date. Marmalade and Carrie landed on the ground.

"You alright, Mom?"

"Yeah I'm- did you just call me Mom?"

"Well you are my Mom..."

"Uhm, okay!" Carrie said in a giddy tone. "Where's Gumball?"

"Oh there's a bit of a time delay on the thing he should be here any second."

"Hey, I see him! He's falling! I got him, I got him!"

Gumball landed in a tree.

"I don't got him..."

Gumball fell out of the tree and onto ground, now covered in scrapes.

"Daddy! Are you alright?"

"I'm fine! And would it kill you to call me Gumball?"

"With everything I've messed up in the timeline, it probably would!"

"Hey, I see Darwin and Richard!" Carrie said as she pointed to the father and son, pulling a boat away from the boat rentals.

"Mom," started Marmalade. "They won't recognize you. Go convince them to not get in the water. Tell them they have a defective boat or something."

"Got it. What about you and Gumball?"

"I have something in mind."

Carrie ran off in Darwin and Richard's direction.

"Dad, you see those gas cans over there?"

"Yep."

"Help me pour them out in the store!"

"Let's go!"

~Meanwhile~

"Alright, son! Let's go catch some dinner!"

"It's a shame Gumball was too sick to come with us."

"Don't worry, we'll bring him back his own fish."

"Wait!" Carrie said as she ran up to them.

"Who are you?" asked Darwin.

"I'm, uh...I'm Debby! And I, uh work as an assistant park ranger here!"

"What's the problem, Debby?" asked Richard.

"I just came to tell you, that, uhm, that your boat is not safe to go fishing in!"

"It looks fine to me." said Darwin.

"Uhm, trust me! I'm a boat expert! These boats are only built to hold 200 pounds!"

"Well then we'll need a bigger boat." said Richard, now self concious. They were about to turn back when the boating house exploded. Gumball and Marmalade were already a safe distance away, high-fiving.

"What happened?! Debby?! Debby!" cried Richard. Carrie ran off to Gumball and Marmalade.

"Good job, guys! Now, let's see if that worked." Marmalade activated the time machine sending them back to the present.

~One travel through time later~

"Huh, wha?" Gumball said as he got up from his bed. "I'm back in my old bed! In my old house!" Gumball said as he ran out to the staircase. He peered down to see his entire family, alive and healthy, eating breakfast.

"Yes!" Gumball whispered to himself. He went back to his room and looked out the window for his ghostly companions. He found them in the front yard.

"Up here, guys!" he signaled for them to fly up.

"Did it work?" asked Carrie.

"Yes!"

"Great!" said Marmalade. "Now I can go back- Oh no."

"What's wrong?" asked Carrie.

"The battery's low."

"WHAT?"

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