Back Home (kinda one shots)

The Nightmare (Part 2)

Darwin woke up behind the glass watching the family replace him.

"No....not this again......I can't go through this again..."

Darwin panicked he was banging on the glass, screaming and sobbing. The family walked out of the pet store smiling as if nothing ever happened. Darwin watches the family he almost died for be happy without him. Acting as if he never existed. His vision blurred up, indicating that he began to cry again.

When it unblurred, he wiped his eyes and noticed that he was suddenly in the living room.

"How did I.... GUMBALL! GUMBALL I'M HERE!!! GUMBALL!!!!!!"

"So, what do you think of your new goldfish."

"It's just like the old one, Mom."

"Really?"

"Yeah! Thanks for taking me to the pet shop. Who would've thought that goldfish are completely replaceable?"

Both of them laughed as Darwin's eyes filled with tears. Again.

"Yeah, I don't know why I thought I needed him in the first place. He's just a pet. Completely useless!"

Nicole as Gumball laughed again.

"Useless?" Darwin asked quietly, receiving no answer.

"Exactly! Hey, what if the old Darwin is still trying to get back to us?"

"I AM!" Darwin yelled. Well, tried to yell, no words actually came out.

Gumball shrugged.

"Well, then this is his fault for not being good enough."

Nicole and Gumball shared yet another laugh as Darwin looked to the ground in defeat.

Nicole and Gumball's laughing echoed in Darwin's ears. It was going on for to long. They were happy without him. Happier without him. He couldn't take it anymore. He punched his ears as hard as he could (which wasn't very hard considering the fact that he was only 2).

"MAKE IT STOP!!!" He shouted.

The scene of Nicole and Gumball on the couch faded into black, but the laughing was still there. A voice began to speak over the laughter.

"They don't want you. They don't need you. They never needed you."

"I know!" He answered, he then realized this voice sounded familiar... it was his.

"You never should've came back. Their life would be easier without you!"

"Shut up.........., me!"

"If you were just a tad bit better this never would've happened! You're a failure! Do you hear me? A failure!!!"

"I know I am, just leave me alone!"

"Never! I'm a part of you! I'm never leaving as long as you live!"

Suddenly, the pitch blackness turned into the imagine of the family happily replacing him. He screamed.

Gumball woke up to all the noise Darwin was making in his sleep.

"Darwin? Buddy? You ok?" He asked as he tapped his little brother on the head.

Darwin woke up and grabbed on to him instantly, hugging him and crying. Gumball didn't know what to do, so he stroked him on the head trying to calm him down.

It worked in a way. Darwins' crying was softer and quieter.

Gumball looked Darwin in the eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"I-I had a scary d-dream"

"Awww, Darwin." Gumball hugged him. "It's ok, it wasn't real."

They hugged in silence for a while.

"You wanna talk about it?" Gumball asked.

Darwin sighed.

"Well.... it's where I didn't make it back home....and...you r-replaced me... and then you told Mrs. Mom that I was useless and replaceable."

"Well...do you think you're useless and replaceable?"

"Yes? No? Maybe? I don't know...."

"Awwww, c'mon, you know I'd never make you feel bad on purpose."

"Yeah, I guess..." Darwin said, not actually believing himself.

"C'mere, dude."

Gumball hugged him tightly.

"Hey, I have an idea, why don't you sleep in my bed tonight? That way I could protect you from having another nightmare."

Darwin nodded.

"Thanks, Gumball." He said quietly before wiping his tears.

The two brothers spent the rest of the night cuddling platonically and they all lived happily ever after <3

Well other than Darwin shoving down all his pain for the next 8 years to keep people from worrying about him but hey that's not important rn-