Glitching to Fix Time {Poor Execution, Rewrite occurring in diff book}

Ch 7: A Clarity of Ray

"Nate. I don't care." Amaya replied with a shake of her head.

"Raymond Taslo Palmer!" Ray's mother's voice could be heard yelling throughout the house.

"You have to hide." Young Ray whispered to Gumball placing him hurriedly into the closet, sliding his popcorn under his bed right next to Zari's face. Young Ray jumping up to sit on his bed. His mother came in and scolded him something fierce for getting sick on candy. Even taking away his trick or treating privileges that night.

"Guys, the Dominator's getting angry. Somebody needs to distract my mom."  Ray urged from where he stood on the dresser.

"Fine, I'll take one for the team." Nate agreed getting up, Amaya rolled her eyes and followed after him. Not trusting him to be professional with that woman.

"Raymond, this is the second time this month that I've had to leave work for you. First you're starting a fire in the science lab, and then, what, now you're sitting at home skipping school?" His mother demanded

"School is boring." Little Ray insisted. "I already know all the answers."

"Too bad, you're going back, so grab your stuff. Let's go. Come on. What was that?" Ray's mother walked towards the closet hand touching the knob.

"Yeah, now would be great, guys." Zari said still under the bed.

"What now?" Ray's mother sighed going to answer the door. Nate flirted shamelessly with the woman, trying to make himself seem all tough and impressive. Just as he did with Clarity oh so long ago. While him and Amaya were distracting her little Ray was eavesdropping on their conversation. Even adult Ray seemed to be affected by his mother's words about him.

Clarity inhaled sharply, almost falling off the console as she jerked jumping feeling a sudden distinct hum in the area. So much more advanced than the 80's. It had come out of nowhere she hadn't been prepared for it.

"Clarity, you good?" Sara asked having noticed her little fit.

"Yeah, just got startled." Clarity replied rubbing her hands on her jeans.

"Startled? By what?" Sara asked in confusion.

"Captain Lance." Gideon interrupted.

"What's up?" Sara replied to the Ai.

"I am detecting the approach of another timeship." Gideon informed her.

"Startled by that." Clarity confessed. "Came out of nowhere."

"What if the assassin followed us here? We need to plead for clemency with the Time Bureau and ask for help. Whosever here could be tracking us." Stein lamented.

"Or listening in." Clarity replied. "Ships interior is shielded I can't sense who's inside but I wouldn't put it past Tyler to hack into our comms."

"In that case, Stay off the comms unless it's an emergency." Sara ordered. "I'm gonna check it out. You keep watch here."

"I'll be watching very, very closely." Mick replied as he looked at Stein.

"Sara, wait I'm coming too!" Clarity objected glitching to her side. "Buddy system remember? If it is the time bureau you'll want a quick escape right?"

Meanwhile at the Palmer house kid Ray had decided to run away because he thought nobody cared him. He put Gumball and his future self in his backpack and slipped out his window. Zari rushing after him at old Ray's behest. She should have just stayed in 2042.

"Your friend is gonna kill you." Zari ran after kid Ray hopping over a fence rushing into the woods however she quickly lost the young Eagle Scout. "If I don't do it first. Clarity, glitch over here. I need back up. I lost Kid Ray."