The Entity

Transition

"Yeah, I wasn't planning to stay away for long. Just had to go on a quick walk to get away from...some things.", Gumball answered while glancing outside in the corner of his eye.

"Oh, I see.", Richard replied hesitatingly, seemingly unsure what to say.

"So uh...where is Anais?", Gumball asked, remembering how his father said earlier that he wanted to put her in a more comfortable place.

"I placed her down in the bed in her room for now. Felt like the nicest place for the moment, y'know?", Richard asked with a sad smile.

"Yeah, makes sense.", Gumball said, also not sure how exactly to sway the conversation away from that topic.

"Don't you think we should...you know, tell the rest of the family? Tell Nicole's and my parents what happened and about the danger and everything?", Richard wondered.

"Might...be better if we leave them out of this for now. I get that they should know about Anais, but in our current situation, this would make things even more complicated. Let's focus on dealing with this thing first and keep them out of it if we can.", Gumball explained, hoping Richard would understand.

"No, I get it. I don't want my parents to put themselves in danger with all of this either. They'll understand when we tell them in time...I hope.", Richard responded before sitting down on the other side of the table.

"I'm sorry, I wish I could do more to help out. If there's anything-"

"Dad, it's alright.", Gumball responded while putting his paw on his father's.

"It's good to have someone here in case somebody comes with news. Besides, I know Anais' passing isn't easy on you and nobody expects it to be. You were a great father to her and I know she would agree. None of this is your fault."

"Thanks, son.", Richard answered with a small smile.

"But...are you going to be alright, too? You've been handling it all very well it seems but I know how much you loved your sister.", he sympathetically said.

"Don't worry, Dad. I'll be fine.", he tried to reassure his father.

That's when Nicole came back through the door.

"Okay, Yuki is on our side. She was quick to join.", she revealed.

"Oh, that was fast. Nice job, Mom. I hope the others are having this much luck as well.", Gumball commented.

...

At Carrie's mansion:

"So that's pretty much the situation we have.", Carrie just finished explaining to her father.

"I can't believe Pfahlius is back. You should've told me before. That was way too dangerous for you to get into on your own!", Vlad scolded his daughter.

"I know, Dad. I'm sorry. I just thought...after last time, t-that we could handle him. It's my fault.", she sadly admitted.

"Hey, don't beat yourself up over it. Even I once tried to take him on during my Snatcher days. Barely got away with my life. I don't want to face him again. And I'm already dead now!", Vlad remarked.

"So, you're going to help us?", Carrie wondered.

"Definitely! After all these years, it would be my honor to finally use my powers for something good.", Vlad answered.

"Thanks, Dad.", Carrie replied while floating over to hug him.

"If we're going all out there we should probably look for more people with mystic powers. They are the strongest. How about that friendly witch who lives in the cave with her giant son?", Vlad recalled.