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Gumball: What's the "amadain"?
Penny: Oh, It's like a joke, It means a fool basically.
Gumball: Nice, nice. And if I got it right, I'm supposed to join this family? Like I wasn't in the bag like a second ago?
Gumball gets furious
Gumball: Are you serious right now?! Never, ever in my life, will i ever come back here. Forget you, people! I'm gone! You'll never see me again! Nothing and I mean nothing in the world could stop-
Patrick whispers something in his ear
Gumball: ...
Gumball: No! Not even that wonderful karaoke machine will stop me from getting away from all of you! Screw you, people! I'm goooing home!
Gumball leaves the backyard
Everyone: ...
Penny sighs embarassed
Penny:... I'll talk to him...
Penny leaves the backyard as well to catch up to Gumball
Meanwhile Gumball angrily walks down the street
Penny: Hey!
Penny catches up and stands in front of him
Penny (angry): You have nerve to talk about my family like that, you know?
Gumball ignores her and walks past her
Penny(angry): Oh, so that's how it's gonna be now? You're just gonna stop talk to me, because of some stupid harmless joke?
Gumball stops walking after what Penny said
Gumball: ... harmless?
Gumball turns to her
Gumball: ...You want to tell me the prank where your family chases me through the house, kidnaps me AND surrounds me like in some sort of folk horror film is harmless?!
Penny's angry face softens up a little
Gumball: I thought I'm gonna end up in missing poster you can find on a milk carton! That I'll never see my family ever again! But hey, who cares?! It was just a stupid prank pulled off by your out of touch relatives!
Penny: Hey! Your family isn't sunshine and rainbows neither! I often hear how your dad devours fast food employees or how your mom sends some people to afterlife before their time! And don't get me started how YOU put my life in danger because I sent TWO emojis, instead of three!
Gumball: Okay, I admit! I screwed up that day, I didn't think this through and I almost got you to the hospital again! But I just wanted to do something romantic that day and I ...never meant to hurt you...
*Gumball stays silent for a bit*
Gumball: I would do anything for you... you know that... And yet, you lied straight to my face so I could come to your clan's party...
Penny's angry face softens again
Gumball: To be honest... I didn't really mind that. I mean, I wore the shell given by your dad so he couldn't kill me. But since it was... pretty hard for you to come back to your shell after so much time, I also did this for you, so you couldn't get overwhelmed by wearing it again.
Penny slightly smiles
Gumball:... and what do you do for me in return? You hurt me and embarass me, just because I agreed with your dad, put a bug on my shell, and pull off a cruel prank on me with your family, just to make me look like an idiot in front of them!
Gumball: ...
Gumbal: As if I wasn't one already...
Penny's smile fades away and tears starts to form on Gumball's eyes. Penny lets out a sad sigh
Penny: Listen, I- You're right. I shouldn't lie to you about that. I just- I was afriad you wouldn't come here if I told you the truth and-
Gumball slightly frowns at her
Penny: Look... I'm sorry. I- I shouldn't have done any of this. I was- simply upset tonight that I had to participate in those-
Gumball: Tonight?
Penny: H-huh?
Gumball: You were upset... tonight?
Penny: Wh- What do you mean by that?
Gumball hesitates to say it, but he takes a deep breath
Gumball: Don't get me wrong, but- before you broke out of the shell, all I saw was a peanut girl. Kind, caring, calm and sweet cheerleader who made me feel joyful every time I saw her at school. The only thing... I wanted is just to be with her, even if I thought she was... out of league for me...
Gumball: ...
Gumball: But... after I helped you broke out of shell, we've finally became together. Just the way I've always wanted.
Gumball shows a little smile, but quickly it fades away
Gumball: But... you've changed...
Penny is confused
Penny: ...Gumball, I became a shapeshifting being from a peanut. Of course I've changed.
Gumball: Not outside... I meant inside...
Gumball: Ever since you came out of the shell, I started... feel different towards you. You became more... hostile to me, you started to often ridicule me and get angry at me, even for a small things. You... started to hate my gestures. I would understand the grand ones, but you 're starting to shapeshift into a gorgon, even if I just want to play a song for you on ukulele.
Penny for a moment looks away from him. She remembers that time pretty well. And the moment when she broke his instrument out of anger
Gumball: What- I want to say is... I... I'm afraid of you...
after hearing this, Penny feels like her heart just broke into two pieces
Gumball: I'm afraid to mess up when you're nearby, I'm afraid to talk to you because you can hurt me if I'll say something wrong to you. Heck, that was the reason I had to ask Principal Brown to tell you about your weird laugh, since I thought you'll literally rip my heart out if I'll tell you myself.
Gumball: I'm also- afraid to help you with your problems, since last time I tried to, you threatened me to cut off my fingers...
Penny remembers that too. When Gumball mentioned her about it the day after her family drama, she felt guilty and said she overreacted. It looked like Gumball brushed it off by thinking it was nothing serious. But now hearing him say all of this indicates that he was really upset by it
Gumball: I'm... I'm even afraid to be with you...
Gumball closes his eyes, expecting Penny to change into dragon, gorgon or some other terrifying creature. But... nothing happens. He opens his eyes and sees Penny standing in front of her, with tears on her eyes and with shocked expression mixed with the heartbreak. She looks away after hearing this. While it really hurts, she knows Gumball's right
They both stay silent for a while. Gumball can hear a silent sobbing from Penny and after some time he lets out a sad sigh
Gumball: You know... maybe Mr. Small was right with his radioactive rock...
Penny looks at him
Gumball: Maybe we're really weren't meant for each other...
Penny says nothing, while still sobbing. Gumball, however walks away, disappointed and a little broken
Gumball: Goodbye... Penelope...
Penny sees how Gumball leaves her alone under street lamp. She couldn't believe it. The love of her life, the one who set her free from her shell and was her own beam of light during her struggles and fears just told her they weren't meant for each other. That he's afraid being with her. And all of this was Penny's fault. She couldn't accept any of this. She loves him so much, even if he sometimes messes up things in their relationship. She couldn't just leave it alone. She tries to catch up to him again
Penny: G- Gumball! Wait-
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