Chapter 26: The Deadly Rocket

In addition, Joseffa's funeral left a terrible and bitter taste. Carlos and his son William were the examples. They saw Joseph's coffin being carried to the citadel for burial. When wanting to cremate her, Carlos denied them not to. Instead, they decided to bury her at the place he asked that the coffin should be in his airship. While Carlos is weeping for his wife's death, William is increasingly angry. The murderer of his wife escaped. He swore to kill him to avenge his mother.

From a distance to where the funeral was, Haruhi then sees the rest at Skyhawk in mourning, "It looks like this Gumball has managed to touch a very sensitive point," Her eyes darted at William, who is feeling venomous.

She march down in front of the man. "William."

William turn to see his friend, "Haruhi?"

"Gumball is back aboard the Clemenceau. His location will be the base of the rocket V3. It must be prevented from harming."

William asked, his anger lower down "How do you want me to succeed in defeating him? He is far away, laughing at me."

"William, this rocket will take him into space. They have no way to get to fly in space. Moreover how will he succeed?" She looks at the sky. "I say that it will not happen. They will not succeed it's way too much money for them to pay."

"Haruhi, all I want is to kill Gumball,"

"I know, I know."

"When will I have my powers?"

"I told you that you will have them when the time comes," Haruhi reply. "But think a little about your father? Now that he is already suffering from the death of his wife and your mother, what will he do? An army is about to get rid of Skyhawk and the war must continue."

"My father will now ask Mulder to send his rocket to Paris. It will cause some important damages. He aims at sensitive areas of France to destroy these so-called French while there are thieves, brawlers, and rapists who protect their territories," William explained.

Haruhi said, "Well, anyway they are not perfect and I want perfect people in my new world."

"But what will you do in your new world?"

"I will be able to enjoy this new life and admire it. I want this new peace to be prosperous. This planet is no longer the same. It must be clean of all the filth and wickedness that reigns in master," Haruhi said and added with joy in her tone, "Imagine, if that happens, we can be masters and like that, goodbye violence."

William smile but frown, "But if the boy succeed?"

"You and I will succeed," Haruhi smile.

Suddenly, William's phone rings. He picks up. "Yes?"

"William, come to my office, please." It was his father. He sounded sad.

"I am with Haruhi. Can she comes."

"Of course."

On the way to Carlos's office, Haruhi didn't expect Carlos to accept his presence in his office. Carlos hoped that Haruhi was angry because Zhed and Gémima died and the zombie army no longer among their control. In addition, the Skyhawk army can no longer hold the American army, despite the losses of soldiers on the US side, they continue to fight.

In the office of Carlos, the man behind the desk is drinking wine. He waits for his son and Haruhi. Perhaps that was the alcohol talking but he blames Haruhi or Gumball and felt the need to divert the military means of the European countries and America and ask to send rockets powerful enough to destroy a large part of both countries. In spite of the loss of the zombie army to get rid of the Resistance led by Jawen and Hugo, but mainly of the loss of the monitor and Commander Varrick, but mainly of his beloved Joseffa.

The door open and William and Haruhi enter. He gets up from his seat. Haruhi sees the two bodies of the Bokors in body bags that she had sent to get rid of the Resistance for the Skyhawk army to invade America.

"I see that my two helpful friends have failed their missions," said Haruhi, disappointed that his two friends failed to break the Resistance.

"No, they were perfect soldiers. I trusted them. They could have gotten rid of the resistance, but Jawen arrived, killed them with Gumball that he had liberated while I hold him in my hands," Carlos said with sadness. "Then Gumball went to destroy the Hearts of Darkness but my wife tried to prevent it. But she was killed and he managed to destroy the heart!" He threw the glass on the ground. "It's Gumball's fault. He has hindered our plan. Now the army is about to take back America, and this Jawen and Hugo have ruined everything!"

Haruhi commented "It was predictable. Now you will have to try to avenge yourself."

Carlos answers, "Yes, now it's time to launch rockets on all capital's nations."

Haruhi requested "Do you think you can do it?"

Carlos say "Yes, they will be launched and will destroy the whole capitals. Too bad for the values the capitals contain; they are only paintings, statues and other useless things."

Haruhi smirk grimly "Very good, but I guess it's not your only attack."

Carlos explained, "No, I'm going to ask the Krotte to destroy Rome immediately and I'll ask Helga to bring back the Tsar Bomb."

With a wicked smile, Haruhi asked the man "Do not tell me that you intend to leave a horrible mark on America?"

Carlos answers, "We must, otherwise our efforts will not have been in vain."

Haruhi added "You will need a new army if you want to reconquer the world."

"We have an important cloning station," William suddenly chime in. "We can create an army as fast as possible."

"And how did you manage to create a clone army?"

Carlos ask "Is it important?"

Haruhi said, "Let's say I'm curious. Normally I have not managed to easily clone people."

Carlos can see that Haruhi has something in mind, but what? But since his wife is dead and he may know that Gumball will kill him in the future, he must deal with the woman he held indifferent. He spoke, "We have succeeded, thanks to me. My brain is superior than anyone else. I managed to clone the first president of Skyhawk, Hector Morton Skyhawk. One of his relatives managed to keep his molecules and several of his genomes to create a perfect clone. And we succeeded."

"I see," The goddess nod her head.

"We managed to make gold, thanks to the secrets of the famous alchemist Nicolas Flamel. How else did we were able to finance a large army," Carlos added as if he could hold the earth in his hands.

Haruhi wonders of the famous alchemist, "Flamel, how this little bourgeois Parisian manage to make gold?"

Later in a mountain filled with a laboratory, workers are stationed to handle small materials that involves rockets. One of which were five rocket V3s. They must do quickly because the Russian army has unleashed and ruthlessly slaughter the soldiers. Like the Red Army when they killed the Nazis to prevent the Nazi invaders from taking their countries, some will take prisoners and take them in gulag so that they can die during the winter.

In a control room, a gray-haired man, wearing glasses and a white beard, sees the head of the rocket installed on its support. His name is Mulder. He has received orders from carlos, now he knows what he has to do.

"Well," Mulder took off the cigarette from his mouth, "It's time to finish. I hope I have the privilege of killing Gumball with my hands, but I know I can't do it."

An officer came in the office, "Sir, we have almost finished the preparations, but the Russian army is advancing and attacking our troops savagely."

Smiling, Mulder response, "Send our missiles with bacteriological heads. It will slow them down so we can send our rocket to capitals."

The officer replied, "Sir, they have tanks and their planes are charging towards our base," The alarm buzz loudly around the station as the warning call came.

"Everyone in your posts! This is not a drill! Russian planes are heading toward the base!"

Later, in the famous Russian Mig, a Russian captain designates the target.

"Here is our target," The Commander said with a Russian accent. "Have our bomber aim these mountains."

"Da, Commander Tovarich."

"Commandant Tovarich, missiles in sight!" The pilot exclaimed.

Missiles arrive at high speeds towards the MiG. Commander Tovarich order "Send in the lures." The lures are launched, but the missiles don't hit them and destroy the MIGs.

At an advanced post of the Russian army, a radio operator spoke "Colonel, our fighters have been destroyed in full flight."

"What?" Shouted the Colonel. "Impossible! Send another squadron so that we can destroy this damn mountain!"

"Da tovarich Commander."

Mulder orders from the base "Send the rocket!"

The bacteriological head rocket begins to be put in position. The rocket begins to raise on its launching pad.

"Ignition engines! Launch rocket in ten, nine, eight," Engine roar from beneath. "Seven, six, five," The trap opens for the rocket can take off. "Four, three, two, one! Imminent takeoff!" The rocket begins its takeoff, leaving a giant smoke in the lab.

From the battleground, from where Skyhawk and the Russians are fighting, IS3 tanks come in reinforcements against later. The radio operator spotted a missile and it was heading straight at us. He warned the Lieutenant, who wasn't pleased.

On the other side of the camp, Skyhawk soldiers are suffering significant losses, but more for a long time.

A soldier said "Captain, enemy tanks are in sight."

"No matter, a missile is going to blow off these Russians dog," The office reply.

The missile arrives right on the enemy. The Russians panic and disperse, but it is too late. The missile crashes on IS3 tanks. Soldiers scream for one second before all were vaporized by the blast. However, instead of being killed, a cloud of toxic erupted the ground. The remaining who was fifteen feet from the blast were exposed by the toxic, resulting their bodies collapses on the ground.

The Skyhawk soldiers shout of victory. Just when a messenger arrives with alarming news.

"What is it?"

"General Mulder is asking you all to retreat. The bacteria from the rocket won't stop for five minutes. You'll be exposed if you stay."

"Everyone, move out!"

At the Russian command post, Morale is at its lowest. News of the bacterial spread and people are doing what they can to protect themselves from the outbreak if it ever happen. The general shouts "You realize the situation. Our army can no longer advance. Our planes will get caught by that infection!" When the officer asked him if there was an idea, he replied "Let's throw all our troops in, no matter what losses we suffer."

"If we do that, then it's a one-way trip to the morgue."

"We have to destroy this base by any means necessary. Remember how Stalin succeeded."

"Stalin was a bloodthirsty madman," A bearded officer grunt. "A real criminal."

"What did you propose?"

"The Freyja squadron."

Aboard the Clemenceau, Gumball had finished telling his family how he managed to escape. He and Jawen fought the zombies and Bokor and he, himself, destroy the Heart of Darkness. But the most important piece of information he had was killing a woman he was forced to do.

"Here," said Gumball, finishing the story. He was starting to lose it. "I'll never forget what I did, I really killed someone."

Gumball lowered his head in sadness. Junior puts his hand on his shoulder for conform, "Geulin, I'm sorry, but you had no choice."

Anna added, "The slut was an unscrupulous criminal."

Teresa says, "Especially since William, his son, will do anything to avenge his mother."

Anna looks at the image of William from the computer "Rather crisp, but nothing more," This got Teresa roll her eyes.

"Oh please, Anna, this guy was a mama's boy! You think he's not going to attack us anytime soon?"

Junior glare "Must you say that at the wrong time? Gumball had just gone through a terrible experience," He pat him on the back with more force. Gumball lay out a few laughs. He was not thinking about what he did, but still, he doesn't know why Ridley helped gumball while initially trying to kill him. He doesn't understand anything, but he was able to see his crow friends, but he wonders if he should go back to Elmore. Had he made a mistake in leaving everything behind? But there is no time to think about it. The briefing is about to begin.

Gumball declare, "I'm going to see Carola."

"Carola was worried about you," Teresa goes to the blue cat, "She thought she had failed, but no, you managed to come back."

Gumball thank the girl before adding,"And I thank Jawen and both corax corvus," This throw them off course.

"Corvus corax?" Teresa repeated.

Junior said "Are you talking about the two ravens Hugin and Munin?"

"Yes," Gumball answers. "They helped me get out of here."

"You met the messengers of Odin? Wow," Junior seemed to be happy, until teresa asked "What they do during you escape?"

"They peck, swallow and kill some Skyhawk men while gobbling on their eyes."

Anna cringe in disgust, "Didn't need to hear that. Go see her, hon, before I throw up."

Gumball goes to the hospital, where Carola is resting. From what he heard from the doctors as he came to see her, she will not be able to drive for a while. But at least she was alive. The woman smile ear to ear of seeing her Gumball again, even if she can not say the same about her defeat from Helga.

Carola greeted, "Hey, geulin."

Gumball asks with worry "How are you?"

"Not too well. The bitch really hit me real good," The woman hiss. Her belly has been stitched, but she's going to feel the pain for at least three days for what the doctors have said.

Gumball said, "You could see half of your belly, but I can't imagine the blood that has flowed."

"In the future I would think about it. By the way I heard your story from my phone," Gumball tense up in nervous, if she knew about what he did to Joseffa.

"What do you think?"

"Really amazing," Carola laugh as Gumball sit down on the bed. "A zombie army controlled by the Bokors and an oyster pearl. It's just wow, but also, I would have preferred that you kill Helga instead of Joseffa."

Gumball's worries went away. "I know, but her son wants to kill me. His name is William."

"I know. Gumball, listen, I am sorry to tell you that I will not accompany you on this mission, I am wounded," Once Carola said it, Gumball sighed.

"You opened my eyes when I couldn't pilot well or you gave me the courage to get up when you told me everything when you talked about my mother."

"But now you have to lead the squadron to come to the end of Mulder's base," Gumball is stunned by Carola's suggestion. As much as he got the skills of a pilot, leading the squadron on an attack was a higher experience he doesn't have.

"But Carola, I don't have enough experience to get this job," The woman put her hand on his shoulder in response.

"Gumball, you showed me that you can do it. Since you beat Gali and Milena, you showed us how strong and powerful you are that you can do it, even for a twelve-year-old boy. Gumball, I understand that it's difficult, but you have to. You're our last hope to stop Skyhawk and this war never ends. You showed us that even a boy like you can do it, so fly away and fight," She smiled at the boy, who nodded his head to accept his mission.

"I'll do it Carola. I promise you."

"All pilots report to the briefing room in five minutes."

Well, time to go, Gumball thought. "Here's my call."

"I trust you, Gumball."

Basil stood on his desk. Video images are projected on the screen. Each of the screen were pilots preparing to take off. "Gentlemen, here's your next target. A laboratory hidden in a mountain. You won't find it, but it's there. Don't miss it. The rockets are set to destroy the capitals," The screen of the lab was in place and the rockets. Sadly, the Russians have not managed to approach it. Their troops have been massacred to the last, none have survived and the Russians can't pass because their roads are blocked by a strange bacterial," An image of the Russian soldiers expose from the toxic cloud. "The mountains swarm with anti-aircraft guns, impossible to approach, unless I intervene."

Gumball and the others are wondering what he was trying to say. But Gumball knows he will use his powers to destroy those guns.

"Commander Carola is unable to come on this trip. Luckily, another pilot is taking her place. Right, Gumball?" When the man acknowledged his presence, Gumball step forward and all eyes from the screen were looking at him. When Basile ask if there was anything Gumball like to say.

Gumball takes a breath and says "I want to tell you that it's an honor to be with you right now, but I have to admit that I would have preferred that Carola be there. She is my teachers, but now that she will not be there during the mission. I hate to say this, but I may send you all to your deaths. I may send you to death," Gumball's words are starting to be a bit unorganized and feel some of there were following their eyes in less hope. The boy quickly got back to his feet and pick up the pace.

"We will fight against Skyhawk. We will tell Carlos he will not hurt us anymore. Try to attack us, then we'll hit them harder. We'll fight and we'll die standing up, rather than our knees. Send them a message. That they are not ready to forget that anyone who dares to face us will receive death in rewards. Their plan to dominate the world will fail. And why? It is useless. Once that we will carry another fatal blow to Skyhawk. We will destroy the tank that destroys Rome. We will avenge them all and we will destroy Skyhawk, who is with me? "

Everyone applauded, no one could have believed that gumball could command a French squadron. Basil was impressed by this unexpected speech, now he knows that nothing will prevent the Freyja squadron from being defeated by Skyhawk soldiers.

On the flight deck, Raouf can now fight. His plane is painted black. In fact he looks like the character Black Manta. "Check me out, I'm Black Manta!" He joked, which gain the attention of Junior.

"Try not to use your laser eyes on us, will you?" Junior joke back.

"Yeah, but I like the enemy."

"And who will be Aquaman?"

"I dunno."

Anna walk up to them with a glare, "You two stop talking and get back to your planes! We have to take off now!" The two left to return back to the planes for the mission.

The Freyja Squadron fly towards the mountain where the repairs of Mulder. At Mulder's base, and officer spot the squadron and shout, "They're coming!"

"Prepare my rocket!" Mulder shouted. "I'm going to make it crash at Paris!" He looks at the sky with a grin, "Finally you come out of your hiding place. But I would not make the same mistake as Gali and Milena. Prepare the anti-aerial weapons, we will welcome them as it should be."

Later the Freyja Squadron and a Russian squadron accompany them. A Russian captain was next to the plane that Gumball was piloting. "Kid, I don't understand why they sent you. It's crazy on their part, but I understand what the French do," He said.

Gumball answer "Don't worry, captain. We will get them."

"I hope well, otherwise you will be a lousy child who was lost in the streets."

"Hey, don't talk like that to my brother like that!" Junior shouted in anger.

"It's the truth."

"I thought the Russians are more polite than that," Teresa added with a scoff."

"I hear that young Spanish dancers don't want to dance Russian dance," It was the Russain captain's turn to mock.

Anna smugly grin, "You will be delighted that for me it will change its flamenco."

"Not true."

"We're approaching the mountains," Gumball said, stopping the fight. "We got hunters coming in! Battle station, folks!"

The battle began. Both the Russian and French armies turn about as if they took their legs to their necks.

"Fuck off!" Junior shouted as he destroyed two fighters.

"Watch out!" Gumball shoots a raft at three hunters who were behind Junior.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

Teresa shouts "Anna, let me at this bastard!"

"Ok!"

"Impressive, we need more soldiers like you," The Russian captain is impressive.

"Thank you, Captain Piotr," Junior said.

Raouf complains, "Don't force us to do your job at your place!"

Piotr said "Now that we are done with them, the most difficult thing is to get into the base."

"Let me do it," Raouf looks at the mountain filled with AAA cannons. He stares at the mountainside. Suddenly, an avalanche is heard and the wave of snow carries the unfortunate gunner.

Unknown to all, planes now have an opening.

Teresa shout "Attack!"

Meanwhile, in the base, everyone evacuates after seeing the base is vulnerable to attack. Mulder is in the room with the pilots.

"Gentlemen, this is it. We will have your word that you will do it?"

"Yes sir," Everyone said the answer to him.

The pilots have gone to the rocket to fly. Their takeoff was long, but at the last second, the rocket could take off. But the big door just exploded and planes inside, just in time to see the rockets have already taken off.

Junior exclaim "We're too late!," Gumball shook his head.

"Not yet, look at the rocket. They are five. We can take each rocket before they reach their targets. I take care of Mulder," Gumball ordered. Everyone fly away to get to the rockets while Piotr stay behind.

"I'm coming with you, little lieutenant," Both pursue one of the rockets that had Mulder inside. The rocket may be difficult to destroy, but like before, there's always a weak spot.

Mulder laughs upon seeing the squadron. They had no chance of destroying the rockets, if they can before reaching their destination. Two planes were on his spot. It was that brat Gumball and another pilot. He moves his rocket so it can make his plane crash

Piotr avoid being hit, "Tovarich, try to shoot that! The one that looks like balls! This is the weak point!"

"Grrr, you will not get me!" The captain operates the controllers. The rocket climbs at an incredible pace.

Followed by the order of Piotr, Junior, Anna, Teresa and Raouf all fired the weak spot of the rockets. The explosion caused by four made their planes shook and almost clash with each other.

Now all that was left was Mulder. Piotr said "Ok. We kill him and it's over.""We will not have a second chance, tovarich gumball"

"Tovarich, Piotr, on my aim!" Gumball shouted before all three fire at the engine, causing the rocket to wobble.

But, to their surprise, Mulder grin "Do you really think that can stop me?" Gumball's wide eye saw the head of the rocket detached. The entire rocket fall out before exploding. "Try to catch me now, gentlemen!"

Tovarich shouted as he slam on the thrust lever "That bastard!"

Piotr said "Tovarich, Gumball, fire at the engine!" They push on the lever to push their planes further. All of them fired at the engine. The escape pod move to avoid the hit. That is, until Gumball was able to shoot his last cartridges, and it touches the engine. The escape pod hovers down is response of losing power as the engine sparks fires. Mulder move up and down on the wheel with a startled scream. The escape pod exploded, taking along the man inside. The three pilots cheered, along with the rest of the squadron. Once that was settled, they move to now abandoned laboratory and took the whole place down.

Both sides went aboard the to the nearest port to celebrate their mission. Anna shouted, raising her bottle of beer up "In your face, Skyhawk!"

"Let's head back to base," Teresa declared. Some of the squadron boo at her statement.

Raouf teases her, "Come on! We deserve a good time!""Yeah, that's what I wanted to see," said raouf

"Stay for the celebration! Raouf is going to drink a lot of vodka as part of a dare!" Piotr shouted.

"My record is thirteen! The kids can stay and watch but they will not drink."

Anna pouted while Gumball laugh "I'll stick with lemonade."

While they're celebrating, Ah-Puch and Freyja watched the whole scene from the distance.

Freyja said, "Here is a fight to lead well. It proves that I must rely on me as an opponent."

Ah-Puch answers, "Do not be so sure. It's only the beginning."

"Haruhi do not do anything, but William wants to avenge his mother."

"Do you honestly think this boy will be slaughtered by these imbeciles?"

"Let's see my dear, if you really want to kill him, you'll have to wait."

"I'm patient," Ah-Puch smile. "I will get the chance to kill Gumball."