(Note: The Amazing World of Gumball and all its characters belong to Ben Bocquelet.)

My first The Amazing World of Gumball fanfiction! Man, I have loved that show for so long. I don't care how old I am. (I'm not giving away my age, but I will tell you I am young enough to still be in school.) I don't think there's any age limit to watching cartoons, in my opinion. Inspiration for this fic comes from Supersinger9000's Breaking the Fourth Wall. Okay, I've done enough rambling. You may proceed to read!

Tired. Just tired. That was all he felt. He could vaguely see a blue cat standing over him, luring him with everything he wanted to be. He could barely hear a voice call out to him, but he couldn't make out the words. He then descended into darkness…

In the town of Elmore, all its residents were sleeping peacefully. Well, except for a certain blue feline. He was tossing and turning while whimpering. Let's have a look inside his mind.

Gumball Watterson was standing in what looked to be his home, since it was the same, yet somehow...different. He turned around and around, taking in all his surroundings. He seemed to be alone, although unfortunately that wasn't the case.

"Hello, Gumball." said a deep voice Gumball knew all too well. He swiveled his large cartoonish head around, and, sure enough, it was someone he thought he'd never see again.

"Zach?!" he cried out in confusion and surprise. The purple-shaded, collar-popping clone that stood before him was smirking evilly with one of his eyebrows raised smugly.

Zach took off his sunglasses. "You really thought Zach would go away and never return? You really thought making your lame nickname your legal one would be enough to make sure I would be gone forever? You are sadly mistaken."

Gumball just stood there, gaping. Zach continued.

"Anyway, when someone messes with him, Zach messes with them back! Right now, my target is you, Gumball. I will also get revenge on your family, since they took part in my downfall. However, since this is a dream and not real life, it won't happen right now. But I will be there. Just you wait…"

As Zach said those words, the house started falling apart. Gumball screamed and tried to run, but an invisible force seemed to be preventing his body from moving. With terror-stricken eyes, he looked up at Zach, who was smiling viciously.

"Like I said, this is a dream, only you're not in control, I am!" Zach shouted, his voice echoing the last two words all around. Gumball, his efforts in vain, tried to dodge some falling debris. For the last time, he glanced at his doppelganger.

"Until next time, Gumball!" he boomed, then cackled maniacally.

Darkness started to cloud everything. It covered the house and Zach and eventually started wrapping itself around Gumball's body. His screams were drowned out by Zach's evil laughter.

Well, what a cliffhanger! I apologize in advance if I get anyone in this story out of character. I know Gumball would usually say something sarcastic, but there are times he knows he needs to be serious. You will see it a lot. I know, because I have the whole story written out in advance. I will usually update on weekends, but, if I have time, I will on weekdays. If anyone is wondering, the full story is fifteen chapters long.

As mentioned before, I LOVE this show. It's a show meant for kids, but isn't all happy-go-lucky. My favorite episodes are The Disaster and The Rerun. Rob is also my favorite character. I will explain why in future author notes, since I think I've talked long enough. Shalom, everyone! (It's a saying for "goodbye" in Hebrew.) See you all next time.