12Gumball, Darwin, Nicole, Anais, and Richard were back home and the two boys dressed as the female members of the family while Nicole and Anais dressed as Gunball and Darwin. "Well," said Richard. "This could be a little interesting."
"So, now I have to be Darwin today." Anais said.
"And I have to be Gumball today." Nicole added. She looked angry at Gumball, and she pointed her finger. "And if you ever hit me in the head like thay again, you will he living in a stinky dumpster with rabid raccoons."
"Wrong!" Gumball sang. "You heard what Mr. Small said. Me and Darwin are you guys for a day. And you have to be us."
"And Anais, you can sleep in my fishbowl, and I can sleep in your top bunk."
Anais made a small gulp and looked at the fish bowl. It looked dirty, like it hasn't been cleaned in days. "Okay, but, except... I don't have gills! Hello?!"
Darwin gave her a smug look and gave her some diving goggles and a snorkel. "Got that covered." he sang.
The rabbit girl was growling in defeat, and she wanted to hit Darwin again. "Fine." she growled while gritting her teeth.
"And you can sleep in my bunk, mom. That way, you can see how hard it is to be a kid."
"Oh please." the cat woman scoffed. "Beimg a grownup is much harder. You kids wouldn't even stand a chance as much as we will have."
"And being a child prodigy is harder than being a dumb fish boy." Anais crossed her arms.
"Oh, we'll see." Gumball raised his left eyebrow.
"Okay, guys." said Richard. "We're family, and we should at least get along."
"Don't worry about us, dad." Gumball said. "This is just a disagreement."
"Yeah, Richard. We won't fight or anything like that." Nicole added. "Good luck trying to cook dinner for us, and paying bills."
"Well good luck trying to survive school and mowing the lawn." Gumball said.
Later in the day, it was dinner time, and Gumball was the one cooking the food, which was some pasta and egg rolls. So far, he wasn't doing so good at it, and he was having great difficulty making an advanced dish like this.
Nicole saw through the window separating the kitchen and dining room, and she laughed at Gumball's misfortune.
"Oh, Mrs. Mom," said Darwin, "Gumball has detention tomorrow, and since you are filling in for him, you have to take the detention."
Nicole looked uncomfortable, and she said: "oh. Right."
"What about me?" Anais asked.
"Well I'm not going to detention with him, so you're on your own at school. And if Tina comes to bully you, it's your problem."
"Tina?!" Anais exclaimed in horror. "I have to face her?"
"Yep. So, good luck." Darwin sang.
Gumball came in the dining room with a big bowl of spaghetti that looked overcooked. "Well... bon appetit, family." he said sheepishly.
"See how hard being a grownup is?" Nicole asked sternly. "Unlike being a kid, which is soooooo easy."
"And being a stupid boy." Anais added boastfully.
"Don't get too cocky," Gumball said. "Need I remind you that I am in charge now? Anyway, you still have to now the lawn, Nicole." he bounced his eyebrows three times to be scornful. Nicole gave a low growl, looking ready to rip someone's arms out of their sockets. Still, she wanted to go through with this, and prove her bratty boys wrong.
"Very well... mom." She sighed in defeat.
"And Anais, you have to clean my tank. I was going to do it myself, but since you're Darwin now, you can do."
"Oh, someone kill me." Anais facepalmed herself.
"Quit your guys' complaining." Gumball said. "You brought it on yourselves."
"Well you brought it on yourself when you refused to apologize to your father!"
"Guys, guys, please." Richard pleaded in a gentle voice. "We're a family and we shouldn't treat each other like this. Let's just eat some pasta and try and get along like families should always do."
"You're right, dad." Gumball flatly said. "Besides, I made this pasta for everyone."
Everyone then began eating the pasta, and honestly to them all, the noodles didn't exactly taste so bad. A little overcooked in the pot, but still better than something Granny Jojo would make for the family. Ultimately, after they finished, Gumball had to clean all the plates and the cutlery. However, a new idea came in his his head.
"Mom- I mean, Nicole?"
"Yes?"
"I am in charge in the house now, right?"
"Yes. Why?"
"As mom, I order you to clean the plates and dishes."
"What? Why?!"
"Duh, because I said so, of course."
"But-"
"No buts, young lady." Gumball sang while wagging his finger. "Butts are for sitting. Remember what Mr. Snall said."
Nicole made a growl and she said: "fine. Frashin, lazy, ungrateful," she mulvpee more and more angry words to herself as she was doing the dishes.
"And don't forget to now the lawn before bed."
"Yes... mother." Nicole gritted her teeth.
After dinner was done, Gumball had to do laundry while Darwin had to do some homework for Anais since he is in her shoes for the time being. The calculus and other hard math questions were milling him on the inside, much to Anais' delight.
"So, ready to admit that being a prodigy is a curse?" She asked him at the entry to her room with her arms crossed.
"Pfft. No way. This is fun."
Meanwhile, outside in the backyard, Nicole was having a hard time trying to work the lawn mower, and she was even trying to get it under control when it went wild. "Gah! How does he do it?"
"Give up mom?" Gumball asked teasingly.
"Grr... never! Nicole Watterson never gives up!" And she was having even more difficulty trying to work the mower. Inside, she realized what was worse was that: she would have to spend detention with the person that called her a loser throughout her life: miss Simian.
