"Oh, if it isn't Marceline,"
"What do you want, dad." Marceline crossed her arms.
"Well, I need you do do me a favor. I want you to take this to Aaa's Nightosphere. I would do it myself, but..."
"Aaa? Dad, what is this!?" Marceline took the black box her father handed her.
"Here, these are the instructions on how to get there. Follow them very carefully." Hunson handed Marceline a piece of paper with written instructions on them.
"Alright dad..." Marceline skimmed through the instructions. "But why do I have to do it?"
"You're the only one who could go there without DYING, Marceline." Her father chuckled.
"Fair enough... I guess I could use something to do."
"I want you to leave as soon as possible, Marceline."
"Got it. Bye dad." Marceline said as she opened the portal out of the Nightosphere.
"Bye Marceline," Her dad turned away as she flew out of the portal.
Marceline sighed when she reached the surface. Her dad's business stuff usually was boring. She didn't get why he couldn't go himself. She read over the fist instructions. "Find the mountains near your cave. There will be a tunnel nearby. This is the pathway to Aaa."
Marceline was in her cave, so she just decided to get dressed for the sun. She put on a red tank top, high rise jeand and some brown boots with red tassles. For protection she put on a large yellow sunhat with a red band and some yellow gloves that went 3/4 up her arms. Since this was a serious mission, Marceline grabbed her bass axe and strapped it to her back. She smirked. "Here we go."
She strolled out of her cave, feeling quite commando-spy like, and flew upwards to examine the mountain skape behind it. About 200 yards away was another cave, so she assumed this was it. She looked around to make sure no one was watching her. Although her dad had not mentioned it, Marceline knew anything having to do with him and the Nightosphere was top-secret biz. She turned herself invisible as a precaution and floated towards the tunnel. She entered it without thought, wanting as little time in the sun as possible. She looked around, suddenly feeling slightly intimidated. She had never been to Aaa before... She thought it was just Simon's fanfiction, not that it was an actual place! And her fater was just sending her to the unknown... Maybe she should get someone to come with her...
"No Marceline, quit being a wimp." Marceline thought to herself. She proceeded through the cave at a steady pace, not looking back. She stopped to rest a bit, and sat down on a nearby rock. She looked at the box. "I wonder what's in this thing." She said aloud. "I'm sure my dad won't mind TOO much if I open it, right?"
Marcrceling turned the box over, examining all sides in search of a way to open it. After failing, she looked over the directions frustrated. She found there were no insructions on how to open it, just a section that mentioned that only Hunsine would be able to do it. Marceline floated off, quicker this time. She swerved through the tunnel, avoiding obstacles until she saw light.
"I never thought I would be so happy to see sunlight." Marceline stated as she embraced it's warmth. She looked around. Aaa was pretty much a mirror image of Ooo. Marceline checked the instructions on how to open the portal to this Nightosphere. She was aggravated by what they said.
"Look for someone named Marshall Lee. He is Hunsine's son, he can escort you to the Nightosphere."
"ESCORT? Really dad!" Marceline exclaimed. "I don't need an escort..." She mumbled as she floated off. She wasn't sure where this Marshall dude would be, so she decided she would just ask around until she found him. Or even, ask for someone who could open a portal for her. All she saw was grassland until she came across a very familiar landscape. Bright colours and sugar coated trees. Marceline licked her lips mischeviously.
"Candy Kingdom..." Marceline said slyly. Her stomach growled as she examined Aaa's Candy Kingdom. She picked some red gumdrops off of a bush and drank the red from them, before tossing them off. She was curious as to who ruled the sugary Candy Kingdom. She floated down to the ground and walked for a bit, in an effort to make herself look more normal. She walked casually past the gates into the actual Kingdom area where the citizens lived. She heard whispering throughout the town from citizens.
"Who is that?"
"Is that Marshall?"
"Is she a vampire?"
"She's quite pale..."
Marceline rolled her eyes. She strolled up to the castle guards.
"Sorry Marshall, Prince Gumball has not requested your- oh." They said after realizing she was a girl, not Marshall Lee. She didn't look too intimidating or harmful, so they let her pass. "My apologies ma'am. We seem to have mistaken you for someone else."
Marceline entered the catsle. "Don't sweat it."
Marceline was slightly confused and yet amazed at how all the castle staff were the same ones from Ooo, they just looked like different genders. She decided to asked one where the royals were.
"Excuse me," Marceline tapped a peppermint candy on the shoulder. "Where is the... uh... royalty?"
"Oh, you mean Prince Gumball?"
"...Yeah, him." Marceline said slightly unsure. She didn't know who she was looking for, but whoever this 'Prince Gumball' was, he would have to do.
"Oh, right this way." The peppermint staff member motioned for Marceline to follow so Marceline walked behind her. She was led down into a laboratory, where a pink male was putting together some test tubes and materials to set up for potion making.
"Prince Gummbal," the peppermint called to him.
"Yes?" The Prince looked up from his work.
"I have a girl here who would like to see you."
"Send her in Peppermint Maid."
Peppermint maid motioned for Marceline to go inside, so Marcline awkwardly walked in. "Thanks, uh-"
Peppermint Maid closed the door leaving Marceline alone with Prince Gumball. She looked around the room awkwardly. "Uh... Hi."
"What do you need?" Prince Gumball asked, smiling.
"Uh, do you know how to get to the Nightosphere?"
"That's something you'd want to ask Marshall Lee, no guarantee he would help you, but..."
Marceline sighed. She had no idea how to find this 'Marshall Lee' dude. "Do you know where he is, by chance?"
"Well, I could take you, Miss... um..."
"Marceline,"
"Marceline. I'm Prince Gumball. Shall we go then?"
"Yeah, thanks..." Marceline followed him out of the room. She examined th portraits on the wall as they walked out of the castle. Prince Gumball whistled quite loudly and a tall black creature similar to Lady rainicorn appeared.
"This is Lord Monochromicorn," Prince Gumball said. He helped Marceline onto his back before getting on himself. "Okay, we're going to Marshall Lee's..." Prince Gumball instructed. Lord Monochromicorn huffed and flew into the air. They flew back towards the mountains and under a bridge into a cave. Lord Monochromicorn landed in front of a house, before depositing Marceline and Gumball. Prince Gumball walked up to the door and knocked.
"..."
"MARSHALL LEE OPEN UP!" Prince Gumball shouted knocking again. The door flung open to reveal a large bat-creature. It pounced on Prince Gumball and Marceline barely made it out of the way and was in brief shock before she recognized what that was.
SHE could transform into a bat creature.
The bat creature pinned Prince Gumball on the ground. "What do YOU want, Gumbutt?"
Prince Gumball was about to speak but Marceline cut him off. "Is this REALLY what this 'Marshall Lee' is supposed to look like?" She laughed.
Marshall hissed and flew up to her. He was inches away from her, but Marceline just smirked. "You can't scare me," she chuckled.
Marshall noticed her fangs. He flicked her hat off before transforming into a vampire with messy black hair and a red plaid shirt. Marceline looked quite annoyed by this. "What the stuff, man?"
Marshall laughed mischeviously and floated up into the air. He grabbed her hat and flew to the top of the cave.
"Hey! Give that back!" Marceline shouted.
"Marshall Lee that is incredibly rude!" Prince Gumball stated, sounding irritated.
Marceline reached for her bass axe, but Prince Gumball flew past her on Lord Monochromicorn. Marceline watced as he flew up and reached for her hat. Marshall was laughing and taunting him. Prince Gumball continued to reach for it.
"Hahaha, going to save your girlfriend Gumbutt?"
"Shut up!"
Marshall lured Gumball closer and closer to falling until...
"NO!" Marceline shouted. She flew up and caught Prince Gumball under the arms. "What the math dude!? You could've killed him!"
"Who says I wasn't trying?"
"Marceline?" Prince Gumball said as she put him down. Marcline pulled out her bass axe and threw it full force at Marshall. It came inches from his face before wedging itself into the ceiling. Marshall stopped laughing.
"What the-!" Marceline tackled him to the ground. She made sure the impact wasn't too harsh but hard enough to knock some sense into him.
"No one," Marceline flared her fangs and hissed aggressively. "STEALS FROM THE VAMPIRE QUEEN!"
Marshall looked shocked for a second before he flipped her over so he was on top. "I'm a vampire too, smart one."
Marceline glared at him until she saw her axe falling straight for his head. She threw him to the side so both him and her were on their sides on the ground. The bass axe plunged into the ground a few seconds after.
"Whoa..." Marshall said.
Marceline got up and fixed her hair. She yanked her bass axe from the rock and strapped it to her back again before placing her hand in front of Marshall. "Now hand it over."
Marshall got up and refused to make eye contact. He handed it over in defeat and Marceline sighed as she put it back on her head. She smirked at Marshall before turning to Prince Gumball. "Thank you for the ride Prince Gumball,"
"Uh, yeah. You're welcome." He replied blinking in shock. "I'll... see you some other time."
"See you around." Marceline waived breifly as he got on Lord Monochromicorn and flew off.
"You can really put up a fight vampire." Marshall said while rubbing the back of his neck.
"I'm Marceline." She held out her hand to him. Marshall looked at it suspiciously.
"I'm Marshall Lee," He smirked as he took her hand. He was going to take control this time as he yanked her close and put his other arm on the small of her back. "The Vampire King."
Marceline pulled away from him. "Anyways, I need you to take to the Nightosphere."
Wow... Y'know, I probably should have considered splitting this into 2 chapters or something, but while it seems like a lot happened, this is only the BEGINNING. I'm not sure what Marshall's mom is named, so I just called her Hunsine. Also, I apologize if there are any mistakes anywhere. I do appreciate critiques and all that jazz, so feel free to point stuff out. Anyways, this is obviously AU, and I wouldn't doubt it being OOC. So Uh, yeah.
Next Chapter will be up soon. ;P