A new story of mine, I'm still doing Ever After, I only decided to take a break of it and publish this chapter first. Enjoy!
Ch. 1 Stakes of Gum
The Land of Ooo, a beautiful place on the world with many kingdoms which each have their joyful inhabitants. One of these kingdoms is the Candy Kingdom, like the name says a place only made out of candy. The ruler of this kingdom is Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum, but often is being referred as PB or Peebles by her friends. Although only being 18 years old she already has good control over the kingdom, everyone adores her.
Somewhere else in the Land of Ooo there is another kingdom, one without a ruler, the Mountain Kingdom. The Mountain Kingdom is adjacent to the Candy Kingdom's outskirts and close to the sea. There are no real inhabitants, sometimes you see tourists or a weird creature hopping around through the cliffs, but no one really lives there. Except for Marceline, the Vampire Queen. She is already very old, being over 1000 years already, as she even had witnessed the Great Mushroom War, but still had the appearance of an 18 year old girl. This story is about these two girls and their relationship with each other, one that many have questioned before, but still is so confusing.
Bonnibel woke up in her bed. She lay under her pink blanket and stared upwards to the ceiling, not caring about anything. Her pink hair made out of gum was as straight as always, it seemed like she never had a bad hair day. After a minute or two Bonnie stood up and stretched herself. She wore a black t-shirt with an interesting display. Something what seems to be two burnt or roasted marshmallows on sticks that are strangling a yellow snake in water. Next to that she also wore pink sweatpants. She walked towards the mirror in her bathroom, after staring a few seconds into it she sighed. She opened the water crane and washed her face, which had a refreshing feeling.
She walked to her closet door and opened it. The closet revealed many outfits, ranging from dresses to casual outfits. She pulled off her black T-shirt and threw it on the bed, but the sweatpants went directly into the wash basket. She looked to the long mirror on the inside of her closet door. She examined her light pink skin of gum, next she did off her bra and her panty exposing her naked body, but of course nobody was around to see that. She searched through her closet and put on a fresh set of underwear. She grabbed her favorite dress; a puffy-sleeved flowing magenta gown with magenta trim at the sleeves, purple trim at the scoop-neck collar and a purple sash. Next she grabbed a beautiful golden tiara, with a turquoise gem on the top, from her nightstand to put it on. She walked to the exit of her bedroom and sighed. She turned her head back to catch a glimpse of her room, turned back and opened the big door.
After she set one step out of her bedroom Peppermint Butler rushed towards her. A well-dressed peppermint candy who was wearing the traditional tailcoat of a butler. Bonnie immediately knew they needed the help of their 'Princess Bubblegum' to fix a problem in the Candy Kingdom.
"Princess Bubblegum, it seems we have a problem at the main square of the Candy Kingdom. There are a few Candy People creating havoc, but the Donut Police aren't able to stop them." he said worried.
Bonnibel sighed. "Send the Banana Guards then, they will take care of them." she paused for a brief moment, thinking about what add more. "Tell them that if such an event occurs again they will be sentenced to a week jail."
"Yes, ma'am." Peppermint Butler nodded and quickly ran away as fast as he appeared.
"Maybe I can have some private time for myself now. Lady is probably watching her kids and Cinnamon Bun, luckily, is on a vacation." Bonnie said to herself. She walked towards the science lab, a place where she is often found. Bonnibel is known for her love for science and often tries to discover new things. The latest thing she discovered was how to properly use DNA to clone people. Again she did some research in her lab, although nobody really understands what she exactly is doing.
She put on her lab coat and started her experiment. After an hour or two she looked out of the window and saw Lady Rainicorn knocking on it. She said something which couldn't be heard through the thick glass but Princess Bubblegum knew that she had an appointment so went downstairs to the front of the castle.
"당신은 늦었." Lady said.
"I know, I know." Bonnibel jumped on the back of Lady and they flew off into the air. The beautiful rainbow colors of Lady were dancing on the light of the sky.
"You know Lady, I could use some fun. Would you mind making that tree completely green?" she pointed to a cotton candy tree in the distance.
"전혀 요." Lady used her horn to make the tree green. Bonnibel had to laugh, but she quickly stopped again. After some time Lady landed in the Fire Kingdom.
"Thank you Lady, if you didn't remind me I would've been late. And we both know that is unacceptable." Bonnie laughed, as did Lady. Lady departed the area while PB waved her goodbye. Princess Bubblegum turned around and bumped into a little flamebit, which is a cat-like flame, named Flambo.
"Oh Gutenmorgen." Princess Bubblegum said.
"Also hello to you princess. So shall I cast a Flame Shield on you?" Flambo suggested.
"Please." Bonnie answered. Flambo lifted his hands up and various symbols appeared next to him, after his mumbling he laid his hand on PB's one. Her whole body turned blue and allowed her to enter the volcanic Fire Kingdom. After making her way through the kingdom all the way to the Fire Palace she arrived in front of the Flame King.
"Hello Vulan." Princess Bubblegum said business voice, really serious.
"Good afternoon, Bonnibel." the Flame King said from his big throne. "Make this quick, what is your business here?"
"I think you are aware that your daughter is turning 15 next week. Her elemental matrix could be controlled more easily when she finds her inner flame."
"And what are you trying to explain?" Flame King asked interested but also confused. "Because of her relationship with Finn and the fact she is living alone, she is beginning to change. She is much more self-controlled but still has her moments."
"Continue."
"If she finds her inner flame she might gain complete control over her elemental matrix. And the only way to find an inner flame is to accept, discover or safe something important in your life." Princess Bubblegum explained.
"Ah, I see. I think I already know something that she has to accept, but where should I send her? Where can she find it?" Flame King questioned.
"In the place where the thing is located or has last appeared in this world. According to my research."
"Thank you for this information, princess." Flame King said. A big flamebit, maybe ten times as big as Flambo walked from behind the corner. "Niran, would you be so nice to bring Bonnibel out of the Fire Kingdom. Where are my manners if I let her walk that whole path again?" Niran walked towards Bonnibel and held out his paw to put Bonnie on her back.
"Thank you Vulan. See you next time." she said as Niran ran out of the palace and brought her back to the border between the Fire Kingdom and the Grass Lands. Niran returned to the palace and Bonnibel waited for Lady to arrive.
"Wonder what she is doing right now." Bonnie though at loud and sighed. Quickly after that Lady landed in front of her.
"Hello again Lady, thank for picking me up."
"문제 없어요." Lady said, Bonnie jumped on her back again and flew back to the Candy Kingdom. She looked out over the Land of Ooo, she saw the Fire Kingdom vanishing in the background, the Tree Fort in the Grassland, which was home to Finn, Jake and BMO. And the big cave, where Marceline's cave was located. She sighed.
La da da da da,
I'm gonna bury you in the ground,
La da da da da,
I'm gonna bury you with my sound,
I'm gonna drink the red from your little pink face,
I'm gonna…
"Ugh… I will never finish this song without her. It was going to be great, but somehow I just can't think up any more lyrics for it." Marceline hung up her axe bass and floated through her house towards the couch in the living room. It was a mess in her house, but she didn't feel like cleaning everything up. She plumped down on the couch with a bag of paprika chips and turned on her television. It still contained an old movie from before the Great Mushroom War, Dracula, one of her favorite movies. She always found it funny how the vampires were displayed back then, it was partly true, but some things were nonsense.
After watching the movie she put her television off. She hovered to the kitchen and grabbed an apple out of the fridge. She stuck her fangs into the apple and sucked the red out of it. Marceline, unlike other vampires, drinks the red color of objects instead of drinking blood. You could say she was a vegetarian. She threw the blank apple, only with a brown stem into the trash. Marceline hovered through the house and suddenly smelled something strange. She smelled her armpit and looked away in a disgusting way.
"Time to take a bath." Marceline said to herself. She went upstairs and opened the water crane of her bath. She undressed herself, revealing her gray-like skin. She bathed in the hot water and thought about several things that could have happen right now in Ooo. But that thought was quickly replaced by the thought of Princess Bubblegum, or Bonnibel, as she liked to call her. Most people call her by her last name and put princess in front of it, but Marceline always has called her by her first name. She remembered the last time that Bonnibel and she have hung out together, alone, without Finn, Jake and BMO. Although that was only to retrieve their stuff that was stolen by a Door Lord.
It was some time ago after Marceline had encountered her father Hunson again. After meeting with her father again most of her problems were gone, so she decided to take the step to visit Bonnibel again. Yes, they had hang out before but not really long or sometimes didn't even have a conversation. When she knocked on the door of Bonnibel's castle the door was opened by Peppermint Butler.
"Hello I'm Marceline; I've come here to see Bonni… Princess Bubblegum." Marceline said nice to Peppermint Butler, he nodded and motioned to stay put. After some time he came back.
"You can see Princess Bubblegum. Her room is at the end of the second hallway on the left." Peppermint Butler said. Marceline gave a smile to him and floated to Bonnie's room. She knocked.
"Come in, it's open." Bonnie said, her voice sounding dull because of the candied door between them.
"Hey Bonnibel, how are you doing?" Marceline asked and closed the door behind her. She saw, that as usual Bonnie was doing an experiment, although only drawing blueprints are something like that.
"Hey Marceline, I'm doing fine and you?" she answered.
"Better than usual, thanks." she paused for a moment. "So, what are you doing?" she asked interested.
Bonnie laughed. "Well, it's kind of weird but, I'm trying to make a living being. You could say I'm making a son."
"Interesting. Is he going to look like you?"
"I don't know, probably not. I'm only using a bit of my DNA but I'm mostly using sour candy, since I have those way too much."
"Aren't you worried he's going to be very sour?"
"No, I think he will be just fine." Bonnie smiled and Marcy smiled back. They walked to the bed and sat down on it. After a few seconds of silence Marceline began to talk.
"Bonnie, I have something important to tell you." Marceline said. Bonnibel was surprised. "After solving the problem I had with my father, I wanted to solve other problems of mine. Including you."
"What do you mean?" Bonnibel asked confused.
"After my break-up with Ash, I felt something was wrong. I wanted to be with someone I like, someone like you." Marceline blushed, but so did Bonnie.
"Ma…Marceline, I like you too, but as a friend." Marceline was sad but came closer to Princess Bubblegum. Bonnie looked very annoyed and pushed her away but in some way their hair became stuck. Marceline's hair now was stuck to the chewing gum hair of Bonnie and couldn't get it out.
"Look what you have done Marceline!" Bonnie shouted in anger.
"I didn't mean to…"
"Forget it Marceline, you ruined this evening. Just like you always do with your stupid pranks!"
"You think this is a prank!?" Marceline said, now also angry. "I was trying to make something clear, but I think you see this as a joke!" she transformed her hand into the one of a wolf. With her sharp claws she cut off a side of her hair. She now walked around with an undercut which revealed her pointy ear. Marceline jumped out of the window and flew away.
Peppermint Butler opened the door. "What is wrong your majesty?"
"Nothing Peppermint Butler, nothing. Would you be so nice to grab the peanut-butter for me? I have to get something out of my hair." she said, Peppermint Butler nodded and left the room. Bonnie sighed.
"Never will I forget that time, and also not the moment when we met each other a few days later again. That weird Finn, why did he want Bonnie?" Marceline said to herself. She saw that instead of bathing in hot water she was lying in her own dirt, so she decided to get out.
The pale body floated towards the closet that was located in her room, which also was next to the bathroom. She opened it and a whole collection of clothing was displayed. She decided to put on something casual, since she wasn't going anywhere today anymore. She grabbed her shorts and her gray t-shirt which sported a 'no smoking' sign. She hasn't worn that one since Simon's visit.
She went downstairs and plumped down on the couch again. After a few seconds she got up and walked to her axe bass. "I think I can finish this song now." she plugged the cord into the speaker and started to play.
La da da da da,
I'm gonna bury you in the ground,
La da da da da,
I'm gonna bury you with my sound,
I'm gonna drink the red from your little pink face,
I'm gonna…
Oh, you don't like that? Or do you just don't like me!
~bass solo~
Sorry I don't treat you like a goddess,
Is that what you want me to do?
Sorry I don't treat you like you're perfect,
Like all your little loyal subjects do,
Sorry I'm not made out of sugar,
Am I not sweet enough for you?
Is that why you always avoid me?
That must be such an inconvenience to you,
Well… I'm just your problem,
I'm just your problem,
It's like I'm not… even a person, am I?
I'm just your problem
Well, I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn't have to justify what I do,
I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn't have to prove anything to you,
I'm sorry that I exist,
I forgot what landed me on your blacklist,
But I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn't have the one that makes up with you,
So… why do I want to?
Why do I want to…?
I'm just your problem, am I?
I'm just your problem…
Ooooh-oooh, I'm just your, I'm just you, I'm just, I'm just your problem,
~bass solo~
I'm just your problem,
I'm just your problem,
It's like I'm not even a person, am I?
I'm just your problem,
So, why do I want to?
Why do I want to? Like it's not…
It's all so important sweethearts,
I'm just your problem~
Marceline was puffing and sweat could be seen on her forehead. "Wow that was…" Marceline put her axe bass back in its standard and got a refreshing drunk of tomato juice out of the fridge.
"Now I finally have the final number complete to perform at the concert." she said to herself. After drinking her tomato juice she saw that it already was getting late, time to head out again. Since she is a vampire and can't bear light she often sleeps in the morning, wakes up in the midday and goes out in the evening and night.
Marceline went to her closet again and looked through her outfits. She grabbed her gray top and blue jeans. She put on a pair of long red boots that went over her jeans. She fixed her hair, seeing it was still a bit messy, her hair was so long that it almost touched the ground. After doing her things she opened her door and flew out of her cave. Behind her house was a guy standing with white bangs of hair, one of them was hanging over his face and the other two on his shoulders. He wore a dark blue shirt, with ripped of sleeves, and the same color pants.
"So Marceline, let's see who this person is that you love." he chuckled and entered Marceline's house, simply by breaking the window. He headed in and later came out, through the door, as he put something in a bag that hanged on his waist.
The next day it was the day of the annual rock concert. And of course Marceline was one of the people who was going to perform on stage along with her band members; Booboo, Georgy and Wendy. Marceline got dressed in a special outfit that she mostly wore when she was going outside while the sun was still shining. The outfit sported a red top and high jean that almost reach her chest. The jeans have many buttons on the front. She wears long brown boots and long yellow gloves. And to not let her head burn she also wears a very big yellow sunhat.
"Yes, I will be right there. Tell the guys that I'm already on my way Wendy." Marceline said over her phone while she was trying to find her axe bass. She eventually found it, for some reason, underneath her bed. "And I need my lucky charm." Marceline opened the drawer of her nightstand but couldn't find her lucky charm.
"Ugh… Well, no time to look for that now. I'm already running late, I will have to do without It." she mumbled to herself, a little stressed out.
Meanwhile Princess Bubblegum was riding, along with Cinnamon Bun, on Lady Rainicorn through the air.
"Are we there yet?" Cinnamon Bun asked for the hundredth time.
"넌 그냥 입 다물어!" Lady said annoyed.
"What did she say?" Cinnamon Bun asked and looked at Bonnibel.
"Uhm… she said we are almost there. Just a few more minutes." she lied. Lady sighed, mainly because she wanted Cinnamon Bun to shut up, but Princess Bubblegum didn't want to hurt Cinnamon Bun's feelings by telling what she really said. Cinnamon Bun was very emotional… and dumb. After some time passed the three landed on the ground. They apparently were in the Grass Lands. It was in a large clearing of a forest in the Grass Lands so it was hard to find if you didn't know the way.
"Thank you Lady for dropping us off." Bonnie said
"즐거운 시간 되세요." Lady smiled. Bonnie waved Lady Goodbye as she departed. Lady never really was into this kind of music, while Bonnie secretly was. And Cinnamon Bun usually tags along with her to certain events; he was even wearing an ABCD shirt. Bonnie on the other hand was wearing her black t-shirt that she usually wears as pajamas, but for an occasion like this she had to wear it.
Bonnibel and Cinnamon Bun walked through the crowd of, mostly, undead people who were waiting for the first band to perform on stage. Bonnie and Cinnamon Bun found a good spot in the grass and sat down waiting for the first band to get on stage.
After a minute or two the first band arrived, they called themselves; Band of BOoo. Funny name. They did a few songs and everyone seemed to like them. The host walked back on the stage.
"Give a great applause for Band of BOoo!" he paused while the crowd clapped their hands. "Now for our next performer, a beautiful lady only slightly older than 1000 years. Here's Marceline!" the crowd began to cheer again, but Bonnie wasn't surprised to hear that she was performing here. She planned it to be here, mainly because Marceline was playing, but she hoped she didn't see her. Especially not because she was wearing the shirt she got from her.
"Hello everyone, my name is Marceline Abadeer. And this are my band-mates; Booboo, Georgy and Wendy." everyone cheered again. "The first song I will be playing for you is dedicated to my father, and also has the title Daddy, enjoy." Marceline started to play on her axe bass and sing her self-written song. After she was done the crowd cheered again. Bonnie was amazed how good she was, never she heard her sing so well, and really from the heart. Her songs really mean something.
"Thank you. The next song is dedicated to an old and close friend of mine. Here's the song Remember You." Marceline played her second song and the crowd listened to her soft voice. Unlike her previous song this one was much calmer, but it wanted to make you cry too. Bonnibel wiped a tear away after the song was finished and the crowd seemed to like it very much.
"Okay, I will play one number before the break. This one is a mix of two short songs I wrote Oh Bubblegum and Nuts." when Marceline started to play Bonnie was surprised that there was a song named after her, but she quickly noticed it was only partly about her, she wondered about who the other part was. After the song finished it was break, most of the people went to stands to get some food and just talked to each other on the grass. While Cinnamon Bun decided to stand in the long line for a hot dog, Bonnie decided to pay a visit to Marceline backstage.
She searched backstage, she passed several other bands that were still waiting to perform, or already did. Eventually she saw Marceline sitting with the three ghosts of her band further up. Bubblegum walked over to her. "Hey Marceline." she said shy.
"Bonnie… what are you doing here?" Marceline asked surprised.
"I came here to… see you."
So how do you like it? Yes a Bonnibel and Marceline fanfiction. And if you don't like that be sure to read the next chapter because I will go more into detail about Flame Princess's history. Also be sure to read this summery on the Adventure Time Fanfiction Wiki wiki/Stakes_of_Gum