First fanfic so don't hate me! If you give me any flames make sure they're funny!
Disclaimer: I don't own Adventure Time! I if I did it wouldn't be half as awesome
Chapter 1
The colorful candy halls were silent as Peppermint Butler walked through them. He was in the middle of locking up Princess Bubblegum's castle for the night when he heard a small snippet of a conversation,
"...to the Land of the Dead...before Prinncess Bubblegum returns"
"Okay."
Peppermint Butler's curiosity was piqued, it had been long since he had made contact with anything related to the Land of the Dead and, he had to admit, he wanted to help Finn and Jake. He had grown fond of the pair and he needed to practice opening the door to Death's Realm anyway.
"Excuse me," Peppermint Butler said politely, "but did you all say Land of the Dead?"
"Oh, what? Uh, yeah."
"I can take you." the sweet replied nonchalantly
"Really?" Finn seemed doubtful,
"Certainly Finn," he reassured the boy, "for a small price, which we can discuss later. Take my hands gentlemen." the round candy person commanded. Then, in an almost chanting tone, he spoke;
" Stare into where the two walls meet. Now slowly, cross your eyes."
When Finn and Jake hesitated he urged them, "Do it fools!"
This time they did what they were told. The corner of the room wavered then parted to reveal a molten wasteland in hues of red and black.
"The portal opens!" Peppermint Butler said enigmatically.
"Say hi to Death for me if you see him! He lives in a castle made of light" Peppermint called out as they crossed the portal.
"Uh, okay" said Jake
"Thanks Peppermint Butler." Finn, always living up to his honor, didn't forget to thank the royal servant.
Suddenly remembering to warn them about the waters of the Lethe he shouted "and don't drink the-" the Gate was shut, leaving Peppermint alone in the room, "-water" he finished quietly.
Sighing, Peppermint Butler walked away to finish his task of locking up. He must have spent a lot of time out of contact with Death if he had nearly forgotten about the Waters of the Dead. He was so used to his daily chores that he did them without thinking. With a satisfying click the main entrance was closed and Peppermint Butler could finally return to the familiarity of his candy home.
Marceline-
The sun's rays withdrew from a cave by the sea and the pale, silvery light of the moon replaced it. After another day of sleeping, Marceline the Vampire Queen woke up for the night. The past few weeks had been dull, nothing much to do when you can only come out when the rest of the world is asleep. She decided to practice on her axe bass (not that she needed to) and write a new song. Marceline loved playing on that bass. Being an ancient family heirloom made it special. She flew down to her mostly purple ground floor to pluck it from the couch that she never used when she was alone. She didn't need a couch, or a bed, or even a house for that matter, but having things a normal person would helped her act like she was almost alive.
She lovingly adjusted the lethal bass on her lap, tuned it and turned to a good page in her journal and had just opened her mouth to sing when a killer headache smacked her skull.
"Oh Grod!" she growled,
falling back on her downy bed, holding her head between her hands between he knees. Who would have thought a bed would actually be useful? The ache passed as quickly as it had come but there had been something strange about it. It didn't hurt like a normal headache but like one of those warning signals she got from time to time. With her dad being the Lord of Evil, Marceline's status in the Nightosphere was high enough that she would be alerted when either the Death or Nightosphere Doors where opened.
Whenever the Nightosphere was opened Marceline felt a teensy wave of comfort because that was where she came from. When Death was opened (meaning someone died) she felt a small throbbing in her temple but that was all.
This warning though, was different. Not only was it painful but it was unnatural. Death's Door had been forced open, but only suicidal demons did that. Death did not welcome any intruders, especially if they came from the Nightosphere. And if there was a demon, how did it get into Ooo unnoticed? Marceline would have sensed, and recognized one, in a heartbeat.
Thinking hard, the Vampire Queen flopped down on her bed, too confused to float. She needed to talk to her dad but decided to put it off until she became desperate.
The sun's rays illuminated the cave outside, telling Marceline that she had wasted a whole night thinking and that it was time to shut her window and sleep. She obeyed the command unknowingly and shut her eyes.
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