This story was created by myself and a good friend of mine (Rouge Sicario). Read and enjoy

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Welcome to Ooh!

Chapter #1: Rue - The Flame Demon

Rue stumbled forward when she spawned in the outskirts of the forest. She caught her balance and backed away when she realized she was standing in front of some-wait… What even was that? Some purple creature sticking its tongue out? What? Okay then moving along…

She walked around it, and it kept staring at her creepily, so she refused to look back. When she reached a large field, there was a girl and a shape-shifting cat fighting off a giant penguin - Wait this was just getting weirder… With a flick of her wrist, the thing caught fire and out popped some blue wizard lady who then used his hair to fly off.

The demoness looked over at the girl and her cat, then cracked a cocky smirk. "Looked like you needed a little help! You okay there?"

Fionna and Cake turned to look at the new arrival. "Nah," she said dismissively, "I could have handled her on my own. I do it all the time." Then, Fionna looked Rue up and down curiously and a startled expression crossed her face. "What… race exactly…are you?" she asked cautiously.

Cake was silent, simply looking the new girl up and down. She had created fire out of nothing, or so it seemed. It was quite possible she was a flame elemental out to cause trouble. Anybody who was anybody knew that there was only one thing you could be certain of whenever you bumped into a flame. They were evil and out to cause some sort of chaos.

"Half demon, half human." Rue responded bluntly in a slightly monotonic voice. It wasn't a question she had to answer often because she usually just said it herself… She was a little surprised that the other had actually asked her…

"According to what I've seen so far, I'm going to assume you're human…" The demoness held out her hand, looking down at her burgundy nails. Remembering she didn't introduce herself, she then brought the palm of her other hand to her forehead. "I'm Rue by the way… You are?" She straightened up and held her hand properly so the other girl could shake it.

She glanced over at Cake and noticed her glaring, refraining from hissing at her. It kind of bothered her seeing that she was being judged already… However, she didn't feel the need to make a bad impression… Yet…

"Half… human," Fionna repeated the words, with a voice filled with wonder. "I… thought I could see some human in you." She fell silent in thought as she continued to look at the new stranger.

Cake's face darkened, as she paid more attention to the second part of the answer "demon". Flame Demon - Adding the word flame was bad enough… but a demon one? She shuddered, her lips curling in contempt. The fact that this Flame Demon was pretending to be human, and did indeed look a bit like one, would cause Fionna to drop her guard unconciously. It was therefore up to her to watch Fionna's back.

"I'm Fionna," Fionna replied before tilting her head at Rue's outstretched hand, confused. "There's nothing in your hand so I can only assume that you want me to agree to some sort of pact. We never discussed anything of the sort though."

Rue knit her eyebrows and tilted her head as well, lowering her hand awkwardly. Maybe she didn't know that they were supposed to shake hands…? Eh, different planets have different rules… She slowly shook her head, then looked down at Cake again.

What the heck was up with this cat? She'd barely even said anything to her… Maybe she had something against her already? Maybe she wanted to hurt that ice thing herself… In fact, what the heck was that as well? What the heck was everything?! This place didn't make sense at all…

"…Nice… Cat… She seems she has pretty cool powers…" The social awkwardness kicked in… Great…

As Rue lowered her hand, Fionna apologized. "I'm sorry. I just have no idea what in the world you are doing with your hand. Didn't mean to make you feel awkward." Then, hearing the tone she turned to glance at Cake, who was giving Rue a deathglare. "What the glob, Cake!" Fionna said in surprise and irritation. "Stop treating Rue so disrespectfully. You didn't even introduce yourself to her!"

Cake frowned and said, "This girl is obviously a Flame Demon." She didn't say any more because that should have been enough to make her entire point clear.

Fionna frowned and then turned to Rue, "Sorry about Cake. She isn't typically like this. Why ARE you here by the way? I don't think I've seen you around Ooh before."

Rue chuckled quietly at Cake getting yelled at, but immediately stopped when Cake made her statement. Flame demon? That was a new way to put it…

"So you think I'm a flame demon? Oh honey…" The demoness lifted an eyebrow and gave a devious grin before disappearing into a shadow and grabbing Cake's leg. "I'm also a shadow demon…" She reappeared with a snap right behind the cat.

Fionna's question was a little out of the ordinary… Rue took a few steps away from Cake, crossing her arms. "Just adventuring… I go a lot of places… I don't know where I end up most of the time, though…"

Fionna's eyebrow shot up as Rue dissapeared and reappeared. Then a frown crossed her face and she scolded, "Hey. Nobody messes with Cake unless they want to mess with me. I have absolutely zero tolerance for that sort of thing."

Then she pondered. "You go to a lot of places? Don't you have like a home or family who would miss you if you just up and dissapeared? Sure I've gone off a few times myself but I've always told Gumball and Marshall where I was going, or at least when I'd be back. Plus, I always take Cake with me. Not knowing where you are going… sounds lonely."

"Well…" The demoness lowered her head sadly. "I… Don't exactly… Have… A family…"

She always knew that her dad was still somewhere out there going about his demon duties but she wasn't even sure if her mom was alive or not… If they were both alive, what ever happened to them? Why didn't they ever come help her? The thoughts she thought were seriously pathetic were making her tear up a little…

"There… Seriously aren't that many people who care for me…" Rue finished and wiped a bit of the tears from the corners of her eyes, trying to be as discreet as possible.

Fionna's eyes widened as she looked at Rue pityingly. "So you just wander around searching for some sort of home? Some place where you can belong? Or… do you wander around purposelessly." She fell silent for a long moment before asking. "If you don't have anyone to watch over or protect, and you don't have a home or friends, and you don't even know where you are going,… what is it that drives you?"

Cake said nothing, her mind still dwelling on the fact that Rue hadn't denied being a fire demon. Fire Demon = Fionna in trouble. So as she saw the tears, and Fionna beginning to feel sorry for the monster, she shuddered. This girl, whoever she was, was a master of deception… and Fionna was falling for it; hook, line, and sinker.

"That's easy… H-hope…" Her voice cracked a little… Curses! She usually didn't show any weaknesses this early when meeting people… 'Why did they have to discuss such a touchy subject?' She whined in her head, then muttered, "…I did… Have a home… Back in… Hyrule… If you know where that is… B-but…" She paused as her knees wobbled a little. Thaaaat wasn't a good sign… "…I burned it to save myself…"

Rue lowered her head slightly to keep some hair in her face, mainly to hide the fact that she was now on the brink of sobbing uncontrollably. Cake still seemed to be glaring at her, and that only made things worse. Maybe she still didn't understand…? Was that cat even capable of the same emotions as humans? …did it even matter…?

Cake winced, winced. She actually had to bite her tongue to keep from saying anything that she might regret. The demon was an incredible actress, that she had to admit. If she wasn't so determined to protect Fionna, she almost definitely would be falling for the girl's lies by this point. Fionna, it was obvious, had

"Hope for what exactly?" Fionna asked, quietly. "What are you looking for, Rue?" And then she heard the second part and winced. "You burned your home?" She glanced at Cake for a second who mouthed the words Fire Demon. Fionna glared back, before walking out and setting her hand on her shoulder. "You don't know me, but I'm a hero. I'm more than willing to help you if you need it." The she offered her hand. "Friends?"

The demoness smiled shyly through her tears, then awkwardly took Fionna's hand in her shaky own. "F-friends…" Rue brushed the hair from her face and straightened herself to try to look more professional as well as just a bit more intimidating. Noticing her eyes were still pinkish from crying, she quickly pulled the collar of her jacket up and buried her face in it.

Releasing the girl's hand, she glanced at Cake again and wondered how long it'd take to befriend someone like her, maybe just settle for gaining her trust… Were flame people bad in their land or something? Maybe that was it… It seemed like it… The demoness slowly realized she didn't answer Fionna's other question, so she sniffed and carried on.

"I just… Hope… I guess I hope for something good to happen…? Maybe I can get more money so I can get a new home…?" Her voice was still raspy… Oh well, at least Fionna didn't seem like she'd judge too much…

Fionna watched as Rue attempted to compose herself with a small frown upon her face. She remembered all to well what it felt like to be homeless and feel like you didn't belong anywhere. After Marshall had kicked her out of her treehouse she had searched everywhere for a new home, even moving into the Candy Kingdom for a while. Eventually she'd met Cake and the two of them had been able to drive Marshall out, but the scar from that year of hopelessness had never truly gone away. It was shortly afterwards that she had decided to become a hero.

Cake's glare at Rue had become more of a scowl at herself as she wondered if she just might be judging the emotionally frail Fire Demon a little too harshly. However, she was troubled by the statement that Rue had had to burn down her home in order to save her own life. What in Glob's name was that supposed to mean? And…who had been trying to kill her?

Fionna smiled gently and said, "Well, your hope hasn't let you down so far. And something good has happened, you met me The Greatest Hero in Ooh. You got a place to stay while you are here?"

Rue didn't hesitate to shake her head. "I -I just spawned here… I don't know anything about these lands…" The creepy purple thing with the bulging eyes and the long tongue was probably the only thing she knew of besides there's a forest there.

Why was the cat so displeased with her? She gets nothing but some sour face from this talking furball! It was seriously getting on her nerves now… She knit her eyebrows and took a few more steps back. Hopefully she wouldn't snap in front of them… The devil knows what'd happen if she did… AKA she knew she'd turn into the devil…

"Well," Fionna said as she glanced around. "Few people probably know as much about the surrounding areas as I do. I've personally had countless adventures in these areas. So, if you have nowhere else to stay, I would be more than willing to let you stay with me. Of course…" she glanced over and Cake and shook her head. "It's under the condition that you not let Cake's paranoia bother you. Really can't invite you over if you aren't going to be able to ignore her attitude."

Cake's eyes instantly widened, and she leaned over to Fionna. "I really am not sure it is a good idea to invite a stranger we just met into our house. Just look at her. I'm pretty sure she's currently considering the best way to kill me."

"Cake…" Fionna said with a sigh. "She isn't dangerous. Right, Rue?"

Rue narrowed her eyes. "…Wait… Is it a medical condition? Or is she just usually like this?" She slowly moved her hand back down to its usual place hanging by her side.

When she heard Cake's statement along with Fionna's remark and question, she scoffed and held her chin high. "It depends on if you get on my nerves… I honestly have no promises…" She knew that statement would probably get her to go sleep out in the forest or something… "…But as long as you don't try to attack me or anything, I can pretty much guarantee you'll be safe."

"Not funny, Rue. Not funny at all." Fionna said with a glare. Cake shook her head, and had an "I-told-you-so" look on her face.

Fionna leaned forward and said, "You see, a few years back I was really bad off. Cake found me and helped me get back on my feet again. Since then, she has always tried to make sure a repeat of the past didn't happen. As such, she is incredibly over-protective of me. Plus, the fact that you are both a fire elemental and a demon kinda shoots off bad vibes. All in all, she doesn't know you - you are powerful - you are a demon - you are a fire elemental - all of which could threaten my life. I am willing to trust you, but her number one priority is protect me."

Somehow, the other's words triggered her. The demoness then shot back a glare at Fionna. She really didn't mean to, but her more demonic side was kicking in. Black rings spread around her pupils, making them seem a lot darker.

"You see… I don't mean to do things like this… Sometimes it just happens… And I don't mean to hurt you." Her eyes faded back to normal and her gaze softened slightly. "I… Honestly don't think you could handle me. Maybe it'll be better for me to just go…" Maybe she should bring up the thing of her snapping? It happens quite often actually. It seemed like a good idea… Rue just wasn't 100% sure… She folded her hands together and twiddled her thumbs, uncomfortable with the situation.

For the first time, Cake's hostile expression dropped, and was replaced instead with a look of utter bewilderment. She had done such a good job of brainwashing Fionna into wanting to take her home, and now she was ruining all of the acting. She was obviously an amazing actress, so what the heck was going on?

"That's part of being a fire elemental," Fionna replied soothingly. "Passion boils on the surface. Don't worry about this though. We're friends, and the first rule of friendship is being willing to trust one another." She stepped forward and set her hand on Rue's. "I have faith in you. You wouldn't hurt me or Cake. Come on. My house is this way."

Wait a second… What she said didn't get her hit in the face by either of them?! That was quite a pleasant surprise! She nodded slowly and smiled at Fionna, then proceeded to follow her.