"Jake? Have you seen my toothpaste?"
Jake looked up from stringing his viola and gave the human a mischievous look.
"The Bubblegum flavored toothpaste? That flame princess should NEVER find out about? That toothpaste?" he said.
Finn gave Jake a death stare.
"Yes"
"In the cupboard above the sink. BM-O put it away."
"Thanks!" Finn dashed upstairs and finished getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, Jake was singing to himself downstairs.
"Fiiiiiinnnnnn, the mini human hero Maaaaaaaannnnn, uses PB's special toothpaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaste, cuz he can't handle fire power's taaaaaaaaaaaste. And his Girlfriend's gonna burn him aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive, if she finds out he's using candy hyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-giene!" he sang to no one in particular.
"Jake, its bedtime now!" said BM-O.
"Ok. Night BM-O"
The tree house went dark as all the lights went out.
XxX Later that night XxX
A shadow slid over the grasslands, descending upon the tree fort. It oozed through the doorway and into the main room. It slunked upstairs and crept over to Finn's bed. Then the shadow began to bubble. It began to have shape. Slowly, a figure of solid shadow loomed over the 14 year old, who was still fast asleep. Quicker than lightning, the shadow clamped a hand on Finn's mouth and hoisted him to his feet. Finn's eyes opened in shock and he tried to call out to Jake, but it came out muffled. The shadow enveloped Finn inside itself, and crept back outside. Then it grew two large bat-like wings and flew over to dark mountain, and it landed at the mouth of a cave. A voice rang out from the dark depths.
"bring him inside." The shadow obeyed. It flew deep inside, into the very heart of the mountain. It landed in a cavern lit by candle light. Inside the room, a large brown bear, a snail with green eyes, and a glass cage lay waiting. The shadow landed next to the snail, and slowly unraveled itself, causing Finn to fall to the floor. The shadow kept one hand clamped firmly on his mouth as he pulled the boy up. Finn's eyes got wide at the change of scenery, and even wider at the sight of the bear. The snail inched forward.
"Welcome, Finn the human." He said in a deep voice.
Finn shook his head free of the shadow's hand.
"Who are you? And why'd you lumpin' kidnap me?" he asked.
The snail replied, "I am the lich, and I need a hostage for when I take over."
Finn's mouth fell open.
"But you…you died…"
"Incorrect. Shadow, put the boy in the cell." The shadow nodded and tossed Finn into the glass cube. Finn got and ran to the door, but the shadow had already sealed it.
"I'm pretty sure Jake will notice it I'm not there when he wakes up!" Finn cried out.
The lich-snail smiled.
"Oh, I thought of that. Shadow!" Finn watched in horror as the black figure morphed into a full color version of himself. Then the shadow ran back through the tunnel to the cave entrance.
"Wh-where's he going?" Finn asked, suddenly nervous.
"To replace you." The lich-snail replied with a snarl.