Set after The Pit but before Billy's bucket list.
Prologue
It was desolate.
The gale force wind roared heavily as it swept small particles of sand and ash, distributing it across the wasteland. There was nothing in sight for miles. It was just sand as far as the eye could see, and toward the center, large clumps of ash.
Wiping sand away from his eyes, the hero then continue to run his hands through the ash, searching for evidence of any kind about what happened here, maybe a clue as to where to go.
Finding nothing in the black clumps, he sighed deeply and got back on his feet, scanning the horizon for any signs of lifeforms.
A few meters away, a golden canine was fiddling with a map, constantly rotating it, occasionally stretching his head away from the map for a different perspective. Eventually he came to a conclusion. It didn't make any sense, but at this point it was all he had. The hero turned to his best friend and asked. "Dude, are you sure you read the map right?"
Jake wanted another explanation, but none came to mind. They followed the map perfectly and the only thing here was sand and ash.
"Bro...I...think this is it! I think this is the kingdom. Or..." He paused, looking around quickly. "At least was it..." Jake added dramatically.
"So, what do you think bunked this place up?" Asked Finn warily.
Jake pondered for a while, examining the remains of the supposed kingdom.
"Could it be a volcano eruption or... an attack from a big army and they had torches...and flame-throwers...and lava!?" Finn continued hypothesizing various ideas of what was the destructive force behind the incident.
"Finn, it was the battle kingdom. All the armies nearby wouldn't be able to defeat the battlers. Besides, why go through so much trouble only to destroy the kingdom." Jake pondered
A few moments later, Jake realized that Finn wasn't listening any more, as he saw him running off toward something in the distance.
"Finn, wait!" Jake shouted after the excitable hero as he sprinted off into the distance. Jake began to stretch himself tall and thin to catch up to him. As he began to catch up to Finn, he noticed something drop out of his backpack, causing Finn to abruptly stop. Quickly scooping the object up, he put it back into his backpack, his face now lighting up a crimson red.
Jake returned to natural size as he caught up to Finn.
Cautiously he asked "Finn, what was that?", curious about the mysterious object that Finn refused to show.
"Never mind that bro, Look! A road sign!" After hastily changing the subject, he pointed to a wooden post, still standing by a heavily faded path.
Jake's face scrunched up, suspiciously, but he decided to dismiss it for the moment to check out the road sign.
The words on the signpost were legible but worn, but as he read the names of nearby kingdoms it occurred to him that he had completely forgotten Bubblegum's requests and the next step of their quest.
"Uh, Finn, can you remember where we were supposed to go next?"
Finn tapped his chin a couple of times, his memories of the past few weeks coming back to him.
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