"Get out of our house King Worm!" Finn grunted to the now decrepit patriarch, who took heed and slithered away.
"Dude, how long have we been under for?" inquired the human, "Was it all a dream since we got our house back from Marceline? Did I never meet Flame Princess?" the young man was on the verge of a break down.
"Chill out bro, we have no idea what just happened to us so let's figure this out so we don't get into a huff over nothing." Jake tried to console his adopted brother while masking his own fears. "I know, we will go to the Fire Kingdom and see if your girl is still locked up, but first we need to find Flambo."
With that, the duo hurried outside so Jake could stretch them to the outskirts of the Fire Kingdom where they presumed Flambo to be. It wasn't long before they spotted the fiery creature from their elevated position. Jake shrunk to his normal size and the brothers ran with flailing limbs, yelling out the little guy's name.
"Flambo! Flambo!" they yelled in unison.
"Whoa, whoa whoa calm down guys." spoke the tailed fireball with arms held out as if it would stop the two from running him over.
"Flambo, we need you to cast flame shield on us, and don't spit on me like you did last time." stated the yellow dog.
"Hehe, flame shields." chuckled Flambo. "Yous twos got some imagination."
Finn dropped to his knees and bellowed.
"What's the matter with him, bromite?" the flame asked the dog in a hushed voice.
"We were under some kind of mind control by that big green jerk, King Worm." said Jake. "Two years of what we thought were real memories were that sick freak's lunch."
"Ouch." mumbled Flambo, "Yous gonna go mess him for this now, right?"
"Like you wouldn't believe." growled Finn through clenched teeth.
"Marcy! Mar-" Finn's shouting and pounding were cut off when the door vehemently flew open.
"What!" shouted the vampire queen with fiery eyes.
"Come with us, we need your help!" Finn intertwined his fingers with the pale woman and took off running. Marceline dug her heels into the ground soon after.
"What do you need me for?" she insisted "And why are you holding my hand?"
Finn began to blush after finally realizing the intimacy of the gesture.
"King Worm jacked up our minds and we don't know what's real any more but we know you are super powerful and could help us end this nerd. We don't even know how long we were under his control for." explained the human.
"Wow, is that all true?" the queen asked "I thought you guys moved away or were too freaked out by me. You must have been under his control for almost three years now!"
The brothers stood frozen with anger.
"Let's go get this creep, count me in." stated the much more sympathetic Marceline, who was now the one to grab his hand and start running.