Marceline sat next to a starry lake, staring over it. She dipped her hand in and felt the icy cold water trickle down her arm. She stood up and looked into it, staring at her reflection. She smiled and sighed, she was lonely. She looked ahead and saw a waterfall. Splashing onto the water's surface causing ripples. She floated up to it and dodged underneath it. Marceline found herself in a cave, it was beautiful. Pink and black crystals covered the walls. She floated over to a pink one that was morphed with a black one. Marceline smiled because it reminded her of someone. Someone she had a long past with. She reached up to it and grabbed it. It wasn't hard to pull out. She held it to her chest and smiled. The love of these two morphed crystals were nothing compared to the love of herself and someone she cared for dearly. Someone who was pink and sweet like the crystal itself.
Marceline floated through the night sky with the crystal shoved into her pocket. She twisted through the clouds and felt the dampness of the rain on her face. She grinned. As she stopped spinning, she looked up at the moon. It shimmered down on her. She stared at it like it was talking to her. She smiled and flew through the air once again, heading toward the kingdom of candy.
Princess Bubblegum walked through the candy halls. She could smell the sickly sweet scent in the air, it was breath taking. She hummed a tune as she walked over to her balcony. Her drapes were a bubblegum pink, just like her hair. She felt the soft cotton material as she pushed it aside. Bonnibel walked out into the cold night air and looked down at her kingdom. The street lights were turned off as the candy people were sleeping. She smiled up at the stars as they glinted, reflecting in her pink eyes. Princess Bubblegum closed her eyes and placed her hands on the hard candy covered rim of the balcony. She slowly opened her eyes, she felt a presence behind her. She slowly turned around and saw a person behind her. It was Marceline.
"Marceline! What are you doing here?" she asked, Marceline smiled and looked down at the kingdom,
"Hello to you too," she chuckled,
"Sorry... Hello Marceline,"
"Hello your highness," she teased,
"What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to show you something," Marceline grinned and reached into her pocket, she pulled out the pink and black morphed crystal. The crystal shone as Marceline pulled it out, the stars reflected into it, making it look even more beautiful. "Wow Marceline... That's beautiful. Where did you find it?" Princess Bubblegum was hypnotized,
"I found it behind a waterfall in a cave. There were a bunch of other ones there but this one was my favourite,"
"Why was this one your favourite?" she asked, Marceline paused and scratched the back of her head,
"Well... It reminded me of us. We're the opposites but we're inseperable no matter what," Marceline blushed,
"Oh Marceline... That's beautiful," Princess Bubblegum looked up at Marceline and smiled,
"Heh..." Marceline flushed a dark crimson red. Princess Bubblegum leaned in closer to Marceline. To Marceline, time stood still. It was like nothing else mattered in the world except this moment. No one else existed except for them. It was only them. "PRINCESS!" they heard a yell from inside. Marceline froze. 'So close,' she thought to herself. "Awe geez!" Princess Bubblegum hung her head in shame,
"Princess!" Peppermint Butler came running onto the balcony and suddenly stopping in his tracks as he saw Marceline,
"What is it Peps?" Bonnibel sighed,
"Uh sorry for interrupting... But there was an explosion in your lab," Peppermint Butler huffed,
"Oh alright... I've got to go, Marceline. I'll see you later?" she gave Marceline a sympathetic smile,
"I-It's alright... Bye," Marceline's smile disappeared, Princess Bubblegum noticed this. "I'm sorry, Marceline," she smiled at her, walked up closer to her and gave her a tight hug. Marceline tensed, giving her a hug back not long after, shoving the crystal in her pocket. Princess Bubblegum noticed. Peppermint Butler quickly grabbed Princess Bubblegum's hand, dragging her through the hall. Bonnibel looked back at her, Marceline stood by herself. Marceline sighed and looked behind her, a Gumball Guardian was staring at her. "What are you looking at?" she scowled at him, he quickly turned around and continued blowing bubbles. Marceline looked back at the empty hallway. "Peppermint Butler..." she growled.
The next day, Marceline visited Princess Bubblegum again. "Hey Princess," Marceline greeted,
"Hi Marceline, are you ready?" she smiled up at her,
"You bet ya," Marceline quickly scooped her up and shot up into the air with Princess Bubblegum in her arms. She fixed her crown and wrapped her arms around Marceline's neck. "Ready?" Marceline laughed,
"I guess," Princess Bubblegum fixed her dress so it wouldn't fly up. Marceline took it as a yes and shot through the clouds, not giving the passenger a chance to get ready. "Hang on, Bonnie!" Marceline shouted as she danced across the clouds. She dove through a forest and into a secret little area. The place was covered in ivy. Marceline let go of Princess Bubblegum, letting her vision go clear. After a few seconds, Princess Bubblegum looked up and saw her beautiful surroundings. Her jaw dropped, Marceline smiled, floated over to her and gently pushed her jaw back up for her. "You like?" Marceline giggled,
"Do I like?! I LOVE!" Princess Bubblegum squealed and jumped up and down,
"Wow, calm down," her eyes widened at the sight of an over excited Bonnibel,
"Oh my Glob! This place is amazing, Marceline! How did you find it?" she asked,
"It wasn't that hard, Bubs," Marceline shrugged,
"I love it SO much! Give me a tour," Bonnibel grinned, grabbing Marceline's hand, forcing her to show her around. Marceline laughed, pulling her through the abandoned sanctuary. "This is the uh... Fake kingdom place," Marceline pointed to a broken down throne room that was covered in ivy and had no more walls to cover it up. "Wow, this must be an old kingdom that never survived the war or something!" Princess Bubblegum gasped,
"A what now?"
"You would be the one to know, Marceline! This is a kingdom from before the Mushroom War!"
"Psh! Yeah cause I would know this sort of thing,"
"Of course you would! You survived the Mushroom War along with this throne room, if anyone would know, it would be you!"
"I'm not really into kingdom's and stuff though... Plus, I've never seen a kingdom that was BEFORE the Mushroom War. Extra plus, I was like four! You have to remember that one, Bonnie,"
"It was still before the Mushroom War though, you have to believe me! I can smell the nuclear waste,"
"Seriously?"
"Heh... No, I can't. I'm just joking. But it is still before the Mushroom War, it has to be. No kingdom was built or architectured like this after the Mushroom War, it's not the style,"
"True," Marceline floated up to the two thrones, she sat on one. "Come my Queen! Let us feast on banquets and toast through the ages!" Marceline teased, acting like a King,
"Oh, why of course, my King! I'll sit by your side until the day that I die!" Princess Bubblegum joined in,
"You should become a poet, my love! Your rhyming skills and looks go for the cut!" Marceline stood up dramatically,
"Oh, you're quite the flirt! A handsome one at that!"
"Let us dance the night away!" Marceline bowed,
"Why of course!" Princess Bubblegum curtsied, Marceline floated down to her and wrapped her hand around her waist. "Let us dance like flowers!" Princess Bubblegum spun around, grabbing Marceline's hand, causing her to dance along. They danced around the throne room, laughing. After that, they fell on the grass, lying next to eachother. "That was fun," Princess Bubblegum huffed from all the dancing,
"Yeah it was... My Queen," Marceline faced her,
"My King," Princess Bubblegum smiled.
After a few more hours, it was night time. The stars came out and reflected off the shiny throne room floor. "You know that crystal you gave to me last night?" Princess Bubblegum piped up,
"Yeah?"
"I brought it," Princess Bubblegum smiled at Marceline and took it out of her pocket,
"It's such a pretty crystal,"
"Just like you," Princess Bubblegum looked up at her, Marceline glanced up at her. They both leaned in close. Suddenly, they heard a splashing sound. "That's weird... There's no pond here," Marceline whispered to her,
"Doesn't matter," Princess Bubblegum drawed Marceline's attention away from the splashing, putting it back on her. They leaned in again. The splashing became louder, which followed rumbles. "Let's check it out," Marceline stood up, helping Princess Bubblegum up,
"Fine," Princess Bubblegum pouted, standing up and following Marceline to the strange noise. They crept around a corner and saw a beautiful lake, just like the one Marceline had visited the other night. "Weird," Marceline floated up to it, they looked ahead and saw a waterfall splashing against the surface. Marceline picked up Princess Bubblegum and dove under the waterfall. They walked into the cave and saw crystals everywhere. Just like the one's in the other cave. Was this the same cave? Princess Bubblegum walked up to one and stared at it. Marceline looked around and saw one that caught her eye. She walked over to it. Princess Bubblegum pulled her's out of her pocket and saw an empty slot in the wall. She placed it in, it fit perfectly. "Hey Marceline!" Princess Bubblegum called Marceline over, she noticed her putting something in her pocket,
"Coming!" she walked over to her,
"What's that?"
"Nothing. Why did you call me over?"
"Uh... This," Princess Bubblegum ignored her strange attitude and pointed to the crystal fit into the wall,
"Is that our crystal?"
"Yeah,"
"It fit perfectly,"
"Yeah... Why?"
"I'm pretty sure this is the exact cave that I went to... But it's in a different area. Why?"
"Maybe where ever you bring the crystal, it follows,"
"That's so weird... This must be the main crystal of the cave,"
"It's possible. It is the prettiest and most unique,"
"Yeah..."
"This must be such an important cave... But why?"
"Let's find out," Marceline stared at the pink and black crystal, slowly reaching out and turning it. The cave rumbled. "Uhh! Let's get out of here!" Marceline yelled over the crumbling of the cave,
"What about out crystal?!"
"It's too late! We have to go! NOW!" Marceline picked up Princess Bubblegum and flew through the entrance of the cave, just making it. The cave completely caved in, destroying all of the crystals in it. Even their's. "I'll take you home," Marceline looked down at Princess Bubblegum.
Marceline dropped off Princess Bubblegum on her balcony. "I guess I'll see you later?" Princess Bubblegum sadly walked away,
"Bonnie, wait!" Marceline quickly floated over to Princess Bubblegum, leaning in and kissing her. Princess Bubblegum's eyes widened and slowly kissed her back. She had been waiting for this for a while now and the moment had finally come. The sweetest kiss. Marceline slowly backed away. "I'll see you later," she smiled.
The next day, Princess Bubblegum couldn't stop thinking about the night before. She couldn't stop the butterflies in her stomach. Marceline hadn't come back yet but Bonnibel was fine with that. She wanted to be the one to go to Marceline this time. This time it was her turn to be romantic. She quickly changed her clothes and ran outside, running toward Marceline's house. Her heart was pounding, this was her time to shine.
Princess Bubblegum made her way to Marceline's cave, she could hear her playing her bass. She loved it when Marceline played her bass. She crept around the house and heard her singing. She loved her voice, especially when she sung. She heard her singing a romantic song that Princess Bubblegum adored. Bonnibel snuck under her window and looked through, Marceline was standing up and strumming her bass. Princess Bubblegum's insides melted. She loved the look of Marceline in deep thought and love. All of a sudden, Marceline stopped playing and pulled a crystal out of her pocket, Princess Bubblegum looked at it closely. 'It's a pink and black crystal!' Bonnibel's heart soared. Bonnibel turned around and sat on the lawn around Marceline's house. She sat there in deep thought. 'I'm gonna do it! I'm gonna tell her how I feel! She's obviously going to feel the same way. Just go ahead and do it! No biggey.' Princess Bubblegum stood up with all her bravery and swung Marceline's door open.
Princess Bubblegum froze with her jaw swung open. She looked at Marceline but she wasn't alone. Standing infront of Marceline was Finn. But they weren't just standing there, they were kissing. Marceline wasn't trying to get away either, she was actually liking it. Princess Bubblegum looked at Marceline's hand and saw the crystal, it wasn't pink and black like she thought it was. It was blue and black. Bonnibel's heart snapped in two, she fell to her knees. This was the end for her. She was never going to love anyone ever again. Ever.