As the sun came up over the horizon, the Candy Kingdom woke with it.
The people took themselves up from their homes and began to get ready for their day. Putting on clothes, having breakfast, the usual setup. The lemonade rivers ran smoothly, and the Gumball Guardians watched in peace. All the kingdom was ready for a new day.
All the kingdom, except for Princess Bubblegum.
Sitting in her room, the door was shut, and the windows closed. The only sound that could be heard was a gentle weeping. It came from a rather lonely-looking silhouette, sitting with her back against the wall next to her window.
In her hands, she held an assortment of pictures, all of which contained her, and her alone. If one took more than a glance at them, it would be obvious that there was something missing. In every picture, she looked like she was holding someone, and in every one, that someone was gone. A misplaced piece of the puzzle.
A knock at the door reminded her that time had, quite stubbornly, marched on.
"I'll be out in a minute," she called, clearing her throat.
Retreating steps told her that the visitor was gone, and she quietly put the photos back into the box she'd gotten them from. Within it were many other things; the hilt of a broken sword, an odd looking hat, a green backpack, and the only picture she'd fully salvaged from the world transfer.
It was of a young boy, about thirteen, wearing the hat and backpack, and wielding the full, unbroken sword. Beside him, an orange dog with a wide smile on his face, his arms stretched around the boy in a familial embrace.
It was, by far, the picture with the most tear stains upon it.
Sighing, she put a lid on the box, and then hid it back under her bed.
Far away in the mountains, a great evil sat upon his throne.
He was cunning. He was an adept swordsman. He was an accomplished thief of riches and princesses alike. The halls of the mountain in which he lived had been made by him - made from water, quickly frozen, and carved into a shape of his preference. And, in his eyes, it was only the beginning.
He had taken down evils greater than he, so that he may in turn become the greatest.
The Ice Prince, lord of the Ice Kingdom, smiled.
Today seemed like a good day to do some kidnapping.