Distant Thunder

by SweaterSloth

5 years after being kidnapped by an evil witch, Finn returns to the Land of Ooo. However, much has changed during his absence, especially Marceline's feelings for him. Fighting new enemies, past loves and a jealous lumpy space princess, can Finn the Human handle the drama bombs flying left right and center? Oodles of Finnceline.

1. Prologue

Distant Thunder

Hey guys! Im new here and this is my first fanfic so please be gentle with me. Although I much appriciate revies and constructive criticsm, keep in mind that I'm extremely fragile. I've had this idea taking up space in my brain for quite sometime so I thought I'd share it and get your opinions. Hope you enjoy! – SS

Diclaimer: I do not own Adventure Time but if I did, you could bet on your lumping life that there would be a lot more Marceline in the show.

Prologue

*rrrumble...BOOM!...rrrrumble*

Marceline's eyelids fluttered slightly at the foreign sound but sleep's strong pull, dragged her once again into unconsciousness and she nestled her face deeper into the comfort of her pillow.

*...rrrrumble rrrrrrumbleBOOM! CRACK! BOOM! rruumble...*

This time, the angered snarls of an approaching storm were enough to aggravate the young vampire's sensitive ears and awaken her from her deep slumber. Marceline sat up while rubbing her tired eyes then cast gaze out her window. Blackened clouds had just begun to form on the midday horizon. Considering herself to be a nearly fearless individual, the teenage queen was surprised by how much the distant thunder bothered her. It was as if the slow, impending chaos foreshadowed inescapable doom. Marceline shook her head in an attempt to rid herself of the uneasiness. Despite knowledge of the storm, sleep's blissful call soon outweighed thoughts of thunder and Marceline once again settled into bed.

*... rruummbbllle BOOM! rrumble MARCELINE!...*

The vampire groaned and covered her ears. Great now I'm scared of a little noise AND I'm hearing things. Ugg, I shouldn't be hanging out with the weenie so much.

*….rrrrumble"Marceline! Marceline come qui-" BOOM!...*

While still lying under the covers, Marceline uncovered her ears and quirked an eyebrow. Jake? Although muddled by the crashing sounds of the storm, the shouting voice definitely belonged to the magic dog. Glancing at the clock, the vampire queen couldn't help but question the magic dog's presence. He and Finn weren't supposed to be back for another jam session until dusk.

*…"Marceli-CRASH!-ease come help! Its Finn-BOOM!...*

At the mere mention of her little hero's name the vampire queen stiffened. What about Finn!? Was he hurt? What could have-

*…"Marcy, please! Finn's been taken!"…*

Taken.

TAKEN!?

And faster than she thought possible, Marceline shot out the window toward the human's best-friend.

Outside toward a now raging storm.

But really, what the furious/worried/terrified vampire was flying toward was only the beginning of something much, much more frightening than the sound of distant thunder.