Prologue

"Aw man! I was so close!" cried Finn in defeat. He had just lost his bet with Jake.

"Ha, I told you that you couldn't beat me. I'm unbeatable!" Jake bellowed in triumph. BMO throws his hands in the air and yells, "The winner is Jake! Sorry Finn." Finn just put his fists in his cheeks and "hmph"-Ed.

"You know the rules man," said Jake.

"I know I do. Now who is it gonna be?" replied Finn. Jake wanted to take his time with this one. No princesses that he's already tried with, so Bubblegum and Flame Princess were out. Muscle Princess was too…weird. Jake was having a difficult time figuring this one out. Which Princess would be perfect for him? She had to be unable to do any harm to others, sweet, and best of all, make Finn happy. The only reason why he made the bet with Finn in the first place is so he could have an excuse to make Finn go on a date with another princess. Being 18 now, Finn needed a love interest that wouldn't hurt him like the others. So back to the options. LSP was definitely out, no questions asked. Slime princess was too small. Wildberry princess was too bulgy and soft. Emerald princess was too flashy. Breakfast princess would just make him hungry. Dr. Princess isn't even a princess so no. Bubblegum hurt him. He hurt Flame Princess. Ghost princess is in another realm now. I guess that leaves…Raggedy Princess. She would have to do.

"Alright Finn. I say you have to go on a date with Raggedy Princess."

"What?! Dude! She's a rag-doll."

"Yeah, I know. But she's the one I chose for you so you have to do it."

Finn puts his fists in his cheeks again and starts to pout. Jake walks up to him. "Finn, it's like you have to marry her, just go on a date with her. Does it really sound that bad?"

"…yes."

"Finn, you have to. For she is the one chosen by me, your winning challenger, for you to see. Now I'm gonna call her and tell her that first thing in the morning, you're going over there." Jake leaves the room. Finn just looks down at the table he's sitting at. BMO walks up to him.

"Oh come on Finn. How bad could it be? You know she likes you so she'll be nice to you."

"BMO, all of the princesses like me…well, except Bubblegum and Flame Princess. But they don't count anymore."

"All I'm saying is you should give her a chance. Maybe you'll have fun?"

"Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Whatever that means. It's what's on the inside that matters," Finn stood up, "I'm gonna give Raggedy Princess the best date she's ever had. And I'll do it, smoo-o-ove-like." Finn then left the room.

Shortly after, Jake pokes his head in to see if Finn was still there. He then walks up to BMO. "Good job with the pep talk BMO," said Jake, "Now Finn will definitely have a good time."

"Anything to help out my home boys," said BMO.

Time seemed to go by so slow for Finn. He lay in his bed, just staring at the ceiling. He felt as though he had nothing better to do. He couldn't stops thinking about Flame Princess. He really wanted to apologize and be with her but he couldn't. She wouldn't take him back after what he did. Finn felt defeated. "Why can't I just like a girl?" He thought to himself. Maybe Raggedy Princess isn't so bad. What if she's really cool? A date would be the best way to find out for sure. It's like BMO said, she might be fun.

But just thinking about her made Finn uneasy. She's missing an eye and has a button for the other eye. And no arms? How does she live? It just didn't make sense to him. But Finn remembered Bubblegum telling him that Raggedy Princess has zero self-esteem. Finn started to feel bad for thinking so wrongly of her. Why does she have zero self-esteem? Was she treated poorly? It would make sense, she is made out of rags. But why would someone treat her badly just because of her body type? Remember that Finn is also unfamiliar with how cruel some people can be when it comes to being shallow. But Finn vowed to give Raggedy Princess the best date ever and he's a man of his word.

"I told Raggedy Princess," said Jake, "she sounded excited to hear it."

"That's because she likes me."

"Oh really? No way."

"Stop being sarcastic dude."

"We all know that all of the princesses have a crush on you…except Bubblegum and Flame Princess. But it might be fun."

"BMO and I already had this talk."

"Oh, well then nevermind." Jake went into the bathroom and started the water for a shower.

"But what if she tries to do something?" asked Finn, even though he knew the answer.

"The worst she would do is rub her head on you. Sounds harmless to me," answered Jake. Finn had to face facts, nothing was going to happen during the date. Just conversation and whatever games an armless person could play, which to Finn was not many. He just had to plan ahead.