Chapter One: Adventure With Me?
The pure vibrancy of the moon was slowly rising over the Land of Aaa, and Fionna and Flame Prince's special day together was being forced to come to an end. They had spent all day together on the make-shift island for the prince and now it was time for Fionna to return to her home in the Tree House. They had often spent days together like this. The bashful girl wanted to stay longer, but it was growing late and sooner or later she wouldn't be able to navigate her way back home through the darkness. Thankfully, Cake would be able to aid her, but even the nocturnal cat had difficulty traveling and seeing at night.
"Alright, let's hurry this up," Cake shouted through her paws at a distance from the two. "Mama's tired and needs her bee-yoo-tee sleep!"
Fionna half-ignored the stubborn cat. Her mind was locked on the boy in front of her. She stood in front of Flame Prince with her head bowed down, her attention directed to the grass. It was time to say their good-byes for the night. Even though they had known each other for a while and were more than good friends, she still couldn't help but feel fluttery around the dashing prince. They felt something special for each other, but every time they came into contact it was as if they fell in love with each other all over again. She sheepishly rubbed her arm and lightly smiled. A ray of rose color stained her porcelain cheeks. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow, FP," she meekly giggled. The young girl now looked up at him with newfound confidence in herself.
Flame Prince warmly smiled back and nodded in agreement. "Of course!" He cheered. It was almost as if he held no real romantic emotion at all in that sentence, but it was only Fionna's imagination.
Oh no. Ohno,ohno,ohno. Maybe their love was dying all too quickly? That was it! He didn't love her anymore! That's why he didn't show any true signs of emotion! Or maybe she was just overreacting again like she always did. Nonetheless, Fionna's heart began to race at a rapid pace, knowing she had to do something to fix this blunder no matter what. Her face grew hotter, but she ignored the blushing as she now presented a new set of ideas; "Let's go on an adventure tomorrow!" The girl raised a fist high in the air, expressing her excitement for the idea. Maybe FP would feel ecstatic about the idea too.
He casually nodded and smiled as he did previously, however with a little sign of romance much to the human girl's pleasure. "Sure thing. Name any desired destination and I'll be happily obliged to accompany such a beautiful girl on her journey."
Mathematical! This was just the suggestion that would mend their love together again! Flame Prince was already expressing it through his poetic words. Now all that Fionna had to do was think of a location to travel. There were so many places in the vast Land of Aaa to go to, so they were filled with endless possibilities. However, they couldn't exactly return to the Fire Kingdom because of Flame Prince's psychotic mother. And they couldn't go to the Candy Kingdom, or any other kingdom for that matter, because everyone was somewhat fearful of the scorching and once evil Flame Prince. And they couldn't go to any sort of forest area or else the place would surely rise up in flames. The more and more Fionna thought about how limited their options were, the more difficult this journey set out to be. She decided to shuffle her cards and pick the first one that appeared on top of the deck, so that way she wouldn't have to care about the consequences. "I know! Let's go to Woobeewoo!" She cheered with an eager smile.
Flame Prince didn't seem to mirror such enthusiasm. He timidly rubbed the back of his neck and looked down at the ground in worry, not exactly agreeing with the idea. "Isn't that… isn't that a swamp-like domain? Where the rain falls nonstop? I'm not entirely sure that someone of my state would be able to survive in an area like that."
Fionna subconsciously slapped her head, failing to have come to that realization beforehand. She only made herself look like a selfish idiot with such a statement. Now FP would think nothing but the worst of her!
"That's alright," Cake butted in, moving to their sides. The couple looked down at her in surprise. "We can get umbrellas and giant leaves and boats to protect you from the dangers water. Protect us," she quickly added in, considering it was a known fact that most felines detested water. The cat suddenly puckered her lips and narrowed her eyes, indicating an emotion of irritancy. "Now can we please get going? My feet hurt, I'm hungry, and I want to go to bed. Hurry up with your mooshy-goo-goo so I can get to bed already!"
Flame Prince and Fionna suddenly turned to each other once more, consumed with both romance and mortification. They wanted to portray some sort of kiss like how they would with a rock, but Cake was right beside them so it would have been embarrassing. Besides, that cat would have gotten in between their passion anyway. Fionna offered a friendly smile and lifted her hand in the air. "Good night, FP. I'll see you tomorrow," she sweetly cooed.
Flame Prince returned her smile and gently hovered his hand in front of hers, being careful not to burn her. It was the closest they were able to touch without actually making contact, and it was good enough for them. "Good night, my beautiful princess," he spoke, his words soft against the breath that slipped from his lips.
Fionna's face flushed to a deeper shade of red. She turned to Cake, who suddenly grew in size, and climbed atop the enormous cat. The feline then turned from the area and began to stride back to their own little humble abode. Fionna shut her eyes and rested her head on the soft cat's fur, rubbing her cheeks into the fluff. Her stomach fluttered with butterflies, eager to begin their adventure together. She absolutely couldn't wait to spend the day with FP.
The sun rose earlier than normal, or at least it did for the zealous human girl who was the first to stretch out of her bed. In all honesty, it was still partially dark out, but Fionna was excited for the day to start. She rolled from her bed and slouched onto her feet. She forced herself up and began to trudge into the kitchen to fetch everyone a meal. She had stayed up much later than normal planning their trip to the swamp. She wanted their adventure to go absolutely perfect. Fionna had to use her map to direct their path around the land so that way Flame Prince would be safe while traveling. She didn't want him to set anything on fire or burn out. Both of those would result in dire consequences. Fionna wouldn't normally do something as boring as to making plans and details for an adventure, but she didn't want any trouble.
While waiting on the breakfast to heat, Fionna felt it was necessary to wake up Cake and tell her of the little plan set up. The jolly girl skipped from the kitchen and danced through the house and retreated back to the bedroom where Cake still lied asleep. Using her dancing foot, Fionna tapped the bundle of fur's nose. At first, Cake only scratched at it and scrunched her nose. The second time she was touched, she grimaced and rolled away with her face buried in her bunk. Fionna puffed out her cheeks as she stood over the stubborn animal. She cupped her hands around her mouth, coming up with a new plan, and screamed: "CAKE, WAKE UP!" An accomplished smile appeared over her cheeks when the scaredy-cat screamed in fear, leapt out of her bed and clawed onto the ceiling.
Cake's eyes were wide eyed as she gripped onto the ceiling for dear life. "Fionna! Watch out, baby! We got an intruder on our hands!" Her eyes darted all around in search of the fiend, but her search went to waste when a giggle erupted from Fionna's lips.
"Nah, girl. It was just me. You ain't got nothin' to worry about!" She brightly cheered with a wave of her hand.
Cake glared for a moment before stretching herself down with her limbs and landed on her back. She continued to lie on her back as her arms returned to her stomach. One of Cake's arms stretched forward and roughly shoved a finger into Fionna's nose. "Whatchu want so early in the morning, gurl? Don't you realize what time it is?!" The sunlight was just now barely peeking over Aaa's horizon.
Fionna let out a sorry-giggle and sat down in front of cake. She pulled out a map of Aaa and stretched it out in front of them. Cake rolled over on her stomach to get a better look at the thing. The human girl then pointed her finger onto the map, indicating the location of the swamp. "I made a safe path for us! This way none of the land will burn and FP won't get hurt. We might run into a couple bad guys here and there, but our manly muscles will keep them away. I just wanted to know if you thought this was a safe path for all of us. So let me explain it to you…" Fionna ended up describing the pathways using the red marks she drew on the sheet of paper. When she was finished, she looked up at Cake with eyes of determination, her pupils sparkling.
Cake studied the map. She studied the map a little too closely, in fact; her face was rubbing all over it. She sucked her face back into her skull and looked up at Fionna with approval as she flickered her tail to and fro. "I think with this plan, we won't have anything to worry about." Cake shoved herself to her feet and stretched out her back, taking in the heat of the day. It was far too early for such a sluggish cat like her. The animal's ears suddenly narrowed and the fur on her back lifted. A foul smell filled her nose. Something like smoke. Her nostrils flared and her eyes widened in realization. "Something's burning!" She shrieked in horrification, not having a clue of what it could be.
Fionna opened her mouth wide and slapped her cheek. "Oh no! My eggs!" She turned away and darted for the kitchen to set out the smoke.
Cake and Fionna set out early that morning to head to Flame Prince's premises. It was somewhat of a distant travel considering he was nearly on the edge of Aaa, and their house was more towards the center. However, they had to keep him somewhat at a distance to keep him hidden. That way no one would bother him. On the way, Cake and Fionna partook in singing and dancing and rapping and jumping and climbing and all of those common travel doodly-doos. They made sure to pack a lot of food in case one of them grew hungry or thirsty or just wanted a snack. The map was secured safely in Fionna's backpack, along with all of their other junk. Everything that could possibly go right was going right.
As Cake and Fionna traveled, the human girl began to feel anxious about something. During their conversation last night, Fionna hadn't even asked if Flame Prince wanted to go on an adventure. She only presented it herself. Maybe he was only going because of her. She should have asked where he wanted to go. There she went again, only minding her own desires. She sucked in her cheeks in frustration, trying her hardest not to show any signs of foul emotion.
But Cake saw right through her tantrum and began to worry. She tapped a light paw on Fionna's shoulder, waking the girl from her thoughts. "You alright, baby? Got something you want to talk about?" She asked, looking up at the human from her corner of her eyes.
Fionna tried to hold it in, but ended up letting it all out in one enormous breath. "I wanted to go on this adventure so that way FP and I could grow closer together in our relationship because yesterday I thought we were feeling sort of distant so I asked him to go to the swamp so we could mend a stronger bond between each other but I didn't even ask if he wanted to go or where he wanted to go and maybe he doesn't want to go to the swamp at all and now he might not have any fun and we're just going to grow more and more distant from each other until one day he won't even bother to talk to me anymore and he'll get super evil again and we'll have to fight each other and I won't be able to hurt him because I love him and he doesn't love me and it's all my fault!" She pulled at the bags under her eyes after coming to these devastating realizations.
Cake only let out an amused chuckle and waved her paws about in front of her. "Wooo, guuurl, you sure got some funky imagination! You are overreacting and need to calm down and take. A deep. Breath." Cake took in a deep breath and waited for Fionna to take one too. Then they both let it out at the same time. "Good, good. You're doing real good. Now I'm pretty sure I remember him asking where you wanted to go and that he'd be happy to join you wherever you went. Don't you remember him saying 'Name any desired destination and I'll be happily obliged to accompany such a beautiful girl on her journey'?" She mimicked his voice and molded her body so that she looked like Flame Prince.
Fionna let out a sigh of relief and a bashful smile as she stared at the dirt in contentment. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I dunno. I guess I'm just a little nervous, is all," she whispered as she rubbed her arm like she always did when she was feeling anxious.
Cake returned to her normal state and patted her friend on the back. She smiled sweetly up at the girl. "You guys are in love. You've spent days upon days with each other, so what's one more day to you? You don't have to feel nervous. It's just a little day-time trip. As long as you have fun and don't think too hard about it, then you have nothing to fear. Just enjoy each other's company."
"You always know what to say," Fionna cheered with a light smile. She clenched her fists in front of her and now portrayed a determined grin, ready to begin the day with this adventure. "Alright! No more worries! We're just going to spend a day together in the swamp. It'll be just like any other day!" The two of them finally approached Flame Prince's home, and upon seeing FP, Fionna's legs immediately felt numb and melted into jello. So much for all that confidence.
Flame Prince approached the two girls with a fire-proof bag on his back and smiled casually at them. "So, are we ready to go? Uh, Fionna?" His facial expression immediately turned to concern as he stared at the strange girl in wonder.
The human girl could barely stand on her feet. She used Cake's head to keep her balance, but it hardly seemed to work. Her knees shook wildly about. How embarrassing. Fionna's face felt hot as she looked up at the dashing prince and trembled about. "Uh-huh. Just a little tired is all. I'll wake up in a minute," although that was a lie. She was wide awake, especially in the presence of such a beautiful boy. She patted on Cake's back so the feline could grow bigger and she climbed on the animal's back. There was no way her weak knees were about to carry her around. Once she regained relaxation, she'd be sure to be on her feet again.
"Which way are we headed?" Flame Prince asked as they all walked together. He looked up at Fionna for answers.
"Oh! Uhh…" Fionna quickly removed the map from her bag and looked at it. She didn't know how to explain it to him, considering FP didn't know much about the world except for the Fire Kingdom. Instead of explaining, she handed it off to him so he could observe the map. "Here. Take a look."
Cake's eyes widened at what they were doing. "Wait! It's gonna-"
Without thinking, Flame Prince reached his hand out to grab it but the fragile piece of paper immediately sizzled into flames. It was too late to pull back. The damage was already done. His chest jumped in fear and shame at the scorching of the precious map. "Oh! I… I uhh… I'm sorry!" He stuttered, bewildered that he had done such a dreadful thing.
"No probs," Fionna giggled as she pointed at her head with a wink. "I got it all memorized in my noodle. And if we ever get lost then we can always ask for directions." The truth was that she only memorized some of the map and only partially knew her way around the Land of Aaa. However, she didn't want to make FP feel bad and ruin their entire relationship, so she decided to keep her mouth shut. Unfortunately, now she was forced to explain their destination, which would be rather hard for her. "We're going to head through… the forest. N-not through the forest, but around it, but not so around it that we end up going through the tall-grass fields. Uh… uh… it's more like-"
"How about when we have to turn, you tell me when to turn?" Cake interrupted.
Fionna flaunted a bashful smile and nodded. That seemed like the best idea.
Throughout the day the trio traveled through the Land of Aaa. Fionna was even able to stand firmly on her feet after getting use to the prince's elegant presence. Not once had they gotten lost thanks to Fionna's special map-memorizing skills. She was able to roughly guide them throughout the land offering her strange instructions, but it seemed to manage them alright. A few monsters and enemies crossed their path that they were easily able to slay, so there was nothing to worry about. They went on undefeated as ruthless warriors, destroying every evil-doer in their path. All of the action was also able to mentally speed up their trip with all of the excitement going about. In a matter of no time they'd be able to reach Woobeewoo Swamps.
I'm not actually a fan of Fionna's world at all, and I never really cared for any of her pairings. I'm all about FinnxPB baby. B) However, I ended up seeing this really cute picture that inspired me to write this story. I'm not going to bother showing you yet, or else it will show a spoiler in the story, so I'll show you once that scene comes.