Chapter 1
"Jake? Where are you?" Finn was saying. He had no idea where he was. He had been asleep and woken up in a small room with one dim light on. He was out of focus. His vision started getting better and he saw a chair with someone strapped to it. Princess Bubblegum! He tried to move to help his friend but was chained to a wall. He cursed under his breath. To him, nothing was more frustrating than being unable to help a friend in need.
"Hold on Princess! I'll get us out of this!" Finn told his friend. "Finn, you don't understand, the whole land of ooo is in danger!" Princess Bubblegum told Finn. "What are you-" Finn was cut off, his mouth simply stopped moving as a figure stepped out of the shadows. 'Magic!' Finn thought. The figure wore a black robe, his face hooded. Finn regained his ability to speak. "Who are you, show yourself!" Finn yelled at the hooded figure. "No Finn-" Princess Bubblegum began, but the figure pulled out a dagger. The dagger had a symbol on it but for some reason Finn couldn't see it. The figure ignored Finn and started speaking to the Princess.
"Bubblegum, We held our end of the deal, not it's time to hold yours. Give us the Orb of Drachonicon. We need it's power." "I don't have it yet!" Bubblegum said desperately, "Give me more time, I can get it!" The figure chuckled. If you won't give us the Orb we'll have to show this land what true terror feels like!" The figure then looked at Finn. "You want to know who we are?" The figure tilted his dagger to reveal a symbol with three letters at the bottom: GOA. It was the Guild of Assassins! Finn vaguely remembered clashing with an assassin. Me-Mow had nearly killed Jake, and would have succeeded if she hadn't given away a vital piece of information. 'Oh Glob!' Thought Finn. The figure then raised the dagger and aimed it at Bubblegum's head. Bubblegum screamed as the knife got closer. Just before the knife struck her, Finn woke up.
"AAAAAAH!" Finn woke up screaming. "What's wrong man?" Jake asked sleepily. "I just had the most horrible nightmare!" Finn said. Finn explained the whole nightmare to Jake. Jake listened more attentively than usual. "Woah man, That's quite the nightmare," Jake said when Finn finished. "I know man, it was so realistic, did you know that when dreams are so realistic they are destined to happen?" Jake nodded, recalling his croak dream. "We should probably go check on PB." Finn said.
Finn and Jake started heading for Candy Kingdom. Jake stretched himself so that he became a giant. "Let's go" Jake said, "We gotta see if Princess is okay." Finn got his sword, and jumped on Jake's back.
Finn didn't notice anything unusual in the kingdom. He approached Princess Bubblegum's castle. "May I see Princess Bubblegum?" Finn asked a guard. "Sure thing," the guard replied as he opened the gate. Bubblegum was sitting on her throne. "Princess, I come to tell you about a strange dream I had," Finn said. He told Bubblegum about his dream. Princess Bubblegum listened intently. "So you got my dream message," Bubblegum said warily, "It was an experiment I used on you in case I needed your help."
Finn was a bit irked that one of his best friends had experimented on him but said, "How may I aid thee?" "Finn," Princess Bubblegum said gravely, "I know you know about the Guild of Assassins, I need you to spy on them." "How?" Finn asked. "I have an old friend who used to be an associate of theirs. He knows the ins and outs of the whole system." Before Finn could ask what she meant, she said, "The Guild of Assassins is an ancient society, made long before the land of Ooo was, well, the land of Ooo. Before that it was a huge secret society. It has influenced many events, many of which are too secret for me to know. Beware Finn, many of their methods, you may not agree with, however; you must know it is for the good of the land. You are to report to me any activity involving my kingdom or any surrounding ones." "But how?" Finn asked. "Good question, you may not be able to use your phones in their network because they don't allow it, but an application for BMO can override their systems, remain unnoticed, and send messages to me. Anyway, my friend's name is Larry Fire, here's his address."
After Bubblegum had told Finn and Jake where Larry's house was, Finn set off for possible his most dangerous mission yet.
Larry's house was in the nearby woods. Finn and Jake found the address number. It was easy, as it was the first and only house the trail crossed. Finn knocked on the door. "I sure hope this whole thing is a good idea," Jake told Finn, "The Guild of Assassins is bad news." At that moment their knock was answered. Larry came out.
He was a Candy person, a cane to be exact. He appeared dusty and worn out. "Who are you?" Larry said grouchily. "I'm Finn, This is Jake," Finn said, intruducing himself and Jake. "Princess Bubblegum sent us." Larry let them in. His house was adorned with swords and daggers on the wall. "What did Bubblegum send you for?" Larry asked. "She said you would help us find and spy on the Guild of Assassins," Finn replied. "Aah, the Guild of Assassins, a deadly society, once it was behind many global events that impacted nations. The London Fire of 1666, The fall of the Twin Towers," Larry said gravely. "The what?" Jake said, confused. "Nevermind," Larry replied, "You'll need this to get into their hideout." Larry handed Finn and Jake some red passes.
"These entitle you to beginner ranking, even if you are a beginner, you will be able to take part in discussions." Finn nodded, taking the passes and handing one to Jake. "You'll also need these," Larry continued, taking out two black hooded cloaks and handing them to Finn and Jake. "The more shadowy and shady you look, the better," Larry said. "Where is the hideout for the Guild of Assassins?" Finn asked. Larry handed them a map. "It is in an island in the middle of the Sea of Storms. It is under a dormant volcano. This map has all the information you need to know about how to get there." Larry said. "One last thing," Finn said, "What is the Orb of Drachonicon?" "It is an artifact of great power, it's wherabouts are unknown, but anyone who harnessed it had power worthy of gods!" Larry said. "Woah!" Finn and Jake exclaimed, wide-eyed. "Last I heard, the leader of the Guild of Assassins, Lazarus Lexington was looking for it, now begin your journey, the island is about a three days journey from here.
Finn and Jake walked back home. "Now to get ready for a three day's journey!' Finn said. Jake sat on the couch. "I know right!" Jake exclaimed, "We should probably get ready now." "Yeah," said Finn. "Gotta get the meat ready, we need our protein," Jake said. "We should top it off with some survival gear!" Finn said, "By the way Jake," Finn said, I wanna say good-bye to Flame Princess." Sure thing, bro," Jake said, "I wanna say bye to Lady Rainicorn." "I'll meet you in an hour," Finn said, running off.
Finn ran to Flame Princess's house. He arrived, and called her name. "Finn!" Flame Princess cried, running towards him. "Princess!" Finn exclaimed, "How's is been?" "Good," Flame Princess replied. "Awesome!" Finn said. "Princess, I have to tell you something," Finn said. "What is it?" Princess asked. "I'm going on a mission, and I'll be gone for a long time, I might not even make it back!" Finn said gravely. "Finn, I know you'll be okay," Flame Princess replied. "I'll try," Finn said. "Wanna hug?" Flame Princess asked. "Sure, just let me cast a protection shield," Finn said. He took out a spell book, and said the magic verse, giving him protection but draining his magic energy. The couple shared a long hug. "Let's have a picnic," Finn said, remembering he had time left. After their picnic, Finn ran back home.
Jake was already at the tree house. "How was the goodbye?" Jake asked, sitting on a couch. "There was some crying involved," Finn replied. "Same," Jake said, "You ready?" "Yes," Finn replied, "The directions on this map say we should go south-east from here. "That's crossing the Kingdom of Orcs." "I know." Finn and Jake finished packing. "Let's roll!" Finn and Jake headed outside and used a compass to find the Orc Kingdom. On the way there, they met a stranger. "I challenge you to a duel," the stranger said. "As an honorable warrior, I accept!" Finn said. They took out their swords. Finn couldn't tell what the stranger was. The stranger lashed out with his sword. Finn parried the lunge, but the stranger slashed again. Finn was barely able to parry. Jake was cheering him on. 'This is going to be tough' Finn thought.
Finn and the stranger circled each other. Finn attempted a feint but the stranger anticipated the attack and dodged it. Finn then spun around and slashed, but the stranger once again dodged. "I am one of the most skilled warriors in my side of Ooo," The stranger said. "Well so am I" Finn said grimly. The stranger attempted a feint maneuver, but Finn, now determined, parried it. The stranger then moved on to a series of slashes, Finn desperately parrying, dodging, and jumping over each. Finn waited until the stranger got tired, then made his move. But the stranger stepped back, dodging a sword slice. He was no fool. A small crowd of people passing by had started to form around them, one particulary pretty girl waving flirtatiously at Finn, but Finn ignored her.
Finn and the stranger were getting tired. Neither of them were ready to give up though. The duel grew more intense with people cheering them on, chanting. Finn slashed three times, the stranger parrying all of them. The stranger then started another series of slashes and lunges, all very fancy, but Finn dodged. He had succeeded in wearing out his attacker. Finn then made one last feint and knocked the sword out of the stranger's hand. The stranger looked stunned but then said; " I haven't met many duelists as worthy as you. Good game." "Good game," Finn replied, "Now to get back to my journey." Finn said. Finn started walking towards the Orc kingdom.
Finn could see the Orc kingdom in the distance. He hadn't been there before. "Well, we're almost at the orc kingdom," Finn said. "True," Jake replied, "Now we just gotta cross the Orc kingdom and we're a step closer to our destination." The two kept walking. "So," Jake began, after a minute of silence, "Did you get to tier two with Flame Princess yet?" "No Jake," Finn said, "We're not ready for that yet, Princess still needs time." "Oh," said Jake. "So what do you think the Guild will be like?" Finn asked. "If it's on an island under a dormant volcano, then awesome!" Jake exclaimed. "I just hope there's no killing involved, my morals won't allow assassination of the innocent," Finn said warily. "Don't worry, if they tell us, I know ways we can fake it," Jake remarked. "Thanks bro!" Finn replied.
After about thirty minutes Finn and Jake were at the Orc kingdom. An Orc guard was at the main door. "What do you want," The Orc said gruffly. "We need to enter, we were sent by Princess Bubblegum." The Orc reluctantly let them in. Finn checked a supply list. "It says we need a special gaunlet hand crafted by Orcs called the Gaunlet of Orch." Finn looked around. The kingdom was colossal. He saw many big buildings all inhabited by Orcs. There was a huge castle at the center of the kingdom, surrounded by a moat. Finn and Jake walked down a wide street, crowded with Orc people. "Hey you!" An Orc yelled to Finn. Finn diverted his attention to the Orc. "Yeah?" Finn said in reply to the Orc. "Looking for this?" The Orc held out the Gaunlet of Orch. "How did you know, can we have it?" Jake said. "Over your dead body!" The Orc replied. With that, the Orc ran. "Get back here!" Finn yelled, getting the attention of some curious Orcs. The Orc started running towards a more secluded area. The Orc took out a long sword. Finn studied the Orc. It was skinnier than the average Orc, and more agile. Finn took out his sword, and he gave one to Jake.
Finn and Jake charged at the Orc. The Orc also charged, but then took out a smoke bomb and seemingly disappeared. When Finn and Jake cleared the smoke they desperately looked for the Orc. Jake saw it jumping at Finn out of the shadows. "Finn, look out!" Finn turned around, sword ready, and parried a deadly blow. Jake lunged at the Orc, but the Orc side-stepped, the took out a knife and threw at Jake, then quickly parried a blow by Finn. Jake dodged, barely. The knife grazed some of the hair on his ear. The Orc was truly a worthy adversary. "Who are you?" Finn said, sweating. "I am your death!" The Orc replied. Finn noticed the symbol of the Guild of Assassins on the Orc's sword. "Guess the Guild was desperate enough to accept you!" Finn taunted. The Orc grew angry. The three kept battling.
Finn felt exhausted. The Orc hadn't broken sweat yet. 'Maybe Orcs don't sweat' Finn thought. The Orc took a mace out of it's pack. The mace wasn't too long; but it did have a very spiked head. The spikes could easily penetrate Finn. But this also meant the Orc was getting desperate. The Orc was pounding on Finn and Jake's Orc kicked Jake, stunning him. The Orc then kicked Jake again, sending him flying. Finn lunged at the Orc, but his sword was finally broken by the mace. "No!" Finn cried, realizing he would probably die. Jake, realizing his friend's danger, threw the nearest thing near him at the Orc, which happened to be the Orc's knife. Finn was closing his eyes, waiting for the end, but it didn't come. He heard a thud and saw the Orc, dead. "He deserved it," Jake said, "He was scum." Finn took the gaunlet off the Orc's arm. "Wonder how the Orc knew what we needed," Finn said, "Let's get out of here, our next stop is Mythos," "What's that?" Jake asked, "And where is it?" "It's North of here, apparently, the most fearsome creatures live there," Finn said. Finn put the gaunlet on. He felt magical energy flowing through him.
End of chapter 1
Hope you guys like it, usually, I finish a story, but I felt like I had to put this one up.