Disclaimer: Adventure Time is own by Cartoon Network. This story for fun.
Author Note: This story is a sequel to Adventure Time story You Blew It Finn by Red Witch. That story was about Princess Bubblegum finding out that Finn was the one that cause the fight between Ice King and Flame Princess. Angry Princess Bubblegum tells him how much damage his actions cause and tells him the fight had larger consequences then he realize and could have been much worse. The story ended with Bubblegum banishing Finn from the Candy Kingdom for about a week and Marceline having a few choice words with Finn. I enjoy the story so much that I ask Red Witch permission to make a sequel and he said yes. I found another writer MegLikesCookies from deviant to co writer this story. I hope you enjoy this story and check out You Blew It Finn by Red Witch, it a good read.
"Hey, BMO, this tea is pretty good. Who taught you how to make tea so good, BMO?" asked Jake, taking another sip from his cup.
"I made it from dandelions and water!" The robot said proudly, holding one of the flowers in their hand to prove their point. Jake gave them a thumbs-up, "Nice! I think I read about this recipe in a book somewhere. All resourceful and junk."
BMO started to respond, but was cut off by the sound of Finn yelling outside. Jake sat up, squinting out the window at the boy on the lawn.
"Oop, sorry, BMO, gotta run. Make me s'more when we get back!" He said, stretching himself off the couch and heading out the door. The robot pouted on the table, then tried to pick up Jake's cup. It was a bit too big, so they just sat down beside it.
"What's up, dude?" Jake asked, stepping up next to Finn. The boy was squatting on the ground in front of a large egg, rubbing its shell curiously. The egg was about the same size as Jake, and had orange swirls over its red shell.
"This egg, bro. I dunno how it got here. It's heavy, though, and I think whatever's in it is okay." Finn said, gently rocking it to test its weight. Jake walked around it, humming thoughtfully. "Well, if it just showed up here, then it might have fallen from somewhere. Eggs can't walk, usually. It must be hard as a rock to survive the fall! Wonder what kinda egg it is."
"Not sure. Probably a big thing." Finn shrugged, tapping his finger against it. "Sky cow?"
"Nah, those things are a myth. We should take it to the Princess's castle, have her check it out. Make sure it's not gonna hatch into a bunch of spiders or something."
Finn frowned at that idea, as if tasting something sour. "I dunno, that might not be a good idea. PB's still mad at me about the whole… I.K-F.P thing a while back."
"Oooh, you mean she's bein' salty about how you made Flame Princess and Ice King fight for no reason a few weeks ago?" Jake asked, making Finn wince in response.
"Yeah, thanks for reminding me. She banned me from the Candy Kingdom for a WEEK! I still can't believe she did that!" He mumbled, standing up and folding his arms.
"Sorry, bro, I forgot about that harsh stuff. I figured you were over that stuff. And besides, you're already by the pond. That's gotta remind you anyway. Y'know, I think it's gotten even bigger than it was yesterday. Guess Flame Princess really melted a lotta ice in that fight, huh?"
Finn rolled his eyes, "Well, yeah. The Candy Kingdom could have melted, too. As if PB'd let me forget! Every time I see her, she either doesn't talk to me at all, or she won't stop lecturing me on how I endangered everyone ever! It's a load of bunk, bro!"
"… She's gonna have to forgive you eventually, man. And hey, maybe this is the egg of some endangered race or something! She might be proud of us for findin' it! This could be our way back iiin!"
Finn looked between his brother and the egg for a moment, thinking. Finally, he seemed to reach a conclusion. "Maybe you're right. We should at least let her figure out what it is. If I let another thing almost ruin the Candy Kingdom, I'd never hear the end of it." He sighed. With a grunt of effort, he wrapped his arms around the egg and hoisted it into the air. Jake quickly stretched himself into a sort-of cradle to comfortably hold the egg.
"Oh. Thanks, bro." Finn said, gingerly setting it in his flesh-tarp.
"No prob, Bob. Now let's get going before this thing hatches and eats us." He said with a playful laugh. Finn laughed along, but it soon died out as a pit of dread opened in his stomach. Time to face her once more. Fun.
Before long, they stood in front of the Princess. Well, more accurately, to the side of her. Finn fidgeted with his hands nervously, examining her expression. She hadn't even so much as glanced at him as they arrived.
"Hm… Where did you say you found this thing again, Jake?" Princess Bubblegum asked, squinting at the egg suspiciously. They'd set it on her work-table in her lab, and she was examining it closely. Tapping here and there, rolling it over, sniffing it… Science-y stuff, y'know?
"I didn't find it, yo. My boy Finn here found it outside the treehouse."
"Yeah, this big shadow went over our house, s-so I went outside to see what it was, but it was already gone! And all that was there was this egg. So whatever made it has to be huge and big and maybe even rare or dangerous-"
"It's just a dragon egg." She cut him off curtly. "You've fought them before. Pesky things."
There was a short pause as Finn tried to think of something to say, but found nothing. Wow, not even a glance? Ice-cold.
"… So, what do we gonna do with it?" Jake asked, looking between the two of them. "Go find the dragon mama? Or can we raise it as our own or something?"
"Jake, it would be extremely dangerous for someone to try to raise a dragon without any training or preparation." Princess Bubblegum said, her tone a lot more patient toward him than to Finn.
"Aw. I think I'd be a good dad! Well, Lady Rainicorn thinks so, at least." He said, smiling a little. "But, if you say so."
She opened her mouth to reply, but paused. With her eyes fixed to the egg, she tapped her chin. "… Actually… If you would be willing to give it to me, I could try to tame the dragon. I can hatch it in the dungeon, and raise it to help protect the kingdom. It would be a wonderful help, I'd imagine. Loyal, trustworthy, completely safe…" She murmured, glancing spitefully toward Finn.
Finn tugged at his collar, gulping softly. "Uh, Jake and I could help you out! I mean, that sounds like a big job, and dragons must be kinda hard to tame and stuff!"
She sighed, rolling her eyes as she looked back at the egg. "… You'll have to make sure the egg stays properly incubated around the clock. We can take shifts, but they'll be long and boring. I don't know you can handle the responsibility, honestly."
"Aw, come on! I'm not a little kid!" He said, brow furrowed in determination. "I don't think the Banana Guards can help you out with this one, so you kinda need all the compit- compla- competent help you can get!"
The princess seemed thoroughly displeased with the idea of letting him help, but one look at Jake's pleading gaze seemed to push her over the edge. With a resigned huff, she turned back to him. "One chance. If you mess this up, not only will I have officially lost all hope in you, I'll also make you help the Ice King rebuild his kingdom. However long it takes. Maybe a few years."
Finn's eyes went wide with fear, but he nodded. "I… I'll try my best, PB! Promise!"
She seemed to bite back a (presumably) scathing comment as she picked up the egg and headed off toward the dungeon. Jake gave Finn an encouraging smile as they followed after her, but all the boy could do was smile back weakly. Ooh, boy. This was going well.
Soon, the egg was resting in a make-shift nest with a low fire below it to keep it at an even temperature. The three of them were sitting in a circle around it in the middle of an unused laboratory in the lower levels of the castle. Jake was already making himself into a comfortable puddle on the floor, and Finn was attempting to follow suit. Princess Bubblegum seemed content to just sit with her legs folded on the ground.
"How long do you think the fire will last?" Finn asked after a while, trying to ease the tension.
"As long as we have firewood." She replied flatly.
"Couldn't we, uh… use one of those bunsy-burners? The kind you warm beakers and stuff on?" Jake asked, wiggling his legs to an unheard rhythm.
"That's a smart idea, but dragon eggs gestate best in the heat of a true fire. A Bunsen burner might be too much heat concentrated in one area. It may seem like a subtle difference, but it might be a huge issue in the growth of a baby dragon." She explained. The boys made a noise of understanding, nodding appreciatively.
"So, we're gonna need more firewood soon, right?" Jake asked, pointing over at the small pile of wood.
"I suppose so." She said, "I usually don't need to light fires the old fashioned way… I guess we'll need more."
They looked at each other. Finn and Princess Bubblegum seemed to be weighing the options on if it'd be more pleasant to stay in the dark dungeon with Jake, or go and chop down some trees alone.
Before either of them could say anything, Jake stretched his arm high above their heads and announced, "I got first dibs! Seeya!"
Finn began to protest, but before anything coherent could leave his mouth, his brother was already stretching away at incredible speeds. Curse his mad fast skills!
The Princess let out an angry groan, "Great. Now we're both stuck down here until Jake comes back. That could take forever!"
"I… I can go find him! Or, you could go find him and I'll stay here!" Finn suggested.
Princess Bubblegum scoffed, "Right. And let you get lost too? Or risk the egg hatching and leaving you to deal with it? No thanks."
Finn scratched the back of his hat. Ouch. "… Then, I guess we could, uh… talk? Pass the time and stuff?" He asked hopefully.
"I'm not in the mood for listening to your bologna." Bubblegum said, glaring at the egg as if it was personally spiting her. "I think we both know how that talk would end up, anyway. It would be a very predictable and boring conversation."
He winced a bit, "So… You know that I want to apologize? I mean, I know I've tried to before, but…"
"Yep, I know. I've already rejected your apology more than you can count."
"What?! But… I've thought of some really convincing stuff this time! I can totally explain everything!"
She crossed her arms and glared at him coldly, then said in a mocking impersonation of him said, "But Pee-Bee, I didn't MEAN to put half the planet in danger! I was just too goo-goo over my babe and my own personal interest to care about that! It was all a simple goof-up, like me!" She paused to take a breath, and then added, "You're a CHILD, Finn. In every sense of the word, that's what you are."
He paused for a while, just looking at her with a what the heck, bro expression. "… That's cold, PB. Even for you."
"It's true! You're so immature and, just… infantile!"
He frowned, obviously more than a little hurt. "Y'know, it might not be a bad thing for me to be like I am. I-I don't know if I really am that childish, but… If being a kid means I get to fight monsters and go on adventures with my bro and play pranks and stuff, then yeah! I guess I am a kid! I don't know how to be anything else!"
"Then you're going to have to learn. Because you can't get by on beating the snot out of monsters forever. No one can. What happens when you grow up and have a partner and kids and stuff?"
Finn seemed to be taken off guard by that. "… I don't think I've got anything else I can be. It's just… not who I am." He shrugged, pulling his knees up to his chest in a self-comforting gesture. "I get that the stuff I do and words I say can really hurt people. I do stuff that can, and sometimes does, hurt the people I care about. I mean, I've done that to FP, and Marceline, and you, and even Jake a few times. It's just… hard to figure out how to grow up. I still don't know so much junk."
Princess Bubblegum's expression softened a touch, but not much. "That's something we all have to do eventually. Some earlier than others."
The human thought for a moment, watching the small flames crackle beneath the egg. "… You know, PB, you aren't always as mature as you try to be. I mean, you're doing awesome at ruling the Candy Kingdom, but I can tell when you let your guard down."
"What do you mean by that?" She asked sharply.
"Well, like… Not in a bad way. Like how you act with Marceline and dork out sometimes. And how you kinda get jealous sometimes." He said with a little grin.
"Jealous of who?! If you're talking about me and Marcy, we haven't b-"
"Woah, woah, no! I meant with me and FP! L-like how when we first got together and stuff, you got all… weird." He said, getting another long glare from her. "Y-y'know, the whole misunderstanding? How you wanted to keep the two of us… smooching and stuff. I know that it was because the reaction could, uh… put the whole earth in danger or whatever, but it still seems like at least a little of your motivation came from something else."
She spluttered, looking nearly mortified. "What are you trying to imply?! That I wanted to smooch you or something?! If this is about when I lost a portion of my candy biomass, you know I wasn't myself then! I was a child!"
"I know, I know about all that stuff, and I'm fine just being your friend. I like hanging out with you, but… The way you've been acting around me just makes me feel like you kinda hate me. I mean, did… any of that stuff we did back then matter? At all?"
She looked away, sucking in a slow breath. Softly, she replied, "… Finn. I don't hate you. I'm mad at you, and I'm disappointed that you're acting like this."
The two looked at each other, examining the other's expression. Princess Bubblegum's face was solemn and tired, but there was a hint familiar warmth in her eyes. Finn, on the other hand, had a more pitiful, pleading expression. But he seemed determined to change, if it was for the best. Silently, they reached an understanding.
"I'm really sorry, Princess Bubblegum. About everything. You don't have to forgive me right now or anything, but I don't know what I'd do without you as my friend. You're, like, ninety-percent of my impulse control most of the time." He said with a little laugh, offering her a grin.
She slowly returned the smile, but her voice had a slight serious tone to it as she said, "Well… I'm still a little peeved with you. Not forever, just for right now. Give me some time, okay?"
The boy perked up, smiling widely. "O-of course! However long you need, PB!"
She nodded, looking back at the fire in front of them. After a moment, she added, "You've still gotta talk to Marcy, though. And she can be a lot harder to handle than me. Ah, don't tell her I said that."
His smile faded a little. "… Yeah, good point. I'm sure I'll think of something."
"I hope so. She can be a tough nut to crack. But… Just try talking to her. Be open, get honest. And, uh… if all else fails, she really likes having her hair touched. Like, if you can braid hair, she'll love ya forever."
"… How did you find that out?"
Her eyes went a little wide, and she avoided his gaze. "Uh… Back in the day, she and I… used to give each other makeovers and stuff. Y'know, at sleepovers?"
"Oh. Girly stuff. Makes sense." He laughed, and the Princess discreetly wiped her brow.
Before long, Jake tentatively returned with a huge stack of rather sloppily cut lumber in tow. "Heeey y'all! Lil' eggy still doin' alright?"
"It hasn't moved too much." Princess Bubblegum told him, getting to her feet and moving to help him stack it. "It isn't going to hatch any time soon, most likely. But according to my scans, it's alive and healthy, if a bit tired."
"Yeah, the little scamp's had a long day. I know I'd be tired if I fell from the sky!" Jake chuckled, wiping off his hands and flopping back down in his spot. "Either of you need a break? I can watch him for a while."
"Well… I think I'm good for now." Finn shrugged. Princess Bubblegum nodded, "Yeah, I'm good."
He looked between the two of them, grinning smugly. "Ol' Jakey's worked his magic once again!"
"Shut up!" They both laughed, pushing him. He squished like putty, making them laugh harder.
"Serious, though. Are you guys good now?"
"Eh. Not quite, but we're getting there. This guy's still got quite the mess to clean up." Princess Bubblegum giggled. Finn looked rather alarmed as he asked, "Uh, you don't mean helping out IK, right?"
"We'll have to see. The egg hasn't hatched yet, has it? You still haven't filled your end of the deal!" She said with a teasing grin.
Finn swallowed hard, forcing himself to smile. "Aha, riiight…"
The boy suddenly found himself hoping that the egg would hatch sooner rather than later.