A Twist In My Story
Chapter One-
He felt his throat burning with each breath. Finn never dared to look back at his attacker, the one chasing him. He felt helpless.
Run.. He commanded himself in his head. His legs screaming in protest.
His heart pulsed through his ears mixing with the sound of his feet slamming agianst the ground.
The forest seemed endless, as if It were a laberenth made just for him. The trees passed by him in a aburn blur, dodging every trick branch and log skillfully trying to stay one step ahead, but no matter how fast his legs carried him, the hooded man stayed so close his hot breath nipped on the back of Finn's neck. "No escape.." He hissed and Finn sped up to only lose his footing and his body slammed onto the dirt helplessly.
He felt his head sting as blood poured out of his fresh wound, his vision fading in and out, every move strained as if he were underwater. He pushed his body up with his hands but they quickly gave out.
The attacker laughed at Finn's attempt and screamed, "RUN FINN RUNN!"
Finn felt panic over-rise him and the forest faded away and they were now in a black abyss.
Hooded man grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him to face him. Finns eyes searched the blackness under the hood for any facial features, but the only thing to be seen was a dull glow of orange resembling iris's of the eyes.
The attacker revealed a golden bladed knife that had been concealed in the long draping sleves of his.
Finn's stomach knotted seeing the dagger slowly head to his throat.
"You can't escape.."
Finn shot up in bed, his heart hammering on his rib cage. He frantically looked around his bedroom for the comfort of familar surroundings.
Just a dream...
He forced his breathing to slow as he tried to ignore the lingering fear.
Just
A
Dream.
Finn cuddled back into his blankets and squeezed his eyes shut. Perhaps a croak dream? No, there wasn't a cosmic owl..
A nightmare?
He suddenly felt a rush of agitation and kicked off every fur and quilt that coated his bed and flopped to his side. He never has nightmares, no matter what evil golbin he beheads, or what zombies the princess summons. He was a brave hero, not a little kid who has nightmares. He removed his hat and ran his fingers through his blond wavy hair.
There has to be a reason.. There just HAS to be
-Next Morning-
Once Finn's eyes opened after being visciously blinded with red from the outside of his eyelids he began to stir from his more peaceful sleep.
"Hey buddy, I thought you would wake up by now." Jake said streatching out of the drawer where he was playing BeeMo.
Finn blinked a few times trying to become fully awake, then acheiving that goal once Jake had said, "Fire Princess called about 15 minutes ago, she has been waiting on you at the park."
Finn jumped up, changed quickly and bolted out the door, the fresh autumn air re-newing his senses that had been dulled in the stuffy tree house of theirs. He rushed down and up hills getting greeted by several pedestrians untill he reached the park, a small orange flicker becoming more noticable.
Flame Princess noticed her boyfriend bolting torwards her and folded her arms.
He stopped infront of her panting, his hat deshelved and blonde locks showed out of it. She tilted her head curiously as he brushed himself off, then smiled sheepishly. "Im here Flame."
She couldn't help but giggle and they sat on the grass, it singed beneath her.
Finn scooted closer to her and said, "So how was your day princess?"
"Oh it was lovely." She said sweetly, her flame glowing under the sun, she was just a ball of sunshine.
Finn blushed and said, "Its better, now that Im with you."
Flame princess leaned into kiss him and he absent mindedly leaned in, she crashed her mouth into his sending pain throughout his body, he yelped and pulled away, his mouth a bright red from the extreme heat.
"Oh, Im sorry!" Flame said covering her mouth as Finn struggled to not be a "Water Element".
He breathed sofltly and forced a smile, "Its alright princess."
He was just thankful she didn't melt through the ground and through the earths crust. But he presumed if he and Flame were ever going to make this work, he had to deal with pain. The pain of physical contact, he wanted more than anything to touch and hold her, to feel her skin agianst his. But it was physically impossible.
You would defy nature for me..?
Finn blinked away his day dream as Flame Princess's flame to began to grow a deep red.
"WHY DONT YOU LISTEN TO ME?! I WAS SAYING MAYBE ME AND YOU AND RANACORN AND JAKE COULD DOUBLE DATE OKAY?!" She flared up, her eyes slanting upwards.
Finn was startled at this, but nevertheless, said, "I-I was listening! I just-"
"UGH." She stood up and turned into a fireball, and shot off across the sky. He was use to her tempermental additude but never just plain out ditching him.
He stood up and sighed heavily.
"Woah, what a klop."
Finn swished around to face Marceline, hiding in the tree(The only things out of the ordinary of her wardobe) wearing a large hat to cover her body and elbow lenghth gloves, Finn, would naturally -like anyone else be startled by the odd presence of the Vampire Queen but had been so easily brushed off; after all she was in his house secretivly almost 24/7.
"Meh, fire chicks are pretty hot headed yeah?" She teased and then lit up. "Hey you should come chill with me and my brother, I was heading that way."
Finn raised his brows. "You have a brother?"
"Yeah! His name is Marshall Lee!"
"Oh."
Silence.
"Lets go!"
He grabbed his backpack and they walked down the trail between the candy kingdom and fire kingdom. Finn snorted to himself, thinking of how two girls he loved had always pushed him away.. But yet.. He wondererd why he even got himself wrapped up in girls.. Because they had (In all his expirence) Only caused him heartache and confusion. He huffed frustratedly and looked up at the sky, Marceline watching him attentivly.
"Whats on your mind big guy?"
He shook his head and lit up, not really wanting to have this conversation with his best girl-friend anyways.
"Nothing, a little bored is all."
The trail slightly darkend as the branches above them became more tangled with one another, the rays of sun slipping through slightly in odd patters that created a look of..dare he say, gloom?
"Well," She said pushing a branch away from them, revealing her small cabin. "We'll do our best to keep you entertained."
They walked up to her front door-which was unlocked- and once Finn entered his eyes widend as they immediatly focused on her brother, Marshal Lee.
He had short black hair, was fairly skinny like Marceline the only diffrence was he had a well built chest; he wore a black tanktop and grey boot cut jeans with a pair of leather combats. Playing a Axe base. Finn couldn't keep his eyes off the somewhat alluring vampire king.
"Hey Marcy, who's your friend?" He asked eyeing Finn, causing him to stop his own staring.
"This is Finn." She hovered into the kitchen for a few refreshments and Marshal had took her place beside him.
"Im Marshal." He didn't float straight up like Marceline, he floated leaned back, in a somewhat laying position.
"Hey." Finn said lamely, he felt his throat hitch and crack as soon as this sorry excuse for a greeting escaped it. He felt odd, as if he were under some sort of building pressure. He didn't think he liked how close Marshal Lee had gotten to him, but he knew that it had made him definantly uncomftorble.
Marceline had hovered back in with three glasses of Lemonade and sat it on her table.
"Cool, Cool so wanna practice that song Marshal?" She said moving a thick strand of hair from her face.
He nodded and grabbed her bass and she a regular guitar.
Finn excitedly sat down on her hard red couch and watched the two vampire's preform.
He loved the melody, it had a deep bass that added an effect, like a heart beat getting faster and gliding into the low sound of the Acoustic, it was a sort of a alternative techno sound..
All heads turned to the door when Jake popped up, holding his viola.
"Hey Finn and.. WOAH MY GROBB TWO MARCELINES!" He began to shake and panic over swept him, deathly afraid of vampires and sort of getting use to Marceline... Was enough to make him nearly scream.
Marshal, sensing his fear bared his fangs with a dark look in his eyes.
Finn got up and rushed over to him. "Its okay. Its her twin.. Marshal."
Marceline floated over to her amps and switched them off. "Well thanks for ruining the mood Jake."
The vampire lords frowned down on the magic pug.
Finn, feeling the vibe change from mellow to hostile tried to soothe his best friend.
"Can you guys try to be less, uh, threatening?"
The two exchanged glances before bursting into laughter.
"I thought you were-h-hanging out with Flame Princess." Jake said ignoring the demonic laughter.
"Uhm, she kind of ditched me.." Finn said, obviously getting upset over the subject.
"Oh, what a Klop, anyways sorry for flipping out, nice to meet you Marshal." He outstreatched his hand and Marshal Lee gradually excepted it.
"I usually dont leave my house down at the nightosphere but im diggin the land of Ooo." He said doing a hair flip that was not unoticed by Finn.
"Thats cool man, anyways I figured you'd be here if not with Flame Princess." Jake said, "But we can't hang out long. PB needs your help."
Marceline raised an eyebrow. "Your still hanging out with a bum slop like Bonnibell?"
Finn shrugged, he didn't like Princess as much since he hurt him so much.
"Oh-Uh Okay.." Finn said feeling bad he had to leave so soon, waving at the Vampire lords as he left.
He clenched his chest as automatic relief flooded over his body, presuming it was visible as Jake said, "You okay man?"
"Yeah, I just get nervous around Vampires.."
He looked like I was something to eat. Like a pie.. or something.
It took an extra couple of minutes to get to the Candy Kingdom from that distance, by then the sun had setted in the sky, and stars lit there way.
"I get like that around Rainacorn, You crushing on Marcy?"
Finns eyes widened, "What? No! She's just a friend- plus I have a girlfriend! And also theres a diffrence between being scared and having butterflies!"
Jake rolled his eyes. "Whatever dude." They advanced into the castle after being granted access by the banana guards.
"Hello Finn and Jake!" A sugary sweet voice called from down the hallways, then it was followed by a sugary sweet princess.
"Hey Peebles." Finn greeted.
She giggled and a couple of rainbow pugs ran down the hall to greet there dad and clung on to Jake.
"Hehehe.. Wheres Rain?"
"Shes in my room. I need to talk to Finn for a moment, is that alright?"
Jake nodded and took his pups to Rainacorn, Finn watched after him untill Bubblegum motioned for him to follow her.
"It has come to my attention that the fire lord is now letting Flame Princess go about as she wishes, disobeying my law." Her voice was strict yet soft, they advanced down the hall that was gradually getting dimmer, untill they reached a door, that had never really came to his attention before. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a key to unlock the door.
"Which, he has to, because the Candy Kingdom is the largest kingdom on Ooo, thus we rule and command the others but they rule there own kindgome.. We simply guide them to the right choice." She said that with a devlish smirk that sent chills down Finns body.
"R-right."
She opened the door and they stepped into the darkness before it lit up completely, the room was painted with a giant Map of Ooo, it covered the ceiling and floor, and in the room was one huge window leading out to a Balcony.
"As you know, Vampires make up 3 percent of Ooo's population since they are from the nightosphere, but they have been causing trouble for the grass kingdom. So. We have to use enforce these laws upon them right? If they are humble guest we have to be caring and accept with grreat hospitality."
She walked over to a switch and it dimmed the room but lit up one side of the mural, and it was the dark forest where most of them lurk around alongg with Zombie's and ghosts.
"This is where the population is, and where it must stay, and you know.."
She flipped the switch aagian to cast light upon a deep red valcanoe infested place, it looked like the fire kindgom but Finn new better.
"This is the nightosphere, the vampires travel in and out of this, due to the opening and closing of the protal the material plane mixed with another demenion has made the fabric of Ooo and The Nightosphere weak do to the constant tears in it."
"What are you saying?" Finn asked putting his hand on his hip thoughtfully.
"Im saying that evil can come in and out as it pleases now, so either we have to have a million Finn clones, or ban Vampires from Ooo, which isnt a problem for me.. However I know you are fond of them.. Marceline the vampire queen to be exact."
Finn's eyes widend, "Peebles you cant kick the vamps out they gots to get away to, its like a vacation, cant you make a super legit portal where they can get in and out by themselves? Using one?"
Princess facepalmed. "That would be a good idea! I'll try to fix something up as soon as I can!"
Finn smiled, proud of his idea.
"Yeah, I was just at Marcy's house with her brother the Vampire King."
Princess's eyes widen and she turns to Finn, "Marshal Lee? Finn he's no good! You stay away from him!"
Finn was startled by this.
"What do you.. Mean?"
"Marshal Lee is whacked up with super richus evil. You dont want anything to do with him."
Finn furrowed his eyebrows, he knew the princess wasnt friends with Queen Marceline, but he didn't understand why she had to hate Marshal too.
"Peebles, whats your buiz with them?"
Her eyes darkened with mixed emotions. "Me and Marceline where at one point very good friends.. But then, she asked me to be her girlfriend."
Finns eyes widend, "Woah.."
"I can't be friends with someone who's.. WHO'S GAY! Its disgusting, and agianst Glob."
Finn, suddenly outraged hollerd, "Well why can't you just accept her? I do! Maybe she hasn't told me or Jake because people like you make people like her feel bad!"
With that he stormed out of the room and went down the hall to Jake. "Jake we need to leave, now."
Jake, slightly suprised got up and waved goodbye to his family before catching up with his enraged friend.
"Finn, buddy whats wrong?"
Finn sighed and re-encited the conversation he had had with Princess Bubblegum, as they walked down the corrioder and left the Candy Kindom and headed into the Grass Kingdom.
"Oh.. Thats some heavy stuff."
Finn sighed and folded his arms. "Yeah.."
He watched his feet hit the grass and decided to change the subject.
"You think me and FP will ever get married?"
"Of course man!" Jake awnsered enthusiastically, "Ya'll are gonna have little Finns shooting fire out of there eyeballs, and get married and live togethher forever THE END NO ACCEPTIONS."
Finn chuckled at his best friend and said, "Yeah.. Flaming eyeballs huh?"
Jake, "NO ACCEPTIONS!" He chased Finn around pretending to be a little Finn with fire powers.