So I was playing with this idea for quite some time and finally decided to bring out the keyboard and write this bad boy. The beginning of the fic is based on the episode "Hug Wolf" in which Finn is turned into a hug wolf added with my own little twists and plot bunnies.

Now without further interruption;

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In which accidental mishaps and misgivings occur.

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Deep in the land of Ooo, near the border of the Candy kingdom, two figures could be seen moving along. Deep within the foliage of the forest. A seemingly magical dog chopping away at the interfering branches with limbs shaped into sharp blades.

"How much further Jake?" The young human boy asked, "We got to hurry before the tree releases its spores."

"I hear you man," His partner replied before raising his arms, slicing another piece of shrubbery to shreds, he smiled encouragingly at the human boy.

"It should be around here somewhere."

After several moments the adventurers reached the end of the dense forest, finding themselves in a clear grassy field, blades of grass whispering softly as the wind brushed them to and fro. The odd pair of fireflies lighting the surrounding area where the platinum rays of the moon did not reach. A beautiful sight if not for the evil tree which rested atop of the grassy hill.

The Tree of Blight's roots laid gnarled and twisted eerily across the earth staining the surrounding area into an inky black while the distorted scowl and eyes glowed with a venomous green, it gave out an unsettling aura to all who came near.

The human boy let out a triumphant cry when his eyes settled on the tree, quickly ushering his companion forward. "There it is!" Finn hurried forward, Jake following with a brisk run "And it's just about to release the spores!"

Finn skidded to a sudden stop as a ferocious growl ripped across the clearing, breaking the spell of silence that surrounded the clearing. A startled sound escaped him when a large hug wolf appeared from the underbrush within the forest, moving deathly fast and tackling the young hero to the ground.

"Finn!" Jake yelled out attempting to change his course of direction, twisting his body towards his brother.

"No! I'll handle him, you just burn that tree." Pushing the hug wolf's larger frame off by landing in a swift punch and proceeded attempting to twist out of the constricting furry heart shaped paws.

Hesitating just for a moment, Jake agreed before promising silently that he would come back for Finn once the Tree of Blight was taken care of. Speeding his trot which was fueled by adrenaline, torch in one paw and raised valiantly over his head. The heat of the torch nicked his fur covered fingers all the while he zeroed in on the tree, he sprung over the attacking roots. Dodging the offensive attacks Jake tossed the torch upon the tree just as it released its first spores.

Immediately the tree was set ablaze an anguished shriek reverberated through the nigh as the flames devoured it entirely. Jake shielded his eyes as the tree suddenly exploded within itself and watched as angry amber ribbons burned the tree to ashes. However, a familiar cry pulled him out of his reverie and a haunting thought crossed his mind with sharp precision.

Finn was still fighting the hug wolf.

'Finn!'

Jake quickly shifted into his larger form breaking into a full on sprint, nearing a struggling Finn who was trapped in a suffocating embrace by the hug wolf.

"You let go of him, now!" He barked out angrily. The hug wolf's ears twitched as it's frenzied glazed eyes narrowed onto the yellow dog. Letting out a fierce howl but swiftly backing up when Jake shifted larger, asserting dominance over the wolf. It released Finn and out of breath the young boy fell in a crumpled heap onto the hard ground with a light thud.

Finn let out a strangled cough and attempted gathering himself, Jake already by his side helping him sit up. Jake kept his narrowed eyes on the fast retreating back of the hug wolf's.

"Are you alright brother?" Jake fussed over the fallen boy. Finn let out a tired sigh but smiled at his brother's concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Good job on burning the tree." Finn smiled and stood, Jake did the same at his side.

"Thanks, now let's go home to get you cleaned up and ill whip you up my famous everything burrito!"

"That would be awesome." reaching to pat Jake's head in thanks.

The two adventurers laughed and with satisfied smiles made their way home.

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They approached the large tree house, made their way inside and greeted BMO cheerfully, the small robot let out his own greeting while laying down onto the wooden surface of the table as Jake sat down in front of him reaching out for one of BMO's controllers.

"You go get cleaned up first, when you're done Ill have food on the table for ya."

Finn thanked him for his generosity and went upstairs to get a fresh change of clothes. Grabbing a clean pair of pajamas and underwear he whistled merrily while pushing through the messy clothes looking for a spare clean hat.

'Hmm, I can't find it..' he mused while tossing a clean shirt over his shoulder, he spent a few more moments shifting through clothes before giving up on his search.

Entering the bathroom he kicked off his dirty socks, slid down his shorts and shirt. Next followed his boxers, picking these up from the floor tossing them into a nearby laundry basket and stood almost bare with exception of his dirtied hat. He poked his soft but firming abdominal muscles, trailing his fingers down his biceps squeezing them as he went, coiling them tightly to measure muscle growth. His eyes lowered to his legs his own personal favorite feature, the only part he felt that wasn't constantly jiggling or flopping when he ran.

Golden hair littered over the expanse of his legs, recently growing in more abundance where at first was bare. Jake had mentioned it earlier and he couldn't help but marvel that maybe he was finally growing up. Despite his voice changing and lowering into a deeper bass, he was physically almost the same but these small changes gave him hope because maybe, just maybe she would notice too. Smiling at the thought he pushed his trusty hat off his head which was now smudged brown with dirt and mud. Finn wasn't too worried about that, seeing as Jake had taught him a neat trick in keeping his white hat super clean with a cleaning agent Princess Bubblegum had developed.

Blushing at the thought of the sweet princess, he pushed his hair back. It had begun to grow again and now the longest layer of hair reached just beneath his chin, it barely grazed his shoulder and pale bangs brushed against his forehead.

A strange twinge crossed his stomach and he scrunched his brows in concentration as the uncomfortable feeling coursed through his body, he stood still until the pain passed which in itself did not last over a few seconds but it certainly felt longer. Gingerly he eased himself in the tub, twisting the knob to let hot water beat against his tired skin.

The water washed away the dirt and stray leaves that had gotten tangled in his hair from under beneath his hat, Finn hummed and closed his eyes as he lathered his hair, brushing his fingers through the knots and tangles a reminder from the earlier adventure.

The previous uncomfortable feeling came back building up faster than before, with a sharp tug from somewhere behind his navel. He gritted his teeth and Goosebumps broke out from his skin as a shiver ran down his nude frame. The pain flashed stronger this time but focused now at the center of his chest.

Finn let out a low pained moan and he wasn't sure what brought this pain on. He pondered if it could be somehow related with his fight against the hug wolf.

It couldn't be.

..Could it?

Shaking his head, he decided letting the pain ride itself out, it would be over in a few moments if he had to judge it with the first time he felt it. The tug behind his navel sharpened and he reeled back in shock.

Well he hoped it would be over soon.

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"Okay, It should be done by now!"

Jake flipped the omelet and shook the pan before turning off the stove, flipping the omelet into the large burrito behind him. Letting out a satisfied breath as he wrapped Finn's burrito up and tucked the sides in. He placed it on the table next to his to cool, the rich aroma wafting through the whole house and he felt his own stomach gurgle in anticipation.

"Finn," Jake called, "Food's done, get down here already!" The dog then set two cups full of watermelon juice down. Stanley had offered them a barrel worth of the delicious fruit juice (he really didn't want to think about that, was it considered cannibalism by fruit standards?)

Just as he sat down, he saw Finn climb down the wooden ladder from their room and scooted over the booth for Finn to get in.

"Woah, This looks flippin' great Jake." The human complimented and sat down next to his brother quickly reaching over and squeezing him in a one-armed hug. Hmm, this was new, Finn thought. 'Who knew a hug could feel so nice?'

"Uhm Finn..You can let me go now y'know.." Jake trailed of unsure, not exactly clear on what brought the human's strange behavior on.

"Oh yeah, sorry." Finn apologized and quickly let his arm fall to his side.

They both ate in silence after that, the only sound coming from the shifting of the plates as both boys ate their burritos with gusto and the occasional clinking of glass as one of them would take a sip of juice.

Once finished they cleared the table of the dishes and settled them in soapy water for overnight soaking. The duo made their way to the couch and settled down on the newly acquired cushions. BMO stood up from his perch on the floor and climbed his way up the small coffee table and sat down activating his visual sequence, playing a cartoon he downloaded earlier that day for the boys.

Finn stood up abruptly, nearly pushing Jake off the couch and shoved himself roughly onto BMO, embracing the tiny robot tightly.

"F-Finn?" asked BMO, clearly distressed by Finn's unusual behavior and suffocating hug. The boy in question snuggled the robot closer to his chest and BMO wriggled in earnest now, trying to get away from the human boy's strong embrace.

Jake furrowed his brow in worry and stretched his paw to meet Finn's flushed forehead.

"Oh glob, you have a fever!"

Ignoring his brother's words, Finn squeezed BMO tighter which let the small robot to whimper. "Finn, stop! Y-you're hurting me."

Yellow arms stretched out and gripped the human boy in a gentle yet strong hold pushing BMO out of his reach and setting himself between the boy and their small frightened friend.

"You should head to bed, that should make you feel better." The dog suggested.

"Alright, I guess you're right." The human started towards the ladder, "Maybe that will help."

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Deep in the forest..

The beast felt a burning sensation run across its back and reached out feebly with heart shaped paws, attempting to claw the source of the burning out but to no avail, his body throbbed with pain and hummed with dark magic.

''Burns!..IT BURNS!'' its ravaged voice growled out.

From behind a spore could be seen slowly ingraining itself into the beast's back, small roots spreading out from within the tiny seedling and curling into the veins and nerves system of the distressed animal, ripping and penetrating through the soft tissue, tearing it to shreds before replacing it with new cells. the skin restructured itself while glowing an eerie venomous green.

The beast pushed itself forward running for miles through the dense forest, jumping over rocks and settled itself on the cliff face. It collapsed and it's pupils darted wildly around before they rested upon the full milky moon. Animal Instincts took over and a combination of sheer beast call and pain ripped through the night in the form of a loud howl.

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Finn shifted uncomfortably through his numerous animal skins and blankets, fidgeting as the same pain rippled across his abdomen to his chest, slowly spreading down the length of the aching limbs and washing over him like a rippling tidal wave of pain. Over his bed, moonlight leaked in from the open window. Finn's eyes were screwed shut as the throbbing within his head only increased.

However they flew open, his normally sky blue irises tinted over to a sickly yellow. his hyperactive senses detected one last sound before everything went black.

A howl.

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A/N: WOOOOOO. Cliffhanger, It wasn't my intention but it just seemed fitting to end it there.

Fear not! There is more yet to come.

BUT It all depends on you my dear readers! Please do drop off some feedback. Did you enjoy it? Should I keep going with it? Was the length appropriate or should It be longer? Really, it would mean so much and shamefully..it also motivates me to write.

Cheers!

CharmedBooklett