Marceline
Huff, huff, huff.
Tonight the air in the Candy Kingdom was different. As if someone had switched the sweet aroma of candy and pastries with a sharp metallic odor. The moon shone, an ebony white contrasting with the dark blue of the late night sky. Tonight was different indeed.
Or at least it was for Marceline.
Huff, huff, huff.
Marceline halted in the hallway of Princess Bubblegum's never-ending castle. Giving up on her search to find Bonnibel here, Marceline slithered out the window and floated aimlessly above the kingdom to think.
She tried to make it work with the princess, and as hard as she tried, she knew it would never work because of how different they were. Deep down, beneath her tough exterior, Marceline would always love Bubblegum. She loved the sweet scent of her hair. The way their fingers intertwined, as if destiny had made their hands perfect for one another. How when they hugged, and held each other tight, adrenaline surged through her undead body. The euphoric feel of their lips touching, bright and exciting, like Bonnie's liquid pyrotechnics.
Blushing at her thoughts, Marceline realized her task, and why she had to find Bonnie. The Lich, who was on the loose partnering with Ricardio the Heart Guy, wanted Bonnibel for their own sick needs and pleasures. In return for the princess, they would stop tormenting the people of Ooo and the citizens of the Candy Kingdom. Bonnie, who was crumbling under the pressure to keep the kingdom stable, went to sacrifice herself to them. Only leaving Marceline a note saying:
Our love is beautiful, a feeling unlike no other. I wish we could be together always, your cold hands wrapped around me. Giving me a sense of security. Giving me love. I want to stay with you. I love you, but my people depend on me. Call me a coward for giving myself up, but I could never say it to you in person. I'll always love you. Don't forget us. –B. Bubblegum
Crushing the note in the fist of her hand, Marceline anxiously looked up at the sky. Finn and Jake were out somewhere in Ooo trying to find both the Lich and Ricardio. They promised to call out using Beemo's Batmanlike light signal. If anything happened she would have seen a light shining bright, but there was nothing to be seen in the air.
Floating down she flew about looking through the town, in hopes of finding some sort of clue to lead her to Bubblegum.
Where was she?Marceline thought.
All I've done was show her love, and she goes and sacrifices herself up to the Lich?
Interrupting her thoughts, a flash of pink rushed through the wispy cotton candy trees. Marceline rushed to the ground, beads of sweat growing on her forehead, and her excitement growing. As she reached the ground, she was disappointed to realize the pink flash was only a glob of cotton candy, fallen from the trees above. The wad floating with the help of the wind.
Pounding her fists on the ground, she screamed. All the time she had put into their relationship would be gone. She took chances she never thought she'd take, but they were all risks worth making. Looking up at the sky in defeat, she let out an exasperated sigh. And with this, a rare and delicate tear rolled down her cheek. As the tear fell to the ground, an ear-piercing scream shot through the air. Leaving Marceline, a woman scared of nothing, with chills down her spine.