Chapter 2: The Unknown
'Shocked' was a huge understatement. Upon seeing the strange gem attached to him, Finn began to stumble backwards while shouting. He tripped on a misplaced piece of wood on the ground and hit the floor on his back. He got up to a sitting position and kept looking at his chest.
"What the Bjork?!"
He grabbed the gem with his hand and began pulling it in an attempt to get it off but to no avail. Pulling it only sent a sharp pain across his torso, as if it was completely fused to him. Giving up, he got back up and went back into the bathroom. He took deep breaths as he tried to calm down. As he stared at the mirror he took the time to notice the gem.
Its shape had changed. Instead of being round it was now shaped like a diamond, similar to that of an elemental. It kept emitting its strange blue glow but other than that it wasn't really doing anything besides bothering Finn.
As he heard the commotion, Neptr rolled in.
"Master, are you alright?"
"No, Neptr, I am not. This damn thing is stuck to my chest and I have no idea how to get it off!"
"Would you like me to try throwing a pie at it?"
"I don't think that would help much."
"Why don't you ask the nice candy lady? She knows a lot of stuff about things."
Finn continued to stare at the mirror for a few seconds before finally lowering his shirt.
"I guess I don't really have other options."
He left the bathroom and grabbed a steel sword hanging from the wall.
"Tell Beemo I'll be back soon."
"Do not worry, Master. If anyone tries to break in I'll kill them with pies."
"O... kay."
Finn left his house and began walking to Bonnibel's house.
Along the way he couldn't take his hand off his chest as he felt the stone still resting in the center. After 40 minutes of walking, Bonnie's house came into view. Every time he saw it he remembered events that transpired years ago: King of Ooo taking over as the ruler of Candy Kingdom, flying through space, stopping Orgalorg, and saying goodbye to his dad. After it was all over, him and Jake helped her and Peppermint Butler repair it.
When he reached the door, he knocked and the candy girl opened it.
"Oh hey, Finn. What brings you here?"
The human said nothing, instead pulled up his shirt to show the gem.
"Yikes! How did that get there?
"I have no idea. I was hoping you could tell me what it is."
"Well come on inside, I'll take a look."
As the two stepped inside the house, Finn saw all of the science equipment Bonnie had placed. There was a chemistry station in one of the corners, a microscope sitting on a table, and a desk with a computer on top of it. Other than that, it looked like a normal living room.
Finn sat down on the couch in the center and lifted his shirt again as Bonnie examined the gem.
"Where did you find this?"
"I was sitting outside my house, minding my own business, then I see this thing plummeting towards the ground from the sky. I went to where it crashed and tried picking it up, but when I did it somehow got attached to my chest."
"Finn, why would you even try to pick it up?"
"I don't know. I was curious."
"Of course you were."
After a few minutes of examining the gem, Bonnie stepped back and placed her hand on her chin, as if she was thinking.
"I never thought I'd say this, but I have no idea what it is."
Finn's eyes sprung open.
"Well, that's a first."
"Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to be doing anything lethal to you so we don't have to worry about that. As for taking it off, well I don't know how yet."
"Great. So this thing is stuck with me?"
"For now, yes."
Finn didn't reply, just kept staring downward.
"Well look on the bright side: it looks kinda cool."
"Yeah, I guess."
"Don't worry, Finn. I'll figure something out. In the meantime-"
She was interrupted when a large explosion was heard from outside.
"What was that?!" Finn asked.
The two of them went outside to investigate the commotion. When they looked towards the Candy Kingdom they saw a large cloud of smoke coming from within.
