Rio and Kimmi sat in eerie silence. They hadn't talked for hours. They didn't need to talk.

Kimmi lay still on her bed- staring up at the plain white ceiling while Rio was trying to unlock puzzles in his mind. If the amulet warned her, had it always warned her? And if so- when her mother died, had she known they were coming? It was a whole wave of sudden confusion. Her mother must of known- it was her and her only who created the amulet and even used to wear it herself. And the other thing was that now- they had to flee again. Hide. It wrenched at Rio's heart and tore him to pieces. Having to fit into another place and move again. It would drive him insane. He loved Ooo and created many friends as well as Kimmi. They would hate it. SHE would hate it.

Kimmi finally spoke- almost reading Rio's mind.

"I'm gonna go see Finn and Jake."

Finn and Jake were her two loyal friends, a yellow shape-shifting dog and a young human boy who wears a white hat that has bear ears. Finn is presumably the only human left after the mushroom war, while Jake has mutated and has the ability to speak. Kimmi met them by arguing believe it or not. The two got angry at Kimmi because when they would be called to help Kimmi would have already done it or would bust in and do it herself while they sat back. They finally became friends after Kimmi got accidently stuck and was held hostage by the axe monster and she had to confess that if they ever did meet up, they would do it together as a team. And man- it's not easy to make Kimmi confess, the stubborn girl she is.

She climbed out of her bed and went for the door but Rio made her stop in her tracks.

"Wait for me! I'm coming as well!" He bounded after her into the daylight of an afternoon.

The tree house was a sturdy tree house. It was quite cool Kimmi thought herself. When it had been her first time coming here she was amazed at how cool- looking it was. Finn and Jake didn't think so. She rather thought they were just shrugging because they were embarrassed of something, but really- who wouldn't like this tree house?

She knocked her pale fist onto the wooden door and waited with her annoying little pet thing Rio by her side. She would avoid him now- make him suffer for what he didn't tell her- for he knew for years. Kimmi realised she also didn't have her amulet on. The amulet was quite a powerful thing, a round shape that wore a little golden crown on the top. The amulet was attached to string and she hung it around her neck. It would warn her of things or tell her things through her mind and also gave her the ability of power and being able to float. Rio had told her her mother was a genius. Kimmi believed him. To be able to create this you needed to have a brain full of magic.

The door opened.

It was the familiar face of Jake. He smiled when he saw her.

"Its Kimmi and Rio!" He shouted back through the house.

He was talking to Finn, and speaking of the devil he rushed to the door looking rather happy.

"Come in!" He said excitedly, walking into the kitchen and taking a seat by the table.

Kimmi trailed after him with Rio by her heels, Jake having wondered off somewhere behind them.

"What is it?" He says to Kimmi, his eyes flashing.

Kimmi sat down opposite Finn and Rio came to sit beside Finn on the other end of the table

"It's something about... well someone coming after me, I don't know what yet."

His facial expression changed and now he looked more serious.

Rio was staring into space and Kimmi slapped him out of his day dream.

"Hey! We need to give him answers!"

Rio mouthed a 'sorry' and sat up to face Finn.

"How dangerous are they?" Finn said.

Rio answered this time.

"You know about how Kimmi got here?"

Finn nodded, "Yeah, by boat."

"Before- on another island, Kimmi's village really- these creatures, or the darkness, your father used to call them came to look for you Kimmi when you were three. They searched through the village and your father knew they were after you so he decided to escape. That's when you ran into me." He scratched the back of his head.

Kimmi tried to recall the moment but she really couldn't remember, she couldn't remember much from when she was a baby.

"Your father got attacked by them Kimmi- That's how he died." Rio carried on, "I saw it all, I hid her behind a tree, hugged her tightly and once they were gone I called for help for your father."

Kimmi was listening intently as well as Finn. She knew nothing of this information.

"I heard them; they were like rabid animals- ripping at flesh- it was horrible." Rio shuddered, his face going pale. No one could actually see it but Kimmi suspected he was feeling sick inside.

"I'm guessing they are dangerous." He finally said.

Kimmi couldn't help but interrupt.

"You could have just said that before!" she yelled, "I didn't want to know that much information you sick creep." She turned away from him and this time without the amulet she could see her father's face- the pool of blood- his wounds- his fading face. Kimmi felt horribly sick. All this stuff she didn't know...

Jake came in with lemonade, his eyes bristling.

"Wanna glass Rio and Kim's?" he said, getting cups out but stops as he sees how eerily silent it is.

"Is everything ok?" He asks, "What did I miss?"

Finn turned to face Jake.

He shook his head.

"Everything's not ok, if anything- we need to protect Kimmi for our lives." He said his eyes dark.

"No, guys- don-"

"No Kimmi, this is serious business." Finn said his eyes meeting hers.

"It's nothing guys- ok? We just wanted to tell you."

Finn sat solemnly now- like nothing he had started off with.

It was silent for a minute.

"I think we just need some food." Said Rio, standing up.

Kimmi surprisingly saw Finn smile as well as Jake. Kimmi nodded at them. It wasn't far till' the darkness got here but she couldn't just sit around sulking. She still needed to live her life.

"Let's go to see PB." Finn said.

"We'll grab some candy on the way."

Kimmi didn't like Princess Bubblegum very much as she did Finn and Jake. She was too irrationally sweet in her opinion. They were still friends though. Quite good friends as well, it's just that they had different personalities. Princess Bubblegum was smarter than Kimmi and that's the main thing that pisses her off. Kimmi was smart. She was good at math and very good at art. You would find pictures scattered all over the floor in the cabin her and Rio shared. But math was her specialty, and she hated it when Princess Bubblegum always corrected her. PB walked toward her with a concerned expression.

"Yes- I've heard of them before, the darkness."

She pulled out a weird looking device with a screen and starting tapping at it repeatedly like she was typing something.

After being done she turned back to face Kimmi "Now tell me Kimmi, what did they look like?"

She stared upon her securely, her eye brows furrowed.

"It's better to ask Rio that question." Kimmi pointed the back of her thumb at Rio who lay sprawled out upon the cool floor.

The wolf- cat- like-thing had lost interest in Princess Bubblegum's theory's and explanations and had almost had himself asleep on the floor.

He jumped when his name was mentioned.

He turned to look at Finn and Jake who stood like statues behind him.

"They were ugly, wiry things with a lot of bust and massive jaws. I can't say they were human."

Princess Bubblegum frowned again and turned back to the board where she was scribbling down unknown information.

Kimmi sat in a little pink chair with a soft yellow cushion that made her butt comfortable. The cushion had an open smiley face on it and Jake joked as it being the 'Butt-eater' chair. That had made them all laugh.

"I made need some time alone." PB said after a while of irregularly calm silence.

"You guys can go out and buy an ice cream or something, I just need to figure this out- after all- I am a genius." She winked jokingly and I could still see Finn go wobbly when he saw it.

Kimmi smirked; he still likes her- even if he's going out with flame princess.

Kimmi kind of had a crush on Finn- though not a strong one. They were more like brothers and sisters, as Finn had said once. Sometimes the two couldn't help but argue jokingly. And she was happy with that.

Kimmi had a strong hate for Flame Princess though. There was something evil about her that she just couldn't put her finger on. She just knew she didn't like her- end of story.

The foursome walked out of the castle and onto the streets of the candy kingdom. Candy people were seen rushing around at different angles and places, laughing and giggling. Full of joy candy people are.

Rio turned to face Kimmi and mouthed 'where to?' She noticed Jake and Finn were also staring at her impatiently.

She shrugged.

"An ice-cream, maybe?" She said flicking her golden hair over her shoulders.

The three nodded.

"Yep, what PB said."

Jake rushed up to a parked ice-cream truck and came back with four ice-creams. The foursome sat upon the ledge of the kingdom.

"Hey- if candy people have ice-creams aren't they- like, eating themselves?" Kimmi asked.

Finn laughs.

Kimmi laughs as well.

Rio and Jake laugh.

And soon all four of them were laughing like goons, making Kimmi fall off and everyone else laugh even harder.

If she and Rio had to leave would she have to give up her friends so easily?