"Adventure Time!
Come on, bust some rhymes,
We'll go to very jacked up times.
Finn! Betty! And Simon too!
Let's save all space-time!
Adventure Time!
Chapter One: Picking Up the Pieces
To say that the last month or so of Finn's life was hectic would get a response along the line 'uh doh!' Between learn he wasn't the last human and meeting his mother, combined with the resent Elemental adventure, Finn just felt like relaxing in his Treehouse. Fern could take care of the heroing stuff (he felt bad about being unable to help in the Elemental disaster), the princess and friends were sorting out their kingdoms and issuing apologies (mostly Princess Bubblegum for her last minute attempt to remake OOO in her image) and even the Ice King had decided to stick to his kingdom (most agree that the Betty situation was still bothering him, even if he 'forgot' her). All in all, Finn was looking forward to a little break from adventuring for a while.
"HEY FINN! I'm making sunny-sides. You want some!" called out Jake from the kitchen. That was another thing somewhat bothering Finn. LSP's reboot of OOO left two major changes: Sweet P grew a horn (a small but worrisome development given he was the flesh growing around the Lich, a living force of death and destruction) and what happened with Jake…
"FINN! Come on man, it's hard work keeping these eggs sunny!" said Jake having stretched his neck into the living room. Anyone who knew Jake could immediately tell the differences, namely the light blue skin and three alien eyes where his original ones were. Basically, Jake still seemed the same, the same happy-go-lucky spirit even if his shapeshifting powers had gotten leaps and bounds better. But even if Jake wasn't bothered by his new appearance (he went back to dog shape but kept the eyes and skin color) and however much Finn love his brother, his hero instincts could not help but wonder…
"Relax bro! Just looking through some of days old notes!" exclaimed Finn, even though Jake's head was right there. Jake pulled his head back to the kitchen obsessed with making the eggs perfects. Yes, Finn was looking over his adopted father Joshua's notes from his old days as a private investigator. Unfortunately, Joshua never had the best handwriting and he never fully wrote down his last case but the timing and the subject were highly suspicious. Specifically that the creature was a Shapeshifter and it was the night before Jermaine and Jake were born…(1)
Deciding to get his mind off the subject for now, Finn heads up to the kitchen to get some breakfast. There Jake stood over the stove, keeping vigil over the stove and the eggs. B-MO was at the table sitting waiting for breakfast. Of course being a machine B-MO couldn't actually eat but that never stopped him from joining in. B-MO was one of the few beings seemingly unaffected by the Elemental Crisis, though Finn had hoped he had gotten over whatever was keeping him from seeing NEPTR as a friend.
"Finally man! Almost thought were gonna keep you head stuck in those books all day." exclaimed Jake, as he brought the eggs over to the table, "What's got you so down all the sudden anyway?"
Finn looked up from the eggs to explain, "Honestly…this whole thing got me a little worn out. I mean first finding out I'm not the last human, then meeting my mom, and then the whole Elemental stuff. The only thing we ever did that compared to it was the Vampire stuff and we never had it back-to-back. It's been an emotional rollercoaster!"
"Yeah rollercoasters are fun but they are exhausting!" said Jake, trying to put some levity in the situation, though seeing it wasn't working tried something else, "Look, don't worry about it. Law of the universe says that after a back-to-back mission slog like this, the hero gets a week-long break!"
No sooner did Jake say that then the front door slammed open with Peppermint Butler rushing in to exclaim, "Finn! Jake! You're needed in the Candy Kingdom! It's a grave emergency!"
Finn simply looked at Jake with flat looks while Jake chuckles nervously and said, "Well, like Bonnie says 'every rules got an exception.'"
(In the Candy Kingdom, one hour later)
The Candy Kingdom had changed little with all of events going on. The citizens still seemed blissfully happy (although previous events have shown otherwise) the building and palace seemed to be in order and the Gumball Guardians were in stand-by mood, blowing bubbles. As Finn rode Jake towards Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum's throne room, Finn spared a glance at Goliad and Stormo. They were still there, still battling… Sometimes, Finn wondered if it would ever end…
Arriving in the throne-room, the adventuring pair spying Bonnie and Marceline work over some bulletin board with colored thread connecting various details.(2) Bubblegum was looking over the board while Marceline was idly strumming her guitar. As Jake and Finn entered the room, Marceline looked up and waved to the pair. Meanwhile, still staring at the board, Bubblegum replied, "Ah good. You're here."
A little puzzled at how Bubblegum knew they were there, Jake and Finn slowly made their way forward. As they got closer, Finn noticed certain details on the board, like pictures of Slime Princess and Phoebe the Fire 'King' with their crown jewels circled, alongside picture of Patience St. Pim and Betty with question marks around them. Concerned with what the new problem could be, Finn decided to ask, "Hey PB, what's the haps?"
Sighing and looking up from the board, PB looked at Finn with bags under her eyes, like she hadn't slept in a few days and explained, "Recent, the Slime and Flame King's crown jewels have gone missing. Not only that, but other princesses are missing their jewels. Combined with various thefts of equipment and spell material, and you get someone planning something big!"
"Well, no one's getting their hands on this little boy!" exclaimed Finn as he pulled out the Enchiridion from his backpack, "I've made it a point of never letting this out of my sight. On the road, in the bedroom, in the bathroom…"
"Really, Finn in the bathroom?!" asked Marceline incredulously, while Finn shrugged. After Betty stole it, Finn did not want the Enchiridion to leave his sight or his side. Looks like he was right to do so…
"That's good to hear. Right now, my jewel and Ice King's crown are the only possible targets beside that book. That's why we will all be headed to the Ice Kingdom to warn Simon about what's going on." replied Bubblegum, further explaining the plan.
"That shouldn't be a problem. Simon's been in a good phase this week. Though you'd have to explain the Elemental Crisis to him. He's lost a lot of memories about that." explained Marceline. No one else noticed but Finn saw how Marceline seemed to be carefully avoiding looking directly at PB. Maybe something to do with what happened…
"Then it's settle! We're off to the Ice Kingdom…" exclaimed Princess Bubblegum…
Later in route to the Ice Kingdom…
It was decided that air travel was the quickest way to the Ice Kingdom; Bubblegum riding her Morrow, Marceline flying by herself and Finn riding on Jake. Yes, it seems Jake had discovered the ability to make fully functional wings and could indeed fly. Whether this was because of his change or something he just never thought of doing before is the mystery. Finn glanced at Marceline before asking Jake, "Hey Jake could you fly a little closer to Marceline? I need to talk to her." Jake was happy to obliged although he couldn't say anything as he concentrated on flying.
Marceline noticed the pair approach and asked, "Hey, how ya been Finn?"
"Fine," said Finn feeling awkward about what he was going to ask next, "listen, Marcy, I get the vibe that you and PB aren't getting along. Is something wrong?"
Sighing Marceline thought carefully before answering, "Remember what PB did during the whole 'Elemental Crisis'? Making everybody happy? Well…I really don't know how to feel about it. I mean sure it sounds nice, but she was forming a barrier in my mind around all my bad thoughts and you know what, this isn't the first time she's tried that. People are made of equal parts good and bad; it's the choices between them that make us who we are. PB and the others, they were robbing us of those choices."
"But they were in control of themselves either! The elemental powers pushed them in those directions!" exclaimed Finn just quietly enough that PB wouldn't hear them.
"Maybe, but that still means there's a part of PB who wants to change me to fit her mold. And not just me, it's everyone in OOO! So after this little situation is done with…I'm ending our friendship…again."(3) declared Marceline, leaving an awestruck Finn and Jake, who lost a little altitude before concreting on flying again.
"Look there!" yelled Bubblegum over the roaring winds pointing to the Ice King's castle…or more precisely, what was left. What was normally the tallest peak in the Kingdom, the top portion seemed to be blown off, still smoking. The group rushed to the opening to see the Ice King lying on his back groaning in pain. Marceline was the first one down cradling the Ice King's head in her lap. The others were quick to join her, with Bubblegum scanning the area and Finn drawing out his sword.
"Ice King, what happened?!" asked Marceline in a frantic tone. For the longest time Simon was the closest thing she had to a father. What with her real father, Hudson Abadeer, abandoning her to the wastes, the half-crazed Simon was a caring individual. Until he left to protect her from himself…
Groaning, Ice King righted himself, revealing that his crown jewels were still there, and explained, "Honest, I dunno what's going on. A nice lady lands on my window sill, we talk for a bit about this and that, then this weird cat thing drags a huge ice jewel up from the basement! I turn around to zap him, but I get struck by something in the back! Next thing I knew I wake up here…hey Jake is that a new look!"
Jake waves off Ice King's comment with a smile, while Bubblegum analyzes what Ice King said, "Looks like Betty's found herself a partner…"
"Hey, this could still be Patience!" exclaimed Marceline trying to defend Simon's love, Betty.
"Marcy, that 'huge ice jewel' is Patience! I don't know why Betty wants her; revenge, partnership in a spell, but right now we need to find a way to trace." explained Bubblegum, pulling her sensor out to further examine the energy readings.
"Don't know if it'll help anything but I do remember that cat-thing hold the gal's hand along with the gem and then vanishing…like blink your eyes and their just gone!" explained Ice King, trying to be helpful.
"Quantum teleportation! That could actually help! Especially if it's who I think it is…but I'll need to get back to my lab to use a wider scan of OOO." stated Bubblegum as she hopped onto the Morrow without another word, flying back to the Candy Kingdom.
"I'll stay here and keep an eye on Simon. Go make sure PB doesn't get sucked into anything." stated Marceline, caring for her millennia old friend. With a nod of his head to confirm he understood, Finn jumped onto Jake's back and they rushed after the Candy Princess. Unfortunately, the Morrow was faster than Jake because of its experience flying and simply being built for speed. It did give Finn and Jake some time to talk though…
"Man, everything always seems to go wrong these days. Betty's up to something crazy and some new guy helping her out. I just know this is gonna be another Elemental Crisis or Vampire Revival, maybe worse…" muttered Finn despairingly.
"Dude, I know I say you needed a break (and seriously you do) and that the universe owed ya one, but right now we need to concentrate on the mission at hand! Who knows, we might get this resolved before anything big happens…And then you and me can go on a nice relaxing day in Slime Kingdom." replied Jake, he was using a giant walk to catch up with Bubblegum. It was slower, but it didn't require as much concentration as flying, leaving him free to talk to Finn.
Finn smiled, reassured by Jake's pep-talk. As much as Jake seemed lazy or inattentive, he always knew how to cheer Finn up. As the pair closed on the Candy Kingdom, they say a trail of smoke coming from the Royal Palace. Jake need no encouragement and simply ran towards the Palace at high speed…
Earlier at the Candy Palace…
Bubblegum stepped off the Morrow and jumped onto the balcony. Nice side she heard voices coming from her laboratory, which is unauthorized to any visitors without her in there. As she moved closer there came the sound of shuffling beakers and breaking glass, enticing PB to rundown the corridor, headless of any attempt at being stealthy. From a hidden cupboard, PB pulled out her Ball Blam Burglerber(4) and rushed to the entrance to the Lab, shouting, "FREEZE!"
What greeted Bubblegum was not the sight of Betty raiding the lab but of someone…stranger. Sitting on one of her lab tables was a hairless silver cat with pitch black eyes.(5) If it were standing on the ground it wouldn't have been able to reach Princess Bubblegum's knees. It wore a black harness with pouches which came of as…explicit! Finally noticing PB as it was working through the treasure trove of science, the creature looked up and said, "Ah, Bonnie! I was wondering when you would catch up! I see you got the old 'B3' working. I always wanted to try my hands at it…"
"Who are you?! And where's Betty?!" exclaimed Bonnibel, trying to ignore the fact that the strange was not only unafraid of the dangerous weapon in her hand and seemed to know her name. Only close friends like Marceline or Finn truly knew her name…
"Oh I felt this should be a…private reunion." replied the intruder as he vanished and appeared next to the Princess. This startled Bonnie enough to drop her gun…which the intruder effortless caught and disarmed before continuing, "Honestly, Bonnie! It almost seems like you don't remember me at all."
Bubblegum backed away as she asked, "Should I?!"
The intruder put on a sad face before saying, "You really don't remember ol' Schrodinger? I mean, it has been a few centuries, but I thought our time together was so memorable! Just you…me…and Neddy…"
"Who are you?!" angrily asked Princess Bubblegum, the mention of her brother sounding like a threat.
"I told you…I'm your Best Friend Forever!" exclaimed Schrodinger before leaping at the Princess and disappearing. Looking around, Bubblegum both looked for Schrodinger and checking to see what he stole. Unfortunately, the lab was such a mess that discerning what was missing proved to be difficult. Just then, Finn and Jake came rushing in…
"We're here, Princess! Don't worry we…Whoa, what happened?" asked Finn as he looked around the lab.
"Not right now…I need to know what he took!" exclaimed the Princess as she sort through the mess. A half-hour later, PB finally managed to find what was stolen…it did not bode well…
"It looks like he stole all of my notes on that time travel machine I built a while back.(6)" explained Bonnie before Jake interrupted.
"Yeah, I gonna say this again…that was not a time travel machine! You just move molecules!" exclaimed Jake upset that PB was still calling it a time machine.
"Semantics! The point is that we now know that their both after time travel: Betty to 'fix everything' and Schrodinger…well I still don't what he wants but it can't be good." explained the Princess.
Still curious, Finn decided to ask, "PB, what do you know about this "Schrodinger' guy?"
Sighing, expecting this question, PB turned to Finn and explained, "He claims to have met and befriended me in the past. Like, the distant past, back when it was just me and Neddy. I don't remember a lot from back then, but there is just something…familiar about him. All I know is that he is manipulating Betty for his own ends. And I just realized…didn't Ice King say they took a giant Ice Crystal from his basement?"
"Well, yeah! It's probably Patience running away from everything again…why do ya ask?" asked Finn equally curious.
"And Jake, you told me the Ice King was able to make a time machine, right?" PB asked Jake, ignoring Finn's question.
"Yeah it's like I told ya. It's now Simon got Betty here in the first place. He just need Hambo because it was from…back then…(7)" answered Jake, slowly realizing what PB was worried about. While Jake wasn't exactly sure how the machine worked, it seemed to just need something that was a thousand years old…like say Patience St. Pim.
"But wait! Betty already has a spell that could send her back then without Simon's equipment. Why would she work with this guy to steal all this stuff?" asked Finn shaking off the shocking discovery.
"My research wasn't just into time travel, but into all of the possible effects and paradoxes." explained Bonnie, "I had come to the conclusion that changing the past is impossible! Time is an almost self-correcting system. Once a decision is made it can never be unmade. I think Schrodinger feels that both magic and scientific methods fall under the same effect. So he's trying to combine them to make changes possible."
"But wait…Simon did change the past, he brought Betty into the future." argued Jake, a headache developing from all this talk of paradoxes and so forth.
"Did he…or did he simply ensure the timeline stabilized? After all, Betty would most likely have gone back to Simon had she stayed." countered Bonnie effectively, "We need to get back to Marceline and Simon, and then we need to find out where Betty and Schrodinger have gone to complete their endeavor."
Fifteen minutes later, Ice Kingdom skies…
"So…let me get this straight…Betty's new partner knows you, but you don't remember him?!" replied Marceline to Princess Bubblegum's story.
Sighing, PB replies, "The only explanation I have is that he showed up near the time I left the Mother Gum. My memories are a little hazy except for ones involving Neddy. It was also near the time I started having interest in making a kingdom and studying science…and that has some disturbing connotations…"
The rest of the time was silence as Marceline and Simon the Ice King flew solo, Bonnibel flew on the Marrow, and Finn Abraca-Daniel flew on Jake. Around the time the group rejoin, Abraca-Daniel was rushing to the Ice King's palace. It seems Betty and Schrodinger had near single-handily took over Wizard City! So now the group was rushing towards the city forbidden to none magic people, to save it and the space-time continuum!
"Well…we'll stop whatever their doing and kick his butt! I'll hold him down so you can get a few kicks in." said Marceline in a flirtatious tone. While she did plan to talk to PB later about the Elemental Crisis, she felt it was better to wait until Schrodinger was dealt with. Just then Wizard City came up in the distance…much the worst for wear…
The first indications something was wrong was that they could see it! Various invisibility and camouflage charms and spells were used to disguise Wizard City as a mountain range. This was always the case…until now. Now, the Gang can see first-hand the burning towers and tarnished spires of the fabled city of magic. Some wizards were fleeing while others were fighting…but most of them were dying!
The Ganga came in for a landing outside of Wizard City, shocked at the carnage the pair of villains had caused. As they enter the city, the sound of fighting could still be heard. Finn and Jake rushed ahead of the group when they heard a familiar voice… That voice turned out to be Huntress Wizard surrounded by a gang of varied species thugs! Huntress seemed to be saving her magic by using martial marts instead, finishing off the last thug with a leg throw through a nearby shop.
"Huntress!" shouted Finn to get her attention. Probably not the best idea with the combat high she was in, as evident from the arrow zinging over his head.
Huntress' battle harden expression changed to contrition upon seeing the pair and saying, "My apologies. Battle's sweet song can numb our ears to all else."
"S'alright. Anyway, what happened here?" asked Finn looking around for anymore attackers.
Huntress turned around and pointed towards the Grand Wizard's palace…or more precisely what was left, and said, "It started with the Grand Wizard's palace exploding. From the ruins, armies of marauders and demons streamed into the city. Normally, we'd be able to beat them easy, but something's messing with the magic beyond cantrips and simple spells. It's been chaos ever since."
"Hey guys what's going on? Oh Huntress Wiz! Glad to see your alive!" exclaimed Ice King joyfully, despite Huntress' disdain for him.
"Simon, get PB and Marcy! We gotta head to the Grand Wizard's palace!" explained Finn loudly. Ice King nodded his head in understanding and flew off. Seeing the look on Huntress' face, Finn explained, "Ice King's got the fire power and he was the first one hit by these goons. Along with…other reasons…"
Huntress nodded her head sadly, "I am aware of the Ice King's former loves involvement. The truest example of the tragedy of a wizard: the more powerful, sadder and madder they become. If she and her new consort are truly planning something terrible, then they are in the deepest dungeon, where the Cornerstone of Magic lies."
"The Cornerstone of Magic?" asked Finn, have heard of this item for the first time.
"No one knows its true origins, but it is the reason we wizards built this city here. Some have claimed it to be the 'source of all magic.' Truthfully, I only think of it as the most potent and pure source in the world, but I only have a simple hunter's view of the grand mystery of the world." explained Huntress, before disappearing into the shadows to who knows where. Finn just stood there silent waiting for PB and Marceline to arrive to explain the situation…
Deep in the bowels of the Grand Wizard's Palace…
"So Princess…any idea on what this 'Cornerstone of Magic' is gonna be?" asked Jake, trying to fill the silence if only quietly. It was decided that they needed to be quiet to sneak up on the devious duo. Which of course meant they had to gag Ice King and keep on a leash (Marceline's responsibility).
"This is the first time I've heard of it…but I have suspected there might be more than one reason that the Wizards settled here. It's possible this 'Cornerstone' was a Catalyst Comet…possibly the first Catalyst Comet!" explained Bubblegum. As the group moved deeper into the dungeons, the sounds of the outside were growing dimmer.
Just as the outside noise grew quiet, the group heard a sound coming from deeper in the dungeon. It almost sounded like…singing… As the group of heroes pressed forward, the words became clearer, with Bubblegum recognizing the voice as Schrodinger's :(8)
"Wheeeen Life gets ya down,
Just makes ya wanna frown,
I've got a thought to get ya through the town!
Life is hard and cruel,
Make's ya feel like a fool,
But I've just the thing to win the duuuel!
You…just…go…craaaazzzzzy,
Absolutely craaazzzzy!
When the world makes no sense,
Leaves ya feeling kinda tense!
Just go craaazzzy!
Because the world just doesn't care,
No matter what ya hope or dare,
It just gives ya that evil stare!
Just go craaazzzy,
Don't be so freaking lazy!
The song went on in that general direction as the group approached and saw what Schrodinger was doing. Basically setting adjustments to a huge apparatus that was one part machine and one part spell array. Betty was sitting in the middle next to the Ice Crystal Patience St. Pim was resting in. It was like Betty's mind was in a whole other world staring at the Crystal. The Gang moved as quietly as possible, Huntress setting up a shot, while Princess Bubblegum and Marceline creep towards Schrodinger's position, Ice King seemed to be staring at Betty (perhaps recognizing her), while Jake and Finn stood as back-up.
When your baby's turnin' blue,
Can't believe it to be true,
I'll tell ya just what to doooo!
When Life's got ya down,
Nothing can stop that little frown,
Not even the bravest clown!
Just…go…craaazzzy,
Absolutely, positutly craazzy!
Just as the madmen sang his second verse, Huntress firing a shot, while Marceline charged forward. …Only Schrodinger seemed utterly prepared for it! Disappearing and reappearing next to Huntress, slashing her throat! At the same time, Schrodinger also tackled Marceline away from the machine and grabbed Bubblegum from behind and held claws to her throat!
"Do you get now, Bonnie?!" exclaimed Schrodinger in Bubblegum's ear, "I can literally be everywhere at once! You made great use of those talents in the old day, surprised you don't remember…Anyway, the only limit to my abilities is my perception of my surroundings and myself. Bet you can understand that last bit, ah Jakey-boy?!"
Turning his head completely behind him like an owl, Schrodinger stared right at Finn and Jake, who tried to sneak up behind him. Seeing that surprising him was out the window, Jake turned back to his normal form, while Finn sheathed his sword. Smiling in triumph, Schrodinger turned its head back towards Betty with greed in his eyes. Simon was walking towards Betty, ignoring what had happened around him and grabbed her should, illisting a strange reaction from Betty:(9)
"Strange radiation from Citi Alpha 5…black bones stand in a black forest…the mushrooms bear a crop of death…Gunter, no…the princess runs in wild trees…stars twist and burn and time screams…the Devil rises in the Void!"
"For those of you wondering…Betty right now…is seeing everywhere and every-when! In less than three minutes, the ritual will be complete…Patience will die…and we'll have full control over the space-time continuum!" exclaimed Schrodinger, his grip slowly loosening on Bubblegum, who decided to let him rant in order to find a way to slip out.
Meanwhile, Ice King was trying to wake up Betty from her trance, with little to no success. Shaking her only caused her to stutter, which seemed to have no effect on her trance. Seemingly annoyed at Simon, a bolt of lightning struck the Ice King pushing him back painfully into a wall! This distracted Schrodinger enough that the Princess slipped out of his grasp, but when Finn tried to stab him…he disappeared!
"You really need to pay attention, boyo!" exclaimed Schrodinger, appearing behind Finn and giving him a double kick in the back before disappearing and surrounding him in duplicates, "I am literally Everywhere and Nowhere! If you paid any attention to Bonnibel's classes, you might have guessed it from my name. Anyway…it's too late…"
And with that, Betty's chanting reach a fevered pitched, and Patience's pod exploded with energy and a scream of pain. In its place, a strange irregular hole in reality(10) just like when Simon brought Betty to OOO. Only…this time it was different… It seemed to produce images of several different times at once, not just right before the Mushrooms Wars but from even further in the past.
This seemed to please Schrodinger to no end as he laughed, "NEHAHAHAHA! It worked! I was a little worried it wouldn't at first but…YES! HEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAAA!"
"What the flarg did you do?!" exclaimed Bubblegum, worried about the implications of this strange portal.
Schrodinger simply marched up to the portal, and turned around to gloat, "Simon's little time spell is designed to send you to a location of your choosing but the time coordinates are set by the age of the object you're using. But there's one little thing Simon never realized…souls are far older than the body's they happen to inhabit. This is especially true of Elementals!
"Okay, the truth is Simon knew but he would never test it on a living being. Sanctity of life…value of a person's soul…blah, blah, blah. But here it is! A portal to over a dozen different moments in history…mine…to alter…" explained Schrodinger as he stepped through the portal, but not before giving the heroes a crazed smile and wave.
As the heroes watched the villain enter the Multi-Time Portal, changes immediately began throughout the land! The pillars and walls changed and totems disappeared and reappear. "This is bad!" exclaimed Princess Bubblegum, "The space-time matrix is in flux! Whatever Schrodinger's doing, it's really messing with the flow of history! We have to stop him!"
"Well, let's get to it!" shouted Jake as he rushed the portal, only to be thrown back.
Betty woke up from her trance and power drain to explain, "The Portal was designed only for humans to use. Still not sure how Schrodinger got through."
Marceline grabbed Betty and pulled her up while forming a scary face, "Explain! Now!"
"I never trusted Schrodinger, so I added a barrier spell to keep him from using it. Unfortunately, I didn't take into account his ability to be in multiple places at once. I also didn't think a space-time portal could be made for multiple locations at once! It shouldn't be possible…" explained Betty.
"So the only people who can use the portal is you and Finn." remarked Princess Bubblegum.
"Not quite." said a voice from the shadows stepping out to reveal…
"SIMON!" exclaimed Betty as she rushed over hug the newly human Simon who stopped her, "Simon, what…?"
"I know EVERYTHING! How you just took a life as part of …scheme…to change history for your benefit, never mind the millions of live it will change or erased!" exclaimed Simon upset with Betty's morally questionable decisions.
"I DID IT FOR YOU! Who cares about some Candy people or no name Mutants while the love of my life was so lost in his own head he couldn't even remember his name?! I'd burn every inch of this world down to the ground if it meant getting you back!" counter-exclaimed Betty, some of the magic madness leaking through.
"ENOUGH!" shouted Finn moving between the two of them, "This really isn't the best time. We gotta go after that cat before he Swiss-cheeses OOO's history."
Sighing because she knew Finn was right, Betty mumbled a spell that caused a sparkling mist to surround the group. "This is the last of the magic I have. It should keep together as we travel through time. We'll be going to the earliest period first…sometime during Urgence Evergreen's life."
"Alright, Jake keep an eye on…where did they go?!" asked Finn frantic at the group of his friends missing.
"Time's changing faster than I expected! We have to go now!" exclaimed Betty seeing that they had little to know time left. Taking a deep breath to calm himself he linked arms with Betty and Simon, more out of a sign of commitment to a goal than necessity.
Staring deep into the swirling void, Finn felt the need for one last heroic quip, "Let's go save some time!"
"Really?" asked Betty embarrassed by what she saw as a childish outburst.
"Come on, he the hero! He's gotta do some quipage every now and agaAAAAAA-" defended Simon before being pulled into the portal with a startled shriek along with Betty. As the portal resettled, the image of Schrodinger's face laughing maniacally could be seen, not that our heroes would know…
Postscript: I do not claim ownership of Adventure Time and any related characters. Only the OC characters and concepts of this story. Sorry this took so long, but every chapter is going to be an episode! The next one might be a little quicker now that I've got the pace. Did you like the theme song at the end? Please Read and Review!
1 Based off of the episode "Joshua and Margaret Investigation"
2 If anyone knows the name of those types of charts, please tell me. It drives me crazy not knowing.
3 This is partial inspired by the fanfiction one-shot "Elements: Post Credit Scene" by . Great story, and how I think the Marceline/Bubblegum relationship took a hit in that miniseries.
4 Not seen since "Lady and Peebles"
5 I imagine the design of Mr. Kat from the cartoon "Kid vs. Kat" when I picture Schrodinger. Also, Giygas, the main villain of the Earthbound/Mother videogame series.
6 Season five episode "Bad Timing"
7 The Season five episode "Betty", just before "Bad Timing"
8 For anyone whose watched the movie 'Batmam: Killing Joke' this song is set to tune of "Loony".
9 Hidden are hints at possible future chapters.
10 Almost like in the episode "Betty" except bigger and more unusual.
