Hello Nightmare
"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege."
~Charles Kuralt
Chapter One:
A New Family
"Sweet babies it's hot out here! How did you ever convince me to come out here in the first place?"
"Stop complaining, dude. We're gonna go on adventure!"
Today the sun was shinning it's rays full force on the land of Ooo – making it one of the hottest days of the summer. Most of the citizens were keeping cool by staying indoors or swimming, but this duo had other plans.
A girl, around the age of sixteen, was sweating up a storm. She had dark skin and bright blue eyes. Her hair was white and rather short but her side swept bangs were a light coffee color. She wore a pair of white shorts and flip flops and an orange-cream colored shirt. What was unusual about her was the fact that she had coffee colored cat ears on her head, instead of normal human ears. On her back she had a fluffy white cat tail with a coffee colored tip.
In front of the girl was a boy around the age of eighteen. He appeared to be at ease in the intense heat. His shaggy yellow-orange hair clung to his neck and face. His skin was slightly tan, most likely from being outside all of the time, but was no where near as dark as the girl behind him. His eyes were a mix between gray and brown. He wore a sleeveless orange vest that was left open and a pair of brown shorts and orange sandals. Like the girl he also had an unusual set of ears. His were the same color as his hair though and were floppy – like a dog. On his back he had matching dog tail.
"Mm-mm, Jake. I ain't ever lettin' you drag me out in this kind of heat again."
"Seriously, man? It's not that bad, Cake! I got a feelin' in my gut! And my gut is never wrong. We just need to walk a little farther."
Cake rolled her eyes. "Lets just get out of this damn heat."
"Over there." Jake pointed to a thicket of trees. "My gut is tellin' me we should go in there."
"Oh honey, thank goodness! I was startin' to think we were gonna melt from this heat."
Jake ignored his cousin and ran off into the trees. Cake sighed and followed after him, shaking her head as she did.
They eventually slowed to a walk, both running out of breath rather quickly. Jake mumbled something about being out-of-shape and lazy but Cake didn't really care. She was more relieved to be out from under the suns intense rays and under the shade of the tall trees. Her side was cramping from running so much but she mostly ignored it. She knew complaining wouldn't do her any good at this point. Once Jake was set on something there was no stopping him. It would just be quicker to let him do what he wanted than to try and argue with him.
"OH MY GODDESS!" Jake gasped out. "Cake, you gotta see this!"
Cake let out an irritated sigh. She had fallen behind a bit since Jake had sped up after saying he smelt something funny.
"Hold on, dog breath." She was fanning herself with her hand. She sped up her pace a little bit until she reached Jake's side.
"Are you seein' what I'm seein'?" Jake whispered.
"Sweet babies..." Cake gasped. "They're..."
"Human." Jake finished.
In front of the duo were two human children. Both had golden blond hair, though the boy had more the girl. Neither of them had anything on except for a diaper. The boy appeared to be about a year old while the girl was barely more than a newborn. The two were passed out and looked overheated. They looked like they were near death.
"Didn't they... die out more or less?"
"That's what I thought. After High King Billy died I heard someone went searching for High Queen Canyon. They searched for, like, three years. There was never any sign of her or her kids. That was about fifty years ago. During that time most of the humans were wiped out because the High King and Queen were not there to protect them. Bubblegum and Gumball tried to intervene but there wasn't much they could do, especially since they had so much to deal with. Now there are less than... uh... maybe ten humans? Most are in hiding."
"Then how did these babies get way out here?" Cake frowned as she looked down at the two children in front of her.
"I have no idea. What should we do?"
Cake's mothering instincts were kicking in. "We take care of them, of course!" she stated like was obvious. She quickly bent down and picked up the young girl, cradling her in her arms.
Jake frowned a little. "Are you sure about this, man? I mean we live in a crummy Tree Fort and we barely have enough to take care of ourselves. And I don't like the idea of taking care of a bunch of kids."
Cake rolled her eyes. "It's not a bunch of kids... there are two. And we can't just leave them out here! If we do they'll die, especially in this heat! Now pick up the boy."
"Alright... but I blame you if we get in trouble for kidnapping or somethin'." Jake mumbled as he picked up the boy.
"Mama Cake has you now, honey. Everything is gonna be okay." Cake whispered to the sleeping girl.
"You know she can't hear you, right?"
Cake glared at him. "I know that! Let's just get them back to the Tree Fort."
Jake nodded and the two carried the children back to their Tree Fort. They did their best to shield the already overheated kids from the sun as they walked. Cake would scold Jake every now and then about how he was holding the boy but other than that it was mostly silent.
- Adventure Time -
The Tree Fort was built in some sort of willow tree that appeared to be completely hollow. Leaves that drooped downwards appeared to make up the roofs of the different parts of the Tree Fort. There were even windows built into those leaves. Bridges had been constructed to connect the different parts of the Tree Fort there also appeared to be a lookout boat near the top of the tree. Around the tree there was a pond, well, yurt, vegetable garden, and a chicken coop. There also appeared to be a poorly built addition to the Tree Fort that looked like a bunch of wood that had been randomly nailed together. It was a wonder it could stand.
Jake and Cake quickly went into the shabby looking part of the Tree Fort. Inside it was completely empty. At the end of the room there was a poorly made ladder that led up into the tree fort. The duo carefully climbed up the ladder and into their living room.
Their living room was furnished with a brown colored couch and a small coffee table. In the corner there was a wood burning stove with a pile of kindling next to it. In another corner they had what looked to be an old phonograph. Connected to the living room was the kitchen. It contained a red couch, a long coffee table, a stove, and other kitchen appliances. On the wall there was a ripped painting of what appeared to be a naked woman (1).
"Lets lay them on the couch, hun, and get some things to help cool them off." Cake ordered as she set the girl down on the brown couch.
Jake set the boy down beside the girl and gathered some fans. He plugged as many as he could up and positioned them so that they blew onto the children. Cake grabbed some rags and soaked them in cold water. She then put them over the young kids foreheads, wiping away any water that dripped down their face. Jake turned on their air-conditioner while Cake was busy with that.
"When do you think they'll wake up?" Jake asked.
"Does it look like I'm a doctor?"
"I was just askin'!"
Cake rolled her eyes. "Mm-hm. Keep your dumb questions to yourself."
Jake huffed and mumbled something about girls and periods, which Cake decided to ignore.
Three long hours passed before the two kids woke up. The girl woke up first and she began crying. At the sound of her crying the young boy woke up next. He had a worried look on his face as he reached his chubby arm out towards his sister. He held onto her as if he were trying to comfort the small girl. Eventually he was able to get her to calm down and stop crying. Now that their eyes were open, Jake and Cake could see that the boy had sapphire blue colored eyes and the girl had sea-green colored eyes.
"Hello." Cake said softly.
The young boy seemed startled, as if he had been unaware of Cake and Jake's presence.
"My name is Cake."
"And I'm Jake."
"Do you have a name?"
"issy!" The boy pointed to the girl. "at my issy!"
"That's your sister?" Cake asked.
The boy nodded happily. "Yes!" he giggled, a bit of drool going down his chin.
"What's her name?"
"issy!"
"Sissy?" Cake asked, slightly amused.
The boy nodded, giggling some more.
Cake turned to Jake. "I don't think they have names."
"Well that just means we can name them!" Jake grinned excitedly.
"I think you're having to much fun with this." Cake mumbled.
Jake ignored his cousin and moved so he was in front of the boy.
"Hey, buddy."
The young boy grinned and reached out, trying to grab Jake's ears.
Jake let him tug on them a little. "You like my ears, kid?"
"Uppy! Uppy!"
"Yeah, I'm a puppy." Jake humored the boy.
The young boy started making all kinds of dog sounds.
Jake chuckled. "I think I'll name him Finn."
Cake gave him a look.
"Don't give me that look! I'm not crazy! Finn means fair and his hair and skin are fair colored. And Finn is the name of a hero from some legend (2). Maybe he'll become a hero when he grows up." Jake said proudly.
"Hm... I'll name the girl Fionna. It also means fair and maybe she'll be compassionate and have a magnetic personality (3)." Cake gushed.
Jake scoffed. "Dude, a name can't make that happen."
"Sure it can, hun. Would you rather be friends with someone named Angelica or someone with name like Seraphim."
"Okay, I see your point."
Cake turned back to the young children. Fionna was currently gnawing on her hand and Finn was still making cute dog sounds.
"So, kid, does Finn sound like an okay name?" Jake asked with a lopsided grin.
"Inn! Inn!" The boy giggled.
"Finn it is." He chuckled. "And what about your sis? Is Fionna okay?"
"Fi-fi!" He giggled.
"Alright! We got names down!" Jake threw a fist into the air.
"You know there is more than naming when it comes to taking care of kids... right?" Cake sighed.
"...I know..." Jake grumbled.
"I'll go get some baby food. Keep an eye on them until I get back, hun."
Jake started sniffing the air and then made a face. "Oh no! I'll go get the food! You take care of... that." He pointed accusingly towards the giggling kids.
"Wha-"
Jake ran off before she could finish.
"Dumb dog..." Cake mumbled. "Now... I'm guessing he's talking about a dirty diaper. Which one of you was it?"
"Boom boom!" Finn frowned.
"Boom boom?" Cake frowned.
"Boom boom!" He started crying.
I'm guessing it was him... great. Cake sighed. "Let's go get you changed." She picked up Fionna, who was making gurgling sounds, and held out a hand for Finn. "You can walk, right?"
Finn looked up at her as if he had just been challenged to duel. The young boy climbed off the couch, tears still falling, until his feet touched the ground. His legs were wobbly but he grabbed onto Cake's hand before he fell.
"Good job." She praised. "Now wipe those tears away. You're a big boy so you don't need to cry because of a boom boom."
Finn gave a defiant pout but his crying stopped.
"Good. You want to set a good example for your sister don't you? You have to be strong and protect her. It's okay to cry sometimes, but this isn't one of those times."
"Issy! Issy!" Finn giggled, reaching for his drooling sister.
"Mhm. That's right."
Cake led him to the kitchen and worked on getting him changed.
-Adventure Time-
Jake was currently on his way to the main city – the Candy Kingdom. It was called that because all the vibrant colors reminded people of candy. Jake thought the name was stupid but it wasn't like he could change it. He found the citizens to be rather dumb as well.
Candy Kingdom was the largest city in all of Ooo and was home to the High King and Queen, which was currently Bubblegum and Gumball.
Ugh! We don't even have any money! How am I suppose to get some food? We're going to need some diapers and crap too. Goddess... this is such a pain. What am I suppose to do... Jake sighed as he entered Candy Kingdom.
Man, it's so flippin' hot out here... I really just need to get back home. Jake began looking around, trying to figure what he was going to do.
"Uh... hi Jake." came a somewhat nasally voice.
"Oh, hey Cinnamon!" Jake smiled.
Cinnamon was a short man that was somewhat round. His skin was a slight brown color and his short tan-glaze colored hair touched his ears. His round eyes were sort of small and a dull green color. He was missing a few teeth but the ones he did have were somewhat big and rounded. He wore an emerald color shirt and magenta colored pants.
"Whatcha doing out here?" Cinnamon gave a goofy grin.
Jake hesitated. "I need some stuff for babies."
Cinnamon gasped. "You and Cake had a baby?!"
Jake made a face. "What? Ew! No way man! Cake is my cousin, that's just sick."
"Oh." Cinnamon seemed kind of disappointed. "I always thought you guys made a cute couple. Do you think I could have a baby one day?"
"Um, I dunno dude. Maybe? I really need to get going." Jake started to walk off, knowing Cinnamon wouldn't stop talking if he didn't leave now.
"Uh... Jake wait!" Cinnamon called. "I have some baby stuff!"
Jake turned around. "Really, dude?"
"Yeah! This guy gave it to me and t-" Cinnamon put his hand over his mouth. "Oops. I'm not suppose to tell anyone." He laughed.
Jake nervously looked around. "Right... would it be alright if I took the stuff?" Man, Cinnamon is so weird sometimes. I think he has a few screw loose...
"Sure, Jake!" Cinnamon led Jake into his small house. "I think I'm going to name my dog after you." He giggled.
That's a little weird... I guess it's kinda sweet. In a weird way... "That's cool, man." Jake chuckled nervously. "Can I just get the stuff? I really need to get home."
"Oh yeah!" Cinnamon smiled. He went over to his closet and began digging through it. When he emerged he had a basket full of items. In it was a thing of diapers, food, clothes, toys, and few other things.
"Whoa! Some guy just gave this to you?" Jake asked, eyes wide.
"Yeah. Uh... I think he said he didn't need it anymore." Cinnamon chuckled nervously.
"Dude, this is awesome! Thanks, Cinnamon! You're the best!" Jake gave Cinnamon a one armed hug.
"You think so? High Queen Bubblegum says I mess things up too much. She won't let me in the palace anymore." Cinnamon seemed deflated at announcing this.
"That really sucks, man. I'm sorry to hear that. Don't take what she says to heart though, okay. You're awesome, buddy."
"Thanks Jake!"
"No problem, dude. Thanks again for the stuff but I gotta go now. Alright?"
"Okay, Jake." Cinnamon walked him to the door and waved bye as Jake left with the basket full of baby supplies.
Jake left Candy Kingdom and quickly made his way back to the Grass Lands. The Grass Lands had gotten their name due to the fact that there was nothing but grass and a few hills. It was in the center of all of Ooo and wasn't owned by any hold. It was neutral ground and home to mostly animals... and Jake and Cake.
I really can't wait to get out of this heat... Jake thought to himself.
Jake suddenly a sudden gust of wind go past him.
"What the h-" He stopped as he stared at an arrow that suddenly hit the ground in front of him. Attached to the arrow was a note. Jake set the basket down and picked up the note.
Watch over them with your lives.
Jake looked around, trying to figure out where and who the note came from.
"Is someone there?! Show yourself!" Jake yelled. He waited and looked around for a minute or two but eventually frowned in defeat as he realized whoever had sent the note was not going to show themselves.
Watch over them with your lives? Is this note talking about Finn and Fionna? How could anyone even know about that? We just got them... Jake sighed as he picked the basket back up. He let the not fall to the ground. It's not important. It's probably just a prank...
A/N: (1) That painting is really in their house.
(2) Finn is an English, Gaelic, and Irish name meaning "fair," "blond," and "small blond soldier." According to a thing I read, in Irish mythology Finn Mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish 3rd century hero similar to the English Robin Hood. His warrior-followers were called Finians.
(3) When I Googled the name Fionna I learned it was English, Scottish, Celtic, and Gaelic. The basic meaning is "fair." Somewhere it also said something about people named Fionna being "compassionate" and "magnetic."
So this was chapter one. I hope everyone liked it! I know things are probably confusing but everything will become clear in time. I promise. I know I didn't spend a lot of time on Finn and Fionna but I'm not good at controlling babies... so this chapter was kind of hard for me. I hope it was okay though. What do you guys think about Jake and Cake? Who do you think shot the note at Jake? What's going on? Leave your thoughts on all of this in a review! Love it! Awesome... tell me! Hate it? Let me know! No flames though. Please be nice! sweat drop The next chapter will be another time skip. Oh and if you don't know who Seraphim is... look it up.
I did a brief re-read and fixed the errors that I saw. If there are still some there I apologize. I'm only human and I make mistakes.