Chapter Two: Return To The World

The next morning, Finn and Fionna awake at the same time, while Cake and Jake are still asleep. "Hey." They mutter sleepily at the same time.

"How was the bed?" Finn asks.

"Better than ice for 900 years." Fionna murmurs whilst pouring herself a glass of juice.

"True that. What was the land of Aaa like all those years ago?"

Fionna downs her juice, and retrieves a pair of Finn's shorts. "It was just after the Great Mushroom War. The people of the old world had strange, smooth obelisks and made huge explosions, 50 years before I was born. Most of the humans were obliterated. A few years later, a huge rock hit the world. I don't know what it was called before it hit, but after the devastation, many people were in awe; hence Aaa. The world had been razed already by the War, the rock just did it in. There were a few humans left, and we were forced to develop a royal family of sorts, to help get humanity get going again. I was the third generation, but I don't know what happened after I was frozen. The Butterscotch Prince was about to take the throne after his father's death." Taking a break, the ancient adventurer hems and sews Finn's shorts into a skirt. When she finishes, she throws off the massive T-shirt and slides on a shirt and skirt. Finn blushes as he watches.

"Don't you have any underwear?" The young male protagonist asks timidly.

Bringing her fists down with a SLAM! on the table, Fionna shouts, "Damn! I forgot. I'll worry about it later. It's not like there are any other humans other than you and I. And we don't really have a choice."

"A choice?"

"We are the last two humans, Finn. You really don't get it?"

"Nope. I like you, but I don't think it's proper to go around a man without underwear."

Fionna wraps her arms around Finn, and presses her lips against his. "I'll explain it to you later, just enjoy this."

He stands there silent, stunned. "Anyway", Fionna says. "My family was supposedly very wealthy before the War. We were pretty large and well diverse. So we continued on for several generations. Eventually, people came out of their shelters and started to establish various kingdoms. The Candy Kingdom was one of the first. As was the Land of the Glow. There were none of the inhabitants back then that there are now or were when I was born. When the rock hit, something happened. People, humans, disappeared. Only a few remained. My family was in the Land of the Glow when the rock came down. And when it was done, there were these creatures made entirely of light. The same with the Candy Kingdom, except candy creatures. Or even the Fire Kingdom with fire beings, where the rock hit."

Finn nearly falls over from pure shock. She was one of the original of Aaa! She saw what it was like when the Candy Kingdom was established! Now though? What now?

"Fionna, I want you to teach me more. This is amazing!"

"My family taught me everything I know." She says, as Finn nods in respect. "But I can't tell you any more today. Cake doesn't like me talking about it." Face lighting up, she reaches into her bag under the table, and hands the last man a circular disk. "This is what we used for data before the wizards used them to produce their powers. It has info on the Great Hot War of Man. Look at it sometime."

"Thank you, Fionna. You are a very generous lady." The young gentleman kisses her wrist in the fashion of relics.

"Oh Finn, you goof."

Jake pads in on all fours. "Yuck, you two are so mushy."

"I'll say!" Cake says as she walks in behind him. "Fionna, how could you trust these loons? They have piles and piles of treasure just laying around their house."

Finn blushes modestly. "Well, gee, it's just stuff we pick upon our adventures."

A high-pitched shriek rings across the Grasslands. "Ahhhhhh!"

The two veteran adventurers of Ooo exchange looks. They strike their poses and give a high fist-bump, and shout "Adventure Time!"