Extraterrestrial Lemonade

A Morning Delight

Lsp held on to her partner as he steered the lemon camel out of the kingdom gates. The Earl sat on the front side, holding on to the leather reigns while Lsp sat behind him on the camel. It moved slowly across the sunny field, and thankfully the storm was now gone. Sometime during the night, it must has passed by. It was nice to see the bright blue skies of Ooo and it's beaming sun in the sky. Maybe it was getting a little too hot for her liking, but she was hoping it would cool down once they got under some shade, or the sun would be hidden behind a cloud passing by.

"So where are we going again?" She asked Lemomgrab and looked up, only able to see the back of his head. "...T..the candy kingdom. A-and anywhere that has food." He muttered, still nervous at the fact that he had a girl friend who was clinging on to him through out this ride. His plan had been to go see Bubblegum and ask her for food that Lsp could eat. Usually the candy princess had the answer to every problem, and was very reliable. Lsp wouldn't say Bubblegum was her favourite princess, but her presence was tolerable. The Queen also learned to appreciate her smartness and logical opinions sometimes. And she was her boy friends mother, so there was no other option for her. Lsp sighed, debating in her mind if she should respond supportingly, or try and change their destination. But she didn't really know where else to go for food at the moment, and sweet things didn't sound like a bad idea. "Oh cool. I haven't been to the Candy Kingdom in like... days." She shrugged, wondering if the kingdom was even up and running after the strong storm last night. Lemongrab wondered the same thing as well, but it would only be a matter of minutes till they would find out the answer to their question.

The morning went by fast for the couple. As planned, Lemongrab had went to ask his mother for some sweet snacks for his new roommate. However, Bubblegum was busy rebuilding the kingdom and putting houses back together from the storm. There were even some small accidents that required candy parts, and she didn't have a lot to spare. She knew that Lsp had a special place in her creations heart, so she offered what she could- along with a small wagon. Lemomgrab had decided to stay and help Bubblegum rebuild the kingdom, while Lsp took the wagon and went off to go see the other princesses in their kingdoms. Each kingdom had a unique banquet of meals that she would gladly take from. The Lumpy Queen was more excited for the food than actually seeing her friends now that it was lunch time. So while she traveled around Ooo with a wagon slowly being filled with food, Bubblegum decided to take a short lunch break with her lemon son and catch up with him. Since the last time they talked, they were on their way to battle Uncle Gumball and then later, Golb.

"Thanks for helping me fix up the houses. Usually Finn and Jake would do these kind of things but- they are busy setting up the Human Kingdom.. or City.." She shrugged, sitting down on a half broken bench beside Lemongrab. "So.. Lsp... I knew you went on a date with her, but I didn't know she's been living with you! How has that been?" She asked in a friendly tone, having a vague flash back of seeing Lsp and Lemongrab kissing in the middle of the end of the world. The Earl blushed slightly while looking away. "..e..eh... I-it's ok..." He uneasily turned back to face Bubblegum, who continued their conversation. "That's nice of you to let her stay. Did you know she was crowned Queen recently? I don't know why she would want to stay in Ooo for a week but- I guess it's nice to have a break from royalty every now and then!" She commented, watching Lemongrab nod in agreement. He really didn't do so much when it came to his Kingdom, but the flexibility helped him feel more calm and relaxed rather than pressured and stressed. "I..um.." Bubblegum sighed, giving up on friendliness and deciding to just blurt out the real questions she had for him. "I don't know how serious things are with you and Lsp, but I want you to know that she could be.. dangerous. And I'm not talking about her rash behaviors based on her moods- this is more.. big. You see- I haven't had the opportunity to fully examine her, but whatever she is- she's more powerful than I am. I tried to make her a staff that could maybe tone down her abilities if she ever got out of hand, but it doesn't look like she's carrying it around.." Bubblegum didn't notice the slight frown on her face. "..I'm just worried. And I want you to be prepared if anything does happen. Lsp is very.. unpredictable. And now that she's awakened her powers after that whole Elemental crisis- who knows what else might awaken in her while she's in Ooo." She looked over at the Earl, who seemed very casual about the whole topic. "If you could get her to agree to an examination by me, then maybe things would be a little easier for all of us-" She has to admit, she was very very curious about Lsp's alien anatomy. She wanted to study her and see what makes her an anti-elemental. She wanted to learn about how her emotions connected with her abilities to harness all the powerful stones, and analyze her every molecule. This whole thing seemed so interesting, and deep down, Bubblegum was desperate to step in to the unknown and start her research on an extraterrestrial being. She knew almost everything about every creature in Ooo- but Lsp? There was so much to learn. Lemongrab already had an idea that his mother might be interested in 'examining' his alien girl friend. But he wasn't so fond of the idea of Lsp being monitored and tested on for hours and hours. He didn't want Bubblegum to poke and prod at his girl friend. So he simply shook his head. "..mhmmm..s..she wouldn't like that. No examining. Examining is unacceptable. You will defiantly loose an arm." He said honestly, still looking at the pink princess with a poker face as he spoke. Bubblegum let out another sigh, but nodded in acknowledgement before she responded. "Ok. Well- we should get back to work! I need to fix the kingdom before the sun sets. There is no way I'm inviting the whole kingdom in my castle again." She fired herself up and left the bench. Lemongrab picked up a tool and followed her, passing by some banana guards and working candy people as he made his way to the broken door of a house. He had been helping the princess fix Starchy's door before the quick lunch break.

Meanwhile Lsp just left the breakfast Kingdom with a bunch of baking ingredients and maple syrup. She always loved going there to mess with the guards, and hanging out with Breakfast Princess's awesome younger sister. While the princess herself stayed awkwardly quiet, as if wanting to say something bad to Lsp, but realizing that she had saved her life and all of Ooo from eternal madness. But besides that, once she got all the food she needed, she had a bit of a work out as she dragged the heavier food-filled wagon back to the Candy Kingdom. By the time she got there, the sun was setting. She was drenched in sweat and exhausted from pulling the wagon around. As soon as she was past the entry gates, the handle of the wagon slipped out of her hands and she flopped on to the sweet ground. "Urghh..." She groaned loudly, but Lemongrab heard clearly from a block away. He abandoned his work and made his way to where his girl friend lay on the candy ground with a tired look on her face. "I want to go home now..." Lsp complained, then correcting herself. "To your castle.. " She said while pushing herself up with her limp arms and swaying up to a low float. Lemongrab stopped about a step in front of her, scanning her carefully. She seemed like she could really use something to sit on- So Lemongrab nodded. "..L-let's go then." He responded plainly and left to go get his lemon camel. When he came back with it, he tied its vine-like tail on the handle of the wagon. Then holstered up his queen on to its back. Lsp blushed as she wrapped her arms around him as he sat in front of her. Lemongrab had wanted to say his good byes to his 'mother', but couldn't find her and so decided to just leave. He was only a phone call away, after all. And so the two left the candy kingdom and headed back to the lemon kingdom. On the ride back, everything was so calm and beautiful. Ooo was glimmering under an orange glow, as everything around them started to become silent with the light breeze of the wind. The warm sun and comfort of her lover's body so close to hers only made Lsp start to feel sleepy. And maybe all the pulling-work from today contributed to the tiredness a little, but right now felt like the perfect time for an relaxing nap. She yawned before closing her eyes, resting her head on Lemongrabs armored back with a faint smile. The queen had a small smile on her face as the coolness of the metal eased the heat on her face from today's workout. Lemongrab could feel the closeness increase as her weight shifted behind him, since the layer of metal on his armor was quite thin. He couldn't help but blush a faint blue as he felt Lsp fall asleep against him willingly.

When they arrived back to the cozy castle of the Lemon Kingdom, the Earl has to use precise caution to carry his love all the way to his own bedroom without waking her up. He was carful not to move too fast or to make any sudden noises, and gently carried toe queen in his arms. Lsp seemed to appreciate the metal arms wrapped around her, thus not waking up immediately when she felt herself being moved a bit in her sleep. The comfort continued even after leaving the loving arms of her Earl as she was placed in to the soft bed. The unconscious alien was left in the dim lit room as Lemongrab left her to sleep, leaving the door open so that a crack of brighter light could slither through the darkness in case she woke up and wanted to leave the room. He knew that would happened eventually, but now that it was night, he needed to complete his own routine.

Usually he would have dinner, then make sure the whole kingdom goes to sleep for the night. After that, if he felt like it he would go in a quick shower and nibble on some desert before getting dressed in pajamas and brushing his sharp teeth. Eventually making it to bed and falling asleep, but today would be a bit different. He already had some of his servants attending the camel and stocking up all the different foods in a completely new kitchen for Lsp. By now it had probably been cleaned out, and the lemon people were finishing up stocking things up. When they were done with that. Lemongrab was going to instruct the servants to read through the huge cook book that was abandoned in his library. He had no idea how that book got there or why he even had it until now- now that book had a purpose. Lemongrab had read a few romance books to know that making meals for Lsp would defiantly make her like him more. A bed in breakfast thing seemed to be popular in the romantic category, and there was no way he would risk Lsp getting romantic with one of his servants. He had to make her breakfast himself. Not just breakfast, but all the meals. Since this queen loved food so much, that's what he would give to her. But things never worked out on the first try, so hopefully he could stay awake for a little longer to train himself to make food. Lemon-less meals for a non lemon person.

The Earl sighed as he sat down on the wooden chair at the silent yet fancy dinner table topped with nothing but bowls of lemonjohns. He had gotten out of his armor and now was in some more soft and comfortable clothing- which was his usual grey uniform. Considered formal enough for the dinner, despite the whole thing only lasting about a minute. And so the dinner went by like always, Lemomgrab eating along with his subjects, finishing the meal before being carried to his little perch. With only a few words, he sent the whole kingdom to a deep sleep before heading to the special kitchen to begin his training. For breakfast, he had decided that pancakes were a good choice considering that it was apparently 'easy' to make according to the cook book.

He rolled up his long-sleeved uniform up to his elbows before quickly scanning through the cabinets and shelves for the proper ingredients, now that they were more stocked up. He double checked by reading the name of the ingredients twice before pulling them out of their hiding spot and setting them down on the main cooking counter in the centre of the kitchen. Where all the pots and pans hung down right above like a jungle of vines. He knew he would have to pick one of the pans to use, but there were so many. But knowing Lsp, he grabbed the biggest pan just in case. She may want bigger pieces and seemed to like large amounts of food. Lemongrab had noted the ways her eyes glimmer and how her jaw drops with a sharp gasp as she looks at a bowl filled with delicious foods. He almost couldn't believe that she used to survive off of a can of beans per day in the depths of the Evil Forest inside a log. If he had known her then- he was positive that he would have let her live with him. Sure he may have not known her personally, but he was attracted to her physically too. Never has he ever seen any royal lady such as Lsp. And that was exactly why this breakfast had to be perfect, handmade with love, for such a perfect queen.

Morning came by, and Lsp woke up with a small yawn. Her eyes blinked open as her invisible nose sniffed the sweet sent that she had awoken to. "This doesn't smell like lemons.." She spoke to herself in suspicion whilst getting out of bed and neatly covering the mattress with the blanket. The queen floated out the room and down the hallway, briefly stopping in front of the large bathroom. She struggled to decide if she should follow this sweet scent or go in a quick shower first, or maybe even a bath. During her pondering, a small lemon servant appeared on the end of the hallway and was making its way towards her. Lsp scanned the servant from head to toe, realizing the complete mess covering most of its uniform. It seemed like flour and syrup. Her stomach only growled at the sweet smell of syrup, but ignoring its pleas she asked the servant. "So what's cookin?" The question was laid out casually, and the small servant responded. "The Earl is making breakfast. It won't be ready for another ten minutes because I accidentally slipped on an empty bottle of syrup. So I'm on my way to the dungeon." He also said so casually, but Lsp had a half frown on her face. "What? You don't have to go to a lumpin prison just because you slipped! Look, just get yourself cleaned up and just learn from your mistakes. I make like- a ton of mistakes all the time." She shrugged as she grabbed a perfectly clean towel from within the huge bathroom and handed it to the lemon servant, who immediately started cleaning off the mess. He looked up at Lsp with sparkling eyes and a grateful smile. "Thank you your highness.. I truly hope one day you could rule this kingdom along side the Earl. I will never forget this!" He chuckled happily and ran off like a child with a brand new toy. The alien found herself blushing a bit and smiling at the joy of a small servant. But she shook it off and decided to hop in a ten minute shower before heading down to check out what sort of breakfast mess her lover had created.

She was shocked to walk in to a spotless kitchen with a happy-looking Earl waiting on a stool by the counter table. "You look beautiful." He smiled as Lsp blushed, having just walked out of a nice shower, she also had the scent of lavender on her as well. It was always nice to have something that doesn't smell like lemons, and so she didn't regret bringing her own soap. The queen sat on the seat next to him and replied "And you look like you haven't slept all night-" she said as she realized up close, the dark circles under his sleepy eyes, and yet he was happy. Her eyes then caught the two plates resting on the counter, filled with pancakes with scrambled egg on the side. It made her mouth water and stomach grumble, but something seemed different about this breakfast. It wasn't from the Breakfast Kingdom, and remembering what the servant said to her this morning, she turned to face the Earl. "You made this?" She asked, and he nodded. "I-It took a lot of attempts." His eyes darted to the over flowed trash can hiding in the corner of the kitchen, and then quickly back to his love. "mhmmm..I-I made it for you.." He blushed, having never made something for someone. Yet alone, working so hard for someone.

The Earl was thanked by a gentle kiss on the cheek and a soft smile. "Seems like someone knows a queen when they see one." She winked and picked up the silverware and started eating. The first hour of their morning was filled with laughter and light conversations about the other kingdoms and the new one- called the Human City. Lsp listened, eating the amazing meal as her lover talked about it. "I've seen it once, when there were only a few buildings.. Its weird, all of them are tall with round windows, and the streets have flashing lights and moving metal things all around the block.." He tried to explain what he saw, but it was basically an exact copy of the Human Island that Minerva came from. Finn's mother, with the help of his son and Princess Bubblegum, were able to find a cure for her sickness and helped her escape the burden of being trapped in a pod. Ever since their arrival, the humans have started rebuilding their city near the beach they arrived on, living right by the edge of Ooo. With all the extra help Bubblegum had given them, their City was probably close to completion by now. With their technology shared with many other kingdoms, each princess was given a highly advanced computer as thanks. The computers could be used to communicate, defend the kingdom, manage kingdom business, and also help them predict weather and many other features. The ruler of the Human City, Minerva and her son, said they would send out an party invitation to the computers when the construction is finished, and host the biggest party in the history of Ooo for the grand opening of their new City. Bubblegum had said Lemongrab is invited too, since the date has been set, but the Earl had declined. He never liked parties, and he didn't want to interact and be social. Especially at parties, when so many other things bothered him.

"Wait-" Lsp swallowed her last bit of food. "You're saying, you declined the offer to go to the biggest party in Ooo?!" She stated more than asked, but the Earl nervously nodded. "Lemongrab! Why?! Its going to be sooo fun! Imagine all the dancing, food, and we get to meet more humans like Finn! We have to go! Pleeaaseee.." She begged, grabbing his hands and looking up at him with puppy eyes. The other sighed, not being able to look at her. "I..Don't like parties.." He mumbled quietly, but Lsp wasn't giving up. "It will be funnn! Just give it a try! This is going to be the best one in the history of Ooo! Ill be there with you the whole time, I promise. Nothing bad will happen- trust me!" She continued to look up at him with pleading eyes, and he contemplated for a comment before he gave his final answer. "F..fine. I'll go, for you." He blushed and felt small arms hug him tightly. Lsp whispered a small thank you before letting him go, and she could have sworn there was a moment of disappointment when she let go. "So when's the party?" Excitement in her tone, she eagerly awaited an answer. "It's supposed to be tomorrow.. But Bubblegum said it might change depending on the humans progress with their City.." He said as he got up and stacked their empty plates, setting the used silverware on top and bringing everything over to the sink. "I.. I can ask her today." He said as he started washing the dishes, surprised to find that Lsp had joined in and started helping him. "Speaking of today- do you wanna go for a picnic? Maybe a movie too?" She suggested and Lemongrab blushed, remembering their first date. As if on cue, Lsp added "And we can sit on a bench with a table or something-" She hoped he would say yes, but he still had some Kingdom business to attend to. Not only calling his mother, but also checking in on progress, replying to the stack of letters requesting for certain materials from other kingdoms and some from the inhabitants of his own kingdom. He even had to start the blueprints of the expansion and had a meeting with a princess who wanted to discuss trades. Which he could do on a phone call. A part of him wished he had that powerful computer, since then he could do everything more easily and have a face-to-face or screen-to-screen meeting instead. Like most phones in Ooo, it could only be used for calling, texting, videoing and taking photos, and access to the whacky internet of Ooo managed by a group of candy people in his mothers kingdom.

Then he thought, maybe this party could be an opportunity to befriend some humans and maybe ask for the computer. "I'm busy." He finally answered when he realized he had been dozing off in his thoughts for a good few seconds. Hearing a whine of sadness from his beloved, he instantly regretted saying those two words. "B-But m-maybe those things can wait." He saw her smile from the corner of his eye and felt a flutter of warmth in his once stone-cold heart. She put her cleaned dishes on the drying rack and said in a hurry. "I'll go prepare for our trip! Or should I say.. Date?" The playful chuckle was heard as she left the room, and suddenly all of his problems were gone. All he had to focus on was this very exciting date, and hopefully this time- he won't end up leaving her. Or as she phrased it, 'Running away from intimacy'.