(Well, here it is guys, chapter two!)
Finn and Jake comfortably leaned against a tree, watching Marceline and waiting for her to tell her story. Jake tried his best to make it seem he wasn't visible, by shrinking himself down and getting behind Finn more (he was still scared of Marceline).
Standing up straight and letting her hair get blown in the wind, Marceline cleared her throat to tell her story. "So as you all know, vampires drink blood, but also have the power to suck out the color red, as I've explained to you already. However there is one thing vampires cannot drink, which is lemon juice."
Finn laughed for a quick moment. "You're kidding right? Lemon juice? So like, you can't even enjoy lemonade?"
"No, if I drank lemonade that's like purposely swallowing poison." For one second Marceline's eyes had a devious glint in them as she stared right at Jake. "That's like you eating chocolate."
Jake just remained silent, but then turned to Finn and whispered, "Dude this vampire freaks me out!"
"Be cool Jake, be cool," Finn replied. "Continue Marceline."
She smiled again, flashing her fangs. "So a few weeks ago, I somehow swallowed lemonade by accident. However, it was a set up, because this lemonade was mixed in with my bottle of blood. In other words, someone put the lemonade in it and tried to kill me."
"But you're not dead. So you must be alright then, right?" Finn asked.
"Afraid not boy. Because I didn't swallow a lot of this lemonade, it only did the minor effect of the poison."
"Minor effect?"
"See, when a vampire drinks a lot of lemon, they do die because it overloads their system and they can't take it. But I only had a little bit, which means that the lemonade is going to reverse my vampire powers."
"So you won't be a vampire anymore?" Jake asked.
"Precisely. But there's a cure to this lemonade, which is where you two can help me. The cure is in the Blue Gem Mountain which is not too far from here. It's a three day journey, pretty dangerous, and has a nasty mountain sage who protects the cure. But if I don't get that cure in the next three days, I'll be human. That cannot happen."
"We'll help you Marceline," Finn promised. He turned to Jake. "You cool with this dude?"
"Yeah man, even though Marceline freaks me out, I can't turn her sad story down," Jake replied. He sniffled, "I'm such a good person."
"You mean dog."
"Whatever."
Marceline smiled, "Thanks guys. And don't worry, I'll reward you for helping me." She pulled out her red electric guitar, then slammed on the strings singing in a high pitched voice, "Let's do this!"
Marceline, Jake and Finn began traveling up Blue Gem Mountain. The mountain was extremely high up, with lots of trees, wild animals and creatures, and a waterfall covering it. There were also lots of loose rocks that could fall anytime, so any abrupt movements or loud noises were not wise.
"So tell me more about this 'nasty mountain sage' you talked about earlier," Jake said, starting up conversation.
"Oh, his name is Burt. He gets mad at anyone who tries to go up his mountain. But don't worry, he won't know we're here until we get farther up the mountain. The guy is extremely hairy, with a beard that looks like cotton candy, and a nose that sticks out almost a foot. Really ugly guy. He also doesn't like vampires."
"I'll slay that mountain sage, as long as he's evil, you know that's my deal," Finn proclaimed proudly. "He is evil right?"
"Oh yeah, he's always throwing rocks at goats," Marceline said.
"Goats? That monster! Without goats what would this world be like? The Land of Ooh needs goats to survive!" Finn exclaimed.
"Not really man," Jake said. "But goats are a nice thing to have. Have you ever tried goat yogurt? It's the bomb man."
Marceline laughed. "You guys are so-so- whoa." Suddenly Marceline collapsed on the ground!
"Marceline! Are you okay? Do you hurt?" Finn asked, propping her up.
"My powers… they're already leaving me," Marceline huffed. "We need to keep moving."
"You two will go faster on my back," Jake said, enlarging his hands, grabbing Finn and Marceline and setting them on his back. He then made himself huge, and started taking giant steps forward.
Finn still held Marceline. "Do you need anything?"
"Reach… into my jean's pocket," Marceline answered. Finn nodded and out from Marceline's pants was an apple. She put a fang on it, and sucked out the juicy red color of the apple. "Mhm delicious." After that, Marceline got more energy and sat up next to Finn.
"How long have you even been a vampire?" Finn asked.
"I was turned into a vamp when I was sixteen. But that was a thousand years ago," Marceline giggled. "Such a long time ago."
"So… you're like… old… older than Jake," Finn stammered.
"Ha ha you did tell me you were into older women," Jake laughed.
"Shut up! He speaks lies!" Finn exclaimed nervously. Marceline and Jake laughed as Finn's face turned a bright red. However the laughter was cut short, when a huge rock went flying towards the three of them! "Watch out Jake!" Finn screamed.
Jake gracefully dodged the rock, twisting his body to the left, careful not to knock Finn and Marceline off his back. "Holy cow where did that come from?" he asked.
"I don't know, but I don't want to be hit with anymore rocks to find out," Finn answered.
"I agree. Burt must know we're here," Marceline added.
"By the way, why DOES Burt dislike vampires so much?" Jake asked.
Marceline released an annoyed sigh. "Because the guy is a big nerd. He totally has sci fi conventions held inside his mountain, so me and a couple vampires made fun of him… continuously…for like ten years."
"A decade of teasing can get a guy pretty angry," Jake said. "It seems he was furious by the way he flung that rock."
"Whatever, we can handle that nerd," Marceline replied.
"We did handle the Ice King," Finn grinned.
Burt angrily stomped his foot when he saw Marceline, that dog and that human dodge his rock. "The fools think they can beat me? I shall emerge victorious!" he cried, shaking his jiggly arms in the air. "I shall make that vampire pay, for all the hurtful words and wedgies her vampire kind has done to me."
"Yes, brother, and I shall have her as my bride," a voice said.
Burt turned around to where the Ice King was standing. "I still don't understand why you would want a vampire as your bride," he huffed.
"We talked about this brother! In case you haven't noticed… I'm not the hottest bun on the market."
Burt raised a brow, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means I'm old and not as attractive as the young whippersnappers these days! Therefore I cannot afford to be picky with who I marry," Ice King shouted. "Plus I was the one who slipped lemonade into Marceline's glass of blood, so in three days she'll be human. I mean, I could always marry her as a vampire, but I'm afraid she'll suck my blood in my sleep. Therefore, I have made her human."
"She's only going to be human if she doesn't eat the antidote mushroom I have just past this mountain," Burt pointed out. "And she's accompanied with a dog and a human boy."
Ice King shrieked! "A dog and a human boy? Oh no! Finn and Jake! Ooh I should've known they'd get their noses in our business!"
"So are they a threat?"
"Well… I mean… I had a couple clashes with them and lost. So sort of, they're sort of a threat."
Burt smiled, "Just leave them to me brother. I'll make sure I-"
"Who's the number one babe, number one babe, number one BAAAAABE? It can only be Ice King!" a woman's voice exclaimed to a jazzy tune.
"Sorry, my phone is ringing," Ice King said, answering it. "Hello? Oh hi mom. Yes, I remembered to do laundry today. I'm here with Burt. Oh you want to talk to him? Okay. Love you mumsy." Ice King handed Burt the phone, "It's for you."
"So now that Burt knows we're here, I say we sneak attack, and totally fight this mountain sage," Finn suggested. "And while Jake and I do that, you go find your cure Marceline."
"Hmm," was all she replied with.
"What does the antidote look like anyway?" Jake asked.
"It's like a purple little mushroom," Marceline answered.
"SHROOM TASTIC!" Finn exclaimed.
"Yeah man! Enthusiasm!" Jake cheered.
Marceline smiled. I just hope we reach the cure in time. I lied to Finn and Jake, I have to take this antidote by midnight, or I won't just lose my powers, I'll die.
(To be continued in next chapter. And everything I said about Marceline was made up, but if it really did happen in the show I guess that'd be pretty radical. Rates and reviews are appreciated! =]!)
