Tree Fort

a"Finn! Jake!" screamed BMO, trying to get the two adventurer's attention. "Coming!" yelled Finn in a tired voice, climbing down from his bedroom. Finn entered the kitchen, BMO waiting for him. "Where's Jake?" BMO asked him. "The wuss told me to handle it. Now what is it in the middle of the night?" replied Finn. "Princess Bubblegum has requested your assistance." said BMO. "Ugg, JAKE!" Finn screamed. "Fiiiiiiiiiiinnnnneee." said Jake reluctantly, as he stretched down. "Jake! PB needs us!" said Finn. "Candy Kingdom?" asked Jake. "YEA! CANDY KINGDOM! WOOHOO!" screamed Finn, grabbing his golden sword and running, as Jake followed.

Finn and Jake ran past Tree Trunks' house, only to see Tree Trunks calling to him. "Oh, Finn! Can you help me?" she called. "What's wrong?" asked Finn. "Oh, my baby is missing! Can you find him?" she asked, welling up with tears. "I'll keep an eye out for him!" replied Finn, continuing his run to the Candy Kingdom.

Fire Kingdom Throne Room

"Flare! I'm so glad you're ok! I'm glad that Bubblegum didn't get you!" FP cheered to Flare. "P-Princess, I feel... stronger." said Flare. "Really... Do you think you can take on the armory guy?" asked FP. Flare's mind went to what happened earlier. The happiest moment in his life, he finally became a knight. He achieved his lifelong goal of repaying FP, crushed by some smug loudmouth. "Yes" Flare said with an evil grin of his face.

"Good" said FP. "I have a training program for you."

Candy Kingdom Walls

"Finn! Jake! I'm glad you could make it! Look at what the Flame Kingdom did!" Shouted PB. Finn looked to see a Gumball Guardian, on the ground, head smashed into pieces. He saw bodies of Banana Guards lying on the ground. He saw fractions of wall, melted from the intense heat, along with many homes. He saw Candy people, crying at the loss of friends, relatives, homes, currency, and possessions. Finn almost cried too.

"Why did they do this?" asked Finn.

"I don't know." sad PB.

The Next Morning

Flame Kingdom Gladiator Arena

The Arena was filled with the cheers of Flame people. "FLARE! FLARE! FLARE!" they cheered, as the famous Flare would battle Ex Armorer Bon. Though the people were exited, Flare was having second thoughts.

"Now that I think of it, I'm not so comfortable fighting another Flame person. Especially one with such close ties to FP." Flare told the new Armorer as she put heavy coal armor on him. "Don't worry", she said. "He doesn't deserve to be called a Flame Person anymore.". She gave him his sword and sent him off.

Flare entered the arena, and hundreds of Fire people cheered. He was met with adoring fans begging him to kill one of his comrades. "savages" he thought to himself. But those thoughts all melted away when Bon entered, and other thoughts creeped in. "I'm going to KILL HIM!" he screamed, causing uncontrollable cheers from the crowd. "FIGHT" he heard from the announcer. The battle was on.

Flare began to run toward him, but under the weight of the armor, was too slow. Bon came up to him, and knocked him to the ground with a powerful strike. Then came the memories. Lying on the ground, in front of the armory. A sharp pain in his stomach, but a sharper pain in his spirit. Hopelessness encroached him. "No" he said to himself.

There was fire in his eyes, as his anger took over. He stood up, tossing his armor and weapon aside. He would not need them.

"Giv'n up again, punk?" asked Bon.

"No". This simple one-word answer set eardrums ablaze from the sound of the audience.

Flare charged toward Bon, and with a quick jump, kicked him in the face. Bewildered at the thought of Flare fighting back, Bon shaked off the pain, and returned to the fight. Bon swung his arm at Flare, only to have him duck, and kick as a counterattack. Bon fell from the kick, but got up once again. He punched, and Flare intercepted his fist. Another punch, followed by an interception. Flare had both of Bon's arms, leaving him defenseless, as his weak legs were his weakness. Flare kicked Bon in the gut, causing him to fall, arms still trapped. Flare kicked, and kicked, and kicked again, until finally, Bon had enough. "STOP! I'M SORRY JUST PLEASE STOP!" screamed Bon, giving up. Flare grinned evilly. He enjoyed the screams of pain. He enjoyed the revenge. He enjoyed sending that monster through the pain he sent him.

This continued, until Bon finally went unconscious. FP told Flare to stop, which took him out of the trance he was in. Now sane, Flare saw what he had done. He was traumatized.

Candy Kingdom

Finn met PB in her conference room. "Ah, Finn!" said Princess Bubblegum. "We have important matters to discuss." PB told Finn. "Well, what is it?" asked Finn. "Based on the attack, our Banana Guards will not be enough. But the military of the Goblin Kingdom may be enough to balance it out. Any you are technically the ruler of the Kingdom. We need you to lead the goblins into battle." PB told him. "What! I don't want to go back there!" Finn said. "But Finn, it's our only hope!" begged PB. Finn thought of the crying Candy people. "I'll accept" said Finn reluctantly.

Flame Kingdom Throne Room

"Flare, come here!" FP told Flare, holding a chest. "I want to show you something" she said. "What is it?" Flare asked. " Well, I studied the way you fought, and I found something. It's a scroll, from before the Mushroom War. It depicts a warrior known as a "Samurai" who fought just like you. I want you to learn the ways of the warrior." she said. "I know someone who can train you, so here, take it. I wrote directions to the place on the back." "Thank you, your highness" Flare said. And began his journey.

Goblin Kingdom

Finn rode into the Goblin Kingdom on Jake, and was met by the cheers of his citizens! "King! You have returned!" shouted Gummy. "No time for that Gummy. I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!" shouted Finn. "WE MUST GO TO WAR! WITH THE FLAME KINGDOM!" Finn announced. The people weren't very enthusiastic. "I don't think it's working Finn" said Jake. "Ok i'll try again. Citizens of the Goblin Kingdom! The time is now! Time to expand our Kingdom! Time to defend our Allies! To uh... Make a uh.. Name for us! Or.. something like that. Yea." he re-announced. The Goblins were very enthusiastic about that. They continued cheering, and in what seemed like 2 seconds, they were ready for battle. Every man, woman, and child were armed with pointy things.

"That was easier than I expected" said Finn, and they rode off toward the Candy Kingdom.

Junkyard

Flare walked into the Junkyard, where FP said he could find someone named "RattleBalls" to train him. Flare called out to him. "RATTLEBALLS" he screamed over and over again. No answer. He ventured farther into the junkyard, eventually reaching the center. There was evidence of training here. Thrown eggs, destroyed cars, yet a clean landscape. He looked around and finally saw a note left on a strange metal block. Out To Lunch. Forever. It read.

Flare groaned at the disappointment, until finding some electronic parts on the ground. "RattleBalls Fighting Techniques" it said. "RATTLEBALLS IS A ROBOT!?" thought Flare. "Well, he must've done repairs on himself. "Maybe this still works..." he thought, remembering a technique to transfer electronic data into brain waves, so he tried it, and it worked. All of RattleBall's knowledge was transferred to Flare.

"Yes" he thought. "Finally..."

Candy Kingdom

Princess Bubblegum was waiting there for Finn, right outside the castle wall. "Finn, come here! I have an assignment for you!" Said Princess Bubblegum. "Uh, ok." replied Finn. "Look, said PB. Banana Guards have strength in numbers, so I'm going to set them here, here, and here." She said pointing to 3 places on her map. "The Guards will hold off Flame Forces there. I want you and the Goblins to go around the back and attack from there. Got it?" asked PB. "Got it" replied Finn.

The Troops began their march into enemy territory, ready for the epic battle that was about to take place.

Stay Tuned for The Flame Saga part 3