(Note: This chapter was getting long so I decided to split it in two. I will upload the other half later.)
"Wait, aren't all of our friends going to notice that we just disappeared without any explanation?" Peridot asks the Traveler. "Don't worry about that." The Traveler answers. "I've stopped the flow of time in each of your own universes, it'll be like you've never left at all, now follow me to the ship." The Traveler leads the six of them to the ship behind him, opening main door inviting them inside. The six enter the ship and their eyes widen with awe. "This is astonishing; I've never seen anything like this before." Ford states marveling the interior. "Come this way please." The Traveler says leading them all into a large room white room with a large circular table in the center with several chairs surrounding it and a large window that envelopes the entire room. "This is the control room; here you'll be able to jump from universe to universe. The ship is self-piloting all you have to do is just enter the coordinates and off you go." A bright light glows near Fords hands as a small screen pad appears. "Stanford Pines, I'm giving you the map of the multiverse, the red dots is the universes were the evil has spread, if we save enough of them, and then we'll eventually bring the evil to us and can face it."
"Why not attack it were it originates?" Ford asks. "It's far too powerful in its place of origin." The Traveler answers. "We have to weaken it first."
"Alright, since we know what to do, let get going." Marceline says in a laidback tone. "I won't be able to accompany you on this." The Traveler states, "I have to monitor the other universes to make sure the evil doesn't spread to them. If you have any questions, the ship has a built in A.I. to answer them. Good luck to all of you." The Traveler glows a bright white then disappears.
"So were should we start?" Tom asks, Ford looks at the pad and taps one of the red dots and it changes to a new screen revealing the universes name, and arrival time. "According to the map, the closest universe from here is, SU93897."
"Let's go for it." Peridot says with enthusiasm, Ford enters the coordinates and the ship begins to take off, knocking everyone off balance, but they quickly regain it. Lapis looks out window and sees stars passing them. "Well were moving, so how long until we get there?" Lapis asks as Ford looks at the pad "According to the map, we should arrive in about 20 minutes, until then let's explore the ship." Ford suggests, as the six of them leave the control room to explore the ship.
Marceline, Tom, Lapis and Peridot explore the east wing of the ship together, passing by the med-bay and sleeping quarters. "Well this is pretty exciting." Marceline says. "Ooo is filled with weird stuff, but nothing like this, this should be fun so what's your guys' story?"
"We're Gems." Peridot answers. "A hyper advanced race of non-organic life forms who have existed for over a thousand years that are sworn servants of the Diamond Authority that wish to expand their empire by…"
"No I meant you guys, not your species." Marceline interrupts. "Well, I can control water, she can control metal, and we both joined a resistance on earth and live together in a barn." Lapis sums up. "Huh, well that's neat." Marceline replies, she then looks over at Tom. "What about you tall, dark and broody."
"Well, I'm the prince of the Underworld, I can manipulate fire and a bit of bad boy if I do say so myself." Tom says winking at her, to which she ignores. "So, what's your story Marceline?" Lapis asks. "I'm a vampire, I can turn into a giant bat-monster, I know some necromancy, and I can kill it with a guitar."
"You can kill with your guitar?" Peridot bluntly asks. "I guess that makes sense, it is shaped like an axe after all." Lapis chuckles to herself. "You're such a dork."
Skips and Stanford explore the west wing of the ship both trading stories. "Fascinating, you've lead quite an interesting life Skips." Ford compliments. "When you live as long as I have, you're bound to find a lot of strange things in the world."
"The strangeness in my world originates in a small town in Oregon; you seem to find a lot of it anywhere in your own." Ford responds. "I'm going to have make a note to travel to your world when we're done saving the multiverse."
"So what got you into studying the paranormal?" Skips asks. "Well I've always been interested in anomalies that can't be explained, I believe that there is an answer for everything, you just have to look closely." Suddenly they lose their balance, but quickly regain it; Ford hears a beeping coming from the map looking at it he sees they have arrived at their destination. "We're here."
"Let's get the others." Skips says as the head to the east wing.
Ford and Skips meet up with the others in the control room. "We've arrived at our destination." Ford states. "Let's head out side and see what we can find out." The six of them head to the ships exit to start searching the planet; upon leaving their ship, Peridot exclaims, "Holy Smokes!" as they discover that there in the middle of a large body of water, Lapis and Marceline fly into the air to search for land. "Wait, I thought the sun destroys vampire." Lapis says to Marceline, to which she responds. "Sunscreen; never leave home without it."
"See Anything!" Peridot shouts to the two of them. "Those only water for miles ahead." Marceline answers as she and Lapis float down. "There has to be land somewhere around here." Skips says, as they head back into the ship, Marceline and Peridot turn to see Lapis still outside. "Lapis, you okay." Marceline asks as Lapis turns to face them. "Something feels off, like something big is coming our way."
"It's probably your connection to the ocean." Peridot suggests. "I mean we are surrounded by it." The three of them head back inside the ship and head to the control room. "I have the ship programmed to search for land." Ford states. "I would suggest buckling up this time." The six of them each find a chair to sit in as they slowly take off, as they are about to fly off, a giant hand made of water grabs them. "Is that a giant hand?" Tom shouts, as a giant six legged, green skin creature with four eyes emerges from the ocean and angrily looks at the ship, Lapis looks in fear as she recognizes it. "Malachite" The monster lets out an earth-shattering roar. "Everyone Hold On!" Skips shouts as Malachite throws the ship through the air.