Chapter 2 - Decorating Time
By the time it became noon, Finn and Jake arrived at the Candy Kingdom. They are greeted happily by the Candy People, every time they come. As soon as they arrive to the castle, Princess Bubblegum was waiting by the entrance. Finn starts to walk up to her and begins greeting her.
"Hi, Princess," said Finn. "You said that you had an errand for us?"
"Great, you guys!" replied Princess Bubblegum. She then said, "I'm really glad you guys came here. I want you two to set up the castle's main hall for a private meeting I'll be having tomorrow night."
After pausing for a moment, she looked at the two heroes and asked, "Can you do that?"
"Uh, sure." said Finn. "We'll do it."
"Radical." said Princess Bubblegum. "You can begin by setting up that table."
"Alright." replied Finn. Finn then turns to Jake and says, "Come one, Jake. Let's set up that table."
"Okay." said Jake.
And so Finn and Jake begin to set up the main hall. They put up tables, chairs, banners, signs, decorations and other related items. Time passes by as it turns from noon to dusk. After working for a long time, Finn and Jake begin to eat a moderate dinner at the hall.
"Oh, man. What a day," said Finn to Jake. "But I hope that the Princess feels good about what we did."
"I'm tired." whined Jake. "We should get a reward for this."
Jake then gasped, as he thought of an idea. He then said, "In fact, let's ask her for a reward."
"Nah, I'm fine without a reward," said Finn. "Even if she does give us one, let's not ask, or else we'll seem like we don't care about her setup."
"Hmm. Good point." said Jake.
As the heroes were eating, Princess Bubblegum enters the main hall.
"Hey boys," said Princess Bubblegum. "You two are done with the hall?"
"Yeah, we're finished." said Finn. "What do you think?"
Princess Bubblegum looks around the hall, her hands on her chin. She has a focused, sharply judging look. She utters, "Hmmm…"
As the Princess looks around, Finn and Jake look nervous, hoping they at least did a good job in something.
After a thorough inspection, Princess Bubblegum then says, "…it looks AMAZING!"
After hearing these words from her mouth, Finn and Jake sigh with relief, knowing their hard work paid off.
"Thanks, boys!" Princess Bubblegum adds. "I knew I could entrust you two for this task. Now, I feel like I should reward you for your hard work."
Hearing this, Jake taps on Finn's shoulder and whispers, "See, man? I told you she would reward us."
"So, what are you gonna give us?" said Finn.
"I'm giving you guys these special holograms for the city." said Princess Bubblegum. "If whenever you two have to get to a restricted area, just show the holograms and you'll be let in. It should be handy for a certain occasion."
"Thanks, Princess." says Finn. "I'll keep it with me at all times."
Princess Bubblegum moves towards Finn and Jake and hugs them both. Finn begins to blush; in his body, he feels a warm sensation, as well as happy thoughts in his head. But he keeps his warm feelings bottled up in himself whenever he is with girls.
"Uh, well, thanks for the reward," Finn said embarrassedly. "Uh, Jake and I should… uh… get back home. Yeah, isn't that right buddy?"
"All right." said Jake, yawning. "Let's go home. I'm getting pooped anyway."
"Farewell, Finn and Jake!" said Princess Bubblegum.
"Bye, Princess!" said Finn.
As they walked away from the castle and then the gates of the Candy Kingdom, Finn and Jake head home to their home. At about 11:24 PM, they arrived home. The two heroes go upstairs to their bedroom and Finn changes into his pajamas.
"Hey, Finn." said Jake. "Don't you think it was weird that Bubblegum told us to set up the hall?"
"What do you mean?" asked Finn.
Jake replies, "I mean that she could have told someone else to set it up, like Peppermint Butler. Besides, decorating isn't really our thing."
"Hmm…" said Finn, as he scratched his head, thinking about what Jake said. He then concluded, "Well, she must have her reasons. Anyway, let's go to sleep."
"Alright." said Jake. "Good night, Finn."
"Good night, Jake." said Finn sleepily.
And so, after a day of helping Princess Bubblegum prepare her castle's main hall, Finn and Jake go to sleep. While Jake sleeps profoundly, Finn begins to mutter as a dream ignites in his mind.
A/N: It does seem wierd that Finn and Jake are called by Princess Bubblegum to do a simple task; one that could have been done by Peppermint Butler. Also, the holograms that Princess Bubblegum gave to both Finn and Jake will be important for later in the story. But in time, more will be revealed soon.
