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I do not own Adventure Time or the characters in any way.
Simon's POV
I stood, dumbfounded at the fake Betty. I couldn't process what had happened as quickly it was like my brain stopped functioning. I knew it wasn't her, for she had left this world long ago but for some reason I couldn't make myself attack the demon. It was as if the beast also had an effect on my movements.
"Simon..why..why did you hurt me?" The fake Betty said, with a saddened look on her face. That one sentence caused the memories of Betty to wash over me, I couldn't stand the emotional pain that had struck me. "You're not Betty! You're just an imposter! Why don't you just show you're true face again instead of hiding in an illusion?" I snapped
"You put that cursed crown before your love for me...you made me suffer Simon..It's all your fault" She said, I was stunned. How did this demon know about my past? And then it hit me. I've heard about these creatures during my research, they were changelings. Beings that can take your memories and use it against you. Their main power is their ability to shape shift into any form.
The fake-Betty smiled devilishly at me, before her human hand had transformed into a monstrous claw. She had swiped her claws at me tearing through the skin on my chest. Blood poured out as I put my hand over the open wound, breathing heavily. "SIMON!" Marceline gasped at the sight me getting injured. Without a second thought she ran to me. "Marceline, Run away! Don't come over here!" I pleaded to the girl. Hoping that she would do as I asked.
But it was too late. Another changeling had teleported in front of Marceline, stopping her in her tracks. She was immediately picked up viciously by the changeling, Marceline struggled to be released from its grasp but it was just a lost cause. This demon had the same evil, insane smile on its face before sinking it's fangs into Marceline's skin. She screamed in pain as a response, trying to prevent her tears from streaming down her face.
This changeling did the same as the other and transformed into a woman, who resembled Marceline in a way. Her hair was raven-black and reached down to her waist, her skin was a pale white and her eyes were a dark blue. "Mommy?!" Marceline said, stunned by what she was seeing.
"That's right honey. But why are you so surprised to see me. I thought you would've been happy to see your mother alive and well" she said, still clutching on to Marceline.
"But you died...I saw it...you protected me...when that human shot you" Marceline stuttered. "Yes I did indeed" Her human teeth suddenly converted back to those filthy sharp canine teeth "And it was your fault, you foolish little child!" I panicked when the changeling was preparing to stink its teeth into Marceline again but I was unable to move.
And then, I felt the crown trying to take over. I tried to fight it but in my weakened condition I wasn't able to. The insanity had took over
Marceline's POV
I screamed when I saw those teeth coming for me. Despite my fear, I knew it was the end for me as I closed my eyes, afraid to see what was going to happen.
Moments had passed and nothing had happened, I opened my eyes to see the demon fully consumed in ice. I had released myself from its icy grasp and saw Simon fighting the other demon. I was at a safe distance from the scene too; I was surprised when Simon was using some weird kind of ice magic. I never thought that he had that kind of ability. But something was strange about Simon, as he fought the demon I could hear creepy laughing coming from him
He finished the demon off by stabbing it in the chest with ice formed like an arrow. I smiled, happy that we were safe and ran up to him. But I stopped in my tracks when he turned to me. I shivered in fear by what he looked like. His eyes were glowing blue, he was smiling, which looked really creepy and his insane laugh only made it worse. This wasn't the Simon I knew, or was it. Could this be the true Simon? Was he like the power-hungry humans that I have seen in the war?
Cold tears streamed down me face as I backed away from Simon, I wasn't able to hold my emotions in any longer. I knew the truth; I was the only being that still had a hold of sanity.
Simon's POV
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" I screamed finally being able to fight off the insanity. The first thing that reached my ears was crying. I turned my eyes to Marceline. Her eyes were filled with terror and her whole body was shaking.
"Marceline.. I.." I didn't know what to say, she had witnessed what I was slowly becoming. I took a step closer to her but she only stepped away. "You're...you're just like everyone else...you let your power take control over you...YOU'RE JUST LIKE THOSE STUPID HUMANS!" She snapped.
"Marceline, please I'm not...just let me explain" I tried to get closer to the child, desperate to reason with her. "Stay away...Don't come near me" She said. I did the exact opposite of what she demanded. But Marceline did what anyone would do in a situation like this.
She ran away.
Author's note:
Yep, I left you guys on a cliffhanger yet again! XD but don't worry the next chapter will be out very soon!
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