A.N.- Things take a turn for a mystery as in the previous chapter, someone or something wants to harm the almighty Vampire queen! But, it looks like it's going to also go after other things before it goes for Marcy!
Chapter 4- Whodunit?
-AT THE CANDY KINGDOM-
"Princess! Princess! We have horrible news!" Peppermint Butler cried out. "Oh my glob! Are you alright? It looks like you saw a ghost!". Marceline steps in and says "You know that guy Finn said would kill me in that croak dream? He came to life! He said something about my days being numbered and disappeared,". "Let me get my investigation case, we got a stalker to find!" Bubblegum said triumphantly; despite being annoyed at each other at times, Marceline was an admirable character. And Marceline felt the same way for Bonnibel.
The three all go back to Marceline's cave. The wall where the cloaked figure opened the portal, left a scorched ring on the pink wall. And a piece of black cloth, which must've been torn off when it caught on something, laid on the ground in front of the wall. Peebles started to take pictures of the wall and general location of where the figure stood. She carefully scraped off the soot and scorch marks off a section of the ring to examine the origin of the being. Then she put the piece of cloth in a plastic baggie and the three raced back to Candy Kingdom
-MEANWHILE AT A FANCY RESTAURANT-
Finn and Jake decided to take both their ladies out for a double date. They had chosen the restaurant and made reservations one week ago and they were all having a blast! Finn was eating some country fried steak, Jake had spaghetti, Lady was eating noodle soup, and Flame Princess was eating charcoal (the cooks were nice enough to give her some, which made her extremely happy). After paying the bill, and grabbing ice cream from a nearby ice cream parlor, the group all walked in the forest.
They all were enjoying the sights and Flame princess had fun burning large logs that would occasionally block the path. Little did they know, they were being followed. Someone, with evil intentions, wanted to harm the group. Suddenly, Jake heard a twig snap. "Dude, what was that?!" he yelped in surprise. "It was probably a bunny," Finn replied, smirking. "Well then, YOU go and see what the noise was!" Jake snapped back. Finn obliged to what he said and he went into the bush. The three waited there, worried because a pause of silence hung over the once happy forest.
Then, Finn was thrown out of the bush! He knocked over Jake, who groaned in agony. Then water hit Flame Princess, causing her to drop to her knees and collapse because her flame was extinguished. Lady had rocks thrown at her, hitting her face and belly. As she tried to shield her belly, Finn and Jake attacked the mysterious person. Filled with rage, they kept swinging at the person, but he was too strong. He said some weird words and then, everyone was drained of energy. All they could all do was watch in fear as their attacker approached weapons in hand.
-BACK AT CANDY KINGDOM-
Princess examined the scraps of evidence she retrieved. Then using the database of criminals, she looked at hundreds of foes and worked at a feverish pace to try and finds who could've came to Marceline's home. As she done this, Marcy and Peppermint were hanging out at the tree again. As usual, the scenery stayed the same as candy people rushed to do what they need to do. "So Marceline," Peppermint Butler said, moving closer to her. "Are you afraid of whoever appeared at your home?" "No I'm not" Marceline scoffed. But on the inside, she did worry: Who was that, and why does Peppermint butler like me?
"So, Peppermint Butler, do you think that guy came from the nightosphere?" Marceline asked. "Who knows? All we can do is wait"; as he said this, he held Marceline's hand. She blushed at this move Peppermint Butler was making. Marceline felt like she needs to do something, but what should she do? She moves a bit closer to Peppermint Butler, who then also started blushing. Marceline looked away from him, feeling awkward about the situation. "Hey I was wondering.." Marceline said to Peppermint Bulter. "Wondering about wh-what?" he questioned. "Do you think Bonnibel is done with the results?" she said. "Huh- Oh yes, I bet she is," he muttered; he opens the portal and they walk to Princess Bubblegum's lab.
"Hey guys! I was about to send Cinnamon Bun to look for you," Bubblegum giggled. "Ok, ok, so do you know who's out to get me?" Marceline, said, already feeling irritated at her giggling. "None of the villains on our database match the description, but the least I could find was the origin of the portal. Whatever it was, it came from the land of the dead. I called Death and he said a portal to your house was open at the time, but he wasn't the culprit. But he says a lot of souls are in his domain, both good and evil. Maybe one of them wanted to seek revenge on you or your Father, Hunson. He says to keep an eye out and don't stay alone," Princess Bubblegum explained. "So what should I do, other than the not be alone part?" Marceline said; she felt like she was losing uncertainty in everything this century. "If it's alright with Peppermint Butler, he can still stay with you, and I'll talk to Death, and maybe your dad so we could see who wants revenge," Princess Bubblegum suggested. "Alright, and Bonnibel….." Marceline said, as she and Peppermint Butler were about to leave, "Please be careful….". Then the trio heard shouting. "Get them into the Candy Hospital; we're losing them!"
