Chapter four: The Wolf
Disclaimer: All materials are owned by its owner, I own nothing. I.E. Adventure time is a property of Cartoon Network and The Wolf is a song by SIAMES.
This chapter contained some Lemon moment but no sex and much more wicked. So, I guess it's a kumquat.
Also, the song was suggested by Maximess. It fit with the narrative I planned, so here we go.
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The hero stood still after the call was finished. He was excited that Marceline had found something that might help him, at the same time he was afraid since he could tell that it would not be good news. The demon actioned today made him unsure and doubt that it was evil. Yes, it almost killed him in PB's laboratory just to show what it could do, but it also helped him mend his relationship with Phoebe. Even though its method was unnatural and could easily be abused, but he had to admit that the power also allowed him to do good. 'What is good and what is evil anyway. I'm not even sure anymore.' He thought about the answered that the demon gave him in his dreams. 'Good and evil are just a concept, nothing more.' He pondered whether that was true or just an excuse to commit evil.
"Finn are you alright?" He heard his ex-lover worried voices. It snapped him out of his mind trapped he created. Her face was happy, yet some sadness lingers. It was not the sadness from the past pain but from what would happen in the future. Even though they could mend their relationship, they could not always be together, not anymore. She had a kingdom to run, and he had a hero business to attend to. So close, yet so far. Just the thought was enough to make her sad and it showed up so vividly on her face.
"I. … I'm okay, Phoebe." He nervously answered. Physically he was okay. He hadn't felt this good for such a long time. Mentally, however, he didn't even how on what point of the scale he was on. He was happy that he settled things Phoebe, but the demon action still confused him. It means are evil and unfair, but he could use the power for good. Then what did that make him? Does the end justify the means?
"No, you clearly are not. Don't lie to me. … Please." The princess crossed her arms. Finn or not, her law still enforced here. Only speak the truth and be completely honest. She clearly saw that Finn was stress out, and that's mean a lot for a boy who goofing around almost all the time.
'Oooo. This one craves order. I like her already.' The demon let out a maniacal laughter. The boy brows twitched. "Well, tell her about me then. Go on." He didn't like the situation he was in. Still, the demon was right, even if he wanted to tell her about the demon, there not much he could tell her.
"I. …." He paused. "I don't know, Phoebe. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to think" He decided to tell the truth. "Everyone keeps telling me that the power I had is evil and dangerous. The demon also told me that, sort of. But I'm not sure what's evil and what's good anymore. I mean, if it's evil, why did it help me? Why did it help us?"
'Well, I didn't expect that answer' The demon laughed. 'What would it take to make you believe that I love you, son. I gave you a new life, I mend your relationship, what more would it take. Will you believe me if I enslaved Ooo and crown you its supreme ruler?'
"No!" He panicky yelled. His eyes dilated, his palms sweated. Just the two words "Enslaved Ooo" made him shaken in terror.
'Fine. Fine. No enslavement then. Urgh, kids these days.'
"What's that?" Asked the confused princess. "Is the demon talking to you again? I didn't hear a thing."
"The demon just joked about enslaving Ooo. You are lucky you don't hear it anymore. Sometimes I don't even know what it wants." He clenched his fist. "It helped us, so that's good. But the power itself is evil. What if I keep it and turn evil? Should I get rid of it?"
"You need to deal with one thing at a time, dude. All I know is it helps us. If it is as evil as you say, then I believe that you are the one who can wield it to do good. Remember, Finn, I was told I am evil all my life until I met you and you showed me I didn't have to." She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. "Go now, Hero. And come to visit me soon. Don't make me wait long."
The boy blushed so hard he had to swallow a lump in his throat.
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With that, Finn left. He headed back to the Candy Kingdom right away. The walk was long since he had to do it by himself. Still, he left the Fire Kingdom satisfied and knowing that he had free himself from one of the heaviest shackles in his life. The walk back was slow, so the demon took this opportunity to try further its agenda.
'The girl is good, very good. I see now why you like her. If I help you two got together, will you believe me that I'm a good parent?' Asked the demon.
'Didn't you tell me we are better apart? What's games are you playing?' The boy wondered. He was still skeptical, but he began to open up a bit.
'Hey, can't a parent worry about its child love life?' The demon chuckled. 'Yes, you are better apart at this stage. But who knows what the future holds?' It stopped to let Finn pondered. 'Apart from me, that is. I could modify her to be compatible with you'
'No! no one getting modified. Just, let it play out naturally, okay?' He protested in disgust. A thought of changing someone to fit his desire was a big no for Finn. Not after his manipulation that ended his first relationship with Phoebe.
'You are no fun!' The demon cursed. 'Well, your loss.'
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Finn arrived at the Candy Kingdom just before sunset. The castle was in a high alert, as he expected from a paranoid princess. He was escorted to the princess by two gumball guardians, as well as shadowed by his robot mentor, Rattleballs. Whatever information about his power Marceline held, it must be very important to make Bonnibel act like this.
He entered the throne room and found PB, Marceline, Jake, and Peppermint Butler stood together inside a circle of protection formed by Lady Rainicorn. They wore a nervous smile with a slight hint of fear when they saw him walking in. All but one. He believed he saw the butler's eyes gleamed with excitement, but that might just be his imagination.
"Hey guys, what's wrong?" Asked the hero.
Seeing that nobody neither responded nor came forward to greet him, he walked closer. The boy didn't even have a slightest doubted that something was going on.
He walked closer, and closer. Yet, no one moved. So, he walked even closer and stopped right in front of them, just a few steps away.
"Now!" Shouted the princess as she splashed a liquid from her goblet at his face. It was freezing cold. As he blinked, he found himself bound in chains by Marceline and Jake. The chains burned like it was lit on fire. The vampire toppled him and held his head down with her feet. His arms were bundled along his body in a praying position.
"What the!" He yelled, but not for long. The butler gagged him with an ornate ball of gold. "Uuuuuuuuuuu." He made some noise, but nothing articulates came out.
"He was doused with holy water, bounded by a silver chain, and gagged with a holy orb of Anti…. Err. Never mind." Said the starlight peppermint. "What I'm trying to say is the demon is down. Finn cannot use his power as long as he remained in this state."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu." Muffled the boy. He wiggled around trying to get out of this hold, but nothing worked.
'Oh, That's adorable. They literally pulled a fast one on you.' Jolly laughed the demon. 'Do you have a safe word. Oh wait, you're gagged. HA!' It couldn't be more condescending.
"Take him to the laboratory. Be careful guys." Command the princess.
Finn was picked up by his brother and was forcefully escorted to the laboratory that akin to a torture room. Jake strapped him to an iron cross and dumped a bucket worth of salt on his head. The boy turned away to make sure no salt got into his eyes. He saw wires upon wires, plenty of monitors, a handful of machines doing their science stuff. Bonnibel really went all out on her science business here.
"Peps, are you sure the bond will hold? Where is your measuring equipment? I need to see charts." Ranting the princess. She was sceptic in her butler's method, as always.
"There is no need for the chart, Princess. It's a common knowledge that a demon will be depowered in the presence of holy water, silver, salt, and stuff. Everything was mag…" He stopped himself, as he knew magic was a taboo topic to discuss with his liege. "Scientifically proved."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu." The boy muffled even more aggressive. His brows tied together, his pupils constricted. The position he was in was uncomfortable at best.
"Hush, Finn. We tried to help you." Said the vampire. "The demon inside you was very dangerous. If it got out, we will be screwed. Let's not donk this up, okay?"
"UuuuuuUUUu! Uuuu! UUUUuuuu!" Responded the boy. He twitched and twirled to loosen the chains but resulted in making it even tighter.
"Come on bro. Clam down. This will be over quickly, right?" Said Jake. The dog smiled while holding his wife's hands. "Relax and clear your mind."
"UuuuUuuuuUuu!" Finn protested but got shushed by his brother. He had no choice but to admit defeat and remained bounded.
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/5 hours later
He felt like he was constrained for an eternity. PB connected electrodes and wires on every part of his body she able reached, she also took a sample of his hair, tears, and skin to analyzed. She walked back and forth between the lab bench to analyze samples, the monitor to observe any changes, and to him to collect some more. Meanwhile, Marceline was watching him constantly, with her ax in hands.
As for Jake, he was escorted out just shy of 15 minutes after the experiment start was past and Lady Rainicorn went with him. Apparently, he was too much of a distraction to the princess.
Finn was half-asleep. The experiment was very boring when you were the one being experimented on. He was surprised he was still awake.
'You have quite an interesting set of friends. I have to admit, that vampire is very familiar. Who is she?'
'That's Marceline. She was my best buds. I think. We had a jam session yesterday and the power manifested and wrecked her home, remember?'
'Oh! So that's how it was.' Laughed the demon. 'So, Just Marceline. No title, no family name, nothing?'
Finn pondered for a moment whether to tell the demon about his friends. Seeing that the answer won't come soon the demon gave him some encouragement. 'Come on, Son. I can dig it from your memories, but it would take too long for such a menial task. Let's not waste any more time, be a good boy, and tell me.'
The boy startled as he didn't know the demon could do that. There was nothing he could hide from it.
'Everyone called her Marceline the Vampire Queen. Her full name was Marceline Abadeer. As in, Hunson Abadeer's daughter. As in the lord of all evil. Messed with her and you have to answer to him.' The boy answered. If he couldn't hide away from the demon, maybe the name of the lord of all evil might scare it. At least that's what he hoped.
'Oh, is she now? This changes everything.' The demon sounded excited. 'Time to go to bed, son.'
'W ... ZZzzzzz.' Finn protested was stopped before it even began as he suddenly fell into deep sleep.
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Marceline eyes lids got heavy. Finn didn't move or struggle against his bondage for a while now. It was boring, even when she knew what's at stake. If her father said that the demon could rival him in power, a feat she didn't believe possible. Not because such an entity shouldn't exist but Hunson Abadeer acceptance of something to be his equal.
Then again, doing nothing was extremely boring. She should have left with Jake and Lady Rainicorn when she had a chance. Now she stuck here watching him.
'He's probably sleeping. Perhaps this is for the best' She assessed the situation. She turned to see a very busy princess who tried her hardest to make sense of what she observed. "How're things over there Bonnie?" She asked.
"Nothing of note. His condition is normal. I can't detect any abnormality or anything evil related, aside from a change in his cells that is." Annoyingly said the princess. It's not that she didn't trust the vampire words, but there was nothing she observed so far that indicate it was true. Still, she couldn't be too careful in this matter. The fate of Ooo was at stake.
"I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when something changes." The vampire lowered her ax. She slept as she floated.
"Hey, what about standing guard." Protested Bonnibel. Marceline was the one who came up with this idea and strongly insisted that they bind the boy up until they figure out what to do next. Now she wanted to op out and go to sleep, leaving her to do all the work alone. Of course, she was annoyed.
"Chill out. With that much restriction on, even my father couldn't get out of that thing. Let alone Finn. Nighty night!"
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Her sleep came quickly, right after she bid the princess farewell. Marceline found herself in an unfamiliar landscape. It's a dark and damped place with dimly lit candles hanging on the wall. It was a circular room with only one entrance that also served as an exit. 'A lucid dream.' She thought. 'Weird. I didn't remember eating any tomato before going to sleep. Well, never mind.'
She walked out of the dimly lit room. It led her to a long hallway of cobblestone. The wall was engraved with bass relief faces. Faces of men and women she didn't know of. 'This is getting weird.'
She continued to walk forward, chasing the light at the end of the hallway. She soon found herself in someone bedchamber. Confused, she looked back at the hallway she came from, but it already disappeared. 'Very weird.' She had to admit, in her thousand years' worth of lucid dreaming, there was noting a single instance that would top this.
Suddenly she heard a moaned. It came from an antique canopy bed in the middle of the room. She stopped what she's thinking and stared a shadowy figure behind the curtain. Suddenly, the room dimmed leaving the only light left shining was the candles on the bed itself, as if the dream was telling her unveiled the sleeper. 'This goes beyond weird, and in the creepy territory now.'
As she walked closer to the bed, the room was getting dimmer and dimmer. When she reached for a curtain, the only light that was still lit was candles at the bed head. With a quick tuck, she unveiled the entity that's sleeping within. "Impossible!" She uttered in shock.
In front of her was a human boy, no more than 16, in chained and half-naked, tied to the bed. His long blonde hairs spread over the pillows. His body was marked with ancient runes and inscription. He slept in such a vulnerable state like a lamb to the slaughter. It was a sacrifice of some sort, apparently to her.
She would take up that offer too if the boy in question was not Finn the human.
"Urggh. This is so messed up. Why do I have a dream like this?" She turned away in disgusted. Dream or no, there is a line she won't cross but she had to admit it was tempting after she saw his bare body. A body so perfect as if it was sculpted by a master sculptor of old. It's a body any man would dream for. As for a woman, well, it would worth trading a kingdom just to be held by it.
She didn't know since when Finn became so ripped. Last time she saw him shirtless, as often she did when she barged into the treehouse unannounced and caught its occupant off guard, he was a little chubby. The thought came across her mind momentarily and then was replaced by something more passionate. An unnatural hunger, an unquenchable thirst.
"Go on. Do what your heart desired." She heard a feminine voice. It encouraged her to commit the unthinkable. She looked for the source of the voice and saw a shadow figure wearing her face and using her voice. "Do it!"
"What are you?" She asked in disgusted. Not even in her most desperate moment would she do something so despicable.
"What am I?" Replied the mysterious entity. It laughed. "I am your subconscious, your innermost desire made manifest. Take a look deep inside your heart, you know it's true."
Marceline calmed her mind and look for an answer within. She found nothing but a hunger inside. Noting but the beast that wanted to be unleashed. "This is a dream. The only place where we can be what we truly are. No rules. No laws. No consequence."
"NO!" Protested the vampire. The offer was alluring, but she must remain in control least she would regret forever.
"Do it! Unleash the beast within. Look at the sacrifice. Look at him." The shadow entity grabbed her jaws and forcefully turned her head toward the sleeping boy. "Stop denying yourself. Feel the need you have been ignored for a thousand years." It commanded. "Do it! Just do it!"
The desire to feed and gorge the boy to satisfy her craving surged to the level it had never been before. Her train of thought became cloudy. Her self-restraint diminished. Soon, only one thought was raging inside her head.
She wanted to swallow him whole.
"Well, I guess doing it in a dream won't hurt." She reassured herself.
"Yes. YES. YES!" The entity cried out in joy and faded into a smoke. A cloud of smoke then entered her. It merged with her. She felt more powerful than at any time in her life. Her irises turned red like a shining ruby.
"Finn." She softly called his name. "Oh, Finn."
Her fang elongated. Her forked tongue swirled. Her saliva dripped. Marceline was on the prowl.
"Finn. Wake up." She moved closer and closer to his ear. "Rise and shine." She licked his ear and bit its lobe.
"Huh." Said the boy who just opened his eye-lids. "Wha ..." He screeched in terror and embarrassment as he realized what going on. As if a predator sensing her prey's fear, Marceline grinned. "Wakey, Wakey, Sleepy boy." Giggled the vampire. She sat on top of him. Her hands pressed on his bare chest as her legs lock on to his hips. The only thing between them was her clothes and his underwear.
The boy went into a full panic mode. He shouted out questions after questions, but the vampire didn't pay attention to any of them. "Marceline, what are you doing? Why am I tied to the bed? Where are PB and the others? Why do you sit on top of me? Where are my clothes?"
"Shhhhhhhhhh." He was shushed by an index finger pressing over his lips. "Dude, even in a dream, you are as annoying as ever." She pouted. "Never mind. You are just a piece of my imagination. I can't blame you for that." Her eyes gleamed with a bright and terrifying crimson. "Go on, resist. It will make this more fun."
"Marcy. Wait!" The boy's word was cut short as he was slapped right at his face. His cheek was blood red with an imprinted of a hand. "I'm not your ima…" He stopped again after another backhanded He could do nothing to stop the assault as he was still tied to the bed.
"Struggle for me, Finn. I want to hear you moan. I want to hear you cry." She shapeshifted. Her hands became claws and she used it to graze his stomach. Her razor nail cut through his skin and drew blood. She played with his stomach for a while, writing her initial "M.A." on his belly, before she moved upward.
"I'm not your imagination, Marcie. I'm real!" Screamed the boy in pain. 'Damn. This lucid dream scenario is good. Really good. I should have it more often.' She bit her lips. Her thirst grew even further. The play time was over.
Inside her head, she heard a song sang in her voices. It was beautiful. She could feel her blood pumping even harder due to her own excitement.
"Each and every day,
hiding from sunshine.
Wandering in the shade
Not too old, not too young.
Every night again,
dancing in the moonlight.
Somewhere far away,
I can hear your call."
"Well, Finn. Do you know what time it is?" She stopped her painful teasing to let him catch his breath. The boy struggled had lessened but not gone. Good. She would enjoy every moment of this. Lucky for her to has this dream since she couldn't and wouldn't do it in the waking world.
"I don't care! Just untied me so I can leave this place."
"No, Finn. IT'S FEEDING TIME!" she slammed her head against his. Their lips locked as her tongue ravaged inside his mouth. She explored every crevice inside his oral cavity and plunged deep into his throat. The boy struggled against her domination was futile. Her tyranny invasion of his mouth lasted for a whole minute before she stopped to let him breathe. As she moved away from his mouth, her tongue ran along his cheek, then his chin, then his neck. His sweat was salty with a hint of lust and fear.
"Ain't no fairytale
what I see in your eyes.
Awaiting your mistake
not too close, not too far.
Sneaking the pain.
Every truth becomes lie.
I won't trust myself
once I hear your call."
"Naughty boy. I can't believe you are turned on because of this." She laughed as she felt Finn hardened between her legs. "I don't think I will see you the same way again when I wake up. But you know what, I don't care." She pulled his blonde hair and yanked his head back. His exposed neck was ready for her to feast upon. She smelled it and took a little teasing bite. "Now, time for the main course." She let out a menacing laughter.
The boy was crying and begging for her to stop. It was so perfect. His state made her want to dominate him even more.
She tucked her head backward and opened her mouth wide. Her serrated fangs reflexed the terror look in the boy's eyes. It was plunged deep into his throat and cut through his arteries. Blood gushed out of the poorly plugged holes in the boy's neck and was all swapped away by the vampire tongue. She relished in delight and drank it to her heart's content. His blood was sweet, very sweet.
"I'm out of my head, of my heart, and my mind,
'cause you can run but you can't hide. I'm gonna make you mine.
Out of my head, of my heart, and my mind,
'cause I can feel in your flesh now is crying out for more."
Her mind was blank as she went in for a second round. And the third and the fourth. After the fifth, she passed out due to sheer ecstasy.
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A girl passed out on top of the boy who was chained to the bed. Their one-sided play was full of raw emotions and desires. Out of the collapsed girl came a white cloud. It rose up high and suddenly fell down to gather itself beside the bed.
A condensed smoke then bubbled and out came a demon. It was pleased with what happen, or what it caused to happened. The grind on its face couldn't be wider.
"Well." Said the demon. It was satisfied when all the pieces on the board started to fall into its rightful places. "Time for phase two. Good grief. They almost went into incest territory there. That would be messed up."
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"Marceline! Marceline!" Yelled Princess Bubblegum, trying to wake her friend up. Something was terribly wrong. She shook the vampire a full long minutes before the sleeper was awakened. Finn was sweating heavily and was very pale. His pulse was rapid, and his blood pressured plummeted to a dangerous level. He was on a brink of death.
"Okay. Okay. I'm up. What happened?" She brushed off the princess's hand and wiped a liquid off the mouth. 'No surprise that I drool in my sleep. The dream was amazing.' She thought.
"Finn is in a critical condition. What have you done?" The princess yelled at her. She was obviously angry. Her gum hair was messy, and her eyes were blank. She was in a rough shape.
"What? I didn't do anything. Why did you blame me? You dingus." The vampire protested. She had to admit it was weird. Yes, Finn was in a bad shape out of the blue, but that's not her fault. It was as if the princess wanted to blame her for her own mistake.
"Then explained why Finn had an anemia after you wipe all that blood from your lips!"
The vampire eyes dilated as her worst fear became reality. It was not just a lucid dream, not hers alone anyway, and that entity was not her subconscious. She had messed up and now her friend might die.
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For the next 5 minutes, Marceline explained what happened in her dream, at least in her version of the story. She withheld some details about torturing the boy for her delight off it as she noticed Jake in the room. Friends as they may be, what she did to him was way cross the line. She only hoped that Finn could not remember what she did to him when he woke up because she was curtained he would not forgive her otherwise.
"So, you are telling me that you suck his blood in your dreams and now it happens in real life?" Angrily asked the princess. "What the heck Marcy. I thought you only suck red."
"I know! It just. I can't control myself. Something overcame me and made me did what I did. I. I." The vampire collapsed to her knees, sobbing. "I don't expect it will turn out like this."
"What have you done to my bro!" Screamed the dog barging in. He thought he could trust the girls but now his younger brother was on death's door. He then proceeded to attack the vampire. She took the hit head-on and it sent her flying. Jake moved in for another hit but was stopped by Princess Bubblegum.
"Not now Jake. We need to help him first. Help me get him out and take him to the emergency room." PB proceeded to untied Finn from his restraint. Jake and Lady Rainicorn also went in to help. The vampire, on the other hand, couldn't move. Her grief and regret weighed her down.
"Oh my Glob. What have I done? What have I become?" She faintly cried.
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Finn had been in a coma for an entire day before he showed any sign of improvement. This rate of healing was very impressive regarding human physiology. Sometimes the power gifted from a demon was useful indeed.
Outside the room Finn was rested in, his friends and family gathers. The first group that was with him last night was still there. Jake, Lady Rainicorn, and Bonnibel remained worried and waited patiently by the door, while Marceline sat alone in the corner, drowning in her sorrow.
The words of Finn condition spread quickly, and all his close friends come over to see him. The first to arrive was Kim Kil Wan, Finn's proclaimed favorite nephew. Lady phoned him first when Jake told her what Finn did yesterday morning. "Dad. Mom. How's uncle Finn?" Asked the hybrid. The look on his parents' face gave all the answer he needed. "Why would anyone do this to uncle Finn?" He said angrily. "What sort of monster would be so heartless."
His word pierced Marceline heart like a wooden stake. She wanted to defend herself off the accusation, but she didn't have any fight left in her. No matter how hard she wanted to blame the demon tricking her, she knew the truth. She was the one to commit such acts. It didn't take much encouragement from the demon to push her over the fence. Or so she thought. 'I'm a monster.'
Later came Ice King who flew in by his beard. The mad old wizard was concerned that one of his few friends was in a coma twice within a week. It made him felt left out. "Oh my. That was cold." He said after he heard what really went down. His reaction was a bit different to the dog-rainicorn hybrid since Marceline was his friend too.
The mad king walked past the grieving family to comfort the downed vampire. "Hey, Marceline. How're you doing?" He asked but she didn't answer. "You know. We all donk up from time to time. Sometimes we hurt those we loved. That's what friends do to each other right?" He tried to cheer her up. "Remember the time when all I do was kidnapping princess and getting beat up by Finn and Jake? I still have bruises. That's why I'm sure they are my friends."
A word from the twisted mind of a mad king somehow soothed her. As crazy as he was, Ice King was still Simon. Some of his caring traits were still there, no matter the monster his shell had become. The fact made her hated herself even more. 'I'm even worse than Simon when he is consumed by the crown.'
Other visitors came and went but didn't make any noteworthy actions. LSP was as annoying as always. The other Jake's pups didn't say much due to the distance between them and Finn. Other princesses didn't even bother to show up.
ALL BUT ONE.
The last one to come was Phoebe. She flew in alone like a shining comet soaring through the sky. Following her in a far distance was Cinnamon Bun on Jake 2. It was rare that the Flame Princess would go anywhere without her bodyguard, especially after she took back her throne. She abandoned everything she was doing when the news reached her. There was no time for a royal procedure, no time for formality, she would not lose him again.
Phoebe crashed through the hospital windows. Her face was filled with rage and her flame couldn't be hotter. "I came as fast as I could. How's he doing? Is he getting better? When will he out?" She asked Princess Bubblegum. "He's stable now, but you need to calm down. Your matrix is about to go supernova."
Finn's improved condition was good news. It soothed the worries in her heart. Still, her anger was not easily subsided. "Tell me who did it." She demanded. Anyone who dared to hurt the man she loved would be her enemy, there would be no exception.
"No. You need to calm down. I will inform you when he is out." Refused the candy ruler. She would not have any fight occurred in her kingdom or among her friends.
"You will tell me Bubblegum. I demand it. I will burn any monster who hurt my Finn to crisp." Her comment made Marceline twitched. The vampire stiffened and looked at her with sad and fearful eyes. Their eyes crossed when Phoebe scanned the room. "It was you! You bitch, he's your friend." She put two and two together. Her rage made her matrix went out of control. Her face changed into a monstrous bonfire. "Why!" She screamed.
"I didn't mean to. I was tricked. I. I." The vampire protested in sadness. "I thought it was just a dream."
"So, you think it's okay to do this to him? You evil manipulative backstabbing bitch!" Phoebe unleashed a fire blast at the vampire, but it was blocked by an ice wall created by Simon.
"You need to cool down lady. You are way out of line." Said the mad wizard. Simon was still in there and his instinct was to protect his adoptive child.
"Make me if you can. You old jerk." She challenged. Her rage would not be thwarted by a mere old wizard.
"Enough!" Screamed the commanding voice. It was so powerful the whole kingdom shook when it passed through. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the source of the voice. Out from the room came Finn. He was weak and still pale, but he had to do what must. There would be no fighting among his friends.
"Finn!" Both Phoebe and Marceline cried in joy. The two were the first to reach him due to their speed. Others followed. He almost collapsed but Phoebe was there to lend him a support. Marceline was there too. She tried to help him up by holding his other arm, but he smacked her hand apart. "Don't you dare touch me!" He demanded.
The boy action stabbed her like a knife. She expected he would be angry but not this much. It broke her, shattered her core. The girl who levitated in here was just a husk of her former self.
"I was your friend Marcy. I trusted you. I told you to stop!" He continued. "I begged you to stop, but you never listened." His black tears ran down his face. "I pleaded for you to stop, but you refused."
"Finn, I didn't mean to. I was not myself back then. It was the demon. It must be the demon who tricked me." She tried to justify her mistake.
"Don't you dare to shift the blame Marceline. I saw your face. You enjoyed each and every moment of it. It was you who made that choice. It was you who hurt me. You. You. YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED BUT YOU DIDN'T!" He cried in rage. His black tears pooled up on the floor. Only a soothing support provided by his ex-lover kept him standing.
"Finn I …" She tried to speak but his scream shut her up. "No more excuse! No more manipulation! No more lies, Marceline. I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN." His voice was shaken as he was drowning in his own tears.
"But …" She was stopped again. "LEAVE! NOW! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" He bellowed in rage. His rage was so intense it made him collapse. The only thing that held him up was Phoebe's arm.
Marceline was completely broken beyond belief. Any chance for her forgiveness, any chance for her redemption, was gone. She was sure that her other friends would leave her too. Well, she would if anyone had done the same thing. Without any purpose to remain, she left shattered.
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The boy caught his breath. His rage took a lot of any energy he had left. Lucky for him, his ex-girlfriend was there for him. Literally raised him up. She was still there and unmoved even his tears were hurting her.
"Thanks a lot, FP. I'm sorry I hurt you again." He would not dare to reveal her name to others. Not without her permission. "I will make it up to you someday."
"It's okay Finn. I will always be here for you, as you did for me." Replied the princess.
'Aww. How cute.' Jested the demon. It finally broke its silence. 'But really, Marceline was not wrong. It was me who pushed her over the fence and made her did that to you.'
"What! Why?" He shouted, forgetting that no one could hear the demon.
"What's going on?" Asked Bubblegum. She was sure that Finn didn't go mad, but she needed explanations. She tried to inquire further but he raised his hand to stop her.
"It's the demon again isn't it?" Asked Phoebe. "What does it say?" The boy looked at the fire elemental. He noticed a worried expression on her face. When he looked around, he found it on others as well.
"It told me it was responsible for Marceline attack. Everything was a setup and we fell for it. Now Marceline's gone." A complete silence engulfed everyone. No one would expect things to turn out like this. "I need some time alone." He demanded and walked back to his hospital bed.
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'Talk to me, demon.' Said the boy in his sleeping position. He was resting after everything had transpired. Bubblegum saw fit that his request was granted and asked everyone to come back tomorrow. Phoebe was the last to leave but she left after various attempted of failed negotiations with PB. 'Why did you do it? Why didn't you tell me sooner?'
'Why? Why would a parent do anything? I do what I think it's best for you. Because it's needed to be done and will benefit you both in near future.' Replied the demon.
'Stop talking nonsense. How does this benefit anyone? You hurt me, and now I hurt her. How's that good for any of us? Didn't you told me to be free of my past?' He asked further. Something was not right. The demon must have some hidden agenda. He was sure of it.
'Oh, Finn. You will see it soon enough.' The demon laughed. 'Tomorrow you will hold her life in your hands. You will need to make a choice. I suggest you pray to whatever you believe in that you make the right one. There will be no second chance.'
'Take some rest. For tomorrow, SOMETHING BIG IS COMING.'
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Well, that a rollercoaster ride isn't it? Happy Halloween guys.
P.S. I hope this could still be rate as a T. If you think I need to change it to M, please tell me so.
