A.N. My absence is inexcusable. I AM UNACCEPTABLE! Anyway, the next chapter is here!
After running down a couple alleys Finn and Hobbes emerged in the same place they started, hunting down Calvin's laughter. They looked at each other and nodded. Finn took the alley to their left while Hobbes went right. Jake chose that moment to arrive with two banana guards, all of them promptly splitting up and leaving one alley unchecked.
"This is way more fun that going home." Calvin whispered, walking out of the last alley and into the street. He looked around him and dashed off across the street as Hobbes emerged from the alley.
"Finn! Jake! Over here!" Hobbes yelled, running after Calvin. Finn arrived quickly, followed by Jake, who was followed by the banana guards. They all ran over to Calvin's previous location, only to find him gone.
From above, a voice called out; "Hey! You looking for me?" The group looked up to find Calvin looking down at them from the rooftop. They didn't have time to wonder how he got up there, as Calvin dashed away, jumping from roof to roof, laughing the entire time. Finn, Jake, and Hobbes looked at each other and scrambled up to the roof, while the guards attempted to follow on the ground. The trio quickly gained on Calvin, only to lose him momentarily whenever he would change direction, which he did often.
"We gotta hurry! He's getting close to the castle." Finn huffed, speeding up slightly. Jake tried even harder to grab Calvin, but it quickly proved to be a futile effort. Calvin somehow gained enough speed to jump over the wall. Luckily, he landed in a bush. Hobbes pounced, but he missed and hit the wall. Finn and Jake rushed over to check on their new friend. After they had been assured that he was fine, Hobbes looked at the wall. Jake stretched out and Finn and Hobbes climbed on.
"Who lives in the castle?" Hobbes asked, looking around the ground searching for Calvin. They climbed off Jake and dashed towards the palace.
"The princess of the Candy Kingdom, Princess Bubblegum, lives there. If Calvin gets in there, there's no telling what he'll do." At the thought of what chaos Calvin could possibly create, they all sped up considerably. Sadly, they arrived too late to stop the chaos. Calvin had already broken several items in his attempts to evade the guards. The sight before them was one of massive destruction.
"How did he do this!?" Finn asked, amazed. The trio walked in and found Peppermint Butler laying in a heap on the floor. As he sat up rubbing his head Hobbes spoke.
"Considering Calvin's track record," Hobbes said, staring at the mess, "this is actually pretty clean." Finn and Jake's jaws dropped at this news. Peppermint Butler stood on shaky legs and walked over to Hobbes.
"Are you referring to the demon that burst in here?" Peppermint Butler asked, rubbing his head.
Calvin's POV
As I crawled from the bush, I looked around. I was in a garden of sorts. I got up to my feet and brushed myself off.
'I need to find some way to escape. I can't go home yet, this is too much fun!' I thought as I ran. I ran around the corner of the castle and found a massive door ajar.
'Bingo.' I thought as I ran for it. I pushed it open and knocked down a peppermint person. The guards made a move to grab me and I jumped on a table near the door, covered with expensive looking things. I knocked them to the ground and they shattered, causing the peppermint to look up. He gasped as I climbed on to a bookshelf and prepared to jump on the chandelier.
"Stop that little demon!" Peppermint Butler screeched to the guards, whom where attempting to jump on the bookshelf after me. I got a better grip on the chandelier and swung back and forth. After gaining some momentum, I let go and landed on another table, laughing all the way. They all rushed forward to grab me, until the chandelier fell. It knocked out the two guards and knocked the peppermint to the ground. I cringed and quickly ran off down the hallway.
Third person POV
Peppermint Butler, Finn, Jake, and Hobbes all ran down the hall in pursuit of Calvin. The group looked for open doors and messes for any clue as to the location of Calvin. They finally spied an open door. Sadly, it was the Princess's lab. The group heard glass breaking and Calvin yelped. And then, a new voice.
"What are you doing in my lab!? Who are you? OH MY GLOB! What did you break!?" The group barged in to the lab to find Princess Bubblegum in her lab attire glowering at Calvin who was in front of a green puddle.
"I didn't do it!" Cried Calvin, his hands raised above him. Hobbes rushed over to him and the princess, and began apologizing.
"I'm sorry about whatever Calvin did." Hobbes said, glaring at Calvin who grinned sheepishly. "I assure you there will be no more problems, as we will be leaving IMMEDIATELY."
"Well, if you're sorry; and if you'll be leaving soon, I won't throw him in the dungeon." Princess Bubblegum said, backing away from the mess. "I can also tell you're not from around here. We don't have any talking tigers, and we only have one human. That leaves the option that you're from another dimension. So if you are, Max probably knows you and I don't want to anger him. I knew someone who hurt one of his inter-dimensional friends. We managed to calm Max down, but they still didn't wake up for a month. Max did that in barely a minute, and if he's capable of more than that, I certainly don't want to be on the receiving end." The group, minus Peppermint Butler, stared at the Princess aghast. Calvin looked around and slipped away. Again.
Hobbes bent down to grab Calvin, only to find him gone. They all looked around, and then to the still open door. Hobbes fell to his knees and let out a shout; "Not again!" They all ran out the door and saw Calvin disappear around a corner. The group charged after him, but were stopped by the sound of Calvin tripping. They rounded the corner to find Calvin on the ground, a human soldier approaching him, and another soldier in front of a massive blast door. The soldiers had the same armor as the others, except for the coloring. Instead of red, the armor had a gold trim. The soldier reached Calvin and picked him up.
"You okay kid?" The soldier asked, checking Calvin over for injuries. Strapped his back was a small assault rifle. The other soldier had the same weapon at his side. The group sped over to the soldier who had since removed his helmet to make a more through check. Hobbes took Calvin and the soldier ran his hand through his blonde hair and looked at the group with his brown eyes. Hobbes tightened his grip on Calvin and stepped back. The soldier tucked his helmet under his arm and his eyes widened. He snapped to attention and saluted the Princess.
"As you were." She said, waving her hand. The soldier relaxed and the princess looked at him. "Why do you salute me? I'm not your superior." Princess Bubblegum said.
"Well, when the Commander is not in the area, we take limited orders from you, Princess." The soldier responded. She nodded and turned around and returned to the lab. The soldier put his helmet back on and looked at the remaining group.
"If you don't mind me asking, what is that exactly?" Hobbes asked, pointing at the blast door.
"That is the entrance to a bunker built by the Empire. It has a layer of Candy Steel, a classified composite metal, and a layer of ectoranium. On the other side it's exactly the same. Access is supervised by us, elite soldiers. Or simply, elites" The soldier finished.
"Ectoranium?" Calvin questioned.
"It's to stop ghosts." He answered plainly. He looked to Peppermint Butler and asked; "I trust you'll show them out?"
"Of course. This way, come along." Peppermint Butler led them to the front door and shooed them out. Hobbes tightened his grip on Calvin and took off towards the portal, Finn and Jake trailing close behind.
A.N. Another chapter complete. Bonus points if you can identify the source of ectoranium. Not really satisfied with this chapter, but I don't have anything else.
Auf Wiedersen!
