A/N: Finally continuing the story...damn fucking virus...and i'm back! No fight with Zared. Sorry! Maybe some other time! Not many references either...huh, not much other than language and mild randomness...
CHAPTER 4: THE SEARCH AND THE GLIDERS
Zane whipped out a map and unfolded it, observing the continent that was drawn on it.
"Alright, I'm...here," he murmured pointing to a blue dot near the top of the Verdant Plain, "and I need to find the entrance way...here," he circled an area containing a small portion of the Cotton Candy Forest, the top quarter of the Red Rock Cliffs, a chunk of the Ice Kingdom, and a piece of the Burning Lands, where the Fire Kingdom is, about the size of the eye of a sewing needle.
"I KNOW that I can rule out that small piece of the Burning Lands," he commented. "For now, that is. Cant be TOO safe."
Zane looked across the area left. He decided to first look at the speck of the Burning Lands in the circle, then the small piece of the Cotton Candy Forest, then the outskirts of the Ice Kingdom, and finally the Red Rock Cliffs.
"If that fails, I guess I'll check that weird shaped island off the coast. I mean it's on the edge, but it could still be there"
Back at the Tree Fort
"I mean, we beat all of BMO's games, PB is on that science expedition, and Ice King stopped being all crazy after he broke his crown like a total moron. Now what? " Finn asked, taking a sip of his hazelnut coffee.
"I don't know," Jake yawned, "but we've been up for a week, and I'm still wide awake. Man, that aint natural for a dog my age. I mean, dogs fall asleep so easy, if we lay in the same spot for half an hour, we're out cold."
"Wait a second," Zandra interrupted, " you guys have been up for a WEEK STRAIGHT?"
"Yup," Finn said.
"What were you doing?" she asked.
"WELL" Finn started, leaning back in his chair, "the first two days we had to go on a mission to the highest, oldest level of the Cloud Kingdom to get this staff so we would be able to keep the Kingdom in the air."
"And THAT wasn't annoying." Jake groaned, earning a look from Zandra and an eye roll from Finn.
"Then we spent a few hours helping Flambo with a money situation involving some goblin loan sharks." Finn continued.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait," Zandra said , putting her hands up and shaking her head, "Flambo gambled, got into trouble with what I can only assume to be the goblin Mafia, and you cleared up the situation within HOURS?"
"Pointy-eared heads rolled..." Jake sighed in fake awe.
"M-kay," Zandra chuckled, "Then what?"
"The rest of the day, and the day after it, we hung out with Marceline's band. Near the end of the second day we helped them prepare for a concert, which lasted all night if you include the after-show party." Finn joked.
"And after that we helped Bubblegum get ready for her trip-thing and escorted her to the boat she had to go on," Jake said, taking over the story for Finn, "then there was the midnight-to-morning walk home, which ended in us settling in for coffee and breakfast."
"Why did PB leave?" Zandra questioned.
"Something about the radiation of something in the part of the world that's missing." Finn answered.
"ANYWAY," Jake cut in, "after that we were called out to help Flame Princess with some deal between her and Turtle Princess. That took a day to settle. Then we finally get home the next morning about ten minutes before the incident with that Astral-freak."
"Huh," Zandra mused, "So you really have been up for a week. I would NEVER be able to stay awake for more than three days. Zane, on the other hand, can go without sleep for months on end."
"Nice," Finn commented, finishing his coffee, "if I had that much energy, I'd be so unstoppable, I could fight 3 Liches at the same time."
"Don't give Zane that challenge," Zandra cautioned, "he'll actually figure out how to get into that exact situation."
"Yep," Jake smirked, "the unstoppable, uncontrollable, irrational as hell Zane."
On The Edge of the Burning Lands
Zane looked around the area of the Burning Lands that had fallen in the circle. Of course, he flew for the entire five-minute search, due to the fact that being fireproof isn't exactly a trait that runs in the Sheodamick family.
"Not here," Zane concluded as he colored in the dot of the Burning Lands in, "but I should keep my eye out on the way to the Cotton Candy Forest.
He zoomed back to the ground, greeted by a booming grumble. He looked down at his stomach for a few seconds, and heard the noise yet again.
"Heh, must be hungry," Zane beamed, "I'll get something to eat on the way."
Zane folded up the map and started walking toward the nearest kingdom for lunch
At the Candy Kingdom with Finn, Jake, and Zandra
The three stood atop the highest tower in Ooo. By now the sun had risen halfway to its peak. The wind was barely moving, and smells of chocolate, cinnamon, peppermint, and sugar were strong enough to knock out an Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant. Zandra was unpacking a small suitcase, laying out metal poles and folded up pieces of fabric, one red, one green, and one white. Then, she started putting the poles into small openings in the materials. The end results were three giant triangle-shaped objects with handles under them.
"What are we doing again?" Finn asked, walking over to Zandra.
"We're gonna grab these hang gliders," Zandra started, pointing at the three things on the ground, "and jump off the tower. When we do that, the air will catch onto the gliders and we'll fly around."
"Ah...I see." Finn remarked. "About your housing situation...have you considered a mental institution?"
"Ha ha, very funny. You should do stand-up at a morgue. Maybe you'll get the plague." Zandra retorted.
"Oh, wait, you were being serious." Finn observed blankly. It took a few seconds for the same thought to strike Jake, who slowly stopped laughing.
"Woman, you crazy. I am NOT jumping off the top of a tower, ten feet away from the clouds, putting my life at risk, relying on one of THOSE to keep my guts in me. I might as well visit the Flame King with a koala bear! Hmph!" Jake ranted, folding his arms and turning around.
"Seriously?" Zandra countered.
"What?" Jake questioned.
"Dude...really?" Zandra asked, squinting at the MAGICAL, STREATCHY, SIZE BENDING DOG.
"Wha-...OH! Right." Jake muttered,
"But what about me?" Finn argued, "What if I run into a problem? I don't wanna paint Main Street red!"
"You see, I can expect this kind of reaction from Jake." Zandra said, getting a 'HEY!' from Jake. "But when I hear YOU complain about the potential danger of an activity like you're scared of your two friends not being able to help you in the event something actually happens. And me and Zane did this before while we were gone. It's fucking AWESOME! You can see EVERYTHING below or around you. Obviously you can't look up and see the sky"
"Alright." Finn sighed, reluctantly picking up the red hang glider. "But if this DOES fail, I'm gonna haunt every damn dream you get, and ruing every fucking meal you eat." He threatened.
Zandra grabbed the white hang glider, and Jake snatched up the green. After counting down, they sprinted towards the edge of the tower.
A/N: CLIFFHANGER! Haha, BITCH! What'll happen next? What will Zane eat? Does anybody actually READ this anymore? I mean, seriously. What's the point of me doing this? I mean, other than Shadown, who follows my story? Hey, you. Yeah, you, the reader. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "What a loser. I mean, he writes a fanfic and created characters for it. NERD!" If you ARE thinking this, i have two things to say. 1) Fuck you, and 2) You're reading my fanfic, you actually got on this site, saw my story on the list, and read it. How am I the loser? If you AREN'T thinking that, but instead you think "I like this guy. He's funny-ish, and his story is good." You...you're pretty damn fly...
Join us next time for the continuation of Zane's search for this 'entrance', and find out what happens to our heroes and heroine over the Candy Kingdom! And yes, i will be breaking the fourth wall within my next chapter
