Chapter 4- A little fun
Marshall Lee carried Fionna and baby Toby (who was attached to Fionna by a harness) under the umbrella. They were headed towards his cave, hoping to find some clue as to what was going on with the whole baby situation. Neither Marshall nor Fionna had said anything the whole way. "So," Marshall said, breaking the tension as they glided through the air. "How's Toby?" He asked without looking down at the human baby.
Fionna poked the baby's stomach; Toby giggled which made both Fionna and Marshall Lee laugh with him. "I think he's just fine." Fionna said smiling at the baby. Marshall looked down at the young adventuress and kissed the top of her head. Fionna blushed and looked up at The Vampire king but he was already looking away.
Finally after a few more minutes Marshall landed at the entrance to his cave and gently sat Fionna and Toby down on the ground. Fionna adjusted the baby harness that was wrapped around her chest before walking into Marshall's cave, The Vampire King walked in close behind her. They both gasped at what they saw. The cave was in shambles; there was rubble and boulders everywhere, there were also strange foot prints in the dirt but neither of the teens noticed because they were both concentrated on Marshall's house. Marshall Lee's house was completely destroyed. The walls, ceiling and roof were nothing but a big pile of rubble. But something very strange, there was a red duffel bag on top of the heap of concrete.
The vampire teen ran up to his once-nice house and looked at it with anger in his eyes. "What the hell happened to my house?" He screamed. Fionna ran up and put a hand on his shoulder. "Calm down Marshy! We will find a way to fix everything." Marshall Lee stood up. "How can we fix this?" He asked, his anger getting the best of him. He turned around to face the blond girl. "My house is destroyed! We can't fix it!" Fionna looked at him not sure what to say; Marshall had never yelled at her before. Marshall Lee quickly regained his composure. "Oh, Fi," He said with sad eyes. "I'm so sorry I didn't mean it." Fionna hugged him, being careful not to crush the baby that was attached to her chest. "It's ok." Fionna said softly. The vampire hugged her back.
"Look!" Fionna said, pulling away from the hug and pointing to the red duffel bag on top of the pile of concrete. Marshall gazed in the direction she was pointing then floated up to where the bag sat. Slowly, the boy opened it up. "On top of all the other items in the bag was a note. It read:
Dear Vampire King and young adventuress,
Thank you for aiding me in my quest to save the human race. I am sure you have many questions for me and I promise that I will answer them in time. I am in a hurry, for I have barely escaped the morgono monsters, these are the monsters that wish to eliminate the human race. These monsters are under the power of a far superior being. I cannot write his name at the moment, but trust me; you will learn his name soon.
In other matters, Marshall I was able to save some of your clothes and a few of your strawberries. In addition, for all the trouble I've caused all of you I left gifts for the young adventuress, Cake the feline, Marshall Lee the honorable vampire king, and the young human child which you have named Toby.
-S
Marshall Lee and Fionna read the note over and over, unsure of how to react. Finally, to break the tension, Marshall yelled, "Presents!" Fionna laughed a little. She reached over and searched the red duffel bag for her 'gift'. Her hand grabbed something that was cold and made of medal. Fionna pulled it out of the bag; both Marshall and Fionna looked at it with amazement. Fionna's gift was a long sword with a golden handle that shined like the sun and a silver blade that sparkled like the moon, on the golden handle the name 'Fionna' was engraved. "Whoa!" Fionna shouted in amazement. "Best. Present. Ever!" She began slicing the air with the sword; it felt surprisingly light and agile in her hand.
Marshall chuckled and watched the girl, clapping for her when the sword slashed a deep cut into boulder. "Ok," He said. "My turn." Marshall swept his hand through the bag until he felt something that seemed to resemble a string. He pulled out a necklace. It was a tooth, somewhat yellow but it surprisingly did not smell that bad, on a black felt string. "Oh sweet!" Marshall said as he put the necklace on. Fionna stared at it. "What the heck is it?" She asked. "Tooth of the Lichen." He said with a smile. "As long as I have this tooth around my neck, I can go into the sunlight!"(I don't know if that's true, it's probably not, but oh well) "Awesome!" Fionna yelled.
"Ok." Marshall Lee began. "We should probably go back to the house and see if Cake is back yet." Fionna nodded in agreement. "Oh and Marshall," Fionna said. "You are welcome to stay with Cake and I until we fix your house." She said smiling. "Oh thanks." Marshall replied. He picked up Fionna and little Toby then flew into the open air.
"Wow." Marshall said, floating slowly. "I forgot what the sun felt like." He slowed down a little more, enjoying the heat of the sun. "Um Marshy." Fionna said, breaking Marshall Lee's daydream. "Huh?" Marshall said, focusing again. "We're kind of in a hurry dude." "Oh, right." He said flying more quickly.
They finally reached the tree house and Cake was waiting for them outside. "Where have you two been? And Marshall baby, why aren't you covered from the sun?" She asked. Fionna and Marshall told her the whole story while Cake fed Toby baby formula. "Oh and Marshall will be living with us for a while." Fionna added at the end. "Ok." Cake agreed. "But ONLY until his house is fixed." She said. Marshall floated over and gave Cake a tight squeeze. "Ok Marshall baby." Cake gasped. "You can let me go now." Marshall released her. "Oh and here this was in the bag." Fionna tossed her a small bag. Cake sniffed it then her eyes got big. "CAT NIP! Sweet babies!" She said and walked away with Toby.
((Hey bros! I AM SO SORRY I DID NOT POST THIS YESTERDAY! I fell asleep typing it last night! Anyway try to more of this story later but I will be working on my new story. :D BYE MAH BROS))