Journey to Ooo
By RimaJLupin
Chapter 6
"Fionna. Fionna, wake up."
Fionna groggily opened her eyes. She blinked twice and saw a figure looking at her from the bedside. "Marshall, is that you?" He smiled with relief. "You finally woke up." Fionna was still drowsy. "How long have I been out for?" "A few hours," Marshall Lee carefully said. Fionna sat up and observed her surroundings. The bedroom looked similar to the one she and Cake slept in at their tree-house. Fionna slid off the thick, woolen blanket that was covering her. She saw that she was still wearing her blue shirt and skirt from yesterday. Her socks were still on her feet while her shoes were placed near the doorway. She looked down and noticed that the long locks of her blonde hair almost touched her hat that was lying on the floor. Marshall Lee moved closer to Fionna's face. "You took quite a hit there," he remarked, lightly putting his cold hand on her head. "Ouch," Fionna exclaimed, "Oh that hurt!" Marshall quickly backed away, "Sorry, I didn't know it was that bad." Fionna lifted her hand up to the lump on the top of her head. She tried to fight the pain as she felt the bruise. When she was finished with investigating her injury, Fionna asked Marshall, "What happened yesterday?" Marshall Lee took his time to think about how to answer her question. "After you were knocked out, the Ice King looked at our group and started crying and saying things like, 'I'm sorry, I just wanted to talk! I didn't want to hurt anybody!' But then Flame Princess got mad and started throwing fireballs at him; she managed to get him out of the house. After that, Gumball ordered me and Jake to go outside and check if the Ice King was hiding while he and Cake took you to the bedroom for an 'emergency examination.'"
"What about Finn and Flame Princess?" Fionna asked.
Marshall said, "Flame Princess melted the ice from Finn's feet. Anyway, everybody else is downstairs eating breakfast right now." Fionna tried to get off of the bed. "Oh, my head hurts," She flinched at the pain. "I don't think I can go down yet." Marshall tried to persuade her to go downstairs. "You know, they're worried about you. I'm worried about you…" Fionna and Marshall's eyes met. Fionna saw the troubled look on Marshall's face. She then realized that he was the one who had called her name when she fell down. He was the one who had suggested for the group to fight. He thought it was his fault that she got hurt. Fionna grabbed Marshall's hand. "I'm sorry, I need to rest a little more." Marshall Lee sighed, "Okay. Here, in case you get hungry." Marshall gave Fionna a bright, red apple. Fionna turned the apple around and saw that the other side was colorless. She looked up at Marshall. He moved closer to her face and kissed her forehead. "Get better soon," he said as he slowly left the bedroom.
After eating the apple Marshall had given to her, Fionna unhurriedly washed up and changed into fresh, new clothes that somebody had left on the bed. When Fionna was done, she started walking down the ladder. On the third step, she felt the excruciating pain coming from the bump on her head. She grunted at the pain and lost her balance. She screamed as she was falling down the ladder. Luckily, Cake was already stretched out as a couch for Fionna to land on. "Fionna, what did I tell you about jumping downstairs?" Cake reminded. "It was an accident. Anyway, thanks Cake," Fionna smiled at her sister. "Fionna! Oh my glob! Fionna are you okay?" Prince Gumball and Finn hurried to Fionna's side.
"Yeah, I'm fine you guys," Fionna assured.
"Fionna, how are you feeling?" Gumball asked. Fionna thought about how to answer his question. If she said that she was okay, Gumball might think that she's lying. If she said that she was feeling bad, then the whole group might make her go back to bed. So she carefully said, "I'm feeling kind of fuzzy right now." Gumball looked as if he was having mixed emotions. "Well, it's good that you're not too sick. But, we'd better get you to a hospital, just in case."
He turned to Finn, "Where is the nearest hospital?"
Finn didn't have to think twice. "There's a hospital in the Candy Kingdom. It's not far from here."
Gumball beamed, "Okay, we're going to the Candy Kingdom everyone! Lead the way, Finn!"
Finn and the group started to go outside. Fionna looked at Cake and Marshall. "You can ride on my back," Cake offered. Marshall nodded in approval as he opened his umbrella. Fionna climbed on her sister's back. "Thanks Cake, you're the best. Let's go!"
When they reached the gates of the Candy Kingdom's castle, Finn knocked on the large door and called, "Princess Bubblegum! We need help, can you let us in?" "Yeah, hold on," a voice from the other side of the door responded. The group backed away as the door was being opened. A girl with long, pink hair emerged from the doorway. She wore a pink gown and had a crown on the top of her head. "Hey, Finn. So, what's the problem?" "My friend Fionna isn't feeling well, so we took her to the nearest hospital," Finn said as he indicated the group with his index finger. The girl sighed, "I wish we could help, but I'm afraid that we are only able to treat candy people." Prince Gumball walked toward the girl. "Please, Princess Bubblegum. Fionna really is hurt; she just needs an examination. I can assist you with the task if you'd like." The Princess looked at Fionna; Fionna winced at the pain from her injury. The Princess answered, "Okay, I'll help her. Follow me; the hospital is inside the castle."
They were all quickly led inside the hospital. After brief introductions, Princess Bubblegum said, "Prince Gumball, Fionna, you guys come into the emergency room with me. Everyone else can stay in the waiting room, unless you want to walk around the Candy Kingdom." The group shook their heads at the second option. "Okay, then," She turned to Finn, "Finn, you can call for Peppermint Butler if you need anything. I hope you all enjoy yourselves, everyone!" Fionna looked back at the group. Finn and Flame Princess were standing beside each other, waving at her. Cake and Jake gave Fionna a comforting thumbs-up. Marshall Lee mouthed the words, "Feel better." Fionna smiled at the group as she slowly walked into the emergency room with Princess Bubblegum and Prince Gumball. Fionna noticed that the Princess and Gumball looked very similar, like how she and Finn looked alike. Princess Bubblegum led Fionna to a hospital bed. As the Princess and Gumball put on their hospital gear, Fionna shifted uncomfortably as she felt the pain from her head. Princess Bubblegum quickly put a big, white apron-like cloth over Fionna's already clothed body. "Don't worry, this will only take a while," the Princess assured. Fionna nodded, and the Princess smiled at her. Then, Gumball walked toward Fionna with a little cup full of a transparent liquid. Fionna's eyes darted from Gumball to the cup. Gumball said, "Fionna, I'm just going to anesthetize you with this medicine (That means when you drink it, you're going to fall asleep, just in case you were wondering.). You're going to be fine; just trust us, okay?" Fionna smiled at the Prince, "Okay. I'm counting on you guys." Fionna sat up and drank the medicine. She fell asleep as soon as she lay back down on the bed.
Fionna woke up in a different room. She sat up from the soft hospital bed and saw two figures standing in the candy-covered room. It was Princess Bubblegum and Finn. Princess Bubblegum started walking toward Fionna. "Fionna, how are you feeling?" "A little tired, I guess," Fionna responded. "Well, be sure to get some rest then," the Princess cheerfully said. The Princess turned to Finn, nodded, and then left the room. Finn started to walk toward Fionna. "Hey, are you okay?" he asked. Fionna said, "Like I said before, I'm a little tired. But either way, I'm fine, Finn." "Oh, okay. That's good," Finn slowly answered. Fionna thought that something was wrong.
"Finn, do you want to tell me something?" Fionna cautiously asked.
"Well," Finn started, "Princess Bubblegum told me to tell you about what happened during your examination, but I think the news will shock you."
Fionna looked at Finn in the eyes. "Finn, I can handle it. Just please tell me what happened." Finn looked away, sighed, and looked back at Fionna. "Princess Bubblegum and Prince Gumball took a DNA sample from your hair during the examination. Then, Princess Bubblegum asked for a sample of my hair. She pulled off a small piece of my hair and went back into the examination room. After that, she and Gumball gave me the results. Apparently, the DNA samples matched almost perfectly." Fionna carefully said, "So, we're related to each other? Like, cousins?" Finn slowly answered, "We're more like siblings; twins, actually." Fionna stared at the boy she had met yesterday; the boy who looked a lot like her; the boy who was a lost part from her family. Finn hugged Fionna from her bedside. Fionna's eyes filled with tears as she hugged her long lost brother.