"HEY, OVER HERE, YOU OVERGROWN LIZARD! COME AND GET US, BUTT-MUNCH!" Jake shouted at the dragon to get its attention. Dib shook off the odd thought that he was actually beginning to miss the "horrible stink-beast" name-calling that he was so used to.
The dragon turned and let out an earsplitting growl at the sight of the boy and [his?] dog. It started shooting fireballs at them from it's massive mouth. Dib gave out a little yelp of fear and ran around wildly across the rooftop trying to avoid being set aflame. Jake used his stretchy powers to curve and swivel out of their way. In comparison, Jake was kicking Dibs' butt at looking in any way, shape, or form, experienced.
"Finn!" Jake called out. There was that name again. Dib turned to look at the pug as it continued; "On three I'm going to throw you at the dragons' head, okay? That's when you stab it with your sword!"
"WHAT?" Dib yelled. "THAT'S INSANE! I'M NOT LETTING YOU CHUCK ME AT THAT THING! I COULD FALL OR GET BURNT TO A CRISP!"
"Readyyy…" he ignored him. "THREE!" He stretched out his arm and wrapped it around Dibs' waist. He whipped his unnaturally flexible limb and little Membrane went flying through the air while screaming, "WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE AND TWOOOOOOOOO!"
Dib landed on the tip of the dragons' snout with a splat, the sword ending up atop its head. The bloody nosed kid climbed up onto the top of the muzzle. (To make things more clear, Dib is about the same size as the dragons' finger. So imagine holding a little pocket-sized Dibby in the palm of your hand, and that's him in comparison to the dragon.) The wigged beast began swatting at him and trying to shake him off. Dib laid down on his belly, clinging onto the giant reptile for dear life and screamed hysterically. "SOMEBODY HELP MEEEEEE! BLAKE! WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS! HELP!"
Slowly the thrashing began to stop and the only movement coming from the monster were small, restricted jerks. Dib opened his eyes. Jake had wrapped himself around the dragons' neck, shoulders, and the top of the cranium so that it could no longer move its head around freely.
"Hurry, man! Before I snap!" The dog demanded.
Dib instantly got to his feet and dashed to the beasts' forehead, evading swiping claws. He climbed to the top and found his sword pierced through one of the spikes which lined the head and spine. He pulled it out and forced the blade downward into the Lizard's skull with as much strength as he could muster.
With the rusted sword buried in the monster's brain, they immediately began to plummet to the ground and Dib screeched with adrenalin and terror.
"Quit crying, buddy. I gotcha'." Jake said warmly. He clung his arms and legs around Dibs' torso and turned himself into a little orange doggy parachute. They slowly glided downward as the deceased dragon smashed to the ground of the kingdom, creating a massive crater. (Don't worry. All the Candy people who were crushed were just stunt-doubles.)
The two heroes landed safely in a crowd of a cheering Candy subjects and the Candy Princess stood in the center, ready to congratulate them.
"You did it! [Most of] my lovely kingdom is saved once again! Thank you, Finn and Jake!" she exclaimed excitedly and proudly. All the onlookers continued to applaud and Jake smiled widely, soaking in the given attention.
Dib, however, was in shock, and could not move his facial muscles to express how he felt. And he felt…fantastic. Never before had his accomplishments as a hero been appreciated, or even acknowledged. Back at home, everyone just laughed at him, beat him up, and called him crazy. They were all too dense to realize that he had saved the human race from utter destruction! On several accounts! Here, however, an entire kingdom was rooting for his efforts. For him and…the dog…
The boy leaned over and tapped Jake on the shoulder. "Hey, um…" he hesitated. "Does this happen often?"
"What? The hero thing?" Jake said back, confused at his buddy's unknowing. "Dude, we do this practically everyday! You're reaaally screwy today, Finn!" He laughed.
"Everyday? You get this praise every single day?"
"I refuse to answer that, Mr. Screwy."
"Wow." Dib thought, brushing off the odd nickname he was just given. "Maybe this place isn't so bad after all. I guess I should take on this "Finn" title and get to know this Jake guy. Might as well get comfortable while I'm here…Wherever here is."
"Hero…" He said quietly out loud to himself. His face relaxed and he took a deep breath and let it out slowly with sweet victory filling his mind. Even though he knew absolutely nobody in this world and didn't completely understand his situation, this was probably the best day of his life. If it were really just a dream, Dib wouldn't mind it if he never woke up.
...
Jake and Dib left the Candy Kingdom later that afternoon, covered in confetti.
"Jeez! Those Candy People really went nuts celebrating us this time. Is it a full moon out tonight or something?" the dog asked enthusiastically.
"Heh, yeah…it was pretty cool." Dib agreed in a much calmer tone.
"Hmmm…" Jake pondered his friends' strange behavior since this morning. He was just being so…boring. And just a straight up wacko! Not to mention he kept acting like he didn't know who he was or what the heck was even going on. Maybe it's some kind of phase? He didn't know. He just hoped to glob that it would pass.
Suddenly, they both heard a loud cry for help from off in the distance.
"Oh man. That's our cue, bro. What time is it?" Jake urged, confident that Finn would at least remember that much.
There was a stunned silence.
The boy looked down at him, astonished. "A…Adventure…Time…?" he answered slowly, blinking rapidly for a moment.
"Alright! Yeah! Let's go!" Jake excitedly bounded toward the direction of the SOS, not noticing that Dib did not follow him, and only stared forward in remarkable realization.
