More important update. Please read.

I actually feel extremely foolish. I was upset because of all things yesterday, and I looked and saw I had no reviews, and I just freaked. I'm not as upset as I was, and I'd like to thank all the people who gave me reviews. The ones I got were really inspiring, and they are completely true. See, yesterday, after writing the 'Update', I looked back on Brick or Dexter and Adventure Time: Enemy Rises, and one thing stood out to me. I acknowledged that I didn't get many reviews, and I still went forward with my work. I guess AT:ER and BoD spoiled me. (Especially BoD because HOLY CRAP 92 REVIEWS).

I'd like to apologize. What I just did was kind of stupid. AT:C and BoD:Re will be continued, and finished, and then I'm not sure where I'm going to go after that. I think I'm going to do that LoZ:OoT novelization, as I have that game at the ready. Either that or a Skyward Sword novelization (as I also have that game at the ready.) I kind of like doing Adventure Time stories (and I realize that I missed the new episode -_-') and I might do another one (though it probably will not be a sequel to AT:C, and might just be a whole other world. That or a spin-off. I really like spin-offs.

Those will be going on and I'll find my way soon enough. I'm just going to keep writing, even if I don't get the critical acclaim I'd like. (If you could call it critical acclaim. I wouldn't.) I'll just keep trying, and, hopefully, people will notice me. If they don't, well, I'll just be doing what I've always been doing. Staying up late at night and writing some fanfiction.

Update. Very important. Please read.

I'd just like to take a quick little moment here to discuss a few things that have been on my mind. I'm actually a bit upset.

I actually put a lot of work into my stories, and well, I'm not trying to beg for reviews, but some constructive criticism or praise would be cool. And I do get some reviews, but it's generally from a handful of like 5 people who do review sometimes.

I'm a community type of guy, and I like to integrate fans and viewers and all the like into my stories, but it's a little bit hard to do when you get no feedback. The Brick or Dexter Re-Imagined story was going to be a project if people liked it and wanted more, and, really, nobody did. I was actually really excited for it, but, well, apparently, nobody was really interested, so, as far as I'm concerned, that's canceled. The LoZ high school fic turned prompt fic is probably not going to happen. I asked for feedback, and I didn't get any, and to be honest, a prompt fic wouldn't work without any reviews anyway, so, uh, yeah, that's canceled. I already established that the Legend of Korra story I hinted at will not be a reality, canceled long ago. I actually wanted to do a LoZ:OoT novelization as well, but that's canceled. AT:C barely gets any reviews as it is, and I wanted some suggestions for any hi-jinks that could ensue, but, well, nobody really PMed me with any ideas. (Granted I did get a PM complimenting my work, and I would like to thank people who do enjoy my work, and I did get a comment regarding my request, and thank you for reviewing (you know who you are)). I'm going to finish that story, because I vowed that I would, and I will complete it, and not just like in 1 chapter. It might be less frequent updates, because I need to think hard about all the content that goes in. But, it will happen, at the very least.

So, as you might notice, every single possible idea that I ever mentioned as to another story or project being worked on is canceled. Just in case anyone can't tell, this means that I will not be working on any story on after AT:C. I simply don't have the desire to when I'm not getting any response for the work that I put all of my sweat and tears into. Now, I know that some of you guys do comment (on AT:C, at least, and about AT:C,) and that alone is the only reason why I'm continuing AT:C, but, as far as I am concerned, that will be my last work on . I might be around on one of the forums, or reviewing on one of the stories, but I highly doubt that I will be working on any stories on this website. I apologize to the small number of people who actually care about this.

I was going to begin working on the next chapter of AT:C and completely improvise, but I really can't now, because it's so late, and I'm tired, and I don't really care enough to. But I'll just leave you guys with a re write of Chapter 1.


Four years. It had been four years. It seemed like such a short number, but, really a lot had changed. The Princess and I were no longer as comfortable with eachother, but it was really just me being a teenager and being shy around her, because of how gorgeous I knew she was. We still hung out, and talked and, she might have actually liked me, so I made sure that I was with her more often. Marceline hadn't changed a bit, and I started hanging out with her more, becoming quickly attatched to her after the adventure we'd had earlier. It was especially convenient, because Jake had less time to spend with me and had more to spend with Lady Rainicorn, with whom he was getting more serious with. I didn't mind. When he was with me, we hung out and chilled and it was great. I-

"Oof!" I yelled, falling backwards on my butt. "Huh? Oh, shiz!" I exclaimed, jumping up and taking out my sword. There was a vampire standing in front of me, clenching his fists as he swirled his tongue around one of his fangs in a menacingly way. He hissed and I clenched my blade and waited for him to come at me. He did soon enough, attempting to rush me and hit me with his fists. I side stepped and dodged him, so he ended up missing and stumbling to stop himself. I took this oppurtunity to slash at his back with my sword, making him topple over.

"Good job, Finn." Marceline laughed, strumming her guitar axe. She came up to me, and I stepped back so that she could talk to the vampire. "Don't forget your place. I am the vampire queen. Remember that next time, beforing attempting a mutiny." she scolded the man and he groaned, before she took her foot from him, and he transformed into a bat, flying off before anything else could be said.

"Heavy," Jake commented, coming up behind me, now.

"Yeah, for reals, great leadering, yo," I complimented Marcie with a smile, holding my hand up for a high-five, and she smiled back before touching my palm to hers.

"Thanks for helping me out guys, I really appreciate it. Beating up dudes is tiring, you know what I mean?"

"Believe me, I do," I answered, getting a laugh from the three of us.

"Anyways, Marcie, we're gonna go back to the tree house. You should stop by tomorrow or something, and we can hang out," Jake said now, picking me up and putting me on his back. He's definitely gotten much more comfortable around Marceline now, which was cool, since we hung out with her so much.

"Seeya, Marcie," I bid her farewell as I lay on Jake's back. I was suddenly incredibly tired. I guessed it was since the adrenaline stopped pumping. It sucked.

As soon as we got to our house, I yelled that I was going to sleep and ran inside of the house, and was very surprised to see Lady Rainicorn there. "Oh... uh, hey, Lady!" I greeted her with a smile.

Jake walked in after me. "Oh, hey Lady. You're here early. Used the key under the mat, huh? Heheh." he smiled, before noticing me again. "Oh! Finn! You... uh, you should probably... uh... go... and... um... see the princess! Yeah! That!"

"But, dude!" I complained. "I'm very... very tired..."

"Aw... well, fine then. Have a good sleep." He said, before sitting down next to the Lady and beginning to play some orchestra music on his violin. What's worse, he began murmuring some words to the Lady in Korean, words that I could tell would disturb me if I understood them.

I was up and out of the door and jogging to the Candy Kingdom in no time. I didn't want to hear and listen to Jake and the Lady telling eachother that they loved eachother and whatever else they could do with eachother, and it only made sense that while my bro was with his girlfriend, maybe I should be with my almost girlfriend.

My thoughts wandered in no particular direction before I arrived at the Candy Kingdom. Quickly being allowed entrance, I was told that the Princess wanted to see me. That was actually very convenient. All throughout my trek through the Candy Kingdom, everyone was pointing at me and whispering, and those who did speak to me told me the same cryptic information, that the Princess wanted to see me. It was really getting on my nerves.

Soon enough, I made my way over to the Candy Castle, and Manfrey quickly said upon my arrival, "Oh, Finn! The Princess wants to see you..."

"I know... where is she?" I asked him, not wanting to actually have a conversation for fear that I would have an outburst and yell at him.

"She's waiting for you on the balcony," he answered, gesturing with one of his leg nubs.

"Thanks," I replied, before making my way up to the balcony. I could personally never understand how anyone remembered the layout of the huge castle, I easily lost track of time wandering around, normally, but, luckily, Manfrey pointed me in the direction of the staircase that would lead me up to it. Soon I made my way up to the top and was greeted with the sight of the princess, looking over the edge of the balcony, down at the people of her kingdom.

I knocked on the wall to alert her to my presence.

"Ah. Finn. Hello," She smiled at me, now facing me. The darkness of the sky around her contrasted with the bright pink of her skin and hair and clothes and it was surreal how beautiful she looked.

"Hey, Princess. I, uh, sorta figured you needed me?" I asked, with a shrug of my shoulders, trying to stay cool.

Her smile faded, and she turned around, this time looking up at the night sky, at the stars. "A prince has come." she said simply, and really, that was all I needed to know what the problem was.

But I tried to believe that it wasn't true, to draw out this moment in which I knew that we weren't being ripped apart. "What... what about him, Princess?"

"He wants to take my hand in marriage," she answered, her voice just above a whisper.

And then there was no more pretending that it wasn't real. I was still dumbfounded, and I stared at her, not sure what I could say. She turned around and looked back at me, sadness in her eyes, and then I could speak again. "Princess! You can't!" I demanded, balling my fists.

"I have to, Finn."

"Why?"

"It's complicated," she muttered, looking away from me for a second.

The words rang true in my ears. There were no other words that contained the amount of truth that these did. Wanting her was a complication. But still, I kept fighting. "You don't have to, Princess. There's always a choice."

"What other choice do I have?" she asked now, staring into my eyes, as if she knew what I was going to say.

"Me,"

She smiled sadly, looking down. "You... weren't quite ready."

Oh.

"I... I'm..." I stuttered. "Princess!" I called, demanding her attention, demanding for her to look me in the eyes now. "I am ready, now..."

She looked down again, avoiding my gaze, as I came closer to her. "I'm sorry," she said, before I wiped some of the strands of hair on her face out of it. I held her chin up with my hand, so that our eyes met, and I kissed her lips softly, before backing up.

"Tell me... Tell me, Princess, tell me that feeling isn't worth fighting for..."

She looked up at me with a red face. "F-Finn...? I..."

I realized quickly that was an idiot move, and I determined that I wasn't myself when I did that. But I stood with my mistake. It was clear to me. She didn't change her mind. She didn't care enough about me. "No, no. It's okay. Goodbye, Princess Bubblegum," I turned on my heel and walked away, sighing at her silence.

On my way out, everyone pointed at me again, but for a different reason. I knew why. I hadn't felt tears in a long time. It was refreshing, it was new, but it was upsetting. I made it back to my house soon enough, still silently crying, and I opened the door.

See, there are these phases that you go through when something bad happens to you, something like what had just happened with myself and the Princess.

First, you feel like you can try to get it to work. Then you realize it won't change and start crying or otherwise get depressed. You begin to get angry. You start crying again. You remember how bad you wanted it. You go into a rage, wanting to get the thing out of your life. You realize that you made a mistake, and you're sad again.

I was on phase 3.

"Hey, Finn. Welcome back."

"Jake... Jake, I'm... I'm freaking... I'm flipping out dude!" I warned him, as I could feel all my blood rush to my face.

"Aw, man!" Jake yelled as he ran up to the bedroom, just before I broke out into a rage and hit everything in the ground floor of our house. Soon after, as I was laying on the floor, staring at the ceiling, Jake came back down. "I... I heard the news, dude."

Tears streamed down my cheeks.

Wanting her was a complication.