Author's Note:
Well, here we are. The last chapter. This will officially mark my first completed FanFic. Awesome.
Thanks to everyone who has read up to this point. I'm glad you found my fic to be worth reading.
Now, before you continue, I suggest you listen to this song while reading a, uh, "certain" part. I'll tell you when it comes up *. The song's called "Kiss The Sky" by Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra. You'll understand why.
There's not much else to say except…
ON WITH THE SHOW!
Epilogue: The Day After "The Day The Night Began"
Man, what a night. Finn thought.
Our favorite hero was currently picking up the "debris" from last's night. Even though the party was a little different, it still left what most parties did: a butt-load of garbage. Although, to Finn's regard, he didn't really complain. Last night was a complete and utter success, even with the few minor, uh, setbacks. Afterward, however, was another story altogether.
When the movie ended, almost everyone was too tired from the adrenaline rush the said flick caused, with all its sci-fi action, drama and suspense.
The part when Lucia found out Black Void was her mother! Aw, priceless! Finn thought.
This meant that half the people fell unconscious the moment the film ended, including Finn himself. Later that morning, the young adventure woke up to find a still slumbering PB slumped next to him with his arm under her slender neck. While Finn was indeed embarrassed about the situation, that in no way compared to the utter shock his face expressed when, after turning his head to the noise of light snickering, he noticed that most of his friends (who had woken up not a half hour earlier) were watching him with wide smiles or equally (if not more so) shocked expressions. Among them where his best friend Jake, Marceline (who was responsible for the sound of snickering earlier), Jake Jr., Canyon, and, of course, LSP who quickly flipped out her phone to text the entirety of Ooo of his situation.
{Sigh}, as if my love life could get anymore complicated. Finn thought, still picking up the remainder of the trash left by his guests.
He honestly didn't know what to do. Should he pursue his (not so new) found feelings for his ex-crush? Should he ask Marcy about the kiss they shared that night? Or, should he hold onto these feelings until someone new comes along? Deciding to deal with this dilemma at a later date, Finn instead occupied his mind with what happened next.
After an unbelievable amount of teasing from his so called "friends" Finn slipped his arm from under the sleeping beauty before gently waking her up. She, along with the rest of his friends, said their goodbyes and left. Finn looked out a PB, silently relishing the time the two had spent together.
"She likes you, you know." Said Jake at the time.
"Ha, yeah right. I'm pretty sure that's bridge has been cut, smashed and burned for a while now." Said Finn.
Jake had put his hand on the young boy's shoulder, and gave him one of his infamous raised brows. Finn, seeing this, got the clear mental saying that Jake had given him, which basically said, "Oh yeah, sure it has." Finn only rolled his eyes at this and continued to look out the doorway. Still feeling Jake's gaze baring down on him, Finn had decided to change the subject.
"So I heard you telling Lady that you were staying over at her place tonight. Is that true?" Finn asked.
Surprised at this, Jake's expression turned into one of confusion, before realizing what Finn had just succeeded in doing. Seeing this, Jake had no choice but to answer Finn's misleading question.
"Yeah, I was gonna tell you. Are you okay with staying here alone tonight?" Jake asked.
"Jake, come on. I'm eighteen okay, I'll be fine. Besides, I have B-MO to keep me company. Ain't that right little lady?" Finn said.
B-MO had taken her place at the end of the couch, waving at Finn upon hearing her name. This gave Jake the clarity he needed and began packing his overnight bag.
It was around noon when Jake left and no sooner after he left did Finn find himself overwhelmed with the duties of cleaning up after his… wait a minute.
Ooh, that no good, dirty, lazy… Finn thought to himself, realizing why Jake had picked now to leave. I am so gonna get him back for this.
The sun had just begun to set when Finn had finally finished. When every single scrap of trash had been plucked from the ground and all the dirtied dishes had been wiped clean, he decided to take a long deserved rest on his favorite green couch, though not before grabbing a nice refreshing soda from the fridge. Uncapping it, he slowing tilted the bottle over his lips, sending the cool liquid down his parched throat. Looking around, he spotted B-MO playing one of her little games, giggling and having a good time. He then noticed that sticking out of his backpack was one of the holo tapes Finn grabbed from Martin's space ship.
"Hey B-MO." Finn called out.
Upon hearing this, the little robot gazed over to her human pal, her smile never fading from her pixelated face.
"Yes Finn?" B-MO asked in her usual robotic yet feminine voice.
"Could you pop one of those tapes from my pack into the projector for me?"
B-MO happily hummed to herself while grabbing one of the said tapes. Looking at it, B-MO noticed that the tape had no picture or cover like the one from last night did. Instead, it had a white label with black letters that read "MxV".
"Huh, that's weird." B-MO muttered to herself.
With a smile still plastered on her face, B-MO merrily walked towards the projector, took out the holo tape inside and popped the one she held in her hand. All that came up on the screen, however, was a fizzy pattern of white and black static.
"Pfft, must be broken." Finn proclaimed.
"Don't worry Finn, I can fix it!" B-MO said.
While she struggled to somehow fix the static that plagued the screen, Finn only shrugged and continued to sip his drink, slowly closing his eyes. He then started to ponder on his issues, thinking of different ways to deal with the conundrum he faced. Though after some thought, he realized that (for once in a long time), he had some clarity. Sure, his love life was still next to nonexistent, and most of the work he counted on to pay the bills had dried up, but that didn't matter. Last night proved that even after all they had been through, he and the people around him were still friends. Jake, PB, Marceline, Canyon, even Ice King. They were still with him.
"I fixed it!"
Oh, and B-MO (of course).
"That's great B, thanks." Finn said, his eyes still lazily closed.
He honestly didn't care about the screen. He was tired, and steadily began to fall into silent slumber. Before he did, he took one last sip of his soda, feeling the last of it slide down his throat and…
"Finn…" *
…
"I'll name him, Finn."
His eyes were opened the instant he heard her voice. The rest of his body though, didn't comply right away. It was frozen.
The sound of the voice was like a soft melody to him. It brought harmony to his aches and pulled his worries far away from his mind. It felt gentle and warm to the touch.
Without knowing, a barrage of tears ran down the side of his cheeks. How could a simple voice carry so much love and still feel as if it weighed nothing.
Somehow, his body started to function. He slowly turned his head towards the screen. It was then that he saw the face of the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her hair was as bright and powerful as the sun, flowing down far past her shoulders. Her eyes where the brightest blue, and her smile showed two rows of endless white. She looked no younger than twenty.
She laid on top of a narrow piece of furniture, dress in a sleeveless light blue gown. In her arms sat a bundle of blankets that constantly moved and twitch, making all kinds of grunts and whimpers. It was then that Finn realized, in her arms, she held a newborn baby, and that the little tuff of hair that laid up on his small head was dark shade of golden yellow.
She looked towards the screen and displayed a love-sickening smile that Finn could guess would even warm the heart of the Lich.
"…mom."