Chapter Ten

Marshall Lee's POV

When we finally reached the Candy Kingdom, Cake set Fi and myself on the ground then shrunk to her normal size to follow us into the castle. The banana guards were rushing us along down the halls, so apparently what ever was going on, was more serious than I thought.

Inside Hubba Bubba's lab, he was moving around mixing a bunch of potions, chemicals, whatever that science stuff is called.

Eh, I'm not a turbo nerd so how should I know the proper terms...

"Ah, I'm glad you arrived unharmed," gummy brains said half distracted by reading sheets of paper he scribbled all over.

"What's going on, is it the Ice Queen?"

Fionna took a step forward to draw her sword, raising it high with a cocky head nod.

"Prepare to Eat my sword, Ice Queen!"

"No no," PG said mixing together another set of potions which made a loud boom that caused everyone in the room to duck for cover.

"This is not the Ice Queen's doing."

"Then what is it Gumball," Fi asked again, popping her head over Cake's body since her sister stretched out to shield her incase the thing gumwad was working on exploded.

"Remember when I asked you and Cake to go with me to the Desert of Wonders to collect samples?"

"Yeah! And we... ran into goo mons-"

"Sweetbabies, don't tell me it's the goo monsters!" Cake interrupted Fionna, making me blink before all this started to sink in.

"Woah woah woah, hold up a tick. Not the ones from the Mushroom war," my voice broke off, trying to keep away the memories of that horrible time. For so long I have tried to forget the past, so why does it always seem to come crashing back?

"The very same," Bubba said mixing two more chemicals together to change their consistency to a foam.

"Well, some how they have made their way out of that cavern in the Desert of Wonders," he paused to look up, the look on his face making the tension in the room nauseating.

"They are on their way here to the Candy Kingdom. I'm not sure if any other villages have been infected during their chaos, but they are spreading out and it won't be long until they reach us."

"Holy shmaow! What's the plan my good man," Fi asked putting away her sword before taking a glance in my direction.

I floated over to be at her side, slipping the strap of my axe bass around my shoulders so I would no longer need to hold it, then we waited for him to speak.

For him to say something.

Anything...

Though he said nothing, he simply looked to the window deep in his thoughts before a hand lifted to rub the bridge of his nose as he searched that disgustingly smart brain of his for answers.

"I don't know. We never got a sample so I can't figure out a formula that will serve as a cure. This isn't like the last zombie outbreak... these creatures are... unpredictable. That fluid eats through anything so it's useless to try getting close enough for a sample now."

"And without a sample," Cake started, her voice trailing off when the sudden weight of the predicament hit her.

"We're screwed," I added when her face lost all its color.

No point to beat around the bush. If Gumball could not figure out a cure, then it leaves the only outcome which is the aftermath from the Mushroom War all over again.

"I refuse to accept that, there has to be something we can do." Fionna's voice was tight, her eyes narrowing as she glanced out the window as if trying to make sure the monsters were no where in sight.

I must have taken her off guard, because her entire body jumped when I grabbed her hand. Head whipping around to look at me, eyes widening when she seen the look on my face.

I jerked her into my arms, not caring if they seen or not, and I refused to let her go until I made sure she understood what was happening.

I hid my face in her neck so I could speak against her ear, voice not registering above a whisper as I held her in place.

"Listen to me, Fi... do not try anything stupid. I've seen what these things are capable of."

She struggled a bit, trying to pull back with her stubborn ways, eventually admitting defeat.

"I'm not going to just sit around and do nothing," she groaned out, pulling back enough to glare at me.

Fionna's POV

I stood there watching him, my glare softening when the look in his demon eyes made my lungs compress. It was suddenly hard to breath, chest feeling like the weight of a truck was sitting on my ribcage.

I have never seen Marshall Lee more serious before during the time I've known him. He also looked, scared in a way, if it was even possible for vampires to get scared.

Those demon eyes fell behind thin veils as they closed, his forehead pressing into mine when a hand slipped up to cup the back of my head.

"Fionna please," he whispered again, making my heart skip a beat from his pleading tone.

"Marshall, I'm a hero, I-"

He cut me off by kissing my lips firmly, the gasp from Cake echoing in the lab as he deepened the embrace.

"Boy I know you're not kissing my baby like that!"

"Cake, let him talk to her," Prince Gumball said, his voice sounding disappointed though I couldn't see his face since my eyes were close.

Marshall broke the kiss moments later, keeping his eyes closed as he whispered against my mouth, breath hot upon my lips as his words lingered in their presence.

"I'm just saying, don't do anything stupid or reckless. Always make sure one of us is with you," his eyes slowly opened to watch me from behind those raven tresses; lips slightly parted just enough so those fangs shinned brightly in the dull light of the room.

It made me want to kiss him again, and again. I was so focused on him that I didn't hear his words. What did he say? Something about reckless?

"Fionna," he whispered once more, snapping me out of it.

"Huh?"

"Promise me you won't go anywhere without one of us with you."

I sighed and nodded in agreement, giving him what he wanted.

This brought a smile to his lips as he pulled me in for another hug. Since when did The Vampire King become so affectionate?

No, better yet, since when did I want to kiss Marshall... multiple times?