Fionna's pale blue eyes flickered briefly before flying open as memories rushed back to her. She struggled to sit up. She glanced, disoriented, at her surroundings. She was in the hospital wing back at the castle in Candy Kingdom.
"H-Hello?" Her voice cracked. She struggled to her feet and managed to stagger out of the hospital wing. She crept down the empty streets, curiosity and fear raged war in her tired mind. The deserted Candy Kingdom seemed dark and alien.
"Fionna?" A strangely familiar voice questioned from the shadows.
"Ice Queen?" She replied in shock.
"Fionna, the streets are not safe anymore..."
Fionna bolted up in bed. Like in her dream she was in the hospital wing of Prince Gumball's castle. She looked around. Marshall Lee was laying on the bed beside her, his dark eyes staring at nothing.
"Marshie?" She whispered hoarsely and his head turned to her. He sat up in bed and came to sit beside her. She realized all of the windows and doors had been boarded up.
"Marshie, what's going on?" She demanded, her voice much stronger now.
"I don't know anymore..." His voice cracked. He pressed his lips gently against her cheek and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Something started banging on the door.
"We should probably get out of here. It's not safe anymore." He muttered as the door began splintering. He floated high into the air, dragging a tired and confused looking Fionna with him.
"Shh." He warned quietly as the door broke. Fionna pressed her hand against her mouth as tears poured from her blue eyes. A mangled mess that had once been a candy person lay convulsing on the ground. Marshall floated through a hole in the ceiling.
The same destruction was going on in the rest of Candy Kingdom. Bloody messes staggered on broken limbs and lay scattered all throughout the streets.
"What happened to Gumball and Cake and the others?" Fionna whispered sadly.
"Don't worry, they're safe. We discovered the dead don't like the cold so they're hiding out in Ice Kingdom."
"Then why were we in Candy Kingdom?" She asked, not really wanting the answer.
"Because it wasn't safe to move you, but it wasn't safe to stay. I stayed to guard you because I love you..." His voice trailed away.
"I love you too Marshall Lee." She hissed from between er teeth and nibbled on his ear.
"No. Not now Fio." He said. He seemed strangely weighed down.
"How long was I out for?" She asked nervously.
"Only a few days." He said and kissed her forehead.
There's something your not telling me." She whispered sadly. He didn't answer.
"Please tell me." She pleaded as tears flowed down her face. Marshall Lee sighed.
"I got you pregnant..." He whispered. Fionna said nothing. Marshall didn't look at her. She took the sides of his face firmly in her hands and forced him to look at her. She pressed her lips happily against his.
"Y-You aren't mad?" He asked cautiously, surprised.
"Of course I'm not mad!" She exclaimed and kissed him again.
Finally they reached Ice Kingdom, but the sight was not pleasant. The ice was stained red and bloody massed dotted the blue and white land scape. Marshall flew right into the Ice castle.
"Something else you should know..." Marshall began. "Ice Queen is expecting as well..."
"Why do I have a feeling I'm going to be mad at Gumball for this?" She sighed.
"'Cuz he's the father."
Fionna sighed. Marshall set her down on her feet and they walked down the dark hallways. Fionna clutched the Vampire King's arm as they walked in silence, finally coming to a hallway with only one room at the end. They walked up to it and Marshall Lee pushed the door open. Before Fionna could move something very furry launched herself at her.
"FIONNA!" Cake cried happily as she entangled her sister in her stretchy arms. Fionna smiled.
When Cake finally let go the rest of them greeted her. Prince Pinky, Lord M., even Ice Queen herself! Strangely, Fionna and Ice Queen got along for once, a new understanding in their eyes.
Marshall Lee stayed in an icy corner, thinking.
"Do the others know?" The beautiful voice of Fionna sliced through his thoughts.
"Know what?" He asked.
"That I'm... you know..." She blushed.
"No. Only Gum-wad, but he doesn't count. I threatened to beat him if he told anybody. I think Ice Queen knows too, but if she told anybody would they believe her? Also, I scared the living sun light out of her." Fionna snickered quietly.
They sat in silence for a few minutes. Marshall played with the box in his pocket while Fionna quietly questioned how this would affect their relationship and why their relationship had moved so fast... or maybe it hadn't.
"Hey, Fionna?" Marshall asked. She looked up at him. He pulled a deep breath and got down on one knee, removing the box from his pocket.
"Yes." She whispered. He didn't even have to say anything. She hugged him and pressed her lips against the top of his head. Marshall smiled brightly and wrapped his arms around her waist, hoisting her up into the air. She squealed happily.
The little group in the rest of the room began looking at them weirdly. Marshall Lee set her back on her feet and slipped the ring onto her finger.
Cake hissed loudly and launched herself at him. He screamed like a little girl and barely managed to dodge her claws. Fionna giggled at his girly scream and stepped in between her fiance and her sister.
"Cake, stop." She said firmly, then continued giggling. The cat hissed viciously and tried to reach around her sister. Fionna whispered something in Cake's ear and the cat fell over in shock.
"You are what now?!" She shrieked from the floor.
"You heard me." Fionna said. The sisters whispered fiercely for a moment. Cake sighed.
"Me too." She sighed. Fionna nodded and hugged her sister tightly. They continued their whispering before going to talk with Ice Queen.
The Ice Queen sealed the girls off from the boys from a moment. Roughly half an hour later the wall came down and the three girls looked like best friends.
"Istas says shes happy for us, and Cake forgives you." Fionna said to Marshall Lee.
"Istas?" He asked.
"The Ice Queen." She replied. He nodded.
"We're all going to the Night o'Sphere tomorrow. Nothing there should be effected by everything going on here, and mom will want to kill you again."
"Oh, just what I need right now." She muttered sarcastically.
"Ah, don't worry. You've got fie other people watching your back this time, and last time you managed to fight her off pretty much by yourself." He reminded her. She nodded and buried her head in his shoulder.
Fionna eventually got up and walked over to where Istas was sitting.
"You said you had something for me?" She said.
"Yeah, I did." She said and picked up a little package from beside her. "Here. I don't use it and you just might need it."
Fionna tore the pale blue paper from the package. There was a crown much like the once Ice Queen always wore, only this one had icy blue gems instead of the fiery red ones that crested the gold of Ice Queen's.
"It allows you to control fire." Istas informed her. Fionna removed the bunny hat she loved so much and put it in her backpack.
"Here." Istas offered and began running a brush through Fionna's tangled blond hair. After her hair was falling in neat waves down her back Ice Queen took the little crown from her hands and nestled it in the golden locks. She offered the girl a mirror, which she gladly accepted. She gazed in shock at her reflection.
"Try melting through the wall." She suggested. Fionna looked confused.
"Put your energy into your hands. Your body will start pulling energy from the crown. Said energy will be released as fire. The fire won't burn you, don't worry, just like I can't feel cold and extreme heat doesn't really effect me. The cold won't bother you and nor will heat." Ice Queen explained.
Fionna focused on the wall and on her hands. Her hands glowed and began to feel pleasantly warm. A little jet of flame exploded from the tips of her fingers and melted through the thick wall of ice. Fionna felt no difference. Istas refroze the wall quickly.
"Good. You can now use your powers however you please, just not against me, or any of the others." Istas praise became a demand.
"Kay." Fionna replied. They sat quietly for a moment.
"Why do you name all of your penguins Gertrude?" Fionna asked, genuinely curious. Ice Queen sighed.
I had a sister, a very long time ago. Her name was Cecile. She was born blind. She loved the name Gertrude. She died when we were 9. Our parents died when I was 14. My mothers name was Gertrude." She sounded sad but she smiled.
"I guess the name has a double meaning then." Fionna said. Istas nodded. Fionna stood and walked back to her fiance. She stared at her hands for a moment.
"Your hair looks nice." He complimented.
"Thanks." She murmured. "Um, I have a question..."
"Shoot." He said.
"How fast do vampire kids grow?" She blushed.
"Roughly the same as anything or anyone else. Kinda like the human aging proses actually." He narrowed his eyes briefly. "Your pregnant for roughly 9 months, then the kid grows until their between the ages of 16 and 24, then they just stop growing." He shrugged.
"Kay." She said and let herself fall asleep on his shoulder.
This took forever. Tell me what you people think :)
Cecile: a name meaning Blind
Istas: a name meaning Snow