Adventure Time with Finn and Jake

Relics of the Past

By: Kuroyami Fukaikuro

Adventure Time belongs to its respective creators, Pendleton Ward and all else who own it. Rated t for potential swear words and eventual violence.

A/N: Recap- PB, FP, Jake, and Marceline are rebel leaders fighting against Dante, who has conquered the land of Ooo. They saved "Finn" from Dante's grasp while the real Finn is still in Dante's grasp. What will happen now? Why are you reading this and not the story?

Chapter Eleven: Lather, Rinse, Repeat

The real Finn awoke in a chair. He noticed that his wounds had healed, but his armor had been taken from him and he was shirtless in some blue shorts, tied to a chair in the center of a room. He didn't know what else was in the room, since there was only one light, and it was on him. Suddenly he heard footsteps, and his face had a look of hatred as Dante walked out of the darkness.

"Hello, Finn," Dante asked, "are you doing well?"

Finn probably would have responded with an insult, but his mouth was duct taped shut. He grunted, and Dante seemed to understand.

"Oh, don't insult me, I'm only doing what I feel is right. You might think I am evil, but let me tell you this- there is no good and evil. There is only power, and those with the BALLS to use it."

Finn countered his argument with a look.

"Please. You think you're the ultimate good guy, don't you? Well you're not, let me tell you. You're more likely a lawful neutral. In your eyes, you fight evil, but consider this- a why-wolf is attacking a group of house people. What do you do?"

Finn answered with a kick.

"Of course, you beat it up. But consider this- that why-wolf is merely trying to get food for its children, and your actions have starved them for yet another day. This is most likely the truth for most of the times you fight 'evil'. You starve animals, when it is merely their nature to eat, yet you feast on the spoils of your adventures. Where is the GOOD in that, hmm?"

Finn was devastated by this revelation. He wondered, Have I really been starving children? But, no matter whether I fight the monsters off or whether I leave them alone, someone dies… what about that?

Finn's face betrayed his thoughts, and Dante took advantage of his mental weakness to shape him in his image.

"So you see Finn, you can't win either way. So just let go. Abandon yourself and fade into the darkness."

Maybe I should do as he says… just let go and leave things as they are…

No! You can't let Dante win! We have to stop him!

But why bother trying? If I struggle, he'll just beat me again.

You can't give up! You have so much to fight for!

Like what?

Do you even have to ask? Your friends! Jake, Bubblegum, Marceline, even the Ice King!

But...

You worthless piece of- Didn't you swear to protect Seraphina? You think that Dante will allow her to live in his "perfect world"?

At this, Finn jumped up (or the closest thing to that, as he was tied to the chair). Seraphina! How could he have forgotten her? He had to stop Dante!

"Oh, I see. You're fighting it, aren't you? Well, guess what?" Dante leaned closer to Finn. "Your girlfriend was the first person I killed. You have nothing left to live for."

Finn sunk down in his chair. Seraphina is dead? Then I have nothing left to live for.

No, you fool! He's lying to you! He's lying to you!

But it was too late. Finn's consciousness had faded into the depths of his mind. All that was left was an empty shell, with a mind that would be easy to mold. Dante broke out his trademark smile, which made him look scarier than when he was angry.

"Well, time to start the brainwashing. Those fools thought I could brainwash him in his coma. Everyone knows that you have to be conscious to be brainwashed." He looked at the bag of flesh that the Hero of Ooo had become. He untied it, knowing that it no longer posed a threat to him. He surrounded it with screens depicting words along the lines of,

Dante Adan, the strongest man in the world. You work for him, unthinking, unfeeling, doing whatever he commands, and killing whoever he tells you to. Your work will revitalize the Human Race. You are an assassin for the cause. Dante Adan, the strongest man in the world. You work for him, unthinking, unfeeling, doing whatever he commands, and killing whoever he tells you to. Your work will revitalize the Human Race. You are an assassin for the cause.

in a never ending repeat. After about two hours of this, the body looked up. Then it spoke.

"What… is my name?"

Dante smiled once more. "Your name is Kuro Okami, boy. Your first target-" Dante gave him a picture of a candy person. "-is him. You can find him in the city of New Beijing."

The boy nodded, then rose from his chair. "I will set out immediately, My Lord."

"Excellent. Your things are in the room to the right as you enter the hallway."

Kuro exited the room, retrieved his weapons and armor, and left for his target.

…

The Rebel Camp

A Few Weeks Later

'Finn's' appearance in the camp gave everyone hope. He refused to take control of the group, saying, "I'll leave that to the smart folks." He accepted missions and carried them out, feeling no remorse for killing the clones that he was created alongside. However, some people found 'Finn' to be acting strangely. Seraphina found him to be less friendly and romantic than he usually was, and he always wanted to be alone. He also didn't use his catchphrases as often. He also relayed the plans for big strikes to Dante, who in turn planned to repel them. He always forced the rebels to retreat, but never eliminated them.

"He's toying with us, that bastard," Jake said at one meeting. "Please tell me you guys know what I'm talking about."

Bubblegum sighed. "Yes, we know, but it's better than him wiping us all out. What we really need to know is how he keeps countering our plans."

"Maybe there's a traitor," Finn suggested. (by suggesting it himself, it takes away the idea that he is the traitor)

"Impossible. Even if someone wanted to side with Dante, he wouldn't accept their help because they're not human."

"Good point."

"Oh hey, Jake, you have to go to New Beijing to meet up with Captain Markus to plan the attack on that new assassin Dante has. Bring FP with you. She's your backup."

"Can't we just send another assassin after him?"

"We tried that. They ended up on the roof of an inn with a giant wooden stake up their ass."

"All right, but what does Markus look like?"

"He's a damn orange lollipop. You figure it out."

…

Dante's Castle, the Human Kingdom

'Kuro' entered the mission room.

"Kuro! Great, you're here! Okay, you have one final target, then you can take that vacation to the ocean you keep asking about."

"Great, who is it."

"It's-" Dante gave Kuro a picture of Jake. "-this guy."

"Where is he?"

"New Beijing, in a meeting concerning how the Rebels are gonna take you down. This should be done after you attend a few meetings, to see if they talk about stuff other than killing you. And do it in the open."

"Understood."

As Kuro left, Dante looked after him curiously. I wonder if he knows anything about his past life. This should be interesting. Then he suddenly clutched his head as a bit of green smoke left his mouth, and he groaned in pain.

…

New Beijing, Six Days Later

Kuro had been following his target for several days. He had the same routine. Wake up, eat breakfast at a local diner, then go to the local Resistance hidden lodge to plan the takedown of the master. Luckily, his stealth skills had not faded, and Kuro managed to see every meeting. At every meeting he got a weird feeling when he saw a certain girl that looked like she was made of fire. He decided that it was nothing and ignored it. Then he would eat dinner at the local pub, get ridiculously drunk, and stumble to his room. But despite being drunk, his guard would never go down- perhaps because of experience, or maybe he was more alert while drunk. Kuro decided that the first theory was most likely the correct answer. He would have to be extremely careful and fast to kill him. He decided to kill him on his way to the pub. He was good enough to escape quickly, and it would decrease Rebel morale if he was killed in the open.

He followed him carefully. He got up behind him, then drew his knife and struck.

But Jake blocked the attack, and threw Kuro into a wall. Kuro jumped up off the ground and threw the knife. It struck Jake in a giant hand that he turned into a fist and punched at Kuro. He jumped onto the fist and ran the length of Jake's arm and was about to stab Jake in the face when a blast of fire knocked him into another wall. He got up, and saw the girl of fire. His heart ached, but he pushed the feeling aside and shot at her with his crossbow. She set the bolt on fire in midair and launched a series of fire attacks that Kuro could barely dodge. He ran up to her and they punched each other at the same time. Her punch was more effective though, as it set his mask on fire. He somersaulted back and tore it off, revealing a face neither Jake nor Seraphina expected.

"Finn? Is that you?"

End of Chapter Eleven.

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A/N: OH SNAP! They found the REAL Finn! What will happen next? Tune in to find out!