When they go downstairs, Jake is sitting at the table tearing up pankcakes and sipping coffee. Another plate of flap jacks sits uneaten, with bacon too, and beside that is a bowl of fresh apple slices. They plop down next to him, leaving him between the two of them. Jake is the first to speak.
"She stayed here last night."
It's not a threat, or anything angry. his tone is flat, even. Still, Finn is quick to defend her.
"Yeah man, she's allowed to now! We're like, together, and stuff."
"You two slept together."
Again, no rage. Just a declaration of fact. The human blushes hard, looking over at her to find her doing the same, and he lets off a nervous chuckle.
"Yeah... we... we did, Jake. I know, it sounds really wrong when you say it like that, but nothing happened."
The dog looks up from his coffee, straight into the humans eyes.
"You SURE about that? I mean, you've never even done it Finn, how would you know?"
This time, Marcy is the one to defend them.
"Jake, come on, I think he would know. Finns a smart kid. Besides, he's... he's not ready yet. We'll get there when we get there." Her eyes flash red for a moment and she bares her fangs in a hissing snarl. "And When we do, it's none of your damn business. Understand?"
The dog simply sips his coffee, ignoring the maliciousness.
"Sure, sure. What happens between you two stays there, got it."
The discussion is dropped, and it's back to eating in silence, though Finn does find her hand under the table and give it a reassuring squeeze. Jake would come around... eventually. These things took time, and the pup was VERY stubborn. Still, by the time breakfast was over, Jake was back to his usual bombastic self as they played games on Beemo. Right up until Finns cellphone rang. He answers immediately, not even looking at the caller ID.
"PB, what is it?"
The voice on the other end of the device is desperate, full of fear, as the princess answers him.
"It's time, Finn! We've got TWO rifts this time! Two emergences at the same exact time! Hurry!"
He drops the device wordlessly, and practically sprints over to his backpack where it hangs from a hook on the door, shrugging into the straps and putting his sword on his belt.
"It's time, dude?"
Jake asks. Finn simply nods, his brow furrowed heavily. Two. Not one, TWO. at the same time. the day he was supposed to stop it, the litch sent an extra monster, just for him. It was... troublesome, to say the least. Marcy walks forward, placing her hand on his shoulder.
"You can DO this, Finn. And we're going to help you get there."
She waves her right hand, and a rift appears in the air, a small vortex of glowing purple chaos, leading straight to the nightosphere... it spits out her battleaxe bass guitar, and she slings it over her shoulder by the strap.
"Come on, boys. We've got monsters to slay."

Marceline carries them both this time, flying through the sunny morning with her wide brimmed hat and gloves to protect her skin. She drops them near the column of bannana soldiers by the front gate, landing in the grass directly in front of the Princess herself.
"Bonnie."
"Marcy, man am I glad to see you guys..."
The pink gum girl points behind her, off into the distance, where no less than two shoggoths advanced on the candy kingdom. Each of the beasts was a massive ball of mottled green flesh, covered in various eyes and fanged mouths, tentacle like appendages hanging down from their bodies and killing every inch of grass they floated over, not to mention a few trees. A bird flies just a bit too close to one of them, and it exhales fire from one of the gaping maws that dot its body, before finishing the poor animal with a jolt of lightening from its eyeballs.
"What the hell are those, PB?"
Finn is the one to ask this, his voice a little shaky, his hand on his sword. He had never seen this type of monster.
"Shoggoths, they're-"
Marceline cuts her off.
"They're messangers of chaos, and wicked bad news. The only reason you haven't seen it before is because they first appeared before you were born, and haven't been seen since. This must be the litches trump card."
Jake scratches his chiin, staring up at the massive creatures that drew ever closer.
"How do we fight them, then?"
A new voice picks up from the bananna guards, a feminine voice... and one that Finn knows all too well. The Princess of the Fire kingdom herself, Phoebe, steps forward from the ranks of soldiers.
"We fight fire... with fire. So to speak."
Finns jaw drops, as does Jakes... but Marceline just stares at the flaming dame with poison in her gaze. Fire Princess Phoebe had come alone, no flame people, no Cinnamon Bun. She wore thick firesteel armor, with a matching lance, her hair a blaze of chaos... and she was at least 4 inches taller than Finn now.
"Hello, Finn. Jake. Marceline. Bubblegum."
Finn just stands there, staring at her, openmouthed... but Marcy steps forward, until she is inches away from the fire girl, glaring down at her.
"Phoebe."
"Marcy."
Bubblegum steps between them, throwing up her arms.
"Can we do this later? We've got more important biz going on right now."
The vampire huffs, crossing her arms, and the fire princess lowers her lance. Marceline asks the important question.
"Whats the plan, Bonnie?"
the gum girl grins wide, a look of pride in her eyes.
"Team A will consist of me and Jake. Team B will consist of Phoebe and Marceline. Each team will engage one shoggoth, while team C, consisting of Finn, uses the distraction to get to the portal before it closes."
She snaps her fingers, and the ranks of bananna guards outside the city part, forming a path through the center of their lines. A single horsedrawn carriage is brought forward, its cargo covered in a thick grey cloth. Finn peers at it... another one of the princesses awesome crazy inventions, no doubt. He walks forward, looking at the blanket covered mound.
"Yo, Peebs! What is this thing?"
She simply laughs, and claps her hands.
"This is how you're going to stand up to the Litch, and win."
The banana guards reveal the cargo... a giant humanoid looking pile of steel sits there. It would stand a good 8 feet tall. Upon closer inspection, it's hollow. In place of its right hand, the mechanical suit had been attached to the gauntlet of Billy the hero, a thick bronze glove that shot beams of energy from the eyeball in its palm, the only weapon known to harm the Litch.
The princess walks around it in a slow circle, admiring the armor with obvious pride, as she checks the integrity of her welding.
"Remember that time Phoebe tried to flump up the goblin kingdom, and you and Jake used those robot suits to stop her? Same idea, with a little more of my... personal touch."
Finn nods slowly, scratching his chin.
"Will it work?"
The princess looks up at the monsters approaching her walls... it was time.
"I really hope so. For everyones sake."