9-06-12

Ch 9

As Marceline was over Matt's body; me, Jake, and Sonia were wondering on what she was going to do to help Matt. Her face looked calm and serious, showing us that she knew what she was doing. She moved closer to Matt's body, now gripping his jacket. She glared at his unconscious face, looking like she was figuring out what she was going to do. Unable to wait anymore, Jake was about to blurt out until...

*Slap*

"What the?" Jake said, shocked.

*Slap*

"Whoa Marcy, what are you doing?" Finn protested.

Marceline just stood and turned,"...Jeez guys, lighten up. Just trying to ease the tension here. Also, i think I'm able to determine what's happening to Matt."

"Really? What is it?" Finn and Jake asked.

"Yes, I too am wondering what happened to him." Sonia said.

"Well, I'll explain more when we get to my house. All I can say is that he is facing some past demons right now." She replied while carrying Matt.

The everyone agreed as they followed her back to her home.


[An hour or so later]

Once at her house, Marceline wasted no time in bringing Matt to her room. After placing him on her bed, she asked Finn, Jake, and Sonia to give her some privacy while taking care of Matt. Seeing that there wasn't much to do, Finn and Sonia stayed in the living room to watch the Heat Signature series, while Jake went ahead and chatted with Lady on the phone. While Marceline was out doing her thing, Finn recalled what they were told about Matt's condition.

"So Marcy, what's wrong with Matt anyways?" Jake asked as they walked their way to her home.

"Well, it seems like whatever happened in the fight, seems like fake Finn used a similar spell Ash used on me that one time. Remember?" Marceline said.

"Oh yeah. That memory-sleeping spell, right?" Finn said.

"Yup. So I'm going to try using the magic dust and the sleeping spell to get into Matt's memories to take out whatever memory is keeping him like this."

"Oh, so can we-" Jake said before was interrupted my Marceline. "No Jake. I rather do this one alone. For all we know, there are some memories he might have that he doesn't want us to know."

"Hmm, that makes sense," Finn said.

Marceline added, "Also, I think you guys need to take a break."

After taking a few seconds to think, Jake spoke "Hey wait. it's night so why aren't you going to go look for the shapeshifter?"

"Well you weenie, I am the 'Vampire Queen'. I have minions looking for him as we speak. duh."

"Ehehehe. I knew that." Jake said.

"Sure..." Finn said sarcasticly as Sonia giggled.

"Ok, let's stop wasting time. We need to hurry up and get back to my house," Marceline insisted.

After recalling this, Finn thought to himself, "Hope Matt get's out of this okay..."


(Marceline POV)

While I was was taking care of Matt, I hear him mutter something in his sleep.
"...Carolynn..."

"Carolynn? I wonder who she is," I thought to myself.

Once I got the dust, I said to myself, "Well, let's hope this works..." I then threw some dust over myself, causing me to fall asleep and begin my decent into Matt's past.

[Matt's memories]

"Hmm, so this is Matt's past." Marceline said as she surveyed her surroundings. She was in an open grass field with only a handful of trees to be seen. As she looked around, she noticed a person laying down under a tree's shade. Upon getting a closer look she noticed it was Matt, only this time he was wearing a a different set of clothing.

He wasn't wearing his usual white jacket but instead wearing a forest-green shirt and had two shoulder plates. He also seemed to have full raven black hair, no signs of any silver. Other than that, he wore his casual pants and gloves. Looking at him sleeping like this tempted her to tease him, but she knew she couldn't do much as she was only a visitor in Matt's memories. Just as she was about to leave to another iteration of Matt's memories, a knife flew right past her in straight toward's Matt.

"Whoa, what the-" she said before Matt caught the knife and ran towards his assailant. The attacker was wearing a black robe, covering their entire face and body. From the quick movement and agile reflexes, Marceline could only assume that the attacker was a female. She was correct, as Matt slashed at his opponent who barely dodged, only to get their cowl ripped to shreds and reveal their identity. Marceline was surprised that the attacker looked vaguely familiar to herself and that the attacker had silver hair. She was even more surprised on how casual they became after their fight stopped.

"*Chuckle* Well Carry. That's how many time's you failed at catching me off guard? Six? Seven?" Matt said as he handed back the knife.

"Oh don't act all high and mighty. I'll get you one day... And it was seven times alright?" She replied, pouting. "And don't call me 'that' alright? My name's Carolynn." Once she got her knife back, Carolynn removed her robe, revealing that she was wearing similar clothing as Matt, but with more armor plating. She was wearing a blood-red shirt under the light armor that covered her chest. And unlike Matt, she was wearing some pretty short shorts. "She stood at around 5'7, with long and slender legs. Matt though stood in front of her a few inches taller, perhaps 6'2?" Marceline thought as she observed them. As she observed them, Matt grabbed Carolynn and tried to give her a noogie, but she was able to avoid him and tickle him in his sides. They were about to continue this tease-fest until they heard a voice calling out to them.

"Hey you two! Stop messing around! We need to go!" A blonde said far off in the distance. Marceline took a quick look and saw this person was wearing a white dress, a golden tiara, and other usual princess-like clothes. As this new arrival was approaching the two, Marceline decided to hurry and find her way out to the next memory. She took her leave through a door exit by a nearby tree.

After exiting the previous memory, Marceline finds herself transported to a courtyard with Matt and Carolynn sitting by a fountain. "This must be a new memory," she thought. She floated to a nearby bush, so she could get a better view of what the two lovebirds were doing. As she was watching them, she saw how Matt was acting all nervous. "Heh, just like Finn," she said as she giggled. Even though he was nervous, it seemed like Matt and Carolynn were having a good time. Marceline kept quiet as she observed them, seeing if there was any importance in this memory.

"Matthew, that was a fun time I had today." Carolynn said.

"Ye-yeah," He replied shyly.

She noticed his shyness and asked, "What's up? You seem tense."

"I-It's nothing.."

"Oh really?" she grinned.

"Y-Yes." he staggered.

"You know you're a bad liar, right."

"...You can't make me tell you."

"Don't make me get it out of you~" she got closer.

"Still not telling..." he said looking away.

"Well then, I'll just do this then."

"Wha..?" Matt was shocked as he turned back to be given a deep and passionate kiss from her. After kissing for what felt like hours, the two finally separated, leaving a trail of saliva from each other's mouths. They stared into each other's eyes, happy that they were spending their time together.

Marceline looked from afar, feeling a bit envious of the two. Seeing that there wasn't anything in this memory that needed removing, she went ahead and took her leave.
Once she made it to another memory, Marceline found herself in a castle hallway. As She looked around, she began to feel an eerie atmosphere. "I'm getting a very bad feeling of this memory. Perhaps this is the memory I'm looking for." She thought as she floated down the halllway. As she was floating, she heard sounds of swords clashing. Curious, she hovered to the door where the noise was loudest. Seeing the door was ajar, Marceline went ahead and opened the door. She was shocked at what she saw...


A.N.: Well, here is one chapter. Now we get to know a bit about Matt. :D