Quick Author's Note:
Hey guys, I just want to thank you all for the positive feedback I have been receiving so far. It really means a lot, I really appreciate reading through your thoughts on my story and it definitely helps motivate me to write more :D Anyways, here comes more surprises yay! Yay? Maybe my surprises are a good thing, maybe they're a bad thing…hmmm, probably more along the lines of bad in this scenario? Well you're just going to have to find out .
Chapter Twelve: Trauma
Disclaimer: I do not own Adventure Time! I do however, own my imagination :)
Finn's POV: two days prior
"We have to stick together you guys!" In response, we all huddle back to back once more. This is the safest tactic to use at the moment. We had been sent to search and raid the local hospital (my local hospital) as it turned out, the whole building was swarmed.
Slowly and coordinately we pace our way through the somewhat tight corridors. Ember, Frank (we refer to him as Muscles Prince), LSP (Leonidas Spencer Petersons), and I had formed our small group as soon as we arrived to this sector. We keep our blades drawn so not to make more noise than necessary. We restrain from stepping outside the circle, we have to make sure none of us gets bit and this back to back circle has become somewhat of a safety zone. We cautiously round the next corner, turning my head left and right, scanning my surrounding as much as I possibly can, I spot a large entryway leading into a dark room. Maybe that's the room we're looking for.
"Over there" I whisper loud enough for the others to hear. I catch them nod in response, while we shuffle our way toward the door I suddenly pick up an unfortunate noise,
"UUUUuuuurrrgggg" Shit!
"It's coming from down the hall, let's just get in that room before it or they catch up to us!" I sort of yell whisper in command. I hear everyone take in a deep breath, including myself. We proceed towards the large double doors.
We enter the dark room and blockade the doors by resting one of our swords in between the handles. Not hearing any sounds that would indicate any walking dead, we spread apart.
"Like why don't we find a light switch" I mentally groan, of course LSP would suggest this. Ember's the first to respond,
"The light will attract more of those things toward us! Gosh! How long have you been fighting off zombies exactly? Because sometimes I have a feeling that you don't have a clue of what you're doing!" I chuckle; sometimes her short fuse gets the best of her. I shift my attention towards said girl with the bad temper as her and the gossiping purple haired boy continue to bicker as per usual. Her bright golden eyes always spark with a certain glint of determination whenever her anger bubbles to the surface all the while her cheeks flush deeper and deeper until her face is about the same shade as her scarlet hair, and by the way her speech changes I find myself comparing her on and off foul mouth to that of a sailor. My grin widens,
"Come on guys, we don't have time for your bickering" Their attention averts toward Muscles, who is probably contemplating on whether he should pound some sense into them, or just LSP. I find my voice,
"Guys, we came here for a reason. Now let's start searching" Flickering my sight from Ember, my eyes begin to dance around the room. I can make out the neat arrangement of shelving throughout the large area since my eyes are beginning to adjust better to the dark surroundings.
"Let's just grab as much as we can, it looks like this is some sort of supply room. We'll get the deed done and high tail it out of here." Without another word we quietly scatter and we empty the contents of said shelving. I don't even try to read any of the text that splays across the bottles; it's far too dark for me to read the small labels and fine print. I robotically proceed to grasp each cold and somewhat dust collected bottle and settle them down in my oversize backpack. My ears pick up the sounds of soft clinks and thuds as everybody continues to make their packs heavier with the weight of medical supplies. As I continue my task I notice the sound of breathing right beside me, turning my head our gaze locks. My eyes meet with the same bright golden irises that never cease to make me feel as if I'm on cloud nine.
"Hey Finn" She speaks barley above a whisper with a tentative smile that makes my insides warm up,
"Oh, uh, hey Ember" I start rubbing the back of my neck in hopes to calm down my jitters, but to no avail.
"I have something I've been meaning to tell you for a while now" My smile broadens when I notice how nervous she is, moving her hands, fiddling with her necklace, playing with her hair-knowing that she is just as nervous as I am makes me feel a bit better. But what does she want to tell me? She heaves in a deep breath and I once again am met with that determined glint in her stare,
"Finn, we've known each other for a long time and I know I don't sound crazy when I say and I really mean that I lov-"
"You guys! We like have to get the lump out of here!"
"Are you serious?!" I jump at Ember's outburst; I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that anger. A husky voice interrupts,
"There isn't any time for that Flame girl! LSP is right this time! There's another room connected to this one and it's filled with walkers!" I notice Ember's frown transitioning to a scowl at the name "flame girl," but she quickly responds to Muscle's information by grasping my unoccupied hand and following the others in suit.
We remove the weapon that was used as a blockade as quickly as possible; of course we don't have time to open the only exit without being met with the multitude of groans resonating from the back room. Swiftly, we're out the door and we instead block the entryway from the opposite side, stalling the new found swarm from flooding the halls.
"Arrrraaagggggg"
Ember's POV:
Dancing my gaze left and right, I notice something, we are screwed. It looks like we didn't lose those oncoming zombies prior to the supply room.
"What do we do now Finn?" We all instinctively reform our 'circle.' With our backs against one another to increase our safety and assurance; however, I'm not sure how well this 'circle' routine is going to work. Filed zombies spill in from either congested side as we wait like sitting ducks smack in the middle of one of the many third floor corridors.
"If we can round the left side corner, there is a window. That window can lead us to the next building's roof top. If we can leap to that roof, there should be a ladder and we'll be safe" All of us nod in response to Finn's plan. We all pace accordingly, me being on the opposite side of our destination, I face the oncoming walkers from the right side of the hall while LSP and Muscles takes care of any mutants pooling in from me or Finn's side, and Finn deals with the other oncoming zombies. The polluting sounds of gunshots blaring and blades embedding into decaying corpses wash out to a mere hum as I continue my rifle assault upon our attackers. Using the scope on my handy sniper rifle, I am able to make direct hits and instantly put down the walking carcasses with not-so-appealing blows to the skull. My vision washes over in red as I continue to bask in the sight of craniums being blown apart one by one.
Clink. Clink. Damn it! I'm out of ammo!
Noticing the approaching man-eater in just the nick of time, I strike the carcass that's just inches away into its face by the front of my heated rifle. My rifle strikes hard enough to kill the undead being on the spot. Blood coats my gun and I just realize that we made our way to the hallway window. We separate, LSP working at the window, while Finn and I stand guard for oncoming walkers. Without much protest, the window slides open with but a small squeak,
"Oh my glob, like finally! I'll go first you guys" Without much effort, LSP leaps out the window and, to my relief, the sound of shoes slapping against the cold cement of the roof meets my ears. Muscles preps to follow LSP's accord and I begin to put away rifle in its proper home, replacing my empty weapon with a reliable dagger. In mere seconds,
Pound. Pound. Thud…Clink. The door!
I quickly whip my head in Muscle's direction,
"Muscles you have t-!" But my command is out shined by a horrible cry that nearly causes my heart to stop in mid beat,
"AHHHHHHHHH!" My eyes widen to the size of saucers, Muscle's body freezes in place, and time seems to slow. Those aren't regular mutants
I don't even attempt to suppress the wail that escapes me,
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" I seethe. My body takes over before my mind can even process the occurring events. Everything becomes a blur, stabbing over and over, punches and kicks, clinks and clanks left and right. It only stops once I feel myself being pulled back, the tears come pouring heavily.
Those damn hoppers! Not-so fleshed beings splay across the bloodied tile flooring. Their faces are barely recognizable due to the extent of assault. It doesn't make me feel any better.
"Flame girl, we have to-"
"WE ARE NOT LEAVING HIM HERE!" I crouch down as my brackish tears take over my line of sight. Finn. I've never seen him look so weak.
"Ember he's right. My arm, I'm bit. You have to lea-"
"NO! No, no, no! Finn, I'm not leaving without you alive!" I choke as a sob escapes my throat. I hastily pace to Finn's side, I don't even know what has come over me,
"I love you Finn! I love you so, so much! And I'm sorry I never told you!" my sobbing halts as a calloused hand rests on my bare arm gently,
"I love you too Ember" My lip quivers. That's all I've wanted to hear, but certainly not this way! My eyes meet his, a warm yet painful smile envelopes his face and my stomach twists.I shift my gaze from the crystal irises I've come to love and meet the strong tight lipped face of Muscles.
"We have to save him. Please" I sound pathetic and desperate. But I don't care because, quit frankly, I am.
"There's only one thing to do, and I'm not sure if it will work. If we do this we have to do it now." Frank's voice is awfully serious and heart wrenching. My throat dries and I gulp down the swelling sensation that takes over my esophagus.
Unlooping his belt, he hands it over to me and I shakily proceed to wrap the belt tightly around Finn's right arm, right below his shoulder and right above the infectious bite. I hear the sharp glide of Muscle unsheathing his long sword and my nerves escalate. A slight moan of protest escapes Finn's lips and I lay him down on the floor and I rest his head comfortably on my lap.
"I'm here Finn" Our fingers intertwine and he tightens his grip, aware of what's coming.
"I'm so sorry Finn" The menacing blade raises and I turn the other way in anguish as more tears obscure my vision.
~time skip~
"There you guys are! I hauled a car, and-OH MY GLOB! WHAT HAPPENED?!" Ignoring LSP's cry, Muscles Prince leaps off the last few rungs of the ladder, carrying Finn. I catch up and apply as much pressure as I can to the bloodied cloth against what's left of the severed limb.
"No time. We need to go now."
Finn's POV: the next day
Black, it's all I see. I'm surrounded, suffocated by a dark abyss. I want to get out! Where do I go?-wait. A light over-
"Finn!" I gasp, adjusting my eyes to the blinding lights. I'm surrounded by multiple people, where am I? Something feels different-
"Ahhhh!" A cry out of sheer pain escapes from me, the swelling oncoming pain engulfs me and I am once again surrounded by black as I plummet through the dark abyss once more. Everything disappears after I hear,
"He's going to be okay" followed by foot falls,
"…I love you Finn" Ember's voice resonates and I relax into my temporary slumber.
Author's Note:
So, how was it reading Finn and Embers POV? :) I was going to make this chapter longer, but I think it would have been a bit awkward if I did because then there would have been a whole bunch of time skips and blah, blah, blah. I also meant to update earlier, but yesterday I ended up being busy, and today I thought I broke my house-don't worry a breaker just tripped!- and I ended having to go out shopping, which in the process of that my-or I should say my brother's- car's hubcap flew off and then we had to look for that since luckily, we weren't driving on a main road and we found it. So yeah, that was my day. Btw, I don't know if I explained this earlier or if it wasn't very self-explanatory, but Ember is indeed Flame Princess. I just didn't want to go with the original names since both Flame Prince and Flame Princess' initials are 'FP,' so I thought it would be less confusing. Plus, this is a real world AU-or sort of real world- so it doesn't seem to fit by referring everyone to their original prince or princess names. I was debating between naming her Scarlett or Ember, but I thought Ember suited a bit better. Anyways, please review! I always love to read your feedback! :D
Ta ta for now!~
-J.M