CHAPTER 14
It is a day of celebration throughout the Fire Kingdom. The citizens are making final preparations for the wedding of their beloved ruler Phoebe the Flame Princess to the hero of Ooo, Finn the Human.
As Jake and Prismo watch as the Grand Hall of Phoebe's castle being decorated, Jake decides to ask a question.
"So, how did they get back together?"
"Well, one day as Finn was surveying the borders of Princess Bubblegum's domain, he came across a carriage under attack from a water dragon. Before he could rush in to attack the dragon, he saw a guard being ripped to pieces trying to protect whoever was inside. Finn wasted no time. He went in and managed to cut off the dragon's tail before it decided it had enough and flew away. He opened up the door and was surprised to see it was Flame Princess who was inside."
Prismo changes the viewscreen so Jake can see their conversation.
"PHOEBE?! Are you okay?" Finn says.
Flame Princess opens her eyes to see her rescuer.
"FINN?!" OH, THANK GLOB IT'S YOU!" She quickly hugs him before letting go so he wouldn't get burned.
"Where's Cinnamon Bun? Is he okay?" She asks.
"Cinnamon Bun?! Please don't tell me he was the guard I just saw trying to take on that dragon!" Finn says.
"OH, NO!" Flame Princess says as she shoves Finn aside and rushes out of the carriage.
There, she sees what's left of Cinnamon Bun. He lets out a groan of pain as he tries to stand up. Flame Princess stops him and gently lays him back on the ground.
"Stop. You need to rest. Save your strength." Flame Princess says as she holds his hand. Cinnamon Bun begins to cough.
"Princess, I feel cold…" Cinnamon Bun says.
"Sshh.." Flame Princess says comfortingly. She looks at Finn and says "Do you have a blanket in your bag?"
"Maybe." Finn says. He looks in and pulls out one, and hands it to her.
Flame Princess covers up Cinnamon Bun with it. Cinnamon Bun coughs.
"Princess, there's something I wanted you to know." Cinnamon Bun says weakly.
"What is it?"
"I always loved y.."
Cinnamon Bun breathes his last.
Flame Princess begins to cry. Finn walks over to comfort her.
"I'm sorry, Phoebe. If I got here sooner…"
"It's okay Finn." Flame Princess says as she gently closes Cinnamon Bun's eyes. "Thank you for rescuing me."
They both look at the severed dragon's tail.
"Well, I know it's a small comfort, but at least it didn't get away unscathed." Finn says.
"Can I have the tail?" Flame Princess asks.
Finn considers this an odd request, but he wasn't going to deny it.
"Sure. What are you going to do with it?"
"Make a suit of armor for Cinnamon Bun to be buried in. He was a good knight, and he deserves the best."
Finn nods and agrees with her.
"Do you want me to escort you back to your castle?" Finn asks.
"Thank you, no. I was waiting for a royal escort when the dragon attacked. They should be here any moment."
Shortly afterwards, the escort arrives. Flame Princess tells them what happened and they load up Cinnamon Bun's body and take Flame Princess home. Finn waits till they all leave before going home. The viewscreen goes black and Prismo speaks.
"Shortly after this incident, You and Finn are sent a request to attend the funeral. Afterwards, Finn began checking on Flame Princess constantly to make sure she was okay. From that, Finn slowly regained her trust, and from that the feelings she once had for Finn resurfaced. About six months after that, they began dating again, and two years after that brings us to their wedding."
"You mean to tell me that Cinnamon Bun's death is what brought them back together? Isn't that a bit morbid?" Jake asks.
"You never can tell what circumstances can bring people together. Maybe they never stopped loving one another and it took something this extreme to make them realize that."
"Still seems creepy to me."
The viewscreen comes back on and they see the wedding ceremony is about to begin. Like Finn's possible wedding with Marceline, the Grand Hall of Flame Princess' castle is filled to capacity as well.
All of Finn's friends from the Candy Kingdom and beyond are there, protected by Flambo's fire shield spell. Jake sees himself with Finn standing at the end of the Great Hall waiting for the ceremony to begin. Jake sees himself protected by Flambo's fire shield, but Finn's shield spell looks different.
"Why is Finn a different shade of blue than the rest of us protected by Flambo's fire shield?" Jake asked.
"Well, Flambo had to put extra effort in Finn's spell to make it permanent, that way he can survive the climate here and also be touched by Flame Princess so he won't be burned."
Jake nods. "Okay. Makes sense."
They watch as the wedding ceremony begins. The court musicians play bridal music and everyone rises.
They watch as Flame Princess walks down the aisle in a beautiful dress made of orange and yellow fire.
They hold hands lovingly and exchange their vows. After they're pronounced man and wife they kiss and walk up the aisle to cheers. The reception was festive, with different types of spicy foods that many of Finn's friends couldn't handle except for Jake.
Marceline provided the music for the dance afterwards, and everyone had a good time. Flame Princess tossed her bouquet, which Princess Bubblegum caught, and Finn tossed Flame Princess' garter belt and Flambo catches it, much to his delight.
Afterwards, Finn and Flame Princess climb into the royal carriage and ride off to their honeymoon.
Jake turns from the viewscreen and looks at Prismo.
"I don't know about this one, now. At first, I liked the idea of Finn and Flame Princess being a couple, but something doesn't seem right about this. Everything just seemed, well, off."
"Maybe it will seem that way at first. Maybe this will pleasantly surprise you like with Marceline."
"I hope so."
They turn back to the viewscreen to see what happens next.