What happened last:
After waking up in a cold and dark jail cell then later escaping, Finn the Human had to find Marcy and Jake. Shortly after finding Jake the two brothers were able to locate Marceline, but there was something horribly wrong.
To Finn's disgust, the first thing he saw when he entered the room with Marcy was Crabbit repeatedly opening and closing a metal shudder. The shudder was letting direct sunlight in, which burned Marceline. What made matters worse is that Marceline was in what looked like a large bird cage. She had nowhere to go or hide so she just got burned over and over. The Crabbit probably didn't know or even care that he could kill her.
Finn, after his mind clicked, began sprinting towards Crabbit.
F: "RRRRRAAAAAA!" Finn roared as he used all of his will power to charge the beast. He began swinging the the chain that was attached to his left wrist furiously to hit Crabbit with the stone that was on the end.
Crabbit: "Wha-?
Crabbit was interrupted by the large stone block attached to the chain on Finn's wrist connecting with the beast's face. He used every ounce of his strength for that single hit, and that's all that was needed. The Crabbit flew back a few feet after taking that devastating hit to the face, knocked out cold. The stone block shattered on impact, leaving just the chain. Finn saw a key lying next to the unconscious body and took it.
Finn quickly ran over to the lever to close the shudders and closed them. Then he ran over to the cage, used the key that he just found and ripped the door open. His blood was still boiling with rage. Then he saw that Marceline was still alive and his anger turned into concern and relief.
The process of entering the room to unlocking the cage took only about 25 seconds. Jake barely had enough time to get over to the cage as Finn opened it up.
F: "Marcy! Are you ok?" Finn said, worried that Marceline was gravely wounded.
He slowly lifted the vampire's weak body and hugged her. Her skin was warmer than usual due to the exposure to sunlight. He caressed her for a moment, taking in her scent that always stayed the same. It was always calming and reassuring that everything was alright. He kissed Marceline on the forehead to let her know that he was there to protect her now, he saved her. Then she spoke.
M: "Finn? Oh man… I thought I was gonna die for a second there." Marceline said, sounding like she was in a lot of pain while still trying to chuckle at the situation.
F: "C'mon, we gotta get you to a hospital or something. Jake, can you help me out here?" Finn said, sounding very worried.
J: "Of course man." Jake then took a look at Marcy to see the extent of the damage.
M: "You know guys, I'll… be fine. Ugh… I'm a vampire so I heal faster than normal." Marceline said, still sounding as if she was in great pain.
F: "Well, we gotta get you out of here to make you better. Jake is gonna take you to the hospital in the candy kingdom and I'll face Maja by myself. I have to do something right."
J: "What? No way brother, I haven't seen you in like a week so I'm coming to fight her too. She still kidnapped Lady so I have the same bone to pick with her. And besides, homies help homies."
M: "He's right Finn; I'll be fine as long as I stay out of the sunlight for a bit. And you two are always better together as a team."
F: "Ok." Finn said as he closed his eyes, focusing his mind on the task at hand.
F: "Let's do this."
Finn had two last things to do. Find his stuff, and find Maja. Of course Maja was the more important objective. He was able to follow the directions of Jake and Marceline to find Maja. Marceline was better with remembering directions so they were able to find Maja quicker. It would have been faster if Jake didn't argue with Marcy about which way was the "right way".
Marceline also sounded as if she was getting better with each passing second although, still weak. After a few minutes of navigating the castle, they found the room that Maja was in. She was preparing some sort of ritual. It looked like she was trying to open a portal to the Nightosphere but there was something different. It seemed as though Maja was doing something much darker and evil.
F: "Maja!" Finn angrily yelled at the witch.
Maja: "Wha-? How did you get out of your cell and...? WHY is Marceline not in her cage?" Maja whined, sounding irritated.
Maja: "I swear you can't get good quality minions anymore these days. Not in this economy." Maja said to herself as she turned back towards whatever she was doing before the Finn, Marcy and Jake entered the room.
Marcy then sprung out of Jake's arms, seeming to have much more energy than before. Finn and Jake both took a step in front of Marceline and prepared to fight the sky witch.
J: "Maja, you're gonna pay for what you did to Lady and Marceline!" Jake said, only mentioning the two females because he is a man that believes that protecting women and children comes before the life of any man.
Maja: "Oh, I don't have time for this." Maja said as she waived her right hand in the air, casting a spell of some sort.
Jake immediately fell to the ground, unconscious.
F: "I'll kill you!" Finn screamed as he began to charge at Maja like he did with Crabbit.
Maja waived her hand once more and used her magic to telekinetically pick up a wooden table in the room and throw it at Finn. The table moved with amazing speed, slamming into the hero boy and cracking in half in the process. Pieces of the table were sent flying throughout the room from the impact. Finn let out a loud yell in pain. The force from the hit knocked him back and he was slammed against a wall. He was knocked out instantly.
Marceline clenched her fist, and did her best to remain calm. She knew a lot about these magic types. They were always weak, that's why they needed to use tricks and traps to defeat anything. Marceline planned her next moves very carefully.
M: "What's your problem, Maja?"
Maja: "Problem? I don't know what you're talking about. Everything is going perfectly for me. My plan to use all of the creatures in the Nightosphere to control the land of Ooo is coming together nicely. I have all of the necessary things right here to complete the ritual and I should be the queen of Ooo in a few days."
M: "What are you talking about? My father owns the Nightosphere. There's no way you can take it over."
Maja: "Oh, don't have such little faith, Marcy. I know what I'm doing. And how has Hunson been?"
M: "No, you're about to be destroyed. That's what you're doing. And… how do you know him?" Marceline threatened Maja without fear.
Maja: "Well, he IS kind of the ruler of the Nightosphere. But no big deal, right?" Maja said sarcastically.
Marceline just stood there, staring at Maja with her angry face. She was slowly becoming more and more irritated with Maja's condescending and sarcastic attitude.
M: "Why did you kidnap Jake and Lady Rainicorn?!" Marceline yelled, trying to get answers out of Maja.
Maja: "Haha! That doesn't even matter anymore. But if you really must know, they were bait." Maja said as she continued laying down random objects around the face symbol that opens the door to the Nightosphere.
M: "What are you talking about you creep!?" Marceline was getting angrier and angrier.
Maja then snapped her fingers and the door behind Marceline slammed shut. It was a solid metal door. She stopped preparing her ritual, still facing away from Marceline.
Maja: "The bait was for you, Marcy." Maja said as her eyes flared up, glowing crimson red. Her teeth were visibly razor sharp and she had a demonic smile on her face.
M: "What do you need with me? And h-how did you know that I know who Jake is… and…" Marceline began trailing off, her mind going blank.
She was dumbfounded. She had soo many questions running through her head. Marceline was starting to feel terrified. How did Maja know soo much about her? Has she been spying on everyone this whole time?
Maja waved her arm in Marceline's direction and magic handcuffs appeared on Marceline's hands and feet. Marceline couldn't move, and she knew that she was quickly losing any possible fight between her and Maja. The sky witch was feeling in control at this point. Her magic was superior to anything that Marceline could ever dream of doing.
Maja: "Look, let me explain some things to you, dearie. And seeing as that I got everything that I want, I might as well play the "classic villain" and tell you my plans and whatnot."
Maja: "When you simpletons got involved with my plans I needed two more things for the ritual to be complete. One of the objects was a powerful amulet that was in one of the graveyards in the Badlands. The amulet was… wait for it…" Maja was adding her own dramatic pauses.
Maja: "…in Kompy's Kastle! Isn't that something?" So… naturally I looked at the top scores, to see who was the best, ya know, cause it's a training simulator. See where I'm getting at?"
M: "Well… why didn't you just-?" Marceline was starting to sound defeated.
Maja: "Ah! You would wonder why I didn't choose the 1st or 2nd placeholders wouldn't you? Little miss number 2." Maja was starting to sound more and more smug every second.
Maja: "So, everyone who's not an idiot knows that first place is impossible to get. It's actually a score that rises every time someone gets a new high score. It keeps the people playing."
M: "Well that explains why I've been stuck in second place all this time…"
Maja: "So, as I was saying… I didn't choose the second place person because, HELLO? You're a vampire. And I would certainly lose a fight against you. You see, I'm only partially a vampire, demon, witch and some other stuff."
Maja: "You see having all of these amazing different qualities makes others weaker. I may be immortal like a vampire, but being a witch makes me weaker physically. Magic's all I got. And boy, am I good with it." Maja said as she formed a powerful green fireball in her hand then quickly extinguished it.
Marceline was feeling powerless right now. She still had questions but didn't know what to say. Maja just stood there with an evil smile on her face, mocking Marceline.
Maja: "Oh! So anyway, I ended up choosing Jake. I needed to lure Jake and ONLY Jake to the Castle to get the amulet, because I found out that… Wait what's his name? Flinn? Pen? Oh! Finn the Human. I needed him to stay out of this, because he knows you, of course, and that wretched Princess Bubblegum." Maja was starting to talk as if she was gossiping to a friend, obviously to annoy Marceline.
M: "How did you get Jake to go without him telling Finn?"
Maja: "That was the easy part. I kidnapped Lady Rainbow and sent my Crabbit to send the message to Jake. He told the mutt that she was my hostage then told him the quest and to only say that it's for their anniversary. And Finn's just a boy so he would be none the wiser."
M: "*cough* It's Lady Rainicorn…" Marceline said under her breath. Maja just gave her an annoyed look.
Maja: "I just wish Crabbit didn't leave behind a totem can like he usually does… He's like a dog sometimes. He leaves behind those things everywhere, marking his territory. It's annoying actually."
M: "And you knew that me and Finn would try to find you a few days later, after Jake had enough time to find the amulet, and you would trap us here?" Marceline said, starting to understand how Maja's plan came together soo perfectly.
Maja: "Uhhh… yeah! Exactly. You fell right into my trap." Maja said nervously. She hadn't actually planned it out this far.
M: "Oh, It sounds like this was all just luck. I guess you're not THAT great." Marceline said, catching on to Maja's nervous tone.
Maja: "Oh Shush! And it's "Finn and I" anyway. You said it wrong." Maja responded, actually being annoyed by Marceline's insult.
M: "Whatever, can you just finish telling me your plan so I can kick your butt?"
Maja was starting to get really irritated.
Maja: "Anyway, so you're probably wondering what the second thing I needed to complete the ritual huh?"
M: "What is it?" Marceline said, becoming very cautious and worried.
Maja: "A vessel to transfer the absolute evil through the portal to the Nightosphere; something with more sentimental value that the old t-shirt that you gave to that girlfriend of yours."
M: "…Me?" Marceline guessed, ignoring the "girlfriend" comment.
Maja: "Precisely." Maja said with an evil tone as her razor sharp teeth began to show and her eyes seemed to set on fire. They were blood red and there were small bits of fire coming from them. She looked like a powerful demon.
M: "Why did you choose me? There are thousands of others to choose from. What makes me soo special?"
Maja: "You really wanna know? I'm surprised you don't remember me, Marcy."
M: "What are you getting at, Maja?" Marceline was starting to feel scared as her heartbeat increased. The thumping of her heart increased in strength with each passing second.
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Maja: "I am your mother, Marceline."
How did you guys like chapter 14? So, I'm going on vacation for a week to get married so I wont be able to post during that time. But I'll be back. And it'll be awesome. And I feel like this chapter was a good enough cliffhanger to pause on. Lol