Love and Madness
Chapter 14 Fire and Ice
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
Deep within the Fire Kingdom, Flame Princess was in her room taking a little break from her duties as ruler. The princess was currently sitting in front of her mirror brushing her hair. Though, she tried to relax there were two things on her mind. The first was her old boyfriend Finn and how things kind of ended with him. Flame Princess still had feelings for Finn, but she was still kinda of mad at him for that letter he wrote and she knew since she was running a kingdom now she had a duty and obligation to her people. The Fire Kingdom needed guidance and if Flame Princess had to sacrifice her time and romance life, then it was a sacrifice she was willing to make for the sake of her people. The other thing that was on Flame Princess's mind was Bubblegum. Flame Princess did forgive Bubblegum for the stunt she pulled during the Cooler incident, but the more Flame Princess thought about Bubblegum, the more she recalled how she ruined one part of her life or another. First Bubblegum had Flame King lock her up in a lantern when she was a baby and then after Flame Princess had broken up with Finn and fell into a bit of a depression, Bubblegum approached her saying she could help calm the young princess with science, though Flame Princess now believed Bubblegum simply said that to get Flame Princess to trust the candy ruler, so she could study her in her lab.
Flame Princess honestly had no idea what to think about Bubblegum, she claimed to be a good person, but she spied on everyone and when she saw something she didn't like she would try to destroy it. Months later after the Cooler incident, Bubblegum lost her kingdom and this made Flame Princess wonder, if Bubblegum claimed to be such a good person, then how come her own people didn't vote for her instead of the King of Ooo. It just confused Flame Princess.
The young ruler was so lost in thought, that she failed to notice a tiny cat with a blue tint slowly crawled down through a window. The cat was Me-Mow and she had a tiny blowpipe in her hands and she was aiming it at Flame Princess's back. The tiny villain blew into the pipe and a dart flew out and struck Flame Princess in the neck. Flame Princess let out a startled yelp as she shot to her feet grasping her neck. Then everything started to become blurry for the young ruler and she fell to the floor unconscious.
"Another successful capture!" Cheered Me-Mow.
A cloud of smoke entered into the room through the window and shaped itself into Scorcher. The tall villain picked Flame Princess up and dropped her over, his left shoulder. Me-Mow hopped onto Scorcher's right shoulder and the three of them flew out the window and away from the Fire Kingdom.
At the Ice Kingdom, Ice King had just finished smashing all the cages, he had. The old wizard was now thinking about Betty. The Ice King was having a hard time trying to figure out, why a women would suddenly appear and like him. The icy monarch had tried to find love and fill the emptiness of his life with the various princesses, but all his attempts ended in pain and sadness. None of the princesses loved him, no matter what he tried, yet this stranger liked him and it...made him feel good. There was something about the name Betty that sounded familiar to the Ice King. The wizard decided to pay a visit to the Past Room and see if there was anything that could help him. Ice King flew down to the Past Room and pushed the big desk aside and entered the larger chamber that was behind it. In front of the Ice King was a tall coat rack with a brown jacket on it and a large room filled with tons of books. The wizard took a moment to study the jacket, after the incident with Bella Noche, Ice King had woken up from a daze to find himself wearing this jacket, some different clothes, and glasses. Ice King was baffled by the strange attire, he recalled that he used to wear glasses, but he had no recognition as to why he was wearing them or the strange clothes that day. The Ice King had returned to his home and had placed the glasses in the jacket pocket and he put the jacket right back on the coat hanger.
Ice King then he turned his attention to the books and started looking at the binders reading the titles and seeing who wrote them. The wizard's eyes landed on one book that was written by Simon Petrikov and Betty Grof. Ice King picked the book up and opened it and inside the book, he saw a picture of Betty and a man wearing glasses, who must have been Simon. The icy monarch studied the picture of Betty and realized the Betty, he knew and the one in the picture were the same person!
"Ok...this is really freaky! The gal I'm dating is old and a writer. Well I'm old and I'm a writer with my Fionna and Cake fanfiction. This must be a sign from above that this girl is my soulmate!" Cheered Ice King with excitement.
Ice King the turned his attention to the picture of Simon and he studied it. The wizard saw the glasses and clothes the man wore and he recognized the jacket as the same one on the coat hanger and the glasses looked like the ones he used to wear. Ice King then looked at the name Simon and he thought about, how Marceline would call him Simon. This was becoming a strange series of coincidences. The icy monarch had stumbled upon a strange puzzle and it was slowly coming together, but there was just one piece missing from the whole thing. Before Ice King could think any further, his front doorbell rang and he went to go answer it wondering, who it was. At the door stood the Secret Society.
"Hello Ice King, we've come to invite you into our club." Said Laser Wizard.
"Oh you guys really want me to join your club?" Asked Ice King with excitement.
The Secret Society nodded.
"Oh this is great! Come in and relaxes homes! I'll fix us some drinks or something." Said Ice King as he welcomed his guest in.
The Wizard Society entered the castle, followed by a fourth person, who Ice King hadn't noticed. It took Ice King a few seconds to notice the newcomer. Before Ice King could do anything Forest Wizard and Buffo grabbed his arms and the fourth person grabbed the crown from his head making the ruler of the Ice Kingdom powerless. The figure who held the crown grinned at Ice King cruelly.
"It's been a while since I last saw you Simon, but I still see your a sad pathetic old man whose mind is trapped in a cage of madness."
Ice king immediately recognized the figure's voice and he gasped in shock.
"Ricardio!"
"In the flesh and soon I will be, so much more." Said Ricardio with a grin.
"Well...you certainly look a lot better then the last time I saw you." Said Ice King.
"Yes, I've made some vast improvements to my body, but anyhow this isn't a social visit. I've come to deal with you and a few others, specifically the one called Betty." Said Ricardio.
"Hey...leave the girl, who likes me out of this! Whatever your beef is with her, I'll take it" said Ice King as he glared up at Ricardio.
"Poor little man, you honestly believe that, there's someone, who actually likes you. Your a pathetic joke Simon and no one will ever love you in this life or the next! Your the universe's punching bag!" Laughed Ricardio.
"Betty...does like me." Mumbled Ice King.
"Honestly I don't care, however you and that women present a problem to my current plan, so I'm just going to have to get rid of you both. Until then have a nice little nap Simon!" Said Ricardio right before he punched Ice King in the face and knocked him unconscious.
Ice King slumped to the ground between Buffo and Forest Wizard. Ricardio laughed as he rubbed his hands together.
"What's the plan now?" Asked Laser Wizard.
"Take the prisoner to the Black Ice Cave and prepare yourselves for a little company." Said Ricardio as he pulled out a red envelope and placed it on Ice King's chair.
The villains left the castle and then they split up. Ricardio headed back to his lair, while the Secret Society took Ice King to the Black Ice Cave.
To be continued.