Pair of hearts: Marcus

Chapter 14

You're going to be okay

Fionna and Alba stayed in Alba's room for a while; they stayed working on that potion and practicing the spell before they set it into use. When they had finished, they went back to the Candy kingdom using a flight spell that was similar to Ashley's but the words were different. When they got there, jaw hit the ground and people were chattering as the made their way to the hospital wing in the castle. Doctor Prince was talking to another Doctor before Fionna tapped his shoulder.

"Oh Fionna your bac-"

Doctor Prince's mouth was agape when his eyes met Alba. He was both surprised and shock to see that the legends were true, they always depicted a woman in white; white hair, white clothes and eve white eyes. He wasn't sure if he should be happy or not just to know that they were all true.

Fionna giggled at Doctor Prince. "This is Alba; she will be helping me with a spell she knows."

Doctor Prince was still speechless but he showed them to the room where Marshall was being kept. Marshall was in a single room away from the other patients, in here he was cringing and biting his lip from the pain of the Holy water. He was hooked up an AV unit that replaced the blood he lost but also to give him the red nutrition he needed. Alba went over and studied him, she looked at the point of entry and poked her finger in which caused him to gasped, Alba took her finger out; it was coated in his blood but she knew what was really in him. She wiped her bloody finger on a nearby napkin.

"Fionna, it is time to begin." Alba motioned Fionna to come closer.

Fionna moved over to them, she was on one side of Marshall's bed and Alba on the other side. Fionna took the potion and a book out of her bag, she handed the book to Alba while she held the potion firmly in her hands. Alba opened up her book and flipped through the pages to find the correct spell, Alba cleared her throat.

"Sun's light, root of a birch tree, petals of a bright red rose, venom of a snake. Elements of healing, elements of light, elements of love. Spell chant and wisher, I heed that my gods look down upon me; save this poor man from death's clutches. Give him another chance; give him a chance to learn, to love and to live. Give him the chance ever so fewer get, make this true my lords, replace what is deadly with something pure."

The potion in Fionna's hands started to glow; she gasped but covered her mouth with a free hand.

"Purify this boy of the evil substance that banes him from living, give him the potion of healing, save this man from certain death. Lords above me, almighty and powerful with magic, hear my calls and give him life."

The potion in Fionna's arms started to shake before it flew out of her hand, the potion floated above Marshall's body; uncorking itself. Fionna witnessed a clear liquid rise up from his wound, and then the liquid from the bottle rose up and danced in the air with the other in hypnotic way. They switched places, the potion of healing entered his wound and the liquid went into the bottle; sealing itself up. Fionna grabbed the bottle before it fell. She looked at Marshall then at Alba who smiled.

"The deed is done, on my part though but it is you who completes it." Fionna looked confused. Alba pointed down at Marshall. "His wound is healing but that will not save him from death, it is the words of a true lover who can give him a reason to live."

Fionna didn't understand quite well but she knew enough on what had to be done. Fionna gave the potions to Alba before she leaned in closer to Marshall.

"I'm sorry for everything I did; I hurt you in more ways than one. I gave you a hard time with being with me because I was selfish. I didn't mean to hurt you but- if this potions works then I promise you; I will never hurt you again. I want you beside me, I want you to stay and love me and our son Marcus. I want you to live to see the other faces of our children we will have in the future." Fionna smiled and kissed him.

Alba nodded her head, the spell was complete, the potion took its effect and everything was going to be okay, she put her hand on Fionna's shoulder.

"You have done well my apprentice, he will live for as long as he is able to go on; as a token of your good deed, have this." Alba handed her the bottle with Holy water in it. "Keep it close and use it for something important."

Alba ruffled Fionna's hat up and left the room. Fionna fixed her hat and watched her go, she smiled. She knew how to see her again when she needed too but for now, she had a mission to complete. Fionna kissed Marshall one last time before walking out of her room. Fionna had to think of where her son was; she needed to know where to find him and get him back safely. Just as she was about to make her exit in the hospital, a candy nurse came running at her.

"Fionna! Fionna!" she huffed. "Ice queen wants to see you."

"She wants to see me? Ugh alright, let's see what hat batty old hag has to say." Fionna groaned

She followed the candy nurse down the hall and into a room that was further from Marshall's. they entered the room to see Ice queen, Fionna knew she had been through a rough time but she didn't expect this; her hair was singed to the point where he hair appeared to be short and blacken, she had burn scars and cuts on her exposed skin. Fionna's eyes widen, she had seen her in worse condition but this was beyond anything she seen.

"Ice queen? Is that you?" Fionna asked, hoping this wasn't her and just some look-alike.

Ice queen jumped but she saw it was just Fionna so she relaxed. "Oh Fionna you're here, good."

Fionna walked over to her, she really didn't want her to be her but this is her; all burned and messy from a fight she didn't know about. "Ice queen, what happened to you?"

Ice queen looked at her and sighed. "Well, it's a long story but I think you have the right to know. Well; first Marshall came to me in the dawn of morning, he said didn't say why he was there but I didn't question it. I let him stay and thinking this was going to be a good day but then the worst happened…. We were attacked."

Fionna's held her breath in, attacked? By who? Who can cause this much damage?

"I didn't know what happened but when I walked in, Marshall was on the fall holding his head and this witch, this woman was trying to grab Marcus. I stopped her but she broke out of my icy bonds, she was too powerful for me and Marshall. Her magic was strange, she was so young and yet her magical abilities suppressed any wizard or witch's powers I've seen." Ice queen sighed and laid back. "I managed to tell one of my penguins to get Marcus out of harm's way. I managed to knock her out before she killed Marshall with all her stabbing. We thought she was out for good but then the worst happened."

Ice queen's eyes were wide, she witnessed the witch; Ashley get up in a second to stab Marshall. She was frozen in shock; she couldn't do anything as Ashley pushed her blade deeper into Marshall. She was laughing sinisterly before she tossed him to the side. Ice queen finally came down to reality.

"You witch!" Ice queen screamed as she fired a stream of icicles at her.

Ashley dodged every one of them; she pulled out an extra wand and fired a few fire balls at her. Ice queen didn't react fast enough and hit her, her dress caught on fire as well as her skin. She screamed in agony, Ice queen patted the flames off of her. She didn't notice Ashley coming at her; she kicked her and made her fall to the ground. Ashley grinned and made a ring of fire around the ice queen, she was trapped with no way out, and the air around her was too hot to create ice or snow to put them out.

"Stupid old hag, you can't defeat me. I am all powerful now, and it will only increase if I hand that pathetic bastard over to my master, he will be happy to know I killed you and Marshall." Ashley cackled. "Down you go." Ashley stomped on the ground.

It was hard enough to cause the ground underneath Ice queen to crack; the last thing she remembered was falling.

She had been out for a while but she was still lucid enough to hear something.

"Hmm, pathetic place to hid the kid, aww your so cute; just like your daddy. Too bad your tainted by this gross blonde hair, I could have adopted you but oh well; my master will be happy to see you when I deliver to the dark forest."

That was all she was able to hear before passing out.

"And the next thing I knew, I was here; my penguins carried me and Marshall here. Sweet darlings." Ice queen smiled.

Fionna tried to piece together her story, who was insane enough to try and attack Ice queen and Marshall? She tapped her fingers on her arm thinking. Then it hit her, Ashley. Fionna gritted her teeth, it looks like she escaped and lived through all this time but she didn't know how she did it but that she didn't care. Her son was in Ashley's possession and she was going to get him back no matter what.

revenge mode just kicked in on Fionna

watch out Ashley, your butt is about to get kicked

-A