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~16 Years Ago~

"Princess, your tea is ready." Peppermint Butler said cheerfully as he approached Princess Bubblegum. She was sitting on a reclining chair one of the Candy Castle's many balconies, enjoying the fresh evening air. Today was one of her days to relax, which is rarely scheduled and planed far in advance.

The princess sighed happily as she grabbed the tea cup, inhaling the steam and the calming scent. She closed her eyes and leaned back, placing the cup on the floor next to her. Peppermint Butler then made his way to the door to the balcony, shutting the door as quietly as he could. He didn't want to interrupt her day any further.

The peace and silence, however, only lasted seconds. "Princess!" a shrill voice called out suddenly, making Bubblegum go on the defensive. That voice could only belong to one blue-skinned, long-nosed wizard.

"Ice King! " She said harshly as she watched the old man land next to her. "What do you want?"

"I just wanted to see you, babycakes!" Ice King said as he brushed off the front of his robe, revealing the many stains in the garment, and making Bubblegum suppress a shudder at the sight.

"Don't call me that. GUARDS!" she yelled, jumping out of her chair as she ran to the door. Ice King then suddenly froze the door shut, unintentionally making the princess slam into the door.

"Oh, come on princess. You could be my queen! I even have your tiara right here! I made it myself for you with my magic, so that way you could be an Ice Queen!" he said, approaching her with a small velvet box in his hand.

Thinking quickly, Princess Bubblegum kicked the hand with the box, sending it straight up into the air. This managed to distract Ice King, whom she kicked in the 'boing-loins', making him fall backwards. The princess moved aside, as her guards managed to break down the door.

"Please take him away." She said as the guards pointed their spears at the downed King. She sighed as she watched a group of guards carry him out the door; it seems not even the insane take a break.

"Princess? Here is your crown." One of the guards said as he approached the princess. He held out the tiara: the same tiara that Ice King had come with, and had tried to give her. Apparently it had landed some time during the confrontation and this fortunate guard had picked it up.

"Thank you. Put it somewhere else, please." The princess sighed as she put a hand to rub the back of her neck. It was obvious that her relaxation day was ruined, and she really didn't want to deal with anything dealing with the Ice King.

Bubblegum faced Peppermint Butler, who had approached her as the guards left the balcony. "Prepare my labs. I may as well do something since I can't relax anymore."

Princess Bubblegum sat in a chair in her lab and sighed tiredly. In the weeks after Ice King so rudely interrupted her day, she had been getting complaints about nightmares and hallucinations throughout the kingdom, especially inside her castle with he staff. Even she had been affected by whatever problem that her entire kingdom had been going through

An alarm shook her out of her thoughts, signaling an emergency inside the castle. She quickly leaped out of her seat and ran out to her throne room, intending to help her staff deal with their emergency; having exploding citizens makes being a leader very hard. However, the sight when she got to the throne room shocked her.

It was the Banana Guard Captain, several of his trainee guards, and Cinnamon Bun. The captain was running circles around the throne room, holding his head and screaming. Around him were the trainee Banana Guards, who were rolling on the floor and yelling to themselves. Even Cinnamon Bun was hitting his head against the wall, screaming as he did

"What is going on here?!" the princess yelled, nearly tripping over a fallen guard near the doorway.

Her yelling managed to get the attention of Cinnamon Bun. He ran over to her, continuing to scream until he grabbed a hold of her shoulders. "Make it stop!" he yelled, "It won't stop talking and screaming!" Cinnamon Bun then fell to the ground, curling himself into a fetal position.

"Who won't?" she asked, crouching down to Cinnamon Bun, putting a hand on his 'shoulder' in an attempt to calm him down.

Cinnamon Bun flinched at the contact. He curled tighter into himself before he pointed at the captain. The princess noticed for the first time that he was running around something. It was the tiara: the same tiara that the Ice King had come with weeks ago!

The princess ran towards the crown, nearly hitting the running captain. She picked it up and was about to throw it-

-but stopped when she realized that the room got silent. She held the box as she looked backwards at the room. The captain was now on the ground, silently crying as the other guards slowly rose off of the ground, confused. Even Cinnamon Bun was getting off the ground, abet awkwardly and in a fashion that could be reminiscent of a floundering fish (or a Magicarp splash attack, for all you Pokémon nerds out there).

She looked down at the crown in her hand. A sudden, ridiculous idea crossed her mind as she crouched down and slowly placed it back on the ground again. As soon as her hand left the tiara, everyone started to yell and scream again, falling to the floor in pain.

The princess hastily picked the crown again, which stopped the screaming as soon as her hands touched the metal. She looked down at the tiara in fear as she examined it; the crown itself was more of a circlet with a red gem on the band. The circlet was made of a gold-like material with the gem being reminiscent of a ruby; like the Ice King's. Princess Bubblegum found that her hand holding the circlet started rising towards her head, acting on its own like it was putting the tiara on. She finally managed to stop herself as the gem started to glow an unnatural blue color.

"What is this?" she whispered to herself as she lowered the circlet, removing it from her sight.

You could be an Ice Queen! A voice rang through her head. The Ice King had said that before she kicked him. Could it be…? She thought as she tuned out the other voice in her head.

Finally, she gripped the tiara tightly. She then ran towards the hall she had come from.

Peppermint Butler finally ran after her as she nearly tripped over the floundering Cinnamon Bun. He had come in when the alarm started, and had seen the whole scene. "Princess! Where are you going?!"

The princess stopped before she entered her lab. She turned back to face him before she stepped into the room. "Don't bother me."

The door slammed in Peppermint Butler's face, nearly knocking him over in the process. He looked at the door in worry. Her look of determination was the last thing he saw of the princess for weeks.

Peppermint Butler calmly walked towards the lab door, holding a tray of food. He had started the routine of bringing the princess food the day she had locked herself away, picking it up near dinner (even if it was uneaten). He had even started handling the politics of the Kingdom in the Princess's steed in order to ensure the citizens that there were no problems; mostly to keep them calm, and in order to keep others from trying to take over the kingdom while the princess was "away on business".

Finally, Peppermint Butler came to the door where the Princess had sealed herself away in. He placed the tray on the ground near the door and brushed the front of his suit. He knocked on the door and started to turn around-

-before he stopped in his tracks as he heard a noise from within the princess's lab. Peppermint Butler turned and faced the door; had it been his imagination, or had he heard something crying from within?

He stood for a few moments before he turned away again. Another cry entered his ears, making him turn once again to face the door. Finally, he approached the door cautiously; the princess didn't like to be bothered unless there was something urgent. He knocked quietly on the door as he placed his 'ear' to it, softly calling out, "Princess?"

He heard another cry and decided to enter. He carefully pulled on the handle, and was slightly shocked as it turned. He opened the door slowly, letting light into the apparently-dark room. "Hello?"

Another cry. He steeled himself as he braced against the door, intending to open it. Inside his head, he counted down. Three, two, on-

The door swung open, slightly scaring Peppermint Butler as he jumped back. He looked up immediately, and was again shocked to see the Princess. But she wasn't alone.

In her arms, she held a pinkish humanoid baby with a circlet on its head. Peppermint Butler was slightly taken aback as he looked at the baby; it certainly wasn't in there when she went inside. "Princess, who-"

"My project." She said as she handed the baby to her slightly-confused butler. "Here. I need to go take a shower." She then started walking away.

"Wait!" he yelled as he caught up with her. "What do you want me to do with it?!"

The princess then turned around and smiled slightly as she looked upon the baby and the butler. "Just… keep her safe."

Hey guys! I'm going to put this story on a short hiatus until I feel better.

Also, I just blew your minds, didn't I?

Lemme know if you want me to make another story involving Frost. Or if you want to make one!

Oh, yeah. Finn is 16 in this story too. Because logic!