I do not own Adventure Time or any of it's characters... please stop suing me XD
Author's Notes: Damn is it already time for the next chapter? Well this sucks I'm not wearing my big boy pants hold on a second... So how is everyone? Wait, why are you crying? It's not time for that yet. I haven't even started writing! No seriously... STAHP! Holy Glob what was that all about? At least let me finish talking next time. Anyways without another wasted second here is the long-awaited Chapter 14 of "The Only Wish."
"I don't have another choice do I?" The keeper of souls shook his head at the hero's question.
"Take a seat." The immortal being told him with a stern tone. Finn reluctantly walked up to the chair and tried to grab it with his right hand.
"Huh?" The young hero couldn't feel his appendage and shot his gaze to it.
"I forgot about that." He stood there for a moment, staring at what was left of his arm.
"Is there something wrong?" Death asked him.
"No... it's nothing." Finn grabbed the chair, pulled it out, and sat in it while resting his head against the table.
"You look worse then the first time you were here." He chuckled grimly.
"Yeah a lot happened." The young man looked distant, somewhat ignoring Death.
"What do you regret most about dying?" The all-powerful skeleton asked him, trying to regain the hero's attention.
"Leaving all my friends and family behind, especially Flame Princess." A sorrow-filled look covered Finn's face when he mentioned her name.
"This is the second time you've died for this girl. Why is she so special?" Death asked. Finn sat up in his chair.
"There... There was a part of me that never wanted to like someone else, because I thought I'd just get crushed again. But ever since I met Flame Princess it's been different. These last couple of days especially, they've been so... nice. Besides all the pain and death of course. The time I spent with Flame Princess was... it was magical. I just acted like myself. I didn't have to try and impress her and no matter how... intense our moments got she didn't push me away. Every feeling I felt for her, she felt the same way. She was everything I needed and I was everything she needed. That's why she's so special."
"That hole I had right here." Finn touched his chest.
"She filled it up. To the point where it feels like, like it's gonna burst!" The young hero exclaimed.
"Sounds like it's a pretty big regret." Death said, somewhat stunned by the revelation.
"Yeah, I just want to go back so bad! I needed to tell her how I feel and..."
"And What?" The immortal being asked, engrossed with what was going on.
"And... I lost my chance. This is bull gonk!" Finn slammed his fist against the table.
"What about your arm don't you regret losing it?" Death asked him insistently.
"I don't care about that anymore." The young hero looked at his hand.
"I'd ditch my other arm... if I could just see her again." Finn started to tear up.
"But I guess..." He closed his eyes, putting his face against his palm.
"I guess that's it." Finn rested his hand on the table.
"I'll never see her again." The heroic bear-hatted young man let out a quiet sob.
Elsewhere...
Three individuals left the cold, dark cave just as the moon rose over the horizon. Jake was the first to leave, clutching his blood-covered family heirloom tightly. The usual goofy smile he wore was replaced with a grimace and a furiousity in his eyes . Next was Flambo, the flambit was quiet, the complete opposite of his usual hot-headed appearance and personality. His flames almost duller as he exited the cave. Lastly was Bonnibel, the bright pink princess was pale and she seemed distant, the events that have transpired seemed to be taking a toll on her. The usually confidence and intelligence that followed her presence was gone. Her eyes looked tired almost lifeless, her appearance didn't help that fact. The dress she wore had multiple stains and the tattered cloth around her legs revealed small cuts and bruises on her body.
"Jake?" Bonnibel called out to the magical dog who simply ignored her and kept walking.
"Jake!" The princess raised her voice causing the canine to turn around.
"What Princess?!" Jake screamed back at her. He spoke with anger in his tone, unbefitting his usually kind demeanor. Princess Bubblegum stood silently, alarmed by the canine's sudden outburst.
"What do you want?" The magical dog asked again as he walked towards her. Bonnibel looked intimidated and didn't answer.
"What-" Flambo intervened stepping between them.
"Hey man just calm down." The flambit told Jake.
"No one's talking to you flame midget!" The magical dog yelled at him. Flambo looked down, the insult hurting his feelings. The Princess spoke up.
"Jake that's enough. Please stop!" Bubblegum pleaded with Jake as he put her hand on Flambo's shoulder. Jake scoffed, turned around and walked away from them.
"Where are you going?" Bonnibel asked him.
"To the Fire Kingdom." Jake clutched the demon blood sword even tighter.
"We're going with you." Bubblegum spoke for herself and Flambo.
"I don't need your help." The magical dog told them.
"Please?" Jake shook his head in anger, before he gave in.
"Just... don't get in my way." Jake got on all four, allowing Flambo and Bubblegum to get on his back before he shape-changed to an enormous size. Before Jake started walking he stretched his arm to his back.
"Hold on to this." The magical dog tried to hand off the demon blood sword to the princess. She stared at the dried blood on the blade. Distraught covered her face.
"I got it." Flambo grabbed the sword from Jake and held it with his little arms. The canine began walking towards there next destination.
"Thanks." Bonnibel told the flambit.
"No problem doll." Flambo said as he struggled to hold the crimson sword. A couple moments passed before another word was spoken.
"I wonder how she is." Bubblegum though out loud.
"Who?" The flambit asked.
"Flame Princess."
Elsewhere...
A Fiery Princess lay in her prison. She had stopped crying and instead stared outside the lamp. A metal tray rested in front of her with a couple pieces of coal on it. One of the servants noticed she had returned and thought she might need a snack. But, sadly the generosity went unnoticed. She didn't even flinch when the servant opened the lid and lowered the tray into the lamp. Flame Princess' gaze was fixated outside the only triangle window in her room. Hoping for someone to climb in.
*SIGH* Flame Princess sat up, crossing her legs. The up-do she usually wore hung down to her shoulders and the fiery licks that usually covered her hair were calm. The princess looked at the two pieces of brownish-black sedimentary rock in front of her with displeasure.
*GROWL* She felt a rumbling in her stomach, remembering the last thing she had eaten were a couple of marshmallows. Begrudgingly she picked up one of the pieces of coal and placed it in her mouth.
"Yuck!" The gritty taste revolted her, she immediately spit the coal on to her hand.
"I don't want this!" In a small fit of anger Flame Princess threw the coal at the glass walls of the lamp, shattering it into dust.
"This is crud!" She reached out and grabbed the other piece of coal, super-heating it in her hand and throwing it in the same place as the first.
"I want some ice cream." The Princess calmed down, turning her gaze to the floor. The only thing left in front of her now was a tray. It's silver-colored platform acted like a mirror, casting a reflection of the estranged girl.
"Hmm." Flame Princess rubbed her head and parted her hair. She missed the white bear hat that she had donned for the last couple days. The feeling of its felt seemed comforting to her.
"Almost like a hug." The Princess thought. She looked to her right, at the coal dust she had just made. Flame Princess scooped some of it up with her left hand, slowly so she wouldn't hurt herself.
"That's enough." She turned back to her reflection. With her index finger she picked up some of the dust and began putting it on the tray. Slowly she formed the dust into a rectangle-like shape with two nubs where the top of her head would be.
"Ha Ha!" Pleased with her drawing, she smiled and stared into her reflection imagining it was real. She stayed like this for a couple of moments. But, suddenly she started frowning. She put more coal dust on her index finger and began drawing again. A circle in the middle of her rectangle, followed by two symmetrical dots placed on the upper-half of the circle and a semi-oval on the lower half.
"Even better." Flame Princess stared at the likeness of her hero. A huge smile covered her face, but her eyes seemed longing, yearning for something.
"Finn." Flame Princess closed her eyes as thoughts slowly drifted through her mind. All the good things that had happened to her since meeting him. The bonds they made, and the moments they shared, she couldn't forget them. The day Finn first built her house. The silly jokes he told her and the funny noises he made with his mouth. Sitting together and trying to hold hands. The amulet that allowed them to be near each other. Holding each other, and trying not to let go. The new feelings she knew they both felt. A whole afternoon together, as she learned new things. The night under the stars. A song just for her, and at last a kiss that made the world stop for just a moment. Waking up in the morning and for once in her life feeling... normal. Flame Princess could feel tears forming in her eyes.
"Why?" But, with all good things there came bad things. The house she once loved, destroyed in an instant. The arguments and the lying. The fights that came after. The anger she had felt towards him. The hate she built up inside. Hurting there friends. Killing someone. Running from her guilt. Desperation in the face of adversity. The anguish she felt. A sudden twist of fate. And in the last moments she saw him only five words could be said, "I guess this is goodbye."
"No." The thoughts swept through the princess' mind unnerving her, confusing her, testing her actions. New thoughts replaced old ones. There was no reason to ever leave the lamp. Everyone was fine without Flame Princess. Why bother? The pain they endured. The tears that were shed. The blood that was spilled. They were all unnecessary. No one would ever want or love someone so worthless.
"Stop it!" Flame Princess sobbed. She tried to scream, but the feeling stopped in her throat. Tears ran down her face hitting the tray and erasing her picture.
"Ahh ha!" The Princess cried out violently. She pulled at her hair and hunched over, slightly rocking back and forth.
"I didn't want this!" She told herself through each pain-filled sob as the thoughts kept coming. Worthless
"No!" She was near the edge, just as one final thought crossed her mind.
"You're the one to blame for Finn's death." Flame Princess snapped she grabbed the metal tray in front of her and began slamming it against the floor.
"NO!" She screamed as she threw the tray upwards. The tray went through the vents of the lamp lid and fell downwards towards a sleeping Flame King. The tray hit the ground next to the flaming monarch's feet.
*CLANK CLANK* The sound woke Flame King immediately.
"What the huh?" The Lord of Flames looked for the source of the commotion and saw the empty tray sitting on the ground.
"Look's like someones agitated." Flame King said as he snapped his fingers, expecting the lamp to be lowered. He snapped his fingers again when he noticed nothing happening. An enraged look covered the flaming monarch's face when again, nothing happened.
"What treason is this?" Flame King looked over to the lever controlling the lamp.
"Oh that's why." The Lord of Flames mumbled something unintelligible as his flames left his armor and followed him as he floated to the lever. He re-assembled on top of the pedestal.
"I have to do everything myself.' Flame King pulled a lever and as the lamp lowered he pulled another lever. The lamp stopped and settled just above the height of the royal throne. Flame King promptly made his way back to his throne.
"Well I see you're awake!" The Flaming Monarch said in his usual booming voice as he took a seat. Inside the lamp Flame Princess lay quietly, her back to the Fiery Monarch.
"What's wrong? A fire wolf got your tongue?" Flame King chuckled at his joke.
"Leave me alone." Flame Princess said in almost a whisper.
"I can't hear you what did you say?" The Fiery Monarch asked her unable to hear her low voice.
"Leave me alone." The Princess said once again, this time just a little louder.
"I still can't-" Flame Princess cut her father off mid-sentence.
"I SAID LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed at him, surprising the King.
"What makes you think I want to talk to you?" Flame Princess kept her back turned to him. Flame King frowned, but he kept his cool.
"Come on don't be like that." The Lord of Flames tried talking in a more friendly tone.
"Leave me alone!" FP screamed at him once more.
"Why are you acting like this?" The Fiery Monarch asked getting slightly annoyed with her attitude.
"Why do you think?" Flame Princess shot back at him, her attitude still flaring.
"Is this about some boy again?" Flame King chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.
"Finn isn't just some boy!" Flame Princess stood up and stared at her father, hate in her eyes.
"All you do is torment. Why don't you just kill me already? She asked him. The Lord of Flames looked astonished.
"You're my daughter. Why would I do that? The Confused Monarch stood up and stared at his daughter in the lamp.
"You already killed half of me, why not just put me out of my misery?" Flame Princess asked in a way that almost seemed like begging.
"It's just a boy, you'll get over him." Flame King rolled his eyes, his daughter's obsession with Finn held no meaning to him. The Fiery Princess looked angry as she asked.
"Is that why mom's not around? Did you just get over her?" Flame King's eyes shot open.
"Your mother was the love of my life, my reason for living! How dare you compare her to some human garbage!" The Lord of Flames screamed at his daughter.
"Finn was my reason." Flame Princess said, as tears gathered in her eyes.
"And you killed him." Flame King rubbed the space between his eyes violently.
"I don't feel like talking anymore." The Lord of Flames disassembled his body and floated to the lever's controlling the lamp.
"We'll talk about this when you're more... sensible." Just as he landed on the pedestal and tried to pull a lever, a red sword cut through the three wires supporting the lamp. The prison fell in front of the Royal Throne.
"What the-" Flame King watched as the arm holding the demon's blood sword retracted back to it's wielder.
"You're one to talk about sensible Flame King." Jake, Princess Bubblegum and Flambo stood in the middle of the palace floor staring at an enraged Flame King.
"What are you doing here?" A surprised Flame Princess asked them.
"Getting our friends back." Bubblegum told her.
"Friends?" She asked.
"Yeah both of you guys." Flambo told Flame Princess.
"Flame King!" Jake shouted as he watched Flame King re-assemble his body in front of the lamp.
"What?" The Lord of Flames responded in anger.
"Where's Finn?" The yellow dog asked.
Elsewhere...
"Heh." Death grinned as he stared at Finn. Hearing the chuckle the young hero looked at the skeleton.
"What's so funny?" He asked him still upset with his situation.
"You got some really great friends." Death told him. Finn looked at him confused.
"Thanks I guess. But, why does that matter?" The bag of bones grinned even wider.
"Your getting another shot kid." The look of disbelief on Finn's face made Death grin even more.
"Wait, I thought I was-"
"You were dead. Keyword were." Death pointed out.
"So I get to go back?" He asked.
"Yup." Death nodded.
"WOOOOHOOOO!" Finn screamed in delight as he raised his arm in the air and fist pumped.
"But, there's a-" Before Death could finish he was cut off.
"YESSSSSSSS!" The young hero took off his bear hat and started swinging it around.
"Finn there's a-" Death was once again cut off by Finn's childish antics.
"OHHH YEAHHH!" Finn jumped on top of the table and started dancing awkwardly.
"SHUT UP BOY!" Death yelled at him, his eyes glowing red in the process. Finn stopped his ridiculous dance and immediately sat back in his chair.
"Finn, there's a catch." The immortal being told him.
"And what's that?" The young hero asked.
"The next time you die it's permanent, no regular or magical remedies will save you."
"Then-" Finn thought about it for a second.
"That's right, not even Cyclops' Tears can save you." The young hero looked at Death with disbelief.
"But what if I-" The hero was the one cut off this time.
"Nope three strikes your out." Death said coldly.
"Huh." Finn looked at his only hand, wondering just how bad things had gotten since he was "away."
"It's time to go." Death told him.
"But wait I have more-" Before Finn could finish Death snapped his fingers and he blacked out.
"Good luck kid, your gonna need it."
"..."
"Finn." A familiar voice called out too the young hero.
"Finn!" The voice was louder now.
"FINN!" The boy's eyes shot open from the sound. The young man shook his head and stood up.
"Where am I?" Finn asked himself. The hero looked at his surroundings.
"Why is everything so dark?" The human reached out hoping to touch something.
"What the-" Finn could see his arms perfectly despite the darkness.
"Okay?" The young hero kept looking around, even more confused now.
"FINN!" The young man turned around to look for the sound.
"Whoa." What he saw shocked him. The black void around him was suddenly filled. Finn once again stood in the Fire Kingdom Palace.
"I've had enough with this un-righteous stuff.." Finn said to himself as he walked towards the Throne.
"FINN!" A lamp suddenly descended from the ceiling and crashed on to the floor.
"Flame Princess?" Finn tried to walk towards the lamp, but stopped when Flame King appeared before him.
"Get outta my way!" The young man screamed as he ran towards him. The Lord of Flames reacted quickly tossing a large fireball at him.
"Whoa." Finn had just enough time to dodge the projectile, but he was vulnerable and Flame King didn't waste any time.
"Ack!" Before he could react Flame King punched Finn in the gut, sending the hero in the air. The King then kicked Finn in mid-air sending the human a few feet away.
"Oww!" Finn tried to get up, but couldn't gather the strength.
"Crud!" The young man grunted as he flipped himself on to his back. Flame King approached him.
"FINN!" Flame Princess screamed in the lamp, calling out to her hero.
"I'll get you out FP." Finn said weakly as The Lord of Flames picked him up by the neck of his shirt.
"You're not so tough." The young hero said to him. Flame King paid no mind to the comment as he slammed Finn to the ground.
"That hurt!" The young man said as he watched the fiery monarch place his foot above his head.
"NOO!' Flame Princess screamed in the lamp once again, that was the last thing Finn heard before his world went dark.
"..."
"I really got my buns kicked." Finn joked as he stared into the black void around him once again.
"You're the flame that sets my soul on fire." A voice said in the distance.
"What? Who's there?" The young hero looked around until he saw a light in the distance.
"CAWWW!" A large golden owl popped out of the darkness.
"Ahh!" Finn screamed as he opened his eyes. The young man sat up as he panted heavily.
"The cosmic owl?" The bear-hatted hero tried to get the image out of his head, but for some reason he couldn't.
"Did I just have a Croak Dream?" Finn thought to himself as he looked down, trying to figure out what exactly was going, when something suddenly struck him.
"Isn't this Marceline's couch?" The young hero had been laying on a red couch and when he looked around he noticed pink wallpaper, blue carpets and a red love seat next to a brown door.
"Yup this is Marceline's house, but where's-" Finn's thought was cut short when a large amount of black hair hit him directly in the face.
"PFFT!" The young man pushed the hair out of his face and looked up.
"Oh hey Marceline." Finn said.
"Hi Finn!" The vampire queen said as she levitated over him.
"What's up? She asked.
"Nothing mostly just you." The two laughed as Marceline floated next to him and Finn sat up.
"Wait. How did I get here? And where's Flame Princess?" Marceline rolled her eyes.
"You got flown here." The Vampire Queen told him, trying to dodge the second question.
"And what about Flame Princess?" Finn asked once again.
"She uhhh." Marceline thought for a second.
"What happened?" The young hero asked her again in a much sterner voice.
*SIGH* The Vampire Queen let out her breath knowing what would happen next.
"Your girlfriend kinda got taken by her Dad." Finn's eyes shot open and he immediately jumped off the couch.
"Whoa easy now lover boy!" Marceline grabbed him by the back of his shirt, holding him in place.
"Let me go! I have to save her!" Finn declared as he tried to walk away.
"I'm not letting you go anytime soon." The Vampire Queen told him as she forced him back on to the couch.
"But I have to save her you don't understand!" The determined hero looked at her desperate to leave.
"Boy your missing an arm your not saving anyone anytime soon." Marceline joked as she pointed at his right arm. Finn's arm was missing from the elbow down with a T-shirt sleeve knotted at the end of it.
"I only need one arm to save her." Finn told her with confidence.
"You don't even know what's going on, I won't let you go until you know." The Vampire Queen told him.
"Then tell me Marceline, tell me everything."
Well there you have it Chapter 14 of "The Only Wish" I hope it was worth the wait. I did think this chapter was going to be a LOT longer, but I realized I was releasing important plot points too soon, so this might seem kinda short. The next chapter is gonna be crazy though. And hopefully I can have it sooner then this one. Well I had fun this week a LOT of fun. Seems like I'm doing a collaboration story with FourElements678 which is cool, I'll probably post a link to it on my profile so check back often. Now on to some more important matters "Princess Potluck." Did anyone else like the episode as much as I did, I mean besides the serious lack of Flame Princess (but I always complain about that XD) it was pretty good. I liked how they backtracked a bit and told us the story of what Finn and Jake were doing while BMO was being a detective in "BMO Noire." I kinda hope they backtrack other episodes too. I'd kinda like too know the joke FP didn't get that started all that "Puhoy" crap. Anyways back to "Princess Potluck." I liked the episode except for the part where they showed Finn's blister. Glob that was gross, it was even worse for me 'cause I was eating chicken salad when they showed it. I almost upchucked! And sea lards. What the heck is the significance of a sea lard. Plus why do I want one? Anyways I think I'm gonna get some more Adventure Time shirts. I saw a bunch of them online that were sporting a bunch of Flame Princess Love! And they had hoodies! So I'm probably gonna drop a couple paychecks on that when I get a job (sooner or later). Oh also forgot to announce this my mom's pregnant which is awesome! She's having a girl (she's like 5 months now, I thought she was just getting fat XD, I know it's mean, but it's true) so I'll have a little sis. I'm probably gonna make her love Adventure Time. But, it's so weird. My mom's 40 so when she's 60 I'll be 40 and my little sis will be 20. That kid'll will look like it's mine XD. But, that's not too bad it'll help me practice on having my own. I feel sorry for any girl who wants to have little me's running around though. Anyways a couple more questions before I wrap this up. Does anyone else collect AT comics? I've been collecting for awhile now and I got a pretty good stack. Also is any one looking forward too "Adventure Time: Playing With Fire" a whole comic just set on Finn and Flame Princess? I'm really excited as always. It comes out May 21st I already pre-ordered mine so not only do I feel like a nerd, I feel like a smart nerd. Finally a shout out too Canon's Son who wrote a poem based on "The Only Wish" if you wanna check it out it's in the reviews, also a regretful shout out too shoopthewhoop who went out and got a picture drawn from one of the scenes in "The Only Wish" I'm flattered. At least I was until I found out the picture is based on a Rule 34'D scene. So yeah thanks for the free publicity... I think (if anyone wants to see it I'll show you the link, but I'm not looking at it again!). Anyways you know the drill Favorite, Follow and Review if you like the story and if you have anything you want to contact me about (like saying hi or anything really) I don't mind I always got time for you guys. Well that's enough for now, see you guys later DarkCzar13 out!