Forest of truth:
A good relationship is built on trust. What happens when Marshall Lee and Fionna are lost in the forest of truth?
" Hold on Fi!" Marshall yelled across the field. "I lost the Paper airplane!"
"Look in the tall grass! That's the third time you lost it." She closed her eyes and sighed for a moment. She opened them when she was pounced and fell to the ground and rolling down the hill laughing hysterically with the vampire king. When they reached the bottom they laughed and Marshall kissed her cheek.
"We'll never find the paper airplane. But it doesn't matter." HE flashed his fangs. "I have something else in mind."
"Get off me man!"
"Good idea, we'll make a game out of it. You get a head start. You can even hide in the forest." Marshall covered his eyes and began to count and Fionna started running into the forest. The strange thing is, once she entered she couldn't see Marshall anymore. In all directions all she saw was the trees. She only walked a few feet. Suddenly she was tacked to the ground again.
"Ha, Gotcha."
"Marshall wait."
"Hm?"
"I think, we're lost."
Marshall was sitting on a tree branch and below him on the forest floor was Fionna trying to figure out where they could be. She had out a large map and was trying to find the field they were playing in before they got here.
"Man, When is my episode coming out already. They postponed it 3 times..."
"Quit talking to the readers and look at this!" He jumped down and looked at the map. "See, we were here in this clear and we rolled all the way into the forest of Tru."
"That probably says truth Fi. You have your thumb over the rest of the word." She moved her thumb.
"Oh."
"I don't know anything about this forest. Reminds me of that time we were against the door lord. You think I need to sing another cool song again."
"I'm not sure. But I doubt it. There has to be something that we can do. Why would something be called that forest of truth?"
"Fionna that's a stupid question." There was a large crack in the distance that sounded like a tree falling. Marshall flew in the direction immediate and Fionna followed as fast as she could. The arrived at a fallen tree with words scribbled on it. Marshall read them aloud. " 'Brutal Truth, may the direction it's fallen show you the way. For more say a truth that hurts and stays.' What does that even mean?"
"We have to tell a certain kind of truth and it'll show us the way out."
"Well I got that, but what kind of truth would 'hurt and stay'?"
"It would have to be something that Hurts someone and also..."
"Maybe it would have to hurt someone and they'd never forget about it. You know 'stay'!"
"Marshall I had a dream about Flame prince a few night ago!"
"WHAT!" another crack was heard In the distance in direction that the first tree was pointing. Fionna ran that way immediately but Marshall lagged behind for a few moments. They stopped when they hit another fallen tree.
"Yes! Okay Marshall You can do this one."
"You didn't really have a dream about him did you?"
"Well... you were there too. I wasn't alone with him." Marshall sighed and read the tree. "'Painful Truth, it points to a distance far. Speak a truth that could rattle that stars.' I'm guessing something incredibly shocking. Got anymore dreams about flame prince?"
"What is your deal. Just relax. It was a DREAM."
"Your MY girlfriend."
"Exactly! And you're in no danger of losing me!"
"Maybe I'm jealous of Flame Prince and Gumball okay! " Another crashing and cracking sound off in the direction that the Painful Truth tree was pointing. They walked there silently. It was awkward and tense. They never really argued before. Fionna read the next tree.
"Shattering Truth, you have made it to here. Empty your mind and make it clear.' Well Marshall?"
"What?"
"Speak your mind! You have to have SOMETHING on your mind."
"I already told you. I don't have anything else. What about you! Any midnight rendezvous with Flame prince? Or maybe a science experiment with Gumball?"
"You don't have to attack me! You're the only person I've ever cared about! Why can you get that through your thick skull!"
"Because I... would die... if I lost you." Another tree was heard falling but they both just stood there for a moment. " Fionna I hate thinking about it but you spend a lot of time with Gumball and sometimes Flame prince. I just don't know if I... match up to them." Marshall closed his eyes and opened them quickly when he felt Fionna hug him tightly. Marshall picked her up and flew the next fallen tree. Fionna read it again.
"'Cleansing Truth. You have set yourself free, now speak a darker truth indeed.' that doesn't rhyme."
"None of these trees have rhymed! They rhyme very loosely."
"What would be a darker truth?"
" I... don't know."
"I wonder if we could just make something up?"
"Too risky. We might have to start all over, or worse be lost forever."
"Say something about your mom!"
"W-what?"
"Your mom is full of dark secrets."
"Well one time when I was younger she laughed at me trying to play a guitar I made out of string and an old box." Fionna had to stifle her laughter and another tree fell. Marshall flew on ahead.
"Marshal wait. I didn't mean to laugh honest." When she caught up with him he was sitting on the fallen tree. He reread it aloud for her.
"Heartbreaking truth, Now that you have finished up, follow this tree to the forest exit."
"Now I'm really sure that didn't rhyme." Marshall grabbed her hand.
"Let's go."
She sat on Marshalls lap, flying toward the tree house. The sun was just setting and they had a lot to talk about.
"I always wanted to be a musician but she didn't care enough. She probably didn't think I could even do it."
"I think you're pretty great."
"Really. I think your pretty." He kissed her cheek and dropped her off in the little boat canopy. "Now go get some sleep okay. See you at the Jam session tomorrow?"
"Totally."
When Fionna got inside, Cake was sitting on the couch waiting for her.
"How was your date today?"
"Telling... very telling."
It's been a while. I'm sorry, I finally got around to updating this though.