A/N: Yes, yes I know! It has been much too long since the last update! I apologize greatly! School is really taking a toll on me! It is now Thanksgiving break and I promise you I will try my best to get as much of this fanfic done! Anyhow, please enjoy the long awaited Chapter 21- Radiate!
Time was ticking away for the Prince of the Fire Kingdom.
"Flame! Flame!" Fionna screamed in desperation. She shook his shoulders frantically but there was no response from the cold fire prince.
"What's up?" Marshall asked and casually floated over to the two.
"'What's up?' What's up?! Marshall Lee this is serious! Flame Prince isn't waking up!" Fionna screamed with tears brimming her eyes.
"What?" Marshall exclaimed with shock. He knelt down by the doused prince and saw his unmoving body.
"What's happening to him?" Fionna asked fearfully as she felt his hand get colder and colder.
"Fionna!" A new voice rang through the cave and Fionna looked up to see her sister carrying Gumball and Flamba on her massive back.
"Fionna, what happened?" Gumball exclaimed in shock and ran up to the hero and the fallen prince.
"The Lich. She-she possessed Flame Prince and-and then she-she-she pushed him into the water! And now he's not waking up, Gumball!" Fionna stammered frantically. "Gumball do something! You're a scientist or whatever!" Fionna screamed.
"Fionna, I don't know how to treat fire elementals. I treat candy citizens. I can't help him." Gumball stated sadly. Fionna felt her heart drop. If Gumball couldn't help, who could? Suddenly, Fionna's eyes lit up with an idea.
"Flamba!" She cried out looking around for the tiny flambit. The small fire elemental peeked over Cake and scurried over to Fionna. "You're a fire elemental, what's going on with Flame Prince? Why is he getting colder?" Fionna asked desperately, but the little flambit just shook her head.
"Fionna, I'm a flambit. I'm not a flame humanoid like Flame Prince. I can't help him either. I'm sorry." She said sadly.
"But you're a fire elemental!" Fionna said in defense. Flamba simply shook her head.
"I'm not a flame humanoid. It's like comparing a cat to a human. Both have blood running through their veins, but they aren't the same thing." Flamba explained. Fionna cursed under her breath. "But, I know someone who can fix him up." Flamba began. Fionna looked up with new hope in her eyes. "His mother, Flame Queen." Fionna's smile dropped at the mention of his mother.
"No." Fionna stated bluntly.
"Fionna-!" Cake began.
"She'll lock him up again after seeing I put him in danger! I can't…" Fionna couldn't seem to form the words in her mouth.
"Fionna, it's the only way." Marshall suggested. Fionna looked at Flame Prince and squeezed his hand. She could feel him getting colder by the minute. For once, Marshall was right. Fionna let out a sigh and got up carrying Flame Prince bridal style.
"Come on, Cake. We're going to Flame Kingdom."
Cake trotted through the trees and skidded to a halt, her paws just barely missing the border of Flame Kingdom. Flamba and Fionna, with Flame Prince in her arms, jumped off of Cake's back and Marshall flew in behind them carrying Gumball who was slung over his shoulder. He set Gumball down roughly and Gumball fell on his rear with a thud.
"Marshall Lee that was very distasteful!" Gumball complained. Marshall Lee just stuck out his tongue and touched his feet to the ground when a loud yelp was heard.
"Fionna, stop!" Flamba's voice rang. The human stopped dead in her tracks and she looked over at Flamba. "Flame shield, Fionna." She reminded. "I know a lot is going on but you're not going to be much help if you turn to ash in the kingdom." Flamba mentioned. Fionna blushed with embarrassment as she heard Flamba utter the spell for flame shield and cast it on the group, washing all of them in a light blue hue.
"Ok, now we should probably think of a plan and-Fionna!" Gumball exclaimed when he saw Fionna running headfirst into the kingdom.
"Fionna, wait!" Cake cried and ran in after her.
"Wait we need to-" The whole group ran into the kingdom after Fionna and Gumball grunted in annoyance. "We need to plan!" he exclaimed with irritation and followed after them.
Fionna ran through crowds of shocked fire elementals, but she didn't care. She had one goal and that was to get to the flame kingdom's palace.
Flame Queen sat on her throne lazily tracing patterns on the armrest. She let out a bored sigh and tapped her finger in annoyance.
"Why is there never anything to do in this blasted kingdom?" she huffed.
"Flame Queen! Some documents need to be signed for-Ah!" Flame Queen shot the servant in the face sending her flying across the room but not enough to severely harm the being, just to scare it away. Even the guards in the room stiffened at the sudden action.
"Absolutely nothing to do." Flame Queen sighed again and started to draw random shapes in the air with her flames. Suddenly, a loud crash echoed through the throne room and Flame Queen sat up in surprise. The door to the room suddenly got kicked in and someone ran up to her throne. The guards tightly gripped their weapons but gasped at the sight as did Flame Queen when she was able to make out who the figure was holding.
"Flame Prince!" She exclaimed in shock and stood up from her throne. She saw Fionna panting as she held the doused prince close to her and she looked up from her messy blonde locks.
"Flame Queen," she panted. "Please-please help him." She begged. Her blue eyes showed fear that the queen had never seen in the human heroine and for a moment, she did not know what to do. Ideas ran through her head until she finally settled on one.
"Lock Flame Prince up back in the lamp." Flame Queen ordered.
A/N: I'm sorry for yet another cliffhanger! Please do leave reviews if you would like me to continue! I'm trying my best with updates!