Chapter 21:
He didn't want to go. He'd only been back a couple of days, and while Bonnie had let him spend the entire time at home with Simone and Billy, he didn't want to leave again. If absence made the heart grow fonder, he fell more in love with Simone every time he left here. They'd had a fabulous night last night, and Finn had slept like a log. Yawning, Simone sat up and stretched, making even that look sexy. Climbing out of bed, she gathered on her bathrobe, saying, "rise and shine, honey. Time to go to work." "Do I have to," groaned Finn? Simone laughed. Just like a schoolboy. "Yes, honey," she said, "'cause the whole wide world's countin' on you!" Finn groaned. He'd saved the world. Three times. In a teasing voice, Simone reminded her hubby, "if you get up now, we can have some fun before you go..."
Those words had Finn out of bed like a shot from a gun. He snatched up his wife and rushed into the bathroom. Inside the bathroom, they ran the water a few minutes to get it hot, and then Finn all but dragged his lady into the shower. Excited as anything, he began to wash Simone's beautiful body, marveling at how lucky he was. He soaped her long, lean legs, slowly working his way up to her broad hips. Then, working his way around her snatch, her ran the sponge over her tummy and up to her big, dangling boobies.
Simone thought her honey was a natural at sex because he touched her so nice, and he never failed to get her off. Excited herself and eager to send her man off with a pleasant memory, she took up a towel and started washing him too. Finn moaned softly as she stroked his pecker and scrubbed his hairy balls. He had worked his way around to her ass, and now he scrubbed the creamy pale skin. She was blessed and doubly blessed. She was fortunate to even be alive, and she was blessed to have this man as her savior and husband.
Feeling Finn's big pecker go hard in her hand and knowing he was running late for work, the horny heroine turned around and bent over the rim of the tube, shaking that big, beautiful ass at him. Finn didn't need any further invitation. With a grin a mile wide, he pressed his dong against her opening and eased it in. "Ooohh," squeaked Simone. "Oh, baby! Do it!" Reaching around her, he got his hands on those big, beautiful boobies as he began to rail her. His hips slapped into her big bottom, making the flesh jiggle and making a clapping sound. He was the luckiest man in Ooo.
His beautiful wife moaned and whined as his big dick reamed her out. They were back in the rhythm after weeks of trying to pull together following Billy's birth and the move back into their house. Simone was finding that she enjoyed the sex all the more now that the Crown was out of the way. Her hand slipped back, and she rubbed her button, while playing with her own boobies, as Finn lost himself in screwing her. He ran his fingers through her hair–he loved her hair–and he nibbled on her shoulders and neck like he wanted to devour her. Faster and faster they went, with Simone ramming that hot ass back at him as he slammed his meat into her belly over and over. With a roar, Finn shot his goo into her, but he kept reaming her out with his slowly softening dong until she too went over.
They were a little wiped out when they finished, but they managed to pull themselves together enough to finish washing. Then Finn rushed through the process of getting dressed and gathering up his weapons and gear. Standing at the door, Finn said his goodbyes, kissing his son and wife both. Letting her bathrobe fall open, Simone admonished him, "remember what's waiting on you, sweetie." Finn swore that he would. Carrying his sword and backpack, Finn set off. His happiness lasted only as long as he was within sight of the treehouse. After, as the weight of the world came figuratively piling up on him, he found himself growing depressed. Maybe something was changing inside of him, but he was no longer excited by adventures. He wanted to be home every night to see Simone.
That said nothing of his ongoing problems with Huntress. He'd done something he now really regretted, and he was now in the ugly position of keeping secrets. He didn't like that, but he didn't want to lose Simone either. He'd have to find ways to avoid being alone with the prickly wizard. As he approached the gates of the Candy Kingdom, one of his Banana-Guard minions stepped out, announcing, "morning, Captain Finn. Princess Bubblegum wants you at the palace right away." "Thanks," replied Finn. That was certainly not what he was hoping to hear, but he expected it. They still had to run down the rest of the aliens.
Knowing that any urgent mission for Bonnie was likely to involve Huntress, Finn was on guard as he entered the square in front of the palace gates. He was sure she hadn't given up on him, and he was expecting Sexy Huntress when he encountered the wizard at the gates to Bonnie's palace. Instead, it was back to the woman he remembered. She'd come dressed for work with a full quiver, her bracer, and a handful of throwing knives besides. No shorts, skirts, or tight pants today. At first that made him think that she was in Evil-Wizard mode, but she was surprisingly genial as she strolled up, greeting him with, "morning, donk. Get laid last night?" Finn's blush said it all. Still, far from being angry, the wizard announced, "Bonnie wants us in her council chamber." Then she did something shocking. She took his hand and started walking. Finn immediately pulled his hand away. Instead of blowing up at him, she merely smiled, and that smile seemed to say, "you'll be mine someday."
The pair went up into the palace where they were immediately ushered into the council chamber. Finn was shocked to find that most every princess there was in Ooo was there. The only ones missing all lived too far away to reach the Candy Kingdom on short notice. Finn scanned the room, feeling a little nervous and even embarrassed. There were a whole pack of women here who wanted a piece of him. Now that his eyes had figuratively been opened, he saw threats to the peace he had with Simone.
Squaring up, Finn walked down into the room and between the tables where the princesses sat. Bonnie was at the head table, and he walked straight up to her, announcing, "you sent for me, Princess?" "Yes, Finn," said Bonnie. "I've just been sharing the current situation with my colleagues. We were discussing solutions to the problem." Finn frowned in puzzlement. He thought the solution was pretty obvious. Those guys had to go.
As if in acknowledgment of his thought, Bonnie said, "we have decided that the mission to pursue the remaining alien mercenaries will continue." Huntress rolled her eyes. The Royals of Ooo had decided they could keep doing what they were already doing? That was really big of them. In irritated tones, she asked, "and what kind of support are we getting?" Raspberry Princess spoke up, then, announcing, "our armies are geared more towards ceremony and civil defense. The Crowned Heads of Ooo have long sought to limit the means by which wars may be waged to prevent another great war." Which was to say they had piles of spears and that was it. The only people with anything stronger were Bonnie and Phoebe, and both of them had stretched their resources taking down the pirates the first time.
The irritated wizard turned to her own 'Royal' and growled, "a couple more wizards would help..." The Grand Master answered that impertinent suggestion with, "we are engaged in researching a cloak that would hide Ooo from invaders." Huntress rolled her eyes. A waste of time and resources that would never provide anything useful. They couldn't fucking hide the whole planet! Even if they could cloak it, nobody would be fooled. Ooo was still going to be there!
Seeming to guess the wood nymph's thoughts, Bonnie interjected, "the Grand Master believes that, if we hide Ooo, future invaders may believe that the Serpent was hatched." Which would explain the missing planet. Huntress was only barely mollified. Returning to the previous thread, Finn reminded them, "those guys are still out there, trying to build up a phone to call home..." Nodding, Bonnie said, "we've got a special subcommittee that will be discussing that, Finn. I'd appreciate it if you and Huntress could go to my private office and wait. We'll join you shortly."
Finn and his companion went back out the door and down the hall to Bonnie's office. Slipping inside, they shut the door, and Finn went to the window. There he stood, staring out at the construction crews that were working night and day to repair the damage. In the three weeks they'd been gone, progress had been made on repairing the damaged Gumball Guardian, but it was still out of commission. They were in a bad spot. Emeraude came up beside him, and her hand casually stroked his. He turned and glared at her. Smiling, she murmured, "a man of rules, huh?" Finn's face went hot, as she said, "ok. I'm game." Finn found himself really hoping for a little more help because he wasn't sure he could handle another trip alone with Huntress.
Fortunately, the door opened behind them, admitting Bonnie, Raspberry Princess, the Grand Master, Slime Princess, and Breakfast Princess. Finn had been expecting to see Phoebe, but apparently she had remained in the council chamber. Guessing where his mind was going, Bonnie explained, "I left Phoebe in charge. It was supposed to be her year to host the annual meeting anyway."
The royals took seats before Bonnie's desk. Finn and Huntress found themselves on the hot seat, as the other royals all began peppering them with questions. Raspberry Princess wanted to limit their response. She wanted to keep Ooo in its current state, limiting the proliferation of weaponry more advanced than spears and swords. That immediately aroused Slime Princess's ire. She was terrified of what the aliens might do next, and she was rather insistent that Bonnie be given resources to build an army of Gumball Guardians to patrol the entirety of Ooo to protect them. Bonnie did her best to mediate and steer the conversation, while Breakfast Princess made moon-eyes at Finn. And the Grand Master? He played with his cats.
Out of patience, Finn finally interrupted with, "none of that matters if we don't catch these guys! There's nearly a hundred still out there!" His outburst shut both princesses up. Turning to Bonnie, Finn said, "we need people looking for them, and we need to get busy chasing them, PB." Semi-reluctantly, Raspberry Princess agreed to put some of her guards on the job of scouting for them. Slime Princess wanted to go back to bickering about weapons, but Breakfast Princess moved the conversation on to the subject of supporting Finn.
The pretty breakfast person announced, "I'll support Finn with supplies and a place to rest. Since a lot of these creeps headed into the wastelands, it only makes sense. And it will help calm my people..." "Thanks, BP," said Finn. She gave him a sweet smile. Huntress would gleefully have cut her throat. Here was another bitch who wanted a piece of her boyfriend, and, as usual, the donk was just too blind to see it. "I need you to leave today," said Princess Bubblegum. "Finn? I'll take care of letting Simone know you have to go. I need you to go out to the observatory at the edge of town. I've got some things there that will help you." "Ok, Peebles," said Finn. He headed out, with Huntress falling in behind him.
Outside the palace gates, the wizard announced, "I'm going to go grab my pack." "I'll see you at the observatory," replied Finn. She could see it in his eyes–the fear. He was afraid of her. At the same time, there was a fascination there too–even a hunger. He'd always hungered to taste her, from the day they'd met. "Don't worry, baby," breathed the wood nymph. "I'll make sure to pack something you'll really like." And with no further word, she strolled off, bound for her apartment. A shaken Finn stared after her. He didn't want to go out on this mission with her for fear of her finding another opportunity to try and get in his pants. At the same time, he'd be lieing if he said he didn't want to rail her again. At the end of the day, though, he couldn't get out of it. His dad's goons were still out there, raising hell, and Huntress was the only help he was going to get. "Willpower, dude," said Finn. "If you say no, nothing can happen." Promising to keep his hands to himself, Finn set off for the Observatory.
Finn found himself waiting there for over an hour before Bonnie finally arrived. He'd spent the bulk of the time stewing in a strange toxic soup of desire, guilt, and fear. Fortunately Huntress also took her time. He feared she'd be trying to put the moves on him the whole time. PB looked harried when she came walking up to the Observatory, and she had Phoebe with her. "You ok, Peebles," asked Finn? All business in spite of the soft makeup she wore, Bonnie replied, "fine, Finn. Where's Huntress?" "Right here," announced the wizard. She had a much larger bag. At Finn's look of dismay, she said, "figured we'd need some extra stuff. You wear jockeys, donk?" Blushing, he replied, "used to..." Giggling, Phoebe asked, "Simone?" His look of utter embarrassment said it all.
Clearing her throat, Bonnie said, "inside, everyone..." The others followed her inside the observatory, with Finn asking how things had gone at the Princess meeting. "Bad," replied Phoebe. "Whole lot of fear. Not much substance." Nobody had idea the first what to do, and they had been stepping all over each other to throw the problem in Bonnie's lap. Some would gleefully have put the Ice Crowns back on Simon and Simone and told them to freeze the Fire Kingdom. Phoebe was still furious about that. Now that he'd heard that moronic idea, Finn was pissed too and wanted to know who would suggest something so stupid. Bonnie deflected that with, "they're scared, Finn."
The pretty princess led them into an underground space beneath the observatory. There they found a battered truck. Said the candy royal, "I built this when I was young." Before she'd built the Candy Kingdom, she'd traveled extensively, exploring Ooo and learning. "Before the war, vehicles like these were used for recreation," said she. "But, short of flying, they happen to be the best vehicles to be found for traveling without roads." Frowning, Huntress asked, "you know how to run this thing, donk?" 'Cause she sure didn't. Finn, who was busy running his hands along the sides of the battered off-roader, replied, "ch'yeah, man. I owned a truck... Found it in the woods. Banana-Man'n'me fixed her up. We called her Hot Daniel." Frowning, he admitted, "wrecked it savin' PB from the lizard-dude that kidnaped her."
Flushing, Bonnie moved the conversation onward, explaining, "I've outfitted it with a miniature fusion power source. It should run for more than a year without refueling." Nodding, Huntress opened the rear passenger door, nearly whacking Phoebe in the head with it. Finding the rear of the cab outfitted with a fold-down bunk, she announced, "dibs on the bed." As the irritated elemental cussed her, she threw the bags she'd brought in the back. As Phoebe sputtered, Bonnie opened the driver's door, showing Finn the controls. "It will be very similar to Banana-Man's truck, Finn," said she. "I've outfitted it with a longer-range hologram projector." "Cool, PB," said Finn, as he tossed his pack in the back.
"There's more," said the Princess. Beckoning the pair over to a corner of the garage, she drew out another quiver full of arrows. Huntress's eyes bugged out in surprise. "After studying you, I made these," said Bonnie. "They're kinetic energy weapons like the crude ones you usually use." The wizard glared at her. Turning to Finn, she said, "I also made up a jacket for you, Finn. It should provide you some protection against their guns." "Thanks, Peebles," said Finn, as he accepted her gift. He grabbed the candy-royal and gave her a bone-crushing hug. Flushing, Bonnie admitted, "Phoebe helped make it."
Finn turned to his old flame and smiled. "It's also fire-resistant," chuckled Phoebe. Finn swiftly donned the jacket and zipped it up. Then he hugged his other old girlfriend. It was a little awkward on many levels. Knowing what Phoebe felt like when she was solid–just how real she was–made him a little uncomfortable, and he quickly let go. Phoebe quickly stepped back. Her eyes said it. Those feelings were still there. Finn gave her a smile and said, "see you later, Phoebes." "Take care of yourself, Finn," murmured the elemental. Without a further word, Finn climbed into the truck and fired it up. Waving to Bonnie and Phoebe, he put it in gear and rolled out of the garage.
Finn drove out across the countryside, headed east towards the Breakfast Kingdom and ultimately the wastelands beyond. As the Candy Kingdom receded into the distance, Huntress leaned over, wrapped her arms around his, and lay her head on his shoulder. Finn sighed. It was going to be a long trip.