Melissa pulled the cake out of the oven and held it so BMO could ice it.

"I'm sure Tree Trunks will appreciate this. It was a good idea."

"Baked goods make the best presents!"

"Alright BMO, I'll let you finish up while I go find the guys."

Walking outside she looked around, quickly finding the pair perched on a rock using binoculars to spy on the Ice Kingdom.

"…What are you two doing?"

"Keeping an eye on evil."

"The Ice King isn't evil, he's a socially challenged psychopath a few colors short of a box of crayons."

"I see movement."

Melissa looked towards the Ice Kingdom in time to see the Ice King flying out of his lair. Though she couldn't see him very well it looked like he was carrying his instruments and a penguin.

Finn and Jake focused on him and started talking in their 'cop voices'.

"Well, well, well. Looks like the Ice King is up to bad biscuits, brotha."

"Bad biscuits make the baker broke, bro."

"Ice King, you make our job too easy. You ready to roll on this fool?"

"Dinner roll!"

She rolled her eyes as Jake turned into a police car and they both put on sunglasses.

"Is it really necessary to stalk him every time he goes out?"

Finn leaned his arm on the 'window' and straightened his sunglasses.

"If you can't take the beat, stay out of the force."

"...Just because of that I'll go."

She hopped into the passenger's seat and put on her own pair of sunglasses as they sped off.

Eventually Melissa removed her pair and looked at Finn in confusion.

"Is he going to Marceline's house?"

"It looks like it."

"But doesn't he only kidnap princesses?"

Finn shrugged as they entered the cave, Jake turning back into his normal shape.

"Ice King! Huh?"

They rushed inside to find him entangled in a power chord. Jake and Finn gave Marceline a thumbs up.

"Oh…you got him."

"Nice job, Marceline."

"Your constant harassment of the female gender makes me sick."

Jake picked up Ice King and started to walk off with him when Marceline stopped them.

"No, he can stay."

"What?!"

Ice King seemed just as surprised as they were.

"It's alright. We're working on a song together."

"You don't want us to…"

Finn punched his palm with his other fist.

"…for you?"

"No, it's ok. You guys can go."

"…Okay…Well…I guess we'll see you, then…Bye…"

They exited awkwardly. Melissa started to walk off when Jake grabbed her with a hand over her mouth and pulled her into the bushes. She pushed his hand away and turned to the two sternly.

"No. We are NOT spying on Marceline."

"But something weird is going on!"

"I don't care you guys. She obviously has a reason for keeping him here and this isn't any of our business. If she wants us to know she will tell us."

Finn and Jake looked at each other.

"Hey, what are you-"

Jake tied her up with his arms and covered her mouth, sitting her between them as they watched through her living room window.

Marceline was playing the Omnichord while Ice King sang about princesses. Eventually he began shooting magic ice at her ceiling, cracking it much to Marceline's dismay.

"Stop acting like this!"

"No, it's just startin' to get good! Anybody! Princesses, I command you, love me! Love me! Love me! Love me!"

Marceline tackled him to the floor.

"STOP ACTING CRAZY!"

"I JUST WANNA BE LOVED!"

He pushed her off forcefully.

"Uh-oh. I'm sorry I pushed you."

He vanished out of view into the kitchen and Marceline followed. Finn cupped his hands behind his ears.

"I can't hear them anymore."

"Mmmph mmmph mmmph mph mmmmph!"

"Woah Mel. No need for that language."

"…Mmmph mmph mmmmmmphmmmph mph?"

"Yeah, we can understand you."

"Mmmmph?"

"One of the princesses mumbles a lot, we got used to it."

"….Mhm…"

"Hey, don't give me that look. We have to make sure Ice King doesn't try anything."

"Mmmmph mmmph."

"No, we aren't being nosey. We are concerned friends."

"What? Wait, listen!"

Marceline's voice finally reached them as Ice King ran out of the kitchen to set up the Omnichord, which was still playing a tune.

"Yeah, let's go! What's it say?"

Marceline looked at a photo she was holding, singing the words written on the back of it.

"Marceline, is it just you and me in the wreckage of the world? That must be so confusing for a little girl. And I know you're going to need me here with you... but I'm losing myself, and I'm afraid you're going to lose me, too..."

"Ooh yeah! Keep it going!"

"Oh! Um…"

Ice King ran to his drum set, picking up the beat. Marceline shuffled around in the papers and pulled out another photo.

"This magic keeps me alive, but it's making me crazy, and I need to save you, but who's going to save me? Please forgive me for whatever I do ...when I don't remember you."

"Wow! I wrote that? Hot stuff!"

"What?! You don't remember what it means?!"

She grabbed another photo and held it up to the Ice King's face, her voice breaking as she spoke.

"Look!"

He began singing the words.

"Marceline, I can feel myself slipping away. I can't remember what it made me say... but I remember that I saw you frown. I swear, it wasn't me…It was the crown. This magic keeps me—"

She joined in, the two singing together. Tears rolled down Marceline's cheeks.

"—alive, but it's making me crazy, and I want to save you, but who's going to save me?! Please forgive me for..."

They continued to sing as Jake looked to Finn in confusion.

"What is going on in there?"

"…I have no idea."

Jake's arms slackened, allowing Melissa to push them off.

"Like I said guys, she has a reason for keeping him here and this isn't any of our business. We should go. We're eavesdropping on something very personal."

Finn and Jake nodded. They exited the cave as Melissa became lost in thought. The phrase 'wreckage of the world' kept replaying in her mind as she walked, and she wondered if the Ice King predated the war.

If that was the case then maybe he knew what happened to the world…but from the way he spoke it seemed like he couldn't remember anything.

Those papers came from somewhere though. She decided she'd have to find her answers there.