Marceline POV
While floating back towards my house I recalled what transpired at the fire kingdom throne. 'That was so embarrassing, especially for me.' I thought to myself. I also feel slightly vulnerable after that declaration of mine, but I feel my chest grew lighter too. "I wonder what happened after I exited the place." Something happened at the throne; I felt the panic in Cinnamon bun's voice when he asked for help. The only thing that bothers me is what was it? I was too busy speculating what it is that I didn't notice that I was floating straight to the entrance of the cave, my trail of thought was interrupted by the solid rock that welcomed my face.
I maybe immortal but I'm not invincible, I held my head trying to soothe the pain. I grumbled as I opened the door to my house, "at least I got back here early." I opened my fridge to get some ice for my head and an apple to eat. I sat down at my couch and relaxed my back, 'I will make Finn forget about you...' that statement of mine resounded in my head a couple of times, now that I think about it, how do I make him forget her. I never really felt serious about anyone before, all my relationships were shallow and petty. Ash and Bonnie were just the tip of the iceberg for my never-ending life.
I settled the Ice pack down and I yawned while peeking outside the window, it was almost sunrise so I went up to my room and I took a quick shower before putting on my pajamas. I wonder how Finn is doing. I looked at the secret door beside my closet and I recalled the mirror of omnipresence. "No, it's bad to spy on others." I turned my back on it, but after a few seconds I gritted my teeth and I opened it. "I'll just take one peek." I told myself, I activated the mirror and I saw Finn lying on his bed in the candy kingdom. He was asleep but his face was far from peaceful, He was in tears.
I sadly closed the room and floated over my bed, as I closed my eyes the sun began rising. I was sleeping soundly, but it was disturbed when a sound of a portal rang through my house and a crashing sound of glass followed it. I went down to check what was happening and what I saw made me hiss. "Hey Marceline, how's my little monster?" it was my dad, he constantly comes and take food for his sandwich or something. "Don't you have enough food already, you don't even have to eat!" "Well tonight is special, I'm not only here to get some grub, I have a message from the ups." Dad seemed serious so I listened.
I didn't know how I managed to do it but I'm currently rushing to the candy kingdom with my umbrella on the peak of noon. 'They have heard you and they tell you this, don't come near the boy, he will bring destruction. Anyway, they will take care of him so stay out of this Marceline.' How did they arrive to that conclusion? Finn is in trouble and only I know it. I arrived at the candy kingdom half an hour later, I snuck into the hospital directly at Finn's room. "Finn you need to co-" I stopped at what I saw, the room was dark and empty. Did they get him? I need to find Jake maybe he knows.
Third Person view
Finn was walking with Flamed princess on the gardens of the fire kingdom, he wasn't sure what's happening but it was good. He stopped for a second and Flame princess asked, "What's wrong Finn, are you okay?" "It's just that, I thought you didn't love me anymore." Finn looked down on his feet but flame princess lifted him up. Their faces are slowly leaning towards each other but as Finn closed his eyes he felt a sting on his side, he was stabbed. He looked up and he saw Flame princess laughing at him. "NO!" Finn repeated again and again but it was futile, Flame princess pulled away from him and slowly walked away and he closed his eyes.
Meanwhile in a secret room Princess bubblegum is trying to wake Finn up, she transferred her to this room to monitor his brain activity. "Finn come back to me, wake up." She shook him again and again and as he opened her eyes she lets out a sigh of relief. "How are you feeling Finn?" "Not so good." "We can do this some other time, do you want to proceed with the therapy?" Finn thinks back when Bubblegum told him about this therapy, he didn't fully understand it but what he can make out of it is that it could help him get through with Flame princess. He looks at Bubblegum who was wearing her lab coat and glasses.
"I'll start now, I'll manage." Finn answered. The princess gave Finn a sincere smile and pulled the sensors from his head. "Okay Finn we will start with the root of your problem, Flame princess." He nodded and he began sharing their story, the princess paid attention to the details of the story and as Finn finished she placed her hands together and she said, "What you are experiencing is intense emotional attachment for Flame princess, listen Finn, I know it may be hard but the sooner you forget about her the better." "How do I do that?" Finn asked unenthusiastically. "You can keep yourself occupied with something else, and you need to stay away from the fire kingdom."
After the nightmare, something inside of Finn has been asking again and again, "What's the point of loving if all they do is hurt you?" and hearing Bubblegum's suggestion might have answered it quite a bit. "You should hang with Jake more frequently, he can get your mind off of things." Finn has decided to follow her suggestion, he stood up and said, "Thanks PB, I guess you're right." The princess was pleased with Finn's willingness as she watches him go she walked up to Finn and gave him a tight embrace. "If you ever need someone, I'll be waiting here." She was surprised when Finn pulled away and he said, "I'm sorry PB, I guess I just see things the way you do."
She turns back to avoid showing her tears, "That's good, keep up and do your best." Finn smiles and exits the room, as the doors closed the princess sat down on her chair and wiped away her tears. She pulled a locket and opened it, it was Finn's cheerful face. "I was too late, I shouldn't have pushed my feelings away back then." The princess closed her eyes as she tries to push away her regrets. "Finn are you ready to go home?" Jake asked. "Sure buddy, I'll start training this arm of mine too." "That's the Finn I know." Jake said pleased with Finn's recovery. The two brothers laughed and goofed off while walking towards the grasslands, towards home.
Althea POV
Fifty different guardians stood in front of me, I was very shocked with the state of this dimension. Prismo is dead and the citadel has fallen, both of which involved Finn in some way. "It may take decades or even centuries but I hope you all cooperate in the rehabilitation of the citadel, I will also begin restoring the wardens to guard the new citadel." I bowed at them and they returned me the same gesture, I opened a portal to the old citadel's space and they started going through. "How did you think Glob picked her?" "Will she be able to manage her job properly?" some of the guardians asked. I felt slightly irritated with their attitude but I need to keep my composure.
"Don't listen to those idiots, they don't dislike you they're just tired of their eternal job." I turned around and I saw Death standing in the entrance. "I can't blame them, I just got this job and I already feel lazy. How about you, how can you enjoy your duty?" I asked him curiously. "Well, I get to meet interesting beings and the time when the kings and leaders bow to me for mercy is priceless." He answered with a sinister smile, "Well, I'm going back I have souls to claim." He opened a portal and jumped into it, and he didn't even bother to close it. I sighed as I closed all the portals and decided to check the doors.
I used the key and the three doors rose again, they were all stable for now. I'm still missing the orb for the third door though, I looked at the two orbs in place and I checked on the slot where a third orb should be. I shined a light on it and I noticed that it wasn't solid black at all, I floated over the top and I touched the slot. "Hmm blue, maybe this…" My thought process was interrupted when the place began shaking, I rushed to the pedestal and I lowered the doors back and I rushed back to the center. I fixed myself up and readied as they arrive, the shaking lasted for a minute more.
After all settled down six pillars of light having different colors, six humanoid beings emerged from the portal all wearing their respective colors. Tia the keeper of time, Alese the judge of souls, Seph the guardian of space, Hugo the mind's protector, Samantha reality's creator and lastly Tyrone the giver of power. All of them controls their respective aspects of the universe and all of them gathering here gives me Goosebumps, "I offer you my services, what do you require?" I bowed to show respect and to avoid angering them. "We seek your cooperation, a threat has revealed itself in a form…" they paused for a moment. I was very nervous that I had to deal with the Lich again.
But I wasn't prepared to what follows, "Of a human, the last of his species." "But it won't be long until he isn't." Tia expressed. I kept my head down to avoid showing my shocked expression but it was in vain as Hugo said, "I can see that you are shocked. What do you expect to gain from that boy?" "I was hoping he could help in bringing back my mentor." I answered truthfully. "Ahh, Allister, it was a shame I wish you luck." Samantha said. "We hope you cooperate with us, and if we manage to contain this threat, we will extend help in your endeavor." Tyrone offered, a loud sound rang through the place and after that and they were gone.
Jake POV
"Where do you want to go tomorrow?" I asked Finn, we are walking back to the treehouse at three o'clock in the evening the heat from the sun was slightly blocked by some clouds so we didn't mind it. Unlike the sky Finn was slightly brighter than before. "PB did well huh?" "Yeah it helped me clear my head, I'm finally free, after I overcome this issue with my arm I will feel complete again." He said with confidence. To celebrate we decided to give tree trunks a visit and have some apple pie. When we arrived there, Tree trunks was just finishing her apple pie and she was feeding the baby Lich. Finn and I stopped for a moment.
"I still feel strange seeing him like this, did you think we made the right choice Jake?" Finn asked me. I looked at tree trunks and she and Mr. Pig looked so happy, so I patted his shoulder and I said, "We did the right thing Finn, don't you question that." Finn nodded and we walked towards the happy family. After hours of chatting and eating we decided to say our goodbyes and Mr. Pig said, "You boys are welcome to eat with us anytime." Finn and I gave them a thumbs-up and we went back to going home. When we got back BMO was cooking up dinner, "Well that walk made me hungry, time to eat again." Finn said.
"Welcome back, Finn I cooked a lot I hope you guy enjoy!" BMO greeted us with his cheerful robot voice. Finn and I rushed to the table; we were drooling as we wait for the last plate of sausages to land on our table. "Ok you two, here is the last plate, time to eat!" Finn and I stuffed our faces with all the food we can, BMO stood back as debris of food came on his way. After five minutes of chewing and stuffing, I licked the last plate and I settled it down. I rubbed my stomach and shrunk it down; Finn on the other hand was rubbing his belly to relieve the pain because he ate too much.
"I'll go to sleep early this time, what about you Jake?" Finn asked while standing up. "I'm staying up till midnight; you go up and take a rest. You have a big day ahead of you brother." Finn and I bumped our fists and he went on his way. I went down from the chair and I went up to BMO. "Did Finn enjoy the food?" He asked, I simply nodded at the curios robot and I said, "You did good BMO, anyway do you have any new games?" BMO cheerfully gave me the controller and I was happier to see all the new games he's got for me, I knew it would take the whole night so I took food with me.
I looked at the time, and it was ten so I just went back to the game. 'Time sure is going slow tonight.' I thought to myself. I was so immersed in playing but I was dragged back to reality when I heard a sound coming from the treasure room, I paused the game and I looked down. "Don't you think it's too late to come here, Marceline?" "There you are, I was looking all over for you." She floated up and I asked. "Is there anything you need?" "Yes where is Finn?" I was surprised that she was looking for him, I was about to mess with her but seeing her restless eyes I answered her and I went back to playing.
Finn POV
I sat down on my bed, before setting myself down I looked at the flower growing from my absent arm. "Maybe you'll do me good someday, for now I need to get used to being with you." I sat there in silence and I felt as if I was going crazy, talking to a flower and stuff. "I guess that's a sign to go to sleep." I blew on the candle resting on the table beside my bed, I laid down on my back and I thought about what happened today and one sentence hadn't left my brain ever since. 'If you ever need someone, I'll be waiting here." I shook my head to clear it out and I closed my eyes so I could sleep.
I opened my eyes and I find myself in another dream, this time I know it is because FP appeared again. "Come to me, Finn." She said as she reaches up her hands. I smiled at her but I pushed her away, I began walking to the opposite direction where she was. I heard footsteps so I peeked and I saw her trying to walk towards me, I picked up my pace and I closed my eyes while saying, "You're not real, I'm trying to move on so don't mess with me." The footsteps stopped so I slowed down a bit, I wanted to look back but I decided to stand by my decision. I feel every step grow heavy but I carried on.
Finally, after walking for quite some time, I took a deep breath and I looked back. It wasn't the view I was expecting, this time it was PB, she was crying on her chair. "I shouldn't have done that." She repeated again and again, I tried to go to her but suddenly everything went dark and cold. There was snow everywhere but darkness, the low temperature was starting to get to me. "I'll just close my eyes and I will wake up in my bed, completely safe." I let out a few breaths and I nodded a couple of times, after that I closed my eyes resigning to the dream. The cold was all gone except on my face.
The feeling was truly bizarre, the whole of my body felt nothing but my face was freezing. I decided to see what's going on and I started struggling to open my eyes. But what I saw just made me more confused, it was Marcy, she was leaning towards my face with her eyes closed and her lips pouted. I was very nervous at that time so I did what I thought was right, I held my hand up to her lips and I stopped her. Her eyes grew wide as she felt my hands and I asked, "What's up Marcy?" She jumped back without looking and she hits her back on Jake's bed, "Whoa are you okay"? I asked her.
"No! Don't come near me Finn." She pushed me away but I saw in her eyes that she was in pain, so I tried again but she hissed at me and she said, "Don't tell anyone what happened here, okay?" I nodded at her nervously and she finally calmed down. She might have noticed that I was a bit scared because she had her hands on her mouth. "It's cool Marcy I was just-" "I'm sorry Finn." She said and then she vanished. "What happened here, and where's Marceline, what did she do?" Jake asked. "I don't know Jake, she ran off before I could ask. I think she was just messing with me." I removed those questions from my head for now and I went back to sleep.
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