A/N Hello again. Nothin on my noggin today. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: The attack
Mike slowly looked around the room, which now had all eyes on him.
"Is there a problem?" Mike said.
"How did I not. notice as soon as I saw him...?" Princess bubblegum said to herself.
"To be fair, this isn't the first time we've encountered uh... human-ish people. Remember Susan strong?" As Jake and PB chatted back and forth about human look-alikes and being blind as a bat, Fin just couldn't take his eyes off Mike. It had been awhile since Martian... Fin shook his head and continued to look at Mike.
"Ya know, a picture might last longer." Mike said. This shook Fin from his trance.
"O-oh. Sorry man... It's just uh..." Mike waved his hand dismissively.
"Don't worry about it. I know I'm an extremely attractive specimen." Mike chuckled. "I'm joking. Don't see humans often I guess?" Fin nodded his head.
"Yea... I haven't seen another human in so long..." Before their conversation could continue any further, PB decided to integrate Mike.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" She demanded.
"Well, I already told you my name was Mike, and I came here in search of you, actually." Mike grinned at PB.
"M-me? Why? What do I have to offer you?" Mike twirled his scythe a bit.
"Ya see, my effeminate friend, I've come to the understanding that-" Suddenly some black screens lit up and displayed a figure looming in darkness.
"Princess? I didn't know you set up T.V's?" Jake said as he looked at the princess, who shrugged.
"I set them up a few weeks ago while you and Fin were off in the mountains doing... whatever you were doing. I figured out how to piggy back off the derelict satellites in space-" She shook her head. "That's not important, look!" She pointed to the screen. The figure that was once in darkness leaned forward and grumbled. It was still dark enough to conceal their face, but it was obvious it was a face of annoyance.
"You disappoint me, Bonnibell." The distorted voice said as it rubbed the bridge of its nose. PB seethed with anger.
"Do. Not. Address me. Like that." She said with a growl. The figure glared back just as hard as PB glared at it.
"We gave you a week to give us what we want. Then another. And today marks the third week. We're tired of waiting." PB said something in german the others couldn't understand... but it would no doubt had made a sailor blush with shame. "Ugh... One. More. Week. We're out of patience Bonnibell. One more week to give us what we want, or we'll tear your kingdome out from under you. This us your one and only warning." The T.V abruptly cut back to black. PB had her hands clenched and her teeth gritted. Her face was a darker shade of pink than usual.
"Uh... Princess...?" Fin slowly said.
"DU HURENSOHN!" She yelled with explosive anger. Fin's eyes widened in shock, he had never seen PB this angry.
"Peebs-" He started, but he shut up instantly once she shot her head towards him and growled like a rabid animal. Fin shrunk and slowly stepped away. After realizing who she snapped at, her face softened and she tried to calm down.
"I'm sorry Fin, I'm not mad at you." She grumbled and stomped her foot on the ground. "Oh! I'm so angry!"
"Who... Who was that, Princess?" Jake asked. PB either didn't hear the question, or chose to ignore it. She looked at Fin and Jake.
"I have a quest for you."
"Anything, PB." Fin replied. She glanced around for a moment, as if making sure nobody was listening.
"Guys, there might be a possible coup soon." She said in a hushed whisper.
"Coop? Like chicken coop?" Fin asked as be scratched his head. PB shook her head, slightly disappointed.
"No dummy. A coup is when the people overthrow a monarch... Likely ending with me not having my head..." Fin's eyes widened.
"Oh my glob-" PB covered his mouth quickly. "Shh... You never know who's listening. There'spropaganda posters all over the candy kingdom, harsh whispers in the alleys. I can't trust anyone anymore, except you two. Which is why I need you to do something for me."
"Anything, my queen." Jake said with a bow, trying to lighten the mood. This caused PB to smile a bit.
"At ease, knight. Here, take these. "She lifted a slab of floor aside and pulled out a locked box. She took out a key and unlocked it. Inside was a thing of documents and papers that were intact, but looked ancient. She gave them to Fin and Jake. "These are war summons, ancient treaties forcing those who are given them to fulfill ancient promises. Guys... We're going to war."
"War!"
"Shh! But yes, war. I can't hope to take the mystery person on by myself, I can't even triangulate their signal. Which is why I need all the help I can get. Can I depend on you to help me?" Fin and Jake nodded. PB smiled and nodded back. She then turned to Mike. "Don't think I forgot about you, new guy." Mike grinned at her. "So you need my help? Well, I need your help. Help Fin and Jake and I'll do everything in my power to help you out. Deal?"
"Sounds like a deal to me, but I gotta ask, why even put an ounce of trust in me? For all you know I'm in kahoots with that mystery whack job." Mike said while pointing to his head and making a circular motion.
"Because; you only just arrived. I doubt you know anything about Ooo's politics, you look like you ca handle yourself, and if you do end up being evil, i got my two best men watching over you at all times." She said with a smile.
"She called us her best men, that makes me feel good." Fin said.
"You got a deal, Toots." Mike said with a smirk.
"That's princess to you." She replied.
"Princess toots." PB rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Weirdo. Now, get going you guys. It's gonna be a long hard journey and you only have a week to do it. The fate of the candy kingdom rests in your hands." She said as she sent her hero's off.
"You got it PB, we'll be back in no time!" Fin said as he charged out the door.
"With an army too!" Jack added as he followed his brother. Mike followed suit with a smile on his face.
