Hello everyone and welcome to Chapter 9 of Something More. Few things I want to clarify before you read. First off, I'm not gonna write any rated M stuff. Second, you guys keep bugging me about giving Finn a sword, just be patient dangit. Third, that's it actually.

Enjoy!

I do not own 'Adventure Time'.

Chapter 9

Past, Present and Future

Martin sat on his bed, tossing a smooth rock in the air and catching it. He managed to smuggle it into his cell when the Seekers found him, it was the only entertainment he had. 'Why don't they just put me through re-education? Does Min really hate me this much?'

Martin knew the answer to that though, he had almost gotten their son killed for the second time. It was a miracle Minerva hadn't already killed him herself. The bearded man wondered if Finn was okay, he never wanted to hurt the boy but he was desperate for a way out. The plan was to use Finn to escape and send him back if he chose to leave. The Hiders gave Martin an opportunity to escape in exchange for the same thing, he had hoped his opportunity was Finn. Martin caught his rock and held it his hand, he let out a sigh. 'Maybe I do deserve this.'

"Hello Martin."

Martin turned to the cell bars and gasped, Minerva stood there outside of his cell. His ex-wife's face was a blank mask but her hands were clenched into fists. 'Still as beautiful as ever though, android or not.' Martin stood from his bed. "Min?"

"It's Minerva to you now." she answered, not angrily but matter-of-factly, like it should have been obvious by now.

Martin rubbed his bald head. "It uh… it's good to see you again, regardless of… everything."

Minerva smiled without humor. "I suppose I'm the only person to visit you since Finn." Her face morphed into one of anger. "Whom you nearly killed for your own selfish purpose, again."

Martin looked to the ground and let out a tired sigh. "Why did you come here Minerva?, just to remind me of my own failures?" he asked.

Minerva stared at Martin for a bit, her face without emotion once more. "Maybe I just needed to see you in here for myself, maybe it's because you're still the father of my child despite being a terrible one, I honestly don't know. I'm still human on the inside, and as humans we often act without thinking. I am not prone to doing so, you however." Minerva's eyes narrowed. "You can't seem to stop."

Martin walked up and gripped the bars of his cell, desperation in his eyes. "Minerva, you had me locked up in here for eighteen years. I just wanted to be free, I would have taken re-education and a job in the sewers if it meant getting out of here. But instead, you had me locked away like an animal."

"You almost got our infant son killed! Just so you could get out of your debt!" Minerva replied angrily.

"Did it ever occur to you that what I did might have been for our infant son?!" Martin cried. "That crazy old lady burst through our window on a tiger for crying out loud! I had Finn in my arms and she had two big brutes flanking her! I did what I do best and convinced them to give me another chance. There was no time to call you or any of the Seekers so I went along with whatever they demanded of me, they made it clear they weren't afraid to use Finn as collateral."

Minerva's eyes widened, her expression softened just a little. Martin closed his eyes and rested his head against the bars. "Min." he sounded broken. "I am well aware that I almost got our son killed, and I have been living with that for eighteen years locked up in here." Martin looked back up to Minerva. "He's okay isn't he? You guys found him right?"

Minerva didn't answer right away, she looked at Martin like she was trying to analyze him but couldn't get a proper read. "No." she finally said. "Finn is still missing."

Martin's eyes widened a bit, then they closed and he placed his head back on the bars. He didn't reply.

"We'll find him though." Minerva replied in an almost comforting tone. "We've got Kara out looking for him."

Martin nodded, "Yeah, Kara… she's the go-to Seeker." he then chuckled a little bit, to Minerva's confusion. "You know, I might not have been able to notice with you beating the tar out of me, but I heard that when Finn washed up on the beach all those years ago, he was actually giggling."

A barely visible smile formed on Minerva's face. "Yes, he was floating on a piece of driftwood sucking his thumb like nothing happened. When he saw me, he giggled and reached out to me. He didn't have a scratch on him."

Martin gave another chuckle. "Yup, Finn's something special. We both saw that the day he was born." He looked up at Minerva. "Finn will be fine Min, you just wait, he'll be back before you know it."

Minerva smiled and looked to the ground, then the smile faded away and she looked up into Martin's eyes. "Martin, I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive you for what you did. However, once Finn returns to us, then I'll see about getting you into re-education."

Martin's eyes went wide and filled with hope. "You… you really mean it Min?"

"Minerva." she corrected, her voice developing a slight edge. "And yes, when- and only when- Finn returns to us, then you will be put through re-education and then given a place in society once more. No Finn, no freedom. It's your fault he is gone Martin, if I'm never to see my baby boy again, then it will be on you and you'll grow old and rot in this cell. Understood?"

Martin gulped. "Yes ma'am."

Minerva gave Martin one final unreadable look, then her eyes went to static for a few seconds and the Minerva-bot put on a blank, robotic look and walked away. Martin walked over to his bed and lied down, he stared at the ceiling in thought. 'Come on kiddo, hurry on home.'

"So how old is the library?" Finn asked Jake as they walked.

"Oh it's pretty old, I think Turtle Princess' family has been running the place for hundreds of years." Jake answered.

'Huh, just like Sarah and her family.' "Do you go there often?"

"Nah, I come here every now and then to look at some old cookbooks and cooking magazines, plus this one time I came here to study Rainicorn history when Lady was pregnant. Other than that, not too often."

Finn had asked Jake to take him to see the Library of Ooo the other day, Jake seemed disappointed that the Human wanted his first adventure in Ooo to be at the library, but he agreed anyway. "We could go save a town from a troll or find a dungeon to loot or something. You've been reading that ice ninja book Ice King gave you?"

Finn grinned, then he brought his hand up and mumbled a short chant, he flexed his fingers and an ice throwing knife appeared in his hands. Finn tossed the knife and it stuck in a nearby tree with a thud. Jake' eyes widened and he let out an impressed 'woah'. "I've read through a few chapters." Finn replied.

It had been two days since the party at the Candy Kingdom. Finn had officially settled into the treehouse, Jake was worried that he would get lonely living in the house by himself (and figured he wouldn't be bold enough to invite the water nymphs in) so he asked BMO to move in with Finn. The friendly little robot was more than happy to do it, saying something about 'escaping Football', whatever that meant. As housewarming gifts; Marceline had given Finn some old movies and records, Ice King gave him a small ice sculpture of himself, which Finn placed at the bottom of the freezer, Bubblegum built Finn a new phone, a blue handheld flip-phone she claimed could get service anywhere in Ooo or even in space, LSP was the first to give Finn her number, and Jake and Lady made Finn enough food to fill the freezer full. Finn spent his first couple of days in Ooo either hanging out with Jake, looking at a map of Ooo, playing games on BMO, or reading IK's ice ninja book.

Finn remembered when he first summoned an ice knife, it was the most incredible thing. He actually performed magic, even if it was a lesser form of magic it was still an incredible feat for Finn. For a second, he felt more like Presto than Finn and he liked it. He had stared at the knife in wonder before chucking the knife into the wooden floor where it had stuck with a clean thud, unintentionally scaring the daylight out of BMO.

Back to Finn and Jake. The magical dog stared at the ice knife Finn summoned in wonder. "Dude that is so cool, pun totally intended!" He looked at Finn. "If you can do stuff like that then why are we going to a library? We could beat up a troll, save a village, and add more points to your hero status."

Finn shrugged. "I can only summon ice ninja knives and stars, I haven't read that far into the book yet. Plus I wanna see if the library has anything about human life before the Apocalypse, the Founder's Island Library doesn't really have a ton about pre-Apocalypse society and I'm hoping Ooo's Library will."

Jake sighed. "Okay fine, I still don't see why you couldn't ask PB to go with you instead. She would have enjoyed it at least."

"She's probably busy with princess stuff. And besides, you already kinda took the mantle as my 'Ooo guide'."

"Cram, I sorta did didn't I?" Jake then perked up. "Oh look we're here."

It looked nothing like the library back on Founder's Island, the majority of it looked to be sunk deep into the ground. An old brick and cobblestone building surrounded by a field of grass with only a large silo-shaped tower still fully visible. The path led Finn and Jake to the tower, when they reached the door Finn looked up at the unimpressive structure.

"Huh, doesn't really look like much." Finn commented.

"Well it's a library, It's a place of learning not showing off." explained Jake.

"Oh yeah, guess your right." Finn replied before walking inside with Jake behind him.

The inside was as simplistic as the outside, bookshelves large and small were placed in every which way in the circular structure. Wooden tables and chairs were scattered about the middle of the library filled here and there with people reading, behind a larger desk covered with various books and papers off to the side of the center circle of the tower sat Turtle Princess. Turtle Princess certainly came as advertised, just as her name implied she was a man-sized greenback turtle with long blonde hair. A crown sat on her head signifying her royal status. TP was currently engrossed in a large novel, she didn't even notice Finn and Jake walk up to her.

"Hey Turtle Princess what's up?" Jake asked.

Turtle Princess looked up and put a finger to her lips. "Shhhh, in this library you must be quiet Jake. How many times must I tell you thi-" TP let out a loud gasp when she saw Finn standing next to Jake. "Oh my glob, your Finn the Human!" she exclaimed, earning her a few shushes from the library patrons. She blushed and recomposed herself. "It's nice to finally meet you in person, LSP told me a lot about you. I have to say, it all appears to be true." She had a vaguely manish voice and spoke at a slow pace, but seemed nice enough. "Is there anything I can help you with today?"

"Actually yes." Finn answered. "Do you have anything on Human society before the Mushroom War?"

Turtle Princess tapped her chin. "Hmm, I do believe I may have a few books. Humans aren't a very popular field of research, but still what is left of their history survives within this library." she stood up from her chair. "Follow me please."

"Okay sure."

"Oh, and one thing before we go." TP's eyes darted from side to side. "There is a uhhh, a no hat rule in the library."

"Oh, all right then." Finn took off his hat, apparently oblivious to TP's scheme. When Turtle Princess saw Finn's golden hair and facial profile her eyes went starry and dazed.

"Good glob it's true. Uh I mean… this way please." TP hurried off and Finn and Jake followed. TP brought them to one of the larger bookshelves in the back, she began reading through the titles of the shelved books until she landed on some winners. TP pulled out a pair of old leather bound books and presented them to Finn. "Here you are Finn the Human, two documentaries about Human civilizations."

Finn took the books, "Thank you Turtle Princess, do you have anything else I could look at after I'm done with these?"

"I'm sorry Finn, but that's all I have on Humans aside from some old romance and drama novels written by Human authors." TP replied apologetically. "Those two books were written by one of my ancestors, a renowned scholar who studied the pre-Mushroom War era. You have to understand Finn, the Humans were almost completely wiped out. The fact that your people aren't extinct is nothing short of a miracle if the legends about the Mushroom War are to be true."

This made Finn feel a bit downcast. 'We didn't just dig our own grave, we blasted a hole in the ground and jumped in with some dynamite strapped to our chests.' "Okay then, thanks anyway princess."

After Finn had finished the two books, he rested his head on his palm and drummed his fingers lightly against the table in thought. Jake sat across from him reading a magazine about outdoor grilling, he noticed Finn looked a bit down and put his magazine aside. "Hey man, something bothering you?"

Finn thought a bit before he answered. "Jake, are you proud of the contributions that Dogs have given to the world?"

Jake raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

"I mean… Dogs are a beloved species in Ooo right?"

"Oh yeah definitely, everyone loves Dogs. Ever heard of the Rainicorn-Dog wars?, really bloody battle there. But we eventually made peace, and now we live together in harmony in the Crystal Dimension. You can always count on a Dog to be a good companion." Jake tilted his head, "Why do you ask?"

"Well from what the books told me, Humans were pretty… self-destructive back in the day. From what I can tell, the Humans dying was the best thing that could have happened to this world."

Jake formed a look of concern. "Dude, that's kind of a bleak way to view your own kind."

"Well it's true though, everything we humans did before the Mushroom War, Ooo has done better. The world is possibly way better off without us Humans running the show, we were put in charge once and look where that led us. I'm starting to think that Humans kinda suck."

Jake looked at the table in consideration before looking back up at Finn. "Alright look Finn, let's just say for argument's sake that the Humans were downright awful. They got a little too big for their britches and completely donked up their own world and killed themselves. The question then is; what's that got to do with you?"

Finn looked at Jake curiously. "What?"

"Look man, just because the Humans blew themselves up because they were idiots, that doesn't mean you're inherently destructive as well. You were only in Ooo for like, fours days when you stopped a war and saved a kingdom from being burnt to the ground. That says more about you than any history book."

Finn gave the dog a small smile. "Thanks Jake, but it's not me I'm worried about, it's my people. What if our extinction is inevitable? What if we're just doomed to destroy ourselves?"

Jake shook his head, "Dude, you can't live life stressing over the future. Otherwise, how are you supposed to live in the present? The Mushroom War is ancient history anyway, who's to say those books are even accurate." Jake slid off his chair. "Come on Finn let's blow his library, there's someone I want you to meet that I think will be able to cheer you up. She always knows how to cheer me up."

Finn eyed the dog suspiciously. "She? You better not be trying to hook me up again."

"Woah, no no no no no. she's married, it ain't like that I swear. Come on, let's just go."

Finn and Jake arrived at a large apple orchard in the forest, in the center of the orchard sat a small cozy looking pink house. It was a really pretty place, like a well crafted dollhouse. Jake walked up and knocked on the door. "Tree Trunks! Pr. Pig! You in there?"

The door opened and a small green elephant lady appeared in the doorway. "Why Jake, what brings you here to my little home? Hungry for some of my apple pie are you?" She spoke with a slow and gentle southern drawl filled with kindness. The elephant turned her gaze to Finn standing a few feet behind Jake. "And who's your handsome new friend there? Come on now boy, don't be shy. Mozy on over here and let me get a good look at ya."

Finn walked up beside Jake and smiled. "Hello, I'm Finn. Nice to meet you."

"Oh my! So you're that Finn the Human everyones been talking about!" the elephant exclaimed. "Well it's nice to finally meet you Finn, my name is Tree Trunks. Some people call me TT, but I find that sounds like a dirty joke just waitin' to happen and it's bad enough the word 'pie' is said so much around here. So I would appreciate it if you just called me Tree Trunks."

Finn chuckled at that. "You got it."

Tree Trunks turned around, "Mr. Pig! Jake's here and he brought a friend." A moment later, a pig about the same size as Tree Trunks walked up to the doorway.

"Hello." said the pig.

"Mr. Pig, this here is that Finn the Human fellow who saved the Candy Kingdom from the Fire Kingdom." Tree Trunks explained.

"Oh you don't say." Mr. Pig extended a trotter in greeting. "Nice to meet you Finn the Human, we've heard a lot about you."

Finn shook his hand. "Oh yeah? Like what if I may ask?"

"Well, I've heard that you managed to woo the Flame Princess into simmerin' down and agreein' to a truce." said Tree Trunks.

Finn's face flushed red a bit. "I-I didn't 'woo' anybody I just convinced her what she was doing wasn't right."

"I've heard that you bested the vampire queen in battle and you won that treehouse in the Grasslands as a prize." Mr. Pig added.

"That never happened, she just gave me the house no strings attached."

"You mean you wooed her as well?" asked Tree Trunks.

"No! I just befriended her!"

"Oh sweetheart, that's how it always starts."

Finn's face was as red as the apples in the orchard. 'Is this seriously what people are saying about me?' Jake was loving this though, he stood by with a big grin on his face.

"Oh yeah! And did you hear about the princesses Finn saved from the Ice King? He gave each and every one of those princesses a big smooch!" the dog falsely added.

"Oh my, gettin' friendly with the royalty of Ooo are we Mr. Finn? Clever boy." Tree Trunks teased.

Finn felt like he was about to have a heart attack, Jake saw this and decided he had enough. "Alright alright," the dog said with a chuckle. "Tree Trunks, I brought Finn here 'cause you make the best apple pie in all of Ooo. I thought some of your pie would get him out of his funk."

"Oh yes, it must be awful being so far from home, poor thing." Tree Trunks sympathized. "Tell you what, I'll whip up some of the best apple pie you-"

"Somebody say pie?! I want some pie!"

Everyone looked to see who had spoken, a big green grass ogre had walked into the orchard wearing nothing but a leaf loincloth. "I want pie and I ain't leaving until I get some! Got that ya nerds?" he had an obnoxious and immature voice, like a grade school bully.

"Dog gonnit Donny! I told you before I ain't bakin' no pie for the likes of you! And for glob's sake, show some decency and put on some trousers!" Tree Trunks shouted angrily.

Donny laughed stupidly, "Oh yeah old lady? Well I told you before I want some pie!"

Jake let out an annoyed sigh. "Tree Trunks, you want me to get rid of him for you again?"

"That would be most appreciated Jake, thank you."

Finn put his arm out in front of Jake before he could move. "Hold on Jake, let me see if I can handle this."

"There's no talking to this guy Finn, you can't reason with Donny like you did with Flame Princess." Jake warned.

"I don't intend to." Finn responded before walking towards the ogre.

Donny laughed. "So you're that Human guy I keep hearing about huh?"

"Yeah that's me."

"Pssh, you look like some wimp in for a beating. Take this!" Donny threw a punch at Finn, only for Finn to dodge it with ease, much to everyone's surprise.

Donny blinked in confusion. "Huh? I mean, take this!" Another punch, another dodge.

"Take this!"

Dodge.

"Or this!"

Dodge.

"Or this!"

Dodge.

"Or this!"

This time when Finn dodged, he met Donny's side with a sharp elbow jab. The ogre grunted in pain and stumbled back a few steps, he gave Finn a look of shock which then turned into a look of hatred. "Oh you are so gonna get it now!" And with that, he let out a roar and charged at Finn.

Jake, Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig watched as Finn dealt with Donny. It continued on as a series of dodges and blows. Donny was never able to land a hit but Finn was giving Donny several bruises on the lower half of his body. Donny was tuckering out and Finn could see it. "Stop moving around and let me hit you!" The green brute shouted in frustration. Donny charged straight at Finn, who finished him off with a powerful roundhouse kick square in his midsection. The ogre's eyes bulged out of his skull and he went down like a sack of potatoes.

Finn walked back to the house, where Jake, Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig all stared at him with eyes and mouths wide open. "Taken care of." Finn declared.

"Dude! Where did you learn to kick butt like that?!" Jake asked in astonishment.

"Yes Finn, that was the best melee I've seen around here in a long time!" Tree Trunks stated.

"I've seen professional criminals duke it out with less skill!" said Mr. Pig.

Finn just shrugged. "Don't ask me how I do it, 'cause I don't know either."

Donny got back on his feet and held his midsection painfully. "OWWW! I just wanted some pie!" he sounded like he was on the verge of tears. "You're a real jerk you know that!" With that said, Donny ran into the woods still holding his lower body. Finn swore he could hear the ogre whimpering.

Tree Trunks let out a sigh. "He's a good boy deep down but Donny has got some serious issues to work out, that's for dang sure." she turned to Finn. "Anyhow Finn, how about that pie? You must have worked up an appetite from that there scuffle with Donny."

"That sounds awesome TT."

"Tree Trunks please."

"Right right, sorry."

A few hours later, Finn, Jake and Mr. Pig were chowing down on some of Tree Trunks' famous apple pie. Finn couldn't get enough of the stuff, it was hands down the best thing Finn had ever tasted. "Dang Tree Trunks!" Finn said with a mouth full of pie. "This is delicious!"

Tree Trunks chuckled. "Well I'll be sure to send you home with some Finn dear, and if I catch wind that you're the one who ate it Jake, you ain't getting no more of my apple pie for a full year."

Jake's eyes widened in fear, he finished off his pie and let out a hearty belch. "Ahhhh, that's the stuff. So Finn seriously, where did you learn how to fight like that?"

Finn shrugged. "Like I said I don't know, I've never received any training. It's just something that comes naturally to me."

"Heh, one more reason not to steal his pie." Mr. Pig joked.

Jake didn't look convinced. "Still though, that kind of skill had to come from somewhere. You can't just put a pair of boxing gloves by your pillow and wake up a fighter."

Finn swallowed a bite of apple pie. "I guess we'll never know."

After helping Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig clean up, Finn and Jake said their goodbyes and left the orchard as the sun was setting. Finn had a bag full of pie in his hand, and Jake seemed to be using all of his willpower not to just tackle Finn and run off with the pie. "Come on Finn at least give me half of your pie, it's not fair!" Jake begged.

"No way man, I might give BMO some when I get to the house though."

"WHAT! He can't even eat it! He'll just smash it against his screen! Grrrr, give me some pie!"

"I'll tell Tree Trunks."

"... Never mind."

Finn laughed. "Listen Jake, thanks for taking me to meet Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig. That did cheer me up."

Jake smiled. "See, what did I tell ya? Tree Trunks always knows how to cheer a guy up."

"With apple pie."

"Amen."

Finn and Jake came to the fork in the road that would either lead them to the treehouse or Lady's place. Jake turned to Finn. "Alright you have a good night homie. And listen, now that I know you can hold your own in a fight, we really oughta go monster fighting or dungeon crawling tomorrow. Or heck, we can even do both. How's that sound?"

'That sounds dangerous.' is what Finn thought. "That sounds awesome." is what Finn said.

"Ah yeah! Later Finn!" Jake said before hopping off on springy legs.

It was almost dark by the time Finn made it back to the treehouse, Finn unlocked the door and walked inside. BMO was waiting for him on the second floor, he was sitting on the table in front of the purple chair. "Hello Finn! Would you like to play some video games?" he asked happily.

"No thanks BMO, I think I'm just gonna read for the rest of the night." Finn replied before picking up his ice ninja book and sitting down.

BMO looked a bit disappointed. "Awwww, but I have some games for you that feature a guy wearing a weird hat who has to save a princess. I thought it would be relatable to you. It's mostly just the two series but I have a ton of them."

Finn chuckled. "Maybe tomorrow little buddy, maybe tomorrow."

BMO sighed. "Okay. If you need me, I'll be in the bathroom discussing the living arrangements with Football."

"Have fun."

BMO got off the table and began to walk away, but then he froze. "Oh wait! I almost forgot!" BMO ran over to where the gramophone sat and grabbed something off the table. The little robot ran up to Finn and presented it to him, it was an orange envelope. "This came for you today, a rat that was on fire dropped it off."

'Flambo?' Finn took the envelope and examined it, it smelled of smoke and felt warm. The coal seal holding it shut had a flame design imprinted on it. Finn broke the seal and opened the envelope, the letter inside was a rich orange color just like the envelope, it appeared to have been written with a charcoal pencil but still the handwriting was in eligible cursive.

Dear Finnegan Campbell the Human

You have been cordially invited to the Fire Kingdom's annual Fire Festival, a celebration in honor and memoriam of the very volcanic explosion that created the first Flamepeople who founded the Fire Kingdom. There will be food, drink and festivities. You shall be the princess' guest of honor so please dress formally. The Fire Festival shall commence five days hence at sundown, please arrive early for introductions.

Sincerely

Sir Cinnamon Bun the First and Only

P.S.

Don't worry man, the princess and the common folk like you. It's just everyone else in office that hates you and wants you dead, Prince Flint specifically. See ya at the festival.

'Oh boy.' Finn thought.

"What does it say Finn?" asked BMO.

"Well, I've been invited to a party at the Fire Kingdom." Finn told him.

"Yay a party!" exclaimed BMO.

"I might get killed if I go there though."

"...Yay a party!" with that said, BMO hurried off to the bathroom.

Finn smiled "Maybe BMO's right; it's a party, I should go and try to have fun. It would be rude not to show up anyway." 'Plus it'll be nice to see Flame Princess again.'

Finn spent the rest of his night reading his book and practicing some more moves, he managed to summon a few more weapons but decided that some of the moves could wait until he was outside to practice. With his chants and hand gestures as well as his laughs of joy and wonder, Finn was able to summon a pair of sickles, nunchucks, twin sai, and even a wicked looking ice katana. Holding the sword in his hands felt right, like he was supposed to be holding it. Finn eventually dismissed the sword and went to bed, feeling giddy and excited.

When he fell asleep, he dreamt Founder's Island was burning. Sickly green fire covered the entire island, from the small boat Finn was stuck on he could hear the dying screams of the islanders. The voice returned to him, the Lich, Finn now knew.

"You have made your choice boy, and now this is what awaits you at the end your foolish quest for glory, this and more." Finn's boat caught on fire, the frightened Human panicked as the small wooden boat began to crumble. "The ice wizard that holds me prisoner is a weak fool, a broken mind in an old body. I shall be free once more child, very soon. And when I am," Finn's boat fell apart and he dropped into the red ocean.

"I will destroy everything."

Finn was then pulled under the waves. Below the surface of the vast red sea, Finn saw the corpses of everyone he had ever met. Jake's dead body floated up to him, his eyes were green balls of fire. The Lich's voice came out of Jake's mouth.

"You made your choice… little brother." the monster then let out a crazy, maniacal laugh.

Finn woke up screaming.

Okay that's a wrap! Not a whole lot happened in this chapter except for a really dark ending, but next chapter Jake takes Finn monster mashing and dungeon crawling. By the way, the ice katana is not going to be Finn's sword. I've got something else in mind for him, he's getting good at fridjitzu though.

Till next time yo!