This is a project I've been wanting to get to for a while now, so let's just jump right in. Adventure Time is the property of Cartoon Network and Hazbin Hotel is the creation of Vivienne M. Medrano aka Vivziepop. With that said, Enjoy.

Chapter 1: A Pale Pink Gumdrop

In the depths of space, or some breathable simulacrum thereof, Marceline the Vampire Queen stood atop one of the dozens of floating chunks of rock and sighed as she remembered the events that had led her to this moment.

It had been almost one month since that fateful night at the Candy Kingdom's Royal Palace. In celebration of her victory over her Uncle Gumbald in the Gum War, and for successfully averting the Golb Apocalypse the year before, Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum decided to host a sort of day long 'Field Day' and invited everyone who had been involved with the conflicts; as well as several others who had not been involved but were still good for boosting morale.

All in all, the festivities went off without a hitch. Various sports tournaments were held throughout the midmorning to late afternoon, followed by a banquet / awards ceremony in the early evening, which then turned into a dance party that lasted well on into the following day. By around 3am most of the partygoers had gone home, save for a few stragglers who didn't know when to call it quits, so it had seemed like the perfect opportunity for Marceline to unveil something she'd been cooking up for quite some time. To that end, she lured the pretty pink princess out onto a nearby balcony for an extra special surprise.

Oh… Oh my… that's… that's really just… wow…

Yeah, I know it's kinda gaudy and I know you don't usual go for this kind of stuff, but when I saw it in the store it made me think of you, so… do you like it?

Wow… Marceline, I don't know what to say. It's just so… wow…

You don't like it?

No, I mean yes! I mean… it's lovely. I just… I didn't even know you wanted… that.

Yeah, well, I know we never talked about it, but things 've been going so great lately. You're staying over at my place a lot and pretty much everybody already knows so I figured, why not make it official?

…

What? Did I say something wrong?

No, it's not that, it's just… How exactly do you picture us being together… in that way?

What do you mean?

I mean, if you could control everything, what would be your ideal version of our life together?

Well… I've always kinda had this fantasy. We'd live in a little house somewhere out in the country, away from all the big city noise. And we'd have a little garden in the backyard. I'd support us with my music and every night when I came home, you'd be there with dinner ready and you'd smile at me…

Okay, but you know that's not what I want, right?

Okay, then you can support us and I'll make dinner.

That's not the point, Marceline. I have a Kingdom to run. Thousands of people depend on me.

Then I'll just move in here. Look, I don't really care where we live or what we do. What matters is that we're together and we love each other.

…

Bonnie… you do love me, right?

Of course I do, it's just… it's complicated.

Then uncomplicate it.

Look, it's just… I'm more comfortable with the kind of relationship we have now. The kind where we can get together and have fun without any kind of… obligations or restrictions. The kind where I can just relax and shut my brain off once in a while. The kind of thing you're talking about would introduce too many variables. It's too dangerous.

Dangerous? You think marrying me would be dangerous?

No, that's not what I meant. It's just that right now I can split my time evenly between my Kingdom, my experiments and you. But if we were married I couldn't do that. You'd be here all the time, I'd have to reevaluate my priorities. Certain projects would have to be shelved. I'd have to choose between spending time with you or my people. No, no, it just wouldn't work.

Ugh! You're overthinking it! Bonnie, look, I know… I know this is a big step, but I really think we could make it work. And I know we'd be so happy together. Don't you at least wanna try?

I… No, I'm sorry, Marceline. I just don't think it's a good idea.

Why? Because some of your high maintenance idiots might hurt themselves if you're not around all the time? Heck, maybe if you let them get hurt they might learn something for once.

Hey, I know you're upset, but don't talk that way about my people.

You're 'people' are nothing but brainless, ungrateful eating-machines. And all they do is stress you out and make you miserable. You deserve so much better.

You don't understand. I don't think you've ever understood.

I understand that you're the smartest, warmest, most beautiful person I've ever met, and all I want is to make you happy. So please, just give this a chance. Just say yes and I know we can make it work. I know I can make you happy.

Marcy, I… I understand where you're coming from. After everything you've been through, you just want something stable in your life. Something permanent. But that's just it. Nothing's permanent. Nothing lasts forever. And that ring, some vows, a big ceremony, they're just symbols. They don't really mean anything. Not in the long run.

Well they mean a lot to me!

I see that now. And I'm sorry if I ever gave you the wrong idea. But the truth is, I'm just not the marrying type.

So what? We just stay 'friends with benefits' for the rest of eternity? Is that it?

I don't know. Maybe.

Maybe? What do you mean 'maybe'?

I just mean that we don't know what's gonna happen in the next thousand years. We don't know how we're gonna feel or what we're gonna want that far in the future.

I… I guess that makes sense. But still, when you picture yourself in the future, I'm right there with you, right?

…

Right?

…

Right!

Not… Not always.

What!

Well… it's not like I'm picturing myself with anyone else. It's just… sometimes… I'm by myself. And I think I'd be okay that.

Are you kidding me!

Marcy, I… I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm just being honest. Besides, we're together now. Isn't that enough?

No!

But I…

I mean, come on, Bonnie! If you can picture a future for yourself without me and that doesn't just break your heart, then we aren't doing what I though we were! So maybe we shouldn't be doing it at all!

Are… are you breaking up with me?

Are you gonna marry me?

You know why I can't.

Then we're done! It's over!

But Marcy…

I SAID IT'S OVER, YOU JERK!

And that was it.

A few hours later, after she'd calmed down, the Vampire Queen started to feel bad about some of the things she'd said. Especially in regards to the Candy People; knowing how protective Bonnie is of them. But it took her about a week to summon the courage to go back and apologize; which she did profusely and with little regard for her own dignity.

To her credit, Bonnie accepted her apology, and even forgave some of her more callous remarks; writing them off as the words of someone with a broken heart. She even expressed her desire to remain friends, which from Marceline's perspective was about as comforting as a punch to the stomach. Not that it mattered, the deed was done. They were no longer together, and after that performance they likely never would be again.

And now here she was, staring down the barrel of an eternity of heartbreak, loneliness and waking up next to nobody.

That is, unless she did something drastic.

To that end, she held out her right hand and released the object she'd been holding; allowing it to slowly drift away thanks to the low gravity. It was a small, golden band adorned with a pale pink diamond cut into the shape of a gumdrop.

Beautiful, if a bit tacky.

But it represented the past.

So after taking one long last look, she turned away from her past and looked toward her future.

A gigantic, yellow Menger Cube that sat at the exact center of the multiverse.

The Time Room.

End Notes:

Just to clarify something. This story takes place about one year after the events of "Come Along With Me" and about six months after the events of "That's Entertainment". With that said, thanks so much for reading. Please remember to follow, fav, or leave a review before you leave. And I you all like this new story.

Peace.