CHAPTER 23
This meeting of the princesses tuned out to be the last one ever. After the war declaration between the Jungle and Fire Kingdoms, the other princesses vote to no longer have any meetings until the current situation between the four kingdoms at war is resolved. They don't want to risk their kingdoms to be drawn into this.
Princess Bubblegum is more concerned for Finn. She's worried he'll be killed in battle or be pulled into the darkness of becoming a malevolent ruler like Flame King. She can't believe that he conned Finn and Phoebe into believing he's a changed man.
But this is a situation that Finn must face alone, she tells herself. If he can come to his senses, she'll try to help him as best as she can. Finn and Phoebe arrives back at their castle after the meeting. They tell Flame King, the council, and their generals about their new threat they have to deal with now, and the cancellation of the meetings of the princesses.
The council and generals, except for Theron and Kilt, express their concerns about how they can deal with this, as they don't have the men and resources for it. Flame King, Theron, and Kilt dismiss their concerns, saying they can deal with it, and that they're underestimating the bravery of their soldiers and the subjects of the kingdom. The council and generals meekly accept it.
Later that night, Flame King once again meets with Theron and Kilt to discuss what to do next. This time they decide to escalate their plan by attacking and planting evidence on the princesses to make them think who did it.
Over the next few days, they put their plan in action.
They attack Wildberry Princess' kingdom and frame Turtle Princess.
They attack Hotdog Princess' kingdom and frame Bee Princess.
They attack Toast Princess' kingdom and frame Cookie Princess.
They attack Cotton Candy Princess' kingdom and frame Desert Princess.
And so forth.
Before long, they have all but a handful of princesses and their kingdoms at each other's throats.
The only ones that now aren't at odds with each other are Princess Bubblegum, L.S.P., Engagement Ring Princess, Breakfast Princess, Raggedy Princess, and Embryo Princess.
Flame King decides he has plenty of the princesses at odds with one another to accomplish his goal. The ones he didn't get involved in it will fall eventually. Now, he can start phase two and talk Phoebe into forming alliances with some of the princesses who are now at odds with one another, knowing the other ones will then align themselves with Water Princess. Then, his dream of a worldwide bloodbath will begin. He then goes to bed to dream about the chaos he is about to unleash.
The next day, he goes to talk to Flame Princess and Finn, faking concern about the growing unrest throughout Ooo. He mentions about trying to form an alliance with some of the princesses to increase the chances of beating the Water and Sea Kingdoms, with the promise of helping them defeat their enemies.
Finn and Flame Princess discuss the matter between themselves, deciding it would be a good idea to try forming an alliance, as resources are slowly drying up. Then all three begin discussing which princesses should they offer an alliance to.
Meanwhile, the six princesses who were luckily spared, for now at least, in this form an alliance between themselves. They pledge to each other not to be drawn into this chaos and will protect each other at all costs, since they are now the only sane ones left in this insane world.
With this, the viewscreen goes black, and Jake still has a bad feeling that he's witnessing the end of all life on Ooo. The viewscreen turns back on, and Jake watches what happens next.