CHAPTER 26
Jake turns away from the viewscreen to catch his breath and breathe a sigh of relief. For a while there, he thought he was going to get a tragic ending. He turns back to the viewscreen to see what happens next.
A thorough search of the kingdom has turned up nothing on the whereabouts of Theron or Flame King. Finn and Flame Princess are confident they'll show up in a matter of time. Jake watches as Finn and Flame Princess find Flame King's bombs and have them properly disposed of so they can never be used on the people of Ooo. Little do they know that one was still out there.
Once that was taken care of, they set out to make things right. With the help of Princess Bubblegum, they set up a meeting and sign a peace treaty with the Water, Sea, and Jungle Kingdoms and apologize for the wrongs done by Flame King. The other princesses that Flame King nearly incited to war also sign peace treaties with one another.
Soon, peace finally returned throughout all of Ooo. A grand celebration is held to celebrate the end of all forms of war forever. As everyone celebrates in the Flame Castle, one of Flame Princess' guards patrolling the area around the cave where Flame King is notices a light coming from it.
He goes to search it. When he enters, he notices what was left of Theron. He then hears a noise coming from the back of the cave, then hurried out of there to tell Flame Princess and Finn what he found.
Flame King comes out of the back of the cave to see no one was there. Must have been the wind, he tells himself as he goes back where he came. The guard arrives at the Flame Castle and tells Flame Princess and Finn what he found.
Flame Princess, Finn, and several guards ride out to the cave. As they leave, Princess Bubblegum makes a phone call. Whoever she called picks up, and she begins to talk.
"Hi. This is Bonnibel. Yes, Princess Bubblegum. I'm calling because I need your help. You will? Thank you, it really means a lot to me. What do I need? I need you to-"
The viewscreen then changes the scene to show Finn and Flame Princess and the guards arriving at the cave.
"Stay here, in case my father is in here and he tries to run." Flame Princess tells her guards as she and Finn enter the cave.
"Yes, your Majesty." The guards say.
As Finn and Flame Princess enter the cave, they find what was left of Theron. The sight almost made them both vomit.
"SHOW YOURSELF, FATHER! WE KNOW YOU ARE IN HERE!" Flame Princess yells.
Flame King walks out of the darkness, sword drawn.
"Well, well, well. I should have known it would come to this. If I had known sooner, I would have throttled you the moment you were born." Flame King says.
Finn draws his sword.
"Surrender, Flame King. It's over." Finn says.
"No. It'll be over when the both of you are dead and I take back what's rightfully mine." Flame King says as he lunges to attack.
Finn blocks it, and they begin to duel. The sword fight goes from the cave to the outside, where the guards get out of the way and cheer on Finn. The fight goes on and on. But Flame King is more experienced, and he eventually knocks Finn's sword out of his hand. As Finn begins to back away, Flame King begins to gloat.
"Well, well, well. It looks like it's over for you and everyone else, well, unless you're made of fire like me and everyone else in my soon to be conquered land."
"What do you mean by that?"
Flame King reaches into his pocket and pulls out a bomb.
"See this? It might be small, but it has more destructive power than the bombs used in the old ancient lands during the Mushroom War, like the ones you found."
"Why not set it off now, hmm? I'll survive. Too bad you won't." Flame King says as he begins to laugh maniacally. As he activates it, a bolt of ice comes from the sky above and freezes his hand that is holding the bomb. Flame King screams in pain as he looks up to see his attacker.
Both Flame King and Finn are shocked to see it's Ice King. Finn then quickly grabs his sword and chops off Flame King's hand. Ice King quickly opens a portal to an uninhabitable realm and Finn tosses the hand into it. The portal closes just before the bomb explodes.
Finn walks up to Flame King, who is cradling his injury. Flame King sees Finn walking toward him with his sword drawn.
"Please, Finn! We're family! Have mercy!"
Finn is unmoved. He then feels a light tap on his shoulder. He turns to see who it is, and back to Flame King.
"Sorry. If it's mercy you want, you're asking the wrong person."
Finn steps aside and Water Princess walks forward, sword in hand. Flame King has a look of horror on his face.
"THIS IS FOR MY FIANCE, YOU BASTARD!" Water Princess screams as she delivers a fatal blow on Flame King.
Water Princess walks away from Flame King's lifeless body toward Finn.
"Thank you for letting me have my revenge. I hope we can have a peaceful relationship from now on." She says.
"I hope so too."
They bow to one another and walk away.
Finn then goes toward Ice King.
"Thanks for your help. How did you know?"
"Princess Bubblegum called me and asked for my help. I couldn't say no to a pretty girl, you know."
Ice King waves goodbye and flies off.
Flame Princess walks up to Finn and they kiss.
"Let's go home, Finn. Tomorrow, let's start making a better world not just for our son, but for everyone."
They hold each other close as they head back to their castle.
With that, the viewscreen goes black, and Jake once again smiles at what he saw.