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The Ice King flew for what seemed like hours, when in reality was only a few minutes. One could probably guess it was the seemingly endless sun that seemed to beat down on him that made the journey seem longer then it really was either way it felt to him he had been flying for quiet a while, heaven knows what the baby cradled in his arms thought of all this, speaking of which.
At the thought of the baby, the Ice King looked down in his arms the newly found infant lay, luckily for him, he was shaded by the heat by the Ice Kings seemingly large physics which seemed to block out the sun and offer some sort of shade for him. That would possible explain that burning sensation on his back that seemed to follow him throughout the journey the longer the sun beat down on him.
The good news was, they weren't to far from home, well, what the Ice King considered home anyway and soon he'd be able to return to his domain and hide away from the heat and figure out what to do with the child he found.
As he looked down at the child, he was met with wide eyes, curious and full of wonder. The Ice King opened his mouth, as if feeling obliged to say something, to reassure the baby that everything would be okay but the Ice King had never been good with words, of comforting another for that matter. He never learnt too and it wasn't like he had friends to teach him.
"It'll only take a few minuets" the Ice King began, as the baby simply gurgled in response."Good thing, my place isn't that far away, " he continued a small smile appearing on his features. "I don't think I can stand being In this heat any longer. Well that's it, I've learnt my lesson! Never, leavin' the castle again, unless I'm going Princess hunting or something like that..."The Ice King mused for a moment as the child continued to look up at him as if understanding everything he was saying.
A few moments later, The Ice Kingdom came into view, the Ice King breathed out a sigh of relief, his smile growing as he felt the cold air surround him. It wasn't called the 'Ice Kingdom' for nothing, it was almost as if the tall blocks of ice that seemed to be sculptured into varies buildings had blocked out the very sun, leaving his land enveloped in endless ice and snow.
For the most part, the Ice King lived a secluded life, never seen with anyone or anything but his beloved penguins. As a disliked figure throughout Ooo, it was never easy for him to make friends, partly he had himself to blame, with the kidnapping princesses and all that. However, the only interactions he ever had was his penguins, all which seemed to share the same name.
"Gunter, daddy's home!"
The Ice King called, as he finally made it back home. He flew down, landing on what seems to resemble a balcony, he took a moment to walk into a room which seemed to resemble a living room. Then, he stood still as if waiting for something, after what seemed like a few moments, he began tapping his foot impatiently, "Penguins, I tell ya" he spoke, mostly to himself with a hunt of annoyance in his voice.
"Gunter, if you're breaking daddy's bottles again you're going to be in a lot of trouble!" The Ice King warned, almost instantly the distant sound of footsteps could be heard as a penguin came into view, "Wenk, Wenk!" The penguin held it's hands up as if greeting him, upon seeing him the Ice Kings mood instantly changed, turning brighter.
In all honestly, he held his penguins in high regards, treating them as if they were his own children. Kneeling down by the penguin, he held out the baby, a grin plastered on his features, "look what daddy found in the woods today!" He exclaimed joyfully, as if showing off a prize possession rather then a child, which wasn't intentional mind you.
Gunter approached the child, his head tilting to the side in wonder, confused as to why he'd bring hime a baby. The penguin reached out a flipper, wanting to touch the child, which the Ice King instantly and somewhat protectively slapped away, "No touchy, I remember the last time I let you touch something" the Ice King made a shuddering motion before standing once again.
He took, a moment to survey the room, as if deciding something, before he set the baby down on a sofa, made purely out of ice. The child let out a noise which sounded like protest, his arms reaching up as if wanting the Ice King to hold him again, "Hey, don't worry lil guy I'll be right back!" He informed the infant cheerfully.
At his words the child seemed to calm down a little but a look of worry crossed his features, "Gunter, be a dear and guard the baby whilst daddy gets something but remember no touching!" The Ice King warned as the penguin responded with a simple 'wenk' yet again and with that the Ice King left the room.
A few moments later he returned, In his hand he held what looked like a shirt and a piece of cloth. When he looked to where he had previously left the baby he was surprised to see that Gunter had jumped up on the sofa and was snuggling into the infant, who seemed to giggle with glee In response. The Ice Kings face was stern as if he was about to tell him off but a smile broke out instead, "Aren't you two just adorable! " he cooed, moving forward as he picked the child up again.
The child sat up on the Ice Kings knees as he held the shirt Infront of him. "This was all I can find, it might be a bit small but it'll have to do you for now, y'know till we fund something bigger!" The Ice King told the child, holding up a blue shirt for the infant to see, who didn't seem at all bothered, the Ice King slipped the shirt on him, smiling as it seemed to fit, the child tugged on the clothing, probably unused to wearing such things.
"Now, for the tricky bit..."
The Ice King muttered, holding up the cloth he found. "It's a bit big but it'll have to do, can't win em all can I?" The Ice King chuckled and with I a few swift movements, the child now had what resembled a diaper. "There much better!" The Ice King exclaimed, a tad surprised he managed to do that so quickly and without much effort.
Once the child was clothed, the Ice King cradled him once again, the child seemed to of taken a liking to playing with his beard. "What am I gonna do with you, I mean it's not like I can put you back in that forest" the Ice King mentioned, as he began thinking of what to do. "Well, until I can think of something I guess you'll be staying with me!" He told the child who seemed delighted at the thought.
The Ice King chuckled, poking his belly and earning a delighted giggle. "Well, if you're going to be staying for a while, I guess you'll need a name, I mean it's not like I can go around calling you 'baby' all the time is it?" He mentioned, holding the child Infront of him again before setting him back on his lap as he began to think of a name.
Suddenly, he clicked his fingers as he opened his mouth to say something, "Hey how bout! I call you Pen!" The Ice King chimed, looking down at the infant in his arms as if asking for approval, when getting no response from him the Ice King frowned, "Don't like that, huh? I don't blame ya, you don't look like a 'Pen' kinda guy" He spoke as if responding to the child.
It was only after a few second another name popped into his mind. "Hey, I know I'll call you Finn! " he exclaimed, clapping his hands together as if he had made a huge discovery. Almost instantly the child clapped his hands, as if agreeing with the name suggestion, Ice King looked pretty pleaded with himself as his response, "You like that name, huh? I should of guessed you would after all I did choose it for you" The Ice King chuckled with glee as the baby now known as 'Finn' looked at him in wonder.
"Finn, yeah, I could get used to that"
The Ice King placed a hand under his chin, as if thinking over something. "Y'know, you're the first company I've had here, I mean the first company that isn't a penguin" the Ice King mentioned casually as Finn let out a squeal of delight. "But don't tell anyone, I've got a reputation to uphold, y'know gotta impress the ladies!" He exclaimed wiggling his eyebrows.
"But you won't tell anyone, will ya?"
Finn said nothing, at the Ice Kings question, so the Ice King made a response for him.
"Heh, I like you Finn, you can keep a secret, I think we'll get alone just fine! "
As the Ice King said that, he stood up, holding Finn in his arms. "C'mon, I'll show you around" he said as he left the room.