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4. Jealousy?
"Hey Princess." I greeted her.
"Ah!" she cried "Oh, it's you, Finn. How did you get there?"
"I teleported."
"How exactly did you do that?"
"I used magic, silly. How else would I do that?"
"I didn't know you could use magic." she said honestly.
"That's what happened last night." I said.
"Oh. I thought Marceline cast some spell on you."
She spat out Marcy's name with no small amount of contempt. I decided not to mention it. If Jake noticed it, he did the same.
"Nope. All me." To punctuate that, I clapped once (Just for show, though. The spell didn't require me to clap.) and I shifted into my vampire guise and began to float.
"Hey Finn, could you not do that around me?" asked Jake, "It kinda unnerves me."
"Sure thing bro." and I changed back to being human.
"So, Peebles, you got a quest for us?" asked Jake.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do."
"Cool!" I said, "Lay it on us!"
"Well, I need you to go take this to the Flame King." she handed me a package. It had a metal box. I gulped.
"Princess, you know how awkward it would be if I went back there."
"I'm sorry, Finn, but you're one of the only people I know that has gone into the Fire Kingdom and come back out again, alive."
"Fine." I said, a hint of resignation in my voice, "Let's go, Jake."
Right after we got outside the kingdom walls, I asked Jake,
"Dude, can I borrow your phone?"
"Yeah, sure man. Why?" he replied.
"I need to make a call."
Jake handed me the phone, and I dialed the number. I waited for it to ring. When she picked up the phone, I said,
"Hey there Marcy. What's up?"
"Oh, hi Finn. Why you callin' me?" she said.
"Would you be up for a trip to the Fire Kingdom in a few hours?"
"Yeah, sure!" she said enthusiastically.
"Cool. See ya then!"
"Yeah, bye!"
I hung up.
"Why'd you invite Marcy?" asked Jake.
"I wanted to have someone by my side to make me a bit more comfortable."
"That's why you have me!" he protested.
"Yeah, well, I know. But, well, I can't really explain it. I just want her there."
"I understand, man." Jake said knowingly.
"Thanks, dude."
We went back to the treehouse, and waited there for a few hours. Soon after, Marcy showed up.
"Hiya Marcy. Sup, babe?" said Jake, using his nickname for her.
"Hi Jake. Not much." she replied with her familiar nonchalance.
"So, you ready for the Fire Kingdom?" I asked eagerly.
"Yeah, defs." she said.
"In case you guys didn't notice, I'm not magic like you. I think I'd die if I went in there." said Jake.
"Oh, yeah. Sorry, bro." I said, and cast Flame Shield on him and myself, "Okay, guys, hold my hands."
"Okay, don't know why, but okay." said Marceline, and held my left hand. Jake held my right. For the second time that day, I began chanting arcane phrases, and traced a circle around us. We were engulfed in a cocoon of blue light, and seconds later, we were in the Fire Kingdom.
"Woah, what just happened?" asked Marceline, visibly surprised.
"I teleported us all the way to the Fire Kingdom." I said.
"I'm sorry? You teleported us?" she asked incredulously.
"Yup." I replied.
"I didn't even know that was possible." she said.
"Well, technically, it isn't, but Death kinda gave me an upgrade from normal magic powers when I got them."
"Hm."
We went to the Fire Palace, only to be stopped at the gate.
"Halt. You are not allowed here, Prince Finn." said a molten guard.
Marceline raised an eyebrow at me. I slapped a palm to my forehead.
"Look, man, that was four years ago. Let it go. I don't want to hurt you."
"You? Hurt me?" he scoffed, "I'd like to see you try."
"Now you've done it." said Marceline.
Finn jumped into action. I watched as he drew his family sword, and smote the guard in one strike. The other guard went similarly.
"Come on." he said, "We had better move quickly."
We met no more guards until we reached the throne room, where we were confronted by some twenty guards. They cried out in alarm, and charged Finn all at once. He adopted a dramatic pose, his head bowed. He raised his hands, and pushed outwards. All of the guards flew back forty feet.
Holy crap! Even I can't do that amount of magic at once! I thought.
On the throne sat an amazed Flame King. And in a giant lamp, there was an astonished Flame Princess.
"Finn! What are you doing here?" she said.
"I've come to deliver this." he said, and held up the package.
"I am grateful for this service you have done me, Prince Finn." Flame King said, taking the box.
What is the 'Prince' Finn business about? I told myself that I would ask him later.
"Finn, who is that?" Flame Princess asked, pointing to me.
Finn gave me a look, as if to ask, Should I tell her? I gave him a nod.
"Princess, this is Marceline, the Vampire Queen." he said, using my full title.
"And why is she here, if you don't mind my asking?"
He gave me another look, and I gave him another nod.
"Well, um," he said, scratching the back of his head uneasily, "We're kinda together."
"Together?" the princess asked, confused.
I sighed, exasperated, and floated over to him.
"He means we're dating." I said.
"Oh." she said, crestfallen.
"What's wrong, Little Red?" I asked mockingly.
Oh, no. I thought, Marcy, why did you have to say that?
Flame Princess looked behind her, and then her angry expression changed to one of smugness. I looked to where she was looking, and cried out, "Marceline!" But it was too late. A four foot blade made of fire sprouted from her chest.
"NO!" I screamed.
I felt rage well up inside me, and soon it was a blistering torrent of fury. It must have showed on my face, for Flame Princess shied back.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" I screamed, but it didn't sound like me. My voice was much deeper.
"YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!" I shouted. I raised my arms, and a whirlwind of blue energy surrounded me, lifting me off the ground. I let out a primal scream of fury, and pushed outward with all my might. The top of the palace exploded.
Fifty guards rushed me at once, but they were dead with a wave of my hand.
"Finn! Finn, calm down!" a voice pleaded behind me. I turned, and found that Marcy was okay. I released the magic, and touched down on the ground.
"You-you're okay!" I said, relieved.
"Yeah, undead, remember?"
"Oh. Yeah." I blushed, ashamed of my behavior.
"Let's get out of here." she said.
"Yeah."
And I teleported us back to the treehouse.
BAM! Yeah, Finn's a dynamo with magic. Pretty cool, right. I know. I just enjoyed a great lunch. It consisted of frozen Eggo waffles and a can of diet Dr. Pepper. Epicness.