A very small funeral was held, which where they buried Darren's hand near the tree house. Not much was said, Finn gave Darren's iPod to BMO to see if he could do anything to fix it, BMO agreed. Finn kept his promised and continued doing going on adventures though some of the fun has been taken out of it. He enjoyed saving people, and beating the crap out of monsters but each monster he took down reminded him of the ones he couldn't have done about the ones that killed Darren. It took a full month to get over the James' incident, this one may take a little more then that. Its been two days since the death and funeral and BMO finished fixing the iPod. Finn thanked the little computer as he turned it on, Darren has showed him how to sorta here music he at least wanted to hear a little till he accidentally hit the wrong button and was placed somewhere else in the machine without knowing he pressed a random file as something began to play.
Within the screen showed a hallway, stifled laughter was heard, the video continued to view what seemed like a living room. A person was on the sofa as well as what seemed a small baby. "Ah look, it's the twins." A female voice was heard as well as a groan from the guy. "It seems my son does have a heart." The female continued to joke as the video showed a guy 16 years by the looks of it looking slightly pale, black hair. And wore a white v neck shirt, and blue jeans.
"Yeah, yeah, don't be spreading it around I have a- how do you people always get my stuff?" The guy asked as it showed the smaller child within his arms, looking like a child version of the guy.
"You leave it where ever. Oh look you put him to sleep." The woman cooed.
"Please don't tell me that's recording." the guy asked.
"Yes, it's recording." The woman told him as he let out another groan. As there was more laughter coming from the hallway as the camera went towards the noise. "Girls come look at your brother." The woman said stifling a laugh. As 3 girls came from the side of the hallway each different age, one looking 13, with blond hair green eyes having her hair in a ponytail. Another 8, she had brown hair brown eyes looked slightly shy and scared. And the last one 6, she had black hair with brown eyes her eyes full of curiosity. As they all came to check what their brother was up to.
"Aww." They all said as they noticed their brothers frustration.
"I swear-"
"Oh calm down Darren, come on where's that smile when you used to carry us when we were little." The oldest daughter asked.
"It died." Darren told them.
"Oh then what's this, huh, what's this smile, gramps(The nick name their sisters gave Darren)." The 8 year old asked as she forced Darren to smile as he continued to frown, all of them smiling and laughing.
The video stopped as another began it was outside this time for it showed trees and the screen seemed to be shaking. "Guys, I'm scared." A voice was heard.
"Why are you scared? I'm the one down here." Darren's voice was heard as the camera looked down showing that the guy was on top of a very high tree, as it showed Darren wearing black protection gear all over running. As he hid behind a tree.
"What if I fall!" The guy asked slightly shaking.
"You wanna go against Andrew!" Darren yelled as there was a slight pause. "I thought so.. SON OF A BITCH." Darren said as the side of the tree seemed to be hit with something.
"Darren, oh Darren." A voice sang. "Come out, come out, I know where you are."
"Go to hell." Darren answered back.
"I will once you say you're sorry, as well as say uncle." The guy with a gun said.
"I rather have a demon rip out my throat." Darren answered.
"So you want me to rip out your throat?" The guy joked.
"Your dead Andrew." Darren yelled towards the man with the gun known as Andrew. The screen showed Darren beginning to take off some of the gear off, as Andrew closed in pointing where Darren was hiding. Darren threw the gear to the left as Andrew shot the gear as Darren ran towards Andrew yelling as he took his shot but so did Andrew as they both fell to the ground whimpering and groaning in the ground.
"Idiots." The guy said as he began to climb down accidentally dropping the iPod as it showed the ground for a minute as the video showed the guy walking towards the two idiots. "Hello who ever may be watching, hopefully youtube. Here is my idiotic brother." A video showed a white guy 20 years old long black hair slightly growing beard, and his face covered totally in yellow. "And my retarded cousin, Darren." The video showed Darren covering his face as his face could still be seen with red. "Slightly frozen paintballs, you guys are idio- AH ahg ah you bitch, ah my balls." The guy wailed as the video showed just wilderness as footsteps were heard and the video stopped.
Another video started as it showed the 8 year old sister and Darren, the girl wearing a snow white outfit , Darren wearing a black t-shirt. He was combing her hair as she had the iPod within her hands as she recorded themselves with the mirror. "What the hell are you doing?" Darren asked her as he brushed her hair.
"Recording." She answered quickly as he let out a sigh.
"Still you gotta learn to fix your own damn hair." Darren told her.
"Relax...gramps." The girl chuckled.
"Shut up, midget." Darren answered back with a smile.
"Killer."
"Witch."
"Demon."
"She wolf."
"Psychopath."
"Succubus."
"Lucifer."
"Why thank you, midget." Darren chuckled as his sister turned red from frustration. "There." Darren said as it showed he was done braiding her hair and placed a red ribbon on her hair. She placed the iPod down as she jumped like a little child. Darren patted her head. "Now hurry up, people are probably pissed for you making them wait for their damn cake." Darren told her as the door opened then suddenly closed. It showed Darren holding his hand to his mouth as it seemed he was gagging as he threw up blood onto the sink.
"Darren, Darren." His sister yelled banging on the door.
"I'm fine, just a stomach ache." Darren grunted licking the blood from his mouth.
"OK, well I'll be outside." His sister said as footsteps were heard running away.
"Lying Darren, what a new low." A voice was heard as a purple cloud figure was shown behind Darren. "Oh look a piece of meat, or is this your heart." Insanity chuckled.
"Shut up." Darren snarled as he tried to wash away the blood then looked at his iPod as he snatched it up.
Finn continued to watch video after video till he came to the last one. Everything was black. As a small light lit up as it showed that smoke figure looming over Darren, Darren was on a bed, next to him was the body wearing the same clothes and looking like when he first arrived in OOO. "So wait you're me, from the future?" Another voice spoke but the same as another came into view.
"Yes." The first one spoke irritated as it looked at Darren closer.
"And Adventure Time, the damn thing on Cartoon Network, is real!" The second one asked.
"Yes." The first said, slowly losing its patience.
"Okay also-ugh." The second one, let out as it fell to the ground.
"Okay now I know why Darren always killed my damn vessels. Weird I killed my past self yet I'm still here? Weird, back to you Darren." The figure spoke as it got closer to Darren. Slowly inserting its hands into his chest as it struggled to bring something out as the figure brought out what seemed Darren's soul but with limbs and chunks of him missing. "Now then." The figure moved it to a body next to Darren as he placed his soul inside. Nothing happens as the figure begins to poke the other persons face. "Come on, you can't be dead." The figure says as the body takes a deep inhale. "OH good, now then." The figure gets something from within its body its a small pink pen like device. "Okay, lets see, it's 2013, shit goes down at 2021. So setting it for 1009 years later, thank you Bubblegum." The figure spoke as he clicked the top of the pen as a portal opened up to show Bubblegum's lab, the figure strained as he pulled the body off the bed and push the body inside, it looked back to Darren's body as it entered through the mouth, the body jerked a bit as it got up. He got up and walked slightly as he got a laptop and a pocket knife as he marked the letter 'M' on it and opened it up and started to record a conversation, it was the one they saw when Darren opened it up. The person closed the laptop then placed his attention back to the iPod. "Well see you later old friend." And the video stopped, that was all.
Finn showed it to the rest, the most bewildered was Bubblegum, she couldn't deny it that the machine the figure hold within its 'hands' were hers. As her headaches increased with no chances of stopping. But at least that solved the question how Darren got here, Finn continued to watch the videos, sometimes getting to other places he got stuck within the picture area. He saw the real Darren with his family. A woman who he presumed to be his mother for looking somewhat similar. As well as pictures with his sisters and his father. Some other pictures what he presumed as friends from the videos. Them enjoying themselves and doing stupid things. But what Finn noticed most that within the family pictures Darren was always within a rocking chair, he actually looked like an old man within those pictures, much like a grandfather with his whole family, probably granting him the nickname 'gramps' from his siblings.
Finn decided to make one, a rocking chair, to at least have something that Darren always seemed to like. Finn went deep within the woods and found the biggest oak tree he could find and chopped it up. He dragged it back home and cut the pieces needed for it. He made sure each cut was precise and to the touch. Even using his blade sword. He rarely used it for the curse started to affect him slightly, sometimes losing control and going full out on an enemy. But he controlled it and had it cut the pieces as he tried to copy the chair within the pictures. After a week Finn made an exact replica of Darren's chair, and unknowingly 7 more. He tested them and they were comfortable being the fact they were made just from wood. He kept himself busy, not much was happening. Bubblegum hasn't called for an emergency, Jake spending time with Lady. Marceline, well he hasn't heard from her, Ice King not even heard from him since...that day.
But as to Finn himself the reason he made this chair was a tribute for Darren placing the chair next to his 'burial.' The reason was for some nightmares he kept getting. It always was of Darren and Finn back within that dungeon. Just as they were about to get out, Finn hears a scream he turns to see Darren being dragged by the creatures. Finn somehow unable to move as he sees them slowly devour him. After that ordeal Finn is able to move again as he kneels next to him. Darren has been torn to shreds a leg and arm missing. Face half eaten as his body somehow moves. One of Darren's arms grab Finn by the collar and bring him close to his half eaten face and whispers/gurgles. "You killed me." Finn breathes heavily as beads of sweat go down his face. That nightmare has been going on since Darren died, two weeks ago with a few days exception. The only thing he could do was go downstairs making sure not to wake Jake. He gets the iPod he keeps charged by the door and walks outside to the crisp midnight air. He moon blocked by the clouds making it hard to see.
Finn makes his way towards the chair he made and placed next to Darren's burial as he hears the creak of the chair he gets on alert and goes towards the noise to see someone within the chair. "HEY GOT OFF THAT." Finn yells. The figure stops rocking as he begins to chuckle a smile is seen within his face, sharp jagged teeth. As Finn stopped his anger being subdued.
"So you're hear to torment me huh." Finn asked as the figure just continued to smile as the moon's light slowly seeped out.
