Darren started to repack everything once more only this time to have Finn stand right next to him watching his every move as he packed everything within a small suitcase once more. Letting out a sigh Finn picked up his head to see Darren had finished packing. "Ready." Finn asked.
"Seems like it." Darren told getting the suitcase's handle putting it over his shoulder. Walking past Finn as he remained silent. "You coming or not." Darren asked walking out the door. Finn remained still the question of going or not continued to rattle his brain. Minutes passed and Finn remained within the same spot. Clenching his hands to fist then back to hands he exhaled and walked towards the door. "So you're coming after all." Darren spoke. Turning his head to the side to see Darren sitting on the chair he had made long ago. "They don't make these as they use to." Darren told getting up."Coming?"
Finn stood there his head still down, lifting his head to show the smile he had always had plastered within his face. "Of Course, what else are brother's for." Finn told with a smile.
"Alright, come along, brother." Finn and Darren started to walk towards the Candy Kingdom. While walking Finn told of all the times they spent together. Asking questions about their kind still, and wondering when Jake would be able to leave the hospital, and if Flame Princess would remember anything from yesterday.
After sometime of walking they made it to the front gates. Before walking inside they got stopped by some banana guards. Telling them that Darren had to be restrained. After placing handcuffs to his hands and legs Darren and Finn continued to their destination while handcuffed.
Bubblegum was within her lab her head still pounding from anger from yesterday's mishaps, ignoring them she continued to work on the last finishing touches to the machine. There was a pad in the middle of the room surrounded by a bunch of coils and teslas all wired and connected to a giant computer. Bigger than she had anticipated. How she ever made a smaller version to work she would never know. A knock on the door caught her attention. "Princess it's us." Finn's voice was heard.
"Come in." Bubblegum told still continuing to work on the machine. Making sure everything was in place. The rattling of chains assured her that Darren was contained and won't be doing anything to wreck anything.
"This is ridiculous, come on can I take these things-"
"No." Bubblegum answered quickly.
"May I ask why they're here then." Darren asked pointing to Marceline and Flame Princess in the room.
"Marceline's here to say goodbye." Finn told.
"Or is it because she's trying a final assassination attempt." Darren asked eyeing her.
"Don't tempt me." Marceline warned .
"And why's Flame Princess here?" Darren asked concerned for his life.
"I woke up in my bed with no recollection of what happened. I came here and Bubblegum filled me up on what happened." Flame Princess said with a smile.
"What she say." Darren asked forcing a half smile.
"I got knocked out during the battle. There's still work to be done to fully rebuilt the Kingdom, but everything seems fine." Flame Princess told, Darren calming down a little that no information about yesterday was spilled.
"Well I just need a few more tweaks here and there and well be able to send you home." Bubblegum told, she was wearing her usual lab uniform, her hair tide back in a ponytail her eyes dilated and weary her glasses slightly cracked and dirty. "You can remove the restraints Finn. As close as it seems to be finished I'm pretty sure he won't cause any problems considering this is what hew wants I doubt he will do something." Bubblegum told.
"Ah, Bubblegum thanks, I see you're finally- ugh. What the hell." Darren yelled after being slapped in the face by Bubblegum out of nowhere. "Is this about yesterday."
"Yes and a lot of other things I needed to get out of my chest." Bubblegum told as she went back to working on the machine. "So say your goodbyes of you have them and if you don't have any just stand still and don't touch anything."
"Fine, I will get you back for that." Darren told looking around to jump back cause of Flame Princess being right in front of him. "Hey."
"You'll be wanting this guy right." Flame Princess told holding up the purple leopard up as it hissed at him. "I found him in my bed when I woke up."
"You can keep him." Darren told giving the leopard a small push towards Flame Princess.
"Why?" Flame Princess asked.
"Well for one where I'm going I can only picture its life in one of these three ways. 1) Being hunted down for the rest of his life as people try to capture him and put him in display in a cage. 2) In a lab while scientist poke and prod at it trying to figure out what makes him tick and maybe make weapons out of him as he's cut open daily. 3) Kept in a cage for a rich person till the end of time. So pretty much if he comes with me he will end up in a cage for his life the end." Darren told.
"Why would you do that." Flame Princess asked her flames slightly rising.
"That's how my kind works, they find something new they don't understand we kill it or study it by opening it up and see how it works." Darren told.
"Your kind are awful." Bubblegum told.
"Please like you never thought of seeing how this thing works by looking inside it." Darren asked towards her. There was a slight pause for a response as Bubblegum stopped her work.
"I don't have time to answer you, I have to finish this work or else it won't go right." Bubblegum told lighting a butane torch welding together two loose cables and some coils.
"Well keep the leopard it is in a way yours so yeah, plus I'm pretty sure it wants to eat me now so keep it." Darren told stepping away from the leopard and Flame Princess steeping in front of Marceline.
"Well seems you are leaving, got anything for me or what." Marceline asked crossing her arms with a smug smile while floating in place.
"All I got is this." Darren told opening his arms. Marceline raising and eyebrow at him.
"What a hug?"
"Hell no, you got a free shot at me considering I know you hate and the fact that I hate you too." Darren told, Marceline floated around him trying to find a place to hit. "Nothing below the belt so ahh, ugh, haha oah hahahaha. Right in the ribs." Darren slightly laughed holding where Marceline just punched him.
"I actually feel better." Marceline told cracking her knuckles.
"Good we're even." Darren told getting his posture back.
"For what?" Marceline questioned.
"Nothing." Darren lied to have Marceline grab him by the shirt.
"Say it or."
"OR you'll what, go ahead, do something.": Darren challenged. Marceline stood there her hand shaking with rage then dropped him. "And you call yourself a demon, a real demon would have killed me long ago." Darren taunted.
"And what makes you think I won't." Marceline retorted.
"Well how about you show me what you got underneath that little glove of yours." Darren told eyeing the finger-less black glove Marceline had kept on since making the deal with Insanity. Darren moved towards her about to grab the glove.
"Darren." Bubblegum spoke stopping Darren giving Marceline time to move away. "I got a question to you."
"Shoot." Darren told.
"I got a question I gotta ask you. On the day you got here, why did you terrorize my Kingdom?" Bubblegum roared her face growing red.
"Oh yeah, about that. I thought I was dreaming." Darren told frankly.
"WHAT?" Bubblegum yelled grabbing his collar lifting him off the ground given her appearance.
"I thought I was dreaming, I mean come on. Me here, wait here's an example. Hey Marceline." Darren called to.
"What." Marceline responded back quite angry and annoyed.
"In the past when you were a mere child. If I told you candy would rule the world one day what would you have told me to my face." Darren asked.
"I would have said that you were crazy." Marceline told.
"And now." Darren told.
"I still hardly believed it." Marceline told.
"See, she lived for over 1,000 years, I barely got there and had to think either two things a dream, or a very good hallucination. Either way I say it no real consequences what so ever so yeah I went wild. For other people they would have been eating the buildings and people, me go wild. Till Finn sliced at my cheek and I felt the pain. That's when I realized it wasn't a dream for it hurt nor a hallucination considering I always imagine my blood purple." Darren told, Bubblegum still furious with rage.
"Are you insane, that's your excuse that you were dreaming and realized that it was just a big mistake." Bubblegum roared.
"Yes, and really Bubblegum you've known me for a good 8 months and a few days and that's it, 'insane' I thought you'd come up with something better. Its a thousand years in the future there must be a new word for me." Darren told.
"Well too bad there isn't." Bubblegum told going back to the machine.
"Well this is as good times as any, Bubblegum." Darren spoke.
"What." Bubblegum responded in an annoyed tone.
"*exhaling through the side of the mouth* Thank you." Darren told. Everyone's eyes to shot wide open and their mouths to agape. Bubblegum dropping one of her tools causing it to clatter on the ground.
"I'm sorry, I didn't quiet get that, what did you say." Bubblegum asked getting closer to him her ear going as near to his face as possible with her hand cupped around it signaling for him to say it once more.
"Thank you." Darren told with a smirk.
"Sorry a little louder." Bubblegum egged on.
"You're enjoying this aren't you." Darren asked with a forced smile.
"Oh, excruciatingly, I'm soaking it up. I'm indulging myself. Do any of these get to your head."
"Yes." Darren spoke in as low growl.
"But do you mean it." Bubblegum continued to egg on.
"Yes, considering you're the only one that really in a manner. Plus more time here and I will probably loose it." Darren told. "So once again, thank you."
"Hmm, that one didn't sound so warmly." Bubblegum cooed smiling at Darren as Darren continued to stare down at her with a forced warm/psychotic smile.
"Bubblegum remember when you punched me and I said I'll get you back for that." Darren told with the same smile.
"Yes, so what, you're going to punch me." Bubblegum challenged.
"No, something to help you remember me by." Darren told.
"Oh yeah how- what the- ahughh." Bubblegum continued to scream muffled as Darren kissed her deeply. Bubblegum continued to push against him till she finally did she breathed deeply spitting out the saliva that was forced into her mouth. "Agh, you taste like peppermint." Bubblegum yelled as everyone starred wide eyes their mouth's hanging wider then when Darren thanked her.
"Sorry for brushing my teeth then, and you taste like strawberry flavored gum. Is that for someone- whoa, haha." Darren laughed avoiding another one of Bubblegum's punches.
"Stay on that side from now on." Bubblegum sneered at him. Darren raised his hands up walking backwards till he reached a wall. Bubblegum went back to the machine.
A few minutes passed everyone remained quiet. Flame Princess kept herself entertained with the pet she was given back to for so long. She rubbed its belly as the leopard tried to nip at her fingers. She looked up to see nothing change. Bubblegum continued to work on the machine whipping her brow of sweat looking back to make sure Darren was far away from her. Darren was at the wall he had been glaring at Marceline as Marceline glared right back. From time to time Darren would glare at her glove covered hand causing Marceline to put it within her pocket. Finn stood right next to her. He would sometimes look out the window to see a bird or butterfly fly past, look towards Darren or sometimes towards the machine.
"Alright, everything is set and set precisely." Bubblegum told going towards the computer, everyone stopping what they were doing to go towards what Bubblegum was doing. "Now let me put the coordinates and everything will be set."
"Coordinates?" Flame Princess questioned.
"Location and the time to place me, if she's off by a little, I'm dead. She has to put me precisely at the time Insanity pushed me through the portal or things go wrong." Darren told.
"Why?" Marceline asked looking at the screen.
"If I'm off my a little on the location I may accidentally place him in the middle of an ocean or have him be teleported inside a wall his organs will give out for having items inside him and kill him. And if I'm off in time I may zap him into a different era or zap him in front of his former self." Bubblegum told.
"So it has to be precise or well all of you guys are screwed with me." Darren told with a smirk.
"Wait, why?" Marceline asked in shock.
"Think about it, if Darren is teleported ahead of time if he never comes here all the events that occur won't happen. Meaning different things to happen, different time flow." Bubblegum told everyone instantly turning their heads toward Darren.
"Ugh, if I never come here everything I caused gets undone. For example, if I don't come Flame Princess may end up marrying Water Prince. A war could erupt, Finn may end up with Marceline. Someone may die and Bubblegum could end up being a dictator somehow. So yeah those are the minor things that could happen if I don't come here. That's why its necessary for me to be placed when Insanity shoved me through the portal everything else happens and I simply have to make him shove me back into my old body and dumb this one somewhere else." Darren told, everyone once again looking surprises for the third time that day. Flame Princess turning her head to Finn and Marceline turning her gaze towards them. "
"What?" Finn asked the only response he got were glares. Finn took a gulp as he watched the screen feeling a bead of sweat roll down his face.
"And done. Here we go." Bubblegum said pressing a button on the control panel. The machine beginning to wire up electricity started flying across the room as sparks flew off the teslas. Everyone felt a sense of pull as their clothing and belongings were tugged towards the machine. A small light appeared in the middle as it continued to grow and expand a green portal opened up over the pad it looked similar to the Lich's well of power. "There it seems to be stable. Ready Darren."
"Yes, unless it sends me to my death. Later guys." Darren told as a few waved grabbing his suitcase he looked towards someone. Darren grabbed something from his pocket. Finn continued to look at the ground till he felt something poke his hat. Looking up to see something in Darren's hand. "Think fast." Darren opened his hand to have Finn catch it in midair. Looking at it to see it was his iPod. "Keep it, where I'm going there's a free one waiting for me." Darren told turning his back to Finn walking towards the portal Finn's hand shook clutching the metal and glass device in his hand.
"Darren." Finn yelled causing Darren to stop before stepping through the portal slowly turning around.
"Alright, want to give me a hug or-ugh." Darren was shoved backwards from Finn tackling him. Everyone let out a small gasp as Finn tackled Darren both of them stumbling backwards towards the portal. The second Darren's hand touched the portal his body and Finn's were sucked into the portal.
"No." Bubblegum yelled accidentally hitting some keys on the control panel causing the machine to sputter out of control. The portal expanded wider then went flat following close behind was the shattering of every light bulb in the room as the electricity of the machine died. Silence followed as everyone starred at the machine that dragged their hero through it to who knows where.
Finally finished with this, now to try to finish the other stories in this place, now to finish...ah fuck this is going to take forever. Well see you people when I ever see you.