Marshall stood up and headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Gumball stopped him.

He became quiet. He turned his head to Gumball, "Where else? I'm going to get Ashley." He started walking again. As soon as he reached the door, guards started to surround him.

"I'm just going to get her." Marshall tried his best not to shout. He turned around to face Gumball, who spoke as soon as they faced each other.

"Marshall, listen, we all want to solve this problem as soon as we can. Fionna almost died. Luckily, somebody saw her and brought her here." He gestured Peppermint butler out. "I'd like you to listen to him before anything else." Peppermint bulter quickly stepped out. Marshall agreed, as if he had another choice.

Moments later, Peppermint butler came back with a man in a suit, brown hair, a red bowtie and blue, round glasses. "This man is Simon Petrikov," Gumball introduced, "he saw what happened."

"Yes, well," he fixed his glasses, "partly." He cleared his throat and continued, "I was only able to spectate before she was thrown off."

"Please," he signaled to the door, "tell us everything." They went out, nurses tended to Fionna while the four of them, Marshall, Simon, Gumball, and Peppermint butler, were left alone in one of the palace's private rooms. Peppermint butler went ahead and set them some tea.

"Can't we just get on with it already?!" Marshall complained with annoyance.

"Marshall Lee. Oh, honestly." Gumball whispered to him and rolled his eyes. "Simon, if you may."

Simon held his hands together. "Well, as I previously said, I saw her before she was thrown off the cliff. I was simply passing by at the bottom of the cliff, please don't ask, neither do I know how I got there. Well at first she, uhh, F-"

"Fionna." Marshall helped him out and crossed his arms together.

"Right. Fionna was lying down, no, she was trying to get up. It seemed she was already beaten up at that time. Before she could stand, or even reach her bag, this other girl, who was wearing all black and a yellow belt maybe. She had white hair and a bit blue-ish skin. She kicked the bag off the cliff and started saying something, which I didn't hear because of our distance. After so, she took Fionna by the neck and started choking her. Fionna, who I assumed was out of strength, tried to move her hands off, but couldn't. The other one started talking again, then finally let go of her, throwing her off the cliff where she hit her body, mostly her head, quite a few times. It was very dangerous since the cliff was high, I believe the highest in the land of Aaa. Also, it was rocky, it gave her minor, yet a number of wounds. Her condition was almost fatal, good thing she didn't get any inside bleeding on her head. I went to help her as soon as the other one left. I recognized that a few of Fionna's items were fom the Candy Kingdom, so I brought her here as soon as possible."

"Could you describe the suspect again, Simon Petrikov?" Gumball requested.

"She was a bit slim, compared to Fionna. She had white hair, some were flopping over her face. Blue-ish skin, quite darker than yours." he pointed out Marshall, "Her clothes, well, I'm not that aware of fashion now a days so I wouldn't know what it's called. A combination of pants, which reached to her ankles, I think, and a tube top. Both black, also a yellow belt, I think? Maybe? Pardon, I'm not so sure of the details." Simon exclaimed.

Gumball looked back at Marshall. "And there you have it." he said.

Marshall looked away. "He said it himself, okay? He wasn't so sure of the damn details."

"Marshall, it was clearly Ashley." Gumball said. "Who else in the Land of Aaa dresses like that and beats someone up just because she's bored?"

Marshall wasn't convinced. He stood and walked towards the window, getting himself outside before Gumball could even order out his guards. Gumball quickly got up and ran towards the window, shouting to him, "MARSHALL LEE, WHERE ARE YOU-"

"How many times do I have to tell you?!" He shouted back. "I'm going to get Ashley. I want to hear it from her myself." He took off, searching everywhere through Aaa. It was still dark out, most of everyone was still asleep. He went back to his house, nothing. She wasn't there. Then he remembered she had friends at Wizard City, where one can buy and sell magic. He went there as soon as he could.

He was there, but at the same time, wasn't. Wizard City was hidden with, well, magic. Only those who possessed magic were allowed to enter. But hey, he was The Vampire King. He could enter whenever he wanted. He could use the magical gem his mom gave him.

He got in and searched. He found the shop Ashley frequented in. It was still open, so no need to break in.

The bell to the shop rang as Marshall entered. "Ye ye, we got 'em all here. What chu want?" He asked with a weird way of speaking. He squinted his eyes and recognized Marshall. "Ooh! Ashly's, right? She wuz here jus' a wile ago." He said, pronouncing her name wrong.

"Listen, I don't have time for crap." Marshall took hold of his shirt's collar. "Where is she?"

"Woh man, I ain't no braggin', but I can du karateh-" Marshall gripped tighter and hissed at him. "Owkay, owkayy. I dun' know, man. All shi menttioned wuz shi's goiing tu theh last street in Wizarhd Citeh." He said, frightened.

Marshall rushed out. He found the last street of the City in a minute, in literally less than a minute. It was only a few stores away from there anyway. He searched off again. He looked everywhere, and finally, he found her in a club scooted in somehow in a very, very narrow alley way.

He was a vampire, the king even. What dark club wouldn't care to let him in?

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Heeeeeeyyyy. Sorry I took so long on chapter 3, actually it's been done weeks ago I just 'accidentally' left it waiting to get posted. Anyways, how was it so far? Please wait for chapter 4 :) I'll try to post it before the year ends.