Sorry, I guess it will be 1-2 weeks before I update this story for a regular basis. Please enjoy and review.
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Chapter Three: Lost
Marshall Lee groaned at the old man's forgetfulness before drifting over lazily to a concrete wall and flipping onto his back to pick a long cord up.
Raising an eyebrow at everyone before jamming the cord back into the outlet with the result of a few sparks, Marshall sighed in boredom, "If we are going to alter the bounds of time and space, we should at least do so properly."
Fionna jumped as the machine began to whirl and hum to life. Releasing her grip on the plaid shirt she latched onto tightly to hide behind, Fionna craned her neck upwards to see a very irritated vampire staring down at her. Bolting away quickly, Fionna adverted her eyes to the dusty cellar ground and began tracing shapes on the floor. Flickering her sapphire eyes towards the pale boy every once and a while, Fionna felt an odd frustration arise inside her. Why did this vampire seem to scare her to immobilization? She was Fionna the Human! She shouldn't be scared of anybody or anything!
Returning from her thoughts, Fionna focused her attention to the pale lilac screen beginning to swirl and diffuse from the center of the odd contraption her father had built.
Finn glued his eyes on to his sister with an urge to protect her growing larger by the second. Her flush, delicate hands had latched onto that pale monstrosity in fright only to be nearly hissed and swatted at! Looking over to the female version of said disaster, Finn did not hold as much contempt for the teen. In fact, she seemed quite a righteous individual. However, he and Fionna could hold their own; he did not need some babysitter separating him from his sister.
Finn marched over to his sister with a puffed chest and standing on tip-toes to appear as manly as possible when confronting that... that... devil of an individual.
"Hey!" Finn cried out indignantly to grab the attention of Marshall. Upon hearing his voice, Marshall turned further away to irritate the eccentric human.
"I said HEY!" Finn shouted louder, surprising everyone with the large echo that resonated throughout the basement, "Stay away from my sister." Marshall tried to avoid bursting out in laughter at the pathetic growl that followed the pipsqueak's declaration of war. Swirling around, Marshall deftly grabbed a handful of Fionna's golden hair and tugged on it playfully before bringing it closer to his face to inspect it.
"What can you even do? You're just a human..." Marshall mumbled. Whether he was referring to Fionna or Finn was a mystery. Sadly, Marshall was unaware of the amount of force he was using to bring Fionna's hair to eye level, and was completely oblivious to her trying not to whimper at the fear of Marshall.
Infuriated, Finn rushed forward propelled him of the ground with a final thrust in an attempt to collide his pudgy hand with the floating tyrant. Making contact with his shin, Finn caused Marshall's grip to loosen just enough to where Fionna took the fleeting opportunity. Pulling away from Marshall with a quick yank, Fionna stumbled backwards in a daze over the concrete floor. Before she could obtain her balance, Fionna's worn sneaker slipped over a stray cord in the midst of the calamity and sent Fionna flying further backwards to the now awaiting portal behind her.
Marshall Lee shifted his attention to Fionna's direction when he heard an innocent squeak. Stopping his teasing of the human boy, Marshall's obsidian eyes widened slightly as he watched the girl... Fionna was it? Well... Marshall watched as Fionna slowly began to fall into the purple haze, the portal's magic consuming her whole. Feeling an odd sensation at the pit of his stomach and everyone's eyes latched onto him, Marshall scowled. This hatred was the first he had ever held towards himself.
"Yeah, yeah. I know, I was supposed to save the day there," Marshall mocked.
"Well crap," Marshall muttered under his breath before darting into the portal after Fionna. Marceline smirked at her brother for a moment. He hardly ever took any initiative. Maybe the old man was saving them in more than one way. Looking over towards Finn, Marceline floated over and scooped the chubby boy into her arms.
"Let's not screw up like my brother, okay? You're enough of a hassle as is," she stated with a hint of a smile before carrying them into the portal.
"Wholesome agreed like bran bread!" Finn exclaimed in yet another statement expressing his oddities.
Fionna clutched the hem of her blue overalls and pulled her knees towards her, shutting her eyes tightly as time and space began to distort around her. After a few moments of panicked breathing, Fionna felt a strong breeze envelop her and the crunch of leaves sound as her butt made contact with solid ground. Slowly opening her eyes, Fionna twisted her head back and forth to analyze her surroundings. The prussian blue sky lay littered with thousands of sparkling diamonds twinkling in the moonlight. That was the only serene image of her surroundings. Encapsulating Fionna was various thorns, brambles, and gnarly branches that seemed to close in and suffocate her body. Shadows cast by trees seemed to move and contour into various monsters and every howl of the wind could be mistaken for a wolf's. Hugging herself closer and shivering slightly, Fionna began calling out weakly.
"Finn? Mr. Vampire? Finnn?" Fionna cried out hoarsely. Such attempts were in vain because the raging winds cut off any sound emitting from her small figure. Beside Fionna, a large bush began to shake wildly as something clambered through the thorny prison. With a hiss for a few thorns embedding their way into his or her flesh, the creature finally dislodged itself and turned to look down at Fionna.
"Well hello, sugar!" the animal exclaimed, "It's best not to run around in such a forest with the weather like this." Before Fionna was a feline. A talking cat. TALKING. The butterscotch and cream fur on the cat's body prickled suddenly as a flash of lightning illuminated the night sky.
"Come on, let's get you out of this mess before it pours," the cat encouraged while sticking out her hand, "I'm Cake, by the way." Fionna immediately reacted by leaping a few feet backward and clutching the damp bark of a nearby tree. Cats did not talk, not when she was with Finn and her father. As Fionna tried to edge her way towards another tree before a quick get-away, she felt her nose twitch instinctively as a water drop splashed onto her nose. Looking around with avid curiosity, dark spots began to stain the earth. Looking up, clouds now covered the once crystalline view. Looking back towards the cat, Fionna felt she had a lot of adjusting to do in this world. She was lost and could not find Finn or her "guardian", but she could at least make the best out of the situation.
"I'm Fionna," Fionna declared bravely as she stuck her hand out in a gesture of friendship. To her surprise, the cat returned the gesture.
Marshall Lee looked around at the white powder that dusted the ground everywhere. Breathing heavily and sprinting a few more steps, Marshall slowed down and watched his breath puff upwards in small clouds as he tried to regain his breath. He had floated around to the point of exhaustion and running made his lungs burn like hell.
After a minute or two, Marshall casually propped his elbows behind his head and began walking his way further into the snow.
"Well, I doubt she would have survived, no sense in worrying about that," Marshall mused, not shivering the slightest as freezing blizzard winds taunted him as he trekked through the snow with his hands in his pockets.
I was rushing, so tell me if you spot anything horrible. Please review with cheese and chickpeas!