"Day 30, The Mk III is working perfectly. The people of Ooo is beginning to think that I'm actually their hero. Well besides Finn and Jake, I cannot replace the two. Only to help them if necessary, besides Ooo is vast, they can't cover everything at once. Just yesterday when a number of floating white cubes began to attack several kingdoms at once, I had to help the duo in fending them off. I manage to see them fighting the cubes in Hotdog Princess' domain. So went to the other troubled kingdoms to help, I rounded up the cubes and put them in the dungeon. Once everything was secured I return to where Finn and Jake is and to my surprise, they are still having trouble fighting and the Princess fell asleep. That was a bummer, I thought my Finn can now handle alone but I was wrong he really needs my help." she took a deep breath and check her altitude and air speed.
She was flying all around Ooo, looking for trouble that needs help. Her Mk III armor shines in the glistering sun. The red and white color scheme of the suit is reflecting in the sun making it shine even brighter. She barrel roll, flip, even do a 360 degree loop without anymore problem, of course Beemo is keeping monitor of the suit's limits. Ah yes she can touch the sky for all she want.
She passes several villages throughout the grasslands which look like several clustered dots from her point of view. It's either that she too high or the villages were smaller than Jake.
"All systems are go Princess. Maintain flight pattern" Beemo announce.
Bonnibel activated her auto pilot system and continued her voice journal entry. "As I was saying I'm becoming popular among the people and I wish to keep it that way. Even in the Candy Kingdom, ever since I save the Pharmacy a month ago, the candy citizens are asking me who was that mysterious figure made of metal..." she shrugged "Of course I would say 'I don't know probably a newcomer. Better to mind their own business' guess being a science nerd has its ups and downs after all." She paused for a while taking a huge several breaths.
"Finn and I are having the best time of our lives. We love each other, we understand each other. I see him as he is and he sees me as I am. For me that's perfect, but I don't want him to know who am I now. Not yet. Ever since I became the Iron Princess, my good friend Cosmic Owl stops seeing me in my dreams. Probably he got what he wanted for now, save the latter for later. Makes me wonder what is he up to somewhere. Gee if I find him, I'll give him a piece of my mind and my blast. Literally." She said smiling while Beemo was laughing.
"What?" she asked.
"You really think the Cosmic Owl will show up in front of you in reality?"
"Why not? Dreams can come true if we put our minds into it"
"Maybe Princess, but I still don't believe it"
"Whatever Beemo!" she laughed then continued her journal.
"Finn also asked me several times about the Iron Princess ever since we did Passionate 15 almost two weeks ago. Man he is really getting good at this, even the first time we did it, its unforgettable experience. That is one of the definitions of our love. Sharing and showing it passionately. Every once in while whenever Iron Princess did something very good, he often ask if I had anything to do with it, of course I would said no, and he would drop the subject. But tell that to the Candy Kingdom Press, they keep bugging me even right now." She grunts a little in annoyance.
"Anyway so far nothing is up, maybe I will head back to the castle and do some boring princesses stuff. Sometimes I think that I would recreate another P-bot to take the responsibilities for me so I can be free, but I can't. I may invented the Iron Princess but I'm not perfect, I'm not good at making artificial intelligence especially at programming duties, they are many things that could go wrong. In the end, it still me." She sighed "I wonder where my P-Bot is now. Probably somewhere over the horizon with Braco, I hope he is still happy."
"Who's Braco?" Beemo ask
"My Suitor. Finn knows about it don't worry. I gave him a robotic doppelganger, P-Bot so he won't be lonely anymore."
"I see, you know Princess, do you even consider giving Finn a P-bot if things didn't go as they are now? I mean if you never end up together?"
Bonnibel went silent, then shooks her head. "No, it's more painful to him to love a man-made object. He deserves better than that. He needs love from a real person." She sweetly smiled, thinking and thanking Glob that he made them what they are now. She is the luckiest person in the world.
"I see, well I'm glad about that. I share your point of view."
"I'm too most glad that today maybe a 0% of trouble..."
Beemo interrupted her, by announcing "Princess we got trouble."
She sighed annoyed 'me and my BIG mouth' "so much for peace and quiet, and to think I will hit the hay too early. What is it?"
"We got trouble at the goblin kingdom, a small radical group known as M.O.V.E led by a young goblin named Alex the Free has led a group of Goblins to revolt against the current government."
"Who's the kingdom's current king?"
"It's whisper Dan. A silent king, their rules states that everything should be done by the servants and the king will not do anything. This Alex, led the free thinking Goblins to rise up and overthrow that current regime."
"Alright we will deal with this." She change course for Goblin Kingdom.
"Hold on princess, I also detect Finn and Jake in the Kingdom helping the authorities contain the uprising."
Soon she was over the Goblin Kingdom, pillars of smoke obscure most of the view. She has to fly lower to get a better view, and what she saw she was horrified. The entire city was in chaos, buildings were burning, and some houses were utterly destroyed. Innocent goblins fled to the safety of the castle. Several goblin knights are fighting the rebels in the streets. Although nobody was yet killed only injured, she feared that is it not long before someone dies in this conflict this has to end now!
"Princess the majority of the conflict is located in the main road leading towards the castle. Finn, Jake and main force of goblin knights are holding off the rebels.
"Got it" she flew towards the main road.
Once she got there, the main road is littered with dropped weapons, pieces of destroyed wooden carts buildings and wounded Goblin knights. Medics are hauling casualties way too many to handle so some wounded are left in the battlefield unattended. Bonnibel picked up some of the wounded and took them to a nearby triage.
"Thank you Iron Princess, Glob blesses you" one of the soldiers said to her.
"What's the situation?"
"Ask the knight captain, he's with Finn and Jake. Right now they are holding the main rebel force from reaching the castle. They are pushing them back, but I doubt that it will last long though."
"Okay, get some rest solider. You done well to protect your kingdom today" she said before taking off.
Soon she reached the main battle, three layers Goblin soldiers form a strong defensive line blocking the main road. Finn and Jake are in front of the line, weapons poised. Ahead of them, a large group of armed goblin rebels are taunting and shouting "NO! No more spanking!" repeatedly. As far as Bonnibel is concerned, the fight went into a stalemate.
Bonnibel chose her timing perfectly, and lands in between the two parties. Finn, Jake and the Goblin knights gasped in astonishment even cheered, the rebel on the other hand glared at her arrival. The goblin captain immediately went to her with Finn and Jake behind him.
"Oh Thank Glob, Iron Princess we need your help."
She puts her hands on her hips, "What's the problem here? You had our finest heroes Finn and Jake here?" she said while motioning the two.
Finn blushed, "Gee, were not that..." his adoptive brother interrupted him. "Oh Iron Princess, we are holding this thugs for hours and they don't seem to quit. They really want whisper Dan out for good." Jake said before adding, "we really need your help."
Bonnibel was about to speak when someone calls out her name, "Iron Princess!"
A tall yet slightly muscular figure stepped out from the rebel crowd. He wears a old military jacket and holds a large and sharp broadsword. Judging by his looks, he was old but yet still strong, probably an ex-military.
Her HUD scanned his features and was identified it was him: Alex the Free. 'I need to take this fool out'
"You have no business here! Leave or be destroyed!" he shouted with a little venom.
She tilted her head a little. "Maybe it's you that will leave. You're causing too much trouble! Stop this NOW!" she warned with pure venom on her voice. Being Iron Princess has its advantages, she became stronger, she developed conviction on her words, and she became bolder than she never thought before.
"NO witch! This is going to end here and NOW! Prepare to be DESTROYED!" he tuned to his companions "ATTACK!"
A strong roar was heard as the crown began charging towards the authorities. Finn, Jake and the goblin knights ready themselves. Bonnibel raised her both hands and primed her blasters. "So be it." She whispered before taking a quick glance at Finn besides her. He looked back and said: "An honour fighting side by side with you Iron Princess."
She smiled inside of her helmet, she felt warm and excited at the same time. "The honour is mine, hero" she said softly. This is the first time that she and Finn fight side by side. She will indeed honour her words when they at Lady's house nine months ago. She guard his back, she will never let anything happen to him, over her lifeless candy body.
At the few feet she fired her blaster at the two nearby rebels sending them stumbling backwards, then fire again in rapid succession. About ten more rebels were hit before they manage to bring the fight at the close proximity. Finn uses his Demon Blood Sword to slice and dice the rebels, slicing their weapons in half and wounding several rebels. He is careful not to kill them, but rather took the fight out of them. Jake and the other are doing the same. But not for long as the rebels became aggressive, and took advantage of the merciful tolerance of the authorities. Soon one by one Goblin knights were stabbed and sliced to death by their own brethren.
Upon knowing the increasing casualties of his soldiers, the captain ordered a retreat halfway on the main road from there they will make a last stand. He also ordered zero tolerance, he authorised his men to kill any rebel who are trying to reach the castle. Finn, Bonnibel and Jake are the last ones to retreat, as they hold the rebels to give time for the retreating Goblin army.
"Finn look out!" Jake warned has he enlarge his fist to take out several rebels in front of him. Finn look behind him as one of the rebels were carrying a spear aimed at his side ready to impale him. Bonnibel notice this and blast the rebel from behind sending him stumbling to the side and land just a few feet from Finn.
"Gee, thanks"
Bonnibel went to him and covered his back. "No problem." Now they stood back to back the rebels surrounded them leaving them no way to escape. One by one the rebels attacked them from random directions, Finn uses his sword while Bonnibel uses her blasters and her karate skills. Jake manages to pull out with the last of the soldiers and calls them "FINN, IRON PRINCESS GET OUT OF THERE NOW!" he shouted.
"Wait Finn not now, we will fight our way out." She said as she scanned the nearest possible way out until she finds it.
"Can't we fly out?"
She shook her head, "No we can't! See those hooks the will pulls us down once we took off. You might get hurt."
"I can take it."
"I can't risk it." She said with sadden but full of concerned voice.
At that tone, Finn looked at her rather sceptically, he narrowed his eyes. 'When did Iron Princess suddenly became so concerned about me?' But before he could speak, Bonnibel grabbed his wrist and head for the direction she found, her right hand blasted the rebels on front of her until they reached the adjacent alleyway that flanks the new goblin line the authorities had set up. When they look back the rebels didn't follow them.
"Finn are you alright?" Jake rushed to them once they made it.
The human looked at the Iron Princess, she was looking in the regrouping rebels. She didn't notice that Finn was looking at her with narrowed eyes. "Yeah I'm Fine." For the first time, Finn was thinking over about what Jake said to him almost a month ago about Bonnibel being involved with Iron Princess somehow. But his shook them out, now was not the time for that.
"I don't like this a bit, something was up the rebels are not following us. They just standing there preparing or something." Her HUD is zooming on the rebels who where just lining up and looking at the back of their line. They got something big, she also notice that Alex manage to disappear in the mist of fighting.
They hadn't wait too long for the ground suddenly shake, the knights became scared as the ground shake more violently. Bonnibel look around through her HUD and gasped at what she saw.
A large sixteen wheeled wooden contraption thundered in the middle of the rebel line. The rebels gave way for this. The contraption carried two catapults on the back and a large ballista in the front. Two platform on either side where goblin archers and crossbow men line up there arrows and bolt are ready to shoot.
The large machine came closer to the defenders some went white and terrified and trying to flee but the captain stopped them and tells them to stand their ground. Finn just gripped his sword tightly and took breath deeply. Jake just cracked her enlarged knuckles. At the middle of 'no mans land', the machine stopped and Alex the Free showed up in the top of the machine. The archers and Crossbowmen find their ranges and ready to fire and shoot at Alex's order.
Bonnibel walks forward but Finn gripped her wrist. "Princess what are you doing, you can't fight this thing alone."
She shook off her wrist off his grip, "Don't worry I can handle this." She gave him a reassuring smile even though her face was hidden under her helmet.
"Come on" she whisphered softly, so soft that she knew Finn couldn't refuse.
He let go off her wrist and said "Come back... safely" he look down. Right now look's like Jake was right after all. But he wanted to hear it from her personally; maybe just maybe later, but not now.
She slowly approached Alex slowly the archers followed their aim at her. She stopped only 50 feet from the machine. She poses a little and puts her hands on her hips.
"Come face me, use that garbage you call machine!"
Alex just gave her a smug smirk. And signal his men to fire "Destroy her!"
Simultaneously, the archers and the crossbowmen fired all of their arrows and bolts at her. She just stood her ground, the arrow and crossbow bolts just bounce off her armor making a clank sounds. The rain of crossbows and quivers lasted for another minute. She still stood her ground, she even mocked Alex by pretended in to yawn a little.
The rebel leader just stood and stares in disbelief at what he was seeing, sheer numbers of quivers and bolts that fell down over her was enough to destroy and army, and yet this 'witch' manage to survive without a single scratch.
Soon the archers ran out of ammunition as well as the crossbowmen. They were also shocked at what they are saw Bonnibel is still standing, around her the ground is littered with half buried arrows and crossbow bolts. Not even one impaled her. Bonnibel just sweep the dust of her shoulder to complete her mockery against Alex who stood in shock.
"How, how could you..."
"Survived?" she finished, "A little science."
"No you're a witch! A WITCH!" he actiaved his machine, attempting to trample her over the giant wheels.
She shooked her head and step back a little. "I'm no witch!" her HUD activated her multi targeting system. All of them locked on the goblin archers and crossbowmen. Then several small barrels appeared on both of her shoulders. Ten barrels each side of her shoulders, she can target twenty persons at the same time.
She fired her should mounted guns. Each barrel aimed at each individual. The targets immediately dropped on the platform some fell overboard. Alex look at each side of his machine all of his shooters where gone, sleeping. They were shot by candy horse tranquilizer darts.
Bonnibel hover and shoot the wheels of the machine making it stop and stumble a bit, and then she blasted the foundations of the catapult. It fell forward towards the ballista like dominoes. Within ten seconds the entire thing fell to the ground with loud crash wooden splinters flew everywhere.
Alex manages to escape the destruction of his giant machine. He clenched his left shoulder in winced a little. Iron Princess landed in front of him, he look at her with sheer horror.
"NO! NO! STEP BACK! YOU MONSTER STEP BACK! He tried to slash her with his broadsword but the sword shattered on impact with her armor. "NO! Step back!" he was now shaking and raising his hands to shield himself.
Bonnibel walked towards him, and then puts her hand on her hips. "You call yourself a leader? Be prepared for anything..." she grabbed him by the collar of his jacket. "And I'm not a witch! Just your worst nightmare!" she said with a venomous voice, making him tremble even more.
She let him go and immediately the goblin captain and several soldiers immediately arrest Alex who was in shook and horror. They put shackles in his arms and immediately took him away. His followers dropped their weapons and raised their hands and went on their knees.
Bonnibel went towards the two heroes who stared at her with amazement. She just single handled defeated Alex and his large machine. "What" she asked amused.
"So rad Princess, so rad." Finn said to her
"Yeah, even I can't do that. I can't even do that within less than a minute, those arrows pretty hurt."
"Yeah you not even hurt?" Finn asked with a little concern on his face.
She shrugged "Nope, hey I gotta go. Stay out of trouble boys." She said rather happily.
She approached the captain, who was supervising the rounding up of the rebels. "Anything you need for?"
"No need Princess, we can take care from here. I guess quenching this rebellion single handled is enough. Thanks Iron Princess for your help." He saluted which she nods back.
Finn and Jake approached her "see you around."
"I'm always around" she flew off.
Once she was in the air, she let out a deep sighed. "Glad that was over. Anymore threats Beemo?"
"Negative, Princess. Everything is clear, I'm impressed on how you quenched a massive rebellion single handled. I'm sure you've put yourself in history."
"Thank you my dear computer partner." She said in a sassy voice.
"Princess I also have an update on my research on the 'arc reactor'." Beemo announced.
"Arc Reactor?"
"Yes, princess I've decided to called the power source that so we will not be confused."
"I'm confused."
"Awww..." Beemo let at sad sighed.
"Just kidding, I'm headed home I bushed. Explain your findings tomorrow." She flew towards home at full speed. The sun was beginning to set.
"Handles like dream Princess?"
"Yes handles like dream" she said
The sun shines its full lengths, sending its heat towards the grounds. A woman in her early thirties is harvesting her corn crops. She wears her pink shirt, shorts and a sun hat. She was sweating, today was really hot, as if the sun is boring down on her. Likewise she keeps harvesting the corns in fields and later water to watermelons later. Tonight they will have corn dinner.
When she was done, she went to the kitchen and drank a bottle of water. She look at the window, the view was outside the view was spectacular. Vast grasslands over the horizon, birds chirping about, and the wind blew gently. She felt happy, comfortable; she couldn't ask anymore, she led a simple life, a loving husband, a lovable child, a perfect family.
She was shook out of her day dreaming when someone called her from the front of the house. "Bonnie, Bonnie baby we're home!" her husband called her.
It was followed by a smaller voice "Mommy, were home Daddy is so awesome!"
She ran towards the door only to be greeted by handsome muscular young man in his late twenties he still wears a bear hat and a red cape. In front of him there stood their jewel, the product of their love. He looks like her father, strong at the age of ten years, an adventurer like his dad.
Bonnibel greeted them with the warmest of smiles, immediately she let them in and Finn Junior rushed inside and went to the kitchen to get snack. Bonnibel hugged and kissed Finn. "So how's the adventure?"
Finn just shrugged, "Junior is awesome, and he's a born adventurer like me."
She chuckled heartily, "Really, where do you took him?"
"Oh you know, the badlands, taught him how to fight the nature." He went to the weapon stash put down his demon blood sword. It looked very worn out.
"That sword went through a lot Finn." She said eying the old sword.
"Yeah, but still sharp and deadly besides I got the new sword you made me for our anniversary last year. Maybe next month I will retire this sword. This means a lot to me." He said.
"Finn"
"Yeah" he took a seat in their couch. Bonnibel sat in his lap.
"Why do you took Junior to the badlands? It's very dangerous out there.
"Come on, Jake took me there when I was nine years old to toughen up."
"Finn, it's still too dangerous for Junior." She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Come on you know I will keep an eye on him, come his tough tootin baby." He tickled her sides making her squeal and laugh.
"Okay, okay, I trust you but keep an eye on him. Alright?" she said as she kissed his cheek.
"You can trust me, princess."
Bonnibel raised an eyebrow "Finn I'm no longer a princess remember, I gave up my throne for you, Goliad no.2 now rules the kingdom. Good thing I made her based on your DNA, so she won't do anything bad like her predecessor" she sighed, thinking about the first Goliad who still lock in conflict with Stormo.
"Yeah, I miss my son. Stormo"
"Our son Finn, I made him, you gave your DNA. Technically I'm her mother. And we just visited them last week."
"Yeah If only Goliad never messes up, everything we would be like this since then."
She leans her head to his shoulder "but still be grateful that things go out this way."
"I know I know, I'm the luckiest person in the world."
"Because you got great cook that always cooks great food." She raised an eye brow.
"What? No no I mean, I got the hottest, beautiful, sexiest woman in Ooo."
"I thought Flame Princess was the hottest" she complained
"Well I..."
"And I thought Marceline is the sexiest?" she pouted
"You see I..." he blushed furiously
"And I thought Lumpy Space Princess is the most Beautiful?"
"Well you see I... Wait I didn't said that!"
She laughed "I know! I know! I just love to mess with you. Look at your face!"
"Not funny Peebles not funny, I will have my revenge later on" his hands manage to went underneath her shirt and crawled on her bare back making her shiver.
"You're still naughty as ever" she smirks before kissing him deeply.
Time and place and moments were gone as they share the intimate passion of love since back at the tree fort. So precious, so scared, so passionate that they failed to notice that they're son is staring at them in shock. He was holding a bucket of left over popcorn Finn cooked the night before.
"Aawww.. Daddy really loves mommy" he said
The couple let out a little yelp especially Finn who is trying his best not to let out his famous girlish scream and he succeeded.
"Junior, you know it's not polite to sneak up on people like that." Bonnibel slightly scolded.
"Yes and besides, your too young too see us kissing. It's not appropriate to do at your age." Finn added
Junior pouted "But daddy you kiss girls when you were ten years old like me back then." He said before looking down.
Finn went wide eyed with shock. "Who told you that?" he blushed a little.
"Mommy said that she kisses you ever since you met each other all those years ago."
Finn looks towards Bonnibel with an are you kidding me expression, Bonnibel in return just shrugged. "What, it was true right...?" she said before scratching the back of her head.
Finn just shook his head. "Even still it's not appropriate for kids like you to see us doing those. Okay?" he said with a little stern expression, enough for Junior to get the message.
"Okay daddy" he was still looking down in shame.
Finn stood up and lit the fireplace, then sat in his single high back couch. Junior sat beside his mother. Finn then began to tell the stories of the Iron Princess. Junior squealed in delight. He idolizes her as much as Finn idolizes Billy the hero.
During the entire story Bonnibel just smiled at them, Junior still doesn't know that she was once the Iron Princess. She retired when Junior was five years old, by that time the Candy Kingdom became modernized, it can defend itself and Ooo, and heroes like Finn, Jake and Iron Princess are no longer needed. The world changes around them like a blink of an eye. The candy Kingdom she misses it, she passed her princess duties to Goliad no. 2 when she was one month pregnant. It was too much for her. Goliad promise to continue her legacy for the future generations, she herself blessed Finn and Bonnibel's wedding the following day.
"Bonnie, are you okay?" Finn asked, snapping out of her daydream. Junior looks at her concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine" she said thinking about the being Iron Princess again, 'maybe it's time for Junior to know'
"Junior, you really want to meet Iron Princess?"
The boy jumped in his seat, "Of course mommy, do you know her?"
She chuckled "yes dear, come follow me." She looked at Finn who simply smile and followed behind.
They went to the basement of their house, Bonnibel's simple laboratory. She went to the one of the cabinets on the wall and moved it sideways. Revealing a nine button panel, she presses a series of button then with a loud hiss the nearby wall open revealing her seven original armors in good condition despite never been used for five years, the arc reactor of each suit and the optics powered up ready for action if needed. All of them are encased in reinforced glass containers.
Junior lost his words as he stares at amazement at the hall of armors. All of them fit the description his father showed and told him. Then he looks at her mother who was looking at him with a sly smirk.
"You, you..." he tried to say
"Yes dear, I'm the Iron Princess."
"OH. MY. GLOB! My mother is the legendary Iron Princess! I can't believe this!" he jumped in joy. Finn just laughed and smile at him. Then Junior shouted "My dad is an awesome adventurer and a hero, my mom is the legendary Iron Princess."
"I would say legendary..."
"Mommy can I try them on?" he was still jumping
"When you grow up, you will. I will make one for you, you can't wear those they are old and they are lady armor. Just imagine your dad wearing lady armor." She said making Junior laugh at her dad. "Dad, you wear lady armor?"
Finn crossed his arms "Hey I didn't, okay maybe slightly." This makes junior laugh even louder.
"Okay mommy"
She raises a finger "But promise me you will be a good boy" she warned
"I promise with all my heart that I will be good and good alone" he said while raising his right hand.
"You sound like your dad"
Finn shrugged "Well taught him that"
"Well since you taught a lot to Junior, you two are on crops duty."
Finn and Junior sighed in annoyance, they both hate crops duty and Bonnibel is exploiting it to the max. "Aaww man, I don't want too... I got some sword lessons to do mommy." The boy complained.
"I'll teach him today, Peebles can't we do this tomorrow?" Finn complained
"Nope, today you can have your fun afterwards. I'm going to make some dinner, if you two are done by sunset you will get desserts later."
"OH boy! Desserts" Junior exclaimed before kissing her mother by the cheek and ran out of the back yard.
"I better have that dessert dear." Finn said once Junior was out of earshot. A little devilish smirk is on his face.
"Don't worry you will" she surprisingly slaps Finn's rear causing him the scream his girlish scream "AAAHHH!"
Bonnibel laughed "Gotcha!"
"I will so get you tonight" he said before sharing a quick kiss and followed Junior outside. Bonnibel watched them from the window of the kitchen for a while. Until suddenly something golden caught the corner of eye. She look at it, in the nearby tree outside she saw the Cosmic Owl hanging by the branch he too was watching her family plow the fields. Then he looks a Bonnibel and waves his wings and smiled at her.
When she waves back, everything went black.
Bonnibel woke up staring at the pink ceiling of her room. It was dawn; the sun is beginning to rise from her bedroom window. She looks at her clock; it was six in the morning. She sat up from her bed and rubbed her head. Then she smiled, no longer has her crook dreams that haunt her every time she sleeps but rather the future that she knows will happen, maybe just maybe.
"That was pleasant, the future I want to happen" she sighed, she moved herself to sat on the side of the bed while staring at wall in front of her.
Then suddenly a familiar casual voice replied beside her. "It will happen dear, just put your mind into it."
Her eyes went wide eyed as she looks at the figure beside her: The Cosmic Owl is now sitting besides her in the real world.
"Taadah!" he said
"The Cosmic Owl!" she exclaimed.
The Owl tilted his head sideways, "No, I'm the tooth fairy my child." He mocked.
"Impossible! I'm still dreaming come on Bonnie wake up!" she said while putting both of her hand on the side of her face while shake it sideways.
The owl rolled its eyes and approached her with caution, he uses his wings make the shaking stop and slapped her both sides of her cheek, first left then the right. It was hard enough to knock some senses into her.
"Now your awake, geez... Of course I'm the Cosmic Owl, not the 'Cosmic Bird' I exist but not on this dimension but from somewhere else okay!?" he said
Bonnibel feeling the reality is hitting her like a ton of bricks couldn't help but just nod. She lost her words for the moment.
"Good."
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"To compliment you about your crook dream." The owl replied.
"What about it?"
"The owl put the end of the right wing on the bottom of his beak. "Well for one thing you're the only one, so far, accepted it for the sake of others."
"What do you mean?" she raised an eyebrow.
"the person before who had a crook dream, tries to accept or even open hands accepted it for themselves. They don't care if they are going to leave someone behind or not."
Bonnibel is trying to get her head around at what the owl had said.
"You see child, what is the purpose you became the Iron Princess?"
"To protect someone I care about."
"That's the point Princess; do face the dream for the sake of someone else. Someone else important, am I correct?"
She nods "yes"
"You're the first one to do it. Congratulations"
"Thank you?"
"Did you dog friend tell you about his dream when you were together back then."
"You mean Jake?" she asked while scratching the back of her head. "no he didn't tell me anything."
"About a year ago, Jake faced his first crook dream. About him being with a banana man and a rocket ship, a reinvention of lost human technology." The owl began. "well Jake is suppose to die by suffocation in the vacuum of space then by the young boy named Finn stopped him from doing so, therefore altering the events, this time Finn is suppose to die rather than Jake." the owl paused as he notice the expression Bonnibel has. "But then you know this already do you?"
"Yes, but I don't know Jake dream in detail."
"Now you know. By the way I would like to ask how do you know about the dreams original meaning."
"After Finn told me about that rocket ship incident, I began having dreams about death, death of Finn and Jake. Everything was black; I can only hear the sound of water, and Finn being drowned. Then I hear the sound of loud thunder the clanking of metals, then Jake being choked to death by silence."
The Cosmic Nodded, "I see... it's a premonition from another dream. It indicates that you will discover someone else's crook dream in the future. Dreams are complicated I know, I know. You don't have to think about it."
"my head hurts a little"
He owl laugh at her then puts his wing on around her shoulders. "Try not think about it child. Try to think the dream you just had."
"Family, my family..."
"Yes, you just told me what you want for the rest of your life."
"Told you?"
"Yes, you did. That's the real reason why you had that dream in the first place."
"Right..." she rolled her eyes.
A long silence insured, before she asked again the owl beside her. A simple question but perked the interest of the Cosmic Owl.
"Why me...?"
The owl chuckled and said, "Child, the moment you confess your love to Finn, you reveal a majority of yourself. That part that many believe, even me, to be long gone. I've watched you, interact with him since you met him long time ago. I've seen the way you look at him back then, those pent up feelings, those conflict of doubts and feelings, those pain you endure at those sleepless nights thinking about him. I've seen everything child and I'm glad that fate fortunes you and him to be like this. So cherish and don't waste it. I don't have control over one's destiny." He took a huge breath before continuing. Bonnibel just listen to him patiently.
"Well about that crook dream of yours, well you have a big potential to change the world, a second chance to make things right. You life is not confined forever within the walls of the castle as the princess and a damsel and distress. You have to be yourself. Be a free, do whatever you want, be a regular. Of course that's what you want right? Then do it. Don't just say peace at Ooo, sometimes you have to enforce it yourself. That's the reason you became the Iron Princess."
"So you manipulated me!" she said pointing at the owl.
"No, it your choice to be Iron Princess, I just showed you the way. You could always turn back then, but you didn't. Instead you choose it. like what I've said earlier, people make their own decisions not me." The owl defended.
Another silence past as Bonnibel pondered what the owl had told her. he was right, her love for Finn is a longing in his heart, she like him from the moment she met him years ago. He was not just a scientific 'lab rat' for her to study as the "last" human on Ooo. (He was NOT though due to meeting Moe, Beemo's creator which also a human.) but rather a strange interest, that until now she can't put a finger on. Overall she knew now that she love him more than anything else in the world.
The cosmic owl noticed her silence, he slowly excuse himself out. Bonnibel notice him when he was at the window. "Wait, where are you going?"
The owl looks outside then back to her. "I've said what I wanted to say, just do me a favour and do a good job. Love what you have to love. Just be yourself. Remember you are the master of your own vessel. No one will ever choose your faith for you, not even me. Besides I'm no God." He smiled. Then he look passed her, Bonnibel noticed where he was looking so shot the owl with a confused look.
"By the way, your phone is ringing for the last thirty seconds. And it handles like a dream right.?"
Bonnibel look at the phone "What are you-..." the Cosmic Owl was gone by time she return her gaze towards the window. But he left a souvenir for her, Bonnibel noticed this as she approached the window. A Golden feather, besides it there is a note. It reads:
"KEEP MOVING FORWARD, AND LIVE FREE. DANGERS AHEAD YOU CAN PREVAIL. KEEP THE FEATHER, A REMINDER THAT YOU HAVE SEEN ME IN REAL WORLD AND ALSO TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU'VE SET YOURSELF FREE."
Bonnibel smiled after she finish reading, a small tear escaped her eye. It's true when she loved Finn, when they began dating, she set herself free. For a short moment she let her happy tears flow through her face, mentally thanking Glob for bring Finn to his life. The Human boy was the best thing that happened in her life.
A loud ringing of her peppermint telephone crashes her back to reality as she wiped away her tears and rushed to answer it.