Bonnibel's world suddenly stops as she stares at the embarrassed and shamed expression of Marceline. Her face is slightly bruised, thanks to her healing abilities. But this doesn't matter, Bonnibel felt her heart stopped beating and for the first time, she was not herself. She felt like she was possessed somehow, Glob only knows about it.
"It's me, Marceline, don't you know me...?" Marceline asked a little scared.
The vampire queen is not really scared at everything. Rare occasions she felt scared, most of the reasons is the emotional and psychological breakdown of the people close to her.
Right now, those are one of this events, it rock her to the core.
"Please..." she whispered, now she is really scared.
Bonnibel didn't reply or moved a muscle. Her hand is still in mid air, her eyes were wide and shock. Marceline can literally saw the anger and hate burning through her. Something else as well, something she never thought the candy princess has: Blood lust.
"RRRAAGGHH!" Bonnibel roared as she pulled back her fist to make a grand slam that can end Marceline's life forever. Bonnibel put all of her week worth of dilemma, anger, hate, and depression in the power of her fist. The vampire just looked away and closed her eyes, this is it!
WHAM!
Marceline can still hear the loud breath of Bonnibel, her bubblegum breath is still invading her nostrils. She opened her eyes as saw a small crater where Bonnibel's fist landed. It was just mere an inch from her face.
"Bonnie?" She tried again this time, her voice is somewhat lost its tone. She looked up to see the sweating face of Bonnibel, her expression is still the same but her eyes already lost its anger and hate. The masked of her suit is lifted.
Still she didn't reply as she stood up made a three pace backwards and fall down on her rear. She removed her helmet and threw in front of her. Then put her both hands on the either side of her head, still wide eyed, she cried, rocking herself back and forth. Her sobs were louder, she screamed to the heavens. "AAAHHHH!" she screamed, her sobs became louder.
Marceline got up and try to put her hand in Bonnibel's shoulder, but as soon as she touches it. Bonnibel move as quick as lightning and aimed her repulsor blaster at Marceline, still wide eyed. "BACK OFF!" she roared. The vampire knew better than to say it twice so she back off, keeping a safe distance from her.
The sound of her broken voice and her loud sobs made Finn recover faster as he immediately rushed to his lover's side, attempting to comfort her. Still he maintained caution as he slowly approached her from behind, trying to reach her shoulder. Bonnibel is still rocking back and forth.
"Peebles...?" he began, but he was met by the glowing repulsor blaster on her palm. Despite this Finn maintain his composure as best as he could. He slowly put her hand away, nice and easy. As soon as he managed to put her hand down, she grabbed him and pulled him into a bear hug, burying her face in his shoulder, giving in to the tears and pain.
"Shhh, it's alright, it's alright... I'm here..." he whispered sweetly into her ear. He hugged her with all her might, still he felt kinda weird when he hears soft whirring of the armor joints whenever Bonnibel moves her arm.
After a heartbreaking sob, she was short on breath. She was panting hard, and then she sobs again. After another moment the sobbing stops and she looked up to him, her eyes are now red from crying, tears were flowing like waterfall.
"I... I... wanna go h-h-home Finn..." she replied before breaking into another sob.
"Okay, princess..." Finn smiled and kissed the top of her head. He hummed his baby song to her to make her feel better. Marceline just watched them, she felt ashamed for what she did, putting Bonnibel to the limit. She made the princess do something, she wouldn't normally do. On the other hand she witness the limitless love that the coupled shared, for the first time in one thousand years of her life, she witness a one true love. 'They really love each other' she thought, they are no need for words to describe or say, she can feel them.
Another moment passed and Bonnibel manage to fell asleep in Finn's shoulder, nuzzling her head for comfort. Marceline approached the two, Finn looked at her passively. Now is not the time for accusations or anything, time to get some rest. The vampire knew it so with all her strength, she picked up both Finn and Bonnibel, who still wears her Mk VI and went back to Candy Kingdom. Luckily she didn't need her jet boots, this is going to be the most quiet trip of her life.
Marceline dropped the couple in Bonnibel's lab, and stood the Phantom Nightingale on the edge of the room. The backside of the suit retracts and Marceline stepped out of her suit, rather unscathed. Finn look at her in awe, she was wearing her red tank top and her skinny jeans. She was very sexy, like her suit. But no one can replace his Bonnibel Bubblegum.
Beemo look alarmed at the sight of Marceline.
"You are the Phantom Nightingale!?"
"Yeah, surprise!" Marceline smiled, her fangs shining out, Making Beemo wince a little.
Finn interjected. "Beemo get the armor off Peebles."
"Put her in the assembly rack."
Marceline and Finn combine their strengths to life Bonnibel and her heavy Mk VI to the assembly rack. Beemo immediately used the arms to remove the armor off Bonnibel who stood rather groggily; she just woke up from her nap. Finn caught her as soon as she stepped out of the machine.
"Finn...? What happened? Where are we...?" she looked around, she can't see anything clearly.
"Home" he give her kiss in the cheek.
Marceline stepped forward, "Finn, you too get some rest take her to her room. I will explain everything tomorrow, also repair this thing..." pointing at her severely damage suit. Beemo is analysing it thoroughly.
"Okay, don't leave alright." Finn said rather sternly, making the vampire feel a little chill on her spine. Then he turned to Beemo: "keep an eye on her." He then carried Bonnibel bridal style, who manages to fell asleep in his arms again.
Beemo nodded and continue his/her work. Marceline grabbed a wielding mask and a blow torch. She then proceeded to get the tool box. Before Finn steps out of the door, she called him.
"I'm sorry..." she looked down. The lab went silent.
"It's alright... past is past, you already did it. You cannot bring it back." his tone was emotionless, making the vampire felt guilt a little. The words stung her like the sunlight. Without anymore words he left the lab, slamming the door shut. Marceline just sighed and began her work on her armor.
Finn put the sleeping Bonnibel down on her comfort of her bed, and sat beside her, stroking her silky smooth hair. Until now, he was still amazed at her hair that despite made of bubblegum, her hair is very smooth and not really sticky at all. He was humming his baby song again. Bonnibel then began to shake her hands, she felt cold.
"So c-cold..." she whispered. Finn tucked her in with a red blanket. She felt better.
Finn watched her for a while, smiling, seeing the comfort her lover was at the moment comparing from what state she was earlier. Then, events happened earlier then began to invade his mind. His lover traumatized from the sheer blood lust she felt for the first time. He himself experience blood lust when he was in the influence of the Fight King. It was pleasure, pleasure that others die, pleasure that blood is spilled. It was dark and horrifying experience. Finn knew that Bonnibel's case was far worst than his. He knew she lost control of herself; the way she shoots her weapons gives it away. He saw how she sprays her ball blam burglerbers on the environment, destroying everything, just hoping to hit the Nightingale. She almost killed Marceline out of rage and anger, if the vampire never revealed herself, she was dead for good. After all, like Flame Princess said before, "The Power of Destruction!"
Marceline, he also knew the vampire blew up yet again. He knew that Marceline did this just to prank Bonnibel big time. And like before, it backfired on her face. He remember when she tricked him and Jake on turning them into vampires, instead they almost died in the hands of her ghostly friends, if it wasn't for that movie 'heat signature' he brought, he was dead now. Tomorrow everything will be cleared; everything will be alright, a new day.
He stood up and head for the door when Bonnibel sat up softly called: "Finn, please... stay... I-I don't want to... be a-a-alone anymore... please... s-stay..." she began to sob once again.
The human sighed and went back to her bed and hug her. "Shhh... I won't It's alright... I'm here..."
He pulled her down to the bed and held her close to him, stroking her hair once again and kissing her forehead as she nuzzles her face in his neck. Finn closed his eyes in comfort and security. "I won't leave you, not now, not ever..." soon he too fell asleep holding her securely in his arms.
BLAM!
BLAM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The sound of explosion rocked Bonnibel's world as she found herself again in the forest having a fire fight with the Phantom Nightingale. She took cover in one of the tress. Her Mk VI armor is already damaged; her HUD is showing that her blam burglerbers is already running out of ammo. She called out to the Nightingale:
"Marceline stop this now! I know that's you! Stop this!" she shouted before her cover was hit again by a barrage of blast.
The nightingale didn't reply as it continues it assault on Bonnibel's position. The purple blast illuminated the forest with its blinding light. Any trees that were glance began to burn. Bonnibel run for another cover, shooting her remaining ammunition in order to make the Nightingale or Marceline back down. She didn't, she kept running until she ran out of ammo, her HUD is also flashing red. Her power is very low, any time soon, the suit will shut down. Repulsor blast is no option. No way to escape, no way to contact Beemo, no help, she was dead for good.
BLAM!
"ARRGH!" she screamed as a strong repulsor blast hits her directly in the chest. She fell backwards, the triangular shape chest piece of her suit is destroyed, as well as the Arc Reactor. As she soon as she hits the ground she removed her helmet to see the world. She was greeted by the intimidating face mask of the Phantom Nightingale, she was standing above her, blasters raised on Bonnibel's forehead.
She removed helmet, revealing her bruised face, bleeding lips and a tearful yet pleading eyes. "Marceline stop! It's me Bonnie! Stop please...!" she began to sob a little, Raising her both hands in a final effort to shield herself, a futile gesture.
The Nightingale replied with a cold chilling tone. "Marceline is dead, you killed her... you killed everyone, Lady, Jake, your candy people, and Finn... you killed him!"
Bonnibel went wide eyed, shaking her head violently; her tears can't stop falling from her eyes, "No! Not Finn! Not Finn! He's alive! He's alive! Finn...!"
The Nightingale charged up her blasters.
"Finn! Finn! Finn! Please FINN!" she screamed to the heavens, her final words.
BLAM!
"NOOOO!" she screamed as she sat up from her bed, wide eyed, breathing heavily. She look around, panicked, "Finn! Finn!" she said. The room was still dark, still night time.
Finn sat up beside her and put his arms around her abdomen. "It's just a dream... I'm still here, still here..." he kissed her cheek and leaned his head on hers.
She hugged back, buried and slightly nibbled his neck. "I-I thought I-I-I lost you! I thought I lost you!" she was still breathing heavily.
The human purred softly and caressed her body, in an effort to calm her down. "You will not lose me. You will not. You will not. Okay? I will be at your side no matter what. I will be here..." he whispered. Bonnibel did felt a little better, she was breathing normally from his touch.
She looked up and showed him the universe of her big shiny, innocent, magenta colored eyes. "Promise?" she asked in a sweet soft tone.
"I Promise..." Finn sweetly replied before crashing his lips to hers. She happily kissed back with all she got. Like countless times before the world was lost to them, isolating themselves in their private world. Instinctively, Finn's hands manage to grope her two soft breasts making her moan in their kiss. Then proceeds to zipped down her dress, that's when she stopped him. She broke off and said, "What time is it..?"
"Time for passionate 15 my dear..." he said, his face is blushing furiously. His face is oozing with lust.
"No not that, really what time is it..." she said smiling.
"Oh, uhm..." he looked at the digital clock beside them. "It's 3:00 am, still too dark."
"Of course it's dark, I can barely see your face, you ding dong!" she chuckled.
Finn laughed as well, he knew Bonnibel is now feeling better. "So what time is it...?" he seductively said.
"Time for you to make me proud" she replied as he grabbed and pounce on top of him, Finn manage to removed her dress. The dim light of the room illuminated her sexy naked body. Finn couldn't help but stare at them in awe. She threw it off the bed, her hands went on her back and carefully remove Finn's shorts and boxers. "Show me that sword of yours, hero!" she said, lust and intoxication. She has completely gotten over her traumatized state and her dream.
"You don't need to tell me twice, princess..." he said as he grabbed her down to him, giving in to lust and pleasure. Soon the room is steamy once more as sweet moans, and screams of delight filled the room, making the cold night hotter than the middle of the day.
"Hey, Hey, wakie, wakie... rise and shine beautiful... Finn, wake up..."
Finn opened his eyes to see the sweet smiling face of his lover staring up to him lovingly. The human couldn't help but smile.
"What way to start the day..." he said before sharing a quick kiss.
"Let's get this thing done and get over with." She said before standing up but Finn held her close. The blanket covering her breast went down exposing it. Finn held her close to him and tucked the blanket back.
"Peebles, please, later, I want to share the morning with you..." he said with a pleading tone.
"Hmmm..." she tapped her chin in thought.
"Please..." he held her tighter, caressing her body, making her shiver and purred softly.
"Okay, okay, you got me. Alright." She put her arms around him leaning her head in his chest.
"Alright awesome!"
They spend the past hour enjoying each other's company. They both manage to take a thirty minute nap. When they woke up they cuddled to each others arms again. Finally after a two hour cuddling, Finn broke the silence.
"Bonnie... baby?" he began
"Hmm..."
"What was your dream last night?" he said looking down on her.
She looked up to meet his gaze. "I had a fight with the Nightingale."
"What happen?"
"I lost... and got blasted to death." her tone was flat.
"Oh." He went silent, but Bonnibel added more.
"Wait there is more; the Phantom Nightingale said that I killed everyone. Even you..." this time she was trembling, Finn held her tightly.
"You never do such a thing like that."
"What if I did?"
"You will not."
"Finn, I almost killed Marceline out of rage last night. What if I did it to you? Finn I don't want to lose you!" she held him tightly, if there is ever a chance that may merge their bodies, she would do so now.
He kissed his forehead and smiled lovingly at him. "You will not... trust me, trust yourself, I've experience this also before, almost killing Jake, but I'm in control... besides, this is the first time you experience this right?"
"I've been in tough situations before, but not this intense. Glob Finn, I almost killed someone... it's like putting yourself during the Great Mushroom War."
Finn's brows rose up. "How do you know about the Mushroom War?"
"My Uncle Gumbald told me tales from the war."
"Oh right..."
"What about you? Did I bother you with my nightmare?" she said cocern, "I don't want to be a bother."
"Now that you mentioned it, I did. You know Shoko right?"
She nodded "Yes, your past life. Why?"
"She showed up to my dream."
"Cosmic Owl?" she immediately inquired, slightly alarmed, eyes slightly wide. Her arms are wrapped around his bare torso. While nuzzling her head more on his head, as she looked up towards him.
Finn chuckled at her reaction, "relax, he was not there."
"Thank Glob, What did she said to you?"
Finn rubbed his chin, "hmmm... well..."
Finn is eating a ham sandwich on the living room of the tree fort suddenly a young woman walks in from the basement. She was wearing, a bandit robes, and a green shirt, a small dagger strapped to her abdomen and leather boots. Her skin was light green, her hair was long and her eyes were somewhat slit, resembling the ethnicity that Jake once told him: Japanese.
"Hey Finn, what's up?" the girl casually greeted, a smile on her face. She sat down besides him.
Finn was wide eyed in shock as he hurriedly swallows his sandwich to reply. Once his done, the girl handed him a glass of juice to drink, "Thanks, you're Shoko right?"
Shoko spread her hands "In the flesh, or rather ghost!" she laughed.
"EEP!" Finn kept himself from screaming his famous girlish scream.
"Relax, kiddo, do I look like scary to you?" she pouted and battered her eye lashes at him, even though she hadn't. Finn immediately pictures her ghost form that haunted him for years.
"Uh, no, not at all" he awkwardly said, and then he notice Shoko is not missing her right arm. "I thought you were missing an arm."
"I'm complete the way you imagine me to be." She said, before adding "besides, no one on Earth really wants a piece of their body missing right?"
"Yeah you said it." he grabbed another sandwich and handed it to Shoko. She accepted with glee.
"So how's the Princess?" she asked before taking a bite of her sandwich. She then added, "I heard you two are planning to get married." Hinting her eyebrows at him, making the human blushed.
"What? No, it's too early, were both too young." Shoko shook her head cutting him off.
"Correction, YOU are young, the princess is like a bazillion years old." She took another bite.
He scratched his head awkwardly "right... now if you're asking about us, we are fine, were dating, we done... things..."
"I know what you mean..." she said with a sly smirk, her slit eyes are the best at giving it.
Finn went wide eyed, "you do!? I mean, what?" he blushed.
"Give me a break Finn, that's one small step of becoming a man, ironic that I've asked her back then if she has kids. Maybe in the next ten years I'll try to ask her again" she laughed. The human simply blushing and lost for words, for a bandit, she seems to know a lot.
"I think your thinking way too ahead of me..." he said gaining his voice back once more.
"Yeah, I am Listen my friend the Cosmic Owl told me that the dream you had with her will became a reality when you put you heart into it." she said, by now her sandwich is already half eaten.
"I already know that..."
Shoko held his hand and gave it a squeeze, "Finn, the Princess is a great person. She gave me something that I've always wanted my whole life; she put me back together again. She gave me an arm, the one that was missing for a long time... the symbolism of my parent's neglect on me. She patched it up, sure she can't bring them back, I don't care anymore..." she smiled her eyes watery a bit.
Finn smiled at her, he could see that Shoko was telling the truth, before he could reply she said: "Finn, take good care of her. I mess up my life my life, but don't mess yours. I could see that she needs you, maybe more than ever."
"What do you mean?"
"From the looks of it, the world was now upon her shoulders, I think you need to share the load. Too bad I didn't help her back then, now I regretted it. So don't make mistakes that you will regret. My past memories will always remind you about it."
"I will, you can count on it."
"I knew I can" she smiled.
Things wet silent afterwards, Finn let Shoko's words sink in on him. She was right, Bonnibel is really carrying Ooo on her shoulders and he should help her with its load. He mentally smiled at the thought.
Then suddenly they both heard Bonnibel's voice echoing outside of the house, calling his name. Shoko immediately looked at him. "I think duty calls." She said, she had finished her sandwich.
"Yeah I better go..." he stood up and walked towards the ladder heading down to the doorway. When he was about to go down the ladder, Shoko called him.
"Stay safe... I always here for you." She gives him thumbs up.
Finn smiled and returned the gesture.
"So, after that, I woke up because you are screaming my name. I guess the echoing of your voice is my dream is really your distress..." Finn ended his story.
Bonnibel just nodded and stood up. "Wait here..."
She opened her cabinet and produced a small yellow rectangular box. Finn eyed it with curiosity. Bonnibel went back to bed beside him and put the box on top of him.
"What's this?" he asked, from the looks of the box, it was very old. Still it was in good condition.
"Open it"
He did what he was told; his eyes went wide at what he saw. He picked it up and inspect the whole thing in his arms. It was a long slender prosthetic arm with a claw like hand. The parts of its metal have rust in it, but still the rest was still shiny.
"Is this what I think it is...?"
Bonnibel nodded "yes, it's Shoko's prosthetic arm. I gave it to her as token of appreciation. She is great person, well for my age, I can see that she is. I think she wanted you to have it."
Finn's eyes slightly went watery. "Yeah, I bet she's really happy now. Oh, she said she was sorry for what she did."
"it's alright, still she would have done the same thing." He looked at the clock beside them, it was eleven. Finn put the box in his pack and stood up.
"Time to face the music..." he said
Bonnibel also stood up, her breast swaying as she walk towards the bathroom, dragging Finn."Yes, get things right"
As they close the door of the bathroom, Finn said: "You know, you're pretty good for an old lady"
a loud SLAP!
"Owww!"
"Finn. Shut. Up."