AN: Did you guess who the attacker was? Don't worry if you didn't. All will be revealed.
I woke up in a small cell, its walls a confining arms-length from each other. I grabbed the bars at the front and shook them. 'Who's there?' I yelled as a figure moved in the shadows. 'Don't worry Fionna, we're not going to hurt you. Much,' the same voice as before laughed darkly. 'Who are you and what could you possibly want with me?' I demanded. 'Heh, it seems you are not in a position to be making demands of me Fi.' I watched as the figure stepped out of the shadows, revealing it to be Marshall. 'M-Marshall?' I felt panicked and confused. Why was he doing this? 'Yeah. The person you'd least expect huh?' I looked into his eyes and noticed they were glazed over, like he was asleep or something. 'Marshall you're eyes,' I said. 'So you figured it out wench?' Pancaria appeared behind Marshall, gripping the medallion in her hand. 'That's enough Marshall. I got a special place for you.' I watched as he walked into the cell next to mine and she locked him in before releasing the medallion. I heard Marshall gasp and cough as he hit the ground. 'Marshall! What did you do to him?' I demanded. 'Oh nothing really. The medallion just let me block his vampire powers for a while. Now I'm going to get my man.' She laughed maniacally and left the room.
I shook the bars angrily and rested my forehead against them. I heard Marshall cough weakly. 'Marsh you okay?' I said and leant my ear against the wall. 'Y-yeah, I'm fine Fi,' He said. 'Oh Marsh I'm sorry I got you into this.' 'No Fi it's not your fault.' 'It feels like my fault,' I said softly and slid down the wall. 'We gotta get out of here.' I picked up a small pebble and looked around for any point of weakness in the cell but it looked pretty stable to me. 'There's always a weak point,' I muttered and pushed against the door. 'It's no use Fi,' Marshall mumbled. 'There's always use.' I quickly shoved the stone in my pocket as the door creaked open. 'I-Ignitus?' Flame Prince stepped in the door and looked around before his eyes fell on me. 'Fi thank flame you're okay,' He said and rushed over to the cell. 'H-how'd you know I'd be here?' 'Gumball asked me if I could keep an eye on you. I saw you go in that alley and—' He cut off as Marshall coughed loudly. 'Sorry to break this up but we're trapped in here,' He said in annoyance. 'Oh yeah. Stand back Fi,' Flame Prince said and closed his eyes in concentration. I watched as the cell door's hinges slowly melted. 'Well that's new,' I said. 'Yeah, I've been practicing. Come on,' He walked to the door. 'Uh are you forgetting someone?' I said and pointed at Marshall's cell. 'But he brought you here.' 'He was under mind control.' 'How can I know he isn't now.' 'Just trust me okay?' I said and he looked at Marshall suspiciously. 'Fine, but if you try anything I'll—' 'You'll what, burn me to a crisp? I'd like to see you try,' Marshall said. 'Fionna I don't—' 'Just free him!' I said exasperated before Flame Prince sighed and complied.
I leant down and pulled Marshall's arm over my shoulder. 'Fi it's fine,' He said. 'No Marsh, you can barely breathe so I'm not letting you walk.' I pulled him out the door with Flame Prince trailing behind us. 'So how did Gumball even get you to watch me? You guys aren't exactly on the best of terms,' I laughed nervously. They had gotten into a fight way back but neither of them had told me what it was about. 'I owed him. It's a long story really…' He said and rubbed the back of his neck. 'We've got time,' I said. 'Yeah Flame boy,' Marshall said and I elbowed him gently. 'Well way back Gumball saved me from an angry mermaid.' 'What did you do to make a mermaid of all things angry?' I laughed and he blushed. 'I kinda accidentally burnt her bikini at a party.' Marshall burst out laughing. 'S-shut up! It was an accident okay? Ember dared me to,' He said defensively. 'Ember?' I said curiously. 'One of my ex's. She was insane,' He laughed. It was surprising but good to know Flame Prince had gotten over me. 'She sounds like someone I'd like to meet,' Marshal said. 'If you're into wack job chicks with a thing for destruction, then yes, you would like to meet her.' I stopped as we went out the front door. 'Marshall can't go any further. We'll have to wait until dark.' 'We could leave him,' Flame Prince shrugged. 'We are not leaving him here,' I said and squinted into the distance as a large figure sped towards us. 'Is that-?' 'FIONNA!' Cake yelled. 'Yup.' She bolted towards us and stretched down to tackle me in a hug. 'Hey ease up Cake, I got Marshall here.' I laughed. 'Oh baby I'm so glad you're okay.' She hugged me tightly and tensed as she noticed Flame Prince. 'What's he doing here?' She said. 'He saved the day, didn't you FP?' I said and he nodded. 'Well, thank you I guess.' She said and Flame Prince blazed away in a trail of fire. 'Come on Fi, let's go.' Cake stretched us onto her back and shaded us from the sun before trotting off in the direction of the Candy Kingdom.
AN: A mermaid FP? Really? lol XD
