Chapter 9
The finale

Princess Bubblegum stood in amazement as the, supposed, Demon Lord stood before her, slowly laying Marceline on the ground. Why this creature of pure evil would save her and Marceline after they declared war on him was beyond her. In the distance the Princess could hear Finn shouting: "Princess! Wait!"
The Princess' heart was pounding in her chest. She was slowly beginning to suspect that Finn and Jake were under no spell of the Demon Lord; these developments merited explanation. As Finn approached the three he yelled out "Don't hurt him! He's on our side!"
"Finn, what do you mean?" Princess Bubblegum said as her confusion rose.
Finn pointed at the Ninja saying "He is not the Demon Lord. He's a ninja named Jordan, and he's righteous and pure, like me! You need to call off this attack right now!"
Bubblegum looked into the distance as Jake continued to try and subdue the attacking hordes. She looked nervously and drew a large horn from her side. With a mighty blow, the five armies suddenly stopped their pursuit and looked towards Bubblegum. She raised her arms a shouted "Warriors of the Five Kingdoms! Please cease the attack! New developments have arisen that require my full attention! I will blow the battle horn once more should the fight need to continue! Tend to the wounded and rest for this moment!" Bubblegum looked at Finn then at Juno nervously and said "Alright Finn, I'm willing to trust you. Tell me what's going on here."
Finn looked over at Ninja-Jordan whose armor slowly disappeared in black flame. Finn began: "Well…when you told me and Jake not to go after Juno we didn't listen and we went anyway but when we got to him he didn't want to fight us. Then he told us that he's not a Demon Lord, he just has Demon powers. And he didn't come out of the Shadow Abyss, he escaped from it. He's a good guy, and my friend!"
Princess Bubblegum looked at Ninja-Jordan with unease. "How do I know this is true? The legends passed down through the Candy Kingdom say you are the master of all evil."
"The legends are wrong Princess. This land and its inhabitants are precious to me, and I would never think of harming them."
"Why do you think he didn't kill anyone during that fight, even though he had his sword! He kicked them away because they were innocent. Ninjas don't kill innocent people!"
The Princess began to think on the battle, and Finn was right. Not a single life was taken by the boy standing before her. What's more, if Finn engaged him twice and came back with his life, clearly this being was capable of mercy.
"Perhaps I have been blind by the horrors of the legends…I only cared for the safety of my people; for the safety of Ooo."
"It's alright Princess," Jordan said, "I understand and I harbor no feelings of vengeance or hatred. I just want to live in peace in Ooo, and protect its residents with the help of my newfound friends" he said looking towards Finn with a smile.
The Princess looked at the smile that grew on Finn's face as he looked back at Jordan and she knew that it was genuine. She was nervous, but she felt ready to let go of her preconceived notions and ready to welcome this new ally.
"So what are we going to tell those guys?" Jordan said gesturing to the Five Armies of Ooo.
"I think I can come up with something that makes us all come out good in the end." The Princess said coyly, and headed to address the armies.
"Five Kingdoms of Ooo! The battle is over! The Demon Lord has submitted to Hero Finn the Human and will together have reached an agreement of peace!"
The Five armies looked around at each other confused. Bubblegum continued: "By taking away his evil powers, Finn was able to talk Juno into a treaty, and now he will serve as hero's companion to the Land of Ooo!" The Princess threw her arms up to incite the crowd, which surprisingly worked for the Five Kingdoms rejoiced that their hero had saved them.

Over the coming weeks the Land of Ooo came to accept Jordan as he spent more time with Finn adventuring and righting wrongs. One fateful day, as Finn and Ninja-Jordan were walking through the woods he noticed Finn looking at a picture of Princess Bubblegum and let out a wistful sigh. The Ninja smiled and said "You really like her hu?"
Finn blushed and said "What? No! Aww who am I kidding, yeah I like her."
The Ninja let out a hearty "Ha!" and looked at Finn with understanding eyes. "Love is a great thing my young friend. There's nothing more worthwhile than a true love to fight for."
"Hey!" Finn exclaimed "Didn't you say you had a girl you were in love with way back when?"
Ninja-Jordan looked down sadly "Yeah…but I've been gone so long, she probably thinks I left for good."
"No way man! Let your heart dial turn your love volume up cause we're gonna find your girl! What's her name?"
Jordan looked to the distance with heartfelt reminiscence and softly said "…Marceline."

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