Everything was so cold. Finn couldn't even feel his arms. Glancing down, he yelped as he saw that his normal boy arm had been replaced by a cheap mechanical one. What was going on? Finn brought his head up and took in his surroundings. Finn let out a scream as he saw what lay around him. Ice and death. There was a large pool of nuclear waste located directly in front of him. Everywhere, there was radiation and gigantic blocks of ice. What had happened here?

Where was this? The last Finn remembered was going to sleep after PB's pills hadn't worked. Had she done this? No. Not possible. Finn heard a bark. Jake! Finn stepped towards the nuclear waste and peered inside. There was Jake! Oh Glob! He had to get him out of there. Picking Jake out of the waste, Finn saw a skeleton clinging to Jake's undercarriage.

"I warned you, you butt," said the wasted bones before him. Finn kicked the skeleton away with a look of horror in his eyes. Had…had he done this? Finn suddenly noticed that there was something on his head. The Ice King's crown! What was he doing with that? Then Finn realized that ever since waking up here there had been a small whisper in the back of his mind. Now that Finn's attention was on the whisper it seemed to grow louder.

In seconds the whisper grew into a steady mantra. Finn winced. The voice began to say things. Terrible things. It seduced Finn's mind with its evil promises and guarantees of power. In only a moment the crown had secured Finn's free will. Who was he to resist. He could feel his mind slipping; letting the crown take control. Then Finn was just a bystander. He saw through his own eyes, but had no power over his actions. Finn silently screamed inside his own head.

Finn watched as Jake began to growl and chew on his metal arm. This was not the Jake Finn knew. Finn wanted more than anything to go back home where things made sense. Finn felt himself drop Jake on the ground. Jake was now foaming at the mouth and his body began to contort in painful ways. Jake slowly began to crawl towards Finn. Finn tripped and fell back. In an attempt to put some distance between him and whatever that thing was, Finn started to crawl backwards.

Growing ever more violent, Jake suddenly exploded into a giant mass that radiated pure evil. The Lich! Finn's eyes grew wide and he felt the crown tighten its control. Standing up, Finn glared at Jake/The Lich and flew up using his hair. Frost began to seep out of his hands. Finn was ready to fight this monster. With a growl The Lich swiped a claw at Finn and Finn released all of his magical ice power in one glorious blast.

With a gasp, Finn bolted up in his bed. A cold sweat coated his body. It had just been a dream. Finn fell back with a sigh of relief. Only a dream. No…wait…that had felt so real. Finn could perfectly recall every detail and feeling of what had just gone down. It was so much more than a dream. It was a memory.

With a sudden shock of realization, Finn knew what had happened with The Lich and everything that Jake had refused to tell him. Memories all begun to flood back into his brain and the broken network of memory began to rebuild itself as Finn pieced together the events of that day. It was awful. Finn wanted to puke. The things he had done. The people he had hurt. Finn had no idea what had happened to that world or if it even still existed, but he still knew that what he had done was unforgivable. No wonder Jake had refused to share.

Finn lay in his bed, his mind racing. He could remember the power that the crown had given him. The feeling that no one could stand before him. Was this what the Ice King felt like? Finn didn't think so. During his short time as the crown's host, Finn had felt completely power hungry and insane. The Ice King might be crazy, but he had never tried to kill anyone….intentionally.

He just couldn't piece together what this all meant or how exactly he felt about it. On closer inspection Finn realized that the crown was not evil. When it had been on his head Finn had thought it was controlling him, but that was not the case. It had been a mutual power struggle. Both him and the crown working together. The crown was far stronger than Finn, but he still managed to work with it. Finn felt horrified and excited at the same time.

If it was possible to enter a partnership with the crown, then couldn't it be used for good? Sudden daydreams of Finn taking over the Ice King and starting a new reign of frosty goodness flashed before the young hero's eyes. It was about time the Ice King got kicked into his place. Finn's mind was reeling with all the possibilities before him. With that kind of power at the tip of his finger, Finn could protect everyone! And better yet no more princesses could be captured by Ice king.

A picture of Princess Bubblegum staring up at him in adoration burned into Finn's mind. No! Finn was with Flame Princess now. Oh Glob…if Finn took over the power of frost then how could he be with FP? He would figure something out. Right now this opportunity was just too good to pass up. He would have to be a fool.

Finn hopped out of bed and began to make his way downstairs. He had decided to hold off on informing Jake of his current thought. Or even that his memory had returned. Maybe he should fake a headache? No, he would just tell Jake that PB's pills had started working. For all Jake knew maybe it was just headache medicine.

"Hey Finn you're up! How ya feelin?" Jake asked with a look of concern in his eyes. Normally that look would have irritated Finn, but today a whole new world was visible on the horizon.

"I'm actually better now. I think Bubblegum's pills are helping."

"That's awesome!" A look of joy rose onto Jake's face. "Maybe you wanna go fight some monsters later?"

Finn thought about it. He really did want some quality time with his bro, but he had plans to make. Finn felt bad about letting Jake down though. "Um…I don't know about that. Maybe tomorrow. Do you wanna play BMO for a little while?" Finn asked through gritted teeth. He was supposed to be thinking! Oh well. He knew that he had to do something to keep Jake satisfied and beside he could play BMO and think at the same time. As long as he picked an easy game.

As Finn and Jake waited for the game to load, Finn's mind was already wandering. Only the simple beginnings of a plan were forming in his head. This whole process would have to take careful consideration and thought. The first item on the list towards a better future was to get a hold of the Ice King's crown. Finn figured he could handle the Ice King on his own so no problems there.

After an hour or so of playing BMO, Finn just couldn't contain himself any longer. Saying rushed goodbyes to Jake, Finn made his was out the door. A smile crept over his face. This was perfect. Nothing could go wrong.

Little did the young lad know that his ideas were not entirely his own. Finn hadn't found it suspicious when he had gone from horror to thoughtfulness in the space of three seconds, but there was something influencing him. It was too early to tell what this thing was. There were multiple possibilities. One thing was for certain though. Finn entirely underestimated the true power of the crown. Once in your mind it never left. Even if it was never supposed to have happened. None of these thoughts were on Finn's mind though. Only naïve optimism filled his mind as he made his way to the Ice King's fortress; only an inkling of an idea of what lay before him.