AN: Holy sweet Jesus Christ. The Chapter 2 that was here before was actually for my OTHER story. So yeah, sorry for the inconvenience.
As Ice King was flying towards his kingdom, he was thinking of what secrets Marceline had. He thought of many things, one was that she might have some crushes that he didn't know about or things that she hid that he could find.
He arrived at his lair and went straight to his treasure room. The treasure room was filled with gold, gems and magical trinkets which Ice King had obtained while trying to find things to impress the princesses. It was glittering with all the items, he was always amazed with the room, except for one frustrating sight.
He noticed Gunther trying to break gems, thinking they were glass. "Gunther! Get out!" Ice King yelled loudly, he always feared that Gunther might actually break or throw away his gems. The penguin dropped the gem and frowned as he walked out of the room. Ice King noticed the gem that Gunther dropped and picked up the gem and examined it to see if there were any cracks.
The gem was a purple amethyst and it had a good flat cut style. There were no cracks and Ice King remembered what it was. It was the Gem of Chronomancy, Ice King remembered that he used this gem to find out if there were any secrets hidden from him.
Ice King finally thought that he shouldn't just read Marceline's diary, he will actually find the secrets in Marceline's timeline. He giggled with excitement, he grabbed the gem and waited until night time, while Marceline was asleep.
Ice King spent his time on knowing how the gem worked, he remembered buying it from a wizard. Ice King used it on the princesses and only saw them hitting him or screaming at him, it was full of hate. He realized that it was useless.
But now, he's going to take his chances on Marceline. He didn't try it on her before, mainly because he had no love interest in her. Ice King was now curious on what Marceline has on him but was still interested in finding out crushes and other childish desires.
He returned to the main room and sat on his couch, thinking of what secrets about him Marceline has hid in her timeline.
Ice King examined the gem, it was sparkling and his wizard eyes could see the very magic emanating from it. The magic looked so powerful and he had the utmost confidence that the gem will get him what we wants. He then became bored and decided to test it first before night time came, he wanted to see if it's still working. He noticed Gunther sleeping right beside him, he smiled mischievously and started to apply the gem.
Ice King placed the gem on Gunther's forehead and closed his eyes. He started to hear winds howling and he started to loose control of his body. Ice King suddenly blacked out and he started to feel numb.
Soon after, Ice King woke up inside an icy cave with just an egg in a nest on the center. He had the gem in his hand, he remembered that if he wanted to get back to his own time, he had to pound the gem to a hard surface.
Ice King noticed a shadow approaching the entrance, he decided to hide himself by flying all the way toward the ceiling. He watched as a scene under him unfold, a man started to approach the entrance of the cave. It was the Ice King in the past. He remembered that this was the time he started to create the Ice Kingdom. "Huh!? How dare this measly item of reproduction stop me!" Past Ice King yelled as he was about to blast it with ice.
Ice King chuckled silently, he remembered that this was the time he almost blasted off Gunther as a baby, and how he spoke like real royalty.
The egg started to crack and a small baby penguin emerged from it. The past Ice King was stopped with pity, it was just a tiny harmless penguin. The penguin wadded towards him quickly and hugged the past Ice King. He took some compassion into him and carried the penguin. "Where's your mother little guy?" Past Ice King asked. The penguin let out a high pitched quack sound. "Gone? That's sad, don't worry I'm gonna take care of you. I'm going to name you Gunther" He said softly as he stroked the penguin. Past Ice King then took the penguin and flew away with it.
Ice King saw enough, the gem was working, he pounded the gem on the ceiling. The gem vibrated and glowed a bit, Ice King started to feel dizzy and tired, he closed his eyes and fell from the ceiling.
Ice King soon woke up in present time inside his liar. He looked at the clock, it was still 4:37. Time was frozen until Ice King came back. He realized the power and nature of the item.
Gunther was still fast asleep, the gem was still at his forehead. Ice King took the gem and grinned, he started to laugh manically, this awoke Gunther and he made his small quack sound again.
Ice King was excited, he will delve into the ancient memory of Marceline and see what she has hid.
There was one thing he forgot, something important. The gem only works if the person has significant timeline to the user,
And Marceline seemed to have more than enough of significance.
Ice King waited more, he was just stroking his beard and thinking about what would he do in her timeline. "Hmm, I know! Maybe I should play pranks on her!" Ice King thought mischievously. He chuckled, he thought this will be just a little child's play. He didn't know anything about his past and if it was mentioned, he would never remember anything. It was all because of his cursed crown.
Ice King just laughed with all the playful thoughts he had as he contemplated on his couch.
He waited for such a long time and he realized that he needed some energy, he decided to go to his bedroom and set an alarm. He noticed that it was already 8 o' clock, he set the alarm, placed the crown on the nightstand and lied down on his bed and drifted to sleep.
The clock then struck twelve midnight, Ice King awoke with the alarm he set earlier on. He wiped the crusts from his eyes, stopped the alarm and started to rise from his bed. "Yes… now is the time!" Ice King shouted manically, he took the gem which fell from the couch and he flew away, bolting towards Marceline's house.
Little did he know,
A revelation was about to unfold.