They were about to play music but Ice King noticed that the place was still a mess with all the crumpled pieces of paper.
"Well, looks like I need to blow the mess off with my ice winds!" Ice King reached for his crown but was interrupted by Marceline grabbing his wrist, the grip wasn't tight, it was soft.
"Please don't put it on, I can clean it up, besides,you look better like this" Marceline pleaded, she swore in her mind that her subconscious told her to do that. Ice King blushed, the red getting up his olive face. He quickly thought of what to do before he gets humiliated by Marceline noticing his blush.
"Uh, ok! I'll just place it somewhere else" Ice King took the crown and placed it on a small table, the act was awkward.
Marceline noticed him trying to cover it up and she just quietly giggled in her mind. She then noticed that she wasn't acting like herself
"Arrghh! Why am I acting so OK with him! That's the ICE KING, Marceline! Not Simon!" She scolded herself in her mind.
She snapped back to reality and noticed the papers on the floor.
"Well, those papers don't clean themselves you know, heh heh..." Ice King commented as she noticed her stare at them. He was still a bit in shock with the situation with Marceline, he knew that she wasn't into him, but why now? It was strange but if anymore of these moments happen, he would have to keep it together.
"Oh, uh, right! I'll go get a broom" Marceline darted to her kitchen and took her broom. She went back to her living room and swept the papers to a pile at the corner. She cleaned up her hands and picked up her Axe-Bass.
"Now that the coast is clear, we can make some tunes" Marceline said happily, she started strummed her bass guitarand started to make out some lyrics. Ice King guessed that he would have to go with the flow.
M: Well, it's just another day strumming my tune, being alone, it's all the same.
Is it hard trying to be nice, do I need to think thrice?
The world seems to shrink but the door knocks open
And you came,
You came...
Ice King raised an eyebrow and quickly thought of the next part.
I: Maybe you ain't that alone...
But maybe it takes two to be not alone...
So, I sat here waiting for the next person.
And you came,
Oh, You came...
MI: You came...
The song ended with a strum, the Ice King clapped in approval. Marceline thought Ice King's voice was good, he had more of a tenor's voice, it was not raspy and as high-pitched as before. Ice King took his crown and his robe, and opened the door , preparing to go out.
"Well, time to go to Candy Kingdom" Ice King farewelled, Marceline was surprised with the sudden action.
She stopped him by holding his arm, "For what?" Marceline asked, she was interrupting him. This time, Ice King didn't mind.
"To take Princess Bubblegum, silly" Ice King answered carelessly, he always wanted to marry her, why stop now?
Marceline wasn't sure what to say, she thought that she shouldn't have interrupted him in the first place.
"Well... goodbye, come back and visit sometime" Marceline farewelled sadly, she let go of Ice King's arm and he went on his way. She could hear him making something and shouting "Hiyah!" from the cave.
It was strange for Marceline, she never thought that he would look that good in the past, the smooth olive skin and his eyes somehow captivated her. She had no type for his kind of personality, it was the looks she liked. She thought that he might come back and she might make her move, she fought back feelings like that, she feared that she might go against her very nature. Marceline went back inside and shut the door, she floated on her couch and sighed.
"What the hell, Marceline" She scolded herself again. "Get a grip of yourself... remember what he truly is, nothing can change him" It continued, her mind was fighting her own subconscious. She was afraid of her own subconscious, telling her to make moves and her mind would realize it and stop, it was like a ghost.
Marceline shrugged off the thoughts and pretended that it never happened, she picked up her Axe-Bass and strummed it to feel better.
Meanwhile, at the outskirts of the Candy Kingdom.
Ice King knew that Princess Bubblegum wouldn't like him if his words were insane, he thought if he looked completely different, he could live two personalities. The Candy Kingdom was nearing in the distance, he took off his crown and his horse quickly melted down. His transformation began, it became less painful as he continued to do it.
It finished quickly and he had to hide to the crown somewhere...
"Eureka!" Ice King thought, he still knew Gunter's calling cry. He faced the air and prepared to yell as loud as he could.
"WEEEEENNNKKKKKK!" Ice King screamed out, it was heard through Ice Kingdom.
Gunter was eating fish and the frequency of the sound alerted him, he stopped eating the fish and he quickly ran to where the cry was coming from.
Ice King waited for him, he was becoming impatient. He tapped his shoes until he could see Gunter running towards him.
Gunter was making his quack sounds as he ran, he looked determined.
He finally stopped in front of Ice King, luckily, he was able to recognize him.
"Ok, Gunter, take the crown back to the Ice Kingdom and put it on my bed, got it boy?" Ice King gave the crown to Gunter and he made his quack sound again. "Good boy" Ice King patted Gunter's head.
Gunter quickly ran off and went back to the Ice Kingdom.
"Darn, I'm gonna need a new car soon, probably one of those giant hawks... they would do..." Ice King talked to himself until he looked at Candy Kingdom and snapped back.
"Oh yeah!" Ice King said, he looked at the Candy Kingdom and thought of a new personality. "Hmm, glasses, suit and good looking skin" Ice King walked in a circle as he thought of what the man was before...
"Ah Hah! I'm a scientist!" Ice King exclaimed. He thought that he had to act smart, formal and neat.
He made his voice less loud and more smoother, this was a sign that he was pretending.
Ice King cleared his throat and tried to think of something smart to say.
"Hmm..." He searched through his memory, he needed to test his facade...
"Ah Hah! Although ancient egyptian mummies were buried in huge pyramids that archeologists can easily enter, they were still heavily guarded before to prevent any intruders but when the Great Egyptian Famine came, they decided to create a curse to stop any future intruders from entering" Ice King smiled with excitement, he also wondered where he got that paragraph, it seemed like it was in his mind all the time.
"Ok! Princess, here I come!" Ice King started to walk to the Candy Kingdom, he fixed his suit as he walked and he made sure that he looked like a different person.
He arrived at the castle's gates but it was closed, the banana guards were on their posts but they seemed to be asleep in the battlements.
"Hey, there! I'm a traveller and-" The guards woke up and quickly opened the gates.
"Candy Kingdom is welcome to all!" The guards said in unison as they welcomed Ice King.
"Thanks! You too!" Ice King shouted, not knowing what he was saying. The guards just looked at each other, puzzled.
Ice King entered the gates, the sight of the inside of the kingdom was beautiful, the different houses made out of hard candy and the different citizens made out of different kinds of candy.
Ice King rarely was able to enter the kingdom and this sight was fantastic to him.
Meanwhile, at the candy castle's balcony. Princess Bubblegum was enjoying a cup of sugary tea with Peppermint Butler by his side. The balcony is where Princess Bubblegum relaxes as she watches her kingdom prosper. All was peaceful until a guard knocked on the door behind them.
"Who is it?" Peppermint Butler asked.
"The Banana Guard captain, I bear important news" The man behind the door answered.
Peppermint Butler opened the door wide enough for him to enter.
"Princess, there seems to be a new person in town!" Captain reported. Princess Bubblegum placed her tea down on the candy cane table and spoke.
"Captain, Candy Kingdom is welcome to all, of course there will be new people" Princess Bubblegum remarked peacefully.
"Princess, the person is not made out of candy nor monster flesh" Captain continued, this got the attention of Princess Bubblegum.
"Well, what is it then?" Princess Bubblegum asked curiously but she was not mad.
"A human, milady" Captain answered.
