Holy crap this chapter is long! More than 3,000 words!
Anon: There has been some evidence inside Bravest Warriors to suggest that the shows may be linked. In the episode "Ultra Wankershim" in one of the visions that Chris has, he sees Earth, but it looks like a piece of it has been destroyed. Google "Ultra Wankershim Wiki." They even have a photo comparing the planet from Adventure Time with the planet shown in Bravest Warriors. Looks nearly identical to me.
My good friend Solar-Sickness had his fanfic removed because of a copyright claim from Cartoon Network™. So to be on the safe side...
Disclaimer: Adventure Time is owned by Cartoon Network™. Bravest Warriors is owned by Cartoon Hangover™ and all of the characters represented in this Fan Fiction, with the exception of a few, are all created by Pendleton Ward. The exceptions were created by me.
Marceline stood near the boy as he slowly came into consciousness. While he was sleeping, Marceline took the time to develop questions to ask him. She was nearly about to fall victim to slumber, until she heard a grunt coming from the blonde boy. Slowly, his eyes began to open. The first thing that he saw was the mysterious pale woman right beside him. "Finally, you're awake," she said. He just stared at her, looking horrified. His heart began to race, as indicated by the heart monitor. "Hey, don't give me that look. You don't have anything to be afraid of."
The boy took a moment to observe the room in which he currently resided in. "It was pink all around. The only things inside the room are his bed, and a window on the other side of the room. He then returned his gaze back to his cloaked savior. "Who are you?" he asked.
She gave in return, a somewhat grotesque smile, revealing her fangs. "My name is Marceline, the vampire queen."
The boy chuckled. "Hm… Bullshit…"
"What?"
He looks at her as if he thought she was joking with him. "Vampires don't exist. So who are you? and where am I?"
Marceline returned a puzzled gaze back at the boy. "I'm not lying. I really am a vampire." The boy's expression remained unchanged. "You are in the Candy Kingdom. Where the heck are you from?"
"Prove it…" he snapped. "Prove to me that you are who you are."
Without any prior notion, she threw off her robe, revealing her casual wear, which was a grey tank top and blue skinny jeans with red boots. Her skin was still pale as always. She began to walk towards the window, where the sunlight was showing. "Vampires burn in the sunlight," she stated as she slowly took a step into the sun's rays. As stated, she winced as her skin began to burn in the light. Her skin began to turn red, and she quickly pulled away before it began to puss.
"So you really are a vampire…"
"Yeah. That's what I have been trying to tell you." Marceline walked over to her robe that was just lying on the floor. "You know, you talk a lot in your sleep." She said as she pulled the sleeve over her arm. "Were you running from something when I found you?"
"I… I don't know." The boy placed his hand on his head, trying to recall everything. His eyes widened suddenly as he jumped forward. "Shit! Beth! Where's Beth?!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Marceline as she held him in place.
"I came with four others. Where are they?"
Marceline sat down beside him silently. "When I found you, you were alone."
The boy sank into his bed again. He wore a gloomy look on his face and Marceline could understand why. Of all of the friends that were with him at the time, this Beth person was obviously someone he cared a great deal about, more than the others. He must have been overwhelmed with failure, not being able to protect what he loves. His balled fists were indication that he was angry, possibly at the circumstances. Either way, no one knew for sure what was going on. Maybe the boy still had faith that he would find this Beth.
"I have to find her," said the boy.
"You aren't going anywhere," Marceline rebutted. "When I found you, you were beaten nearly to a pulp. You are going to get some rest. Besides, if your friends are smart, they would come to the closest, tallest landmark in view. For most of this land, that's the Candy Kingdom." She placed her hand on his shoulder for reassurance. "Besides, if I found you here, then they can't be too far behind. Just stay here and recover. If they don't appear, we will look for them later this week." The boy once again sunk back into his bed, his oversized fists still balled in anger. "You never told me your name or where you're from," said Marceline.
"My name is Chris…" he mumbled. "Chris Kirkman. I am a part of the four part group called the Bravest Warriors."
"But you look like a dork," Marceline smirked.
"Hey! We take our profession very seriously!" he snapped back jokingly. "Anyway, the other members were Beth, Wallow and Danny."
"But you said that there were four others with you. Aren't you missing someone?"
"Oh yes… Plum… She isn't an official Bravest Warrior yet. She's just one of our friends who kinda got sucked into this mess. You know… wrong place, wrong time. Oh… CatBug too."
"Who is Catbug?" Marceline was oddly curious.
"He's this little flying cat with ladybug wings that we have. He can travel between the see-through zone at our parents command…"
"See-through zone?"
Chris just sat there staring into space. "If you don't mind, I would rather not talk about the see-through zone right now…"
Marceline, being as respectful as she is stubborn, backed off the subject. "Catbug, eh? He sounds adorable."
"Oh totally. The most adorable pet anyone could ask for…"
"I see…" An awkward silence was exchanged between the two before Marceline decided to break the ice once again. "Chris… This is going to sound like a strange question, but I still want you to answer it…"
"I woke up in a hospital in the 'Candy Kingdom,' beside a 'Vampire Queen'. I think at this point, I am willing to answer any question, no matter how absurd it may be."
"Hmmm… okay… are you human?" she asked.
"Of course. Aren't you human?"
"I was… vampires aren't technically considered human in this world. They used to be feared actually."
"I see… aren't there humans in this world?" asked Chris.
"Last I checked, no. There are hyoomans, but they are just overgrown humans with fish gills." Marceline let out an enormous sigh. "The last recorded human was a girl named Fionna, but she was turned into a vampire when she married my brother, Marshall."
"Wow… then what species exist if humans are extinct?"
"All different kinds. Fire people and Candy people are two of the main ones that come to mind."
"I see…"
Once again, there was another long moment of awkward silence. "Where are you from?" Marceline inquired.
He felt the warmth of the fire. He heard the crackles of the heat. To him, it felt like better times. Simpler times. When the Bravest Warriors were nothing but poor kids stealing to make a living. But it reminded him of the good times when they would all just sit around the campfire, eating whatever they had, and sharing it within each other. They considered each other a true family, even though their real family could not be found. He dreamt of the toasted marshmallows, the sizzling meat, and fish of the day's catch. He dreamt of them snacking on the fruits they had stole that day. To him, though, it was all real. He could even smell the meat sizzling, and can even taste it. He was shy then, not a real conversationalist. In fact, he always viewed himself as the underdog of the Bravest Warriors. He didn't feel Chris's charisma, Wallow's strength, or even Beth's intelligence. For him, he felt that he had no capabilities going for him, yet somehow, they always made him feel a part of them. He, for once, felt like he belonged. But his vision began to fade into nothingness as he felt the intense pain of the cuts all over his skin. He winced, then heard a voice. "Try not to move…" she said. "You're badly hurt."
He heard another pop of the wood and felt the warmth of the fire once again. He felt himself coming into consciousness and the first thing he saw was a beautiful, pink haired girl in raggedy, torn pink clothing. He couldn't help but gaze upon her beautiful eyes and even saw a glowing silhouette around her. "Who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Bonnibelle Bubblegum," she responded. "What's yours?"
"Da-" He winced again in pain.
"Don't move!" commanded Bonnie as she pressed down on his chest, not allowing him any room to even sit up. "You need to recover."
He heeded her warning and remained still, staring up into the stars above them. "Danny…"
"Hm?"
"My name," he said. "Danny Vasquez."
"Pleasure Danny."
Danny paid no attention to his surroundings at the time. He didn't care that he was alone in a dark forest with a complete stranger. In fact, he was completely taken… rather infatuated with this person, and though he hurt all over, he didn't feel it. He had to know more about her. "I've never met a person with as vibrant hair as yours," he said romantically.
She laughed. "Well… that's because I'm not a human like you."
"Then what are you?"
She pulled her hair in front of her face, detaching a rather small portion to feed her guest. "I'm made of candy." She handed the piece over to Danny. "Here Have some."
He was rather hesitant at first. The idea of chewing on some girl's hair didn't sit too well with him. But nefarious curiosity overtook him and he grabbed the clump of hair and began to chew it. To his surprise, it was, in fact, bubblegum. Cherry bubblegum. "Wow… that's the best gum I have ever tasted!"
"Thank you!" She beamed. She glanced over to the meat sitting on the open fire, which almost began charring. "Oh glob! I have to go prepare dinner!" She glanced once again at her guest once again. "Sit tight," she added suggestively.
As she pulled the meat she obtained from the hunt, Bonnibelle thought of many things. In her head wasn't exactly scientific hypotheses, theories, or philosophies as it used to before her time of passing. Amongst all of her thoughts, the most important was how she got back. Before she passed, she never finished developing the decorpsinator serum, despite being decades in development. Every experiment was a complete failure, usually resulting in a chaotic result. She knew Marceline didn't really have the brains to complete the serum, since even Bonnibelle couldn't figure out the missing link. Even so, if the decorpsinator serum worked, she wouldn't be as youthful as she was. She would be the old age that she last remembered herself. So if the decorpsinator serum was out of the question, how did she come back? Of course, it can't be magic because, let's face it, magic doesn't exist.
Even more on her mind was this handsome new boy. Where did he come from? Was he alone? Bonnibelle knew that there was no more known humans on Ooo, especially after the last human was turned into a vampire. It wasn't likely that the human race would just reappear after years of hiding. Bonnie had to find the answers to these questions. They were of utmost importance.
She poked a long twig to each of the fish she caught and gave one to Danny. "So Danny. Where are you from?"
"Mars," he replied. "I came with four others. And a pet. We call ourselves the Bravest Warriors."
"I see… Well, Mars isn't far from here. With a little bit of help, we can return you."
"Thanks." Danny took a bite out of his fish. "Man that's good."
"Glad you like it," Bonnie smiled sweetly.
"Where am I, by the way?" he asked.
"You are on Ooo."
"What now?"
Bubblegum looked puzzled. "You don't know what Ooo is? Isn't it the neighboring planet to Mars?"
Danny continued to munch on his fish. "No, the neighboring planet to Mars as green as this one is Earth."
Bonnibelle immediately stopped taking bites from her fish. "Earth… why does that sound familiar...?" She took another bite of her meal before the light went on in her head. "Oh yeah… that was the name of this planet many years ago… but doesn't that mean-"
"-That I'm possibly from a different time period? Maybe…" Danny took one last bite from his fish, leaving nothing but bones before tossing it to the side. "Back in my time, forests were almost nonexistent on Earth. The amount of forestry here is practically more than quadruple what it used to be."
"I see…"
"So if we aren't back in my time, then sending me to Mars wouldn't do me any good."
That was something they both agreed on.
Danny gave her a moment to absorb the little information he gave her, but really it was for him to process what was really happening. "So Bonnibelle…"
"Please, call me Bonnie."
"Okay, Bonnie. You know this place better than I do so…" he trailed off. "What's the course of action?"
"We will wait until you are able to walk again. From the looks of it, you should be okay before tomorrow afternoon. Then we will head for the Candy Kingdom…" Danny then erupted with laughter. "Hey! What's so funny!?"
He couldn't contain all of his amusement, so much so that it was actually causing him excruciating pain due to his cuts and bruises. "The Candy Kingdom!? Are you serious!?"
Bonnibelle's face grew redder by the moment. "I'll have you know that I built that kingdom from the ground up!"
Danny took the effort to calm himself before staring at the flustered Bonnibelle. "Wait… Doesn't that make you Queen?"
"Well, I always preferred the term Princess," she answered. "Anyway, tell me about where you're from, Danny. What happened before you arrived here? Do you remember?"
Danny took a moment recall everything. The events prior to his arrival played like a film in his mind. He remembered the living room space back at Mars. He reminisced of their pet, Catbug, bringing what they thought were originally presents from their parents from the Seethrough Zone. He recalled the presents introducing some sort of virus from outside the Space Time Calliope, which culminated into a door. And then, he began to remember things that he didn't want to recall. Things that he wanted to forget. Things that he never wished he would have done. From the distance, he heard a voice calling to him. "Danny…" faintly at first. "Danny…" snapping out of his trance, he looked up to see Bonnibelle looking at him. "Are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh yeah… I'm fine."
"Good… Thought I lost you for a moment." Bonnibelle sighed in relief. "So are you going to tell me about how you got here?"
Danny paused for a moment, his heart racing again. "… I don't think it's best if you hear it from me."
Bonnibelle looked suspicious. "Oh… okay… then who could I hear it from?" she asked.
"The other Bravest Warriors…"
Inside a cave, there was a fire sizzling and crackling, awakening the raven haired girl. Her breath was short, and her body was weak. She was trembling, shivering from the outside winds. It wasn't a cold day at all, but even then, she still shivered. From a loud crackle, along with the aroma of sizzling meat, she awoke slowly to see a well built, blonde man, with a scar around his neck, sitting beside her, staring into the fire. She didn't know this man, and even though her body was weak, she can only assume that he would do the worst. She found it hard to move, even if it was just an inch. The man noticed her struggling and quickly stepped forth. "Woah, woah, woah… Don't overexert yourself," he spoke.
"Who… are… you…?" she spoke slowly, weakly.
"Not an enemy…" he replied. "My name is Pen. When I found you, you were badly hurt. In fact, you were nearly dead."
She was getting increasingly tired by the moment. "I have… to find… Chris…"
"Don't worry too much about it," Pen responded. "If he is around, he most likely will head to the best visible landmark. It would be the Candy Kingdom."
After hearing his words, she was finally able to relax. "Thank you…" she said.
"It's alright." Pen walked over to the fire, with his Creator's blade in hand, cutting the meat and checking to see if it was ready. "So what's your name?" he asked.
"… Beth…"
The insides were golden brown, and looking even more delicious than ever. "Well, Beth… I hope you're hungry," he said.
She nodded weakly, her breath shivering with each movement. Pen sliced off a rather huge slice of the meat, and with his high tolerance to pain, he pulls it away from the open fire, paying no attention to the burning sensation in his fingers. He blows on it intensely, immediately cooling the meat down. After much thought, it still bothers him about how he is alive again. He can't even say his real name in fear that people may recognize him. It cannot be known that he is alive. He also wondered where the human girl came from. Everything just seemed off to him, but he felt he could trust her.
He tore off a piece of the meat. "Open wide…" he gently commanded and she obeyed. He tore the small piece of meat into smaller chunks and gave a slice over to Beth, gently stuffing it into her mouth. "Chew…" Beth tried chewing it and breaking it into smaller pieces in her mouth, but she was too weak. Too damaged to continue. After moments of trying to chew the tough piece of meat, she gave up, allowing the meat fall onto her bosom.
Pen took a long look at her and couldn't help but feel bad. She was too weak to even chew her food. He didn't have much of a choice. She couldn't starve, so Pen shoved his pride and internalized oppressions to the side and picked the meat off of her chest and began to chew it himself. "Beth, I hope this doesn't make you too uncomfortable, but you need to eat." Without giving her a second warning, he gently placed his thumb on Beth's chin, opening her mouth. Beth didn't even have enough time to process what was going on before it happened. She just found herself, in the next moment, mouth to mouth with a complete stranger named Pen. Had she had enough energy to open her eyes, they would have been wide. She felt herself turn bright red, but then felt something else. When Pen pulled away, he left the chunks of pulled meat in her mouth. "Don't spit it out… swallow it. You need to eat." She once again obeyed his gentle commands.
The process had been repeated a few times, and Beth couldn't help but began to sob quietly. Pen took notice. "Hey there… why are you upset." Beth remained silent. "Do you wanna talk about it?" She shook her head. "I see…" He chewed up another piece and placed his lips onto hers again, feeding her the beef. This whole thing made Pen upset as well as embarrassed. Before chewing on another piece of meat, he observed Beth's face. He knew what he saw and couldn't help but sympathize with her. "You don't have to be alone, you know…" She began to sob even harder. "I've seen your expression in my own. I know what it feels like to have the world on my shoulders, and fail. It's an absolutely terrible feeling…" He took a deep sigh before continuing his story. "I once had somebody that I loved. She was the world to me, more important than the world itself…" he fought the tears back with everything he had. "I failed her. And because of this failure, it's impossible for me to be with her. Not without bringing her pain." Beth's cry was getting louder, just gently louder. "I know what it's like to be powerless. Unable to do anything but watch as things unfold…" Pen sniffed a little. "Point is… you aren't alone." He looked back at Beth to find her asleep, cuddled in the fetal position, facing towards Pen. He couldn't help but remember his lover when he gazed upon Beth's raven black hair. Those memories were all he had now. So for the rest of the night, he ate beef while reminiscing of the good times. When he was only fourteen and there was nothing to give a care about besides adventures. Then, finally, he remembered his wife, and how he planned to spend eternity with her. He cried silently for the rest of the night.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I also hope it wasnt too boring. The story will pick up i promise. :) Dont forget to leave a review and Follow/Favorite this story if you havent already!
