The banana guards at the entrance of the Candy Kingdom were jolted awake by a sudden visitor, or rather set of visitors. A pair of cloaked individuals had presented themselves. Nothing was shown except for the lower portion of their faces, one taller than the other by a couple centimeters. Before they could enter, the banana guards had stopped them. "State your purpose," one demanded.

The shorter one stepped forth. "I bring urgent news from a neighboring kingdom," said a familiar female voice.

"And what news is this?"

"It's confidential. It's only reserved for Lady Abadeer. Direct orders."

The Banana Guard showed a face of suspiciousness. "I see… Do you have any documentation?"

"No… Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of being confidential?"

"Then how can we let you pass?"

The shorter cloaked woman gave a distinct growl in disdain. "I can't tell you anything… but I will let you know this. If you don't let me pass right now, the king will be very angry. Trust me, you won't like it when he is upset." The Banana Guards stepped back. "So… with that being said, I suggest we speak to Lady Abadeer right away."

Marceline awakes next to Chris, at first questioning her surroundings. She had remembered that she still wasn't used to being inside at all because she had spent the previous several hundred years outside, next to the grave of her beloved. She thought back a little further, immediately jolting up at a thought. She didn't just wake up on her own; something woke her up. She could smell it in the air. It was a very familiar scent, yet she couldn't put her finger on where she first smelled it. She closed her eyes and concentrated, trying to pinpoint the source of the smell. Where was it coming from? Who was it coming from? Why does it smell familiar? Her bat like senses detected footsteps racing, getting closer to her door, the door of the castle infirmary. It was like little pitter-patter, gentle taps getting closer and more audible. She turned to the door quickly and jumped when the door slammed open.

"Lady Abadeer!" It was Peppermint Butler, panting. "We have guests!"

Marceline turned away. "Now isn't the best time, Pep. I'm busy."

"But my lady… It's urgent! You are going to want to see this!"

She paused for a moment. A guest that I would want to see? Who could that be? That thought in conjunction with the familiar smell triggered memories in her head, flash backs of what things used to be like several hundreds of years ago. She thought of her lover, Princess Bubblegum, and shook her head. No that can't be it. She turned towards Peppermint Butler once again and tried to read him, at least what was possible to read. The panting in his breath as well as the sugary sweat on his face. She knew he was telling the truth, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry to tell her. She stood up from her stool. "This better be urgent. I don't like wasting my time."

"Of course my lady. Why would I waste your time over unimportant matters," said Peppermint Butler as he escorted the majesty into the royal hall.

Upon entrance, the familiar smell became stronger, as well as an unfamiliar smell, almost a stench to Marceline. The royal hall itself was a majestic masterpiece. Though everything was candy, it all had a gold plating. It was pillars upon pillars of candy, with a mural on the ceiling depicting the joining of hands from various kingdoms in the United Alliance of Ooo. The floor had a black and white checkered reflective surface, and dividing the floor was a red carpet with a gold outlining, very vast in length. One would have to walk all the way down the hall on the carpet to reach the steps that lead to the thrones of the king and, in this case, queens. On the door to the right of the thrones, was the door that Marceline entered through. Her two cloaked guests were just down the steps. She floated like royalty onto her throne. "I am Marceline, the Vampire Queen and Queen to the throne of the Candy Kingdom. I am a very busy person. What is it that is so important that you had to call me away from my duties? Speak!"

"Marceline… you don't have to pretend…" the female voice came forth. "I know you have been spending every day in the graveyard."

Marceline gasped. "Have you been spying on me?! I could have you arrested for such duties!"

"Marceline… It's me." The shorter one removed her hood from her head, revealing her true self. It was Princess Bonnibelle Bubblegum, Marceline's lover. Marceline stood there in shock, mouth wide agape and all. Bonnie shot a week and awkward smile back at her. "I know… I look great right?"

Marceline, still speechless, slowly stepped down from her throne. As she neared Bonnie, she stretched her hand out, caressing her face. She couldn't tell whether this was a dream or a reality, and to check, she sunk her fang into her lower lip. It was painful alright, but it was just as real. Bonnibelle gently grasped Marceline's wrist, of which's hand was still on her face. "Marce-" Before Bonnie could finish, Marceline sprung forth, embracing her warmly. She couldn't believe Bonnie was real. She was really standing there in her arms. Slowly, the tears came out.

"I missed you…" Marceline whispered.

Bonnie returned her embrace, cupping her right hand behind Marceline's hair. "Its alright, Marceline. It's okay. I'm here now." Bonnie was nearly crying as her final memories before that day, when she was in her deathbed, dying of old age. The pain it brought her, to see Marceline so upset, it was unbearable. She kissed Marceline on her cheek, and pulled her in tighter. "Its okay."

The other cloaked person just stood there, choosing not to intervene in the couple's reunion. Instead, he just removed his hood as well. Bonnie got a hold of her feelings, because there was urgent business underway. They could do this later. She turned to the man accompanying her. "Marceline, this is Danny." Danny bowed while Marceline just waved over to him in indifference.

"Lady Abadeer-"

"Please, just call me Marceline," she interrupted.

"Marceline… Did you by any chance encounter other people?"

Her eyes lit up. "Other humans? Yes I have. He wears blue all the time. Super big hands?"

"Chris!" Danny shouted. "That's Chris. Is he alive?"

"Yeah. When I found him, he was barely alive. Would you like to see him?" The both of them nodded in unison. "Alright then. Follow me."

Danny was astounded by the elegance of the corridor. On their left was an extensively long balcony with a rail that had an elegant arrangement of bouquets. To their right was a bright yellow wall with pictures hung. Each picture had a placard underneath it, stating the name of each person. The pictures were of heroes, as Danny assumed the best heroes of the land. Amongst them was Queen Bubblegum and Lady Abadeer first, then Flame Queen, who was previously referred to as Flame Princess. On the placard, though, her name, in quotations, was "Ember," a surname she chose for herself. Next to her was Jake the dog, and underneath his name was the years in which depicted the day on which his life began until his untimely end. After Jake was the Ice King, or as his placard states, Simon Petrikov. Right beside him was his Wife, Betty Petrikov, who was the Ice Queen. They shared the same picture and placard, and they even died the same day. The next couple beside them was Joshua and Margaret, another couple, but they were dogs, as Danny assumed they were Jake's parents. After them, was the immortal couple, Marshall Lee and Fionna Abadeer, holding their baby with dark raven hair and red eyes. Her name was Nathaly. Judging by the picture, Danny could only assume that it was at least ten years old, which would mean that Nathaly would be fourteen by now. Finally, the last picture before they reached the end of the corridor was a yellow man with a lemon-like head. His nose was blunt and round and he had bushels of yellow hair growing around his head. In his picture, he had a sword sheathed and had both of his hands playing a harp. Within the placard stated his name, "Lemonhope." According to the date underneath his name, Lemonhope was still alive.

The trio walked silently passed the hall until they reached the entrance to the infirmary. Marceline was in total shock. She couldn't believe Bonnie was alive, and Bonnie couldn't believe she was alive either. But in the back of all of their minds, they knew something was wrong. The universe was out of balance and they could feel it. But why? Why did this happen so suddenly? And in Danny's mind, why were the Bravest Warriors involved? He wasn't sure he wanted to find out. Upon entering the room, Danny was appalled at Chris's condition. He was cut everywhere. Respirators were hooked up into his nostrils, and IVs sticking from his neck. He had bruises on his eyes. Danny rushed to his side abruptly. "Will he be alright?"

"Relax," Marceline reassured. "He'll be fine. He just needs his rest." Danny looked back, not saying a word to either Marceline nor Bonnie. He just sat down next to his friend. Marceline looked back towards Bonnie. "So… any idea how you got here?"

"No clue… I thought you would be able to tell me…" Marceline shook her head towards Bonnie. "So you never finished the serum…" Bonnie rested her chin on her hand, thinking of every possible scenario; however, there weren't many options to begin with. "This is bad…" Bonnie continued. "I don't know how I came back, but usually, it's been proven time and time again that resurrection always lead to something terrible, whether the resurrection is successful or not."

"So the fact that you're back isn't a good thing?" asked Marceline.

"Precisely…" Bonnie replied. "If it were a truly evil entity that brought me back, then why would they revive me? Unless…" She paused before she came to a realization. She just stood there silently amazed, as if a light bulb went off in her head. Marceline hated whenever she did this. "Someone must have done something to revive the dead in general… Whatever it was, it's something powerful…"

They heard footsteps from just outside their hall. Seconds later, Peppermint Butler arrives, interrupting their conversation. "My Queen… My lady. We have another guest…"

"Who is it?" asked the Queen.

"Flame Queen. She says its urgent."

"Alright…" Marceline interjected. "Let her in…" Marceline returned her attention towards Bonnie after Peppermint Butler had exited the room. "What do you think they have to do with it?" She was referring to Chris and Danny.

"I don't know…" Bonnie replied. "Whatever it is, though, I think they play a huge role in it. I don't think they would be here by coincidence."

"I see…"

The door opened again, but instead of Peppermint Butler, it was Ember, the Flame Queen. Her fiery red eyes widened at the sight of Bonnie. "I… I thought you were dead…"

Bonnie chuckled. "I know… I look great right?"

Ember stuck her hand out, unsure of this was real. "What happened? How the hell…"

"That's what we are trying to figure out…" Marceline stopped the Flame Queen before she came into contact with Bonnie. "Anyway, I'm sure you didn't just come here on your own. Is there something else?"

"That's right…" Ember glanced towards the door. "You can come in now." Footsteps came in from the outside as a person stepped in. She had purple hair with pink bangs that descended all the way down her face. She had a pale skin tone, similar to Marceline's, but it was contrasted by her purple eyes. Other than her oddly shaped ears and having two fingers and toes, she looked mostly human. "Guys this is Plum."

She waved her hand innocently. "Hiya!"

Danny turned around from his stool at the sound of Plum's voice. He immediately ran up to her and embraced her with everything he had. "Plum… your okay…"

Danny didn't even give Plum a chance to notice that he was here, as well as Chris being in the hospital bed, lying unconscious. "Danny…" slowly and gently, she returned his hug. "I'm happy that you are okay too…"

Marceline stared at the two, feeling contentment in just watching them be happy. "I assured Plum that one of her friends would be here," said Ember.

"Well…" Marceline stretched. "That's three down, two to go. And one pet." She laughed a little bit before talking again. "So was she pretty beat up when you found her?" She asked Ember.

"Not as beat up as him," she replied, referring to Chris.

"I see…" said Bonnie. "How has the Fire Kingdom been?"

Ember looked at Bonnie seriously. "It's been calm."

"Isn't that a good thing…"

She shook her head. "Fire is chaos. And when its calm, that's when I know something is wrong."

Marceline looked at Ember once more. "So you can feel it too…"

Ember nodded. "Yeah."

Right then, there was a knock on the door. "Hello?" said a man in a hoarse voice. "Anyone there?"

Bonnie shook her head. "Tsk tsk tsk… Where is Peppermint Butler?"

"I'm looking for people… are they in there?" the voice asked. "I was told they would be here."

Plum lit up. "I recognize that voice. It's Wallow. Let him in. He's one of us."

Bonnie opened the door, where a burly black man stood, wearing yellow and orange attire. "I heard Plum… where is she?" he asked gasping for breath.

Danny stood up as Plum waved her hand. "Over here Wallow."

Wallow darted to the pair sitting above Chris and embraced the both of them with his large body, holding a person within each arm. "Woah there Wallow. It's alright."

"What happened to Chris?" asked Wallow.

"The idiot risked his life again," Plum shook her head. "But you have to admit though. He is one tough bastard."

"Yeah…" Danny agreed. "If any of us were in his shoes, we wouldn't last."

Wallow nodded. "It's because he's driven by love…"

Love. Upon hearing that word, Chris awoke from his slumber. His friends were excited to see him awake, especially in the condition he was in. Chris couldn't believe his eyes at first. "Is that really you guys?" He saw nothing but a blinding light with dark silhouettes at first.

"Yeah man…" Danny responded. "It's us."

Chris's vision cleared and he forced a smile onto his face, even though it hurt to do it. "Hey guys…" he whispered quietly. But something was off... a person was missing from the group. "Wait, where's Beth?"

The group looked at each other. "She isn't here yet…" Plum said. "But if she doesn't appear, the three of us will look for her."

Chris tried to get up, but his body wouldn't allow it. "I have to come with you…"

"Oh no you don't…" Wallow, with a single immense hand, held Chris down effortlessly. "You are going to rest."

"But what if she doesn't show up?"

"She will show up, dude." The group began to worry about Chris's mental state.

"But what if she doesn't!?"
"Then we will find her!" Plum snapped. "But as of right now… you need your rest. You won't be any good to us weak."

Chris groaned, but eventually submitted to his fate. He worried so much about Beth, even enough to sacrifice himself for her. It hurt him to know that there was really nothing he could do. Beth could be in trouble right now and he wouldn't be there to help her. But another part of his mind kicked in. It told him that Beth would be capable of handling herself. He knew she was okay, and that she will show up eventually. With that thought, he calmed himself. "Are you guys okay?"

"Yeah…" Wallow responded sympathetically. "We're good."

"Alright, now that that's over, who brought Wallow here?" Asked Ember.

"I did…" in the doorway stood a figure. A rather small looking figure, actually. Thin legs and arms and a bulky body. He had yellow skin and big black eyes. And what was this? He was a dog. Jake the dog was standing right there in the room with them. "Did you guys miss me?"

"Jake!" They all screamed. "But you're…"

"Dead?" Jake interrupted. "I know… I don't even know why I am back, to be honest. I mean, why me of all people?"

"Wait a sec…" Marceline stepped in. "That just proves Bonnie's point!"

"What point?" asked both Jake and Ember.

Bonnie laughed. "Oh yeah, Ember wasn't here when we discussed this. My hypothesis is that someone did something that had such a powerful effect, that it raised many from the dead."

"Like magic?" Jake asked jokingly.

"Oh don't be preposterous." Bonnie blew him off. "Magic isn't real. For all we know, someone may have produced a perfect blend of the decorpsinator serum and used it, but since it seeps into the ground, it may have contaminated the water table. That's my theory at least… Then again, if my theory is true, then everyone would be brought back at once and the world would be overpopulated…"

"I still think it's magic…" Jake pouted.

"Whatever Jake," Bubblegum sighed. "Anyway, I'm glad you're back."

"As are we…" said Ember, then turning her attention towards their guests. "So there must be one more…" The door flew open at that exact moment. "Speak of the devil."

Bonnie became furious with the random intrusions. "Glob dammit! Where the hell is Peppermint Butler!?"

The person at the door this time was a man, a human looking man with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue shirt and shorts, along with a bear hoodie. In his arms was an unconscious raven haired girl. "She needs help!" he screamed. They both seemed to be injured pretty badly. Despite that, all the girls just stood there, not being able to help their infatuation with this random man. However, Marceline was the only one out of the girls to undergo a strange event. Memories began to flash in her head of times she never even knew about. It was memories with this man, and for a brief moment, she felt true happiness. She saw when she was pregnant with their child, and in reality, she clutched her stomach tightly. She saw the struggles that they had gone through, with the Lich and the latter enemies. She saw Bonnie dying before her eyes and finally, the blow that would ultimately kill her. She had no idea if these were visions of the past, or if Glob was showing her the future. In the end, after the brief moment of happiness, was true pain. After her visions were over, she found herself kneeling on the floor, eyes wet from a reason she couldn't understand. "Marceline!" she heard a faint voice. "Marcy, are you okay…" the female voice drew closer. "Marceline!" It was Bonnie, who held her tightly through her ordeal.

"Bonnie?" She asked as she observed Ember assisting their new guest.

"What was that?"

"I don't know…" Marceline said as she stared at the mysterious man placed the girl on the hospital bed. Bonnie couldn't help but notice Marceline's sudden attraction to the man. On Marceline's face was an expression that Bonnie has never seen before. It was almost a mixture of true happiness and passion, with guilt and sorrow. She never looked like that around Bonnie, and it pained Bonnie to think about it.

The man began to walk away from the bed after telling Ember to keep an eye on the girl, to which she nodded. "Hey!" Chris screamed. "Hey wait! What did you do to her!?"

The man stopped. "Nothing."

"Bullshit!"

"Chris, calm down." Plum commanded.

"How can I when this asshole brings in Beth nearly dead!?"

The blonde man turned around and stepped towards Chris. From afar, Chris didn't notice the actual size of this man. He was absolutely massive and muscular. "When I found her, she was nearly dead. I fed her, kept her warm and brought her here. You should be thankful that I even did anything in the first place!" His voice sent a shiver down Chris's spine. The man overall scared him. After seeing fear in the boy's eyes, the man turned around and walked back towards the door. She looked at the girls, and Jake one more time. "My name is Pen, by the way. I'll be back in a little bit." He turned around and headed out the door.

"Wait!" Marceline screamed as she chased after him. "Who are you!?" When she turned the corner, the mysterious man was already gone, leaving Marceline with more visions flooding her head. She was in a forest, applauding the man who was showing off one if his new features for the first time: his wings. She saw another brunette, who also referred to him as Pen. And just as quick as the vision began, it was over, leaving Marceline empty and tired.

Outside the castle, Finn reappeared in a safe spot where he was hidden from the public. It was the perfect spot to do what he was about to do, and it would allow him some time to cope with the immense amount of emotions he had been holding back the whole time. He shut his eyes and whispered: "Rebecca… Please come here." Upon hearing the fluttering of gentle wings, he opened his eyes to find Queen Rebecca standing before him.

"Finn…" was all she could say. She was speechless in fact. Of all the people that would be revived, he was one of them. She stepped forward slowly and when she was finally able to touch his face with her hand, she leapt forth in a heartwarming embrace. "Oh Finn… It really is you…" She began to cry at the sight of her long lost companion.

He hugged her back. "It's good to see you too…" After seconds, he was finally able to push her away wiping her tears in the process. Right now, there was no time to be sentimental. They had important matters on their hands. "Do you know what's going on?" he asked.

"Well, I have a general idea…" she said. "I noticed an insane population boom on the planet. An unnatural amount, actually."

Finn stood there, questioning the events. "I see… Was it all people who already have died?"

"Precisely…"

"Well then that's Death's department…"

"That's what I thought as well. So I paid Death a visit…"

"And?"

"He's gone…"

Finn's eyes grew wide in horror of the events. "I'm sorry… I could have sworn for a minute that you said 'He's gone'."

"Yeah…" Rebecca replied. "This isn't a joke. Death really isn't in the underworld. He really is gone."

Finn couldn't remove the expression he wore on his face, no matter how hard he tried. "Shit. Does that mean that people can't die?"

"Oh no… People can still die." Finn was now thoroughly confused at Rebecca's statement. "Okay Finn. Think of Death as a governer of dead souls. When a soul passes on, it goes into the netherworld where Death leads him or her into the Dead Worlds, as well as maintain balance and order there as well." Finn nodded, trying to understand it all. "So without Death-"

"There would be complete chaos there…" Rebecca nodded at Finn's interruption. "But that still begs the question: How are people getting revived?"

"Well I sought to answer the question myself…" Rebecca continued. "I noticed that the souls weren't exactly running rampant like I had imagined, but rather they were all heading in one direction." She paused for a brief moment to take a breath. Rebecca really did have a lot to say. "I finally saw what they were heading towards… It was a portal."

"A portal to where?" Finn asked.

"Where else?"

It took Finn a moment to come to the startling realization. "Here!"

Rebecca nodded along. "Or rather back to the universe. Ooo isn't the only planet with life on it after all. This whole thing is on a universal scale. The entire universe is being affected by this."

"Shit!" Finn screamed.

"And that's not all… It also means that every archenemy that you or your friends have ever killed has the potential to be revived," Rebecca looked at Finn seriously. "In other words, enemies like Pendleton may return."

"Oh my glob…" Finn was speechless. If Pendleton were to return, he would reign destruction upon the land once again. "We have to close this portal right now!"

Rebecca contemplated once again. "Only problem is, death opened this portal, and I don't know anyone with the knowledge to seal it."

After moments of thinking, Finn lit up. "I think I may know someone who can help us…"