Reclamation

It has been a week since their encounter. It starts when Finn and Jake are ready for their trip to the new land while Vinnie is just resting in the shaded branch of the Tree Fort, waiting for them. He woke up as the messenger appeared and gave him a message.

Finn: Got what you need?
Jake: Yep!
Finn: This is gonna be so cool! We're going to a new land.
Jake: I don't know what was it like?
Finn: That's why we have to prepare.
Jake: I mean seriously. I got nothing in the library. Who knows what dangers [fades as camera moves to Vinnie] lurk there.

[Vinnie is currently sleeping with his arms laid back then suddenly, a hunter appears]

Hunter Messenger: Master.
Vinnie: [sigh] What is it?
Hunter Messenger: This is from your brother... I believe your time is up. [vanishes]
Vinnie: [rips letter and read it]

"This is your eldest brother. I inform you that your stay in Ooo is over. I'm expecting you to come back with a human. If not, we might as well fight without one."

[FLASHBACK]

Vinnie: The reason why I'm looking for a shred of humanity is because of war. My siblings needed humans or what's left of it to join for my familial cause. I will reward you handsomely once it's done and I'm sorry, humans only with exception to your dog brother. Sorry...

Vinnie: About time... [jumps down from the branch]

He got down from the branch high above and landed unscathed.

Finn: You're awake.
Jake: We're all set. Uh? How do we get there?
Vinnie: With this! [shows key]
Finn: A key?
Vinnie: [uses it to open a portal]
Both: Whoa!
Finn: That's~
Vinnie: Door Lord's key. [closes portal]
Jake: How did you get that?
Vinnie: He stole my family cross from me and got it back. [minor head pain] Thinking about it still gives me after traumas. Well, are you ready?
Jake: We're ready for anything!
Finn: That's right!
Vinnie: Listen, the monsters there are way more powerful than here. I don't even hold liable of your losses but you'll be fine. [Finn and Jake gulps and then he reopens the portal] Now remember, hold hands and follow me. You'll be in a different place if you don't hold. I'm the only one who knows exactly where I want to.

After preparations, he advises them to hold their hands since going there separately will end up in another state in the new land. He threw the key, the portal was made and he will be the one to think of their destination since he lived there and they entered the portal.

The portal was opened and the trio got out.

Finn: Whoa! Is that?
Vinnie: Yes. Welcome to Huntsland folks. We're home.
Finn: It looks, so barren. What happened?
Jake: Could you tell us about this place?
Vinnie: How should I start?

So the trio went east to his home. While Vinnie is telling them about Huntsland, Finn and Jake were somewhat in awe on how desolate, reddish, dark and barren this land is. The state they're in is called Plaguelands which was used to be Illinois and Missouri. The area is full of ruined infrastructure and dead trees but it's not windy there.

Vinnie: It was called the United States. Both this land and Eastern Europe are superpowers responsible for the Mushroom War.
Jake: What's Eastern Europe?
Vinnie: The gash of the Earth.
Jake: Oh…
Vinnie: This entire land used to be free and it has a lot to offer for all but it was all taken away.
Finn: By who?
Vinnie: The dreaded monarch.

[ROAR]

Jake: Huh? Where's that roar coming fro~
Vinnie: [covers F & J's mouths] Shhhh. Brawlers.
Finn: Brawlers?
Vinnie: Shhh! They are the king's death squads. No. They're here. Hide!

Brawlers are quadrupedal beasts that act as the ruler's death squads. Each state must have 3 Brawlers assigned to hunt down what's unnecessary to this land and that includes humanoids. Vinnie, Finn and Jake hid behind a boulder as the Brawlers converse in Russian from the other side.

Brawler 1: Area L is clear!
Brawler 2: Area J is clear!
Brawler 3: Area N is recently clear!
Brawler 2: Recently clear?
Brawler 3: Yeah [laughs] about that. I was chasing down a victim from the new land. He thought he lost me by hiding in the cave. Little that he knew, I am the cave!
All Brawlers: Hahahahaha!

The suspense from those Brawlers are aching the three but Finn made the first mistake on slipping which made the rocks fall down which made them heighten their senses.

Jake: Ough, it made me sick. We should go.
Finn: [still muffled] Whoops!
Brawler 1: A sound!? [Sniffs]
Brawler 3: Or better yet, I smell human blood!
Brawler 2: [Slaps at Brawler 3] Ridiculous. Humans no longer exist.
Brawler 3: Clean your nose. It's true.
Brawler 2: [sniffs] You're right. HUMAN!
All Brawlers: [GROWLS]

[Telepathically]

{Vinnie: Run as fast as you can on a count of three.
{Jake: Run?
{Vinnie: I can manage to hurt one Brawler but 3 at once is a death wish.
Brawler 1: The blood scent is stronger.
{Finn: He's coming.
{Vinnie: One.
Brawler 3: You can't hide from us.
{Vinnie: Two.

[Brawlers are near the boulder]

Vinnie: THREE! [All ran to the east]
All Brawlers: [ROARS]

The chase is on as the trio are running away from the Brawlers but they are as fast as they are or even faster. They tried to deceive the beasts but they had little effect on their pace. Jake wanted to transform but Vinnie told him not to because making him larger will be an easier target for the Brawlers to lunge and maul, and fighting them is "impossible". Then, he found a house.

Finn: They're gaining on us!

[Brawler 2 jumps]

Jake: Oh Grob! [Tries to grow]
Vinnie: Jake, no! You'll be an easy target if you do!
Finn: [gasping] I~I can't run much longer!
Vinnie: Huh? [saw a house] Hahah! There it is!
Finn: We're gonna be mauled but you're happy!?
Vinnie: Trust me about it. On my signal, we jump.
Jake: Uh, they're gaining on us. [Brawler jumps on Jake but misses as he shape shifts]
Brawler 2: We won't let you get away [Roar].
Finn: Vin?
Vinnie: Jump!

The trio jumped near to what is his home, a shanty. From the time the Brawlers are here, they stopped abruptly.

Brawler 1: Stop!
Brawler 2: Not this house.
Brawler 3: Grrrr. You're lucky to be alive but you won't escape if you wander again.

The Brawlers left and they were saved by his territory but what made it so special seemed oblivious to Finn and Jake.

Vinnie: (smiled) We're home.
Finn: This is your home?
Vinnie: Yup.
F & J: (both looked and laughed hard).
Vinnie: Uhh? Why?
Jake: I was expecting for a bigger home but not like this!
Vinnie: Aw c'mon. Just get in.

Vinnie kept calm while Finn and Jake are calling jokes on his home. The shanty only has a small living room and a kitchen. Both of the rooms were beyond cleaning. They were kicking cans on the way to the kitchen with a small door on the floor.

Finn: I mean look at this. A shanty, meant for the best hunter!?
Vinnie: Just get down here. (heavy waterfall sounds)
Finn: (laugh stopped). Jake, did you just hear a waterfall?
Jake: That's impossible. You're just being delusional.
Finn: No, really. It came from that door.
Jake: Finn, remember. This is a trash of his home so there's no way that something like that came from below~ (opens door)
Jake: My Glob!
Finn: Whoa!
Vinnie: I told you so, I told you so. Close your jaws and come down fast.

They were wrong about his home. Underneath his shanty was a very large illuminated cavern with a waterfall and also another house but bigger. Finn and Jake were shocked at the beauty of this place and Vinnie explained that this place is known as the Final Frontier of Huntsland where it's the only place that's left untouched by the ruler.

Finn: Hey uh, we didn't mean to.
Jake: Sorry, Vin.
Vinnie: It's alright. This is the only place that is not defiled.

[the trio hit the ground]

Vinnie: It's even unknown to everyone above but us.
Finn: Us?

A shadow hiding behind the stalagmites appeared from nowhere and lunges Vinnie with a long sword in his hand.

Jake: Huh!?
Vinnie: [being tackled]
Finn: Vin! (Grabs his sword to charge)
Man: Move more or he gets it. (His blade touched Vin's throat)
Man: Chto takoye Parol' ? [English: What is the password?]
Vinnie: (struggled) Diaspora.
Man: Vin?
Vinnie: Dmitri.
Dmitri: Ahhahahaha! My little brother, you're home. [hugs him]
F & J: Huh?
Dmitri: So you did finish your mission by finding a human boy and his dog.
Finn: Hey! That dog is my brother!
Dmitri: A brother? Ooo is definitely a weird place.
Vinnie: Guys, this is my eldest brother, Dmitri. Dmitri, this is Finn and Jake.
Finn: Uh. Nice to meet you.
Dmitri: Nice to meet you too but have no hard feelings. After all, he's been gone for 5 years so I'm getting really suspicious that the ruler's court magus would use a spell to turn his minions into him so in order to not jeopardize the family and this place, we use passwords and brute force like I did. Good thing only he and I know the latest.

Dmitri is Vin's eldest brother. He's a tall man who dons a suit wielding a Shashka, an Eastern European sword used by the Cossacks. After their conversation, Vin asked him where are their other siblings. Dmitri told him that they were hiding in the shadows and he told them to get out in Russian language. Finn claimed that his siblings were afraid but he was wrong. First to jump out was a very active and self-proclaimed the strongest sibling is Sheamus. Sheamus is also a tall man but a bit smaller than his eldest, muscular built, never wore a shirt except a harness that carries his runed Scottish Claymore.

Vinnie: Where are the others?
Dmitri: Oh, that reminds me. Vy mozhete poluchit' pryamo seychas! Eto bezopasno. [English: You can get out now! It's safe.]

[Four sets of eyes glowed then Sheamus appeared]

Sheamus: Ah ha! It's so nice to see you again lil' bro and you must be?
Finn: I'm Finn.
Jake: I'm Jake.
Sheamus: Nice to meet ya fella. (crushes Finn's hand)
Finn: Ouch! Thanks…

The second to come out was a beautiful sister of Vin named Ilana. She's the smallest of the 5, has a slight plump build and equips with a Spatha and Aegis.

Ilana: Vin, you're finally home. (Hugs) And who are you boys?
Vinnie: Ilana, this is Finn and Jake.
Finn: Nice to meet you.
Ilana: Aw you're so cute (pinches his cheeks) and especially you puppy dog (cuddle and rub).
Jake: Hey I'm not a puppy do~ Oh yeah, that's the spot (bark). Hey who's that other guy sitting in the shade?

Jake told the others who was the last guy just sitting down and not moving away from the shadow is Hansel. Hansel has a slender build and he's as tall as Sheamus but the compromise to his ectomorph physique is that he carries a Flammenschwert, a heavy flame bladed sword with one hand and he's a special brother for he suffered 2 consecutive head traumas that made him zombie minded.

Dmitri: That's Hansel.
Jake: Yo Hansel!
Hansel: (stares at Jake, drool from his mouth fell off and moan)
Jake: Uh. What's wrong him him?
Dmitri: Well let's just say he had serious mental problems.
Sheamus: I remember that he had a double head trauma that can't be cured.
Finn: What? Really?
Dmitri: Let's not talk about him more but I believe right now, he's coping up. Is it that right Hansel?
Hansel: (nod)
Dmitri: Everyone! T'is best we'll discuss important matters in the briefing room. Make haste!
Vinnie: Yes. Follow me boys.

After that, they went straight to the briefing room. Dmitri started to discuss his plan.

Dmitri: I believe you never told them about the ruler.
Vinnie: Yes.
Jake: Who is that ruler? I'm tired of all your pronoun games!
Dmitri: Alright. [Flips whiteboard]. Hansel, the xylene. What the, no Hansel! Don't sniff the marker! Give me that. Sheesh. [draws something] This is an invasion plan that we're working. It only involves two steps. Basic as that.
Finn: Dmitri, you're not answering our question!
Dmitri: [smiles] This is [flips another whiteboard quick] Doom King. [Shows a terrifying rendition of Doom King]
Finn and Jake: Ah!
Dmitri: Hahahahah! I knew that you'll be so scared. Thank Grob that you [points at Vinnie] didn't mess it up.
Jake: Hey! That's not nice.
Vinnie: Nii-san, I would never screw it up.
Ilana: I told you it's not nice.
Dmitri: Anyways. I repeat, two steps. First one is to cripple the army. Last one is retaking back what he stole from us.
Jake: Retake?
Dmitri: Yes. That castle was our home and then Doom King and his minions took everything from us as we retreated. [Sigh] We've planned for this since 2655.
Finn: What!? Year 2655? Wait, are you all dhampirs?
Dmitri: What!? What do you mean? Of course not. Eh? Vin! Did you tell them our secret?
Vinnie: I didn't but you gave them the hint!
Dmitri: What?
Ilana: Yeah, you said it.
Sheamus: You really spilled our secret to them.
Hansel: Dummkopf.
Dmitri: Urgh. We are not who you think we are. Yes we WERE dhampirs but we are humans again now that we're cured.
Finn: Cured! How?
Dmitri: Our father knows how to bring the vampire back to the living flesh.
Finn: He can do that? Why didn't he make him [refers to Vin] human?
Ilana: Our father died a long time ago.
Finn: Aw... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.
Ilana: It's okay.
Jake: How come he didn't teach you that?
Sheamus: It's not that easy to make incantations with words, circles and crud.
Dmitri: We tried and tried but we're not capable of bringing them back to life. He's supposed to become human when he get home but he was too late.
Finn: Oh…
Dmitri: Our plan will be in full motion tomorrow at dawn. Once we start, you all will not turn back. Dismissed!

The meeting was done and Dmitri gave the trio a room to sleep. Later, the sun rises and Dmitri begins step one. The seven went to the Village of Trolls which is near the land bridge connecting Ooo and as always, they all hold hands which brought all of them to that spot.

[SOME MILITARY MUSIC]

Dmitri: Step one! Sever the Right Hand. Vinnie, bring us to the land bridge.
Vinnie: Got it! [opens portal door]
Dmitri: Let's go!

[Portal opens]

Dmitri: The Village of Trolls is on the east. All we have to do is slay the Troll Chieftain, Zor'gash.
Finn: [a bit frightened] We're gonna do what!?
Dmitri: What's wrong?
Finn: Jake and I were almost pummeled by trolls.
Jake: Good thing, he saved us on time.
Dmitri: Fine, we'll cover you.
Vinnie: Zor'gash? I scarred him before while I was going to Ooo.
Dmitri: Heheh, you made it easier now.

The first of two steps went in full motion. The seven charged to the village and slew battle-ready Trolls on the way. Once they reached to the Chieftain's stronghold, Zor'gash and his 2 children starts to battle them with their petrified totem poles.

Dmitri: Human and Dog, Guard the gates.
Zor'gash: So you've come to slay the mighty Zor'gash! Doom King will be pleased of me to bring your dead bodies! Hrahn'Ghal! Sol'Armog!
Vinnie: I'll handle Zor'gash. You two take on each child.
Sheamus Ilana Hansel: [nod]
Dmitri: Go!

The Cerdansa children rushed to the three trolls. The trolls used their petrified tree trunks to slam to the ground to create fissures. They start with the five running in dissimilar pattern and they did this to dodge the incoming fissures that break their pace and gives them the hard time to aim. The five went close to the three, break up and ran in circles surrounding it. The trolls slammed their trunks to the ground but the five jumped at the same time where Ilana bashes Hrahn'Ghal's head with her shield and Dmitri severs the nape while Hansel slices Sol'Armog's leg which made him kneel and Sheamus hacks it from above. Vinnie activates his Shadow Blades and slices the chieftain's scars so clean that he went through him.

Hrahn'Ghal: [shield bashed] Ooomph! [nape sliced] Gryaaaghh!
Sol'Armog: [leg sliced] Gyaahhh! My leg!
Sheamus: Hyaaaaaaagh! [strike from above]
Sol'Armog: Nooo! [dead]
Zor'gash: You'll pay for the scar! [swings]
Vinnie: [jumps from the tree trunk and activates Shadow Blades to slice his scar and went through him]
Zor'gash: Gwoooh! No. That's~ impossible! [crashes to the ground]

Step one is complete. The Village of Trolls is in ruins and chaos ensues as there is no one to govern. Dmitri laments on this place and its inhabitants before going to step two. Meanwhile, Doom King saw the whole thing.

Dmitri: The trolls were used to be human and this was uh, New York. Let us go. We are now [Doom King's view] on the final step to our invasion plan!
Doom King: Zor'gash showed me potential but his was but a fleeting moment.

[Now it views that the seven are using the portal key]

Death Prince: They're on their way now.
Doom King: [smiles] I'll make preparations. Do the same yourself...

The seven are now in the hills nearby Doom King's Castle. Dmitri readied the speech but it comes with a surprise.

Dmitri: Everyone! Now it's our time to dethrone the King and bring back our castle once and for all. Vinnie!
Vinnie: Yes!
Dmitri: [pats his shoulder] You not only found us a human, you also slew the chieftain yourself. You should make the speech.
Vinnie: What? Me?
Dmitri: Vinnie. Our dad made the choice that you should be the heir.
Vinnie: Brother... I~ I thought it's meant for you.
Dmitri: I was disappointed after hearing that but that is his wish. Now act tough! Prove me wrong and [shakes off] you're full of Troll guts. Ilana! His gear!
Ilana: Vinnie... [Vinnie grabs coat]
Dmitri: Sheamus! The sword.
Sheamus: Right. Your weapon bro. [kneels and hands over a katana for Vin]
Vinnie: Tenshisame.

Vinnie removes his Hunter's Guild gear and then wears his darkest purple trench coat made of Fire Wolves. He then sets up his katana to be worn to the left side. He made the speech.

Vinnie: Brothers and sister! We had held so many memories in this castle and more importantly, Plagastan. Our land was supposed to recover to the state where humanity can be brought back until Doom King ruined everything.

During Vin's speech, Death Prince, the adopted son of Doom King gave him the order. Doom King then made hand signs with his left hand which gave all the skeletons the order.

Vinnie: We have trained for 300 years just to come back here and overthrow his regime. We have waited a long time for this and now it's the time to show to him how capable we are. We shall ram over his army of bones and reach to the parasite of a heart of our castle. Now everyone. Attack!
All: [Roar!]

After his speech, the seven charged on. The army of 10000 skeletons too marches on. While on the way, Vinnie has thought of a new idea.

Vinnie: I have an idea!?
Finn and Dmitri: What is it?
Vinnie: Grow up to 25 times, Jake!
Jake: [Grows] Why?
Vinnie: You four must grab on to each leg and also ready your weapon!

[Four siblings jumps on to their respective leg]

Vinnie: [Carries Finn and sits down] Go for it Jake!

Jake makes his way to the castle with ease as the siblings protect his legs from swords and arrows. Finn praised his idea but Ilana starts to question the skeletal army's actions.

Finn: This is awesome!
Vinnie: Thanks! I knew Jake would be of great use. We would've been done for without you.
Jake: Don't mention it.
Ilana: Hmm? Strange.
Dmitri: What's wrong!?
Ilana: They would've ganged on us but~

-(simultaneous)-

Death Prince: Why?
Doom King: You know we aren't cowards. I still issue the original order to defile what is living. They left their final frontier for the war. The very least we achieve from this is the desolation of all land. [smiles while looking at his iron hand]

At the same time, the skeletal army has found The Final Frontier and destroyed everything. A few of them entered the house and found the family rose encased in a sphere then one of the skeletons broke the sphere and slashed the family rose to pieces.

Sheamus: It doesn't matter. [sword swing] Hyuuh! We left everything behind. Gyaah! [stabs skeletons] We can get more in the castle!
Hansel: Yaaa!
Finn: He's right.
Dmitri: We're almost there!
Hansel: Flaming Catapult!

[Raining flaming rocks and Jake dodges it and jumps which made almost everybody shouted]

Jake jumped so high and crushed where it landed. Afterwards, they made it to the gates.

[Crashing down to the catapults and moves forward]

Jake: Yeah!
Hansel: Boneheads!
Dmitri: Hahah! We did it!
Finn: There's the castle!
Vinnie: Never in more than 300 years that we're back in our home.

The war zone they ran is the remains of what was once the proud Utopia of Plagastan. They made it to their castle and opens the gates. They went first went to the main hall until they heard stomps. The main hall was occupied by the a blue dragon but it looked different compared to the Ooo counterpart as it has a bulkier build and is quadripedal.

Dmitri: Hurry!

-{Stomps}-

Finn: Whoa! What's that?
Hansel: Look!
Dragon: (Roars)
Ilana: A dragon!
Dmitri: Six of you distract the dragon, I'll charge for the finishing blow.
Finn: Finishing blow?
Sheamus: Focus!

The six went on to fight the dragon. The dragon attacked first with a widespread fire breath that could potentially hurt the six until Ilana stepped in and used her shield, Aegis to protect them from being roasted. They bought enough time for Dmitri to glow a white aura then transfers it to his sword. He told all that he's prepared and the six went away. He made the charge, dodged the blue flames and slew the dragon in one blow. The dragon roared in pain until it was down for good.

Dmitri: Stand back! [Shashka in white aura is making a deafening sound and runs to it]

[Dragon breathes blue flames at him but he dodges]

Dmitri: Hmmph! [stabs Dragon's head and dies after roaring]

Jake: Whoa! Did he just slay the dragon in one slash?
Vinnie: That is his Hunter ability.
Finn: Hunter ability?
Vinnie: Yes. It's called Draconic Glow. This lets him charge up and you know what happened.
Dmitri: Don't just stand there! We have a king to slay.
Vinnie: (nod)
Finn: What about yours?
Vinnie: I have psychic powers but strictly for self-defense.

The seven are going up to the throne room. While they're running, they're making a conversation.

Jake: You sure to know a lot about this castle.
Dmitri: Of course, my father taught us to recognize every nook and cranny on this castle and we still got it.
Finn: Hey, if we defeat the king, can you guys stay at the Land of Ooo afterwards?
Dmitri: No we can't.
Jake: Why?
Dmitri: We have to clean up Huntsland until all monstrosities are removed. This is our homeland and I won't abandon it.
Finn: What about you?
Vinnie: I~I uh, I don't know but~
Dmitri: It's all right Vin. I'll let you decide how you work with your life. If you want to live in Ooo, so be it. Just don't forget to visit us from time to time.
Vinnie: (nods)
Ilana: We're here but~

They stopped. What they saw was 5 corridors which they have no recollection of having it while on the way to their father's Throne Room. While they were thinking of ways, Vinnie already knew the plan but he began to think of the consequences and conflicts. They eventually looked at him for ideas but he was in a state of fear.

Dmitri: Five corridors? We never had those in that part of our castle.
Ilana: There's only one way to his Throne Room but the four were rigged.
Jake: What about going there one by one?
Finn: Yeah and we move to the next one if it's a trap!
Sheamus: You're telling me that there's a monster in each trap?
Dmitri: Vin, what do you think? Huh? Vin?
Sheamus: Bro, what's wrong?
Finn: Hey!

What was he planning?

[END]

Trivia

- Vinnie briefly explains the Earth's past especially being Huntsland was North America and Eastern Europe is the gash of the Earth.
- Doom King makes his first appearance as the King of Huntsland. He can command his entire army with only hand signs with his left hand.
- Hunters are known to use unique abilities. Only Vinnie and Dmitri showed their abilities.
- Vinnie apparently owns a Portal Key that belonged to a Door Lord. This means that he met the Door Lord and did his challenge in the past.
- The episode stops at a cliffhanger leaving Vinnie to decide what to do for Pyrrhic Victory.

Cultural References

- The area it took place is named Plaguelands and the size is a combination of Missouri and Illinois. Plagastan, the ruined utopia is located at the boundary of the two states. The invasion route from their home to Doom King's castle which is located at the outskirts of Plagastan is roughly 1 mile away.

- His siblings are rather unique like they're ethnically diverse but supported with stereotypes.
* Dmitri represents Russia and his weapon is a Cossack version of the Shashka and wears traditional outfit worn by the Adyghe people.
* Sheamus represents Scotland and his weapon is the Claymore but a few behavioral traits and his name is based on a WWE Superstar Sheamus who is Irish.
* Ilana represents Greece well by the outfit and her pronunciation. Her weapons are her sword, Xiphos and her shield, Aegis.
* Hansel represents Germany and his weapon is the Flammenschwert or well known as the Flamberge.
* Vinnie on the other hand doesn't represent Japan as his name is Italian but at least his weapon is a Katana named Tenshisame or "Angel Rain".

- Tenshisame (Angel Rain) is based on the 3 famous swords of Japan; Muramasa, Masamune and Murasame.
- The Brawlers' designs are very similar to the Hunters/Brawlers in the Prototype series.
- The way he introduced them to Huntsland "Welcome to Huntsland folks. We're home." is a reference to the first episode of a post apocalyptic drama series Terra Nova.
- Curing Vampirism is taken from The Elder Scrolls series.
- The area letters that the Brawlers mentioned are the letters that spell LJN, a company that made bad quality NES games. More likely a reference to the Angry Video Game Nerd.

Episodic Connections

- This episode took place a week after the events of "The Hunter".