Love and Madness
Chapter 15 Falling Down
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
After Betty and Marceline had returned from the Time Room, Finn and Jake explained everything they had learned about the Crown and how they could fix Simon's mind. Betty and Marceline were overjoyed with the news and they set out to the Ice Kingdom to get the Ice King. The two women were convinced that they could get Ice King to come with them, so they could put him under a sleep spell and enter his mind to deal with the lingering essence of Gunther. Betty was laughing and she had a few tears fell from eyes. Marceline looked at Betty with concern thinking that Betty might have succumbed to some madness, but when she looked at her, Marceline saw that this wasn't madness, but just simply joy. The vampire couldn't help but laugh as a few joyful tears fell from her eyes as well.
"It's finally happening, after a thousand years were finally going to bring Simon back and this time we're going to save him and give him back his life." Said Marceline.
"We've all been trough a lot and we've all gone though some crazy changes and adventures. It's been tough, but now things are starting to look up. Maybe we can all get a happy ending out of this crazy mess." Said Betty.
"I'm finally know how to save you Simon. You saved me so many times when I was a kid now it's my turn to save you." Thought Marceline.
The two of them arrived in the Ice Kingdom and made their way to the castle, once they got there they realized something was up. Betty and Marceline called out for the Ice King, but they didn't get any responses back. Then Betty saw the red envelope, picked it up, and read it. The human's eyes went wide in horror as she read it. Marceline noticed Betty's reaction and asked her what was up.
"That Ricardio guy...kidnapped Simon and...took him to some place called the Black Ice Cave."
"I know...where that is. Don't worry will get him back." Said Marceline.
Marceline and Betty flew out of the castle and towards the Black Ice Cave. They soon arrived and entered the creepy place. As the two of them made their way into the cave, they couldn't help, but feel like they were being watched. Then a voice came from the darkness and it seemed to be coming from everywhere.
"Well if it isn't Betty and Marceline coming to save poor pathetic Simon. Honestly I don't know which one of you two is sadder and more pathetic. On one hand we have a women, who leaped a thousand years into the future just to be with the man she loves, only to lose him all over again, then she tried to understand magic, so she could save him, but ended up with powers that are slowly eating away at her sanity. Then we have the vampire, who despite all her powers and cool demeanor, is really just a scared little child crying for daddy to come back home. You two are quit a pair of fools, who honestly believe they can save the one they care about most and get a happy ending. But in this world there are no happy endings."
"Ricardio!" Hissed Marceline.
"Yes it is I. It's finally nice to actually speak to you two." Said Ricardio.
"Why did you kidnap Simon?" Demanded Betty.
"Oh it's simple really. I'm cutting all my ties to the past and burying it." Replied Ricardio.
"How can something...like you be Simon's heart? Your utterly heartless!" Said Marceline as she tried to find Ricardio, but she didn't see anyone.
"Oh I'm the result of a spell that went wrong. You could say I'm Simon's polar opposite." Said Ricardio.
"Nuts to you pal, we're getting Simon and we're getting out of here." Said Marceline as she and Betty flew deeper into the Black Ice Cave.
While they searched for Simon, Ricardio began to sing.
I've got no strings
To hold me down
To make me fret, or make me frown
I had strings
But now I'm free
There are no strings on me
Marceline and Betty saw a light up ahead and came into a large chamber, where they saw Ice King unconscious chained up between two poles and his crown lying a few feet away. Marceline flew forward and cut the chains with her ax, while Betty caught Ice King and laid him on the floor.
I've got no strings
So I have fun
I'm not tied up to anyone
They've got strings
But you can see
There are no strings on me
There was a loud beeping sound that caused Marceline and Betty to look up at the celling and their grew wide with horror. There were tons of explosives stuck to the celling and their was a timer that was ticking down to zero. There were only a couple of seconds on the timer and then it reached zero. The explosives went off in a loud fiery explosion causing huge chunks of the celling to fall towards the group! Betty screamed and held Ice King close to her chest, while Marceline changed into her giant bat form to stand over the couple and try to shield them with her bulk. A huge chunk of the cave fell on top of them as the entire Black Ice Cave began to collapse creating a huge cloud of smoke that could be seen all over Ooo. On a icy hill a couple miles away Ricardio stood as he surveyed the destruction of the Black Ice Cave with satisfaction as he sang a few words.
There are no strings on me
The villain then broke out into mad laughter as he began to walk away from the scene.
To be continued.