Love and Madness
Chapter 17 Digging Up
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
Deep within the wrecked remains of the Black Ice Cave, Marceline groaned in pain as she pushed a large slab of rock off of herself, before returning to her human form and collapsing to the ground. Every part of Marceline hurt and she was just barely conscious. The vampire glanced over at Betty and Ice King who laid nearby. The two of them were banged up a little, but they were ok. Ice King was still unconscious and Betty seemed to be dazed.
"Betty, we need you to teleport us out of here." Said Marcelince.
"I'll try." Said Betty getting out of her daze.
The magic women dragged Ice King over to Marceline and grabbed them both as she tried to teleport them out of the cave. The three of them vanished for a second, only to reappear a few feet from the spot, they had originally been at. Betty groaned and slumped in defeat.
"I don't have the energy to teleport all three of us out of here."
"Then just get yourself out of here and get help to dig us out." Said Marceline.
Betty was reluctant to leave the man she loved and Marceline alone in the cave. Ice King moaned as his eyes opened up.
"Oh...bread balls...that hurt! That heart of mine really knows how to thump a guy." Said Ice King.
"Your ok!" Cheered Betty as she threw her arms around Ice King and hugged him.
"Betty? Marceline? What are you gals doing here?" Asked Ice King looking confused.
"We came to save you Simon. Though the rescue is going to take a little longer since were buried." Said Marceline.
"Why would you two risk your necks for me?" Asked Ice King looking confused as Betty stopped hugging him.
"Because your important to both of us." Explained Betty.
"I'm...important to you?" Asked Ice King.
"Of course you, you just don't remember, but we're going to fix that soon." Said Marceline with a small smile.
"I'm going to get help. I made a promise to you Simon and I plan to keep." Said Betty before she teleported away.
Ice King stood up, picked up his crown, and took a seat next to Marceline.
"You know you and me are like cockroaches. Disasters seem to have it in for us, but you and me are survivors. We just keep on surviving." Said Ice King.
"I only...survived the aftermath of the war, because a really kind man took me in when I was a kid and raised me. If it weren't for him, I would have died alone a long time ago." Muttered Marceline.
"Was it that Simon guy? You seem to call me by that name a lot, even though that's not my name." Said Ice King.
"Yeah...it was Simon." Said Marceline as a small tear fell from her left eye.
The vampire really wanted to just simply tell Ice King, who he really and the history she and her shared, but deep down she knew it wouldn't do any good, with Simon in his current state. Marcelince just wanted Simon to be back. Simon was smart, optimistic, and he always knew what to say to put a smile on Marceline's face.
"You know I saw a picture of a guy named Simon in a book. He was wearing glasses like I used to wear and he wore the clothes I keep in the past room. There was also a picture of him and Betty. I don't know why I have Simon's clothes, maybe he and I lived in the castle together as housemates. The whole thing is topsy turvy." Said Ice King.
"You don't know the half of it." Said Marceline.
At Bubblegum's cabin, Jake regained consciousness and stood up rubbing his face. Magic Man and Peppermint Butler stumbled out of the cabin groaning a little. Jake then remembered what happened and he began to panic a little.
"Oh no! Finn and Bubblegum were kidnapped by Ricardio! We need to rescue them, but we're going to need help." Said Jake.
"What about those people that Ricardio guy said he buried, they might be alive and they can help us, more then me and the butler." Said Magic Man.
"Your right! We need to save Betty and Marceline and then will be able to rescue Finn and Bubblegum." Said Jake as he used his stretching powers to put Magic Man and Peppermint Butler on his back, before taking off towards the Ice Kingdom.
Betty appeared outside the Black Ice Cave on a mound of ruble. The magic women took a deep breath to collect her thoughts. She needed to get help to rescue the others. Betty was fixing to fly away, when a red beam of energy hit the ground near her and exploded sending her crashing onto her back.
"Well it looks the boss was right to be on the lookout for survivors." Said a voice from above.
Betty looked up to see Ash and the Secret Society looking down at her from a larger pile of ruble. Laser Wizard's hands crackled with energy as he prepared to fire another blast. The evil wizard fired, but Betty took to the sky and avoided the attack. Forest Wizard waved his hands and a root shot out of the ground grabbing Betty by the foot and smashed into the ground below. Betty groaned as the wizards closed in to finish her off. It was at that moment Jake and the others arrived on the scene. Jake saw what was going on and swung a stretchy arm at the villains sending them crashing into a snowbank. Peppermint Butler and Magic Man hopped off of Jake's back and they went over to Betty.
"I'm alright, but Simon and Marceline are buried beneath the cave. I had enough energy to teleport myself out and I was fixing to go get help, when those wizards showed up and attacked me." Explained.
"Don't worry will get them out." Said Jake as he sniffed the air and managed to pick up Ice King and Marceline's scent.
Jake then went over to a big pile of ruble, changed his hands into a couple of shovels, and started digging. The others soon joined as they started to move rocks. The group soon made their way through the ruble and found Ice King and Marceline. Marceline had to retreat deeper into the cave to avoid the sunlight, because she didn't have her sunhat. Jake stretched his body and created a makeshift canopy for Marceline to get under to avoid the sunlight. The magical dig then informed the others about what happened to Finn and Bubblegum, when Ash and the Secret Society came back onto the scene to attack the group.
"Ash what are you doing jerk?" Demanded Marceline.
"Sorry about this babe, but my new boss promised us a sweet deal if we helped him with his plan and got rid of you and these other losers. Nothing personal, we'll come to think about I'm still mad about our breakup and you hitting me in my personal spot." Said Ash.
"As if you could actually take me." Said Marceline.
"All I have to do is get rid of that dog providing you with the cover and the sun will do the work." Said Ash as he took out his wand.
"Will burn the magic lady first and the others next." Said Laser Wizard as his hands glowed red.
Hearing these words made the Ice King mad. Betty and Marceline said they really cared for him and now these wizards were threatening to kill them. For the first real time Ice King was mad and he wanted to protect someone other then himself. Without a word he stepped in front of the others and raised both his hands. The four evil wizards each fired a blast of energy at Ice King and the others. A snowball appeared floating between Ice King's hands, it then began to rapidly grow, until it was the size of a house, before it flew at the wizards. The snowball engulfed the other wizards attacks and continued on towards the enemy.
"OH CRAB!" Screamed Ash in horror as he and the Secret Society's eyes went wide.
The snowball crashed into the wizards with a tremendous thud, covering the surrounded area in snow. Jake and the others approached the snow and saw the villains half buried and moaning. Marceline went over to Ash and snatched the bag of sleep powder he had on his belt. It would come in handy.
"So now what, do we go after Ricardio?" Asked Jake.
"No we don't. Ricardio is dangerous and clever and we need someone, who is really smart to deal with him. We need to restore Simon's mind so will be on an even playing field." Said Marceline.
"But won't Simon die after we fix his mind?" Asked Peppermint Butler.
"No right away. Simon managed to move around for a few hours, before his age started to take a hold on him. If we move quickly enough and get Ricardio back in Simon's chest and give him the vial of youth, we can save him." Said Betty.
"So whose this Simon guy and what does he have to do with my heart?" Asked Ice King looking confused.
"Everything. Now let's head to my house and will work on getting Simon's mind back." Said Marceline.
The group then headed off to Marceline's house.
To be continued.