Mama Tree Trunks chapter two
"Yeah! Good one Jake! "Finn crowed into the early morning air.
"Shh! ya' gotta be quiet man," Jake hissed. "Tree Trunks is still asleep."
"Oh yeah." Finn whispered. He and Jake were bringing her a new sapling for her orchard as a thank you gift, for all the selfless acts of kindness she'd done for them.
"You think she'll like the tree?" he asked his canine companion.
"Yeah dude she's all about trees and apples and baking and stuff." They continued on in excitement, hoping to surprise her with the early morning gift.
"There's TT's house." Jake whispered, and they ran to the windows to see if she was awake. But nothing could prepare them for what they spied through those glass peepers.
There, sitting at Tree Trunk's small table, eating some apple fritters was the lord of evil, Marceline's dad.
"what the stuff is Marcy's dad doin' at TT's place?" Finn yelped.
"Shushers man!" Jake hissed, placing his hand against Finn's mouth. "we gotta stay low, ya' know, spy on em and make sure he don't hurt her!"
"Good idea broham." And the two crouched down and stared silently at the scene before them.
Inside the house…
"So, Martin, how have you been these past three weeks?" she asked politely.
"Very well, thanks to you Tree Trunks." He said between bites. Truth be told, he hadn't expected to stay this long. At first, he told himself it was only for the night, but when she'd mentioned that boy, the one was after; he decided to stay until he showed up. But, he'd grown accustomed to the little elephant, and her kindness. The stories she told of her youth (she had once been a truly evil creature) and all the baking she did. He liked the neat little cozy home they shared, he liked her.
What? His brain screamed in angered horror. He couldn't be warming up to the creature! She was of little use to him as it was! As soon as he destroyed the human, he'd take over the vampire throne from his daughter and rule for all for the green elephant? He'd suck out her soul. Her body would be cast aside. A dried out little husk without a purpose, just like all the other creatures he did away with.
"Martin?" she asked with big pleading eyes.
"What?" he said rather gruffly, trying to remember his purpose for being here.
"Would you do me a great favor?" she asked him again.
"What's that Miss?" he said emotionlessly.
"Would you chase me around? Like the story I told you, where my father would chase me around the black lagoon?" she asked timidly. Tree Trunks couldn't help it. He just reminded her so much of her father. And she missed those days, where everything was simpler. Besides, she only wanted to have fun. He sighed grievously.
"Alright…" he groaned. Only to gain her trust. He thought to himself. Then It'll be all the much easier to kill her.
"Oh my!" she giggled with happiness.
Back outside the window…
"Jake! Look!" Finn cried, pointing at the scene unfolding before their very eyes. The lord of evil was rising up from his chair, and he towered menacingly over the little elephant. He opened his mouth wide to reveal his fangs.
"Ahhhh!" Tree Trunks cried out in terror.
"Jake! We gotta do something!"
"I'm on it!" and the two burst heroically through the door, swords raised over the monster's head. He hissed and kicked out them, thrashing about wildly. But, somehow, the two held him down, sword raised above the neck. Finn brought it down in one swift movement. And the lord of evil's head rolled. He shriveled into dust and disappeared with the wind.
"No need to thank us TT." Finn said proudly, sword leaning over his shoulder like a soldier with a musket. But to their surprise, Tree Trunks was in the spot where his body had laid, and was looking up at them with wide, sad, disbelieving eyes. Tears rolled down her green cheeks.
"You killed him." She whispered, bottom lip trembling. "You killed him and now he's gone forever." She was full out crying now. Finn and Jake stared at her, jaws open.
"But he's the lord of evil!" Jake protested.
"Yeah! He was gonna hurt you!"
"It will be you that I will be putting the hurt on." Martin hissed from behind the two adventurers. They both jumped in surprise,
"b-but you were, we just, h-how did..?" the two stammered.
"Did you forget I was deathless?" he asked with an evil grin. They lunged forward, and Finn kicked him to the ground, sword readied to strike him again, but this time, Tree Trunks jumped in the way.
"No!" she cried. "Don't hurt him, please!" they stared at her.
" Tree Trunks, this guy is seriously hardcore evil!" Finn cried.
"Yeah! He'll suck out your soul!" Jake protested.
"No!" TT cried "no! He's good now! He said so! He won't hurt anyone anymore! He's good now!" tears welled up in her eyes again. " Please, boys, don't hurt him." Her voice slowed to a whisper as her protective gaze slid over to Martin, as he stared wide eyed at her. No creature had ever actually sided with him before.
Finn and Jake exchanged a nervous glance.
"You're positive he's a good guy now?" Finn asked, raising one eyebrow. Tree trunks nodded ferociously.
"And you're sure he won't suck out our souls?" she nodded again. The sighed, looking over at the lord of evil.
"What do you say Marceline's dad, are you evil still?"
"…um…no?"
" Perfect!" they cried in unison, releasing him from Jake's stretchy grip.
The fools! He'd get his revenge, suck out the dogs' soul and leave. But then he caught sight of Tree Trunks. How brave she'd been in his honor. And from what he knew, she had quite a dark past. Perhaps….perhaps he could give up his evil ways for her, just this once…
But no! He couldn't! He had plans, a dream, and a reputation to think of…
But he didn't care anymore. All he cared about was the little elephant who had taken care of him like a wounded animal. The creature that had defended him when he could've been killed (aside from the part that he was deathless)the girl who cared about him and the girl he loved.
Love.
He hadn't been in love in hundreds of years. Not since he and Eileen had divorced. That was before the Great War. Poor little Marceline had been so sad. He'd given her Hambo, not long before that. He'd loved Eileen though, hadn't he? Once he had. But once was so long ago…
But he could give it another shot for Tree Trunks.
Yay! Chapter two! Aww the fluffiness is heartwarming :) R&R! Oh, and since Marci's mom is never mentioned, I assumed they divorced before the great Mushroom War. (And her name is Eileen.)