Chapter 5: Invasion of The Candy Kingdom
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It was Carl. "Carl?" asked Toadstool, "You're behind this?" "My doesn't it sting when you realize the person you least expected was behind a secret plan?" asked Carl, "I hate to admit but this was one hell of a move. Am I right?" "Right as rain boss," said Shockwave. Some soldiers brought in Elvin and Pastor Brown. "What's going on here?" he said. They made Elvin face Carl. "And now doctor, its time for my prescription," said Carl, "I want in to GSI's secret weapon facility…." "How dare you come back here!" said Elvin, "You sniveling evil son of a…" Shockwave shocked him and he fell down. "That wasn't what I was looking for," said Carl. "Why are you doing this?" asked Toadstool. "To get revenge on the Star Kids," said Carl, "Their leader ruined my only chance of getting cured." He grabbed Pastor Brown's arm and had a gun against his head. "Stop!" said Toadstool. Zant held her back. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way," said Zant, "You wouldn't want to lose a friend would you?" He showed her visions of what would happen to me if she tried anything. "You can prevent this," said Zant, "With a little dose of….. Twilight magic."
"The most dangerous magic known to man?" asked Toadstool, "That's dangerous." "True," said Zant, "But its also a way to keep others from dying. What if something were to happen to a friend? You could use Twilight magic to cure them." "My brother said I should stay away from it," said Toadstool. "Why have the opinion of one family member when you could have it from a million allies?" asked Zant, "And me…. I've always been like a father to you." He took off his robe. "I'm gonna be so proud of you when you save all those people from their own demise with this new found power," said Zant. Toadstool remembered all the friends she's lost. "So here's the cheese; you can take my offer, learn the secrets of Twilight magic, get everything you always wanted, and be person I know you can be," he said, "Or you can refute my offer, lose everything and regret your decision. Its your choice." Toadstool thought for a minute. "I'll do what you say," she said, "Just please help me save Nicholas. I can't live without him." "To cheat death is a power no one has achieved alone, but if we work together I'm sure we'll find it." They both disappeared. "War-hog," said Zero, "Are you ready for your next assignment?"
Carl was led by Pastor Brown into GSI's secret weapon facility. "I knew you were hiding something in that door," he said. "How?" asked Pastor Brown. "Professor Elvin was talking to you about the old project you locked away," said Carl as he pointed the gun to his head, "And I'm not leaving here without it." Pastor Brown pushed a button. It revealed old Subspace projects that were thought to be shut down. "There it is," said Carl, "The M.A.G.I.K.O.O.P.A formula." He was looking at a bottle full of blue liquid and a needle. There was also an armored suit. "Its all here as planned," said Carl. "That suit heals all wounds and scars, and is designed to cure all diseases," said Pastor Brown, "It was designed from the same blood given to that youth that was experimented on, during the continuation of Project. S.H.A.D.O.W.
Pastor Brown took the liquid and put it in the needle. "It won't work," he said. "What?" asked Carl. "We haven't gotten to do human trials yet," he said, "We don't know what the effects might be." "You know the effects," said Carl as he pointed the gun in his face, "You're just too scared to tell me." Carl looked at him with evil eyes. "If you kept this thing going, you'd have power now," he said, "You literally…. Could change the world." Pastor Brown slowly raised the needle.
"Do it," said Carl, "Now! Or die." Pastor Brown stuck the needle in Carl's arm. The scars on his body vanished and he was feeling healthy. "You had it all this time," said Carl. He suddenly felt something happen. The scars were reappearing on his body. He fell to the floor and felt like he was in a trance. He ripped his shirt off and saw more scars. Pastor Brown left the room. Carl felt his body slowly transform. He was aging rapidly. "No, no, no, NO!" he screamed in anger. His hair started to turn white and his teeth grew sharp. His toenails started to grow a little and his skin turned orange. He was slowly crawling to the armored suit. He put it on and became able to move normally again. Zero came in the room. "Carl?" he asked.
Carl turned around and showed his face to Zero. "What happened to you?" he asked, "I can force one of the scientists to develop a cure to turn you back to normal." "NO!" said Carl, "No more cures! This is who I am now!" He took an old robe and put it around him. "I wanna find the Star Kids and I want them to see me like this," he said, "I want them to know that they made me this way!" He cackled evilly. He saw a wand. "This should come in handy," he said. One of the guards found him. "Freeze!" he said. Carl used the wand and made the guard explode. "Nice," said Carl. "You know how to make a show Carl," said Zero. "Carl Edholm is no more," said Carl, "The time has come for me to reveal myself to the world." He put the hood on his head. "Soon everyone in this city is gonna know how it feels to live in my world," he said, "A world without Justice, a world without peace, a world….. without Star Kids! And they will see me as their king." "We are at your command," said Rocky Wrench. "You will call me… Kamek," said Kamek. His subjects bowed to him as he cackled evilly.
I was looking at the sun go down. "Looks like we're in for something big to happen," I said. Aariqua came in my room. "Hi," she said. "What's up?" I asked. "I just came to see my boyfriend," said Aariqua as she held my hand. "You have soft skin," I said. "Yeah," she said, "So do you." She looked at my guitar. "You're really sexy when you play," she said, "When you played your song at the BOTB, my heart pounded like crazy." That made me blush. "Really?" I asked. "Yeah," she said, "That's why I asked you to play on my song." "Yeah," I said, "I would've been a hell of a lot better than Casanova Creepshow." She giggled. "You have a cute laugh," I said. "Really?" she asked. "Yeah," I said. "Well, they're trying to get rid of a smell in my room," said Aariqua, "Is it ok if I sleep in your room?" That made me blush. "Sure," I said. She got on my bed. "Its really soft," she said. I spent the next few hours playing on my guitar.
War-Hog entered a pipe to Ooo. "Time to take out the trash," said War-hog, "First we get of the princess' bodyguard." He disguised himself as a candy citizen. Finn was practicing his sword skills. "There he is," said War-hog. He went over to him. "Hello Finn," he said. "Hello," he said. "We need to have a little chat about Princess Bubblegum," said War-hog. "What about her?" asked Finn. "Remember that day when Flame Princess broke up with you?" asked War-hog. "Yeah," said Finn. "Well… It was all part of Princess Bubblegum's plan," said War-hog, "She teamed up with Ice King to keep you two away from each other." "What?" asked Finn. "And the only reason she was so nice to you was so she could hide her dirty little secret." Finn went to Princess Bubblegum's lab. "Hey Finn," she said. "Why?" he asked. "Why what?" she asked. "Don't play games!" said Finn, "Why would you separate me from Flame Princess?!" That shocked her. "Finn, I don't know what….." she said. "I don't wanna hear it!" said Finn, "I finally had someone to love and you made me lose her!" He threw the sword he had on the ground. "You better find a new person to keep you safe," he said as he walked away, "Cause I'm not doing it anymore. I'm done with you."
I put down my guitar and decided to go to sleep. "Nicholas," said Aariqua. I woke up. "You might as well come over here if you're going to sleep," she said. That made me blush. I got in the bed with her and we snuggled. Princess Bubblegum looked at the sword. "Have I lost my champion?" she asked herself, "If only there was a way to get things back to the way they were." "Perhaps I could be of assistance," said someone. It was War-hog. "FIIIIIIIIIIINNNNN!" she shouted. Finn kept walking. But something kept him from leaving. Deep down he knew he was still her knight. "I'm coming Princess!" he said. The mechanical bull got in his way. I woke up and heard screaming. Aariqua woke up too. "Come on," I said. We went outside and saw Finn fighting off that mechanical bull. I went to help him. "You think you can take me on wimp?" it asked. "I'll show you wimp!" I said. I took off my shirt to show off my muscles. Aariqua got a nosebleed.
It tried to tackle me and I forced him back. Finn saw Princess Bubblegum being taken away by War-hog. The orb on her crown dropped. "Help!" she said. Finn went to help her but was knocked unconscious. The mechanical bull escaped with them. We went to Finn's aid. "Finn!" said Saria, "Wake up!" He found himself in the hospital. We were all there by his side. "You ok buddy?" I asked. "Where's the princess?" he asked. "I'm afraid she's been captured," said Peppermint Butler. "I failed," said Finn. "Don't put yourself down like that," said Jake, "We'll find her. I promise." "You need rest right now," I said. "Who would pull such a stunt like this?" asked Daisy. Princess Bubblegum found herself in a cell. "We finally have you," said someone. It was Kamek. "Who are you?" she asked. "I'm the puppeteer behind this whole scheme," he said. "Now that we have her, its time to find that kid," said Zero, "And make sure he is destroyed for good." "Don't hurt Finn!" said Princess Bubblegum. "Its not him I'm after," said Zero, "I've a much bigger fish to fry."
Kamek noticed the orb wasn't on her crown. "Where is it?" he asked. "The boy still has it," said a voice. It was the Lich. "He found it when it dropped," he said. "Well then let me go after him," said Zero, "I have a little score to settle with him." "You will in time," said the Lich. "Your cerium is ready," said one of the soldiers. Zero took the needle. "A new day has begun," he said, "The age of the Star Kids is over." We were all taking a walk around the Candy Kingdom. "Whoever did this must have a grudge against the Star Kids as well," said Saria. "We may have to head back to Seattle for more intel." Saria heard a crash. "What was that?" she asked. We both went over to the crash site. It was the fairy gnomes. "In the name of the Lich," said Red. "We arrest you!" said Blue. "Surrender immediately!" said Green. Moments later they were all tied up. "If you 3 don't start talking, we're gonna leave you to these guys for lunch." "Now where's Bubblegum?" asked Finn. "No, where's the orb," said Blue. "Where's Bubblegum, gnome breath?" asked Finn. "Where's the orb Bear head?" asked Red. "Not til you give us Bubblegum Midgets!" said Finn. "Where is the orb?!" asked Green. "SHUT THE HELL UP!" I said. Everyone was silent. "Now what's with this orb?" I asked.
"Princess Bubblegum's orb is a special orb which has the power to revive fallen warriors," said Red. "Once the orb is found and placed into the Lich's skull, he will be rebrn," said Blue, "Then he'll become the ruler of both our worlds." "Wait," I said, "If he's so powerful how come he couldn't bring himself to life?" "He's been sealed off in space for 2 years until someone from your world brought him back." "Zero," I said. "What if we get you the orb?" asked Finn, "Will you get us Bubblegum?" "Yes," said Red. "One problem," said Marceline, "They sealed off the only way back to Seattle. We'd need another vampire who can open another gateway to your world." "I think I know someone," I said, "Saria, remember that weird vampire guy who showed up in our class?" "Was he human?" asked Red. "No, he had pale green skin," I said. "Aha!" said Red, "Marshall Lee! He's playing at Skull City tonight!" "We'll need some disguises," I said.