16 Years later...
A boy could be seen lounging in his quite large tree house, massaging his feet. His clothes were stained with mud, his hat unobtrusively clean despite the closeness of the grime. He had callused hands, and tan skin, and though the resemblance to a goblin was almost made, to the trained eye, it was clear he was human. His name was Finn Mertenz.
"Aww, man, Jake, you should have been there!" Finn said, laying back in the chair. A golden-haired pug poked his face out of the doorway leading to the kitchen. Stretching a plate full of bacon and eggs towards the boy, the dog smiled, laughing.
"I couldn't have gone even if I wanted to. Lady needed me." Jake smiled, laughing a bit. Finn laughed along with him, beckoning BMO, the tiny robot that made games for the two to enjoy and was their lifelong friend, to play a game with them.
"Yo, BMO, you got any new games for me and Jake?" He asked, grinning. The tiny robot only knowingly smiled, bringing up a small prototype of a game.
"You can try this one, Finn, though it is not ready. I made it.. All by myself!" The trio laughed, Finn stuffing bacon into his mouth. While getting ready to play the game, though, the phone rang, distracting the young boy from his food.
"Jake, can you get that?" He yelled, grabbing BMO's controller. "I'm... preoccupied!" He laughed, playing the tiny robot happily. Jake grumbled, muttering curses under his breath as he picked up the receiver.
"Dag-nabbit, grib-grob, buttface... Yea?" He answered, the voice on the other end quite familiar.
"FINN! PRUBBS WANTS YOU!" Finn groaned, throwing the controller down.
"What does she want this time, Jake?" He said, reaching for the phone just as Jake handed it to him.
"Dunno. She just told me to give it to you." And suddenly, all he could hear was the princess's yelling voice.
"FINN! GET YOUR SORRY BUTT OVER HERE AND HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, PRONTO!" Finn held the phone at arm's length, wincing. Ow... Setting the phone down on the receiver, he sighed, picking his shoes back up.
"Might as well go, see what she wants." He picked up his backpack, slipping on his worn shoes. A hole was carved into the spot where his big toe was, his sock peeking out. Need new ones... He thought, sighing. Slinging his backpack over his shoulder, he slid down the ladder, opening the door.
"Be careful, bro! For reals!" Jake yelled, poking his head down towards Finn.
"Yea, I will! I'll be back later." Walking out the door, he looked up, impressed at the amount of rain that had been dumped on them a couple of days ago. One of the weekly typhoons... Not to mention the occasional sword-storm. Looking himself over a couple of times as he walked near the edges of the pond on their property, he shook his head, disgusted with the mud caked onto it. Time to take a bath... he thought, slipping his backpack off and jumping in the water. He sloshed off most of the mud, getting out fairly quickly.
"Shouldn't take too long to get to the Candy Kingdom... Just about enough time to dry off." Walking though the grasslands to get to his destination was another matter entirely, though, seeing that it took him nigh three hours to get there, a bruise already forming on his face. A pink-haired woman with delicate-looking pink skin was standing at the entrance to the Candy Kingdom, tapping her foot impatiently. She wore glasses on her face, had a bruise forming on her arm, and wore a floofy bright pink dress. Her name was Bonnibel Bubblegum, Princess and Heir to the Cndy Kingdom, a kingdom consisting of sentient walking candies and sweets.
"Why did it TAKE so long, Finn?" She groaned, watching Finn walk over.
"Ran into some trouble on the way, nothing I couldnt handle. Don't flip your bricks." He said, quoting Jake.
"Anyways, what's the problem?" The princess gave off an exasperated sigh, rubbing her bruised arm gingerly.
"It's better if I explain on the way." The way the princess said the words made her sound defeated in a way, as if she had lost a battle by asking for help. They walked through the streets, candy people eagerly and naively waving as the passed. They talked little, barely speaking until they both reached the castle. A tiny peppermint wearing a butler suit greeted them, holding a cup of tea in his hands. Ironically, his name was Peppermint Butler.
"Ma'am, you need your chamomile tea and to calm down!" The tiny candy person said, running up to her.
"Like HELL I do." She hissed, finally breaking the silence. Finn blanched, appalled by the princess's language.
"Whoa, Bubblegum, you need to calm down..." He said, speedwalking to keep up with her furious stomping down the hall. There was a loud crash, and the princess squeaked, jumping.
"Glod dammit! She better not have broken anything expensive!" She yelled, causing Peppermint Butler and Finn to simultaneously jump. She slammed open the door to her lab, a string of curses pouring from her mouth. They were stopped by the smack of a book the whip of Bubblegum's head, Finn catching her.
"Ach, mein Glob!" She yelled, swooning. Finn let her go, frowning.
"Stop being so overdramatic." He said, looking inside the room. A woman was perched on one of the tabletops, crouching like she was squatting to take a poo. Her hands were in front of her, searching for another item to the, but when her gaze caught his, she stopped, frozen. She had long brown hair and tan skin, and wore tattered shorts and a ragged shirt that barely covered her boobs. Scars littered her body, more around her midsection and arms than anything. But it was the mask that she wore that caught his attention.
The mask was a bright white, broken on some places. There was a black line traced on its forehead, imitating that of a long scar. The ears rounds out to nubs on the top, broken in one area, her tangled and ripped hair spilling over to cover parts of it. She slowly took it off, causing Finn to step forward. Her face was what caused him to gasp in surprise and disbelief. He would have guessed goblin or vampire, but... Human?! But... Aren't I the only one?! Lip quivering, he took a step forward, staring into the dark array of colors that made up her eyes. The brightest color was blue, cerulean and bright, lighting the colors around it with a sort of glow. Pulling his hat off, he ignored Princess Bubblegum's disgusted gasp, sighing.
"Don't worry, I'm human too." He said, his soft and rich voice reaching the woman's ears. His bright blonde hair, weathered from years of adventuring and battering, hung past his shoulders, tumbling and curling a bit at the edges. At the top, his hair spiked, fluffy and waving.
"... I... I would know that look anywhere, Finn." The woman whispered, climbing off of the table finally.
"Two questions. How would you know me, and who told you my name?" Finn asked, raising an eyebrow. The woman stood at full heigth, eyes searching. For something, it seemed, that she finally found after an entire minute of looking at him.
"A…. A mother never forgets."
Bam! That was a total game-changer, wasn't it? So yea, I still have a lot to rewrite; as in, scrap what I don't like and go a totally different direction. Give me lots of feedback, tell me what you like and don't like, and PM me any questons! Once I get enough questions/reviews, I'll answer them here!
I could have done this without the people who have followed this story no matter what, and stuck with me! Thank you guys so much!
And there's nothing bad yet, I just put Rated M for good measure; mostly for language.
Ciaou!~