Throughout the night, Wallow kept having the same reoccurring dream. Sometimes Wallow would scream in fright from them other times he would be able to hold it in. Then morning came…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Wallow said while sitting up right.
"Wow wallow," Chris said, "That is the fifth time you've screamed tonight. Did you keep having that dream?"
"Yeah… I wish it would just stop." Wallow said.
"Well it's morning, so you can be in peace for now."
"Yeah… 'for now'." Danny said frustratingly, "Ugh, I didn't know it was possible for someone to wail that loudly."
Finn, Jake and Beth came down from the upstairs bed room. Jake was holding ¾ of an ice cream waffle.
"Man," Finn said, "who kept screaming while we were sleeping?"
"Yeah I would like to know that myself." Jake said.
"Sorry that kept you awake buddy." Finn said.
"No worries. I stayed up all night eating ice cream waffles. I just can't get enough of them."
"I think you should lay off them. You're starting to get a little tubby."
"I can quit any time I want too!"
"Anywho… what are you talking about?"
"Didn't you here Wallow screaming?" Chris said.
"I didn't hear a thing. I slept like a baby last night."
"My sleeping bag is the softest ever!" Finn said.
"Well I appreciate you giving it to me so I can sleep."
"No worries!"
Chris stared at Finn angrily for a moment.
"Yeeeeeah," Chris said "Anywho, Wallow kept having this dream and it freaked him out."
"What happened in this dream Wallow?" Chris said.
"Well," Wallow began, "I was in a field, in my fancy tux, and then a bunch of weird things happened, like Chris having long hair, Jake being super big, and Beth was in a pink dress. What really freaked me out, was that there was this creature coming towards me and before I saw it, a wave of fire came towards me and toasted me! The last thing I saw was some sort of mystical owl in the sky."
"An owl?!" Finn and Jake said.
"Yeah, what's the big deal?" Wallow asked.
"'What's the big deal,'" Jake mimicked, "he says. Finn explain to this fool what he just saw."
"Alright." Finn said. "What you saw Wallow… was a Croak Dream."
"A Croak Dream?" Wallow said.
"Is his dream toad related?" Danny asked.
"No. In the land of Ooo resides an owl called the Cosmic Owl. I don't know much about his purpose, but seeing the Cosmic Owl signifies how you will… die."
Everyone gasped.
"You mean I'm going to die?! No!" Wallow said.
"Calm down!" Chris said whole holding onto both his arms. "We won't let you die. Knowing the dream will help us keep you safe."
"I wouldn't do that." Jake said.
"Jake!" Finn whispered.
"It's impossible to escape your fate Wallow. The Cosmic Owl will make sure of it. Which is why I didn't run from what I thought was my time to go, and when I see my time to go, I'm going to go…"
Jake looked at Jake.
"…Regardless of what anyone says."
"Well I'm sorry Jake." Chris said. "I believe that if density wanted us to see our fate, then it cannot be entirely impossible. Wallow is a part of this team, and our friend… my friend… and you would have to be daft to think that I'm going to sit here knowing he is going to die."
"Fine, suit yourself. I would like to see someone try to do it anyway." Jake said.
"I would too!" Finn said enthusiastically. "If we pull this off, it will show you that chasing your Croak Dream isn't the only way to go!"
"Don't worry Wallow," Beth said, "We're here for you."
"Same here bro." Danny said. "Nothing is going to burn my friend crispier than those waffles."
Jake took a bite out of his ice cream waffle.
"I gotta ask though," Danny said, "what was Finn and I doing in your dream."
"I didn't see Finn, but you were just lying on the ground with an arrow though your chest."
Danny screamed softly.
"It was probably nothing." Jake said. "It's not your Croak Dream."
"Yeah, I guess…" Danny said.
"Dang, a Cosmic Owl." Wallow said. "Must be one scary bird to show people their demise."
"Glad the random pigeon from my dream was friendlier."
"Pigeon?" Finn asked. "What did it look like?"
"It was green, and had a long feather on its head."
Jake gasped.
"I thought it was just a myth!" Jake said.
"It appears it's true." Finn said.
"What myth?" Chris said.
"There are tales spoken of another type of animal you see in your dreams called the Chrono Pigeon. If you see it in your dreams, what happen in the dream will happen in the future."
"That's so cool!" Danny said.
"What was your dream Beth?" Wallow asked.
"Well," Beth said. "I had a dream where this guy with blond hair kissed me."
"Oh really?" Chris said timidly."
"Yeah, his hair was long, way longer than yours. I think it touched the floor."
"Oh…" Chris said.
"Well isn't that sweet." Finn said. "Anywho, all kissing predictions aside, we should scout the area of any fire breathers so we can neutralize it. Danny and Beth you come with me, the rest of you guys watch over Wallow. FAITH… WE SHALL DEFEAT YOU!"
"WOOHOO!" Beth said while fist pumping.
"Yeah! Imma make some more waffles for the watch!" Jake said.
"YEAH!" Danny said. "Lets go!"
"Oh, wait a sec." Finn said. "Gotta change ma hat. It's getting a little stinky."
Finn griped his hat and pulled it off his head. Out flowed his long blond hair that slowly touched the floor. Chris looked in awe which slowly developed into a frustrated look. Finn went into the bathroom and placed the hat in a bin full of dirty laundry.
"Pew!" Finn said while covering his nose with both hands. "I gotta remember to wash the gunk of these clothes when this is over!"
Finn walked out of the bathroom.
"Yo, Jake." Finn said. "Toss me a hat."
"One hat coming up!"
Jake flung a hat at Finn's direction, but it stopped in front of Jake and slowly floated down to the floor.
"…Or down." Jake said.
He picked up the hat and stretched his arm towards Finn to give him the hat.
"Haha, thanks Jake."
He gathered his hair into a bundle on his head and put on his hat.
"Alright team lets head out!" Finn said, " What time is it?!"
"Time to save the day!" Beth said.
"And to kick butt too!" Danny said.
"Wrong answer." Finn said with a angry look on his face.
"Uhhh…" Danny and Beth said in confusion.
Jake then whispered something to both of them in their ear.
"Oh!" Danny and Beth said. "ADVENTURE TIME!"
"That's what I like to hear!" Finn said enthusiastically "Let's move out!"
Finn, Danny and Beth headed outside. They began to transverse the land for any sign of a creature that breaths fire. They came across a hill that was covered in lave, on top rests a large, red beast with large fangs, horns and wings.
"Hmm… I wonder if that's the creature from Wallow's dream." Finn said.
"Looks like our best bet." Beth said.
"Let's kill it." Danny said, raising a sword with its blade shaped like a dog.
"Woah Danny." Finn said while lowering Danny's sword. "I don't kill things unless I have a good reason too. It's just how I roll. I rather reason with him, but I don't know how to get up this hill without being toasted."
"Not a problem" Beth said.
Beth and Danny pressed their chest and a robotic suit began to cover both of them.
"These suits will keep us protected from the fire." Beth said.
"Mathematical!" Finn said. "See if you can reason with the beast, I'm going to head back to the tree house."
Finn dashed off. Danny and Beth began climbing the hill. The beastfixed its focus towards Danny and Beth. It had a stern look, but it slowly turned into a happy one.
"Hello there humans!" The beast said in a tone that was almost child like.
"Hey there… uhh… scary guy." Danny said.
"My name is Firop. Nice too meet you two! It's been a while I've hung out with anyone since I'm so scary."
"Aw… how sad…" Beth said.
"Well its fine, anyway, what brings you up here?" Firop asked.
"Well," Danny said, "this is going to sound strange, but our friend had this kind of dream where he could see his own death."
"You mean a Croak Dream? Oh man, I feel your friend's pain."
"What do you mean?" Beth asked.
"A few weeks ago, I had a Croak Dream too. I was captured by one of the guardians of the Candy Kingdom. The guardian sentenced me to death and that was the end of the dream. I don't know why though. I'm one of the really rare scary creatures of Ooo that would never hurt anyone!"
"Well, I'm sure it won't come true, just like how we're trying to prevent our friend's Croak Dream coming true." Beth said.
"What is your friend's Croak dream?" Firop asked.
"His death involved some creature breathing fire at him and burning him to a crisp." Danny said.
"Oh dear, and you think it's going to be me?" Firop asked.
"We did at first, but it can't be, you're so friendly and sweet." Beth said with a smile on her face.
"Thanks! I'm glad that there is a low chance that I would be the cause of your friends death."
"Same here." Danny said. "Come on Beth, let's go."
"Wait!" Firop said. "I know you're in a hurry, but I haven't hanged out with anyone in a long time, and most of the other beasts I know are scary and aggressive, I was wondering if we could just sit around and talk about stuff, maybe over a picnic or something?"
"Well I do feel a little hungry." Danny said.
"Yeah, same here, a picnic sounds nice!" Beth said. "Let me go grab some food from the tree house and I'll meet you guys at the bottom of the hill."
Beth dashed to the tree house. When she entered, Wallow, Chris, Finn, and Jake were playing a game of cards at the kitchen table.
"Hey Finn," Beth said "mind if I borrow some of your food? The beast wants to have a picnic."
"Yeah, sure, whatever." Finn said without looking away from his cards. "Hmmm… Got any… nines?"
"Go fish." Wallow said.
"Arg!" Finn sad frustratingly while picking up a card from the deck.
Beth shrugged and grabbed some food from the fridge and put it in a basket. She walked back to where Firop and Danny were. She took out a blanket and laid it on the ground. She set up food, drinks, salt and pepper shakers, condiments and a flower in a vase on the blanket. Firop and Danny sat down and began to eat.
"So," Firop said while taking a bite out of a sandwich. "Where are you two from?"
"We come from a galaxy far, far away." Beth said.
"Eh, I've seen farther." Danny said.
"Wow, you come from up there? Must be very big."
"You have no idea, Firop." Beth said. "Hey Danny can you pass me the pepper?"
"Coming right up!" Danny said.
Danny picked up the salt, got up, and took a step forward, but he stepped on the ketchup and slipped. Danny let go of the pepper and it flew towards Beth's direction. The ketchup was pressed so hard it spewed ketchup at Beth's face. She waved her arms and knocked the pepper away from her. The pepper ended up going head first into Firops nostril. Firop began making odd faces until it was clear he was going to let out a sneeze. Danny looked up and he could see fire forming in his mouth.
"Look out!" Danny shouted.
Danny got up and lunged at Beth, pushing her and himself out of the way. The second they were out of the way, Firop sneezed and breathed fire that completely burned the picnic. Beth whipped her face from the ketchup. Danny and Beth saw Firop sneezing like crazy, burning random things in his sight. Danny and Beth ducked to protect themselves from the random fire breath. Disoriented, he flew up into the air and took off still sneezing and breathing fire.
"Well…" Danny said. "Funny how things work out like that."
"It would be funny if it didn't mean what I think it means." Beth said.
"We better go back and warn the others." Danny said.
Danny and Beth rushed towards the tree house to warn the others of the beast.