Disclaimer" I don't own AT, if I did Finn would have been more than just some kid looking for love.

Chapter 15: New Beginnings

Finn POV

They were back all right and like before it looked endless. I just don't understand where they are all coming from. Yet there was no time to think about that as they started attacking the gates again.

"Will your soldiers be here soon Flame Princess?"

"Yes, but we will need to stall for a bit of time before Cinnamon Bun returns with them."

That worried me. Yet all we could do was stall and hope for the best. "Open the gates and fight for our Kingdom," I yelled. We all charged out and engaged in battle with the enemy.

As we clashed with The Goo Monsters we all hoped that the reinforcements would be here soon. Until then we would have to fight to the best of our ability in order to stall for time. Quickly I summoned my grass sword and did an upward slash splitting a Goo Monster in two as it came towards me. I kept at it for as long as possible with one Goo Monster after another constantly cutting them apart with my many different sword moves. I then saw some go towards Flame Princess and rushed over to help her.

Before I could get there she had already chopped the ones who were after her all up or burned them to the ground with the flame powers she had left. She was definitely able to take herself. I then looked to see if anyone needed help and saw that Simon and Betty were fighting as an unstoppable duo. Their freeze and shatter tactic was working well. I then saw even Abracadaniel and Braco were holding their own against the enemy. Looking around I could see that everyone was fighting with high spirits. We were all fighting for our homes after all. We were fighting to protect the lives that we had built and our freedom. Yet despite all that I knew that if our allies didn't arrive in time, we wouldn't live to see what could come after. I then fought back with my people adding my complete strength and spirit to this. This was my home to and I would not let everything that we had worked for be destroyed.

We fought back hard against the enemy and for a split second we had even managed to push them back. I thought that maybe we could finish this right now without the need to waste the lives of The Fire Kingdoms people, but then that little flame of hope was just as quickly snuffed out. The Goo Monsters once again showed us that they had evolved beyond anything that we thought they were capable of. One by one they started to come together, while we could only watch in horror at what they were doing. They kept adding their mass to each other all to form giant versions of themselves. These new giant forms were horrifying and showed even new abilities besides the basic foot stomping and fist smashing. Out of the holes that were always pouring there green goop was nothing before. But now it was being released in such a huge continues quantity that it was almost like a flood of acid coming right towards us. We instantly ran from it while those who were either to slow or paralyzed in fear were struck by it. I watched expecting it to just devour them like always, yet instead of just killing them; it also turned them into even more Goo Monsters. Their basic goo attack had evolved as well.

"We're done for," cried one of my soldiers. "We can't hope to win against something like this," cried another. "We have to this place before it's too late," said a third.

Just as I was about to agree them I saw a huge object hit one of the giant Goo Monsters right across the face and even explode on contact. It was then then that I looked behind me see that our reinforcements had finally arrived, only to be amazed that it wasn't just the Fire Kingdom. There were other kingdoms as well that came. The Slime Kingdom with their tanks and weapons that I remember from that time that Slime Princesses Sister tried to take over the Slime Kingdom. The Nightopshere with their own giant monsters who went toe to toe with the giant Goo Monsters. The Water Kingdom who were using their natural water abilities to wash away the acid and thus prevent it from reaching us. And many other kingdoms as well who brought along their own unique ways of fighting the Goo Monsters.

"Hey Finny were we late," in came flying Marceline.

"Just what are you all doing?" I asked.

"There all here to help Finn," said Cinnamon Bun. They realize that it's time they helped you defend your Kingdom after all the times you helped to defend us. Everyone's here to show you that we want to help you and thank you for all that you have done for us. So will you accept our aid Finn?"

While this was a lot to take in. I knew I couldn't turn down something like this in my hour of need. Looking around I saw that they were indeed all helping to defend my Kingdom and risking their own lives to do it. Putting aside my hatred and past experiences with all of them, I decided that it was time to start fresh.

"All of your aid is welcome in defending my Kingdom," I told all the royalties around me.

"Thank you Finn," said Slime Princess. "For giving us this chance to show you that you are more to us then just some Tool to be called upon in our hour of need."

"You are a true friend who we who all care about Finn and who we want show that we can help you just as you have helped us," said Breakfast Princess.

"So let's smash these dump Goo Monsters," said Muscle Princess.

"We're yours to command great King," said Flame Princess.

"Then together we shall fight as one Kingdom rather than multiple ones," I cried out. "If these monsters destroy this Kingdom then there's no telling what they will do next. They might just attack all of the rest of the known world and we cannot let that happen. We must work together to end this threat here so that it doesn't spread to any other Kingdom," I said for everyone to hear.

At once everyone brought out a cheer and began chanting my name.

"Finn, Finn, Finn," they all cried out.

"For our homes and people," I screamed.

With that we all charged out to join our forces in fighting The Goo Monster horde. We worked together as one strong unstoppable sword that would instantly cut off the head of the beast in front of us. Together The Goo monsters began to fall at a rapid rate and with little casualties on our side. As more and more Goo Monsters fell to our combined might, they unleashed one last desperate attack aimed at ending us. The all started to unleash every ounce of goo that they had inside of them with the intent of killing us with a rain of acid. Luckily they had underestimated us, we were able to defend ourselves against it by having our elementals use their natural powers to counter by raising the earth as shields and using the wind to redirect the acid to a harmless area. After that the rest of the Goo Monsters died since they no longer had the goo inside them that needed to sustain their lives.

As I looked around at the aftermath of the battle I felt true happiness at the fact that we had successfully defended the Kingdom. While I was still a bit shocked by this sudden surge of help, I was pleased that they came to show that they consider me more than just a tool. I felt like we had all come to a type of understanding with one another thanks to this.

It was then that I heard a voice calling me. I looked around to try and find the voice but couldn't tell where it was coming from.

"Finn, I'm over here. Between the destroyed buildings, I need to talk to you in private."

Finally seeing where the voice was coming from, I saw that it belonged to Cinnamon Bun. I walked over to him wondering what was so important that it had to be said in secrecy.

"What is it Cinnamon Bun?"

"Finn have you noticed anything strange about the Goo Monsters?"

"Other than the constantly new abilities and intelligence they keep showing, I wouldn't say there's anything else that seems to stand out."

"Yes that is all strange that they gained all these new things so fast, but have you noticed that almost all them look exactly the same. I noticed after I looked over their dead bodies to see if I could find any clues to their rapid evolution. I have a theory that there's more to this then we are seeing. That this isn't just the Goo Monsters, but someone else is behind all this."

Looking at the dead bodies of the remaining Goo Monsters I saw what he meant. They did all look alike, down to every single thing from the shape of their bodies, faces, hands, the size of the holes on their bodies, you name it.

"It's like they were all..."

"Cloned," he finished for me.

"You can't be serious," I said in disbelief.

"Yes I am. This explains how there were always so many of them whenever they attacked your Kingdom Finn. Not once did they ever attack any other place, so how else could they keep replenishing their numbers."

"They're not smart enough to do cloning or even use the machine should they have one," I said as an itching realization came to my mind.

"No, they're not. I highly doubt they know how to do something like this. But we both know someone who is."

"Princess Bubblegum," I said in realization. "You're saying she's been behind all this."

"Yes Finn. It would also explain how they kept evolving so fast. Something like this is not beyond her capabilities; the only thing I wonder is why she would do this."

"I don't think I can believe this Cinnamon Bun. PB is one for many things, but this is just something else entirely. Besides what could she possibly accomplish from attacking my Kingdom."

"I don't know Finn, but I intend to find out."

"Wait a minute Cinnamon Bun. If she is behind this, then why did she lend some her banana guards to come and help us?"

"Yes she did Finn, but why isn't she here like all the other royalties. Also the banana guards she gave us are only the bare minimum and in the end make no real difference had they not been here. This is just too suspicious Finn and I think she gave us these banana guards to try and keep up appearances. I know you have always seen her as a kind ruler, but it's time you realize that she has a serious dark side as well. She's devious and in the end, is always looking out for herself before anyone else."

"I do know she has a dark side, but to this extent and for what purpose is another thing."

"I know this is hard to take in, but for now I need to find out if my suspicions are true. If she behind this for some reason, then we must know why."

Giving him a skeptical look I wondered if he had gone crazy. Then again he did have a point to all this and it seemed better if I let this play out.

"Ok Cinnamon Bun, I see what you're saying. Just tell me, do you intend to tell anyone else about this. Because you know that no one except Flame Princess is going to believe you."

"Not yet Finn, not until I have actual proof. I know how good she is at hiding her most darkest secrets or passing them off as something harmless. Now it's my turn to ask a question. If she is behind this, what will you do Finn?"

"I don't Cinnamon Bun, but I can tell you it won't be pretty. I don't want this to turn into something bigger than it already is, so I hope that what you think doesn't turn out to be true."

"Neither do I, but if she is, I can't allow her to keep getting away with these dark actions of hers."

As I watched him leave, I knew that what he said had a good chance of being true. Just what the reasoning behind all this was another thing. If she is responsible for all this, what could Princess Bubblegum hope to achieve from all this I wondered. What excuse could she have come up with to justify her actions?

"Please be wrong. I don't want things to get any worse. I just want to spend my time with Flame Princess. I don't want to spend any more of my time having to deal with defending my Kingdom from outside threats," I thought.

"I just want a happy ending for once," I screamed.

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