BLOOD LUST

Chapter 6

"Marshall… Marshall wake up." Gumball poked at Marshall Lee's cheek as he lay there in bed in the Candy Hospital. Marshall grumbled and turned in his sleep.

"Beat it… Gumwad…" Gumball frowned.

"That's not very polite." Gumball poked his cheek even harder and faster, "Wake up this instant, Marshall! I mean it!" Marshall smacked his hand away causing Gumball to jump back and yelp. Marshall sat up and rubbed his eyes as he looked around the room.

"Why the glob am I here?" Marshall asked lazily.

"Marshall do you not remember what happened last night?"

"Last night…?"

"Yes, you were with Fionna, now she is missing."

Marshall looked over to Prince Gumball as if he was nuts, but then all memories of last night began to hit him all at once. "Fionna!"

Marshall lee sprang from the bed and charged towards the window.

"Marshall wait!" Gumball cried out to him but Marshall ignored him. He whipped open the curtains only to quickly jump away from the window. "AAAGH! Shit!" Daylight shined through the window and burned the vampires pale skin. The burned vampire snapped his head towards Gumball, who was still standing beside the hospital bed.

"How long have I been out?"

"Marshall Lee please if you could just—"

"I need to borrow a hat, or an umbrella or something!"

"Hey! Wait!"

Marshall Lee abruptly walked into Gumball's room with the Prince close behind him.

"Marshall please! Calm down! I need you to please just tell me what in the zap is going on!"

Marshall Lee grunted and opened PG's closet doors and raided through all of his clothes, throwing the clothes behind him as he searched. The clothes scattered around PG and fell on top of his head. PG grabbed a piece of clothing from his head and tightened his fists as he held it, he then balled up the shirt he held and threw it as hard as he could into the back of Marshall's head.

Of course it didn't hurt him, but it was enough to get his attention.

Marshall turned around to face PG with an angry expression on his face, for a second Gumball was intimidated but quickly maintained his posture.

"N-now you listen here Marshall. I have never seen you act like this before and to be frank it really is making me concerned for Fionna's well-being."

Marshall's expression didn't change as he began to walk slowly towards the Prince. Gumball took a step back and continued talking;

"A-and if she's in trouble, then I have a right to know! I don't want her to get hurt from one of your silly mistakes!"

Gumball soon found himself backed up against the wall and sweat began to form on his forehead.

"M-marshall, don't do anything irrational please… I… I just want to help!"

Gumball quickly held his hands in front of his face to protect himself, but didn't feel Marshall hit him, infact, Marshall surprisingly hugged him! PG didn't move. It was as if his brain was slowly processing what was happening. He felt Marshall let out a small sigh against his neck causing him to shiver. The two just stood there, Prince Gumball was wide-eyed in shock, confused on what to do next. Slowly PG lifted up his arms and carefully wrapped them around Marshall. PG looked to the side awkwardly.

"This is so gay..." Marshall whispered as he released PG from his hug, he wiped the tears forming in the corners of his eyes and looked up into Prince Gumball's eyes sternly, "I need help, Bubba."

The two sat down and Marshall explained to Gumball the events that have been happening these past few days, Gumball nodded as he listened to the full story.

"Well," Gumball began, "I understand what's happening now… But why is this Morgan doing this in the first place, Marshall?"

Marshall flinched and turned his head.

"Does that… Really matter?"

"Absolutely."

Marshall sighed and brushed his fingers through his hair.

"Morgan… Is the whole reason why I never want to become King of the Night-o-Sphere. I will never forgive myself for what I have done to him."

Marshall inhaled slowly and continued the story,

"A hundred years ago, The Night-o-Sphere had a neighboring kingdom called Asteria. It belonged to the frost vampires and we never got along. We were constantly at war with them. One day, Morgan and I met each other between the borders of Asteria and the Night-o-Sphere. And we just got along… "

Marshall's eyes squinted as if he was remembering all the fun moments he had ever had with Morgan.

"We always met up on the border, we would laugh, talk, and write songs together. He sometimes would bring his guitar and I would bring my bass and we would just jam out for hours. We both didn't agree with the wars going on, and I told him when I became King that I would put and end to it all."

Marshall smiled sadly,

"He really believed in me."

Marshall's smile then disappeared and he clenched his fists,

"Then one day my mother found out, she told me that I would never become King unless I brought down Asteria."

Marshall squeezed his eyes shut, trying to block all the bad memories out.

"… So then you destroyed it all." Gumball finished.

Marshall snapped his eyes back open and looked up at Gumball desperately,

"Yes! But it wasn't my fault, my mother threw that amulet around my neck and I completely spazzed out! I couldn't control myself!"

Marshall leaned back in his chair,

"And ever since then, I rejected the crown and ran away from it all."

There was a long silence before PG cleared his throat,

"Well Marshall it seems as if Morgan believes you destroyed his home intentionally. You just have to convince him that it was your mothers fault and not yours."

"But what if that doesn't work? I can't fight him, he's too strong."

Prince Gumball smiled sweetly,

"Don't worry, I got your back."

Dooooooone~ Actually it's been done for a while now. We just really never had the time to post the chapter ^^; gomenasai.

Chapter 7 is already being written as we speak. Again, sorry sorry sorry for the long-ass wait. Holy moly.

-Boo and Emiko