The group spent the day together, including Marceline, who said that she wouldn't be caught dead or undead with Princess Bubblegum's parasol. The Princess went about her royal duties, and Ann volunteered to help. Marceline appeared to be just drifting through the castle, rarely entering the same room as Princess Bubblegum. This was just as well for the Princess, as things were already awkward enough between them.

Marie was no longer in wolf form. Her appearance was similar to that of her wolf form, with her messy hair going just past her shoulders and curly bangs covering her eyes. She also had freckles sprinkled across her forehead and nose. At first, Marie followed Princess Bubblegum and Ann, sitting off to the side and watching Ann, as if she was afraid that a wind would pick Ann up and carry her away. However, after a while, it seemed that her fears had been assuaged, because she left the room to find Marceline. It wasn't long before she returned with Marceline, but someone else had joined them as well.

"Your highness, I beseech you, HELP!" Peppermint Butler shouted. Marie chased him around on all fours in the room where the Princess and Ann were trying to file documents. Marceline hovered in the doorway and smirked at the wolf pup's antics.

"STOP! HEEL!" Princess Bubblegum chased Peppermint Butler as well. He leaped into her arms, and she held him over her head, out of Marie's reach. "No! Bad girl!"

Marie stood up. "Aw, come on, Bonnibelle, we were just playing tag."

"Tag! You were trying to devour me!" Peppermint Butler protested.

The Princess sighed. "Peppermint Butler, why don't you go to the kitchen and bring Ann and me two mugs of coffee?" She set him down, and he scurried out the door. Marie started after him, but Princess Bubblegum caught her by the collar of her shirt. "As for you, young lady, as long as you are a guest in my castle, I forbid you from wreaking havoc on my staff." She released Marie and looked to Marceline. "You keep an eye on her. Understand?"

Marceline gave her a devilish grin. "You can count on me, Princess."

Throughout the course of that day, Marie chased at least a dozen different candy people, including Cinnamon Bun, Mr. Cupcake, and Peppermint Butler again. Marceline was true to her word, so she did watch Marie attack random citizens and yelled words of encouragement.

After a short time of relatively no trouble, just when the Princess thought that she might actually finish her work today, Marceline poked her head through the door. "Um, Princess? You might want to come see this."

Princess Bubblegum and Ann ran through the castle after Marceline as she led them to Marie. The Princess panted and faced Ann. "Is Marie always like this? Shouldn't she be calmer now that she isn't in wolf form?"

Ann shook her head. "She might just be excited. It's not every day that we're surrounded by this much sugar. Still, she's acting like she's hopped up on something."

Marceline slowed down a bit. She flipped midair so she could face them. She looked guiltily at Princess Bubblegum. "About that… would a caramel latte be enough to get Marie 'hopped up'?"

The Princess stopped in her tracks. Ann rammed into her from behind. She glared at Marceline, her hands clenched at her sides. "You…GAVE COFFEE TO A WEREWOLF!"

Marceline rubbed her neck. "I might've slipped her one at breakfast. We didn't get any sleep last night, Bonnie. She almost fell asleep into her eggs."

This time, Princess Bubblegum charged down the hall while Marceline and Ann followed. "I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW IRRESPONSIBLE YOU ARE!"

Marceline yelled back, "AT LEAST I'M LETTING HER HAVE A GOOD TIME, NOT SCREAMING AT HER AND MAKING HER FEEL MISERABLE FOR HAVING A LITTLE FUN!"

Ann panted, "Guys, slow down!"

They arrived at the front door of the Candy Castle. Marceline stayed in the shaded safety of the foyer where she could see everyone. Ann gasped. Marie was running circles around Lady Rainicorn. Lady shouted some unmentionable language in Korean and tried to zap Marie with her horn. Marie howled with laughter and dodged every blast, delighted by the now multicolored grass.

Apparently, Ann had seen enough. She marched into the field and stood before Lady. "Please, stop! My friend is just a little confused. She doesn't mean any harm."

Princess Bubblegum was surprised when Lady stopped and flew up to Ann. "She must recognize her from last night," she thought, smiling slightly.

Ann smiled too. "Go back to your stable. I'll calm her down. Sorry if she caused you any trouble."

Lady followed Ann's request. Meanwhile, Marie was still running circles like her head was cut off. Ann stood in her path. Marie hesitated like she was going to stop, but she stumbled and knocked both she and Ann off their feet.

Ann glared up at Marie. "How could you do this? You could've gotten seriously hurt! I am so tweaked at you right now!" She gave Marie a hard smack to the head. Marie whimpered and looked down at Ann with large, watery, puppy dog eyes.

The Princess was shocked. "I can't believe she actually hit her," she thought, bewildered. Granted, Marie had been out of control all day to the point that Princess Bubblegum herself was tempted to spank her. Still, it wasn't exactly her fault. Marceline was the one that gave her caffeine. "Besides," she continued in her mind, "she didn't cause any real harm. Sure, she aggravated Lady and scared Ann, but she was just playing. She didn't mean to hurt anyone."

Ann huffed and squirmed under Marie's weight. "Now, get off me, you crazy mutt."

Marie didn't move. "Come on, Annie, don't be mad. I'm sorry."

Ann growled and folded her arms across her chest. "Yeah. Whatever."

Marie looked down sadly at Ann, and then her face lit up as if she had gotten an idea. She wiggled her fingers against Ann's neck. Ann appeared to have a spasm before she shoved Marie's hands away.

"Hey, stop it!" Marie grinned and tickled her again. Soon it broke out into an all-out tickle fight, right in the middle of the field. It wasn't long before Ann got Marie on her back, smiling wickedly as her tickles made Marie howl ecstatically.

The Princess smiled as she watched the children play. The way in which they had argued and made up reminded her of herself and Marceline as kids. In fact, she almost swore that she could think of a time where something exactly like this had occurred. Her smile fell. "But things are different now," she thought sadly. "We are different now."

She suddenly sensed someone behind her. She turned and saw Marceline, also watching Ann and Marie play. She looked down at Princess Bubblegum with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. "Boop," she uttered, and she gently poked the Princess in the side.

Princess Bubblegum jumped and grabbed Marceline's hand, perhaps holding it a little longer than necessary before letting go. "Hey, quit it," Princess Bubblegum muttered, but she couldn't hide her small smile and the growing blush on her cheeks. "Maybe we aren't a lost cause yet."