Wizard city had fallen, slowly everything had been sucked out, slowly but surely, only one time had Huntress Wizard seen anything like it, that was when Bella Noche ha appeared, now though it was even worse as it was one of their own, stealing the magic, life itself away from this world.
Huntress Wizard had to find help, none magical help and there was only one person who came to mind. Finn.
And thusly Huntress wizard ran across the fields, as fast as she could towards the candy kingdom where she knew Princess Bubblegum had a way to always reach Finn no matter where he was.
"NOT SO FAST!" Sounded the voice of magical woman from above. "You're an abomination, you should never have existed in the first place, let me erase you!"
"You don't want my power you dofus." Huntress Wizard replied. "The more power you get, the more sadness you will experience." she said as she rolled around and sat up, sending lightning at the red haired wizard. "That is the curse of all wizards!"
Magic woman hissed as she deflected the magic. "Because none of you dum dums knew how to do it right, I will though! I know what to do."
"You think you are the first to think that lady?" Huntress wizard asked. "The first person whom thought he or she could find happiness through the power of wizards? Give me a break, you really are ignorant."
"SHUT IT!" Magic woman yelled.
And Magic woman hissed annoyed sending out more magic though huntress wizard dodged again. "When will enough even be enough?" Huntress wizard asked. "How far will you go to achieve your goal?"
"As far as I need to." Magic woman hissed back. "And I wont let you stop me! No one is going to stop me! I will safe him."
Sadly huntress wizard looked at Magic woman. "You really have fallen to the curse."
It was quite unsettling, Finn was looking out the window of the candy castle. In the horizon the sky looked gray, way to dark to be natural, something was off. And it was not just the breaking crown.
"You alright dude?" Jake asked Finn.
"Yeah, I just got this weird feeling." Finn commented. "Something is wrong out there, I can't help thinking about… Well." he didn't say the word he didn't have to. What had happened last night with Betty was unsettling.
Finn and Jake had decided to continue taking up guard duty and was now standing in the same room that Simon occupied, Simon was just minding his own business, right now playing another game of checkers with Marceline, he was pretty easy to keep guard over. A lot easier than the Ice king.
Simon didn't object to much and was very calm and collected, he was actually pretty great company so it didn't feel to much like guard duty at all.
Simon was looking at the checkers boat then he smirked and moved a brick, which managed to make a series of jumps taking out the rest of Marcelines pieces. "I win." he stated.
Marceline grinned. "About time, we played over ten times already and this is the first time you win at all."
"Give me a break, i'm out of practise." Simon replied and they both chuckled, Finn shook his head.
Just then the door busted open and wide-eyed they all turned to it to see a certain female wizard with long hair that looked liked leafs gasping for air, her clothes were ragged and there was several brushes on her her skin.
"Huntress Wizard!" Finn exclaimed standing up.
"Finn, you're here. That's good." Huntress wizard gasped and then fell down on the ground.
Finn rushed to her side and just managed to pick her up, the rest coming over there as well.
"Huntress wizard, what's wrong?" Finn asked.
Just then Princess Bubblegum came running as well. "Finn I heard a female wizard forced herself in she… Oh." she realized looking at huntress wizard. "What are you doing here?" she asked huntress wizard.
"Wizard city… It's under siege." Huntress Wizard gasped for air. "All the wizard, they've been drained of their magic. Magic woman takes it all for herself, you have to stop her. Even if her intentions are good, these kinds of things only ever leads to despair yo."
"Magic woman?" Finn asked and then gasped, Betty! She was talking about Betty.
Bubblegums eyes widened then she ran to the window and looked outside, she pulled out a scanner and read the readings. "Something is wrong with the waves of the world, they are unstable. I have to check this." she said.
"What about the crown?" Marceline asked.
"The crown can wait, this needs to be checked now." Bubblegum stated. "Huntress wizard, what can you tell about this?" she asked.
"Magic woman, she came to wizard city." Huntress wizard explained. "She said that our world should never have existed in the first place, that she was going to change it, make it better. She doesn't care who dies and suffer as long as she achieves her goal. It's way out of control." she said. "She must be stopped, it will never be enough for her. Sadness is the price of being a wizard, the greater power the greater sadness, she will never find the happiness she seeks this way."
They all looked uncomfortable by this piece of information. "Magic woman." Simon breathed. "She's the woman whom attacked me isn't she? Was she after my power to, because i'm a wizard?"
"Ice king." Wizard huntress looked at him.
Simon blinked confused then pointed questionable at himself.
"Even for a wizard you're always so sad, maybe the saddest one of all of us. She's just as sad as you are, I doubt she can be talked to, but if anyone can." huntress wizard breathed. "If there's a song of longing she might listen to, maybe it's yours."
"I don't know, I don't know what she wants from me." Simon frowned confused. "I don't even know what's going on!"
Marceline put a hand on Simons shoulder. "Easy old man, take it easy."
"I have to go examine some things in my lab." Bubblegum said. "Finn, you take care of huntress wizard. Marceline you take care of Simon, i'll come back as soon as I can." she stated.
Finn nodded and helped Huntress wizard up. "Come on, you need to go see doctor princess!" he stated.
"Hehe, you could bring her some bedside flowers!" Jake suggested.
"Jake no, this is not the time for this." Finn rolled his eyes. "Beside it was only a one time thing, we are just friends now."
"Exactly." Huntress wizard nodded and followed Finn out.
Marceline helped Simon to his chair and let him sit down. "How's your head?" she asked.
"Not good." Simon admitted. "It really hurts. Saddest of all wizards?" he then asked looking up. "What did she mean by that? Do I have a reason to be sad?" he asked then he looked down. "I do feel sad." he then admitted. "But why?….It feels like. I lost something, something important." he glanced away.
Concerned Marceline looked at Simon then she looked up. "I got an idea, let's jam!" she stated.
"Jam? You mean music?" Simon asked. "Now? Don't we have other things to worry about?"
"Like what?" Marceline asked.
"Well." Simon started but then halted. "I don't know." he admitted.
"Great i'll go grab a few instruments i'll be right back!" Marceline grinned and floated out the door Simon blinking as he looked after her.
Betty laughed gleefully by the fleeing people down there, powerless. They were like ants to step on.
They really were ants, not one of them mattered! Only one person mattered, and it was Simon. He was all there was, he was all that mattered.
Oh those days, when it had just been Betty and Simon together. She had not always been nice to him, sometimes lectured him, not anymore she would do everything good.
She remembered ones, after they had moved together in a apartment she had walked him from a long days work only to be met by the sight of a hundred different old items clogging up their living room.
"SIMON!" Betty had yelled. "You seriously need to clean up in all your pirate booty, this is getting out of control!"
"Ah! Betty!" Simon had stuck his head out of his own work study, his hair a bit of a mess and his coat casually hanging over his shoulders. "Home already?"
Betty rolled her eyes as she walked in, only to nearly stumble over a big cat statue. Honestly!
In the beginning this had been quite manageable, Simon had his things in his own study but soon artifacts and objects had started to migrate to the living room, now they were even in their bedroom and bathroom if you could believe it. "You do realize the point is that you need to re-sell what you find after you determined its value right?" she asked her now fully qualified antiquarian boyfriend.
"What kind of pirate don't have hidden treasure?" Simon asked in a grin, but found his way over to Betty and took her hands, kissing her on the cheek. "Hey Princess!"
Betty shook her head. "I wouldn't exactly call this hidden." she commented glancing around at the big treasure trove.
"Well, I haven't found a pirate cave to store it in yet. Big caves that looks like a skull are apparently in pretty high demand, they are all sold out." Simon commented and Betty smirked amused. "And I just found this for you! It came today!" he stated as he found a box and opened it up to reveal an old hourglass.
"Oh my god you actually found it?!" Betty gaped looking at the old hour glass. "It is the real deal isn't it?" she asked looking up at Simon.
"As far as I can tell, according to the old legends this is an hourglass able to manipulate time." Simon commented. "Should make an interesting chapter in our book!" he grinned reffering to the book they were currently writing together about legends and artifacts that could manipulate space and time.
"SIMON YOU'RE THE BEST!" Betty cheered embracing his neck then let go and picked up the hourglass. "I need to study this, right now!"
"I'm glad you like it! I also found this other thing, I haven't bought it yet but." Simon started.
"Simon no! You have to clean up in this first!" Betty exclaimed gesturing at their living room.
Simon chuckled. "I'm kidding!" he assured. "Mostly." he then added more quietly in a slight blush. "Hey remember i'm going to meet with the band for practice today, so I wont be here for dinner."
"I can't believe you guys are still going at it." Betty admitted in a slight smirk. "Don't you all have full time jobs now?"
"Well, you only get to have the fun you create for yourself." Simon shrugged. "And if it wasn't for them and you I would probably be stuck with dusty dead artifacts all day." he fully admitted.
Betty smiled amused then leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "Go have fun sweety." she encouraged. "Who knows for how much longer you'll have the time to play."
Simon blinked confused. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, you said you wanted to be a dad right?" Betty asked. "I thought about it and I think maybe i'll stop taking birth control. We can begin trying if you want."
Simon gaped. "Seriously?" he asked. "I mean, are you sure you feel ready? I don't want to pressure you or anything."
Betty nodded. "Remember though no guarantees, that's not how it works!" she stated holding up a hand. "Come home soon, we can start trying tonight if you want."
"Oh god princess, I love you." Simon breathed wrapping his arms around her. "I love you so much." he stated.
Betty smiled, Simon was genuinely so happy for her suggestion. He wanted a child and Betty wanted to give it to him, so badly.
They had tried after that but hadn't succeeded just yet. Of course since Betty had just stopped on birth control immediate pregnancy was highly unlikely.
Six months after Simon had been offered a trip to Scandinavia, the day before he left he had left a certain ring in a book he asked Betty to fetch for him.
The same book they had both touched in the library and they had now purchased for their own, Betty had cried by the sight of the golden ring falling out of the book and the question on a paper slip. "Will you marry me?" she had flung herself at Simon and yelled a big "YES!"
They wanted to plan the wedding ss soon as he came home from Scandinavia in a few months time. It seemed like their happiness was secured.
Marceline looked at the blue skinned man with the guitar on his lap she had fetched for him, he had yet to even strike a chord.
"Do you remember how to do it?" Marceline asked.
Simon sighed deeply. "I'm sorry Marceline, I suppose I just don't feel it." he admitted.
"Of course you do." Marceline said. "Even if the feeling doesn't feel good, it's still a feeling worth putting into song, perhaps even more so than others." she said and then silenced… She hadn't thought about it, that had been Simons own words said to her, such a long time ago.
She remembered, the first time they had accidentally stumbled upon a guitar and Simon had lightened up by it, he had sat down and tuned the strings, then soon after John Lennons "imagine." was being song cherfully.
"WOAH!" Marceline had clapped her small hands. "That was great Simon!"
"Haha, i'm afraid my skills are nothing more than good for a campfire sing along." Simon fully admitted. "Do you want to try Marcy?" he asked.
"Me?" Marceline asked. "But I don't even know how to play!"
"I'll show you, come over here." Simon invited and happily Marceline ran up to Simon, Simon making room so she could sit on his lap leaning against his stomach and he held the guitar in front of them.
Sitting on Simons lap was always a little weird, back in time when Marceline had sat on her mommies lap or other people, their laps were warm and a good place to get warm, even sleep. Simons though was cold, his entire body emitted this weird cold so falling asleep in his embrace wasn't to advisable. But Marceline didn't mind, snuggling up to him was great regardless.
"See, to play a guitar, you simply make chords." Simon instructed. "You put your fingers here, and here." he guided Marcelines fingers to the correct place. "And then you strike." he said making Marcelines other hand glide across the strings. "You just made a G chord." he said.
"G chord." Marceline breathed.
Simon nodded. "And you move your fingers here, and now you are ready to make an A chord."
And Marceline stroke the chord and beamed happily, then she changed between the G and A and chuckled.
"Woah you're a fast learner, now you can already play songs!" Simon smiled.
"But, I only know two chords!" Marceline exclaimed.
"And for many songs, two chords is all that is needed." Simon said taking over the guitar. "Just by changing the rythm slightly, the chords can come off as different. Then just let it flow, come up with lyrics if you want." he stated and then sang. "Marceline, the toughest girl in the world is Marceline. Her bite is strong and her strenght supleme. My little girl Marceline. Or Marcy."
"Woah cool!" Marceline gaped.
"Now you try." Simon encouraged letting go.
Marceline excited grabbed the guitar then halted. "I.. don't know how." she admitted.
"Just… Let it flow, feel it and do whatever comes to mind." Simon encouraged.
"I don't feel it." Marceline muttered.
"Of course you do." Simon smiled "Even if the feeling doesn't feel good, it's still a feeling worth putting into song, perhaps even more so than others."
And Marceline smiled lightly as she stroke one of the two chords she had just learned. "Look at Hambo he is my best friend, our adventure will never end. Also there's my friend Simon, he's... erh.. Erhm."
Simon chuckled amused. "Not bad for a first try, not bad at all!" he stated and Marceline grinned.
Marceline looked fondly at the blue man sitting there, looking lost then she floated over to him and then arranged his fingers. "There's your G chord." she commented.
Simon glanced up then stroke the chord and automatically moved his fingers to an A, and he moved it back again, then finally he played as he closed his eyes.
Marceline shook her head. "Look at us old fools. looking good for our age at least we are not ghouls." she sang and but her base over her shoulder then stroke a chord as well.
"The world turns around. It switches and changes." Simon then sang. "What was yesterday? A bunch of forgotten faces."
"You're getting it Simon!" Marceline smiled, it was just like old time.
Simon smiled amused. "We've done this before haven't we?" he asked.
"Yeah." Marceline nodded. "And it always gets so emotional with you around you weirdo." she smirked as she blinked at him.
"Well, from what I understand I have some baggage." Simon replied amused.
"Huntress Wizard?" Finn asked the young wizard whom had sat up in hospital bed.
"Tunes of longing." Huntress wizard breathed. "Up there." she pointed out of the window and towards the candy castle. "That's powerful magic."
Finn turned to the window as well. "It sure is." he acknowledged. "Question just is, if it'll do us any good."