Together Marceline, Simon, Abracadaniel and Huntress wizard entered the words, as soon as they did Simon began to stumble under the weight of Abracadaniel. "Oh sorry I just… Feel a little weak all of a sudden." Simon admitted.
"Me to." Abracadaniel nodded.
"Me as well, we are nearing the spot that negates magic." Huntress Wizard informed. "So neither of us will be able to use powers for a while."
Concerned Marceline looked at Simon. "Will you guys be okay?" she asked. "You know… Magic is kind of the thing keeping Simon alive."
"It'll be fine, just move him out as soon as magic woman arrives." Huntress wizard said. "There'll be no ill effects as long as we don't stay to long, the moment Ice King passes the forest border all the magic will return." she said as a glowing circle came into view and Huntress wizard pointed. "There! That's where we must lure Magic woman. If we can get her into that circle her magic will be negated."
And Marceline nodded as she and Simon put Abracadaniel down, Simon as well sat down as he gasped deeply for air.
Huntress wizard nodded as she walked to Simon reaching him a flute. "It's up to you now." she said.
Simon glanced at the flute then up at huntress wizard. "I don't know how to play a flute." he fully admitted.
Marceline smiled amused then summoned a guitar and handed it to Simon. "This is what you need I think." she said.
Simon swallowed as he accepted then looked up. "Urhm… I'm not sure what to do. Or how it's supposed to help." he said.
"The tune of longing, you played it ones before. I felt it." Huntress wizard informed.
"I… I did?" Simon asked. "You mean when I played with Marceline? But I… I just played whatever came to mind. I just… Felt things you know, I don't even know what things."
"You felt longing." Huntress Wizard said. "Didn't you?"
"Well I…. I felt a lot of things." Simon said. "Confusion…. Sadness… Fear….. And there's so much of it that I don't even."
At that Marceline sat down in front of Simon, she looked him in the eyes and slowly their eyes met then Marceline reached out her hands and held Simons face. "Listen to me." she asked then she took in a deep breath as she closed her eyes then looked at him again in a sad smile. "Well, erhm, you see back in time you were…. You were." she halted.
Questioning Simon looked at her, it was clear he was listening intensely wanting to her hear explanation and Marceline exhaled deeply then she glanced up again suddenly getting an idea.
"Listen, a long long time ago. Long before the land of Ooo even existed, long before candy kingdoms and magic dogs and all of that, even before the world ended. That long ago, there was a young pirate. This young pirate was a very good and kind pirate, he was young and enthusiastic, the one thing he loved more than anything else was to search out and find treasures. Then one day, he found the greatest of treasure of all. A beautiful young woman with red hair and a kind heart, immediately the young pirate fell deeply in love with this woman and her with him. She was a princess, she was his princess." she said and Simons eyes widened.
"A… Princess?" Simon questioned.
"yes." Marceline nodded. "The princess and the pirates they loved each other very much, they wanted to be together forever, to start a life together and a family. But then suddenly one day tragedy happened, the young pirate as always had been searching for treasures. But this time the treasure he found was cursed, and the treasure cursed him and turned him into a big and ferocious beast! When the princess saw the beast she didn't recognize it as her beloved pirate so she ran away in terror. She ran for a very long time and very far, calling her beloveds name but he didn't respond, how could he when he was the very beast she was running from? Then at last when the princess couldn't run anymore and had time to calm down she soon realized her mistake, she put two an two together and realized that the beast was her beloved pirate! So she ran back, she ran back as fast as she could but as she had run back the beast was gone, nowhere to be found."
Simon swallowed. "Where did he go?" he asked.
"Somewhere far away." Marceline said. "You see, though the young pirate had become a beast he still had his kind heart. He thought himself dangerous to the princess and thought it better to hide away from her, yet… The princess remained in his heart and he would start to look for her, wishing to see her just one last time! But as he looked she was gone! The pirate turned beast, he kept looking! Looking everywhere! And as he looked the world around him changed, people lived and died, new cities were build and the world changed. Over time the beast forget the face of his princess, he forgot what her voice sounded like he even forgot her name. But he never forgot the feeling of her, and so he kept looking. For decades… Centuries… a thousand years, he was all alone looking, with no answer and not one word of comfort or reassurance. but he never stopped… Not for a single day."
Simon swallowed, his eyes had turned wet. Didn't like he had even noticed it though, that is until a tear fell down his cheek and Simons eyes widened. "Oh! Sorry!" he exclaimed wiping away the tear with his sleeve he swallowed. "How… How does it end?" he asked.
"I don't know yet." Marceline admitted then took Simons hand and gently guided them towards the guitar, arranging his fingers for him. "But… I would like to find out. I hope the story has a happy ending, the middle is so awfully sad."
Simon closed his eyes as he nodded, now tears finally falling down his cheeks but he didn't wipe them away, instead he calmly started to play.
No words, no song… Just the strings, playing a very sadly and lonesome melody.
"Ice king." Abracadaniel gasped. "That's rad, I had no idea you could even play like that!"
"He's doing it… The song of longing." Huntress Wizard commented and looked up towards the sky. "Let us pray it works."
And not to far away Betty hissed as she was sending magic beams at that annoying boy and his dog who kept attacking her! That scummy princess bubblegum whom would keep her from her goal! Her Simon! How dared they?! HOW DARED THEY! SHE….. Suddenly Betty halted, she wide-eyed looked up as suddenly a strange melody entered her heart and she gasped, her heart twisting and her throat going into a knot.
"Betty?" Finn asked from the ground.
And suddenly, a tear fell from Bettys eye. She didn't know how, she just knew that she knew. "Simon…" she breathed and then she flew away completely forgetting the battle she had just been apart of merely leaving.
"HEY!" Bubblegum exclaimed. "What the glob?"
"Maybe they managed! Simon could be playing the tune of longing. Come on we have to follow her!" Finn exclaimed as he jumped on jake and just managed to grab Bubblegum to pull her up behind him and they all hurried after Betty.
Betty didn't even notice the people in her heels she was just flying in a straight line, her heart beating loudly and a sudden urge filling her entire body. She knew she had to be somewhere, she just had to! "Simon!" she exclaimed. "Simon where are you? Simon!"
Simon himself didn't even seem to be present at the moment, he was just playing that song completely unaware of his own surroundings.
The song was very simple, but also pure and in a way it was hard to listen to, on the same time it was impossible not to.
Both Abracadaniel, Marceline and Huntress wizard were listening in awe, moved by the simple melody and the pure raw emotion in it.
Then suddenly it crashed through the tree tops and down fell a certain red haired woman landing right in front of Simon.
With a shock did Simon stop and wide-eyed looked up.
For a moment Betty stood there, wide-eyed looking at Simon and wide-eyed Simon looked back at her with open mouth, they both seemed to be stunned into position, frozen. Simon gaped as he looked at her. "You…" he gasped. "You… You are. URGH!" he hissed as he crumbled together grabbing his head, hissing in pain.
And Betty gasped as she tried to run forward but stumbled then suddenly realized she was in the middle of a glowing circle. "What in the?" Betty asked.
"WE GOT HER NOOOOW!" Finn yelled as him, Jake and Princess Bubblegum came charging through the bushes and ambushed Betty pinning her to the ground.
"URGH! What are you meat heads doing?!" Betty seethed.
"Not so tough now are you magic woman?" Finn asked. "This circle here you are in, no magic! HAHA TAKE THAT!" he grinned.
"HOW DARE YOU!" Betty exclaimed but then her attention got taken by the blue man in front of her whom fell to the ground hissing and he held his head.
"SIMON!" Marceline shouted as she ran to him grabbing his shoulder making Bettys eyes widen. "Are you okay?" Marceline asked.
"My… My head." Simon hissed leaning upon Marceline for support. "I can't… It's to much… I just." and he fell over her making Marceline grab Simon allowing him to lay over her shoulder.
Bettys mouth fell open as she looked at them, Simon laying over Marceline and Marceline holding him in a protective manner. "No." Betty breathed. "How dare you?! How dare you touch my Simon!" she asked.
And Marceline turned to Betty. "What?" she asked.
"YOU TRAMP!" Betty seethed her eyes starting to glow as the earth under her started to shake.
"Erh Huntress Wizard. What's happening?" Finn asked. "She shouldn't be able to do magic inside of the circle right?" he asked.
Huntress Wizards eyes widened. "Oh no.." she said. "IT'S GOING TO BLOW!" she shouted.
"DON'T TOUCH MY SIMON!" Betty screamed as a big boom sounded sending everyone each their way and the circle smashed as Betty levitated in the air her read hair floating like tentacles her eyes shining with white light her entire body emitting this energy.
Everyone groaned as they had fallen each their direction but Betty only had eye for one.
"You!" she hissed as she pointed at Marceline. "You tramp! I'm going to kill you!"
"Lady!" Marceline exclaimed as she sat up. "If you think i'm going to go down easy you're wrong! If pounding you is whatnit is going to take to get some sense into you then fine!" she said as she stood up. "Come at me sister!" she invited.
And Betty screeched as she attacked Marceline.
Simon groaned as he was laying on the ground his head turning back and forth. "Pirate.." he muttered. "Princess… His princess… The princess… PRINCESS!" he exclaimed as he wide-eyed sat up then suddenly saw quite a sight, two women fighting a furious battle right in front of him and his eyes widened. "No… Please god no!" he asked as he stumbled up on his legs. "Sto-stop! Stop it! Please don't! NO!" he shouted trying to walk forward but stumbled.
"ICE KING!" Abracadaniel shouted as he managed to grab him. "Stop it! Those two are far out of our league! And you can't even use magic right now. You're crown is all kind of broken, remember what Marceline said. If you use your powers you'll be putting yourself in danger!"
"You don't understand!" Simon exclaimed as he tried to get himself away from Abracadaniel. "This cannot be happening! I have to stop them! PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU!" he cried, tears falling down his eyes. "STOP IT! PLEASE STOP IT!" he cried and fell to his knees. "Urgh!"
Just then Finn and Jake jumped in to taking Marcelines side, but Betty deflected all of them, she threw Finn aside and trapped Jake inside of a bubble then she turned to Marceline and smacked her towards a tree so Marceline fell together.
Betty smiled a mad grin as she floated over Marceline, in her hands a ball of energy was forming. "Now." she grinned. "You wont be able to escape this attack!"
Marceline seethed definitely, Simon though was in a panic. "No." he gasped as he got himself back up on his legs.
"GOODBYE FOREVER YOU TRAMP!" Betty howled in laughter sending the ball of energy straight for Marceline and Simon screamed.
"NOOOO!" As he ran and jumped without even thinking, a big BOOM sounded and then a flash and Betty grinned but then as the dust vanished her smile faltered for Marceline had not been hit.
A Big wall of ice had deflected the magic and behind the wall standing above Marceline was a certain blue skinned man gasping deeply for air.
"SIMON!" Marceline exclaimed.
"Simon." Betty gasped wide-eyed and Simon let down the wall again allowing Betty clear view of him as he he starred defiantly at her.
"Don't you ever." Simon hissed. "Touch Marcy!"
And Marceline gasped. "Simon! You.." she swallowed.
Betty seethed. "Simon, move out of the way!" she demanded. "You're confused! Let me finish her for you, let me help you!"
"BETTY CUT IT OUT!" Simon shouted loudly and Bettys eyes widened as well did Marceline and everyone else. "MARCELINE IS LIKE A DAUGHTER TO ME FOR PETES SAKE! SHE'S MY LITTLE GIRL! Have you gone insane?!" he asked.
Marceline gasped as she smacked her hands towards her mouth and Betty as well could only look wide-eyed at him.
"You…" Marceline gasped. "You remember me?" she asked.
"You just said my name." Betty barely even whispered.
Simon sighed deeply shaking his head. Then he reached for his pocket and pulled out a pair of familiar purple glasses putting them on his nose then he glanced up. "Betty, you have to stop this." he said. "This is wrong."
"But… Simon. I can do this, I can safe you!" Betty exclaimed. "Trust me, I can do it, it'll be wonderful! Just think of it. We can be together again."
"If this is what is needed for us to be together, I rather not." Simon stated firmly and Betty gasped, pressing her hands towards her mouth.
"How can you say that, Simon!" she asked. "It's the crown isn't it? i'll free you from its control. I can do it!"
"Even if you can free me from the control of the crown, I still wouldn't be the Simon you knew." Simon replied back. "Betty, i'm a thousand years old. For around a hundred years I walked around the wasteland, the remains of the world itself. I found Marceline, we survived on nothing, but we did what we had to do to survive. Eventually the world changed again, everything did. I lived through it all, saw it all, saw things I couldn't ever have possible imagined. I wish I could be the Simon you remember, but I can't." he said. "And you're not the Betty I remember either!" he stated. "When I was the Ice King, I actually still remembered you, I never stopped looking for you, then when you were finally there in front of me I didn't recognize you and you know why?" he asked. "Because you were much to different, just look at this. The Betty I knew wouldn't do this! She would never hurt people like this just for her own selfish goals! The Betty I knew WASN'T CRAZY!"
Gaping Betty looked at Simon, then she swallowed as a tear fell down her face, then the world around her began to crumble and she fell to her knees as she started to cry in big hysterics. Everything shaking and grumbling, trees were falling down around Betty as she sat there on the ground, in front of her did a big divide open up as the earth itself shook.
"BETTY!" Simon yelled as he reached for her, about to take a step.
"SIMON NO!" Marceline shouted grabbing his arm as she pulled him back, wide-eyed Simon turned to her. "I just found you again! Please don't go!" She cried.
"Marcy." Simon breathed then he swallowed. "I'm sorry Marcy, Betty is still very important to me, I still love her." he admitted then took off his glasses and put them in Marcelines hands. "Take care of those for me, i'll need them back in a moment." he asked as he turned around and ran into the crumbling place now obscured by falling trees and stones flying everywhere.
"Simon…" Marceline swallowed as she tried to stand up, but now it was her who fell over and couldn't walk. Then she yelled. "SIMOOOOOOOOOON!"