Marshall looked up at cave ceiling, and asked, "so, why do you smell so strongly of blood? Didn't want to mention it before, but it's kind of intoxicating for me." Simone looked down at her shoulder. The wound was wrapped in a hand towel, which was covered by her shirt. "Right, I... umm... stabbed myself." Marshall shook her arm off him, and looked over at her with confusion and worry, "what?!" Simone spoke again, "well... I-I was crazy as the Ice Queen, but during the transition... I lost it. I wanted to stay being the Ice Queen so badly, but my memory wouldn't really let me. I didn't know why, but I started to remember things. I remembered you. It was such a painful struggle. I'm not quite sure if it was the very crown itself, or me that fought the change, but I suppose it doesn't really matter." She paused.

"Every new piece of my past locking into place was pain for me. I wanted to silence those aches in my head. Somehow quiet the voices..." Marshall looked at her, and asked, "whose voices?" Simone paused, "your voice... my parents' voices... I wanted them all to stop. I sought protection in directing my mind towards the guy I was with, Finn is his name. Something I thought was connected to strictly the Ice Queen, but the more I thought of him, the more I realized I had finally quenched the desires of the madness, and showed disinterest in it's potential. It was no doubt him that triggered the memories from the start. In desperate attempts to flee that which was overcoming me. I ended up stabbing myself, clawing through my skin, and... singing. After a while I discovered a part of me that actually wanted to be free. I reached for the tiara, but the heavy pull of the Ice Queen brought my claws down, gashing through my head on their way." She parted her hair, and showed him the scars.

"Eventually I saw the labyrinth I had been trapped in for so long, now unclouded. I saw freedom, and stretching the limits of my willpower I escaped..." They just sat there for a minute before Marshall spoke, "heavy stuff."

A young Marshall was walking down the ruins of an empty street holding on to his "mother's" hand, and the teddy bear she gave him. She looked at Marshall. Simone understood at the most basic level what he was, what needed to survive. Part of her wanted to flee from the child, but for some reason she couldn't bring herself to. She really cared for him, even after he almost killed her! Marshal broke the silence with a whisper, "my feet are tired." Simone happily pulled the kid over her shoulders, and they both giggled. As ridiculous as it seemed Simone's plan was set. She would stay with this kid until he got hungry again, and probably die when he attacked her. The thought of it frightened her, but the thought of Marshall being along frightened her more.

Marshall shivered, and lied his head on his hers, "I'm scared" he plainly. The boy started to tear up. She lifted him off her shoulders, and set him gently on the road. She kneeled on the ground so she could look at him face to face. She said lovingly, "It's going to be ok! I'm feeling great!" It didn't seem to calm him down. He placed his hand over his stomach. She sighed. Simone glanced over at the building across the street. She hadn't noticed it until now, but the sign leading to the parking lot mentioned that it was a hospital. Simone spoke to herself, "hospitals have blood right?" She turned to Marshall and said in a silly voice, "how would you like some blood?" Marshall giggled.

They walked inside the building. The lights on the ceiling of the reception room were flickering, and most of the furniture was flipped over. Simone whispered, "must have been one crazy party." They both laughed, but were interrupted by him clenching his stomach in pain. When he opened his mouth his fangs seemed bigger than ever, he softly mumbled, "oww..." She clenched her teeth as she watched him. She quietly spoke, "umm... I want you to stay right here, and wait for me ok?" He groaned, "o-ok." She walked slowly out of the room, but as soon as she left his sight she started running. She came across a sign that said, "blood bank" and sighed in relief. A loud screech came from the halls behind her.

She darted up to the door and fumbled with the handle until it opened. Which was surprising because she had expected it to be locked. She ran through the room, and found exactly what she was looking for. She grabbed a clear bag off the the floor when Marshall wandered in the room. He had a blank expression on his face. He opened his mouth to reveal strings of saliva filling his mouth. Before she could react he walked up to her, grabbed her leg, and pulled her to the ground. He leaned over her, and was about to bite her neck when she punched him hard in the face. He hissed in pain, and took a couple steps back. She shook her fist, and whispered, "damn." She quickly shoved the container above his jaw. He immediately woke up from the trance, and looked at her. She said quietly, "sorry I pushed you." He sat down, and looked down at floor sadly. Simone sat next to him and put her arm around his back, "hey, we found this place. I think we're going to be alright for a while."

Marshall asked, "...so what do you plan to do now... with your, like... life?" She paused, then replied, "well I want to visit a couple more old friends..." Marshall looked confused, "old friends? Simone, there is no one left from back then." Simone sighed, but her confident expression hadn't changed, "perhaps you're right." Marshall just let it go, but he still had more questions.

"So who is this Finn guy?" Simone's head fell into her cupped hands, and she groaned, "he's just a teenager... I basically kidnapped him... He liked me, and Ice Queen really liked him." Marshall chuckled, "Simone... you were Ice Queen." She groaned, "that's what worries me..." She was silent for a moment then said quietly, "I even slept with him a couple times..." Marshall laughed, "a-awwh, that's so wrong!"

Marshall's eyes focused on the floor, he rubbed his hand behind his neck, "I can't say I'm not guilty of something similar. I've been sleeping with Fionna..." Simone laughed, "what? That's weird..." Marshall's mouth dropped a little, "you just said..." Simone interrupted, "no, it's not the age thing. It's just... Finn is from an alternate gender-swapped universe. He is basically a male version of Fionna." They both stared blanking forward for a minute before Simone spoke quietly, "pretty awesome in bed right? The whole cute, innocent, but mega-sexy thing. Kinda c-razy." Marshall blushed. He squinted his eyes, clenched his teeth, and breathed as if to speak, but then just sighed.

She placed her arm back around his shoulder, and said, "well I want to spend more time with my little guy in the future... but I best be off." She pushed herself to her feet. Marshall stood up, and hugged her, "I'll come visit more." Simone smiled, and started walking away, "sounds great!" Marshall asked, "where are you headed?" Simone replied as she walked out of sight, "The Candy Kingdom."

NOTE: UnknownVanguard mentioned how in the actual show Marceline wasn't a vampire at that age. (She doesn't have bite marks, etc.) I'm actually aware of that and going all AU. The series broke the actual continuity from the start... Natasha Allegri confirmed that the Ice Queen has a completely different origin than the Ice King... which I'm ignoring. So... yeah.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

(P.S. Before you ask I do not think I see a Marshall, Fionna, Finn, Simone foursome in the near future, lol.)

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