Mordecai, Rigby, Finn, Jake and Peppermint Butler arrived at the entrance of the Candy Kingdom. Everyone dismounted off of Jake and he shrunk to his regular size.
"Alright guys," Finn said, "here's the game plan. Rigby and…"
"M—Mordecai." Mordecai said hesitatingly.
"Mordecai, cool name! Anyway, you two will look over on that side of the Candy Kingdom for the monster. Jake and I will look on that side. If you see the monster make a really loud bell sound."
"What about me?" Peppermint Butler asked.
"You can go keep warning others about the monsters. Alright team, let's move out! LOOK OUT MONSTER CAUSE WE'RE COMIN' TO GET YA!"
Finn and Jake dashed off into the Candy Kingdom.
"Rigby! This is so bad!" Mordecai said, shaking Rigby back and forth by the shoulders.
"Why? You scaaaaaaaaared of the monster?!" Rigby teased.
"Rigby there is no monster!" Mordecai shouted, "Didn't you here that butler guy's description of the monster? Pink, big head, well dressed? Pops fell in here just like us!"
"It's gotta be a coincidence, I did not see or hear Pops when we fell into the portal."
"Oh really?" Mordecai turned Rigby around and pointed forward, "Then why is Pops over there licking a candy cane?!"
Rigby looked in the pointed direction and saw Pops holding a giant candy cane with both hands and licking it joyfully.
"Oh crap." Rigby said with widened eyes.
"Help! Help! Monster! Heeeeeeeeelp!" The candy cane pleaded.
Mordecai and Rigby ran and each grabbed one of Pops arms and dragged him away behind one of the candy houses.
"Pops stop!" Mordecai demanded.
Pops proceeded to bite Mordecai's arm causing him to retract it.
"Owe!" Mordecai shouted, rubbing his arm, "Why did you do that?!"
"Oh I'm sorry!" Pops said, "I thought you were made out of candy like the rest of the people in my fantasy!"
"Fantasy?" Rigby asked.
"You know, a dream! The best one I ever had to boot too! So much candy to eat and it's all for me!" Pops emitted a joyful laugh while clapping his hands.
"Pops this isn't a dream!" Mordecai said.
"Yeah! The people of this place think you're a monster for eating them and want you dead!" Rigby added.
"Really?" Pops asked.
Mordecai and Rigby each pinched one of Pop's arms.
"Ouch!" He cried out, rubbing both his arms, "I felt that… which means this really isn't a dream! Then… where are we?"
"We're in another dimension." Mordecai said. "That old man we were chasing in the cart is from here. We were chasing him because he kidnapped our friends in that block of ice he was riding and we came here after him to save them. That old man may also be our only way out of here."
"Okay… but what are we going to do about the candy folk around here hating me? I would have never have done it if I knew they were real!" Pop's began to whimper.
"I don't know" Mordecai said. "But don't worry, we wont let them do anything to you. I think we should just try to sneak you out of here."
"What about Finn and Jake?" Rigby asked.
"After we get Pops out we'll come back here and explain the situation so we don't cause a panic with Pops around. Follow my lead."
Mordecai, Rigby and Pops got out behind the building and headed for the Candy Kingdom exit, going around buildings and allies to try to remain unnoticed.
"DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG!" A voice yelled out.
Mordecai, Rigby and Pops turned around to see Finn charging towards them.
"You're dead monster." Finn said, reaching into his back back from behind him and pulling out his sword.
He charged for the monster, held up his sword and started a swung downwards towards Pops, but Mordecai intervened and stopped the swing with his sword.
"Finn! Wait!" Mordecai said. "This is just a misunderstanding."
"What misunderstanding?" Finn lowered his sword to his side.
"This is Pops. He's our friend who is… slightly nutty in the head." Rigby said.
"He followed us here by accident and thought this place was a dream so he started licking and eating everything." Mordecai corrected.
"Ahhh, I see, dang." Finn said, putting his sword back into his back pack.
Jake ran towards Finn's side, "I heard the signal! Did you give this monster a pounding yet?"
"It's cool Jake." Finn said. "It was a false alarm. Apparently these guys are friends with the so called monster."
"Well that's a shame. I was really looking forward to giving a monster a butt whoopin'."
"Well we better get Pops the funk out of here before an angry mob is formed!" Rigby suggested.
"Too late." Jake said, pointing in a direction away from the others.
A group of candy people with touches, and pitch forks were standing a few feet from them. One of them commanded the group to charge and they proceeded to chase the party. The five ran for the Candy Kingdom exit, but it was blocked by another mob. They then ran inside the Candy Castle and shut the doors behind them. They locked the doors, and the mob started to pound against them.
"Man," Rigby said, catching his breath. "When this is all over I'm never going to eat candy again!"
"Same here Rigby!" Pops said, "It never occurred to me that candy were people too. I'm so sorry!"
"Sorry for what?" A voice said from afar.
The five looked in the direction of the voice to see Princess Bubblegum approaching them.
"Uhh you're highness," Mordecai said hesitatingly, "you see—"
"I am the monster everyone has been screaming about." Pops interrupted. "It is my fault that everyone is causing a panic. I thought this was just a dream I was having, but then it occurred to me that this is all real. I just hope you can find it inside your sweet, sweet heart to forgive me."
"Of course I forgive you!" The princess said.
"How can you forgive him so quickly? He ate your people!" Rigby asked.
Mordecai shoved Rigby's side with his elbow.
"Too often people have visited the Candy Kingdom and mistook the candy people for beings that could be eaten. On the top of that, it is easy to repair Candy People. Honestly, I thought they would be used to it by now."
"Come to think of it" Finn said. "Jake didn't you say that the first time you visited this place you devoured over fifteen candy people?"
Jake laughed nervously. "I have no idea what you're talking about you little joker you!"
A window shatter was heard. Peppermint Butler flew threw the shattered window and landed on the castle floor. He got up with an angry expression on his face.
"Monster!" Peppermint Butler shouted, "Die!" He jumped on top of Pop's head and punched his head. Princess Bubble Gum grabbed him and set him down on the floor.
"Easy PB!" She said. "It's just another miss understood outsider. I'll handle this."
The princess walked towards the door and opened it to see the candy people making a riot. As soon as she stepped out the crowd went silent. She explained to them that Pops was not a monster and promised those injured will be fixed. She was able to convinced them all to forgive pops… well most of them, but those who weren't convinced were in due time.
"Thanks for saving our butts princess." Mordecai said.
"No worries boys. Just make sure your friend here controls his sweet tooth from now on."
"You have my word." Pops said.
Princess Bubble Gum walked back into the castle. The five proceeded to walk outside the Candy Kingdom.
"Glad that mess is over." Jake said.
"Heh, same here." Finn said. "Now that that's taken care of let's go save your friends!"
"I hope their still okay." Rigby said.
"I don't know." Jake said. "From what Finn and I have seen, he could be making them do some goofy stuff as we speak."
