Betrayed Lies

~ Chapter 8: Taking Action ~

She had gotten her sorry ass up off from the floor an hour after he left so violently. She throw the hat across the tree house without even looking back to where it landed. She was so dozed on every event taking place, all the lies, and hard decisions that need to be made.. She wasn't going to need that bunny hat anymore...not after what she's going to do to herself.

The once half naked fourteen year old now stood there in a black fitted dress that went right above her knees. It had one strap going to her left shoulder with matching combat boots. Her long blonde hair was but up in a messy bun; her bangs were included in her up do as well. It's not that she wanted to look 'nice,' but needed to look dark for the goodbye about to be made. Her once smiley face had downgraded into a cold facial expression. She no longer showed much emotion, all her tears had seemed to disappear forever. It was like all the faith she once had had completely diminished. She was ready to carry out her duty, even if it meant losing everything she once had. She inhaled slowly and exhaled carefully.

Fionna was ready.

~;~

Marshall Lee was almost there to The Candy Kingdom. The moon was illuminating Aaa as he flew there; the stars weren't apparent in the cloudy night sky yet the crescent moon stood there in plain sight. Clouds didn't seem to cover it as badly.

He observed his natural surroundings, and realized how much the land changed in such a short period of time. The snow falling from the dark sky started to pile up on the once green grass. But he had to stay focus on his way to Prince Gumball.

The castle was in the distance, he started to go even faster. This time he knew that it was mandatory for Marshall to hover in through the window of PG's bedroom. The banana guards were too busy trying to capture snowflakes in their mouths to realize that a Vampire was sneaking through. It was just a convenience for this undead creature. He simply rolled his eyes at the two buffoons playing around in the changing weather, Marshall had better things to do then frilly throughout the falling flurries.

Before actually entering the royal bedroom window, he stared in very sly. But, the prince was just snoring away on his pink, fluffy king sized bed. Marshall thought he looked so cute, but quickly shuck that thought out from his head and floated in. He had to stop with the daydreaming about his 'boyfriend,' if that title was even going to last.

There was no time for games at this point, he needed answers about Fionna, so why not come to one of the smartest scientist in all of Aaa? Him and Fi are good friends, she had a crush on him for crying out loud. So it was likely he knew something. Like her disappearance of her that night, or why he lied to him about them 'dying' in that hole they fell in.. But then a new thought came flying in.

'What about that strange dark figure that came into view right before I went to sleep? Was that Fionna? Gumball?'

He quickly bonked that question out from his noggin, he needed to get this royal pain awake.

"Gumball," He whispered in his pink ear while shaking him gently.

The Prince just moaned and tossed and turned.

"Prince Gumball!" He whispered with a little more force but less patience.

The pink man yawned and fluttered his eyelids open. He gasped at the sight of the floating vampire in his room. He smirked as he gazed at him for a couple of seconds before clearing his throat and speaking.

"What are you doing here Mash? You know how dangerous it is for you to be here in my room at this time?" Gumball warned as he stood up in his bed.

Marshall gave him this look of disgust. "I don't care. Why did you lie to me?" Now the Vampire King was standing on his feet with his pale arms crossed across his chest.

He literally had just been woken up, his mind was a blur about what was even going on. The prince yawned again and rubbed his tired eyes; he remembered what his companion was talking about. PG then took a deep sigh and peered off from looking at the guy before him. There was silence for what felt like an eternity. Marshall grew impatient with his soon to be ex.

"Well then, I found a way out, but you were passed out." He lied with an honest expression, but it wasn't convincing for the annoyed Marshall Lee.

"That's a lie. Fionna wrote a note saying she saved me," He knew that the note was fake, but wanted to get Gumbutt caught in his web of lies before he caught over a dozen flies.

Flabbergasted, Prince Gumball gave him a dirty facial expression. "Fionna must have lied then, because I remember everything perfectly. There was this tiny compact space, it was a hole. I dragged you with me through this hole, and we stuck fresh air. I saved your life, you should be thanking me," Gumball had forgotten about that note, but recovered himself.

His stories and fibs were really starting to crawl under Marshall's skin.

Marshall's eyes turned into his flustered demon eyes and spoke with a hiss, "Fionna would never lie to me, so stop with all the shit and tell me the truth. Or Glob so help me I'll...nevermind."

The bubblegum prince seemed amused at his anger, as he gave out a harsh chuckle, "Alas, she already has. Everybody lies Marshall Lee. You lied to her about our relationship, correct?"

The teenager was now deep in thought about his sudden statement.

'Prince Gumball has a good point, but did he just say that he lies, and that all what he told me was just one big lie? Maybe this guy isn't as intelligent as first expected, or was this all one plan to screw with my mind? I don't know! One aspect he made is right...I did lie to her. And maybe she lied to me...but maybe they're hiding something..'

His thoughts were then broken as the prince spoke once more, " You can't trust her Marshall." The pink man locked right onto his eyes; Marshall's demon eyes went back to being their normal brown hue.

"Prince Gumball...we're over.." The words even stung the gray figure himself. A little shocked, the prince titled his head in confusion.

"Why? I did nothing wrong.." His voice was depressed, but all too fake. This guy was some actor, and had this cunning attitude.

That was the last straw, Marshall couldn't take it anymore, he blew up on this Gumbutt.

~;~

She was about to take hold of her sword to go on to carrying out her duty, or so that appeared. Until an unfamiliar voice echoed into her head.

"Hello there Fionna, you're running out of time," It was a man's voice, but it wasn't that ass that abused her.

Fionna wasn't startled at all, but surprised not to hear Prince Gumball's deep, evil tone.

"Who are you..? You're not that chewed up piece of crap." Her insult wasn't having any amusement toward this anonymous creature talking.

"Why, you miss him? He's busy at the moment Fionna," His voice was just as sinister as Gumbutt's.

She grunted in annoyance and anger. Her eyes rolled as she cleared her throat, "WHO ARE YOU I ASKED!" This once innocent little girl now was becoming crazy with rage. She wanted answers.

The voice laughed at her anger, "My identity is unimportant, but it is needed that you finish your quest. Failure to complete this won't end pretty."

"Kill me then.." Her words of defeat were shocking to both him and herself. She could tell that he didn't expect that from her, due to the fact it fell silent for a few minutes.

"But that's not as fun. Plus, I thought you cared about Cake and Marshall Lee..? You won't just lose your boy toy, but also your sister.." He had a way of poking her in all the wrong spots. She was a ticking time bomb.

"You're bluffing. Lies won't help you at this point. But I need answers," Fionna took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "Why do I have to do this to him? Why can't you and retard do it? I'm a hero, not a murderer.." Tears she thought that would remain unapparent, came splashing down.

The man was amused at her sobbing, he started snickering, "Oh little girl," He paused, " You think I'm 'bluffing?' Try me. And can't you see? It's better for you to do it, then you can come join us as we take over Aaa," An evil cackle escaped him lips.

Stunned, Fionna fell to her knees, but not in tears but in complete disbelieve. "Who and the hell do you think you are? Me, join you despicable, spineless, heartless, evil, son of bitches? I think not." She wiped the salt water off from her face and regained her stance on the floor with her two feet.

"HAHA, you think you have a choice? You're just too funny li-" But the voice was cut off by a familiar voice that Fionna could indeed recognize.

"What..was..that ... Marshall?" The blonde haired girl asked with a spite of joy, yet a very worried voice. She didn't know what was going on, but she had to do something.

Suddenly there was complete silence.

Fionna took that as a sign to leave. A new shock wave of determination shot through her veins. She grabbed her pink sword and dashed through the front door. She was going to try and safe everything around her. Fionna didn't want the world around her to become scorched by someone's clutches, even if it meant her not surviving.

~;~ Ten Minutes before ~;~

Marshall Lee clenched his fists and was gritting his teeth. Prince Gumball was giving a strange face. Marshall just broke it off with this guy and the he tries playing all innocent.

"You did everything.." The Vampire's voice was deep and heartless. His head was facing the royal floor; his hair covered his face.

A little shocked, but not worried, the evil prince laughed lightly. He got up from his bed and was now standing by Marshall. The gray boy could spot his pink feet, this stopped the King from looking up at all.

"I did nothing. Prove to me I did something wrong," He replied with a smart alack tone. He was so sure of himself, like he was going to talk his way out of danger. But Marshall saw through his lies.

"STOP LYING! JUST STOP IT! THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING WRONG! YOU KEEP LYING TO MY FACE!" His face lifted up with demon eyes again, but this time he was floating in rage; staring down the Prince.

But this didn't scare him, he had everything he needed. There was a little girl that was going to get rid of him one way or another. So he let this undead monster let off a little steam. Peppermint Butler was already notified about this, and he had Fionna coming this way. How you may ask? Easy. You didn't think Fionna was the only one with a tracking device, did you? But this one only had the voice module, not the bomb. They needed him alive, and one button accidentally being pushed is something they couldn't afford. They were smart, and knew what they were doing every step of the way.

"Fine, you caught me," The bubblegum teen confessed in a hypothetical manor. Playing with him was the best bet at this time, the plot was thickening quiet faster than Gumball had first intended.

Marshall Lee was stunned at the sudden proclamation. Nothing felt real. He wasn't sure if this was him being all heartfelt, or was about to screw him over. Try to at least.

"Please...stop.." He floated done, trying to calm down his temper. He again, avoided all eye contact with him, "Do you know what's wrong with Fionna? She's been acting 'different...' Another very important question sparked up inside of him, but he wanted answers to those questions first.

"Stop what exactly? And I don't. Perhaps she's just, um I don't know..annoyed with you," He smiled and laughed a little, but it slowly faded as Marshall looked up at him.

His eyes were locked onto his as he spoke, "You know 'what?' Stop pretending, it's sick and disgusting. You never loved me..did you!? You never did..I should have known. Annoyed? What the hell? I didn't do anything!" His ire returned with tears this time. They dripped down his pale, undead, cheeks. He couldn't help it anymore, this was it, those songs didn't help him in this case.

"I'm not pretending here, Fio-" But he was cut off by The Vampire King. Marshall Lee grabbed him by the throat and pressed him against the wall. Not in a tight enough grip to where he couldn't breathe completely, but to where it burned his throat if he inhaled. Prince Gumball had his pale pink hands over his, trying to pull off his fierce grip, but he was too strong.

"Look you little prick, I KNOW you wrote that note and framed her. How? No one in The Land Of Aaa can write that neat. Only a Prince could form letter like that. There's no denying it. The question is, why? Why did you lie to me about everything? I trusted you..I loved you, and you betrayed me with all these lies. I know you know there's something up with Fionna, I can see it through your eyes. Don't think I won't strangle you, I have nothing to lose," He ranted with some much emotion and anger.

"Y-ou-ll lose F-fionna," Gumball responded in a raspy voice.

His eyes were the size of saucers, he bit his lip and came inches away from the Prince's face.

"What about Fionna?" His voice was both filled with determination and concern. He didn't want anything bad happening to the love of his life. He also didn't know how it was going to end either.

"l-et me g-o," He demanded before explaining. The vampire sighed in defeat as he released his grip. "Now tell me."

"She knows about us..or what was once us. Do you really think that settle down with her alright? She loves you bro," His words were true and honest, but too bad the next statement he makes is a complete twisted lie.

"Why did you tell her that we were together? HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? She said you were an ass before, and I DEFENDED YOU! Why? BECAUSE I LOVED YOU! She was right about you. You're an ignorant little fuck," He kept lashing out in bitter anger. This wasn't the same Marshall Lee a few days ago when Fionna came into his house. No, this was an enraged Vampire wanting to murder the pink glob right before his demon eyes.

"Calm down Marshall. She was in that cave thing with us, she saw and heard us. Of course I didn't realize this until you were out cold and I heard crying. She came in a different way, and so we left the way she entered. That's where she must have went, we did go on that little search before, remember? Why she was there is unknown. She told me to leave her to her misery. So I did, with you in my arms," His explanation sounded very convincing, he saw how the guy in front him face change.

'Was this all one huge lie? It actually makes sense, but that doesn't really sound like Fionna. I have no idea what's going on anymore. How the hell was I even out cold? ...Maybe if I play along, I'll get somewhere. That's right...I'll pretend like he is...perfect,' Marshall thought. He chuckled a little at his own idea in mind.

"Ohh..that makes perfect sense Prince Gumball. Sorry for that little incident," He lied with a big grin from ear to ear. Marshall just needed him to take the bait, and he was home free.

"Oh it's quite alright, we all make mistakes. Now would you please excuse me for a minute?" Before the Vampire could answer, the royal prince headed for the bedroom door. It creaked open, but he shut it fast, as if he was scared. A puzzled facial expression crossed Marshall Lee. Instead of waiting there like a fool, he floated out the door to follow him.

There was a painting down the hall. It was a picture of the castle that they were in right now. But instead of it being all colorful and filled with vibrant pinks, yellows, oranges and every other hue Marshall despised, it was gray and black. It was a dreary piece of art, but he always liked it, it wasn't like everything else in this candy infested kingdom.

Suddenly the painting came ajar; not like a door, it just swung up as if it was a secret passage way. This is when the Vampire King realized that's where the Prince was heading in. He quickly picked up his speed of flying in the air, and dashed for the same direction of PG; he was unnoticed by him though.

He peeked his head in before entering completely; the painting was about to close, so he levitated in the high corner of the room. What lay behind the painting was flawless; it was a perfect area for a vampire. It had fresh air of not sweet candy and gum, but a misty, foggy scent; it wasn't even foggy, yet it felt like it. It had a steal interior with panels of buttons; something a scientist would use. But faintly, he saw a familiar face, it was Peppermint Butler. He wondered why he was in here, or why the two of them were even here. Prince Gumball was sitting in one of his chairs completely quiet beside the butler. After a few minutes he heard a voice; not any of their voices, but a female one. It was Fionna. Her body wasn't in sight, then he realized it was coming from one of the doohickeys from one of the shattered panels with buttons.

"Who and the hell do you think you are? Me, join you despicable, spineless, heartless, evil, son of bitches? I think not," It was Fionna's Voice.

His heart stopped; breathing became inevitable in this situation. Was this why she acted so weird? Were they controlling her? Furry overwhelmed the sneaky vampire. They were the reason everything was falling apart in his life; the reason why Fionna pushed him away. He wasn't sure how or why, but it didn't matter; he raced toward them.

"HAHA, you think you have a choice? You're just too funny li-" Spoke the Candy Kingdom servant before being tackled.

"You asses! What are you doing to Fionna?!" Marshall Lee yelled as his eyes went very cold and demon like.

The Prince pressed a button and started to pry Marshall off from his partner. The two of them didn't expect this, but PG thought of a plan. They both knew Fionna was going to come here, and it was perfect.

~;~ Present ~;~

Fionna was just about there to the Candy Kingdom. The banana guards seemed very distracted still by the snow. The white flakes kept fluttering down; it started to pile up quickly. The cold didn't affect the girl in this dress; her body was over heated by rage and concern. The moon that once was glimmering down was now covered by the clouds.

She somehow surpassed the bananas and ran straight to the castle. It was really late at night or really early in the morning, so no one was awake..except that strange voice, Prince Gumball, and of course Marshall Lee..

The determined girl bit her lip as he swung open the doors. You could hear the clacking of her boots as she made her way up the royal stairs into the room of Prince Gumball.

She gasped; her pale hand covered her gaped mouth as she stared right at Marshall. He was tied up in a chair with duct tape covering his mouth. Peppermint Butler stood there as PG gave an evil smile.

"Oh Fionna...Fionna. You know? I thought this Vampire boyfriend of yours would put up a more of a fight then this. Come on, look? He just let us tie him up," PG stated with a sinister cackle.

You could heard noises coming from Marshall, but with the restrain of the duct tape, it was almost impossible to comprehend his mumbles. He gave up after about a minute, but he gazed into Fionna's eyes'. They told her that wasn't true. She sighed as she rolled her eyes glaring at him.

"What do you want?" Her voice was steady but very cold.

The partners in crime smiled at each other then looked back at her. The butler stumbled away, but her eyes were locked onto Prince Gumball's. Marshall Lee was a little shocked at her behavior, but he saw her wounds still apparent on her complexion. He realized that the man that tied him up and threaten him to hush up or he'd kill Fionna, did that to her. But he had to remain calm, only Glob knew what this psychopath was capable of.

"You'll find out soon enough my darling."

Before any words could escape her frail lips, she was whacked with a blunt object again.

Author's Notes: Okay, so I know this chapter has been super delayed, I hope you find it in your sweet hearts to forgive me? :D

Well in my defense, I've been busy with writing other stories and reading some, also with school. Then of course with school..there's homework. But this is a longer chapter, in fact the longest one I've written so far(: (That includes all my other stories in or Fanfics) I felt really obligated to as well, since the last chapter was pretty short. It wasn't even 2,0O0 words..like c'mon? What a fail xD At least for me it was.

I'm sorry to say that this story is coming to an end..don't be sad though. I'll be writing plenty of other fanfics!

Ever heard of my other story, "The Unknown Secrets?" No? Oh my Glob! You should go check it out on my profile! (It's a Fiolee one) But if you don't want to, then you don't have to. It's not like I'm going to hate you or think less of you. I just want you guys to get more familiar with my work(;

And yes, I realize the rating as changed. I looked over my story..and the cussing, the violence..and my ending..well yea. It's better to be safe and sound.

So I hope you enjoyed chapter 8! Again, I'm sorry for the delay!

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