Like I did in my other story, I'm switching over to first person, I find it more exciting! Here is chapter 12, feel free to R&R! XD
Marshall PoV.
I walked away from Fionna to take care of unfinished business. I didn't feel comfortable leaving her alone, and I could feel her worried eyes burning into my back as I disappeared into the fog, but Cake was with her, so she'll be fine. I slung the satchel over my shoulder and walked along the shore of the lake to find Cain sitting on a rock nearby, sharpening a stick with his carving knife, which was stained with dried blood. I stopped for a moment, took a deep breath and walked towards him, "Been a while Cain." I said indifferently, he stopped sharpening the stick and looked out in front of him not meeting my gaze, "Looking for this?" I held up the bag and he looked up, I smirked and tossed it to him, it clattered next to him, the tiara falling out "Here, sorry about earlier, but I'm afraid that I have to go-" I turned around and ran into Jack, who towered over me with his narrowed eye, "Running out on us again, eh Lee?" I turned to him and narrowed my eyes, "What do you mean…?" Cain dropped the stick and tossed his carving knife into the ground and walked towards me, "We hear that you found something," he kicked the tiara aside, "Something more valuable than a crown." A loomed over me with a wicked grin on his face, "We want the girl instead." My eyes widened and I whipped my Axe-bass out, the brothers stepped back, anger welled up in my chest, "Liked I'd give her to you! You're going to have to kill me first!" I snarled through my teeth, I felt a cold chill crawl up my spine, "And so we shall…" an icy female voice said, I turned around and felt a cold impact. Then everything when black.
Fionna PoV.
I waited for Marshall by the gondola, the mists became unusually thick and Cake had become small again and huddled close to the crook of my neck to keep warm, I leaned against the gondola beam, beginning to worry; he had been gone for 20 minutes. Curiosity and worry taking over, I left the gondola and made my way to where Marshall had left, "Fi, Marsh told you to stay put…" "I know Cake, but he's been gone too long, and I want to know where he went. I can't stand it anymore!" I said walking briskly through the fog, after a moment, I saw a figure come into view walking towards me, I stopped and sighed with relief, "Jeez, Marsh! You really had me worried there! I thought you grabbed the crown and left me." I said, but as the figure came closer, another figure about the same height came from behind the other. I gasped as they came closer; two brawny men with red shaggy hair stepped in front of me, I trembled a little at their massive height, the one with the red sideburns smirked wickedly, "He did." He said, I backed away with a look of disbelief on my face, "N-no…he wouldn't… he wouldn't do that to me…!" he raised his eyebrows with amusement, and stepped aside and motioned towards the lake, "See for yourself." He said, I looked to where he was pointed, I squinted and saw a boat with someone in it, steering it… it was Marshall Lee. My eyes widened with disbelief, my eyes beginning to sting, the man with the sideburns touched my hair, I flinched, "A fair trade; a crown, for the girl with the magic hair…" I turned around and looked at the two twins, my eyes wide with shock, "How did you-?" "How much would people pay to stay young forever?" he smirked, his brother with the eye patch brought out a sack, they were going to kidnap me, I stepped away, "N-no…please…no…!" I turned and ran, Cake jumped from my shoulder and scratched at their faces, I turned around, "Cake!" I cried, she turned her head, pinning one of them down, "Fi, run! I'll catch up with you later! Get Marcy and Gumball!" she yelled, I hesitated, and ran around a curb, my eyes blurred with tears, then my long braid got stuck on a branch from some drift wood, I stumbled backwards and tried frantically to pull it out, I kept tugging until I heard grunts of pain followed by silence. I stopped tugging, "Fionna!" a cracked female voice called out, I recognized it, I calmly pulled my hair out of the branch and walked slowly around the corner to where I was to find the twin brothers on conscious on the ground with Cake on the ground knocked out I scooped her into my arms, she woke up and curled up behind my neck and rubbing herself against me, I looked up and a hooded figure holding a club sized piece of drift wood, "Mother…?" I asked choking up a bit, she dropped the drift wood and looked up taking off her hood, her black hair had strands of gray in it, and she looked a little older, she sighed with choked up relief, "Oh my precious little girl…" she said, I ran towards her and she enveloped me in her arms, I clutched her tightly, "Are you alright? Are you hurt? They didn't hurt you did they?" "Mother I'm fine but…How did you find me?" I asked she pulled away and looked at me with worried eyes, "I was worried, so I followed you, and I saw them try to take you so I-!" she couldn't continue, she hugged me again, "C'mon let's go before they come to!" she said, she gave my arm a small tug and went ahead, I stayed behind and watched the boat that Marshall was in sail away into the fog, I felt tears well up in my eyes as he left. I thought that what we had was real…and it all turned out as…a lie? Turned to my mother who was holding a lantern in her hand, she put it down and held out her arms, I turned back to the lake and tears fell freely from my face, he was gone, I quickly turned my head away and ran into my mother's arms, "You were right mother….you were right about it all…" I sobbed, she held me close, "I know, I know, it's alright dear…come." She put her arm around me comfortingly as I cried all the way home.
Even if he didn't truly feel the same way about me…I truly did…
Love him. I had fallen in love with Marshall Lee.
And he had left me.
Marshall PoV.
I woke up to hear yells and cries of orders being given, the clacking of boots on pavement and clinking of armor, I opened my eyes shaking the throbbing head ache I had looked up to see my hands…frozen in blocks of ice on the steering wheel of a boat, with the tiara frozen to my hand, I tried to struggle free from the ice blocks, but failed, I looked up again to see myself surrounded by the royal guards, they all smirked at me, one stepped forward with a smug look on his face, "So we finally got you Lee."
Normal PoV.
Marceline, Gumball, and Monicromicorn sat and waited by the docks for Marshall and Fionna to come back, Marceline leaned her head against Gumball's shoulder and sighed with boredom, Gumball blushed, she was even prettier when she was bored, he thought, he decided it was time, though he had only known her for only two and a half days. Dawn came over the horizon, and Marcy snuggled closer to Gumball, causing him to blush more, he sighed and cleared his throat; they were alone together, perfect; "Ahem… M-Marceline?" he said a little shakily, she lifted her head off his shoulder and looked up at him with tired curious eyes, he looked at her, he couldn't believe this girl was his enemy's sister, he sighed and continued, "I-I just wanted to apologize…for before when I captured you…and I also wanted to thank you for, uh, saving my life…" she smiled at him, and playfully punched his arm, "No problem, Bubs." She said, he blushed harder at his new nickname, but kept himself together, "Well…as I was saying…thank you…and I also wanted to tell you, for some time now…um…" he cleared his throat; how was it that he, Bubba Gumball, captain of the royal guard, took on any task and completed it no matter how hard it was (aside from it being his job) he was unable to tell a girl how he felt…which happened to be a very beautiful girl, come on Bubba, you can do this! he thought to himself, he took a deep breath and looked Marceline in the eyes, "Marceline. I just wanted to tell you that I have very strong feel…" he was cut off by distant yells from the military fort entrance which was several yards away, Marceline stood up abruptly, Mo-Chro lifted his head hearing them too, "NO! You have to let me go! She's in trouble!" said a young male voice, Marcy stiffened, "Marshall?" Gumball stood up and looked to where the noise was coming from; it was indeed Marshall Lee, struggling against the guards, "FIONNA!" he yelled he struggled looking towards the other end of the lake, Marceline was about to run to her brother, "Marshall-!" but she was stopped by Gumball holding her back, "Marceline don't!" he said, she struggled against his grip, "No! He's my brother! He's all I have left! They'll kill him!" she cried still struggling, "No! Marceline; if you try saving him now, you'll be just as guilty in their eyes for the crimes he's committed!" he said still holding her firmly, she stopped struggling and started to cry, "H-he's all I have left…my baby brother…" she whimpered, he let her go and held her in her arms, "I'm sorry." She said sincerely, she pulled away, and looked towards the other side of the lake intently, "Something happened to Fionna…" she said, her eyes red, Mo-Chro stomped something in Morse code, Cake's gone too, something's wrong . he stomped, they both nodded and looked to the other side, "But first," Gumball said, "We need to get Marshall." Marceline's eyes lit up and she hugged him, causing him to blush again, so what's the plan? Mo-Chro stomped, Gumball gave a smirked that was unfamiliar to his face, "Thought you'd never ask." He said, "I think you're going to like it."
Oh mah Glob! Gumball has a devious plan to rescue Marshall from his own troops? What happens next? Read and Review to find out! XD