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Marceline and PB found the Ice King and are now trying to help him remember the things that were long lost in his mind.
S: "Hunson!"
HA: "What Simon?!" Hunson Abadeer said, trying to focus on his work…
S: "Are you gonna get that or do you want me to?!"
Simon Petrikov was referring to the sound of a baby crying. It was Marceline. Hunson and Simon were in the demon lord's home in the Nightosphere.
HA: "Of course I'll get it, Simon. What kind of dad do you think I am?"
Hunson Abadeer loved his daughter more than anything. Even more than his work but that never seemed apparent.
What a tragedy…
The demon lord ran over to his daughter and began to cradle her in his arms to comfort her.
HA:" There, there my dear. Nothing will ever hurt you." He said as sincere as possible.
S: "Your daughter is soo beautiful, Simon. I envy you." Simon said in a playful voice.
HA: "I know, man. You'll have one yourself one day…"
Simon didn't say anything. His mind was thinking about someone that he used to know in his past; someone that he used to love dearly. His mind was shrouded in confusion and sadness but he always ignored it so that he wouldn't end up insane…
…At least not insane too quickly…
HA: "I hate to ask you Simon but can you-"
S: "-of course my friend."
Hunson often asked his good friend to hold his child when work became unbearable. The ruler of the Nightosphere demanded a lot of attention but Hunson tried his best to give as much of his time to his family as possible.
Hunson quickly phased away and worked on whatever needed to be worked on. The bombs of the Great Mushroom War had dropped a few years ago and there was still a lot that was going on.
About five minutes of awkwardly holding his friends child, (regardless of holding her hundreds of times before) Simon began to attempt to "bond" with her. He didn't have any parent skills so everything was a learning experience with her.
The soon-to-be vampire queen was crying her eyes out. As a little baby, she didn't have any self-control or any sort of real personality.
S: "C'mon now… don't cry little Marcy. Mr. Simon's got you."
This happened a lot. Hunson had to leave and work in the Nightosphere or do some other very important errand and he left his daughter with his good friend.
Maja: "Simon! Where did Hunson Go?!" Maja said as she stormed into the room, obviously angry.
S: "H-he just went to go work on something important… I'm sure he'll be back soon-"
Maja: "UGH!" She was angry because this happened all the time. Hunson seemed to always be working and hardly even had time to talk to anyone.
Maja walked over to Simon and gently took Marceline out of his arms then left the room to vent her frustration elsewhere. She was taking little Marcy to her room so that the demon baby could take a nap. She came up to Marceline's crib and just cradled her in her arms.
Maja: "Oh Marcy… what are we going to do? Your father is never around anymore and it's killing me… I'm trying my best to raise you but it's hard without your father…" She said to little Marceline as her eyes began to tear up.
She knew that her daughter would never remember any of this because she was too young but she just wanted someone to talk to.
Maja was torn from the sadness that she was feeling. It was never ending heartache and the only person who could fix it was always gone. She loved Hunson to death and she would do anything for him but he just doesn't seem to care anymore. It's been years since she had more than 10 minutes to talk to and be with Hunson.
She was convinced. She lost him.
Maja: "Why is this happening, Hunson? Why did you change? I love you soo much…" She was talking to herself at this point.
Maja: "Well, at least I still have you, Marceline." She said, forcing a smile as she laid Marcy down in her crib.
Maja walked out of the room and did what she did on a regular basis when Marcy was asleep. She just stood on the balcony that had a view of all of the chaos in the Nightosphere and just sat there for hours. Maja was horribly depressed and felt completely neglected by her husband. She just wanted things to go back to how they were, before the war.
She was on the balcony for about an hour, just staring off into the abyss, when she heard someone in the house. It sounded like they were looking for something.
Maja: "Hello?" She said as she started to walk towards the sounds. She wasn't afraid by any means; she had no reason to be. No one would ever dare try to steal from their house.
HA: "Oh hey, honey." He said as he stopped what he was doing for a second and went back to searching.
Maja: "Do you… need me to help with anything?" She was asking because she honestly wanted to help, and she wanted to at least exchange more than two words with her husband.
HA: "No, I got it. Just lookin' for something." He said, sounding apathetic. He looked like he's had a long day at work so far.
Maja: "Are you sure? Look… I want to help Hunson… we haven't talked in-" She was trying to speak her mind.
HA: "No it's ok, I got it dear."
It's not that Hunson didn't want Maja's help; he just wanted to do everything and not have to burden her with something that's his responsibility, no matter what task. He loved her and wanted to make sure that she never had to worry about anything in her life, he would gladly do everything for her.
HA: "Hey uh, Simon?!"
S: "What's up?" He said as he was already walking in the doorway.
HA: "Do you know where I left the fire-proof camera? There was a pretty bad accident over by the fire pits and I need to document it."
S:" Hmmm… did you check the nightstand in your room? I think I saw it in there."
HA: "Ah ha! I think I saw it in there too." He said as he got up to get his camera.
Maja just walked out of the room to be alone again. She felt slightly betrayed because Hunson said that he didn't need help then turned around and asked Simon for help only seconds later. She didn't understand it and it was taking its toll on her heart. She could hardly take much more of this.
Maja: "He says that things are going to be different all the time and nothing ever changes… maybe he just doesn't love me anymore. He even forgot that it's our anniversary today…" she thought to herself.
Maja has been looking for ways to talk to Hunson for years. She's tried to go to work with him but she's immediately shut down. She's tried to schedule things but Hunson's schedule was always full. She tried everything, but nothing ever worked.
Maja: "I think it's time… It's time that he learned a lesson…" Maja was thinking irrationally to find a way to alleviate her pain. She didn't notice how selfish she was being at the time.
Back to Hunson
Hunson Abadeer walked into his bedroom to see that his side of the bed was made, signifying that he hasn't slept in his bed for a while. He came up to his nightstand and saw a family photo in a cute little frame. He lifted up the picture to get a better look.
It was a picture of Marceline taking her first steps. Hunson and Maja looked incredibly happy in the photo. It was the happiest couple in the world with their pride and joy with them. They both love their daughter with all their heart as any god parent should. They would die for her if it meant that she could live her life without pain or sadness.
HA: "Glob, I love you soo much, Maja; my beautiful wife." He said after staring at the picture for a few more seconds then set it down.
He then opened the drawer to the nightstand and took the camera out. Hunson got the camera so he could take pictures of the day's events. It was going to be a day to remember. It was exactly where Simon said it was. His memory was always soo accurate and dependable.
HA: "This year is going to be different. This anniversary will fix us Maja. I promise." He said to himself.
Hunson has been planning their anniversary for months. It's been years since the bombs dropped so he's had more time to work on this. In fact, he's been running around all day working on it and making sure that everything was perfect. Even Simon was in the loop. He's even been working on cleaning up his work schedule so now he's going to have more time for his family. He's tried to do that over the past few years but there was just too much work to be done.
*Buzz* *Buzz*
Hunson's phone was vibrating because one of his buddies, who was also catering the party, was calling.
HA: "Hey man what's up? -And everything's ready? -Yeah, of course. We'll be there in about 20 minutes."
HA: "Let's go fix a marriage." He said as he walked out of his room to find Maja.
Back to Maja
Maja: "I have to do it… I just can't take it anymore. If he doesn't love me then why am I still here?" She was becoming more and more irrational by the minute.
Maja started to cry. She felt like she was with her back against a wall and she had no other options. This was the only way. She was starting to get angry and that anger gave her the strength to do what had to be done. She let her mind fester for too long and now she's gone over the edge this time.
Her mind was made up.
Maja turned to see Hunson walk into the room after finding the camera.
HA: "Hey honey, do you wanna go with me and Simon to-"
Maja: "YOU!" She said as she walked up to Hunson and slapped him across the face.
Hunson just looked at her in shock. He didn't know what could have caused her to do that.
Maja: "I've had it with your neglect! I haven't been able to talk to you in years and you don't even care! I don't even hear you say that you love me anymore!" She was crying her eyes out and was hysterical with anger and sadness at this point. This was something that she's been mentally preparing herself to say for weeks.
HA: "No Maja, I-"
Maja: "NO! Don't say a word. I loved you Hunson, and you didn't love me back."
Maja: "Well, I'm done! …I'm done…" She said as she walked out of the room. She saw Simon standing right outside the door, shocked at what he just heard.
S: "Is everything alright, Maja?"
Maja: "And you!" She screamed, taking out some of her blind frustration-fueled anger out on Simon.
She didn't give him a chance to say anything else, she just casted a spell on Simon without thinking because of her anger.
She hit Simon with a cerebral deterioration spell. She didn't specifically mean to do it, it just sort of happened. The spell works just like the crown does except that his mind would be more vulnerable to the crown's influence. This spell didn't seem to do much now, but it would end up being his downfall later on.
Simon's vision began to blur as the spell's effects started to warp his mind and he fell unconscious.
HA: "Maja…" He didn't have anything else to say… he was crushed. He had all of these amazing plans to fix everything and Maja just left before she could see any of it.
All of the mistakes that Hunson has made up until this point were all gathered up and thrown in his face at one time. It ruined him.
The memory of Maja hitting Simon with that spell returned The Ice King's mind back to the present. When the Ice King came to, he sat up with a blank look on his face. He looked very confused.
M: "Simon? Are you ok?"
IK: "S-Simon? I'm… The Ice King…" He said, sounding more confused because the name "Simon" sounded extremely familiar but he couldn't explain why.
Marceline felt let down because Bubblegum's technology didn't seem to work. At least not yet.
IK: "I have to go check something…" The Ice King said as he got up and walked back into "The Past Room".
