Marshall and Gumball had spent most of the night in the cell together and it was getting close to first light.

"You need to get out of here," Gumball said.

Marshall looked through the only window and just nodded.

"Ice Queen!" Gumball shouted causing her to rush to him. "It's almost sunrise Marshall Lee needs to leave."

"Has he learned any manners?" She smiled.

"I promise I won't lay a finger on him." It wasn't a lie per se there are many other ways to beat someone.

"Very well," she undid her ice magic and almost immediately he turned into his large bat form and swatted a wing at her.

"Sorry Simone, but you know I can't let him stay here," he grabbed Gumball and flew off. The Ice Queen yelled and shot more magic at them but missed, and when she tried to go after them she tripped over a penguin and lost sight of them.

"I can't believe that actually worked," Marshall said as he headed in the direction of the Candy Kingdom.

"I'm not of course the Ice Queen would trust you. You two have a strong relationship."

"You cannot talk about relationships." He was obviously still very angry with the prince. For a guy so smart he really doesn't get emotions.

Gumball was quiet. He didn't know how to make things right or even what was so wrong in the first place.

"Marshall...for what it's worth...I am truly sorry," This got Marshall's attention, "I know what I did was wrong, but I don't know why...I read books and observed couples I thought I knew what I was doing..."

"You read books and looked at couples and you thought you knew everything there was to know about romantic relationships? Did I get that right?" Marshall was both accusatory and sarcastic.

"Yes." His response was shy.

"Ok well number one, books don't do shit if you just look at the science of it because all they will say is how and why people seek out companionship or some other bs like that. You can't learn how people actually feel from reading. Number two, every relationship is perfect to the people who don't know them."

"Then how would I learn?" It was a genuine question with no hit of annoyance or anger.

Marshall decided that he might as well answer since he was that level of clueless, "If you can't feel those emotions yourself then you won't really get it. You may have an idea or even theories, but you can never be 100% sure."

"Can you help me understand more?"

"I'm still pissed at you, but fine."

"I really don't get the romantic stuff. I don't think I ever will truly but for science I want to learn all I possibly can."

"Ok for starters we can stop saying 'for science' cause that can't even explain it. Yeah, it can explain the physical stuff but not much else."

"Can you explain?"

"Romantic love is like when you have a best friend and you love them and want to spend time together but taken a lot further. You want them to be happy and will do anything for them for the most part, but with a romantic partner you want all those things but sometimes your judgment can get clouded."

"Why would your judgment get clouded?"

"You know the saying, 'people do crazy things when they're in love,' it is extremely true. It's not always a bad thing, sometimes that just means getting a little out of your comfort zone to try and impress them, or go really far out of your way to get something for them. Other times sadly it can be taken to extremes where people think they are in love and think the way to keep the love is through abuse or manipulation."

"How can you tell if the person your with is good or not?"

"Unfortunately most people see nothing but the good at the beginning of a relationship. When the true colors start to show they either don't notice or if they know the red flags get out as quick as they can."

"I know this is all very important information, but I am still confused."

Marshall sighed in annoyance, "Ok let's try this. Define love."

"It's when oxytocin is released in the brain causing a sense of comfort and peace."

"That is a very good science definition, but ask me."

Gumball was confused, but nevertheless still asked, "Uhm ok what is love?"

As much as Marshall could sing, 'baby don't hurt me,' he had way too many emotions going through him to do it.

"It's indescribable how many emotions are attached to it."

Gumball tilted his head waiting for him to continue.

"The pure bliss when they are happy and the horrific dread when they aren't, are tied into love. It's seeing their small quirks and finding them adorable. Seeing them at their lowest lows and still want to be there for them. No one can put a singular definition on love because everyone feels and expresses it differently. Even if Fionna asked me to leave forever and never talk to her again I would."

Now he was very confused, "But that goes against what you feel!"

"I know. It's because I care more for her happiness than mine. I hate that she's dating you. It makes me sick to my stomach, but she's happy at the moment and I don't want her to be sad, but know that I know the truth, you and her are going to break up ASAP or I will break you."

"Give me until the end of the week. I will think of something."

"You have two days." He said as he chucked Gumball into his room through an open window.