Family
Chapter 42 Date
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.
Crimson decided to check on the progress of Maja and Sylvester before starting his plan. He summoned Me-Mow to him and the tiny cat jumped onto his shoulder before he headed out. Crimson made his way to the Maja's room. Though the witch had failed in the ambush she had brought a few new minions to the organization. Crimson entered the room and found Maja in font of a wall that had several diagrams and several magical symbols on it. Crabbit hovered next to Maja as the Secret Society stood to the side. Crimson saw that Maja was making good progress with locating the Sleeper and left the room.
As soon as Crimson and Me-Mow were gone the Secret Society began to whisper among themselves.
"So what's the plan Laser Wizard?" Asked Bufo.
"We stick with these guys and help them out with whatever they're planning. Whatever they're planing it's big and there is probably a lot to gain from it. If things start going bad will just simply leave during a battle." Said Laser Wizard.
"I don't know about this man. I sense a lot of dark magic from that Crimson guy and I sense something far worse in this base. I think were way over our heads and it's obvious that were expendable. You saw what that scientist did to Ash, who knows what they'll do to us?" Said Forest Wizard.
"Ash was a moron and our weakest member. If we play our cards rights and show our loyalty to these guys will be greatly rewarded." Said Laser Wizard.
The other two wizards sighed and nodded.
Crimson and Me-Mow entered Sylvester's lab. The science cat had Susan, Lighting, and Hydro strapped to tables. Lighting and Hydro had cybernetic implants on their heads. The implants looked similar to Susan's cybernetic implants but they were smaller. On a nearby work table Blastronaut was being repaired.
"How goes your work?" Asked Crimson.
"Very good. Blastronaut should be fully repaired soon and I've added some cybernetic implants to Lighting and Hydro to suppress their will. They will not turn against us again during battle." Said Sylvester.
"Excellent." Said Crimson as he and Me-Mow walked off.
Crimson walked down to the monster room and opened a door, before him sitting in a chair was a large pink lizard with green eyes, it was called the Reptilian Clone. The lizard eyed it's two visitors.
"I have a special job for you. I need you to master two transformations and study a script, once you've done that you will go and kill the hero known as Finn and Phoebe the Flame Princess. I will also send you some backup to help you out." Said Crimson as he gave the lizards two pictures, two tape recordings, and a script.
The pictures were of Bubblegum in her current for and her 13 year old form, the two tape recordings had the voice of Bubblegum in her current form and her 13 year old form, and the script told the lizard what to say to Finn.
The Reptilian Clone played the recording of Bubblegum's adult voice and then turned to Crimson.
"You can count on me." Said the Reptilian Clone in a voice that sounded exactly like Bubblegum's voice.
The Reptilian Clone then began to change shape as it transformed into Princess Bubblegum and smiled. Crimson nodded with approval and walked out of the room with Me-Mow.
The masked villain then walked over to another room and opened it up. Inside was a beautiful blue skinned women with white hair, dressed in a white dress and had two beautiful white angel wings. The women was called Guardian Angel.
"How may I be of service master?" Asked Guardian Angel.
"I have a plan to kill the young hero, who escaped you in the dungeon I found you in. You are to provide back up to the monster who is going to kill him. Once he is dead you may devour his carcass." Said Crimson.
Guardian Angel let out a cold chuckle as her lovely blue skin turned grey and ugly, her face turned monstrous with rotten teeth. This was Guardian Angel's true form.
"I will gladly assist." Said Guardian Angel as she changed back to her disguised form.
Crimson nodded and headed out of the room with Me-Mow. The two of them headed towards his magic lab. Crimson pulled out a large cauldron and put a bunch of clay and other magical potions in it.
"What you doing?" Asked Me-Mow.
"Oh I'm creating something special to help make sure that hero and princess die, after all this will be a special kill and it deserves some special attention." Said Crimson as he shot lighting into the caldron.
The mass of clay rose up and began to take shape and grow, until it became a large fountain, decorated with a dozen putti angel statues carrying harps and trumpets. At the center of the fountain was a seven foot tall statue of Finn carrying a sword. Crimson snapped his fingers and the fountain shrunk to the size of a toy model. Crimson then grabbed the fountain model and walked over to a nearby shelf that had a model of a tiny village, which had more putti angel statues. Crimson placed the fountain on the village model.
"The stage is set and my actors are ready, now all we have to do is get our leading man and our leading lady on stage for the final curtain. It will a magnificent performance!" Laughed Crimson.
Me-Mow laughed along with Crimson.
At the Grasslands, Finn was getting ready to head to the Ice Kingdom and meet with Phoebe. Finn turned to Jake.
"Do I look alright man?" Asked Finn.
"Dude you look fine just relax man. Phoebe may be a princess, but she seems like a laid back girl who doesn't care about being fancy or that jazz. Just be yourself man." Said Jake.
"Alright man I off to see Phoebe and to see if she wants to hangout and take in the sights." Said Finn.
"Have fun on your date bro." Called Jake.
Finn blushed in annoyance and headed out the door. As soon as Finn was gone, Jake pulled out his cellphone and called Marceline telling her that Finn was on his way to the Ice Kingdom.
At the Ice Kingdom, Betty, Lucinda, and Marceline were helping find an outfit for Phoebe. The young princess was wearing a light orange crop top with a hood, orange-red pants and dark red shoes.
"Your looking good sis." Said Marceline.
"You think Finn would like it?" Asked Phoebe.
"He'll love it." said Marceline.
Phoebe smiled with confidence.
Outside the castle Finn was arriving. The young hero was nervous. This would be his first real date with a girl as a couple. Finn couldn't understand his nervousness. He had faced all kinds of danger without batting an eyeball, expect for that one time involving the ocean, but now he felt terrified and unsure. Finn considered heading back to the tree fort, when Simon walked out of the castle.
"Hello Finn, are you here to see Phoebe?" Said Simon.
"Hey Simon...I'm um...just passing through." Said Finn.
"You like Phoebe don't you Finn?" Said Simon with a knowing smile.
"I...do, but I'm...nervous." Said Finn looking down at the ground.
"Finn it's alright to be nervous, every young man feels nervous when they meet someone they really love. I was like that when I first met Betty." Said Simon.
"You were?" Asked Finn looking at Simon.
"I was. I wasn't more then a few years older then you, when first I asked Betty out on our first date. I remember being nervous and I considered not asking Betty out, but then I did ask her out." Said Simon.
"How did you work up the nerve?" Asked Finn.
"I calmed down a little and I mentally told myself that if I could muster up the courage for a few seconds and ask Betty out on a date everything would be alright. I was brave for twenty seconds and I managed to ask Betty on a date and she said yes." Said Simon.
"You did that by just working up twenty seconds of courage?" Asked Finn.
"I did. You see Finn twenty seconds might not seem like a long time, but amazing things can happen in that short amount of time. Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery and I promise something great will come of it. You just have to take a chance." Said Simon.
"Ok." Said Finn with a bit of confidence.
Simon leaned in close and began whispering.
"I'll let in on a little secret. Women are just about as nervous about asking guys on a date or expressing their feelings to them. They just do a little better job of not showing their nervousness."
"They are?" Asked Finn.
"They are. Now go see Phoebe, she likes you a lot and it's rude to keep a lady waiting." Said Simon.
"Alright. Thanks Simon." Said Finn as he went into the castle.
"Remember twenty seconds of courage and also just be yourself." Called Simon.
"Got it." Called Finn.
Finn entered the living room and found Betty there.
"Hey Betty I'm here to see Phoebe and see if she wants to hangout and see the sights." Said Finn.
"That sounds nice. Phoebe is with Marceline and Lucinda, she'll be down in a little bit." Said Betty.
Finn took a seat on a couch and waited. A few minutes later Phoebe came down with Marceline and Lucinda. Finn stood up and smiled at Phoebe. The princess smiled back. Finn took a deep breath and thought about what Simon told him. Finn headed towards Phoebe.
"Hey Phoebe it's good to see you. I was...wondering if you would like to hangout and see the local sights with me." Said Finn.
"I'd like that." Said Phoebe with a smile.
Finn smiled feeling braver and more confident. The young couple headed out the door. Marceline, Lucinda, and Betty watched them them head west. Jake suddenly appeared and climbed in through a window.
"They head out?" He asked.
"They're out." Said Marceline.
"Alright time to start operation Big Sibling!" Said Jake.
"What's that?" Asked Lucinda.
"We're just going to keep an eye on Finn and Phoebe and make sure nothing goes wrong." Explained Jake as he shrunk down to his extremely tiny size.
"You can join us if you want cuz." Said Marceline as she changed into her tiny bat form and Jake hopped on.
"Count me in. I'm curious to see how this goes." Said Lucinda as she changed into a white dove.
"Now you three be careful. I don't want you sneaking up on them and sending Jake to whisper crazy relationship advice in either Finn or Phoebe's ears. Let them figure out what to do and let their relationship develop on its own." Said Betty.
"Alright Betty." Said Marceline as she and the others flew off.
Simon entered the living room and watched them fly off.
"Kids." Said Simon with a smile.
Finn took Phoebe around Ooo and showed her around the local villages. The young hero then told Phoebe about some of his adventures and that impressed Phoebe. They were walking through some woods when Finn asked how Phoebe had heard of him.
"Oh Marceline told me about you, when she visited me at the Fire Kingdom." Explained Phoebe.
"Cool, so why are you living at the Ice Kingdom?" Asked Finn.
"Well...its a long story. When I was little my mom passed away after I was born, my father the Flame King was fearful of my safety, he feared someone would hurt me to get to him, so he gave me to Simon to be raised in the Ice Kingdom. Simon and Marceline kind of became my family growing up and Simon made me this special pendent to help control my powers so I wouldn't burn anything by accident. Everything was going good, until on my sixth birthday we went to a festival in the Candy Kingdom. I got separated from Marceline and encountered a tiny cat and a strange figure wearing a mask and a red cloak. They took my pendent away and threw a strange dust into my face. The next thing...I knew I was full of fear and I started...to lose control of my powers. Marceline and Simon managed to get the pendent back on me and calmed me down, luckily no one was hurt. After that incident my father was summoned to the Candy Kingdom by Princess Bubblegum. They grabbed me and put me in a giant lantern that Bubblegum had constructed, she claimed my power was to dangerous and that I shouldn't roam free. Simon and Marceline protested that it was wrong to lock me up, but Bubblegum refused to listen. My father took me away back to the Fire Kingdom, where I was kept in the throne room inside the lantern. Simon and Marceline were forbidden from the Fire Kingdom, but Marceline managed to sneak in and visit me. I was stuck in the lantern for eight years." Said Phoebe as she looked at the ground.
Finn looked at Phoebe not sure what to say. He and the princess both never knew their birth mother and we're both raised by kind people who took them in and treated them like they were their own flesh and blood. Finn wondered if the people who attacked Phoebe at the festival were Crimson and Me-Mow. Every time something really bad happened the masked villain or one of his minions were somehow involved. Then Finn thought about Bubblegum and a twitch of anger came on. The young hero used to think that Bubblegum was a kind and noble person, but what she did to Phoebe was horrible. The young princess was not responsible for the incident at the festival, she had not launched the attack, but some evil force had provoked Phoebe and caused the incident. Instead of trying to find the real culprit or listen to reason, Bubblegum had declared Phoebe a threat and had her locked up, stealing eight years of Phoebe's life away. Finn thought back to what Marceline had told him a while back about her and Bubblegum being really good friends, until Bubblegum had someone important to Marecline locked up. That person being Phoebe. The young hero could understand why Bubblegum would have an evil destructive creature like the Lich locked up, but Phoebe was an innocent person.
Finn looked at Phoebe and finally spoke.
"How did you get out of the lantern?"
"It was your brother Jake who got me out." Said Phoebe.
"Jake?" Said Finn.
"Yeah, he told me you and Bubblegum broke up and that you were depressed, so he went to find you a new princess to love. He came to the Fire Kingdom with a flame bit named Flambo to get me. Jake approached my father saying he was the Baron of the Grasslands and that you were a the Prince of the Grasslands. Jake tried to please my father and win his favor with gifts. At one point my father asked where you were and Jake made a fake you with his gut and claimed you were there. After a another failed attempt to win my father's favor, Jake made the fake you attack him and made it look like you killed him. My father thought that was impressive and said that you had won his favor. He released me and I got us out of there." Said Phoebe.
"It's amazing how far big siblings are willing to go to make sure their little siblings are safe and happy. You have Marceline and I have Jake. Though we're not blood related were all close." Said Finn.
"We are." Said Phoebe with smile.
Up in a nearby tree Jake and Marceline were sharing a tissue for the tender moment. Lucinda sat next to them as they watched Finn and Phoebe walk by.
"So what was your deal with Bubblegum?" Asked Phoebe.
"Well I'm a hero and I help protect Bubblegum and her kingdom from any threats that pop up. I kind...of had a crush on her and I thought she liked me back, but when I expressed my feelings for her, she told me she didn't like me that way and that if we did have a relationship it would be a false love. Bubblegum told me that I needed to find someone who would truly love me back. It kind of wrecked me for a while. Then I met you and I think I...understand a little bit better what love is." Said Finn.
"So you like me?" Asked Phoebe.
"I...like you a lot Phoebe." Said Finn.
"Would you say you even...love me?" Asked Phoebe with curiosity.
"I...LOVE you!" Said Finn quickly as his cheeks blushed with embarrassment.
"Well...I LOVE you to!" Blurted Phoebe quickly as her cheeks blushed with embarrassment.
The hero and the princess stared at one another and they burst out laughing. After a few seconds they regained their composure and looked at each other smiling.
"So now that we've told each other how we feel, dose that make us boyfriend and girlfriend?" Asked Phoebe.
"I think it dose." Said Finn.
"This count as our first date?" Asked Phoebe.
"I think it dose...I like it. It's simple and I like being with you." Said Finn.
"I like being with you to." Said Phoebe.
The two of them held hands and began walking together, with Marceline, Jake, and Lucinda following from above. Unbeknownst to them they were being followed by someone unexpected. A purple lumpy creature with arms floated out from behind a tree holding a cellphone. It was Lumpy Space Princess! She had been wondering through the woods, when she stumbled onto the young couple by chance. The princess knew that she had stumbled upon something big and had taken a few pictures of the couple together. She was going to send the pictures out along with a tex message. Lumpy Space Princess spoke her words aloud as she tex.
"Oh my Glob you guys! Just stumbled upon some big business in the woods! Saw Finn with some strange yellow orange girl holding hands! They are totally going out! Going to follow them until I learn new girlfriend's name and see what kind of stuff they do! Keep you all posted!"
Lumpy Space Princess finished her tex and took off after the couple. Finn and Phoebe were exiting the woods, where they came across the River of Junk. Little did the couple know two large glowing white eyes were watching them from the river.
"Oh the handsome young man is back and it looks like he brought a little friend. No matter I'll crush her and then I'll feed that little man to my Hatchlings. He won't escape this time!" Laughed the owner of the eyes.
Meanwhile miles away Crimson, Me-Mow, Guardian Angel, and the Reptilian Clone, now disguised as Bubblegum appeared in a grassy plains. Crimson pulled out the model of the village and set it down, he then zapped it with red lighting. The tiny model began to grow and expand, until it was life size. Crimson turned to Guardian Angel and Reptilian Clone.
"The stage has been set and you know your roles. By the end of today we will have a dead hero and a dead princess. And soon after that we will have a wonderful war." Laughed Crimson.
To be continued.
