Family
Chapter 85 Making an Entrance
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.
A few days after, Martin's little gambling spree and escape from Castle Lemongrab, a bunch of posters of Martin had been put up around the kingdom telling anyone who saw them that Martin was a scammer, a cheater, and a enemy Castle Lemongrab. Yes Castle Lemongrab was full of criminals, but they had standers and rules and Martin had broken several of those rules and angered King and the other higher ups. There was talk amongst the forces of Castle Lemongrab about a reward for Martin's capture, but several of the criminals and gang members, were torn between their love of money and their desire to remain out of the jails of other kingdoms. At Castle Lemongrab they were safe and some what protected, but in other kingdoms they wanted for various crimes and there was the chance that several of the criminals would try to steal and end up breaking the law, which would lead to them being arrested and thrown into jail. However that didn't stop a few of the criminals from setting out looking for Martin. Two of the criminals that went out looking happened to be Tiffany and Penny. The two young criminals had been members of King's original gang of bandits, but after King got his kingdom the two thieves had had very little to do and all the other criminals didn't take them seriously, but if they captured Martin they would be greatly rewarded and respected. Penny and Tiffany set out looking for Martin.
Martin meanwhile was looking for people to help him with a special plan. The human had a clever plan to introduce himself to his son and earn his trust and respect. Martin learned that his son was a hero, who liked to help people, so Martin figured if Finn saw him being a hero and saving people then he would instantly get on his good side. Now all Martin needed to do was find something heroic to do, but after thinking it through a little Martin realized that there was to much risk of failure if he tried to pull off some real heroics. What Martin needed to do was find some low ranked bad guys and pay them to attack a village and then lose to him in combat making him look like a big hero. So far Martin had very little luck in locating anyone who would do the job. The human was currently walking through a grassy field, when he heard someone shout at him.
"How dare you trespass in my domain pig! You will die slowly as me and my followers roast you over an open fire and then dine on your flesh and bathe in your blood!"
Martin looked around, but didn't see anyone.
"Down here!"
Martin looked down and saw one of the cutes creatures he had ever seen. It was a creature called the Cute King. The Cute King had a silhouette that resembled a mushroom, his head was covered with a pink colored mushroom helmet, with arms that had three fingers, attached to it and a tiny yellow crown on the top; the head was in the middle, and below it there was his tiny body which has horizontal colored stripes in light blue, light yellow and pale red. The tiny king also had a tiny spear in his hand as he tried to look fierce. Martin just looked at Cute King and laughed.
"Well aren't you a fierce beast!" Laughed Martin.
"Yeah go ahead and laugh pal, you won't be laughing, when my army shows up to annihilate you! I am Cute King and I'm the most feared evil in all of Ooo and you shall fear me!" Declared Cute King before he pulled out a strange horn and blew it.
Martin watched as a few hundred creatures like Cute King sprung from a bunch of tall grass armed with mushrooms and flowers. It was a race called the Cuties! The tiny army roared as they charged at Martin. The human looked at the oncoming army not sure what to do. Should be run or fight them? In reality Martin didn't have to do a thing. As the Cuties charged forward some of them clumsily swung their weapons and took down their comrades, a few tripped over some grass and fell to pieces, and one Cutie exploded for no reason taking a few of his comrades out in the process. By then only a few Cuties had reached Martin and they then fell to the ground breathing hard.
"NO my men!" Screamed Cute King.
"Well that was the strangest and funniest army charge I've ever seen. You guys didn't even attack me!" Laughed Martin.
"This isn't over!" Roared Cute King as he ran towards his down soldiers and managed to get some of them to stand up.
Martin watched as forty Cuties gathered together to form a larger Cutie with arms and legs made out of other Cuties. Cute King's body stuck out of a blowhole onto of the Cutie that severed as the main body.
"Behold the might of Super Cutie as he grinds your bones into dust!" Roared Cute King.
The Super Cutie was only a foot tall and it just barely came up to Martin's knee. Martin watched as the Super Cutie marched forward and began to punch his leg with it's fist. The human barely felt the punches. After a few seconds Martin got annoyed and pushed the Super Cutie down with his knee. The Super Cutie crashed to the ground and fell apart. Martin then began to walk away.
"Yeah that was fun and all, but you guys really should find a new line of work."
"Get...back here! We aren't finished with you!" Screamed Cute King as he stumbled to his feet and tried to chase the human, but all he did was trip and crash to the ground moaning.
Martin continued on into some woods, when he heard some bushes rustling and heard some voices.
"Quite he'll hear us!" Whispered a female voice.
"I know what I'm doing!" Snarled a male voice.
Martin doubled back and snuck up behind the bush, where he saw Tiffany and Penny crouched behind it. The two young thieves didn't notice that Martin had snuck up behind them, until he coughed getting their attention. Tiffany and Penny spun around and shouted in surprise as they saw Martin.
"Told you he hard us!" Growled Penny as she pulled out a dagger.
"Who cares! Let's just get him!" Shouted Tiffany as he pulled out a dagger.
Tiffany leaped at Martin and charged, but Martin just sidestepped the young thief and tripped him. Penny leaped at Martin and he threw a bag of coins at her, hitting her in the head and knocking her to the ground. The two thieves quickly got up and circled Martin before they both let out a mad cry and charged at him. Martin just stepped out of the way at the last second and the two thieves crashed into one another and fell to the ground dropping their weapons. Martin picked up the daggers and looked down at Tiffany and Penny with annoyance. The thieves smiled up at Martin with nervous smiles.
"Alright you two tell me why you were after me?" Demanded Martin.
"There's a reward for your capture at Castle Lemongrab for your capture." Said Penny.
"We thought we could capture you and get the reward and some respect." Said Tiffany.
Martin studied Tiffany and Penny for a few seconds and then a plan began to form in his head.
"Why don't you two come work for me. I need the help of a couple of locals and I promise you if you work for me you'll be greatly rewarded." Said Martin.
"You don't look rich." Said Tiffany.
"Oh, but I'm related to someone, who is famous and probably quit rich. I'm Finn the Human's father." Said Martin.
Penny and Tiffany gasped at this news. Then Penny spoke.
"Ok will help you, but exactly what do you need use to do?"
"Well you two would be my secret partners and assistants. Right now I'm looking for a few villains to pay to have a fake fight with and make a first good impression on Finn and gain his trust." Explained Martin.
"Oh we know where to find some villains and criminals." Said Tiffany.
And so the three of them set out to locate some villains. The first person they meet and tried to recruit was Donny the Grass Ogre, but he was to annoying. The next person they thought about was the Spiky Person Sharon and her Gut Grinder disguise, but there was the chance she might accidentally blab about her involvement with Martin to the wrong kind of people. Martin, Tiffany and Penny went on searching, until they reached some tall grass fields and met Grassy Wizard. The three travelers saw that Grassy Wizard was a capable wizard, who was happy to help as long as he got paid. The group then headed towards the Candy Kingdom and on the way there they ended up encountering Tree Witch, Stag, Swamp Giant, and Squirrel. The Gang of foxes and Why-wolves were on vacation. Martin asked Tree Witch and her group if they would care to join in on the fake battle. Tree Witch first refused, but Martin said he would pay her and she agreed. The group then planned out their fake battle and Martin bought himself a sword, a cool black helmet, and some sunglasses. It was time to make an impression.
At the Candy Kingdom, Bubblegum and Braco were having coffee at a local dinner, while Finn and Phoebe were taking a stroll through the streets, when suddenly the alarm on a nearby bakery went off. Finn and Phoebe drew their swords and went to see what was going on. In front of the bakery stood Swamp Giant, Stag, and Squirrel carrying bags of money. The heroes were fixing to attack the robbers, when a voice from above got their attention.
"Halt there evil doers!"
Everybody turned to see a man wearing red boots, a green military style jacked, a black helmet and sunglasses standing on a nearby roof with a sword strapped to his waist. The man was if course Martin. Martin leaped from the roof and confronted the robbers.
"That money dose not belong to you!"
Squirrel dropped his bags of loot and charged at Martin, but the human simply kicked the tiny robber in the chest and knocked him to the ground. Swamp Giant and Stag charged at Martin next. Swamp Giant threw a punch at Martin, but he ducked underneath it and punched the big robber in the stomach knocking the breath out of him. Stag came up from behind Martin and grabbed him. Martin struggled with Stag as Swamp Giant recovered and threw a punch at him. The human managed to duck at the last second and the punch hit Stag instead and freed Martin. Stag fell to the ground as Martin delivered an uppercut to Swamp Giant's chin and knocked him onto his back.
"Don't mess with justice!" Declared Martin proudly.
There was a flash of green light and Grassy Wizard and Tree Witch appeared on the scene.
"Foolish hero, how dare you mess with our minions and ruin our robbery! You will taste our wraith!" Declared Grassy Wizard as he summoned a six armed monster called a Gras Bear.
The Grass Bear roared as it charged at Martin. Martin took out his sword and sliced downwards cutting the monster in half. The crowd cheered in approval and Finn stared at the mysterious man in wonder.
"You haven't seen the last of us!" Shouted Tree Witch as she, Grassy Wizard, and the other robbers vanished in a flash of light.
Martin waved and bowed to the crowd as he searched it, until his eyes landed on Finn and he saw the bear hat he wore. The human made his way though the crowd and reached Finn.
"It's...you. I recognize you and that bear hat of yours anywhere." Said Martin pretending to be shocked to see the boy.
"Who are you?" Asked Finn curiously.
Martin took off his sunglasses and helmet. Finn was a little startled to see another human. Matin glanced behind Finn at a nearby alleyway and saw Tiffany and Penny giving him a thumbs up. The older human turned his attention back to Finn.
"I'm Martin and I am your father." Said Martin.
"WHAT?!" Exclaimed Finn.
"It's true I'm your father and I lost you in a teleportation accident. For the past several years I've been searching the universe for you Finn.
Finn was overcome with emotion. For years the young hero had been wondering where he came from and who were his parents. Now his father was standing before him and he could provide the answers he needed. Finn went over to Martin and embarrassed. The crowded awed at the scene and Phoebe smiled. Nobody noticed the small mischievous smile on Martin's face. Martin's plan had worked and he had won, his son's trust and soon he would take advantage of that trust and start living a life of luxury.
Finn meet his farther, but Martin was far from anything Finn had imagined and soon the young hero would learn that things were not as they seemed.
To be continued.
