Family

Chapter 94 Dinner Party

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.

A few days after the beach party, Bubblegum decided to throw a party at the Candy Kingdom inviting people from various kingdoms and villages including the Fire Kingdom and Wizard City. Unfortunately the party was going to have a few unexpected guest. At the party, Finn was introducing Martin to Flame King.

"It's finally nice to meet the father of the young man who saved my kingdom twice. Martin, your son is one of the bravest and most honorable warriors I have ever met and he brings such joy to my daughter." Said Flame King.

"Well he gets it from me." Said Martin with a smile.

Flame King smiled back before he went to go talk with Grand Master Wizard. Bubblegum was dancing with Braco, when she glanced at the crowd and saw King, Toronto, Lemongrab, and Cookie hanging out in the crowd. A frown appeared on Bubblegum's face as she headed over to the group with Braco right behind her. Bubblegum was happy to see Lemongrab and Cookie, but she was not happy to see King.

"What are you doing here?" Demanded Bubblegum.

"Well princess, this party was an invite to all, which includes me." Said King with a smirk.

"You and your cronies, better not try to pull anything. If you do I'll lock you up in the dungeon." Said Bubblegum with a hiss.

"You expect me to steal something from you? I'm hurt princess! I am the king of a successful kingdom and I would never steal from a fellow royal!" Said King.

"Good to know." Said Braco as he tried to pull his girlfriend away from King.

"Besides you really don't have anything worth stealing. Good party by the way, though I think I can throw a better one at my place." Said King.

Bubblegum glared at King and considered attacking him herself, but Braco put a calming hand on her shoulder.

"Maybe you will throw a better party, but we're satisfied with our own. Enjoy the party King." Said Braco before he lead Bubblegum away from King.

Bubblegum began to calm down and she looked at Braco with appreciation.

"Thanks for getting me away from that guy. I...was fixing to attack him and make a scene."

"No problem Bubblegum. That guy was a jerk, who was just trying to get on your nerve. You should just ignore him, after all your a better ruler then him anyway." Said Braco with a smile.

"Yeah your right. It's just that King really gets on my nerves. He acts like a kindhearted ruler, but I know his a scammer, whose just looking to get rich and now his manipulating Lemongrab and creating this big crazy kingdom full of criminals. Yet everybody expect me and a few others are fooled by his act." Said Bubblegum with a sigh.

"Don't worry Bubblegum. One day King will mess up and expose himself for what he truly is and then he'll be forced to face justice." Said Braco as he grabbed them a couple of cups of punch.

"Thanks Braco, your right. Even the smartest criminal has to mess up some time." Said Bubblegum with a smile as she took a cup of punch.

"Speaking of King, have you tried telling Lemongrab about how the guy really is, after all he is kind of your heir and son." Pointed out Braco.

"I would, but the relationship I have with Lemongrab is kind of shaky. Last time I saw him, I kind of caused an incident at his kingdom and was asked to leave. King has Lemongrab under his thumb and his expanded his kingdom. I don't think Lemongrab, would listen to me." Said Bubblegum as she looked at the ground.

"He might. Look I know you made mistakes with Lemongrab, but maybe you can make things right with him." Said Braco.

"Maybe your right." Said Bubblegum with a small smile.

The two of them headed off searching for Lemongrab.

Elsewhere Martin had found himself speaking with King. The human was nervous, because he knew King owned the kingdom, he stole money from. If King attempted to arrest him, Martin would be exposed in front of his son and a large crowd of people.

"So your Martin, the father of Finn. You also happen to be the same person, who stole from my kingdom. I happen to find that odd that the father of such a nobel hero would resort to cheating and stealing. I wonder how your son would act if me and my men were to arrest you here and now? I bet your son would either be really angry or really depressed and he'll run out this place in tears." Said King with a cruel smile.

Martin began to sweat with nervousness as he glanced over at a nearby table and saw Sir Slicer, Bucket Knight, and Jordan sitting at it and grinning cruelly at him. The human had to think of something fast, otherwise he was going to lose his comfy life and his chance to wish for anything in the universe.

"Hey...look man there no need to be a party pooper and wreck the party with arresting me. Look my son is loaded with treasure, I'll give back what I owe you plus interest." Said Martin with a nervous smile as he stuck his hand out to King.

"Very well, you have a deal, but I expect a lot of money from you and if you try something funny, I'll lock up in a really unpleasant dungeon." Said King as he shook Martin's hand and walked away.

Martin sighed with relief, as he watched King's men frown in disappointment. The human decided to go help himself to some snacks.

Elsewhere Bubblegum and Braco had finally located Lemongrab and they approached him.

"Hey Lemongrab, you enjoying the party?" Asked Bubblegum.

"It's alright." Said Lemongrab with a shrug.

"Look...there's something I need to tell you Lemongrab. You shouldn't trust King, he is a bad person, his using you to get what he wants, and whenever he's done with you he'll cast you aside!" Said Bubblegum.

"You LIE! You claim that you care for me, but you sent me away from your precious kingdom, because you thought I was a mistake! King came to me and said he saw greatness in me! He helped my kingdom and popularity grow, while you didn't lift a finger to help me or visit me. The one time I came to help you was after the Lich incident that turned you into a child. I would have made your kingdom great and I would have been a good ruler, until you old enough to inherit your kingdom back, but instead you returned to your original age using science and told me to SCRAM!"

"Lemongrab...you weren't ready to run a kingdom the size of the Candy Kingdom. You ended up throwing a good portion of the candy people in the dungeon." Pointed out Bubblegum.

"Well maybe...if someone had taught me about running a kingdom, instead of just simply sending me away to a far off castle, with some servants, I would have know what to do! Then when I finally start enlarging my kingdom and began to turn it into something great, you went snooping around trying to prove that my mentor was a criminal and caused a huge scene! So tell me why should I listen to you?" Said Lemongrab with a glare.

"Look...I know...I wasn't the best creator or mother to you. I shouldn't have sent you away and I should have taught you how to run a kingdom. It's...just that I was so focused on bettering my kingdom, that I became a perfectionist in someways, but that doesn't excuse the way I treated you. You were my son and...my creation and I mistreated you and hurt you. You have every right to be mad at me, but please heed what I have to say about King. He is a dangerous man and he doesn't really care about you. I know...I haven't really said it or shown it, but I really do love and care for you." Said Bubblegum looking at Lemongrab with compassion.

Lemongrab didn't know what to say about that. He was emotionally torn between the women that created him and the man that helped him build his kingdom up. Bubblegum had mistreated Lemongrab when he was first created, but now she was apologizing to him and trying to warn him about his teacher. King had made Lemongrab a ruler of a successful kingdom, but according to Bubblegum, he could not be trusted. This just made Lemongrab confused. Braco then suddenly stepped in.

"Lemongrab, what happened to you in the beginning was not ok. Bubblegum made mistakes, but she's trying to make up for them and she sees that she messed up. Right now Bubblegum is concerned about the people your hanging out with and she's trying to keep you safe. That's part of what a parent does. Everybody makes mistakes and though mistakes are bad, they help us learn. Nobody is perfect and we have to forgive others for their mistakes and shortcomings. It's part of life." Said Braco.

"Who...are you?" Asked Lemongrab as he eyed Braco.

"I'm Braco and I'm Bubblegum's boyfriend." Said Braco.

"Well Braco...you have given me much to think about. Creator...I forgive you for what you did to me in the past. Your not perfect, but...your trying to do your best and keep me safe. I will heed your warning and I'll be cautious around King." Said Lemongrab.

"Thank you Lemongrab." Said Bubblegum with a small smile.

Lemongrab smiled back, before he turned around and walked away. Bubblegum looked at Braco and smiled at him.

"Thanks for helping me with that."

"Your welcome and if it's an consolation, Lemongrab turned out ok. You might think your a bad mother to him, but a bad mother would have cut all ties to their children and forget about them, your trying to be a good mother and make up for what you did. It shows you care about him." Said Braco.

"Yeah, but would I ever make a good mother to anybody?" Asked Bubblegum.

"Of course you would. Your care deeply for others and your kingdom. I've seen the compassion you have and I think you would make a great mother." Said Braco.

"Thank you Braco." Said Bubblegum with a warm smile.

The two took each other's hands and headed out to dance.

King and his men weren't the only unexpected guest at the party. Dimenito was at the party, but he was pretending to be a party magician. Nero, Klarion, Teekl, and Nightmare Princess were also at the party. Nightmare Princess was just walking about wearing her regular clothes, while Nero, Klarion, and Teekl were cloaked from the crowd by invisibility magic. Bill and Beast were floating a few miles above the Candy Kingdom watching the party. Crimson walked around in his servant disguise as he smirked a little. The mission was just an introduction for the organization members at the party and nothing more. It was simply a show of force.

Nightmare Princess found herself talking to Finn, Phoebe, Marcelince, and Lucinda.

"So who are you? I don't think I've ever seen you before." Said Marceline as she eyed the girl.

"Oh I'm Night Princess, though you can just call me Night." Said Nightmare Princess.

"Where are you from?" Asked Lucinda.

"Oh I'm from a faraway place called the Dream Kingdom." Said Nightmare Princess.

"Well it was nice meeting you Night." Said Finn with a polite smile and bow, before he lead Phoebe over towards Martin.

Nightmare Princess excused herself from the others and walked near Finn and his group to see what they were talking about.

"Dad I've been thinking a lot and I think I might know a way to bring mom here." Said Finn.

"How's that?" Asked Martin.

"Well there's this place called the Labyrinth and in it is this creature called Aquandrius, who grants wishes. If we go there you can wish mom here." Said Finn with a smile.

"That's a great idea son!" Said Martin with a grin as he thought about wishing for something other then his wife being on Earth.

"Wish for anything." Thought Nightmare Princess, before she walked off.

Huntress Wizard also overheard Finn talking about the wishes and she approached the group.

"I heard what you said about the wishes Finn and I would like to accompany, you so I could get a wish."

"Sure thing Huntress." Said Finn.

"Thank you very much Finn." Said Huntress Wizard.

"Can I come to and make a wish?" Asked Phoebe.

"Of course you can." Said Finn.

After agreeing on the quest, the group decided to head towards the stage and watch Dimento do some tricks. The jester waved his hands in the air and dramatically bowed.

"Now ladies and gentlemen the greatest trick there is a trick within a trick. For example something may appear to be one thing, but it's actually something else entirely." Said Dimentio as he snapped his fingers and Crimson in his mask and cloak appeared on the stage next to him.

The crowd gasped in shock as Crimson laughed.

"Do not fear me tonight, for I am here to simply introduce some of my new comrades."

Nightmare Princess got onto the stage, as Nero, Klarion, and Teekl became visible, and Bill and Bast descended from the sky. The crowd gasped in horror as every hero and person capable of combat stepped in to fight.

"Introducing. Dimentio, Nightmare Princess, Nero, Klarion, Teekl, Bill, and Beast. These are the new terrors who will take down the so called heroes of the world and bring forth a new era!" Declared Crimson.

"These fiends shall be slain!" Declared Grand Master Wizard he fired a blast of energy from his staff at the assembled villains, but before it could hit the villains, they just simply vanished.

The attack hit the stage and exploded loudly. GMW cursed at the villains escape along with several of the other heroes. Bubblegum decided it was time to end the party and send everyone home. Martin managed to get away from Finn and he ended up bumping into Tiffany and Penny. The human felt like telling the two thieves about his plan for the wish. Tiffany and Penny were impressed by Martin's plan. Martin soon said goodbye to his assistants and as he left Penny and Tiffany ended up being grabbed by Sir Slicer and Bucket Knight. The two thieves were carried over to King, who smiled at the two frighten thieves.

"Tell us, what that human told you, otherwise things are really going to be unpleasant for you." Said King with a twisted smirk.

Tiffany and Penny told King everything they knew and King became interested in the Labyrinth and the wish granting creature Aquandrius. King Turned to Sir Slicer.

"Assemble a team of our best troops. We're following those heroes right to the wishes." Said Sir Slicer.

"At once my lord." Said Sir Slicer as he mounted his horse and head back to Castle Lemongrab.

It was then that Lemongrab and Cookie approached King and his group and saw Tiffany and Penny being tied up.

"What's going on here?" Demanded Cookie.

"Oh nothing really, I'm just having these two punished for theft and then we're going after the treasure of a lifetime. The two of you can just had back to the castle and relax." Said King.

Lemongrab just frowned at King, but he and Cookie headed back to Castle Lemongrab. King just grinned and chuckled about getting his wish.

At Maja's castle, Nightmare Princess had decided to ask Maja to confirm if Aquandrius was real and if he did grant wishes. Maja summoned Dex and looked through him confirming Aquandrius was indeed real. Maja then asked why Nightmare Princess wanted to know about Aquandrius and Nightmare Princess told her what she overheard from Finn.

"Oh this is great! Will follow those heroes to Aquandrius and we can wish for whatever we want! I could wish to be the strongest wizard in the universe!" Said Maja with a wicked laugh.

Nightmare Princess nodded in agreement as Maja went about planing on who she would take with them on this mission.

The race for the wishes was on!

To be continued.