Family
Chapter 96 Comfort and Recovery
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.
The heroes traveled from the Labyrinth towards the Candy Kingdom. On the way there Finn fell asleep. The group soon arrived at the kingdom and were greeted by Bubblegum and Braco, but as soon as the princess and her boyfriend say the group they knew instantly that something was wrong. Simon filled Bubblegum and Braco in on what happened as Finn was taken to the hospital to get his arm tended to and wrapped in a cast. Martin was dragged off by a couple of Banana Guards and tossed into a cell. While this was going on Jake, Marceline, and Lucinda were using their cellphones to send out messages to everybody they knew telling them what had happened to Finn. The message spread like wildfire all throughout Ooo. Tons of people were greatly shocked about the news about the young hero and everybody was greatly concerned. In one way or another Finn had either helped or saved a village or a kingdom no matter what the problem was the young hero would help those in need and expect nothing in return. People from all over Ooo headed towards the Candy Kingdom to see Finn and give him get well cards and various other gifts. There was a huge line of people going out of the hospital to Finn's room. There were several candy people, slime people, house people, goblins, skeletons, soft people, spiky people, marauders, fire people, and wizards all wanting to give Finn get well cards and other gifts.
Finn remained unconscious for two whole days and during that time Jake and Phoebe sat by his side. Flame King, Lady, and the pups came to visit and give their comfort and support to their loved ones. While this was going on Simon decided to pay Martin a little visit in the dungeon and have a little talk with him. Martin had gained consciousness a few hours after he had been tossed into the dungeon and he knew he was in trouble. The human was trying to think of a way to escape, when Simon walked into the dungeon and took a seat in front of the cell. Martin decided to play it cool.
"Hey...Simon, how are you doing? Is my son alright?"
"Don't call him that ever. You lost the right to call Finn your son, after what you did him." Said Simon coldly.
"Look...I'm really...really sorry about that. It was really stupid of me. I know what I did was wrong and I'm really sorry. Tell you what, why don't you take me out of this cell and you take me to Finn, so I can apologize to him myself." Said Martin with a grin.
Simon listened to Martin and he didn't hear any true sincerity in his words. The man didn't care one bit about apologizing to Finn and was most likely trying to escape. The wizard just starred at Martin with contempt.
"You'll see Finn once he regains consciousness and when his ready to see you, I'll take him to you and then you can talk to him, but until then your staying in that cell."
"Man that's cold denying me to see my own kid man." Complained Martin.
"That seems hypocritical coming from you. I actually care about Finn, while you pretended to care about him and use him for your own personal gain. I've met some pretty despicable people in my time Martin, but your in a class of your own." Said Simon.
"Hey you old jerk, where do you get off of calling me despicable? They're are plenty of bad parents and villains in the universe, who are worse then me! I've busted my neck saving entire galaxies. I wanted to live an easy and comfortable life, when Aquandrius offered me unlimited wishes, if I wish Finn was never born, yeah I caved in and I started to make the wish, but you stopped me and destroyed Aquandrius. The wish was never made so no harm done, so why don't you just skip along and get me out of this cell." Said Martin as he snapped his fingers at Simon.
Martin soon realized he had said the wrong thing to Simon. The dungeon became incredibly cold and ice began to form on the cell bars. Simon glared intensely at Martin, with such an icy look, that all of Martin's confidence and arrogance melted away and the human became filled with fear and dread. The human back up into the back of his cell and shivered with fear.
"Let me tell you about a couple of people I know, who despite their reputations and nature, showed that they were good fathers. Marceline is the daughter of Hunson Abadeer the Lord of Evil. Hunson despite being the Lord of Evil cares deeply for his daughter, at first he tried to force her to become his heir and rule his realm, but after I and Marceline's mother talked a little sense into him, he realized his daughter didn't want to live and run the Nighosphere. Hunson wanted Marceline to be happy and live her own life. Then there's Phoebe's father Flame King and he was once a man who loved fighting and destruction, but that changed after his daughter was born and he became more mellow. After Phoebe and Finn started dating Flame King sought out more peaceful relationships with the other kingdoms. I fought both Hunson and Flame King, when I first met them and after I battled them they both asked me to watch over and raise their children, you see both of them were single parents and though they deeply loved their children they realized they weren't quit suited to raising a young child on their own. I took both Marceline and Phoebe in as my own and watched over them, because both their fathers wanted their children to be brought up in a good environment. It saddened them that their daughters were gone, but they wanted the best life for them. You see Martin a parent should put their children's's needs before their own, no mater what. A parent should always protect and love their kid, because the relationship between a child and their parent is sacred. A parent who violates that relationship, doesn't have the right to call themselves a parent." Said Simon as he stood up and starred Martin down.
Martin cowered a little under Simon's intense glare.
"You betrayed Finn and hurt him deeply. Finn is one of the most kindhearted people I've ever met and he spends a good amount of his time helping others. Any parent would be proud to call Finn their son. Right now all those people Finn had helped over the years are at the hospital waiting to give Finn get well cards and other gifts. Finn is greatly beloved by these people and I'm sure if I was to drag you out there and tell everybody who you were and what you did, they would all attack and give the beating you deserve."
"Noooo! Please mercy!" Begged Martin quickly.
"Lucky for you, I won't do any of that to you, but you better pray that Finn recovers, otherwise I'm going to come back here and do a little more then talk to you." Said Simon as he turned and left the dungeon.
Martin just fell against the wall and let out a sigh of relief. For the moment, he was alive.
Finn regained consciousness on the third day, but even though he was awake, he didn't do anything except stare off into space with a sad bitter look on, his face. Phoebe and Finn tried to cheer Finn up, but nothing they did worked. It was then that Finn and Jake's brother Jermaine showed up. Jake was overjoyed to see his other brother and the two of them hugged for a bit before, Jermaine went over to Finn.
"Hey bro...I heard what happened and I want you to know that me and Jake are here for you. Your our brother and we care for you man."
"Thanks...Jermaine, but I...just want to be alone" said Finn.
The two dogs and Phoebe let the room. A few minutes later Simon walked in and sat next to Finn.
"I...want to be alone...Simon." Said Finn.
"I...know and I can understand why you want to be alone. There's a bunch of things your trying to figure out, but let me tell you one thing first." Said Simon.
"What's...that?" Asked Finn.
"Your wondering if you have a real family and I'm here to tell you that you do. Finn a family is made out of people who love and care deeply for one another. The loving bond of a family goes deeper then blood. Martin may have been your biological father, but he was never your family, since he did not truly care for you. You have several people who care about you Finn and those people are your real family." Said Simon.
Finn thought about what Simon said and he realized there was a lot of people who cared for him. There were his step parents Joshua and Margaret, his brothers Jake and Jermaine, Lady, all of his nieces and nephews, all his friends, and Phoebe. A ton of people cared about Finn and he cared for those people. Martin might have been Finn's real father, but he didn't care about Finn at all. The boy looked at Simon and smiled a little.
"Thanks Simon, your right."
"You just rest up and get well." Said Simon with a smile before he left the room.
Finn fell asleep and woke up a few hours to see Jake, Jermaine, and Phoebe sitting around him. Finn smiled a little and The others noticed. It was a small step, towards recovery, but it made the others fill better.
"There's someone important, who has a little gift for you." Said Jake as he waved at someone on the hallway.
Finn turned to see a enormous grey skinned person, with a long white beard duck down and entered the room. The human's mouth dropped open as he recognized the figure as Billy the Hero!
"Billy!" Gasped Finn.
"Hello Finn, I heard about what happened and I heard you lost your sword, so I brought you a little something." Said Billy as he reached behind his back and pulled out a long grey sword, with a blue hilt.
The sword was small compared to Billy, but the right size for Finn. Finn starred at the sword in awe as Billy placed it on his lap.
"Your giving me a sword?" Asked Finn.
"I am. After all every good hero needs a weapon to fight evil and defend those in need. Finn you are full of potential and goodness and I believe that one day, you will surpass me and become a great hero." Said Billy with a smile.
Finn was utterly stunned by the legendary heroes words. Billy's words actually mad him feel good about himself.
"Thanks Billy." Said Finn with a smile.
Billy smiled back before he left the room. Phoebe looked at Finn and saw some of his old fire back in his eyes agin. The princess leaned forward and kissed Finn on the cheek making him blush.
"It's good to see your feeling better." Said Phoebe.
Finn smiled back. He was feeling better, but it would still take time for his body and spirit to fully recover. There was also the question about what he would say to his father once he saw him again. The road to recovery had began.
To be continued.
