Family

Chapter 101 Proposal and Contract

By: Major144

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

Bubblegum was working on Neddy in her sub lab. The princess was adding one more thing to her child before she moved him up to the main lab and presented him to Braco. Bubblegum had taken a couple of cells from Goliad's eye and inserted them into Neddy's body. The cells would heighten Neddy's mind and give him some psychic powers. The princess believed that Neddy would be moral with the use of his powers, since he had Braco's DNA and the psychic powers Neddy would receive would be small and less powerful compared to the ones that Goliad had. It would also help that this time around the child would have two parents looking after him and making sure he learned right from wrong. The cells were injected into Neddy and he was ready to be moved to the main lab. The tank Neddy was in was drained of it's liquids and Neddy laid on the ground still sleeping. Bubblegum opened the tank up and walked over to her child wearing gloves, she picked him up and took him over to a round pod with a little window on it sitting on a hovering cart. The princess looked at her child and kissed him on the forehead before putting him in the pod.

"Your going to be extra special and accomplish great things." Whispered Bubblegum as she closed the pod and took upstairs to the main lab.

The next day Bubblegum, would reveal Neddy to Braco and ask him to marry her. The princess had feelings for Braco and he had feelings for her. Bubblegum believed that Braco was the kind of King the people of the Candy Kingdom wanted and needed. The Candy Kingdom was big and it needed two rulers to run it. Braco was the right person to be the King of the Candy Kingdom. Bubblegum put a tarp on the pod and left the lab to go to her room.

Miles away at Castle Lemongrab, Lemongrab was thinking over what Bubblegum and Braco had told him at the dinner party. The lemon was confused about, who to believe and trust. He was still a little mad at Bubblegum for her past treatment of him, but a part of him knew that she cared about him and that there was something suspicious about King and the people that worked for him. Lemongrab then remembered the arrest of Tiffany and Penny and how odd that was. The lemon decided to head down to the dungeon and talk to the two young thieves. He told Cookie what he was planning to do and Cookie decided he wanted to come along. The two rulers headed down to the dungeon, but unbeknownst to them King and several of his most trusted men had been watching them, through a security camera. King turned to Toronto and the Business Men.

"It appears that our puppet monarchs are nosing around and trying to learn the truth. It's time to begin work on the contract." Said King.

Toronto and the Business Men grinned eagerly as they all pulled out papers and they began to write on them. King gathered up Bucket Knight, some slider guys, and hooligans and headed down towards the dungeon.

Lemongrab and Cookie were in the dungeon and walked up to the cell that had Tiffany and Penny. The two young thieves were battered and bruised, and their clothes were torn up. The two monarchs gasped at the sight of Tiffany and Penny, who looked up at them.

"What do you want puppet?" Asked Tiffany with a sneer.

"We came to ask you about King and his business." Said Lemongrab.

"Yeah, we're heard some bad stuff about him and we were wondering if it's true." Said Cookie.

"So the puppets are finally aware of the strings and the puppeteer." Said Tiffany.

"Maybe you guys are smarter then we thought." Said Penny.

"So King is a bad dude. Man this is heavy." Said Cookie.

"Man you don't know the half of it. King started out small time with his schemes and me and Penny were a part of his little gang. We started out with just stealing people's valuables at parties and we made a nice haul that would satisfy any normal person, but King wanted more then what we were getting. King summoned a few gang leaders to form a organization called the Syndicate. The Syndicate started to preform more crimes and King's wealth grew. Then he heard about Castle Lemongrab and decided he wanted his own kingdom. King used his charm to earn your trust, made you two into a puppet king and queen, and turned your castle into a haven for criminals." Explained Tiffany.

"We've been tricked! Creator was right! This is UNACCEPTABLE!" Declared Lemongrab angrily.

"Hey Lemongrab we promise to renounce are thieving ways and help you figure out how to deal with King, if you let us out of this cell." Said Penny.

"Sounds fair enough." Said Cookie.

"We shall free you and then we will ask for aid from my creator and her friends." Said Lemongrab as he put his hands on his hips and took a dramatic pose.

Unfortunately, before anything could be done, King and his forces came into the dungeon. A couple of slider guys carried a large pot with a lid between them and set it down on the ground. King grinned at Lemongrab and Cookie, who starred back at him with a mixture of fear and anger.

"We know what you really are teacher and what you've done is UNACCEPTABLE!" Declared Lemongrab as he pointed a accusing finger at King.

"What your doing is not cool." Said Cookie.

"I see that my little puppets went off stage and have started to nose around. You two should have just mind your own business and enjoyed the lives I allowed you to live, but now you have forced my hand." Said King as he snapped his fingers.

Bucket Knight squirted some water onto himself with a water pistol and grew to ten feet. The evil knight then picked Cookie up and one of the slider guys removed the lid of the pot revealing a white bubbling liquid substance. Cookie sniffed the air and detected a large sent of dairy and his eyes went wide as he realized what was about to happen to him. Bucket Knight grinned evilly as he dipped Cookie's head into the pot and Cookie screamed in pain for several seconds, before Bucket Knight pulled him back up. Lemongrab starred at Cookie in horror. Cookie's head was soggy and it looked like his head was crumbling a little. King just chuckled.

"It appears Cookie isn't a big fan of milk."

"I'm...lactose intolerant." Groaned Cookie as he farted a little.

"Release my queen!" Shouted Lemongrab as he pulled out his sound sword.

The slider guys and hooligans quickly stepped in, disarmed Lemongrab, and held him to the ground. If was then that Toronto and the Business Men walked into the dungeon carrying some papers and a pen. King grinned at them and turned back to Lemongrab.

"Here's how things are going to play out. Your going to sign a contract that will give me control of Castle Lemongrab. You will also be singing over your rights as an heir to the Candy Kingdom. If you don't do this, then Cookie is going to get dunked repeatedly, until he crumbles. Do we have an understanding?" Said King as he stood over Lemongrab.

"Yes...I understand, just don't hurt Cookie." Said Lemongrab as he bowed his head in defeat.

"Good." Said King.

The papers were handed over to Lemongrab and he signed them. Bucket Knight put Cookie on the floor and he and Lemongrab were taken to a cell and locked up. Tiffany and Penny just groaned as they realized they were not going to be freed. King looked at the papers with a smile.

"Pleasure doing business with you. Enjoy your stay in the dungeon." Said King with a chuckle as he and his forces walked out of the dungeon.

Lemongrab put his head in his hands as he began to cry bitterly about being used by King. The others just listened to Lemongrab cry not sure what to do or what was to become of them.

In the Candy Kingdom, Bubblegum had summoned Braco up to her lab to speak to him and show him something. Braco stepped into the lab and saw Bubblegum standing next to something covered by a tarp.

"So what did you need to see me about?" Asked Braco.

"Braco I have a some stuff I need to tell you and I'm going to offer you a choice. Braco of all the Candy People and men I've met, you've made me feel special. For all my life I thought there would be no one that cared as much as me about the Candy Kingdom and it's people. I used to think I would be ruling my kingdom alone as a princess. There were a few suitors over the years, but none of them shared my compassion for the Candy Kingdom and none of them...made me feel special. Then I met you and I saw that you were both smart and compassionate. You liked me and you wanted to help me. I trusted you and gave you a few random task around the kingdom and you proved to be very capable individual and the people really like you. Braco...I love you...and I want you and me to get married and for us to become the king and queen of the Candy Kingdom. This kingdom can't be run by a princess forever and with all the chaos and craziness that's been going on in Ooo, I would feel a lot better knowing that if anything were to happen to me there would still be another person capable of running the Candy Kingdom." Said Bubblegum.

Braco was stunned by what Bubblegum had said, he had never in his wildest dreams ever thought of marrying a princess and becoming a king. Now Bubblegum was confessing her feelings for him and she wanted them to get married. It all felt like a weird dream.

"Bubblegum, I love you...and I'm honored you would wish to marry me, but don't you think were rushing this a little?" Said Braco.

"Braco you counseled me about Lemongrab and helped me convince him to be weary around King and you convinced me to let Rattleballs rejoin the Candy Kingdom and make him into an officer. I've checked out all the other men in the Candy Kingdom and ran their personalities and skills alongside yours through a computer simulator and you ended up be the best person to be the king of the candy kingdom. Not only that, but I also believe in you." Said Bubblegum.

"Well thank you...Bubblegum. If you think I can be king, then I'll consider your offer." Said Braco.

"There's one more thing I have to tell Braco." Said Bubblegum as she went over to the tarp covered object and pulled the tarp off revealing the pod.

Braco went over to the pod and looked through the tiny window and saw a sleeping candy chid inside. The child appeared to be a boy with pink skin, with brown hair with white sugar cubes in it.

"Allow me to introduce to your son Neddy." Said Bubblegum.

"My...son?" Asked Braco sounding confused.

"I wanted us to have a child, but going through the natural progress of pregnancy and labor would be a long progress that would put me out of commission, so I did the next best thing. I took DNA from both of us and I created a child giving him the name Neddy. He is both your son and my son." Explained Bubblegum.

Braco was utterly stunned by this news as he starred at the slumbering Neddy and then back at Bubblegum. The news about the proposal was big, but the news about Bubblegum creating a child from both Braco and Bubblegum's DNA was gigantic. Braco was amazed at the scientific achievement, but he was a little mad that Bubblegum was just do something like this without telling him and then just present the child to him. It was just a lot to take in.

"I...need a little time to think...about all of this." Said Braco as he leaned against a wall to support himself.

"I understand. This is a lot to take in and admittedly...maybe I rushed things and presented the child to early." Said Bubblegum as she rubbed the back of her head.

Braco left the lab and headed out of the kingdom to think about all he had just seen. The candy man headed to one of the fields outside the Candy Kingdom and sat on a patch of grass. He heard some sounds of metal clanging and saw Rattleballs and Finn practicing sword moves. Ever since Finn's arm had fully healed, Braco had introduced the young hero to Rattleballs and explained that the robot was a good teacher in the art of sword combat. Finn was interested in improving his skills and he began training with Rattleballs. Rattleballs and Finn saw Braco and they could see from his expression that something was up with him, so they stopped training and went over to him.

"Hey Braco what's up with you?" Asked Finn.

"Well...Bubblegum just proposed to me and she wants...me to become the king of the Candy Kingdom." Said Braco.

"Whoa! Congrats man!" Said Finn.

"All hail future King Braco." Said Rattleballs as he did a little bow.

"I think it's great that Bubblegum finally met a guy she really likes and trust enough to help her run the Candy Kingdom, but you seem a little stressed about something." Said Finn.

"Bubblegum presented me with a son created from mine and her DNA." Said Braco.

"Another heir? Wait this kid isn't another Candy Sphinx is it?" Asked Finn becoming slightly worried.

"No it's just a regular candy child, Bubblegum created. This...is all happening a little fast. I mean, yeah I always wanted a kid, but to just have one made is crazy along with becoming the King of the Candy Kingdom. This is a whole lot of responsibility. I'm not only going to be a father, but the ruler of the Candy Kingdom. A lot of people are counting on me and...I'm afraid, I'm going to let them down or mess up." Said Braco as he starred at the ground.

Finn didn't know what to say about this. Braco did have a lot on his plate. Rattleballs then spoke.

"Braco I've seen a lot of good men in my time, but only a few had the heart to lead and take charge. I see that you have the potential to lead the Candy Kingdom and be a good father. You managed to convince Bubblegum to let me return to the Candy Kingdom and become an officer in the army. I would be honored to serve under you."

"But what if I mess up?" Asked Braco.

"Dude...everyone makes mistakes all the time. We just have to learn from them and try to do better." Said Finn.

Braco looked at Finn and Rattleballs and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Thanks guys. I think I know what I have to do."

Braco stood up and headed back to the Candy Kingdom. The candy man went into the castle and headed up to the lab where he found Bubblegum.

"So...what have you decided?" Asked Bubblegum.

"I'll marry you and become the King of the Candy Kingdom. I will also be Neddy's father. I'll do all of this...on two conditions." Said Braco.

"What's that?" Asked Bubblegum.

"No more big surprises and we're both going to be honest with one another and not hide any secrets." Said Braco.

"Alright, I agree to your conditions." Said Bubblegum with a smile.

"Good." Said Braco.

Braco then walked up to Bubblegum and kissed her on the lips. Bubblegum was surprised by this, but she returned the kiss. They stopped kissing a few seconds later and Bubblegum looked at Braco, with her cheeks blushing a little.

"I'm...just going to start planning the wedding." Said Bubblegum as she hurried out of the lab.

Braco smiled as he went over to the pod and looked down at Neddy.

"Well Neddy looks like we're officially fixing to become a family. This will be an adventure for both of us, but I promise you I will love you and care for you. Until then sweet dreams, my son." Said Neddy as he patted the pod and headed out of the lab.

To be continued.