Family

Chapter 124 There's a Reason

By: Major144

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

A few days after the battle in the Dream Kingdom, things settled down in Ooo. A bunch of the neighboring kingdoms heard about what went on in the Dream Kingdom and they all sent workers to help the people of the Dream Kingdom repair their. Night was in a deep sleep and her sisters were concerned about their sister's health. Bubblegum had Night brought to the Candy Kingdom to be examined by her and Doctor Princess. After some test they concluded that Night was both mentally and physically exhausted from the whole reality warping ordeal at the Dream Kingdom. The best thing that they could do for Night was let her rest at the Candy Kingdom.

Dr. Cerebral and Mental Mouse had robbed two places that had high tech technology. The first was the MO factory, while William was away and the second was Banana Man's house. The villains stole a bunch of circuitry, wires, and rocket engines. With the stolen tech the two scientist along with the other villains began to work on the Citadel Shard and began turning it into a ship.

Meanwhile at the Candy Kingdom, Phoebe had told Finn about Nero and Dimentio coming to help her during her battle with Night and the cloud creature. Finn was curious about Nero and his motivation. Nero acted differently from the other members of the organization, so Finn decided to ask Iroh about Nero to see what he could learn. Finn found Iroh in a meeting room with the Peace Protecters, Huntress Wizard, Hunter Wizard, and Tobe. The group was discussing what happened in the Dream Kingdom and Castle Lemongrab. It was confirmed that a few of the Citadel villains were hiding out in Castle Lemongrab, but the whereabouts of the other villains were currently unknown. The meeting soon ended and Finn went to talk to Iroh.

"Hello Finn, how are you?" Greeted Iroh.

"I'm doing good Iroh, I have something to ask you." Said Finn.

"What is it?" Asked Iroh.

"Can you tell me everything you know about Nero." Said Finn.

"I know of a Nero, but why are you curious about him?" Said Iroh.

Finn told Iroh about his encounters with Nero and about how he managed to get Finn to unlock his hidden power and how he helped Phoebe in the Dream Kingdom. The young hero wanted to know Nero's deal, so he could figure out what he was up to.

"So what's the story with Nero?" Asked Finn.

"Nero is a man who has suffered a great loss and he is willing to do anything to get what he lost back. You see long ago, there was a planet called Armond it was a peaceful world, inhabited by a nobel race of people, who were also great warriors. One day the planet was attacked by an evil and cruel deity named GOLB. The planet was violently ravaged and all the people of Armond were killed, except for one man." Said Iroh.

"Nero." Said Finn.

"Nero was the only survivor. The destruction of his race, devastated him and he declared he would do anything to have his people restored, by a twist of fate a great evil heard this declaration and Nero was approached by a being called End, though you might know him better as the Lich. The Lich promised Nero, he would restore all the life on planet Armond in exchange for Nero's skills and loyalty." Said Iroh.

"That explains a lot, but why did he help me unlock my hidden power and why did he help to put an end to the crisis in the Dream Kingdom." Said Finn.

"Perhaps Nero isn't to loyal to the Lich, as he wants us to believe. Nero may serve the Lich, but he might believe the Lich, will not uphold his part of the deal, so he is helping you, because he believes you pose a threat to the Lich and if the Lich does uphold his end of the deal, Nero believes he can easily destroy you." Said Iroh.

"Man...I don't know if I should feel bad for Nero or mad at him. I understand, Nero lost something really important to him, but his working with someone really evil." Said Finn.

"There are times where we encounter someone who is trying to do good, but is going about it through evil means. We just have to wait and see what that person does." Said Iroh.

Finn thanked Iroh for the help and decided to pay a visit to the Ice Kingdom. In another part of the Candy Kingdom, Neddy was petting Stormo in the courtyard. The two psychics had sensed a strange energy coming from the medical bay of the castle, so they decided to see what it was. Neddy and Stormo crept through the hallways, until they reached the room they sensed the energy was coming from. Inside the room was the sleeping form of Night.

"Who is that?" Asked Stormo mentally.

"I don't know, but her psychic powers...are beyond anything I've seen." Said Gee mentally.

"Should we try to speak to her?" Asked Neddy aloud.

"I suppose we can try." Said Gee mentally.

Neddy focused his mind on Night and with help from Gee, he got a mental response from Night, which popped into Neddy's mind.

"Hello...? Whose that?" Asked Night.

"Um...hi I'm Prince Neddy of the Candy Kingdom." Said Neddy.

"Why am I in the Candy Kingdom?" Asked Night.

"I...don't know, but you were sleeping in one of the medical rooms, when we found you." Said Gee.

"Who...are you?" Asked Night.

"I am Gee. I'm a separate part of Neddy's mind." Explained Gee.

"Ok...a little weird, but I guess that makes some sense. So I take it...your psychic, since your voices are in my mind." Said Night.

"We are." Said Gee.

"I...remember being exhausted and passing out. I must have been asleep for quit some time. My sisters must be worried. Better wake up." Said Night.

Night's eyes opened up and she looked at Neddy and Stormo.

"Hi." Said Neddy.

"Hi." Said Night.

"Hello there. I am Stormo." Said Stormo mentally.

"The names Night Princess, though you can just can me Night." Said Night.

Neddy and Stormo talked to Night a little bit and then they decided to leave and tell Bubblegum about Night regaining consciousness.

At the Ice Kingdom, Finn had just arrived and headed into the castle. The teen found Betty sitting in the living room, with Lemongrab, Cookie, Tiffany, and Penny. Ever since their escape from Castle Lemongrab, the four freed prisoners had been staying at the Candy Kingdom. The torture at Castle Lemongrab had traumatized the two former rulers and the young thieves. Betty had taken it upon herself to help Lemongrab, Cookie, Penny, and Tiffany, by giving them group therapy. Lemongrab was currently speaking.

"It's...just so hard to believe how things went by so fast. The kingdom was a booming successes and then the man I trusted most...turned on me and Cookie. We were dethroned and thrown into a smelly dungeon, where a creepy cat person and weird duck tortured us! It was HORRIBLE AND UNACCEPTABLE!" Said Lemongrab as he burst into tears.

Betty calmly wrapped her arms around Lemongrab and gave him a warm hug.

"It's ok Lemongrab. Nothing like that will ever happen to you and your friends. King and his minions will be punished for their crimes and you'll get your kingdom back. Everything is going to be alright and it's ok to cry after what you've been through."

Finn smiled at the little scene before he gave a little greeting to the group and headed to Simon's lab. The teen looked around the lab and found Simon bending over and studying a large crack in the floor. Simon heard Finn approaching and looked up at him.

"Hello Finn." Greeted Simon.

"Hey Simon, what you up to?" Asked Finn.

"Just examining this crack in the floor. It's been here for as long as I've lived here. I think there might be a chamber deep beneath the mountain. I'm thinking about investigating it." Said Simon as he stood up.

"Sounds cool." Said Finn.

"So what brings you to the Ice Kingdom, Finn?" Asked Simon.

"Well I just felt like talking and I can use some advice. Betty is doing her group therapy, so I came to talk to you." Said Finn.

"I'm happy to talk and I'll see if I can help you." Said Simon as he lead Finn over to a couple of chairs and the two of them sat down.

"Well lately, I've been thinking about how much of a jerk Martin was and how it's unfair that I was taken from my mom and the place I was born. My whole...being on Earth kind of seems like a mistake." Said Finn looking at the floor.

"I see. You feel like your life was the result of Martin's mistake and your confused about it. You could have had a different life if your fate hadn't been changed." Said Simon.

"Yeah that's it exactly." Said Finn with a nod.

"You have a right to be confused about this Finn. Trust me I know what it's like to have your life drastically changed and so do several other people." Said Simon Ashe took off his crown and held it in his lap.

"Um...what do you mean?" Asked Finn.

"Well before the war began, my life was fairly normal at the time, until I first put on this crown and it began to change me. At first I was completely terrified by what was happening and I was confused, I eventually learned how to adapt to my situation and I used my strange condition to survive the aftermath of the war and keep Betty and Marceline safe. You see Finn what I first though was bad eventually turned into something good. Marceline and Lucinda were both put through some difficult times and they both got bitten and turned into monsters, yet they managed to make the best of their situations and used their new abilities to live and keep moving forward." Said Simon.

"I guess you all went through a lot, but I'm still confused about...the situation that got me to Earth." Said Finn.

"Well Finn, if you hadn't been teleported to Earth, you would have never been adopted by Jake's family and you would have most likely never have met me, Marceline, Phoebe, or any of the others. I like to believe that there's a reason for both the good and bad stuff that happens to us in life. Admittedly the bad stuff can hurt and be unpleasant, but it can also help shape you. If your determined enough you can make a bad situation into a good thing and make yourself stronger. You were separated from your mother Finn, but since you arrived on Earth, you gained a new family, made plenty of good lifelong friends, and found someone you deeply cared about and love. Martin made a mistake, but many good things came out of it and I'm positive that you'll meet you real mom soon." Said Simon.

Finn thought over what Simon said. The boy thought about everything that happened to him since he arrived on Earth. He'd been adopted by a kind caring family, who despite not being blood related, loved Finn as if he was their own flesh and blood. Finn had made several friends who were just fun to be with. And finally there was the love of his life Phoebe, Finn honestly couldn't image his life without the fiery girl. All these things were important to Finn and though he missed his real mother, he knew that he wasn't alone in the universe and one day, he would be reunited with his mother. Finn was happy with his life and now that he thought about it, he didn't really care if his arrival on Earth had been a mistake or not, because his life was great and there was nothing he wanted to change about it. The teen looked at Simon and smiled.

"I think I understand what your saying and I'm not going to get down or confused about my arrival and life here. Thanks Simon." Said Finn.

"Your very welcome Finn." Said Simon with a smile.

Finn stood up feeling more confident as he left the lab. Simon watched him go, before going back to examine the crack. And so Finn was feeling better about himself as he left the Ice Kingdom and headed home.

To be continued.