A/N: And here's our next episode: Gut Grinder! I understand that some of you may not be fans of the episode, but I made a couple of changes to that, as you'll no doubt see later on.
Adventure Time with Finn, Jake, & Rachel
Chapter 8: Gut Grinder
One day, Finn and Rachel were walking through some bushes, looking for Jake.
"Jake! Jake!", Finn called, coming out of the bushes.
"Jake? Oh, where could he be?", Rachel added, following after Finn.
Just then, she saw Jake's viola resting on a rock.
"Hmm..."
Curious, Rachel picked it up and started playing it. As she did, she played it really well. And more than that, she played Beethoven's 5th Symphony, much to Finn's amazement. While she played, Jake came out of the bushes, just as mystified.
"Whoa, Rae-Rae, how'd you play so well?!", Jake exclaimed.
"Let's just say I had some practice playing it when I was a kid waaaay before I became an Ice Princess. Among other instruments, that is.", Rachel replied, handing Jake his viola back and allowing him to tune it.
Just then, distant screams were heard nearby.
"Sounds like someone's in danger.", Rachel spoke in worry.
"Let's go!", Finn urged as he and Rachel ran toward the sounds of screaming.
"Oh, wait up. I gotta finish tuning my viola.", Jake said.
"No time!", Rachel shouted.
"Aw, man. Maybe I'll just do it on the way.", Jake said, following the two adventurers.
Meanwhile, Finn and Rachel ran toward the Soft Village. When they entered, they saw several Soft People crying.
"Soft People!", Finn called.
"What's wrong? What got you so upset?", Rachel asked.
"The Gut Grinder! He's back!", the first Soft Person replied.
"The 'Gut Grinder?'", Finn and Rachel puzzled in unison as Jake caught up.
"What?", Jake puzzled before listening in, near the entrance.
"Yes, the Gut Grinder is a gold-eating monster. In the past, the Soft People of this village enjoyed piling our gold in the center of town and dancing wildly around it. It was awesome! But then, the Gut Grinder came and stole our pile of gold. So we adapted and learned how to hide our gold using a big cup. And it worked! The Gut Grinder didn't come back! But recently, and admittedly, it was probably a bad idea, we took our gold out from under the cup and we put it in the center of town. Haha, 'cause-'cause we really like dancing around it! But, boy oh boy, was that a mistake. You know what happened?", the old Soft Person explained while showing a flashback of what happened.
"Uhhhh... It came back and ate all your gold?", Finn asked.
"Yes, oh, yes!", the Old Soft Person sobbed.
"Aw, don't cry, Soft Village Elder. We'll find this monster, find out what's going on, and bring peace to this village.", Rachel assured.
"I swear!", Finn vowed.
"Swear to what?", the first soft person asked.
"I swear to justice!", Finn replied.
"Whoa! He swears to justice!", the soft people spoke in awe.
"Okay, so, what does he look like?", Finn asked.
"Ohh, it's so scary we usually close our eyes and go wee-wee when he attacks. But... he left this footprint...", the Soft Village Elder explained, gesturing to the footprint.
"Huh? That's it? You'd think that scary monsters would leave footprints scarier than that.", Rachel commented before Jake, giant-sized, stormed in, even putting his foot in the print.
"Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!", Jake greeted.
"Oooooh, boy, here we go...", Rachel winced with a sharp inhale.
"Look! His paw matches the footprint!", the first soft person panicked.
Then, the Soft People started to murmur, terrified.
"I'm so scared, I'm gonna go wee-wee!", the first Soft Person whimpered.
"Whoa, no, no-no-no-no! Calm down, everybody. This is our friend, Jake the Dog.", Finn assured.
This brought relief to the Soft People.
"Thank goodness.", the 2nd Soft Person sighed.
"Yeah-I almost wee-wee'd!", the 1st concurred.
"Wait, you were gonna wee-wee if I was the Gut Grinder?", Jake asked.
"Oh, yeah! We're terrified of him.", the 1st Soft Person responded.
"THEN I AM THE GUT GRINDER!", Jake shouted in a loud, playful way.
"I'm gonna wee-wee!", the 1st Soft Person panicked before squirting liquid out of its armpits and spinning around in a circle while sobbing in fright.
Rachel glared at Jake with a growl as Finn and jake chuckled a bit.
"That guy wee-wees weird.", Finn said.
"Not cool, guys!", Rachel growled.
"I'm just kiddin', everybody. I'm not the Gut Grinder. I'm... Jake the Dog! Woohoo!", Jake assured, shrinking back to normal size and putting his viola in Finn's backpack.
"Aw, he's just a cute little dog!", the 3rd soft person said.
"Hey, I'm not cute!", Jake retorted.
But just then, a Soft Child ran up to Jake.
"Doggy! Pet, pet, pet!", the soft child laughed as he petted Jake.
"Huh? Oh, heheh.", Jake grinned as he closed his eyes, purred, and drooled with Rachel the first to take notice before Finn just gave a slight scoff.
"What?!", Jake asked.
"I didn't say anything.", Finn replied before he and Rachel turned to the villagers.
"People of Soft Village, I, Ice Princess Rachel, and my buddies, Finn and Jake, will find this monstrous monster and stop it from stealing anymore gold within reason! If we need to, we'll even slay it!", Rachel assured.
In response, the Soft People cheered.
"Come on, let's go, Jake.", Finn urged as Jake was in the middle of getting a belly rub.
"Oh... heheh. What? No!", Jake shouted before Finn grabbed him and dragged him away. "Noooo..."
"Bye-bye, doggy!", the Soft Child waved.
"Bye, Soft Village.", Jake responded, still being dragged away by Finn.
Later, Finn, Jake, and Rachel were now following the footprints with Jake walking in them.
"Hey, guys, my feet fit these prints pretty well. Hm, what if I really am the Gut Grinder?", Jake said before laughing nervously.
"Dude, your paws'll fit anything.", Finn said.
"Yeah. That could mean anything.", Rachel agreed before Jake laughed.
"That is true. Check this out.", Jake assured.
Then, he shrank his feet to fit Finn's prints and walked in them.
"I'm Finn the Human and I stink at viola!", Jake spoke mockingly.
Annoyed, Finn imitated Jake in retaliation.
"I'm Jake the Dog and I put my nose in poop.", Finn mocked.
"There's a lot of interesting smells in poop.", Jake responded self-consciously.
"Ugh...! Will you guys please stop talking about this...?!", Rachel groaned in disgust.
Just then, a loud commotion was heard in the distance, attracting the trio's attention.
"Huh?", Finn puzzled, noticing that the sounds of distress were coming from Cube Village.
"Looks like Cube Village is in a panic, too.", Rachel guessed.
Then, both Finn and Rachel were now in Cube Village.
"Hey, Cube People! What's going on here?", Finn asked.
"The Gut Grinder stormed into our village and ate all of our gold!", the 1st Cube Person responded in panic.
"The Gut Grinder again? Sounds like he's been busy.", Rachel guessed.
Just then, Jake emerged from behind a building, giant-sized.
"Wait, what happened?", Jake puzzled.
"Aaah! The Gut Grinder!", the Cube People panicked.
"Whoa, no, no, no! He's not the Gut Grinder! He's our friend!", Finn urged.
"We saw the Gut Grinder and he looks exactly like him!", the 2nd Cube Person argued angrily.
"Th-that's ridiculous.", Jake laughed nervously.
"Jake, you need to shrink back to your normal size.", Rachel urged.
"Oh, yeah.", Jake remembered before he shrank down and started dancing as Rachel set Finn down gently and landed next to him.
"Ooh ooh ooh. I am not... the Gut Grinder. Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh.", Jake sang.
"Aw, he's just a cute little dog.", the 1st Cube Person grinned.
"Hey! Y'all are the ones who are cute. I'm hot.", Jake argued.
"Aw, look-he's all mad!", the 1st Cube Person only beamed.
"Even cuter.", the 2nd added.
"Aaah!", Jake grunted in frustration right before the 1st Cube Person ran over to him.
"So cute! Aw, so cute, so cute!", the 1st Cube Person spoke, hugging Jake and rubbing his belly.
"I'm not cute! I'm-mnh, ooh.", Jake said, trying to throw a punch but was rendered helpless by the soft rub.
"Huh. No wonder Jake tried gentle rubs on Tree Trunks earlier, apart from the 'control' biz he had going on earlier.", Rachel commented to herself as Jake started moaning with slight barks before she turned to the Cube People.
"As Ice Princess, I promise that we're also looking for the Gut Grinder. Me and my friends Finn and Jake will find him and either we slay him or get him to stop! Can you tell us what he looked like?", Rachel asked.
"Exactly like him, but bigger.", the 2nd Cube Person explained, pointing to Jake.
Rachel turned to Jake just as he was seemingly falling under some kind of trance and making dog noises as his eyes once again undulated with white and black rings like before.
"His eyes... Just like back in the Crystal Dimension...", Rachel said to herself.
Normally, it would concern her, but there's the matter of finding out enough evidence to prove that Jake isn't the Gut Grinder to be concerned about right now.
"Anything else he had on him?", Rachel asked.
"Just a magic golden collar with a blue gem on it.", the 1st Cube Person responded.
"Magic golden collar?", Finn and Rachel asked.
"Yeah. A magic golden collar.", the 1st Cube Person repeated.
"See? Jake isn't wearing any collar on him right, so it couldn't be him. Besides, if I could get a closer look at this magic golden collar, I think I can figure out what's going on.", Rachel said to herself.
"Which way did he go?", Finn asked before the Cube People pointed left just as Jake howled.
"Jake! Hey, come on!", Finn called, snapping Jake out of his trance.
"Wha-? Where am I?", Jake asked, getting up.
"Still in the Cube Village. but not for long. We have a lead.", Rachel replied before she and Finn ran left.
"Thanks, guys!", Finn called.
"I'm not cute. I'll mess you up.", Jake threatened to the Cube People as he followed after Finn and Rachel.
Later, Finn rode on Jake through a field with Rachel flying next to them via her hair.
"Finn...? Rae-Rae...? What if I am the Gut Grinder?", Jake asked worriedly.
"What?!", Finn reacted.
"Huh? Well, what is that supposed to mean?!", Rachel asked in confusion.
"What if I'm, like, stealing gold in my sleep?", Jake asked.
"You can't be stealing gold in your sleep-I watch you while you sleep.", Finn responded, his eyes widening and becoming slightly-teary-eyed in wonder.
"Wha-?", Jake puzzled.
"Oooookay, that's not creepy at all!", Rachel reacted in a creeped out tone.
"I can't help it. I take pictures.", Finn responded.
"Well, when do you sleep?", Jake asked.
"Justice never sleeps.", Finn replied.
"Well, there's gotta be a time when you're not watchin' me... that-that I-that I might be stealin' gold unconsciously!", Jake said in concern.
Annoyed, Finn lifted his ear up and shouted.
"You... are... not... the... Gut... Grinder!", Finn exclaimed.
Jake, not convinced, gave a worried moan.
"He's right, though. If the fact that you're the Gut Grinder was true, we'd be seeing a magic collar around your neck by now.", Rachel explained.
Suddenly, an alarm started blaring. Finn, Jake, and Rachel noticed that it was coming from the Spiky Village.
"City in danger! City in danger!", the alarm shouted.
"Let's go!", Finn spoke.
"Hold on. What if those people think Jake's the Gut Grinder?", Rachel asked.
"Oh, yeah. Hmm...", Finn spoke, thinking for a moment before snapping his fingers.
"Ah-ha!", Finn shouted before reaching into his pack.
"Got the perfect thing for ya: Groucho glasses!", Finn exclaimed as he got out said glasses and placed them on a lump of Jake's fat.
"I love it!", Jake grinned before kissing said lump and hiding his face by moving it to his chest.
"Launch in 3, 2, 1!", Jake shouted before he jumped toward Spiky Village with Rachel dashing after the two.
"Woohoo! Yeah!", Finn whooped as Rachel laughed.
With that, the trio entered Spiky Village and already noticed several Spiky People crying.
"Oh, man! These people are a mess!", Finn said.
"Man..., That Gut Grinder must've really meant business.", Rachel said to herself.
"Halt! Identify yourselves immediately!", the Spiky Guard exclaimed, blocking the trio's path.
"I am Finn the hero!", Finn shouted.
"I am Rachel Petrikov the Ice Princess!", Rachel added.
"I'm Groucho!", Jake added, moving his lump.
"We're on a mission to catch the Gut Grinder.", Finn added.
The Spiky Guards gasped in response and moved away, revealing the Spiky Mayor just behind them.
"I am the mayor of this village. Our gold has just been stolen by the very monster you speak of.", the Spiky Mayor explained.
"I promise that we'll catch that thief and bring your gold back!", Rachel vowed.
"Our people thank you, Ice Princess. I present to you this photo of the Gut Grinder to help in your mission.", the Spiky Mayor thanked as a Spiky Person entered, carrying a photograph.
"Oh, thanks.", Finn thanked, taking the photo.
"Wha-?", Jake puzzled before he and Rachel looked at the photo.
"I think that might be before the collar was put on him.", Rachel guessed.
But Jake was even more horrified.
"Finn, it's me!", Jake spoke in horror.
But Finn just crumbled the photo into a ball as he responded quietly.
"Well, duh, it looks like you. We already knew that. It's just one of those weird coincidences-like how my belly button looks like your face.", Finn explained as he put his photo in his pocket and held his shirt up enough to show his belly button.
"Does it?", Rachel puzzled before looking closely.
"No, sorry. I don't see it.", Rachel shrugged.
"Yeah, I-I know you think it does, Finn-but this is different. I'm scared, Finn.", Jake spoke before he started shaking nervously.
"Jake, stop it!", Finn urged.
But it was for naught. As he shook nervously, Jake accidentally shook off the Groucho glasses.
"Oh, crubs!", Rachel gasped.
"Wha-? Oh, it's the Gut Grinder!", the Spiky Mayor shouted.
Disturbed by this revelation, the Spiky People started murmuring angrily and surrounded Finn, Jake, and Rachel.
"No, no-no-no-no!", Finn panicked.
"Guys, I know what it looks like, but he's not the Gut Grinder! I swear on my good name... and justice!", Rachel shouted.
"And Jake's cute face!", Finn added.
Desperately, Jake batted his eyelids.
"His face is weird. The truth is obvious: your friend is the Gut Grinder!", the Spiky Mayor only responded angrily.
In no time, the Spiky People took Jake.
"NOOOOOO!", Finn and Rachel shouted.
"You are under arrest for stealing our gold!", the Spiky Mayor shouted as the Spiky People locked Jake up in jail.
Finn and Rachel ran up to Jake.
"We'll get you out of here... somehow.", Fin assured.
"Yeah. We're not giving up on you.", Rachel concurred.
"No, guys... I belong behind bars. Look at the evidence-I really am the Gut Grinder...!", Jake whimpered.
"Buddy, listen to me. You've been my best friend for as long as I can remember! That's enough evidence to prove to me that you're not a monster!", Finn assured.
"And if that's not enough, we know that the Gut Grinder was wearing a collar when the gold was stolen.", Rachel added.
"Then... why am I in jail? Only Gut Grinders go to jail.", Jake only responded, not convinced.
But just then, an old prisoner spoke up, playing with a small bug.
"I'm in jail and I'm not the Gut Grinder. I'm here for the free grub.", the prisoner explained before he grabbed the grub and put it in his mouth, chuckling as his gold tooth gleamed near the disgruntled grub.
"Huh? Wait, I got an idea!", Finn spoke.
"Huh?", Rachel puzzled before Finn reached through the bars and pulled out the old man's tooth.
"Oh, I get it! We're gonna lure out the real Gut Grinder and clear Jake's name! Math!", Rachel grinned before she and Finn ran to the middle of town, the latter holding up the tooth.
"Hey, Gut Grinder! I got some gold here that you missed. Come and get it!", Jake called, his last two words echoing.
Just then, a manhole cover rattled nearby. Out of it popped a cute dog face, which whimpered.
"Aw... It looks so cute.", Rachel beamed.
"Whoa, you're the Gut Grinder?", Finn asked.
But all of a sudden, the face shot out sharp points and rose up. The little dog face turned out to be a mace held by the real monster himself who climbed out of the manhole and growled with a roar: the Gut Grinder.
"Okay, definitely not cute!", Rachel commented just before spotting the golden collar.
"Wait a second... I know that collar. It's a mind control collar, stolen from Wizard City! If can get that thing off him, I might be able to figure out what's really going on.", Rachel said to herself.
The Gut Grinder snarled viciously when he caught sight of the golden tooth in Finn's hand. He even chased Finn, punched him, and stepped on him whilst snatching the tooth in midair and laughing. Angered, Rachel let out a yell as she blasted at the joyful Gut Grinder, only to freeze Finn up to his neck by accident.
"Ah! Sorry, Finn...", Rachel apologized.
"It's okay. Just hurry over and tell Jake the good news!", Finn assured.
"Right...", Rachel responded before dashing off.
Then, she hurried over to Jail to tell Jake the good news.
"Jake! Guess what! You weren't the real Gut Grinder after all! I managed to freeze him so he wouldn't escape for the time being and...", Rachel began before noticing what was going on inside the jail.
"Oh, Gut Grinder. Oh, Gut Grinder... you're a little cutesy. You're a little cutesy-wootsy.", the old prisoner spoke, rubbing Jake's belly.
"Grrrr... not cute.", Jake spoke.
But then, he started to fall into a trance again as he thought to himself.
"Am I the Gut Grinder?", Jake thought to himself.
"Huh?", Jake puzzled as he looked through bars to see Rachel pointing toward the frozen Finn as well as the victorious Gut Grinder as well as the golden tooth he held.
"All the clues fit! I must be the Gut Grinder!", Jake thought to himself.
"...and I WANT GOLD!", Jake spoke aloud.
Almost immediately, his eyes turned into black and white rings again with Jake becoming angry.
"Oh, donk...!", Rachel squeaked before moving out of the way just as Jake grew huge, broke out of jail, ran over to the Gut Grinder, swung Finn aside, freeing him from Rachel's ice in the process, and kicked him, sending him flying through the air.
Once the beast landed, the golden collar broke while the gold tooth was launched into the air.
"Woohoo! Yeah! We got him!", Finn cheered, catching the golden tooth.
"Yeah, but what about Jake?!", Rachel shouted, pointing to the gold-crazed Jake just as he turned toward Finn and Rachel with a snarl.
"Grrrr! I'm not Jake-I'm the Gut Grinder! Now give me that gold tooth!", Jake demanded, bearing both his fangs and his claws.
"What? Jake?", Finn asked worriedly before Jake chomped at him and Rachel, just missing them both.
Finn and Rachel ran away and were barely able to hunker down up on top of one of the Spiky Village's houses while Jake caught up.
"Rawr! Now give me that tooth!", Jake demanded.
"If I give you this stupid tooth, will you stop being a crazy jerk?!", Finn exclaimed.
Jake quickly shoved Finn while snatching the tooth.
"Finn!", Rachel shouted before she flew over and caught him just as Jake tossed the tooth into his mouth and laughed while walking away.
Rachel gasped in worry as Finn saw what was happening as well.
"What the-? Jake! You never turn into a monster when I want you to. It's always, 'Not now, Finn. I have a headache.' Oh, Jake, your viola is all I have now.", Finn spoke sadly.
"His viola...?", Rachel puzzled before gasping.
"That's it!", Rachel exclaimed before she took the viola.
"Hey!", Finn exclaimed.
"Sorry, Finn. I got a musical idea!", Rachel responded.
With that, Rachel began playing Beethoven's 5th Symphony again. As Jake laughed while leaving, he overheard the melody and was caught by surprise as the melody progressed.
"Huh?", Jake asked to himself before coming back to hear the melody, even dancing and swaying to it as Rachel spotted him doing so and grinned.
"It's working!", Rachel grinned.
"Keep playing, Rae-Rae! Yeah, yeah!", Finn cheered.
Soon, even the Spiky People gathered around to see Rachel playing on Jake's viola.
Eventually, Rachel spoke to herself.
"Time for the big finish!", Rachel said before then doing the finishing notes of the symphony.
"So, how was that?", Rachel panted.
"Whoo! Way to rock my viola!", Jake responded.
"You remembered your viola, Jake!", Rachel beamed.
"I also remember that you're like a pro at playing it. And dookie is radical, man! I don't care what anyone says.", Jake responded as the black and white rings on his eyes shrank before he shook his head and spoke in his normal voice.
"Wha-huh? What? Where am I? Finn, Rae-Rae, is that you guys?", Jake asked.
"Who else would it be, baby?", Finn asked.
"Whoo! I guess I went nuts.", Jake spoke in relief as he shrank back to normal.
"Yeah... Strong as nuts.", Rachel agreed.
"You were so crazy, man! Like-like, actually crazy.", Finn added before Jake burped out the gold tooth and laughed.
Finn and Rachel then patted Jake's back.
"It's good to have you back.", Finn said.
"It's good to have you pat my back.", Jake responded.
"Hm. You know, if we had known you were so easily manipulated with belly rubs like these, we might've helped you get some closure sooner or later on whatever problems you got.", Rachel grinned.
"Card Wars being one of them...", Rachel spoke to herself.
"I would have just eaten more of his ice cream.", Finn added.
"Cut it out!", Jake shouted, pushing Finn away as he laughed a bit.
Meanwhile, the Spiky People were surrounding the Gut Grinder.
"Cut open the Gut Grinder's belly!", one of the Spikey People shouted just as the Gut Grinder came to, alarming them.
"He's awake!", the Spiky Person spoke in worry.
"Huh...? What's goin' on here?", the Gut Grinder puzzled.
"You should know! Our gold has been stolen!", the Spiky Mayor accused.
"Huh? Wh-who would dare steal your beloved gold?!", the Gut Grinder exclaimed.
Meanwhile, panicked, the culprit made a run for it and shouted while carting some gold away.
"You'll never take my gold alive!", the culprit shouted in a valley girl accent.
"Sounds like she would! Zap!", Rachel shouted, zapping the culprit and freezing her in place from the neck down.
"Why don't you stick around for a while?", Rachel smirked as she blew the ice wind off her finger, shocking the Spiky People as they gathered around.
"What the-? Sharon, why were you fleeing away?", the Spiky Mayor puzzled.
"That's the mayor's wife!", the Spiky People murmured as Finn and Jake caught up to Rachel.
"It's obvious. Apparently, she's been controlling the Gut Grinder, using him to steal gold from in as many villages, including this one.", Rachel explained.
"Sharon! Is all this true?!", the Spiky Mayor asked in shock.
"Yes, Cameron. I've been stealing gold.", Sharon responded unapologetically.
"WHY, SHARON?!", Cameron shouted.
"Because I like to buy things, Cameron! I like to shop! And I controlled the Gut Grinder using this necklace I pawned from a wizard, because I think he's hot.", Sharon responded.
Spiky People gasped.
"That really what you're goin' with?', the Gut Grinder asked, unimpressed.
"You have been a naughty girl, Sharon. Guards! Throw my wife in jail.", Cameron ordered as he turned to his guards, which then proceeded to grab her.
"Finn, Jake, and Rachel, thank you for saving my Spiky Village.", Cameron thanked.
"No problem.", Rachel assured.
"No problem, mayor.", Finn added, giving a thumbs-up.
"Now give us a hug.", Cameron requested.
The Spiky People laughed and advanced toward the trio.
"Wait up, hold that thought!", Rachel exclaimed.
Then, she used her ice powers to make an armor coating on herself, Finn, and Jake, resembling a traditional Spiky Person.
"Okay, go ahead.", Rachel responded.
Then, the Spiky People hugged the trio.
"How are you guys holding up?", Rachel asked.
"Pretty good.", Jake responded.
"Still hurst, but less.", Finn added.
Later, Finn, Jake, and Rachel were walking alongside the Gut Grinder as they were now at a mountain forest.
"I'm so embarrassed... Did I really attack you?", Gut Grinder asked.
"Yep. Kinda did.", Finn responded.
"But it wasn't you that was doing it. It was that stupid mind control collar.", Rachel explained.
"But now that thing's smashed, you won't have to worry about being brainwashed anymore.", Jake added.
"Thanks. You three saved my big ol' behind, fellas.", Gut Grinder grinned.
"Well, we are heroes. It's what we do.", Finn responded.
"Yeah.", Jake agreed.
"Although, I've been meaning to ask you. How'd you earn the name Gut Grinder?", Rachel asked.
Gut Grinder blanched from hearing the question for a bit.
"Well, uh..., let's just say I've done enough grindin' on guts to know when to stop. And as for the gold? I usually eat some when I get hungry.", Gut Grinder explained.
"So, you eat them when you're hungry?", Rachel asked.
"Mm-hmm. But I always make sure to ask if I could have some first. At times when I don't have to, I usually see piles of 'em like generous offerings.", Gut Grinder responded.
"That must've been how Sharon got this whole get-rich-quick scheme.", Finn responded.
"Not that it worked out for her, though.", Jake grinned.
"I don't know how she was able to get to Wizard City just to pawn off someone for that collar. But just the same, it was great seeing the real you, Mr. Gut Grinder.", Rachel grinned.
"Tell me about it.", Gut Grinder grinned as the 4 arrived at the cave where a sort of rocky mountain with a face resided.
"So, this is where you live?", Finn asked.
"Why?", Jake added.
"Well, how else would I keep the gold I find as a food supply when I get hungies?", the Gut Grinder asked.
"Oh, yeah. Well, your cave looks awesome, man.", Jake grinned as he and Gut Grinder shook hands.
"Thanks, man.", Gut Grinder smirked.
"So, is there anything else we can do for you, or...?", Rachel asked.
"Nah, I think that's it, Rae-Rae.", Gut Grinder responded.
"Cool. Well..., bye.", Rachel said with a wave before she, Finn, and Jake left with the latter two waving as well.
"See ya!", Finn called with a wave.
"Bye, now!", Jake waved.
"See you guys later! And feel free to stop by here any time!", Gut Grinder waved.
Then, the Adventure Time logo spun and stopped when up close. But when the sword arrived, both it and the logo turned icy and crystalline with a fine shimmer.
A/N: And there we have it. As you can tell, the Gut Grinder is not only real, but he can actually talk (he's voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson in the story once freed from the mind control collar, by the way)! Plus, we get to see Rae-Rae play some mean viola! Who knows what'll happen next? :)