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The chaos of the prior day was a strong contrast to the current environment of the ice kingdom, the serenity being welcomed by all who slumbered within. Ice Queen was in her room, sleeping sprawled on her bed and snoring away as she recovers her spent magic. Her mind however, wasn't resting, and was instead dreaming. Ice Queen was her normal self, running around on some lush green grass plains at night with a humongous smile on her face, laughing loudly before spinning around and calling a name. The person answers with a cute boy laugh, and over a grass hill came a young Marshall Lee, who laughs as he charges into Ice Queen, hugging her waist. She falls but they both laugh as Ice Queen wraps her arms tightly around the boy, bringing her head down to rest it atop his as they hug with massive grins under the night stars. She wakes up. She looks around her room, finding it as empty as she left it… no boy to brighten up her day with laughter. She listens carefully. Silence. No one else is awake. "Mmm… one more dream." She tugs the quilts back over her as she closes her eyes. "... Hey tiara… if you can hear me… could I have a husband with me as well, a dad for Marshall?... Say… Finn?" With her suggestion said, she falls asleep, and quickly gains a giggle and smile as she, Marshall, and Finn share a picnic under the bright stars.
Meanwhile in another room, Huntress and Finn slept together, limbs entwined with each other as they both breathe gently, small blushes on their faces. They were in nothing but underwear, Finn's bear hat, and Huntress's mask. Skin on skin contact was aplenty when Huntress woke up, her green eyes glowing gently in the dark as she stares at Finn's face, before looking down at the rest of their tied body. She pauses, she was meant to be hard meat, what meant she shouldn't be doing this, people would think she is soft. She giggles slightly, and pulls herself tightly against Finn with a large smile 'then screw being hard!' Her actions stir Finn awake, who opens his eyes to be greeted to the sight of a grinning Huntress, who had her eyes closed as she tightly hugs him. He blushes, then brings his head forward and gives her a quick peck on the lips before backing away, startling the wizard who snaps her eyes open wide. She looks at the blushing Finn, surprised by the heroes boldness, and deepens her smile.
She presses her head against his, enjoying the warmth as they share bodily heat. They stay like that, enjoying the feeling of being so close to one another with massive grins, blushing to their heart's content. Unfortunately, they have to get up eventually, and they start with sitting in bed, their backs against the wall as they lean on each others shoulders. Due to the size difference, Huntress ends up planting her head atop Finn's, "Hehe, Morning Diana." Hearing those words make her already large grin grow, her heart beating a little faster,
"Morning Finn." They wrap their arms around each others waists and pull themselves closer.
"... We need to do this more often."
"Daily?"
"Daily." Finn finishes with a smile, snuggling deeper together. "When can I see more of this side of Huntress?" Huntress giggles,
"In private, remember? When no one will judge me as soft. But as of right now? I don't care." She meant it. She was enjoying this, she wanted to do this more, she wanted to live the dreams she had dreamt in her life of solitude in her forest.
Finn kisses her on her cheek before pulling away, sighing as he did so. Huntress smile takes a hit, the warmth of Finn leaving her. Finn notices it as well as he starts putting his clothes on, shivering slightly as he looks at her sad expression, "... How about we put our clothes on and continue cuddling?" Huntress stares silently at him, before sliding out of bed next to Finn. She silently stares at Finn, and magics his clothes onto him, then does the same to herself,
"We're changed now Finn." Finn smiles and wraps his arms around her, pulling them both onto the bed and quickly shuffling back to cuddling on top of the covers. They kiss some more, just quick loving pecks as their blushes grow with each one.
"Got any ideas for our date?" Finn says, imagining the possibilities to continue their actions.
"Definitely, and it will be happening shortly after this all blows over." She smirks and leans to Finn's ear, "When is your birthday?"
"In just six days. Why?"
"Your princess may of made your seventeenth birthday rememberable, but I'll make sure you can't forget your eighteenth." She teases.
They kiss some more, "Damn that sounds cool Huntress, thanks!" She smirks, grabbing his bear hat and pulling it off,
"No problem Finn." She rolls them, placing herself on the bottom as Finn's hair drops and covers them, giving them the sense of complete and utter privacy. Finn takes the initiative from there though, and starts kissing her, his tongue entering her mouth as she her probes inside his. She moans into him, pulling him down onto her as they continue making out. Arms and legs entwining with one another.
Suddenly footsteps echo out in the halls, and both of them panic, scrambling of each other and standing straight. Their door opens up, just a peek at first as Joe pokes his head inside, then opens fully as he welcomes himself inside. "Sorry for barging in, me and the other men just wanted to know where we could get some food. Thought to catch you before you went to get yours, to follow ya."
Finn shakes his head, his long golden hair swaying behind him, "It's no problem, I did just kinda spring this whole thing on you guys. Just give me a moment and we can set off." Finn immediately spins around grabbing his hat, but a detail gets noticed by the man.
"Are you sure you're not dating? I mean, you were sleeping together." Huntress immediately steps forward,
"I'm pretty sure. We didn't actually sleep together, I had a separate room but I came here so we can walk to get breakfast together." She explains as Finn puts his hat on,
"Then why is he blushing like crazy?" Finn answers this one, shouting over his shoulder as he grabs his sword,
"Because you saw me without my hat on! It's a thing for us humans, I mean, have you seen Fionna without her hat on?"
"... No, not really… Alright fine." Finn nods, walking up to them. Together, the group leaves their room and head off to the barracks where the men had decided to sleep.
As they walk Joe looks at Finn, "Sorry about getting you up so early, we are kind of in a rush. Not by much, but we would prefer to leave sooner than later." He explains, causing Finn to nod,
"Nah, it's cool. What are you rushing to do?"
"Get our families and bring them here. Now that you are getting peace with Gumball, we agree that it is safe enough to bring them here so they can live the lives they deserve." Finn gives him a look of concern,
"Are you sure? I haven't actually got us peace yet, this could still end up in a massive fight..." His uncertainty that filled his entire sentence makes the man chuckle,
"We're confident in you Finn, you'll get Gumball sipping tea with you."
"That's… a lot of trust guys." Finn says nervously, feeling a mounting pressure on the upcoming talks, something Huntress instantly notices.
"And you earned it… We're here." Sure enough, they were at the barracks and Joe opens the door for the duo, yet Huntress steps up to him,
"Round everyone up, we'll wait out here. I just want to have a quick chat with Finn, so take your time actually."
Joe raises an eyebrow, but nods and walks indoors, leaving a confused Finn outside. The hero turns to Huntress, who clasps her hands with his and kisses him. He is startled, but recovers and leans into it just as Huntress pulls away. "I saw you back there Finn, you're worried. You shouldn't be." Finn sighs,
"I know! But I still am. I mean you heard them! They trusting their families safety to me! I know everyone in OOO has been doing that for years, but that doesn't make it easier!" Huntress stays silent, then hugs Finn,
"And that doesn't change the fact that you got this." She pulls away and Finn sighs, then smiles and looks up at her,
"Thanks Diana." She just smiles as they hold hands, listening closely to the men on the other side. "... So why did you tell Ice Queen they were bandits?" She looks down at him, smiling a little.
"If Ice Queen were to find out they were bandits on her own, then she would of kicked them out instantly. I knew you wanted them to stay, so I told her the truth, thus, leading her to being less angry, and allowing them to stay."
"... You just wanted revenge for trying to rob me, didn't you?"
"A little." Finn smiles, shaking his head.
Suddenly the doors bust open, and the men all come strolling out. Finn nods to them, "Alright, follow me, I'll take you to where we've been eating. I have no idea if we actually have food or not though." Joe shakes his head before responding,
"Ah it'll be fine, we're used to skipping breakfasts." They quickly traverse the damaged halls as they make their way to the dining table Finn had ate with Ice Queen when she held him prisoner. He opens the doors to the room, and sure enough, the table was clear of anything.
"Well then… to the kitchen!... Where is that?" Huntress rolls her eyes with a smile,
"Follow me Finn, I saw with my fight with Cake." Once again, they're in the corridors, and eventually they arrive in the still destroyed kitchen, damaged from where Cake had wrapped around everything. "Well, see if you can scavenge anything for us Finn, I'm going to see if I can find Ice Queen, I haven't seen any sign of her." Finn nods,
"Alright, but if something is wrong tell me immediately, I want to get Ice Queen help as fast as I can." Huntress nods, knowing what Finn was secretly wanting to continue with '... Cause I care if something happened to you too.' Huntress walks away as the sound of cupboards and other doors start opening.
She strolls across the ice mansion, her thoughts on Finn and the upcoming talks when she finally entered the throne room. Walking past the throne, she strolls into Ice Queen's room 'Its poor security to not have a door, she should probably add one' She finds Ice Queen in her bed asleep, mumbling to herself as she shifts. Huntress raises an eye and approaches cautiously, knowing from her time as a wizard that those who have dipped in magic rarely have pleasant dreams.
When Ice Queen giggles, it causes Huntress to sigh and move to wake her up, "mmm… Finn… stop… Marshall is here…" The wood nymph freezes up at the murmurs, hands centimetres from Ice Queen's shoulder. "Lets play with him… he'll love it..." She shakes her head, and quickly shakes Ice Queen as well. Suddenly disturbed from her slumber, Ice Queen bolts up, shooting an ice spell off as she gasps in shock. Huntress leaps away, letting the spell fly past her and hit the wall.
Ice Queen locks eyes on her, then sighs, "Sorry Huntress, you scared me." Huntress remains silent, nodding her head at the royal slowly, something that Ice Queen instantly notices, "Are you alright? You seem a little startled, I didn't scare you that bad did I?"
"You were mumbling." Ice Queen raises an eyebrow,
"... What?"
"You were sleep talking, about your dream." Instantly you see the ice royal deflate, her eyes looking down in shame. "It's fine, it was a dream, something you don't have control over."
"But I asked the tiara to." Huntress stares silently,
"... What?"
"The tiara… it didn't like me resisting back at the arena, you know, when I froze all the princes and told my minion to attack Marshall? And... Well... It has inflicted me with another curse as punishment." Huntress immediately becomes worried, sitting down on her bed.
"What curse is it?" Ice Queen sighs again,
"Another twisted one from Simone. As you already know, she is the cause of the tiara making me go after men. But, she also took care of young Marshall Lee shortly after the mushroom war."
Now that surprised Huntress. She knew Marceline had for some reason cared about Ice King, only really finding out about Simon when he was saved by the crown via GOLB. But that was the reason why she cared? Ice Queen misses the look of shock, mostly because it wasn't on Huntress's face as is her nature, and continues, "When you knocked me out with the pan, I was sent inside the tiara, and it gave me a choice: Either lust for men, or take care of Marshall." Huntress stares at her,
"... You weren't lusting for Finn and the other men when you woke up yesterday." Ice Queen nods, making Huntress gain a sympathetic look as her friend is cursed once more because of the tiara. "... Wait. That still doesn't explain why you mumbled Finn's name?" Ice Queen shakes her head in disappointment at herself,
"Because I asked the tiara to. It was giving me constant dreams of Marshall, raising him and playing with him. And I enjoyed them, I mean, really enjoyed them, and it wasn't something the tiara was doing either, this was natural, real me enjoying them."
Huntress doesn't react, and the royal continues with a sigh, "And I thought the only good way to make it even better, to make the dreams perfect, was to have Finn in them…" Huntress stares silently. "... As a husband." She still remains silent, still staring at Ice Queen and causing the royal to shuffle nervously.
"... Why? I thought you denied the curse of lusting for men?"
"You don't remember? It is because I have genuine feelings for Finn… a crush really, but that still doesn't change the fact. I'm sorry Huntress, I just wanted to make my dreams even better! I swear I won't make a move on Finn!" Huntress sighs,
"I know Ice Queen, I trust you. I guess it was a bit naive of me to hope that he only reason why you loved Finn was because of the tiara." She rises from the bed, "Everyone else is in the kitchens downstairs getting breakfast, the ex bandits plan to leave in a bit to bring their families." Huntress explains, and walks towards the door, then freezes. "... You can dream of Finn if you want."
"W-what?" Ice Queen blurts out, actually shocked by what Huntress said and thinking it was some trick by the tiara.
"At the end of the day Ice Queen, I prefer you dreaming about it than actually doing it. What is a warning Sarah, please don't make a move on my boyfriend." With that Huntress leaves the old woman behind as she heads for Finn. Ice Queen stares at the door in which she left, then squeals, jumping out of bed as she rushes to put her dress on, the acceptance of Huntress leaving her overjoyed.
As she scrambles in her royal clothes with a massive smile, she looks over the damage she had caused with her spell when she was woken up. On the wall it had hit, all she finds is frost in a small shape. She takes a closer look and quickly recognises the shape of a young Marshall Lee, with a large grinning face. And she thinks about the current, depressed Marshall somewhere right now. "Oh this could be hard… but it will be worth it!" She moves a painting, placing it atop her frozen work to hide it from prying eyes yet preserving it for her own future enjoyment.
Huntress silently walks down the corridors, the talk with Ice Queen on repeat in her mind. To be honest, she had hoped that her feelings for Finn were just something from her tiara, but Huntress knew the truth from the start. She had genuine feelings for Finn, that became clear when she reacted to him differently than she did to the princes. And to be honest, Huntress didn't know how to react.
She was defensive, angry that her friend wants to date her boyfriend. Yet at the same time, sympathetic, knowing that she will be in pain every time she and Finn were together, something the old woman didn't already deserve. She shakes her head clear of the thoughts 'Later, the talks come first, Finn needs support' She approaches the kitchen, hearing light chatter as the guys all talked to each other, and upon strolling in, finds them all resting against tables in a circle, with small amount of food dotting the place.
Finn looks away from the men and beams at her, quickly signalling for her to come over, and she promptly does so. He reaches behind him and pulls out a tray with some food and water on it, then presents it to Huntress who takes it with a smile. The guys shuffle along, creating a gap next to Finn what she quickly takes. Grabbing an apple, she asks, "What were you guys talking about?" Before munching on it.
They shrug, "Just asking Finn if he has any idea what Gumball is going to ask him."
"And I was replying with that it was most likely going to be personal questions only I, or Fionna, would know." Joe shakes his head with a grin and looks at Huntress, pointing a finger at Finn,
"Can you believe this lad? He keeps trying to tell us you're both from another timeline!" They all chuckle, causing Huntress to smirk,
"He's actually telling you the truth. We were sent here from a god called GOLB when we got too close to his portal."
"Both of you talked this out? You had the exact same response!" Huntress's smile only grows,
"You know, Gumball is attacking us for the same exact reason. You're not going to attack us are you?" She jokes, making Joe put his hands up in mock surrender,
"Ha! After what you did to those Bubblegum Guardians, Marshall, and everyone in the arena, I don't think anyone in AAA wants to fight you!" That's when Ice Queen enters with a massive grin as she looks at Huntress, yet joins the circle on the opposite side of her.
"And that is just the way I like it, the less danger Finn and Huntress are in the better." She looks to the men, "Huntress had said that you planned to bring your families here in a bit, how many are you bringing? I kinda need to know if I'm to build you all homes." As the men start rattling off the most cherished people in their lives, Huntress stares at Ice Queen.
She can't help but think about what Ice Queen could possibly do. What would Finn do? 'He would turn her down, as he did when she kidnapped him' She watches Ice Queen as she talks, a massive grin on her face, 'She doesn't deserve anymore pain, but I won't give up Finn either!' Suddenly she notices Finn looking at her, "Yes Finn?"
"You just seemed distracted that's all."
"Eh, it's nothing to worry about." Finn stares at her for a few seconds, then shrugs, believing her and turning to grab a orange. Huntress watches him for a moment, then focuses back on Ice Queen,
"Thank you! Now we better go collect them! We'll probably spend the day and night there to celebrate before coming back here."
"Sure! You deserve to be with your family, I don't think I have any sweets for your kids, but maybe I can get Gumball to give me some as reparations." She jokes, causing the men to laugh before getting up and individually thanking Ice Queen profusely for all she has done, then walking out the kitchen door.
Ice Queen turns as the last one leaves, grinning her massive smile at Finn, and once again Huntress becomes anxious. Something that the ice royal notices, making her smile disappear, "Finn, I've got bad news." Finn frowns, standing up worried,
"What's wrong? How can I help?" Ice Queen shakes her head,
"You can't Finn, not without making it worse." She sighs, and looks him straight in the eyes,
"Do you remember when I resisted the tiara at the arena? Well, when Huntress knocked me out yesterday-"
"ICE QUEEN! YOU HERE!?" Everyone flinches as Gumball's voice echoes throughout the mansion. Ice Queen mumbles, before speaking up again,
"Sorry Finn, I'll explain later. YES GUMBALL! IN HERE!" The sounds of footsteps approaches them, and a few seconds later Gumball walks in. He freezes at the state of the room, "Found it like this. Destroyed from yesterday's fighting, so don't judge me on it when you caused this." Ice Queen explains crossing her arms, making Gumball shut his mouth.
Finn stares in slight confusion at her strange reaction, but it suddenly clicks in him 'She doesn't want to appear soft or messy, unable to handle things as simple as keeping a kitchen clean when she is a queen. She is taking the whole becoming a proper queen seriously' Behind Gumball Fionna and Cake appear and their eyes instantly lock onto Finn and Huntress.
Within Fionna's hand rested a large black box, making Ice Queen raise an eyebrow but she doesn't say anything. "Ready to have your theories disproved Gumball?" She smirks, making Gumball grind his teeth in annoyance.
"I'm ready to get the truth Ice Queen, who knows, maybe I'll question you too, see if you really want to change." Ice Queen laughs,
"Good! Then alongside telling everyone you were wrong about Finn, you can tell them that Finn did help me improve. Who knows…" She looks at Finn, pausing, then looks at Huntress, smiling, "... I might get a boyfriend."
Gumball scoffs, "Unlikely Ice Queen, but anyways, do you have a room we can do this questioning in?" Ice Queen nods walking towards Gumball,
"Yes, follow me." She pushes past the three, and after a moment everyone follows her. She leads them through the mansion, when she notices something missing, "Where is Marshall? I haven't seen him, and I really expected you to bring him as security." Huntress looks at with slight worry, but everyone else just ignores it, pinning it for idle talk.
"He went to the night-o-sphere to… talk with his mum." Ice Queen scowls at that, but quickly lets go.
"I see.. well since we are doing nothing, let me add something to your reparations list." Gumball rolls his eyes,
"We don't know if Finn is evil or not yet, so we will have this conversation at a later date." Ice Queen tuts,
"Gumball, just admit that Finn is good already. Anyway I want some candy, as in food candy, and I want it as soon as possible." Gumball raises an eyebrow,
"Why would you want that?" Ice Queen smiles smugly,
"Because I'm already going to have some families living here soon, and they're bringing their kids. I want some treats for them that is all." Gumball shakes his head,
"Fine, I don't know why anyone would want to bring their families here, but I'll give you some sweets for them." Ice Queen was about to retort about the insult but keeps her mouth shut as she arrives at a janitor's cupboard. She swings the doors open to reveal a hidden stairway leading down into the ground.
It was pitch black, yet Ice Queen walks down boldly, leaving everyone else to make their way cautiously down the ice stairs in the complete darkness. Gumball takes another uneasy step 'Why did she make these?!' Ice Queen finally touches the floor of some room, and lifts her arm up. Flipping a switch, she turns all the lights on, making everyone wince as they too step off the stairs and look upon the room. It was a massive prison cell, one that was familiar to Gumball, "Is that the same cage you put all us princes in when you kidnapped is?"
"Irrelevant."
Gumball huffs, and walks towards it with a shake of his head, "That is not really private Ice Queen. If you don't have a room in which we can talk in silence then we can go back to my Kingdom and chat there." Ice Queen simply touches the crooked ice bars,
"It's not sound proof yet." Ice shoots between the bars, connecting them and quickly start growing into a solid wall of ice. Soon, the cage becomes a box made of solid, reinforced ice with no gaps at all. She melts a door into a wall, and presents it to Gumball with a slight bow, "There, that should be sound proof enough for you. When you all step in there, I will seal it up behind you. If you want out, Finn has the key." She notices her knight's confused expression, "The same key you use to open Ice Kingdom's other locked door." Finn continues to stare confused, until he realises what she is talking about and nods his head 'The ice card' With that, Fionna, Gumball and Finn all step inside, and Ice Queen fills up the gap behind them with ice.
Inside the room was a table, three chairs, a single light above them. "She literally made an interrogation chamber." Gumball shakes his head, but quickly sits down, the two humans quickly joining him. "Finn, I have accused you of: being you are a spy, lying to a royal, manipulation of the hero of AAA for vile purposes, conspiring with the Ice Queen to kidnap/harm royals, and possibly working with the Lady of evil, Hana Abadeer. How do you plead?"
"Yeah I'm going with not guilty." Fionna lifts the box in her hands, placing it on the table before popping the lid off. Finn curiously peeks inside, and finds the lying stones.
"I'm presuming you remember how these work?" Finn nods, picking one up and causing it to glow in his hand.
"Yes, it will continue to glow as long as I tell the truth, and turn off when I lie." Gumball nods, making Finn smile. "This is going to be over so quickly." Gumball sighs, and stares into Finn's eyes.
"Finn the human, do you and Huntress admit to spying on us?"
"... I'll admit that I spied on you a little, but only to wait till your conversation with Fionna ended." The light stays glowing, making Gumball mumble. "I'm surprised you asked that again, I remember you asking that the first time we used these." Gumball stares at Finn 'The stones proved his innocence last time…' He becomes worried, but as stubborn as he is, he continues with the questioning,
"Have you lied to the royals?"
"No." The light goes out, making Gumball smirk. Finn stares in surprise, before it clicks 'I have lied to a few in OOO… like FP' "Oh right. I haven't lied to you or any of AAA's royals." The light remains off. Finn stares in shock as Fionna rises and aims Milly's gauntlet 'I haven't lied to them!... Huntress! I lied about our relationship!'
"I haven't lied to you about my innocence!" He quickly blurts out, and the lights pings back on. Gumball stares silently, a feeling of dread coming upon him.
"Have you or Huntress manipulated Fionna?" He inquires, causing Fionna stares intensely.
"Neither I or Huntress have manipulated Fionna into anything." The light remains on, causing Fionna to slack as she starts realising the truth she was fearing, 'I attacked another hero' Gumball continues to stare at Finn's eyes.
"Have you or Huntress worked with Ice Queen, to plan or have already acted, to hurt or kidnap a royal?"
"We haven't helped her plan any kidnappings Gumball… We have however planned to hurt you if you tried to harm us." As the rock glows, Gumball shuffles a little, 'So he isn't planning anything… NO! Something ain't right!' He straightens, however Fionna doesn't as she stares at Finn full of regret.
"Final accusation then, are you working with Hana Abadeer?"
"No." The light remains on. Gumball slacks a little, the gears in his head spinning up ideas 'Finn… is innocent. All of this could have been avoided. No. Something is not right!'
He suddenly stands up, jabbing a finger at Finn, "You tinkered with the stone! Made it light up whenever you wanted it to! Made it turn off once or twice to make it convincin-"
"Gumball…" Fionna says, making the prince halt mid rant, "... Why don't you admit that you're wrong?" Gumball freezes up,
"No Fionna! This has to be some tri-" Fionna glares at him,
"Fine then!" She turns to Finn. "I'm going to ask some personal questions! Things only I would know, something you couldn't prepare for." She looks at Gumball, "Hopefully making my personal, private life public will end this." Gumball stares in shock.
"No Fionna! Ok Finn I-"
"Finn, what is Cake's counterpoint always complaining you did when you were babies?"
"... Giving him a wet willy." She nods,
"As a kid, when did I see my inspiration?"
"When he beat up an army of trolls single handily!" She smiles, looking back at the good memory.
"Did you make up a song as a baby."
"... Yes. Please don't ask me to sing it in front of Gumball… it involves being buff." She nods with a blush.
Then she sits up straight, "When I was a kid, my- Our parents died at a young age… what killed them?" Finn goes silent, looking down a little.
"... They were doing their jobs as detectives, investigating a small crime when they made the discovery that it was part of a bigger crime web… They went in, busted some people, and kept finding clues to the big boss... When they went to the next bust, they found a massive room, filled to the brim with criminals. And a few wizards… who summoned a bunch of demons… their bodies were found a few days later. We only knew what happened because one of the criminals gloated it to the guards when they captured them." The room goes silent, and Fionna simply nods.
"Final question, something only I would know: Why did I become a hero?"
"Cause we remember the day when we were babies, and were... abandoned. Then the feeling of being saved by mum and dad. We swore on that day to be heroes, to save the innocent from all dangers and help in anyway we could."
"Yes, that was the reason why I became a hero. And something only I knew." She turns to Gumball, "Are you satisfied?" Gumball silently remains seated, staring at them both. He turns to Finn,
"I'm sorry Finn. For the accusations, for putting you and your friends in danger, for not believing you. I was so confident that I was right that I failed as a scientist and forgot to look for other conclusions. I'm sorry. Fionna, I'm also sorry. For putting you against Finn, I know it has scared you. Both of you, is there anything I can do to make things up?" Finn points at him,
"Dude, it's cool. Just tell everyone to stop attacking me, Huntress, and Ice Queen, and we'll be good. For Ice Queen and Huntress however? You're going to have to ask them that." Gumball sombrely nods, and turns to his girlfriend.
"... First I want a date, a proper one! No using it to talk me into something, just a nice, loving date at a place we both like."
"Sure Fionna, where do you wa-"
"A dungeon. I want our next date to be in a dungeon." Gumball gulps as Finn winces at unpleasant memories,
"S-sure, we can… 'dungeon crawl' if you want."
"Really?!"
"Sure." She gains a massive smile, and quickly hugs the prince,
"Thanks Gumball!" Finn smiles, and quickly removes his bag, pulling out his ice card before pushing it against the blue wall. It melts, creating an arched doorway for them to exit.
Finn steps out first, walking onto Cake and Huntress sharing an intense staring contest, with Ice Queen daydreaming of something. They all look at Finn, Huntress speaking first, "Well?"
"He used the truth stones again. I'm innocent." Gumball walks out beside him, looking ashamed as he brings a guilty gaze to Huntress.
"It's true… I was wrong. Cake, take Fionna home and tell the other princes the news. I must… have a talk with Huntress and Ice Queen."
Cake stands still, gradually processing the news before slowly nodding while Fionna takes the initiative and walks out of the room, leaving her sister to catch up. Cake rushes to the side of Fionna, instantly telling something was wrong, "Fionna, what is it?" The human sighs and stops walking, collapsing against a wall.
"Well Cake, I just discovered I was attacking an innocent this entire time. I swore to never be evil, and yet I just became the villain and attacked the hero!" She puts her hands on her head, covering her face.
"Hey girl, it ain't your fault! You didn't know! Besides you were just following Gumball's orders!" Fionna rubs the tears from her face,
"Yeah! It is his!-... No Cake, I need to take responsibility. I didn't have to follow his orders, I've ignored them in the past." She pushes herself off the wall, looking down the corridor with determination, "And to do that, we need to tell everyone the news! Come on!" With that, the young girl sprints down the corridor full of energy.
Meanwhile back in the room with Ice Queen, Finn, Huntress Wizard, and Gumball, the prince was staring guilty at the woman, who had had their arms crossed. "What can you do as reparations?" Ice Queen repeats the question he had asked her a second ago as she walks towards him, standing tall over the sunken prince. "First… I would like those sweets if you have any." The prince shakes his head, making Ice Queen sigh in disappointment. "Then next, I would like you and all the other kingdoms to stay out of mine unless I give them permission to enter. You can send yourselves or messengers if you want, but until relations between me and the other princes improve, no one else is allowed in my kingdom… except maybe more citizens, people are allowed to live here." Gumball nods in understanding,
"Until relations do improve Ice Queen, I don't think you'll have that problem to be honest."
"I… understand. I'm not proud of what the tiara made me do, nor that I accepted it and didn't resist against it. But I hope that your word sways the others… Actually yeah that's the third thing: tell everyone I want to improve. And I mean genuinely." Gumball nods, before turning to face Huntress, who glares at him a little.
Unlike Finn who is good friends with Princess Bubblegum what translates to Gumball, and Ice Queen who is trying to get a good reputation with the royals, Huntress has no real reason why she should be calm or friendly with the prince. "... I want you to leave me and Finn's house alone first. No spy stuff that you're infamous for, no sending an army because you misunderstood something, no asking things from us." Gumball winces, but nods,
"Right, I will put you on the map, and order folks to stay clear of it. But err… will you actually be doing anything? Like as a job or occupation?" She looks at Finn, who nods,
"Most probably, as you know with Fionna, Finn here likes to help people. We may as well stay as partners since male me is handling things here, so I'll probably be joining Finn." Gumball nods, before bowing a little,
"Finn, Huntress Wizard, Ice Queen, I apologise deeply for my actions, I hope you can forgive me for wanting to protect my peeps." Ice Queen nods,
"Go, set up a meeting with everyone so you can publicly apologies for what you have done, and invite us there. I'll admit that I don't have the best past, and Finn and Huntress are still people they going to be sceptical of unless we clear things up. A massive ball, or party, or something would be the best way for us to mingle and get accepted in." She sternly orders, making Gumball wince,
"I'll try, but I don't know how many will actually appear." With that, the prince turns and walk away. As much as he hates being ordered around, he knew he was in the wrong, so for the time being he does all his can to make things right. Ice Queen smiles as she watches him leave, then turns to her friends, "Well, we did it. Peace is fully secured… Any ideas what to do while we wait for a reply or invite?" Huntress awkwardly nods,
"Yeah, you could build the homes for those families." Ice Queen lights up, brimming,
"Oh right! Are you going to help?"
"Not really… I was planning to use this small break from… everything really, and spend it with Finn." Ice Queen freezes up, but slackens again,
"Sure, but I also want you both ready at a moment's notice… think you can remain in the Ice Kingdom?" Huntress thinks for a second, before gaining a small smile and nodding,
"Sure, I'll be checking out the winter forest you made and actually have a look around, not stretching Cake." With that Huntress smiles at Finn, and leads the way out of the room, leaving Ice Queen all on her lonesome.
As they walk down the corridors again, Huntress blushes a little, and turns to Finn, causing the hero to stare into her green eyes. "Well, we finally have some alone time."
"Yeah… Glob this feels weird after all that!..." He grabs her hand, and she entwined her fingers with his as they now walk towards the forest, "But I don't mind at all, in fact I want this." He explains, making Huntress smirk,
"What? Kill two giant robots then manage peace talks, and your reward is only getting to hold a girl's hand?" Finn laughs at her joke,
"When you put it that way it seems stupid!" He spins to her, kissing her on her blushing cheek. She blinks in surprise, then with a grin turns to Finn and kisses him on the lips. He leans into it, bring them to a halt as they make out in the corridor. They squeeze each others hands as they silently kiss, lips interlocked as their hearts thump in their chests. They press their bodies together, making the most of the kiss as they feel each others warm bodies press against one another, before they break apart. They both had blushes, saliva connecting the two as they stare into each others eyes. Then without a word they turn, back to holding only one hand as they continue to the gardens with satisfied smiles. They approach the doors and push them open, revealing the winter wonderland that Ice Queen had made to impress Finn.
They stroll into it, smiling at the calm environment, enjoying the time they have to simply just be together. They walk off the path and onto the snow, letting it crunch under their feet as the stroll towards a frozen lake. "So… what can you tell me about the things here? You know, the plants and biz?" Finn's question makes Huntress smirk, shaking her head,
"Not many plants can actually survive in the cold, but at the same time there are quite a few that can." She crouches and takes a pile of white flowers in her hand, "Like this one for example, this is called 'Erica Carnea' or its nickname: snow queen…" As Finn goes to his knees, listening intently to Huntress, a figure hidden by shadows watches from afar behind some trees, a smile on his face,
"Cute date kid... it's nearly time." With that, he fades disintegrates from the world without leaving a trace. Huntress rises, and quickly moves to a massive dark tree with a smile,
"This is a pine tree… a damaged one." She says, finding several branches snapped and broken by her fight with Cake. She places her hands against the bark, and lets her magic flow into it, causing her eyes to glow a little as the branches magically mend themselves with wooden groans. Once they are back as they should be, Huntress lets go of the wood with a smile. "I just thought of something: How did the pre-war humans name everything?" Finn shrugs,
"I don't know, I could probably name one or two things but the entire world?"
"Yeah, I mean, think about the days, how were they named? Why don't they fit into the year cycle perfectly if they could decide on how many days there should be in a week?"
"I have no idea! Maybe they just wanted to be awkward." He laughs, as they make their way to a table in a clearing that was surrounded by pure white snow, plants and trees.
They find the benches conveniently clear of snow, making Huntress smile as she sits next to Finn on the wooden seats 'Probably something Ice Queen designed'. Finn smiles and kisses her on her lips, making her smile with a growing blush, resting herself against him. They silently watch the magic lights Ice Queen had used to light the place slowly drift around, causing the plant's shadows to make beautiful patterns on the floor as they mix together.
Suddenly Finn reaches into his bag, much to Huntress's confusion, until he brings out his flute, causing her to smile. She reaches behind her and pulls her thunder flute out from under her cape, bringing it up to her lips. Finn does the same, and they both close their eyes, letting the notes they play fall into a naturally in synch tune. Sure enough, their music intertwines, mixing perfectly with the song of the other as the forest fills with heart, guided music.
They open their eyes, still playing their flutes with deep blushes as they stare into each others eyes. Suddenly Huntress, stands up, still staring at Finn, promoting the hero to do the same as they slowly back away from the table and into a wide open space. Then she starts to spin around him, and Finn mimics her, leading to the couple to do a small dance with each other. Huntress closes in the gap, making the circle smaller as she puts her face right in front of Finn, and stops playing. She pulls his flute down, then kisses him straight on the lips as they make out again, the couple closing their eyes.
Then suddenly she pushes herself away from him and jumps, flinging her arms up to grab onto a tree branch then pull herself up. Finn watches in confusion as she stares down with a smile from between the snow-covered branches, then pulls away, disappearing into the mess of branches. "Uhh… Huntress what are we doing?"
He gets no reply, just a silence so strong that it actually worried the hero. Suddenly the branches shake, and the blurred shape of Huntress darts out of the branches and into another tree. She hops between them, faster than Finn could hope to keep up with, not that he doesn't try as he sprints after her, his gaze high as he tries his best to track his girlfriend.
And he loses track of her. He slows his run to a halt, head darting around to try and find Huntress, but all signs of the woman has vanished. Then, a flute plays out from deeper in the forest, the same one that she had just sung with Finn. Finn locks onto the noise and rushes towards it, yet when he gets close it stops. He raises an eyebrow, and once again slows as he reaches another clearing, "I'm pretty sure she was here…" Her flute comes to life again, this time somewhere behind him. He spins, then grins as he sprints chases after her.
Dodging and weaving between trees, he runs across the cold white environment until the music stops again. His head darts up, and he spots her leaping between trees. And beaming a massive smile at him, before focusing on where she is going and disappearing into the trees once more. Finn tries to follow her again, but again loses her in the trees, causing him to laugh 'Of course I can't spot her in the woods, she is the Huntress!'.
Finn looks around, trying to pre-emptively guess where she was going to be next. And the sweet song from her flute comes from his right. The hero rushes towards her once more, willing to do this again and again if it was making her smile. He once again ends up in a clearing, the only difference this time was that Huntress was standing in the middle of it with a humongous smile, "Hi." And with that she turns and runs towards a tree.
"You tease!" Finn shouts with a grin as he rushes towards her.
She quickly jumps into the trees again, never halting as she jumps between them, and Finn runs beneath her, staring up at his girlfriend. They lock eyes, causing them to gain massive grins as they run through the winter wonderland. Finn jumps up and grabs a branch before yanking himself up, eyes locked on Huntress who watches him with a smirk. Finn pulls himself up completely as Huntress starts moving erratically, jumping between trees at random. He tries his best to follow her, following her footsteps almost perfectly, only nearly falling off twice.
Eventually Huntress does a massive leap off another branch, and when Finn jumps a few seconds later, he finds no branches. His eyes go wide before tucking his body into a ball, hitting the snow ground with a roll before springing up onto his feet. He looks up to figure out where Huntress went, and finds her in another tree, holding an arrow with a zip line wrapped around the edge, fiddling it between her fingers.
She shoots him a smirk, and disappears into the tree branches once more, causing Finn to sprint after her again, running through plants as tries to track her down. But he eventually slows himself to halt, giving up and just waiting for her next tease, and sure enough, a flute comes from his nearby left and he dashes towards it. He quickly bursts through a bush, and halts as he realises that he back where they had started, at the table with benches 'Then where is Huntress?'
Four arrows arc into him from above, piercing his clothes as he launched backwards into the ground, the two arrows just above his shoulders pin his shirt to the ground, while another two pierce his trousers, locking his legs down as well. He is forced to look up at Huntress in the branches directly above him, grinning down at him before dropping, landing silently atop him yet not letting their bodies touch.
Her hands were on either side of his head, her feet next to his hips in squat position, her chest above his, and her grinning face just inches away from his. She pants a little, her warm breathe washing over him "It seems I've hunted myself an exceptional beast." She lowers herself and kisses Finn, who kisses her back. She orders her arrows to leave his clothes, floating them back into her quiver before flopping down completely on the hero. Finn raises his arms and wraps them around Huntress, pulling her tight against them as they kiss deeply. Eventually, they break away to breathe, panting as they eyes stare at each others blushing faces.
She eventually rolls off him and into the snow, laying side by side with her boyfriend, "So, what has made you so hyper all of the sudden?" Finn inquires, quickly adding, "Not that I mind!" Huntress giggles a little,
"After going through a slightly stressful situation, I just want to unwind. I use to meditate or hunt to do that, and it was what I did after GOLB, but I quickly found a better replacement. And to be honest, I think I will only act like this around you when we are completely alone."
She looks at him, "Plus, I want to celebrate a little, I mean we did just prove our innocence."
"So want to celebrate some more?" Huntress nods, then bites her lip 'I got to do this!'. She pulls at his bear hat, pulling it off and freeing his golden hair, but she then takes it off fully, holding it in her hand. Grabbing his robot hand, she yanks him up onto his feet, letting his hair extend to its full length, and while it was beautiful it wasn't what Huntress was after.
"You wear this hat all the time right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Cause it covers your neck." With that she leans forward, and gently places her green lips on the side of Finn's neck, before sucking a little. Finn freezes up, letting Huntress do whatever she was doing, what only lasts a few seconds before backing away, examining her work. A slight discolouration rapidly grows. She smiles at Finn,
"What did you do?"
"A love bite… Now come on, I'm sure if we ask Ice Queen nicely enough she will let us fetch your bow."
"Why my bow?" Huntress brings her arm back, and pulls one of her high quality arrow free, presenting it to Finn,
"Because I want you to have this. A gift per say." Finn stares at the arrow, then gently takes it, giving it a good look over with amazement, 'This costs her a lot to make. She sees these as a part of herself, part of the reason why she is hard, so for her giving to be giving this away…'
"I can't believe you're letting me keep this, thank you Huntress… Heh, and I didn't get you anything." He says with a blush, making Huntress smile,
"Yes you have." Finn raises an eyebrow,
"I hav-" He is cut off as Huntress presses her lips into his again, kissing him again as she truly makes it last as long as possible. Then she breaks away,
"Come on, lets go see the progress our queen has made… and I also think she has something to tell you." Huntress sighs, causing Finn to raise an eyebrow as he puts the arrow into his bag, but she quickly dispels his worries as she grabs his hand and walks towards the mansion, a faint blue glow on one side signalling the work of Ice Queen.
Fionna meanwhile rides Cake as she stretches across the land, staring off into the horizon without making a noise. "... I just can't believe it Cake, I broke my hero oath." Cake stretches her head to look at her,
"Don't worry Fionna, you're still a hero! Everyone makes mistakes."
"Yeah maybe, but I bet they weren't as big this!... I doubt Finn has made any mess ups! He was correct this entire time! And was constantly beating me!"
"I'm pretty sure Finn has messed up as well Fionna… but use him! If you think he is so great then learn from him, besides, I'm sure if you ask very kindly then I'm sure he will teach you again." Fionna just gives her a 'Are you stupid?' look, then looks off at the horizon.
"... He won't teach me-" 'I can't get near him without being afraid' "-So I must learn the things myself! What does he do that I don't?"
"YEAH THAT'S THE SPIRIT! Tell me exactly girl and I'll help you!" Fionna thinks as she stares at the beautiful view in front of her,
"Erm… he doesn't punch buns, but how am I meant to beat things if I can't hit them?!"
"How does Finn do it?" Fionna stays silent, then throws her arms up in anger,
"I don't know! With Ice Queen he talked to her when I wasn't there! So I have no idea what he said to make her stop! And what is with her anyways?! One moment she is a crazy but easy to manage harmless kidnapping weirdo, the next she is super deadly woman, who can make insane fortresses and is acting all royal!" She slumps over the edge of Cake, "I don't know what is happening anymore, am I hero? Is Ice Queen the bad guy? What's going to happen to Gumball for causing all this? Why am I scared of Finn if he is not an evil demon?" Cake gives her a worried look,
"I don't know all the answer Fionna, but I do know one thing: You are a hero. Don't let one goof up confuse you. Now, want to awkwardly explain to a bunch of royals that Finn isn't evil?"
"No…" Cake shifts back to her normal shape, standing on two legs and holding Fionna in her arms,
"Well we're doing it anyway! Welcome to being an adult, where you own up to your mistakes, something you should start doing… just probably not for this one, blame this one on Gumball." With that she speeds up her walk, making her way towards the nearest kingdom. Fionna doesn't respond, looking around again, '... Maybe I should stop doing listening to Gumball... he caused all of this to happen, yet I did it' She looks down in thought,
"... I wish things go back a little, before all this messed up junk happened and leaving my brain all hurty."
"You can't girl, and trust me, we all have wished that at some point in our lives, but you just need to accept that life ain't your friend... But then you wouldn't have learned things! That's the point of life: To become the best you possible, and letting nobody's business and junk stopping you." Fionna only nods.
Back in the Ice Kingdom, Finn and Huntress stood side by side as they watch Ice Queen fly around, creating small details and functions on the houses. They were near exact carbon copies of old human houses, something that Finn points out, "Where did you learn to build houses like that?" She halts making a drain, and flies towards him with a huge smile, Huntress's small glare making her turn it down a little. She shifts, standing perfectly straight in front of Finn in her massive dress, a small smile on her face,
"I saw it everywhere when I was Sarah, and the rest of the time I've spent as Ice Queen was on this mountain mostly, any other kingdoms houses I saw as a glance as I chased the princes and attacked people. So these are the houses I know best. Besides, there has to be a reason why they are built like this." She had built several bright blue, two storey houses with slanted roofs, with alleyways separating the homes.
Huntress looks at the rows of houses, then shakes her head to focus, "Well, we were just wondering if we could head back to our home and grab Finn's bow, use this spare time to train him a little… and probably rest as well." Ice Queen frowns,
"I already told you why I would prefer you two here. Just encase this is a trick I want you on standby." Finn shakes his head,
"I know Gumball, or Bubblegum at least, but I think he is genuinely going to stop this. It will be a quick, spend the night there, then be back first thing in the morning, I promise." Ice Queen stares, then sighs, turning away from them to continue work on the houses,
"Go, but be back quickly!… I still want to have a chat with you." Finn's faces twists in confusion, but when she doesn't continues he simply turns around to face Huntress with a smile,
"Lets go, the sooner we leave, the more time we have." With that, the duo rush away, quickly heading to the throne room's exit. Ice Queen sighs, stopping her work on the house, listening to the silence outside the mansion 'and I'm all alone again…'
Gumball sighs at his desk, placing his emergency wired phone down as Lord Monochromicorn rests next to him. One prince down, another thirty to go. He had just started handing the invites to the meeting, starting with Flame Prince, who did two things he knew was coming. A: Showed trepidation or fear of provoking Finn and the Ice Queen again. And B: Asked how his Bubblegum Guardians are. Gumball rubs his face, then picks up the phone again as he dials another number, "Hello Breakfast Prince, I have another important meeting tomorrow that you need to attend. It is about Fin-... Yes I know! But the meeting is about his innocence!... Yes innocence, I made a mistake, but we were able to clear it up with him. We are having a meeting and apology tomorrow with him, Huntress Wizard, and Ice Queen… Great, thank you… YES THAT WAS THE BUBBLEGUM GUARDIANS EXPLODING!" He slams his phone down, ending the call with a groan.
When Huntress and Finn had left the Ice Kingdom, Huntress had quickly shifted into a bird to get them home as fast as possible, with Finn on her back. Because of the current language barrier, the remain in silence as Finn takes in AAA, and fully takes it in 'I'm in another timeline, where everyone I know is genderbent, and the only other person with me is Huntress… who is now my girlfriend' he lies on his back, looking up at the sky, "Man, it has been a mad few weeks, hasn't it?" Huntress squawks, making Finn laugh.
Then she starts to dive, making Finn grab her feathers so not to fall off. Looking up, he finds them approaching the edge of the forest, where she suddenly flaps her wings, slowing herself to a land. She then transforms back to her normal self, causing Finn to flop onto the dirt floor as she stretches. Turning around, she smirks at him and stretches a hand out to him, "Need a hand?"
Finn smirks, "Depends Diana… you want your boyfriend?" She blushes, then grins as she grabs his shoulders and yanks him up, then presses her lips against his as they make out at the edge of their forest. She rubs her hand under his hat at his love bite, then pulls away with a smile,
"Yep, I want my Finn. And I want him in my home." With that she pulls the heavily blushing Finn into her domain. He recovers, and they end up walking calmly side by side, holding hands in the calm forest as the sun only just starts the process of setting, causing a slight chill in the air that makes them press themselves together.
"... It seems like ages since we had a calm walk in the forest." Finn states, listening to the birds chirps as Huntress smiles. Then she loses as she thinks.
"... Yeah. But I have a question Finn: When we return to OOO, what will you do?"
"I would go back to hero-ing, why?"
"Well, I was wondering if you would retire… both of us retire actually. I mean, OOO must of been able to handle itself while we are gone. If they have a new hero and a new watcher of the forest to replace us in our absence, then I guess we could both stop and secretly live together in some home we make together... if our relationship goes that far." Finn processes her words, then looks at her.
"I might stop being the hero of OOO, I don't think they would like it, but when we left OOO it was in perfect peace. If something major does pop up in the future, like the lich returning again or something similar, then I would of course raise my blade again. But if our relationship did go that far… then maybe? A bit too soon to be really thinking about it." He stares Huntress directly in her, "If we were to do that, no matter what we did or try, people would realise that we are in a relationship. Would you be willing to let that be public?" She hesitates, before replying,
"I'm not sure… I guess it really is too far away to be thinking about it now."
She looks up and spots their home. And a lot of broken trees. Their eyes widen in surprise as they rush over to investigate, skidding to a halt before it as they spot all the sharp pieces of wood. Huntress squats, grabbing a splinter and sniffing it, "Blood. A Bird's. Guessing by how dry it is, it has been here a few days" Finn notices something, and with curiosity makes his way over, every step he takes being one of caution. He eventually leans down and flips a large piece of splintered wood, revealing a pink blob with yellow dots to him. Confused, he picks up, analysing it,
"... Oh, its Gumball's arm." Huntress looks up at Finn as he holds Gumball's severed splinter-filled arm, before dropping it to the floor. "Well, I guess the morrow's genderbent version tried landing here, then crashed… a few days ago was during the arena… and now that I think about, I last saw him when he started the fight. Was the arena a distraction as he scopes our home out?"
Huntress merely shrugs, "Don't really care to be honest, he didn't get inside our home or the damage to do so would of been easily visible." She sighs, "Go inside, I'll fix this then join you inside." Finn nods, leaving Huntress behind as she starts disintegrating broken wood. He walks up to the vines and easily walks through them, giving his home a quick look over 'Nothing seems out of place...' He shrugs, trusting Huntress's defences, then makes his way to the fire pit, preparing for a small fire when the smoke hole is cleared, before heading away to get some food.
Said nymph was just regrowing the last tree, getting it back to just the right size before nodding in approval, then turns and walks to her home. Entering through the door, she finds her dark home lit up by her orange mushrooms as expected. What she didn't expect was Finn sitting on the sofa with his hat off, his hair flowing free as he holds a flute in his hand, grinning as some meat sit on spikes, ready to cook.
"It's too late to train with the bow, so I decided to cook a little like we used to." She smiles, and placing a hand on the house wall the hole in the roof opens up, causing Finn to light the fire, leaving the meat to cook. Huntress walks over to him, sitting next to the hero before fiddling with her mask and taking it off, placing it next to Finn's. Then, pulling her flute free, they play once more, resting on each other as they play their song of longing what quickly changes into one of love, watching the fire flick up as their food cook. Eventually their song finishes, and placing their flutes down, they simply close their eyes, resting their heads on their shoulders. Soon they grab their cooked meat, and start eating,
"Just thought of something Finn… we're kinda like contrasts." Finn raises an eyebrow as he chews his food, prompting her to explain, "I'm the defender of the wild, your the defender of civilization. I'm magic, your science." She taps his metal arm, "I live to survive while making myself a priority, while you put your life on the line for everyone. You have many masters like the princesses, I only have one, even then he doesn't actually tell me to do much. I'm long range, your close range. I'm sneaky, your loud." Finn finishes his food, and putting the stick into the fire, he wraps his arms around her, causing her to chuck her stick as well as he pulls them down to lay on the sofa,
"Then I guess opposites really do attraction." Huntress murs in agreement, then they simply spoon by the fire, eventually falling asleep to the warmth of each other in a tight hug. In that moment, they both forgot everything, AAA, OOO, kingdoms and forest, they life responsibilities… just focusing on each other in that specific moment, to feel themselves in total peace and tranquillity with the ones they love, causing them both to sleep with blissful, happy grins on their faces.
Six days to Finn's birthday ;)
Sorry to everyone who has noticed that Huntress is acting off, not getting defensive or protective of Finn. It is because of the vote at the bottom of the writer's notes.
So I said how Finn's parents died. We don't actually know why or how they died, so I gave them one. I saw it was fitting that they would be investigating a crime as it was their job, and killed by demons as they seem to hate Finn's dad. I also it fitting that they died to a swarm of criminals and demons, only a badass death as that would be worthy for Finn's parents.
The discord has gained a user, so it will stay alive. There are in total four of us. I used the update channel there to get some votes in already, and I have also described my plan for what I plan to do after the next chapter (I'll tell you in a sec). So if you want to get votes in as early as possible, then head over to discord.
So after the next chapter, arc 1 will be over (hopefully). The week after that, I will be fixing chapter 2 to 8 to fix any grammar issues, not anything in the chapters, just the errors. Then, after that I will rewrite chapter 1 completely. They'll still end up in AAA in the same way, but there will be more to the chapter, so still check it out.
The chapter 1 rewrite will also be beta read by Monkeydad! So that is good news. He was definitely a big help, and I look forward to working with him again, he actually did a lot for the chapters and got nowhere near enough credit or respect for what he did.
This chapter is called 'Question time' but for more than just the questioning of Finn's innocence. It is also about Fionna wondering about her credibility as a hero and Huntress questioning about her relationship when they return to OOO.
Now about the plant name bit, I was going for the question things to mess around, but was avoiding the cliché 'why is the sky blue?' and 'Why do boys have nipples?'. It was also a chance to show Finn was more willing to learn more about Huntress's world of nature, giving her a chance to show off her knowledge of plants and bond with each other some more.
MAJOR VOTE!!!!
Been discussing with a bunch of people, getting a bunch of PMs and with the latest review from 'The Book of Eli' mentioning it again, I have decided to have a vote:
Do you want Ice Queen joining Huntress and Finn in a relationship?
A. Finn x Huntress and Ice Queen
B. Finn x Huntress
P.S. Even if Ice Queen doesn't join to create a three way relationship, she will still probably join in on the sex at some point, but late into sex scenes, just to keep them from getting boring.
Review response:
The Book of Eli, on FF, chapter 23:
Glad you liked the robot fight! I would of made it longer but I wanted to show the quickness in which Finn will take something down if it posed a serious threat to him and his friends. Indeed, the time for peace has come, and I bet you forgot about those stones, or at least thought they were a one-time thing.
The folk might have some trust issues with their princes, but that doesn't exactly mean they will be all buddy buddy with Finn and Huntress, and many will still probably stay clear of Ice Queen still. Also, sorry, no info slip from Finn or Huntress (I'm guessing you were talking about their relationship).
You review about Ice Queen inspired the vote, in a final nail sense. Be sure to vote :) Yeah, who knows what the tiara will do to twist the curse...
claz7960, on FF, chapter 23:
Indeed, the end of arc 1 is upon us.
Yeah, I wish the Gumball Guardians constant powers were constant, made them hard to write. So in the end I gave up and made them simply have strong physical power and lasers XD
Yeah I tried to show that they were AI controlled for a long time by having the control panel covered in dust. Them being manually controlled (and being able to traverse one by a person) is a fail-safe against them implemented by Gumball encase they ever went haywire or rogue. I will probably have it as a point to be brought up later.
Glad you liked Finn running from his handiwork and Ice Queen's spell, they were fun to write.
Don't you remember? Only nerds name their spells, and I don't think she is likely to do it again seeing as it sent her magic mad. IQ's evasion wasn't because she went faster than the speed of light, it was because she can easily tell when they are going to fire due to their eyes glowing as the laser charges up. Finn saving Fionna was indeed a feat of speed, and yes he instinctively grabbed her due to his hero nature.
Yep, Ice Queen is becoming a proper queen. Something very important for characters is change and growth. In ch4 she is a very lonely, very crazy woman obsessed with men. Now, she is a queen of a massive mountain, with a knight, a friend, and people to rule.
Gumball wanted the truce for two reasons: His Bubblegum Guardians were destroyed, leaving him completely defenceless and as I said already, he would do anything to protect his kingdom. Fionna also wanted to see if Finn was innocent, and his XY chromosome kicked in.
Yeah, sorry for turning the humour down a little, I hope this one's cuteness/fluffiness makes up for it. Glad you liked the jokes, but I will try to make them more like the previous chapter that you preferred.
As for the one who asked about anyone knowing any jokes? I'm leaving that to your imagination ;)
Yep, this is goodbye to a fight nearly every chapter, the next one will be more focused on Finn and Huntress, and another character… but there will still be fights don't worry.
You have a wonderful week as well man.
NP1 out!