The current vote:
Finn x HW and IQ (a)
15
Finn x HW (b)
11
Now what I predict is that upon realising they are losing, (b) will get a ton of votes, so a message to those sitting on their asses and aren't voting: vote! XD Or (a) will lose the lead/(b) won't win, depending on who you are routing for. (End date in the writer's notes.)
Huntress opens her eyes, and was actually semi startled to see she was in her and Finn's home 'Huh… I guess me and Finn are already living together, so much for that worry in OOO' And speaking of her human, he was still asleep, and was pressed against her back as he pulls her into her. She squeezes herself even deeper into the spooning he was giving, murmuring in slight delight 'In OOO, I would have to give this up' Finn reacts to her shifting, bringing her even tighter against him, tightly, yet not too tightly, cuddling her as he presses his face into the back of her neck, his warm breath sending shivers down her spine 'Forget that!' She closes her eyes again, a small smile on her face as she savours the feeling of complete and utter peace in her life right now. Sure she has that talk with the princes about their mess up, but that was a later thing. For now, she can relax with the one she loves.
The hero wakes up, but keeps his eyes closed as he feels something gently press against them. He breathes in through his nose, and all he can smell is fresh air, causing him to smile as he recognises the smell while squeezing at the warm form wrapped in his arms, "Morning Diana."
"Morning Finn... Yep, I can definitely get used to this." She spins around in Finn's arms, moving her leaf hair out of his eyes as they are now face-to-face with massive grins,
"Heh, me too." He kisses her on the lips, before squeezing her into an even deeper hug, one that she quickly joins in on by wrapping her arms around him. They cuddle together, sharing their warmth as the morning chill tries to claim them. They fidget a little, suddenly remembering that in the moment yesterday, they had neglected to get out of their clothes.
Something Huntress is quick to fix as she hastily grabs their clothes, turning them into leaves that she chucks off behind them, speedily stripping themselves down into their underclothes. She stares at Finn's boxers, biting her bottom lip a little as she debates if they should go further, but shakes the thought away. She presses tightly against Finn once more, both gaining massive smiles as they stare into each others bright eyes. Then they both groan in pain as their bodies ache, "We should probably have moved to the bed." Finn states, making Huntress shake her head,
"Oh well, can't change that now Finn, so we should probably focus on the now… Like how we could go about making ourselves feel better~" She presses her body against him, skin on skin contact to the near max as their limbs link together and press their faces together, going into a full make out. Sure enough, they lose themselves to moment, forgetting their aches as they swap spit, Huntress bringing her hand up to rub at her love bite. Huntress moans into him, then splits them for only a second to get air before going back into it. Her hands drift down him, gently running his chest as she feels up all the muscle hidden underneath soft, cuddly chub.
She pulls away from Finn panting, "We should get up, but I don't give a damn!" Finn smiles, and his arms grabs her before flipping themselves, Finn on top and Huntress grinning on the bottom. He lowers himself down and kisses her quickly before pulling up,
"Lay on your belly." She blinks, but as he pulls of her and stands by the sofa she does as instructed, laying herself down on her chest while semi naked, resting her head on both her arms. Then Finn climbs back onto the sofa, sitting on her legs with his knees on either side of them.
"Erm… what are you doing Finn?"
"Massaging you, this time without any interruptions." Huntress mask-less face stares at him,
"Finn, do you also remember what I said? I didn't like it… it made me feel soft, not a hard to kill person." Finn shakes his head,
"Don't think of it like that, try… that it makes you more efficient!" She raises an eyebrow, "It will make your joints looser, what will lead to you being more agile, what leads to you being more evasive and faster! Meaning, harder to kill, meaning it is not making you soft, it is making you even tougher."
"Finn, I think that is a bit of a stretch." Finn lowers his hands towards her back, "Finn, I'm-" She abruptly loses all complaints when his fingers press softly into her back, pressing directly into a sore spot from where she had bent herself to spoon with the boy all night. His fingers gently rub, slowly gaining pressure as he kneads the pain away, the hero smiling above her,
"Still want me to stop?" Huntress blushes, glaring back at Finn,
"... Shut up and keep going, I'll give you a final verdict." Finn smiles, and continues to massage his girlfriend. She rests her head back onto her arms, eyes open as she focuses on the feeling of Finn kneading her back. She eventually closes her eyes, smiling peacefully as she relaxes, 'If me and Finn do live together in OOO, and we both did retire from work into a secluded life, then we could do this as much as we want… though we would get bored pretty quick'
Finn moves his hands, slithering sideways to rub at her waist. He once again caresses her body, undoing years of tightly knitted muscles. She sighs, her body melting under his gentle touch, making Finn smile joyfully above her as he continues to assist her in relaxing, "So after this, what do you want to do?" She murmurs, lost in the massage before speaking,
"We should have some time till the forgiveness party thing whatever… so lets bath at the river together… then train with your bow, as we should actually do that." His hands drift up, wiggling his fingers at the muscles between her shoulders, making her sigh in pleasure,
"You're really enjoying this, aren't you?" She snaps up, eyes locked onto him as her mouth open to defend her reputation, then she freezes, and with a blush lays back down,
"... Yes. Keep going." She orders, Finn nodding as his fingers now rub at the base of her neck,
"But don't tell anyone!" Finn laughs, leaning down to kiss her on her cheek,
"Ok~" She coos, wiggling her body to get comfy as she smiles with a deepening blush.
Finn continues his work, rubbing and kneading her body as he occasionally places loving kisses onto Huntress Wizard as she lays with a massive grin. He ends at her back again, giving its muscles one final unknotting to soothe any pain before pulling himself off her legs.
She remains laying down for a few seconds, her eyes still closed with a smile as she expects more. When she finally realises that Finn was done, she quickly shifts into a sit, staring at a grinning Finn, "Yeah, yeah, soak it up, it won't happen too often." He nods,
"Of course, it would lose its charm if we did it all the time." She stands up, stretching her now limber and loose body before staring at her boyfriend,
"And Finn?"
"Hm?" She kisses him deep for a few seconds, yet pulling away before the startled the hero could recover and lean into it. She smiles at him, a cute blush on her face,
"Thanks for massage." With that she reaches down and slaps leaves onto her, turning them into her signature clothing.
She remakes Finn's as well, handing them to him with a faint smile before walking past him and grabbing her bow from its resting spot, "Could you get some drinking water? I'll get us some apples." She requests over her shoulder as Finn hurriedly puts his clothes on,
"Sure, just give me a moment." He finally finishes dressing, and grabs his bag. It was made for his adventures after all, so he always carried some water canisters with him encase he got dehydrated. Shouldering the old bag, he walks towards the vine doors and finds Huntress waiting for him. Standing before the door, they lean together and gave each other a quick kiss, before walking out and separating.
Half an hour later, Finn returns with several filled drinking canisters, finding Huntress with a small pile of apples sitting on the table, yet she failed to notice his return as she was lost in thought, prompting Finn to announce, "I'm back!" She jolts from her thinking, head snapping to stare at Finn, before grinning.
"Sorry, was just using the moment of waiting to decide something." Finn raises an eyebrow, dropping his bag as the water sloshes inside their canisters,
"Oh?" She nods, unzipping the bag and pulling out a canister, taking a swig of it before continuing,
"Yeah. About our relationship in OOO." Finn freezes up for a second then relaxes,
"And?..."
She does her adorable giggle, "And I think I've gotten too used to waking up to you for it to suddenly stop. I would like us to continue dating in secret, even if one day everyone will discover it." Finn grins massively at her and grabs an apple,
"That's… awesome. I would like that Huntress." She grins, and the two quickly eat their plant breakfast.
As they take the last few bites, they grab the cores and rise, "We should probably bath… it's been a few days." Finn says as they walk outside and throw the apple remains to the ground, staring a slight dirt patch on his skin.
"Yeah, it's been a hectic few days, kinda slipped our minds."
They head off for their stream, and after several minutes of trekking through the forest later they arrive. They both quickly shed themselves from all their clothes except their mask and bear hat, before slowly walking into the freezing river, backs to each other as they rub themselves clean of any filth. Huntress has to actually tell herself not to turn around and look at his nude body in its full glory 'Save it for later, save it for later.' Finn stops his cleaning as he looks at the Candy Kingdom just barely peeking over the top of the trees, "We should probably head back to Ice Queen after this, I think they would tell her the time of the meeting and everything." Huntress's mind flashes back to the pained looks the ice royal had every time she shut her down 'I can't keep doing that to her,'
"... No, lets stay here a bit, they can find us whenever they want. I mean Ice Queen already knows we're here, she can point them here." Finn stares at her back, anything indecent hidden by the wavy water.
"You sure? It would be a lot easier for everyone if we just met them at the Ice Kingdom?" She sighs,
"I'm sure Finn… after the last few hectic days, I just want to spend time with you." Finn remains silent, before eventually going back to cleaning himself,
"Yeah, I would like some quality time with you, even if it brief. We don't get enough of it." She smiles at his words, and promptly continues washing herself.
Many minutes later, the couple exit the water, putting on their clothes, and start to march back to their home. "... And that was how Sweet P defeated the Lich, or a shadow version of him anyways." She stares at him,
"You nearly died back there. And were saved by a big kid… that use to be the Lich?" Finn chuckles rubbing his metal arm,
"Yeah, I 'nearly die' a lot… As for Sweet P? I have high hopes for him. In fact, after I die or stopped hero-ing, and I guess now also remain in AAA is a choice to add to that list, I believe that he would become the next hero of OOO."
"Seriously?" Finn nods,
"Yeah, he kinda reminds me of, well, me. He has the same kind of heart I did at that age. Who knows, he may actually surpass me!" He says with a massive smile, feeling proud of Sweet P already. Huntress grins at him,
"Finn, I doubt anyone can be a better hero than you, and even if he did, you will still be higher in my opinion." Finn chuckles, a slight blush of embarrassment on his face,
"Thanks Huntress. And I know that there is no better hunter or huntress in any dimension that is better than you." They look up at the end of their conversation, and find their home in front of them. They walk indoors and Finn instantly makes his way to his bow still resting against the wall.
"Hey Finn, you can go train a bit, I want to continue my project, the secret one." The hero hastily grabs his bow, before darting to his bag where he left it earlier, and rooting through it, grabbing the arrow Huntress had given him. He unwraps it from the cloths and clothes he had entwined around it to protect it.
Holding it with a smile, he turns and speed walks out of the house, leaving Huntress all alone. She watches him disappear through the vines, before swiftly crossing the room and into their bedroom, grabbing the wood carving that she had hidden. She traces her hand over their basic forms, before grinning and starting to chip more wood away with her tools. She starts with Finn, knowing his form is quite simple as strikes her carving tool into the wood, slowly putting details on her surprise.
Then, she freezes. She knew Finn, and she knew his basic features, but not all the details, she couldn't remember the look of an entire person! She fidgets, then looks behind her at the vine door where Finn was. She looks around for another frame of reference, and unsurprisingly finds none. She sighs, and stands up, walking hesitantly towards the vine doors with carving in hand. She secretly pokes her head out, using the slight darkness in the house to help shadow her as she stares.
Finn was looking away from her, pulling the bow back just as she had taught him with a smile, and releases the arrow, making it fly straight into the tree very close to the bull's-eye. She smiles in slight pride, before flipping her carving over she starts chipping more wood away, getting the details of his back as he walks towards his arrow. He grabs it from the stuck head, then gives it a firm yank, pulling it free. He gives it a look over, checking for damage before spinning around and facing the door.
Huntress however had already pulled back, hiding behind their home's wall until he was looking away again. She smiles down at her wooden creation 'I thought the cliché was that it is guys who did portraits or sketches of the woman.' She peeks her head back out, finding Finn looking away again, causing her to continue her work. This went on for several minutes, the nymph smiling every time Finn got bull's-eye, until Huntress finally leans back and examines her work. Finn's back was in high detail, yet her and Finn's front were still basic shapes lacking details.
She grimaces a little 'How am I meant to get the details of his front and my back?... Mirrors for me maybe, but what about Finn?... A picture. I need to get a picture of Finn, and it's got to be new for his new clothes.' She stands, a new goal in mind: 'I need to take a picture of Finn.' She looks down at her carving so far, and with a smile picks it up and walks into their bedroom, putting it in hiding again.
She walks back outside, finding Finn still training with bow, her smile getting bigger, "I think it is time we take it up a notch again Finn, and go on another hunt." Finn goes wide eyed, spinning to look at her as shock makes his arrow fly way of course.
"Seriously?" He asks semi excitedly, as he hurries into the forest to reclaim his lost arrow.
"Yeah let's us just go and hunt something down, it will be relaxing after everything. Besides, I want you to start training on moving targets, then maybe… you can fight with a bow as well, alongside me." Finn pops his head out of the vegetation with arrow in hand,
"... Maybe, but only if you train with a sword!" He exclaims, making Huntress smile,
"Sure... maybe you can teach me alongside Fionna? If you are still going to do that." He nods,
"Of course! Just because she messed up doesn't mean I will stop training her. And I can't blame her, who would you choose: your crush and semi-mentor who has been showing you the way through life for many years, or some strangers that claim some insane stuff?"
Huntress shrugs, "Eh, I see your point. I won't hold what she did against her… much." Finn gives her a look, "Fine, at all." He smiles, walking up to her and giving her a quick kiss. She blushes, then reaches down, grabbing some leaves, "I recognise you as worthy to hunt by my side, so as my final gift to you…" The leaves in her hands shifts, becoming some very soft looking shoes, almost like socks, "... The final piece of your hunting clothes." He grabs them with a massive smile, eagerly throwing off his old ones to replace them with Huntress's gift.
Once they are on, he fidgets his foot, getting a feel of them, "This means, in my eyes, you are a fully fledged hunter. Though admittedly you still have quite a few things to master still." She lifts an arm, and gestures to the large forest sprawling all around them, "Shall we?"
"Heck yeah! Just let me put these ones away and we are good to go." He grabs his old black shoes, and quickly darts back inside their home.
Huntress shakes her head, looking up at the sky, feeling the wind gently blow against her, the warm sun heating her up. The weather was perfect, she had woken up with Finn, she got a massage, she made progress on her sculpture, she was filled with pride at how well Finn was doing in archery, she was about to hunt with Finn, she and Finn were finally getting peace with the royals... today was a perfect day, and she showed that by having a massive smile 'A relationship with the hero of OOO, the best decision I ever made.'
Finn meanwhile opened his wardrobe, and finds his clothes hanging there just as he left them. He looks at the ones Ice Queen made over, signifying his last few hectic weeks in AAA, causing him to chuckle 'And my reward is a hunt with Huntress Wizard, nice.' He looks over his old, original set with a smile, remembering everyone in OOO 'Don't worry guys, I'm coming home.' With that thought, he places his shoes underneath them, completing the set before rushing back outside.
He walks onto Huntress smiling at the sky, who then snaps out of her trance to look at him, her smile getting even bigger "Ready to score us a meal Finn?" He lifts his bow, presenting it with a massive smile,
"Yep." She beams at him, then points at the forest.
"Good, then go. I'll be behind you, remembering any mistakes you make so I can tell you later. Just choose any prey you want for now, I am mainly focused on your aim… that does also remind me to teach you how to track." Finn nods,
"Yeah, that would definitely be handy to know." He looks away from her and to the forest, then with a grin sprints into it, Huntress Wizard close behind him. He charges deep into the woods, before suddenly skidding to a halt.
He breaths deeply as to calm himself, then lowers himself, doing his sneak walk as he carefully treks across the forest floor. Huntress Wizard watches unwaveringly, analysing his form for any errors.
He is dead quiet, sneaking around anything that could make a noise as he holds his bow and arrow at the ready. He peeks between plants, using them and his green clothes to help blend him in, scanning for prey before moving on. Then he hears a snap. He snaps his head to the left, trying to spot any movement from where the noise came from, then he slowly walks towards it, making sure to be extra quiet. He pushes himself against a tree, then pokes his eyes out of cover.
There was a boar, just walking around as it searches for something, either food or a mate. And strangely some pink gum on its tusks. Finn squints, then looks down at his bow, finally realising the advantage of a small hunting bow. He looks around, and finds a bush nearby, and he doesn't hesitate, silently moving to it while hoping the boar doesn't notice him. He was in luck, the boar doesn't see him as it was too busy sniffing the ground for food. But also because Finn's steps were completely silent, so the boar didn't hear him sneak towards it, something Huntress takes note of.
Finn smiles, and pushes himself into the bush as quietly as possible, freezing up whenever a slight snap would make the boar snap its head to him, then continuing onward when it looked away. He was finally in the position he wanted to be in, able to peek out to stare at the boar and aim his bow, while also being able to use the plant as cover, its shade and colour keeping him completely hidden. 'Two fingers on string, thumb behind the arrow, don't hold the bow…' He aims the bow, letting it remain perfectly still on the boar as the arrow aims directly at its head. He exhales while letting go of the arrow.
The arrow shoots straight into the eye of the boar, causing it to spasm and freak out before dropping to the floor, its life leaving it. Finn smiles and jumps up, standing tall and exiting the bush as he makes his way over to the boar, when Huntress suddenly appears next to him, causing him to jump in shock, "Huntress! I thought you would be... further away. How close were you actually?" He asks curiously, while she shrugs nonchalantly,
"Only a few feet away."
"Glob, I didn't even hear you." She smiles, and puts her hands on his shoulders,
"And I didn't hear you either. You were completely silent, and not only that, you got that boar straight in the eye." She grins and kisses him for a second before pulling away, "We're definitely hunting together now." Finn smiles, and they both head towards the boar,
"Yeah, I think it will be fun to hunt with you." Huntress smiles and leans down to pick the boar up, lifting with her legs as she throws it over her shoulder.
"Lets go Finn, who knows, I might teach you some tricks to be even better."
The walk back was silent, just enjoying the nice day while Finn and Huntress walk side by side. At some point, they had ended up holding hands, though neither know when that happened, it just did, as if it was just instinctual, something their body's wanted to do naturally. Neither complain, actually gaining a smile and laughing when they realised, and neither made a move to separate their hands. Eventually they break out of the trees and end up in front of their home, making Huntress turn to face Finn.
"Finn, if you want you can practice some more, I'll handle the deer." He nods with a massive smile, and quickly reaches up and pulling his arrow free from the boar's face before sprinting back to his tree. Readying the arrow, he pulls the string back on his bow, then let's go as the arrow slams next to the middle again. Huntress grins as she watches him enjoy a major part of her life, before turning and heading through the vine doors to their home, bringing the animal carcass inside with her.
Huntress sighs as she puts the boar onto the table with a thump, wiping her head clear of some sweat before immediately setting herself to skinning and cutting the animal. Several minutes of hard work later she was picking up large chunks of sliced up meat, putting them on some wooden racks she made with her magic. Just as she puts the last lot away to freeze, "Huntress!" Finn shouts, startling the wizard who then quickly springs up, then bolts to the door.
She grabs her quiver as she runs, and slides out the door in an evasive stance, and when nothing obvious threat springs at her, she locks her eyes on Finn, who was standing calmly. "What is it Finn?" He points up,
"We've got incoming." She follows his finger, and finds a massive form in the sky, its light blue colour making it hard to distinguish from the atmosphere behind it. Squinting a little, her eyes widen in recognition.
Coming straight for them was a dragon, an ice dragon to be more precise, the very same one she fought when she and the others went to save Finn from his kidnapping, and on the long neck of the beast sat a just as familiar blue person. The massive dragon roars and goes to land, and unlike The Evening, puny trees won't stop it. It smashes into them, breaking them like twigs under its form as its four feet slam into the ground and whip up a cloud of dust as it skids, spinning to face the duo. Finn and Huntress stare at it with wide eyes as Ice Queen smirks a top it, hands grasped on its horns. Huntress notices her large smile aimed directly at Finn as her eyes locked onto his, and she goes to give the royal a signal for her to cut it out, but freezes up. She looks at the large, joyful smile on her face, what only gets bigger when Finn returns it, and Huntress bites her tongue, letting Ice Queen be happy for a moment.
The blue woman jumps off the dragon, using her eyebrows to float down to the ground before the duo. "Sorry about your trees Huntress, but I needed to create a spot where I could land."
"It's fine. If you or any other royal, say Gumball, are going to arrive on some ride in the future, then it would probably be best to have a landing zone. Besides, I guess I can just use it myself." She explains as she thinks of the ride with Finn last night, making Ice Queen nod,
"Thank you for understanding. Now! Gumball had sent me a messenger in the form of Cake and Fionna to tell me the plan." The duo both nod, as they quickly put everything down to focus entirely on the royal as she explains, "It shall be held in the Candy Kingdom just because that is where the other royals will feel the safest. And if they feel safe, they'll be more understanding. It shall be a public apology, them to us for attacking us, and we to them for causing any confusion that led to them believing that."
Huntress frowns, "Why do we have to apologise? It's not our fault they jumped to conclusions." Ice Queen sighs,
"Because I have actually done some messed up stuff that I should actually apologise for, and they are still unsure of you. So if you apologise, then relationship between us and the royals will drastically improve. It's more of a political move to get us liked than anything else." Huntress nods unsurely, not liking the idea but accepting it for Finn and Ice Queen. "Then it shall become some sort of ball, a dance in which we have been invited to so we can mingle and improve relationships even further. Then we return back home." Finn nods with a smile,
"Sounds good!... So when is it?"
"In an hour."
"What!?" Finn shouts shocked, and even Huntress was surprised, causing Ice Queen to laugh,
"Yeah, to prevent any more invasions he labelled it as important, what meant it had to happen as soon as possible. As we talk there are princes currently squeezing themselves through his palace doors."
Finn stands completely still as he processes the information, before recovering, "Then what are we waiting for, lets go!" Ice Queen grabs his shoulders as he tries moving to the dragon, halting him before dragging the eager boy back in front of her,
"Easy Finn! Like I said we have an hour before we need to be there, and riding our dragon will take only twenty minutes to get there." She looks up from him, staring at their home, "We have half an hour to spare, the extra ten minutes so we can get there early. So… mind showing me around?" Finn hesitates for a second, before he nods,
"Sure! The entrance is over here." He explains, pointing his finger at the vines as he leads the way inside. Yet Ice Queen doesn't follow instantly, giving a slightly worried look at Huntress. The nymph stares, then nods with a little smile,
"Fine, you can come in our home." The royal beams at the news, and swiftly follows Finn through the house entrance.
They find him standing by the fire pit in the middle of the room, grinning at them. Ice Queen stands tall, looking the place over in its dimly lit state. "It's… homey." Finn nods,
"Yeah it was originally meant to be just an emergency shelter, but we eventually turned it into a proper home." He then grins at Huntress and gestures at a wall, "Huntress Wizard made this entire place using her magic." Ice Queen grins, nodding her head,
"Yeah I can see signs of magic… this is impressive." Huntress blushes, still not used to getting complimented for her hard work,
"Thanks." The duo immediately start showing her the rooms, Ice Queen laughing nervously in their bedroom when Huntress shows the window she had sealed up. Several minutes later, they end back into the centre of the main living room, laughing and joking as a fire cooks some meat for them, what they group greedily eats. Eventually Ice Queen rises, putting any waste and remains into the settling fire
"I must say, I enjoy the more simple, cosiness your house has. Maybe I should make one like that as well, a holiday home away from the kingdom."
"Sure, just be sure to invite us when you complete it." Finn says, stretching his body. As he does so, Ice Queen hums in thought, before sighing,
"I guess it is time we get going, any longer and we could risk arriving late." The others nod, quickly rising before the group walk outside, finding the dragon curled up on the floor in boredom, "Come on, up!" It growls a little as it stretches itself, before lowering its neck to them. Ice Queen runs and flies on, before lowering a hand down towards Finn with a grin, "Need a hand?"
He smiles and grabs it, allowing her to gently assist him on getting on, before turning looking down at Huntress who simply runs and jumps, grabbing the neck before flipping herself on. Ice Queen nods, then smirks mischievously, "You better hold on, you don't want to go flying." Finn nods, and grabs her by the waist. Ice Queen beams joyfully at his hands squeezing her sides, holding her with a firm grip as her imagination flies, even more so when he presses himself against her a little for stability. All the while Huntress watches silently from behind. She stares but doesn't utter a word, just grabbing Finn by his hip as she looks straight ahead.
Ice Queen snaps out of her day dreams before they could ask questions, and tugs on the dragon's head, causing it to spreads its massive wings before flapping them hard. It flings up dirt, twigs, and dead leaves as it slowly rises in the air, then shoots forward, soaring over the trees that make up the forest surrounding the duo's home. Since neither were focused on flying, the duo peek over the edge, staring at the massive plants swaying in the wind, causing Huntress to smile as she leans onto Finn. They rise further up, and smash through the clouds.
Unfortunately, clouds are made of water, and the entire group become soaked, looking down at their bodies with some disgust. "My bad guys." Ice Queen apologises, then brings her hand to her clothes before it glows with magic. All the water droplets covering her and soaking her clothes become ice, what she then controls with the tiara as she makes them levitate off her, before launching them away. "Hold still, I got you two as well."
"Thanks." Finn replies as she grins at him,
"Don't worry Finn, but for me to do this efficiently I would need to let go of the horns. Mind holding me so I don't fall off?" Huntress stares at her, dripping wet 'This was deliberate.'
"Sure." He wraps his wet arms around her waist, pretty much hugging her as he presses her against the dragon tightly, while she grins above him. She looks up and sees Huntress's annoyed face. Her grin instantly disappears, and her eyes lose life, becoming disappointed in herself,
"Sorry." She whispers, pressing a hand onto both her friend and her knight, turning the water soaking them into ice. Huntress sighs,
"It's fine… just take it down a notch." Ice Queen nods somberly, and with a flick of her hand, throws ice off them as they were now dry.
"Thanks Ice Queen."
"... It's no problem Finn." With them no longer being soaking wet, the duo could once again focus on the beautiful view around them.
White, fluffy clouds rolled like hills as far as the eye can see to create a sea of white, only interrupted with occasional splotches of green and pink land shown through holes. It was contrasted by the bold blue sky above it, which was pierced by the bright sun shining strongly above them. The cold air nipped at them, their breath short thanks to the lack of air, quite literally making the view breath-taking as they stare to their heart's content.
Then at the next hole, Ice Queen makes the dragon dive. They fall fast as they plummet towards the Candy Kingdom below them, making the duo lift off the dragon a little until they tighten their legs against its neck. Ice Queen smiles, and as they start getting dangerously close, she yanks on the horn's, making the dragon roar as it's wings fly open to their full length again as it swoops over the candy streets, causing the candy citizens scream and run in terror. They slow to a hover over the courtyard of the candy castle, before slowly descending.
Royals stare from wherever they are, in the windows, from doors, from paths, every single one gawking at the trio as they ride the massive dragon down to the ground. Ice Queen smirks atop it, looking them all over 'And this is how you do an entrance' the dragon drops, smashing into the candy stone floor with a heavy thump, shaking the royals around them, stumbling them. Ice Queen wraps an arm around Finn, before leaping off the neck with him in arm. She softly lands on the floor, and promptly walks alone towards the castle entrance with a large smile, as if coming in on a dragon was no big deal.
Finn meanwhile stays behind, waiting for Huntress to join him as she jumps off the dragon, landing silently. With that the duo chase after Ice Queen, hurrying to catc up with her as she waits for no one. They quickly stand on either side of her, adjusting their walks to match her speed as the other royals and a few Candy Kingdom servants quickly making way for them.
Ice Queen grins at a few, taking note of Finn and Huntress positions, 'They are trying to look like they aren't dating by not walking together, and are mirroring me to look like bodyguards, giving me a more official reputation… very clever.' She approaches the hall door, and some candy people open them wide for the group, "Thank you." She says as she walks past them, before looking the massive room over.
However Gumball catches her attention before she could get any details, waving at her from the other side of the room atop a stage. She smiles at him and promptly makes her way over in a beeline as once again everyone parts for her. She steps before the candy royal, looking up at the royal, then realising she was lower than the prince 'Bad image.' she flaps her eyebrows making the short jump onto the stage with ease, and instead now stands over Gumball. He blinks in surprise but then shakes his head, "Alright, you just wait at the back of the stage so you'll be out of everyone's way. I would talk longer but I'm still organising things, so just talk with each other or plan whatever you're going to say."
"Very well." Ice Queen says, and with that the candy royal turns around and shouts at his servants,
"No! That is upside down! How do you put a chair upside down!?" Finn smirks, semi missing having to deal with the candy peeps stupidity. Huntress taps his arm as she and Ice Queen walk over to three chairs prepped for them, prompting him to follow suite. As expected, Ice Queen sat in the middle of the other two and overlooks the hall. Chairs and some tables with snacks and drinks stood to the side, leaving the rest of the room completely empty as a few royals start to trickle in.
Ice Queen darts her eyes to her friends, 'I should prepare an apology speech, but…' She looks down at Finn with a smile, "So have you done one of these before with your Princesses?"
"I haven't actually… I don't think an apology speech has actually happened in my entire life time. Sorry, I'm no help here."
"It's fine, besides, it's an apology, how hard can it be?"
Huntress smiles, "Right, just say 'sorry' and it'll be over… and then we have to dance. I don't know how to dance." She says worriedly, losing her smile and making Finn chuckle,
"Then I guess I can teach you, unless you don't want to. I mean I do believe it is tots cool to just chat with people." Huntress nods,
"Yeah I prefer it if we just talked… though I still wouldn't mind learning how to dance." She says with a blush, quickly looking around to make sure no one else heard.
"Sure! Hey Ice Queen, would you mind if we use your hall?" The royal smiles at Finn,
"Sure, but if you have forgotten, give me a call, I'll help you remember how to dance."
"Greetings everyone!" The group jump, and upon looking up they realise that the room had filled with a bunch of royals, who were now all staring at Gumball as he stands front and centre on the stage. They quickly shift, making themselves look more professional as Gumball continues,
"Sorry for the emergency summon, but as I stated in the phone calls this concerned Finn and his innocence." The royals mutter, eyes shifting between him and the group sitting behind him. Cake and Fionna walk onto the stage from the front of the crowd, standing side by side behind Gumball, "Yesterday, I launched an assault on the Ice Kingdom, yet as I gave the command to attack Finn busted into my lab. It was only me and Fionna in there, so Cake and the Bubblegum Guardians continued forward to attack the Ice Kingdom, while me and Fionna were meant to deal with Finn. However, he didn't attack us, and was constantly talking to us even though we were trying to kill him. Eventually, he had enough and left, but not before planting us one of his hairs-" He sees the bored expressions on all the royals, and mumbles, "Fine I'll speed it up. He is innocent." Looks of scepticism fills everyone's faces, "It was proven with magic."
Disbelief washes off everyone as they all murmur in understanding, trusting magic completely. Gumball sighs, "I have Fionna and Cake here to testify their innocence. Girls." He steps back, allowing them to take the stage. They walk forward awkwardly, Fionna rubbing the back of her neck,
"Yeah… We used some magic stones in a cage to interrogate Finn. He is innocent, and he was also with further questioning accurately recall memories only I would know or have. Which means he really is me… from an alternate timeline." She explains awkwardly, not sure on what to say as she was too busy messing with Cake to think a speech up. The princes all stare with shocked expressions, and after a few seconds of frozen movement they all start muttering, talking amongst themselves, their voices slowly rising as they glare at Gumball.
Out of the crowd an angry voice calls out, "So we sent our men against them for no reason!? We've been dealing with mass complaints and complications due to our absences, all because you messed up!?" Gumball quickly takes the stage again,
"Easy! We'll deal with this all later! For now we have a more pressing matter to deal with: apologising."
The other royals look flabbergasted, but as they slowly come to the realisation that Gumball was right their gazes slowly drifting to the group sitting at the back. The trio rise out of their seats, and steadily make their way over to Gumball, who turns fully to face them. "We, the royal's of AAA, apologise for our actions that we have inflicted upon you: Ice Queen, Finn, and Huntress Wizard. We are sorry for branding you as criminals, we are sorry for sending men to attack you, we're sorry for smearing your names all across our kingdoms. We should of questioned you before jumping to conclusions." Gumball sighs, "But those were everyone's doings, I personally did more, and I will owe up to them. I'm sorry for trying to spy on you on multiple occasions. I'm sorry for overreacting to small details that lead to this entire thing. I'm sorry for scheming against you. I'm sorry for uniting the royals against you. I'm sorry for attacking your kingdom. I'm sorry for sending warriors to try and kill you and your friends. I'm sorry for my actions."
Finn shuffles nervously, not used to people actually apologising to him as Gumball and the other royals bow their heads in shame. After a second, Finn takes a step forward, "I think I speak for all my friends when I say this Gumball: we forgive you for your actions. But we ourselves must apologise for our own actions that led to this entire situation. We should have not been so suspicious, sneaking around your kingdom, or dodging questions. We should have tried to find a way to prove our story by predicting the future. We all could have done many things to prevent this from happening. But it's too late for that now, now we can only focus on fixing things, and both take actions to redeeming ourselves." Ice Queen nods in approval 'He could make a good king.' With that the hero steps back, and just as Gumball was about to speak Ice Queen walks forward,
"I myself must apologise for my actions… and I don't think I need to say what they are, do I?" The princes flinch, a few shuffling uncomfortably. Ice Queen sighs, "But here is the truth: I want to change." She looks at Gumball, prompting him to jolt and spin around to look at the crowd.
"It is true, I do believe that she really does want to change, and I support her in her endeavour… as I think all of us should." Everyone shiver at unpleasant memories, making Ice Queen flinch a little but continues on,
"Anyways, my madness was cursed upon me by the tiara, a leftover side effect from it previous user: Simone. The tiara twisted her calls for her lost lover into the curse that made me attack and chase you all. However, thanks to Finn, I have escaped from my suffering, and I would like to get to know you all as friends... but at the same time, you have all just recently attacked me. I know you all just apologised, and we have all forgiven you. But that doesn't change the fact that you have attacked me. So, a temporary rule until relations improve is that you are not to send forces, merchants, or other such people into my land."
The princes mutter, questioning her decision with 'Is she still mad?' being a common whisper. She frowns, and raises her hand to silence them all, "I will, however, allow visits from other princes, messengers, and people that wish to live in my land." They all stare at her bewildered, and she smirks as she says this: "My kingdom has remained standing for hundreds of years completely alone. I don't need anyone's help as it is fully self-sufficient, and even when people start living there, it shall be easy to adjust it to remain so." She smiles as they all come to the same realisation: Ice Queen and her kingdom were so powerful that she didn't need trade for her kingdom to survive, unlike them who have to haggle with each other for basic resources.
If things were to go bad, she could just retreat into her kingdom and not talk with the outside world at all, and she won't be affected at all. In fact, that is what she has been doing for hundreds of years. Frozen Yogurt Prince raises a hand, getting her attention as she stares at him, "Erm… and what will happen if relationships improve?" She smiles, rolling her neck,
"Then I'll trade with you by removing all those bans." Gumball sighs, 'So not only is her kingdom fully capable of running on her own, but kingdoms like Frozen Yogurt Prince could become reliant on her, especially during the summers… she could become an economic juggernaut that no one can dent.' He stares at her as she walks back in line with Finn and Huntress, 'When did this happen? A couple of weeks ago she was hiding on her mountain! Now she is super dangerous, and could get an economy that rivals mine!... Is she a threat to my kingd-' He shakes his head free of his surprise before it could dive into negative thoughts. He turns and addresses the swarm of royals,
"Well, we welcome you as a royal Ice Queen, especially now that you have people to rule over. In celebration of our new peace, we shall have a small ball."
Groans echo out from the crowd as everyone begrudgingly shifts and moves, making the prince wince a little before he turns to the group behind him, "Ice Queen, Finn, and Huntress, go down there and mingle… or just be in sight in general. You should probably improve relations between you and the other kingdoms. Cake, you can do whatever you want-"
"Then I shall be raiding the snacks!" She stretches away, making Gumball sigh as he watches her before turning to her sister,
"And Fionna... would you like to dance with me?" The heroine blushes while he extends a hand to her, the other folded behind his back as he bows a little. She stares at his open palm, and after a second she accepts his hand,
"S-sure. I probably should've bought my dress…"
"It's fine, I think you look good as you are." With that he leads her down to the rapidly growing gap in the middle of the room, space for people who want to dance. The trio watches them, Finn blushing in embarrassment while Huntress and Ice Queen smirk at him.
"So Finn…" Ice Queen says seductively, extending a hand to him similarly to Gumball, "May I have your hand in dance?" Finn blushes deepens especially under Huntress's emotionless stare, and ends up deciding to chuckle,
"I'm pretty sure the guy is meant to ask that question at a ball." Ice Queen smile takes a slight hit but it instantly recovers before the hero could realise, and draws her hand back,
"I know, I'm joking with you. Go have your casual talk with Huntress, I'll work on talking to the princes." With that she walks off the stage, seemingly gliding across the floor as she focuses all her attention on her form. The duo watch her descend down some steps and into the crowd who quickly parts around her, then they turn to look at each other. Finn nods to the tables of food,
"There has to be something there that we can both enjoy." Huntress merely nods, and they both quickly descend into the horde. Luckily, they all make way for the duo, though it was with semi scared expressions that they do so. Huntress was unbothered by the looks, but Finn definitely was. He looked at every single one with pain in his eyes, as unconsciously his walking speeds up. He hurriedly reaches the table of food where there were few people hanging around and leans against it for support, all the while Huntress stands beside him,
"So… you can walk to Marshall Lee covered in wounds without a care in the world, yet people being scared of you is what gets to you?" Finn sighs,
"Usually, no. But that is because it is usually someone evil, or at least someone who wants to hurt me and my friends. But to see it on innocent people who I want to trust me? Yeah that hits me. But I'm not the only one with something wrong, back on the stage when Ice Queen made that joke, you looked serious, and when I asked about coming to these tables, you just simply nodded as if you were lost in thought. Is there something on your mind?"
Huntress stares at him emotionlessly, then sighs, "Yeah, I'll be honest since you were honest with me: I'm jealous. I don't like her flirting with you, even as a joke. Yet at the same time…" She goes silent, making Finn raise an eyebrow, prompting her to continue, "At the same time I hate to see her in pain, and every rejection and denial she gets hurts her, yet she is very quick to hide it. And when I see her happy, I just become happy myself."
"... Huh." Is all Finn has to say in reply. He looks at the food, "That sounds… confusing." Huntress sighs, leaning against the table as she takes a sweet and chews it,
"Yeah, but welcome to the life of a wizard… would you date her?" Finn jolts, looking at her staring at him,
"N-no! I'm-" He quickly shuts his mouth, looking at the royals surrounding him, and Huntress realises 'Secret messages time,' "I'm loyal my girlfriend, it would take more than her flirts to sway me to cheating on her." She stares, though smiles a bit,
"But… let's say theoretically… that something was to happen to her, and she were to die… would you date Ice Queen then?" Finn stares at her, mouth slack as she gazes into his soul,
"I… uh."
"I want the honest answer, I'm genuinely curious." Finn looks around, finding several princes looking at him from the corner of their eyes as they listen in with curiosity 'What I will say will affect her reputation, and her chances of getting a boyfriend. I mean if her knight wouldn't even want to date her, then who would?!'
"Err… I guess I would give her a shot… She would be a good girlfriend, her personality is actually pretty nice. But I am loyal to my girlfriend, I love her, and I won't cheat on her… I don't want to talk about this Huntress." She nods with a slight smile actually, 'So… he does find her attractive, but he prefers me… what can I do about Ice Queen though… she doesn't deserve to be in pain either… What could I do to help, that is what Finn would do, and if I'm to be with him… could I? No… could I though… a three way relationship? I mean magic is mad, and we are both wizards, so it isn't too out there...'
She shakes her head, and looks at Finn 'later, I'll decide later. For now, it is Finn time.' "So any food here that are actually edible that isn't these apples?" Finn chuckles, turning to look at the selection displayed on the tables,
"I'm pretty sure all of it is edible."
"Alright then, edible as in, won't decay my teeth in a single bite."
"You do realise this is the Candy Kingdom right?" He jokes as they share massive grins with each other.
Ice Queen meanwhile was walking the ball floor, eyes locking onto the princes, who quickly look away 'Time, it is going to take time… and a bit of force.' She walks towards Frozen Yogurt Prince who was facing away from her, "Hello again." The prince jumps in shock, then turns to find Ice Queen standing taller than him, grinning down on the prince with her sharp snow-white teeth.
"Oh. Hello again… I didn't get to thank you last time in the arena, for reasons we both know… thank you."
"It was no problem-" Her eyes catch Finn's grinning face, "And… I… was happy to help you." The prince nods nervously, then upon seeing her looking away, slowly tiptoes away. Ice Queen continues to stare 'Stop! He is with Huntress... He doesn't want you.' She snaps out her stare to look back at the prince to find he was lost to the crowds. She sighs-
"You seem distracted." A male voice says behind her, causing her and her large dress to spin to face the man. It was Doctor Prince. He was staring at her with calculating eyes, something the queen didn't expect after her last encounter with him, she expected more… disdain.
"Well, I did just make an announcement, and I'm lost in a sea of people who honestly don't like me." A few flinch around her, and starts shuffling away,
"Yes, and we have good reason to… except maybe not anymore." The other princes halt their escape, listening in on the conversation, "Because those weren't the reasons why you were so heavily distracted, were they?"
"I don't know what you're saying." Ice Queen quickly retorts, somehow stretching herself even taller somehow, attempting to scare the prince into not asking anymore questions. Of course it doesn't work, and he instead traces her old gaze, and scans the area. And finds Finn laughing.
"What I'm saying is that you showed tell-tell signs of… attraction." She stays silent in shock, "I thought so… it's Finn isn't it?"
"No!" She shouts, a massive blush on her face.
"I see… yeah I see the signs now… the way you act around him, the blush on your face, the way you rushed to his defence if Gumball's report was accurate… you have a crush on him." All eyes in the group around them lock onto her, yet her resolve does not crumble.
"I have… heightened feelings for him."
"This explains why you suddenly gave up trying to kidnap us. Are you two already dating?" She shuffles backwards,
"No… his heart belongs to another…"
"Is it Huntress Wizard?"
"No! No, it... belongs to someone back in his dimension." The princes look at Finn with calculating eyes 'So if he were to return back… then when we would have to deal with Ice Queen again… Then he can't return!' They turn to talk to her, but then realised she was gone. She had done a FYP and snuck away when they were focused on looking at Finn.
She sighs, then looks back nervously 'I hope they don't tell Finn… god this is like a terrible teenage romance! Don't tell my crush I like them!... I just realised something: where's Marshall!?' She uses her height advantage to look over the crowd, searching for the undead man as her tiara sends warning bells throughout her head. She can't find him. But she does find Gumball. So she calmly walks forward, and as expected the crowd parts way for her as she makes a beeline for prince.
The living gum looks away from Fionna as Ice Queen approaches, "What's the matter?" She stares into his eyes,
"Where is Marshall Lee? Is he not here?" Gumball brings a hand up to his neck, scratching awkwardly,
"Well, err, no. I tried to call him, but he did not respond."
She takes a deep breath, calming herself before saying her next words: "Didn't you say he was talking to his mother… in the night-o-sphere!?"
It was only when someone spelt it aloud did Gumball realise, "I've been so distracted by the ball and apology! He hasn't responded because he's in trouble!" He looks around, before staring at Ice Queen, "Hover us in the air quickly!" She grabs under his arms, and flaps her eyebrows, sending them into the air. Everyone goes silent as they stare at the flying duo, "EVERYONE! PARTY IS OVER! PLEASE RETURN HOME!... FINN! HUNTRESS! CAKE! COME HERE!" With panicked and scared expressions everyone starts shuffling out the candy doors, all the while the three mentioned walk over to Gumball with worried faces.
Cake stares at the royals and Fionna, "Gumball, what's going on?" Finn and Huntress nod in agreement, standing side by side. The prince sighs,
"Finn, do you remember how I accused you of working with Hana Abadeer?"
"Yeah, and we disproved it." Gumball shakes his head,
"But not quickly enough. We believed that because Marshall Lee recognised his mother's magic on your blade, so before we attacked the Ice Kingdom, he decided to have a chat with his mother." Finn slouches,
"Oh no…"
"Yes, he has yet to send any message out, and it has been well over a day now. Worse, I called him last night so that he may come here, yet he didn't answer his phone. I shrugged it off and forgot about, but now that Ice Queen brought it up again it has reminded me… I think he is in trouble." They all fall silent as they plan, while Huntress also takes a peek at Ice Queen, finding her panicking, 'The curse…'
"Well what we need to do is simple! We need to go in there and bust him out!" Fionna shouts determinedly, making Cake woot and high five her sister.
Gumball quickly puts an end to that reckless plan, "Fionna, the night-o-sphere is a seriously dangerous place! You will need some serious protection and planning if you want to survive in there. How will you handle the demons?"
"I'll beat them with my sword!" She takes a glimpse at Finn, "... After I give them a chance to surrender." Gumball sighs,
"And Hana? How will you handle her?" Finn shakes his head,
"I got Hana… I think, not only do we need a way to get there, but also a guide in traversing it. And I know someone who can help." He stands tall and cups his hands to his mouth, "Butterscotch Butler!"
His shout echoes out as everyone stares at him in confusion, "Finn, why are you calling her? Wait! Does she know someone who can help!?" Cake asks, making the others look at him for answers. Finn however was looking at the corner of the room and staring at the dark butler slowly exits it,
"Yes Master Finn?"
"I know about your magic arts, mind making us a portal and guiding us through the night-o-sphere?"
"I have no idea what you are talking about Finn." He just stares at her,
"... Fine, I shall make you a portal." She turns away, looking away from them, and starts chanting words of power, arms waving as she summons foul magic. A dark red portal suddenly rips open in front of them, tearing itself into existence with the screams of the damned.
Everyone blinks except Finn. "Thanks BB, how long will this last?"
"Until I close it. So Gumball beware, something could come through it." The prince just stares at the portal in disbelief,
"... Right."
"So… could Peppermint Butler also do this?" Huntress inquires,
"Yeah, if I remember correctly he hangs out with death and Hunson sometimes. But anyways! That is not important, right now what is important is that we help Marshall Lee." His words snap everyone back to reality, and they all nod their heads, determined to save their friend. Butterscotch Butler stands before the portal, gesturing to it with her arm,
"So whom am I showing the way to traverse the horrific lands of the beyond?" Fionna steps forward, grabbing and yanking her sword from her back as she grins at the portal,
"Hold on Marshall! I'll kick your mother's butt!" Cake jumps onto her shoulder,
"Yeah! You may be a jerk but a hero doesn't care about that!" She says as she looks at Fionna.
"I shall stay here with some guards, make sure nothing comes through." Gumball explains, backing away from the group.
Finn shakes his head as he and Huntress walks before the portal, "You can bet we're going to help." Ice Queen looks down at her hands, still feeling her drained magic from summoning the dragon, then walks forward towards them,
"I'm going too." Finn stares at her with slight worry,
"Are you sure? Do you still even have any magic left?" She turns her head to look at him, then shoots him a small smile,
"Sure… not much but definitely enough for the tiara to do something." Huntress squints at her,
"Are you sure?" The royal grins and raises a hand, and her grin becomes even larger as long ice claws extends from her fingers,
"I refuse to leave Marshall in there, especially when he needs help." Everyone gives her a slightly puzzled look, wondering why she was going so far out of her way to help the vampire king, all except Huntress who stared at the royal with genuine concern.
"I know that… you are worrying about Marshall, but still, are you sure?' Huntress questions again, making Ice Queen glare a bit,
"Yes!"
"... You are a queen now, and that means putting your people first. What about the men and their families, aren't they waiting for you? Besides, you shouldn't put yourself in danger, if you were to die your kingdom would collapse." 'And I would lose a friend, all because your tiara is made you rush to protect Marshall.' Ice Queen huffs, then looks at Gumball.
"Would you mind sending someone who can tell the families where I am… with a bowl of sweets for the kids." Gumball was about to protest, saying that Huntress was right when the cold glare the queen sends shatters his resolve,
"...I don't think anyone here is smart en-... I'll send Lord Monochromicorn with a written letter." The candy prince quickly walks away, returning the grin to Ice Queen.
Huntress gives up, just shaking her head 'I guess I got to watch over her.' She peeks at Finn, who is staring at Fionna and Cake as they mess around, 'And he's got to watch after them… it might be better if we go in alone.' She sighs, "OK then Ice Queen, but if either me and Finn tell you not to do something, don't do it. Same thing to you Fionna and Cake." The three girls stare at her with a mix of annoyance and shock,
"Whaaat! I have more experience with demons, I can handle myself." Fionna says, making Cake jump atop her head and poke a finger at Huntress,
"Yeah, you're not our mother!" Finn quickly walks forward, putting a hand on Fionna's head, "But I have more experience than all of you… except maybe Butterscotch there." He jabs his thumb at the helper, who simply nods, not denying the fact that she works with a ton of demons. "And Huntress is no joke, she is the toughest girl I know, so do actually listen to both of us. Got it?"
Cake grumbles but nods, while Ice Queen nods as well while staring at the portal. Huntress blushes at the slight compliment and his faith in her, yet, while she was happy at Finn, Fionna was not. She was staring at Finn's hand on her head, pupils shrunk a little as she remains completely still. Then she quickly backs it up, making Finn's hand fall of her head as her breathing speeds up a little.
"Right, so are we ready to go?" Finn asks casually, as if it was some school trip. They all nod, though Fionna does it shakily. Huntress meanwhile stares at the group, 'Fionna is scared of something, Ice Queen is blinded by her curse and will be reckless to save Marshall, Cake is energetic to prove her and Fionna's worth and will likely do cocky things to do so… and our guide is a mysterious dark wizard that is friends with the demons, and could possibly sell us out to them… maybe me and Finn really should do this sol-'
"Then lets go, before a demon discovers this portal and invades this realm!" Butterscotch shouts, then hops through the portal. The others except Finn give cheers as well, and rush through the portal after her.
In the end, it was just her and Finn, staring at the portal. "Finn, did you see their state?"
"Yep." He says, then sighs, "I lead living hot dogs through a deadly maze for a wish that took every opportunity to kill them, I should be able to keep several skilled warriors alive… right?" She stares at him.
"Finn… let's hurry before they get into trouble." He doesn't reply, instead using the time to sprint madly at the portal, Huntress close behind him as they both leap into the portal to the night-o-sphere.
And this is arc 1 over! And I bet no one can guess what arc 2 will be about, except one guy, who I will admit, pretty much nailed what it will be about thanks to the hints/language I used.
Did you know we are already at a quarter the size of the bible? (807,370 words, we're at 235,000, depending on AO3 and FF because they count words differently.)
I hope you enjoyed the Finntress bits that called back to the old chapters, I mean when did we last have a hunting scene?
Anyways, another Gumball speech, another block of text to represent how boring it is.
I will be taking a two week break kind-of. Next week I will be fixing just the grammar issues on chapter 2-8, won't change the words used or add anything, just fix errors. Then the week after that is the remastering of chapter 1 with MonkeyDad again (Yay). That will be gaining bits and pieces, so do actually check that out! That is also when I'll announce the vote results, by saying 'A' or 'B' won, and changing the tags if necessary.
I will be letting you know of everything, (Vote progress/result, chapter update notification, and ch1 remaster release) all on discord, so check it out if you want to know what's going on for the next two weeks.
Discord link/code:
https/discord.gg/YPGREhv
Vote progress:
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Finn x HW (b)
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Vote will end in two weeks, on the release of the Chapter one remaster. Will announce it on discord, secretly on ch1 writer's notes, and update the tags if necessary. Also… why is no one on AO3 voting?
Alright, I got a lot of votes, so I will only be posting replies to those that had questions and not just votes.
Review response:
Ander warrior, on FF, chapter 24:
Thanks for voting!
There will be repercussions at the princes for just jumping the wagon and attacking Finn.
Will our guys from OOO come to AAA?... Very late in the story maybe, OOO will become a thing again soonish, in part 2 of Incrementum if you remember the plan. (I'm trying not to do spoilers here)
Claz7960, on FF, on chapter 24:
Oh boy this is a big one…
Yeah, it's the end of an arc so everything is calming down now. Glad I was able to throw in a surprise or two for you during the questioning, just because you are right doesn't mean things will go smoothly. Yep, the romance tag is up there for a reason. If I had to guess, Ice Queen face must of had a very big smug grin at the news.
Yeah, maybe Fionna did jump back into being happy with Gumball too quickly, but I guess I can use the excuse that she was in love him and a kid still, happy to forget stuff.
Yep, the start of her no longer blindingly following Gumball has begun, and she just realised she has been attacking an innocent. If she is going to question her credibility as a hero, it is now.
Thank you! Since Ice Queen doesn't have a set pass or attitude, it gave me so much freedom to develop her, so I'm glad you are not only enjoying her, but made her your favourite. Though just clear up any confusion, she was making the homes for the ex-bandits and their families, not for Finn and Huntress, tough she would gladly do it. NOOO! Make a decision god dammit XD Any that power is a sign of a successful writer who is able to sway the audience, what just so awesome to hear.
Erm… their date hasn't happened yet. It is going to happen in arc 2, on Finn's eighteenth birthday. This was them messing around (Though I guess it could be seen as a date, now that I think about it), but regardless, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Yep, it's development time! And stuff could happen as a consequence of what happened in this arc. Marshall's reaction?... Let's find out, shall we? That's another guess at who the apparition is that will note down (And you'll get the answer soon).
Oh, I have an idea all planned out on how our duo will return to OOO, and you might like it.
Sorry about the disappointment about Ice Queen's speed, but yeah, she is still pretty quick when flying. Another sorry about the lack of humour in this chapter, this one was meant to be more cute romance fluff. Finn without his hat wasn't actually meant to be a joke, and hats are actually special to humans in AT. If you want more info just PM me. Yeah the destruction of the Gumball's robot was a joke however, so I glad you actually liked that.
NP1, out!
ANo, on FF, chapter 24:
First of, thanks for voting. Now, that might be something Finn will actually keep a very tight lip on, after all he is no rush to see Fionna have her arm ripped off. But she might be brought up...
The Book of Eli, on FF, chapter 24:
Well good news Eli, it seems your wish might be granted. Ice Queen and Finn relationships are indeed hard to find, what is partly what tipped me into doing this vote as I thought it was cruel to tease such a thing, and I agree, they do make a good pair. Marshall's mum's reaction? Oh that will be fun to write. Who knows who the shadowy figure is, but we might find out soon. And by might I mean definitely. I will have Fionna give her sister a hug for her advice then. Love your reviews man, and I hope to see more of them (do you actually read my replies? Just wondering.)
the4bestgame, on FF, chapter 24:
Thanks for voting! There will still be just HW and Finn moments in the future. But another story after Incrementum for just HW and Finn?... I have different plans…
FinalKingdomHearts, on FF, chapter 4:
I do indeed have a way planned for how they will get home...