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Gumball wipes his brow with one hand while the other gently puts a blow torch down, the man glancing at his work without the obscuring protection of his welding mask. It was complete. He smirks as he picks up a laser gun, nodding at its smooth curves that make up its shape and form, jostling it a little bit in his hands to check if it wasn't about to fall apart.
When everything remains together and doesn't shift an inch, he nods in approval, then aims the dark pink weapon, his gaze going through the purple metal scope, discovering his targeting reticule. He spins around and locks onto some training dummies that were usually used by his lovable banana guards. Just not today. He pulls the trigger and a purple beam blasts through the air in an instant, searing a massive hole through the doll's chest. And the three walls behind it.
The prince grimaces, then sighs as it leaves that as more work for later, returning to grin at his invention. If he was going to go on a dungeon crawl date with Fionna, he needed to be prepared. He flicks the safety switch on his creation, causing the weapon to power down completely as Gumball nods in approval, then hums a tune as he approaches the rest of his gear.
They were all hung up on a special rack to his right, resting right next to the chair he usually sits in when doing his calculations, just in case he ever needs to suddenly defend himself one day. He places the rifle sized weapon barrel up as to make it fit next to his deactivated protective energy vest, another prototype he made for his protection.
He had made it a long time ago, but seeing how he was never in any dangerous position for the last few hundred years, he never had reason to wear it, and it was honestly after seeing Finn's gift that he was reminded of it. However, it honestly didn't cover up much, and wasn't very flexible, but something was better than nothing. Besides, Fionna would protect him. She always has.
He can't help but get a grin as her smiling face fills his mind, before he shakes his head free of the distraction, and focuses back on preparing for the date. He wants to impress her after all. He does a quick inventory check of his extra supplies for the mission: three grenades, two knives, a lighter, mints for breath, and deodorant. He nods in approval, then finally turns to leave his lab, finally rewarding himself for all his hard work by getting some food, heading for his maid to carry the order and give an inquiry.
He twists and turns around the corridors of his massive home, until he swiftly finds Butterscotch Butler in his room, dutifully dusting his alarm while reading a book of the dark arts in her other hand. The prince blinks, then strolls up to his maid, the woman spinning to face him in her work dress, "Gumball, I honestly didn't expect you to be out of your lab so soon, I thought it would be another few days before you left your confines."
Gumball rolls his eyes, "Yeah, yeah, I like to do my work until I've finished it before doing something different, and besides, I wouldn't be in there for days because the date is only in two." The maid rolls her eyes,
"Still, you must show your face to the world more often, it does you and your reputation no good to be sitting in there all the time." The prince huffs,
"Later, lecture me later, because I'm hangry right now and I have a question for you." The maid snaps her book close and drops the duster onto a table side, "Food first, and let me guess, the usual?" He nods,
"Yep." The candy stands up straight,
"Cupcakes it is, copied from the style of how Fionna makes her Fionna cakes." The prince blushes, 'Advantage of having cameras everywhere…' The servant raises an eyebrow at him, "And what is the question you wanted to ask me?" Gumball shakes his head clear of his thoughts,
"About the meeting tomorrow-"
"The annual prince meeting?" The royal nods,
"That's the one. I'm presuming all reminders of it have been sent and everyone is aware of it?" The butler nods,
"Indeed mater Gumball, the royals of AAA will be gathering here tomorrow morning at nine AM to discuss the affairs of the world." The royal nods with an eye roll,
"Yep, that bore. I'm going to presume that Marshall won't show up, Lumpy Space Prince will eat all the snacks, and to top it off Ice Queen will try to kidnap… one… of… us..." He freezes up, then glances at Butterscotch Butler, "Did you tell Ice Queen of the meeting?" The butler blinks,
"No. No I did not. I'll get to that straight away." She immediately leaves the room to make her way to the royal phone, not even bothering to ask Gumball if he wanted her there.
She was going to invite her regardless, her time with her in the night-o-sphere had formed a bond of respect for the mad woman.
She enters the lab, and grabs the bright pink phone, bringing it up to her ear while her hand went to dial, until she freezes up, realising she doesn't have her number. Everyone wanted no contact with her just a month ago. She bites her lip, trying to figure out how to contact the woman, before clicking her finger, and dialling Finn, hoping he was by her side like all knights should.
It rings a few times, before the hero picks up, "Hello Finn the human here, what ya need?" Butterscotch glances her gaze sideways at the informal introduction, but quickly responds,
"Hello Finn, Butterscotch here on behalf of Prince Gumball. Is your queen available right now?" The hero glances at his royal as he cuddles with Huntress, the duo watching her fly about to repair the damage caused by the log,
"Depends, is it important?" He asks as his nymph girlfriend grabs his lone arrow from his quiver, reading his thoughts as he processes the maid's questions.
"Yes, it's about a meeting of the royals." He glances at Huntress,
'Get her attention.' "One sec, we'll fetch her." The nymph sends her arrow flying towards the royal, the weapon whistling through the air as it approaches her, before suddenly glowing as it harshly slows down. Then it hovers beside the woman who was spraying out magic to repair a hole, causing her to jump in shock and glance at the floating weapon.
It spins completely around, and Ice Queen follows it pointing, discovering the duo waving at her as Finn points at the phone. She wastes no time and shoots over to the couple, hurriedly reaching out her hands for the phone that her knight hastily passes to her. She swiftly puts it against her ear, "Hello Ice Queen from the Ice Kingdom here, what ya need?" There was a moment of silence on the other side, before the butler responded,
"Master Gumball has a query for you. Do you know about the annual prince gathering?"
"... Yes, I still have marked from before Finn saved me from the curse. Why?" She asks unsurely, fidgeting slightly
"Are you aware that you are actually… welcomed this time? As in you can step through the main gate no problem?" She blinks, her hand going slack as she nearly drops the phone, before jolting back to life with a grin,
"Wait really!?"
"Yes, it is tomorrow morning, I think you know the time from… previous visits." She nods eagerly despite the butler having no way to see her,
"I do!"
"Well, sorry for not informing you earlier, we kind of… forgot to add you to the list. You know! With all the chaos recently!"
"It's fine, better late than never! Though… I do have a request, or at least a question."
"That is?" Came the bored yet curious response from the other side,
"Well… can I make an announcement there?" She inquires nervously, fidgeting as she awaits for the reply, glancing at her knight to calm herself down,
"Yes, I see no problem if you do it at the end of the meeting. Just prepare to give your own responses to other kingdoms about yours, their own, and other kingdom affairs."
"Don't worry, I will!" Butterscotch sighs,
"Just as some advice, remain calm and don't speak unless you're answering or asking something, they're uptight on not letting the subject divert to casual chatter. It's a very formal event as well, so bring your best clothes and personality… yeah, that's about everything I can warn you about. I want you to make the best impression possible, I saw that you changed in the night-o-sphere, the others should see it too." Ice Queen giggles,
"Well, maybe I should take them a ride through it then, have a nice bonding experience!"
"Something tells me they won't be so eager to join you. Farewell Ice Queen, remember, tomorrow morning, and at Gumball's castle."
"Thank you, and goodbye as well." With that, Butterscotch hung up the phone, causing the blue royal to slowly hand Finn's phone back to him, the hero taking it back with a raised eyebrow,
"So… what was that about? You seemed super hyped for it?" Ice Queen slowly pivots her head, turning to face her knight with a blank expression. Before exploding to life,
"It's the annual Prince Day tomorrow! And I'm invited!" She spins in her dress, the dark blue fabric flowing as she beams at the entire world, "They're already starting the process to make me a true, official royal with kingdom, people, and a voice in the world's decisions!" Finn and Huntress Wizard immediately both perk up with massive grins of their own, Finn moving in to congratulate her,
"Glob that's totes crazy to hear! And it's what you deserve." He celebrates as she practically leaps into him, their arms springing out to wrap one another in a hug, momentum carrying them into a spin.
They enjoy this small unintentional dance for a second, until the watcher of the forest steps in, placing her hands on both their shoulders to halt them, the nymph beaming herself, but flicks a curious gaze at the royal, "Is that where you're going to announce that you and Finn are dating?" The blue woman eagerly nods,
"Definitely! It is the perfect chance to with everyone gathered! And what a way to end the first Prince Day I've ever been to!... Invited of course." Finn smirks,
"Well, what should we do to prepare?" Ice Queen smirks,
"Get you a sweet suit of course~ Would be nice to see you in some tight smart clothing!" Huntress smirks,
"I'm more of a natural kinda girl, but even I'm curious to what you look like in a suit." He chuckles, then stands up straight,
"Well, I've unfortunately don't have any on hand at the current time being, so unless one can be procured within a day, the view that you're desires yearn for shall elude you!" He informs in a mockingly posh accent, causing Ice Queen to giggle and Huntress to gain a small smirk,
"Watch it Finn, if you're not too careful then that might actually be what you end up having to speak like for the rest of your life." He shivers as Ice Queen leans forward and kisses him on the lips,
"Don't worry my love~ We'll save you from that fate. Someone needs to look out for the hero after all." He blushes, and kisses her back, his hand drifting to Huntress to hold her close as she snuggles up to his warmth. Their lips quickly part as Finn grins at them,
"Thanks, I knew I could trust you guys to cover me. But seriously, do you want to see me in a suit? And how are we going to get one?" Ice Queen bites her lip,
"We… we can't get a suit that quick. So no suit for now, but we need something else…" Huntress suddenly points a finger at the hero,
"You still have your light blue clothes that she gave you! You know, when she kidnapped you?" He perks up,
"Oh yeah, I do, don't I? I believe that's at home with my old original set." The royal smirks, "Go for it, I would love to see you in that again, and it suits the announcement, after all, that's what I gave to you when I first made my move." He grins as he gazes longingly into her eyes,
"Well then, I've definitely got to fish it out then, and make it my royal suit." Ice Queen blinks,
"Huh. That just made me realise something. I'll likely need to get you a crown if things go well between us." Huntress gives the other woman a pat on the back,
"Easy girl, one thing at a time now." The royal shakes her head out of her desired future, then nods,
"Right… so with that sorted, I guess we better prepare for the meeting tomorrow… I don't think we have anything to announce to the other royals right? I mean they saw everything at the party… so the only thing left to do is… whatever we want until tomorrow."
Finn raises an eyebrow as he glances at his nymph girlfriend, "You want to come with us tomorrow? Or would you rather avoid being around posh people?" She smirks,
"What? And miss out on the big announcement? No way, I'm supporting you guys all the way." He beams at her, and kisses on her the lips, his tongue poking inside her mouth just enough to give her a tease before he parts away,
"Thank you. It means a lot, and I'm sure I'll find a way to repay you." She blinks as she reads his thoughts, then smirks with a slight blush,
"I'm game for some fun~ but you're doing all the work this time~" He chuckles,
"Fair, it is a reward for you after all~" Ice Queen stood blushing between them, her eyes flicking between them both as she listens to their teases, quickly becoming annoyed,
"Could you stop talking about sex when I haven't had my turn yet!?" She complains desperately before pouting, causing the nymph to smirk and the human to chuckle,
"Alright fine, my queen. But I guess I should get going. I need to grab my clothes then head to Breakfast Kingdom, I've got a thief problem to sort out." The woman nod, and the hero gives them both a quick kiss before moving away, "I guess I'll be seeing you both later tonight then!"
They nod, and he walks away into the corridors to make his way to their room, planning to grab his gear before he heads off. Huntress glances at Ice Queen, "You got any plans?"
She shrugs, "Not really, I plan to patch that last hole I was doing, then find Marshall Lee." The nymph nods,
"Hmm, don't see how I can help anyway there… I guess I'll go to the forest then, hunt for some feathers and see what damage Fionna and male… Susan? Did." She explains, forgetting who Finn said likely threw the log. The royal nods,
"Alright then, best of luck, and if there's enough bird meat left over from your hunt, we can use them in a massive celebration for our announcement tomorrow." She nods as hovers all her arrows free from her quiver, giving them all a glance over to check their state,
"Sounds good Sarah." The nymph nods at her weapons, before putting them in her quiver and strolling away, but suddenly stops and twists back around to face the royal, "And don't forget, go slow with Marshall. I haven't explained the curse to him, that's something you've got to do." Ice Queen nods in understanding, and Huntress dashes away, causing the blue woman to sigh and stare at her work,
"I better get this done, then check up on my son."
Finn meanwhile is shuffling with his straps, attempting to equip his sword, quiver, bow, and bag all at once, and was swiftly discovering he was simply lacking space to do so. He shrugs, and continues to attempt to, earning a giggle from behind him. He jumps, and spins to face the woman behind him, discovering a smirking Huntress leaning against the room's entrance, a eyebrow raised,
"Need some help, hero?" He chuckles,
"Just a little." He wasn't afraid to admit needing a helping hand. Huntress shakes her head at the situation and approaches him, silently appreciating the fact that he wasn't afraid of appearing soft like she was. He is semi an inspiration to her. She grabs the straps belonging to multiple gear, and begins moving them all into place, flicking her gaze to Finn,
'So… I'm just wondering, would you mind… complimenting me? In our thoughts that is. Oh, and try to read my thoughts as much as possible?' She requests, making him blink in confusion then glance over his back,
'... What?' She hesitates on doing her work as she remains silent for a second, causing Finn to hurriedly add more, 'I have no problem doing it! Just wondering why?'' She shrugs as she tightens some straps with a grunt,
'Well, if you start complimenting me in our minds, I'll get used to hearing it… and then once I'm ready, you can say it public when I can announce our relationship.'
She's admittedly thinking about it all again. Knowing that Ice Queen is about to go public with her announcement and doing so with pride and happiness has motivated her into action. She wishes she can be in a happy relationship that they can both be who they truly are, wherever they are, and not be worried about being judged, just each other.
Finn leans as much as he can backwards, and plants a kiss on her cheek, 'Sure, I've got no problem with that… beautiful.' She blushes, and he chuckles, 'What!? It's true, I mean, have you seen yourself?' She freezes up, remaining completely still and silent again for a few seconds, before signing with a small grin,
'Easy hero, go in easy until I warm up to it a little.' She harshly tugs on a strap, 'Besides, I don't worry about my appearance too much, I don't do morning rituals and all that makeup stuff other girls do. I prefer my actions and my survival skills being complimented more.' He raises an eyebrow,
'Hmm, I think you girls underestimate the natural look, but alright, I'll focus more on how awesome you are.' She smirks at him,
'Thank you… and you think natural girls are hot?' She teases, making him chuckle with a slight blush,
'Well yeah, but I think most guys are just looking for something with a pulse… and without a pulse if you include undead like Marceline.' She raises an eyebrow,
'You're not thinking about other ladies are you~?' She teases, and he quickly panics,
'NONononono no! She's definitely a friend! And she's taken!' Huntress does her cute giggle as she finishes strapping the hero up, his gear all neatly secured,
'I know dude, I read your emotions.' He sighs with a slight grin,
'Thank you bond!... Does this bond actually have a name?' She shrugs,
'Not what I know off, I mean, it probably does have one, but I'm not aware of it. We don't give out fancy names too often.'
He shrugs as he makes sure he can reach all his weapons with ease, while also keeping his agility, causing Huntress to back off with a proud smirk. He grins at her, "That's fair enough. And thank you. Now my lady, shall we head off for our adventures?" She bows before him, gesturing her arms towards the door,
"After you, exceptional beast~" He chuckles as he strolls out the door, the nymph swiftly following him as she stands at his side, the couple grinning at each other with a blushing grin, sharing a quick kiss, before they had the exact same thought.
They both suddenly burst down the corridor, sprinting madly down the large halls of the mansion as they both wear massive grins. They race one another, Finn smirking at Huntress, "To Ice Queen?" She leaps over him, landing feet first on a wall then wall running for a second before dropping to the floor, galloping on all four for a few steps before standing tall ahead of him,
"To Sarah!" She yells back, their destination acquired as they charge as fast as they can. The nymph has agility on her side, allowing her to dive under tables, make sharp corners in an instant, take shortcuts, and leaping over obstacles like a rogue penguin.
Finn meanwhile has endurance and experience on his side, years of dashing across OOO having given him some mad legs skills, able to run practically forever without getting worn out. He darts around right behind Huntress, watching her slowly gaining the lead with a proud smile, making him smirk, and slow down just a tad.
They finally burst before the royal, the watcher of the forest winning as she skids before the confused royal about to patch up the hole, the nymph turning to face Finn right behind her. They breathe heavily as they recover their lost breath, the woman smirking at the hero, "Not bad one bit, bear." He chuckles and raises an eyebrow,
"Is that my nickname?" She shrugs,
"If I don't think of a better one, then yeah." He places a hand on her shoulder with a grin,
'You were awesome then!' She blinks, then blushes a little. He was keeping his promise to compliment her. They lean forward and quickly kiss, their tongues entering one another's mouth as they make out with soft slicks of swapping saliva. Their blushes grow a tad stronger as they hold each other firmly for a couple of seconds, their bodies pressed together as they revel in one another's touch.
Finally they part, panting to recover their breath that was already low after their run. He smirks a little as he continues to hold her close, "So… I've got a nickname, what about yours…" He ponders, before suddenly smirking, "Honey." She raises an eyebrow, making him chuckle, "Because I'm bear?" He hints with slight worry, while Huntress blinks again.
Before her eyes widen, and she gains a small grin, "Because bears love honey. Smart." She gives him a quick peck on his lips again, "I like it~" Ice Queen whines in excitement next to them, making them jump a little as she stares at Finn,
"Do I get a nickname my knight?" He blinks.
"Erh, I'm trying to think off the top of my head…" The women smirk as they watch him struggle on the spot trying to think of a cute nickname for his second love, who was also his boss, and a queen of a whole kingdom. "Umm… ah! Sare!... No…" He clicks his fingers repeatedly, "Yeah, other than our current queen and knight thing we have going, I can't brainstorm anything for a nickname. All I've gotten is Sare, Ice, or Queen." She huffs, glancing away with a slight pout,
"Yeah… it is a little restraining with me not wanting my real name being public, and not many nicknames for ice. So we've got 'queen' for now, or at least a theme to go off. Royal… what ice royal nickname do I want…"
She ponders, before suddenly smirking, "Alright bear, I'm Polar." He chuckles,
"Polar?" He laughs even more, making her blush in embarrassment,
"Because polar bear! And it's related to ice!" He kisses her,
"I know, I just found it funny, and I like it, polar." She shrugs a little,
"Going to have to get used to you calling me that of course, but yeah, I guess this does all work." He peeks at the hole to the outside world, gazing at the sunlight shining in with a smile,
"I guess bear works pretty well for me then." Huntress nods as she joins him in the light, instantly feeling refreshment from her plant side,
"Yeah it does, bear. You're tough, never beaten, you're an exceptional worthy of hunting with. Now go be one and scare the ding dong out of some thieves, won't you?" He bows at her, "Of course honey, but can I have some help getting out?" She smirks as she transforms into her large avian form, squawking at him.
He grins and stands before her with his arms spread out wide, causing her to flap her wings heavily as she tugs herself into the air, each bat of her large feathery limbs releasing a massive thump of wind. Her massive talons grasp his limbs firmly, yet still gentle enough to not harm her boyfriend as she calmly lifts him into the air with her.
Then she shoots towards the final hole in the mountain that Ice Queen had yet to patch, shooting out of the gap made by the log as Finn turns to face the royal,
"Hey! Could you seal it up behind us!?" Ice Queen shakes her head with a grin, and with flap of her eyebrows, takes to the air herself, soaring right behind them as she top swoops out of the hole.
Now outside, she spins around and sprays her iconic magic, both her hands glowing as they spray a combined beam at the breach in her mountain. In only two seconds, it was sealed up with a thick layer of enchanted, reinforced ice, causing her to nod in approval. Huntress drops Finn as she goes to land, the hero rolling in the snow perfectly to cushion his fall, though was now covered in a freezing cold layer of snow. What is only worsened as Huntress lands next to him, the final pump of her wings flicking up a blizzard.
The result: Finn was caked in biting cold snow. Ice Queen giggles as Huntress's stares at him, the simple look in the eyes telling him exactly what the smug nymph was thinking. Ice Queen steps up to him, and with a burst of her magic, whips it all off him, resting it all back to the ground where it belongs with a crunch. Finn beams at her, "Thanks- wait." He peers behind her, and both the woman tracks his gaze, only to find void of anything eye-catching, just a sea of white.
Ice Queen raises an eyebrow at him, "What? There's nothing there?" He nods,
"Yeah, exactly. Where's the Bubblegum Guardian's remains?" They blink and glance again, and sure enough, all the twisted metal of the mountainous giants are gone, pure white snow taking their place.
Huntress Wizard shifts back to her normal self, staring as well for a second, before shrugging, "Gumball likely reclaimed them again. It would be easier to use whatever remains to build new ones than start from scratch." Finn shrugs,
"I mean, that's a good explanation, but I would have thought he would have told us first, you know, entering another kingdom and taking stuff." Ice Queen raises an eyebrow,
"Yeah… that is suspicious… and something I'll have to take up with Gumball with tomorrow at the meeting. He can't ignore the rules." Shaking her head, she glances at her boyfriend, "Alright, I'm off to find Marshall wherever he will be. The time to start talking to him, begins, now!" She launches herself into the air with a confident grin, shooting away from the couple as they casually gaze at her, before switching their attention to one another. They both gain grins, and share a quick kiss as they pull each other into a passionate hug, joy flooding their bond as they revel in one another's touch.
They part and beam with strong blushes as they stare boldly into one another's bright eyes, their warm bodies pressed against one another as they take this moment together. Finn holds her even tighter, "I love you." She blushes, but gains an even larger grin as well,
"I love you too. We're spooning tonight at our house, and I'm the big spoon." He happily obliges as he gives her another peck,
"Sounds good, though what about Sarah?" She shrugs,
"She can join us in bed later. I want some more personal time with you." He nods, before they reluctantly begin to separate, giving each other a nod of good luck before parting their separate way, the both of them constantly glancing at one another's form fading into the distance as they head to their own objectives.
Finn sighs as he starts to sprint cautiously down the mountain side, quickly entering the forest below it, yet surprisingly grins as he enters the glowing trees. He blinks at the sudden joy spreading through his body, but ultimately shrugs, 'I guess my nymph side prefers the woods now… that's interesting. I wonder if Huntress is happier here as well? If so, then we've got to be in them more often.' He notes, before rocketing as fast as he can towards the Breakfast Kingdom. He has some thieves to catch, and sunset will be upon them soon.
In less than an hour, he has made it to the far distant lands of the food kingdom, unable to help but take a deep whiff of the mesmerising scent of the delicious food. He strolls through the gates, the guards giving him a slightly scared look as they suffer flashbacks to a warrior slaughter a while back, and none dare approach him for details. Thus, he begins making his way towards the castle containing the yellow prince unbothered, the hero admittedly salivating a little as he grins blissfully at the scents filling the air, 'Meat is awesome, but I do miss some good pancakes, or toast, or anything really.'
He shrugs though, not too bothered by his meat diet… in fact, he prefers it a little more than regular food. He blinks, 'Huntress eats a lot of meat. In her old home she only had meat hanging up, and all we eat now is meat… is that a trait I got from Huntress, or from being part wood nymph?' He notes it for another question to direct to the watcher of the forest, and admittedly prepares himself for more changes. They both had no idea what side effects the ritual would have, so he has no choice but to accept anything that may be different.
He enters the castle's main entrance, and a little strudel strolls up to the calm hero, the man glancing down at the living food, "Prince." He greets the young royal, remembering him to be the younger relative to Breakfast Prince as both his arms shoot up,
"Hello!" Finn can't help but grin at him,
"Do you know where your bro is? I'm doing him a favour but could use some more details." The kid beams and starts immediately leading the way,
"Yeah! Follow!" Finn obliges as he strolls behind the young prince, letting him lead him through the labyrinth of a home that the hero honestly knows off by heart. He would sometimes meet up with Breakfast Princess for food when he was younger, or at least she would always invite him to a meal whenever he entered her kingdom. He grins blissfully at the memories of home, and ultimately fails to notice that the kid had stopped, causing him to nearly trip on the young royal.
Luckily, he didn't, causing the hero to swiftly apologise to the oblivious living food who nonchalantly strolls away again. The man shakes his head, before glancing straight ahead, spotting the desired prince shooing off some dejected maple guards. They're bent double as they slowly make their way past the hero with miserable expressions, causing him to raise an eyebrow as he approaches the royal, "What was that about?"
Breakfast Prince jumps at his voice, quickly spinning to face him with wide eyes, "Oh it's you. Sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone… why are you here?"
"To help with the thief problem you got?" The royal sighs,
"That's good to hear, they've really been a drain on the people to the point where I'm not sure we would be self sufficient anymore! It's why I just sent those guards home, they failed to capture the darn thieves three times now." He gestures for the hero to come hither, and the human does so, strolling up to the prince as they leave the corridor they were in, heading into a room. It was pretty small, but had a desk with a bunch of reports and files, causing Finn to nod in approval,
"I see you're keeping records of all your criminals." He shrugs,
"Have to if you want a functioning society as much as mine." He swiftly grabs some paper laying atop the desk, giving them a quick glance before nodding, and passing it to Finn.
The hero discovers they were pictures of the criminal damages, like smashed glass and damaged containers… to oil. Not the black stuff that the pre-war humans were obsessed with, but cooking oil such as sunflower and olive oils, whole marked tankers drained completely dry. He sighs.
Not good.
The people of the Breakfast Kingdom needed that stuff bad, it was like what coal is to a fire nymph, a very important resource that is imperative to their survival. They literally drank the stuff to stay alive, it was their water supply, and someone was planning to kill the kingdom by doing this.
He grimaces as he glances at the prince, "Any idea who?" He shakes his head,
"No idea, they're just taking it all, and we never see a trace of it again." Finn flashes back to his first date with Huntress, with the town suffering the wrath of a fiend unleashed upon them by the bandits after refusing to pay the bribe.
"... I think they're bandits, and once you're so low on the stuff that you start to die and become so desperate that you'll do anything to survive, they'll sell it back. With a high price." The prince scowls,
"How dare they those- GRrrra!" He groans in frustration, spinning away from the calm human for a second as he tugs at his hair to release his rage without damaging his home. A few seconds of calming later, he twists back to face the hero, "Well, let's get those nobodies before they can do that to my kingdom, shall we? I'm trusting you have experience in dealing with criminals?" He shrugs,
"You could say that. Let's stake out by the oil tankers and remain hidden until they arrive. Once they start damaging stuff or going to drain the oil, we'll spring on them in the act." Finn suddenly exits the room, the prince hurriedly chasing after him,
"Right, then what?" Finn shrugs,
"Then we deal with them. Oh, and remain hidden, if they spot either of us then they'll be booking it." Breakfast Prince nods as he attempts to keep up with the fit hero gliding through the corridors, raising an eyebrow,
"Thank you for doing this, but what do you want for a reward if you actually pull this off for me?" He shakes his head,
"Nothing, I'm a hero, I'm doing this to help. Though maybe some sort of trade with Ice Queen would be appreciated, we don't have much available right now but we need to start somewhere to make our kingdom." The royal stares for a second,
"Your kingdom?"
"I'm her knight, I've got to look out for it as well." He quickly covers, but would the living food buy it or not...
"Ah I see, sorry for misunderstanding. Silly me, I doubt she could score a guy in general." Finn scowls slightly at the prince, sending a small shiver down the royal's spine,
"She's not that bad. I'm pretty sure you guys will like her now that she isn't sent mad by the tiara. Talk to her, give her a shot, you lot could get an awesome friend." Breakfast Prince remains completely silent, honestly slightly scared by the hero as the human sighs, 'And back to stage one.'
A few minutes later, he and the prince were in hiding behind some chrome bins, the prince grimacing at the smell as Finn kept a stoic expression, his eyes locked on the scene. On the other side of the street and a tad to their left was the large building containing the several tankers, currently filled to the brim with the baiting oil. There was only one entrance, and that was the large main entrance, allowing them both an easy view of it, and anyone who may enter or leave it.
They themselves were in an alley, using the close walls and trash cans as cover from the thieves, though if the hero did spot them, they would have to disappear deeper into the alley to avoid detection themselves. The sun gradually began to change colour, the blue slowly draining from the sky to be replaced with a warm orange hue. If the thieves wanted to see what they were doing when they carried the oil back to their HQ, they would need to strike now.
The hero squints as he focuses completely on the storage facility, waiting for a shift in the environment, a sign of advancement by his targets. Talking suddenly fills the air, and Finn steps further into the alley before whoever was talking could become visible, the human glancing at the silver bin. It's shiny surface gives a curved, messed up reflection of the area outside, and a bunch of blobs of colours appear as the voices get louder. Finn waits for a second, letting them progress forward as their voices quieten, before cautiously peering out of the alley.
Four unknown men were swiftly making their way into the building, causing the hero to scowl and leave his cover, the worried prince following close behind him in hesitation. Finn sneaks as fast as he can towards the storage facility, heading for a pancake wall for him to hide behind. Pressing his back against the sticky surface, he crawls along, before poking his head out and watching the four thieves.
There were two stone men who seemed to be doing all the hard physical work by carrying pumps, jugs, and a battery, a cloud person who was attaching the pipe to cooking oil, and a single toast person, barking orders. The moment they attach the pump to the containers, Finn moves in with the prince. He glares at the thieves, "Hey!"
They all immediately jump, snapping their gaze to the hero as they panic drop everything they were holding. The toast person scowls at the duo, analysing them, "There's only two of you… Hock! Petram! Rough them up before they can snitch!" The stone giants move in, abandoning the stuff they were carrying as they approach the unmoving hero, Breakfast Prince backing it up. Finn glares, "Stop, you'll lose if you try to fight me." He warns as the two men actually halt, but only to raise an eyebrow at the smaller man,
"Seriously? Who are you to try and intimidate us?" The cloud person quickly floats over them all and pounces on the prince, spinning around the back of him and tugging his arms together with a grin,
"Don't know, but he brought us the prince! We could ransom him for a lot of money, heck power even if we promise his safe return!"
The royal gulps and stares at Finn, 'Why aren't you killing them already!?' "I wouldn't if I were you!" The cloud person smirks,
"And why is that? Because of your friend here? Fionna is nowhere nearby, you are not escaping this extortion!" The prince gulps,
"Well, yeah! Because of him!" The toast leader rolls his eyes,
"Never seen or heard of him."
"I bet you have! That's… that's the guy who killed Fionna, all the guards, and Marshall Lee at the arena…" He reveals, making the rock giants blink at their possible foe,
"... Yeah right, that's not him." The prince sighs,
"It hurt my pride to have to get help, but I needed it. You were about to kill my kingdom, so I got the serious firepower as a result."
Finn yanks his sword free from his back, glaring for intimidation at his foes, "Dudes, last warning, give up." The rock fellows hesitate for a second, before the toast man shouts,
"He's bullshittng! Hit him!" The giant men follow his orders, and rush the hero, rock clubs forming out of their clenched hands. They swing their deadly weapons at Finn with the intent to kill, just as the hero counter attacks.
His sword sweeps an arc at the attacking duo, slicing right through their weapons as they crumble in their hands. They skid to a halt before the hero, blinking at their missing clubs now a pile of rubble on the floor. And swiftly back it up.
They put their hands up in surrender, not wishing to meet the same fate as their easily obliterated weapons, "Erh, boss! I don't think he was kidding!" They warn, causing the cloud man to immediately let go of the prince, shoving him to the ground as he leaps for Finn.
The hero watches his approach in the reflection of his blade, and spins at the last second, looping around his foe. He crashes into the ground as a result, the hero standing right behind him, but instead of attacking, he backs it up.
He shifts himself next to Breakfast Prince, securing his protection as he gets back up onto his feet yet still keeping his weapon tracked on his foes, "Guys, I'm the real deal. Give up, surrender, and you'll go to prison, and not a graveyard." He warns, and the men stare at him.
Before the rock dudes collapse to their knees and present their wrists. The other two blink at them, before the boss toast curses and drops as well, the cloud man swift to follow. Finn nods in acceptance, and approaches his new prisoners, keeping his sword out just in case as his other hand reaches into his bag, and pulls free some rope, "Sorry guys, I have no chains, you're all going in as one big group." He unfortunately informs them as they huff, and push their backs together, allowing him to wrap them up the constructive material into one nice bundle.
Tying the knot firmly with a grunt from everyone, he steps back with a nod, letting the prince of the kingdom stroll forward with smug confidence, grinning down at his defeated foes, "We finally got you buggers!" He exclaimed with joy, making Finn nod in agreement, a grin on his face, 'Great, now to send them to jail, and begin making a trade deal between mine and Polar's kingdom.' "I, leader of the Breakfast Kingdom, sentence you to death for your crimes!"
Finn loses his grin, "Hold up." He orders, twisting to face the prince who suddenly becomes nervous at the words of the man who slaughtered an army,
"Erh, is something wrong!"
"Yeah death is... bad dude. Just give them an incredibly harsh punishment, like years of hard labour or something. Make them pay back to the kingdom for what they did." He raises an eyebrow, yet hesitates a second,
"... Why not?" Finn sighs,
"Look. I've been fighting for a long time now. It took me a while, but death… it's not a good thing, like at all. You end someone's life, and people will vow vengeance. You take someone's life, and people will see you as rash and volatile, they'll avoid you. Blood… it will be on your hands, and it can never be removed, even when you want it gone. But, if you want to talk statically, having someone killed for a crime, will only make crimes worse." Breakfast Prince raises an eyebrow,
"Right, you're mainly stopping me for moral reasons. But how exactly does a death punishment make crimes worse? Because last I checked, people don't want to die." The hero gestures to the criminals,
"Because if you're going to die for stealing an apple, then you might as well take the whole forest." The royal's face twists in confusion,
"... What?" Finn huffs,
"You're going to die if you steal some money. Then why risk your life multiple times by stealing small amounts to deal with rent every month, when you could only risk your life only once by stealing all the money, and living like kings for the rest of your life. If the punishment is the same between a small crime and a large crime, then you might as well go all the way." The prince blinks then glances at the prisoners,
"Well, that makes sense. If these were people stealing food. Not threatening an entire kingdom with death or poverty. I think that deserves the harshest punishment Finn." The hero sighs, then glances at his sword still in hand, causing the prisoners to brace for their end.
Finn instead passes the blade to the prince, who fumbles to catch it, staring wide eyed at the weapon in his hand as the human shrugs, "Up to you. I swore to never solve things with violence again, I won't kill them. As I said, if you kill them, the blood of their deaths will be on your hands."
The prince shivers for a second, his gaze locked on the blade, then flicks it to the prisoners. He gulps, and arcs the weapon back, preparing to end it all in one fell swoop. The people tense, biting their teeth as they wait for the end, shivering in terror.
The weapon clutters to the floor.
Breakfast Prince huffs and pants as he recovers from what he had nearly done, from the position he was placed in, from the act he nearly committed. Finn grabs his blade's handle, and swiftly sheaths it onto his back as the prisoners themselves sit in stunned shock, their lives flashing by their eyes, the hero grimacing at the scene, 'That's why I swore to stop using violence.'
He brings his attention to the royal, who glances at him with slightly widened eyes, "How do you and Fionna ki-... I'll get some guards and send them to prison. Hard labour." Finn nods, then glances at the setting sun,
"Good. Well, I must get home now, Huntress and Ice Queen are probably waiting for me."
Breakfast Prince remains silent for a second, before Finn walking away snaps him out of his haze, "Tell Ice Queen that I'll discuss details tomorrow at the meeting if she's going!" Finn nods without looking back,
"She is!" With that, he bursts away, making for the long track towards his home, where Huntress Wizard was hopefully waiting for him. Because honestly, guys could just really use a snuggle session every once in while, and he was definitely looking forward to the one awaiting him.
Meanwhile, far in the distance and high above the lush green forests of AAA, Ice Queen hovers, her gaze locked upwards. With the sun now quickly setting, the undead known as Marshall Lee was free to go wherever he deemed, and had apparently chosen the cloud riddled skies to be his stage. He strums his axe, humming a little tune as he watches the sun set in his weapons reflection, still cowering behind his large hat… until now. The sun sets, and the moon rises high into the sky as the stars light up the heavens, the vampire grinning as he takes his large shade hat off, and fling it at his foot.
It catches it just as the undead leans onto his back, and begins playing a sad, slow tune, the undead closing his eyes as he loses himself to his made up tune forged by his feelings. He barely moves in the cold biting chill of the air, just playing his song from the non-existent bumps of his heart, the man uncaring of the world right now, or more accurately, the world for the last few hundred years.
Ice Queen blinks as she flaps her eyebrows, before silently hovering upwards, her gaze locked on the target of her curse. To keep herself hidden long enough to listen to his tune, she swiftly moves to the clouds, bursting through the white wet layer. She is soaked but quickly does her trick to remove it, instead more focused on parting the clouds to gaze at the man below her. She grins through her little window, resting her chin on both her hands as she closes her eyes and lets her soul be swayed by his emotion filled tune.
Hums from the vampire start to warm the cold air, fuelled by his thoughts, his memories, his desires and hopes as he plays the symphony of his life. Lyrics occasionally pop up, the undead not truly singing a song, but a scrambled mess of sentences and words, matching how his life itself has not exactly been the smoothest. One word appears often: Fionna. Eventually, Ice Queen is able to predict whenever she will appear, simply by how the tune he plays on his family heirloom pick up, becoming faster and lighter, before drifting back to normal after her name leaves his lips.
The words carry the burden of longing, which causes the royal to grimace from her cover, she herself knowing the feeling and the harm it inflicts upon oneself. She fidgets in the cloud, preparing to join him in the song of the night, the moon silhouetting the undead if one were to view him from the ground. Like the undead himself, there was only one bright light inside his dark heart, and it shined for one woman. Then, like the stars themselves, another small light filled the night as Ice Queen suddenly began to hum herself, letting the light of her good intentions pierce the veil of darkness he had projected to protect himself.
He jumps at her sudden arrival, and glares at the woman, at the Ice Queen curse that took hold of another soul, just as it claimed Simone. He growls at the intruder to his privacy, harshly stopping playing his guitar before spinning it in his hand, holding it by the neck as he prepares to use his weapon.
The blue royal immediately halts as she continues to stare softly at him through her hole, causing him to huff while glaring at the old woman, "What are you doing here!? Go back to your mountain!" She shrugs,
"I came to find you." He tightens his grip on his weapon, scowling at the tiara resting atop her head,
"And why did you want to find me?" He growls out, causing her to raise an eyebrow, 'I've got to calm him down.'
"Simone sent me." He goes slack, stunned, floating brainlessly in the air as his pupils dilate, drifting to another time, to an admittedly happier time, before violently shaking his head,
"And why did she send you?" Ice Queen sighs, and floats through the cloud, her gaze locked on him as she removes the water from her now wet clothes,
"Because she is worried about you. And so am I. Thus, she… asks a lot for me to check up on you, to make sure you're alright." He floats onto his back and begins to drift away,
"Well… tell her I'm fine, then leave me be, I was doing better before you arrived." She frowns a little, before hovering beside him,
"Actually, I would prefer if I stayed, if that's alright with you?" She requests, making him grunt in slight annoyance,
"No. Leave me be." She stares into his eyes,
"Yeah not happening, I could hear the pain in your voice when you sang…" he leaps at her, his face twisting into a monster as he hisses right in her face,
"I said leave me-" She slaps him with a glowing hand, and his head is covered in a massive thick ice cube, making him jump in shock and start to fall. But the royal woman grabs his arm and holds him in the air, before slapping his head again, shattering the ice as she scowls a stern look,
"Don't talk to me like that mister." She orders, before he yanks himself out of her grip, glaring at her as he shifts his face back to normal, yet doesn't pursue revenge in any way, making her nod in approval, "Good. Now, what are you bottling up?" She inquires again, causing him to huff at her,
"Doesn't matter, and it's not for your ears-"
"It's about Fionna, love, your despair and depression, your loneliness." She stares him in the eyes, "I do understand. I've lived that life myself, just worse." She too spins onto her back, floating beside him, "Think about it. I've been all alone on that mountain, with no friends and no one to talk to. My undying body means I can't have any friends, not without watching them wither up and die, just like you."
Marshall blinks at her, remaining silent, causing her to sigh and continue, closing her eyes, "I also longed for my love. Any love really. But I couldn't get them, not only did the people I had a crush on always choose someone else, but they also always hated me. Last time I checked, Fionna doesn't despise you." He twists his gaze straight up, staring at the night sky as the stars seem to glow oh so bright. "I've been alone for all my life. I've been villainized my whole life. Do you know what that does to someone, their emotions, their thoughts?" She gazes at him, "You do. You've been through it yourself, people cursing at you for just being a vampire." He nods, his thoughts drifting to his memories burnt into his mind,
"I… it's hard. You understand that." He states, making her giggle softly,
"Of course I do. I also know what it is like to lose your loved ones. Your dad, then Simone."
He still keeps his gaze sky bound, his eyes widening a little at their names, old, abandoned emotions filling him, long since numbed by his brain to protect himself, "They… how do you know what's that like?" He inquires softly, causing her to shrug,
"I've lost my own parents, except I had to watch them shrivel up and die before me, I had to watch them and my siblings die all around me. There's a chance you can get Simone back, there might be a way to rip her out of the crown without killing me in the process." He quickly snaps his head to her,
"Wait, was that a hint? How do I get her out!?" She shakes her head, gently pushing him back down to float next to her,
"I don't know. I have no idea where to even begin on that. I just said it might be possible, since she does seem to be stored in the tiara." He sighs in disappointment, and lays back down next to her,
"I see… how… how is she doing in there?" Ice Queen smirks,
"She's doing alright, as good as anyone can be inside the labyrinth. And she asked me to say hi to you." He blinks.
"... Hi Simone."
Ice Queen sighs with a slightly pleased grin, "I'll pass it onto her. But… do you know what the hardest part of my life was?" He flicks his gaze to her,
"If… if I had to guess from Simone's time, it was the tiara itself, what it did to her and her mind." She shakes her head,
"No, I don't mind the slight madness from the surge of magic. It's the unrelenting curses. Simone didn't get them because… well, she's the one who made them." The vampire raises an eyebrow,
"She made... curses?" The blue royal nods,
"Yeah, the curse that made me go after princes came from her, for-"
"Eddie. I know, she told me he was her 'prince in shining armour'." Ice Queen nods,
"Exactly… so, tell me. I just opened up to you, now you open up to me. What is bothering you?" He remains silent, making her shake her head with a small smirk, "You're nervous. So tell me through the same way as you did before." She explains, then gestures to his axe held loosely in his hands.
He stares down at it, then shifts his gaze to the heavens, listening to the completely silent night as the one cloud above them finally moves on, leaving it completely clear to see the stars. He shifts his weapon, holding it in the correct position as a whisper of some wind flutters their clothes, before he again begins to strum the cold strings. It once more starts of slow and dreary, his immortal life still a mess even if he did have a chat with a lonely old woman. The carefully plucked strings for the story of his life, notes played by their own with large gaps between them, signifying his own loneliness, of how he was never a part of anything or with anyone. Just always alone.
It starts to pick up in speed and tone, yet was a mess of non connecting notes, random tones, strengths, and durations making the melody. He didn't understand, he never understood why his life was like the way it was. He didn't ask to be immortal and watch his friends die, he didn't ask to be a scary vampire people would scream from, he didn't ask to be alone. He didn't do anything to deserve this, this wasn't karma catching up to him, heck before he was a vampire he was kinda like a hero! Saving people from becoming blood sucking monsters! So why did he get cursed with his life!?
His strums become more violent, a vent for his frustrations as he grits his teeth and releases his pent up emotions trapped in his long dead heart. Ice Queen remains silent, watching him slowly stop his violent tune as it begins to mellow out, becoming a calm yet familiar strum. A heart beat. For there was only one living woman's face who could calm the undead down. He focuses on his Fionna, his love, and begins to hum a melody that is forged in his soul yearns for the woman, a slow, warm continues humming, his love for the girl unending.
Ice Queen snaps at the opportunity, and gracefully and carefully drifts in her own sincere notes from her pumping heart, a certain man in her mind. The vampire doesn't seem bothered, continuing to play the tune of those who were truly living, the symphony of love. Their notes intertwine topics, if he went into his depression, she would instinctively follow, thinking of her past of chaos, pain and loneliness. If she lifted it up to the joys and highlights of their immortal, unending lives, then the king's notes and hums were swift to accompany her. They drifted through the air, leaving the world of the current to explore the world of the past, of their shared emotions of agony. Misery loves company.
Finally, it begins to draw to an end, their moments in the sky of their shared yet different experiences coming to a final. He plays the final few notes following the queen's tune, and a melody of high, joyful notes to match her current situation, of her finally finding joy and sorting out the mess that was her life.
Then silence held supreme. Marshall blinks as he breathes in the void, before letting his axe dangle idly by his side as he relaxes in the chill of the calm night. He glances at the fellow royal, and discovers her laying still with her eyes closed, and a huge grin plastered on her face, "Thank you Marshall." He cocks his head in confusion,
"What do you mean? What for?" She giggles,
"That… that took such a large load off my chest, it revealed things I didn't realise I had locked and piled up deep inside of me, of evils I should have defeated long ago." He simply nods emotionlessly, then relaxes by her side as he gazes at the stars once more,
"Well, I'm glad I was able to help… it honestly did the same for me. Of course, I knew I was in pain, and what was causing it, but in some sort of defence, my mind decided to enjoy the pain, to thrive on it, like when I cut up my knees when I was kid." He explains, making her sit up in the air,
"Hey Marsh, I have a favour to ask of you." He sighs in slight annoyance while flinching at a tug of pain in his heart, 'Knew it, she was just getting close to using me, just like everyone else…'
"What is it?"
"Mind if we do this again at some point?" She requests, making him blink,
"What?"
"You know, this singing, making music together. I want to do it more. I think Simone wants me to keep a closer eye on you, to make sure you're alright. If what I felt in your notes is right, then I doubt everything is alright." He remains silent, facing the heavens as he ponders in thought, before sighing
"Fine. We can play together. Just… try to stay out of my view, like at the side or behind me. It honestly infuriates me when I see you." Her mouth remains sealed shut for a second, before she raises an eyebrow,
"Do you hate me? Or do you hate the tiara?" She inquires, making his brain stall for a second, before shrugging as he closes his eyes in relaxation,
"It's the tiara, I guess." She giggles as she rises, floating upside above him as her dress inverts,
"So, why did you attack me all the time?" His eyes become dinner plates as he jolts at the question,
"I, erh…" He thinks about it. He seriously thinks about what he has done. "I'm not sur-… I'm... sorry..." He apologised in realisation. He's attacked the wrong person all this time.
"It's fine dude, water under the bridg-" He flips upright, hand on his head,
"What… what have I become?" He questions as the nightmarish memories of the arena arrive in his mind, or more accurately, the decimated town after he went on a rampage. He ruined their lives. He remembers his break up with Gumball, how violent it was. He's attacked this old woman when his rage should have been elsewhere. He's the son of Lady of the Night-o-sphere, he's the vampire king, he's… "I am a monster."
Ice Queen immediately swoops upright and to his side, wrapping him in a soft comforting hug, "No you're not, you're alright." She holds him to his chest as they float in the air together, the boy going limp in her arms as his freezing cold body snuggles up to her blue flowing dress, letting it hide him from the world in his time of weakness. He doesn't shed his tears, but he wasn't responsive either, just completely still as his mind repeats the same thought over and over, while Ice Queen moves a hand to his hair, brushing it gently.
She doesn't stare at him, turning her gaze to the heavens above as she lets him calm down for a second, "Marshall. You're not a monster. You're just confused." He remains completely silent and still on her dress, his eyes stuck open and unfocused, thoughts and nightmares of him flashing in his mind. He wrecked homes, he became a demonic beast, he's wronged innocents, he's attacked someone suffering the same fate as Simone- his mother. He finally closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, before gently pulling away, slipping free from her arms,
"I…" She sticks a finger up to shush him,
"Don't say anything, you'll just trigger the thoughts to return, so lets change topics. When can I meet you for some music sessions, hm?" He blinks, then chuckles weakly,
"We can jam at my house whenever you want, just show up whenever and we can make some infectious grooves…" She beams at him as she starts to fall,
"Alright Marshall, I'll check up on you soon. And I'll bring some red!" She yells as the distance between them grows, before she dives down and shoots off towards her room in the Ice Kingdom, making Marshall smirk a little, 'You know, she's not so bad. It's the tiara that claimed Simone, not her… I really should give her a chance.'
Meanwhile, far in the forest of AAA, Finn navigates the massive plants with ease thanks to his new wood nymph eyesight. It's hard to walk into a tree when their bark all glow a light green. He bobs and weaves around the trees at a calm, casual pace, not wanting himself to be too sweaty or worn for his destination. In only a few more moments, he arrives, and grins at his and Huntress's home of twisted trees, spotting the river outflow leading out of the house. He already can hear the fire crackling from within their abode, and can't help but speed up to escape the biting chill of the air.
He pushes his way through the limp vines with ease, and stares at his home, slinging his bag, quiver, and weapons free from his back and placing them gently on the floor. The small burning fire in the middle of the room unleashes waves of comforting warmth as any smoke is funnelled out the hole in the roof, leaving the air surprisingly clear as he takes a deep breath. A massive pile of bird meat and feathers now rested against the wall, the nymph's hunt obviously having gone well. With a pleased smile on his face, he takes a leisurely walk around the fire and towards the now fully open bedroom, a massive beaming smile appearing on his face as he spots his girlfriend.
She was casually laying on their bed, surrounded by the beautiful bright flowers and the split gentle stream, her glowing eyes locked onto him as she suffered from a severe blush. He chuckles at her cute pose, wearing nothing but her undergarments as she lays almost curled up like a cat on his side of his bed, something green poking out from underneath her. As he approaches, he discovers it to be his shirt rolled up and tucked up against her chest, something she quickly hides by swiftly lobbing it atop the wardrobe with an embarrassed blush.
He doesn't mention anything as he too begins to strip, removing his clothes as the warm air directly heats up his skin. In no time at all, he was only in his underwear, and stared at the nymph as he slowly climbed atop the bed to tease her, making her bite her lip. Finally, he lays down beside her, the duo on their sides to stare at each other's beauty, then lean in to give each other a quick kiss, Finn smirking, "Hey."
"Hey. How did the thieves go?" He shrugs,
"Eh, it went well. They're in prison, and the prince will likely be setting up trade with the Ice Kingdom tomorrow. How about you, how much damage did Fionna do with her friend?" She shakes her head as she snuggles up to him, their limbs seeking out one another's touch,
"It wasn't too bad. Had to repopulate some large spiders though, they had practically killed them all, what would have wrecked the ecosystem. Rodents with plagues would thrive without predators, bugs that eat plants would overpopulate, and spider eating birds would have taken a massive blow." He raises an eyebrow,
"Wait, how did you do fix their population?" She shrugs,
"I used a spell to make them reproduce faster. It's how I control populations: hunt when there's too many, do a spell to temporarily halts reproduction, and increase reproduction." He grins at her,
"That's interesting." She shakes her head,
"Not really… though… now that I think about it, that stop reproduction works on people too."
"Seriously?" She nods,
"Yeah, what means it will work on me too. We could probably have sex without the condom on if I do the spell, just set it to last only a few days and viola, no pregnancy." He chuckles, pulling her tight against him,
"That's an interesting development." She smirks,
"Yeah it is. But we'll try that later, for now, we must snuggle. Spin around, bear." She orders as she starts tugging on him, and he obliges, spinning around as the larger woman moves in, wrapping her body in shape with his, her arms snaking around his waist. She closes her eyes and snuggles up to his warmth, feeling his soft, slightly chubby body cushioning their hug as she takes small sniffs of his scent.
She really wanted to just make him hers, like lay atop him and hiss anyone away who dares to approach him, then go back to snuggling her mate. Still, this will do for now, she'll make a perfect garden for her boyfriend and her to be in complete peace together another time. Even if she has to fight Ice Queen off, she'll keep Finn. She coos as she rubs her face against the back of his neck, almost drifting off into a peaceful slumber with the man of her life, but keeps herself awake just so she may have a conversation with him. 'I want more cuddle sessions Finn.' He chuckles,
'Hmm, if I remember correctly, a few months ago you didn't even want to date me out of fear of appearing soft~' He teases, making her coo and nibble on his neck that was just recovering from all the love bites Ice Queen had given him,
'Well now I've changed my mind. Give me more cuddles.'
'I'll see what I can do… so, where's Ice Queen? Is she coming or are we alone~?' She sighs as she tightens her hold on her boyfriend,
'No, she's coming I think. I left her a note and invitation on her bed, so it is up to her if she wants to come.' Finn closes his eyes as he melts completely into her enveloping form,
'I see, well it's spooning time!'
They go completely silent, letting the silence calm them after the day as the warm waves from the fire washes over their nearly naked forms. Huntress's hands squeeze Finn's form into her, a massive satisfied grin on her face as she and her boyfriend begin to gradually drift off to the realm of peace. Finn's hands drift to Huntress's, holding them softly as he sinks into her warm soft body, letting the wonderful smells of the flowers put him in one with nature.
Then the vines to the entrance begin to move, making them both lift their heads to glance at the door, to discover a cautious Ice Queen tip toeing her way in. Finn beams at her, and gestures for her to come hither, making her grin as she speedily joins them, her eyes though flicking to the environment, "Wow you guys did an amazing job with this place!" She whispers, making Huntress moan as she pulls the hero with her as she shuffles along on the small bed to create room for the royal,
"Thanks, it took me all day to do."
Ice Queen was swift to remove her dress, letting it flop to the floor as she hastily scrambles onto the bed in front of Finn, laying down before him in nothing but her undergarments. They quickly kiss, Ice Queen groaning a little as she gets comfortable against her boyfriend, haphazardly pushing her tits into his face a little as her arms wrap around him. As she gets comfortable, she hears a strange, aggressive hiss from Huntress as she tugs Finn a little closer to herself, making the royal crack open an eye, "What was that?"
"... Nothing." The nymph responds, still completely compressed against her boyfriend, claiming him as her own by wrapping her legs around him. Ice Queen shrugs before grabbing the quilt and throwing it over them all, causing the trio to eventually peacefully drift off to sleep together in the calm of night.
Welp, I actually planned for this to be longer, but I realised that was too long without content, so here you go! We have the first few links of Breakfast Kingdom to the Ice Kingdom, and Marshall with IQ (Finally!).
Now about their nicknames for each other, they were partly suggested (HW's and Finn's) by my discord! Or more accurately, D'artagnan! So shout out to him/her! The reason for 'bear' is because Finn's obvious and iconic bear hat, and 'honey' because bears love honey. Plus he wouldn't mind getting to taste her nectar~ Polar for Ice Queen (though not short, it's still shorter) because it's related to her ice powers, but also it represents how she is the ice storm that protects Finn, her 'polar bear' (ship name?)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW FEATURE!
On my Discord will be the link to read the next chapter as I write it, simply because weeks of no content is killer. I would share it on Fanfiction, but they don't accept links as a anti-spam feature.The purpose of this is to give constant content, kill the worries of me stopping to write, and answer reviews as they appear! This will also allow you to comment on my work as I work, stating: what doesn't sound right, give suggestions, disapprovals, or just in general to say hi.
Code link to discord (If you don't know how to use just do a quick Google):
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Review response:
The Book of Eli, on FF, chapter 46:
Yep, chaos is coming VERY soon. I'm glad you liked the call out, but Ice Queen was the one to say it (as she's the one to break it the most XD). Fionna may be a bit young to be teaching and hasn't really got herself ironed out yet, but she has the spirit to try! When Hekate realises Martin and Finn's close relationship, will she understand his desperation to get away, or will she use it to her advantage through blackmail? Find out in the next episode! I'll take that as a vote for floating forest XD God so many things have done floating forests and they're all oh so unique! No matter what you do with them, they are always so mythical and so interesting! Hmm, a bit early to bring Hunter into the story, and I'm cautious of putting him and Fionna together simply because it might impede/steal from Finntress. But who knows! Anything is possible in this story and is DEFINITELY a fun idea to play with! (P.S. Are you still going to PM me or no? Just wondering if I should stop refreshing my inbox every day XD)