The idea came to me during or after I have watched Obsidian. I felt compelled to do this, I can't believe I did though. Then again many who'll read this probably felt the same. Still my heart felt a strange warmth at the idea of Bubbline couple adopting a little child, especially after reading Simon Abadeer comics. I hope you'll like it.
Hey guys. I am Marceine, the vampire queen... and I have a baby now.
I mean not mine or Bonnie's but we just have it now.
Don't buy it? Well buy whatever you want just so you know I didn't believe it either at first.
It all started a few weeks ago, everything was easy peasey. We had a big party to celebrate the end of gum war agaisnt Bonnie's uncle and even Golb, and maybe a bit of time traveling to the alternate future thanks to my dad, then concerts I attended after that were even more crazy since people were so happy that they survived another apocalypse, and then a little of helping Simon in aqcuanting with OOO and also aiding Bonnie at rebuilding her kingdom...or our kingdom since we are together now? Despite calling myself queen, I am not sure I fit that kind of royal platforms.
Then again I didn't feel like I am worth at many other things.
Anyways that weird portal thing was appearing throghout OOO several times, from Phoebe's kingdom to the Turtle Princess' library and even the islands where other humans aside from Finn were living in.
It sure took OOO by surprise.
It also came up about in Candy kingdom which was not done yet and let's just say it's sudden appearance only made it harder for those peeps to work with rebuilds.
That was one thing but it doesn't help that it both comes and goes leaving behind a big 'BOOM'.
The final nail in the coffin was it appearing in the same spot that Bonnie's brother Neddie was residing in. The poor fella sure got nervous...
That sure grabbed Bonnie's attention and she wanted to take a look at the rogue teleporter.
I was close by and I wanted to find out what was causing such a ruckus.
Simon lend a hand there too.
I am not very good at the science. At one point I would've groaned of boredom though now I start to see it isn't only mathematics...
I think they mentioned something about the possible dimensional distortions left from Golb and the portal's frequencies that can be used to attract it
Resources were not as much as before but she made enough use of what was left in emergency bunkers.
Yup good old Bonnie, planning all ahead of events. Her paranoia at times makes me glad that I'm not too smart...
Anyway her idea did the trick and drew it in fortunately... and unfortunately too, the result was a blast. No wait, it was an EXPLOSION.
The new lab too needed a good repair much to Bonnie's annoyance and it attracted some banana guards as well as making others run away
But we were all surprised at what we have found after that, in the hole the explosion left off...
I moved in to pick up the sheets as I've found a baby, a human child in them with the writing "Gregory..."
That was his name, or at least that's what was written on the sheets which had sparks currenting through it which was weird since it had no wires...
No idea how he ended up like this, and that portal? It just dissapeared, haven't seen it after that. We didn't know if perhaps this baby was the source or simply a victim...
The little guy over here was left an orphan now, and it sucks... It's like I was back to that time, and my fists just clunched on their own
Simon - Ah yet another lost soul.
Marcy - And this one's so small...
We have to find him a shelter...
Simon was the first to suggest, but luckily I had a hunch...
We took him to Finn's new house, we wanted to leave him with Finn since we thought a human is better off with another human.
Maybe Gregory can live with other humans when his mother Minerva arrives... hell maybe he is one of their children!
We told him the whole story about what happened, Jake did have an idea to take Gregory with him to lady rainincorn. After all, they already had many kids and grandkids so they should be able to handle this one boy
Unfortunately there then came out just one tiny problem.
Every time we tried to hand him over, he didn't let go and intead try to grapple on me like an angry squirell even biting on Bonnie's hair while crying out
And that's not all his cries shot shockwaves out of his body, no need to be a geek to know that wasn't a good sign...
Luckily we managed to calm him down by Bonnie singing him a nice little lullaby. Didn't wanna see what would've happened if we let him continue.
Yeah we hit a dead end after that. We've instead got more puzzle pieces left to solve.
Gregory was clearly not an ordinary human, that's one. The second is that we can't hand him over because he can just cause an earthquake...I may know why and I didn't like it.
Finn has concluded that Gregory might have accepted me and Bonnie as his 'moms' just like he did when Joshua and Margaret found him.
Somewhere inside me I didn't like the sound of that.
Jake suggested that maybe me and Bonnie should adopt him instead, after all the candy people didn't need a full watchful eye 24/7 all the time not to mention that her Aunt Lolly can help to take care of him.
On the other hand, that also means an extra responsiblity.
Bonnie knew that but she didn't think we had much of a choice here. Then saying that it may not be too bad...
She also said it'd be an interesting idea, plus she wanted to see what other powers did he have.
And that was better than letting him cry his eyes out and take his surroundings down with him. She firmly stood against vital experiments though.
So it was all said and done.
She may feel less strange about it, I mean she has entire kingdom of children... or adult children..
The problem I had with this is not that I dislike kids, far from it. The issue is me I guess.
When I was a kid, I saw a lot of nasty stuff. I had mom and Simon with me along the way and for a while we were together until they... left me.
I know they couldn't mean anything bad but deep down ...it messed me up.
Perhaps I still stayed that same child in that regard...
That along with my dad being the only other example of a parent material in my life , I just dont feel like I fit the bill here.
Can't say Bonnie does either as an overprotective stalker. Not to mention that he is not like us.
Bonnie did suggest that he may not be a human at all but powers or not, he one day he will probably just fade away
I don't want Greg to grow up with that thought in his mind for the rest of his life, but again what choice did we have?
We couldn't hand him to anyone without risking collateral damage.
Is this how Bonnie felt about her peeps? Or maybe this is how Simon left when he left... What if I fail?...
Bonnie introduced him to her aunt, little peppermint and banana guards. Most of them reacted quite positively and are even ready to throw another party. Peppermint was neutral, mumbling about 'possible apprenticeship in the future'...
I took a moment to talk with Finn and Jake, I wanted to ask for some good advice from current dad and I wanted to hear from someone who was in adoption himself
What Jake said is that "No parent's perfect. All anyone can do is their best under the circumstances they're in. No point in preditcing and preparing for every possible and impossible scenarios... trust me that'll drive you crazy"
She could feel the echo of a long ago sting on her face
Exactly what all the parents do... Doing anything they can for their kids to be happy... 'until they get fed up'
"Well my parents did a bad job at that...but us?"
Jake "Ah yeah we hear ya there"
Finn - Yeah you wonder if Gregory's gonna be okay with you?... Well of course you'll think that, you don't want him to think 'Hey I got the wrong mom?' and that's normal but you don't know for sure right? What if he'll lke it with you? He can only show you that if you give him a chance in the first place. I mean mom and dad didn't know what to do with me for most f the time until they tried to give it a shot."
Somewhere in her mind a voice kept saying 'Not everyone is like that' but she forced that thought away. Instead telling herself 'No... we have to be better than that'
"...Maybe... maybe you're right? I don't know..."
Jake - EXACTLY! Life is all about not knowing anything!
Finn - Yeah I mean I don't know anything all the time... it's like my whole life but I've got Jake to tell me about music stuff! PB tells me about science! And well... you tell me some vampire stuff.
Marceline - Pfft he he heh . Wow you two had grown up a lot since the day I kicked you out the treehouse"
Jake - Heh now looking back I do laugh at that memory
Marceline - Yeah, no pressure right?
Finn - None taken. That's whind us now... youshold think mroe about what you'd be reading or singing to Gregory.
Jake - Yeah children love a good lullaby! I may lend a hand if you want
Marce- I'll think about it.
Can't say that I can understand it yet, then again it may take a few years to do so. One thing about immortals, is that some like me may be a little slow learner...
But I think I made up my mind.
Since me and Bonnie are back together and in a healthier relationship than back then...
...Maybe we have a better chance at childcare too.
We never thought about going even further than lovers and girlfriends didn't we?
"I am Marceline Abadeer the toughest vampire queen around here... and so I promise you will give you an adventure of a lifetime, Gregory"
She caresess her finger on his puppy cheeks which made him giggles
She then draws a fiery heart in the air with her fingers at which Gregory giggles as Bonnie hug them both
Bonnie : That was good to hear Marcy... Have you figured what to sing him yet?
Marceline - Well you know me, I have much in my arsenal... but I just can't pin point which specific one I'd like to...
Then a familiar set of lyrics appeared in her mindscape... an image of her mother popped into her head ... "Except for one..."
Marceline then places her baby into the Crib Bedding Set that they made for him as she then took up her guitar
"There we go..."
This was a song her mother sing to her at one point, this was one of her brightest memories...
Her fingers started to click and pull the strings as her memories take her back
It's like her mother was here, singing to him along with her...
Let's go in the garden
You'll find something waiting
Right there where you left it lying upside down
When you finally find it you'll see how it's faded
The underside is lighter when you turn it around
Everything stays
Right where you left it
Everything stays but it still changes
Ever so slightly daily and nightly in little ways
When everything stays
Don't know if I did a good one but good enough for me. At least for now. I'll try adding if I'll think of more. Maybe not, I'm open to suggestions for future chapters. Also the chapter takes dive into Marcy's view whihc also ties to her song 'Monster', at least as much as I can take from it... I can understand her though, I too feel like I'm not doing good enough even when others tell me I do my best. Adventure time does dive into those territories, guess that's why it's so popular. Anyway I'll do more sooner or later... Trust me I will. I wanna see Gregory interact with land of OOO. Maybe discover a thing or two...
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