Family
Chapter 231 Therapeutic Talks
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.
(Author's Note: Howdy folks hope your all doing ok. I've decided to take a little moment to be real. As you are all aware of Hurricane Harvey hit my home in Texas and my home got flooded. It's been rough, but my family and I are making good progress with the clean up. Things have been a bit stressful, but one of the ways I cope with my stress is with reading and writing. I wrote this whole story to spread some cheer, help people get away a little from their own stress, and inspire people to create stuff with their own imagination. Imagination and creativity are a part of the soul and you shouldn't let fear or doubt hold you back. I have Asperger Syndrome and I know my grammar and spelling isn't always great, yet I'm not going to let that hold me back or keep it from expressing myself. I'm going to be positive and keep moving forward. Enjoy the chapter.) :)
On Earth, Eria was with Betty in the Ice Kingdom Palace. The two were in a room that served as a study. Eria was playing with a white stuffed teddybear, while Betty sat in a chair looking through a little planner, that contained a list of people schedule to meet up with her for a therapy session. There were quit a few names on the schedule today.
"What's with the book mommy?" Asked Eria pointing at the planner.
"It's a book that contains all the names of people that are going to come here today and meet with, so I can help them." Explained Betty.
"Are you going to help them with magic?" Asked Eria.
"Not exactly. The kind of help I'm going to give them is someone to talk and listen to and help solve what's bothering them." Said Betty.
"Talking and listening?" Asked Eria.
"That's right. Sometimes a person's problems can be resolved by simply talking to a good friend, who listens and wants to help." Said Betty.
"Ok." Said Eria in understanding.
Eria soon left the room and Betty met up with her first appointment. Wendy walked into the room and sat on a couch across from Betty.
"Hello Wendy and how are you doing?" Asked Betty.
"I'm doing ok. Still...kind of adjusting, but I'm doing ok." Said Wendy.
"You know if something is bothering, you can tell me. This is a safe place and nothing you say will go beyond this room." Said Betty.
"Alright. Lately...I don't know...I feel like I've been left behind by the others. Dipper is learning magic, Mabel has a wand, and Pacifica is learning archery and can summon Celestial Spirits and all I have is some survival skills for the wild. I just feel like a sidekick now and I'm just a weak link in the group." Said Wendy looking down at the ground.
"You shouldn't feel bad about yourself Wendy. Your skills may look small by comparison to others, but their not. Your a brave and strong person Wendy and that fact that you've stood by your friends against dangerous odds proves that, so you shouldn't dismiss your abilities or yourself." Said Betty.
"Maybe your right, but...still what good am I. I'm just a regular teenager. I have no real powers." Said Wendy.
"Don't doubt yourself. Believe it or not I was just a regular human before I gained my ice powers. You see a horrible monster called Bella Noche hurt Simon and threatened Wizard City. I went along with a few other heroes to fight it and in the end I was the one who finished Bella Noche off. So you see Wendy despite my lack of magic I still managed to beat a powerful enemy and help my friends. A real hero is just an ordinary person who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming odds. You just have to believe in yourself." Said Betty.
Wendy thought about this for a bit before answering.
"You know what your right! I survived Bill's attack on Gravity Falls and a few crazy fights. I do have skills and they are awesome."
Wendy thanked Betty and left the room.
Some time later, Rain entered the room.
"Hello Rain take a seat." Said Betty.
"Thanks." Said Rain as he took a seat.
"Now Mabel has told me that you are experiencing some guilt and depression from someone you lost, though she didn't go into to much detail and thought it was best that you told me." Said Betty.
"I...loss my mother, when I was very young. You see I live in the ocean along with my parents and one day their was a huge sea quake and a bunch of rocks and old buildings began falling. A large rock almost hit me, but my mom pushed me out of the way and...she ended...up being crushed...by the rock instead of me. She died because of me!" Said Rain as he broke down crying.
Betty gave Rain a tissue and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't beat yourself over this. What happened was not your fault. Your mom did her parental duty." Said Betty.
"What duty?" Asked Rain.
"The sacred duty of every parent. As a parent myself I know this very well. You see the duty of a parent is to love and protect their children and when the child is in extreme life threatening danger a parent will not hesitate to save them and not give a second thought to their own wellbeing. All that matters is the safety of their child and your mom did her duty by saving you." Said Betty.
"So...what do I do now?" Asked Rain.
"You make her sacrifice worth something. Your mother would want you to be happy and live your life to the fullest. Enjoy life." Said Betty.
"Ok. I'll do it. I'm going to live life to the fullest." Said Rain.
He then thanked Betty and left the room to go spend some time with Mabel. Betty just smiled, she was happy to help people and make them feel better.
Miles away at the Candy Kingdom palace, Peppermint Butler was leading Patience and Slime Princess to a small private dinning room. Braco was sitting at one of the tables, when the others arrived. Peppermint Butler left the room and Patience and Slime Princess took a seat. The two Elementals looked at one another then at Braco.
"Ok Braco what gives? Bubblegum summoned us here to tell us something and she sounded tense." Said Patience.
"I honestly don't know what's going on. Bubblegum has seemed worried about something and when I asked her what was wrong, she told me that it was best she told me in private with some of the people she trust most and I'm guessing that's you two." Said Braco.
It was then that Bubblegum walked into the room and took a seat. She looked at her husband and two friends.
"I thank you all for coming. Lately I've been doing some soul searching and have looked back at my past actions. It's brought up...some bad memories. Stuff I've haven't thought of in a long time. Events that only I and a few of my top servants know." Said Bubblegum.
"What's that?" Asked Slime Princess.
"A...bit of forgotten history about the Candy Kingdom and about...the family I had back then." Said Bubblegum.
"Your...family back then, but I thought you didn't have anyone back then." Said Braco.
(Author's Note: I'm going to introduce some new characters from the latest episodes of Adventure Time, though I have changed their origin to better fit into the story.)
"I did have some family a long time ago. You see I wasn't the first gum candy person in Ooo. The first that came along was my uncle Gumbald. He was the first to emerge from the Mother Gum the origin source of gum candy people. Gumbald was followed by his latter wife Lolly and the two used some gum to create a teenage son named Chicle. Some time later I arrived on the scene though I was just a kid back then. The four of us formed a family like unit and led the other candy people. At the time the candy people were few in numbers. We decided to form a little community and started construction on what would later grow into the Candy Kingdom. As time went by I noticed that Gumbald was both incredibly intelligent and very ambitious. Gumbald wanted to create a perfect society. One day I happened to come back early to the cabin that served as the family home and I overheard Gumbald talking to Lolly and Chicle in the basement. I snuck down and heard my uncle talk about how I was standing in the way of a perfect future for the Candy Kingdom and he planned to fix me by giving me a special juice he created that would make me happy and docile. Lolly and Chicle agreed with the plan and said it was brilliant. Gumbald gave them cupcakes to celebrate, but when they took a bite out of them both Lolly and Chicle let out a strangled gasp before they were both enveloped by a cloud of purple smoke that completely changed them. Chicle turned into a cookie person and Lolly turned into a piñata and they both seemed to have lost their memory. Gumbald laughed saying his formula was a success and that his wife and son were more manageable." Said Bubblegum.
"Yikes!" Said Patience.
"What happened next?" Asked Braco.
"I confronted Gumbald and demanded to know why he did what he did and he told me, that he did what he did to create a better future and kingdom. Gumbald explained that he saw me and his family as weak minded individuals who didn't see the big picture. My uncle told me he was the future and that I was in the way. I called him a monster who mistreated his family and he simply said he would return Lolly and Chicle back to their original forms over time, after some experiments and study, but he would make them obedient to his every whim, robbing them of any free will. This angered and disturbed me and Gumbald pulled out a syringe full of purple liquid and advanced towards me saying he was going to fix me and give me happiness. Gumbald grabbed my arm and I kicked him in the shin and he stumbled back in pain. I made a break for the exit shouting for help, but Gumbald tackled me and knocked me to the ground. Gumbald held me down and attempted to stab me with the syringe. I kicked and trashed, but I couldn't escape. Just, when it seemed like it was over for me, Peppermint Butler suddenly appeared behind Gumbald with a metal club in his hands, which he used to hit Gumbald in the side of the head. Gumbald fell off of me with a groan and he let out a sharp cry of pain as the syringe stabbed him in the side. Peppermint Butler and I watched as Gumbald was enveloped by a cloud of purple smoke that changed him into a punch bowl with arms and legs. As with the others Gumbald lost his memory of his former self, when he transformed. And just like that they were gone." Said Bubblegum.
"Thats...pretty rough." Said Slime Princess.
"Are they still alive and in their current forms?" Asked Braco.
"Gumbald, Lolly, and Chicle, are still alive and in their current forms. They all seem happy and they are being looked after." Said Bubblegum.
"Can you change them back?" Asked Patience.
"I...could, but...I won't." Said Bubblegum.
"How come? I...mean I can understand why you wouldn't want your uncle back considering what he tried to do to you, but Lolly and Chicle shouldn't get thrown into the same boat. After all they were kind of victims and I doubt they would have any loyalty to Gumbald after what he did to them and I'm sure they would be grateful to you for changing them back." Said Patience.
"I've considered changing Lolly and Chicle back over the years, but I'm wary about what they would do after I changed them back. I mean it didn't take too much convincing from my uncle for them to want to betray me, what's to keep them from joining forces with someone else, who wants to overthrow me?" Said Bubblegum.
"Guess you got a point there." Said Slime Princess.
"Anyhow your the first people I've ever told about this and the reason I've told you about my uncle and his family is because of all the people in Ooo I trust you three the most. I've been thinking over my past actions with the Fire Kingdom and it's made me realize that what I did was very underhanded and shows I'm a very ambitious person. I'm...much like Gumbald in some ways and I'm afraid of what I might do next. That's why I need you three to promise me that if I ever start hurting people on a massive scale as some part of a crazy plan to create some kind of empire that you will stop me no matter what." Said Bubblegum.
Braco, Patience, and Slime Princess exchanged looks before turning to Bubblegum.
"We promise." They said.
"Thank you." Said Bubblegum with a tiny smile.
In another part of the Candy Kingdom, Peppermint Butler was leading a dozen gingerbread guards down a street. They came across a group of houses and the guards split up into three groups of four. The guards went to three different houses and went inside. A few minutes later they marched out of the houses with a cookie person, a piñata, and a punch bowl person. It was the transformed forms of Gumbald and his family. Peppermint Butler smiled at the three before he waved a hand at them and cast a sleep spell on them that made the captives lose consciousness. The guards carried the captives out of the kingdom, where Crimson put on his mask and cloak and teleported himself and his captives to Castle Lemongrab and directly to King's office.
"What's all this?" Cried King as he kept from his desk in surprise at the sudden appearance of the intruders.
"Just a little something to use against Queen Bubblegum during her trial. Have your scientists study these three and you'll be in for a big surprise." Said Crimson before he vanished from the office.
"What is that guy planning?" Muttered King as he looked at the three sleeping candy people.
In the Ice Kingdom, Simon was in his lab with an unusual guest. The guest in question was a magician that went by the name Magician Maid. She had grey skin, black hair and dressed in a black and white maid's outfit.
"So what can I help you with?" Asked Simon.
"I have information concerning the one know as Gata and her connection to the Demon Queen." Said Magician Maid.
"Go on." Said Simon.
"You see I worked in the palace of the Magician Kingdom. One day I happened to be passing by the king and queens bedchamber, when I glanced inside and saw the rulers talking. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but they seemed happy. Then the Magician King put his hands on his wife's side and gently kissed her belly. I realized then that the Magician Queen was pregnant." Said Magician Maid.
"I see. This is indeed important." Said Simon.
"I also witnessed a private audience between the queen and a stranger wearing a red cloak and white mask. The stranger showed the queen a strange new magic and introduced the Thought Demons to her." Said Magician Maid.
"Crimson!" Thought Simon as he thanked Magician Maid for the information.
Magician Maid left the palace and Simon headed towards the tree fort to speak to Gata. He soon arrived and he told her what he had just learned. Gata was shocked by this news, though she was a little relieved to be a living creature instead of something that was simply created by magic.
"So...does this mean I'm some kind of magician demon or something?" Asked Gata.
"It means nothing. It is your past and neither it nor your blood defines who you are. The past simply gives you a starting point on who your going to be. You are Gata and you are the one who decides who you are not your past." Said Simon.
"Your absolutely right! I might have been born from the Magician Queen/Demon Queen, but I'm not a magician or a demon. I'm ME!" Said Gata as she stood up high.
Simon just smiled and nodded his head, before leaving and returned to the Ice Kingdom.
To be continued.
