Family

Chapter 292 Gum Relatives 1

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, expect the OCs. This is just a story for fun.

Lolly and Chicle traveled for several hours, before they reached the boarder of the Ice Kingdom. The two of them sat down to take a quick break, before they continued on into the Ice Kingdom. After some more walking they saw the mountain castle and headed towards it. As they got closer to the mountain they saw people near the bottom of it. Betty was outside with Eria, who was playing in the snow, while Wendy stood nearby chopping some firewood with her ax. Lolly and Chicle exchanged looks before they approached the little group. Betty, Eria, and Wendy stopped what they were doing and took in the newcomers. Lolly gave a big friendly smile and began speaking.

"Hello. I am Lolly and this is my son Chicle. We're travelers with really no place to call home. May we find refuge in this kingdom of yours?"

"Well it's nice to meet you Lolly and Chicle. I am Betty. Some people call me Ice Queen and I suppose that makes me one of the rulers of this place And yes you can find refuge here and stay as long as you need to. The doors of the Ice Kingdom are always open to travelers and those who do not have a place to call home." Said Betty.

"Thank you your majesty." Said Lolly and Chicle bowed.

"Oh there's no need to call me that or bow. Just call me Betty." Said Betty.

Lolly and Chicle nodded and Betty introduced Eria and Wendy. After introductions were made the group headed into the castle. Most of the people who lived in the castle were in the kitchen and living room. Betty called everyone's attention introducing the new arrivals before going into the kitchen to fix some hot chocolate for the guest and anyone who wanted it. Simon called Lolly and Chicle over to a table to talk. Patience and Slime Princess watched the two gum people and exchanged nervous looks. They knew who Lolly and Chicle were from Bubblegum and they quickly snuck off to call her on Patience's cellphone.

"Hey Patience what's up?" Asked Bubblegum as she picked her phone in her bedroom in the Candy Kingdom.

"Hey Bubblegum...some interesting people just showed up in the Ice Kingdom." Said Patience.

"Don't interesting and odd people have a tendency to end up in the Ice Kingdom and live there?" Said Bubblegum.

"Yeah...but this time it's different." Said Patience.

"How so?" Asked Bubblegum.

"It's your aunt Lolly and cousin Chicle." Said Slime Princess joining in on the conversation.

"What?! That's impossible!" Said Bubblegum.

"Alright let me take a picture and send it to you." Said Patience.

Patience snuck into the living room and snapped a quick picture of Lolly and Chicle before she snuck away and sent the picture to Bubblegum. At the Candy Kingdom, Bubblegum got the picture and her mouth opened wide and her eyes went wide with surprise. Bubblegum blinked her eyes a few times to make sure her eyes weren't playing tricks on her, but what she saw was true. Lolly and Chicle were back. If they were back, that could mean Gumbald was back. Bubblegum felt a shiver of fear go down her back as she remembered her last encounter with her uncle.

"Are...you ok Bubblegum?" Asked Patience.

"Is it them?" Asked Slime Princess.

"I'm...fine and yes...those people are my aunt and cousin. Thank you for telling me about this." Said Bubblegum.

"Your welcome." Said Patience.

"It's what friends are for." Said Slime Princess.

Bubblegum hung up and slumped onto her bed. The information she received worried her and she also began to feel incredibly guilty. Braco walked into the bedroom and saw Bubblegum. He walked over to the bed, sat down next to his wife, put a comforting hand on her shoulder, and asked what was wrong. Bubblegum told them about the news about her aunt and cousin and her fears that her uncle was back as well.

"The thing is...I feel guilty about my aunt and cousin. I abandon them and left them in those dumb silly forms for hundreds of years and I could have easily changed them back at any time during those years, but I didn't because I was afraid and paranoid that Lolly and Chicle would betray me. Looking back...on it now it was very foolish and mean spirited of me not to change them back and give them a chance. In some ways I'm just like Gumbald. Chicle and Lolly probably hate me and wouldn't forgive me if I tried to apologize to them." Said Bubblegum.

"Well you won't know, until you try Bubblegum. Your not like your uncle Bubblegum, because unlike him, your sorry for the mistakes you made and are willing to try to make things right. Lolly and Chicle are your family and I'm sure you can work things out with them. Think of this as a practice apology for Phoebe when she gets back." Said Braco.

"You right. It's time I face up to this and take responsibility. I owe both Lolly and Chicle an apology." Said Bubblegum as she stood up.

"That's the spirit." Said Braco.

Bubblegum, Braco, and Neddy loaded up into a carriage with some banana guards, gingerbread guards, Hot, Slush, and Bear Claw and headed out to the Ice Kingdom.

To be continued.