Family
Chapter 472 Sanctuary
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
Bubblegum blinked her eyes in surprise as the open and vacant land of the Ice Kingdom border vanished to be replaced by a what appeared to be a city surrounding the Ice Kingdom palace and the mountains. The city was fairly large with many kinds of architecture. Bubblegum looked down and saw Wizards, Fire People, Slime People, Candy People, Jungle People, Nut People, Muscle People, Cloud People, Cube People, Goblins, Gridface People, Lumpy Space People, Muscle People, Space Angel People, Marauders, animals, and various other Ooo locals moving about the city.
"What is all this?" Asked Bubblegum.
"This is Sanctuary. Almost every person you see down there lost their home to Gumbald and his forces. They all eventually made their way to the Ice Kingdom to find a safe place to live start anew. The refugees kept coming in and the community grew and grew, until they formed the city you see before you." Said Chicle.
"So who exactly is in charge?" Asked Bubblegum.
"Well technically, Simon is the one in charge though every race has a representative elected leader that serves on a governing council we have here." Said Chicle.
"Simon has a lot of authority since he's both the ruler of the Ice Kingdom and the Grand Master Wizard." Said Mavis.
"Wait, Simon is the Grand Master Wizard? What happened to the previous one?" Asked Bubblegum.
"The fairies along with several rogue wizards and magic users launched a full scale attack on Wizard City. The Grand Master Wizard bravely fought the invaders alongside Simon and several other wizards and they managed to takeout most of the invaders and force the others to retreat, unfortunately the Grand Master Wizard sustained many great injuries and he used to much of his own magic in the fight to heal his injuries. The others tried to help him, but he told them not to and to focus on their own injuries. The Grand Master Wizard was dying, so in his last hours he named Simon as his successor and gave him the title of Grand Master, before passing on." Said Chicle.
Bubblegum was stunned by the loss of the Grand Master Wizard. The snow owl continued on towards the palace, as they got closer two figures suddenly flew out and approached them. One was a teenage boy with skin the same color as Mavis, with short black hair, with a white haired lightning streak going through it and was dressed in red shoes, blue jeans and a black hoodie. The second was a teenage girl with aqua blue skin, white long hair, with large blue and white feathered angel wings sticking out of her back, and wore brown shoes, blue jeans, and a blue hoodie.
"So we take your little secret mission was a success?" Asked the boy looking at Mavis.
"Yes little brother, it was a success. We even put the hurt on some of Gumbald's goons, while we did it." Said Mavis.
"Nice." Said the boy.
"So that's Bubblegum, X is not going to be happy when he finds out she's here." Said the girl looking at Bubblegum.
"Yeah X is going to be mad, but gramps and the others will handle him, sis." Said Noah.
"Who exactly are you two?" Asked Bubblegum pointing at the boy and girl as they flew alongside the snow owl towards the palace.
"The guy with the black hair is my little brother, Marcus." Said Mavis.
"And the blue girl with wings is my little sister Lilly." Said Noah.
"And who exactly is X and why would he not be happy to find out I'm here?" Said Bubblegum.
"X is short for Xavier and let's say he's a Fire Person that has a grudge against you." Said Eria.
Bubblegum wondered why this X person would have a grudge towards her as she and the others reached the palace and landed on a balcony. They were greeted by both Betty and Lolly. Neither woman had physically changed due to their longevity. Betty hugged Eria and Lolly hugged Chicle and then Bubblegum.
"Oh Bubblegum it's been too long! I'm so glad you're here and safe. We have so much to catch up on and I just want to say I'm sorry for going along with Gumbald's plan to turn you into a dumb candy servant." Said Lolly.
"I'm happy to see you too and I forgive you Aunt Lolly." Said Bubblegum.
They all stopped hugging and Betty approached Bubblegum.
"Hello Bubblegum and welcome to Sanctuary. It's so good to see you again and your reappearance confirms that Chicle's theory of your disappearance all those years ago was correct." Said Betty.
Bubblegum looked over at Chicle.
"I and a few others figured you were either thrown through time by the Timenado or you were either frozen or turned into a monster or servant by Gumbald. You're a responsible person cuz, so I figured that when you just vanished and never showed up to the trial, my father had something to do about it, especially after he unveiled the Timenado." Said Chicle.
"The Council of Wizard City and the Peace Protectors tried to track you after you vanished, but couldn't. They tried to get Gumbald to tell us what happened to you, but he refused to tell us anything. The only thing he did say was that you were taking a little trip and you wouldn't be back for a long time." Said Lolly.
"Gumbald is truly a mad and cruel person." Said Bubblegum.
"Now let's move along and go see my husband. We have much to discuss." Said Betty.
Bubblegum and the others entered the palace and headed down a long hallway passing several Centurions, Eliminators, and wizards on the way. After a few minutes of walking they came across a large set of double doors. The doors opened up and a few dozen kids and teens of various races came running out holding books, wands, and staffs.
"Good work today students, remember to study chapter 6 on shield magic and to be mindful of your abilities." Called Simon's voice from behind the doors to the youths.
"Simon is also a teacher?" Asked Bubblegum.
"Once Simon taught Dipper magic, he decided he could help and teach others how to use magic as well." Said Betty as she lead the others into the room.
The room appeared to be a large classroom of some kind with desk, chairs, books, and scarecrow dummies setup on one side of the room. Simon was shuffling some papers at a big desk, when he looked up at the new arrivals and smiled. He put the papers down and went to greet them.
"Bubblegum! Oh it is so wonderful to see you again! I have missed you so much. A lot of things have happened in your absence." Said Simon.
"So I've been told." Said Bubblegum as she was embraced by Simon.
"You haven't told her yet have you?" Simon asked looking at Eria.
"Not yet. Been focused on escaping Gumbald's goons and getting here." Said Eria.
"Tell me what?" Asked Bubblegum as she broke off the embrace.
Before Eria could respond the doors opened up and two eight year old children came rushing in. One was a white haired girl with light pink skin like Bubblegum and her relatives dressed in blue pants and a dark pink shirt. The other was a brown haired boy with blue skin and had tiny sugar cubes in his hair wearing blue pants and a shirt. The two kids ran up to Eria.
"Mommy!" The kids cheered excitedly as Eria hugged both the kids.
"Eria is a...mother?" Asked Bubblegum as she stared at the kids.
"Yes she is." Said Simon.
"And the...father is?" Asked Bubblegum.
"Nora. Ezra. There you two are. I see you found mommy." Said a new voice as another person entered the room.
The newcomer was a tall Candy Person with light pink skin, brown hair with tiny sugar cubes in it, and wore brown pants and a pink shirt. When Bubblegum saw the newcomer she at first thought she was looking at Braco, but it wasn't him. It was her son Neddy all grownup!
"Neddy...?" Asked Bubblegum taking a step towards her son.
"Mom...?" Asked Neddy looking a bit stunned by the sight of his mother.
It was then that all the stress and craziness Bubblegum had faced, along with seeing her son all grownup with a family of his own, finally took it's toll on Bubblegum's mind and body and the Candy Queen fainted. Neddy quickly used his psychic powers to catch his mother before she could hit the floor. He then he over to Bubblegum and picked her up bridal style.
"The poor thing. She's been through a lot in the past few hours." Said Lolly.
"Daddy whose that?" Asked Nora the pink girl.
"She's my mom, which makes her your grandma." Said Neddy.
"Where's she been?" Asked Ezra the blue boy.
"She took a trip a long time ago and she just got back. It took a lot out of her, so she needs to rest, but when she wakes up, I'm sure she'll be glad to properly meet you and spend some time with you." Said Neddy with a smile.
"Ok." Said the two children.
"Let's get Bubblegum to the infirmary to rest, once she wakes up we can explain everything that happened." Said Chicle.
Neddy nodded in agreement and they all headed to the infirmary together.
To be continued.
