Family

Chapter 473 Dream Husband

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.

Bubblegum found herself in what appeared to be the courtyard of the Candy Kingdom. At first she thought she had just woken up from a dream, but then she thought about all she had went through and experienced. It all felt too real to be a dream and she could remember it all very clearly. The last thing Bubblegum remembered was seeing two children, Nora and Ezra run up to Eria referring to her as their mom and Neddy as their dad. Bubblegum had missed out on seeing Neddy grow up, get married, and start a family of his own. Gumbald had stolen those precious moments from Bubblegum by throwing her into the future! A truly cruel and despicable act!

"Hey Bubblegum." Said a voice from behind Bubblegum.

"Braco!" Said Bubblegum turning to find her husband standing behind her.

Bubblegum raced towards Braco and kissed and embraced him.

"I missed you." Said Braco with a smile.

"Well this is certainly turning out to be a nice dream." Said Bubblegum.

"Unfortunately this is the only way to get in touch with you, other then asking Django to make my spirit visible to mortals who don't have vampire, demon, or angel blood or heritage." Said Braco.

"Wait...you're a spirit? That...means..." Said Bubblegum looking pale and not liking what the answer was going to be.

"I died a long time ago Bubblegum." Said Braco sadly.

"How...did it happen?" Asked Bubblegum.

Braco took Bubblegum's hand and they went over to a bench and sat down.

"I suppose you were already told about the Infernos and what happened to both the Fire Kingdom and the Candy Kingdom?" Asked Braco.

Bubblegum nodded her head.

"Alright then. After the Candy Kingdom fell, me, Neddy, and the Candy People who managed to escape fled to the Ice Kingdom for safety. In the years that followed I did my best to raise Neddy, lead the Candy People, and help create Sanctuary. It was tough work, but little by little things came along and we adapted. Simon, Betty, Chicle, and Lolly really helped out in those days, which were pretty chaotic with the Infernos and Gumbald taking all your robots, creations, and weapons and setting them lose onto the rest of Ooo." Said Braco.

"The Gumball Guardians. The Safety Bots. The Gumball robots like Rattleballs. S.M.T.H.R.S, the Security-Maintaining-Treehouse-Response-System. P.A.L, the Personal Assistant Lookout." Said Bubblegum naming the various robots in the Candy Kingdom.

Braco just nodded his head and spoke.

"Gumbald even got ahold of those Candy Zombies you had locked down in your lab."

Bubblegum felt like kicking herself for creating the zombies and putting others at risk.

"How...bad were the zombies?" Asked Bubblegum.

"Not too bad, when compared to the robots, but still bad. Thankfully the zombies were taken out quickly and Gumbald decided not to try mass produce them or use the formula to infect others. I believe Gumbald saw the zombies as inefficient and preferred the robots and his own creations." Said Braco.

"I suppose that's good to hear." Said Bubblegum.

"Yeah, though Django was pretty mad about the whole ordeal. He saw the zombies as a mockery of life and a disrespect to the dead. So he's going to be angry when he sees you." Said Braco.

"I seem to be making a lot of my friends angry." Said Bubblegum looking at the ground sadly.

"Hey don't be down on yourself. So you messed up, admittedly you messed up pretty bad, but you can still fix this." Said Braco putting a hand on Bubblegum's shoulder.

"You seem to have a lot of faith in me." Said Bubblegum looking up at Braco.

"Well I'm your husband and you are the smartest woman I know. You'll figure something out." Said Braco with a smile.

Bubblegum returned the smile, before letting out a sigh and spoke.

"Tell me how you died."

"It was roughly ten years after you disappeared. Neddy and I were visiting the Gridface Kingdom one of the free kingdoms that still stands today. We we're on a diplomatic mission, when the Infernos launched a surprise attack on the Gridface Kingdom. During the attack, both Neddy and I were captured and taken away to some hidden lair near some volcanos. There the Infernos tortured us for several days straight! I did my best to remain strong and protect Neddy, but one day Infurinus decided to deliver a special torture to Neddy, one that I could not protect him from." Said Braco.

Bubblegum listened tensely having a good idea where this was going.

"Infurinus pulled out a sword and rammed it right through my heart and killed me right in front of Neddy!" Said Braco as he tightly gripped his knees.

Bubblegum was absolutely shocked and horrified by this.

"I died and became a spirit. I watched as Neddy cried over my body before I flew to get help and rescue for our son. I found Marceline, Lucinda, and Django and told them what happened, before I lead them and a few others back to the lair. Phoebe lead the attack and there was a huge battle, but eventually Infernicus and the Infernos were defeated and Neddy were saved. Though Neddy suffered both physical and mental scars afterwards." Said Braco.

"You and Neddy suffered so much because of me." Said Bubblegum looking very guilty.

"Don't blame yourself! It was Gumbald's fault! He prevented you from going to the trial, which lead to all this." Said Braco.

"Maybe, but I failed to see what Gumbald was planning and didn't take the right measures to protect myself." Said Bubblegum.

"No one could have predicted how crazy Gumbald was or that he was capable of building a time travel device." Said Braco putting a comforting hand on Bubblegum's shoulder.

"How did you know about the time travel?" Asked Bubblegum.

"It was one of Chicle's theories of what happened to you. Also Gumbald unveiled the Timenado sometime after you were gone. Your uncle really likes to brag and show off." Said Braco.

"He really does and that arrogance will lead to his undoing. I will use the Timenado and return to my own time, attend the trial, and prevent any of this from ever happening." Said Bubblegum.

"I like your enthusiasm, but that's easier said then done. The Timenado is gigantic now and it serves as another fortress for Gumbald. Plus it's in space and no longer on Earth." Said Braco.

"Looks like I have a lot to think about." Said Bubblegum.

"You don't have to do that now. We can just sit and talk. I know you'll figure something out plus you have a lot of family and friends to help you out." Said Braco.

"I guess you're right." Said Bubblegum as she leaned against Braco.

Braco just smiled and the couple did some catching up. It was a nice dream and a nice reunion.

To be continued.