Family
Chapter 485 Cruel Kindness
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
(Author's Note: Next few chapters will be Bubblegum in the future. Enjoy.)
Bubblegum woke up in the room she had in the Ice Kingdom palace in the future. She got up changed into some clothes and headed out into the hallway to go find Simon or Chicle to catch her up on all the events that had happened over the years and to help her figure out how to get to the Timenado and return her to her proper time. Bubblegum had a Battle Ready Armor on, but it had been disabled when Gumbald had captured her, so she hoped that she could get Chicle to take her to whatever lab he had to get it fixed. As Bubblegum walked down the hallway she heard a faint haunting whistle that steadily grew louder and louder. The sound sent a shiver down Bubblegum's spine and she looked around to try locate the source of the sound. It was then that Bubblegum became aware of a presence next to her.
"Well. Well. If it isn't Queen Bonnibel "Bonnie" Bubblegum. It's been a very long time."
Bubblegum whirled around and saw Django standing next to her! She let out a small shriek and jumped back against the wall. Django looked roughly the same as when Bubblegum last saw him, but there was a aura of grimness around him now. Bubblegum recalled what Braco had told her about Django being mad about the Candy Zombies.
"Django...! Look I completely understand why you're mad about the Candy Zombies and I'm sorry for creating them!" Said Bubblegum deciding it would be best to apologize and try to calm Django down.
"Yeah what you did to those Candy People was really messed up. I thought you cared about your people, but you went behind their backs, dug up the dead bodies of their friends and families and used your science to bring them back to life as some mutant undead for your experiments. That was really low and underhanded of you Bubblegum. Really makes you a hypocrite, but I guess that's just your nature. I'll add it to the list of bad deeds you've done." Said Django pulling out a journal and write something in it before putting it away.
"What other bad deeds are you talking about?" Asked Bubblegum a little nervous.
"Well I could go into, but I promised someone a little reunion with you." Said Django as he pulled out his guitar and strummed it.
There was a flash of light and Bubblegum found herself and Django standing in some kind of marketplace outside the palace. Bubblegum looked around at various people looked at her and Django. Django found himself a chair to sit on and casually sat in it tuning his guitar. The candy monarch wondered who wanted to meet her and became worried due to her current track record with people not liking her. Bubblegum turned to Django and pleaded with him.
"Django whatever this is about I'm sorry! Please just take me back to the palace so I can talk with Simon and Chicle! I'm working on a plan to get me to the Timenado so I can return to my own time and make things right! Whoever this person who wants a reunion could possibly kill me and ruin any chance of fixing the future!"
"Relax Bubblegum, the person whose about to arrive, I told them not to kill you. They'll probably hurt you physically and emotionally, but you'll live and maybe learn something out of it. This person has waited a very long time to get a little revenge on you and they have every right to do so after what you did to them in their past life. Besides there's no use hiding your arrival and presence here, since they sensed you the moment you arrived in this time." Said Django.
The crowd of people began to shout and point at the sky at a fireball racing through the air heading to the marketplace. The fireball crashed to the ground a few yards away from Bubblegum and Django making the crowd back away. The fireball took on the humanoid shape of a Flame Person with white X in the middle of their face. The newcomer wore dark, round sunglasses that appear to be separated by the X on their face, and a maroon suit of armor along with a cape.
Bubblegum stared at the newcomer and realized this was X, the person that Lilly and Eria had mentioned. X looked at Bubblegum and gave her a thumbs down that made Bubblegum go pale as X started to approach her.
"Remember your promise X." Said Django.
X just nodded his head as he stopped a few feet from Bubblegum.
"After all these years and tragedies the universe has finally brought you the Candy Elemental to me as an act providence." Said X.
Bubblegum felt her body go num as she realized who and what X was and why he hated her.
"You're...the Fire Elemental! Phoebe's...reincarnation!" Sputtered Bubblegum.
"Ding. Ding. You really are smart. That's right. In another life you knew me as Phoebe and you betrayed her, by greatly damaging the Fire Kingdom and nearly destroyed all the Sleeping Fire Giants, which lead to the fall of my kingdom and the destruction of many lives! Now it's time for a little payback!" Said X as his hands glowed brightly.
"Wait! Wait! Please I know you have every right to hate me and what me dead! I'm sorry for what I did back then and I will do everything in my power to fix it! I'm working on returning to my own time to fix all of this! Just please don't kill me!" Cried Bubblegum.
"Relax I'm not going to kill. I promised Django I wouldn't." Said X.
Bubblegum relaxed a bit.
"I'm just going to hurt really really badly." Said X.
Bubblegum felt her fear rise up.
"How about I brand a part of your body, I'll even let you choose the brand. T for traitor, B for Backstabber, D for Destroyer, or M for Murderer." Said X as a small fireball appeared in his hands changing into various letters.
Bubblegum felt cold as she backed away from X, who began advancing towards her. Before X could do anything a blast of ice struck the fireball and extinguished it.
"That's quite enough of that X. You had your fun and got a little payback by scaring this poor woman, now step off and calm down." Said a new voice.
Bubblegum and X turned to see a short blue skinned girl with dark navy hair with white streaks wearing white boots, pants, a blue shirt, a light red jacket, and round sunglasses. Bubblegum thought the newcomer looked a little bit like Patience.
"Buzzkill." Muttered Django.
"Don't interfere Serenity. This is none of your business. You know exactly what this traitor did to my past life and my kingdom. She needs to pay." Said X.
"Well considering Bubblegum is a Elemental like us, it makes it my business." Said Serenity.
"You're...the Ice Elemental?" Asked Bubblegum.
Serenity gave Bubblegum a smile and a nod.
"Look X. I get your mad at her for good reason, but this is not the way to handle this. You do this then you're no better then Gumbald or any of the psychos we fought over the years. You're the Fire Elemental you're better then this." Said Serenity.
"It's because of Bubblegum that the Fire Kingdom is gone and my people are a ember of the proud race they once were. You're asking me to forgive the monster responsible for that?" Said X.
"I'm not asking you to forgive her. You can show contempt for her and anger for her, but physically hurting her isn't going to change what happened. It might make you feel a bit better, but that's only temporary." Said Serenity.
"Don't tell me how I should feel or what I should do!" Yelled X as his hands began to glow brightly.
"X, I am your friend, but if you insist on attacking Bubblegum, I will defend her." Said Serenity.
X looked like he was about to attack, when something green oozed out of the ground behind him and took on a humanoid shape. It was a chubby Slime Person with a slim O surrounding their face. The newcomer grabbed X's arms and held him back.
"Alright that enough out of you mate. Calm down." Said the Slime Person.
"Let go O!" Yelled X as he struggled to try and break free, but the Slime Person wouldn't let go.
"Good job O." Said Serenity.
"O?" Asked Bubblegum.
"My real name is Ozzy, but people call me O. I'm the Slime Elemental. Nice to meet you." Said O with a nod.
X continued to struggle, but O wouldn't let go. It seemed like the situation was now under control and Bubblegum was safe. Bubblegum felt a hand on her shoulder that spun her around. The Candy Elemental found herself facing a green skinned girl with shoulder length blonde hair wearing a green shirt, pants, and boots. The girl glared at Bubblegum before she punched her right in the face knocking her to the ground.
"Why?" Groaned Bubblegum.
"That's what you get!" Yelled the girl in triumph.
"Good one Mara!" Cheered X.
"Mara seriously?!" Yelled Serenity.
"She had it coming!" Yelled Mara.
"X and Mara are really a good couple." Chuckled Django.
Mara looked like she was going to try and attack Bubblegum again she suddenly froze and was lifted in the air. Everyone turned to see Simon and Neddy walking onto the scene.
"That's enough. Care to explain yourself Django?" Said Simon.
"Hey this meeting was bound to happen, I just decided to get it out of the way and help some people work out their aggression. Besides Bubblegum needs to see what she's going to have to deal with and understand that's there's quite a few people who want to hurt her or see her dead." Said Django.
"We could have been civil! There was no need for violence!" Growled Neddy.
"Relax, X wasn't going to kill Bubblegum, hurt her yes, but not kill her." Said Django.
"I have a right to be angry at Bubblegum and want to hurt her for what she did! You kept her arrival secret from me!" Yelled X.
"Because we knew how you would react and you just proved it." Said Simon.
X just grumbled under his breath.
"Are you ok mom." Said Neddy turning to Bubblegum.
"I'm...ok." Said Bubblegum getting to her feet.
"O. Serenity. Please take care of X and Mara, until they both calmed down and then I want them brought to the palace to talk and discuss this incident." Said Simon.
O and Serenity nodded their heads and Neddy put Mara down. X and Mara gave Bubblegum a glare as they were taken away.
"So what's the deal with those two?" Asked Bubblegum.
"Mara is the current reincarnation of Finn." Said Django.
"Finn's reincarnation?" Asked Bubblegum.
"Yep. You heard the term soulmates?" Said Django.
"I have." Said Bubblegum.
"Well Finn and Phoebe loved each other so much, that their love for each other transferred to their next reincarnation. In each life they unknowingly search for each other and when their reincarnations find each other they recognize each and fall in love all over agin. It's really very sweet." Said Django as he conjured up a photo album and handed it to Bubblegum.
Bubblegum opened it and saw several pictures of various couples together. One was usually a Flame Person with a different man or woman of various races. There was also a few pictures of Flame Person couples. Django took the photo album back.
"So...what you said earlier, you were preparing for what I'm going to have to deal while I'm in this time, so I can better understand and deal with the challenges in front of me to return to my time?" Said Bubblegum.
"That's the sum of it. I had to be cruel to be kind." Said Django.
"Why couldn't Simon, Eria, or Neddy be with me when I met X?" Asked Bubblegum.
"Because they won't be around you every step of the way to help or protect you. Besides I made X promise not to kill you and I figured Serenity and O would be around to intervene just in case." Said Django.
"Doesn't make what you did right." Said Neddy.
"Perhaps, but Bubblegum got a taste of what she's going to be up against. Sanctuary is safe her with maybe a few haters towards her, but the rest of Ooo is a different story. She's going to toughen and get smart if she wants to survive and return to her time." Said Django.
Neddy looked like he wanted to argue, but Bubblegum stopped him.
"It's ok Neddy. I have a lot to learn and I am determined to get through this and make things right." Said Bubblegum with a determined look in her eyes.
"Good girl. You might actually succeed." Said Django.
"Alright. Let's return to the palace to have breakfast and fill Bubblegum in on what happened to Ooo after she was vanished 800 years ago." Said Simon.
They began to walk back to the palace.
"Will X and Mara help with my quest?" Asked Bubblegum.
"They may hate you right now, but they'll come around and agree to help you. The two of them love Ooo and it's people and they hate Gumbald and his empire. And since you're trying to save Ooo and put a stop to Gumbald's empire they will agree to help you." Said Simon.
That gave Bubblegum a tiny bit of hope.
To be continued.
