Family

Chapter 486 History Prep

By: Major144

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

Simon, Neddy, Bubblegum, and Django headed back into the Ice Kingdom palace, where met by Betty, Chicle, Lolly, Eria, Marceline, Lucinda, Lance, and Henry. Bubblegum filled the others in on what happened with X and Mara. Eria, Chicle, and Lolly looked at Bubblegum with concern and sympathy, while they cast glares at Django, who looked impassive. Marceline, Lucinda, Lance, and Henry looked between Bubblegum and Django not really sure how they felt about what happened. On one hand they had some negative opinions about Bubblegum and weren't really fond of her being in Sanctuary, but that was more due to the trouble they believe Bubblegum would bring to their doorstep, then any hate they had after the Cooler incident. They also knew that X and Mara would become violent once they learned about Bubblegum's arrival, though they took things a bit too far. Django was their friend, but his actions were a bit dark and cruel even if he had a twisted logical reason for them.

After the little talk they all decided to head to Chicle's lab to fill Bubblegum in on the events she missed and the new layout and borders of Ooo. The lab was surprisingly big with various computer screens, machines, and tools. Bubblegum saw Peridot in the lab hovering on a disk with a tablet hovering next to her. She was a little surprised to see Peridot around in the future, but then recalled hearing that Gems were non organic beings that lived for very long periods unless their gemstones were destroyed.

Peridot now sported a bodysuit that covered her entire chest and was green at the top with a pale chartreuse yellow star on the front, and her leggings were now bright green with a dark green star on each knee. The area between Peridot's chest and leggings remain dark green and she also wore pale chartreuse yellow boots. Her visor was bigger, transparent yellow, butterfly-shaped, and exposes her forehead. Peridot also had a green ring on her right hand.

Peridot took some notes in her tablet before she turned around to see the new arrivals. Her eyes lite up with interest at the sight of Bubblegum.

"Oh my stars! It really is you! You were right about the time travel and even the date Bubblegum would return!" Said Peridot as she hovered over to Bubblegum to examine her.

"Let's just say I know how my father thinks." Said Chicle.

"G2 come say hello." Said Neddy.

A blue hologram appeared in the room before Bubblegum and the others. It was a tall humanoid female around Bubblegum's height. The hologram wore a jumpsuit and had shoulder length tentacles for hair as well as fins for ears. The person appeared to be in their 20s or 30s. Bubblegum stared at the hologram for a few seconds before she recognized who it was.

"Gata?" Asked Bubblegum.

"I'm a artificial intelligence based off Gata's mind. Gata 2.0 or G2 for short." Said G2.

"She came in handy after we lost Gata." Said Peridot.

"What happened to Gata?" Asked Bubblegum.

The others exchanged glum looks before Simon spoke.

"During one of the highs of our fight against Gumbald and his forces, Gata was kidnapped by Gumbald and a wicked magician named Roger Retinz who had established a small empire in the old Magician Kingdom. Gata was taken to the Magician Kingdom and hooked into a machine that forced the portal to the Thought Demon prison in her body to open and expand, while she was awake. Gata's mother the Demon Queen flew out followed by several Thought Demons came out and Gumbald and Retinz formed an alliance with them. I along with, Finn Jake, Phoebe, Gearga and a few others arrived at the Magician Kingdom to save Gata and close the portal. A fierce battle was fought as we managed to greatly injure Demon Queen and kill her minions, but the portal remained open and more demons poured out. We tried to shutdown the machine, but the portal remained open and Gata was in tremendous pain. In...the end Gata begged to be put down since the portal was tied to her life. Finn ran Gata through the chest with his sword and ended his sister's life and the portal was closed forever. The Demon Queen lost the will to fight after Gata died and we put an end to her."

"That's...terrible." Said Bubblegum in shock.

"Finn was never the same after that." Said Marceline.

"It was the second time Gata was ever taken captive by Retinz." Said Django.

"Second time?" Asked Bubblegum.

"First time was after the quest for Horror's Hand. A few of Retinz's underlings and Gumbald's goons managed to capture Gata and take her away to the Magician Kingdom. We didn't know where Gata was so we couldn't really go on a rescue mission to save her. Retinz used Gata to get to a secure vault beneath the Magician Kingdom palace that had several dangerous magical items stored inside it including the helmet and gauntlets of Cronus that Gumbald now wears and uses to help control the Timenado. It created a strong alliance between Gumbald and Retinz. Gumbald got a large amount of dangerous magical items and Retinz got the backing of Gumbald's armies. After Retinz and his underlines got into the vault, Gata managed to escape from them and reunited with Finn and Jake to tell them what happened so they might stop Retinz, but the damage was done." Said Django.

"Why exactly are you telling me this?" Asked Bubblegum.

"We're Finn, Gata, the humans from Gravity Falls, and the group from Wizard City still up at Mount Ebott looking for Horror's Hand before you took your little time trip?" Asked Django.

Bubblegum had heard about the quest and as far as she knew the group was still in Mount Ebott, so she nodded her head.

"Good. I'm telling you this because you have a chance to prevent Gumbald from getting a arsenal of powerful magic weapons and possibly prevent Gata's death with this knowledge. You can also stop the Infernos from forming and causing a civil war in the Fire Kingdom. Knowledge is power and we're going to give you a ton of it to help you navigate this future as well as prevent a ton of tragedies in the past. Think of it as your mission and atonement." Said Django.

Bubblegum was a bit hesitant about this. She wasn't sure she trusted Django after the little stunt with X and Mara, but on the other hand he raised a good point. If she could prevent a serious amount of tragedies and death and create a better future, she had to gather as much knowledge as she could to get through this future and help the past. Bubblegum knew that with this knowledge she could save Braco's life and prevent Neddy from being tortured.

"Alright. I'm in. Tell me everything you all know that could be useful." Said Bubblegum.

"Ok, but first I must say that there is a possibility that with this knowledge you could possibly create a darker future then the one you are currently in. Even will intentioned actions have consequences. There's also the possibility you can create a better future. Are you willing to make that risk?" Said Simon.

"I'll do it and I'll do everything in my power to create a better future." Said Bubblegum with determination.

"Very well. G2 please show us the map." Said Simon.

G2 pointed at a table that started to display a miniature version of the current Ooo. There was a flash of light as the images changed to show the Ooo, Bubblegum was more familiar with. The past Ooo.

"Alright first, I guess we should tell you what happened with the Lich and Crimson's organization. They caused several years for all of us after you left, but then Gumbald made some kind of deal with them. We don't know the exact details of the deal, but a strange portal appeared near Gumbaldia and several witnesses reported seeing the Lich and his forces entering it and then it closed. We don't know where the portal went, but we haven't seen or heard from the Lich or any members of his organization even since." Said Simon.

"Now let's give you a basic run through of where all of Gumbald's forces struck around the height of the Civil War in the Fire Kingdom." Said Chicle.

Bubblegum watched as miniature holograms of the people that lived in the kingdoms and villages appeared on the map followed by miniature versions of the forces allied with King and Gumbald. The holograms of Gumbald's forces began to head out and spread to the other kingdoms and villages. The Duchy of Nuts of nuts got attacked by the Pistachions, the Wildberry kingdom got attacked by the Puckerberries, the Goblin Kingdom got attacked by the Puppet Kingdom forces, the Gridface Kingdom got attacked by the Cheese Ninjas, the Marauder Village was attacked by the Bears, the Muscle Kingdom was attacked by the dinosaurs, the Jungle Kingdom was attacked by the Monkeys, the Mountain Kingdom by the Nagas, the Boneyard Kingdom was attacked by the Spiders, the Slime Kingdom was attacked by Gnomes and a massive giant robot, and the Tiny Mammal Kingdom was attacked by the Ants, Worms, and Rats.

"These are just the whereabouts and movements of the main forces. We don't know all whereabouts or movements of the elite criminals or underlings that work for King and Gumbald." Explained Peridot.

Bubblegum watched in horror as most of the locations were invaded and taken over, while the Boneyard Kingdom, Jungle Kingdom, Mountain Kingdom, and the Gridface Kingdom managed to fight off the invaders and pushed them back. The invaders who succeeded in their invasions went to conquer other territories. The conquered territories now bared flags with Gs on them, a symbol of Gumbaldia.

A few of the territories that didn't get invaded, but had Gumbaldia flags on them were the Turtle Kingdom, the Lizard Kingdom, the Breakfast Kingdom, and Farmer Village.

"What's the deal with those territories?" Asked Bubblegum.

"Well the Turtle Kingdom military was run by a wizard named Addwaitya who formed an alliance with the fairies to attack Wizard City. As for the other three, we really don't know what the deal with them is. We just know that King and Gumbald met and spoke with their leaders and they formed an alliance with them." Said Chicle.

"The one thing we really know is that the rulers and people of the Breakfast Kingdom, the Lizard Kingdom, and Farmer Village really hate your guts Bubblegum." Said Django.

"What?!" Said Bubblegum looking both surprised and confused, since she couldn't think of a reason for the people of those places would hate her.

"Yep they hate you so much that they'll most likely try to kill you once you leave the safety of Sanctuary." Said Django.

"Why would they do that?" Asked Bubblegum.

"Don't know. We tried asking them, but they just said you committed a heinous act against their people. Can you think of what they're talking about and come up with any reason at all why they would hate you?" Said Django.

"Nothing...comes to mind. I've been nothing, but friendly to the Breakfast Kingdom, Lizard Village, and Farmer Village." Said Bubblegum.

"Well maybe we can reason with them or at the very least try to get an explanation from them." Said Chicle.

"I don't know about reasoning with them, but maybe we can get an explanation for their hate." Said Django.

"This gives me a lot to think of. We need to strategize." Said Bubblegum looking at the map.

She took notice of the location of the Space Angel Kingdom, which had a strange yellow dome over it.

"What happened there?" Asked Bubblegum.

"The Space Angel Kingdom was attacked by a space pirate named Ridley and his force. Space Angel Princess and her forces managed to hold them off, until they were assisted by an alien named Dominator and her robots." Said Eria.

"Dominator? Wasn't she some evil alien that attacked planet Olympia and fought against Finn and Phoebe?" Asked Bubblegum.

"She was, though she had some history and beef with Ridley and agreed to help the Space Angels in exchange for some upgrades to her ship and a few of the Space Angels to join her crew. The Space Angels agreed and Dominator fought against Ridley and his crew. At one point their was a big explosion that destroyed Ridley's ship and seemly killed Ridley. Dominator stuck around for a bit engaging in some other fights in Ooo, but eventually got bored and left the planet. Unfortunately for the Space Angels, Ridley was still alive and Gumbald had rebuilt him into a powerful cyborg. Ridley renewed his attack on the Space Angel Kingdom, it was then that a prisoner ship carrying a trio of deadly alien prisoners came our planet and Ridley decided to intercept it and unleash the prisoners." Said Django.

"What kind of prisoners were on the ship?" Asked Bubblegum.

"The first was a techno being called Malware who was capable of absorbing and corrupting technology, the second was a hive mind of alien leaches called Lazarus-92 who was capable from creating massive amounts of itself, and lastly the worst of the trio a horrible ghost-like alien named Zs'Skayr or Ghostfreak as he was later called. He was capable of possessing other beings and turning them into creatures like himself. Together with Ridley they conquered the Space Angel Kingdom and turned it into a nightmarish place. After they did that they decided they wanted the rest of the world to themselves and Gumbald saw them as a huge threat to his own empire and plans. We also saw them as a huge threat, so a temporary truce was struck between us and Gumbald as we put our most brilliant minds to work to construct a energy dome that would keep Ridley, Malware, Lazarus-92, Ghostfreak, and their minions in the Space Angel Kingdom, but still allow other people to enter and exit it." Said Django.

"So it's basically a no-fly zone." Said Bubblegum.

"Pretty much. It's the most dangerous place in all of Ooo." Said Chicle.

"Only a few Space Angels managed to escape the kingdom before it got taken over. A few live here and a few live on the moon and got jobs at the mall there." Said Peridot.

"There's a mall on the moon?" Asked Bubblegum.

"A alien fish by the name of Dr. Wasab was expanding his corporate empire and he decided to build a space mall on our moon." Said Peridot.

"Oh." Said Bubblegum taking it in.

"Anything else you would like to know before we take a little break and show you around Sanctuary?" Asked Simon.

"Well I got two questions. What happened to King and where is the Timenado at?" Said Bubblegum.

"King actually participated in a lot of the battles with a suit of highly advanced armor that could fly. During one of the battles King's armor received a fair bit of damage before it malfunctioned and then it crashed to the ground exploding killing King in the process. We suspect Gumbald sabotaged the armor to kill King, so he could take over the armies of Castle Lemograb. As for the Timenado it is in space between the Earth and the moon. It's quite large and acts as both a ship and fortress for Gumbald. Every now and thing he brings it down from space to show it off and intimidate people. Gumbald has also figured out a way to use the Timenado to grant his underlings and allies longevity, so a lot of people you know from the past are still around." Said Simon.

"I see, so whenever Gumbald decides to bring down the Timenado from space would be the ideal time to try to use it to return me to the past. If not we would need a space ship to peruse it into space." Said Bubblegum.

"Which we don't quite. We're working on some ships, but they're a long way from being space worthy. The tech is hard to come." Explained Peridot.

"This is a lot to process." Said Bubblegum.

It was then that Lapis and BMO entered the lab. Both Lapis and BMO looked the same from when Bubblegum last saw either of them. Lapis did wear a blue ring on her hand.

"Bubblegum you are back! Welcome to the future!" Cheered BMO as he welcomed Bubblegum.

"Thanks BMO I'm glad to see you." Said Bubblegum with a smile.

"So the missing queen has returned. Guess you and Chicle were right about the time travel." Said Lapis as she went over to Peridot and kissed her on the cheek.

"Oh we're married." Said Peridot indicating the rings on hers and Lapis's fingers.

"Congratulations." Said Bubblegum.

"Why don't you all go out and take a little break and explore Sanctuary. Me and Simon need to discuss some stuff with Django and then we will catch up." Said Neddy.

"Alright, we will catch up later." Said Bubblegum as she and the others left the room leaving Simon, Neddy, Django, and G2 behind.

"Here it comes." Said Django a moment before he felt a invisible force lifted him up into the air and slammed him into a wall.

Neddy had a angry look on his face as he pointed a hand at Django.

"How dare you pull that stunt with my mother! She could have seriously been hurt!" Said Django.

"Oh relax, your mom was only going to get some bruises, some minor burns, and a tattoo." Said Django.

"What?" Asked Neddy.

"That whole thing was a bit of a show. X and Mara do hate Bubblegum and want to hurt her, but not nearly as badly as you thought or saw." Said Django.

"X was threatening to brand my mother!" Yelled Neddy.

"Branding is term Fire People use for tattoos. X was going to give Bubblegum a tattoo with a magic needle on him and the whole bit with the fireball was just for show and to scare Bubblegum. It really wouldn't hurt that much. A lie for a lie. Bubblegum lied to Phoebe about helping during the Cooler incident and X lied to Bubblegum about branding her, when he was going to give her a tattoo." Said Django.

"You still did this behind our backs." Said Simon.

"Yeah, but that was to show Bubblegum she could be attacked and taken away at any time. We all know there's a long list of people who hate Bubblegum and will come after her regardless of who gets in their way. Bubblegum needs to be smart and tough if she ever wants to survive and return to her time." Said Django.

"We can protect her." Said Neddy.

"But you can't be with her every minute of the day, especially when we leave Sanctuary and neither can the rest of us. Oh sure we can take shifts and keep a fairly good eye on her, but we all have limits and there is a lot stacked against us. Every bad guy, psycho, killer, mercenary, assassin, and nut job will be gunning for Bubblegum and there's only so much we can do." Said Django.

"I already created a few dozen lists of individuals who will most likely be coming after Bubblegum." Said G2.

"See what I mean. Did I play mean and dirty with that stunt with X and Mara, yeah I did, but the people we are up against don't play by our normal rules or morales. They are playing for keeps and they will throw everything they have at us. I'm trying to give your mother a fighting chance to not only save her life, but to save all the lives of the people we lost during all those battles! Our friends' lives can be saved including your father's life! If I have to be a bit cruel to do that, then so be it! So if you hate for it fine! But I will do everything I can to change and save the future!" Said Django before he suddenly broke free of the psych hold on him and landed on the ground facing Neddy.

The two exchanged glares and it looked like they might throw down.

"Please don't fight it what's basically my brain." Said G2 indicating all the surrounding machines.

"Boys that's enough. You both have valid points on this. Right now we need to put aside our differences and work together. Is that understood?" Said Simon.

"Understood." Said Django.

"Understood, but I'll be keeping an eye on you." Said Neddy with a final glare towards Django before he left the lab.

"This is going to be a tough job." Said Django.

"Indeed, but I believe that we can pull it off. There is hope now." Said Simon with a small smile.

The two of them left the room to catch up with Bubblegum and the others.

To be continued.

Glossary

Ben 10: Malware and Zs'Skayr/Ghostfreak

Samurai Jack: Lazarus-92