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Chapter 487 Quest Plan

By: Major144

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

As Bubblegum was staying in Sanctuary, Gumbald decided to give out a official statement to all the people of Gumbaldia and to all the territories and allies he had. Gumbald's face appeared on many screens all throughout Gumbaldia and the territories allied to him. Many people were interested in what he had to say.

"People of Ooo and Gumbaldia, I Emperor Gumbald bring you some important news. The former ruler of the once powerful Candy Kingdom, my niece, Queen Bubblegum has returned. Many of you are familiar with her crimes or have heard of them. My niece is a traitor and murdered who has committed many crimes, some of you have suffered due to her actions. I did at one point captured Bubblegum and intended to have her executed for her crimes, but she was rescued by a strike force sent by the wicked people of Sanctuary, who are now housing and protecting her. This is a act of war and we cannot allow Bubblegum to go around and ruin our glorious world. Bubblegum must be killed or captured at all cost once she leaves the protective broaders of Sanctuary! I'm pleading to you my fine citizens and allies to do everything in your power to put an end to Bubblegum once and for all! Whoever is able to do this will be greatly rewarded beyond their wildest dreams! We must destroy this enemy and any who would dare side with her or protect her!" Declared Gumbald.

All around Gumbaldia the various soldiers and mercenaries felt themselves droll at the offer of the reward for killing or capturing Bubblegum.

In the Breakfast Kingdom, Breakfast Princess, Toast Princess, and Strudel Princess sat in egg-shaped hover chairs glaring at a image of Bubblegum's face on a screen. RITA sat on a table next to them.

"So who should we send to go after after Bubblegum?" Asked Toast Princess.

"We will send the Eggspendables." Said Breakfast Princess.

"Why not send in Arnold SchwarzenEGGer?" Asked Strudel Princess.

"He is currently ongoing some modifications, but he'll be ready within a week or so." Said RITA.

"Excellent. Bubblegum shall suffer our wrath for the heinous crimes she committed." Said Breakfast Princess.

At Farmer Village the farmers had been raising Mutant Chickens for Gumbald and having been raising sheep to power large Sheep-Powered Ray-Guns. The village had also selected two champions to hunt Bubblegum down. One was a monstrous chicken called Chickenstein and a wrestling Minotaur called Hooded Heifer.

At the Lizard Kingdom, Lizard Princess had selected a special squad of warrior lizards to go after Bubblegum. The squad was a trio of lizards named Kask, Khamal, and Sauro.

Back in Sanctuary, Bubblegum was given a grand tour of the place, by Betty, Chicle, Lolly, Eria, Marceline, Lucinda, Lance, and Henry. Simon and Neddy caught up with the group and joined them. Bubblegum was shown all the different districts people lived in, a few parks and recreation centers, and a museum. The museum talked about the history of Earth before the Mushroom War and the history of Ooo before and after Gumbald's takeover of a vast majority of the lands. There was one section dedicated to the fallen heroes of the war and memorial to the citizens that were killed. Bubblegum was sadden at the sight of statues of Gata, Tobe, Gearga, Drake, Hunter Wizard, Huntress Wizard, and several others she recognized. The war had really taken a toll.

O and Serenity entered the museum followed by X and Mara, Bubblegum was of course a bit frightened to see the two after their last encounter, but O and Serenity assured her that the two would not try to seriously hurt Bubblegum and they would stop them if they tried to do so. This calmed Bubblegum, but she still had a question for the duo.

"I know you're the reincarnations of Finn and Phoebe and I get they weren't exactly my biggest fans, but why do you two hate me exactly? Is it Fin and Phoebe's memories and anger doing that or does it have to do with what happened to the Fire Kingdom?" Said Bubblegum.

"You really want to know. Fine. About five years ago before you showed up, we and a few hundred or so other folks tried to expand Sanctuary's territory and create a new kingdom for the Fire People to restore their pride and honor. It was actually going well, until we got attacked by a large group of Gumbald's goons and a swarm of Safety Bots lead by a hulking killing machine called the Prize Ball Guardian. Another one of your grand inventions. They slaughtered nearly everyone there and destroyed everything we built there." Said X looking very annoyed.

Bubblegum was horrified by this, since the Prize Ball Guardian was a weapon that was currently under construction back in the past.

"The worst bit was who was piloting the Prize Ball Guardian. It was you!" Said Mara pointing a accusing finger at Bubblegum.

Bubblegum was both horrified and bewildered by this news. How could she possibly be the one piloting the Prize Ball Guardian and attacked X, Mara, and their friends five years ago if she had been traveling forward through time at that point? Neddy seemed to sense his mom's confusion and decided to provide some answers.

"I, Eria, Marceline, Lucinda, and several others went to X and Mara's aid and when encountered the person that claimed to be you. I tried to read her mind, but couldn't. The person wasn't a living being, but a machine. It was double ganger of you." Said Neddy.

"The very same robot you tried to send in your place to go on a date with Braco all those years ago. The one we saw though and revealed before we made you come out of your lab to get some fresh air and go on date with Braco." Said Marceline.

"We call her Double Bubblegum." Said Lucinda.

Bubblegum felt a cold chill go down her spin at this revelation. Another one of her creations had been used by Gumbald in one of the worst ways possible to cause chaos and ruin her reputation even further as well make things rougher between her and Finn and Phoebe's reincarnations. No wonder X and Mara hated her so much! Bubblegum had the same face as the person that had attacked them with a giant robot that slaughtered their friends and she was responsible for creating both the double and the giant robot.

"Yeah I remember that day. Double Bubblegum was laughing and insulting us through the whole attack. She enjoyed slaughtering our friends and destroying everything we tried to build." Said Mara.

"Double Bubblegum barged about how she destroyed the Sleeping Fire Giants and brought the Fire Kingdom to ruin. She bragged about how she easily tricked Phoebe and that she never saw her as a friend." Said X.

"Please! I understand that you're mad at me and...yeah I am responsible for creating both those machines that caused you a lot of pain and suffering. I apologize for that and I do take responsibility to the events of the Fire Kingdom and I regret all of them! Phoebe was my friend and I absolutely regret betraying and hurting her! Those events you experienced at the hands of Double Bubblegum was part of a plan from Gumbald. He wants you to hate me and not lift a finger to help me reach the Timenado and return to my time. I get you hate me, but we I need your help. If there's anything I can do to help make amends to you, I'll do it." Said Bubblegum.

X and Mara exchanged looks and then they had a short whispered conversation before they turned to face Bubblegum.

"Alright, first we want you to help put an end to Double Bubblegum." Said X.

"Second thing is you have to spar and train with me." Said Mara.

"What?" Asked Bubblegum.

"If you want any chance of survival you need to train your body to fight, because you can't rely on your tech or anyone here to be always there to protect and save you. You need to learn how to fight." Said Mara.

"You also need to practice and strengthen your Elemental powers as well. Me and O can help you with that." Said Serenity.

"Looks like you have a lot of training and prepping to do before you can make an attempt to take on Gumbald and get to the Timenado." Said Simon.

"Do you even have a plan to take Gumbald on?" Asked Lucinda.

"I'm in the process of making one, but here's what I have so far. From what I can tell Gumbald has a massive army at his disposal that from what I gathered outnumbers the forces of Sanctuary. There are some places outside here that have managed to stay strong and independent from Gumbald's control, so I think we need to speak with and form an alliance to increase our own numbers if we want to stand a chance against Gumbald and his forces." Said Bubblegum.

"You can count on help from the Boneyard Kingdom." Said Django as he walked in and joined the group.

"Thank you." Said Bubblegum with a nod.

"If you want to speak with the rulers of the free territories you'll have to do it face-to-face. All means of long distance communication have been blocked by Gumbald. The leaders also refuse to leave their territories." Said Eria.

""So I'm going to need to become stronger in order to survive and meet these leaders." Said Bubblegum.

"Correct." Said Eria.

"Then it looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me." Said Bubblegum.

"Indeed, but there is hope and you are not alone on this journey." Said Simon.

"Thank you all. I promise you all I will do everything in my power to make things right." Said Bubblegum.

The plan had been made and a schedule for training and prep had been made.

To be continued.

Glossary

Annoying Orange: Eggspendables and Arnold SchwarzenEGGer

Sheep in the Big City: Sheep-Powered Ray-Gun

A Pup Named Scooby Doo: Chickenstein and Hooded Heifer

Thundercats 2011: Kask, Khamal, and Sauro