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Blood Ties: Chapter 13

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Finn, Jake, and Hunson appear in the center of the Candy Kingdom. They look around, making sure they're in the right place. "It worked!" Finn cries.

Jake looks around the area, not noticing any candy people. "Uh, Finn, do you see any candy people?"

Finn looks around the area as well. "You're right… where is everyone?" The entire kingdom is bare. No candy person is seen at all. Where could they be? As Finn begins wondering where they all are, thunder is heard. Hunson looks up and sees storm clouds rolling in. It then begins pouring down rain.

"Come on, let's get to the infirmary!" Jake cries, leading the way. The three of them rush to Candy Castle, rain pelting their faces. Finn can't wait to give the rose to Marceline. Once she is cured, he can confess how he feels about her and hopefully she'll feel the same way. They rush toward the front door of Candy Castle and burst through. Jake stops, causing Finn and Hunson to run into each other.

"Dude, why'd you stop?" Finn asks.

"It's… dark," Jake says.

"Hang on, I got it," says Finn, pulling out the magical lantern they used back in the Creepy Cavern. He holds it up high and nearly drops it because of what he sees. Dangling from the ceiling tied up and gagged is Princess Bubblegum, still in her pajamas. She begins shaking wildly, trying to say something.

Jake stretches up and begins un-tying her. "Hang on, I gotcha," he says as he cradles her. They make it back to the ground and Jake sets Bubblegum on her feet, taking the gag out of her mouth.

"Guys, it's a trap! Ravenwood-" she is cut off when the doors shut and torches begin lighting themselves along the side of the way up to Bubblegum's throne. Sitting on it is Ravenwood, his raven sitting on his shoulders. Sitting before him on a bed is a very sick Marceline.

Everyone gasps when they see Ravenwood and Marceline. "Marceline!" Hunson cries out.

Ravenwood slowly claps his hands together. "Bravo, heroes. I must say, I am very impressed with your heroic acts. You took a long, perilous journey and came back victorious. However…" Ravenwood then gets up and points his hands at them. Sharp needles come from his fingers, and he clashes them together, trying to threaten them. "It all comes to an end here," he says darkly.

"I… I don't understand," says Finn.

"Ravenwood was the one who sent Leon after you! He's been trying to prevent you from getting the blood rose to cure Marceline, why I don't know!" cries Bubblegum.

Ravenwood glares at Bubblegum from behind his mask and stretches one of his needles toward Bubblegum, poking her in the butt. She lets out a squeak and falls forward, her butt in the air. "Oh Princess Bubblegum, you really need to learn to keep your mouth shut."

Finn draws his demon sword, glaring at the doctor. "What did you do you to her?!" he cries.

"Don't worry, I just put her to sleep, the effects should wear off. But what I'm about to inject into you won't wear of," he threatens. "You shouldn't have gone after the blood rose; you would've lived a lot longer that way."

Jake stretches to a bigger size and Hunson Abadeer transforms into his monster form. "You'll pay for not doing a thing about my daughter's sickness," he says.

Ravenwood merely laughs. "No sir, it is you who will pay for joining these two on that journey of theirs. Finn, Jake, Hunson Abadeer. Prepare to meet your maker!" Ravenwood cries out, lunging at them and ready to slice them with his long, sharp nails. Finn jumps forward and blocks them. Ravenwood then kicks the boy back and begins swinging his nails wildly. Hunson steps forward and forms a small blood mist cloud above his left hand. He begins firing green lightning bolts at Ravenwood, trying to slow him down. But the doctor stands strong and manages to jab Hunson in the stomach with a nail from his right hand. Hunson slowly begins kneeling to the ground.

"What… what did you do to me?" he asks, now unable to move.

"I injected you with paralysis. Don't worry, it'll wear off, but after I'm done with Finn and Jake, you'll still be paralyzed and that's when I'll finish you."

Jake stretches his left hand into a hammer and his right into a sword. "Try dodging these!" he cries, still bigger than normal. He begins slamming down his weapon hands onto Ravenwood, but the doctor dodges with such elegance. Jake doesn't seem to mind though. Using his peripheral vision, he sees Finn slowly sneaking toward the sick Marceline. Jake knew that he was supposed to distract Ravenwood so Finn could give the rose to Marceline. But he wanted to hit the doctor so bad for sending Leon after them and for not doing anything to cure Marceline.

Ravenwood then puts his nails up when Jake comes down onto him with his hammer hand. A nail punctures the hammer hand, causing Jake to recoil and shrink down to normal size. "Hey… what's going on? I can't stretch anymore!" he cries, trying to turn his hands back into weapons.

"Sorry, pooch, but I just injected you with something that prevents you from using your magical abilities. It's time to finish this!" Ravenwood cries. He then jumps behind Jake and kicks him in Finn's direction. Finn pulls out the blood rose, ready to give it to Marceline, but he is hit by Jake and sent into the wall, dropping the rose. It lands right in her chest. Marceline sniffs the air and slowly opens her eyes.

Finn gets up and looks down at Jake, who is knocked out. Finn growls in anger and draws his demon sword, rushing at Ravenwood. He tries to slice Ravenwood, but the doctor blocks every hit with his long, sharp nails. He then takes a swing at Finn, but he jumps back.

"What's with the nails, dude?" Finn asks.

"Ah, I see you're interesting in these bad boys. I might as well show you," he says. The doctor then puts his hands up. The skin on his fingers slowly begin disintegrating and syringes are revealed. "My fingers are really syringes, each filled with a chemical that can cause many, many side effects," he says evilly.

Finn glares at him. "You're sick!" he cries, rushing at him. Ravenwood lets out a petty yawn and jumps into the air, landing behind Finn and jabbing him in the right leg. Finn has no feeling in his leg and begins limping. Ravenwood then charges at him and kicks him into a sleeping Bubblegum. They both roll into the wall. Finn sits up, rubbing his head in pain, while Bubblegum is upside down against the wall, her legs dangling in front of her face. The pink princess slowly begins coming to. She gets into upright position and notices Finn.

"Oh my glob, Finn!" she cries. "Are you okay?!"

Ravenwood laughs evilly as approaches the two of them. "No, he's not! This is where it ends! Everyone in this room is going to die tonight, everyone except me, of course."

Finn glares at the doctor with intense hatred. "Why are you doing this, Ravenwood?!"

"Well, since you're about to die, I might as well tell you. You see, I'm not a very famous doctor. When I told you I found the cures for the freezer burn flu and the lumps, I was lying. I run a rivaling doctor's office in the Rock Kingdom. But I barely get any patients; they're always going to Doctor Princess. So I came up with a plan: I create and infect someone with a disease with no knowable cure. The vampire flu was the best candidate for my plan. But one problem: I needed a vampire, a famous vampire at that. I've heard of Marceline, and knew she was the perfect victim for my plan. So, one night, I snuck into her house and infected her with the vampire flu vaccine, and I had my little buddy here watch her," he says, petting the head of his raven, who is still sitting on his shoulder.

"Once the vampire flu had taken its full effect on her, the raven quickly flew back to me and told me the good news. Once then, I'd pose as a famous doctor to trick you all into thinking I could cure her. Well, word quickly got out saying I could cure her. But I never planned on it! I wasn't gonna risk my life to go all the way to the Medic Kingdom just to get some stupid rose! I was gonna have Marceline die, but I'd cover it up by saying I cured her and sent her to a vacation to the Water Kingdom. She'd be dead, no one would care, and I'd be the famous doctor I've always wanted to be," Ravenwood explains.

"You sick, heartless monster! I'd care if Marceline was dead!" Finn cries.

"So would I!" Bubblegum cries out.

"That goes for me too!" Hunson yells, still paralyzed.

Ravenwood laughs evilly. "It doesn't matter right now because you're all gonna be dead in a matter of moments!" he cries, the syringe needles on his left hand growing to a larger size. Finn then finds the strength in him to lunge at him, tackling the doctor to the ground. He then raises his demon sword and slices off his left hand in anger. Bubblegum and Hunson gasp, surprised by Finn's action. However, blood doesn't seep out, instead, static comes off of Ravenwood's left arm. He glares at Finn from behind his mask and kicks him off and back toward the wall.

"You insolent little pest! I'm going to make sure you die a slow, painful death along with your vampire friend! You will pay for interfering with my plans!" he cries out in anger. However, as he's doing his monologue, a large mass of tentacles is slowly forming behind the doctor. Finn and Bubblegum watch in shock as more and more tentacles form and grow. Hunson, who is able to see what's forming the tentacles, grins as he reverts back to his normal demon form. Jake begins coming to and he too grins at what's happening.

Finn and Bubblegum continue watching, their mouths hanging open, which confuses Ravenwood. "What? Do I have something on my face?" he asks. Then, two tentacles grab him and rise him up into the air. Finn and Bubblegum notice a large tentacle monster right where Marceline was resting. "So, that was your plan all along, huh?" the monster asks in a familiar voice.

Finn gets wide eyed when he realizes who the tentacle monster is. "Marceline…" he says, smiling.

Ravenwood begins shaking with fear. "You're… you're alright… but… but how?" he asks.

Marceline grins at him and uses one of her many tentacles to pull out a now grey blood rose. "I found this one my chest, sucked the red from it, and I feel better than ever," she says.

"I must've dropped it on her when Jake was thrown into me," says Finn, remembering that he had dropped the blood rose before Jake had been launched at him.

Marceline tightens her grip on Ravenwood and reveals a fanged smile. "Since you were gonna teach them a lesson about interfering with your plans; it's time to teach you a lesson about messing with me and my friends!" Marceline exclaims. She then begins bending Ravenwood until he cries out in pain. However, she ends up breaking him in half, causing everyone to gasp.

"Marceline!" Hunson cries in shock.

Marceline looks at what she has done to the doctor, shocked. "I swear, I didn't mean to! I was just trying to get him to cry in pain!" Then, Ravenwood's legs fallout from Marceline's grasp. They hit the floor and it is revealed that his legs were stilts.

"What the… stilts?" questions Jake.

Finn, Bubblegum, Marceline, and Hunson look back at Ravenwood, who is now trying to escape Marceline's grasp. When doing so; however, his arms fall off, revealing that they are really robotic arms.

"What the math is going on here?!" asks Finn. Ravenwood finally manages to escape and falls to the floor, the robe covering him completely. The raven that was perched on his shoulder looks down at the robe.

"…my king?" it asks.

"King?" questions Bubblegum.

From the robes emerges the head of Ravenwood, except with a raven's body. Ravenwood removes the plague doctor's mask from his face and it is revealed that Ravenwood is nothing but a slightly larger raven with a small crown.

"You mean… you're a raven?" asks Marceline as she reverts back to her normal self.

Ravenwood looks at everyone and glares at them. "Yes, I am really the King Raven. I just made up the name Ravenwood, but I liked it so much that I actually had it changed to that."

"But why were you posing as a doctor?" asks Jake.

"I had always dreamed of being a doctor, but my friends told me to just stick to ruling the ravens. But I wanted to prove them wrong, and thus, my plan was born."

"But… how did you make those robotic arms and how did you manage to use those stilts so skillfully?" asks Finn.

"Years of practice, boy, years of practice. And the arms… I stole them from Bubblegum's lab."

"I KNEW I was missing some robotic arms!" she cries out.

"Anyway, now that you know the truth… YOU MUST PERISH!" he cries, flying toward Finn at high speeds, ready to peck him to death. But a hand appears in front of Finn's face and grabs Ravenwood. Hunson Abadeer is seen standing with his hand out, no longer paralyzed.

"Not on my watch, Ravenwood. You're going to pay for what you did, and I know just how you will too…" Hunson says, grinning evilly. Ravenwood shakes with fear, then, Leon bursts through the ceiling, two sharp sword hands.

"Okay kid, its payback time!" he cries, ready to swing at Finn.

"Forget it man, its over. Ravenwood is defeated," says Jake.

"WHAT?!" cries Leon, turning his hands back to normal. He then turns to Ravenwood. "You still owe me buddy. I expect a check in the mail soon," he says, disappearing. Everyone looks at each other, weirded out looks on their face.

Finally, Hunson is the first to speak up."Oooookay, that was weird. So, should I take these guys to the Night o'sphere now?" he asks, grabbing Ravenwood's lackey as well.

"We'll deal with them later. Right now, I must let the candy people out of the dungeon since Ravenwood imprisoned them there. Then, we're gonna party in celebration of curing Marceline and the fall of Ravenwood!" Bubblegum cries as she rushes off toward the dungeon.

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Everyone is partying their butts off. The candy people are seen dancing, chatting, and eating, Princess Bubblegum, who is now wearing a purple T-shirt, a blue jeans mini skirt, and some pink boots, is chatting with Marceline, Jake is seen having a dance competition with some candy people, Ravenwood and his lackey are seen tied up and sitting on the throne, and Finn is out on a nearby balcony, staring up at the clear, night sky. He lets out a sigh.

"You really like my daughter, don't you?" asks a voice. Finn jumps in shock and turns around to see Hunson Abadeer standing behind him.

"Oh… well…" Finn's not sure what to say to him. Is he gonna be mad if he says yes, pleased if he says no?

"Don't worry Finn, I know you really like her."

"How do you-"

"When you were battling Leon back in the Medic Kingdom, just all that energy you got after he called her vampire scum was enough to tell me you have feelings for Marceline, and you dropped this during the battle," he says, pulling out Hambo from his suit. Finn takes it and looks at it. Hunson then kneels down before him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Finn, I just want you to know that I'm okay with you liking Marceline. You're one of the few boys she's come across that I approve of. I know you'll make her happy."

Finn looks at Hunson and smiles at him. "Thanks, Hunson."

"Don't mention it." He then looks back at the party and spots Bubblegum and Marceline talking. "Well, you ready to tell her?"

Finn hides Hambo behind his back and nods. "I'm ready," he says, heading inside. Hunson watches him walk off.

"I hope you like him back, Marceline, he's a keeper," he mutters.

Finn makes his way through the crowd of candy people, trying to get to Marceline. He begins wondering how he should start things off. Should he tell her right away that he loves her? No. Should he give Hambo to her and then tell her that he loves her? Still no. Finn was freaking out, and by the time he reaches Marceline and Bubblegum, he still doesn't have a plan of action.

"Oh, hey Finn," says Bubblegum.

"Hey Bubblegum… Marceline…"

"Hey, dude," Marceline replies, smiling.

Finn goes to say something, but Bubblegum cuts him off. "Hang on, I'll be right back. I need to help Cinnamon Bun out of the punch bowl. Later, Marcie," Bubblegum says as she rushes off.

'Thank glob she's gone,' thinks Finn, relived he doesn't have to ask her to go. "Uh… Marcie… can we talk in private?" Finn asks.

"Oh, sure man," she says. The two walk off and head to the upper part of the castle. They find a door leading to a balcony and head there. Finn takes a deep breath and goes to speak, but is stopped by Marceline. "Before you say anything Finn, I just want you to know that I'm really grateful for what you and Jake did. No one has ever risked their lives to save me from death, thank you Finn," she says, kissing him on the cheek.

Finn blushes like mad. He then takes a deep breath. "Marceline… when you came down with the vampire flu, I knew that if you died, my life would never be the same. If I never met you, my life wouldn't be as exciting as it is now with you in it. If you had died, not only would my life not be the same, but I wouldn't be the same. I'd be moping over the fact that I lost you. I wouldn't be able to do anything ever again. That's why I'd always risk my life to save you if you were in any sort of danger. Marceline… I love you."

Marceline looks at him, a blush forming on her cheeks. Everything he had said let her know that she actually ment something to someone. And that someone is the one being in all of Ooo who looks beyond every rumor said about her, who can look beyond all the horrible things she's done in the past, and who is really awesome to hang around. That being is Finn the Human.

"I… I-"

Finn stops her. "Before you say anything, I wanted to give you this. Ash was gonna try to give it to you so he could try to get back together with you." Finn then pulls out Hambo from behind his back. Marceline's beady black eyes get wide and begin filling with tears. She slowly takes Hambo away from Finn and kneels down, hugging the stuffed bear and crying. "Whoa, Marcie, what's wrong?!" Finn asks.

Marceline looks up at him, a smile on her face. "I'm just so happy Finn! You risked your life to save me, and you brought back my childhood friend!" She then gets up and wraps her arms around Finn, hugging him. "I love you, Finn," she says. They pull apart and look into each others beady eyes. They find themselves leaning toward each other, their lips eventually making contact. They kiss under the starry night sky, and they both couldn't be happier.
This is it guys, the final chapter. It's really sad to see this fic end, but all good things must come to an end. Anyway, I had a really fun time writing this, and I'm glad so many people enjoyed it. I am taking requests right now, please look at the journal titled "Story Requests" please for more detal. With that said, I hope you all enjoy the final chapter to Blood Ties.

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That Was An Amazing Story, Beautiful. I Just Finished Reading It And I Loved It x3