Finn paced nervously around Princess Bubblegum's throne room. She apparently had very urgent news and had called for him to meet her here. From the sound of her voice, he could tell that this was serious business. But what could it be? Was the Lich King free once more? Had a new evil arrived in Ooo, just waiting to face him? He had no idea and was getting more uneasy as more time passed. Finally, the princess walked slowly into the throne room; her face was grave and had a sad look about it. He rushed over to her immediately.

"Princess! What's the trouble? Is something attacking?" He asked with urgency.

"No, Finn. This is an issue of a completely different matter. This is a problem that cannot be fixed, no matter how brave or intelligent a person may be." She said softly.

"Um, what is it then?" Finn asked slowly.

"I am unsure how to tell you this, Finn. You're far too young to have to deal with this sort of thing. Far too-" She paused.

"Princess?"

"It's about Flame Princess."

Finn's eyes narrowed a little bit.

"I already told you, princess. She's not evil anymore. She's a different person than she used to be." Finn said, a hint of anger lacing his voice.

"No, I know. She has proved herself. But, like I said when I first found out she was released from her cage, she is...Unstable.." Bubblegum said cautiously.

"If this is about her power, she has it under control!"

"No, Finn. She is unstable. We kept her in that cage, not only to keep her powers under control, but her body under control as well."

"What do you mean?"

"When you kissed her, she was supposed to destroy the planet by melting right through it. We prevented this. But, that large burst of fire took a large amount of energy to produce. You know that I do tests on her every so often, correct?"

"Yeah, it's to make sure she won't have another loss of control...So?"

"Well, I noticed something in my most recent test. Something terrible.."

"What is it?! Is she in danger?!"

"I'm afraid so. You see, that large blast of fire put her body under more stress than I ever could have anticipated. It left her genetic material severely damaged."

"What does that mean?!"

"She is... Falling apart."

"Falling apart?"

"Every day, her flame grows weaker. One day, her flame will die out completely. She won't notice it. She'll just fall asleep. It's atleast a peaceful way to die." Bubblegum said, sadly.

Finn's eyes filled with tears. He shook his head.

"No! It isn't true! You can fix her somehow, can't you?"

Bubblegum walked to him and held him in a tight embrace.

"Oh, Finn... I tried. I searched for everything! Anything that could reverse the process and spare her life!" She exclaimed, crying openly now.

"H-How long? How long do I have to spend with her?" He asked softly.

Bubblegum released him and slowly walked to the window. Looking out, she sighed heavily.

"Thirteen days."

"Thirteen days?" Finn asked, his shoulders lowering.

"Thirteen days. At the end of the thirteenth, her flame will burn out and she will die."

"How am I going to tell her?"

"Don't. It will only make her condition worse. Spend your last thirteen days with her and make her last hours comfortable."

"Alright."

"I'm sorry, Finn."

"It's alright. I'll deal with it." Finn said, walking slowly out of the throne room.

"I'll make her last days the best she's ever had!"

What would you do with thirteen days?