Love and Madness

Chapter 27 A Better Future

By: Major144

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

After the battle with Ricardio things began to settle down in Ooo. Ash, Don John, Scorcher, and the Secret Society were found out about their crimes by the Wizard Police and arrested. Me-Mow was thrown into a dudgeon in the Candy Kingdom, along with the other minions, who had returned to their normal forms after, Ricardio was defeated. The King of Ooo and Toronto were kicked out of the Candy Kingdom and Bubblegum was made the ruler once more. The candy monarch then went about apologizing and making amends to all the people she had ever done wrong. Bubblegum apologized to both James and Braco for their current deformities and even volunteered to use her science to fix them. The two candy people forgave her and after several surgeries the two were eventual fixed.

The princess then turned her attention to another problem she had greatly ignored, her heir Goliad. Bubblegum constructed a large high-tech metal helmet and with the help of some banana guards, she placed the helmet on Goliad's head. As soon as the helmet was on Goliad's psychic powers were cut off and Stormo quickly took advantage to used, his own powers to knock his sibling to the ground. A bunch of banana guards quickly threw a net onto Goliad and pinned her to the ground.

"What is the meaning of this?" Demanded Goliad as she saw Bubblegum standing nearby and glared at her.

"I'm taking responsibility, for you Goliad. You were a problem that I ignored, but now I'm going to fix it." Said Bubblegum.

"By disassembling me?" Asked Goliad.

"No. That's what I would have done it the past. I used to see people and problems as just simple machines and equations. I tried to keep my emotions out of things, but I realized that's not the way to go. People are complex and they needed to be treated with compassion. I have to start treating people like people, not like equations. So I'm not going to disassemble you Goliad, I'm going to teach you about compassion. It's something the both of us need to learn to be better rulers and better people." Said Bubblegum.

Goliad was stunned by this response, and she first thought Bubblegum was trying to make her let her guard down, but as she looked at her creator's face she couldn't find a trace of deceit. The candy Sphinx allowed herself to be carried to a large pen with a bunch of pillows in it. Bubblegum told her creation, she would be back later to talk to her, but right now she had other things to do.

Bubblegum got onto the Morrow and flew out of the Candy Kingdom. After an hour of flying, Bubblegum and the Morrow were near a desert, when she heard the sound of harp. Bubblegum looked down and saw a small figure sitting by a cave playing a harp. It was Lemonhope. The Morrow landed near the cave and Bubblegum got off and faced the lemon child. Lemonhope was thin, with long hair, dressed in some short dirty brown shorts and a ragged white shirt. Bubblegum went over to Lemonhope and sat across from him and watched him play, until he finally stopped.

"Princess." Said Lemonhope.

"Hey Lemonhope. I came to apologize." Said Bubblegum.

"Apologize for what?" Asked Lemonhope.

"For trying to force you to go back to Castle Lemongrab to confront Lemongrab and free your people. I said you had to take responsibility for your people, but I had nor right to decree what was responsible to you, since I avoided taking responsibility for Lemongrab's actions." Said Bubblegum.

"But what about all those pacts and treaties you made with the Earl? You couldn't have done anything." Said Lemonhope.

"It's true that I made several pacts and treaties with the Earl, but I should have just tossed them aside and take immediate action against the Earl. Everything, he did was because, I refused to act. The lemon people were tortured and forced into a dictatorship and the good Lemongrab was devoured by the bad one. Lemongrab was my creations and his actions were my responsibility, but I failed to take that responsibility and I forced it upon you Lemonhope. You succeed in taking down the Earl, but I should have been the one to do it. It was wrong of me to force that onto you and I'm truly sorry about it." Said Bubblegum.

Lemonhope starred at Bubblegum for several seconds and then finally he spoke.

"I forgive you."

"Thank you Lemonhope. Your forgiveness is very appreciated and there will always be a home for you back in the Candy Kingdom." Said Bubblegum.

The candy princess hopped on the morrow and flew back to the Candy Kingdom and retrieved an armored suit, before she headed off to the Fire Kingdom to go see Flame Princess. As Bubblegum arrived at the palace, Flame Princess stood up from her throne and glared at the candy monarch.

"What do you want?" Demanded Flame Princess.

"Phoebe, I came to apologize to you and your kingdom, for my past actions. I compared you to your evil ancestors and that was wrong of me. Your actions and rule have shown me your nothing like your father or the rulers before him. You are a just ruler, who deserves respect. I was a complete ding dong in believing you would try to destroy my kingdom. I locked up you up when you were a child and I took advantage of your trust and exploited it for my own purposes and for that I am truly sorry. If you wish to strike me down, I won't stop you and I have advised my people not to take action against the Fire Kingdom if I don't return. Before you think about striking me down, at least allow me to repair what I have broken." Said Bubblegum.

"What do you wish to repair?" Asked Flame Princess.

"The Sleeping Fire Giants. I wish to study the one you have so I can build you some new ones and I Royally Promise not to try to build an army of my own or exploit the one you have for any weaknesses." Said Bubblegum.

Flame Princess starred at Bubblegum for several minutes before she spoke.

"Very well. You are allowed to study my remaining Sleeping Fire Giant and I accept your apology." Said Flame Princess with a small smile.

"Thank you Phoebe." Said Bubblegum.

As Bubblegum went about building new Sleeping Fire Giants, Simon and Betty were planning their wedding. Flame Princess was having some confused emotions about Finn and her love for him, so she decided to speak to Betty about it. The young ruler flew to the Ice Kingdom and found Betty organizing a bunch of wedding decorations.

"Um...hi Betty." Said Flame Princess.

"Hey Flame Princess, what brings you here?" Said Betty.

Flame Princess began to tell Betty about her emotions with Finn and she wanted advice from a person, who was fixing to get married.

"Well it sounds like the two of you still have feelings for each other." Said Betty.

"We do, but how can we be with each other? I'll hurt him and flame shield isn't a permeant solution, because it'll eventual ware off. There just seems to be all these physical barriers between use." Said Flame Princess looking a little depress.

"Let me tell you something Flame Princess there are indeed some obstacles between you and Finn, but the one true barrier is doubt. If the two of you love each other, you should keep trying to make things workout no matter what. I dove through a portal through time to be with Simon, I went temporally insane with magic trying to figure out how to bring him back, and I helped fight an insane deity and despite all the challenges we faced, Simon and me got through it all and now we're ready to get married and spend the rest of our lives together. Love is a powerful force and if two people love each other enough, there is nothing they can't accomplish and there are no obstacles they cannot overcome." Said Betty.

Flame Princess was touched by these words.

"Your right! Thanks Betty." Said Flame Princess with a smile, before she flew off.

Several days later, the wedding was held. Marceline was wearing a black dress and a large black sunhat, when she encountered Bubblegum.

"Pebbles." Said Marceline.

"Hey Marceline. I just wanted to say I'm sorry for...everything. I'm sorry for ignoring you and I'm sorry for taking advantage of Simon's mental state to make him help me against the Fire Kingdom. I was a real jerk for awhile and I want us to be friends again." Said Bubblegum.

"Alright, were cool. I've lived long enough to know being mad and holding a grudge are bad. Besides someone has to teach you to chill." Said Marceline as she playful punched Bubblegum in the shoulder.

"Thanks." Said Bubblegum as she smiled back.

The wedding then began and Simon and Betty stood at the alter dressed in wedding attire. Finn and Flame Princess stood next to each other as they watched the couple say their vowels and kiss. Flame Princess looked over at Finn.

"Finn...I want to give us another shot. Simon and Betty went through a lot and they managed to make everything workout, so maybe we can make things work between us."

"I was thinking of giving us another shot. I didn't like how things went down and I'm sorry for that whole stupid fight with the Ice King. Our relationship is going to an adventure and we're going to see it through, until there's nothing between us." Said Finn as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a heart shaped rock.

The boy and the princess then kissed both sides of the Rock and shared a small smile with one another.

On the planet Mars, Magic Man was overseeing a bunch of construction, when there was a flash of light and Margels appeared before Magic Man.

"Margels!" Cried Magic Man happily as he ran over and embraced the women, he loved.

"It's good to see the real you Magic Man. The man I fell in love with." Said Margels as she kissed Magic Man.

On both Earth and Mars the people were striving forward to create a better and happier future for themselves and the next generation. It would be a long journey, but the people were determined and ready.

The End.