Chapter 23: The End

Finn was carrying planks of wood through the streets of the Candy Kingdom. Multiple citizens were working on their homes, trying to repair them. Finn arrived to the courtyard, seeing a heavily destroyed wall as he rested them down. "Sheesh… she did a number to the kingdom," he heard, noticing his older brother following, carrying a lot more materials with his giant hands. "Yeah, man. I thought I was toast. So, Finn, are you going to come home now?" Jake asked while resting the materials down. They could see Princess Bubblegum working with Peppermint Butler on the entrance of the castle as a simple start.

"Yeah, man. It's time I got back to that hero job," he exclaimed, glad to be able to come home, though he couldn't forget all he had been through, and he was very annoyed that he lost his pinky finger on the quest as well. Overall, it was an odd journey. "Though I'm gonna tell you right now, bro, I'm gonna need a day to myself from now on," he added, thinking that he needed to relax more as a hero. He never gave himself a break throughout the long journey. Finn started walking away. "Hey man, where are you going?" Jake asked, not wanting him to leave them to rebuild the Candy Kingdom alone. "Just gotta handle one thing. I'll be right back," he responded. He left the Land of Ooo that was a lot brighter now that Psiquico was defeated. Things were starting to go back to normal.

Marceline was just resting inside of her home. She normally just slept through some of the day. She heard knocking at her door which made her groan in irritation. She climbed out of bed and made her way downstairs. She opened the door to find Finn in front of her without any of the equipment. He looked like his old self, though she could tell that he was happy about something, judging by his expression. "Hey, Marcy," he greeted her. "Hey, Finn. How's that quest going?" Marceline greeted him back, expecting this to be what he was about to talk about. "It's long over. I just thought I needed to come and talk to you about some things," he spoke. "Sure. It's been a boring day anyway," she led him inside, letting him take a seat in her living room.

"So what is it you wanted to talk about?" Marceline continued questioning. Finn's smile was not leaving his face anytime soon. Marceline felt worried since the last time he came to her that happy, he asked for senseless death. "Well I finished that quest. I thought I should come and thank you for supporting me all the way through it," Finn explained. She sighed in relief, glad to know that he wasn't asking for death this time. "Oh, that's great. It was nothing, really. That's what friends are for, right?" she responded, glad to hear all of this. Now he could get back to his regular life. "Yeah… now, I wanted to ask if… um… well, if maybe I could… write more music with you, maybe? Like a regular thing?" Finn explained the other question he had in his mind. Marceline scratched her head for a second. "Well… I guess it wouldn't hurt. Besides, you seem to be good at coming up with lyrics," Marceline agreed. An even happier expression showed on Finn's shining face.

After a few hours of the two of them talking, Finn was standing outside her door, ready to leave since he had to go help the Candy Kingdom. "Thanks again, Marcy. I owe you big, I'll pay you back somehow," he told her. "Hehe… don't worry, you will," she said. He knew that she was mostly just playing with him. After that, Finn walked away from her cave to get back to helping rebuild the Candy Kingdom, and continue his life in the Land of Ooo.

-The End-