summary: What if Marshall Lee was the one who found Fionna instead of Cake's parents? How would the discovery of this mere girl affect the Vampire Teen's life?

special thanks to my friend who volunteered to re-read & clean up this chapter. I love you! And also, big thanks to Tasha (aka thestinkyfoot) who was also my beta! Sorry for posting this a tad bit early, I just couldn't contain myself from doing this /shoots self

Not very original yes but hey, it sounds interesting to write. So I figured "Why the heck not?". Enjoy reading everybody!

CHAPTER 01

Marshall Lee isn't just a mere immortal. He is in fact, a vampire. But he ain't just no ordinary vampire, Marshall Lee is the Vampire King. How you ask? Well, he was given the title over his victorious battle against the previous one... whose name nobody can't quite seem to recall. Nor do they want to.

Sure enough Marshall was given a nice throne to sit on and a fancy golden crown that was begging to be worn after his battle. But he rejected the offering with a wave, things like that would cramp up his style. The main reason behind his fight against the King was simple, he was only interested in the title and nothing more.

Marshall Lee left the joint immediately before his persistent subjects could hog tie him down. They seriously expect him to wear that horrid, musty King get up? Hell no.

In all honesty, there was nothing much for him to do there. The Vampire community has lived long before the great Mushroom war. So with that, Marshall believed that the Vampire Folks were capable enough to take care of themselves.

After he left the Kingdom, Marshall has spent his days roaming around the globe, in search for some adventure here and there. Many have questioned their new King's actions, but they didn't stop him. Why? Because they despised the boy. They were outraged to have received such an immature, undignified, and above all, womanizing teenager as their King.

But really, they should know better than to judge the boy so quickly.

Marshall Lee stumbled into many fights during his travels, some by accident, while others through sheer entertainment. Those who were miraculously lucky enough to have survived a brawl from the boy would spread word to their companions and fellow monsters of his wrath. Urging them to not engage at the small but ironically powerful teen.

When the vampire king isn't busy battling monsters, or playing hooky with the ladies, Marshall Lee would leave his signature trademarks everywhere he went. It's to serve as a reminder that he has already visited the place. But the "M" markings have unintentionally made Marshall Lee's name well known. Soon enough, many quiver in fear at the mere mentioning of the boy's name... With that, the Vampire community hasn't experienced any trouble from the other kingdoms who threatened them many times during their previous King's reign. To which they have Marshall Lee to thank.

Right now, Marshall is settling in the Land of Aaa, that was oddly filled with many Candy People.

As the origin of the Great Mushroom war, he didn't expect to see a bunch of sugary coated, and dare he say, cute little Candy creatures to inhabit here. Soon enough, Marshall Lee discovered the location of the Candy Kingdom along with the royal prince in charge of it all. What was his name again? Prince something, something… meh, the vampire king was never good at remembering names.

He pushed the thought aside and focused himself on the objective.

The objective being Aaa's Dark Forest. It was said to be littered with unknown monsters that were created during the era of the historic war that ended mankind. The chemical gases and nuclear explosions from the war has rendered the forest to its grim state, thus the name of the forest being the "Dark Forest". The creatures who were exposed to such things underwent a transformation that altered both their physical appearance and performance ten folds.

Just thinking about it fueled Marshall Lee's curiosity to hyper drive, the teenager was itching with excitement and blood lust. He couldn't wait to engage himself in yet another adrenaline pumping fight. The problem was, he had no idea where the damn forest was!

Luckily, the vampire teen overheard something of interest from a bunch of frightened marshmallow kiddies. He listened attentively from the tree tops, apparently they've managed to escape the clutches of a three headed Cyclops. To which Marshall Lee assumed resided from the Dark Forest. I mean, where else could you find a three headed cyclops?

The vampire descended from the tree tops and asked for the location of the beast. Frightened at his sudden appearance, the kids ran away screaming at the top of their lungs, leaving the teen unanswered.

Marshall chucked his Axe-bass over his shoulder and let out an irritated sigh. He floated onwards from the general direction that the kids were walking opposite from earlier, hoping that he would find the Dark Forest... and he did.

Upon discovery, he didn't waste time hunting down the Cyclops beast. But despite his efforts, he couldn't find what he was looking for. How could something that big scurry off so quickly without a trace? But he did however stumbled into a pack of rabid wolves, to which the teen considered the discovery to be better than nothing.

And as expected, Marshall walked out of the Dark Forest as the victor, with minor scratches of course. But the small marks vanished in a matter of minutes, due to Marshall's remarkable healing abilities. Ah yes, it was one of the many perks of being a vampire that Marshall Lee loved. Instant medical care without all that yucky grape flavored medicine and unwanted visits to the doctor's office.

However, all that brawling and self recovery drained away most of his demonic energy. Which reduced him from his usual floating. He ventured around the new luscious green territory, in search for anything edible. He stopped himself short when his eyes took notice of something red above him. An apple dangled from the branch, it swayed in response to the gentle breeze. Through the vampire's eyes, the little treat was just begging to be devoured.

Marshall Lee eagerly reached for the fruit and plucked it from the tree's branch. He sunk his extracted fangs through the fruit's delicate skin with a loud 'crunch', suckling noises follow soon after as he began his feast. Marshall wasn't normally this noisy when it came to eating, but he was so damn hungry to the point where he just didn't give a hoot.

Within seconds, the crimson color of the apple was sucked dry. The teen retracted his fangs from the fruit and sighed with pure satisfaction. The taste of the treat was delightful, never had he ever tasted anything so refreshing and sweet. The vampire king assumed that the vegetation here in Aaa was abnormally sugary due to the existence of the Candy Kingdom.

The rumble of his stomach interrupted his thoughts, pleading him to eat more. The vampire happily complied, he reached for another shiny apple, and another... until finally he had enough.

After the Vampire had his fill, with a flick of his wrist, the apple was tossed over his shoulder. The thing disappeared in the nearby bushes behind him. The rustle of the leaves didn't bring much attention to the teen, but the sound of a mewl got him tense.

Marshall instinctively whipped out his axe base and took on a ready stance. The teen assumed that one of the wolves that he battled earlier had followed him, but the vampire distinctively remembered that none of the savaged beasts survived from the fight. He clenched onto his instrument-weapon tightly, and eyed at the bush with great hostility.

"Come on then, show yourself." He said venomously through gritted teeth.

The shrub ruffled once more in response. With that, Marshall raised his axe high above his head and held it there. Patiently waiting for the right moment to strike down on his soon to be dead attacker. And then something unexpected happened.

The source of the mewling stumbled out from the bushes, waving its tubby limbs in a strange manner. Marshall got a glimpse of the supposed attacker's face, his anger receded instantly at the sight of the tears that were streaming down its face. The display simply startled the vampire king. Sure he was accustomed to seeing the usual murderous intent in his attacker's eyes, with their claws and fangs bared out and everything. But not this.

His momentary stupor ended when the little animal tripped over a small rock. The poor thing fell face flat on the ground, its little tooshie wiggled slightly at the small impact.

The teen stood there, planted at the spot. His expression blank as the strange creature wearily raised its face into full view.

Blue round, doe like eyes met with his dark, emotionless ones. Before he knew it, another mewl escaped from the little one's quivering lips. Before Marshall's vampire senses could forewarn him, an ear rupturing cry rippled through the forest.

The birds took flight at the distressed sound, leaving the vampire king alone with the sobbing, butt-naked baby.

to be continued...

author's note:

How was it? Good ja? Tell me what you think about this intro, I know it's a bit lengthy. But the real fun will kick off on the next chapter, I assure you!

Feel free to send me a suggestion on what the next chapter should be. Because I'm kinda stumped :/