It had seemed like such a good idea to take Fiona back near where they had met. Out in the green fields of higher grasses, Finn had Jake and Cake help him with making a picnic. They had bought out their candy loot from their replenished stock.

"So, uh, you like candy?" Finn offers her a half-melted cotton candy ball.

She looks at him and curls a lock of her around her finger somewhat idly before looking to him with a shy smile, "... Sure."

Finn can't help blushing like an idiot as he hands her the candy. Glob, she even has the same chipped teeth like him! He quietly sits next to her and takes out some marshmallows.

"... How about a campfire?"

"Uhh, I guess? I mean, why eat them untoasted?"

Jake and Cake watch from some nearby reeds. The dog can feel his insides twist from watching such an excruciatingly awkward get-together. It wasn't anything at all like those cheesy romance moments he loved to think about. Was Finn just naturally bad at this? This must be why he's failed all those previous dates.

Jake groans beside Cake. She elbows him to keep quiet, as they were supposed to be silent support for the two. Unlike Jake's, she's not nearly so agitated. She's still rather happy Fiona came back at all. So what if it was a bit slow? You have to treat romance like a slow-simmering gumbo to bring out the best flavors. Rushing it misses a lot of those nuanced flavors.

"Ok, I'll rub and you blow?"

"Works for me."

Finn takes the twig in his hand and starts rapidly grinding it in his palms. The base piece below begins to smoke from the friction. Fiona fans the fledgling flame by gently blowing on it. The smoke develops into a spark, and then a small fire is achieved. The two quickly line the flame with more wood and some spare rocks.

"Hehehe, that usually takes me a bit longer to do by myself..."

"Tell me about it. My hands got all tough from the splinters and sword fighting," Fiona chuckles.

Finn hands her a marshmallow impaled on a stick before making his own. They both start to roast their treats, mindful to turn and avoid burning.

"...Ooh, hot, hot..." Finn opts to eat his a bit early, now hurriedly sucking in air to cool his burning mouth.

"That was barely even browned, man!" Fiona snickers. Her marshmallow catches on fire in the blink of an eye, "Aw...!"

They both chuckle and start a new round of sweets. The initial awkwardness seems to melt away as friendly banter ensues. Cake's tail fluffs up in anticipation.

"... I think this is gonna work, you know?" Cake gives Jake the side eyes.

"Mmmmm..." Jake mumbles incoherently, "Well, I'm happy for my buddy. He deserves it."

"So, we're not in Aaa anymore, huh..." Fiona looks up at a flock of geese flying overhead. The sky is slowly edging towards dusk. For now, there is a rather beautiful pink and orange sky, just before the sun touches the horizon, "Weird. Sure feels like not much is different."

She quickly adds, "I mean, except you and Jake."

"Oh is that a, uh, good thing?" Finn says a bit nervously.

"Yeah, you're a cool dude," She smiles a little and raises a fist. He meets the fist bump.

Jake facepalms hard.

…

While PB is busy contemplating her next move on finding Ice King, Manfried brings in a visitor from the Fire Kingdom.

"CB? What are you doing here?" Bubblegum purses her lips slightly to avoid sounding sore over her old servant, "Don't you have the Fire Kingdom to watch over or something?"

"That's what I came to talk to you about, Princess Bubblegum. Y'see- OH GROD!"

The pastry jumps at the sight of Prince Gumball in the alcove. And there is a familiar face right next to him…

"Huh? Oh, yeah," PB points, "That's' your… Ice King's version of you, CB. Apparently."

It was still quite fantastical, that Ice King had this messed up of a mind.

"Oh, hello," Gumball waves, "You must be male Cinnamon Bun. This is female Cinnamon Bun."

The pastry has a bow on her head and lipstick. Otherwise, she still resembled him before he had gained astute senses as a result of a face full of fire. She waddles over with that dumb, starry eyed look and drawls a salutation.

"Hi…"

"Uh- P-Princess, I came to talk with you…!" CB flusters a bit as he pries away from his twin, "It's about these twin… freaks!"

"What? Freaks?! Well, I take great offense to t-"

"CB, keep it down…" PB cuts Gumball off. She lowers her voice to a whisper, "I have my own suspicions too."

"They could be the end of Ooo as we know it! I got a bad feeling…"

"You're right to have that feeling," Bubblegum nods, "After all, their structures have every possibility of ripping a rift into our world and sending us to oblivion due to the instability."

"So we're gonna get rid of them?"

"Not quite," Bubblegum sighs, "I'm going to try reverse engineering the rule so they can peacefully go back to their own dimension in Ice King's imagination. But something from the formula is missing, and that's why I need Ice King."

"… You've changed, Princess."

"Huh?"

"I remember when you had no remorse trashing all the rattleballs. Any threat to your kingdom was always swiftly put down without mercy. Yet, you seem to be contemplating something more… humane this time."

"…!" Bubblegum swiftly turns away, "This is just something I find a bit interesting! Es ist nicht jede Tag… dass etwas so interessant in meinem Schoss fallen will!"

She had muttered the bit in German out of habit. It was spoken too quick and no one else in the room understood her anyway.

"A-anyway, Manfried! See if Ice King is still in the infirmary! If not, send for Peps to go find Finn and Jake for me. They were seen with him last I heard…" She sighs.

"… I do not trust these beings. False copies," CB looks at Gumball.

Gumball pulls a bit at his shirt collar, feeling a bit of the heat now. He whispers to Miss Cinnamon Bun on the side, "I like you better."

…

He had been so tickled by the call Peps made him still. Copies in this world, but changed around a bit. From the recent update in news, it seems they were ideals of that mad one, Ice King. Interesting that the coot found some way to bring his ideas to life like that. Maybe he would have a chat with him some day about it.

"Hmm… what was it he said again… I wonder how this Marshall Lee kid is… Hehehehe! I'll bet he's a riot like my little monster!"

He sips his cup of baby tears and opens the blinds in his kitchen. Outside, the chaos of the Nightosphere is rampant as usual. The screams of the damned outside are music to his ears as usual. But they suddenly sounded a bit dull.

It was because his interest had been piqued. He wanted to see those copies, particularly the one of his daughter. And maybe he would find his own copy as well. But unless Ice King desired him in his little distorted fantasy, it was unlikely he would have the opportunity.

Those red slit orbs stare down impassively at the flames and violence of the torturers and demons. He usually smiled at the scene. It never bored him since no demons or souls were the same. But it seems he had gotten into some kind of funk. Should he go and do his usual mischief among the demons… or see how things go in the world above? The latter was going to be hard if no one summoned him.

His phone rings. It's the direct line from the realm masters. He was the esteemed ruler of the Nightosphere. Other than him were the few others who watched Ooo from their dimensional pockets that they carved themselves into the fabric of time and space. But this number on the line is unknown…

He presses the bellybutton of the phone and it hops onto the side of his head, coiling into a fleshy Bluetooth earpiece.

"Hello?"

What answers him is a mechanical voice, toneless. It's similar to how a public service announcement would have been made by those human robots back then when they couldn't be bothered to have people talk anymore.

THE FOLLOWING WORLD HAS BEEN DEEMED AN INTERSECTION OF IMPOSSIBILITY. OOO HAS VIOLATED THE RULES SET FORTH ON THE BASIS OF UNIQUENESS. MULTIPLE SINGULARITIES DETECTED. COMPROMISED. TERMINATION OF OOO BEGINS IMMEDIATELY. SHREDDER DEPLOYED.

The voice phases out almost immediately before Hunson can even react to the news. Termination of Ooo? Multiple singularities? Shredder?

The thought dawns on him and realization sets in.

"No… The void…?!"

Alarm is not a normal emotion seen on the demon lord, nor is he accustomed to feeling it. He makes quickly for a portal to contact Peps.

…

"Oh my sweet blossom…"

Lumpy Space Prince happily floats along side LSP. He places a small flower in a cranny between two of her lumps.

"This befits you greatly, my dear princess."

LSP chuckles in a rather snobbish way. How jealous everyone would be once they knew! Glob, especially Samantha! And egg breath probably! She'd be the crown chic girl of all of Ooo!

"Oh my princess… do you think we're free here? Free to not care? About our parents and responsibilities as lumpy royals?" Oh his voice was an utter serenade. She is so glad she had Ice King change his voice to something so luscious and smooth, "If we get married, we could become rulers of the Lumpy Space! We could do as we please then, and our parents could say no objections!"

"Pshya right! My horrible parents always want more! And I don't wanna put a ring on it just yet!"

"Wait, what? Why not? I thought we were perfect for one another!"

"Well I know, babe! But I don't wanna turn into a gross molded lump thing like my parents!" LSP fondles her lumps, "I'd lose these lumps, y' know? These super hot lumps!"

"Oh, my princess, I don't care about even my beautiful mustache if I could spend eternity with you!" The prince clutches his hands together and closes his eyes dramatically, "Even Fiona could not withstand my handsome spell. You are the only one who is my true equal, who can stand beside me!"

Oh right, that plot device. It was why he had to have come here to find her. It was what she wrote. It was what she wants. Right?

"Think of it, Lumpy Space will no longer be a bane in our exile… we can make it a paradise as it was meant to be!"

"Ohh, mah prince…!" LSP gushes, hands to her lumpy cheeks. She's as giddy as a schoolgirl, which she is in the inside, "Yer right! I don't need anythin' else…!"

"Let us seal it in a passionate kiss…" He leans in towards her. The moment seemed to suddenly change the space around them and time slowed, just like how she had imagined it when she wrote of his coming to her world. Their eyes were wide and sparkly, and an aura of roses and glitter materializes. Their lips come closer and closer…

There is suddenly a loud sound of shredding overhead. The aura dispels around the two lovey-dovey lumpy royals as they turn to the source of the sound, their mood ruined.

Just a few feet from them, a dark circle seems to be hovering in space ominously. It is just a dark void, not casting a shadow nor showing anything inside, like a gaping mouth. The edges of it ebb and expand erratically, like it is pulsing. The two royals hear a vague sound, like a buzzing, from the mysterious black hole.

"What in the name of… Excuse you!" The prince grumpily huffs, and speaks authoritatively, "We were in the middle of something very important! Now! On behalf of the authority of Lumpy Space, I must ask you to vacate the premises!"

LSP got very giggly hearing his masculine tone and attitude. She hadn't been this titillated since Finn and Jake protected her in that evil possessed mirror. But the black void does not respond. It just keeps emitting that low hum and making weird movements.

"I said," The prince picks up a nearby rock, "LEAVE US ALONE!"

The rock shatters into scraps of paper upon touching the void circle. The scraps flutter to the ground and scrunch up like wastepaper balls. That sound of shredding paper comes again, louder this time. The two royals scream as suddenly the void begins to suck like a vacuum.

"OH MY GLOB OHMYGLOB!"

She clutches at the other's lumps as they try to float away from the immense force. Grass and small stones gravitate towards the void and are reduced to shredded scraps as well. The prince grabs LSP's hand by the wrist and a handful of grass with the other. His hand slowly rips the grass out. LSP is just screaming her lungs out in fear, swatting her arm at the encroaching void. It slowly seems to grow bigger as it absorbs more material.

"Oh phooey!"

Before the screaming LSP can react, the prince chucks her hard with a swing. She sails a bit further away from the pull of the destructive void.

"OOF-"

She lands roughly with a roll. Horrified, she looks back to see the prince lose his grip and go flying in….

SHRRRK