1: The brewing conflict

I don't own Adventure Time and it belongs to its rightful owners anything else belongs to AnEverlastingRose13.

War, chaos, and vendettas have always been familiar to Marshall Lee. After surviving the Mushroom War and become the Vampire King; you get used to these basic 3.

"Oh come on Marshall! Don't act this way! You know that you have to! If not another war can break out in the Nightosphere!" Marshall Lee's mother calls out after him as he's hastily flying his way down the hall.

"Then you ask why I don't visit you often or live down here! You know I'm not like that!" he yells as he continues but his mom transforms into a shadow and reappears in front of him.

"Marshall Lee! I'm your mother! You will submit to me and listen!" she orders as she blocks his escape route. He narrows his eyes at her so she relaxes a bit. "You're the King of the Vampires; they're one of the strongest beings in the Nightosphere and they demand a sign of violence from their monarch. You have to kill one of the beings with an important presence in the Land of Ooo! It doesn't matter! But please Marshall listen to me!" she pleads again earning her a disgusted face from him.

"I don't kill anymore Mother! Isn't there some other way? If a war breaks out in the Nightosphere that marks the end to everything. The Nightosphere and even everything on the surface."

"Exactly why this murder is more critical than ever." a voice enters the conversation so they direct their attention towards the new voice and a growl escapes from Marshall's throat.

"What are you doing here?" he demands as he watches Ashley's that's leaned against the pillar in a seductive pose. She gets off of the pillar and advances towards them. "I see that you've dyed your hair." he notices as she comes closer to him and his mother.

"My my, Marshall you have more venom than a jealous ex girlfriend." She doesn't answer his question.

"Why are you here?" he demands with his demon eyes threating to emerge over his irises.

"To help you and your political issue within the Nightosphere. And also you like?" she flips her hair as it's a dark red. They don't answer so she adds on "Blonde was such a boring color. And red is the color of chaos," she gives a wicked smile. "Also the color of blood." she smirks

"Marshall," his mother interrupts so he directs his attention towards her. "You're on a very thin thread; you know the way how the subjects over throw a monarch." she warns so he replies

"They kill the monarch." Ashley sets her hands around his shoulders and curls around him.

"There's another way to secure your position." Ashley whispers catching his attention. "Give them a queen." He snarls his disgust.

"Of course not!"

"Then kill then," she gives up and pulls away from him.

"We're on very thin ice Marshall; meanwhile you'll have to strike fear within your subjects. It'll buy us more time to plan ahead. Meanwhile you might want to form alliances with other kingdom if war does break out. You never know," his mother leaves on that note because there's a meeting with her council. Marshall glares at Ashley making her to snicker

"You seem tense, do you want some blood?" she asks with her neck exposed.

"I'm sorry but I don't have a taste for bitch blood," he snaps back making her to growl. "If you excuse me, I have things to do." he glides over to where the exit is when she calls out

"I'd be careful Marshall Lee, there's many things that can want a war to break out." He stops

"Like you?" she doesn't answer so he finally exits.

Back on the surface

"HEEYAH!" Fionna cries as she lowers her blade on to the new sparring experiment Prince Gumball whipped up. "C'mon make them at least a bit harder!" the 18-year-old hollers as she shakes her sword making candy residue to splat across the floor.

"Hm, maybe an exoskeleton would be more resistant." He jots it down on his notepad then glances up from it. "Thank you Fionna; that'll be all." he leaves the room so Cake and Fionna walk their way back to the tree house.

"You'd think that Gumball would notice me by now." Fionna pouts because even though she's 18 and been asked out on dates by other princes Gumball hasn't. "He probably hasn't noticed that I got a woman's body. You think he still believes in couties?" she asks causing to Cake to chuckle.

"Maybe, or maybe he's just busy with things Fionna." Cake suggests as they pass by some usual travelers. They wave and continue on from a day's work of errands for the monarchs they serve. They appear at the tree house so after they shower, they chill out on their couch.

"Would what Lord Monochrom's up to." Cake questions out loud which gives her a slap with a pillow from Fionna.

"He's out with the Monochroms! Now stop obsessing! Sheez it's been forever since we can do nothing together and you're already considering to ditch me!" she squeals as she lays down. Her golden hair falls over her back as the day before Cake cut it to a more manageable length. It's been trimmed from her ankles now to the small of her back.

"I know girl! But still, ever since this morning I've been sensing that there's something off. I can't pinpoint it exactly but..." Cake doesn't finish as she gazes out of the window. Fionna gazes out of the window with her sister and the skies look dark like the way they always do when a storm's coming in.

"It looks like it's going to rain. Let's go patch up some leaks on the roof before it hits." she suggests so they go on the roof patching up the holes as the wind rips around them. "It's going to be some strong storm!" Fionna grunts as she pulls on the rope to secure the patch in place.

"Sure seems like it! And it's not one ordinary storm either! It's as if someone angered the gods or something!" Cake exclaims as the wind picks up.

"Let's go inside!" Fionna hollers so they finish up and go inside. As soon as they close the skylight the rain hits and it's a lot of rain. "Good thing we're inside..."

"Something's off." Cake announces again with her nose twitching and her tail standing up on end. Fionna smirks and scoops her up in her arms

"Maybe we should try getting some sleep." Cake smiles at the suggestion so Bee-Ma and them get settled in for the night as the storm rages outside.

Well this is my first shot at an Adventure Time fic so leave some reviews if you want! Thanks it be much appreciated!