chapter 2: The crown

POV: MC

It's been a few hours since my discovery about my current position, I've been thinking about where I am in the canon

I didn't have enough information about my surroundings to determine where I am in history, until a minute ago when my new "parents" left the place, but not before turning on the radio so that "I don't feel alone"

At first it was just old songs that I loved in my old life, nothing like a bit of Frank S. to brighten the mood after a mega confusing and terrifying reincarnation

followed by a few announcements about MOCo. its rival HugoCo. and their respective advances in artificial intelligence technology, with MoCo currently in the lead following their announcement of a revolutionary new invention, albeit not specified exactly what it was, MOCo's CEO and founder. Moe Mastro Giovanni only revealed that it would be his greatest creation

this new information put me a few years before the creation of BMO, although it was not much, it was still something

but the most important information was given to me a few minutes later by a government announcement

Radio presenter: "Dear citizens, first I want to wish you good afternoon and blessings, I start this announcement with bad news that the government published a few moments ago, it seems that international tensions will remain quite high after failed negotiations with foreign leaders.. ...I am sorry to say and report this my dear listeners, but we must be open to the possibility of a world war in the years to come"

"With that, goodbye and good luck"

That was all I needed to hear from my cradle, it was worrying news for the world, but it gave me just the information I needed to know where I was in history, thinking about my recently discovered ability to stay centered and think calmly. things, I thought it would be a good time to try to use it again

remembering the moment where I used it for the first time, I discovered that it was necessary to be in full concentration and empty my mind of chaotic thoughts

Once those requirements were completed, I could feel the surrounding sounds fade and my emotions dim to allow me to think clearly to use the information discovered to determine where I am now....

International tensions started shortly after Simon got the crown and before his psychotic attack, the attacks on the city started perhaps a year after the psychotic attack based on the images of the city intact on the tape that Simon recorded

Marceline was born right in this period of international tensions, and she lived with her mother until she was 5 years old, then her mother died possibly from radiation, she spent some time alone, maybe a few months before meeting Simon

looking at marceline age, her mother's cause of death, plus simon's appearance and sanity in the encounter, it gives me a period of 1 year before the war begins

and another 5 years before the bomb explodes and a few months later Marceline meets Simon

now that i know i have 7-6 years left before the explosion and meeting marceline, i can start making plans that will keep me alive

Two of the most important things within my reach during this time are the Enchiridion and my own father Simon, I'm not going to steal the crown as it would drive me crazy, but the Enchiridion is pretty much the most powerful item in the adventure time multiverse, it has So many uses that I couldn't list them now, it's something I have to keep with me at all costs, not to mention the information it has that will come in handy later.

all this analysis has left me exhausted, and I can feel how my thoughts are chaotic again after leaving my state of "full concentration", it is the name I gave to that state

Thinking that was enough planning for now and exhausted from using full concentration, I go to sleep until the next morning.

(the next morning)

When I woke up the next day, I could feel my crib being moved from its place and placed in another corner of the room.

already fully awake I can see what seems to be my new father Simon, lifting a hatch that was under my crib and putting his hands in a compartment

being still somewhat asleep

I did not pay much attention to it, but as soon as I looked at the object that I took out of the ground, all the dream in my body was thrown out the window, it was a golden crown, with three large rubies in the center

It was the cursed crown of Evergreen, perhaps one of the most powerful artifacts in the universe, capable of granting a wish to its first wearer, revealing the secrets of magic and ice to subsequent wearers, granting immense power and madness to anyone who came and wear it, taking on the consciousness of its wearer at the time of its death, to store it forever

that artifact is now in the hands of simon petrikov, my father, the future ice king and now it's possible he'll kill me if he decides to try it on near me, shit! shit

realizing that I am panicking, I empty my mind to quickly activate my state of full concentration and in a moment I can feel my emotions subside

now that I can think calmly, I realize that it is very unlikely that I will get hurt even if he puts on the crown

in the canon, he put it in front of Betty and she was not hurt, just scared, being the first safe use of it, it does not take long to return to its normal state, but now that his baby son is close

Leaving aside the concern of damage, this event marks a line for me, after this it is certain that Betty, my new mother, will be taken to the future by the future Simon and my father will mark the beginning of a transformation and fall into madness progressive

This is very important and I don't know how the next few years will unfold now that I'm here.

As for Betty, I cannot and do not want to do anything to prevent her from leaving, she is very important for the defeat of GOLB, and I have only known her for a day

As for Simon, he needs to be there for Marceline and the future needs the Ice King, although I'm thinking of this as if I could change anything.

i'm just a fucking baby

I can't even change my diapers

POV: Simon Petrikov

Today is the day I take out the crown to make my beautiful baby smile, after joking around with the crown for a while I plan to investigate it with Betty, I'm sure she'll be delighted

once inside the baby's room I can see him asleep in his crib, seeing him sleep so peacefully makes me doubt whether to wake him up just to remove the crown, but for some strange reason I have a great urge to see the crown

this strange feeling that attracts me towards the crown aroused my suspicions, maybe if it contains something strange that influences its surroundings, I have to investigate it and ignore the urge to use it

once decided, I slowly move Blanche's crib and proceed to open the hatch on the floor

there is this crown, it looks so beautiful and almost seductive... seductive? what is happening to me?, there is something strange with this crown and I have to know what it is, I can not use it until I discover that it is this feeling that attracts me

I'd better take it with me, no more games

Without looking at Blanche, I leave the room and head to the kitchen where I can hear Betty making breakfast.

Watching her cook some bacon and eggs, humming, I put aside my worries about the crown and allow a smile to spread across my face.

maybe I was being paranoid, it's just a crown, surely the dream is not gone from my system, if that must be

Leaving the crown on the table, I approach Betty to say good morning.

"Good morning my princess, that smells delicious"

"oh hello honey, how was Blanche? I didn't want to wake him up before breakfast"

"He's fine, I just saw him, he sleeps like a lazy angel haha"

"aww you would have called me"

"Haha...yes, about that you remember the crown of Scandinavia? I took it out of the compartment to try to make Blanche smile when he woke up"

"But I had the feeling, the strange sensation that the crown was calling me, as if telling me to use it.....rather strange, don't you think?"

Betty turned to me with an amused look in her eyes.

"wow i never thought to see the great historian simon petrikov scared by a crown haha, surely you were still somewhat asleep don't worry"

I couldn't help but laugh with Betty too, she's right, it's just a crown

But to put an end to all my doubts, I decided to use it for a moment to joke around with Betty.

"hey Betty, look at me, I'm being controlled by this evil crown and I want to kidnap a beautiful princess haha"

I said this with the crown held above my head, we ended up laughing at the bad joke, I wanted to wear the crown, but I had a bad feeling

I was about to put the crown back on the table

but an orange flash behind Betty distracted me, the kitchen was on fire!

"!Betty move away!"

I warned Betty, but in my carelessness the crown slipped from my hands and fell on my head

That's all I remember before I wake up again

I looked around, the whole house and part of the alley next to it was covered in snow.

The crown was on the ground in front of me and Betty was nowhere to be found, I couldn't get out of my confused state

I continued in a trance, trying to process the situation, that was until I heard a slight cry coming from one of the rooms.

Blanche's room

brought out of my stupor by that sound, nerves and terror filled my heart as I ran to my baby's room, pushing some snow that closed the door, I was finally able to enter the room

it was freezing, it almost looked like a freezer, that raised my worries to heaven, so i ran screaming to the crib

"BLANCHE, BLANCHE"

and there was when I saw him, my baby, intact, playing with the snow forming a little doll

the relief was so much that my body went from an incredibly nervous and confused state, to a complete relief

and I fainted again.

A/N: haha I took my time for this moment, I just wanted to build the whole situation very well

I didn't want Simon's craziness to be for a dumb reason, well not entirely.

tell me what you thought of the suspense with the use of the crown

in a few chapters there will be a time-skip until marceline