Chapter 4: flashbacks and plans

POV:MC

As we drive aimlessly in the car, with Simon driving and me in the backseats (damn age)

I can't help but remember some of the events that happened all this year (MC of 1 year and 6 months in the current time)

After my father Simon set out to find Betty, a change from canon due to my existence, he believes Betty wouldn't leave without me, and he's partly right.

He began to investigate the crown, its origins and capabilities

He documented several of his investigations on VHS tapes that he kept with himself.

His body was changing the more he used the crown and his investigation progressed, for obvious reasons he did this away from me

but I could still see the effects on his body and mind, I was worried that he would fall into madness much faster than his original counterpart due to his active use of the crown

But it seems that having me around and a goal to accomplish keeps him very sane despite his continual uses of the crown.

After 2 months (8 months MC, I was 6 months at the beginning of the novel) I also changed, it seems that my vocal chords were almost completely developed and I could finally say my first words, which for obvious reasons were "dad", anything else would be incoherent

I remember Simon's face when he heard me, he was between extreme happiness because my first words were "dad" and extreme sadness because Betty wasn't there to hear them.

4 more months passed and I turned 1 year old(MC 12 months), my muscles developed enough to walk slowly after crawling

I didn't have a birthday party, Simon forgot, he was too focused on his investigation to remember

But he saw me take my first steps, he was so happy that he whined like a child, sometimes I wonder which of us is the baby

Now you may be wondering, what about your magic? Because you have powers?, do you have more?

And the answer to those questions is this

My magic woke up the morning Simon turned, it seems to be a weak ice manipulation, but it comes with great resistance to cold included.

Simon noticed:

my great resistance to cold

next to my white hair mutation

pale skin

cold body temperature

his own change of appearance

and my closeness to the crown since my birth

Gives an explanation to my mutations and powers

After Simon realized that fact, he ran a series of tests on me (harmless of course), to determine what exact changes, other than my appearance, the crown caused in me.

I saw no reason to hide any of my abilities, he is my father after all

And maybe Simon will help me develop them after documenting them

His test results were

_Affinity for ice and snow:

This is self explanatory, but some of the things I've figured out so far are:

(freezing, resistance to cold, creation of weapons, structures, etc and I can turn my body into snow for a few seconds)

that's all i can do for now

(although they seem powerful they are all very weak at the moment)

_Great spiritual power:

Simon listed it as "greater intellect" due to the use of 'full concentration'

I believe that the crown endowed me with great spiritual power due to the spiritual power of all the consciousnesses trapped inside it, the only ability I have discovered is:

(Full concentration: my great spiritual power allows me to enter a focused and analytical state for a few moments that improves my ability to learn)

_This last one is my own theory, if we base ourselves on the abilities that the crown gave the ice king, perhaps it gave me great power and magical talent, along with the ability to see the spiritual plane

Although I haven't woken up to any of that yet

Another 6 months passed (MC of 1 year and 6 months, days before leaving for the trip)

My vocal cords finished developing and I was able to speak normally.

But I made sure to sound childish so as not to scare Simon, I could excuse myself with my 'greater intellect' but maturity is something that takes time to develop and is not something that is learned

Also I believe that Marceline was born shortly after my first birthday based on my assumptions, that leaves me a maximum of 6 years before the Lich-Bomb explodes and we meet Marceline months or weeks after the explosion.

(end flashback)

That's more or less what happened this year....FSHHHH!

(I don't know how it sounds or how to write the sound of an old war plane)

I forgot to mention that the war started a short time ago, maybe in a few months they will start bombing several cities

Another reason why we started this journey

In a short time Simon will "teach me to read", I will finally be able to read and learn all the necessary knowledge to survive without looking suspicious

I will start with hunting and survival knowledge as I train and research my powers and their possible uses.

And finally study the Enchiridion, I'm going to be quite busy the next few years

As I look out the car window at the slowly receding city, I can't help but feel anticipation and fear for the future.

'I don't forget that I am in the Adventure Time universe and that many things can kill me'

'I guess my new skills and planning serve to calm me down and keep my fears at bay'

A/N: here is what happened during that year of timeskip and some information about the MC, I want to stress that the MC will not be OP quickly, just long enough to survive at first

Several time-skips are coming for the following chapters, I don't want to bore you with fillers