Running for Their Love Lives

Finn, Zephyria, Tess, and Vespera bolted through the chaotic streets of the lower district, Mad Princess Ignis hot on their heels.

"FINN~!" the princess sang, twirling her electrified war hammer like a baton. "Stop running! Love is inevitable!"

Finn gasped between panicked breaths. "WHY DOES—SHE HAVE—UNLIMITED STAMINA?!"

Zephyria cursed. "Because she's an engineered superhuman, you moron!"

Vespera cackled. "Wow! Finn, you've got taste!"

Finn shrieked. "I DON'T WANT HER!"

The chase tore through crowded streets, sending merchants diving for cover and automatons beeping in protest.

Finn tried to vault over a fish stand—but tripped over a basket of eels and went face-first into a pile of squid.

"BLERGH—WHY SQUID?!"

The princess soared through the air, her hammer crackling with energy. "DARLING, CATCH ME!"

Finn, still tangled in seafood, screamed in slow motion.

Before impact—

Tess whipped out her frying pan and deflected the princess like a baseball.

DONGGG!

Ignis went flying through a window, crashing into an unsuspecting tailor's shop.

The group didn't stop running.

Zephyria grabbed Finn by the wrist. "We need to get out of the city!"

Finn gasped. "What?! And go WHERE?!"

Tess, still unfazed, casually ate a stolen apple. "How about that giant illegal steam train heading for the outlands?"

Vespera's eyes sparkled. "Ohhh, a train heist! Fun!"

Zephyria groaned. "It's NOT a heist, we're just trying to survive—"

Finn yelped. "GUYS, LESS TALKING, MORE RUNNING—"

Behind them, the tailor shop exploded.

Ignis emerged from the flames, hair blowing dramatically, a fur coat she had stolen mid-crash draped over her shoulders.

"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE OUR DESTINY, FINN~!"

Finn screamed again.