Finn vs. His Worst Nightmare (Cardio)

Finn, legs fueled by sheer terror, sprinted through the swampy riverbank while Ignis giggled behind him, casually keeping pace.

"Darling~!" she called. "You run so adorably!"

Finn, wheezing, tripped over a log and faceplanted into a puddle.

"WHY IS LIFE LIKE THIS?!"

Ignis skipped over to him, beaming. "That's enough running! Time to take you home~."

Finn, brain short-circuiting, grabbed the only weapon nearby—a soggy fish.

"STAY BACK, WOMAN! I HAVE—uh—A WEAPON!"

Ignis gasped. "A fish duel?! HOW DARING!"

Finn hurled the fish.

Ignis caught it with her teeth, chewed, and swallowed.

"Delicious!" she chirped.

Finn mentally broke.

Plan A: Running? Failed.

Plan B: Fighting? Impossible.

Plan C: Cry? Currently in progress.

Just as Ignis lunged to hug him, a shadow loomed overhead.

A stolen airship swooped down, engines roaring.

"FINN, MOVE!" Zephyria's voice shouted from above.

Finn, blessed with terrible reflexes, stood frozen in shock.

Tess, standing on the edge of the airship, sighed. "Yeah, this idiot's getting kidnapped again."

Vespera, laughing her head off, threw down a rope. "C'mon, Prince Disaster, grab on!"

Finn, realizing he actually had an escape route, leapt for the rope—

And immediately slipped off.

Zephyria, lunging with unnatural speed, snagged his collar mid-air and hauled him up.

"YOU ARE THE WORST PERSON TO RESCUE," she hissed.

Finn, dangling like a sack of potatoes, sobbed in relief. "THANK YOU, I'LL NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT YOU AGAIN."

Tess smirked. "You say that every time."

Ignis, watching her fiancé be stolen, stomped her foot angrily.

"HEY! THAT'S MY FUTURE HUSBAND!"

Zephyria cocked her gun. "Not today, princess."

The airship blasted forward, leaving the lovestruck royal in the dust.

Finn, still gasping for breath, turned to Zephyria. "I—I owe you my life."

Zephyria smirked. "Damn right you do."

Tess crossed her arms. "Soooo… does this mean we have a new problem?"

Vespera grinned. "Ohhh yeah. Now the Empire's really mad."

Finn groaned. "CAN I CATCH A BREAK?!"

Meanwhile, far below, Ignis stood watching them vanish into the sky.

She grinned.

"Ohhh, Finn~."

Her eyes burned with determination.

"I'll chase you to the ends of the earth!"

Finn, sensing impending doom, sneezed violently.

Zephyria sighed. "Yeah, we're so screwed."