Looking at Finn’s open mouth and expression of confusion and shock was extremely fun. Especially because this time I didn’t have to do a thing for it to happen, well, except create that world, but that’s not meddling in someone else’s business this time. Let me tell you, sometimes doing strange stuff to universes can lead to strange things happening inside of it. Like this one time, in band camp. Sorry, that was a joke, haven’t been able to use it in thousands of years. Not really many people around to listen to them anymore. My friend and I loved to do those kinds of reference jokes all the time. Wonder what happened to him? Things get a little confusing after the several millennia.
Finn looks okay, at least Sunset took care of him, wonder if she still calls herself as Sunset Shimmer or she uses a new name or a nickname. The human stood watching the slightly glowing humanoid standing in front of him, with his voice slightly getting higher before finally falling backwards with the shock.
In a second, the human stood up while Sunset had a lot of patience while all this was happening, not really moving or reacting in anyway except for softly smiling at the reaction of her new guest. In a way, it reminded her of her own interactions with the hyperactive creature known simply as Pinkie Pie. She was also prone to strange moods and crazy shenanigans at the drop of a hat. Mainly, she was calm because this was a break in the routine she had created for herself after years and years of being alone since the destruction of the world. Very few times she was capable of interacting with another creature, or at least one that haven’t gone mad from the radiation. Usually strong magic users were also capable of surviving the dangers of the Glowing Lands, all except Magic Man; she usually kicked his butt anytime he tried to come close to the place. Sunset briefly wondered if he still had that burn mark on his ass.
“Wait, you survived since then?” Finn’s voice almost broke from how high his words were; funny that he asked that. It was obvious that he believed Sunset since he wasn’t questioning, he was only asking for more information.
“If you can call it surviving, but yes, I have. I wasn’t the only one that did it; I guess in a way I was lucky,” Sunset said guiding Finn back into the bed, “so, tell me about you; is not every day I get a visit in here.”
“Well, I am Finn the Human; I guess you are one too.”
“Not really, I haven’t been for a long while.”
“I can see that, is that why you are green? Well, more like glowing green, is that even healthy? Not that I think green is a bad color, I kind of like green.”
“The green is a… side effect I suppose, from way back. And yes, it is healthy, at least for me.”
“I’ll take your words for it. What about Jake, is he okay?”
“Is the dog yours?”
“Well, more like my best friend, we go on adventures together, he is my brother,” Finn decided to sit on the bed, not really in the mood to take a nap; the whole situation had him completely wired up and he would not be able to get comfortable enough to sleep.
“You two don’t look that similar to be brothers, but I had a friend who didn’t really look or act like the rest of her family, so that’s cool I guess.”
“So, these are the Glowing Lands?”
“That’s right.”
“What are the Glowing Lands?” Sunset was just a step away from doing a facepalm right there.
“I guess you and my friend have way more in common than I thought at first,” taking the empty thermos out of Finn’s hands and putting it back into her coat, Sunset pulled a chair, one that seemed to have been built from parts of other chairs.
“Have you seen the Land of Ooo?”
“Yeah, I’m from there in fact.”
“Cool, that will make it easier to explain. So, the Land of Ooo is basically just a very big island, but there are more islands out there. There is a lot to see in the world; abandoned cities, deserts, swamp, you name it.”
“Really? I mean, there must be a lot of things out there, although I just stay in Ooo to beat the bad guys.”
“Yeah, know that feeling; used to be one… a very long time ago.”
“A bad guy?”
“First, then a hero, it was a mess, but that was when I was human.”
“Wait, what? What do you mean by that? You were like me?”
“Do you think this delightful green color is by choice? If my friend Rarity saw me now she will scream due to how unfashionable I look. The bomb changed me, in more ways than I thought possible. That’s what’s been keeping me alive all this time.”
“How long was that? I mean, I don’t think anyone remembers the old world, well, except Marceline.”
“Hold on, you know Marceline?”
“Yeah, she is a good friend; kind of creepy sometimes, but she is fun.”
“Cool, haven’t seen her in a long time. Last I saw her she was having fun with Bonniebel. Ah, Candy Kingdom, it was such a nice place, rather tiny, but good.”
“Tiny? The whole kingdom is like, half the island now.”
“Well, the princess must have been busy, no wonder she sent you this time… she send you, right?”
“I don’t know, I don’t remember, maybe she did? So what you do here? I mean, this place sounds dangerous.”
“You have no idea Finn. Due to the radioactivity still present, no one is safe in the Glowing Lands. Anything in here tends to die very quickly unless they are used to it.”
“Like you?”
“Oh no, I’m different. The bomb’s effect on me was different to other creatures, so that’s why I decided to live here. Not only I can keep researching the strange things living in the world now, I can also help and protect creatures getting too close to it.”
“Research? Like, how to use this radio-something?”
“Radioactivity, think of it as a poison in the environment that slowly kills you. And I do research a lot of things; medicine, the new four elements, technology, weapons.”
“Did you say weapons?”
“Of course, a boy hears weapon and that will be the thing they latch unto. Yeah, I research weapons; one never knows when you will need one.”
“Tell me about it, I go through swords like nobody’s business. So you hunt monsters or something?”
“Or something indeed. Pray you never have to find out what I need to hunt.”
“Alright, that’s ominous.”
“I’ll go check on your friend, meanwhile, try to rest a little bit more. Your organs weren’t damaged, but one should be careful in these situations,” Sunset pushed Finn into the bed before covering him up with a sheet. Walking outside, Sunset was grateful that she was quick to react. Last time it was a nightmare. Sunset remembered the look of the creature’s eyes as it began to be devoured by the Mutants.
Sighing once, Sunset left those memories behind before she walked into her main lab underneath the military bunker. Right there, in the middle of the room, were the remains of an ancient statue. The horse and rider had been blown away a long time ago, not because of the bomb. Placing her hand on the eroded and rusty plaque, Sunset wondered if what she was doing was hopeless. Maybe it was time to leave those ghosts rest in peace. There was probably no way to open the portal once more.