The day started with a floating, purple cloud-girl biting Jake's leg.
We were having a tea party with Princess Bubblegum in the gardens when Lumpy Space Princess (LSP) accidentally floated down and took a chomp out of Jake. Normally, I would have intervened, but my Elemental Attunement was acting up. The air felt... "lumpy." It was a strange, oily vibration that didn't belong to the Land of Ooo.
"Oh my glob, Jake! You're turning lumpy!" Finn shouted, pointing at the purple swelling on Jake's leg.
"I feel... fabulous," Jake groaned, his voice already gaining that signature Lumpy Space vocal fry.
Princess Bubblegum looked grave. "Kael, Finn, if Jake doesn't get the antidote by sunset, he'll be lumpy forever. The only cure is 'The Antidote' found in Lumpy Space. But it's a dimension of pure attitude and weird physics."
"We're on it, PB!" Finn said, grabbing his backpack.
"Wait," I said, squinting at the glowing portal LSP had opened. My Accelerated Learning was already analyzing the rift. "The portal's molecular structure is based on emotional frequency. If we go in there, our physical forms might react to the 'Lumpy' element."
"I don't care about frequencies, Kael! Jake's turning into a cloud!" Finn dived through the portal. I sighed and followed.
The Lumpy Dimension
Lumpy Space was a void of pink and purple clouds. Immediately, the "Lumpy" atmosphere tried to press into my skin, attempting to rewrite my DNA. But my Elemental Resistance flared up. I felt a surge of warmth beneath my skin, pushing back against the lumpy infection. While Finn was struggling to stay solid, I walked on the clouds as if they were solid ground.
"How are you not floating away, Kael?" LSP asked, floating past me. "You're like, being really grounded right now. It's kind of a bummer."
"I'm keeping my density consistent," I replied. I was watching the Lumpy People interact. I noticed that their "lumpiness" wasn't just physical it was a magical state of mind. By observing their social cues and the way they manipulated the clouds, I began to understand the "Lumpy Element."
We reached the party where "The Antidote" (which was literally just a glowing orb on top of a giant lumpy mushroom) was kept. But there was a problem: Jake had fully succumbed to the lumpiness and was refusing to leave.
"I'm not going back to Ooo!" Lumpy Jake shouted, lounging on a cloud. "The gossip here is way better!"
"Jake, come on!" Finn cried, his own hand starting to turn purple.
"Step aside, Finn," I said. I stepped toward the Antidote. A group of tough-looking Lumpy teenagers blocked my path.
"Whatev, smooth-skin. You can't just take the orb," one said.
I didn't fight them. Instead, I used my Accelerated Learning. I had been watching them for twenty minutes. I knew exactly how to speak their language.
"Look," I said, perfectly mimicking their bored, dramatic tone. "Like, honestly? Holding onto that orb is so last season. If you keep it, you're basically saying you care about stuff. And caring is, like, totally un-lumpy."
The teenagers blinked, confused by my perfect logic. They stepped aside. I grabbed the orb, but as I did, the "Lumpy King" lunged for it.
I didn't even look. I felt the shift in the air and sidestepped, letting him fly past me into a pile of soft clouds. With the orb in hand, I grabbed Finn and a protesting Jake.
"Let's go home, brothers."
By the time we fell back through the portal into Ooo, the sun was touching the horizon. I smashed the orb, and the white light washed over Jake and Finn, restoring them to their smooth, non-lumpy selves.
"Whoa," Finn said, checking his arms. "That was close. Thanks, Kael. How did you know what to say to those guys?"
"I just paid attention, Finn," I said, looking up at the stars. "Everything has a pattern. Even drama."
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