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The Ice Queen entered the chilly confines of her castle and slumped down onto her small loveseat. "Oh, Gunthia, today has been one big kick in the boing-loings."

"Wenk wenk." The penguin responded with an understanding nature and waddled over to the Queen.

"It's as if Fionna and Cake are just waiting for the moment I show up to steal a prince so they can kick my butt!" She let out an exasperated sigh and rolled her eyes. "Today I was only trying to talk to hot dog prince! I just wanted to get to know him, and if I'm being honest, he was boring as heck." She muttered the last part to herself as if she was going to get in trouble for being bored and a so called distinguished gentleman. "But of course Fionna and Cake had decided to go to one of the hot dog guards birthday party today! They were coming right for me so why wouldn't I protect myself with ice!" She scowled at the images flashing through her mind from the days fight.

She clicked on the T.V. and it brought her to her favorite episode of Cheers. She kicked her feet up onto Gunthia's head and smiled at the bar that's shown to her. The light of the screen lit her pale blue face as the sun finally set for the day. The laugh track of the show echoed through the room as she spaced out. Her mind moved from one topic to the next as she tried to focus on nothing. "I feel like I'm missing something, Gunthia. Do none of the princes realize I chase after them for a reason? Do I even like the princes?"

She sighed and leaned her head on her hand then ran her fingers down her face. She got up and walked to the fridge, Gunthia waddling behind her large blue dress. Ice Queen opened the door to the fridge and pulled out the last piece of cake she had stolen from PB's last "Science Party", whatever that was supposed to be. She shoved the piece into her mouth and chewed in thought. "Now that I think about it, I don't even like how them guys act! They're such donked up nerds to me anyway. Honestly, you're better than any of those boys will ever be, Gunthia."

She started to walk back over to her chair but her penguin companion stayed at the fridges door, keeping it open. "Honey buns, what are you doing? Come on and sit in your moma's lap!" Her scratchy voice insisted before finally turning around to look at what Gunthia was staring at.

A small sparkley blue light emitted from the inside of the fridge. The Ice Queen slowly walked back to the fridge and leaned down to meet face to face with it. "Gunthia? Did you do this?" Her voice was unsure as she picked up her baby and held her tight.

Suddenly, a hand stuck through the light and clung on to the side of the fridge.

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The hand banged on the side of the fridge and then another hand clung onto the other side.

The Ice Queen gasped quietly and backed up in fear, holding Gunthia so harshly like she was a stress toy.

The figure pulled itself fully through the blue light, went behind itself and grabbed a hat before the light finally disappeared. Ice Queen stared at the person in front of her and felt her cheeks start to get warmer. "Are you a... princess?" She asked as she unconsciously walked closer to the woman in front of her. The woman wore a shaggy green robe, an off-white tank top, gray sweatpants, long black healed boots, glasses, and a tall yellow-ish hat with a blue ribbon strung around it.

The woman smiled at her and giggled a bit. "You're a surprise!" She walked around the Ice Queen and her room, muttering and giggling to herself. She grabbed Gunthia and played with the little pink bow on the side of her head.
"Hah! Seems like even the animals are genderswapped!!" She started laugh though it turned maniacal.

No matter where the woman turned to, Ice Queen's dilated eyes followed her. "I don't think you gave me your name, hot stuff!" She confidentially blurted.

"Oh, uh, Betty." The woman seemed disinterested in what Ice Queen had said, not even turning her attention away from the violin she was inspecting. "So do you just have this violin or do you have a drum set?" She questioned, now looking straight into the eyes of the Ice Queen.

"It- its just the violin!" She glanced around the room, blushing while trying to avoid Betty's gaze. "Well, that and my omnicord and my ukulele!" As she spoke she set Gunthia down and walked into another room. She came back out, all of the various instruments stuffed in her arms. She dropped them all onto the ground in front of Betty, the devices making and ugly musical jumble as they clanged against the hard floor of ice.

"You know, Sir Monochromicorn offered me an old drum set of his for a thank you of some sort. Something about not killing Cake... Anyway! I refused because I already have these babes." She smiled widely at Betty as she gestured to the instruments.

Betty stared at the Ice Queen blankly and then turned around, going back to inspecting the room. "I'm sure you have your own Betty. Benny? Hah! Or maybe it's something completely different? You had said monochrome but ours is rainbow..." She mumbled the words to herself, eventually getting far enough from the Ice Queen that she got out of her hearing range.

Ice Queen stood idly in her main room, the various instruments still infront of her. She sighed and walked over to her bed, squishing her hoop skirt as she sat with slight despair.

Gunthia waddled over to the edge of the bed
"Wenk wenk!" She put up her little flippers , trying the reach the Ice Queen.

She picked up Gunthia and sat her next to herself on the bed. "You know, I finally got someone into my castel willingly and she doesn't even want to jam out with me!? It's like she doesn't want anything to do with me!" The Ice Queen pouted and pet Gunthia's head, her eyes closing shut from the rhythm of her hand moving back and forth on her head.

Gunthias eyes shot open when glass shattered and echoed from the room Betty had been in.