So we have the common thread with this run on Adventure Time; the comet. When that comet reaches Earth something will happen. And it’s going to involve Martin and Sweet P.
The Ice King knits, which is a small revelation. After finishing knitting several belly warmers and putting several on, using two as slippers, he decides that he’s hungry for some leftover cheesecake. He goes to the fridge, which I’d argue is largely unnecessary in an ice fort, hearing the quacks of the penguins all the way. He cracks open the fridge to find all of them, plus Gunter, standing around the slice of cheesecake. Plus an obvious modification of theirs.
He grabs the cake and Gunter, and returns to his chair. He eats the tiniest amount of cheesecake you can imagine. Frustrated, Gunter grabs the remainder, pulls the pin, and jams it in the Ice King’s mouth. Once he’s out, Gunter kick starts the party, and the penguins carry the Ice King to his bed. At some point, Lumpy Space Princess, fresh from her babysitting job, shows up. The party is swinging, up until the walrus races start. LSP makes a bet on one, and unhappy with its performance, starts hitting it with a hockey stick. It grabs hold of the stick and pulls her into the pit. Gunter comes to the rescue, but in doing so is hurled against a stalagmite of ice and knocked unconscious. Gunter didn’t try to dodge the charging walrus because he began hallucinating, seeing its charging bulk as the comet that we’ve been seeing so much of.
Gunter wakes up in an unearthly haze, partygoers receding from his path. Eventually, they all flee because Gunter’s brain is sticking out. Gunter waddles to a hidden room, and cuts out several wooden shapes on a band saw. One happens to be Abraham Lincoln. After arraying these shapes in a jagged line in the living room, Gunter channels a strange energy which reaches across the cosmos to a far-flung planet.
The aliens herald it as a signal from Orgalorg, an ancient cosmic entity that most of them considered a legend their elders only told them to keep teenagers from making out. The elders explain that Orgalorg once terrorized the solar system.
Orgalorg, in an endless search for power, captured a comet and absorbed its essence. This brought the attention of the King of Mars (Abraham Lincoln, don‘t ask) onto him. The King of Mars issued a royal decree that Orgalorg be cast down, and Grob Gob Glob Grod did the deed. As Orgalorg entered Earth’s atmosphere, he was compressed, transformed into Gunter.
Gunter comes to his senses, and smashes the array. This wakes up the Ice King, who carries him back to his chair. He uses the end of his knitting needles to push Gunter’s brain back in place, bandaging the wound with yarn. The mirror he holds up for Gunter’s approval, however, lets us know that Gunter’s memory has been unlocked.
Final Thoughts:
- Gunter has the band saw skillz.
- The Ice King has a habit of failing spot checks, doesn’t he?
- Betting on walrus #5 is like betting on a horse named “Glue Factory”.
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