Chapter 1: A Chilling Start
(A/N: Before we start, I just wanted to let some people know this is my first time writing for this series and also my first time writing a reincarnation like this. This chapter and upcoming ones will be more of an info dump as I want to speed run through his early life/teen years into early adulthood)
Waking up I realized that something was inherently wrong. My... arms and legs were short and stubby, and I couldn't move well.
My memories are... hazy. I remember leaving my house during break and walking down the street only for something to happen? I can't remember my name or my family, but I remember everything else...
'I either got severe brain and nerve damage or I died...' I thought as I tried to move and stand up, only to see that I was unable to even roll over fully. Trying to speak I noticed that I couldn't even form words, only incoherent babbles left my mouth.
'Yup, I died and I'm a baby aren't I..." I idly thought to myself as I stared up at the ceiling of my room. My room was small but had a few other empty cradles in it. It was a modern room with a few childish drawings on the beige walls such as flowers and animals, but the room had no window. It would be dark in the room if it weren't for the night light in the corner.
Nearly sighing out I stared at the walls for a second. 'A baby... Really? It's preferable over brain damage but that means... I died, and I can't remember anything of personal value from my previous life.'
Ignoring my surroundings again I closed my eyes and thought about my life before. I couldn't remember anything about past relations with people, names, or how I died. But I could remember most of my hobbies and activities.
I was a 22-year-old in college, and I was extremely interested in history and mythologies. I watched cartoons and anime in my free time, and I think that I had a loving family. Maybe?
Moving past my thoughts, I tried my hardest to remember how I could have ended up here as a baby, but all I could remember was leaving my house during college break, and that was it. Everything else was left blank as if nothing happened.
'Damn! I can't be a baby, I had so much going for me. I was going to be a historian and collect cool old relics! I was going to research the mysteries of the world... Now what? Start over?' I mulled over my decision and I slowly noticed something.
I was calm... Far too calm for a situation like this. It's almost like I couldn't get angry at all as I knew it would be a waste of time. 'Is it because I'm in a different body? It feels easier to think, and I remember being very capable of getting angry before this.' I tried moving around again only to feel like I couldn't truly control my body.
Giving up on doing anything physical I began to think. I couldn't remember anything relating to my family, or any names of people close to me, and nothing at all came to mind on the way I could've ended up here. On those aspects, it was a complete mystery, and anytime I tried to think of an answer to one my mind comes up blank.
'At least I won't miss anyone... And I guess I can restart my goal of being a historian/antiquarian. I mean it's a new world! So many possibilities, and maybe it's like one of those isekai animes where there is magic or monsters! Gods could be real, myths of heroes actually being true, everything is different!' I smiled and unconsciously made a babble of baby noises.
Slowly calming down from the self-induced excited state I began to think back to my current body 'My mind is different, I feel it now. I feel like I can do anything, that I can solve any issue that comes my way... I'm also calm, maybe even analytical.'
'I'm excited! I can't wait to explore the secrets of this world. Who knows, I might have even been reincarnated into one of my favorite series!' A chortle of laughter left me as I began to wiggle in anticipation.
'I'll explore the depths of this world, and if it truly is like one of those isekai animes... I can't wait to traverse this world and all of its mysteries.'
Putting an end to my inner thoughts I felt my eyes droop in exhaustion. Feeling sleepy I looked at the painted walls of my room one last time and fell asleep, ready for the upcoming days.
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[5 Year Time Skip, 1965]
5 Years passed and a lot has changed. For starters, I can now move freely and not need to be taken care of every second of the day. Secondly, I learned much more about where I am and what my situation is by learning one valuable piece of information.
I learned my name... and with it brought more problems than I wanted as I knew what series the name came from... Adventure Time. Now, this wouldn't be too bad besides the chaotic format of the show and the OP God-like beings, but who would've guessed that I would be one of the Antagonists?
My name is Simon Petrikov, aka the Ice King. A man who went insane due to a magical artifact simply known as the Crown.
I learned my name from the Director of the Orphanage where I was being raised, as it turns out I didn't have parents. I actually thought nothing of it when I first heard my name as a baby, as I was facing more issues than caring about my random name.
It wasn't until I was 4 that I actually thought about my name, and the only reason why was because the Director for the first time let me try ice cream with the other children. It was out of luck that I related the cold to my name, and I finally understood what I had in store for me.
Besides the issues pertaining to my name, I learned that I don't have the best of luck in general. I was given to an orphanage at the ripe age of 4 months. It turned out that my parents couldn't handle the responsibility of raising a child so they gave me away. Truly tragic, I know.
Luckily the orphanage is not poor but at the same time, it's an orphanage. I won't be able to receive the individual attention that I could in a household. I also only receive hand-me-downs as I am one of the youngest children in the orphanage.
I seriously doubt that I will be adopted due to the sheer number of kids that live here. Besides that this orphanage seems to be in the middle of nowhere so that's one more thing leaving me less likely to be adopted.
I try to ignore the other children mostly because they are just that, children. While my mentality is that of nearly a 30-year-old man, I am surrounded by children who rub their snot-covered fingers over each other as a form of entertainment. Sure they can be cute at times, but that's about it.
The mental gap between me and others has left me alone and separated from everyone else, leading to a small bout of loneliness within me. I know I won't feel lonely and sad for long, but even an adult will feel this way without interactions with people.
I have tried on multiple occasions to show my intellect and maturity to the Matron and the Director whenever they were around me, but still, they treated me like a child. Despite these setbacks, I have learned many things about the world that I am in.
It is similar to Earth in multiple ways but at the same time, it's different. There are completely different mythologies and if my theories are correct, magic is real. I specifically remember there being elementals who can conjure the powers of their element.
During my time alone I have started a journal/book after showing my Matron that I can read and write. She was extremely surprised because it only took me less than a couple of "months" to learn how to read and write.
In reality, I faked the lessons that I was taught and acted like I never saw the written language before, and I hoped that by showing this that the Matron would see my intellect and do something, but in the end, she didn't care too much.
Instead, she got me a nice leather-bound blank book after I begged her for a blank journal, and despite her threatening me with chores if I ever doodled in it, I got it in the end. I never expected to receive something so intricate but I did.
It took me at least a month of doing chores and begging her for it, but luckily she got me it after seeing that I began to use all the paper in the orphanage to create my own. It was a smart idea at the time as it brought only benefits to me.
Looking back upon my actions I can see that she must really like me as the quality of this book is no joke. It looks a little worn down on the edges, but I believe it adds to its aesthetic of it overall. Personally, I think that she just had this sitting around somewhere and decided to give it to me, as the cost of this book is far too much to give to a child.
The book itself has a classic brown leather covering and a small piece of leather that wraps around it and keeps it shut. The cover is completely leather and a little worn down, and once I'm old enough and skilled enough I plan on engraving the cover.
I have been using this book as a way to write down all of my knowledge of Adventure Time. Every season, any monsters, enemies, every character I can remember, traits, likes, dislikes, everything. Adventure Time is a very large and broad cartoon series so that just adds to the work that I must do to create this book.
This book will serve as a master key to the plot if it lasts the 1000 years to the start of the show, and even if it doesn't this book will help me greatly on my journey to the plot of the show.
Even now I am beginning to forget some pieces of information, but luckily because of my newfound intellect, I have been able to recall information in greater detail. As this book will serve as my guide for the rest of my life I have put my all into making it.
I have so far used nearly a third of the book on just notes about Adventure Time. I plan on dividing this book up to have different sections due to its size. Once I have more free time I plan on adding a section of animes and cartoons I watched to help inspire me with their ideas, and the final section will be left blank for anything that I need it for.
Some might ask why I'm not worried about someone reading this book and the reason is that they will just think that I am making a storybook or something. The things I have written down are so outlandish that any sane person will automatically believe it's a story, who would believe a living sentient being made of fire is a princess of other sentient beings of fire being real?
Because this book will stay with me for a long time and will serve as my key and guide to the world I'm in I have called it the Master Key. Just to waste some time and make me a little happy I have also drawn an intricate key on the first page of the book with my name under it in the best cursive that I could write... Yes, I am very bored and lonely in this orphanage with only children and children's books.
Besides that, I have been working on reading anything that I could get my hands on. The orphanage has mostly childish books, but I have found an encyclopedia that has given me great insight into much of the world.
Within this encyclopedia, I have learned that many inventions have not been created yet due to the time period being the very early 1970s. Yes... I was born in 1965. I am so far away from the start of the show that I'm not even sure if I can stay sane until then.
Compared to my previous world of technology and advancements, this time period that I'm in is comparable to the Jurassic period. But not all is lost!
If I play my cards correctly, I should be capable of manipulating future events for my benefit. If I want to be better than the Simon Petrikov from the show I am going to need a lot of money and power, and to do that I am going to take advantage of everything that I can.
Do I sound like a control freak and have psychiatric issues? Sure I do, but those that call me that won't be laughing when I have more money than them.
I can't truly get involved in anything as of yet, but once I am old enough to own stocks or find a way around the age issue, I will be able to rake in the money. Such as investing in MO Co or something.
"Simon! Enough playing with your imaginary friends, it's time to eat." The Matron came in on me as I was lost in my thought staring blankly at the space ahead of me.
Staring blankly at the wall after hearing that I deadpanned as her words circulated in my head. 'Imaginary friends...'
Snapping out of it I cheerfully looked at the Matron and said "Oh! Sure thing! I'll be right there, just let me wash my hands." and walked towards the bathroom to get ready for dinner.
'Soon enough, I will figure out what to do. And then I can truly explore the depths of this world. Nothing will stop me.' I thought as I gave an excited grin and began to wash my hands for dinner.
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[A/N: Hey it's me your beautiful author back atcha with a new story. Pretty much I was reading the I'm Simon Petrikovs Son fanfic on here, got really invested, and wanted to try my luck at something similar yet very different. For my other stories, I am still on hiatus and updates will be somewhat slow, but I'm trying to get back into the groove of writing.
I will ask for some ideas from readers for this as well, 1k year is a lot of time to pass and I can't just time skip all of it without any character development. So please treat me well my amazing readers as I get back into writing again.
Anyways, sry if this first ch is weird as I am trying to write a new style of analytical/fun character that will evolve as time goes on. RN MC is gonna be kinda bland but it will get better :P. Have a Merry Christmas, and enjoy.
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