So in order to live through this terrible hiatus I decided to make my own fanfiction in order to help pass these trying times. Message to the time travelers: Today is the last day of season 2 so if some of these things don't make sense just consider this an AU. So with all the pleasantries out of the way I hope you enjoy my story.

Chapter 1: The Breakup

What can happen in 5 minutes? For most people the answer is nothing, but for Marco Diaz everything happened. In just 5 minutes he had found and lost his closest friend, in 5 minutes he had lost and found the adventure in his life, and in 5 minutes Marco Diaz: "the safe kid" had just stepped into an unbelievable mess in order to save his best friend.

Marco sighed as he stepped through the portal into an unknown part of Mewni. Marco had no idea where Star left or how he'd possibly explain this to his parents or Jackie. One thing was for certain, there was no going back.

"Star!" Marco called but to no avail. The sky was a dark yellow and the air smelled repulsive. Marco was deeply reminded of the dumpster by the dojo whenever he decided to breathe. In the distance Marco saw a small village in the middle of a swamp, it reminded him a lot of Buff Frog's home but he knew it wasn't: Buff Frog would never let his home be this untidy. Marco arrived at the foot of the village and took a quick look around, the village wasn't spectacular but it wasn't the worst place he'd been at. The entire place looked dirty yet quite cozy like a small apartment back at Earth. he looked up and saw a beaten down tavern named "The Warty Wrumple". Marco took a deep breath and stepped through the tavern doors.

"Who're ye?" a gruff voice shouted from the counter.

"Ummm...just a visitor?" Marco responded clearly amusing the other monsters. Marco looked around and almost ran away at what he saw. Inside were tons of monsters all who looked strong and evil enough to make sure that Marco's adventure ended early.

"What you here for, boy?" The gruff voice once again asked. This time Marco tried to find it's owner but it seemed like he was being blocked by the other monsters.

Marco gulped and began to tell them about Star, "I'm looking for a girl-"

"We all are!" Shouted another monster drawing hearty laughter from his friends.

"No! I mean..she's just a friend" Marco said trying to get back to the subject.

"Yeah and I'm likable!" shouted a one eyed creature from the corner.

Marco clearly tired from this lack of respect swallowed in all the courage he had and stated why he was there "I'm looking for princess Star Butterfly." His comment drew gasps from the crowd and a few of the monsters began to reach for their swords.

"C'mere boy!" called the voice. Marco considered all his options and opted that it was better to try to negotiate rather than die on the spot. He looked at the voice's owner and nearly burst out laughing on the spot. In front of him stood a giant flea with a very peculiar fashion sense.

"Mewnians aren't welcome in these lands boy, you should know that by now." the flea stated in an uneasy grumble.

"What do you mean?" Marco asked wondering why the Mewnians had lost so much influence in the outer rims of Mewni

"The new ruler has arrived, the killer of the high commission has returned."

Marco gasped he hadn't had much contact with the commission except for his time with Hekapoo, but he knew they were part of the commission for a reason and only something as powerful as Star could defeat them. Hesitant to receive the answer Marco asked them who the new ruler was.

"Stupid boy, your ignorance will be the death of you and your speci-"

"Just tell me!"

"Very well, you will soon bow down to him anyways." The monster glanced at the monsters beside him.

"Boys!" he explained drawing everyone's attention "Let's show this Mewnian who the new rulers of Mewni are!"

This wasn't Marco's first time dealing with a monster attack, but usually he had Star to back him up and blast the remaining monsters to the next dimension. He was alone now, but thankfully he'd picked up some things during his Hekapoo adventure. If he could get his hands on one of the swords the monsters wouldn't stand a chance, Marco began calculating the perfect path to victory. A monster hitting him in the jaw broke his thoughts, Or i could just run Marco thought. Marco dazed but still in fighting form began to make a break for the door. Swords and spears whizzed by his head and he could feel the breath of the monsters running after him. He burst through the door running as fast as he possibly could until it seemed the monsters had given up the chase.

Many miles later in the outskirts of the forest of certain death Marco found an abandoned treehouse and decided to spend the night there. He sighed as the sun finally left and the moon's light rose in the forest. So… That was eventful Marco thought Oh who are you kidding Marco Star Butterfly likes you and all you can think of is a bad fight with monsters. Marco hadn't given much thought of the day's events despite them being so important to him. But it was the ugly truth he now had to face: Who does he like Jackie or Star? Marco had never given much thought to liking Star despite the fact that she's one of his favorite things about his life and Jackie never appealed to him above being a crush, but now Jackie was turning out to be a great girl. It's pretty obvious that Marco is conflicted, but for now he had bigger problems: Star was gone and a great evil has apparently returned. Marco gulped at the thought of another magical madman in his life, but with a conflicted brain and a scared demeanor he finally put his head down to rest. He had no idea how much his life would change in a few minutes.