Chapter one: Marco's Reason
Hey Guys this is my first fan fic and I feel like I should choose something that recently gave me a nice bit of inspiration. Marco X? I just recently started to like Fan Fiction and started reading it so don't be too harsh on me but it is also welcomed to let me know what I did wrong while writing and if I should take the time to continue.
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Heads up, this is going to be a Romantic and Mature story between Marco and The Lady/s, Seriousness will happen but either way the adult stuff might not show to early but yes it will be Adult as well so 18+. Also I see this unnecessary but since it is my first and I do not know if it is needed, but at least once.
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own or Claim Any Sort of Rights for Star vs. the Forces of Evil and its characters. All rights go to Disney and creator Daron Nefcy. This is for entertainment purposes only; I do add other character and choose to have a right to for the purpose of conducting this Fan Fiction. Scenes maybe to obscene for young readers; reader discretion is advised. 18+
Also the events I will be coming off of is basically the moment he was knighted and just a couple things being changed to how some events have played out and some changes to the world to make it seem more like Marco is starting a new adventure without all the Star noise. Hope you like the fic; let me know your thoughts and Thank you for choosing A Knight's Choice.
"Marco…. Marco... MARCO!" A voice softly calls out to Marco but he is spaced out in thought on a balcony within the Butterfly castle.
"MARCO!" The voice called out again while shaking him profusely. Marco was pulled back to reality from his deep thought.
"Hey Star, my bad I was still wondering if I should really quit being a knight. I just don't want to do one thing for the rest of my life, I want to be free go back home when I am needed and I don't want to be stuck doing a boring job in the process of me taking it easy." Marco explained his thoughts as he removed her grasp on his shoulders after rattling his brain a bit.
"C'mon Marco you shouldn't be too uptight about this. You can try asking around to see if you can find the right job for your preferences." Star tried calming him down so he wouldn't be too stressed out. Star understood he wanted to go back since he had a little brother on the way but she also wanted him to stay close by. She still wanted to spend time with him but she felt she still needed him as a knight. She wouldn't know what she would do without him if he left and wasn't available.
"Yea I guess you are right, I can ask Sir Stabby or the other knights. Lady Whosits is a Royal Guard so I don't want to ask her for much since her duty is just that. I want to be able to have a lot more freedom, I would ask Mina but she hasn't been seen for a while now. I just miss adventuring when it was just me conquering myself and fighting crazy beast like when I was chasing H-poo and traveling with Brunzetta." Marco stared off into the horizon and turned to notice Stars face red from remembering Brunzetta in all her glory.
Marco stared back out into the horizon and felt like he had a bit of relief but was a little afraid of going back to Sir Stabby after what had happened the night before when the knights threw a party for the newly dubbed knights and pretty much insulted their title. Well maybe he will be able to forgive me if I apologize sincerely. Marco glanced back at Star.
"Hey I am just going to go and talk to the knights so..." Marco gestured in the direction he was walking off to with his thumbs.
"Yea Yea Marco y-you do that." Marco stopped as Star started walking off and he just didn't want to even try to drag it out any further. He was stressed as it was since he was about to go ask for advice from the people that he insulted.
Marco was on the trail heading to the Knights Den to talk to Sir Stabby about any other ways a knight serves the kingdom. He walked with purpose and confidence even though within himself he wanted to just go and blow some steam off in the Neverzone. 'It has been so long since I have had some time to take Nachos out for a ride. Well I guess I can do it when I have time this week.'
Marco was coming up to the Knights Den when he noticed a smoke coming from a shack on the side of the building. Marco wondered if Sir Stabby was there while he started walking around the building and saw a girl covered in soot from the burning coals of a forge. 'Oh it's just Higgs, Probably making more weapons for Sir Stabby. I wonder why she would still be doing that since he isn't her knight anymore.'
"Ughhh, why do they keep cracking?" Higgs shouted as she through the unfinished blade that broke when it hit the ground.
Marco was about to walk away without making a noise but he was to late when her eyes homed in on him.
"What are YOU doing here? Come to disrespect our way of life more or what to rub it in that you're better than us." Higgs was still angered from the night before but the anger from her blade cracking is the reason why she lashed in the heat of the moment.
"Whoa calm down, I'm just here to see Sir Stabby I have some questions for him." Marco explained as he was on the defense and holding up his hands like a gun was being pointed at him ready to fire.
"Sir Stabby went to the Monster Kingdom to see if he could get a squire or some kind of helping hand." Higgs said as she started to grab more materials to start melting it for another try.
"Ugh, Well I can wait since I literally have nothing else better to do. Also he can have another squire even though he just had you?" Marco was confused since Higgs stopped being a squire just a couple days ago and he is already finding another.
"Platinum Knights are able to have as many squires as they wish. Platinum rank gives them the right to train an underling. It shows they have the experience and are acknowledged by the Queen for their service to the Kingdom. Sir Stabby was given the title after stabbing a Wyvern to death when it burned a farm with Mewni's biggest corn fields." Higgs said as she added more coal to the forge and watched. She got the other materials ready around the forge so she wouldn't have to rush even though it would take a while.
"So yeah since I'm here how about you explain these ranks to me?" Marco asked since it seems that Sir Stabby does have more freedom then most Knights like Lady Whosits and is now wondering if it's because of rank.
Higgs looked at Marco with a bitter face and wanted to blow him off but since she noticed he was actually interested in it and trying not to fight with her. "Knights are ranked by their accomplishments and over all status of their position and duty. Such as Sir Lavabo, He is one of the most renowned Knights in Mewni for his cleaning of both stains and monsters within his area that develop from the Dirt. The ranks are known as Copper, Iron, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Adamantite." Higgs explained to the best of her abilities as Marco stood and sat against a table on the side with a bunch of blacksmithing tools such as tongs and hammers.
"Adamantite, Wait do they sell that here? Back in the Neverzone only Royals were allowed to have Adamantite equipment. Some of the princesses would try and reward me with it but it was Taboo and I was banished from like 2 different Kingdoms. I remember one time I was able to get my hands on some and I ended up dropping it down a well so I can draw the guards away and come back for it later, turned out the well was connected to the guard quarters and found it in there bath water." Marco was rubbing the back of his neck with his right arm and his left was placed on the table as he blushed being embarrassed of his plunder.
Higgs was laughing at him and teasing Marco as he just became a bit redder. "Wow, you really are an idiot." He looked down in slight shame but quickly looked up and fell awe struck from the sight that he saw before him. Higgs was still snickering with tears in her eyes and began to wipe them away. "What are you looking at idiot?" Higgs was still slightly smiling as it slowly became an annoyed look from Marco staring.
"Nah just thought you are actually cute when you smile." Marco was teasing Higgs but also kind of meant it.
Higgs was still red but turned around and started adding coals to the forge and tried to just blow it off but it didn't seem to really work. She didn't really have anything to say back since she was afraid of the face she was making right now after being called cute for the first time. Almost perfect timing Sir Stabby came around the corner with his face bruised and limping a bit in pain.
"Higgs are you still working on that blade of yours…" He glanced over and noticed Marco snickering at Higgs expense. "Oh, Marco I didn't know you were coming back." Sir Stabby seemed to be a bit on guard but also annoyed on what the reason for him to come back.
"Sir Stabby I just wanted to start with apologizing for going that far but you were going to burn my cape I got from my princess so as a knight you should understand." Sir Stabby was still eye to eye with him but did understand as he let out a Sigh. "Look the main reason was so I could come and ask about my life choice as a knight but I also didn't know why you had more freedom then most knights. I just didn't want to be made to do something over and over again." Marco stood there as Sir Stabby thought about saying no but caved in since he never really hated Marco.
"Very well, it is because I am a higher rank then most knights. You start being able to be on standby and being used for dangerous quest such as Kill Quests around silver rank. Copper gives you more coin on your duty, Iron and Silver let you roam around the city to help the citizens and hopefully rank up with the little easy quest benefit from silver, Gold rank opens up quests that pay more and then Platinum gives you the choice to train a squire and gain more coin on quests you gain from the Queen herself. Adamantite rank hasn't been given to a knight since Queen Solaria; the knight was given the Title of True Solarian, Mina Loveberry." Sir Stabby said with a serious face as he looked into the eyes of Marco.
"Well I feel like I can't be surprised with her being the only Adamantite, Mina is crazy bonkers but she is incredibly strong. That explains why she is able to be so free." Marco interjected.
"It's also why Moon didn't put out any quests to recover her. Mina is very loyal to the old ways of Mewni. The dark side of Mewni has much of it but the Solarian project is the worst secret. The experiments they did on the knights just as Mina to infuse them with magic power, a taboo that was administered from Solaria herself. Mina has been made almost immortal; she can heal over time but faster than most; almost like the lizards." Sir Stabby started becoming more serious as he explained of his own kingdom having a despicable past.
Sir Stabby walked up to a bench pulling a knife with no hilt on it yet. "She has an eternal life but can be injured enough where she can die. She has weaknesses that can be exploited if it came to it but I'm just saying why to give you insight on why she is still alive. As to why she is so…. What was it you said; Bonkers."
"Yes." Marco answered to his rhetorical question.
"The process of infusing magic into a person is successful most of the time. The magic can make them stronger beyond any Mewman, but the reason why it is known as a taboo is because it destroys the mind over time." Sir Stabby through the knife as it stuck into a wooden beam near Marco.
Marco stood still and saw as Sir Stabby was showing some distress in his eyes. "So her mind deteriorated over these many years since Queen Solaria was Ruler." Marco said as he pulled the unfinished blade out of the wooden beam.
"No; Mina Loveberry was the greatest success of the Solarian project at the time, it did deteriorate her mind very slowly but not in the way as it should." Marco looked dumbfounded as he hung to every word that Sir Stabby said. Sir Stabby sighed and continued. "What I mean is her mind was broken in another way. Even if she is the strongest, could you go through what she had to boy? Seeing everyone you loved as your only family go mad; watching them being forced to fight by using command magic as if they were less than a common dog. To have to kill those you call brothers and sisters when they turn on the kingdom you are sworn to protect. She has seen her Queen die and taken the lives of monster and her own brethren; given medals and titles for both achievements even though one is what she sees as her greatest sin." Sir Stabby had walked up to Marco as he showed a feeling of hurt to it.
"Well than it is very understandable that she is the most loyal knight. But it also seems that her story won't do me any good." Marco walked up to Sir Stabby and placed his arm around him. "Yet I am sure that accompanying in a kill quest could probably help me get to Iron to roam around and help citizens, but of course I will do most of the work since it is my favor." Marco said with a smile as Higgs in the background was listening but also paying attention to the forge and adding coal. She seemed to have a worried look not for the metal melting but because she didn't know if Sir Stabby was going to be appalled by the request.
Sir Stabby looked into his eyes with a smirk across his face that Higgs knew all too well. Even though she had hated Marco she had at least saw him in a bit of a new light. She had been fixated onto what he said just now. 'Iron Rank' He hadn't even tried going more than that, he could easily get a Golden Rank by assisting with a Platinum Rank Quest.
Sir Stabby walked forward as Marco's hand fell to his own side as he thought that he had truly insulted the knight once again. "You know at first we met and Higgs was right to be wary of you, after meeting you she had become more hard working than ever before. Even though you were a mere human from the earth dimension you aided Mewni and defended it till your own demise. After that you stayed and still helped your Princess through the rebuild and adjustment of Queen Eclipsa's Reign." Sir Stabby had turned to Marco with a smile.
"Even after hearing your accomplishments Higgs was still annoyed but I caught a glimpse of her red face before she looked away from us and the other knights." Higgs didn't turn to face them in that moment but stayed facing the forge but from where Marco was standing he could see her covering her face and her ears seemed to be red but it seemed to be from the heat of the flames. "Also now as you speak to me, rethinking your previous statement of quitting and not being too greedy. You just want to do good work that is worth coming from a knight. I still believe that I can always rely on you Sir Marco, but ever disrespect the Knights honor and I personally will end you" Marco heard every word and understood them but he also knew Sir Stabby somewhat by now.
"Well if you can then I welcome you to try Sir Stabby." Marco said extending his forearm in front of him for a handshake. Sir Stabby noticed it and went in to shake his hand but Marco lunged forward and grabbed the inside of his forearm right under the backside of his elbow. Sir Stabby grasped his arm as well and they held each other's arms and pulled themselves into a hug as they slapped one another's back.