So... Remember when I said I had to do a favour for a friend? I bet you never guessed that friend was TheAmazingTurtle! Due to his departure from the site, he entrusted me with his three famed Starco fics!
These final chapters were written in his honour! Forever shall we remember Mr Turtle! And just to show how serious I am about this, I'm gonna respond to the reviews that were left on the previous chapter for his story!
What If: Can you? How about now, with a completely different author in the mix? Mwahahahahaha!
Mr. Drawer: Your love, like, and fish strive me to make this finale to the best of my ability! TheAmazingTurtle thanks you!
Smitty Theories: Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? *gaze shifts left and right suspiciously* That's not gonna happen... It's just... Bah! Okay you got me... You really are quite the theorist, aren't ya Smitty?
SonicELITE: Haha, true. Thanks for that! God I've got one hell of an ego...
TheDarkFlame15: Mr Turtle was a great guy like that. Always finding a way to make us smile, forever will he be missed. And that fishy scent will be explained soon enough bud! TheAmazingTurtle thanks you!
Guest#1: Yes they do. :)
Starcosuperfan2015: Sadly, Mr Turtle couldn't upload the next chapter. But hopefully I will be good enough to meet your Starco needs! TheAmazingTurtle thanks you!
Guest#2: Let's hope so! HOORAY!
The Real Travioly: It's okay Bro, we can always wait. TheAmazingTurtle thanks you!
StarcoOMG16: Jackie is now offended. HERE'S THAT PART YOU WANTED SO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDD!
If you haven't read TheAmazingTurtle's first instalments of this story, I highly suggest that you check them out.Here we go...
Kudos to my Beta reader: Altruisticdorito!
"Where the heck is Marco?!" Sabrina screamed in annoyance. "We've been searching for nearly three hours! Where else is there to go?!"
Ferguson walked up behind her and placed an easy hand on her shoulder and gave a gentle squeeze. "Don't worry about it, there's only a few places left to check." Sabrina looked back at him and sighed, shifting her gaze slightly downward. "Thanks Ferg, I'm just a little on edge at the moment."
Star pushed in-between the two and looked at the area they had left to cover. There were only a few stores; A shoe shop, a jewelry shop, and the local mall. Marco had to be in one of them.
Jackie walked to Star's side and put a finger on her chin, trying to think of a way to scout the ground quickly but efficiently. Her eyes brighten and a small grin slips onto her lips. She turns back to the group and pounds her fist against her palm.
"Okay! Here's the plan." She starts. Everyone turned to look at Jackie, giving her their full attention. Aside from Alfonso, who was typing on his phone. Ferguson smacked him against the back of his head and got him to look forward. "Wha?" he mumbled.
Jackie cringed a little, but shook it off. "We're going to split up, that way we'll cover more ground." The group nodded and Star pointed at Alfonso. "A-bomb, you'll search the shoe store."
Alfonso nodded and quickly ran off ahead of the group, dead-set on helping Star find her love.
Ferguson raised his hand excitedly, "Sabrina and I will search the jewelers!" he exclaimed. Sabrina's eyes widen as Ferguson starts to pull her away towards the store. She didn't fight though. In fact, there was a light tint of pink on her face as they walked.
That left Star and Jackie. Star looked towards her crush's... Ex-crush? Star sheepishly grinned, "I guess that leaves you and me for the mall, huh?" Jackie softly nudged Star's shoulder and smiled back at her. "You got it. Now let's go find your boyfriend!"
The two began to run towards the mall's entrance and the hunt for Marco was officially on!
With Marco...
Marco finished his plate of Nachos and placed the candles at the center of the table he was sitting at. He placed his face in his palm and pinched the bridge of his nose, slightly creasing his suit.
"Man... I really messed up..."
He couldn't stop his thinking from tracing back to what he did at the beach. Star probably hated his guts to no end now; at least Oscar could keep a level head when it came to that situation.
"Excuse me sir?" Marco turned around to see a small teenage boy behind him in a jean jacket and a bright red beanie. The kid seemed to be in a rush and his gaze kept shifting from left to right.
Marco pointed at himself. "Me?" the kid nodded quickly and tossed a small lighter at him. Marco barely caught it in open palms and the kid started running. "Hold on to it for me!" he yelled as he dashed. Two security guards ran out from around the corner and did a quick look around of the area. They looked in the direction of the boy and began to sprint after him.
"Hey! Get back here!"
Marco stood in front of one of the guards and held out his arms to get him to stop. "Hey, hold on!" he yelled and grabbed the guard's shoulders. The guard got out of Marco's grip but did stop to address him.
"How come you guys are chasing that kid? Did he do something wrong?" Marco gestured to the now caught child and the guard nodded. "He was seen trying to set fire to the screen in one of our theatres, heaven knows why." Marco made an 'O' shape with his mouth and slipped the lighter into his back pocket. "Alright... Thank you for catching him then."
Once again, the guard nodded and walked over to his partner, leaving Marco to think once more.
Marco walked back to his table and sat down, propping his head with his elbow and staring at the candles he'd received moments earlier. "What's going on today? First with the suit, then the candles and now a lighter? This is all too much of a coincidence to be real..."
With Star and Jackie...
Star and Jackie rushed into the mall, only needing to take one quick look at their surroundings to know just what they'd gotten themselves into. People swarmed the place, from angsty teens to cranky seniors.
"How are we going to find Marco with all these people around?" Star asked a little worriedly. Jackie took a moment to think, but her brain just kept drawing blanks. "I don't know... Gah! If only we could think like Marco..." she exclaimed in frustration.
That gave Star an idea, the hearts on her cheeks turned into light bulbs and she gripped Jackie by her shoulders. "Jackie Lynn-Thomas, you are a genius!" Jackie raised an eyebrow as Star continued to rant on.
"We just need to think like Marco! If we go to all the places he loves to hang around then we're bound to find him!" Jackie smiled and started to think, bringing a hand to stroke her chin.
"If I were Marco, where would I go...?" she thought aloud, after a moment she snapped her fingers and grabbed Star's face. "Okay Star, there are only four places I think Marco would go so we'll take two each." Star gave a thumbs up since she couldn't nod and listened in. "I'm going to check the Dojo in the back then I'll check the book store. Since Marco's a nerd, you'll check the Chemistry lab down in the east wing, and if he's not there you'll check the food court. Got it?"
Once again, Star gave a thumbs up.
"Good."
Jackie let go of Star and they quickly dashed to their assigned search areas.
"Come on Marco..." Star thought to herself as she ran. "Please be here...
