Just watched the new 'Star vs. The Forces of Evil' and I was blown away! For my first work for this series, I'm obviously going to base it off the newest episode. Warning: May contain spoilers, so if you haven't seen 'Mr. Candle Cares', don't proceed any further. ROLL IT!
"Star and I have recently become smooch buddies..."
Mr. Candle did a spit take at that revelation.
"On the lips." Marco had just dropped the bombshell of the school year - that he and Star had hooked up. That's when demon ex-boyfriend Tom decided to come in and wreck the place.
"AHA! I knew you weren't a real guidance counselor!" Marco beamed. Within mere seconds, he was transported to the underworld and strapped to a Catherine Wheel.
"Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. First you sabotage the Blood Moon Ball, now this!", Tom said to himself. "This just won't do! What to do with the likes of you?" he questioned. Then he got an idea. "I'll just hold you for ransom and torture you until you tell the truth about Star or until she agrees to be my girl again," he plotted as he started the wheel.
Meanwhile, back at Echo Creek Academy...
"Have you seen Marco, Jackie?" Star asked Marco's crush. "Last I heard, he was in Mr. Candle's office. Then, all of a sudden, some strange horned freak took him away in a curtain of fire."
'Strange horned freak?' Star thought to herself..."Tom. He's in the Underworld. I gotta go find Marco," Star told herself. "First, I'll need a disguise."
She'd be needing a disguise because Tom would recognize her and her motives right away. She'd also need a weapon of some sort. So, before she went to the Underworld, she shaved some of her hair off, dyed it purple and pretty much changed her entire look. She took down a battle ax and declared "Hang on, Marco...I'm coming for you!"
Back in Tom's lair, Marco was on the verge of hurling while being spun on Tom's Catherine wheel.
"STOP! I knew you were listening! Star and I never made out! I only said that to get your goat!" Marco shouted. Tom snapped to stop the wheel. "YOU LIED TO ME?!"
"Well, you lied to Star! You made her think all she was good for was being Queen," Marco said as Tom's eyes dimmed. "Dude, just take me home!"
Tom snapped his fingers, releasing Marco from the wheel into the water. "I can't do that. You know too much. Now I'll have to destroy you."
"WHAT?! THAT'S NOT FAIR!" Marco shouted. Tom then used his demon powers to conjure Duel Disks on his and Marco's right arms. "Alright, fine. Duel to the death. Defeat me and I'll return you to Star. If I happen to win, then I'll destroy you."
"I gotta warn you, I'm not only a karate master, I'm also Echo Creek's Duel Monsters champion!" Marco warned as he and Tom drew their hands.
"This will be just a little different than the duels you play at home. First, we have to choose a card to be our Deck Master," Tom explained.
Marco removed his deck from the Duel Disk and instantly found a monster to use for his Deck Master. "Say hello to my good friend...KAISER SEA HORSE!" he declared as a humanoid sea horse appeared next to him.
"I've waited a long time for this...TIME TO LOSE IT ALL, DIAZ!"
"LET'S DUEL!"
Marco: 8000
Tom: 8000
"Non-demons get to go first!" Marco declared as he drew. "I'll start with Giant Germ in Defense Mode!"
ATK: 1000
DEF: 100
"Then I'll position two cards face-down. Your move, Tom."
"Let the games commence," Tom said as he drew. "I'll summon Chiron the Mage in Attack Mode!" he declared as a centaur-like monster appeared in front of him.
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1000
"Now for his special ability! I can look at one of you face-down cards and instantly destroy it! So let's see what you tried to hide on the right!"
Marco's right side face-down card was revealed to be his trusty Crush Card Virus. It was then destroyed thanks to Chiron's effect. "Now that Crush Card's out of the way, I'm free to attack your Germ! Chiron, strike down Marco's Germ!" Tom shouted as Chiron thrusted his scepter at Giant Germ, destroying it. However, another Giant Germ took its place.
"GIANT GERM, RETURN! It's back and thanks to its special effect, you lose 500 Life Points!"
Tom: 7500
"I'm not worried. Your monster's weak."
"That may be, but whoever said I was using my Germ to attack you? I'll sacrifice my Germ to summon VAMPIRE LORD!"
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1500
"Vampire Lord, ATTACK HIS MAGE NOW!"
Vampire Lord launched a swarm of bats from his cape, which covered Chiron the Mage, cloaking him in black before exploding.
Tom: 7300
"Now for Vampire Lord's effect! Whenever he deals damage to you, you have to send a card from your deck to your Graveyard! So say goodbye to another monster! At this rate, your deck will be empty in no time!" Marco said with a smug smile on his face.
"I highly doubt it. Your Vampire Lord's about to take his own trip to the Card Graveyard!" Tom beamed as he drew his card.
"But you have no monsters in play!"
Tom wasn't fazed. "I didn't say anything about using any monsters. I have this - the Spell Card FISSURE! So long, Bat Boy!"
The ground crumbled under Marco's Vampire Lord, destroying him. "Now that your field's clear, it's time I started working on your Life Points! I play the Spell Card OOKAZI! This deals 800 points of damage right to you!"
Marco: 7200
"Next, I summon AERIS to the field!"
An ancient Greek warrior soon took the field in front of Tom.
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1400
"Aeris, ATTACK MARCO DIRECTLY!"
Aeris then charged in and stabbed Marco with his spear, knocking him back.
Marco: 5400
"With your attack...YOU'VE ACTIVATED MY TRAP! REVENGE SACRIFICE!"
"NO!"
Tom's attack only set off one of Marco's Traps!
"This Trap allows me to sacrifice the monster you just attacked me with! Consider your Aeris dismissed! Now, meet my RUDE KAISER!"
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1600
Tom grunted. He just lost his only monster thanks to Marco's Trap Card! "I'll play a card face-down and end my turn." It was back to Marco. After he drew his card, his Graveyard glowed.
"Time to bring back an old friend! You remember my Vampire Lord, don't you?" Marco asked, causing Tom to cringe. "You look scared. Don't you demons know about vampires? THEY CAN'T BE DESTROYED! My Vampire Lord possesses the power of immortality! Whenever its destroyed by a card effect, it returns!" he explained. "Next, I summon my Slate Warrior!"
ATK: 1900
DEF: 400
"HOLD ON! I reveal my Earthshaker card! Here's how it works - you have 2 monsters, a WIND monster and a DARK monster. One of those monsters is about to go directly to the Card Graveyard. But which one? That's up to you do decide!"
"I'll choose my creature of darkness!" Marco shouted as his Vampire Lord vanished. "Now to work on your Life Points! Slate Warrior, ATTACK WITH GRAVITY PUNCH!"
Slate Warrior landed an uppercut on Tom, knocking him back.
Tom: 5300
"Rude Kaiser, it's your turn! FOUR-ARM SLASH!"
Tom: 3500
Back to Tom now and with Marco closing in on him, he was in no position to be at a disadvantage. "I was thinking, Marco...perhaps you and I got off on the wrong foot. I think it's time we wash away our differences, and this should help - the Spell Card GIANT FLOOD!"
Tom inserted the card into his Duel Disk, causing a tidal wave to come crashing across the duel field...just as Star came bursting in.
"Oh my god! What's going on here?" Star asked. "Are you two dueling?"
"We are," Marco confirmed.
"What happened to all those monsters you duel with?"
"Flushed right out of the game."
"Now it's time I show Marco what my Deck Master can do!" Tom shouted.
"But you never picked a Deck Master!"
"Forgive me for being so rude, Diaz," Tom started as a huge boat rose from the flood waters. "Meet my Deck Master! SHINATO'S ARK!"
Star and Marco were surprised. Who picks a giant boat to be their Deck Master?
"That boat's his Deck Master?" Star asked, shocked.
"That's right, Starship. Now watch as my great Ark helps me sail away with everything, including you, Star!"
"You overlooked one thing, Tom. Your Giant Flood cleared not just the field, but our hands of all monsters! So if I draw a monster right now, you've got nothing to defend you!" Marco pointed out as he drew his card. "I summon my SPEAR DRAGON to the field! ATTACK MODE!"
ATK: 1900
DEF: 0
"Attack Tom directly with CYCLONE BLAST!"
Just as Marco's dragon launched its attack, however...
"Is that supposed to scare me? I can block its attack, no problem!"
"With what?"
"My Deck Master's ability, of course! Thanks to my Ark, I have access to every monster that was sent to the Graveyard and one of them will take the hit instead of me! Return to the field, RUDE KAISER!"
...Tom summoned back Marco's Rude Kaiser to take the hit!
"You may have blocked that attack, my my Spear Dragon still takes your Life Points thanks to his ability!"
Tom: 3200
"I'm not concerned. I think it's time for a change of scenery, don't you agree?" Tom asked as he used his demon powers to dry up the flood and create a Triassic era scenery. "Welcome to the Dinosaur age."
'This can't be good! Tom can bend the Underworld to his will. Marco's gonna have to find a way to stop his power if he wants to defeat him,' Star thought.
"I'll summon out my GIANT REX!"
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1200
"Giant Rex, ATTACK!"
On command, Giant Rex charged in and slammed Marco's Spear Dragon, destroying it. "Lucky for you, your dragon was in Defense Mode, so your Life Points were spared..or so you thought. I play my SURPRISE ATTACK FROM BEYOND Spell! This lets my Rex attack again!" "
Marco: 3400
"I end my turn."
"My move, then. I start with my Pot of Greed! This lets me draw twice!" Marco explained as he took his two cards. "I'll then use my CARD OF DEMISE! This lets me draw 5 new cards, so long as I discard my hand in 5 turns. Now to activate my Deck Master ability so I can summon out a powerful monster without a sacrifice! I summon out DIFFERENT DIMENSION DRAGON!"
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1500
"I'll then play 3 cards face-down and end my turn."
Tom drew his next card and got a cocky grin on his face. "Looks like this duel's about to end in my victory as I take the Multiverse by storm! I activate DEEPEST IMPACT! This destroys every monster in play and cuts our Life Points in half!"
A meteor shower soon began, destroying Giant Rex. However, thanks to the special ability of Marco's Different Dimension Dragon, he was spared since Deepest Impact doesn't target.
Tom: 1600
Marco: 1700
"History tells us that the age of the dinosaurs abruptly ended due to a meteor shower. Then the Earth cooled off and the Ice Age began. With my Ice Age Panic Spell Card, I can call on one of the period's most destructive forces - my LAST TUSK MAMMOTH!"
ATK: 800
DEF: 1200
"Tusk Mammoth, ATTACK HIS DRAGON!"
"Now why would he attack with a monster that's clearly weaker than mine?" Marco asked. It was Star that pieced it all together.
"MARCO! That Mammoth has a special effect! When it's destroyed, both players take the battle damage!" Star gasped. Upon hearing this, Marco got an idea. "I activate my RING OF DESTRUCTION! This stops your Mammoth cold!" Marco explained as the ring exploded, destroying Tusk Mammoth.
Tom: 800
Marco: 900
"Both players are down to their last bit of Life Points. I hope Marco can wipe Tom out first," Star said to herself. "COME ON, MARCO! WIN THIS ONE FOR ME!"
With Star's words spurring him on, there was no possible way Marco could lose this one! He had come too far to turn back now! "My move! I activate the Spell Card...CHAOS FORM!"
"WHAT?!"
"Allow me to explain - Chaos Form allows me to summon a powerful monster once I sacrifice a Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand! So, I'll sacrifice the Blue-Eyes I just drew to summon my newest monster...MEET BLUE-EYES CHAOS MAX DRAGON!"
ATK: 4000
DEF: 0
"Blue-Eyes...CHAOS MAX?"
"I've never seen THAT card in Marco's deck!" Star exclaimed.
"Consider this a message from Echo Creek Academy...YOU LOSE!"
"OH NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
"Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon, attack Tom directly and wipe out the rest of his Life Points! Go, CHAOS WHITE LIGHTNING!"
Blue-Eyes Chaos Max launched a lightning strike from its gaping mouth right at Tom. He wanted to use the effect of Shinato's Ark to summon a monster and block the attack, but it wouldn't do any good. Chaos Max Dragon has an effect that would deal double damage to Tom even if his monster was on the defensive. No matter what he did, Tom would lose the duel on this attack. A DIRECT HIT! Blue-Eyes' attack knocked Tom to the floor, flat on his face, signifying his defeat.
Tom: 0
Marco: WIN!
With the duel ending in Marco's victory, Tom had to hold up his end of the bargain and take Star and Marco home.
"Star, you didn't have to change your look. But I'm glad you came all that way to find me," Marco told Star. "Now, I believe you have something to confess, Tom."
"I do. Star, I used Mr. Candle to try to get back together with you. It took Marco defeating me in Duel Monsters to realize I was wrong. All I wanted was to get you back, but I never stopped to consider what you wanted," Tom confessed. "I'm sorry."
Tom tried to apologize, but Star just punched him in the chest. "YOU TRICKED ME!" she scolded. "But it doesn't even matter...I'm still gonna be queen."
"That doesn't have to be such a bad thing, Star. You're gonna run Mewni how you want, no matter how destructive," Marco told his (hopefully) future queen before she conjured a Warnicorn and hugged him.
"Point, Marco," the demon pedicab carrier said. "Guess I should be going. By the way...I like the hair," Tom complimented Star as he made his exit.
"So...you guys are cool now?" Star asked.
"I guess so," Marco confirmed.
"Is he still dark and broody?"
"Totally. But he's not so bad."
Well, that's it for this one! I don't think this is too bad considering this is my first 'Star' work. I do have more in the pipeline, so stay tuned for that!