Chapter 1: An unexpected guest.
AN: Hey guys, BearerOfTheLight here uploading something else, this time about Star Vs the Forces of Evil, I'm a big fan of the show and this idea popped into my head and I thought this would make a good fanfic, and then I remembered I used to have an account here... sorry to all the followers of my Naruto story, which I will be continuing by the way, I found the files I had and it needs one or two things and I will be updating it. Anyways here's the first chapter. Enjoy!
AN2: Reuploaded due to formatting issues (Thanks to jolleIQ who messaged me)
Marco was laying on his bed, absentmindedly playing with his dimensional scissors.
It's been three months since Star abruptly left for Mewni after confessing her crush on him. Not only the confession, but also her leaving without an explanation left his mind in distress, he had seen the tears in her eyes when she left.
Star's departure made Marco's mind a mess. His focus, his grades, even things with Jackie were going south for him. They still were together but Marco felt that the spark wasn't there anymore.
Marco found himself, one more time, just messing around with the pair of scissors, asking himself the same questions that he had asked himself before.
"Should i go see her?"
"But what if she doesn't want to see me?"
"What if she was forced to return and she doesn't want to be there?"
"Would it be appropriate for me to show myself without any invitation?"
So deep in his musings was Marco that he almost didn't noticed a red portal that opened in his bedroom. Almost. Once he caught the red glow out of the corner of his eye he jumped out of his bed and stood in a Karate form. After a moment a familiar redhead stepped out of the portal.
"Hekapoo?" - asked Marco confused
"Hello there!" - replied Hekapoo animatedly after closing the portal behind her
"Not to be rude but what are you doing here?" - asked Marco dropping his form
"It's nice to see you too, thanks for asking" – responded the woman using a tone of sarcasm
"I'm sorry H-poo, it's just that my mind hasn't been calmed lately" – said Marco in an apologetic tone- "After Star left my mind hasn't been in the right place"
"I guess that's why you can't keep your scissors alone?" - said Hekapoo while pointing at the scissor that laid on the boy's bed
"Oh, I'm sorry about that i haven't used them it's just that i can't make my mind about visiting Star" - said Marco sheepishly while Hekapoo looked at Marco surprised
"Yeah it may not look like it, but i can sense as much as just opening the scissors and it gets really annoying after a while, specially since i got my new task because of the upgraded security" – said Hekapoo while Marco looked at her, a realization dawning upon him
"Upgraded security? It's something happening in Mewni right now?" - asked Marco with obvious preoccupation in his voice
"I guess Star didn't told you before she left, Toffee returned Marco, right now a full all out war is happening in Mewni" – said Hekapoo at Marco who could only stare wide-eyed at the woman – "Just you know, right now you are not talking to me, I'm just a clone. The real me got her magic
absorbed by him, we were really lucky that the original me kept me around to do chores while she did other stuff, now i have to monitor the portal activity around Mewni to make sure Toffee's army doesn't surprise us, since he's laying low at the moment i took a moment to visit a low scissor activity which resulted to be you" – Hekapoo finished telling this to Marco who could only stare at her
"I have to go to Mewni, i have to go and help Star!" - cried Marco while he grabbed Hekapoo by her shoulders, Hekapoo grabbed Marco by his face and looked at him in the eyes
"Marco listen to me, there's a WAR at Mewni, I'll admit you're one of the most resilient and determined humans I've known but if you go there you'll be decimated, not only Toffee's army is bigger than anything we've seen before but he also has magic, magic that can fight on even ground if not better than Moon's" – Hekapoo tried to talk sense in Marco but he didn't looked deterred
"Then teach me" – said Marco while Hekapoo looked at him confused – "teach me magic or something so i can go and help her, i can't just stay here standing while Star is there fighting for her life" - Marco replied at Hekapoo could only sigh
"Dude it's not that easy" – replied the woman in a sad tone – "neither me or my original can teach you magic, i was born with my magic, it's been a nature to me since i was born" – Hekapoo said but Marco didn't looked ready to give it up
"Then there must be someone or something i can do, i need to do something, i need to help her, i need to go see her..." - Marco finished saying in almost a whisper, Hekapoo heard him and half-smiled, she could see the emotions in the boy
"There might be someone" – said Hekapoo while Marco raised his head, a glimmer of hope in his eyes- "however i haven't see him in centuries, I'm not sure if he's alive anymore"
"Who is he?" - asked Marco curious of a person who could live as long, he knew Hekapoo was able to live that long but to think someone else could was not something he imagined
"He once was called the Elemental Bringer, he was a warrior of great power and magical prowess, it's said that he's older than Mewni itself and that he was the creator of some ancient magic arts, more powerful than anything we've seen in this days, some say that his apprentices were few but their legends are still heard in this times, if it's possible for you to learn something that can help he's our best bet" – Hekapoo said to Marco who looked determined
"Please take me to see him, i need to know, i need to learn, i need to help Star" – said Marco desperately while Hekapoo pried him off from her
"I will take you to him, but don't get too excited, remember i still don't know if he can teach you something at all, or even if he's willing so don't get any crazy ideas, even if i wasn't a clone I'm sure he wouldn't have any problem in kicking both of our asses, is that clear?" -asked Hekapoo and Marco nodded, the hope and determination still strong in his eyes, Hekapoo smiled a bit, she liked that spirit the boy had
"Now I'm going to open the portal but stay close the landscape in this dimension can be very brutal we don't want anything bad to happen before we can even see the guy" – said Hekapoo while taking her half scissor out and opening one of her famous red portals, Hekapoo entered first and Marco followed her closely, once Marco passed through the portal was he saw wasn't anything that he expected from Hekapoo's description. The place in which they arrived was a very pleasant sight, it was a very bright and sunny plain with green grass and tree here and there, the breeze was blowing gently and behind them was a mountain with a waterfall and a lake, Marco looked at Hekapoo who looked as confused as him.
"Are you sure we are in the right place?" - asked Marco at Hekapoo who opened her mouth, then closed it and opened it again.
"I'm absolutely sure i opened the right portal, but this place isn't anything as i remember to be honest" – said Hekapoo while looking around, once she saw in the direction of the lake she half-smiled and looked at Marco
"I see him, come there he is" – said the woman while walking in the direction of the lake, Marco followed her, as they came closer to the lake Marco could see a figure sitting on the ground in the lotus position, apparently meditating near the lake. Once they were close enough the figure opened his eyes and stood up smiling at his visitors. Marco looked impressed at the man, he was about 7 foot tall with tanned skin and black hair, his eyes were black and had a lot of muscle, he was wearing something that looked like a shirt made of tanned leather and pants made of some sort of tattered cloth his feet were bare and his forearms were covered in the same thing that his shirt was made of. He looked to be somewhere in his late twenties but for what Hekapoo said, he knew better. Overall the man looked like a human, a very impressive bodybuilder like human, but a human nonetheless.
"Hey Ragndell" – greeted Hekapoo the man who waved at her
"Hekapoo, what a nice surprise, how's your original been doing" – greeted the man back, Marco was surprised that the man knew that this Hekapoo was a clone
"To be honest, not so good" - said Hekapoo while the man raised one of his eyebrows inquisitively, Hekapoo then gave him a short version of the happenings in Mewni and how her original had her magic absorbed
"Well that doesn't sound good at all" - said Ragndell looking deep in thought
"I know you can't leave your realm due to what happened in the ancient war" - said Hekapoo while Ragndell nodded - "so I had a little favor to ask you" - said Hekapoo while she pushed Marco forward.
"Hello young man, who might you be?" - Ragndell greeted Marco in his deep voice which combined with his height and mass gave Marco a somewhat intimidating aura that didn't match the gentle smile on the man's face
"M-My name is Marco Diaz sir" - Marco greeted back a little nervous while Ragndell chuckled
"Come on boy don't be so nervous, and call me Ragndell" - Rangdell then tried to give Marco a friendly pat on the back but almost knocked him down, Ragndell just laughed a hearty laugh, then he narrowed his eyes examining Marco
"Tell me Marco, are you from the Earth dimension by any chance?" - the man asked Marco who looked surprised
"Yes I'm from the Earth, do you know it?" - the man instead of responding asked another question
"De casualidad hablas Español?" - asked the man while Marco was even more surprised that the man knew Spanish
"Si, mi padre es Mexicano y me enseño a hablar desde pequeño" - responded Marco happily while Ragndell laughed
"Que pequeño es el multiverso, no crees?" - responded Ragndell back and he and Marco shared a chuckle, Hekapoo coughed into her hand while Marco and Ragndell looked at her sheepishly
"Sorry, it's just that's been a while since I talked to someone form Earth, but returning to business Hekapoo said that you had something to do with this?" - asked Ragndell while Marco nodded
"My friend Star, she's the Princess of Mewni and she's there fighting in the war, I need to help her, but I don't have the means to do it, Hekapoo said that you might be able to teach me something that I can use to do that, please Ragndell, I need to go there and help her" - Marco pleaded to the man who smirked at him"
"It looks like this girl is very important to you right Marco" - asked the man and Marco just nodded
"More than anything in the world" - said Marco without hesitation, Ragndell was a little surprised, he hoped to embarrass the boy a little but instead he only heard honesty in his voice, he smiled and looked at Hekapoo
"This looks like a good one, okay I will train him for a while" - Ragndell then walked over the lake and stood in the water, in front of the base of the waterfall, Marco looked impressed at the man who just casually walked over the water and saw him crack his neck and do a little stretch, then Ragndell brought his hands together in front of him, his hands took a blue glow and he then stretched them at his sides, as if guiding an invisible force, the waterfall divided in half showing what lied behind it.
Behind the waterfall Marco could see a barren wasteland and he was pretty sure that in the distance he could see a pair of volcanoes with flowing magma erupting from them, a aura of destruction made Marco tense.
"Now that is how I remembered this place" - said Hekapoo to herself
"Now Marco" - said Ragndell shaking Marco out from his thoughts - "i can train you for a while and see what you can learn, however it won't be easy, your limits will be tested and I will not let you give up, if you accept and enter there you will be there until the end, are you sure you want to do this?" - asked Ragndell while Marco looked at him, he gave him a nod, then looked at Hekapoo and gave her a determined nod at which she smiled
"Well, come on, let's not lose time, your friend needs you after all doesn't she?" asked Ragnell while he waved his hand over the water, opening a path through the water to the land behind the waterfall. Marco didn't lose any time and walked through the path without hesitation. Hekapoo followed behind Marco but Ragndell stopped her
"Sorry Hekapoo but I must ask you to stay here for a little bit" - said Ragndell while Hekapoo looked a bit annoyed - "sorry but my training methods are confidential you know, just wait here for a little while" - Hekapoo looked like she wanted to pout but she nodded and returned to were the edge of the lake should be - "the trees are in season so there's fruit if you get hungry, also my radio is over there if you get bored, you know my music tastes so you know what to expect if you want to use it" - said Ragndell at Hekapoo while she gave him a thumbs up and went to grab an apple form a nearby tree. Ragndell then turned around and walked to where Marco was waiting for him at the edge of were the peaceful lake met the desolated wasteland, once Ragndell walked through the waterfall, it closed behind him leaving no indications that there was anything at all were the opening was before, as a matter of fact there was nothing, he was standing in a barren plain of dry dirt, without any elevations, Marco wondered if the waterfall served as cover for some kind of portal to this land.
"Well Marco, I hope you're ready for this, because this won't be quick or easy, so let's get started" - Marco could only imagine what he was about to face in this world.
AN: And that's the intro chapter, I hope it was good since I'm out of practice from writing. Also please if you have read any good "Marco has powers" story please recommend me some. Anyways this is going to be a short story, I expect like 10 chapters if not less, but that's always subject to change if I can manage to add more elements to the story. Anyways feel free to leave me a review with any suggestions or grammar mistakes. Until next time!