Hello, Star Fans! I, probably like many of you, were blown away by all the implied AUs in 'Mathmagic'. So now I'm starting this collection of one-shots that take place in many of the alternate universes seen in that episode and maybe even a few more! Requests for one-shots in a specific AU are more than welcome, just tell me in a review what you want! To start off, this one takes place in the very first of the other realities that we saw. Enjoy!
Marco Diaz could only stare. Just moments ago, his guest Star Butterfly had just confessed that she had a crush on him. A crush. On him. Not long ago he had just reassured himself that he was good enough for a girl that rode a skateboard inside school walls, but the princess of a kingdom in another dimension, and one that was his best friend at that?
Marco needed to lie down. But first, the party. Slowly, Marco trudged back downstairs to where the end-of-school party had been completely ground to a halt. The guests all stared up at him expectantly.
"She's gone." Marco finally croaked out, eliciting another shocked gasp. "Party's over. Everyone out." Marco then said. Slowly but surely, everyone got the message and filed out of the Diaz household until Jackie, Janna, and Ponyhead were the only ones left. Soon after the latter two turned and left without another word. Marco watched the retreating form of Janna's trusty blue Santa hat as it left his home without a single glance back. Jackie stared at Marco for a little more before following them.
Marco trudged back up to Star's-no, the guest room, not caring that he would have to explain the whole thing to his parents later. He sat on the normal white bed and lay down, hoping that the tower he had grown so accustomed to would reappear. After a bit, he heard the sound of a dimensional portal opening behind him. Sporting a large grin, he whirled around only for the grin to instantly fall, for the portal in front of him was as orange as fire. Marco knew that portal all too well. A second later, the unmistakable form of Hekapoo stumbled out of the portal, causing Marco to instinctively assume a karate stance.
Upon seeing Marco, Hekapoo chuckled. "Easy, tiger. We're not mortal enemies anymore, remember?" Marco slowly lowered his stance. "Sorry. Sixteen-year-old habits die hard. Thanks again for completely messing me up, by the way."
"Still not sorry. Heh heh, Hurg! Ugh…" Hekapoo groaned. For the first time, Marco noticed that Heckapoo was holding an ice pack to her head. "Hey, are you okay?"
"I'll be fine." The commissioner said as she sat down on the bed next to Marco. "I've already spent about a year in my dimension recuperating, but still, Toffee really did a number on my life force."
Marco's eyes widened. "Toffee? The boring lawyer guy?"
Hekapoo stared at him for a few seconds before bursting out in hysterical laughter. "Oh my gosh! That is totes what I'm calling him from now on!" Hekapoo laughed a bit more before coughing. "Anyway, yeah, that's him."
"But that's impossible. He's dead! He blew up with Star's wand, I saw it!"
"Oh, Marco, Marco." Hekapoo said as she shook her head. "Most Septarians can just slowly regenerate from severed limbs or whatever, but Toffee is the immortal monster. Even if there's next to nothing left, he'll find a way to come back. Plus, now he's got the other piece of the Butterfly Magic Wand, and Omnitraxus, does he know how to use it!"
"Other piece?" Marco trailed off. Hekapoo looked at him incredulously. "Oh come on, Marco! A practical guy like you; you've seen that new wand how many times and you never noticed that half of the star was missing?!"
"Well, I-I don't know! I guess I just thought it was part of the upgraded design!"
"How would that-" Hekapoo groaned again as she applied more force to the ice pack on her head. "You know what, forget it. Not much you could have done, anyway."
"Heckapoo…" Marco slowly said. "Is Toffee coming back why Star had to leave?"
For the first time, Hekapoo looked as uncertain as one of her clones before Marco would blow them out. "Well, I'm not really supposed to…" the space warping entity shook her head. "Look, that's not why I'm here." Using her free hand, she reached into her dress and pulled something out. "I just dropped by to return these." Hekapoo dropped something cool and metallic into Marco's hands.
Marco marveled at his own pair of Dimensional Scissors, the one that the witch in front of him had crafted for him after he had risen up to meet her challenge.
"Star had those with her when she left." Hekapoo explained. "She left them on a table somewhere in the palace."
"Wh-why did you...? Are you telling me to go-"
"I'm not telling you to do anything. Those are your Scissors. I made them especially for you." Hekapoo said as Marco's name briefly showed up on the blades. "And as anyone who knows me knows…" Hekapoo smirked as she pulled out her own Scissors, the ones that Star and Marco had originally used. "Hekapoo don't like it when a perfect pair of Dimensional Scissors are in hands they ain't supposed to be in. What you do with those is your business."
Marco smiled. "Thanks, Hekapoo."
"Don't mention it, human." Hekapoo said as she took apart her Scissors and slashed open another portal. "Well, I should be getting back. The High Commission's got a lot to discuss…including a new leader…" Marco could have sworn that he saw a small tear form, but it evaporated a soon as it touched Hekapoo's skin. "Well, see ya." She said as she began to step through.
"Wait! One more thing!" Marco called out. Hekapoo stepped back and turned to face him.
"FYI, those Scissors of yours? We got them from Ponyhead."
"…King or Princess?"
"Oh, uh, Princess."
"Heh. Shoulda guessed." Hekapoo murmured as she got a very thoughtful and evil smile on her face. "Well thanks for the info, and Marco? Good luck." She said before she exited the dimension and closed the portal behind her.
Marco looked down at the Scissors in his hands. He lay back down on the guest bed and placed the Scissors on the ground next to it.
"Don't worry, Star. You won't have to face Toffee alone." Marco whispered as he closed his eyes. "After all, we're a team. I'll be there for you…"
So yeah, this wasn't much of an AU (though I highly doubt it'll happen this way in the show), but regardless, any one-shots of any of the other implied realities that you'd like to see, just let me know in a review!
