It was an average morning in the kingdom of mewni. The sun finally broke free of the dark horizon, illuminating the deep purple sky into a subtle pink. Villagers began rising from their sleep to begin a new and glorious day, as some members of the kingdom found it slightly more difficult to wake.
Star slept soundly in her bed, letting a few soft snores escape. She didn't remember when she finally managed to fall asleep, but excitement will keep even the most hardened warriors awake.
A few brave and warm rays of sunlight blazed across the mountains before the sunrise and made their way into stars room, illuminating it further and resting against Stars mangled sleeping form.
"Uuggghhhhh", she groaned as the hours of sleep she had endured had left her craving more. "Five more minutes Manfred", she mumbled to no-one as the sun lit up her bedroom. She smacked her lips, rolling around amongst a plethora of bedsheets, trying to grasp at her fleeting dreams.
Suddenly, she bolted upright and a large toothy smile broke out across her face. "Oh my gosh I have to hurry!" she squealed as she sped across her room, carefully avoiding the scattered messes to begin preparing for the day. Her 14th birthday, to be exact.
Its been a tradition going back generations, for the future queen of mewni to receive the most prized and coveted artifact of the royal family: The royal magic wand. The single most powerful tool for magic wielding in the universe. "What time is it!? Why didn't anyone wake me up!?" she complained as she nearly pulled her long blonde hair from her head in a frenzied attempt to straighten it.
"I have so much to do today! I wonder if I'll have time to use it after the ceremony! Ponies gonna be sooo jealous!" she thought aloud as she practically tore her dress putting it on. Truthfully, the ceremony wasnt until 8 and she easily could have slept another hour. But for Star Butterfly, she had no time to waste when her dreams were about to come true.
As a princess, she had next to no real chores or duties to complete before the event, but she never shied away from an opportunity to have fun. Which for Star Butterfly, was never a rare chance. She could practically hear the Warnicorn Forest calling her name as she frantically ran out of her room and down the castle stairs, destroying multiple pieces of decor in the process. She slowed her pace as she stepped by the empty throne room, and past the large rotunda of an entrance.
"Finally", she breathed as she slowly crept out of the castle and down the slowly crowding street towards the cities entrance. She was careful not to be seen by the royal guard, as sneaking out again would surely result in grounding. "What's the point of a grand ceremony if i can't make a grand entrance?" She thought to herself as she began sprinting.
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"River, dont you think we should consider postponing the ceremony?" Queen Moon Butterfly asked her husband as the two began the arduous process of allowing their servants to prepare them for the event. "I hardly feel comfortable allowing her to wield the kingdoms strongest weapon freely before she's had more proper training."
In truth, Moon had given Star plenty of training, but it wasnt a foreign idea that any type of teachings given to her daughter fell upon deaf ears. Countless hours of classes often resulted in Star simply doodling, or drooling about using the wand.
"Nonsense, my dear", King River Johansen-Butterfly replied happily, stroking his parted blonde beard. "She will have all the training she needs from the spellbook once she's ready. I'm sure she'll do just fine." He quelled as his wife nervously paced about the throne room.
"But what if she's not ready? Surely we can wait a short while longer before allowing her to start destroying the kingdom." Moon asked as she began fidgeting with the wand in her hands. "I'm worried about her."
"We just have to see, my love. If she isnt ready to use the wand, then we will consider more drastic measures. Remember, she's still young and far from being as skilled as you were at her age", he suggested. "That may be true", Moon pondered. "But she didn't have the same disadvantages I was struck with. We can't afford to take any chances."
"You worry too much, Moon-pie" He whispered as he grabbed her hands to stop her pacing and pulled her closer. "We just have to let her try. We can manage that much I'm sure?" Queen moon wore a nervous but tired look on her face. She hadn't been sleeping much the days prior, but she softened and smiled worriedly as she kissed the top of her kings head. "I suppose we can. Come. We need to continue preparing for the ceremony," she said as she began ordering servants to gather the people of mewni.
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Meanwhile, across the fields of corn and farmlands surrounding the kingdom, Star found herself creeping behind a massive warnicorn. His mane was long but fierce. His horn was sharp and ready to skewer anything that got too close, as his body was covered in scars and what seemed like tattoos. "Hes just a big 'ole sweetheart" Star mused. As it drank from the shallow pond it resided by, she ran out from her hiding place and jumped onto the beast, her hands gripping its mane as it bucked wildly. "Haha! I got you now! You can't escape from THE Star Butterfly!" She yelled as the muscular and brutally angry horse fought to regain its freedom.
"C'mon cutie! We have a ceremony to get to!" She yelled before digging her heels into its ribs. It reared back in frustration, and took off, thundering down the road as Star began riding it wildly towards the castle. She smiled from heart crested cheek to heart crested cheek as she got closer, hoping to make it in time for the best day of her life.
So far.
"River. I'm beginning to worry. Where do you think she's run off to?" The queen asked. The ceremony began ten minutes ago and they hadn't heard a word from the knights and servants about where Star could be. "Dont fret, love. Do you really think OUR daughter would miss such an event?" The king replied in a bored and tired voice.
As if on cue, the floor of the castle began rumbling, like the whole room was having a private mewniquake. "Oh no. Please. NO NO NO!" The queen silently yelled as the doors of the throne room suddenly burst open, splintering to pieces as a crazed, massive, and VERY angry warnicorn thundered in.
The snorting beast trampled and ran about the throne room, scaring everyone in it except for one, completely elated person: The young princess riding it. She beamed her parents a smile while her steed boomed ever closer to the thrones.
The warnicorn began running straight for the king and queen, who wisely ducked to avoid it, though they both shared an unfazed and bored expression, as if they had been through such an event before. Star easily dismounted the creature in a graceful backflip before it slammed headfirst into the wall behind the thrones. The wall exploded into chunks of rock as the warnicorn shot through, surely seeking to wreak havoc on the townspeople in the distance.
After landing and regaining her composure, Star eagerly bit her lip and began laughing almost insanely as she began reaching for the magic wand she coveted. "Star," the queen began with a warning tone as her eager daughter repeatedly tried to grab what she was holding, "This wand is a big responsibility."
"If it were to fall into the wrong hands, the universe could be destroyed!" she warned, keeping her daughter at bay as best she could. But her words were nothing compared to the screaming excitement of every fiber in Stars body as she swiped the wand from her mother's hands.
Within seconds, the wand began to glow as it was enveloped in a purple swirl of magic. It continued to glow white-hot as it transformed from a guided handle with a gem on the top, to more of an excitable purple semisphere with a handle capped by a heart. Two white wings fluttered on either side of the flat face that was decorated with a yellow star-shaped gem surrounded by hearts.
Star gasped as she held the new wand close to her face, eagerly taking in every detail of its new design. Her eyes practically bulging out of her head as she calmed down and presented herself. She waved the wand around casually in an attempt to dispell her parents look of dismay as she spoke.
"Dont worry mom. I can handle it!" Star cooly said with an eager smile on her face. Though the next few minutes, filled with fire, screams and other sounds of a kingdom in disarray, begged to differ.
"She can't handle it." Both rulers said together in a flat, almost angry tone as they watched the kingdom fall apart from one of the castle towers in the company of a small blue elf creature. Given how quickly Star had nearly destroyed the entire kingdom, it was safe to say they were right.
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"Noooooo!!!" Star cried loudly as she was dragged on the ground, clutching the queen's dress in her hands. Royal knights had been loading her things onto a large carriage pulled by massive creatures that resembled chimeras, seemingly unfazed by the display. "I can be good! Please don't send me to ST. Olga's reform school for wayward princesses!!!!" She screamed loudly as she merely thought of being sent to such a place.
"Sweetheart. We're not sending you there." King river stated as Star finally stopped screaming. "Oh!" Star exclaimed loudly, dusting off her dress. She was relieved at that statement, but her relief was quickly cut off as the queen muttered, "Yet." in a dry tone. She eyed Star with an apprehensive gaze, as her husband spoke calmly.
"We're sending you away to train in a safer dimension." River pointed out. "A place, called, Earth." Star felt a chill go down her spine as she felt a strange feeling wash over her. She didn't know quite what it was, but something about this new place seemed to scream at her. "Earth?" She questioned.
"Manfred!! Open the portal!" He shouted as they all boarded the carriage. Manfred delicately prepared a pair of scissors and thrust them into the air in front of the carriage. Instead of breezing through the air, the blades caught onto a rift, and cut through the very fabric of space itself. As he began cutting upwards, the rift split wider until he grabbed both sides and widened it to a large circle big enough for the carriage.
"Goodbye, Mewni", star muttered to herself as she leaned out the back window of the carriage, wondering when she'd see the beautiful pink sky and magnificent towering structures of her homeland.
The party rode forward through the portal, sent off to another part of space that beckoned to her in a familiar way she couldn't quite comprehend yet. Though no-one saw a strange, muscular, frog-like creature behind the bushes close to where the portal was.
"Heh heh heh heh", it laughed to itself knowingly as it sank down into the bushes. Ready to report the new information that Star Butterfly, and more importantly, her wand, had left the safety of mewni.
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In the distant dimension that housed Earth, earlier that same day, the sun crept out from behind the buildings in the distance as the small town of Echo Creek California was coming awake. The soft orange sky began to take on a blueish tint as the minutes crept by, and the air was warmed by the rays of light that began to wash over everything in sight.
In a small house, tucked to the side of town and littered with cacti and sculptures, a young fourteen-year-old Marco Diaz was wrestled from his sleep by the coming day. He groggily opened his eyes and yawned as he rose from his bed and began his morning routine. He had a big day today, filled with squire duties, swordsmanship training, and of course, hanging out with his bestie. As he got dressed, and the hours of sleep were shaken from his body, he reminisced over the festivities hed take part in throughout the day. He was about to leave his room when he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks, craning his neck towards the door to listen.
He heard familiar voices from outside his room. Voices he hadn't heard in weeks. Upon realizing that they belonged to his parents, he furrowed his brows and released his grip from the doorknob. "That's, not possible..." he shuddered as he backed from his door. There was no way his parents could be outside. They were in another dimension. The Earth dimension, he thought to himself.
But one look at his window told him all he needed to know. The sun was shining gracefully out over the sky, which blazed a calm, cool, collected...Blue. "No..." he muttered softly. "The sky on Mewni is pink.." He knew it had always been this way, as he had spent close to a year on Mewni. The soft color of the atmosphere outside chilled him as he took a step closer to the window.
"There's no way. How is that even possible.." he said softly with a look of complete confusion and worry on his face. "There's no way." He repeated again, this time with an expression that dared the world to prove him wrong. He knew he was on Mewni. there was no way he couldn't be, besides a drunken bender that took him to his home dimension, or another kidnapping. But after opening his door, and stepping outside, he took in the chilling surroundings.
Before him was the quaint hallway of his childhood home. Exactly how it had always been. He glared at the world around him, expecting his best friend to be playing a joke on him. But as he walked down the warm wooden stairs to the living room, he was only further proven wrong, as it was exactly as he remembered. Right down to the worn stairs he stepped over, creaking in the exact same ways.
This can't be possible. I should still be on Mewni... He thought to himself. He would have spent the next lifetime contemplating where he really was, had it not been for a familiar voice that jarred him out of his thinking.
"Hola mijo! Its a nice day for school, though if you don't hurry, I worry you might miss the bus!" His father, Raphael Diaz exclaimed from the kitchen. He and his wife, Angie Diaz were sitting at the kitchen table, idly chatting as marco approached them. His mouth dropped open for the third time since waking up, while he took in his surroundings.
"Mom? Dad? What are you two doing here?" He asked in complete shock. "Well son, we DO live here too. At least, when we aren't on vacation." Raphael replied jokingly. Marco shook his head and took a moment to breathe, careful to avoid a classic 'Marco-moment.' "No, you dont. How did you get to Mewni? Why does the castle have more of the house here?" Marco caught his breath. "Where Star ?" he asked with a worried look.
"Marco, are you feeling okay?" His mother asked, concerned. "Who is Star? And what is this 'Mewni' youre talking about, son?" His father asked equally concerned. "Did you perhaps have a dream that you can't shake off?"
"No," Marco replied dryly, getting angry. "Star! My best friend! She lives just on the other side of the castle!" Marco shouted as he headed for the door. "I'll show you!"
He marched to the door and opened it quickly, fully expecting to see a sprawling village or a towering castle to prove this was all a joke. He instead stopped coldly, staring through the threshold in shock, as all the color drained from his face. Outside his front door stood none of the grandeur and decor of a castle, but a simple street with a pleasant morning sky shining above it. The same street he grew up on.
"Son, if you feel under the weather, tell us. We won't send you to school if you're sick." His father asked calmly. "No dad, I dont feel sick. Im fine." Marco replied coldly as he stared out the door.
He heaved a shaky breath and turned around, feeling as though he was dreaming. There was a different feeling in the air as he walked calmly to the living room, searching for any sign of Star. However, there was none. No laser puppies, no picture of Star, no movies on the floor, but most shockingly, there was no damage.
"Dad, do you know anything about an exchange student that stays here?" he asked calmly, but with a tinge of his classic worry. Seeing the look on his son's face, Raphael began to take on an edge of seriousness as well. "My boy, we haven't had any visitors stay here for at least a year. Are you sure you're okay?"
Taking a slow breath to calm his nerves, Marco spoke. "Yeah... I'm fine," he said shakily. "Dad, what day is it?" Raphael looked at Angie, who shrugged, and returned his gaze to Marco. "Well son, its January 18th. Why?"
Marco reeled as he began to silently question if this was all some stupid joke. "W-what...year is it...?" He felt as though he didn't want to hear the answer to that question, but part of him was also sure that any second now, Star would just jump out and surprise him.
"The year's 2015, Marco, now tell us what's wrong." His mother answered impatiently. She couldn't stand to see her boy look so worried, but he suddenly calmed down completely, releasing a slow, almost laughing breath. "Okay. Thanks, mom. Yeah, I guess I just had a bad dream or something. Dont worry about it," he replied as he calmly walked to the kitchen to collect his bag. "Are you sure?" His mother asked, concerned with his wellbeing.
"Yeah, mom. I'm fine," He lied, still reeling from the realization that he wasnt in the same dimension, let alone the same time that he fell asleep in. "I just need to get to school, and I'm sure I'll feel better." "There's no way this could be real. Star couldn't pull off such an elaborate prank like this." He thought to himself.
"I'll have to play along and catch her off guard. I dont know what she bribed my parents with, but I'll catch her mid-slip and ruin this lousy prank. Not all of us have time for this, Star.
Marco slowly walked to the door with a knowing smile and waved his parent's goodbye. As he walked out and closed the door behind him, Raphael turned to his wife with worry and asked: "Who is this 'Star' person he is asking about?" She looked at the door and sighed. "I have no idea. Hopefully, he gets better."
Marco walked quickly to the bus stop, drinking in his surroundings and marveling at the detail put into it. An eager grin was plastered on his face as he pondered how he would catch Star in the act. As the bus rolled around the corner, two boys walked up behind him and gave him a pat on the back. "Marco! What's up, player! You look like you just rolled out of bed. Hope you're ready for Miss Skullnicks test today." Ferguson exclaimed. He was excited but quickly calmed down as he saw Marcos' face sink at his words.
"She got you too huh?" He asked with a depressed tone. Ferguson looked at him and after a couple of seconds, he smiled. "Well yeah dude, everyone has to take the test. It's not specifically for you. Jeez, what's up with you today?" Marco chuckled and shook his head before beaming a wide smile at Ferguson and Alphonzo. "Gee, I have NOOOO idea man. Guess I'll just have to see, huh?"
Ferguson looked surprised and before Alphonzo could ask what the heck was going on, the bus pulled around the corner to pick the three up. Marco and his friends climbed aboard the bus and sat down near the back. Marco decided to sit alone, his smile fading slowly as he began to question his own theory.
They have to be in on it. This is the same bus i used to ride every day, so it wouldn't be hard for Star to mimic this part. But when i get to school it'll all fall apart. He grinned widely to himself and said silently, "Today is going to be interesting."
AUTHORS NOTE
Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of the story I'm planning on making. It's not the most original, but I hope you all enjoy the questionable instances that arise when someone changes fate or accepts what's coming to them.
Feel free to leave a review of it so far and please let me know if I got a detail wrong. Thanks and see you soon! BUH BYYYEEE
~Mr. Ronald Reagan
