Prologue:

Someone I Once Knew

"You know how I feel about this Star…" The Queen sighs as she rubs her temples, leaving her throne and descending down the stairs to meet face to face with her daughter.

Star Butterfly gulped as she intertwined her fingers in her hair nervously, Marco stood next to her, giving her a soft nudge on the arm and a wink, to let her know that everything will be okay.

"There is greater evil now lurking in the shadows-Ludo was or is practically harmless to the future foes, you may face!" Star's mother said angrily as she snapped her fingers; the wand appeared in a blue light, the wand may have had an upgrade, as Marco put it, but the wand was still missing- "And now the wand… " her tone became softer as she stared deeply at the cleaved star jewel in the centre of the want, she bites her cheek and faces her daughter, "…missing the other half, you wont be able to use your powers in full without it!" her voice boomed, echoing throughout the Palace Hall. For a moment, Star could stand in silent, unsure now her next move be and… she admittedly knew her mother was right about the future foes… she glances back at Marco.

The young Spanish boy looks back and gives his best friend a thumbs up, Star takes a deep breath and composes herself.

"Please Mom…!" Star begged "Try to understand, it's not just Mewny I have to protect- it's also Earth…!"

"I-I know Star; but-"

"Please!" Marco begged "I will stand by her! Protect her! I-"

The Queen raised her hand and the young man was silent; she took a deep breath and looked back to your daughter. "Are you sure?"

Star nods back confidently. Her mother could only shake her head and passes the wand back to her little hell raiser. "Alright." she sighs.

Star smiles brightly as she places a firm hand on the wand, The Queen stares, not letting go of the wand just yet. "Star… what happened at the castle? And whom was it that you faced?" Slowly letting go of the wand, holding her hands together neatly as she posed herself.

"Welllllll…" started Star as she chewed on her wand, "Marco was kidnapped by this big creepy crocodile guy…-

"Who dresses like a lawyer." Marco added. Star nodded and hitched in her giggles.

"And his name is…" she snorts "Toffee…!"

For that moment, Queen Moon Butterfly shuddered and with a low whisper; "Toffee…?"

Marco laughs; "I mean what kind of name is that?" a little snort exits as he laughs, Star grins an jumps in the conversation "Hehe, yeah! It's like a name for a pet!" as the two laugh, the Queen cleared her throat, "No-" she said loudly, it was loud enough to make Star and Marco halt their laughter and silenced.

"Not a pet…" she started, her hands clasped together and sighs " A name like that… may belong for a servant… a companion…" he voice becomes softer, "A friend."

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