(Marco's P.O.V)
"MARCO!" Star practically screamed as she ran up to me. I turned towards her.
"Hey Star. What's up?" I asked. Star's face was suddenly consumed in a massive grin.
"The Stars..." She laughed, pointing up to the sky. I rolled my eyes and began walking home, Star following suit.
"Very funny, Star. Well done..." I muttered sarcastically, but yet a big smirk was still evident on my face.
"I've been waiting to use that one for ages!" Star bounced up and down as she skipped in front of me.
"Hey, hey Marco?"
"Yeah?"
"Wanna go to another dimension later?" I stopped walking.
"I dunno, Star... Isn't that a little risky? With all the drama that happened with Toffee and stuff... Not only that, but half of your wand is missing. To add more problems, aren't your parents keeping a close eye on you?" I asked, rubbing the back of my head.
"Well, yeah... But that's exactly why I want to go to another dimension! It's kind of cramp with all this stuff happening... You know I hate being kept locked up! I'm a wildcat! A wild beast! The untamable monster! The-"
"Yeah, Star. I get it. It depends on what dimension you want to go to. We can't go to any dimensions where we're most likely to get in fights. - Especially if they're with monsters." I said. For a moment, my mind flashed to the monster tentacle that was once my arm.
"You can treat the symptoms, but you'll never cure the virus..."
I shivered. I'm hoping that's just an empty threat.
"YES! Thank you, Marco!" Star screeched, crushing him in the death grip she called a "hug."
"You probably would have gone anyways." I muttered patting her back, but being sure to avoid her wings. I wonder what it's like to have those small little wings on your back...
Star stepped back. "Yeah. That's probably true." Star muttered, chewing on her wand.
"You really shouldn't do that. That's supposed to be a family treasure and you're chewing on it." I pointed out.
"Meh."
"Star. I'm serious. You really should be more careful with that thing. It has the power to destroy dimensions in the wrong hands. It's not a toy."
"Yeaahhhh! I know, Marco! I hear this all the time. I get it! But it's a habit!" Star whined. I sighed.
"We need to get you something to chew on..."
"Marco! Marco, you ready?" Star shouted from her room.
"One minute!" I shouted back. I picked up my safety pack and put it around my waist, under my hoodie. Its always better to be prepared when your going to another dimension - especially if your going with Star.
"Alright! I'm coming!" I looked around my room one last time, going through my mental checklist incase I may have forgotten something. I reluctantly closed my door, an uneasy feeling washing over me.
"C'mon Marco! Hurry up!" Star moaned.
"Geez. Calm down, I said I'm coming." I said as I stepped into her room, closing her door behind me. Star squealed, dimension scissors in her hand.
"Let's go! C'mon! Let's go already!" Star whined.
"Alright, alright. I'm here. Now we can go. But before we do-" I didn't have enough time to even ask her my question when she grabbed my arm and ripped a hole into the fabric of time, pulling me with her.
I screamed as we fell through a dark void.
"STAR! What did you do?!" I screamed. Star laughed like a maniac.
"I don't know! I'm sending us to a completely random place!" Star cackled.
"WHAT?! Your doing WHAT?! Star! You can't do that! Do you have any idea how-" My body slammed into the ground. I wheezed.
"Ohh... I think I broke something.." I muttered, trying to catch my breath. Great, I was winded and probably bruised. - Scratch that. I'm pretty sure I broke a rib...
"Marco! Marco! Look, look!" Star squealed, pulling me up. Everything spun for a few seconds before my vision cleared.
I looked to what Star was pointing to, clutching my ribs at the same time.
"Woah..." I muttered in amazement. This place reminded me of Mewni... With all the rainbows and that. But there was a clear difference. For starters, all the castles were missing and there was only one village. Despite that, the village looked pretty rich. There was a crystal mine towards the east.
Probably why it looks so rich...
Flowers decorated the surroundings of the village along with a clear meadow in the middle of the village. A bright rainbow covered the sky but something was off about it...
That's when I realised it had more then the normal colours. There was gold, black, silver, and even brown added to it. How does that even work? Overall it looked pretty amazing with the different colours.
People - I think they were people... Who knows. - Walked around, busy with their everyday lives. I noticed that the streets weren't made out of dirt or some kind of rock, but instead it was all grass with crystals imbedded to help guide you. A lot of the houses also had crystals covering the roof and sides.
"This place is amazing..." I muttered.
"Isn't it? It doesn't look like they're any monsters! Looks to me like we can just walk around freely!" Star grinned, looking at me expectantly with big eyes. I looked back to the village and scanned the population. It didn't look dangerous or like there was any monsters or enemies around...
I sighed. "Fine. But we'll have to go back soon. Who knows when your parents will check up on you again."
"YES! I promise you, you won't regret this Marco!" Star grabbed my arm and dragged me down the hill we were on top of down to the village. My ribs heaved painfully at the action.
That's not good...
"C'mon! Hurry! I wanna explore!" Star squealed.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Just slow down for a sec." I wretched my arm from Star's grip. I slowly regained my breath. "Alright. Let's go." I said as I completely regained my breath.
"Marco? Are you okay?" Star asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. I just needed a minute to catch up on my breath."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted so recklessly." Star apologized. I put my hand on her shoulder, trying to momentarily ignore the burning pain in my ribs.
"Its okay, Star."
"Are you sure?" Star looked away, an unsure look on her face. She was most likely thinking back to the Toffee incident.
"I'm sure. Now let's go." I took Star's hand and led her down to the village.
Star smiled at me as we jogged towards the crystallized village.
"This place is amazing, Marco!" Star shouted, running up to me.
"Yeah. It's so peaceful. I wouldn't mind coming here again."
"Really?!"
"Yeah." I smiled. Star hugged me.
"Then we'll come back in a few days!" Star squealed. A cold feeling washed over me, the uneasy feeling from earlier coming back in full force. My body filled with dread.
"I don't think you'll have the chance..." Someone said. I spun around to see a monster. It wasn't Ludo's kind of monster. (Pathetic, weak, loser, sorry excuse for a monster, etc.)
This one actually looked threatening. I could see it's muscles bulging from here. - Unless the muscles were actually a part of its body, (breed of monsters) then we're gonna be in one heck of a fight.
"Who are you?" I asked, getting into a fighting stance.
"The one about to eliminate you." The red monster replied, before charging towards us.
I moved to the side just as 'he'(?) swung his fist at me. The wind from the attack caught me by surprise. It was definitely a strong punch. Just one hit and he'll break a bone. I can't afford to get hit even once by this guy!
I dodged a few more of his punches, the violent nature to each hit keeping my guard up. I could hear Star behind me, blasting other monsters with her magic. I felt a lot safer knowing Star had my back, however I was also worried. Was she facing the same kind of monster I was?
I ducked when the monster went to capture my face with his large hand. Time seemed to slow down (or maybe it did because of the hamsters on the time wheel) as his hand passed by the top of my face. Fear spiked through me. If he actually managed to grab me, then he could probably crush my skull with his hand! What the heck?!
I jumped back and prepared myself, watching the monster's every move.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I am nothing but a mere solider." The monster replied. Mere? Just a 'mere solider?' Like heck!
"For who?" I stared at him cautiously.
"You will find out when he comes to take control of this pathetic dimension."
"Whats your name?"
"What is this? An interview?" The monster sneered. I thought about it.
"Actually, yeah. Why not? I'll need your name, age, height, preferences, specialties and qualifications." I grinned. The monster roared at me, its eyes turning red. Now I've messed up. I'm screwed.
"My name is Redturner!" He roared before charging at me. I didn't even have enough time to move to the side, as he headbutted my stomach. The air was forced out of me as I flew through the air. I tumbled onto the ground, little rocks - and I think a few crystals digging into my skin.
"Ah! Ow! Wait, what?" Words escaped my mouth before I slammed into a wall which cracked behind me. "That's gonna leave a mark..."
I groggily stood up, trying to not trip on my own feet. The pain in my ribs was back, full force but far worse. Like bad. Like really bad. Like seriouslyreallybad. Like - I think you get the message. I ended up tripping on... I'm assuming my own feet because I don't even know what I tripped on. I hunched over on the ground. I expected to end up vomiting, but instead I coughed up blood.
"What the...?" I muttered, staring dizzily as my blood stained the grass. I looked up to see RedTurner stomping towards me. I looked at Star trying to blast the monster's and be overwhelmed by their numbers. I looked at the burning buildings surrounding me, the warrior's capturing the population. I watched as the large crystal that could be seen throughout the town, cracked and exploded. I listened to the screams of despair as all this happened.
I watched as a crystal by my feet burnt to dust.
A feeling of despair washed over me, as I felt all of their despair.
