Marco ran home, hiding from his parents who knew he should have been in school and slipped upstairs. It was hard being the safe kid, he never skipped school but this was for Star, she was in trouble and this was the only way to get her back! He was sure that the King and Queen would have told him that Star would be leaving if she was meant to go, something was up and he didn't like it.
Finally he reached his closet and pulled out that dress that star let him keep that one time; there was also that wig piece that he could clip on. Marco ran to the bathroom and stripped, grabbing his emergency fanny pack and pulling it on and putting his clothes in it before slipping on the dress. Thank goodness this dress was poofy enough to hide the fanny pack. Marco then grabbed a handful of his mother's makeup and started to carefully put it on his face; he knew these things, he has had many roommates in the past.
The Diaz boy then grabbed the dimensional scissors out of the fanny pack and cut a hole, walking through the portal.
"Princess Pony Head…" Marco hissed across the hall.
"Earth Turd?" she mumbled, crossing her cell to look through the bars at him.
"Yeah, its me. I'm coming in." Marco scrunched up his arm so it went through the sleeve, reaching down to the fanny pack that was way too full and after a few minutes he found a bobbypin. He reached the handle and started to pick the lock before opening the door and letting himself inside.
"What are you doing here? Where is B-Fly?"
"Thats why Im here. She was taken by someone who wanted princesses, so I figured this would be the place they would strike next."
"Is that why you're in that ugly getup again?"
"Hey it looks good on me!"
"Ha! Yeah, Earth Turd whatever you say."
Marco moved over to the window, looking up at the sky with a squint. "They are coming…"
"What is they again?"
"Some sort of… cloud. It took Star and vanished with her after knocking her out. I suspect it will do the same to us… so be prepared and-"
There was a crash; many walls had just been broken into at once and many princesses held their hands to their ears.
Marco reached a hand over to grab Pony Head, but his attempts failed as two hands reached in and grabbed the two of them, pulling them into the sky. It felt like everything was being squeezed out of him but at the same time he was floating in air. He struggled, knowing his attempts wouldn't work and knew he had to act the part of the damsel in distress.
"I will find you at the other side…" he finished before his spine straightened and his mouth started to taste burnt.
It didn't feel like much, he was out like a light.
A small piece of paper floated down to Princess Pony Heads room:
Dear St. Olga's,
We regret to inform you that these princesses have been taken somewhere else due to the sudden breakout that happened a few months ago. Kings and Queens were not happy with the outcome of what happened to their children and have requested a better school. Your princesses shall be safe and do not worry, we have it all under control.
Marco awoke surrounded by other princesses from St. Olga's, laying on the dirty floor. His dress was slightly singed and his hair was messed up, that didn't make him very pleased considering how much he put into all of this in such a short amount of time; it came out great and now this.
He surveyed the area around him, making sure that he couldn't see any security cameras around before getting up and pushing the wayward princesses around him to try and wake them. It was then that he saw a unicorn head on the ground and ran over to it, picking Pony Head up and giving her a small shake.
"Pony Head, get up."
"I… wha? Earth Turd?"
"Yeah yeah its me again. Now we have to find Star, come on!"
"B-Fly… I, yeah." she started to float and looked around. "Where are we?"
"I don't… I don't know, but I do know that Star is around here somewhere and we need to find her!"
"Yeah! Let's go!"
Marco got up and pulled up his dress, starting to run towards the exit before getting grabbed and pulled away.
"Hey let go of me!"
"No," a voice boomed "you cannot wander just yet. You didn't think it would be that easy to get away, would you? You were brought here for a reason."
A pout met his lips as he slowly moved back to where he was, all the girls now making a line as they watched the air in front of them like it was a living being.
"Now please," the voice spoke again "show me your power and then you shall leave."
"Power?" Marco mumbled as a brow was raised.
"Yes, child. Show me what powers you have."
"I don't have any."
"I know."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Princess Pony Head, show me your power."
"How do you know me?"
"If you wish to wander free, show me your power."
Pony Head thought this one over before turning over to Marco with a nod. "I don't have any."
"Yes you do."
"But how did you-"
"I know, now show me your power."
She waited a few seconds before giving in, there was only one way to find Star and if that meant giving in then that was what it was going to be! She leaned down and aimed her horn towards the voice, shooting a small beam before smirking at the new hole in the wall.
"There ya go, now lemme wander free."
"You are free to wander."
Marco and her darted off, scampering down the hall and plunging into the darkness that was ahead.
They ran and ran, looking into some of the rooms as they did. They were going to grab Star and get out with the dimensional scissors. Everything would be fine, they would contact the King and Queen and tell them what was going on and all of these problems would be solved. Right? Right.
Marco then stopped, feeling this sort of buzz within his gut as he turned to face the wall.
"Earth Turd let's go!"
He raised a hand to wave her off. "No, there's something off here…"
"Ugh! Come on! Star is in danger here I bet! Or she's lookin for a way out too but either way we gatta find her!"
Marco moved his other arm up and pressed it against the wall. Feeling the bricks as he did, there was one that didn't seem to be in the right place. "Here…" he mumbled, pushing down on it.
A door opened within the wall, a green light illuminating around them as they walked into the room.
And there she was… Star Butterfly.
