A/N: Hi everyone, I'm here with another update. I'm super happy to see that soo many of you like my story and support me with positive feedback :). I'm sorry if 1 update per week isn't enough for some people, but this way I have enough time to make sure that the chapters are written the way I want them to be, plus rushing this story out too fast would kinda ruin it, I think... Anyway, I hope I'm doing a good job with capturing the shows lightheated style and sense of humor, since I do try to keep it as close to thr show as possiblle, with my own little touch, of course!
That aside, here a the replies to guest reviews:
Melvis Monroe: I think I hit her character perfectly. I was aiming to show off her strict side (which is VERY obvious in the show) but also her kind and caring side towards Star. I think I did a pretty good job with it, but hey, everyone has their own opinion.
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Star vs. The Forces of Evil: My Star
Chapter 2
Pony express
Marco was woken up by the sound of his alarm clock, then reached for it and turned it off by pressing a small button on it. He then sat up and yawned loudly, covering his mouth with his hand, got out of bed, and made his way to the bathroom.
Once inside, he brushed his teeth and flossed, a thing one should never forget, combed his hair and lastly put on his usual red hoodie and blue jeans, then made his way downstairs for breakfast.
"Morning mom, morning dad!" He greeted his parents while pulling out a chair and sitting down.
"Good morning son!" His father responded with a smile and continued reading the newspaper, which was written in Spanish.
His mother brought him a plate with a piece of toast, two poached eggs and three strips of crispy bacon on it, then greeted him "Good morning Marco. Sleep well?"
"Yeah, I guess" he responded with a shrug, then but a piece of bacon with his fork and knife and put it in his mouth. He chewed it for a few seconds before swallowing, then looked around the kitchen curiously and noticed the absence of a certain magical princess from another dimension, and spoke "Hasn't Star come down yet? She never misses bacon day..."
"She's probably still asleep. Why don't you go wake her up?" His mother told him. Marco took the piece of toast that was on his plate and ate it on his way upstairs to Star's room.
He knocked on her door and shouted "Star, what's taking you so long?!"
No reply came, so Marco again knocked on the door and asked "Star?"
Again, nothing. Marco sighed in annoyance, then opened the door "Star, unless you hurry, we're gonna miss the bu-"
Marco widened his eyes at the sight that was before him; Star was sitting upright on her bed, in the same spot he had left her yesterday, with her wide open, staring into oblivion and making a snoring sound with her mouth. Her alarm clock was ringing but that didn't seem to bother her at all.
"Star!?" Marco exclaimed, then ran to her bed and shut the alarm clock off. He then snapped his fingers in front of her face a few times, but she gave no response and kept on 'sleeping', or whatever it was that she was doing.
"Great, what am I going to do about this?" Marco spoke, referring to Star. He thought for a few moments, then smirked, cleared his throat, and spoke in a voice that sounded exactly like Queen Butterfly's "Star! Your carriage to St. Olga's has arrived, hurry now!"
Star jumped out of her bed and grabbed Marco by his collar, drew him in so that their noses were almost touching, then yelled at the top of her lungs "No! Not St. Olga's! Anything but St. Olga's!"
She breather brother frantically and had a wild look on her face, but after a few moments she calmed down and asked "Marco?"
"Hey... would you mind, ya know, letting go of me?" Marco awkwardly replied.
Star blinked twice, then realised the position she was holding Marco in and shoved him backwards, causing him to trip and fall over. "Marco, how did you sound exactly like my mom just now?" Star curiously asked him.
Marco get up from the floor and shrugged. "It's a talent" he bluntly stated.
Star scratched her head, then curiously asked: "Alright but, why are you in my room?" She then jumped and pointed at him with her finger" *gasp* were you peeking on me were you!?" she accused him
"WHAT!? NO!" Marco protested without a moment of hesitation, then spoke "I came in here to wake you up, since you weren't at the breakfast table like you normally are" Marco explained.
Star raised an eyebrow "Breakfast? At this hour?". She then saw the sun shining through her window, and looked at her clock; it was 7:26 AM, which meant that school would start in roughly half an hour.
Star widened her eyes and spoke in a surprised voice "It's morning? How!?"
"Well, the Sun usually comes back up after it goes down you know..." Marco explained, and Star shot him an angry look "I know that! What I mean it, how is it morning already if I was just about to go to sleep?"
Marco replied "You kinda spaced out after your parents left, so I pushed you over to your bed and went to sleep myself"
Star placed her free hand under her chin and made a thoughtful expression "Guess I must have fallen asleep without realising it then. But now that you mention it, I do remember having this crazy dream. Yeah, my parents gave me a new star crystal for my wand, then told me that I had to get married in 7 days! How crazy is that, huh?" Star spoke in a cheerful voice.
"Um, Star that... wasn't a dream." Marco replied.
Star blinked at him a few times, and broke into laughter "Yeah right! There I no way that would ever-" She stopped and made a surprised expression when she noticed that she was holding her wand that now looked like brand new. "Huh?" She uttered.
Star stared at her wand for a few moments in silence, then spoke in horror "My wand! Wait! If my wand is here, then that means that... that... *gulp* that it wasn't just a dream?"
"Yeah, that's what it means..." Marko slowly replied, and Star took a few moments to process the meaning of his words, then spoke "But, if that wasn't a dream then that means-" she froze as reality hit her like a 1000-ton freight train, put both hands on her head, and exclaimed at the top of her lungs"I'm getting married!?"
"Now Star, calm down..." Marco told her in a soothing voice, trying to prevent her from going completely crazy.
"Marco! This is totally super duper bad!" Star shouted.
"I know, but now's not the time to think about this. We have to hurry if we wanna eat breakfast and catch the bus on time..." Marco explained.
Star frowned angrily "You seriously thinking about school now!?" She angrily exclaimed.
"Sorry, but education is important! I promise that once we come back home, I'll help you figure out a way to get out of this situation, alright?" Marco asked her. Star sighed, then replied with a grumpy voice "Fine... but no excuses!" she warned him, then held out her free hand and held out her pinkie finger, and stated "Pinkie swear?"
Marco rolled his eyes "Star, that kind of thing is for girls, boys" he commented. Star shot him an angry look and started tapping her foot while still holding out her hand. "OK-OK! Jeez!" Marco spoke, then linked his pinkie finger with her's, thereby making the contract.
"Happy?"
"Yep!" Star cheerfully replied.
"Good. Now let's go downstairs and eat already." Marco commented and the two made their way downstairs, Star grabbing her backpack along the way.
Once they were down, Mrs. Diaz greeted her "Good morning Star! You want poached eggs, or scrambled?"
"Poached, please. Oh, and I want my toast-"
"Extra crispy, I know." Mrs. Diaz cut in, then chuckled and spoke: "You've been in our house long enough for me to remember how you like your toast, sweetheart!" Mrs. Diaz joked, then placed the plate with Star's breakfast on the table.
Mrs. Diaz saw a saddened expression on Star's face, so she asked "Is everything alright? You're usually more jumpy that Marco when he eats too much sugar at once" she commented
"Hey! That stuff is the definition of evil!" Marco argued, then spoke in a grim voice "The more you eat, the more you want to and before you know it, your body starts twitching, your eyes become bloodshot, and all you can think about is more sugar" Marco finished, then wrapped his arms around his body and shivered violently.
"I'm pretty sure that's just you Marco" Star commented, then turned her gaze towards Marco's mother and spoke "You don't have to worry about me, it's just that, well..."
Mrs. Diaz gave her a curious look and asked in an equally curious voice "What is it darling?"
"I may have to leave soon..." Star finished with a saddened voice.
"What! Why?" Marco's mother asked in a surprised voice.
Marco spoke, knowing that it would be easier for him to explain than it would be for Star "Her parents came to visit yesterday evening, and told her that she has to get married to some stuck-up aristocrat by the end of the week..."
Marco's mother gasped in shock "That's terrible! Why in the world would they make you do such a thing?" The woman asked.
"Because" Star replied "The law says that I have to, otherwise I'll get disinherited and thrown out of the kingdom!"
"Say what now!" Mr. Diaz exclaimed, putting down his newspaper and making an angry expression "That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard since the government made a law where you can be fined for harassing Bigfoot!"
"Wait, that's... that's actually a thing?" Marco asked in a confused voice, and his dad nodded in response. (A/N: I am not even joking, this is an actual law in Washington... I don't even...)
Star hung her head "It's not their fault... this law is part of the Mewman tradition, and I'm kinda obliged to follow it. *sigh* I really wish I didn't have to, though because I love it here on earth!" Star finished.
Marco's mother put a hand on her shoulder and spoke in a comforting voice "Don't worry you head over it dear. If I know on thing about you, it's that things usually work out for both you and Marco, and I'm certain that they will do so again!"
"Exactly Star!" Marco exclaimed, causing Star to turn her head to him. "I already told you, I'll help you figure a way out of this, or my name isn't Marco Diaz!" Marco proudly exclaimed.
Star smiled brightly "You know what? You guys are right! Star Butterfly will not take this sitting down!"
"That's the spirit!" Marco's father exclaimed. He then picked up and a carton of orange juice and shook it, then told Marco "Marco, could you go get some more orange juice? It's inside the bottom drawer next to the fridge"
"Sure thing dad" Marco responded, and stood up from his chair and made his way to the drawer. Upon opening and sticking his hand into it, he felt something soft and moist inside, causing him to raise an eyebrow.
"Huh? Thus doesn't feel like orange juice" he commented, then bent down to take a closer look.
He stared at the drawer for a few moments and soon spotted two yellow eyes inside, staring at him angrily. Next, he heard a grown, and then finally noticed a set of sharp teeth inside a long, green, scaly mouth.
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
On the bus
"Sorry!" Star apologized to Marco, who was sitting next to her "I never thought that the little guy would run off and hide in the drawer!"
"Little guy!?" Marco exclaimed in disbelief "Star, that was a 15-foot crocodile that nearly bit my head off! Where did you even find that thing!? And what possessed you to bring into our house!?"
Star replied "Marco, that poor innocent fella was locked inside some big metal cage along with his family, and those cruel people were putting him on display and even charging money for it! I had to free them!"
"You broke him out of the Zoo!?" Marco exclaimed in disbeloef. Star shrugged while sheepishly smiling. Just then, the bus stopped and Star enthusiastically exclaimed: "We're here!". She then stood up and motioned for Marco to do the same, and the two exited the bus.
Marco and Star made their way to the lockers, where they retrieved their books and went to class. When they came to the classroom, they peeked inside through the door and saw that Miss Skullnick had yet to arrive.
"See Marco? We made it with plenty of time to spare!" Star cheerfully told him.
"Yeah, well you're lucky that I woke you up, otherwise, you'd probably still be spacing out in your room right now" Marco responded.
Star remembered that, and asked, "By the way, where did you learn to do that thing?"
"What thing?" Marco curiously asked.
"Ya know, the thing where you sounded like my mom. That was pretty impressive!" Star responded.
Marco waved his hand "Oh that! Pfff! I used to watch some show about changing your voice when I was small, so it wasn't anything special!"
This raised Star's curiosity, and she asked: "Can you do other people as well?"
Marco smiled and proudly stated "Of course! You just name them and be amazed!"
Star made a thoughtful expression while rubbing her chin with one hand, then spoke: "How about Pony Head?"
Marco cleared his throat, then spoke "Hey there best bestie! I heard that there's gonna be this totally awesome party, and cannot wait to go there with my best bestie!"
Star clapped her hands in delight, Marco having nailed Pony Head's voice.
"That was awesome Marco! Hmm... try Ludo!" Star demanded.
Marco closed his eyes and cleared his throat, then re-opened them and exclaimed "You got lucky this time, Star Butterfly! But the next time we see each other, the wand shall be mine!"
Marco, again, completely nailed the voice, and Star laughed in delight. "You're really good at this!" she stated.
"I know" Marco casually stated with a smirk, and then proclaimed "I can do pretty much any voice."
"Uh, do Miss Skullnick now!" Star demanded.
Marco playfully rolled his eyes. "C'mon, that the best you got?" he sarcastically asked, cleared his throat, and then spoke in Miss Skullnick's voice "All right you brats, I hope you're ready for another surprise quiz!"
Star started laughing at that, but then widened her eyes in horror as she noticed that Miss Skullnick was standing behind Marco and angrily tapping her foot. She gulped, then spoke in a nervous voice "Um, Marco..."
"No talking in class, miss Butterfly, otherwise, I'm going to have to give you detention since I have nothing better to do than make your lives miserable!" Marco angrily spoke back, still imitating Miss Skullnick.
"Marco, you might wanna-"
"I said be quiet, or do you want me to start complaining about my failed love life again!" Marco responded, then broke into laughter. He then looked at Star, who had a worried and nervous look on her face, and jokingly spoke "Oh come on Star, where's your sense of humor? It's not like that old troll is ever gonna find out anyway"
Star slowly raised her hand so that it was level with her chest, and then extended her index finger so that it was now pointing above Marco's head. The boy raised an eyebrow, slowly turned his head, and then recoiled in shock upon seeing an angry Miss Skullnick standing behind him with her arms crossed.
Marco smiled sheepishly and spoke in a nervous voice "Oh, Miss Skullnick! I didn't *gulp* see you there? Um, how are you doing?"
The woman/troll stared at him angrily, then spoke in a sarcastic voice "Oh, I'm doing just wonderful! In fact, since you're so interested in my 'failed love-life', I'm going to tell you all about it during detention!"
"But I-"
Marco was about to argue, but Miss Skullnick angrily growled at him, so he merely sighed and stated "Yes Miss Skullnick"
"Good! Now get inside the classroom, unless you want double detention, Diaz!" She angrily exclaimed, then went inside the classroom, Star and Marco following her inside.
The two sat down at their desks, and Marco slammed his forehead on his desk and uttered "Detention again..."
"Look on the bright side" Star stated, causing Marco to look at her curiously "At least we both didn't get detention!" Star cheerfully finished, after which the two were warned to pay attention as class started. Seeing that Marco was feeling down, she whispered "Don't worry, I'll wait for you until your detention is over"
"Thanks" Marco silently replied with a smile, and Star gave him a thumbs-up. The two yhen started paying attention to Miss Skullnick's lecture, lest they get caught.
After class
"So, wanna hang out a bit?" Hope (A/N: One of the girls in the show in named 'Hope') asked Jackie and Janna as the three were putting some things into their lockers and were about to leave school.
"Sounds cool" Jackie replied, then asked, "What do you wanna do?"
Janna smiled, then enthusiastically stated, "I heard there was this new display on medieval torture instruments at the local museum, we could totally go there!"
Jackie gave her a doubtful look, closed her locker, then spoke: "Um, how about we just go to the mall and get some slushies or something?"
"Also good" Janna casually replied.
As the three girls were walking down the hall towards the exit, they spotted Star standing next to the school's water fountain and waving her wand.
"Hey there birthday-girl!" Jackie shouted, gaining Star's full attention. "Oh hi!" Star replied, and the three made their way over to her.
"Wanna come to the mall with us? We're getting slushies" Jackie told her.
Star jumped from excitement and spoke, "You mean those magical drinks that are made of mysterious liquid ice?"
"Actually, it's just crushed ice with flavour but... yeah. Wanna come?" Jackie again asked with a smile.
"Of course I-" Star started, then remembered that she had promised Marco to wait for him, and continued "Sorry, I can't. I promised Marco that I would wait for him till he gets out of detention"
Jackie chuckled at the thought of Marco getting detention yet again, and then asked "Alright, but what are you doing here at the fountain? Wouldn't you rather just sit down on a bench or something?"
"Because I'm working on this little fella right here" Star replied, then pointed at the fountain. The three girls leaned forward and spotted a big orange fish swimming inside.
"A fish?" Jackie asked in a confused voice.
Star nodded. "I'm trying out a new spell that should make it smarter, watch!" Star stated, then pointed her wand at the fish, focused, and uttered "Super duper smartie pants!"
Her wand began to glow, and a beam of pink light shot at the fish, causing it to glow as well. After it stopped, the fish used its front fins to climb out of the fountain, stood up on its tail, put on a top-hat and a monocle and spoke with a British accent "My dear, I do thank you for freeing me from that accursed fountain! Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go visit my cousin Bradley in central pond. Tally ho!" It finished, then walked off.
"Huh, I guess that worked..." Star commented as the four girls stared in the direction the fish had gone off to. Janna suddenly realised something, raised an eyebrow, and asked: "I thought you said that your wand didn't work?"
"Oh, my parents came to visit me and gave me a new crystal for it, so now it works again," Star explained.
"Your folks came to visit?" Jackie asked, to which Star nodded. "When? I didn't see them"
"Oh, they came after you all had already left" Star explained.
"That's a shame, I've always wanted to meet your parents. But hey, maybe they'll come to next year's party, right?" Jackie stated.
Star dropped her cheerful expression and Janna, who was the first to notice this, asked: "What's wrong?"
"There won't really be a 'next year's party'..." Star sadly explained.
"Why not?" Jackie curiously asked.
Star sighed, and then replied, "Well, after my parents gave me my present, they told me that I have to get married and go back to Mewni for princess training, meaning that I have to leave Earth..."
"They did what now!?" Jackie exclaimed in a shocked voice, and both Janna and Hope widened their eyes in shock.
Star slowly nodded, then added, "What's worse, I have to get married in less than 6 days from now, or I'll be disinherited and exiled from the kingdom!"
"Oh my gosh... is there nothing you can do about it?" Jackie asked while giving her a sad look.
Star sighed sadly and replied, "I wish there was because I don't wanna leave earth, or you guys or Marco!"
Jackie was intrigued by Star separately mentioning Marco and took note of that for later. She then spoke with a slight smile "Hey, I'm sure things will work themselves out!"
Satr sighed "I sure hope so..."
As they were about to continue the conversation, when they suddenly heard an unusual sound resonating from the fountain. They turned their attention to the fountain and noticed a dimensional rift starting to open. After a few moments, it fully expanded and a flying unicorn-head came through it.
"Hey there girl!" Pony Head gleefully exclaimed.
"Flying Princess Pony Head!" Star cheerfully responded and rushed to her side, then wrapped her arms around her best bestie. "Hugs!" Star happily exclaimed.
"Is that a flying horse head?" Jackie asked with a raised eyebrow.
Pony Head glared. "Hmph! I'll have you know that I'm a unicorn!"
"What are you doing here?" Star asked with a smile. "I thought you were in *shudder* St. O's" Star silently uttered as the sky darkened for a moment and the spund of thunder could be heard, after which everything went back to normal.
"Ok, you all just saw that right? It wasn't just me?" Jackie commented while pointing at the sky. Janna and Hope nodded in response.
Pony Head spoke in a more serious voice "My dad has an important message for you, so he sent me here and- oh! I almost forgot! I know it's a day late, but happy birthday!"
"Aww! Thank you!" Star replied, touched by the small gesture.
"Back to the topic; something terrible has happened, and he needs your help for an important mission!" Pony Head exclaimed.
Star sighed "I would love to, but I can't! My parents told me that I have to get married and undergo princess training because of some stupid law, and I could get called to the castle at any moment" she sadly explained.
"Oh girl, I heard!" Pony Head told her with a frown, then added "I wish I could do something about it! Once you're married, who will I party and have fun with?"
"Don't worry, we'll always be best besties! And Marco promised me that he'll try to think of a way to get me out of this mess" Star explained,
Pony head looked around, and then asked "Speaking of which, where is he? Isn't he usually with you?"
"Oh, he got detention" Star casually stated, as if it were nothing special. Pony Head spoke "That's a shame... but right now, you have to come with me to see my dad"
Star shook her head "I already told you that I can't. I have this whole 'forced marriage' thing going for me, plus I promised Marco I would wait for him until he gets out fo detention. Maybe we coul go once he gets out?"
Pony Head shook her... well... head and responded "No time! My dad says he needs you ASAP. Plus he told me that what he is about to ask of you may be very dangerous..."
"Oh come on! What could possibly be so dangerous?" Star asked in an irritated tone.
Pony Head replied "I don't know yet, he wouldn't tell me what it was about, but he seemed really worried. And trust me, the last time my dad got worried was when we nearly started a war against the trolls..."
"But I can't just leave Marco hanging! He might get worried" the girl protested.
"No worries" she heard Janna spoke up, so she turned her head at her. "We'll tell Marco that you had somewhere to be and that you'll be back soon"
"I don't know..." Star sceptically commented, "Marco tends to overreact when I'm alone."
Jackie spoke up "I think he's actually right about not leaving you alone... remember that one time?"
Star rolled her eyes "Yeesh! Ya flood one shopping mall and suddenly you can't be left alone anymore!" angrily exclaimed.
"I still don't know what possessed you to do it," Jackie commented.
"Hey! It said Fire Sale! How was I supposed to know they weren't actually selling fire!?" Star argued with her arms crossed, trying to make a valid point.
"We don't have time for this!" Pony Head exclaimed "Star, we have to get to my dad pronto!"
Star looked at the wing of the school building where Marco was still in detention, sighed deeply, turned her head back to Pony Head and spoke: "Alright, if it's that important". Star turned her head at Jackie, Janna, and Hope, and then spoke "Tell Marco that I... went to talk to my mom and dad, and that I'll be back by tonight. And don't mention a word to him about this! Got it?"
"Got it" Janna replied and gave Star a thumbs up.
Star turned her heat at Pony Head and spoke: "Well, lead the way!"
Pony Head took out her dimensional scissors and held them in her mouth, then used them to open a dimensional rift, which probably lead to the Uni dimension. "Well, come on" Pony Head stated, and the two princesses walked through the portal, which closed shortly after they were both inside.
The three girls stood in silence for a few moments, until they noticed the fish from earlier walking back towards the fountain. It jumped in and then emerged back out moments later. It stopped it front of them and they stared at in curiously. "Forgot my handkerchief" the fish bluntly stated, then left the scene once more, leaving the three staring at it in confusion.
To be continued...
Chapter end notes:
Idk where the idea of that talking fish came from, but I thought it was funny and so I decided to keep it. That aside, in the next chapter Star and Princess Pony Head will journey across the Uni dimension to King and Queen Pony Head, where they will receive their mission. See you then!
jolleIQ is out, peace!
Expected update: May 6th
