Chapter 3: The Runaway Star
Morning came to Mewni. Heinous is in the throne room with Buff Frog. She holds a pink glittering box and said, "Buff Frog, my huntsman." "Yes, Step-queen Heinous." "I want you to take Star Butterfly to the entrance of the Forest of Certain Death. When she's not noticing her surroundings, kill her and bring me back her heart in this box as proof." When she gave him the box, he looks unhappy and said, "yes, my step-queen." "Good. Now go on." When he left, Heinous said, "once she's gone, I'll be the fairest of them all."
Star is picking wildflowers near the entrance of Forest of Certain Death, while Buff Frog is watching her. "Hello, little blue bird. You need to get back to your nest," said Star, picking up the baby bird. While she was holding it, Buff Frog quietly sneaks up to her. When she puts the bird back in its nest, Buff Frog pulls out a dagger. When he's about to kill her, he fell to his knees, puts the dagger away and cried. "Buff Frog, what's wrong," said Star, when she turned around. "Please, forgive me. She wants me to kill you for her." "She?" "Heinous!" "What?!" "You have to flee. She won't rest until you're dead. GO! RUN! AND DON'T LOOK BACK!" Star quickly runs into the Forest of Certain Death and disappeared into the darkness of the forest.
Buff Frog goes to Heinous who sat on her throne. "My step queen, your request is done," said Buff Frog, holding the pink box. "Excellent work," said Heinous, with an evil smile. When she took the box from him, he quickly leaves and Heinous said, "Now, I'm the fairest of them all." She laughs maniacally; it's so loud that the entire Butterfly Kingdom can hear her.
Back to Star, she runs as fast as she could through the forest. She got scared by forest that it caused her to fall to the ground and cry. "Mom, I miss you. If only you and Dad were here. I'm so scared and all alone. Nothing but misery that our kingdom has; ever since you die. Please, give me a light. Hope, anything. Please," said Star, while still crying. When forest cleared by the light from the sun, wood line creatures looks at Star; confused and shocked. The bunnies, birds, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and raccoons go to her to get a closer look at her. But when she notices them, they quickly hide from her. "Oh, don't be afraid. I'm scared like all of you," said Star. When a baby deer goes closer to Star, she pets the deer and the deer cuddles her. Then, all the other wood line creatures go to her and comfort her. "Thank you for your kindness. I'm sure we'll do fine. But I do need a place to stay. Do you know where?" Then, the creatures ask her to follow them. Star immediately follows them through the forest.
At Butterfly village, the people cried so loud and Marco arrives with a bouquet of roses, wearing a prince uniform that's yellow as the sun and riding on warnicorn. "What's going on here? This place is more miserable than before," said Marco. "It's horrible! Simple terrifying horrible," said the baker. "What is it?" "It's Star White. She's been killed by a beast." When Marco got off of the warnicorn, he kneeled down and cried while looking at the roses he bought for Star. "Don't cry. She's alive. She just… ran away," said Buff Frog, helping Marco up. "What? But I thought she was killed." "That's what her stepmother wants you to think." "Well then, where is she?" "There." When Buff Frog pointed to The Forest of Certain Death, Marco said, "when I get home, I'm going to find you, my runaway Star."