Without Star, the hallways of Echo Creek Academy, seemed a lot gray and empty. Nothing to really cheer him up, nothing to really excite him, and it felt a lot more lonely. Suddenly, he heard a voice,
"Ha ha! Now, that Butterface is gone, maybe everyone will start to see how much of a loser you actually are!", Brittney and her gaggle of cheerleaders, taunting Starfan13, who is basically in tears at this point...
"Leave her alone...".
Britney turned to face Marco.
"Oh... if it isn't Barfo himself... it doesn't seem like much of a circus, without the other freak in town!", Britney laughed, cracking up at her joke.
"I don't care what you say about me, just leave SF13 alone..."
Britney didn't stop, continuing her verbal assault...
"I'm glad that freak is gone! Where ever she is, Sayonara! Now, that she's gone... I can finally take my rightful place as the most popular girl in school! After all, who deserves to be the queen, a abnormal weirdo or the prettiest, hottest girl in school?"
Marco tried to keep his cool, barely maintaining his composure...
"Shut up, Britney."
Britney turns to see Jackie and Janna glaring at her.
"Aw, you came here to defend Barfo?"
"We're not defending him; we're protecting you." Jackie glared at Britney. "You're lucky Marco's such a responsible, nice guy, or you'd be in the hospital by now."
"What do you..."
"We have seen Marco fighting monsters twice his size with just his hands and feet." Janna smirked. "Imagine what he can do to you if you make him angry enough."
Britney backed off, in fear. Starfan13 smiled and hugged Marco, glad about her protector coming to her rescue. Then, she kind of had this look of worry... she asked a potent question... "What if we never get Star back? What will our lives be like then?"
Marco, Janna and Jackie had varied expressions on their faces. Marco, had a look of struggling hopefuleness, trying to keep his facade, but he was actually quite scared he would never find her. Jackie had a lot of worry. Marco had concerned her that it wasn't her fault, but in a way, she had felt guilty for the events that had transpired. Janna herself was somewhat glum, a rare look of sadness and despair on her face.
