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So, there is really nothing to talk about … did you guys see that S3 clip of the Silver Bell Ball? OMG Starco fans went crazy. I mean, I'm Starco crazy too, but I'm pretty sure it's a flashback. We didn't see the wand, and Marco wasn't even there. It was really cool though. Also, a lot of people are upset Starco didn't happen in Battle for Mewni. I mean, I love Starco, Marco and Star are just adorable together, but I'm glad it never happened. Star and Marco were kinda busy, and we have no knowledge that Jackie and Marco ever broke up. If they're going to do Starco, they're going to do it right. They're not just going to do it immediately. Anyways, hope you enjoy this chapter!

-CandyTheDominator

Stolen Heart

Chapter 6: The Great Monster Massacre

By: CandyTheDominator

Last Time:

"Look into the mirrorrrr."

I pulled the mirror out of my backpack. It shows pictures of everyone I loved looking at me with hatred.

"You've been a disappointment," Mom and Dad said.

"How were we ever besties?" Princess Pony Head asked.

"I've never loved you. Why did you ever hope I did?" Marco asked.

"No … no … this is the truth? I never knew …"

My heart hurt. Another crack mark spilt into my cheek marks.

Star's POV:

"A book? You've been gone the whole day, and all you did was receiving a book from … who?"

"General Manfred Scoot. He is almost 600 years old, and Lavarian, and one of the generals of the first Queen of Mewni," Queen Eclipsa said.

"What's a Lavarian?"

"From the dimension Lavaria. Very similar to Mewmans, but they can live to be 1,000 years old."

"Right, right. So, about the book?" I asked.

"It is a journal written by the first Queen of Mewni, during the time of the Great Monster Massacre. I've discovered a map too one of the monster secret headquarters in it, and I'd like to go see it."

"Oooh! Sounds like fun! Let's go!" I chanted.

"Hold your horses Star. You aren't coming with me," Eclipsa said.

"What? Why not!?"

"This is the sight of one of the most devastating blows to the monsters, it's probably well-guarded."

"Wait, one? I thought the massacre was just ONE battle."

"Star, the Great Monster Massacre indeed was a string of battles reaching for 5 years. This one was the most devastating, and it may leave a clue to monster innocence and ours in turn."

"Well then you have to let me come. I have a wand! I can kick monster butt! PLEEEAAASSSEE!" I begged.

Eclipsa sighed and then smiled.

"Alright. I can't just leave you alone here anyways. You may join me on this quest," Eclipsa said.

My eyes lit up.

"YEEEAAAA! I love a good quest!" I cheered.

Marco's POV:

"Marrrrcooooo …" Jackie whispered.

"Yea Jackieeeee?" I asked.

"You've been so uptight and busy, we got to do something!" Jackie smiled.

"But I got to do this thing with Glossaryck tonight!"

"That little blue man with no pants that lived inside Star's book?" Jackie asked.

"Yea, we brought him back to life an hour ago!"

"Oh, so that's what you were doing on Mewni …"

Jackie sighed, and pulled me up on my feet.

"I am taking you to the Echo Creek Settlers Festival!" Jackie proclaimed.

"Um, I said I have something to do …" I said.

"Marco, live a little! Take a night off, that's tonight, too go to a super cool festival to spend with your beautiful girlfriend, that's me!" Jackie giggled.

"Um … I don't know. What even is an Echo Creek Settlers Festival?"

"It's a festival where people dress as settlers and sell wood and campfire cooked rats! Oh, and it's at the amusement park so we can also go on some roller coasters and barf up said rats. It'll be SOOOO much fun!"

I sighed.

"Okay, we don't have to eat the rats. Traditions are made to be replaced. We'll get cotton candy instead!" Jackie insisted.

"Hmmm…cotton candy is my favorite," I said.

"No…I'm unsure….Glossaryck is expecting me…"

Jackie bent down, put a hand on my shoulder, and gave me a stern look.

"As your girlfriend, I command you too cancel your plans and come with me too the festival."

I sighed.

"How about this, if you're not having fun after an hour, we'll leave, deal?" Jackie asked.

"Deal."

Jackie sprang up and smiled.

"Sorry I commanded you too go to this festival," Jackie said.

"Hey, I wouldn't want to leave my beautiful girlfriend to go to a festival alone?"

Jackie giggled.

"That's what I like to hear. I got to get ready. Meet you here in an hour?" Jackie asked.

"Sounds wonderful," I said.

I waved Jackie goodbye as I closed the door behind her. Glossaryck would be fine with me blowing him off. I'd just give him some pudding, and we'd be best buds. But I felt kinda bad. What kind of person am I too not be looking for my lost best friend? Especially when she might die, and when it's my entire fault. No, it's okay. I'm spending time with my girlfriend; Star would be fine with that. She wants me to be happy.

And it's okay to have a night off, right?

Star's POV:

I jumped into the portal, appearing behind Queen Eclipsa, and I closed the portal. Ah, home sweet home. Mewni.

"Good to be home. Too bad I can't actually go home."

"Yes, too bad. Come on, the headquarters is hidden under a certain tree."

We stood in front of this tree, and Eclipsa put her hand on it.

"How does it open?" I asked.

"I have to sing a song."

Eclipsa cleared her throat.

"The mewmans who took our home and our love,

We kill them with might, with strength from above,

Take us too, our sanctiuary, with desire

Protect us kindly until we all tire."

The tree slid down into the ground, and was replaced by a spiral staircase.

"Come on Star," Eclipsa said as she walked down the staircase.

Marco's POV:

I opened the front door.

"Hi Marco. Are you ready?" Jackie asked.

"Yes!" I said.

I was about to exit the room, when a dimensional rift opened behind me. Glossaryck, sitting on his book, floated out of it as it closed.

"Ah, Marco, my boy!"

"Oh, sorry Glossaryck, I got this thing to do!" I said.

"Hi little book man …" Jackie said awkwardly.

"Ah, so this is the Star crushing Earth girl! Love it! What is this THING you have to do instead of preventing a dimension killing tragedy?" Glossaryck asked.

"We're going to a festival!" Jackie said.

"A FESTIVAL!? I would like to attend this festival," Glossaryck said.

"Uh…sure. You can…tag along," I said.

"Perfect, perfect. Come on, no time too wait!"

The book shot out at us, and Jackie and I flew onto the book, which apparently was big enough to sit on, and it started to fly through the streets.

"Ah, I love festivals. There are rats, yes?"

I nodded.

"So, where is this festival?" Glossaryck asked.

Jackie pointed to her right.

"Umm … that way."

Star's POV:

We walked downwards on the old creaky staircase, spider webs and dust were everywhere.

"This place is pretty old, eh?" I asked.

"600 years old. Hasn't been used since. Considered as murder to a monster if a mewmans sets foot in here. It's exactly why we're here."

"You said we'd learn the truth about the Massacre? But what does that mean, we already know what happened," I asked.

"Yes, we know about all the battles and events that took place. However, no one is very sure about how it started. Yes, the mewmans stole monster land, but the monsters agreed to share it, as long as there would be peace. Yet, the Massacre shows something unknown happened to start all of this," Queen Eclipsa said.

"What do you think it could be?" I asked curiously.

"Well, the Massacre started with the monster's ambushing the mewmans army, killing nearly half of it until the Queen Butterfly used her magic to upgrade the army. I suppose somehow the mewmans provoked the monster King."

We reached the end of the staircase, and found a large room of medical supplies and tables.

"So … this is the secret of the Great Monster Massacre? Did Queen Rainia accidently knock over King Ludwig's table at the Royal Medical Dinner?" I giggled.

"No. We have to look around more. I think one of the monsters may have left an account on the events of the war," Queen Eclipsa said.

"Alright! Then we shall look harder than we've ever looked before!" I exclaimed.

I started to look around the tables. Everything was covered in blood.

"The massacre was a pretty deadly thing. And the mewmans still blame the monsters. There is so much fighting …" I sighed.

"Yes. Hopefully this can shine some light on the monsters' innocence, even our own. The only reason I was seen evil is because I fell in love with one …" Eclipsa said.

"Love is a powerful thing. It can make you truly happy, or cause you great pain, make you do bad things."

It felt like it had been hours. I was tired and exasperred. I threw my arms up in rage.

"There is nothing here! No documents or journals or tacos! Don't look at me like that, I'm grumpy and hungry!" I exclaimed.

I shoved my hands down, then winced. I hit something with my right hand. It was a lever. A door appeared from the wall.

Marco's POV:

"What kind of festival doesn't have decent rats!" Glossaryck proclaimed angrily.

"I don't know, they usually have them," Jackie said.

"Must be a health code violation. The law finally caught up with them," I said.

I sighed heavily at a sudden thought. "Star would have loved rats."

Jackie growled. "Come on, let's go get some cotton candy."

She grabbed my hand and dragged me to the cotton candy booth while Glossaryck floated behind us.

She put a few dollars on the counter.

"2 cotton candies please."

"Um, forgetting someone?" Glossaryck asked.

"Marco and I can share," Jackie said.

"What color?" The worker asked.

Glossaryck whispered in my ear. "Star likes the yellow one, thinks it looks like her hair."

"Yellow please," I said.

"I'll take … got any pudding colors?" Glossaryck asked.

"No sir."

"I want my PUDDINGGGG," Glossaryck proclaimed.

"This is the cotton candy booth, not a pudding shop," The worker said.

"PUDDDINGGGGG!"

"No."

"I will call your manager you evil pudding hating being!" Glossaryck said.

"I don't hate pudding. If you wanted pudding, you should have gone somewhere where they sell pudding," The worker said.

"Look, I was just following the Star crusher. Don't blame the messenger, jeez."

"Alright, if I skip my break and go run to the store and buy you some, will that make you go away?" The worker asked, annoyed.

"CORRECTTTTTTT!"

He handed me the yellow cotton candy, and ran off. The three of us sat at a table.

"Why yellow?" Jackie asked, taking off a piece and putting it into her mouth.

"I don't know. Yellow is a nice color," I said.

"Yes, it's a very nice hair color. Yours, Earth girl, is kind of blank, so you dyed some blue to make it appear cool," Glossaryck said slyly.

"Uhh…yea," Jackie sighed.

"So, how about after this we can go on a ride?" I asked.

"Alright. You pick," Jackie insisted.

"Um … bone crusher has always been Star's favorite, so we can go check it out," I said.

"Alright, it's decided, Hyped Surfer it is!" Jackie said.

"But I said bone cr—"

I was interrupted by the returned worker.

"I got you your pudding," The worker said.

"No, that is vanilla. I need CHOCOLATEEEE! Come on you two, we need to go barf now," Glossaryck said, floating away.

The worker smashed the pudding on the counter.

Star's POV:

"Star! You've done it! A secret room, I wonder what lies in store?" Eclipsa asked excitingly.

"Yes! That was totally on purpose!" I said cheerfully.

We walked out of the door, into what looked like an underground lake. A boat rested by the only sliver of land, and everything was dark, and decorated with rainbow colored flowers.

"Onto the boat now!" Eclipsa said.

We sat on the boat, and I started to paddle straight forwards. Suddenly, a spot on the wall became illuminated. The flowers were producing multicolored lights. The wall area had a small mural on it. It was of a tall woman, flowing black hair similar to mine, the royal crown, blue gown. She carried a baby with short purple hair and a black blanket. Under it, was written a language similar to mewman which I did not understand.

"It's High Mewman!" Eclipsa exclaimed.

"Oh, I don't know any High Mewman," I sighed.

"It's fine. I'll read it too you."

She cleared her throat. "Daughter of Queen Rainia, Princess Thundereen was first the Princess of Monsters. Kind and beloved, she was not mean to us."

"Princess Thundereen? Princess of Monsters? But she was known as Queen Thundereen the Monster Hater!" I exclaimed.

"Hm, I guess this is the secret history we've been looking for!" Eclipsa said.

I paddled forwards more, then stopped. The mural was no longer lit up, but the one next to it, the one we were in front of, was. It was of an older Thundereen, looks of age 14, and a red monster with a crown. Thundereen looked playful and spirited.

"Princess Thundereen fell in love with the monster King's son, Prince Cart. Even though the monsters and mewmans were on good terms, the mewmans would not have their future Queen taint the Royal Blood."

I paddled, and we stopped to another lit up mural. This time, it was of the still Princess Thundereen at 15 years old, and the monster. But between the two was a mean looking boy at age 19.

"Princess Thundereen was given to Lord Mallack by her mother, the Princess forbidden to leave the castle and see her love."

The next mural portrayed Prince Cart and a group of monsters charging to the Castle.

"Prince Cart and 100 monsters charged to Castle Butterfly to retrieve his lost love, but Queen Rainia used her magic on the mewmans, and the monsters fled. This started the conflict between the mewmans and the monsters, which would continue for five more years."

The next mural was of Thundereen with her wand, the Queen's crown, and below her the dead bodies of monster soldiers.

"The once sweet Princess, contaminated by Lord Mallack, was crowned Queen Thundereen Butterfly the Monster Hater when she turned twenty, and the Great Conflict ended. Prince Cart, heartbroken, decided to have revenge."

The next mural was of Queen Thundereen and Lord Mallack in bed, the Lord stabbed, and the Monster Prince now dead.

"While the Queen and her King laid together, Prince Cart murdered Mallack. The Queen was furious. She brought him to her bed, taunted him and did him, and then murdered him with the darkest spell she had."

The final mural was of a monster who looked smaller than Cart but similar being crowned.

"His brother was crowned King instead. The Queen found herself with Mallack's child after a single night of affection, and the mewmans and monsters found themselves in hatred of each other."

The boat lead in a circle to where we started. Queen Eclipsa turned to me.

"Well, we certainly found the truth didn't we? Love really can make a person do a horrible deed. I'm afraid the mewmans will only be more upset about this, but at least we now know the truth."

Marco's POV:

"WWWWEEEEEE!" Glossaryck screamed as we plunged down the rollercoaster from high in the sky.

I nearly barfed. As we exited the ride, Jackie said we could take a small break.

"Ugh, I feel like I'm gonna hurl!" I complained.

"Sssh. No barfing tonight. Not until the very end," Jackie commanded.

"You know, this night has been very fun in all but like … is this the time? Star's in Mewni right now," Glossaryck said.

"WHAT!? YOU KNOW WHERE SHE'S BEEN THIS WHOLE TIME!?" I screamed.

"Only when she's in Mewni. And … she's in Mewni right now."

I grabbed Glossaryck and tried to drag him away.

"Let's go Let's go!" I yelled. Jackie stopped me.

"Marco, dude, I'm your girlfriend, don't you want to go on some rides with me?" Jackie asked.

"Of course Jackie but this is serious!"

"So … hanging out with me isn't serious?" Jackie asked.

"Yes, but this is REALLY serious. Star could die!" I said.

"Yes, but if you were too leave and I died on that rollercoaster, wouldn't you think this was more important?" Jackie asked calmly.

"Jackie, you're not going to die on this rollercoaster."

"You never know Marco. The world is a dangerous place," Glossaryck commented.

"Shut it Glossaryck! This is way too important, come on Glossar—"

"So, I'm not important to you? You care about Star more?" Jackie asked sadly.

"N..No! I love you Jackie!" I said.

"Prove it," Jackie said, smiling.

She pulled me into a passionate kiss, and as I started to look up, I saw it again. The blood moon. Did I like Star? Duh I did. She's my best friend! But in that way? I've idolized Jackie forever, and now that I have her, I feel like everything is falling apart.

"So like …. I'm going to go now. This is pretty weird," Glossaryck said. He started to float away.

I heard him whisper. "Star crusher…"

Star's POV:

She started to walk up the stairs again.

"I'm sorry we didn't find anything useful," I said.

"No, we did. We discovered a way we can find what we've been looking for. We can find out why monsters were disliked by mewmans in the first place," Eclipsa said.

"And how's that?"

"We ask the first Queen of Mewni herself," Eclipsa smiled.

"How? Isn't she dead?" I asked.

"You'll see –"

We suddenly heard voices. I peeked outside the trunk, and saw a group of guards searching around.

"They've found us – run!"

We ran off into the woods.

She forgot her love, and took on duties,

And then he betrayed the Queen of Mewni,

Love can break and love can lend,

But love can also make a mend.

Chapter 7: Swamp Stay

"When in need of a place to lay-low, Star 'convinces' Buff-Frog to hide Eclipsa and her in his hut. Glossaryck tries to explain Star's feelings to Marco."