I didn't need a hero!

Comatose AU

Star and Marco were on Mewni, fighting monsters, and just having an all around good time. It was a new batch of monsters, specifically giant human-animal chimeras, not really giant, more like 7-foot tall beasts. They were actually starting to get the upper hand on the pair. Marco had actually started to drift apart from Star, but he saw that she had her back turned to one of the chimeras, and it was sneaking up to strike with claws. Marco was sent into overdrive as he saw her. That was when Star felt herself be shoved to the side, only to be splashed with some liquid. She had closed her eyes when it happened, but what she saw when her eyes once more, terrified her. Her best friend was hanging from the claws of a great chimera, feebly striking at it with his fading strength, that was when it happened, a great white light surrounded the whole horde, and then they were gone, a few singe marks left, but that was it.

"Marco! Marco no! Please, oh Mewni, please!" Star had rushed to his side, and was using parts of her dress to patch his wound. "Marco, Marco you need to stay awake. Please Marco."

"Are you alright Star?" He coughed, and a little blood came trickling out of his mouth.

"I'm fine you idiot. Healing Candy Shower!" Her eyes were swimming in tears, it wasn't a beautiful crying as you would see in movies, it was pure, unadulterated, ugly crying. "Marco, why did you do this? I told you I don't need a hero!" her shouts were starting to fill the forest, she had healed him for the most part, but she was limited in what she could do.

"You may not need a hero, but you need a... a best-" Marco erupted into a fit of coughs, more blood coming out, "A best friend. And Mewni needs a future queen." With those last words, Marco fell unconscious, Star started to panic, but noticed a pulse, and opened a portal to the Echo Creek hospital.

Time Cut

It has been a couple of weeks. Marco has been in a coma this whole time, and at the time of Marco's incident, Star had already been on Earth for approximately 4 years, in fact, the trip was Star's gift to him for his 18th birthday. She knew with how proud of his new black belt he was, that he should test out the skills that he had acquired. Star had fallen asleep by his side once more. "You know, for a boyfriend you're quite quick to let your girlfriend be alone." That was when a dimensional portal opened behind her. "Mom, Dad? What are you doing here?"

"Star, darling, we know about everything going on. There's some good news though. I'm pregnant." Moon began.

"That's great mom! Is that all?"

"Star, Marco had visited us before his incident. He had something he wanted to know, so we are going to give you a choice. It is a great one. But first you need to know what that question was." River then started. "He was asking for our blessing."

"Your blessing? Why would he want your blessing?"

"Star, is it not obvious? He was going to ask you to marry him. That's why we come here now. This is the choice: come home with us, and become queen of Mewni. Or, I hate to say this, but have yourself disowned."

"What?" Star stood in shock, letting everything process. "He wanted to marry me?" Star's eyes soon welled up with tears, she then dashed over and grasped Marco tightly, "The moment you wake up. I do!" After letting Marco go and turning back to her parents. "So, what happens if I disown myself?"

"Since you will no longer be a royal Butterfly, you cannot be queen, and can stay with Marco. But you will forfeit your wand and crown. After that, whatever this baby is will become the heir. You will have no worries. If you come back with us, you cannot marry Marco. We know how you feel about the royal marriage only deal, but there is no way around it."

"So those are my choices?" Star said, eliciting only a curt and somber nod from her parents, she paused for a second then spoke, with devotion and conviction behind her words, "Moon, River. I disown myself from the butterfly line." She conjured up her crown and handed it over to her mom, alongside her wand. She smiled at her parents, but decided to say one last thing, "Actually, can we wait on the disowning?"

"Why do you say that dear?"

"I have some unfinished business."

"Very well then." Moon started to hand over the crown and wand, but Star took the wand only.

"This is all I need mom. I'll send it back to Mewni on my own time. Don't worry." Her parents then nodded, and left through a portal back to Mewni castle. Star then went over to Marco, laid down next to him, ensuring he wouldn't move away, and began muttering. Soon she was asleep next to Marco.

In Marco's head

"You know, being comatose is weird. I thought I wouldn't be aware of even being out." Marco was sitting in a white void, playing paddle ball, "Being a god in your head gets boring after a while."

"So, this is it? I expected some fantasy about us being together."

Marco snapped around and saw Star behind him, arms folded across her chest. "Star?" He then floated over to her and promptly received a smack across the face, "I probably deserve that." Then another, "That one too." He then blocked a third smack, "Okay! That's enough."

"Haven't I told you before that I don't need a hero?!"

"You did, but I needed my friend alive. So your parents told you?"

"How did you know?"

With a wave of his hand Marco made some speakers appear and turned them on, they played the sounds of the hospital, and their gentle breathing.

"I may be in a coma but I still have ways of knowing things. Star... I really wanted to tell you this when we got home from that trip. I guess fate had another plan. Star, you're the best person in my life. I don't know what I would have done had you not come into my life. Star, will you marry me?"

"I know you heard me say I do." With that the two embraced in a kiss. Then the void began to shake, "Marco? Marco what's going on?"

"Star! I'm- I'm waking up!"

"Really?" to which she only received an enormous smile and nod before saying, "You best not ask again when you wake up!"

"No promises Estrella." As the void disappeared and Marco sat up at the same time as Star, she quickly jumped on him in a kiss. Star ignored the doctors around her as she and her fiance sat laughing together. "Will you marry me star?"

"You cheesy fuck. Yes!"

Time cut

"It's been 10 years, 10 years, since I woke up." Marco was in a small therapist's office talking with the obvious, with Star right next to him, "I get that the doctors feared that the coma may have affected my mind in some way, but, this seems to be a bit overkill."

"Mr. Diaz, I completely understand. I would've stopped sooner but this is doctor's orders. I do, however, have good news. This will be our last session."

"That's good doc." He looked over at Star and took her hand, "Well, at least it will be over soon. Want to start with the usual questions? Or can we just skip that and say this day is over?"

"I would love to Mr. Diaz, but by law I can't. Now then, can we get started?"

After the therapy session, Marco drove the pair home. When they arrived, Moon and River were waiting outside the door, with a little girl behind them. As Marco pulled in he honked the horn, startling the visitors. "Hi Moon, hi River!" Star shouted as they walked up to the door.

"Star, darling please, you were only disowned in name. We're still your parents."

"It still doesn't seem right. Now then, hows my kid sister doing today?"

"I'm doing fine sister Star." the little girl, Flora, responded.

"Well that's good to hear. Want to hear about one of mine and Marco's latest adventures?"

"Star, darling, I want you to hold that thought for a minute. We would like to invite you and Marco over to dinner soon. The classic royal feast that you love so much!"

"Oh, Moon. You know me too well."

"When is it?" Marco then interjected.

"We were hoping for this coming Sunday, Marco my boy." River then responded in turn, "In fact, why don't you invite your parents over as well?"

"Sure thing sir, we were actually hoping to get you all together soon anyways."

"Well, that's lovely you five, truly beautiful," the voice that had appeared was none other than an unwanted, short, angry kappa. The one and only Ludo. "I was hoping to make this grab for the wand easier but, guess I had to pick a bad time. Wait a minute, somethings off about you Princess."

"Actually, it isn't princess anymore. Just Mrs. Diaz." Marco stepped forward, which was countered in turn by some of Ludo's minions, "Honestly Moon, if you want you can help, but I can handle this."

"Wait, Star, darling, don't you want to help him?" Moon asked, looking at Star quite confused.

"No, no need. Just, he can handle it." Star then quickly leaned over into the bushes, and let loose her lunch.

"I, uh, see Star. We'll let you two be for now." River then exchanged a glance with Moon, and took Flora and her back to Mewni.

"And stay away Ludo!" Marco then yelled and saw what happened to the bushes, "Okay Star, let's get you inside." To which he and Star promptly sat on the couch and turned on a movie, after a few hours Star was asleep in his arms, while the hours slowly ticked away.

A/N: Sup guys. Felt this was a good idea. JK got this from the reviews yo. You know who you are. More to this on the way probably, maybe, definitely. See you folks next chapter. I have another AU that I will do soon. Thanks tumblr! See ya!