Flowers and Stars 10

Memories and Festivities

A/N: X'D Hopefully you are still reading as I've had no response to the last two chapters anyway time for some answers and out of place festive cheer.

Not much dialogue in this Chapter More of a story being told.

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Time flies when your hidden away inside of a pocket dimension. The minutes turn to hours and the hours to days. Whether you lose yourself inside of a book searching new ways to treat untreatable diseases, admiring your sword collection and cleaning them all or following the graph of important dates planning out the future, the residents of the Parahouse were lost to the rest of the world.

Occasionally they would leave for a day out or adventure. To visit their families in secret away from the rest of the world or to acquire materials and news. They mainly kept to themselves and did their own part.

Marco had become very engrossed in his research. He had requested that Dox spare some of his training time to it. He had taken to studying medical journals and books realising that the so called 'untreatable' and 'incurable' were just a hocus pocus away from being reachable. He was looking for ways to adapt simple magical techniques into science that could save countless lives on earth and ways to apply science on Mewni. He named it Dimen-aid. He had made several plans and prepared lots of presentations to show to the royals of Mewni and the scientists of Earth.

He was passionate about it. He loved fighting and adventure but deep in his nature all he wanted to do was to protect others and lead a safe life. He thought of his position and decided when the time came for him to be a Knight he'd use his new position to open the first Mewman Hospital. He felt much joy and pride from this realising that the him who had no idea where he belonged that followed Star into Mewni was no more. He had a goal and the power to reach it.

Kelly had kept pestering Dox to teach her more about the timeline and his magic. He refused at first which surprised her as usually he did everything he could to help the pair. He eventually explained that the reason he couldn't teach her is because they had already reached his level. He may have spent years studying magic under one of the greatest teachers but he had no talent or aptitude for it. He got to be as strong as he did through hard work however both of his own students were remarkable talented and were likely born to discover the wonders of magic. He took to finding books and texts that matched what she wanted.

Using the knowledge from the books she found ways to not just forge enchanted weapons but grow magic crystals and ores. With these she could create Magic swords and weapons. She had taken Marco's example to heart and started to think about her own future. She had always assumed she'd just go on quests and adventures to earn her keep. Travel the world and see what it had to offer her but with the gifts the two had given her everywhere was just a wave away. The world wasn't so big anymore and she had something worth staying still for... Marco. She thought about it and with the right funding she would open up her own weapon store. Dox pointed out if worse comes to worst they could use the Parahouse as a portable store like a travel stall. She had thanked him for the thought but she wanted to keep this as 'their' place.

Together the three had celebrated Christmas in style. After apologising to Marco's Parents lots, and dropping of the presents, Dox had taken the three to a dimension where the trees were made of ice and every day was a snowy winter wonderland. They headed to a village to celebrate only to be almost chased out by the villagers. After calming them down (As Dox liked to call tying people up much to Kelly's disapproval) they learned that someone had been targeting the village and kidnapping the children. Any attempts to send someone out to call for aid had led to the person being attacked and thrown back into the village.

Marco and Kelly immediately volunteered to go investigate and rescue the kidnapped children. Marco had been getting the feeling for a while that Dox had been using these 'special occasions' as lessons after nearly every date or day out involved helping people or solving a crisis. He called it "Bad Luck" and changed the subject. Marco wanted to believe that the red haired magician was using these 'bad events' throughout their time together as a way to train Marco and at the same time fix the problems. He remembered a show he use to watch about a madman with a box who flew through time going from problem to problem and laughed as he realised that the only difference with Dox was he had a house instead of a box.

Marco set about the village providing first aid and healing magic to those that needed it. Kelly had started repairing the damages done to the village and gave them some of her trial weapons to protect themselves with. She felt bad that they weren't all that great but upon realising that they were magic the village almost refused as even a defective magic sword like one of Kelly's was worth more than everything in the village. Dox had disappeared into a portal, reappearing wearing a bright red Santa outfit. Kelly burst into laughter as she pointed out that since his beard and hair were all red he looked like a red ninja. From the portal behind him came Nacho's pulling a sleigh. Marco cast a heat proof spell to keep her warm and greeted his old friend.

"We'll probably only be able to borrow her for a few hours before our old flame notices she's missing" He joked as they headed off from the village on the sleigh. It wasn't long after when they were attacked. A group of 6 masked people had tried to fire arrows onto their 'horse' hoping to take it down but were unpleasantly surprised when they bounced off. Two of the men were immediately knocked down by Nachos as Marco freed her from the sleigh. Marco jumped out on the right and dodged a sword that was swung at his head. It wasn't until that moment that Marco realised something, that normal people are really slow. He didn't have to even put much effort into subduing the bandits. He punched the first one and heard the crunch of skull. He turned to Kelly.

"Be gentle with them Kelly!" But his words fell on deaf ears as Kelly already stood over two broken bodies. She gave him a guilty look before yelling back that they were still breathing. He turned back to the last person who after seeing his companions defeated with ease had decided to run. Marco went to run after him but flew past him. The man tripped in fear and tried to run away again but ran straight into Dox.

Dox 'calmed the man down' and let Marco treat the others. When he was sure they wouldn't die he trapped them in the basement room of the Parahouse and came back. They interrogated the man who begged them not to come anywhere near him. Eventually Dox had got bored so tied him to the back of Nacho's saddle and sent the Dragon cycle flying through the air. They listened to him scream begging them to stop till he decided to tell them the truth.

He confessed to them that they had been part of a group of bandits hired to help the lord of the land. He was planning on taking all the children and selling them into slavery to earn more money. Then raise tax prices and use the kidnappers as a way to ensure that the villagers paid the higher tax rate. Marco knocked him out and threw him with the others. They headed into a series of caves that the bandit had told them about and split up.

Marco had taken the left passage joined by Nachos who led the way for him. He realised that thanks to some of his training and Kelly's enchanted gear he could see in the dark. Much of his worries had been that he couldn't fully understand how powerful he had gotten because the only two people he ever fought were Kelly, a one woman army and Dox, a time travelling evil mastermind. It was like trying to hang out with the hero and the demon king and then suddenly go talk to random person B. He had the story all mixed up and his fight before made him aware that he'd have to learn to hold back. He eventually found a room with only one guard in. He subdued him before he could even move and looked around. The bandits had actually kept detailed and organised notes on their dealings with the Lord, Marco assumed it would make good blackmail material later on. He rounded up all the evidence and headed back taking the man with him.

Kelly was enjoying herself, it wasn't often they got to go on real adventures with danger and excitement like this. Usually she felt their adventures with Dox were too scripted like she wouldn't be surprised if someone suddenly called out "Cut" and the actors would walk away. This wasn't like usual. The opponents they usually fought were around their power level and would increase each time. There was never a real challenge and she hoped after realising that some of the bandits were much weaker than them that someone here would be much stronger.

She turned and ran into a room full of 20-30 bandits, they all rose as the girl skipped into the room with a big smile. Unlike the rabble they saw outside these were a group of burly hardened men and woman. She cracked her knuckles and told them to bring it on. She easily knocked the few who were underestimating her into the wall leaving them crumpled on the floor. The rest had learned quickly and charged at her with weapons draw. She pushed down the ring finger on each hand and gauntlets appeared on her hands. She caught the blades that were aimed at her and snapped them in two. The bandits were much more organised than she thought they'd be and some took aim at her from afar. She waved her hands and sent the arrows straight back at them.

"Gonna' need some love dude!" She let her thoughts go to Marco and when she felt the power flow into her she knew he had heard her. She immediately punched her way through several shields the men had taken against her. She caught a spear and cracked the tip off. She figured with a wooden staff she could let loose without killing them.

A few minutes later the girl skipped out of the room smiling as all the bandits were piled in the middle unconscious. For her it was a great time, for them it would haunt their nightmares for years to come. Legends of the Green Fury began that day being circled around the bandits and scum of dimensions.

Dox had walked through the cave admiring the work someone had put into this. If he remembered rightly this would have been caved in by the Lord's treacherous acts when he had sold off half of the children. Eventually the villagers would find the cave but among the 50 dead 10 were their children. The rest of the children were never recovered. He found himself in a clearing full of cages. Inside sat all 19 of the missing children. A group of bandits rushed him all falling through his portal on the floor and landing in front of him. They looked up to see him but passed out. He used the trick Star had to project her image into his eyes to project the most ghoulish illusions he could muster. Foam appeared at their mouths as fear overloaded them. He did promise Marco not to 'physically' damage anyone beyond repair.

Dox had immediately freed all of the children and when he was asked who he was and if he was there to save them he replied with.

"My name is Santa Claus, I'm a magician from Earth who brings joy to children once a year and this year is your lucky day. I'm here with my famous Red Knight of Healing and Green Fury of Power to save you all." He waved his hands and made lights dance all around the room captivating the children. He quickly popped out and back and brought loads of warm clothes for them to wear. He led them back to meet with Marco and Kelly. The children's faces lit up when they saw 'Santa's Helpers' and even more so when they saw that the 'guard' Marco had subdued was actually the bandit leader.

The trio led all the children back to the village listening to the many story's Marco told them about his adventures in another dimension. All the boys were awestruck by him and started to pretend to fight with swords. They all asked 'Santa' to change their clothes to red which he did as they all ran around pretending to be Marco. Many of the girls were more interested in Kelly after finding out she had beaten basically all of the bandit forces. She showed them her magic pocket dimension in her hair and they had fun jumping in and out. Some took turns riding Nachos as she flew them around the group. Dox listened to their requests for things to make out of lights and at one point he illustrated one of Marco's stories with his magic. Eventually they felt the walk had been longer than they remembered and after letting all the children go into Kelly's dimension where Marco and Dox had prepared food and drinks for them they jumped back on the sleigh and headed back to the village.

It was a heartfelt reunion as the children piled out of her hair and into the loving arms of their parents. The villagers turned to thank their hero's but were greeted by a large stack of presents for all the children on the village. Confused the adults asked their children if they knew who had rescued them and were greeted with various adapted versions of Marco The Red Knight of Healing, Kelly the Green Fury of Power and Santa Claus the Magic Man of Christmas.

Marco and the others had then stormed the Lord's mansion before dumping him, the bandit leader and all the evidence in the throne room of the kingdom there. Dox apparently knew a guy there who would make sure that the villagers got aid and reimbursement for the Lords betrayal.

And so had ended their Christmas adventure. The group had headed back tired and pleased.

The next month flew by too. Marco almost breaking and asking Dox to let him go back for Star's birthday. He resisted the urge and instead tried to make her the best present he could. Dox watched invisible with Star beside him. They had stayed in touch and he apologised plenty for not allowing them to see her. She had been understanding knowing that in a few weeks they would be back. She could hold on a little longer. 10 Months had passed since they had been missing. If everything they knew was true then the cause of all their tragedy Dark Marco would strike in 2 weeks' time. Dox promised to return them in one week's time just that he needed to prepare for their leaving. The two talked of how things should go down. Dox was still considered the evil behind everything. The mercenaries of the world were chasing his shadow. Sometimes he would purposely appear somewhere and create leads for them to follow. If he were to show up with the other two he would be killed on sight which had made him chuckle. He promised that she wouldn't have to worry about that and didn't explain anything more than that.

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As Marco and Kelly were resting the last week before their return to the outside world he had taken it upon himself to tidy and organise the house one last time. He figured they wouldn't get the chance for a while. When he was clearing the study he stumbled upon a small gem. He picked it up and suddenly his vision went black.

"Greetings Dox A. Par I've been waiting a long time to meet you." Dox looked up in the dark room to see a small blue man staring back at him. He looked down and noticed he was chained to the darkness.

"Really? You never seemed to show up at my previous visits I was starting to think you didn't want to meet me" He pulled at the chains trying to free himself.

"Funny that? Every time you've appeared in person you've left quickly when I arrived. The first time with Star you disappeared quickly and then again in the courtyard. I thought at first it was just poor timing but I realised that you looked straight at me even though I was invisible in the court yard. You ran when you saw me. Avoiding me for some reason." He floated closer to Dox who struggled more and more to get free.

"I know I don't really have the right to ask this but please trust me and let me go now" Dox pleaded panicked.

"No No No Dox I think not, I want to know who you really are and I think the only way to do that is for you and me to come into contact. If I am correct when I touch you I will see the whole of the future that you were part of that is being hidden from me. I will see your whole life and the missing parts of mine." He floated even closer.

"Don't do this Da-Glossaryck. You never knew the original cause to save Marco only solutions from the end and knowing who I am at this point won't help anyone. Don't do this!"

"Afraid I can't respect that wish young man. I don't like having the people I watch over toyed with and I don't like having my own future not clear. I will find out the whole truth." He touched Dox and suddenly his head was pounding with pain as memories of his future started to flood his mind.

FLASHBACKS

-He watched from afar as Star and Marco mourned the sudden death of their friend. He was unsure of what to do. He wanted to go and greet them but after Eclipsa had returned the wand he had tried to go back and be her mentor but he was banished from the Kingdom by Moon and River. He wanted to explain to them the importance of helping Star as without her inner magic her use of the wand was unstable. They ignored him.

-He tried to carry on with the MHC but they rejected him. Calling him a traitor and a disgrace. They'd even attacked him. He easily dealt with their assault but they had used the retaliation to name him a fugitive. He now had no one to depend on. Eclipsa had run off with her husband and child after she was declared guilty of all crimes. Star had protested but no one had any care for monster rights.

-Falling into depression he had taken to wandering round Mewni with no goal in mind when one night he was ambushed. Whoever it was had prepared anti-magic chains and he had no hope of getting free once they were on. He started to call for help from his cell hoping that one trace of his magic would get free from the cracks in the wall. No one came for weeks. He had all but given up hope when he heard a familiar war cry. Marco Diaz had burst through the door knocking the occultists who kidnapped him to the ground. He was cut all over his body and covered in bruises. He rushed to free Glossaryck. He was weakened after months of having his magical blood drained from his small body. Marco carried him through the broken down abandoned fort until they reached the exit to find it blocked. They were assaulted with magic blasts. Marco used his own body to defend the blue man.

"Marco, where are Star and the others?" He asked panicking as blood began to drip down from Marco's back.

"It's just me sorry, Star hasn't forgiven you and forbade me to come and no one else would even listen to me when I told them I could hear you calling for help. I ignored her and came anyway but it's just me sorry I wasn't strong enough." He winced as he crushed the broken genie's hopes of greater rescue.

"I understand. Leave me and go Marco if you don't you'll die."

"If I even move the blast will hit you and will kill you Glossaryck!"

"If you don't move the blast will kill us both. Unless you suddenly have magical powers and can release my concentrated magic then I have no ideas of getting us out of here"

"Do it? We never know I've used the wand before and got marks on my cheek. Monster Arm is sleeping in my arm and I'm pretty sure half my body has been altered by Star's magic. If you can make me a magic bomb to save us do it!" He smiled down at him through the pain. "We'll call it Project Nukeco" he chuckled.

"If you sure?" Marco nodded back and Glossaryck poured his magic into Marco. His own body wasn't strong enough to use it but Marco's cheeks lit up bright as the magic filled him. He looked down at the drained blue man.

"What now?"

"Kaboom!"

-Marco walked back to Mewni carrying the little man in his pocket.

"I still think you should have left me" Glossaryck admitted

"Well if I did who would be my new magic teacher?" Marco chuckled, Glossaryck had rested for a bit in the aftermath of the blast. The whole of the ruins had been blasted away leaving just the two still there. After resting he healed Marco's injuries as best he could and the two headed back.

"They wouldn't even come to rescue me Marco, they are hardly going to allow me to enter the kingdom."

"That's fine, I mean I know a place you could stay outside of their jurisdiction, where they'll never think to look, that your familiar with"

"Where?"

"My house on earth, I asked my parents already and they said your welcome there. Just no weird magical experiments and you can't steal the pudding you have to contribute to the household."

"I'm going to rent a room at yours?"

"Sure why not? I mean all you have to do is pawn a few gold coins and for you that's not hard to find."

"Won't Star mind?"

"I won't tell if you don't" Marco patted the genie's head. He suddenly felt great appreciation for the boy and regretted how he treated him. He was the only person who had come to save him and helped him. He would make up for being a douche to him all the time.

-Marco was training with him slowly learning to control his magic.

-Marco had grasped all the basics proving to be a wonderful student.

-The two snuck off to a magical dimension Marco had found full of pudding and ate till they were full.

-Marco Jr was born. He had a small heart defect that Glossaryck immediately corrected with his magic. He chose not to tell anyone since he had fixed the problem. He found himself looking after the baby sometimes and realised that maybe parenthood wasn't all that bad.

-He watched from his window a couple arguing. The woman was pregnant with a baby screaming after the man. He told her to get rid and stormed off. He felt sorry for the baby. He could tell he was a boy from his magic and wished him well.

-Marco had completed his advance training and the two decided to finish his magic education in another dimension where time flowed differently. They spent a few years living together and build a house in the dimension.

-Something had Marco rattled. He wouldn't talk to Glossaryck about it but something was wrong on Mewni.

-Marco was missing. He hadn't come home in about 6 weeks so Glossaryck headed to Mewni to find out more. When he arrived he found another Mewni reflected in the sky. This one was full of dark energy and horrible creatures fell from the sky. He saw Marco fly his dragon cycle up into the sky and suddenly a bright red flash filled the sky and the other Mewni disappeared along with Marco. Glossaryck followed Star as she ran into a weird cavern full of dark energy. She tried to use the wand to open something but the wand cracked from the pressure of her building inner energy and unable to sustain the amount of magic she poured into it the wand exploded. The blast tore open a black portal. Star gathered up the broken pieces of the wand and dove into the portal.

- Glossaryck followed her into what he could only describe as hell if Hell decided to dress up as Mewni. He followed her along the streets as she slayed beast after beast. He used his magic to blast away some of the stronger beasts that got in her way. She ran to the throne room and inside she saw the body of Marco pinned to the wall with a sword. Blue blood poured from his chest and formed a puddle on the floor. His blue hoodie stained with his blood and littered with cuts and burns. She took the sword from his chest and ran up the stairs. Glossaryck investigated the body and realised this wasn't his Marco. He chased her up the stairs in time to hear her screams.

"WAS IT WORTH IT MARCO?".

-He appeared from a portal carrying her and the scissors and was immediately pinned to a wall by Moon. He pulled out his memory and put it in a crystal showing her what he had witnessed. That Star was still asleep and Marco had sacrificed his own life to collapse the dark dimension. No one would tell Glossaryck what had happened and when he tried to ask he was blasted by Star. She woke up and looked at him in anger.

"What are you doing here? Where were you when me and Marco needed you!" His memory spell had worked. Everyone quickly turned on him blocking him out so he couldn't tell her the truth. They were determined to follow Marco's final wishes of protecting Star's memories.

-He landed in an alleyway thrown out of Mewni by Heckapoo. He shivered as the rain poured down on him in a cold night. He heard voices near him and hid under a dumpster nearby.

"I TOLD YOU TO GET RID OF IT!" The man yelled at the woman.

"But it's our son? I thought if you saw him you might want him" The man slapped the woman causing her and the baby to fall to the floor. The baby began to cry out loudly. The man kicked the baby in the head immediately shutting it up.

"Now it's nothing but a mistake that needs to be thrown away. Garbage." He picked up the baby and threw it in the bin.

"No..." The mother let out. He grabbed her hair and pulled her away.

"It's dead like it should have always been. Now come with me." The father demanded. The mother put up a little resistance before standing up and following him.

Glossaryck appeared from under the dumpster and lifted the baby out of the bin. Blood poured from his mouth as his little heart stopped beating. Glossaryck realised this was his chance. To correct everything that went wrong and give this child the chance it deserved. He slit his wrists and started to pour his magic blood around the body of the baby.

-Glossaryck watched from the window as the red headed toddler ran around the garden. He had returned to the house him and Marco had built. He decided to tell the boy stories about him as if he was a fairy tale. Decided he could grow older before taking up his responsibility.

-As the toddler grew to be a boy around the age of 10 Glossaryck realised he wasn't sure if this was right any more. He had fallen in love with his son and wasn't sure if he wanted to sentence him to death. He decided to let him make that choice and did his best to make the boy happy.

-It was decided. He watched the 14 year old Dox in the garden swinging his sword. The moment he had told him everything he had begged the blue man to let him help Marco, the Red Knight. Dox had taken the news about his birth and adoption rather well. Glossaryck smiled at the mature boy who had seen it as what needed for happen for him to meet his real Dad. He didn't remember it and had joked that all heroes have tragic stories.

-Dox was 18 now. He had turned out to be an awful student. He had poor co-ordination and when he tried to show off had accidentally stabbed himself. He was awful at magic for someone who was bathed in magic blood as a baby. Glossaryck realised if he was going to succeed he'd need to adapt it. He couldn't make the boy a magical prodigy. He knew Marco would be one so he wrote out a guide to help Dox teach him everything he needed to know. If Marco was ready to fight whatever came for Mewni he might just survive. He also taught Dox of the wands secrets and how to repair it.

-Aged 20. Dox had turned out to be remarkable at illusion magic. Not a magic used often other than to change ones appearance and what people could see. Glossaryck had studied the dark dimensions energy and developed a new portal magic. He taught it to Dox and when the young man still hadn't got it he had enchanted his bones with runes that let him use the portals at will. It would weaken his bones but he'd make it through the year. He also enchanted him with a few more things such as strength when he needed it most and a failsafe in case his son ever needed to end everything early. He wasn't there in the beginning of the war with the Dark Dimension. He didn't want to send him into something he didn't understand unprepared.

-Age 21, Dox was ready. He had studied medicine, magic and martial arts. He would be able to take care of himself. As he was now he could easily subdue even the Magical High Commission. He taught Dox all of the information he needed to create a pocket dimension but left out the details of the dark dimension from him. He felt that too much information about it may have led to the future happening again.

-The pair arrived at Butterfly castle the day after Marco's death. Glossaryck rushed into the castle and stole the remains of the wand. He found what he needed, a piece of crystallised rift energy. It was dangerous and illegal. If used correctly it could even be used to travel through time. He broke the crystal in half and gave half to Dox. Together they disappeared into the past but Glossaryck was followed by Heckapoo.

Glossaryck of the present looked down at the man chained to the floor. He was his son. He certainly hadn't expected that. He thought of the memories and realised the reason he had broken time and the oldest rules was because to him in that timeline. Marco Diaz was his best and closest friend. He was like a son to him. He had raised Dox to save Marco's life and chosen to change history. Another wave of pain flooded him as he began to see the future that he could never see before.

-After being taken back by Heckapoo he was brought before the Magical High Commission. For the crimes he committed stealing both the Butterfly Wand and the Rift Crystal. For betraying the memory of Marco and all the other offenses to his name he was sentenced to death. He died the same day Dox had arrived back in Mewni.

-Everyone protected Star from the truth. For her Marco had never returned to Mewni and Glossaryck of the future had stolen and destroyed the wand killing himself in the process. The lied lasted a few years until Stars' 18th birthday. She had snuck into Heckapoo's dimension to invite the demi-god to her birthday party where she had found Marco's scissors on the wall in a frame. She took them and jumped to earth where she watched the Diaz's with their two year old Marco Jr, except they didn't call him Jr. Just Marco. She asked around and found out Marco had been missing for a few years after leaving to follow after her. Marco never came back to Mewni is what Star believed. She tracked down Janna and learnt the truth. Marco Diaz died two years ago on Mewni.

-Star looked down at the knife in her hand. She had stabbed Tom after finding out he helped cover up Marco's death. She looked down at the blood on her hands and began to remember. She heard Marco's voice in her head telling her to stop but she didn't. She remembered everything.

-Star's magic raged out of control as she tore down the walls of Mewni Kingdom. The bodies of all the residents lay dead on the floor. She had no way to control the magic as it rippled across the dimension. In her agony and pain she let all of her inner magic rage free destroying the Butterfly Kingdom.

Glossaryck felt tears slide down his face as he looked at the boy at his feet. He finally understood what his future self told him.

-"Marco falls and the darkness wins" He thought it meant the collapse of the dark dimension but no. The death of Marco would lead to the death of Mewni.

He freed Dox who couldn't look him in the eye.

"Dox." Glossaryck spoke to him but he didn't reply.

"Index?" Glossaryck said softly.

"Dad..." He looked up. "You remember everything?"

"Yes. I have all the memories the me who raised you had as well as what happens next. I know that I Glossaryck of Terms, named you my son, Index of Knowledge, My little Paradox. That became your nickname. I decided to change it up for you with Dox Alessandro Par. My little Index, the Paradox Defender of Man. You never told anyone your real name did you Index?" He asked the crying man in front of him. Except all he could see was the little toddler that had cut his finger crying to him.

"I stopped being Index when I came to the past Dad. I'm Dox here. I'm the paradox created by Terms with conditions to save Marco. I'm not your little Index anymore. I've done everything you wanted me to. I trained Marco, I helped him become the Red Knight you always told me about I even saved Kelly. She is amazing too. I may have changed who he would end up with but even if he doesn't end up with the Princess he'll be alive. They are the best friends I could ever ask for Dad." He wiped his tears away as he looked up at the little blue man.

Glossaryck floated down to him and hugged him. He held his hands up as his way of hugging his small father.

"You did good kid." He admitted.

"I'll see you soon Dad but I need to get back. Marco and Kelly will be back in Mewni in a week and then we can stop it. The evil Marco and Dark Dimension and save the future."

Glossaryck smiled before frowning. Feelings that weren't his own flooded him.

"Don't worry Dad or should I stick to Glossaryck. My dad probably died when he got taken back to Mewni. We both knew this was a one way trip to the past."

"You are a hero Index, no matter what you say or believe, you are a hero."

"Thanks Dad." Glossaryck lifted the spell and disappeared from Dox's vision as Dox opened his eyes to find Marco and Kelly drawing on his face.

"What are you doing?" He asked the pair.

"Teaching you what happens when you fall asleep on the floor" The trio chuckled as Kelly showed Dox's reflection in the mirror.

"You better run!" He warned them as Kelly disappeared into a portal and Marco cast an illusion spell. Their games of tag were rather different than the normal game. Dox laughed before walking down the hallway. He stopped at the front door after hearing a noise by it. He sniggered at his own foolishness. Maybe the interaction with his adopted father had played a trick on him. There was no way someone could be at the door in a pocket dimension. Except he heard it again.

'Knock Knock'.

A/N: I hope this answers some questions you may have had. Glossaryck of the futures story of why he would do anything to save Marco and a bit more on Dox or Index's Origin. Let me know what you think :) and if you have any questions to hesitate to PM or Review.