This is strange story and not exactly what I have written before. But it is mostly just a thought that came to mind. Not to mention it gives an excuse to involve Kelco in this crazy thing. So enjoy, read and review, sorry if this is a little on the short side or a little on the long side.
Marco cracked his back. He had just brought out the final dish for the meal. Not an easy feat as he had to cook for four women, himself, and seven kids, and two very fussy babies that had just discovered solid foods and were picky about everything that could go into their mouths that could be considered 'food'. That didn't stop the two little hellions from trying to put everything that was very distinctly 'not food' into their mouths.
Still cooking for so many people that were obligated to like his food was nice. He had to deal with plenty of people who wanted to complain about his cooking for one reason or another, a bunch of them just wanted to be annoyances. But at least none of his kids were rude about his cooking.
The family trooped in from all corners of the castle for the customary family dinner night, so many kids and wives and so on and all of them had work or friends or other commitments, of course they were going to put one day aside a week to actually eat a meal together like a loving family. Or as close as they could get.
"Is this Spinach? Yuck!" Sol shouted holding the piece of green away from her. Marco sighed. Then again there was always the one.
"You have eaten spinach thousands of times in the past. What's the problem with it?" Marco said from where he sat between Jackie and Star. Heckapoo was trying to get one of the twins to taste her dinner, but the orange clad child would just push the food away and make an irritated face.
"It's gloopy! I like it cooked the other way!" Sol raved from her side of the table, they had to buy an extra large round table with over a dozen seats in case the kids ever wanted to bring over guests or a set of grandparents wanted to eat with the family.
"I don't think that you've ever cooked spinach any other way besides this way." Jackie said turning to Marco as she picked up a heaping spoonful of rice and pork chop. Marco wanted to take the spoon away from her and cut it into smaller pieces so that she could actually enjoy her meal. But then she might give him some sort of speech. He would just perform CPR, it wouldn't be the first time that he had to bring someone back to life because they ate too fast.
"Just eat your food." Thomas snapped at Sol. She looked personally attacked before biting at him, he was separated from his younger sister by GP, who was getting the brunt of Sol's misguided attacks.
"Would you cut it out? You're getting glitter on me!" Sol was wearing a few heavy layers of make up, on top of that she had thick lipstick on that made her look like a crazy person. She and her mother, Star, had been helping each other with some fun make up. Which ended with Sol drenched in eyeshadow and green lipstick while Star had pink lipstick, stickers on her cheeks and even lemon yellow eyeshadow that she resembled a actual lemon.
"Are you even going to try and step in?" Janna nudged Star in the side. Star looked up at her wife in confusion before shaking her head as if trying to clear it.
"What? Oh, yeah GP stop harassing your little sister."
"ME?!" GP shouted in annoyance as she pushed Sol off of her and gestured at the blonde she demon in annoyance. "Mom! She's picking at me!"
"I am a little busy right now." Heckapoo snapped in irritation as she scooped up some more creamed sweet peas and tried to push them into the babies mouth. She just bared her fangs and bit into the spoon which bent under her sharp teeth. Heckapoo had no idea how tiring raising a twin was going to be, she should have just stuck with her oldest daughter.
"HEY!" Jacquelyn shouted as she was splashed by one of the twins pushing over their water sipy cup. It dribbled onto her book and she gasped before shaking it off. "DAD! MOM! Control that thing!"
"Star are you okay?" Janna asked feeling STar's head. Normally the queen in waiting would be all over this chaos, either trying to place bets or get it all sorted out. But instead she just looked sick to her stomach.
"Hey guys? I think somethings wrong with Star." Janna said anxiously to Marco and Jackie. The two looked over from their squabbling children, they had been trying their best to restore order but that was like herding cats. And they were having just as much luck.
"Star?" Jackie stood up and walked over to her wife and close friend. She placed her hand on Star's forehead and frowned. Something was off about her temperature. But it wasn't heat, or cold, there just seemed to be...well it was like she was feeling two temperatures flocculating at once.
"I don't feel too good." Star moaned out as she bent in half and held her aching stomach. She began to sweat profusely. Jackie touched her before crying out and pulling away with a shout. Star felt as if she were on fire.
"Mama?" Sol said in concern, her attention completely gone from harassing her brother. The rest of the children were standing up and looking at their mother as she groaned again and covered her mouth.
"Sol why are you glowing?" GP pointed out to her sister. Sol looked down at her fingertips, they were glowing a little, the same with her hair. IT was as if tiny stars were attached to her hair and forcing it to rise and glow.
If Sol was covered in Stars then Star was covered in super novas. Her hair was aglow and her eyes were two pools of gold. She was hiccuping and actually began to float up in the air. Everyone at the table took a step backwards as she flew higher and higher until she was floating in the center of the dinner table.
Jane looked up and her eyes shifted a little.
"Whoa. What's going on?"
"Were you watching TV at the dinner table again?" Marco snapped in annoyance, he just wanted a nice family meal!
"Dude priorities!" Janna shouted pointing as Star grew four more arms, not too unusual for her. What was unusual was that they were opening a portal in midair without any scissors. Her eyes turned from gold to a dark blue, similar to the color of the universe.
"Star?" Heckapoo ventured forward with an outstretched hand, trying to see beyond the portal.
There was a tuft of seaweed green appearing from the portal, and then a flash of silver and a bit of red and suddenly a person stumbled out. She was around fourteen with green hair similar to a bush, big thick glasses, a mole and an upturned nose, and a red hoodie on. She was also carrying a sword that looked to be as big as she was and twice as heavy. She stumbled forward. Blinked. And then looked back as the portal began to disappear behind her.
"No!" She scrambled for the portal her hand outstretched and just when her finger was going to slip in, she slipped on a plate. She fell to the table and looked up as Star slowly settled down onto the table and closed her eyes with a deep breath.
"NO! You can't! You have to send me back!" The girl was scrambling to her feet and gazing at Star desperately who was touching her head and muttering softly to herself.
"I-I I don't think I can."
"No! You have to! Send me back!" She raised her sword and brandished it threateningly at Star and slowly advanced. "Send me back!"
"Hey calm down there kid!" Janna spoke pushing her cane out between the two of them. "And get off our table. We eat on there you filthy animal."
"Send me back or else." The girl threatened turning towards Janna.
"Do not say or else what." Marco wanted Janna who made a face at him before turning back to the green headed intruder.
"OR else what?"
"Or else this!" The girl jumped into the air with her sword raised. Janna simply took a couple of hobbles backwards and Jane was there holding up her own hand. The sword slammed into it and sparked against the exoskeleton that had replaced her skin long ago.
"Trust me, sword versus tech always goes the same way." Jane said with a smirk.
"Funny I was going to say the same thing." The girl brought her sword back and around before slamming it back down onto her arm. She continued to advance wailing on Jane without giving her a moment to breath. She then stuck her foot between Jane's legs and tripped her up. Jane yelped as she began to fall, only to be caught by Thomas and pulled rapidly backwards out of harms way.
The two girls glared at each other as Jane jumped back up and screamed in anger as she charged the green headed stranger. The adults simply watched in wide eyed distress. Marco continued to dart between the fighting children and his clearly distressed wife.
"Shouldn't we do something?" Marco whispered to Jackie who was giving a slightly disheveled and distressed Star a glass of water.
"In a minute, let them have their fun first."
"You're not the least bit concerned with who this total sword wielding stranger is?" Marco said aghast. Jackie looked at him with a sad smile.
"Isn't it obvious to you? I'm not mad but...jeez I'm surprised that the two of you hid it."
"Hid?" Marco said even more confused then ever.
"I don't feel sick anymore." Star whispered to herself, she took a deep breath and attempted to stand back up only to fall back into her seat. She had no idea how she was so tired all of a sudden, it was just a little weird spell that used her body and mind and magic to make something strange happen that she did not entirely understand or control. Nothing too out of the usual.
Jane dodged the sword before stepping on it as it embedded itself into the floor. The girl attempted to yank it free but it was trapped fast. She looked up in shock only to see Gecipee float over her sister with her hands raised for combat. The green headed girl retreated with her hands up for combat. GP threw the first punch only for it to be effortlessly blocked by the smaller girl. They continued to move forward and backwards, exchanging almost identical blows to each other.
"Sword arm dance?" GP said in confusion as she paused with her fist caught in the girls palm. The girl began to advance angrily.
"SEND! ME! BACK! HOME!" She shouted in anger. She threw a kick GP ducked down and Jacquelyn was there with her book up attempting to protect her face. The stranger paused and pulled her hand back, she wasn't going to just punch a total random kid that was clearly scared out of her mind.
Sol took this opportunity to let out a war cry and tackle the newbie to the ground. She sat on top of her and began slapping her face in irritation.
"You ruined dinner!"
"Get off of me!" The girl shouted before pushing Sol off of her. She jumped to her feet and turned in a tight circle, fists up and ready to throw down.
"Thats enough! Everyone stop it!" Marco shouted in irritation. He and the other adults had surrounded the fighting children and now the new girl found herself completely surrounded on all sides.
"Who are you? Where did you come from? What is even happening?" Marco asked the questions that were on everyones minds. The girl looked around her, saw that all of her escape routes were blocked and took a deep breath of air.
"My name? It's Stabby." Stabby said glaring between the family that surrounded her. Janna of course burst out laughing.
"Stabby? As in to stab?"
"No like Abby or Gabby, but with ST." Stabby said in annoyance as she glared at the older woman.
"Tell us then Stabby. Why are you here?" Jackie said quietly looking at Marco out of the corner of her eye.
"I don't know. Someone please tell me where I am, and what my Dad is doing here." She looked at Marco pleading, he glanced behind himself before pointing to his chest.
"Who? Me?"
Hopefully the next chapter will be up soon, not sure where this will be going so any ideas for it just leave some suggestion in the reviews.
