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Star vs. The Forces of Evil: My Star
Chapter 13
Empty
Earth, 3 days until the wedding...
Marco groggily awoke and rubbed his eyes, stretched, and got up from his bed. He headed straight to the bathroom where he brushed his teeth and took a quick shower before changing into his usual red hoodie and jeans. After doing this usual morning ritual, the boy walked over to Star's room, opened the door, and let out a sigh; empty.
Well, 'empty' might not be the most appropriate word, since the room was still packed with her stuff, including numerous pieces of clothing that were scattered all over the floor, and countless kids' toys Star always got dibs on whenever they opened a new cereal box. Not that Marco minded, he found it funny that she could get so excited over some stupid toy car or something similar, since she could use magic and came from a dimension filled with strange creatures.
He suddenly heard a panicked scream from outside and looked out the window, only to see his father triumphantly waving his hands in the air as the three hellhounds chased the mailman, who was running for his life. Marco slapped his forehead, then walked away from the window.
He went downstairs, where his mother had already prepared breakfast, along with some freshly squeezed orange juice. One glass for him, one for herself, one for his father and one for...
"Um, mom" Marco awkwardly began, gaining his mother's attention.
"Yes?"
"Star won't, be joining us for breakfast today." he said in a saddened voice.
"Oh? Is she not feeling well?" Mrs. Diaz asked, "I know she must be stressed out because of that whole wedding business, but she still has to eat properly!"
"Actually, she couldn't even if she wanted to, because she went back to Mewni yesterday..." Marco explained.
"Wait, she's already left!" His mother exclaimed in a panicked fashion, and Marco swiftly waved his hands to calm her down "No! Well, yes... but, only because of that whole 'courting' thing! She'll be back soon enough" he explained.
His mother bore a troubled look on her face and sighed "Poor girl, it must be hard for her right now"
"Tell me about it. I don't think I'd ever seen Star as sad as when she left yesterday" Marco explained, then smiled slightly "But don't worry mom! I already promised Star I'd help her find a way out of this, and there's no way I'm letting her be taken away like this!"
His mother raised an eyebrow, intrigued "And how do you plan to do that?"
Marco sighed "Well I tried finding a loophole in the law, but it's just like Star's parents said; she'll get exiled if she doesn't get married to someone with royal or noble ties, and they're not allowed to remove or edit this law"
"Well, Star's a smart girl. I'm sure she'll make her decision on her own in the end"
"Oh yeah" Marco waved his hand casually "We kinda already made an overdramatic promise regarding that, so Star's probably gonna wave all those stuck up nobles away"
"I'm glad to hear that, but what if she actually meets someone she'll actually like?" His mother asked.
"Pffff! As if!" Marco exclaimed, trying to sound confident, but his face showed signs of concern "You know how royalty is! Star would never consider someone as boring as that! She-" his phone suddenly started ringing, so he took it out of his pocket and answered "Hello?"
"Hey Marco!"
"Oh, hi Ferguson, what's up?"
"Long story short; me and Al got into some trouble because apparently hitting on girls at 2AM in the morning in a dark alley is considered 'molesting', and we gotta go and apologise to them today."
Marco slapped himself on the forehead; typical Ferguson. "Alright, and you're telling me this because...?"
"I dunno, I just thought you should know. Anyway, bye!" Ferguson hung up.
Marco put the phone back into his pocket and sighed.
"Ferguson got into trouble again?" His mother dryly asked.
"Ferguson got into trouble again..." Marco bluntly replied. The two then heard more panicked screaming from outside, along with the loud cheering of Mr. Diaz.
"I'm going to go check on your father and see if he's alright. And, more importantly, the mailman..." His mother told him and rushed outside.
Marco, feeling indifferent, sat down and began eating his breakfast, imagining what must have been happening on Mewni right then. Although he'd tried reassuring his mother, and mainly himself, that Star would never fall for some stuck up noble, he couldn't quite get rid of that small cloud of worry that was hovering above his head. What's more, he still had no idea how exactly he could help Star, since his initial plan had gone to bust. He tried thinking of a way, absentmindedly eating his breakfast while doing so, but all it did was frustrate him.
I gotta go outside and clear my head! He decided.
Marco finished his breakfast and stood up, then walked over to the front door. He opened it and spotted his mother trying to convince his father to order the hellhounds to release the mailman, without much luck. Marco swiftly closed it and instead went through the kitchen door.
Later, in the park
Marco was casually walking around the park, trying not to think about anything, but his mind kept wandering back to his mother's words. What if she really does find someone? He frantically shook his head; Not happening! This is Star! goofy, carefree, cute, rash, stubborn and childlike Star! There's no way she'd ever even consider it!
Marco froze in place. Cute? How did that word get lost in there? Although, now that he thought about it, he had to admit that she was definitely (very) easy to look at, specially in those clothes she always wore; they really suited her personality, even though some people gave her an odd look when they saw her. And the horns; most people got creeped out by them, but to him they looked... good on her...
Marco shook his head again; why was he suddenly thinking about this stuff! It was just some random nonsense his mother had brought up for a moment, nothing more, nothing less. Everything will turn out fine, Star will never leave and things will be back to the way they were before he knew it!
"Yep, just some random nonsense!" he exclaimed, gaining some curious looks from the people around him. He giggled nervously and started whistling, then continued his walk before things got even more awkward.
He finally got away from the small crowd of people and took a deep breath. "Ok Marco, just empty your head from all these worries and try not to think about Star. The sooner you do that, the sooner you can start coming up with an actual plan to help her" he encouraged himself. Without realising it, he'd already exited the park and was now walking in the middle of town. He spotted the arcade. Perfect! Some video games should dull his worries!
The boy made his way inside and saw several young people, such as himself, lined up at a new arcade machine. He raised an eyebrow and walked over, then tapped the kid in front of him on the shoulder, gaining his attention. "Um, why is everyone lined up for this one game?"
"Oh!" the kid happily exclaimed "You don't know? It's this new awesome game where you get to pilot a spaceship!" the boy gleefully exclaimed.
Marco smiled "Sounds cool! What's it called?"
"Cosmic Starfire!" the boy exclaimed.
Starfire... Marco groaned in annoyance, causing the boy to shoot him a curious look, then left the arcade without even bothering to say goodbye. "Wow, jerk!" the boy exclaimed after Marco had already left.
Marco took a deep breath. Ok! Just forget about what just happened and try to relax! Now, where's a good place to relax...? Marco pondered, then snapped his fingers as a lightbulb lit up above his head. The bookstore! Of course! A good book should calm his nerves. Best part was, it was only 3 buildings away from the arcade!
He smiled and made his way over to the building, which was much larger than the arcade. He entered it and took a deep breath with his nose. Ah, the glorious smell of knowledge! Oh, and paper! He looked around and, to his surprise, saw a lot of grown ups lined up next to the counter. He walked over to an elderly woman, who was sitting away from the crowd of people and reading a book, and cleared his throat, causing her to look at him and smile warmly.
"Uh, hello mam! What's all the commotion about?" he asked and pointed at the line of people.
"Oh that!" she waved her hand and "They're all lined up to buy this new book from a young local author. Only the author's pen name is known, and apparently the book is based on a true story, although it's clearly made up, but it's still very fun to read!"
"Really? I've never heard of this..." Marco commented. "Well, what's the book about?"
"Oh, it's about some young princess who came to earth to learn how to use her magical wand, but always ends up going on wild adventures with her best friend! Thrilling, wouldn't you agree?" The woman cheerfully explained.
Marco blinked a few times. "What- a- what's the book called...?" he awkwardly asked. Oh please don't be-
The woman turned the cover of the book she was reading towards him. Marco read it and groaned; The Adventures of princess Star Butterfly and Mike Diaz, by StarFan13.
"She could have at least gotten my name right..." Marco muttered angrily, and the woman raised an eyebrow at him. He then stormed out of the bookstore, slamming the door behind him.
"Hmm, must not be a fan of fantasy..." the elderly woman commented, confused.
Outside of the bookstore
"Ok, there has got to be some place I can go to to get my mind off of this!" Marco angrily stated. He couldn't think of anything, so he decided to just wander around town a bit. He went around the corner and bumped into a tall young woman, probably in her early 20-s, who was dressed like a reporter and was holding a microphone. She was being accompanied by a single cameraman.
"Whoops, sorry!" Marco apologised.
The woman turned towards him and smiled "Hello there polite young man! I'm Kerry Watson from Channel 98! What's your name?" she asked him in a very cheerful voice, then held the microphone down to him.
"Um, hi? My name's Marco Diaz" he awkwardly responded.
"Why hello there Marco! Mind if I ask you a question? Are you familiar with any reality TV shows?"
"Yeah, I know a couple of em', why?" he curiously asked.
"Good! And are you a fan of drawing?" She asked, ignoring his question.
"Uh, I guess..." Marco told her, not sure where this was going.
"Then today's your lucky day!" She suddenly exclaimed, startling him "Because you have the chance to be featured on the next episode of our latest and completely original TV series that we by no chance ripped off from any other station; Drawing with the Stars!"
"Argh!" Marco groaned and put both hands on his head, which was seriously starting to hurt, and glared at the woman. "Gimme a break already!" he exclaimed, then ran off down the street, forcing fellow pedestrians to avoid him. Kerry was startled by his response, then turned to her cameraman "I'm guessing that's a 'no' then?"
Some time later, in front of the school
Marco was sitting on a bench near the school gate, his mind completely disoriented. The only things he could think of were Star, how he still didn't have a plan, and what his life would look like, were she to leave. He sighed deeply and closed his eyes. He needed to come up with something in less than 3 days, if he had counted correctly, but what?
"Marco?" He suddenly heard a familiar voice ask, so he opened his eyes and smiled slightly.
"Oh, hi Jackie" he greeted the girl, then spotted Janna and Hope "Hey Janna, hey Hope. What are you three doing here?"
The three walked over to him and sat down, each of them holding a drink, Jackie carrying a second one.
Janna smirked "We saw you yell at some reporter and run down the street. Respect dude!" Janna exclaimed, earning a disapproving sigh from Jackie.
"Anyway, we were out getting some drinks, and thought you might need one after the long run, here" Jackie explained and handed him a drink.
"Thanks, that's really-" Marco stopped when he saw the green logo, then sighed, defeated "Starbucks, of course..." he dejectedly stated, and Jackie looked at him with worried eyes.
"Marco, is something troubling you?" Jackie asked.
"Maybe he just isn't a fan of Starbucks?" Hope suggested, but Marco shook his head.
"No, it's not that" he began and took a sip from his drink "It's just, Star's back on Mewni for that whole courting nonsense, and I'm worried that she'll be forced to leave earth, since I've failed to come up with a solution to this whole mess!"
Jackie noticed 2 things, 1. He wasn't stuttering like an idiot, like he usually does when talking to her. And 2. He looked seriously sad, depressed even. Jackie smiled and playfully punched his shoulder "Hey dude, no need to feel down. If I know Star, then she's probably chasing those guys around with a chainsaw or something like that"
Marco couldn't help but chuckle; that sure sounded like Star! His bad mood was lifted for a second, but it quickly came back. "I promised I'd think of something, and she promised she'd reject every one of those nobles but- what if she really falls for someone? It already happened with Oscar once, and I nearly lost her when it did!"
"Speaking of which" Janna began "Did something happen between those two? She hasn't really been talking about him lately"
"Oh, his mom found him and sent him to a boarding school in Japan. He apparently became pretty big there with his keytar and is dating some Japanese supermodel! Star didn't take it too well..." Jackie explained.
"Can we please focus here!" Marco demanded "I don't know what to do! I tried going for a walk to clear my head, but I just keep worrying about Star all the time, and the possibility that she may have to leave even is she doesn't want to, which is looking to be the case..."
"She really means alot to you, doesn't she?" Jackie sweetly asked.
"What kind of a question that? Of course she means alot to me, Jackie! She's like family to me!" Marco exclaimed, then added in a quieter voice "I care about her a lot, and I really don't wanna lose her. What should I do?"
"Truthfully, I'm as clueless as you are, Marco" Jackie stated "But if I understood correctly, Star is coming back soon, right?"
"Yeah, she'll come back to say goodbye and pack her stuff, if I don't figure something out soon... Why?" Marco replied.
"Maybe you could try talking to her parents and explaining to them why this is injustice and that they should rethink what they're doing" Jackie suggested.
"They can't really do much, since it's written in the constitution and they're unable to change it" Marco sadly explained. "I've already read through the whole thing, in case you were wondering..."
"It's worth a shot. Plus you said it yourself; Star promised not to give in so easily, and she'd kill before breaking a promise!" Jackie stated.
"She nearly did once..." Janna commented with a raised finger. "Man, why did she have to stop!"
"Ignoring that" Jackie began and put a comforting hand on Marco's shoulder "It's too early to give up Marco. If it's one thing you two have tought me, it's that anything is possible, even if the chances are practically nonexistent"
Marco finally smiled "You're right, Jackie. There's still time, and Star's worth the trouble!" He finished, then stood up. "I should get back home now, since she could be back at any moment. I'll pay you back for the drink some other time"
"No need dude" Jackie said with a smile "You just make sure that girl stays here, alright?"
"Will do!" Marco exclaimed, then started walking back home, waving the girls goodbye. Jackie had a smirk on her face and rubbed her chin in thought. "Too bad, it was way more fun when he was embarrassed to talk to me..." she muttered to herself.
"What's up with you?" Janna curiously asked.
Jackie looked at her, then at Marco, who was barely in sight anymore "Oh, nothing. I guess you could say I don't understand exactly what I just said!" She finished and chuckled.
"You're weird!" Janna commented, then glared shightly at Jackie. She'd better not be trying to steal my reputation!
At the Diaz household
Marco had somehow managed to waste the entire day in town, as the sun was about to set when he arrived back home. He was feeling much better thanks to Jackie, and was proud that he'd managed to hold a normal conversation with her for the first time in his life! But now was not the time to be thinking about him and Jackie, Star was still counting on him!
Thinking back on Jackie's words, he decided to give that constitution one more look, since he may have missed something, and if that failed he would personally go to Star's parents and beg them to let Star make her own decisions if he had to.
He walked into Star's room and walked over to the drawer where the constitution was stored. He took it out and was about to open it,,but stopped when he heard a familiar soind. He turned around and noticed a dimensional portal wide open in the middle of the room.
Moments later, Star stepped through, wearing her royal blue dress, a crown resting stop her head.
"Star! You're back!" He cheerfully exclaimed. "Well, how'd it go?"
Star smiled, although the smile seemed a bit sad and, ashamed? Suddenly, another person came out of the portal, a handsome young boy dressed in white and gold clothing. Marco looked at him with wide eyes, then shot Star a look of horror.
Star took a deep breath "Marco, this is Prince Shining, he-"
Before she could finish, Shining walked over to Marco and shook his hand "Ah, Marco! I have heard so much about you! I am Prince Shining and I sincerely hope that you will entrust me with guarding the beautiful Star Butterfly from this day forth!"
"What?" Marco asked, shellshocked. The prince then walked over to Star and held her hand. Star tried her best to keep smiling as she looked Marco in the eyes. "Marco, I'm going to marry him."
To be continued...
Chapter end notes
*Evil laughter* So, did you like it? :P. Well, looks like Star's made up her mind, nothing I can really do aboit that, might aswell just end this fic here and now, so thank you for reading this fanfic, it's been fun! Bye! What's that, you wanna know what happens next? Well then, if you really wanna know, just come back next week! ;). Till then, bye peeps!
Expected update: Next Sunday