Ludo rocketed towards Jack and punched him as hard as he could. With his 'big boy' body it sent Jack speeding into the Earth's upper atmosphere and barely gave him time to create a cocoon around himself to keep out the heat. He began to pick up speed as Ludo began pushing him and accelerating towards the ground. He really didn't want Jack surviving their encounter. Fire soon began to spread out from them, leaving a trail of smoke in the sky. Everyone on the ground heard the sonic boom they made when they broke the sound barrier.
On the ground Marco, Star and their friends heard a large bang from the sky and looked up to see a fireball streaking across the sky. It landed just outside the city limits with a sound loud enough to break a few windows in the area. They all started running to where it landed.
Jack sat up in the middle of a crater with Ludo hovering in the air in front of him.
"Not so tough now are you boy?" he said, his voice now deep and masculine.
"I'm still pretty tough so underestimating me is not wise." Jack replied. Ludo just laughed and blasted him with darkness.
"Well I have Stars wand! The most powerful item in the universe! What do you have boy?"
"What you hold is the third most powerful item in the universe. I possess the first."
"Nothing is more powerful than this! Show me it's competitor!" Ludo held out the wand which was now black and slender with a winged eye at the top. Jack just smirked and began to chant. As he did the sky darkened and the clouds circled above him.
"Я называю Вас древним штатом к моему присутствию!" He put emphasis on the last word as he faced the sky. Lightning struck him and when the smoke cleared he was holding his staff. "Bring it." At the same time they both blasted each other but their attacks countered each others. Jacks white energy countering Ludo's dark one. Jacks slowly pushed back Ludo's but he suddenly fell to one knee in pain. Ludo spotted his chance and amped up his attack. When it reached Jack he was sent flying backwards.
"Stupid boy, you shouldn't have messed with me. Once I have finished with you I will capture Star and her bodyguard then torture them. I will make them suffer for holding me back from the wand." Ludo said confidently. Jack saw the ways Ludo planned to torture them in his mind and something inside of him snapped. He opened his eyes again and they were glowing bright white. Ludo's confident smile faltered under Jacks intense gaze.
"IF YOU HURT STAR YOU WILL BURN IN HELL FOR ETERNITY!" he roared at Ludo who blasted a wave of darkness at Jack. His face became even more fearful when Jack brushed it aside like it was nothing. Ludo was flung across the country side by a beam of energy from Jacks staff, dropping the wand in the process. Jack picked it up and his eyes began to return to normal. He stumbled and nearly fell but managed to stay standing. He slammed his staff into the ground, sending a shock wave out from him.
Star and Marco were getting close to the edge of town when a blue line suddenly spread out from where the meteorite had struck. They stopped for a second and saw their friends standing around looking confused.
"Why are we here Star?" asked Jackie
"Yeah, I thought we were trick-or-treating." Said Ferguson.
"Didn't you see the meteorite? It crashed right over there!" said Star.
"What meteorite? Star what are you talking about?" said Marco. Star turned to him, he looked just as confused as the others.
"We saw it fly across the sky and crash right out there! Come on, I'll show you!" Star dragged Marco across the fields to where it landed but there was nothing there. "What? This is where it crashed!"
"Maybe you need to get some rest Star." Said Marco. "I think the lack of sleep might be getting to you."
"But what about trick-or-treating? We never finished!" Star complained
"Star, I think we got enough candy for you to be bouncing off the walls for the rest of the week." Said Marco
"I think Marcos right Star, you should get some rest." Said Janna. Star scowled at them but gave into their requests.
"Fineeee." She said. "Let's go Marco." Star grabbed Marcos arm and dragged him back towards his house. When they got back Star stormed upstairs into her room to find Jack sitting against the wall. She scowled at him.
"Where were you?"
"Somewhere, why the long face?"
"There was a meteorite that crashed just outside of the city and no one remembers it! We all saw it crash and started running there but just before we reached it everyone forgot and there was no crater or anything. Now everyone thinks I'm crazy!"
"Well you're not. That wasn't a meteorite it was me and Ludo."
"That makes no sense. Ludo is so small and weak, there is no way he could have matched you!" Jack held up Stars wand. "Recognize this?" Star patted her pockets and realised that she didn't have her wand.
"So you were stopping Ludo from getting the wand. But that doesn't explain why you didn't want me or Marco coming or why you were in the sky."
"I didn't want to ruin your night. Have you ever heard of a ball of concentrated evil?"
"Yes. I've heard they can infect entire cities with evil and they are extremely illegal everywhere but here, what does that have to do with this?"
"Well Ludo had one and I had to get it out of Earth's atmosphere before it exploded." Star gasped.
"Are you okay? What happened to the evil? Apparently they make a lot of it and it makes any one who comes into contact with it evil." Jack closed his eyes and leaned his head against the wall. Stars eyes grew wide as she realised what he had done.
"No. You didn't." she said. Her eyes were full of fear.
"I did Star. I'm sorry."
"Why aren't you evil then? You should be trying to kill me right now."
"Ever heard of what happens to infected people when their will power is to strong?"
"I think my mum told me once. Something about..." Star trailed off as she realised what was happening. "Poison. Tell me it's not true Jack. Please."
"I won't lie to you Star." Jack said. Star walked over to Jack and knelt next to him. She lifted his shirt up and saw something she didn't want to see. She covered her mouth with her hand as she tried to hold back the tears. Right where Jacks heart was there was a black mark. The evil inside of him was poisoning him.