The Banagical Incident.

It was late at night and everyone in the Butterfly house were asleep, everyone excluding one magical prince.

"Are you sure you don't want to… *yawn* …leave it for tomorrow, Marco?" Glossaryck asked with tiredness present in his voice and mood.

"Let me just… *yawn* …Try it one more time…" Marco stated, barely holding himself in his feet due the fatigue. He grasped his wand and aimed to the test subject that was another flower, like all the other ones.

But this one, it seemed different from the other flowers, or from any other flower from Earth.

Marco concentrate all that he could while casting the spell. "From the Universe's core, I call my own magic source. To reveal and see, the true power that lies within me."

The wand responded to the prince's spell and blasted a fine and elegant string of light to the flower.

The flower was embraced in a red diamond shape flash before the flower began to shine with a mystical purple light.

Marco looked with widened eyes at the dazzling flower. "It worked…?"

Glossaryck floated at the flower with an exhausted mood. "Yes, it did…"

Marco kept staring at the flower with amazement and happiness. "My parents are going to be so proud…" Marco said with a smile.

Glossaryck just yawned before speaking. "Yeah, it should be open by tomorrow…"

"Tomorrow…?"

"Yeah, so what about if we wrap it up for the night and…" Before Glossaryck finished his statement, Marco was already sleeping. "I don't know why this doesn't surprise me…"

…

The last bell of the day rang out in the school of Echo Creek, signaling the end of the classes for the day.

All the students quickly made their way out of the school.

Star and Marco were no different.

"Come on, Marco!" Star called out as Marco got by her side.

"Let's go already! I can hardly wait!" Marco stated as Star began to walk and Marco followed her.

"Hey, you have been like that all day! What has you so excited, Marco?"

"It's a spell I made last night. It's one of the hardest spells to cast in the book of spells, and I got it right!" Marco let out an excited giggle. "I just can't wait to get home and see it for myself!"

"That's so great, Marco! But do you think you could wait a little longer?"

"What? Why do you ask that?" Marco asked with confusion.

"Because…" Star stopped in the spot and pointed to the door in front of them.

They were standing in front of the entrance to The Best Store.

"What?" Marco asked himself, confused. "Star, why are we here?"

"Because of this!" Star stated cheerfully as she pulled off a page from a magazine.

It had an image of a Banagic Wand imprinted in it alongside a…

"Banagic new special upgrade!" Star exclaimed cheerfully as she pointed at the item. "A special belt for the candies, a Banagic spoon and a Banagic sets of figures to mold the Banagic meal as cute little animals' heads! And I plan to have a Banagic marathon of desserts as soon as I get these!"

"Okay… First of all, those were a lot of "Banagic" you said right now. And second, no, I can't wait!" Marco said as he turned around and started to walk away. "See you later!"

"Alrighty! See ya home! Don't get lost in the way!"

"You know that I know this town better than my kingdom!" Marco said before waving farewell and walking away.

Star said as she waved farewell to her friend, knowing that she couldn't change his mind. Star walked inside the store with excitement.

…

Marco was walking impatiently to the Butterfly's house. "I wonder how it'll look…" Marco asked to himself. "Maybe it's a big red diamond with magic eradiating from it." Marco fantasize with the thought for some seconds. "That will be so cool!"

"Hey, Safe Kid!" A voice called out, bringing him back to reality.

Marco turned around and found himself facing a familiar little boy.

"Where is your babysitter?" Jeremy asked with a mocky tone.

"My what?" Marco asked with confusion.

"You know, your babysitter, Star Butterface." Jeremy told with some anger present in his voice.

"Wait a minute, you are that kid that hates Star for some reason, aren't you?"

"Kid?!" Jeremy threw out a punch that Marco barely dodge. "I am not a kid like you, Safe Kid! I am Jeremy Bimbaum! Don't you dare forget it!" He yelled, anger obvious in his mood.

"Alright, alright, no need to get violent." Marco said while trying to calm down the mad child. "Why are you here anyways?"

"Why, I was just walking around here when I saw you and decided to give you one or two lessons about who is the best in this town."

"And… Who that might be?"

"Me, obviously!" Jeremy stated with proud.

Marco stood there, looking at child in front of him. "Alright… Then I guess I should be leaving now…" Marco said as he started to walk away, but Jeremy quickly got in his way.

"Hey! What part of teaching you a lesson you didn't understand?" Jeremy said as he got into a fighting stance.

"What? You wanna fight?"

"Ha! Fight? More like totally crushing you! I am a black belt in karate! I will beat you up so hard that you will pee into your diapers every time you see me!" Jeremy said as he quickly threw another punch at Marco.

Marco dodged the punch and the kick that follow up after that.

"Stay still!" Jeremy yelled angrily as he kept throwing punches and kicks.

"No, you stop it!" Marco said as he dodged another attack.

"No until I got to knock you out, Safe Kid!"

"Then could we do this another time? I am in a little of a hurry right now!"

"Then that makes this even better!" Jeremy shouted as he kept his non-stopping attack towards Marco.

Marco sighed. "Why do I always have to get the weird ones?" He thought to himself.

…

"Alright, let's see…" Star told to herself as she walked through the store. "If I were a special edition set for the Banagic Wand, where would I be?" Star kept walking through the store while looking for the so desired item. "Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?" She asked herself repeatedly before she bumped into someone, making them both fall to the floor.

"Hey, watch where you're going!"

"Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. Here lemme help!" Star said as she stood up and stretched her hand to… "Brittney?"

"Star Butterface?!" Brittney exclaimed surprised. "What are you doing here?" Brittney asked before rejecting Star's help and standing up by herself.

"Hi, Brittney! I was just looking for a special edition set for my Banagic Wand!" Star clarified as she withdrew the magazine page and showed it to Brittney. "Have you seen it around here?"

"Are those… tips for flirting with boys?" Brittney asked confused.

"Huh?" Star looked at the page and found tips from six to ten of how flirting with boys. "Opsie, wrong side!" Star exclaimed as she turned the page and showed Brittney the page with the Banagic accessories she was talking about.

Brittney looked at the page for some seconds. "Aren't those… For kids?"

"I don't think so." Star stated in her usual cheerful mood.

"Well, whatever. I haven't seen those pathetic toys you are looking for. And even if I did, I will not tell you anything, Star Butterface!" Brittney stated with some anger present in her voice.

"What? Why not, Brittney?"

"You of all people should know why!"

"No I don't!"

Brittney growled angered at the oblivious Butterfly standing in front of her. "Because you ruined my Birthday Party! Don't you remember?!" Brittney yelled.

Star stood there for some seconds before the memories started to come at her. "Oooh, so are you still mad because of that?"

"Mad? Mad?!" Brittney approached at Star and started to yell. "You yelled to me in front of the entire party!"

"You were threatening Marco! What was I supposed to do?"

"What about, not stick your nose where you are not called! That was only between me and him!"

"Marco's my best friend! How does that not concerns me?" Star asked, a little angered now.

"Ugh! You are so irritating!" Brittney told. "Now get outta my sight!"

"Yeah, I have better things to look for." Star said, a little more calmed now and walking away, resuming her search for the Banagic items.

Brittney walked away in the opposite direction before she found all the Banagic merchandise that Star was talking about. "Ugh, here we are with this stupid things again…" Brittney told to herself with annoyance. "No wonder why Star Butterface wants to buy these. These are just as childish and dumb as her." She was about to leave the place when an idea came to her mind and a grin to her face.

…

"HIYA!" Jeremy shouted as she threw another attack to the defensive Marco.

"Seriously man, knock it off!" Marco told as he dodged another punch.

"No, you knock it off and stay still!" Jeremy yelled angrily as Marco dodged another hit. "Stop moving and get beaten up like a man!"

"Jeremy, dear!" A voice called out for Jeremy.

Jeremy turned around quickly and saw his mother walking towards him.

"Time to go back, dear!" His mother exclaimed.

"Mom! Don't you see I am in the middle of a fight?!" Jeremy said as he pointed to the empty spot in front of him. "What?! Where did he go?!"

"Jeremy, of who are you talking about?" Her mother asked.

"Shut up, mom!" Jeremy yelled. "I had him pleading! If it wasn't for you, he wouldn't have escaped!"

Jeremy's mother flinched at the angry words of her son.

"Whatever!" Jeremy started to walk away. "I'll get him next time. And I don't want you there to distract me!"

Jeremy's mother stood there for some seconds before following behind her son with a worried pace.

From behind a wall, Marco was listening how the little annoying boy and his mother walked away. "Phew… Finally…" Marco told to himself as he came out of his hiding spot. "I thought for a second that I will not get rid of him." Marco started to run to the house. "Now I just have to get home before…" Marco was stopped by a blocked path.

"Special Banagical Festival!" Was written in a big banner.

"You are not serious…" Marco told to himself, not believing his own eyes.

"Welcome to the Special Banagical Festival!" The cheerful woman said as she dragged Marco into the festival.

…

"Where is it? Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?" Star asked herself as she kept looking through the store. "There it is!" Star shouted with glee as she saw the Banagic Post of the store. She rushed her way to the post and happily greeted. "Hello there!"

"Why, yellow there girl! What can I do for ya?" The employee greeted with a smile.

"I would like to buy a Banagical set, please!"

"Oh, I am so very sorry, darling, but we just sold all the Banagical sets to a lovely customer!"

"What?!" Star asked with confusion.

"Yeah, a kind soul bought them all to give them to every attendant of the Special Banagical Festival!"

"A Banagical Festival?" Star asked with confusion.

"Yeah, didn't you knew? There is great festival for the Banagic Wand going on in town."

"Really?" Star asked with excitement and wide eyes.

"Really, girl, you must go there right now! If you do, then you might still be able to get the Banagic set you are looking for."

Star gasped excited. "Special Banagical Festival, get ready, cause here comes Star Butterfly!" Star shouted excitedly while raising her Banagic Wand in the air before running out of the store.

"Go girl!" the employee told to Star as she left.

"Excuse me." A voice called for the employee. "Where exactly is this festival taking place?"

…

"Come on, friend! You should enjoy your Banagic ice cream while enjoying this Banagic Festival!" The very cheerful man told to Marco as he continued to drag him into the different attractions.

"N-No, thanks…" Marco said nervously as he tried to get free of the man's grasp. "I really should be going now…"

"Aww… But you just arrived, my friend!" The man said, tightening his grasp.

"That's because you dragged me here."

"And aren't you glad that I did, my friend?" The man asked before noticing that Marco was missing. "My friend?" He asked as he looked around. "My friend? Where are you?" The man started to walk around the festival while looking for Marco.

Marco was, once again, hiding behind a wall, waiting for the man to walk away. "Phew, that was another close one…" Marco told to himself, relieved.

"Well, well, well…" A voice told from behind him.

Marco closed his eyes. "Please, tell me it's not him again…" Marco told to himself as he turned around and saw a little child, with a mocky smile on his face.

"It looks like the prey goes to the predator this time." Jeremy told with a satisfied tone in his voice.

"Jeremy, what are you doing here?" Marco asked with confusion.

"I am here to beat you up as I promised." Jeremy took a fighting stance. "And I thought that it would be smart to wait for you in this festival for babies!"

"For the last time, I won't fight you!"

"For the last time, it's not going to be a fight, it's gonna be a beat up!" Jeremy said as he threw a punch.

Marco, tired of everything, stopped the punch with one of his hands.

Jeremy quickly threw another punch that got stopped by Marco as well.

Marco hold his fists in his hands. "Look, Jeremy, I don't want to fight you and you don't want to fight me. I just want to go home and get away of this ridiculous and childish festival!" Marco yelled angered as he threw Jeremy's fists back to him. Marco panted with anger while trying to calm himself before he looked at all the pair of eyes that were lying over them.

"What do you say about our festival?" An attendant broke the silence, sounding a little mad.

Marco turned around to face the multitude. "Umm…"

"Yeah, care to say that again out loud for everyone to hear?"

Marco stood there in silence.

"What are you waiting for? Say it already!"

"I… Uh… I…" Marco tried to find an excuse as fast as he could.

"He say that he didn't wanted to be in this stupid, childish, ridiculous and lame fair of yours." Jeremy said out loud with a grin on his face.

"Oh, is that so, huh?"

"You don't like our festival? Then why are you here?"

Marco gave a quick stare to Jeremy before facing the multitude. "No, please, let me explain…"

"I think we heard enough…" A man came out of the multitude and looked at Marco with a mad expression. "My ex-friend." He said before cracking his knuckles.

Marco gulped nervously.

…

Star was running through the streets of Echo Creek, getting near to her destination, the Special Banagical Festival.

Suddenly, her path is blocked by a limousine. The window of the limousine starts to open, revealing the guilty girl.

"Hello again, Star Butterface." Brittney greeted with an evil looking grin.

"Oh, hello again Brittney! Could you please move your limousine? I am in a bit of a hurry and you are blocking my path." Star asked politely but energetically at the same time.

"Hmm… Let me think about it… No." Brittney said with the same evil grin on her face.

"Huh? Why not?"

"And why should I?"

"Because you are blocking the path!"

"And you ruined my birthday party!" Brittney said with anger.

"Wait, is this is all about revenge? Because of your birthday party?"

"No, this is all just because I want to be here in this exact moment. Any problem with that?" Brittney asked with a mocky tone.

"Yes, you are blocking the path and I need to get through here!"

"Well, that's a shame, because I don't plan on leaving any time soon!"

Star let out a light moan of annoyance that didn't went unnoticed by Brittney.

"What's the matter? Are you mad?" Brittney asked with a mocky tone.

Star let out a sigh. "What do you even want, an apology?" Star got near the vehicle. "Sorry!" She exclaimed, as near as she could get to Brittney.

"It is already too late to apologize! And is already too late for you to get to that awful Festival." Brittney said with a satisfied tone.

Star growled annoyed once again. She was about to leave when she saw someone running towards them through the glass of the limousine. Star recognized who he was, she also recognize something that was coming from behind him. "Brittney! You must move tour limousine!" Star told with worry.

"For the last time, Star Butterface, I won't-!" Brittney was cut off when someone jumped over her limousine.

Marco, to be precise.

He quickly got off the limousine and ran away while screaming.

"Don't say I didn't warned you!" Star said before running behind her friend.

"Hey! Where are you going?! Hey! He-!" Brittney was cut off when more people started to jump over the limousine as they continued their pursuit for the scared Marco.

Before Brittney could realize, the entire Special Banagical Festival had jumped over her limousine to pursuit the magical prince.

Brittney furiously got out of her limousine. "You are going to pay for this, Star Butterface!" She yelled angrily at the entire festival that swiftly got out of her sight.

…

"HEEELP!" Marco shouted through the streets of Echo Creek as he ran away from all the fans of the Banagic Wand in town. He was running as fast as his legs allowed him to. Marco desperately looked around the path that he was running through, searching for an escape route. Marco's attention was caught by an alley where he quickly ran into. "NO!" He shouted as he faced a dead end.

"Get him!" A distant voice of the angry fans was heard by Marco's ears.

Marco panicked as he searched for a hiding spot, spotting a big dumb container. "You are kidding me…"

"Look for him!"

"He has to be here, somewhere!"

Marco, without a second thought, opened the container and jumped inside, closing it as soon as he was inside. "Huff… Huff… Okay, Diaz, keep it together! Everything's going to be fine, right?"

"Of course, dummy!"

"Right, no need to freak out just yet!"

"That's the spirit!"

"I just need to wait for them to go away and…"

"And then what?"

Marco turned around to face the source of the voice.

A sudden light appeared, revealing a cheerful face in front of him. "Howdy!" Star greeted.

Marco screamed in surprise and confusion before Star quickly shove a hand over his mouth.

"Shhh… They'll find you…"

A smile of relief appeared in Marco's face. "Oh thank corn you're here, Star!" He stated happily.

"Glad to see you too, Marco! But what about if you tell why there is a multitude after you?" She asked with curiosity.

"Well… The thing is that… I… I…" Marco stared at Star before responding. "I, maybe, said that the Banagical Festival was lame, while being inside the Festival…?"

"You did what?!" Star asked with concern and surprise.

"I know! I didn't mean it! I was just too stressed because of Jeremy, and then that man that dragged me all around the festival, and then Jeremy again! I tried to apologize, but they didn't listened to me, and then Jeremy, AGAIN!" Marco told in frustration as he let out a sigh. "I just want to go home…" Marco admitted in defeat.

"Aww, poor little Marco." Star said as she petted his head. "Don't worry your little head, I got your back!" Star said as she opened the container. "Just play along!"

…

"Where could he be?" An angry fan asked as they kept searching.

"Not too far, my friend." A man replied. "Just keep looking!"

Marco sneak from the side of a wall at the group of fans that was looking for him. "Star, are you sure this is gonna work?"

"Just trust me!" Star stated with a confident smile.

"Alright…" Marco gulped nervously. "Here goes nothing…"

The two teenagers walked out of their hiding spot while holding a bowl with Banagical Meal each one.

"Oh, Star, you were so right!" Marco said with an acting voice that he couldn't help to produce.

The attention from the mad fans turned to the two friends.

"This Banagical Meal is absolutely delicious! I don't know how could I-" Marco was cut off when his arms were taken to his back. Marco just stood there. "I knew this will happen…" He thought.

"Hey!" Star protested as she tried to help Marco, but some fans got in her way.

"Please sister, don't bother yourself covering for the sins of this non-lover of the Banagic magic." The fan stated.

"But you have it all wrong!" Star said as she pointed at Marco. "He actually loves the Banagical Meal!"

Marco nodded with the head nervously. "Y-Yeah! I do enjoy the Banagical Meal!" Marco stated.

The fans stared to him, still unconvinced.

"Can you prove that, my, maybe, friend?" A man asked with an unconvinced look in his eyes.

Marco nodded nervously once again. "I can! I can!"

…

Back in the Special Banagical Festival, every attendant was happily enjoying their special Star and Marco Banagical Meal.

Ice cream from the Banagic Wand mixed with Marco's special brownies. That was all the attendants needed to forgive Marco.

Star and Marco where inside a post, preparing and giving their special meal to the attendants of the festival.

"Well, it could have been worse, right?" Star asked Marco with a smile.

"Yeah, this is not actually bad at all." Marco said, forcing a smile. "I just wish I could be home right now…"

"Don't worry, Marco! I am sure that this won't take long, will be in home in no time."

"I hope so…" Marco said as he resumed his work with the brownies.

…

Star and Marco arrived at their home after a long, long, very long day of preparing their special meal in the festival.

"Man… I am so exhausted…" Marco said as he entered their home and dropped himself in the couch.

"You can say that again…" Star said as she let herself to fall in the couch as well. "Those fans ate a lot…" Star reminded something that made her a little upset. "And I didn't even buy my Banagical special set!" Star exclaimed as she withdrew the page of the magazine to look at her desired item before letting out a sad sigh.

"Oh… You mean…" Marco withdrew his wand.

The wand started to glow and the desired Banagical set came out of it, placing itself gently in the table in front of them.

"This?" Marco asked with a smile.

Star gasped in amazement. "How did you got it?" She asked while standing up and grabbing it with wide eyes.

"The man that was dragging me through all the festival gave it to me when I arrived. I am not going to use it, so I am giving it to you." Marco stated.

Star quickly embraced her friend in a hug of gratitude and joy. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" She exclaimed happily. "This is perfect!" She said as she withdrew her Banagic Wand from her purse. "Hey, that flower that you told me about is in your room, right?"

"Yes… Why do you ask?" Marco replied a little confused.

"Then lemme give you a shortcut to your room!" Star said cheerfully as she withdrew her dimensional scissors and cut a portal to Marco's bedroom.

"Thank you, Star. But you don't have-" Marco was interrupted by Star.

"Don't be ridiculous, Marco!" Star said as she grabbed Marco by the hoodie. "This is the least I can do to thank you!"

"Star, seriously, I can-" Marco was cut off when Star threw him through the portal. "Thanks again!" she said before the portal closed. "Now let's get this Banagical marathon started!" Star exclaimed cheerfully. "Right after my nap!" Star exclaimed before collapsing into the couch, almost instantly asleep.

…

Marco's face landed on his bed before the portal on his ceiling closed itself. "Why am I not impressed?" he asked himself before standing up.

His attention was quickly caught by the tiny and shiny red diamond that was floating above the flower.

Marco looked at the tiny diamond for some seconds with his eyes widened. "It's perfect."