Requested by: Barbacar
A Night in the Fireworks
July 4, 2018
It was a another typical day for marco, when his alarm rang he got up brushed his teeth put on his signature red hoodie and jeans despite it being around 98 degrees outside and headed down stairs. He headed into the kitchen rubbing his eyes and noticing a letter on the kitchen table; Marco picked it up and read it out loud.
"Good morning son; your father and I have to attend our graduation ceremony so we'll be gone till 9, have fun don't get into trouble and please keep an eye on star these type of days always make her more energetic. Love you and Happy 4th of July" Marco read the last 7 words 3 times before going into complete panic mode.
"AHHHH! WHAT! ITS THE 4TH OF JULY!" Marco picked up his phone and called the only person he thought might help him in a time like this. "JACKIE! YOU GOTTA HELP ME" Marco waited for a response but it was quiet. "JACKIE!" Jackie heard him she was checking the date herself having a feeling she knew what day it was. "Ah, Marco its the fourth of July right?" Jackie asked already knowing the answer. "YES WHY ELSE WOULD I BE SCREAMING!" Jackie shook her head and smiled to her self. "Jackie do you know where star is?" Marco asked hoping she knew until marco felt a tap on his shoulder and heard a voice he knew all to well. "I'm right here, and why are you yelling like a crazy man?" Marco turned around in utter fear. "Marco? are you there" Jackie asked. "She found me" Marco said before hanging up. Star was confused but shrugged it off and went to the kitchen. Marco seeing her walk away brought the idea of maybe she forgot as well until star found the note in the kitchen. Suddenly as soon as Marco sat down awaiting her loud screeching Star raced down to the living and casted a huge cigar that spat fireworks out the other end and stuffed it in Marco's mouth. Marco looked at the cigar noticing it was Red, White and Blue and tasted nothing like a cigarette more so like pop rocks.
"ITS THE 4TH OF JULY WOOOOOOOOOO!" Star jumped in the air and was casting fireworks while Marco sat down gloomy smoking the cigar. Star gasped mid jump and looked at Marco smiling. "HEHEH I know why you're screaming" Marco looked up in horror as star stood over him holding a contract that Marco signed agreeing that he would be shot out of a canon on the 4th of July as a dare. "Star come on you cant really expect me to do that, I'm only a boy i don't wanna die!" Star patted his head and hugged him. "Shh Shh Shh its ok little boy everything is going to be alright you know why?" Marco shook his head. Star stood up and looked at her wand "Because you're going to shot out of a canon" Star skipped to her room as she searched for a spell that could cast canons. Marco stood there looking at his shoes, he could stay and be a good friend or he could run and live to see another day. Janna and Jackie walked in seeing Marco in deep thought "MARCO!" Janna yelled sending Marco off his couch. "Really Janna, you couldn't have just said hi like a normal person" Janna shook her head as she plopped on the couch. " Nah normal people are boring" Jackie took off her shoes and saw the huge cigar on the floor fizzling fireworks and looked at Marco. "Star?" Marco nodded and sat next to Janna. "I'm so toast, I'm going to get shot out of canon into oblivion...nothing of me will remain" Janna patted his head " Its ok Marco...Jackie and I will be there to see it happen" Janna began laughing uncontrollably snorting and kicking in the air, Marco got up and took his shoes. "Where are you going?" Jackie asked. " I'm going to live" Jackie looked at him confused. "I'm going to...have a walk, enjoy the outdoors before i die" Jackie sighed " So you're going to hide?". Marco nodded and walked out. Jackie looked at Janna who was still laughing and headed for star's room upstairs, she knocked and entered seeing star with her notebook trying to cast canons. She looked around and saw everything but a canon. "Hey Star!" Janna jumped on star's bed, Jackie sat down on star's enormous pillow fort. "Marco left?" Jackie nodded. "Well jeez he doesn't want to make this easy for me huh?" Star flipped the page and wrote down another spell that didn't work, Janna looked out her balcony and noticed it was looking a little cloudy. "I swear if it rains today" Janna swore. "Yeah it is looking a little cloudy outside star" Star looked and went back to her task. "If its still raining i'll just cast a spell to wash all the rain away" Star said spinning on her tippy toes. "Well until then we can help figure out a spell" Janna said as she walked to star beginning to help her in her plans with Marco.
Marco was walking around town with his hoodie up and his hands in his pockets, he knew eventually star would find him but for now he justed enjoyed the peace he had now. He sat down at a bench at an empty park, he noticed the town was pretty quiet and he didn't see many people on his way to the park. He took out his phone and saw him and star as his wallpaper, he smiled and sighed. "What am i doing? star has done so much for me...and I'm afraid to do one thing for her" He read the time out loud "6:58 huh?" He stood up and began walking home, partway there star called him on the phone. "Hey Marco! say where are you?" Marco looked around "I'm heading home from the park" Star signaled Jackie and Janna to begin pushing the canon to there rendezvous point "Look star i just want to apologize for the way I've been acting, it was selfish and rude and I'm sorry...i'll be happy to get shot out of a canon" Star smiled to herself. "Great thanks bestie, meet us by the lake next to the park, byeee". She hung up and shook her head "What am i going to do with you marco". Marco looked back in the direction of the park and began walking there. Along the way he notices a fire portal open up next to him, Marco sighs and sees Tom emerge from the portal. "Dude star told me you were getting shot out of a canon" Marco rubbed his forehead in annoyance. "Does star tell everyone my business" Tom smiles and begins walking with Marco to the lake. "You scared?" Tom asks. "Oh nah i cant wait to get shot out of a canon" Tom laughs and keeps walking.
As day turns to night Jackie and Janna set up the fireworks while star sets up the main event of the show. The night sky was clear and the stars twinkled brightly star stopped what she was doing and looked at the bright stars as the wind blew past her face her hair moving along with the wind. She was in awe of earth's night sky it was always peaceful and calm never keeping secrets from those who looked. Star setting up the canon as Jackie and Janna set up the last of the fireworks. "Done with the fireworks" Jackie said. Star nodded but looked at janna who was smoking the huge cigar star had made for marco. "How long until Marco gets here?" Janna asked. Star looked left of her seeing Tom and Marco arriving, Marco seeing the canon takes a huge breath. "Welcome to your doom" Star says in a evil tone. "Star that's not helping" Star laughs and brings Marco to the fireworks. "Now before you become a human bullet we can shoot some fireworks but not the big ones those are for the main event ok?" Marco nods and everyone takes a firework and lets loose blasting off into the sky from fizzles to mini explosions to star's Narwhal Blasts. Star gives Marco another cigar that shoots even bigger fireworks and all at once they all fired the last of the small fireworks into the sky, Star firing hers from her wand and Marco's cigars both took the sky and danced around the sky with each other almost as if they were a duet. Marco grabs little fireworks and uses his cigar to light them, Janna seeing this shakes her head. Marco smiled and put his arms around star. "You really have changed my life for the better...a year ago i would've just been at home studying and now I'm here with my best friends" Star looked at him and smiled. "You've changed my life too...i never said thank you" Marco looked at her confused. "For what?" Marco think he knew what she meant but still wanted her to say it.
"For everything you've done for me, you've been a protector, mentor, companion and especially my best friend. You've done so much for me i never properly said thank you so...thank you" Star hugged Marco. He smiled and patted her hair, he began to ascend in her arms, star picked him and put him in the canon. Marco didn't fight back or get mad because it was for star and he'd do anything for her. Tom, Jackie, and Janna got the big fireworks set up and gave star the thumbs up. Star casted protective gear on Marco and set up the canon. "Star...before you light it...i just want to say something" Star went to Marco and leaned her head against his. "Yes?" Marco blushed and looked away. "Well huh i...wanted to know where I'm being shot...across the lake or in the lake?". Marco was going to ask her if she wanted to get shot out of the canon with him but seeing as its for her he'd decided not to. "Well i'll see you in Florida but don't leave without this" Star kissed the helmet on Marco and went to go light it. Marco was in a state of shock, star kissed him...well the helmet to be exact but still him as soon as earth reached Marco he was in fear. "WAIT FLORIDA!". "3 2 1 FIRE!" Star lit the canon as fireworks shot in the sky creating a nebula of colors as screaming can be heard from marco launching from the canon. The 4 were in awe of the beautiful colors in front of them and how Marco's distant ever fading screaming somewhat made it better until Marco twinkled into the night sky no longer visible. A huge explosion then takes up the whole sky that towers over the other fireworks. "Huh star...what was that?" Tom asks. Star thinks and remembers Marco still had the huge cigar in his mouth. "OH it was the cigar in Marco's mouth" Star said causally. Tom looks at the explosion and begins to worry about Marco. "Whelp we should start making a portal to Florida to pick him up" Star said walking to Janna and Jackie. Tom looks at the canon that marco was shot out of. "Eh I'm sure he's fine" Tom raises his cup of blood to him. "Happy fourth of July Marco Diaz" Tom then creates a portal and the group head to Florida to bring back there human bullet.