A/N: Kraotop: thank you for you comment don't worry you didn't tear into me that much I was actually thinking the exact same thing my punctuation is awful and about the dialogue options your absolutely right I'm going to start doing this when I finish this season I'm going back to rewrite a lot. Again don't worry criticism is greatly appreciated( ╹▽╹ )

Chapter 17

Saving Ponyhead

The snow falling around the two was the least of their worries. They were in the moment. Peace was finally achieved the two finally came together. The two broke apart for air. Breathing heavily the both of them faced each other. Marco stared deeply into her eyes and admired her light blue eyes. She kept her hand on the back of his neck. She moved her hands upwards to his hair she loved to groom his hair.

"t-that was…" Marco started

"a-amazing" star finished his sentence.

"We might need to get going" Marco's face flushed he could feel her warm breath on his face.

As much as he wanted to stay like this forever the two of them needed to finish their walk.

"D-do we have to go?" Her voice was full of clear disappointment.

"Sadly we don't want to worry folks." Marco grabbed her hand and brought it up and kissed the back of it.

"but this doesn't mean that this is over" this made her blush Marco then lead the two out of the forest.

Back on their original path the two calmed down still holding hands star felt a little cold and shivered a little. Marco noticed this and pulled her closer to him. He put an arm over her shoulder keeping her warm.

"Are we almost there, it feels like we've been walking for forever"star asked getting a little in patient.

"Yeah we're almost there, when we get there, what do you want?" Marco held the small girl close to him.

"A sugarito of course you know how much I love sugar" star smiled feeling warmer than ever.

The couple continued their walk talking about each other and who their going to improve the kingdom. Marco considered going and talking to the Queens of old again, while star didn't want to especially since she probably would have to meet her mom again as much as she wanted to speak to her one last time she didn't think she could bring herself too.

Finally the two reached their destination breanes tacos the best tacos in echo creek. Marco secretly hope to see his friends again to tell them everything that's happened.

"Hey star we're here, here let me guide you to our seat and I'll go get the food." Marco stepped away from star and grabbed her hand leading her along.

"Thank you sir Marco." Star teased him and followed along smiling the entire time. Marco sat her down the seats were as cold as ice so Marco took off his jacket then laid it out making the seat at least bearable.

"Won't you get cold?" Star frowned at the thought of Marco being cold because of her.

"I'll be fine don't worry, I'll be right back" reassuring her Marco went to get their food. As he walked away star smiled to herself her face flushed she couldn't believe Marco confessed to her *I kinda expected this to happen but not in the way It did, god I'm so happy right now.* she thought in the middle of smiling to herself and giggling with her hands on her cheeks she heard someone call out to her.

"Hey star, right?" star heard a familiar girls voice.

"Oh hey Jackie haven't seen you in a while" star greater the skater girl star hadn't seen Jackie since they left earth.

"So girl how are things?" She asked sitting down across the blind princess while leaning in to her hand.

"Well, a lot has happened since we left first my mom d-died, Marco went to war and got revenge for me, monster apparently aren't as bad as they seem and I feel like I've been lied to my entire life, but otherwise things have been good" star confessed her breathing heavily from explaining what had happened. While Jackie's eyes widened with surprise.

"I've missed a lot haven't i? Let's back up for a second your mom's DEAD?" Jackie wanted more information about her mother's death.

"Oh,wait that's a sensitive topic, isn't it?" She realized that she was being impolite.

"Yeah it is but I don't mind talking about it, but if you really want to know what happened you should ask Marco he was the last one she talked too." As if he could sense star was talking about him the boy in question sat down next to star. Then placing their food in front of them.

"Hey Jackie how's it going?" Marco flashed her a smile then put an arm around star. It was cold and he wanted to warm up a little. Jackie stared at the two she saw the bandaged arm Marco had then looked at his good arm around star then she smiled.

"Things are well here but you two seem to have had a much more interesting time" she raised her eyebrows and opened her eyes in curiosity.

Marco blushed a little then smile as well "yeah a lot of things have happened, I'm sure star has already explained." Marco looked at star and she nodded.

"She has and what's this about her mom being dead and you going to war?" Jackie was concerned for the well-being of the two of them it seemed like the two of them were a magnet for danger.

Marco fell silent then leaned closer to star. "it's alright Marco you can tell her I don't mind." star gave Marco the ok. "As long as your ok with it I'll tell her" Marco brought his gaze to the girl in front of him. Jackie felt his demeanor change. He then explained what happened, everything from the death of moon to the death of lox.

"W-wow that's a lot are you guys ok?" Jackie asked with worry in her voice. Star smiled then leaned into Marco, "we are now" she giggled. Jackie smiled at the two.

"I guess there's nothing to worry about." Jackie sighed a breath of relief. "Anyway let's eat star" Marco told the girl that was leaning against him. His ribs hurt but he ignored it star is more important than comfort he told himself.

Star sat up and started to eat with a smile on her face. Jackie smiled as well. Marco considered this a win in his book.

Later, after the two ate saying bye to Jackie they headed to the park. Once arriving there Marco saw children of many ages, then his eyes stopped on two people sitting on a bench he walked up to them.

"Hey guys" marco raised a hand and greeted his friends.

"Oh Marco haven't seen you in a while." Alfonzo greeted him back he didn't bother looking up from the game he was playing.

"Yeah it's been a couple of days what happened?" Ferguson added on to what Alfonzo said.

"It's good to see you guys haven't changed" star walked up next to Marco. "You kinda scared me walking off like." Star puft out her cheeks. "Sorry"

Hearing star the two boys looked up at them and smiled. "hey girl how have you been?" Alfonzo started flirting with her. "Yeah life's been pretty stale without you here." Ferguson was a little more open about it. They both frowned when star grabbed onto Marco's good arm smiling and blushing.

"Looks like we missed our chance" Alfonzo sighed sulking "it does seem that way friend" Ferguson comforted Alfonzo.

"Anyway when did this happen?" Alfonzo sprung back almost instantly he pointed to star holding on to Marco's arm giggling and smiling like there's no care in the world. Marco's face turned red when he asked this he rubbed the back of his neck and laughed nervously.

"Oh I asked her out today, and she said yes" Marco spoke with an obvious joy in his voice. Star shifted a little and accidently touched Marcos ribs. "Ow" Marco growled out in a low voice.

"Oh Marco are you ok, I'm sorry" star apologized and stepped away from Marco. "It's ok star it was an accident, I'm ok" Marco told her she stepped closer to him when he told her this.

"How'd that happen Marco?" Ferguson asked pointing to his arm. "I don't remember you getting in to any fights lately" Alfonzo added.

"Oh this I actually fought in a war on mewni" Marco casually said as if it were the most normal thing ever to say. Alfonzo's eyes widened so did Fergusons. *He what?* They both thought simultaneously.

"Wait wait you fought in a war?" Ferguson asked shocked that his was still alive.

"Yeah I did" Marco replied with zero surprise in his voice. Marco expected this reaction from them so it didn't surprise him at all.

"A-are you ok what happened is anyone we know dead?" Ferguson worried about his friends it was clear on his face.

Marco's facial expression changed to a sad one. "W-well we did lose someone" Marco put a hand over stars shoulder to try and comfort her. "We lost stars mom, so she is the official queen of mewni." Marco said sadly.

"Oh I'm so sorry star is there anything we can do to help you?" Alfonzo apologized and offered help to the supposed grieving star.

"No need to apologise it was something none of us expected, Marco already helped me with him around I don't really feel sad," star smiled and latched on to Marco's arm even harder, Marco had a small grin plastered on his face.

After the four of them talked about what had happened, the two decided to head home. They held each other's hand all the way home smiling and laughing as happy as can be.

The two got to the front door of their house and entered star clinging tightly to Marco's good arm. Marco's parents sat on the couch watching tv they turned their heads when they heard the door open. Marco and star came in with huge smiles on their faces and both of them had a slight tint of red plastered on their cheeks. His parents looked at each other and smiled.

"So miho how was the walk?" His dad asked.

"It was good, we saw some of our friends, I took star through my special route in the woods, and I told star about my feelings towards her" Marco sighed a breath of happiness.

His parents smiled at them "that's great!" His mother stood up and came over then she put a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "Thanks Mom" he smiled back.

"Sit down tell us how you did" his dad pointed to the love seat.

After talking to his parents for awhile star started to get tired so they head upstairs to their bedroom. When they opened the door Marco saw Janna in his laptop. "Janna?" Marco was confused. *How did she get in here?* He thought, she looked at the two and lifted her hand dangling on her finger was Marcos house keys. "You took my keys!" Marco quickly snatched them away.

"So Marco how's it been?" She turned the chair she was sitting in around to face the bed. Marcos expression changed from one with anger to one with sadness. "Not so well." He sighed as they say down on their bed. Star wanted to explain everything to Janna this time so she did she told Janna everything that happened.

Janna's smirk vanished when she got to the part were her mom died. She then full on frowned when Marco told her about his time in the war. Then he told her about him and star getting together.

"So wait, does that make you the king of mewni?" Janna asked.

"No more like the Prince of mewni since we're not married." Marco explained star coughed and added "yet" to the end of his sentence which had Janna on the floor while it had Marco blushing like mad. He smiled and leaned down towards star kissing her which made Janna stop laughing and stare at them.

"Ok love birds I'm gonna go before this gets going" Janna pointed at the two 'love birds' who blushed when they pulled apart then Janna left by going out the window.

"One of these days, she's going to get in a lot of trouble" Marco facepalmed when getting up to close the window. Star yawned and stretched her arms up over her head.

"Marco let's get to bed, we have a long day tomorrow I'll have to head back to mewni while you stay here and finish up things here try to hurry back to me ok?" Star stood up and walked to the door.

"I'm going to take a shower" she walked out of their room and headed to the bathroom. Marco heard the door close as he lay back on the bed and closed his eyes.

"Hello Marco" he opened his eyes when he heard a familiar voice.

"Oh glosorick it's just you hey how are you?" He looked over to the small floating man.

"I'm fine, but you need to practice" he responded while floating towards the desk. Interested Marco sat up and walked over.

"Practice what?" He sat down in the chair while glosorick sat down on the desk in front of him.

"Well your going to be the king of mewni so you need to know a couple things" glosorick pulled out a book from behind his back that had a cover that reads "being king 101".

"Wow thanks glosorick I've been worrying about this, you have no idea how much this means to me" Marco thanked glosorick from the bottom of his heart. He took the book and started reading. Chapter 1: posture and presents.

"I have a slight idea, your welcome kid, just please keep making her happy" glosorick then started to show marco some pointers.

"I would recommend talking to River, he should be able to tell you something I can't" glosorick confessed then disappeared. Marco continued reading the book he made it to chapter 3 when star came back in.

"Ok Marco I'm out, are you getting in next?" She asked.

"I guess I should, glosorick came by and gave me a book." Marco stood up and walked over to star and wrapped his arms around her pulling her close.

"What's the book about" she put a hand on his chest then sank her head into his shoulder.

"It's about how to be a king, I gotta learn about my future position in life" Marco picked up star bridal style being careful of his bad arm he carried her over to the bed then laid her down.

"Thanks Marco, I love you." She whispered in his ear.

"I love you too, star shine" he whispered in her ear.

"I'll be right back, ok?" He straightened his back then headed to the bathroom.

When Marco left the room stars face went red she turned over and smiled to herself. *I can't believe I can finally say things like that to him.* Her thoughts were interrupted by her mirror phone. She sighed when she stood up to answer it.

"Hello?" She had anoriance in her voice.

"Hey princess star it's nice to talk to you again." Star recognized the voice but the way they spoke was completely unexpected.

"Pony head?" She spoke with nothing but concern in her voice.

"Oh princess star, yes it is I pony head, I've finally been good enough to earn a phone call." Her voice was monotone it didn't show a hint of emotion.

"Are you alright pony head are they treating you well there?" Star remembered how harshly the guards treated Marco just to find them.

"Yes everything is perfect just like me." Pony head confessed that she was fine perfect even.

"Well alright it was good talking to you pony head we'll chat later, ok?" Star hung up before the horse head could answer. Star bit her bottom lip in frustration. *What did they do to her* she thought, getting madder by the second.

After a while Marco came back in wrapped in a towel. He noticed star sitting in the swivel chair. "Star, what's wrong?" He asked as he went to his closet grabbing his normal clothes.

"I got a call from pony head" star had fear practically dripping off her words.

"That's great!" Marco said excitedly. Star stood up and walked over to Marco he backed up a little when he saw the scary face she had on.

"This isn't great, we need to save her when she was talking her voice was monotone it was like she didn't have any emotions." Marco could tell star was worried about her friend. Frankly Marco was worried to even though Ponyhead and him weren't on the best of terms.

"Calm down star we'll think of something" Marco put a hand on her shoulder and pulled her close bringing her into a hug.

"We'll think of something." Marco repeated mainly to himself then to star. Marco thought hard on how they were going to help Ponyhead. The guards saint o's had were strong but Marco also has grown quite strong. First things first get a look at what their dealing with.

"I'll be right back ok?" Marco let go of her grabbing his sword, when Marco let star go she kinda freaked out a little her knees gave way and she fell to the floor.

Marco looked at star after he had opened a portal outside saint o's. Concern was the only emotion on his face he was immediately by stars side.

"A-are you ok?" Marco grabbed her by the waist and lifted her to her feet, then pulling her close she wrapped her arms around him deepening the hug.

"I'm ok, just don't do that again" star teased Marco a bit. Marco pulled back to look at her face. She smiled to show Marco that she was indeed ok. He sighed a breath of relief as a smile grew across his face. She started to say something else but he wasn't listening instead he leaned in and kissed her. She wasn't expecting this but welcomed it anyway.

When the two pulled apart Marco stared into her crystal blue eyes while she caressed his cheek with her hand. Marco then snapped back to reality. He led her over to the bed and laid her down.

"I'll be right back, I'm going to see what we're dealing with at saint o's" he said this as he walked towards the portal he made entering it.

On the other side he was met with new world. The sky was dark like it was about to rain, lighting surged through the clouds. The ground was beaten and flat with no grass or plant in sight.

The castle in front of him was what worried him the most. Its walls were tall and seemed like there was only one entrance. At the top of the walls was barbed wire. Inside the walls was a large building with spires and towers everywhere. Marco bit his finger nail and cursed under his breath this was going to be harder than he thought?

Chapter 17 END

A/N: hello everyone the next three chapters are going to be the last ones. I have an idea for a sequel if you guys want me to write it just say so. Also sorry for that along time on this chapter my holidays were crazy busy. Anyway, see you in the next chapter.