The Untold Story of Serena Butterfly

Chapter 71: Death Peck

Inside a Spiralling Castle...

Marco and Pony Head were standing next to Star and Serena.

"Mewmans and monsters have just misunderstood each other for too long."Star stated holding a scroll. "Mewni should be a place of peace and unity for everyone."

"Right, yes."Pony Head commented while using her tongue to text on her mirror phone. "Like they don't, like, get peace or whatever."

"But for this to happen, we need to stop following the old ways."Serena admitted. "We need to be the change we want to see. Let's move on from the corrupted traditions and start a whole new era."

"That's why we are hoping you'll sign this super awesome Petition of Friendship between monsters and Mewmans."Star said. "Your signature is the last one we need. So...what do you say? Will you sign?"

Rich Pigeon flapped his feathers.

"Um..."Star started and giggled.

Rich cooed and looked up at his parents.

King Pigeon and Queen Pigeon cooed before Rich cooed at the group.

"So is that a yes or a no?"Serena asked.

"Is this the same Rich Pigeon that, like, killed it at the Silver Bell Ball?"Pony Head asked.

"Uh, I think so?"Star suggested.

"Does he even understand a word we're saying?"Marco questioned.

"I don't know. We've never actually really talked."Star answered and looked at Rich. "Le me just, uh, make it easier for you."

Star laughed lightly and lays a quill at Rich's feet.

"Pen...Petition...Sign."Star instructed.

The quill falls to the floor that was covered in bird poo.

Star and Serena shivered in disgust.

"Come on, Star, he's just a dumb bird."Marco stated as he picked up the quill. "You can't expect him to envision a utopian future."

"Marco."Star scowled slowly and giggled at Rich. "Ignore him. How about one blink for yes and two for no? Rich closes one eye, and then the other, making his blinking ambiguous."

Rich blinked a few times which confused Star and Serena.

"Look, just, like, grab his little foot or whatever and sign the petition for him so we can get outta here."Marco complemented. "This place is giving me the creeps."

"Yeah, Marco's right."Pony Head agreed. "Whoa. Did I just say that out loud?"

"You just hold the petition and I'll grab his foot."Marco instructed.

"That's a horrible idea."Serena stated with a frown.

"Yeah, I don't know, Marco."Star said. "That doesn't really sound like the right way to go."

"Relax, ladies."Marco assured. "I've seen all the bird videos online. I got this."

"Okay, okay."Star answered. "Just be gentle."

"Easy now."Marco responded and tugged Rich's right foot. "There we go. Birds feel weird."

Then there was a snapping sound and Rich's foot dangled lifelessly below his perch.

"Idiot!"Serena snapped and face palmed.

"Marco! What did you do?!"Star questioned. "That was not gentle! Fix it, fix it, fix it now!

"Uh, oh, sorry!"Marco apologised. "Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry!"

Marco pushed Rich's foot into his feathers; it pops back out and Rich falls over, hitting the ground.

Star, Marco, Serena and Pony Head's mouths became wide open.

The four look around the room; there's scores upon scores upon scores of angry pigeons glaring at them.

Suddenly, the whole flock takes flight, screeching angrily and flying straight at the group.

"Uh oh..."Serena said nervously.

"Run!"Star shouted.

Star, Marco, Serena and Pony Head run through the castle.

The swarm of pigeons became so aggressive that they destroy walls as they make their turns.

"Whoa!"Marco shouted. "Whoa-ho-ho!"

"Marco, I told you to be gentle!"Star reminded.

"I was gentle!"Marco replied.

"Well, you did it in a horrible way!"Serena scowled.

Marco stepped in something and stopped running.

He looked down to see a human skull.

Marco screamed as the birds grab a hold of his hoodie.

"Crystal Narwhal..."Star chanted and pulled out a stick causing her to gasp. "My wand!"

In Star and Serena's bedroom...

Glossaryck was gnawing at Star's wand like it was a chew toy.

Back at the Castle...

"A little help, please!"Marco protested.

"I got you, Marco!"Star assured and grabbed Marco's arm.

Serena grabbed Star's free arm from her being dragged as well.

The two girls break Marco free and fall backwards, landing on the ground.

The swarm flies by the three young teenagers and Pony Head, messing up their hair.

The pigeons turn around and aimed right at the group.

The group screamed, jumping to their feet as the birds drill through the floor they were just sitting on.

The birds recoup and swarm down a hallway missing the group, who were posing as statues.

Star, Marco, Serena and Pony Head sighed in relief.

"I told you, birds don't see what doesn't move."Marco commented with a smirk.

But then the birds turned around and charge at the four again.

Star, Marco, Serena and Pony Head started running again from the pigeons.

"Quick, in here!"Star protested.

The group run into a room and shut the door quickly.

"Okay, I think we lost them."Star panted.

"I hope we did."Serena commented.

"Oh, great! Now we're stuck in a room with paintings?!"Pony Head groaned in sadness. "I hate paintings."

"Wait, these are all paintings of Rich Pigeon."Star said.

"Huh."Marco responded and smirked. "Bold, confident brush work, with a subtle nod to neoclassicism. Nice."

There was a loud pounding on the door.

"Uh, uh, quick!"Marco ordered as he shoved a large pile of treasure in the door. "Barricade the door!"

Star and Serena helped Marco in moving lots of furniture to block the door.

"Pony Head, where you going?"Marco asked.

"Ooh, I am sorry, but I cannot deal with this anymore right now, okay?"Pony Head admitted. "I need to do me."

Pony Head dived into a pile of treasure, puts on lots of jewellery.

"Ah!"Pony Head sighed. "Much better."

"Pony Head, wait! What are you doing?"Star demanded. "Get back here and help us!"

The beaks of the pigeons began to pierce through the door.

"We need to find a way out and fast!"Serena stated.

"Guys, come quick!"Pony Head called out. "I think I found something!"

Star, Serena and Marco run into the room where Pony Head was.

"Oh, thank Mewni."Star responded.

Pony Head flew up to a pair of prosthetic human legs designed for pigeons and puts them on herself.

"Look at me! I can dance now!"Pony Head laughed. "Look at this!"

"Rich Pigeon's legs?"Star asked in confusion.

Serena frowned. "I'm so speechless."

"Pony Head, I don't see how some extra legs and jewels are gonna get us outta here!"Marco complained.

"Well, first of all, you are so wrong on so many levels, the second level being that this is not what I found that I'm talking about."Pony Head said with a glare.

Pony Head walked over to a cord and rings a bell.

The ground shook as a giant pair of legs walked over to them.

"Look at them calves."Pony Head chuckled smugly. "Boom."

"Whoa..."Marco said in surprise.

"Cool."Serena complemented.

"Those are some big legs."Star responded.

The birds screeched since they were still trying to break through the door.

"Whoa!"Marco shouted. "Everyone, hit the legs!"

Star, Serena and Marco started climbing onto the legs to get to the top.

"Hurry up!"Pony Head shouted.

"Ugh. Sorry."Marco scowled. "We can't all just float wherever we want."

"Definitely not with that attitude."Pony Head insulted.

Star, Serena, Marco and Pony Head screamed as the door sounded like it's giving way.

"Look at all these levers!"Marco said.

"Push them all!"Pony Head suggested.

Pony Head and Marco started flailing at the controls.

"How does this thing work?!"Marco yelled.

"Stop yelling!"Star ordered and grabbed Marco's cheeks.

"Yelling feels good right now!"Marco argued.

"No, I mean it. Stop yelling for one second."Star admitted. "Do you hear that?"

"I don't hear anything."Serena replied.

"Exactly."Star commented.

The group notice there were no longer any pigeons trying to poke their heads through the door.

"Phew!"Star sighed.

"Oh, thank karate."Marco remarked. "Now let's get this thing–"

The pigeons come crashing in through the floor.

The four started squabbling and screaming as the weakened floor gives way.

The pigeons continued to attack, however, the giant legs the four were in manage to pull some impressive evasive stunts.

The group continued to try to figure out the controls as the legs take off, running up the walls and ceiling while traversing the hallway.

The birds and the legs keep coming back to the same room.

The legs have a mind of their own as they moon dance, turn into a race car, and leapfrog around the halls.

"Are they still following us though?"Pony Head asked.

The pigeons roared in formation behind them.

"Yes and it looks like they are not giving up!"Serena warned.

"Ugh, they're blocking the exit!"Pony Head scoffed.

Star notice Marco looked like he was going to ram the pigeons.

"No! Stop!"Star protested and pushed Marco away from the controls. "Marco, you'll hurt the pigeons!"

Suddenly the legs topple over and the group ended up on the ground.

"Ow!"Marco groaned in pain.

"Oh, hey, girl. Uh, can I just ask you something so quickly?"Pony Head asked started screaming. "What the heck-y was that?! Okay, we were almost out of this trash castle!"

"If we hurt the pigeons, we're never gonna get Rich to sign the petition."Star reminded.

"And that would mean there won't be any unity for all parts of Mewni."Serena added with a sad frown.

"You two really think that's still a possibility?"Marco asked.

Pigeons coo all around the three young teenagers and Pony Head.

"Hey, birds. Buddies."Star laughed nervously. "So about all this...we are so sorry."

Pony makes a fart sound and a ton of treasure dumped out from her neck.

"Ew."Serena scowled in disgust.

"It's, uh, this is very normal for me. It happens."Pony Head explained. "I know how to deal with it."

Pony Head farts out even more treasure and then again.

"Pony Head!"Star snapped with a glare.

"I know what I am."Pony Head replied.

"Okay, we're so sorry things got so out of hand... or claw or...whatever you...okay, listen, how about we just please start over?"Star asked. "We didn't mean any harm to Prince Rich Pigeon. We just wanted to—"

Pony Head squeaked and Rich falls out from her neck.

"Pony Head!"Star and Serena shouted in unison.

"I thought that we might need him for leverage."Pony Head objected.

"Cool."Marco said with a frown. "Can't wait to die."

In the Throne Room..

Star, Serena, Pony Head and Marco are imprisoned in a giant birdcage.

All the pigeons are squawking loudly.

King Pigeon cooed and all the pigeons fall silent.

"It looks like we're going to get punished."Serena said with a frown.

"How is this a fair trial?"Marco questioned. "We don't even know what they're saying."

"Um, um, excuse me? King Pigeon, sir?"Star asked. "I just want to apologise again for what happened here today. We did not mean to break your son's leg."

"Yeah, like, in a thousand pieces."Pony Head added.

"Oh! I was gentle!"Marco argued.

"Yeah and look how that turned out."Serena muttered bitterly.

"Okay, you guys, shh shh..."Star whispered before looking at King and Queen Pigeon. "We didn't come here today to hurt anyone. We just came here to ask your son for help."

King Pigeon cooed in anger.

A gong rung and the ground shakes as a pigeon with a large battle axe breaks down a wall and approaches their cage.

The group screamed in terror as the pigeon executioner raised his axe.

"Oh, my goodness!"Pony Head cried. "This is not happening! No. No, no, no, no!"

The four screamed ever more as the axe was swung to the floor, missing their cage.

"Whoa!"Marco panicked.

The executioner opened up a suitcase, puts its large prosthetic arms inside it and perches on the battle axe next to Marco.

"Awww."Marco cooed. "Hey, there."

The executioner pecks Marco in the forehead with its beak.

"Ow."Marco said. "That kinda hurt."

The pigeon continued to peck on Marco's forehead.

"Ow. Ow. Ow. Okay, okay. Ow."Marco muttered. "That is annoying. Ow!"

"Ohhhh, I heard about this before."Pony Head responded. "It's death by a thousand pecks!"

"Ow."Marco mumbled. "Well–ow–this is gonna–ow–take forever–ow!"

The doorway entrance opens and Rich walked out.

His leg has been bandaged and was using a crutch as he walked to the center of the throne room.

"Set them free!"Rich ordered.

The other pigeons start squawking in rage.

"He can talk?!"Star gasped with a smile. "I knew it!"

"And it's such a strong, handsome man voice, too."Pony Head chuckled. "Oh, my goodness. Hello."

Serena rolled her eyes at Pony Head.

King Pigeon squawked and shook his head angrily.

"Yes Father, I disobeyed pigeon law and learned the Mewni tongue. But I did it for our kingdom's future. Why must we proud pigeons continue to pretend to be mindless animals? The Butterfly Princesses both champion noble causes: peace and friendship between the powerful and the downtrodden."Rich replied. "We must not let our prejudices against the Mewmans prevent us from joining their fight for justice. We are a small but mighty empire. I love this kingdom and it is my duty as its prince to protect it, but it is also my duty to bring it forth into the future. Star and Serena Butterfly, you both have inspired me. Seeing you two work so hard, it makes me want to be a greater prince for the pigeons. Nay, nay, nay, nay. For all of Mewni."

King Pigeon sheds a few tears and squawks quietly.

The others pigeons enthusiastically squawk as well.

Star grinned as she gives Rich a thumbs up and Serena smiled in approval.

Afterwards...

Rich signed the petition making Star and Serena to become excited.

"We did it! We got all the signatures!"Star cheered. "Yeah! Thank you so much!"

"My mum's dream is finally coming true."Serena chuckled and looked at Rich. "Sorry again about busting up your castle."

"Oh, no, no."Rich responded. "The damage you did today was far less damage than we did when we conquered it for ourselves."

Star and Serena looked at each other with confused expressions.

"Conquered?"Star said in confusion. "From who?"

"Oh, you didn't notice the skeletons rotting in the hall?"Rich asked.

Serena sweat dropped and cleared her throat.

"Uh...oh."Star chuckled nervously as she rolled up the petition.

A While Later...

Rich, Star, Serena, Pony Head and Marco were perched in the dining room.

Marco was struggling to stay on his perch.

"Enough business."Rich chuckled. "Now we must feast to celebrate our new beginning."

"Finally! I am starving!"Pony Head stated. "I could really go for some pizza or like a bunch of soda chips or..."

A pile of worms was dumped in front of the group.

Star, Serena, Marco and Pony Head stared at the pile in shock.

"So you know what?"Pony Head asked. "You keep living your best life, all right, and I'm just gonna head out and not stay here anymore. Bye-bye!"

Pony Head quickly left the room and Rich falls head first into the pile of worms.

Marco, Star and Serena exchanged looks.

"We better get going too."Star suggested with a small smile. "We have a lot of planning to do now that we have this petition all signed."

Rich didn't seem to hear Star as he ate, so the three young teenagers let themselves out.

"I can't believe we got all of the signatures."Serena remarked. "So now what will we do, Star?"

Star unrolled the petitions and looked at all of the signatures.

"The next step is very important."Star commented. "We have to get everybody together for fun."

"How do we do that?"Marco asked.

"We need to host a party. But not just a simple one."Star stated confidently. "One that everybody will remember. It'll take time, but it'll work out."

Serena smirked. "That's a great idea."

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter:)