The very next morning, Marco was busy in his room when he suddenly heard the familiar voice of his best friend.
"Marco!" Star yelled while running towards Marco's room. In her hands was a potted plant with an arm growing out of it. When she reached his room, she kicked open the door to Marco's room, only to see him doing push-ups with his tentacle arm surprising her in the process.
"998, 999, 1000!" Marco counted before standing up, still panting before noticing Star "Morning Star, what brings you to my room?"
"Oh, right! Look, Marco, I did it!" Star said excitedly while presenting to him the potted arm. "It took me all night, but I was able to finally the spell that I could fix your arm!" Star said with a proud look on her face. "I also managed to find a spell that gave me a full eight hours of sleep, so now I'm not tired anymore! "Now, just present to me your arm and I'll turn it back to normal," Star instructed while readying her Wand.
"Star, I think I'm fine with this arm," Marco said while gesturing to the tentacle. Star looked at him, shock written on her face before it turned to concern as she spoke up, "Um Marco, I don't think you have fully thought this through." Marco stopped looking back at Star with confusion.
"Um, why is this not a good thing now, Star? I mean it wasn't enjoyable, but now it's proving helpful to me. Watch." Marco then walked over to several stacked pieces of wood before he proceeded to break all the boards in one chop easily.
"This tentacle can even help me with teaching that Jeremy creep a lesson along with Ludo and his goons," Marco said with a smug look which disappeared when he saw Star's worried face.
"What's wrong, Star?" Marco said in a concerned tone.
"The thing is these types of spells tend to have negative side effects when they don't work, Marco. I'm afraid it'll be a bad influence on you."
Marco then spoke up, "Actually, Star, last night, the Arm managed to communicate with me. It told me that it wants to make up for all the stuff it did earlier". Star got a skeptical look on her face.
" Look, I'll prove it to you" Marco then looked at the tentacle "Come on, tell Star what you told me last night."
"..." (cue that cricket noise that shows do for awkward silences)
"Hey, what's the big idea? I thought you wanted to make it up to me," Marco asked in a frustrated tone while shaking the tentacle.
"Marco-" Star said before being interrupted by Marco.
"Star, please just give me a chance to prove it to you," Marco said in a pleading tone with a determined look.
Seeing this, Star got a thoughtful look on her face before sighing, "Fine; I'll give you a chance, Marco."
"Thanks, Sta-"
"But I'll be keeping an eye on that thing," Star said while pointing at the tentacle with a stern look.
"Okay, I understand, Star. Now could you please give me some privacy. I need to get dressed for the tournament," Marco said.
"Oh, right, sorry," Star said while stretching her arms before heading back to her room.
As soon as Star left, Marco spoke up. "What the heck, man? Why didn't you tell Star what you told me last night?" Marco said in an irritated voice.
The Monster Arm moved upright, forming a mouth again before speaking. "I am very sorry about that. It's just that I am not yet ready to talk with other people other than you," it said in a soft tone.
"You know what, don't worry about it," Marco said, sighing as he put on his karate uniform. Once he had it on, he called to Star as He then calls Star before they make their way towards the Dojo while the tentacle had one thought: Idiots.
At the Dojo Star got into a stand of bleachers that had been set up for people to view the tournament. It took her a second or two to find Jackie and Janna, but she saw them and made her way to where they were sitting. The two girls both turned to greet Star.
"Hey, Star, so were you able to fix Marco's Monster Arm?" questioned Jackie in a chill tone.
Star chuckled nervously before answering, "Oh yeah, about that well this morning when I finally figured out how to turn the arm back to normal, Marco told me that he was okay with his arm being like that.
Jackie and Janna got a confused look before Star continued, "Marco told me that the arm communicated to him or whatever and that it wanted to make it up to him. I told him it was a bad idea, but I'm at least going to give him a chance. Besides, if anything happens, I can just zap his arm." At that point, though, Star was too distracted, looking around for someone.
Janna chuckled before she told Star, "If you're looking for Oskar, he's not here yet," smirking.
"Aw, I was hoping that I could talk to him for a bit," Star said in a sad tone.
Jackie spoke up at this. "Don't worry, Star, this is normal for him. According to what Marco told me, at least, he's not exactly an early bird when it comes to stuff like this."
Star smiled, thankful for how thoughtful her friend was. Ever since she came to Earth, she had become one of the most popular kids in Echo Creek Academy. While many people loved her (and she loved them back), she was glad to include Jackie, Janna, and Marco as her close friends. And hopefully, I can add Oskar to that list soon.
Thinking of the keytar wearing boy suddenly made Star realize something. "Wait, how do you know about that, Janna?" Star asked.
"Oh, I hid a camera on Marco's hoodie a while back. The video feed stopped working, but I can still get audio thanks to this app on my phone." the girl said while holding her smartphone. Then Janna realized something, as well.
"Wait, if you didn't turn Marco's arm back to normal, does that mean?"
Star simply nodded before Jackie spoke up. "This should be interesting."
"Oh yeah. Hey Star, mind whipping up some popcorn for us? I don't want to miss this!"
"I don't know what you guys are talking about, but it sounds like something I don't want to miss either." As soon as Star heard that voice, she could swear she felt her heart skip a beat. She quickly turned around, and there was Oskar Greason.
"O-Oskar! You came!" Star said, trying to be as calm as possible. Which wasn't easy when you felt your heart beating so fast it would fly out of your chest.
"Of course, I did. Anything to support my man Marco." Oskar said with a calm smile on his face. "Janna, long time no see! Sup Jackie? Did I miss Marco's fight?"
At that moment, Marco's Sensei came out to announce the two combatants.
"Nope looks like your just in time, Oskar," Jackie replied.
"Allow me to introduce our first competitor, Jeremy Birnbaum." The Sensei gestured with his arm to the right side of the floor. There stood a six-foot-tall figure covered in a blue cloak, with a butler on either side of him. One butler was holding a glass of water which the figure was drinking from while the other gave him a shoulder massage as if prepping him for the fight. The figure snapped its fingers, and the two butlers backed off, pulling off the cloak revealing… a boy of around eight or so standing on a footstool about as tall as he was. He had blond hair and blue eyes and was wearing a white robe, like one would see on a martial arts fighter, but with a black belt and red finger-less gloves. He approached the center of the area with a predatory grin on his face smacking his gloved fists together with Star looking on in confusion.
"That's Jeremy Birnbaum?" Star questioned in confusion, not believing what she sees.
"Yep," Janna answered.
"How could that kid be Marco's rival? He's like, eight years old!"
"Yeah, but his parents are one of the richest families in town, so they got him special lessons and training, so he's already a black belt. He looked down on Marco from the start, and Marco treated him like a pest. That is until we came to watch him practice one day." Janna remarked.
Jackie couldn't help but groan, remembering how awful that day was. "Unfortunately for me, that kid took one look at me and thought it was love at first sight. After class, he started trying to hit on me and wouldn't take a hint. Thankfully, Marco saw it and told me to come to his next class, saying he'd handle it."
"A few agonizing days later, we showed up, and Marco KOed him in one hit. It was hilarious!" Janna added.
"I wouldn't say hilarious, Janna, but yeah, it did feel good to watch. Afterwards, Marco looked him dead in the eye and told him 'stay away from my friend. Got it?'". Jackie couldn't help but smile at that memory.
"I managed to record the whole thing, and after I posted it online, it went viral! It had to be the most embarrassing moment of Birnbaum's life!" Janna said. "Since then, the little runt's made it his life's goal to make Marco miserable."
"Yeah, well, I doubt that Marco considers him much of a threat, man. I mean, look at him." Oskar said, pointing to Marco. The girls turned to see they had talked through Marco's introduction. There he was, standing with the Monster Arm seeming to be obedient by his side. The audience had gasped in alarm at the arm with a few women looking at it, smiling with an interest of some kind. Janna took a photo with her phone, remarking, "this is gonna be my new screensaver."
(What is it with girls and tentacles?)
"Hey, wait! He's got that weird tentacle arm thing! That's not fair!" Jeremy shouted while pointing at the arm.
"I know, pretty cool right," Sensei Brantley said as he looked at the Arm in awe.
"Aw, what's wrong, Jeremy? Is Mr. Black Belt afraid to lose like last time?" Marco said, taunting the kid.
Upon hearing this, Jeremy rubbed a sore spot on his neck with an angry look before going into a fighting stance with Marco doing the same.
The Sensei then raised his arm before speaking, "Let this be a fair match with no tricks on either side." He fixed a stern gaze on both the competitors before dropping his hand. "FIGHT!".
Jeremy then leaped to launch a kick to Marco's face in hopes of knocking him out immediately, only for Marco's tentacle arm to catch Jeremy's before spinning him around and throwing him across the room.
" Point Diaz," the Sensei said as Jeremy then got up and charged Marco; however, before he could get far, Marco's Arm simply smacked him aside, earning another point for Marco.
Before Jeremy could stand up, Marco picked him up with his tentacle arm and brought him closer to him.
"Where are your private lessons now, you little creep?" Marco said with an angry tone.
The Monster Arm then opens his mouth and finally spoke up, "Good, Marco, goood," the thing said in a very dark tone. "Now, kill him."
"What?!" Jeremy, Marco, the audience, and Marco's friends, all gasped said after hearing it say that. Or more like, everyone freaked out at the fact that the tentacle thing could talk.
"Wait, you were serious, Star? Can it talk? I thought you were joking!" Janna said, more confused than worried.
"Firstly, why would I make that up, Janna. Secondly, this can't be good!" Star replied, reaching for her Wand.
Meanwhile, Marco finished processing what he had just heard. What am I doing? I know Jeremy's a creep, but even he doesn't deserve this much treatment, Marco thought while looking at the many bruises he has caused the 8-year-old boy.
"Do it!" The Arm said, its tone now far angrier.
"I...I... he doesn't deserve this, this isn't right," Marco said.
"Of course he deserves this, not only is he a 'creep,' but he's also a CHEATER!!" the tentacle arm said before dropping Jeremy to the ground and taking his gloves only to reveal brass knuckles hidden beneath.
Everyone gasped at what they saw. "Are those brass knuckles?" Marco asked.
Jeremy, forgetting for the moment that his life was in incredible danger, smirked. "As if, loser. They're solid gold and tipped with diamonds. Only the best for yours truly." As soon as those words left his mouth, he realized he wasn't helping his case. "Oh, crud."
Marco, however, still refused to listen to the Arm "This isn't right I-" before Marco could say any more, the tentacle arm growled at him revealing its rows of sharp teeth that could bite a person's head clean off.
"Pathetic! If you won't do it, then I will!!" the tentacle arm growled before lunging at Jeremy.
"No!" both Marco and Jeremy yelled as the monster arm attacked, however before it could reach the boy, it was hit by a flying narwhal that stops its assault.
Marco looks towards the crowd to see that Star has stopped the tentacle from killing Jeremy.
"Star! You were right. This arm is evil!" Marco said while struggling to restrain the arm.
"Now, will you let me turn your arm back to normal?" Star asked despite knowing the answer already.
"Go on ahead," Marco said while forcing the monster arm to face Star's Wand.
Unfortunately, most of the people in the crowd began to panic and head for the exits. The only ones who stayed behind were Star and Marco's friends.
"Uh, shouldn't we be getting somewhere safe, guys?" Oskar asked. His eyes couldn't be seen, but by the expression on his face, you could tell they were filled with worry.
"Are you kidding me? I'm way too curious about what's going to happen next." Janna said. "Besides, I already started recording this, and I am not missing the ending!" True to her word, Janna already had her phone out filming everything.
"Fair enough."
"Returnio Armius Normalrino" Star blasted the arm with the intent of turning it back to normal. However, the Arm managed to get out of Marco's hold, causing the blast to narrowly miss Marco and blasting the floor next to Sensei Brantley, causing two arms to grow, which pounded their fist together, with Sensei bowing in respect.
"Oh no, you don't, you brat," the Monster Arm said as it began to wrap itself around Marco's neck strangling him.
"Marco! Returnio Armius Nolmarino!" Star yelled, shooting another blast from the Wand, which the arm managed to dodge again, causing a punching bag to grow an arm.
The monster arm continues to dodge multiple blasts from the Wand, causing arms to grow all around the Dojo. Then, the Arm reached up to the ceiling and used its suction cups to latch on. It then swung Marco's body towards where Star and the others were located.
"Guys, look out!" Marco shouted in fear as the Arm formed a fist.
"Um, we should probably-" Jackie began to say.
"DODGE!" Star finished her sentence before pushing the three out of the way before moving herself. Marco and the Arm came down where they were sitting, shattering the bleachers. And just as bad, all of their stuff.
"My skateboard!"
"My keytar!"
"My Phone"
"Uggh, he's too wriggly!" Star groaned in frustration as she dodged a punch from the Arm. "Marco, can't you do anything to help?"
"I'm sorry, Star! It's like my body has a mind of its own now!" Marco said, his face filled with pain over the prospect of potentially hurting his friends.
The fight eventually brought them back to the arena where Star stood down the tentacled parasite, readying another spell.
"Okay, that's enough!" Marco yelled before using what little control he had over his body to pin the appendage to the ground. "Now, Star!"
"Returnio Armius Normalrinooooo!"
As the spell was about to make contact, it seemed to make one last attempt to avoid the hit.
Then, something weird happened.
Marco saw the world slowing down moments before the blast hits the Arm. This is almost like what happened in the Bounce Lounge, he thought. Suddenly, his vision seemed to get blurry as everything went black.
When Marco opened his eyes, he noticed that he was no longer in the Dojo, along with his arm, no longer being a tentacle as well. Instead, he was inside what appeared to be a massive cavern, so high up that he didn't think he could see the ceiling. He also noticed that there seems to be some sort of giant sphere core suspended in the air before him, surrounded by crystal-like rocks hovering around it.
Marco began taking in the details of the core before noticing that it seems to be emitting some sort of light blue energy.
Where am I? Marco questioned as he continued to look around. That's when he noticed that a part of the sphere had some sort of dark-colored crystal in the shape of a skull attached to it, emitting a dark aura. Every time the crystal attempted to expand, it seemed to be prevented by the energy the sphere is emitting.
"What is this place?" Marco asked aloud as he walked around until he heard a familiar dark voice from behind.
"Well, well, well, this is quite unexpected," the voice said from behind Marco.
When Marco turned around, he was shocked by what he saw. Standing in front of him was another Marco, except this one had purple skin, along with the fact that his right arm is a tentacle arm like the one he had.
"M-m-monster arm!" Marco said in shock while taking a step back.
"In the flesh, so to speak!". The purple counterpart opened its eyes and gave a grin that could only be described as psychotic. Scarier still, Marco realized it was speaking in the Arm's voice.
"But how? And why do you look like me?" Marco said in disbelief.
"Did you think I would let you get rid of me that easily?" Dark Marco spoke in a very dark, and very amused, tone.
"What is this place?" Marco asked his dark doppelganger, who was currently circling him like a shark.
"If you must know we are in the Mindscape, your Mindscape to be specific," Dark Marco explained, all the while circling him like a shark bearing down on its next meal. "Everyone in the universe has a mental area where everything that makes them who they can sit comfy and cozy. Their thoughts, their memories, their innermost fears". The evil doppelganger seemed to hiss out those last two words, chilling Marco to the bone. "As for how we got here, I dragged you in before that blonde little brat could finish the job. As to why don't you worry your pretty little head about it. After all, you won't be around for much longer, anyway!"
The Dark Marco then extended its arm towards Marco, far faster than it should have been able to. Without thinking, Marco materialized a massive shield in front of him, blocking the incoming attack.
"Well, you managed to create that faster than most people would have. Looks right I was right about you being special, Marco Diaz, son of Rafael Diaz." Dark Marco said with an annoyed expression on his face before quickly reverting to the grin it had before. "No matter. Since we're in your mind, I can do the same. And after I've destroyed you and taken your body as my own, this will be the result!" the dark being said, gesturing to itself.
Suddenly, it's other arm began to mutate into a second tentacle, matching the first's movements in a barrage of punches, shattering the shield. Marco then jumped as far back as he could, and before his dark half could do anything, he struck the ground. The earth began to rumble as a pair of giant fists rose from its depths, trying desperately to pound the evil being into a pulp. Unfortunately, Dark Marco proved to be too fast, dodging every hit, all while seeming to hum a tune to itself without a care in the world. Suddenly, it slipped between the giant fists and leaped towards Marco. Thinking quickly, the boy gathered more rocks, this time around his arms, so he could block the coming strike.
"You know, I lucked out when that stupid girl conjured me onto you," the entity said as it delivered a flurry of attacks that kept Marco on the defensive.
"What are you talking about?" Marco said, struggling to defend even with his rock fists due to the tentacle arm's super strength.
"I've been trying to figure out what you are since the moment I came into being," Dark Marco explained as he lashed out with one arm, Marco leaping into the air to avoid the blow. "The real reason why I didn't answer that brat Star earlier was that I was too busy looking through your mind."
Marco began to grow worried. If this thing's been looking through my mind, it may have found what I am.
"That's when I finally made one AMAZING discovery about you," dark Marco said with an evil grin.
Marco then got an alarmed look on his face before materializing a gauntlet on his right arm.
"You should have told me that I was in the presence of a Celestial!" Dark Marco said in a demonic voice.
Marco didn't say anything as he grabbed one of the arms, pulling Dark Marco towards him before punching him square in the face, sending Dark Marco falling to the ground, never once losing the psychotic grin on his face before chuckling to himself.
"What's so funny?" Marco questions as he glares at the Dark Marco.
"Nothing, it's just that you possess the power of a god, and yet you choose to slum it here in this backwater, magicless dimension with a bunch of worthless nobodies! And you're fighting some little ant over a stupid belt!" Dark Marco said as he continued to laugh.
"I am no god," Marco said with a serious look on his face.
"Bitch, please. We both know that if you wanted to, you could've destroyed Jeremy, where he stood and taken everything he owned. But then again, you're not creative enough with your powers." Dark Marco said while standing back up. "I on the other hand-"
Suddenly, the dark entity materialized a double-bladed lightsaber that he then threw towards Marco like some sort of buzzsaw. Luckily, he dodged it, but he couldn't shake the look of shock he had on his face.
"H-how did-"
"Oh, come on, Marco. I'm a part of you, remember? But unlike you, I'm not inhibited by your notion of morality." Floating in the air, Dark Marco materialized more weapons, including shotguns, bazookas, bows that shot arrows of light, giant shurikens, blaster rifles, and arm cannons from a popular video game series.
"See, this is what happens when you don't hold back, and it's just a fraction of what you can do. You could reshape this planet to your desires, have everyone worship you and tend to your every whim, and have the most beautiful women by your side, yet you choose to hold yourself back!" the being said as it launched all the weapons at Marco.
Marco brought even more of the shields from before, and while they managed to block the attacks, he suddenly felt a searing pain in his leg. Looking down, he saw that, to his horror, another Dark Marco had materialized out of the rocks and stabbed him through the leg with a dagger.
Yelling in pain, Marco fell to his knee, causing the shields to dissipate, leaving him to take the full brunt of the oncoming weapons. They proceeded to skewer him against the wall of the cave. In the air above, he saw that the crystal skull had begun to overtake the sphere of energy. His face was then abruptly brought back to his evil twin, now standing inches away from his face.
"Don't worry, though. Once I take over your body, I'll make sure to use your powers better than you ever could" Upon saying this, the dark crystals on the sphere then started expanding little by little around it.
Marco could only watch helplessly as the crystals started surrounding the sphere, all the while feeling his consciousness slip away forever this time.
"With your power, first I'll lay waste to Earth. That will be a good warm-up for what I'm going to do to every other dimension in existence. I think the first place I'll go is the home of that friend of yours. " dark Marco starts laughing maniacally before looking at Marco with a wide grin "Oh yes, I'll especially enjoy what I plan to do to your pretty little friend, Diaz."
Marco's eyes widen upon hearing this "I'll keep her alive long enough to see me turn everything she knows and loves into ash. And when I finally end her life, the last thing she'll ever see is the face of the boy who used to be her friend." dark Marco finished with a triumphant smirk. "And once I have her Wand, no one in the universe will be able to stop me. I will rule over the universe forever, with no one left to stop me. Not even the other Celestials."
"D-don't you even dare!" Marco managed to gasp out.
"Oh? and what are you gonna do about it? You're weak! even with all this power, you couldn't even beat me!"
Marco could feel rage throughout his body as the parasite threatens to destroy his home and his friends. But most of all, he felt rage at this monster that threatened to hurt Star.
Heartbeat sound*
Marco suddenly felt something coursing through his body, greater than the pain he felt from the weapons in his body.
"What, what is happening?" dark Marco said as the core of energy suddenly starts glowing brighter, causing the dark crystals to be pushed back before eventually returning to their small skull shape.
"You threaten my home and my friends" Dark Marco turns around to see the many weapons and bullet wounds on Marco's body had been destroyed as the boy stood before him. He noticed that Marco's eyes are no longer brown, but instead, they were completely black, with a light as bright as the stars in the galaxy swirling in the center.
Dark Marco attempted to use Marco's powers, only for nothing to happen this time. "W-what's going on? Why I can't, I use your powers anymore?"
Dark Marco turned around to see that core's energy had begun overwhelming the dark crystal attached to it, preventing him from drawing any more power from it.
He turned around to attempt to attack Marco with his arms. Before he could do anything, two chains suddenly materialize next to him, attaching themselves to each arm before connecting them to the ground forcing him to his knees as Marco slowly approached him.
"You don't need to do this! I can help you if you let me live. We could be unstoppable together!" Dark Marco pleaded in hopes of being spared from what it knew Marco was about to do.
Marco simply stops before speaking, "I don't need you," he said in a monotone voice before his arm suddenly morphs into a tentacle arm lacking a mouth and being white.
Dark Marco could only stare in shock before Marco's tentacle arm wrapped itself around his neck, strangling him. The dark figure Marco tried to use its own monster arms to break free from the chain. Before it could even struggle against its chains, Marco morphed his other hand into a blade before proceeding to cut off Dark Marco's arms, leaving them wriggling on the ground before drying up.
"Arrrgghh!!!" Dark Marco screamed as Marco's tentacle arm suddenly starts tightening its hold on his neck.
The last thing Dark Marco saw was Marco thrusting his blade arm towards his head before his lifeless body dropped to the ground at the same time, the dark crystal attached to the core shattered.
Marco pulled back his arms before turning them back to normal, with his eyes doing the same.
"Finally, it's over," Marco said while panting as he stares at the lifeless body of dark Marco.
"I wonder what that is, though, and I never exactly got to ask him," Marco said as he stares at the core, no longer glowing brightly. Suddenly he heard a voice call out.
"Marco!" a familiar girl's voice spoke.
"Is that?" before he could process who the voice is, the core suddenly releases a blinding light forcing him to close his eyes.
When Marco opens his eyes, he sees that he is back in the Dojo exactly moments before time was frozen for him. He saws the blast from Star's Wand about to hit his Monster arm. Except this time, it did not attempt to dodge it, almost as if it was lifeless.
After the blasts made contact with his arm, it began to shrink to normal, but still, it no longer made any movement at all before eventually turning back into his normal arm.
"My arm! Oh, how I've missed you," Marco said while hugging his arm " Hey, it's no longer broken too," Marco said while flexing his arm.
Star then approached Marco with a frown. Marco immediately sees this and spoke up.
"I'm sorry, Star, you were right. That tentacle was a bad influence. I should have listened to you," Marco said with an ashamed look.
"That's okay, Marco. You didn't know." Star said in a sincere tone.
Marco then looked around and saw that, somehow, the Dojo was still in one piece. The rest of the audience had left, though.
Sensei Brantley then approached Marco with a disappointed look before speaking, "You and Jeremy have brought shame and dishonor to this great and noble sport. 'Tis a sad day for strip mall dojos everywhere," Dojo Sensei said.
"Figures," Marco said deadpan while he sees Jeremy walk away angrily.
His other friends came over to express how relieved they all were that he was all right, with Jackie being the first to speak up. "Thank heavens, you're okay, Marco." His longtime friend then sadly looked at what was left of her skateboard. "Wish I could say the same about my board. This was my ride home."
"Yeah, my keytar got smashed by that tentacle thing. It looks like my music career's over before it began," Oskar added.
"Hey, at least you can replace your stuff, guys. I lost my phone! How am I gonna convince my parents to get me a new one?" Janna added.
"Oh, don't worry, guys. I know a place where you can get all of your stuff replaced." Star said.
"REALLY?!?" The three shouted at once.
"As much as I want to Star, I'm already exhausted for today, and we've still got school tomorrow. So what do you say we try again after school's done tomorrow?" Marco interjected.
"I'm fine with that," Star said. "What do you say, guys?"
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"All right then, it's settled! We'll meet outside the school after we get out of classes!" Star said, pumping her fists in the air in anticipation.
"All right. See you all later, then." Marco said, as he and Star left the Dojo and began to walk home.
Later that night, Marco was lying in his bed, thinking about the mental fight he had with the Monster Arm.
I know that fight was only in my mind, but I can't believe I was able to shapeshift even though it was just my arms. But what was that feeling I felt after monster arm threatened everyone, especially Star? I know it wasn't just anger since I was already feeling that before the Monster Arm started threatening everyone.
Unknown to Marco, his arm was slowly changing shape as he kept thinking about the Arm.
And there was that core as well. Whatever it was, it seemed connected to my powers. Now that I think about it, every time I used them, it seemed to glow brighter.
As Marco kept thinking about this, he realized that he could no longer feel his fingers. When he looked at his arm only to see a purple tentacle in its place
When Marco was about to call out Star's name in fear that the monster arm has returned, he noticed that it wasn't moving on its own and that it also lacked a mouth.
I wonder if I could move it. Without further thought, the arm followed Marco's command, extending itself to grab the Mackie Hand figurine on Marco's desk.
This is awesome! Marco thought to himself. He then tried to see if he could turn it back to normal. After a second, it morphed back into his arm.
"Dad!" Marco yelled while running out of his room to tell his father about his discovery.
CELESTIAL JOURNAL
Shapeshifting- due to their ability to manipulate matter, Celestials are one of the few beings in the universe that are capable of shapeshifting. They do so by using their powers on their bodies, rearranging themselves to suit their desired form. This is a very difficult ability that can take an incredible amount of time to master though. While it is unknown if hybrids could be capable of full shapeshifting, it has been speculated that they may be able to transform different portions of their bodies into different objects or appendages to suit their needs.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:Hey guys ROTHEM here back to you with another chapter. I would like to thank those of you who favorited and followed my story. Anyway I don't have anything else to say other than feel free to leave a review as well as favorite or follow this story for those of you who haven't yet. And now a message from my friend RJWritingInk.
Hey guys, it's me, your beta editor J here! I had an absolute blast working on this chapter, and I couldn't help but slip in some pop culture references. You can find them in the fight against Jeremy and the mental fight against Dark Marco. If you're familiar with Star Wars, video games, and a bunch of other movies, you'll be able to recognize them. Go ahead and guess them in the reviews. As for that core/sphere thing, I think ROTHEM plans on explaining later. Also, he said he didn't want to give Marco full shape-shifting powers because of his hybrid status. Personally, I think partial shapeshifting sounds cooler since he can give himself the arms of a gorilla and the legs of a kangaroo at the SAME TIME! Laters!
