Ch 33: Memories so similar to now
Marco sat at the edge of the carriage seat, staring into nothing in particular.
Star found him and asked him, "Hey, have you seen Tom?"
Marco completely ignored the question and instead asked, "Do you think the death of that citizen was justified?"
"Well, erm, he did kill someone."
"The only reason I put him to death was because at the time, I wanted revenge for the soldier." Marco put his hands to his face "But now that I think about it the guy I killed probably was just like you and me."
"Er…" Star didn't know how to respond.
"But by killing him, I got the oil out safe. If the oil had been destroyed, there would have been so much more bloodshed."
"Yeah! That! You saved so much more people by doing that!"
"But still. In the moment I saw nothing but savagery in that man. But the more I think about him afterwards…" Marco put his hands down and looked at Star "But was I just gonna let that soldier die for nothing? Let everyone who died in the battle die for nothing?"
"Marco," Star sat next to him and patted his back "Always remember, whatever you're feeling, you can know I'm right next to you."
"It… it feels like I'm becoming an officer on the Battleship where we met. Like I'm..." His voice trailed off.
"Oh don't say that." Star got Marco in a hug "I know you, and you would never be like that."
Marco savoured the hug for a few moments. Then he said "Thank you, Star. Oh, and I also have something I want to talk about."
"What is it?" Star let go.
"Tom was right. I still do have feelings for you, but by god I made a promise." Marco got off the carriage "I'm gonna stay out here while you and Tom go back to Mewni."
"Oh come on! I was hoping I could get out of that darn city for once!"
"Star, it's for your own good. You're much safer in there than out here. You're not even supposed to be out here" Marco gestured to her to go inside of the carriage.
"You sound like my parents."
"Hey, at least your dad can take you out monster hunting or something." Marco said "And again, thank you for being here for me. But I need you to go back so I won't think of you for a while. It'll save us a lot of trouble with Tom."
"You're welcome, Marco." Star said.
"I'll go find Tom and bring him here."
