Ready to see how Comet's plans for the game turn out? Then I hope I don't disappoint any of you guys.

A few days after the pep rally, the night of the big game against the Silver Hill Warriors had finally arrived. The bleachers were packed with students and teachers eager to show their support for the home team. On one side stood the Awesome Opossums, stretching and preparing themselves for the fight to come. While they all looked fit and well-trained, though, they paled in comparison to their opponents.

On the other side of the field stood the Silver Hill Warriors, who all consisted of six-foot-tall, musclebound tanks on legs, butting heads and growling in anticipation of the game ahead. The sight was enough to unnerve some of the Opossums, but they all kept their cool for the most part. Because they now had a secret weapon that they were confident would help them win: Comet Dragonfly. The one problem is that the team's newest member had yet to show up.

"Two, four, six, eight, distract them with our booty shakes! Oh! Oh!"

Meanwhile, Brittney was leading the cheerleading squad in getting the crowd going. And as she made clear at practice a few days earlier, they were all doing her booty-shaking routine. It didn't distract the Warriors, but it did help to boost morale.

While the girls continued twerking, Ferguson was dancing and performing in his possum costume (with Jonah standing guard), newly improved thanks to Comet. Not only did it look like a professional costume and not something found in a trashcan, but Comet had even given it a working prehensile tail as he promised. Ferg was putting it to good use, too, striking poses and performing tricks to get everyone pumped up.

"I hiss, I bite, I shake my tail, all right!" Ferg shouted, and the crowd loved it.

Overall, everyone from Echo Creek Academy was in good spirits, and it all stemmed from the collective knowledge about their side's newest member: Comet Dragonfly. Word spread fast that the Prince of Mewni had joined the football team, making everyone think that they could win for once. As Ferguson went over to his friends for a brief respite, he and Jonah could hear some of the cheerleaders talking about how hot Comet would look in his uniform.

"Well, I think that that went well," Jackson said as he handed Ferguson a glass of water.

"Hey, he was doing this with no instructions. I think that he did phenomenal, Jackson," Karla commented from her spot in the bleachers.

"I have to admit; you're pretty good at this, Ferguson," Marcia said as she stepped forward. "Right now, though, I'm just glad that Brittney's not making me do that stupid dance routine so I can focus on keeping you safe." As part of her deal with the head cheerleader, she was clad in her cheerleading outfit, albeit reluctantly. Her one change to it was to add shorts underneath the skirt to prevent panty shots.

"No offense, but knowing you, you'd probably get freaked out about someone trying to take candid shots of you and the other cheerleaders," Jonah remarked as he continued keeping a lookout.

"Which reminds me. I don't care if you guys are my friends: if I see anyone snap a pic with their phone, they will lose them. Got it?"

"Ah, man. And here I just wanted to take a commemorative photo for tonight," Jonah said, feigning disappointment in his voice.

"I'm serious, Jonah. I will snap your phone in half if you try anything funny!" Marcia growled at him.

Jackson moved to defuse the situation. "Hey, don't get mad at Jonah. It's not his fault that uniform makes you look cute, Marcia."

"Aww, thanks, Jackson," Marcia said, smiling while doing her best to hide the blush on her face.

"For real, though, Marcia, you might want to loosen up a little. It's almost game time, and thanks to us, the Warriors haven't come close to Ferguson so far," Alfonso said off to the side. "We might be in the clear."

"He's right, and with Comet playing for the Opossum's tonight, we have a real shot at winning," Karla added as she played the victory music from Final Fantasy VII on her keytar.

"Maybe, but I wouldn't try and tempt fate like that," Marcia said. "There's no telling what could end up going wrong between now and the start of the game."

As if the Universe was trying to prove her point, Comet appeared out of nowhere, shouting some sort of war cry that freaked everyone out. Instead of a football uniform, though, Comet was clad in battle armor, his hat now a helmet, and carrying an axe that looked way too big for him to bear. And as if that wasn't crazy enough, his cheek mark was now a flaming skull.

"WHO'S READY FOR A BLOOD BATH TONIGHT?" Laughing like a madman, Comet then used his axe to cleave a nearby bench in two, much to everyone's concern. Finally, Marcia spoke up.

"Comet, why are dressed like that? And what the hell's up with that bloodlust in your eyes?"

Comet seemed to calm down, but that crazed look didn't leave his eyes as he spoke up. "What are you talking about? I'm just getting pumped for the battle. Those Warriors will not deny us victory again!"

Red flag, Marcia thought as she got up from the ground and tried to remain calm. "Comet, this is important, and I need you to answer me honestly. What. Did you. Do?"

"Pfft, nothing much, Marcy. I just rigged the battlefield with booby traps and a bunch of wild animals I captured so that we would win." Comet then pointed to the field. Sure enough, the football field was now littered with pitfalls, tripwires, land mines, and who knows what else. Everyone's eyes practically bulged out of their sockets; the shock was so great.

"How the heck did we not see that until just now?" Jackson asked aloud.

"Dude, I walked all the way across the field. How did I not set any of that off?" Ferguson added, now grateful to be alive.

Jonah, on the other hand, was laughing his butt off. "AHAHAHAHAA! Oh man, this is going to be hilarious! Nice job, Comet!" the boy then gave the Mewman Prince a high five, which he happily returned. Marcia, though, was in full-blown panic mode.

"COMET!" She shouted at her friend. "The Warriors weren't actually going to kill our team; they were just going to beat them in Football. WHICH IS A GAME!"

As soon as those words left Marcia's mouth, the blood lust left Comet's eyes, with his face changing from a look of satisfaction to one of pure horror. "Ah, crapbaskets." was all he could finally say when he spoke again.

"I don't want to point it out, but that still means this game's going to be a bloodbath," Karla commented as she began playing funeral music.

"But, nobody told that this was a game," Comet said as he started freaking out.

"I didn't think we had to!" Marcia said as she also started freaking out.

Jackson then put his hands up. "Guys, calm down. Worrying about this now isn't going to help anyone. What we need to focus on is clearing the field before the game starts."

"Hey, Comet, there you are!" Justin then ran over to where the group was standing. "We need you on the field, man. The game's just about to start."

"Justin, wait!" Comet said before the quarterback could head back out. "Listen, man. We got a big problem! I went and rigged the field with all sorts of booby-traps because I thought that we were going to be fitting an actual battle, and no one told me that this was just a sports game, and I SCREWED UP!"

"Wait. What?" Justin asked, confused as to what Comet was talking about. Just then, though, they heard the ref blow his whistle, signaling for both sides to get into position on the field for the kickoff. As soon as one of the Warriors set foot on the field, though, they set off one of the landmines. As a result, they were blown sky-high amidst a cloud of glitter and fireworks. The poor fool shot through the air like Comet's namesake before falling to Earth in a broken heap. Members on both teams just stood there for a moment, trying to process what had happened. Until, finally, someone spoke out.

"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"

Everyone on the field began to panic and run with those fateful words, trying to get off the field without getting blown up. Which, of course, only led to even more booby-traps being set off, sending more people flying or releasing giant, ferocious beasts onto the field to tear everyone apart. Marcia just looked at Comet, with her eyes saying, "really?"

"Okay, I know that I fucked up big time, but right now, there are a bunch of people on the field that need our help!" And with, Comet grabbed his battle axe and ran onto the field, crying, "FOR PONY!"

Marcia wasted no time in taking stock of the situation. "You heard the man, people! Alfonso, Ferguson, I want you two helping get everyone off the fields and out of harm's way."

"Ma'am, yes, ma'am!" The two shouted.

"Jonah, Jackson, you guys are with me. We need to help Comet get rid of any booby-traps and keep those beasts off everyone."

"Ohoho, I'm so glad I brought these with me tonight!" Jonah said as he held up a taser and pepper spray.

"And Karla," Marcia pointed to her friend on the bleachers. "Play us the coolest battle music that you've got."

"My friend, it would be my genuine pleasure," the girl said.

"Ready? Break!" And with that, the teens moved out, and Karla began to play the best fighting music she could think of.

Go ahead. Play the best battle music you've got!

Fortunately for them, the Possums had managed to get off the field without much effort. The Warriors, on the other hand, were getting their asses handed to them. One of them was currently being sucked into a black hole, clawing at the ground as he desperately tried to hold on to something, giving Marcia uncomfortable flashbacks in the process. Meanwhile, the poor ref (who hadn't left the field) was blowing his whistle, trying to maintain order. All he managed to do was fall on another tripwire, which released some giant butterflies, a turquoise three-eyed squirrel, and a giant bird of prey that appeared to be some griffin. Several of the animals then proceeded to corner a group of Warriors, who only whimpered in response.

Not wasting any time, Marcia jumped high into the air before unleashing a dropkick on one of the butterfly monsters. She struck it so hard that it shattered on impact, turning into a bunch of normal butterflies that fluttered away. Marcia didn't stop there, though, as she spun on her heels to deliver a roundhouse kick at another monster, sending it flying off to the side.

"Whoa, nice one, girl!"

"That was awesome!"

Marcia didn't expect compliments from her school's rivals, so she was at a loss on how to respond. "Um, thanks, I guess." However, her distraction cost her. One of the giant squirrels got the drop on her, grabbing her in its mouth and thrashing around like a chew toy. Suddenly, it howled in pain, dropping the girl as Jackson and Jonah had clambered onto its back. While Jackson whacked it with his skateboard, Jonah hit it with the full power of his taser, causing it to fall apart into a bunch of regular squirrels.

After this, Jackson went to help his friend to her feet, though he kept looking at the Warriors while he did. "Forget about it, guys. She's way too cool for you."

"Oooh, burn!" Jonah hollered.

Meanwhile, Alfonso and Ferguson weren't having the best of times. They had managed to get as many people as they could off the fields. However, they had soon found themselves surrounded by a bunch of giant, angry mutant squirrels and three-eyed flaming cats. Then the next thing they knew, Alfonso was riding on the back of the giant squirrel, while Ferguson ran as fast as he could from the cats as they chased after him. Either way, it wasn't looking good for them.

"Oh, no you don't!" A familiar voice cried out. Marcia then jumped out from behind the squirrel and delivered a vicious punch to its face, causing it to fall back in a daze before collapsing on the ground. As soon as it dissipated back into a bunch of regular squirrels, Marcia caught her friend in her arms before gently helping him to his feet. "You okay, Al?"

"A little shaken, but I'm good. Thanks for the save, Marcia; that was awesome." The boy managed to say in thanks for the rescue.

"No kidding, Al. Marcia's on fire tonight!" Jonah said as he ran over. "She's like a real-version of Tifa from Final Fantasy."

"Oh, definitely like Tifa. She's got the short skirt and lethal punches down flat," Alfonso commented.

"You know, I've always thought that Tifa's outfit was a little too fanservice-y, but now I can see one of the perks to it: freedom of movement," Marcia added as she looked at her uniform up and down.

"Maybe you should switch to short skirts full time," Jonah added on.

Marcia was about to yell at him, but realized that's what he wanted and let it slide. "Has anyone seen where Fergurson ran off to; or for that matter, Comet?"

Comet put himself in between his creations and a few cheer squad members in another part of the field. As the monsters snarled at the group, they hid behind Comet for protection, who showed absolutely no fear towards them. One of the cat monsters then pounced at him, only for him to jump into the air, turned his axe back into Wand, and extended that into Wand-Staff Mode. Charging up a spell in his head, Comet felt the Wand-Staff catch fire as he brought it down on top of the animal's head, turning it back into a group of stray cats.

"Alright, who's next?" Comet asked as he gestured to the other creatures to come at him. They eagerly obliged, only for Comet to meet them with a barrage of spells that hit them hard enough to dissolve them back into the harmless animals that made them.

Unfortunately, in his haste to protect the others, some of his spells ending up missing their intended targets. Most flew off harmlessly, but one ended up striking an unfortunate Ms. Skullnick in the bleachers. Her body then began to twist and contort until she now had a long, red mohawk, green skin, giant tusks, and a pink gem in her navel. The poor teacher then began to run and scream something about how hideous she was now.

Smiling (and unaware of what happened to Ms. Skullnick), Comet then turned to the cheerleaders. "Are you guys okay?" He asked. It was an innocent question, to be sure, but considering how an actual prince had just saved them, a few of the girls took it the wrong way and started blushing and swooning. Somehow, through sheer willpower, Sabrina was able to bring herself to answer their savior.

"Um, we're fine, but a few of our teammates made a break for it. They're still out on the field." Sabrina then pointed in the direction that she saw Brittney and a few others head.

"All right. It's Sabrina, right? I need you to get everyone off the field and keep them safe, okay? I'll handle these chumps." Comet then ran in the direction Sabrina had shown him, leaving a breathless Sabrina behind.

"H-h-he k-kn-knows my name?" And like that, Sabrina lost it and passed out, forcing her friends to carry her with them.

Meanwhile, Brittney ran for her life with a few other cheer squad members, yelling something about being too young and too pretty to die. Ironically, her haste to get to safety led to her stepping on a landmine, sending her flying through the air. And right into the mouth of one of the cat monsters. Before Brittney even had time to think that it was the end for her, she heard someone shout something.

"MENDING HEART TYPHOON!" In a flash of light, the cat she was in was now gone, replaced by a bunch of bugs as she fell to the ground, only to be caught by a confident blonde teenager.

"Hey, are you alright, Brittney?" Her rescuer asked. Brittney then realized who was talking to her: Comet Dragonfly. Of course, Brittney's imagination kicked into high gear, making her hopelessly see Comet in crush vision as something akin to an overly gorgeous male from a shojo anime. There were sparkles and everything.

After what felt like an eternity, Brittney finally realized that Comet had asked her a question, letting her leave her fantasy long enough to respond. "Y-you know my name?"

"Of course, you're part of the Cheer Squad with Sabrina and Marcia, right?" Comet said while smiling, unaware of the effect he was having on the girl.

"Y-yeah! That's me, Brittney! Head of the Cheer Squad!" She said though she was cursing herself on the inside for how stupid she sounded.

Fortunately, Comet didn't notice anything as he set her down. "Listen, I need you to round up anyone else left on the field and get them to safety while I take of this. I'd appreciate it!" Comet then ran off to get rid of the remaining beasts. "Oh, and thanks for the phone number!" Comet shouted as he ran off, leaving Brittney feeling like she was on Cloud 9.

As all this was going, Ferguson was still being chased by the cats from earlier. And it looked as if he was about to run out of energy. As he started to think about playing dead, the griffin from earlier came down from the sky. However, instead of attacking Ferguson, it instead dove at the two cats chasing him, its claws slamming them into the ground until they fully dissolved. It then let out a victory screech as it spread its wings in triumph, making Ferguson fall to the ground and cower. After a few seconds and nothing happened, Ferg looked up to see the winged creature simply standing above him, chirping softly. That's when he noticed who was riding on its back.

"Karla?!" Sure enough, there was Karla, softly smiling as she rode on the mythical creature.

"Hey, man." Karla waved. "Check it out. It turns out this big guy is a fan of my music." True to her statement, the griffin seemed to chirp softly as Karla played on her keytar.

"Oh my god, that is so cool! I gotta go tell the others!" And Ferguson ran off, completely forgetting the fact that it was littered with landmines.

Several remaining beasts surrounded Marcia and Jonah, but they were ready to go down fighting. Fortunately, they didn't have to as they heard someone shout something.

"THERMONUCLEAR DRAGONFLY TYPHOON!" Comet then jumped in out of nowhere, slamming his Wand to the ground, creating a shockwave that dissolved all the remaining animals.

"Phew, I think that that's the last of them," Comet said, taking a moment to catch his breath. That's when the three noticed Ferguson running right towards.

"Hey, you guys! Karla saved me from the giant cats, and you won't believe how she did it!" Sadly, they couldn't hear him over the explosions going off from the remaining landmines.

"Wait, Ferguson, get off the field!" Marcia shouted. "There are still landmines lying around!"

"What? I couldn't hear you over all the explosions!" Ferguson shouted back. Then, he happened to step on a landmine, sending him flying into the air before falling to the ground in a heap.

"*gasp* Ferguson!" Marcia ran as fast as she could to his side, trying to shake him and wake him up. "Ferg! Speak to me! I failed you, man!" Marcia was hysterical.

Ferguson then shot up, completely fine. "Dude, relax. I was just playing possum! It's what we do!" The boy said. "Guess I was right about this costume getting me attention from girls, huh?"

"*Gasp* Oh, thank goodness you're alright, Ferguson," Marcia said happily before her face morphed into one of anger. "How could you do that to me? THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE NO GIRLFRIEND!" Marcia screeched as she proceeded to throttle the fat kid.

As all this was happening, Comet looked around at the football field. Or rather, what's left of it. The ground was filled with craters, a goal post was bent and about to fall over, and most of the banners had either been torn to shreds or burned to ashes. All told, it looked like a war zone.

"Oh, man. I screwed up this time," Comet grimly noted as he started to think about the fire that had gotten him sent to Earth in the first place.

"No, we screwed up," Marcia said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "If I had explained to you that this was a game, then none of this would've happened. I got so distracted looking after Ferguson that I forgot to look after you. I'm sorry, Comet." The two just smiled as they silently forgave each other.

At this point, the Warriors had enough, though. "Let's get out of here!" With breakneck speed, the rival team rushed onto the bus that brought them there and sped out of the parking lot as fast as possible. Their departure did not go unnoticed, though.

"Hey, the Warriors forfeited," Justin pointed out. "That means we win!" When everyone heard him say that, the dismal mood that had overtaken those who were left got replaced by one of joy. Everyone started cheering and shouting, with a crowd coming over to lift Comet as the man of the night.

"Three cheers to Comet Dragonfly!"

After a few minutes of letting everyone thank him for inadvertently helping them win, Justin walked up to Comet.

"Hey Comet, I know it wasn't how we intended to do so, but you still helped us win. So, we'd like to offer you a permanent spot on the Awesome Opossums!"

Comet thought about this for a second before he gave his answer. "Thanks, Justin, but I think I'll have to pass. After tonight, I realize that I could end up hurting people with my skills."

"I think that's the right decision, Comet. I'm proud of you, buddy." Marcia said.

"And I'm glad I got all of this on film. I can't wait to post this stuff online!" Jonah said.

"Well, everything worked out in the end. But I can't help but feel like I'm missing something." Comet said aloud.

Just then, they saw the griffin Karla was riding drop down from the sky in front of them.

"Hey, guys. Have you met my new friend, Kevin?" Karla asked from atop the griffin. Comet immediately got stars in his eyes.

"Oh my corn, KARLA?! Did you tame the griffin? How? When? How?"

"All it took was the power of music to win over this majestic creature," Karla said in her usual, relaxed tone.

"Oh my god, this is so cool! How fast do you think he can go?"

"Don't know, but I'm betting an awesome guy like you has a way to find out," Karla said.

"DO I!?" Comet then whipped out his Wand. "Summoning Cloudy Charm!" Cloudy, his fluffy, talking cloud with wings, then appeared, and he immediately hopped on him. "Race you to the end of town!"

"You're on, Dragonfly!"

And with that, the two then took off into the night sky on their respective mounts.

Marcia then walked up to Jackson, who was watching the whole thing unfold. "See, what did I tell you? Is he crazy, or what?"

"I never doubted you on that, Marcia. Yeah, he is pretty nuts, but in a good way," Jackson said, smiling as they watched their friends fly off into the night. "I think that life's going to get a lot more fun with him around."

"No doubt about that," Marcia said. "By the way, be honest with me: do you think I look cute in this uniform?"

"Yeah, but I think I like your everyday look better. It's more you."

"Thanks, Jackson." The two then silently watched as the Prince of Mewni disappeared into the night sky.

*We see Jay waiting for Janna to finish reading the chapter*

Jay: So, how'd I do? I know that fight scenes aren't the easiest thing for me to write out, but I think I did alright.

Janna: Well, considering how this whole thing is based on a TV show, I think you managed to do the best with what you got. It could have been a bit more organized, at times, but I think you're getting there.

Jay: Thanks, Janna. I think it helps that I got some practice while beta-reading for ROTHEM. It gave me an idea of how to describe action sequences.

Janna: What I want to know, though, is why you had Marcia wearing shorts underneath her cheerleader uniform.

Jay: Good question. I wanted Marcia to be a part of the cheerleaders for this part of the story to give her and Brittney prior history. I have plans for Brittney in the future, and this seemed like the best route. Buuuut, I knew that Marcia would be out there fighting alongside Comet and the others. Given how she equally relies on punches and kicks and given how short cheerleader skirts can be-

Janna: You wanted to avoid panty shots so it wouldn't look like shameless fanservice?

Jay: Exactly. And I remembered that Mikoto Misaka from the anime A Certain Magical Index wears shorts under her skirt to keep this from happening. It was the most logical conclusion and another pop culture reference.

Janna: Nice job.

Now that that's out of the way, it's time for

READER REVIEWS!

Guest- The voices of Vanessa Doofenshmirtz and Senku Ishigami/Oscar Pine/Alphonse Elric, eh? You, my friend, have good taste in voice actors, and I'm going to use them.

The Wandering Hippie-

1.) Yeah, Comet's go-to choice for head apparel is the baseball cap with horns. He got a while ago, but liked it so much that he decided to make it a part of his regular attire and got a bunch of hats with horns. Pretty sure he's planning on having his crown incorporate them, to be honest.

2.) For the life of me, I couldn't think of any way to gender-swap them and have it be effective, so I let them stay. Also, it was so I could make that exact joke to establish the strong bond the two are going to have with Comet. Why? Because I got big plans come my version of Season 4.

3.) In hindsight, I should have explained this. In this story, they met in Kindergarten like Marco and Jackie did, and Marcia developed a crush on him right away. But she was so nervous that it took her a few years to even say hi to him. After that, they started hanging out, and eventually became friends. But Marcia's crush only got stronger as a result. And no, he doesn't have a mohawk. Look up Tassji S's drawings of him on Instagram.

4.) Three reasons as to why she's on the cheerleading team: first, it's great exercise and helps with her flexibility. Second, extracurricular activities like that would look great on college applications, and given how she's the girl version of Marco, that's something she'd want to do. Third, to impress Jackson and get him to notice her.

Lord of the Storm- I'm sorry I had to kill your ideas about Karla, dude, but it had to be done. And you can thank The Wandering Hippie for giving me the idea. Unlike the show, I plan to keep Comet's friends from Earth as involved in the story for as long as possible, which means building a good group dynamic early on. A hero's only as good as the people supporting them, and if you knew what I have planned, you'd be thinking the exact same thing. As for when it deviates, it will be subtle at first, but then become more noticeable as time passes. By the time we hit Season Four, I want the story to split off almost entirely from the show.

See you guys next week. Comet's going to have to deal with the consequences of what he did to someone in this chapter! Until then, don't forget to leave a follow so you'll know when I'm updating this story. And follow me on my blog, RJ Writing Ink, or on social media. Links in my bio; really want more people for YouTube.

Jay out! Peace!