"So… what's the deal with the scythe?" Eclipsa was following Marco as he walked in the woods to clear his mind.
"It's because of my other name." He had to come up with a plan to get out of this mess and get back to his family.
"Oh yeah? What's that?" The young woman said in a matter of fact tone as she got a better look at his rear.
Marco stopped all movement and looked over his shoulder at her, "I'm also known as, Reaper." His tone was flat and to the point.
Eclipsa damn near walked into him and narrowed her eyes at the male, she couldn't get a good read on him if he was telling the truth or was just full of it, "Uh huh… and I'm the Queen of Darkness!" Her free hand making a bear claw and growled at him.
He let a smile across his lips, "In due time, I'm not here to convince you on who I am." Marco then flipped his hoodie over his head and started to walk off.
She tilted her head to the side, "WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!? HEY!? I'M TALKING TO YOU!?"
"That you are, and I'm not in the mood to talk anymore. Run along Princess, I have to find someone." His pace never stopping.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!?" Eclipsa was now in front of him blocking his path.
"I'm not Mewman, you have no control over me and step aside your highness…" This conversation was over as he looked down at the woman.
The next Queen in line felt something deep inside she never felt before, "Is… is this fear…" She felt something coming off his body that scared her. Eclipsa had been worried in the past and even shock once or twice, but never scared about someone.
"You stand on Mewni land, my family and I have ruled these part for years. I order you to explain yourself and why you are here." Her wand held tight, but not pointed at him.
Marco thought it over and decided to play along, the scythe was stabbed into the ground standing by itself.
"Ye… YEAH!? That's more like it!" What are you doing?" She watched as his jacket hit the ground.
"My word… your heart..." She pulled back seeing all the scars, he spun around slowly so she could see the rest on his back.
"I was a Soldier… the Army I Commanded had taken many lives and didn't stop until the enemy was broken and beaten. Not a day goes by that, I don't see the face's from the lives I've taken… I was awarded the name Reaper for what I've done. I didn't kill for the sport of it… I did what I had to done to ensure the people I severed lived to see another day!" That should be enough to get her off his case about his name.
"Wha… what about the other name on the blade?" She points at it.
"That's personal…" Not planning to open that can of worms here… over ever.
"I'll get to bottom of all this in due time!" Was the Princess having fun with this game?
"Me being here, right now should not be, something went wrong when healing a wound that would have ended my life… is there anything else you wish to know, Princess?" It was weird for him to say that to someone else besides his Star.
"Th… that should be enough, please accept my apologies for pushing the subject.." She bowed before him and felt her heart racing, no man ever made her this way before… and she liked it!
He started to soften up now, "Don't worry about it, I'll be off now…" His jacket was placed over his arm as he pulled the scythe and started to walk off.
The young woman was still bowing as she grabbed his arm when he passed her, "Please… maybe I can help you?"
Nothing good can out of this, but he didn't have his scissors and there was no way for him to reach Hekapoo, "Thank you for the offer… I can't risk doing something and contaminating the timeline."
That got her attention some more as she looked up into his eyes, "Timeline? Are… are you from the future or past?"
Damn… he said too much, "I… I can't answer that…"
In this view, Marco could see her beautiful purple eyes shimmering at him, "Well lucky for you! It's my Royal obligation to assist newcomers to my Kingdom!" What a lie, but she couldn't let him run off now.
She cut open a portal and dragged him into her castle.
Butterfly Kingdom
"Let's get some food in you! You look like you're starving!" Marco wanted to pull away, but his stomach growled loud enough for both of them to hear.
"Eh… just a small bite and I'll be on my way, thank you… Princess." She rolled her eyes and sat him at the large dining room table.
"You stay right there… AND DON'T MOVE AN INCH!?" Eclipsa blushed and ran off.
"Well… I really fucked up now…" He looked around the room and found some portraits missing.
"Damn… I'm really in the past? Who the hell fuck this up?" Marco said out loud.
Present Day
"WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU FUCK THIS UP?!" Righty was part of the group backing Romulus into a corner.
"THEY HAD A DEAL JACKWAGON?! NOW WE'RE ALL F IN THE A?!" Lefty didn't like to curse and looked over to the women closing in.
"WAAAAAIT!? Just… I CAN FIX THIS?!" Before the group charged at him, he released Eclipsa.
The older woman hit the ground, Star ran over to help her grandmother up. While yes, this was all her doing, she wasn't the one to break the deal.
She accepted the hand offered to her by the Princess, "Eclipsa… please tell me what happened to Marco…" Her tears still running.
"Child… your husband is alive and well… just not here… or this timeline anymore…" It did little to calm the blonde.
"What do you mean by that?" Janna knew to watch her tongue right now.
"You better start talking… NOW!?" Hekapoo's daggers were pointed at the former Queen's face.
Surprisingly, Star lowered the weapons, she then offered the wand to Eclipsa, "Bring him back… I'll do anything you command…"
Eclipsa lightly pushed the wand back to the owner, "I'm sorry child… there's nothing I can do. I wished the cures wasn't placed on him, but he is alive and well. I promise you that!"
"..." Star was heartbroken.
"Is he on Mewni?" Moon asked breaking the silence.
"Yes…" A light blushed covered the Queen of Darkness' face.
"I can see it all now clearly…" She looked off and gave a smile.
Butterfly Kingdom
"That's pretty amazing!?" Marco watched as tiny smokey purple Warnicorns battled on the table coming from Eclipsa's wand.
"Oh that's nothing… promise to keep a secret?" She didn't know why, but she felt like she could open up to him and he wouldn't judge her in any way.
"What's on your mind Clipsa- I mean, Princess Eclipsa…" The sun was high in the air when they made it to the castle, now the full moon was up. They had a pleasant conversation on various subjects.
He did try to hold back on things that should of been off limits, like himself and her future. Marco knew a great deal about her seeing how he's been in her chapter in the magic book and was even consumed by the power when younger.
She peeked up at the pet name he gave her, "Oh Clipsa… I like that!" The young woman started to lean over to him.
"Umm… thank you? You were saying?" Marco was backing up as she got closer.
"Oh… about that…" She looked around the room to make sure no one was in earshot.
Now she was in his ear as her words sent shivers down his spine, "I've been practicing with… other magic. They some call it dark magic, but they only fear what they don't understand!"
"Well… you do look the type…" Their eyes were locked together, then she started to snort and smack his arm.
"NOT FUNNY YOU!?" Now she was punching his arm as he was laughing at her snorting from before.
"Hey, hey, hey! I'm sorry for laughing at you like that!" He meant it as she started to pout.
"You know… they were all wrong about you…" The last few hours, the woman started to grow on him and he didn't even hear his words.
"What do you mean by that, human?" Was he insulting her?
"Shit… NOTHING?! NOTHING AT ALL?! WOW WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME?!/!" He looked over to the wrist with no watch on it.
"But you don't-" She was cut off as he stood up and grabbed his weapon.
"WAIT!?" Marco was making his way down the halls knowing very well how to leave, he went around a corner and found a sword at his throat as his scythe found it's way to his adversaries throat also.
Both adults had hard looking eyes staring down each other, "Identify yourself." The woman was calm and ready to draw blood. She wore a heart-shaped chest plate with yellow lightning bolts on her cheeks.
"Reaper of Earth!" This wasn't a time to show weakness and using his surname wasn't a wise idea.
The woman looked him over and felt the strength of a great warrior in him, "I see, one hell of a name you got there." She lowered her weapon as he followed.
"You may address me as Queen Solaria, also known as The Monster Carver!" Oh shit, he knows exactly who she is…
"It's an honor to meet you, Queen Solaria Butterfly!" Marco snapped to the position of attention and bowed deeply.
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU MET ME?!" Eclipsa was pissed as her mother started to laugh a little.
"Please raise, to what pleasure do I own for your presents, Reaper?" The older woman like how his name rolled off her tongue.
This was going to be tricky, but something clicked, "Your highness, I apologize for my intuition, I offer my services to your kingdom and the Magic High Commission!"
The Princess was baffled on how formal he was acting now, "Do you now? What can you offer me?"
Solaria crossed her arms liking how he was coming off, "I can-"
"BE MY PERSONAL BODYGUARD!?" The Princess had a nervous sweat covering her face.
"Your what… Princess?" Marco was looking over at her from the corner of his eye again.
"Yes, go on." Her mother wanted to know what this was all about.
"Well… YEAH?! You've been wanting a team of Knights watching my every move after being kidnapped a few years ago. Why not give him the job?" She was going to keep him under her thumb.
"That's a task I rather leave to someone I trust more, it's one thing to be at MY services. You're too important to leave with someone that just showed up out of the blue." The two across from her jumped.
The Queen went on, "This is not your world and if my gut is telling me the truth, you're not from this timeline also." She had him dead to rights.
"Yeah… okay, you have a point mother, but I'm the one that saved him and he owes a life debt to me!" Her daughter elbowed him in the ribs.
"Isn't that right… Reaper~" She sang out his name.
Solaria rocked her hips as he was sweating bullets, "Yes… my Princess…"
The older woman walked up to him and placed a finger under his chin to lift it, then she inheals his sent, "I have your smell now, any harm comes to my daughter… your death will be by my hands and slowly. Do I make myself clear, Reaper?"
A firm response came from him, "Yes my Queen, I will place her life above my own… for Mewni!"
"See that you do, I place the title of Knight on you, you will be Eclipsa's shield…" She looked over his weapon.
"... and scythe!" The Queen placed her hand over his heart as a pin in the shape of the Princess' mark was left behind. It was almost the size of a police badge.
Marco looked down at the pin and wonder what he just got himself into, "Funny that you say that mother, go ahead and show her."
Eclipsa nodded to him, between his teeth, "Yes… my Princess!" Damn, she was loving how that sounded every time he said it!
The Queen stepped back as Marco held the handle in the middle and lifted at chest level, then with a flick of his wrist, it changed into a shield and was on his right arm.
"Impressive… maybe we can have a sparring match later? What do you say, Reaper~" No wonder Eclipsa had a thing for him! She gets it from her mother!
"Of Course my Queen!" Yup… he's screwed…
Reaper - Oh I'm on a roll now?! 32 hours with no sleep and I'm still going! What do you think about the new acr in the story?
Working on chapter 59 right now! So happy right now, I can't stop smiling!