To "Angel of Darkness"; here you go you party monster ;)
Night time was at the Diaz house with several people busy at work in the kitchen making something that attracted several animals due to the good smell. Marco was working in the kitchen on something with Star watching in eager anticipation with drool coming from the corner of her mouth. Marco glanced over his shoulder to see Star inching closer by the minute and shuddered a little knowing how Star gets when she is around food, especially hot food with lots of meat and cheese in it.
"Behold Star, feast your eyes on this!" Marco turned and unfurled the meal he had just finished making.
"Marco's super awesome Nachos." Star got teary eyed looking at it in joy as she almost reverently took one of the Nachos. "Triangle food." Star popped it in her mouth chewing with shudders running through her body. "*cruch cruch* Show goodth *crunch crunch*" Marco smiled at Star's enthusiasm until they heard someone knocking at the door.
Marco put the plate down heading to the door to see who was there while Star, caught up in ecstasy, began eating everything on the plate in comically fast time. Marco opened the door looking around into the night with a slowly growing suspicious look on his face. He looked left then right and as he looked left again finally saw something.
"Yo what up home fries!" Marco screamed in terror at what had just said that making him pass out and getting Star's attention.
"Wha… *gasp* OH MY GOSH! Flying Princess Ponyhead!" Star stepped up to the door stepping on Marco in the process.
"Oh hello B-fly!" This came from a floating unicorn head with blue fur and a pink mane with pink hearts on her neck. "Girl we're going out tonight. Ready to forget your inhibitions and have fun?"
"I actually am for once, let me just wake up Marco." Star pointed to Marco who was laying on the ground recovering from the sight and getting stepped on.
"Oh, that's not a dead person?"
"I'm not dead yet." Marco replied weakly to Ponyhead.
"Pony, meet my best friend on earth Marco Diaz." Star picked him up waving his arm at Ponyhead.
"Your best friend?" Ponyhead looked at Star in concern.
"On earth, you are my best friend on Mewni. Marco, this is the Pony I have been telling you about." Star chuckled nervously as Marco finally stood up and looked at Ponyhead.
The two circled each other with Pony snorting into Marco's face in a way that might be deemed an insult with Marco snorting right back taking Ponyhead off guard.
"For a disembodied head you do seem rather nice." Marco smiled slyly at Ponyhead.
"For an ugly turd you seem rather nice as well." Ponyhead smiled right back.
"Ummmm…." Star looked at them nervously before the two began laughing.
"That was a joke; seriously we need to teach you about sarcasm." Marco smiled at Star with Ponyhead.
"Alright girl, let's go." Ponyhead spat out a pair of dimensional scissors.
"Ohhhh, dimensional scissors. Where did you get them?" Star seemed excited as Ponyhead cut a hole through reality.
"Wait we are going to another dimension?" Marco seemed confused and concerned as Star looked at him in worry and Ponyhead seemed to smirk at him.
"Wait you don't want to…" Marco pumped his fist interrupting Star.
"Finally, I was wondering more about the secrets of the universe; let's go." Marco leapt through with a relived looking Star following him.
"Well, he's a bit more aggressive than I thought he would be." Ponyhead thought looking around in concern as she slowly backed into the portal closing it behind her.
Another portal opened just seconds after she left with three figures wearing what appeared to be Nazi uniforms stepped out looking around. One stooped down to what seemed to be a small pile of glitter on the ground and tasted it with the other two looking around scanning the area. The first figure stood up and nodded to the other two as he pulled out his scissors and cut another hole with the trio going through it.
Meanwhile Marco, Star, and Pony wind up falling through the air until landing on some clouds with Marco missing the clouds and catching himself landing on his feet.
"Wha… where are we?" Marco looks around in curiosity as he took in the environment.
The environment looked very much like a club you find back on earth with a dance floor and some beanbags and couches along the edges of the area. What was not normal were the vast number of non-humans of what seemed to be different species from all over the cosmos and the fact that everything seemed to be placed on top of clouds in a vast purple space. Up at the Dj stand what appeared to be a 7 foot tall humanoid hyena wearing a blindfold was playing music with the help of two robots while the dance floor lit up as the music played. People were dancing or just chilling on the sidelines talking with each other creating a fun yet very laidback and chill atmosphere.
"The Bounce Lounge, my favorite place to just chill." Star laid back completely relaxed seemingly letting out a held breath even she didn't know she had. "Just watch out for the spikes along the edges."
Marco looked over the edge to see spikes surrounding the dance area about 50 feet below them and his eyes went wide when he saw skeletons in them.
"Why do people build these things without handrails?" Marco's question went unanswered when Star pulled him to a photo booth.
"Marco, photo booth, photo booth now." Star tossed Marco into the booth and followed through with Ponyhead.
Star pulled the two in close and the booth began taking pictures with the first one having Star in the middle and the other two pulled in close. As the pictures kept on coming Marco and Ponyhead seemed to compete over who would be in the spotlight with Star at first very subtly but escalating into Ponyhead outright pushing Marco into a wall. Marco didn't take it lying down however when he actually pushed Ponyhead down to look over her pushing her off camera. Star all the while didn't seem to notice anything as the two engaged in a catfight over Star.
"Now just you two, the day when my besties became besties." Star smiled maoving out with the two at first smiling then pushing heads together like angry bulldogs.
"Listen here earth turd, we are not gonna besties." The two stopped to get a picture as Ponyhead talked. "We are not gonna even be second besties."
"First off, perhaps the only thing I'll agree with you on. Second, Second besties is not even a word, let alone a thing." Marco stopped so they could get another picture.
"Oh you wanna make this a thing? This night is really important to me so you stay out of my way or you gonna get the horn." Ponyhead shoved her horn at his throat. "Got it?" They stopped as another picture was taken with Marco grabbing her horn and actually pushing it up with Ponyhead grunting in pain.
"Oh I got it really good princess, really good." Marco stepped out slowly as the final picture was of Ponyhead looking miffed that her intimidation didn't work.
As soon as Marco stepped out Star immediately grabbed him and took him out onto the dance floor spinning him around like a top. Star was smiling and yelling on the dance floor making Marco really happy for some reason to the point where he was getting caught up in it. Because of that he didn't notice when Ponyhead began dancing wildly and smacked into him pushing him over the edge with him grabbing onto the side at the last moment.
"Fall, fall ,fall." What shocked Marco the most about the chanter was he was one of the skeletons among the spikes.
"Whoa Marco I am so sorry but you need to be more careful here." Star came over and casually picked him up and put him on the dance floor.
"Oh it wasn't your fault, but maybe you should chastise Ponyhead about her reckless dancing." Marco shot a poisoned look in Ponyhead's direction making Star realize more was up to this image.
"What? Oh she just gets caught up in the wild dancing." Star leaned in close to Marco. "She can be a might bit crazy you see." Star pointed over to Ponyhead who leapt on top of a nearby dancer and began riding him.
"*niegh*Oh yeah you like that boy don't ya, you know you do. *neigh*" Marco and Star both looked over in concern as Ponyhead rode the guy hard.
"I wonder if that explains her threat of skewering me in the photo booth." Marco didn't realize he had said that out loud until Star started chuckling nervously.
"Yeah I should have expected that. She can be a might bit possessive but that's because she's somewhat protective over me; I think." Star turned towards Ponyhead who was dancing. "Say how about the Amethyst Arcade, I think Marco would like that much better."
"No way gurl. I. Am. Gettin. My. Dance. on."
"Oh come on you don't need to do that for me Star you are having…" Marco was shoved to the side as Ponyhead suddenly came barging through in a slight panic.
"You know what you're actually right, he might like it better let's go." Ponyhead opened up another portal with Marco looking on in suspicion as Star smiled a toothy grin.
"She's warming up to you." Star kicked Marco through leaping in after him.
As the portal closed the trio of men in uniforms appeared at the edge of the dance floor looking around as if trying to track prey in a wild hunt.
When Marco stood up after being kicked down by Star he looked up and began drooling in awe at what was going on around him. They had emerged into a gigantic glittering cavern filled with crystal of varying sizes with the largest on the ground being shaped in arcade games.
"So many VIDEO GAMES!" Marco threw up his hands in awe at the sprawl before him.
"I knew you would like it here." Ponyhead then whispered to herself. "This place is full of squares after all."
"Mehhh." Marco looked to see a bunch of living squares of various colors playing most of the games.
"I also like it here too." Star looked around in eagerness. "Oh, Lance Lance Revolution. That is perfect, you guys go play now." Star got behind the two shoving them to the game with the two smiling nervously as she shoved them.
"Ponyhead vs Earth Turd." The game spoke with Marco double taking.
"HEY!"
"Round one, JOUST!" The game started between Marco and Ponyhead.
The two got into it with Ponyhead throwing snipe comments at Marco with Marco so into it he didn't even acknowledge anyone as he jousted. The point of the game it seemed was to stab at your opponent with a lance until one was the victor which Marco seemed to catch onto real quick much to Ponyhead's chagrin. Star watched as the two jousted and told herself that the two it seemed were finally getting along.
"Excellent, you two are getting along just fine." Star patted their backs feeling sweat roll off of them. "Ehhh. I'll get you two some noce cool icicles to put on your sweaty gross backs." Star skipped off resisting the urge to leap on their warm bodies as the air in the arcade was rather cool for her reptilian self.
"Hey square, have you seen this head?" Ponyhead overheard words from a voice that she recognized and dropped the lance in shock allowing Marco to win.
"Yes, who's the turd now?"
"Still you." Ponyhead quickly retorted to Marco making him groan in annoyance.
"I think I'm next, but less trash talk please." A square came up nervously as a small crowd had joined up to watch the duo.
"Should I go for the pointy one or the really pointy one? Oh why are there so many choices." Star shivered slightly behind one of the squares ordering as Ponyhead came up.
"Um B-fly, I'm bored. I know thia other place we can go to so let's flip." Star took notice of Ponyhead's nervousness and suspected something was up but brushed it off for now.
"Alright, I'll just go get Marco real quick."
"Oh no no no no no. Marco went on ahead to save us a spot in the Mosh pit you see, yes he did." Ponyhead cut another portal open.
"Oh how sweet of him, always putting friends first." Star leapt through with Ponyhead looking a little guilty at Star's words as she followed through closing the portal behind her.
"Finish him!" The game spoke as Marco skewered his opponent who looked dejected.
"Don't worry man you're really good at this actually." The squared looked up smiling as Marco turned the now large crowd. "So who's next?" Everyone began raising their hands until they looked behind him scared. "*Sigh* Ponyhead if you are intimi…" Marco was interrupted when a large gloved hand rested on each shoulder making him go wide eyed and looked up to see a masked face staring at him.
"We need to talk boy." It spoke in a gravelly voice as Marco gulped in worry.
Meanwhile at a place that had the sign "The Scum Bucket" in front of it that was deep underwater with several what seemed to be gigantic connector tubes to other places Star was continuing the party with Ponyhead. The two were surfing onto of a crowd that was cheering on a rock band standing over the Mosh pit.
"Is this not a blast B-fly?!" Ponyhead seemed really into it while Star seemed somewhat into it.
"I would say so yes." 'Even though I don't really like these kinds of places.' Star thought to herself in nervousness at the crowd below and all around her. "I don't see Marco anywhere though."
"Pfffff. You got me gurl and I am way more fun then he ever could be." Ponyhead twirled a few times as Star got concerned fast.
"What are you talking about?"
"*Nervous laughter* Funny story you're gonna…"
"You abandoned Marco didn't you?!" Star spoke with an edge in her voice as she leapt off and out of the crowd despite the edge being a good 20 feet away.
"What, why are you so concerned about him even if that was the case." Ponyhead faced Star who now looked pissed.
"How could you abandon a bestie like that?"
"Gurl, last time I checked I was your Bestie and me and Earth Turd are not Besties." Ponyhead tried putting on an attitude but felt a little tinge of guilt again.
"I can have multiple best friends; unless of course if one is a friend ditching liar." Star focused her gaze at Ponyhead ina manner she learned from her father making guilt flood through Ponyhead.
"Wait, you actually care about him that much?" Ponyhead was met with a stern gaze from Star that answered the question without words needed. "*Sigh* Ok."
"We are gonna ask you one more time, WHERE IS SHE!?"
"I'm telling you, I don't know."
Marco was tied up in a dark corner of the Amethyst Arcade as the trio of figures questioned him relentlessly over Ponyhead's location.
"Not talking eh? What if I do this." One of the figures began turning a lamp on and off in front of Marco with the light blaring into Marco's eyes.
"Stop, that's extraordinarily annoying." Marco was actually putting on a show of how easily broken he was as he was afraid of what they might do if he didn't act broken already.
Star and Ponyhead came through a portal into the arcade looking around until they spotted Marco.
"There he is. Crystal Dagger…"
"Wait B-fly, it's too dangerous gurl. Hold out your hand." Ponyhead interrupted her to spit out her Dimensional scissors for Star. "I ain't gonna need them where I'm goin."
"Wait Pony." Star looked on as Ponyhead moved forward.
"Oh hey creeps, I heard you were lookin to ride with a pony. Well come and get me!" Ponyhead took off neighing as the figures went after her allowing Marco to free himself.
As Ponyhead began running Marco leapt up and flying kicked one of the guards summersaulting over him to stand in the way of the remaining two.
"You thought I was broken, but you were oh so wrong man." Marco leapt at them as Ponyhead, not wanting to be shown up flew back and scooped up Marco.
"Earth turd, let me go down heroically."
"I'm not letting you save me if have any other option." Marco quipped back as they flew through the arcade with the figures right behind them, including the one Marco kicked down.
The duo flew through the arcade with Ponyhead shooting lasers from her horn at various arcade games making them blow up. A dense green mist began forming from the smoke of the games blowing up forcing the guards to dodge debris and pick their way through the mist. This mist also got in the way of Ponyhead who, still carrying Marco, shot a beam up at a massive crystal on the ceiling that sent lasers everywhere causing destruction and mayhem. This got in their way so much that Ponyhead wound up smashing through a group of squares who formed a wall like that in Tetris with them actually pausing to make sure they got it right. The trio of guards, who were still blinded by the smoke, ran into the wall causing the groups to come crashing down into a giant heap. Ponyhead wound up skittering behind an arcade game with Marco in tow.
"Why did you try to help me earth turd, I thought you hated me."
"Whatever these guys are they are bad news so I thought I should interfere. And why did you suddenly pull a noble streak like that? I mean I don't know you well but that seems abnormal." Ponyhead sighed and slumped against the game.
"*Sigh*First off, my daddy doesn't like the stunts I have been pulling for the longest time and finally got sick enough of them to send be to *sniff* St. Olga's. *Thunder in background*"
"Wait, that reform school Star told me about. The one where they cut you up and put you back together." Marco seemed nervous as Ponyhead nodded in agreement. "Well I can understand that but that's a bit extreme even for you." Ponyhead snorted at him as if to say 'don't push your luck.'
"Second, B-fly is a rather sensitive gurl and I don't want her hanging with people who might mislead her like her ex Tom. She's faced enough trouble as is and should not have to put up with more." Marco looked into Ponyhead's eyes and saw sincere emotion behind them as he reached out a hand and placed it on her mane.
"I get Star has been through a lot given how she acts at times but if you are concerned to the point of protecting her it must be serious. Don't worry, I will look after Star in your sted as she is my friend whether you want me to or not." Though there was challenge in Marco's words Ponyhead smiled at him.
"*Sniff* Thanks, I actually forgot you were a turd there for a second." The emotional moment was interrupted when the trio of figure cleared away the arcade game and they found themselves cornered.
"So how long do you want to keep fighting?" Marco asked as Ponyhead got ready.
"As long as I can." Star seemed to leap in out of nowhere as well taking up a fighting stance.
"You have no idea how hard it was to catch up with you two even with my speed."
"Time to give it up cupcake." A very deep voice resounded through the room making both groups look up.
A Unicorn's head twice the size of a fully grown man emerged with a flowing blue mane and a small blue goatee. Star looked up in confusion with Ponyhead looking up in shame and Marco just standing there in shock as he tried taking it all in.
"King Ponyhead?" Star spoke in shock as Ponyhead floated forward.
"Oh hi daddy."
"Hello princess." Marco and Star turned to Ponyhead in shock.
"What's your dad doing here?"
"That's your dad?"
"Yes and… the gig is up for me B-fly. I'm being sent to St. Olga's." Ponyhead answered both of them with shocked reactions from both of them.
"You mean that place my Grandma tells me horror stories about? I thought that nobility had begun placing bans on that place?" Star wringed and rubbed her tail as Ponyhead sunk her head low.
"Well according to daddy they have reformed enough that people are giving it a by. So now I'm going to the slammer."
"It's a reform school now cupcake not jail, although it once was like that." King Ponyhead spoke quickly.
"So you came back for Marco even though it meant being sent to St. Olga's?" Star looked at Ponyhead wide eyed with Marco looking at her in respect now.
"Well he is your other bestie and I think he's capable of taking care of you. You got a brotha now as well as a sistah." Ponyhead came in close to Star with Marco being pulled into it somewhat unwillingly but relaxing after a few seconds.
"Alright princess, time to go." The figures stride forward with a set of reins that Ponyhead willingly submitted to and with head down was taken through a portal made by another one of the figures.
"Goodbye Ponyhead." Star called out softly.
"Good luck surviving princess prison." Marco called out as she was pulled through.
"Ah kids. At first you want them then you wish they weren't around when you have them." King Ponyhead talked to himself as he flew through the portal himself.
"Yay, my besties are besties." Star smiled at Marco who rubbed the back of his head.
"I wouldn't go that far, at least not yet." Marco spoke in a deadpan voice then went wide eyed. "Wait, we're stuck in another dimension!"
"No we're not. *Bleh*" Star pulled out the dimensional scissors snipping them a little. "Now we can go anywhere we want."
"Ok, way cool. So where do you want to go now in the whole cosmos?" Star smiled slyly at Marco's question.
'Well, tonight was a fun one.' Star thought as she finished off a third plate of nachos belching quietly as she and Marco watched TV. She looked at Marco and smiled as he smiled back and handed her a fourth plate which she snipped a few nachos from chewing them softly. 'And it finished perfectly.' She thought to herself as she snuggled into her oversized hoodie.