For you ravangel, with pleasure.
Marco had finally lost control of his gut and puked up what little was in there despite preparations for the night before Jackie had found him making sure he was alright. Now Jackie and Marco were sitting back to back panting heavily with some scrapes and bruises but otherwise were fine. As they calmed down Jackie turned to Marco and spoke quietly,
"I haven't had a wipe out like that in years man." Marco turned to her and responded.
"You live one interesting life if this has happened to you before." They both chuckled until they heard Brittany screaming at Star.
"Star Butterfly, look what you've done now!" Marco and Jackie looked up as best they could to see Brittany yelling at Star who looked like she just wanted to leave. "You ruined my birthday party even if it wasn't the way you intended to in the first place. You just cost my daddy a fortunate and nearly got us all killed with your shenanigans." Star appeared to be trying to ignore Brittany while looking for someone but the words were obviously getting to her. "Are you even going to face me you false princess. Your bitch of a mom stole your family's throne and left you to destroy everything in your path." Marco tried to stand up but nearly collapsed again due to a head rush bringing on a wave of nausea and had to take a knee as Brittany tore Star to shreds. "And yet everyone still loves you. The kids at school love you, your friends love you, I bet even the people of your kingdom love you despite what your mom did to them." At this line Star stopped for some reason and Marco saw the look on her face. 'No, no no no no!' Marco thought in fear as he tried to get up but was knocked over by another kid trying to get up and fell flat on his face. Helplessly he looked up as Star's eyes turned yellow cat-pupil as she turned on Brittany.
"Love?" Everyone fell eerily silent at that quite word. "Love? Love!? LOVE!?" Star's voice got higher as she took a step closer to Brittany making her shy away. "YOU THINK MY SUBJECTS LOVE ME!?" Star then pulled out her tail pointing to it. "Do you see this tail?!" She began pointing at other parts of her body. "See this skin!? See these teeth?! See these eyes!? See these claws!?" At that Star shredded the skin over her right arm letting blood ooze out making everyone step back in horror; a few kids even vomited at the sight. "Boys I confessed to threw me into mud puddles, a group of friends I tried to get into muzzled me, old people throw garbage at me, there have been THREE assassination attempts on me," Star sniffed as tears began to fall down her face. "I was nearly lynched when I was five years old. FIVE YEARS OLD! My subjects don't love me, they hate me because of how I was born! I'M A HALF BLOODED FREAK!" Star collapsed to her knees sobbing now as Marco quickly pulled out the mirror and called Toffee who picked up on the second ring.
"Marco? How bad is it?" Marco sighed as he replied.
"She's had another incident, get here NOW." Everyone looked at Marco as he spoke realizing this had happened before at some time.
"Get Star home, we'll be there within the hour." Marco nodded and hung up. As he stood up Star said something through the sobs that made him freeze in horror.
"I tried taking my own life to save everyone the trouble, *sniff* but every time I cut myself I just kept on healing." Marco looked up to see the wound on Star's arm close up as if it had never been there. "I never asked to be born this way; why can't they just leave me alone?" With that Marco was off like a gunshot and got to Star's side holding her close as she began sobbing into his shoulder.
Marco whispered to Star "Shh shh Star, I'm here for you. Just listen to the sound of my voice." Star sobbed as she spoke again.
"Why can't they just leave me alone?" Star then took her tail and began sucking on it like it was a binky and curled into Marco's arms as he held her close. Janna, Oskar, Alfonzo, Ferguson, and Jackie were all by Star's side in a matter of seconds trying everything to comfort her with Jackie even holding a conch shell to one of Star's ears. As they did this another shout rang out,
"Are you happy now?" People looked up to see Sabrina, with no more nervous anxiety about her, yelling at Brittany. "You wanted Star to crack wide open from the very start to have a breakdown and finally succeeded. Are you happy now?" Brittany, looking both nervous and annoyed turned on Sabrina.
"What? You dare to just throw accusations like…" Sabrina cut her off though.
"NO! I'm done being your puppet!" Sabrina took off a green scrunchie from around her wrist and threw it to the ground stepping on it. "I don't care what you do to me now, the only regret I have is following you in the first place you irredeemable BITCH!" Everyone blinked in shock at what had happened and found themselves looking back towards Star only to recoil at what they saw.
Jackie never did anger, she never felt anger in the slightest, anger wasn't her thing; but the look of fury she was directing at Brittany would have been enough to melt steel into useless molten slag. "Not. Cool." Those two simple words had such disgust and contempt about them that Brittany took two more steps back looking around at everyone finding no friends. Everyone began looking at her with cold stares of judgement that bore into her like a drill would making her squirm on the inside as she tried to figure out what to do next. Finally after a full minute of this the fight just seemed to go out of her as she slumped her shoulders and, as f coming to a great realization, said,
"You're… right." And just turned and began walking away in a daze as Marco lifted Star up in his arms.
"Come on Star, let's go home." Marco turned and carried Star following Oskar to Floyd who extended his wing for Marco to get on. When Marco, Star, and Oskar were on Floyd took the air and carried them home with everyone watching. As the bird flew out of sight people began dispersing for the weekend murmuring to each other about what was going to happen now. Janna, Jackie, Ferguson, and Alfonzo headed off together silently knowing Star would need them come Monday if nothing else then for moral support.
Marco sat on the couch combing Star's hair with that strangely familiar comb he found in Star's stuff as she sipped hot coco with all sorts of good toppings on it while wrapped up in a wool blanket. Moon was currently holding another one with three empty mugs on the table showing she had gone through quite a few earlier while Toffee was holding Star in his lap while rocking her back and forth. Angie and Raphael were currently making another mug of coco with all the fixings as Star's parents had instructed earlier as this stuff was comfort medicine for Star in the case of a breakdown. As they sat there Star began to speak again,
"I'm sorry for not keeping it toge…" Moon cut her off quickly.
"There is nothing to be sorry for dear; you did the best you could." Star looked like she didn't believe it as Toffee spoke up.
"You did so much better than most people would in your circumstances given what Marco told us." He then turned to turn to Marco smiling. "Thank you so much for taking care of our precious MonStar Marco, you are knight worthy from this alone." Marco smiled blushing slightly.
"I did this because Star needs me; she's like a little sister I need to protect." Star sobbed quietly at this with another round of comforting being given. Marco then turned back to Star, "You don't need to worry about anything now; just let yourself fall apart tonight. We can put you back together tomorrow." Star looked to Marco blinking her eyes with tears falling from them for a second before she did just that. Marco felt the waves of sadness flowing off of Star as she just let go and let herself fall apart sobbing into her father's suit. Angie and Raphael pulled in close now and all five of them got Star in the center of a big group hug that seemed to hug the sadness out of her. As they parted after a few minutes Star sat up and moved towards Moon hugging onto her and finishing her current mug setting it on the table shakily.
She looked up at Moon and spoke, "Mommy, can you tell me the story of how you and daddy met each other again?" Moon smiled giving Star the next mug and held her on her lap.
"Certainly my dearest little MonStar. It all started when I almost burned down the castle gardens with a rainbow spell…" As Moon told Star the story Marco got up to make Star nachos with Toffee following him to thank him again.
"Again thank you so much; you just go beyond the call of duty for Star. Say where did you get that comb?" Marco looked down at the comb and smiled.
"It was in Star's stuff but it looks familiar for some reason. I have no idea why but it seems to calm Star down whenever I use it to comb her hair." Marco smiled for a moment before looking up at Toffee with a serious question. "What does 'mudblood' mean?" Toffee sighed as his face fell looking out the kitchen window just staring for a few minutes as Marco made nachos. As Marco was almost finished Toffee turned back to him and finally answered,
"Mudblood, it means dirty blood and is an insult used by Monsters and Mewmans alike on half-children like Star. Some Monsters view half children as weak and cowardly while some Mewmans view them as savage and ugly." Toffee looked down and sighed. "I wish we could have done more to protect Star but even a king and queen are limited in power; and I can only imagine what is happening to any other half-children in the kingdom." Marco shuddered at the thought as Toffee looked up shaking the thought off. "But that should not be our thought for the evening; come Marco, let's give Star these 'nachos' of yours that she has gone on so much about. Are the chips made of corn by any chance?" Marco smiled as he carried them out.
"If you want them to be authentic, you have to make them with corn." Toffee smiled licking his lips at the thought but held himself back as these were for Star. 'I have no idea what can of worms I just opened.' Marco thought as he sat down next to an overjoyed Star who stuffed her face as he resumed combing with everyone chuckling.
Janna and Jackie were walking alone now as Ferguson and Alfonzo had split off to go home and they both seemed spent after what had just happened. Janna sighed and tried to think of something good that happened tonight and smiled when she thought of one. Turning to Jackie she asked,
"So you and Marco are finally a thing huh? I was wondering when that would happen." Jackie smiled and replied chuckling slightly.
"Yeah. I kind of noticed he was really into me a bit over a year ago and I think he realized I was a girl in the good way all the way back in third grade. I decided to make my move on him when he started getting all vulnerable at the party because he seemed to be the best guy in high school. He's funny, kind, devoted, and extremely caring; I mean look at how he took care of Star back there. I'm surprised no other girl snatched him up yet." Janna noticed Jackie twitch slightly at this for some reason but put it to the back of her mind. After walking a few seconds more Janna spoke again.
"Believe it or not I once had a crush on Marco for the exact same reasons." Jackie raised her eyebrow at this as Janna continued. "But when I was put under his "care" a while back I realized that it never would have worked out between us for various reasons. You made him really happy though, he's had a crush on you since kindergarten." At this Jackie's eyes went wide and she looked nervous for some reason.
"For… that long?" Jackie fiddled her hands nervously. "Wow, that's a long time. I'm impressed with his devotion." Janna caught on to what was going on with Jackie and raised her eyebrow before asking another question.
"Wait… how into Marco are you?" Jackie stopped walking forcing Janna to stop and look at her.
"Well… like I said earlier he's one of the… best guys in school…" Janna's eyes narrowed as Jackie heaved a sigh. "I don't like Marco anywhere near as much as he likes me, I just wanted to try him out and see how well we went together." Janna's face went to normal and she chuckled slightly.
"What's wrong with that, isn't that how most relationships start these days?" Jackie sighed again and fixed Janna with a serious look.
"I leapt into a relationship with Marco because of Star." Janna's eyes went wide as Jackie continued. "I was afraid I would lose my chance with him as he is in real close proximity with Star and they might develop feelings for each other. Now, having leapt into this without all the information, I'm afraid that I might not like Marco that much and break his heart." Janna face took on a sympathetic look as Jackie continued on further. "But what's more, if Star develops feelings for him now… would I be a big enough bitch to fight her for Marco given how she seems to deserve him more?" Janna out right grabbed Jackie in a hug that Jackie returned after a few shocked seconds. "What will I do if all that comes about Janna?" The parted with Janna looking at Jackie smiling and coolly replied,
"Don't sweat it for now. What will happen will happen and there's nothing we can do about it. If you do need to break up with Marco, against all the odds, I suggest being upfront with him. He'll not take it well but he will take it no matter what happens. And just remember, I got your back from here on out sistah." Janna punched Jackie's arm softly and linked it with her arm. The two smiled as they continued walking home.
Brittany shambled into her home some three hours later still in a daze with her clothes slightly torn up around her legs due to catching them on stuff. As she went up the stairs the people her father had put in place to take care of the house went to greet her but stopped when they saw the state she was in. As she walked through the house one of the maids asked another,
"Is this normal." The other maid shook her head speaking slowly.
"Usually she complains about how something in her life didn't go great even though it went well. Something tells me she's had a hard dose of reality today." The maids then went back to work as Brittany went into her room that only be described as opulent.
She immediately went for a small box on her nightstand which looked like it hadn't been opened in years and took out a small bronze key that she used to unlock it. As it swung open a small cloud of dust dispersed revealing a picture of Brittany when she was 11 being somewhat chubby with acne and big rimmed glasses on with her hair in pig tails. In the picture she was hugging another girl who was short even for her age with an oversized grey sweater, limp bowl cut brown hair, and brown eyes behind big rimmed glasses as well. Brittany took the picture out and looked at it as memories forced their way into her head against her will like they had been for the last three hours.
The girl who had been with Brittany in the picture was kneeling on the ground crying over a broken science fair project with some older girls laughing at her walking away. As they left Brittany came out and held the girl close to her comforting her the best she could.
The girl sniffed several times before speaking, "Why can't they just leave me alone?" Brittany held her close and spoke softly.
"Don't worry, I'll cut those girls down to size if they won't willingly leave you alone."
Brittany pulled on a green scrunchie over her right wrist as one of the mean girls from earlier, wearing a red scrunchie, congratulated Brittany in joining her.
"Now that you are with me, we can push those other girls aside and make the school a better place for everyone." As Brittany smiled thinking of the revenge she was going to give out the other girl looked at Brittany in a carefully calculating manner. "But first, we are going to have to make some changes."
"Well done Brittany, you'll thank me for this later I promise." Brittany, now with less acne and no glasses with her hair let down, looked sad at the deleted contact on her phone.
'Don't worry, we'll be friends again soon enough.' Brittany thought to herself.
Kids at school were laughing as the other mean girls walked down the hallway covered in garbage with shame in their eyes. Brittany, now with no acne and a new slim athletic figure, chuckled to the side with the one last mean girl as the others faced their shame. The mean girl turned towards Brittany,
"Nice thinking with hiring a mercenary from the low down to do this, you have potential." Brittany beamed at what she had accomplished and was looking forward to controlling the new school now.
Brittany was in her room talking with the mean girl and Chantal, who didn't have a green scrunchie yet, as someone knocked on her door.
Brittany moaned in annoyance, "What do you want?" A butler opened the door peaking in.
"Someone is here to see you miss."
"Tell them I have more important things to do and to come back later." The butler nodded and went to the front of the house where Brittany's old friend was waiting and relayed the news.
The girl stood there for a few seconds before smiling and nodding walking away with tears coming down her face.
"Didn't you hear who died last night, it was that Korean girl." Brittany stopped and listened as she knew the person they were talking about.
"Yeah, she jumped off the bridge with a letter saying she was alone now with her best friend gone; I wonder who that could have been." Brittany blinked as she realized what that probably meant and shook it off moving forward thinking, 'No time to dwell on the past, I need to induct Chantal.'
Brittany looked at the picture for the longest time as all the regretful things she had done over the years came barging in like a flood. She stood up and walked over to her impressive make-up set and took out some make-up remover smearing it all over her face. See then took off the dress she was wearing and used to wipe everything off to reveal a rounded cubby face slightly pock marked with a few stray acne on it. She then took off her wig and threw it to the side revealing ragged hair varying in length from half an inch to two inches long on her head. She then also pulled out some stuffing she had put in her bra and tossed it aside as a single tear formed in her eye.
"Well done, a lot of good you did for everyone." Brittany closed her eyes with the tear sliding down her face. "You irredeemable bitch." She then took off her red scrunchie and threw it into the garbage.
Star and Marco walked into school Monday with Star looking alright but with Marco scooting in close to her should Star need the support. As they walked through the halls people gave Star a wide berth but always hit their chest with a closed fist two times before using it to give the peace sign. Star smiled at this as people liked her still and were willing to give her some space, just what she always wanted. In fact, when they were nearly at their locker Star began skipping slightly with Marco glancing over smiling at how well Star had recovered from a few days ago.
"Wow, you do recover fast." Star chuckled turning to Marco speaking happily.
"Everything turned out ok for once, of course I'm happy." As they finally made it to their locker their quartet of friends were their waiting with Jackie and Starfan13 there as well. As everyone greeted Star, over joyed at how well she was, Starfan13 leapt at Star and gave her a hug so strong Star almost toppled over.
"I'm so glad you're ok Star. The Brittany girl will pay big time." Star chuckled slightly nervously as she got Starfan13 off and spoke to her.
"I wouldn't worry about that, I think she has plenty to deal with right now. I mean the whole school probably hates her." Everyone agreed with Janna stepping forward.
"I think even she realizes she went too far." Everyone turned to Janna in shock as she continued. "Didn't you hear, Brittany has gone off all social media and her phone number has been discontinued. It's almost like she has just disappeared entirely." Everyone looked at each other in shock as Marco began talking.
"Well she should be ashamed. Go away and stay gone so we can all have a happier time without you." Everyone cheered at Marco who blinked in shock at what he just said. "Wow I sounded real mean right there." Jackie scooted over to Marco and put her arm around his waist.
"Well after what she did to Star, I think it's deserved." She then leaned up and kissed him on the cheek making everyone awwww at how cute they looked. As they did so Star opened her locker to see it stuffed to capacity with letters that she could tell were get well soon letters. As the pile shifted Star yelped,
"London Bridge is falling!" And then was swamped by the pile of letters poking her head up after a few seconds. "Well I'll be fine, if everyone's love doesn't kill me first." At this the group shared a laugh.
I told you to be worried when "Heathers the Musical" was referenced people, at least it has a happy ending for the most part.
Three chapters within 7 days, I'm on fire baby! Unless if this is later or the story is already complete, in which case I just wasted your time. :3 *a small flame ignites on my head with a fire siren sounding*
SN: One fire fight later.
*I appear slightly singed on the head* Ok that got a bit to literal for my own good. Next up, Mewberty strikes Echo Creek; will the town still be standing?