WH: *Going through a massive pile of 'how to care for baby books* Ok, ideas for an opening, ideas for an opening, ideas for an... oh you people are already here; damnit. *sets book down* Sorry Janna wasn't letting herself be turned into a baby so I couldn't ome up with an idea. Enjoy the episode folks.
SN: Hippie? *Walks in with a baby Janna who was looking around and gurgling to herself.* Explain.
WH:... I honestly have no idea how that happened this time.
Fairy Tail - FAIRY TAIL 2016 Main Theme ( watch?v=pPyKL6UZEak)
Anime fighting music begins plays in the background as Star, wearing the armor from C.O.D.E., stares down Marco who is also wearing armor from said gaming system. Marco draws his sword, this time a No Dachi in an almost peaceful fashion with a calm look on his face while Star extends her wolverine claws coating them in pink magic with a feral smirk on her face as her eyes turn a predatory cat slit yellow. After staring each other down for a few seconds in fighting stances Star gave out a raptor like shriek before charging forward on all fours straight at Marco with Marco bracing for impact. At the last second however Star does a leap skywards and rains down a hail of pink magical bolts of energy making dust billow up from the sheer force of her attacks down on Marco. Star then came down swinging both her claws in outward arcs that pushed the dust cloud back clearing her view… only to see Marco wasn't there. She looked around in confusion before realizing her mistake in making the dust cloud billow up and ducked just barely avoiding Marco's No Dachi as he swung at her in kind. Doing a serious of flips and tumbles Star comes up and coats her claws with magic again using the enhanced weapons to block Marco's swings. They clashed like this for about a minute neither gaining the advantage over the other until Star locks Marco's sword between her claws. Star tried to shove him down with her superior strength but Marco reacted quickly enough to use Star's claws as leverage to heft himself up and kick her in the gut knocking the wind out of her. He then used his sword to help heave Star over his shoulder throwing her to the ground pining her down. As he went to finish her off however Star tripped him with her tail and spun around so she was on all fours, leaping up on him and pining him down while knocking his sword to the side. As she grinned carnivorously at him going in to finish him off with a bite a powerful roar came from nearby prompting the two to look; Marco with relief and Star with shock as a rhino sized Nacho came charging into the fight. With a swipe of his paw he forced Star to back down as Marco leapt up onto his feet before assuming his karate fighting pose. Star pouted slightly before smiling and snapping her fingers summoning cloudy in a puff of smoke with cloudy shooting off a few lightning bolts before Star spoke.
"Voi Marco, tämä taistelu oli ohi ennen kuin se alkoi. (Oh Marco, this battle was over before it started.)" Marco smirked and leapt onto Nacho's back as he replied.
"De hecho Estrella, deberías rendirte mientras todavía tienes la oportunidad. (Indeed Star, you should surrender while you still have the chance.)" Star's smile did not fall as she leapt onto Cloudy's back.
"Kysymällä prinsessalta alistumista sinulle, kuinka rento ritari." (Asking a princess to submit to you, how uncouth for a knight.)" Chucking came from outside of their fighting arena as the real Star spoke down to her mouse sized equivalent.
(end music)
"Oh you go girl, take no crass from that knight." She pushed her finger in with the game Star fist bumping it.
As it turned out Marco and Star were playing a type of fighting game with Marco and Star playing smaller versions of themselves in Star's room using a type of console controller. As the two Stars fist bumped the in game Marco spoke up.
"Si uno trae un arma, se espera que lo use. (If one brings a weapon they should be expected to use it.)" The full sized Marco nodded giving him a thumb up as he spoke up.
"He does have a point; we are honorable warriors not meek ones." Full sized Star got a sly look on her face as she replied to him.
"So rubbing my tail to distract me last fight was the honorable thing to do." Marco blushed slightly with the in game Star going 'ohhhhhh' while the in game Marco commented.
"No es su culpa que seas una estrella tan fácilmente distraída. (It is not his fault you are so easily distracted Star.)" As the real Marco went to reply a portal was suddenly cut into Star's room with everyone going silent. As they watched Squire Higgs came walking into the room with a formal and professional look on her face.
"Squire Higgs?" Star spoke in confusion.
"Higgs?" Marco spoke with as much caution as confusion in his voice.
Higgs nodded at the two stepping to the side as Eclipsa walked through the portal wearing some sort of iron collar on her and pushing a baby carriage with Marco and Star speaking in unison.
"Eclipsa?" Eclipsa had a smile on her face as she pulled the top back to reveal that there were several tadpole babies in it. Marco and Star stared at this complete image for a second before Marco and Star both got big eyes and spoke in unison.
"Babies." They shoved the game to the side with it hitting the far wall and all of the game avatars being knocked about.
As the characters regained their senses the real Nacho came up to the game looking down at them in confusion before bending down and sniffing them. Then Nacho got a really big smile and licked his lips while staring at the little magical figures. Game Star and Marco looked at each other and nodded in a silent agreement and both dove for cover as Nacho leapt at them. As the two ran a fighting retreat with Nacho Star and Marco cooed over the babies with Eclipsa speaking up.
"Now you are probably wondering why we are here right now? Well Buff Frog is busy with work and the nanny was unable to come in today. Normally your family's head butler, still not sure why he doesn't have a name, would look after them but instead decided Marco could look after them as he heard Marco had baby-sitting experience." Marco looked up nodding his head as he replied.
"Of course I do, families love it when I take care of their kids. But why are you two here?" Higgs, repressing a chuckle and a smirk at Marco, spoke up at that.
"Well Sir Lavabo decided that since I am to be knight of the household and wash that I should have experience taking care of younglings; why I don't know. But I am also here to oversee Eclipsa and give a report of her behavior to the king and queen." At this Star and Marco both looked at Eclipsa in confusion with Eclipsa giggling a little before answering.
"That little stunt I pulled at your dance night did not go unnoticed so to speak. Everyone is understandably cautious with me but Moon is eager to see whether I am as good as I actually am…" Higgs rudely interrupted her.
"Claim to be." Eclipsa and Higgs stared at each other for a second before Eclipsa continued.
"… claim to be so she decided to set me on a type of probation if you will." She tapped on the collar around her neck. "This will detect how much magic I use and give a report of its type to the magical high commission which, combined with squire Higgs report, will let them know whether or not they can focus on more important things or not." Marco and Star looked at each other in confusion with Star speaking up.
"But why would my mom and dad be ok with sending a potential criminal to be with me and the babies with only Marco and Higgs to supervise?" Higgs shrugged at that as she replied.
"No idea but it's not my place to question my superiors' orders; I do what I'm told to do and that's that." Eclipsa shrugged as she replied as well.
"No idea either but I wanted to see you two again and help take care of the cute babies so I didn't say anything." Marco and Star looked at each other and shrugged as well with another voice ringing out.
"Oh hey ish new guests." Everyone turned with Higgs a bit freaked out seeing Agateor speaking to them. "Who be tha crew? You look familiar though." Eclipsa giggled as she waved.
"Hello Jushtin's wand I am the former Queen Eclipsa of Mewni." Eclipsa did a curtsey with Agateor chuckling.
"Oh I shee, another Butterfly. An one with a good tashte in fashion." He nodded, somehow, at Eclipsa who did a little twirl for the heck of it. "Tha names Agateor now, I hab a name!" he shook back and forth in glee with Higgs turning towards Marco.
"Uhhhh…"
"Don't ask how he got here, I'm not entirely sure myself and I saw him arrive." Higgs lowered her arm with a 'hmmm.' "Say is there by any chance a guide book to take care of the babies as I have no experience with Frog men." Higgs straightened up at this and pulled out a binder marked Buff Baby Book before speaking.
"Let's get everyone to an appropriate place; no offense but I'm not comfortable with making myself at home in the royal princess's private quarters." Marco blinked in confusion before remembering that this was a person who was supposed to serve Star one day and looked up at her as a superior not as a friend.
"Right, let's get down to the living room and get start… Eclipsa what are you doing?" Marco, Higgs, Star (holding the babies), and Agateor all looked at Eclipsa who was sneaking some of Star's snacks with her mouth full.
"Um nothing." Star's eyes narrowed and went yellow as she spoke up.
"Those. Are. My. Snacks." Eclipsa put them down at the worried behest of Marco with Star going back to normal when all the snacks were back. "Alright, let's get started with these globs of joy." Star skipped down the stairs with Eclipsa and Higgs looking at Marco worried.
"Never take food from Star; I saw her take literal bites out of someone who destroyed her breakfast once." Higgs and Eclipsa both shivered as they followed Marco downstairs.
Down in the living room Star and Eclipsa were cooing over the babies while Higgs watched the group with a relaxed but keen eye. Marco was going through the book noting down details that most people would just skip over while Nacho chased the game avatars through the kitchen playing out like a Tom and Jerry sketch. After a few minutes of silence Eclipsa spoke up.
"Oh cute little tadpoles, so full of hopes and dreams." She picked one up rubbing it against her face.
"Um would yous prefer a baby over me?" Eclipsa blinked in confusion as she had actually picked up Agateor by accident.
"Oh sorry." She put him down with Star blinking in shock at a sudden realization.
"Wait… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/6, 7… there are only 6 babies with two being one. Uncle Buff had 14 including the double baby when I first met them." Higgs replied to this in a somewhat detached manner.
"Well they were the weakest of the tadpole group so even with the proper care many did not make it through. Commander Bulgolyubov was saddened but he explained it was just a natural part of life." Star blinked and looked down somewhat saddened as she replied.
"Oh, ok." Eclipsa smiled at Star reassuringly and put her hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry dear, after the first two months the tadpoles are practically assured of surviving to adulthood if someone does not violently kill them." Star brightened up a little bit shaking off the air as she replied.
"Yeah, can't let that weigh me down." She turned towards Marco. "So what does the book say safe kid?" Eclipsa and Higgs both began laughing at this as Marco looked at Star deadpan.
"Seriously, I'm not a safe kid I'm a misunderstood fearsome and noble knight!" Eclipsa spoke at that still chuckling.
"Oh sure right, why would you be so defensive about it?" Marco groaned and face palmed. "So what does the book say anyways; what adventures are we taking the children on?" Marco looked up from his face palm.
"A nap." The girls and Agateor looked at Marco confused as he read from the binder with a Russian accent. "At hours of 11:00, 14:00, and 17:00 the babies must be put down for nappy time rest." Higgs spoke up at this.
"First off why the accent and second is that really what's written in the book exactly, 'nappy time rest'?" Marco nodded as he replied.
"Yes to the latter and because it makes sense for the former. Now I'm going to read off how they are supposed to be positioned so listen carefully." Star nodded and got into position to turn around the tadpoles. "Alexi likes to sleeps on his front, Anastasia sleeps on her left side, Demetri and Boris (the double one) on their right sides, Leo and Ireena prefer their backs, and little Katrina must be held to sleep." Marco's voice slowed on the last one as Star picked up Katrina cuddling her close speaking up.
"Aw my little gelatinous snowflake don't you worry, auntie Star is gonna take good care of you." She kissed her head as Katrina fell asleep in Star's arms. Higgs blinked in confusion at all this speaking up.
"Wait, they just fell asleep like that." She snapped her fingers to accentuate her point. "Babies take like hours to fall asleep at times given how my mom went on about it." Marco shook his head no as he replied.
"Most babies that age fall asleep in a matter of minutes though if the baby is crying and you're trying to calm it down it can feel that way." He shuddered at an unpleasant memory as he got up and walked to the kitchen. "I'm gonna go prepare their lunches and don't do anything to wake them up. Star, that means no boops." Star groaned in disappointment as Marco disappeared into the kitchen.
"But they're so cute." She pouted as she looked at the sleeping babies and sighed. "Well ok…" Eclipsa spoke up quickly.
"So how have you and your boyfriend been doing?" Higgs and Star both looked at Eclipsa in shock, albeit for different reasons.
"You think those two are courting?"
"How did you find out?" Higgs and Star both looked at each other in shock with Higgs continuing.
"So wait, he is courting you? A commoner is courting the princess herself?" Star looked around nervously as Eclipsa watched Star curiously. Star inhaled and exhaled before answering.
"Officially we are not for political reasons; do you know how many nobles would be pissed if they found out Marco was dating me?" Star pouted at this holding Katrina close. "Mom and dad need to prepare him so he can prove to the kingdom that he deserves to stand with me for political mumbo jumbo crap reasons and it's so unfair and ridiculous that he has too." A long silence stretched out for a few seconds before Star felt a hand on each shoulder looking up to see a smiling Eclipsa and a somewhat awkward looking Higgs trying to help her. Eclipsa spoke up first.
"I wouldn't worry about it too much dear because if your father can do it Marco can do it." She removed her hand giving Star a thumbs up with Higgs speaking up next.
"I don't pretend to know much about the political workings of the kingdom. But I do know this, Marco has already earned the respect of his fellow knights and myself after showing off his skills, drive, endurance, and chivalry during the Red Wulf's day hunt. If some of the nobles by chance don't like him he will remain safe, you have my word." Star looked up at the two but mostly at Higgs replying slowly.
"You mean that?" Higgs nodded and went to pull back but Star pulled Higgs into a hug that stunned her. "That means a lot more then you realize." Higgs looked back and forth in awkward confusion as Eclipsa giggled in the background. "Oh sorry…" Star pulled back from Higgs straightening herself. "… I can get a little grabby at times." Higgs nodded as Star's eyes went wide. "Wait, where did I put Katrina?"
"Boop."
The two looked over to see Eclipsa had just booped Katrina who was now sitting in her hand making her wake up. Immediately Katrina started croaking with her body inflating to three times its ordinary size with every croak. Immediately all of the other tadpoles began croaking which made them bounce around the table falling off in parts and knocking down Agateor with an 'ows'. To throw even more chaos into the mixture the Laser puppies decided to show themselves and began playing with the croaking tadpoles. Higgs and Star stared at this chaos for a second before turning towards Eclipsa with glares on their faces making Eclipsa smile and chuckle nervously as she wrung her hands. Naturally the chaos got Marco's attention who came in from the kitchen holding at arm's length a tray of baby bottles holding some sort of green goo.
"What happened?" Star and Higgs pointed to Eclipsa who answered with her face cast to the ground in shame.
"I booped Marco, I booped so hard." He groaned slightly as he handed to tray off to Eclipsa, who gave an 'ick' in disgust at the food, before speaking up.
"Alright then, hold this for a second while you two gather up the tadpoles and keep the puppies away." Marco opened the book as Star cast a levitato spell on the tadpoles with Higgs shooing away the puppies as best she could getting several laser shots. "*Ahem* To stop croaking from mid-day nappy time rest feed babies lunch. Well I just finished that so no problem at all. Everyone grab a baby and a bottle." They began sticking the bottles into the babies making them feed getting a little too over eager at one point with Agateor.
"Um, Is no baby. I don'ts even need food." Star muttered an apology as Marco's keen eye caught something unusual speaking up.
"Um hold on a second, the food was green when I brought it in from the kitchen. So why is it pink?" Star and Higgs both looked in confusion at the pink fluid filling the tadpoles up with Marco getting a realization. "Eclipsa what did you do?" The trio turned towards Eclipsa who looked a cross between being nervous and offended as she replied.
"What I didn't do much. All I did was replaced their yucky food with cake." Her hand glowed a purplish color briefly. "I mean I can't use much magic but I can give them one good lunch." Marco groaned as he spoke.
"Eclipsa you can't-"
"You can't just give babies cake and divert from commander Bulgolyubov's instructions!" Star and Marco looked at Higg's a bit shocked as she cut Marco off. "Do you know what could happen if you divert from what he does for his children?!" What surprised Marco and Star the most it seemed was the fact that Eclipsa had diverted from the binder upset Higgs more than giving the babies unhealthy food. Eclipsa, shook off her nervousness as she replied more offended than anything else.
"Oh come on everyone could do with some sweets." She picked up Katrina rubbing her cheek. "Especially this little swee…" Eclipsa was cut off when Katrina spit-up pink cake in her face and went flying across the room leaving a trail of pink behind her. "…" The other babies began spitting-up and were sent flying across the room. "…" Higgs, Marco and Star stared at Eclipsa who had a 1,000 yard stare on her face. "I have made a terrible mistake… again." Marco face palmed taking command again.
"Alright gather up the babies, let me just…" Marco reached for the binder but it was blown aside by another baby shooting through the air. "Arg, someone get that binder as well."
"On it!" Higgs leapt for the binder doing a duck and roll to dodge flying puking babies and laser puppies who had begun chasing the babies. "Got it." Higgs turned and went to toss it Marco but he had his hands full trying to catch one of the babies.
"Excellent, what does it say to do about this." Higgs froze at his words and looked at the binder not opening it. "Um Higgs, what does say for us to- ow!" Marco was simultaneously hit in the head with a flying puking baby and tripped by a laser puppy chasing Agateor who was jumping across the floor… somehow.
"Gets back doggy, I's no chew toy." Marco looked up at Higgs annoyed as he spoke while Star and Eclipsa tried to catch babies.
"Higgs come on, can't you open that thing?" Higgs hesitated before replying.
"No, I just can't read." Marco froze in mid crouch and looked at Higgs in complete shock as he spoke.
"Wait, you can't read? How can you not…" Marco stopped mid-sentence remembering on of the facts his mother told him about medieval times. "Ohhhhhhh, sorry I forgot you guys live in a medieval world where education like that is uncommon." At this Star spoke up trying to wrangle the babies with magic as best as possible.
"Hey my parents are doing the best the best they can to make it accessible ok." Eclipsa spoke up at this as well.
"Um we can talk about ease of education to eliminate the ignorance and increase the prosperity of the masses latter; we have babies to contain here." Marco shook his head as moved up to Higgs taking the binder while she charged out to gather babies.
"Alright then." Marco opened the book looking through it for a second dodging another flying puking baby trying to keep pink vomit off of the binder. "It says we need to give them a bath." Star nodded and waved her wand while not losing focus on the babies she did catch.
"Rubber Ducky Bathtime Fun." A large Victorian style tub with the feet on it appeared and landed on the dining room table smashing it beneath its weight. "… *hehe* whoops." Marco spoke up.
"We can fix that later; get the babies in the tub." As if to accentuate his point his phone started ringing. "Space Unicorn, soaring through the Stars. Delivering the Rainbows all around the world." Higgs and Eclipsa stared at him oddly. "It's supposed to be iro…"
"Wait." Star cut him off pointing to the babies. "Look." The babies it seems liked the music and had begun dancing to the ringing phone instead of just spewing everywhere. "No idea how that is working but grab a baby and put it in the tub." Everyone one nodded and gathered up the babies plopping them in the tub with Marco answering the phone.
"Hello. Oh hi mom just doing a surprise babysitting experience for Buff Frog. Yeah Star and I are fine so what's up. Hm. Ok then see you tomorrow." Marco hung up his phone turning towards everyone. "Ok Star just got news in that… what are you doing?" Star had just stripped down to her underwear and leapt in the tub with the babies and replied to Marco.
"Oh the book says you have to leap in with them to bath them properly. Besides I want to get this crude off of me." Star rubbed some stuff off of her as Higgs began pushing Marco out of the room.
"The princess is bathing, though you are courting her I cannot allow you to see her as such." She pushed Marco out of the room with him averting his eyes as he walked out.
"Ok just let me know when you guys are done. I'm gonna go get cleaned off as well." He walked upstairs as Star spoke to Higgs.
"Um that wasn't necessary…"
"Nonsense, I get you two are close but some proper etiquette is needed to protect my princess's honor." Star hesitated before replying.
"… because he's already seen me in my underwear before." Higgs began blushing at that not even replying due to the shock as Eclipsa chuckled and replied.
"Oh my dear so scandalous. *hehe* So how far have you two gone?" Star groaned as she blushed slightly.
"Seriously it's not what you think guys. We live in the same house only a few rooms apart and share the same bathroom so it's kind of inevitable." Eclipsa *oooh'd* at this while Higgs covered her mouth in shock. "Say while Marco is upstairs why don't you two get cleaned off as well and help me clean the babies." Eclipsa giggled as she snapped her fingers with her cloths, except for her underwear, disappearing in a flash of purple light. "Are you sure you should be using magic with that collar on?" Eclipsa scoffed as she stepped in the tub before replying.
"Oh don't worry dear, you and Higgs can explain the few odd spikes that do occur right?" Star nodded with the two looking at Higgs who was looking anywhere but the bathing royalty as she spoke.
"I-I should find somewhere else to clean off milady…" Eclipsa spoke up to that.
"Nonsense, no royal standards here just us girls." Star nodded speaking up as well.
"No pressure but it would be nice to receive help in cleaning the babies." Higgs looked torn for several more seconds before replying.
"Well… if your majesty insists." Higgs disrobed hesitantly and got in the tub relaxing into the warm water. "Oh ye Gods this feels divine." Eclipsa giggled at this before speaking.
"Never had a bath like this before have you?" Higgs shook her head no as she replied.
"No this type of luxury while given to some knights is not given to squires." She picked up a baby and began cleaning it with Star speaking up.
"Well thanks to aunt Helsinki this may soon be a luxury we can afford for everyone in not just the castle but in the whole city as well. If she can keep it from blowing up." The group giggled with a voice speaking up.
"Finally, gots away from da puppies. Oh hey gurls wat's goin on?" The three women looked at Agateor deadpan for second before he turned around and began hopping away. "Oh right yous busy, I'll gib you your space." He hopped out of the room accidentally getting caught up in the conflict between Nacho and the game avatars. The women shrugged before going back to cleaning the babies.
WH: time once again for...
Audience: Guest Reviews.
Shiranai Atsune: Why thank you. *blushes slightly*
Sugar: Well it dodn't make sense for Star to get it as she was with Marco already so... yeah. And who better to cast it then those two? I do like that you want to see more TomxJackie but I have an AMAZING amount to juggle so... could be a while mate. And a yes for Helsinki and Lancer, I did it specifically to show that people can find love no matter what age they are. :') Honestly, who wouldn't want to hug Marco at that age, he's adorbs. And that was kinda why I included those lines about guys checkign out Star. Don't worry, she will get more confident, maybe a little too soon to be realistic but I'll explain her logic... hopefully good enough for everyone. And Toffee would be a good friend of those people... if I knew who they were unfortunately. *ignorance intensifies*
Amu Chan: I will always listen, but only if your words make sense... which they do.
Lord Demon: You got that story posted somewhere, I really wanna see it in full.
The Book of Eli: MArco, kid size to play with his kids, intresting. *writes it down in the background* and of course toffee always has a plan, he's Toffee.