A/N: So yeah, I've recently developed an addiction to Irish Cappuccino. I'm a man with a strong will but that stuff should be considered a drug! And before you google it and get any wrong ideas, I drink the non-alcoholic version of it that you can purchase in most stores, although I did try an 'authentic' cup of Irish Coffee. It was tasty but I'm not a huge whiskey fan. Why am I explaining this to you guys? Honestly, no clue.
Putting that aside, this week has been really long and I wasn't sure when I'd have the time to finish this chapter, and delayed it for quite a few days! Unfortunately, things are going to get even busier, since I have my first Maths test on November 11th, and have to study my butt off if I wanna pass! (The math in High School is literally a joke compared to this! And I ain't bad at Math!). I'll still try to have the next chapter up within the next 1-2 weeks, so no worries! Wish me luck, my friends!
Replies to the latest reviews:
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- Reply#1: Of course she isn't human! She's a Vesperian! And before you speculate about characters dying, do remember that this is a Disney show and nobody ever- *remembers Rasticore* ... You know what? Just wait and see...
-Reply#2: Fanart, srsly? That's awesome! I've googled it and I'm really thrilled :)! Also, I'm working on Cosmos; he should be on my Tumblr and DeviantAr pretty soon.
theRevil: Oh, you're talking about the 'Sonic..exe' game which I've already played and wasn't even phased one bit since I've played way more disturbing games, or the fact that there are numerous NSFW comics and fanart pictures littered across the internet? Buddy, trust me, you've seen way less than I have! I've even seen stuff that got banned from my country. I just don't let it cloud my judgment. As for the quality of this fic having dropped; that's your opinion and I respect it. I disagree, of course, and I'm happy with what I've written so far. I did mention that this sequel would be more lighthearted and similar to the show, however, the mood will soon 'shift', and I think you'll like it later on.
DonDonatek: Let's just say that 'bad-boy' Marco isn't exactly what he boasts himself to be xD! He'll get used to it, though, probably...
HitsuHina15: What can I say? Star is Star :P.
Princess: Pardon my next expression but... that is so cute! I remember when I was still young, inexperienced, motivated, the would was gonna be mine one day; then High School came and those ambitions kinda died out xD. And TBA stands for "To Be Announced".
Rock Raider: Who knows? I may have gotten bored with Star and will kill her off and replace her with Comet? Who knows... :P?
ElleFreak: Well, you'll be the first to find that out, won't you :)!
Disclaimer: All characters from Star vs. The Forces of Evil belong to the creators of the show. The plot of this story and any original characters that may appear in it, however, do belong to me, and I would kindly ask you to inform me should you want to use anything from this story in your own fanfic.
Beta read by ElleFreak.
Star vs. The Forces of Evil: Staring it up!
Episode 1:
Comet visits Earth!
Part 4
"Star!" the young princess heard Marco utter her name. He sounded calm, given the situation. "It's alright; you can open your eyes."
The girl did as she was told and, to her surprise, found herself suspended in mid-air, a strange, light-blue glow surrounding her. Her eyes wandered towards her friends, and she noticed Cosmos' eyes glowing, the small wolf staring at her.
"Huh?" she uttered in a confused fashion.
Comet smiled and pat Cosmos on the head. "Good job, buddy!" she proudly exclaimed.
Star began slowly descending until she touched the ground, completely unharmed. The glow around her vanished along with the glow in Cosmos' eyes. The latter stuck out his tongue and barked happily, wiggling his tail.
"That is one freaky dog you have there..." Janna commented from the side. "I like it!"
Comet frowned. "A wolf; thank you very much! And it's he, not 'it'!"
Janna raised n eyebrow at the girl, intrigued by the fact that such a trivial thing upset her. Janna pointed a finger at her. "You sure you're not Star's clone?"
Meanwhile, Marco and Jackie rushed over to Star. The boy still seemed a little worried. "You alright?"
Star nodded. "I think so, yeah,".
"What exactly happened just now?" Marco curiously asked.
"There's a reason me and Cosmos are a team, you know!" Comet proclaimed and picked her companion up, then made her way over to the group, Janna trailing a few feet behind her. "He has some neat and useful tricks hidden in that cute, fluffy little hide of his!"
Marco chuckled. "Looks like he's better at magic than you are, Star."
Star glared at him. "Hey!"
Marco raised his arms up defensively. "I'm kidding! I'm kidding!"
Jackie suddenly made a curious expression, which the group noticed.
"What's wrong?" Marco asked.
"I'm just wondering; did that skateboard ever fall back down?"
Marco raised. "Skateboard? Wha-" he was unable to finish his sentence as the said object landed on his head. "Ouch!"
"Well," Jackie casually spoke up. "I guess instant karma really is a thing..."
"I'll keep that in mind..." Marco muttered as he rubbed the spot where the skateboard had hit him. He then looked at Cosmos; that little guy sure was something! Which made him wonder...
"How exactly did you meet him?" Marco asked Comet.
"Yeah! I was wondering that too!" Janna added.
"C'mon! Tell us!" Jackie pursued, also curious.
"Oh, um..." Comet's expression became saddened and she looked at Star, who looked at the ground awkwardly, bearing an identical expression. The rest of the group became curious; when Star was sad, then something serious had to be going on.
Comet sighed deeply, looking at Cosmos and putting on a tiny smile. "He was a gift to me, from my mother, before she... moved on..."
"Oh..." Marco muttered, regretting his question. Jackie and Janna also wished they had remained silent. "I'm sorry," Marco added. "I-I shouldn't have-"
"It's ok. You couldn't have known." Comet assured him. "And besides," she began stroking Cosmos along his back, "It was a long time ago. Some things just... happen, I guess..."
There was an awkward silence, nobody willing to speak up. Comet, oddly enough, beamed a warm smile at them. "Hey, no need to get down about it; It was a long time ago, and I'll always have Cosmos to remember her by. Right, Cosmos?" she cheerfully asked her wolf companion, who nodded, strangely enough.
Upon hearing that, Jackie looked to the side, wistfully. This motion of hers, however, went unnoticed.
"Wow!" Janna exclaimed. "Wish I could be that tough! All I'm good at is pickpocketing," the girl finished and lifted up a black keychain with a red index on it keychain, Marco's, nonetheless.
"Again! Again with the keys!?" The boy exclaimed while frantically waving his arms.
"Not my problem that you don't know how to hide these things!" Janna retorted.
"I put them in a safe with a lock on it!" Marco argued, seeming furious.
Janna smiled smugly. "You mean, this lock?" she asked and took out a regular lock from her pocket. Marco recognized it, widening his eyes.
"Oh, pickpocketing and lockpicking!" Janna proudly told Comet.
Marco sighed, capitulating. Note to self; never let Janna come within 5 feet ever again...
"Anyway, how old is he?" Janna asked, referring to Cosmos and patting him on the head.
"Oh, around 486 years, give or take a few days; my mom just found him one day, drifting all alone through space," Comet explained, waving her hand through the air.
"He's what now!?" Janna exclaimed, the large number taking her completely by surprise. Janna looked at Marco. "Marco, that's more than what you have on your bank account,dude!"
"Am I seriosly gonna have to call the police!?" Marco exclaimed, growing even more frustrated.
"He is?" Star asked, raising an eyebrow and ignoring her boyfriend's outburst. The young princess also looked surprised, but not as much as the rest of her friends. "You never told me that. Plus he looks like a small cub," Star pointed out.
"Yeah, well, magic, you know?" Comet replied. "And besides, age is just a number; me and him are inseparable! Right, buddy?". Cosmos wiggled his tail. "Plus to be completely honest, I love taking care of him! There's just something about pets that really lifts your spirits, right?"
"Oh, I know what you mean!" Star replied, putting her hands on her hips. "I love taking care of those puppies I conjured up!"
"No offense, Star," Marco began, grabbing her attention. "All you do is fool around with them and destroy the house on a daily basis. I'm usually the one who ends up feeding them, bathing them, taking them out for walks, and taking care of them in general."
"That's not true!" Star retorted.
"Uh, yeah, it is!" Marco eyed her sternly. "And that's not even counting those three Hellhounds! You're the one who insisted on keeping them, yet I'm the one stuck with taking care of them!"
"You mean those things that your dad entered into the local dog show?" Jackie asked the boy, raising an eyebrow. Marco nodded.
"I still can't believe the judges went with it..." Marco muttered under his breath. "Anyway, it's a lot of work taking care of so many dogs by myself!"
"I could help you and show you a few tricks that'll make your life easier," Comet casually cut in.
"R-Really!" Marco replied, sounding very hopeful.
Comet nodded. "Of course! I have tons of experience training animals! There was this mandatory beast-training excursion we all had to take a few years ago," she explained.
"That would be awesome!" Marco exclaimed, then turned his head towards Star. "Your cousin is really handy! You could learn a thing or two from her!" the boy cheerfully stated. Star narrowed her eyes at him and growled, clenching a fist.
"You can do that later!" Jackie exclaimed and patted Comet on the shoulder. "Why don't we show you around town a bit? I bet you wanna see what Earth is like, huh?"
Comet seemed rather reluctant, Staring at Jackie's necklace. Before anyone could notice, however, she put on a cheerful smile. "Sure!"
"Cool!" Jackie looked at Marco and Star. "Did you two have any plans for today, or were you going to just wing it, like you usually do?"
"Wing it," the two simultaneously replied.
Comet raised an eyebrow at the couple. "D-do you two often talk like that?"
Star and Marco exchanged a quick look. "No. Not at all, why?" they asked, again in unison and perfect sync.
Janna leaned closer to Comet's ear. "Yeah, they do! And I'm supposedly the creepy one here!" she whispered to Comet, out of earshot from both Marco and Star.
"Alright then. Since you three don't have any plans, why don't we all go someplace fun and exciting, so Comet can have a great time?" Jackie suggested.
"Sounds good!" Star smiled. "Any ideas?"
"I have the keys to the local morgue! We could totally sneak in! Corpses rock!" Janna told them and pulled out the said keys, gaining a few alarmed looks.
"I'm not sure whether I should be creeped out or seriously creeped out!" Marco stated. Janna frowned and crossed her arms.
Janna frowned and crossed her arms. "Fine then, lover-boy!" Janna exclaimed, gaining a glare from Marco. "Then you come up with a better idea; after all, you're the definition of fun, aren't ya?"
"Hey! I know how to have fun! I have fun all the time!" Marco argued.
Janna rolled her eyes, unconvinced. "Of course you do..."
"As a matter of fact," Marco began, "I often hang out in one of the coolest and funnest places in town!" (A/N: I'm not sure if 'funnest' is a real word or not. Some argue it is, others argue it isn't. Personally; don't care, it sounds good enough)
A few minutes later
"Ta-da!" Marco said with pride, pointing at the large building behind him, eyes closed.
His friends, and Star, eyed him skeptically. This only excluded Comet, who wasn't even sure what the place was.
Star walked over to him, seeming irritated.
"The library? The friggin library!?" She shouted, frantically waving her arms to show her frustration.
"Yep!" Marco replied, smiling happily, showing his white teeth. "After all; what could be more fun than knowledge!"
"Watching paint dry, for instance..." Janna muttered, seeming unamused. Jackie also bore a dull expression.
"Marco," Star spoke, "There is no way I am taking my cousin, whom I haven't seen in, forever, to a library! Now, let's go somewhere else before-"
"Actually," Comet began, her face beaming with a smile, "I agree with him!"
"You what!?" All three girls shouted in unison and disbelief, their eyes wide.
"Hey! It's the truth!" Comet insisted. "There's no better way to spend your time than expanding your horizons, after all!"
Marco smiled and walked over to the girl. "Finally! Somebody with some common sense!"
Comet laughed. "Not many of us out there, right?"
"Heh, you can say that again!" He stated while the two began making their way inside. "C'mon! The library recently added an entire wing dedicated to the history of safety gear!"
Comet raised an eyebrow at him, not really thrilled by what he was suggesting.
Behind them, the three girls could only stare at the events. Star's mouth was wide open, her expression shocked.
"D-did they just ditch us!?" The princess furiously exclaimed. She was angry. For some reason, however, her anger was not only direct towards Marco, but also towards Comet!
"Maybe Marco just got a little overexcited?" Jackie suggested. "You know how dorks are; you're going out with one!"
Star sighed. "You're probably right. I mean, Marco is a dork!"
"See! Nothing to worry about! So let's just get in there and have some fu-" Jackie stopped herself, frowning. "Yeah... um... let's just get in there..." she corrected herself.
Star nodded, and the three girls walked into the library. The young princess, however, suddenly got a weird feeling in her stomach when she thought about the way Marco had acted mere moments ago. Why, thought? She looked at the ring on her hand and smiled, lifting her head.
Meh, it's probably nothing! She told herself and decided to enjoy herself. I mean, books couldn't be that bad, right?
Star frowned. "This is going to suck..."
To be continued...
Chapter end notes:
Well, that just about does it! Nothing much to add, so feel free to tell me your thought on this chapter! Bye!
Wait! Before I forget, I've recently gotten involved in a BIG SVTFOE project. It's top secret, so I can't give away any details yet, but once it's done I'm sure you guys will LOVE it! I'll let you know what it is the moment I get permission to do so!
Expected update: PROBABLY Next week.
