A/N: So I watched Logan last week (I trust most of you know what movie I'm talking about) and only cried for about 6 hours... Definitely one of the best movies I've seen in the past couple of years! I suggest watching it if you haven't, especially if you're a fan of the X-Men and Wolverine (I am :P)

Also, I'm not entirely sure where I went with this chapter (I kid you not; I don't remember writing half of it...) but I guess it should do.

P.S. I've Changed my profile picture to the OC described in the previous Chapter; I drew her myself and posted her on my DeviantArt, which is why I posted the link (And nobody really bothered to check out... Glad to see that all my hard work paid off -.-')

That being said, enjoy this chapter ^.^!

Replies to the latest reviews:

RobLebron: Read and find out :P

TheRealCartoonManiac: I actually hate putting so many details into my fanfics because it's already tiring enough to put them in my Novel XD! Fanfiction is that place where I just write and don't really pay that much attention to anything -hence the numerous mistakes- so having to focus on this as well is annoying.

FeMorgenstern: Um, thx?

EmojiSwagger123: Yes. She appeared in the Epilogue. And that's debatable!

Soulfire47: Idk. You honestly think I have this stuff planned out? I've been winging it since day 1 xD

Rock Raider: Yep! Expect to see A LOT of Character development to this OC. Her name will be revealed shorty, in case you were wondering.

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Beta read by ElleFreak.

Story cover by Luzz015. Be sure to check her out on DeviantArt!


Star vs. The Forces of Evil: Staring it up!

Chapter 5

A Voice in the Cold Wind

Part 1

"Marco!" Star snapped her fingers in front of the boy's face several times and brought him out of his trancelike state. He shook his head rapidly and gave her a withdrawn look. The rest of the students stared at him in confusion while Miss Skullnick kept tapping her foot impatiently. The 'woman' pointed her ruler at the boy, and said, "Diaz, I'm not going to repeat myself for the 3rd time! Get up here and solve this equation before I give you detention!"

Marco got up from his desk and walked over to the blackboard and proceeded to solve the equation, then reassumed his place at his desk without saying a single word. Miss Skullnick was still angry at him, "I swear, if I catch you dozing off one more time, Diaz..." The woman gave a disapproving gesture and called forth another student to solve the next equation.

While that was going on, Star leant closer to Marco and whispered into his ear, "Marco, is everything alright? You're usually the only one who pays any attention in class."

"I...uh..." The boy trailed off as he struggled to phrase his words, "Let's just say I've had some stuff on my mind."

"Ok. What kinda stuff?"

"Nothing important," he shrugged it off, "Just some nonsense," he added.

"What kind of nonsense?" Star pressed on, now curious to know what was keeping her boyfriend occupied from listening to a maths lecture, a subject that he oh so adored.

"Eh, nothing to worry about," the haphazardness in his voice assured Star that it really was nothing and, while she still wanted to know the details, calmed her worries and put a bright smile on her face. The two teens then spotted Miss Skullnick glaring at them out of the corner of her eye and cut their little chat short, neither of them being in the mood for another detention.

While Marco did pay attention from then on, his thoughts kept wandering back to Friday night, to one particular event that had left him shaken up and unable to focus properly on anything.

One of you will kill the other.

This just had to be some sort of mistake! Why on Earth or Mewni would he or Star ever do such a thing? He could never hurt Star, or vice-versa, even if he were forced to, so why would some prophecy foretell such an absurd thing?

There has to be more to it than just that!

But what? Sadly, at present, he had no way of finding out since some of the book's pages had been ripped out and very little information was present as if someone didn't want him to know the full truth of his predicament. Regardless, the last thing he wanted was to have Star find out about it; He knew her too well. She would do anything to protect him, which included leaving Earth and him behind. He didn't want that. Keeping more secrets from her filled him with a sense of guilt but he reassured himself that it was only until Tom and Trisha found out more details. Plus the thought of her leaving him was unimaginable. It was selfish, but he didn't care. He wanted her to stay by his side and be mad at him when the time came, and not potentially leave.

He looked over to her desk and noticed her scribbling something into her book. Was she actually taking notes? He caught a quick glimpse of her notebook and saw several sketches of rainbows, cats, unicorns, etc.

Marco frowned. Star taking notes? I must be getting delusional...


"We're home!" The young princess said upon opening the door and skipping into the house along with Marco, who closed the door behind them.

"Hi, kids!" Angie Diaz greeted them from the kitchen upon hearing them arrive. Her husband Rafael was on a business trip somewhere in the state of Oregon and she was busy preparing dinner.

"Hi, mom," Marco greeted his mother while Star rushed up the stairs and to her room, explaining that her 6th sense was telling her that her mother, Queen Moon, had some urgent news for her. He didn't quite understand how she knew that, but Star was Star.

"How was your day?" Angie beamed at her son.

"It was alright," Marco opened the fridge and poured himself a glass of milk, "Nothing our of the ordinary."

"Define ordinary," Angie chuckled. Marco rolled his eyes and smiled.

"Nothing like a giant monster attack or anything like that," Marco stretched his earlier statement before drinking the milk and placing the glass into the sink. "What about you?"

"Eh, kinda boring with your father being away and all..." Angie replied and looked for something in the upper drawer.

"Need some help?"

"No. I think I can handle making dinner on my own, Marco."

"Suit yourself," Marco shrugged, "I'll be upstairs if you need me," he told his mother before heading over to the stairway.

"Remember to leave the doors open!" Angie said in reminder.

"Not funny!" Marco hollered back before entering his room and slamming the door shut. Angie snickered and started peeling some potatoes.

Upstairs, Marco threw his backpack underneath his desk and opened a small drawer, from which he retrieved a small tome; The one Comet had given him awhile ago. He eyed it briefly before putting it into his backpack. Tomorrow, after school, he would start practising some magic, as Comet had suggested he do. Odds were that Star would get detention, again, which would leave him with a good two hours to learn the ropes. He couldn't do it at home, obviously, since Star would most likely find out.

Speaking of the Mewman Princess, he could hear her chattering with someone, but couldn't quite make out the topic of the conversation. He could, however, tell that she was talking with her mother by her pattern of speech. The conversation soon came to a halt. Moments later, a dimensional portal opened in his room and Star walked through it, bearing a stern look.

"Marco, we have to go to Mewni."

Meanwhile

The harsh wind felt like daggers against the girl's cold and moist skin as she walked through the muddy and damp forest. Each cold breath sent new chills running down her spine. Every step was tiring and left her feeling dizzy and devoid of all energy. Her body and legs were ready to give in to the fatigue which was threatening to overcome any remainder of iron resolve and force her to the ground. But she had to keep moving.

She shivered violently as a gust of icy wind sent a flock of leaves dancing freely above the ground and past her. Their swirling motions brought back memories of the fiery inferno that had brought doom to her former home. She was tempted to go back and see if, just maybe, the townspeople had managed to hold off the invaders and protect the city.

She knew better than to get her hopes up like that, only to have them crushed into dust. Such luck wasn't hers to have.

The fate of the town and its people was all too clear; It would be a waste of precious energy and time to go back and stare at a bunch of charred corpses and ruined buildings. Those were just memories now. All she could do was move forward.

"On the bright side, at least things can't get much worse..."

On queue, her stomach grumbled loudly, demanding for sustenance. She looked down at her stomach with a crooked eyebrow, "I already knew I was hungry! No need to remind me!"

The girl sighed and began scanning her surroundings, hoping to find something, anything, remotely edible.

"Trees, trees, trees and oh, look! More trees!" She grumbled and sighed heavily, "There has to be a berry bush or something around here!"

The sound of leaves rustling caught her attention. She turned to her left and basked in delight; A Hare was minding its own business amid a small clearing covered with leaves.

The girl swiftly ducked behind the nearest tree stump and watched the tiny creature as it hopped around the clearing. It was probably looking for food, unawares that it would soon be food. She whipped her head around in search of an object with which she could strike from afar and main the rabbit before it could run off. She frowned. As if throwing a rock is gonna accomplish anything!

The idea was stupid; She needed something better. A trap? Maybe, but she would need time, tools, knowledge and items to fabricate one, none of which were at her disposal. Perhaps she could try and sneak up from behind and take the creature by surprise? A decent idea, but it would be difficult to execute given that the leaves would give her away in a matter of seconds, and that wasn't even accounting for the hare's heightened sense of hearing!

As luck would have it, the girl's problem was solved in an instant as the creature hopped onto a seemingly thick patch of leaves, only to have them collapse underneath his large feet and plunge him into a small hole. She grinned widely and rushed over to the hole wherein the creature lay and grabbed in by the ears and hind feet. The animal struggled to break free but soon realised that all efforts were in vain, the girl's size and strength being that of a giant compared to its own.

She knelt down and suppressed the animal's legs with her knee and pressed the head against the ground, then picked up a sharp piece of flint from the nearby muck and brought it closer to the rabbit's neck.

The hand holding the murderous weapon refused to obey her thoughts and didn't budge an inch. With a heavy sigh, she threw the rock elsewhere and removed her knee from the creature's legs, "I can't do this..." she murmured and helped the hare back onto its feet before letting go of the large ears. The animal stared at the human in confusion as the girl sat down and brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them.

"Sorry about that..." She apologised whilst stroking the hare's fluffy back, "I didn't wanna scare you. I was- I am just really hungry and... Oh, forget it..."

She withdrew her hand from the creatures back. It sat there for a few moments before leaving her side with several small leaps. The girl's moment of small joy was cut short as a red fox jumped the rabbit and, with a lightning motion, grabbed it by the neck and made off, satisfied with the easily-obtained meal. Seeing that made her feel indifferent; While she couldn't bring herself to take the hare's life, she was in no mood to bewail something so trivial. Such is the law of nature, she supposed.

Everything and everyone dies... All we're doing is stalling out the inevitable...

She felt a tender touch brush her across the cheek as the sky above the glade cleared and the sun's rays bathed her in their warmth. An odd tranquillity settled in the forest as more beams of light broke through the thick layer of clouds and filled the forest with new life. To the girl, it seemed unreal, as if her mind were toying with her and trying to eliminate the horrid events from her memory. For once, she let herself be deceived and enjoyed the respite which the Sun's rays provided. She felt too comfortable, but she didn't care and instead closed her eyes and let herself drown in the warmth and peacefulness of the moment.


"Are you sure we're headed the right way?" Marco questioned his bestie as they kept trudging through the overgrowth of the mewman forest, "And besides, why are we even here? Weren't you exiled from Mewni?"

"I was, but this village is outside of our Kingdom's borders, so I'm technically not breaking any laws by being here," Star responded casually.

"Alright, but why are we here? Couldn't your parents have gone or, I dunno, sent a patrol or something to check this place out?"

"It's... uh... complicated..." Star used her wand to clear a portion of the way, then continued, "And didn't I already explain this to you?"

"That wasn't really much of an explanation," The two stopped and faced each other, "All you told me was that your mom sensed something strange in this area and needed us to check it out. I have no idea what's going on or what that strange thing is!"

"I dunno either, and neither does my mom," Star noted, "All she told me was that she's sure something happened. We don't know what since the nearby town isn't within my parents' range of dominion."

"Wait," Marco raised an eyebrow, "I thought your parents ruled over all of Mewni...?"

"They do. The Kingdom of Mewni, not the whole dimension," Star raised a single finger as she explained, "Mewni is just a Kingdom within Mewni. There are several other Kingdoms outside of Mew-"

"Hang on!" Marco felt migraines on his head and tried to stiffen them by rubbing his fingers on the spots, "So what you're saying is, that the dimension we're in is named after the Kingdom your parents rule over, yet the entire dimension isn't a Kingdom but just has the exact same name?"

"Yep!"

"That's ludicrous!"

"Gesundheit."

"What?"

"What?"

"..."

"..."

"You know what, forget it," Marco let out a defeated sigh as his arms slumped to his sides, "Could you just tell me why we had to go instead of anyone else? I've still got homework to do..."

"Because the royal guards suck!" Star hollered while outstretching her arms to emphasise her statement, "There hasn't been a decent war for decades and they're so rusty that my parents wouldn't trust them with teaching wood how to burn!"

"Woah! Woah! No need to yell at me!"

Star flinched and made an apologetic expression, "Sorry... It's just kinda awkward having to admit that your home's self-protection force mainly consists of incompetent bimbos and is utterly useless..."

"Nah, don't worry about it," Marco casually said as he waved his arm in a dismissive fashion, "It's the same on Earth with politicians," he concluded and smiled, "And I'm sure it can't be that bad-"

"They once attacked themselves by accident and lost 200 men..." Star said, her sombre expression matching her voice. Marco, unsure how to respond, decided to drop the topic, and said, "Anyway... Let's just get to that place and see what the issue is."

Star nodded. A gust of cold wind blew and she shivered violently while hugging herself for warmth. Marco, who noticed this, grew concerned and began taking off his hoodie to offer it to her. Star, realising his intention, stopped him, thereby gaining a raised eyebrow from the boy. "Marco, no," she spoke, her voice firm and decisive, "I don't want you getting cold because of me! I'll be fine!" Just as she finished her sentence, more of the chilly breath glazed over her skin and sent her shivering.

Marco chuckled and proceeded to take off his hoodie, then wrapped it around her and smiled as Star's shivering immediately ceased. "There, that's better," he said, satisfied with his deed.

"But-"

"No buts, Star," Marco placed a finger on her lips, "I'll be fine. You just stay nice and warm and don't worry about me, alright?"

Star couldn't help it as a blush crept onto her face and tinted her cheeks in a light cherry colour. "Thank you..." she murmured her tone uncharacteristically humble. Marco smiled; While hyperactive and sassy Star was the girl he'd fallen for, modest and cute Star -not that she wasn't always cute- had an entirely different charm to her. Perhaps the reason for this was the newcome attitude she displayed during such moments. Either way, she was adorable.

Marco shivered as a cold gust caught him off guard. He noticed the concerned frown on the princess' face as she spoke, "See? I told you it was cold, Marco," With those words being said, Star, timidly, edged closer to Marco and wrapped her arms around one of his own, then pressed herself against his side. "I can help keep you warm a little bit..."

Marco was about to comment something when he heard an odd moan from somewhere nearby. He exchanged an odd look with Star, who also bore a look of curiosity, and yelled, "Hello? Is someone there?"

After receiving no response, the two saw a small opening, a glade, in the middle of the dense forest and decided to check it out. Upon coming out of the heard of trees, their eyes widened as they saw a small girl sleeping in the middle of the clearing. The two walked over to her and were shocked to discover that her colourful robe was completely drenched. Her breathing was heavy and her forehead was hot to the touch. The oddity on her head, a white and red cat mask, was holding her purplish hair in a side braid.

She was shivering violently and silent whimpers kept escaping from her mouth.

"What's a kid like her doing out here all by herself?" Marco asked.

"I dunno," Star frowned, "Maybe she's from the town up ahead?"

Marco didn't like the sound of that. If a little girl from a nearby town was alone and freezing out in the woods, that could only mean one thing...

"Cmon," he told Star as he picked the girl up piggyback-style and made sure she wouldn't fall off, "Something's amiss here, and I don't like it."

Star nodded and the three -counting the unconscious girl- made a straight line for the town. What awaited Star and Marco, however, would leave them more frozen than the chilly wind ever could.

To be continued...


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