A/N: Hey, guys! This is the final update until mid-February. I've been busy attending exam-prep courses and studying for the finals, so forgive me for the huge delay on this (short) epilogue. Enjoy!
P.S. I'm never doing one of the parallel chapters again.
Ever.
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allen Vth: All will be revealed in time. Let's just say that a lot awaits our two favourite dorks.
Guest: I'm actually gonna make this a mindfuck without clear good or bad guys.
Rock Raider: Correct. However, what is the story behind Moon's dark past? You'll find out fairly soon.
SuicideGuy: Thanks. I'll continue once my exam period is over.
Starco4Life: I've mentioned that my universe is expansive and complex. I do try my best to keep the pace of the story just right; not lacklustre but not overwhelming. Hoping that my novel will turn out even better!
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Star vs. The Forces of Evil: Staring it up!
Chapter 7
Epilogue
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Echo Creek Academy's Awesome Opossums!" the announcer beckoned the audience of the football stadium as the game was about to get underway. The football team, led by Justin, ran onto the field and were greeted by a wave of excited cheering and loud whistling. Some of the audience members even decided to throw their foodstuff into the air; hot dogs, cotton candy, popcorn; the guy selling the snacks grinned widely at the thought of how much money he was going to make. The janitor, on the other hand, sighed exasperatedly, mentally preparing himself for yet another sleepless night of hard work.
"Man, I'm so glad we managed to get back in time before the game," Janna declared, an excited grin adorning her face. "I loves me some good ol' football. Right, Marco?"
Marco cast a sidelong glare at her, making a note of the luxurious outfit that she was wearing and studying the pieces of gold and other jewellery that were so avidly gracing her fingers and neck.
He turned towards her and asked sharply, "How the heck did you get back to Earth? And where did you get all that jewellery and expensive clothing?"
"Yes."
Janna's nonchalant and cryptic response irritated Marco, but seeing that there was nothing to be done about it, he quietly reached into the bag of popcorn on his lap and stuffed a handful of the white, salty stuff into his mouth, all while frowning bitterly.
"May I have some?" Zora asked. While popcorn was nothing new to her, considering it stood unrivalled at the top of the Mewman snack chart, watching someone else indulge themselves on the white, crunchy goodness always made her peckish.
Marco's frown turned into a warm smile as he nodded and offered Zora the bag of popcorn.
"Thank you."
Zora's polite attitude was always a welcoming sight to Marco. Unlike a certain rebel princess, she had manners. With spring break around the corner, he would finally get the opportunity to get to know the little girl a bit better, and, hopefully, get her to remember if she saw anything peculiar when her old town was attacked by monsters and reduces to charcoal and ashes. He still owed Moon that bit of information, but he suspected that Zora wouldn't be able to tell them more than she already had.
Zora's stomach grumbled, at which a blush crept onto her face. Delicious as popcorn was, it wasn't very filling.
"You want something to eat?" he asked her with a genuine smile.
Zora nodded in response and Marco called the vendor. Soon enough, Zora was happily munching away a hotdog. Seeing how content she was with food in her hands forced a suppressed chuckle from Marco, which Zora pain no mind towards as she was focused on eating the delicious earth snack.
"And you didn't buy me one?" Janna scoffed at Marco, albeit he could tell that she was toying around with him. "You really are inconsiderate."
"You're wearing a solid-gold necklace and a ring probably worth around two grand. Buy your own darn food."
"Wow, jerk."
The two glared at each other in a serious manner, then burst out laughing.
"You want a hot dog?" Marco asked Janna once their little routine was over. She shook her head.
"Nah, it's cool, dude."
"You sure?"
"Yep," she assured him. "Besides, the cheerleaders are about to come on and I don't wanna miss it."
Marco chuckled.
"I never thought you of all people would be excited to see a group of cheerleaders, most of whom you know, by the way."
"Oh, I'm not excited about the cheerleaders," Janna said, eying him suggestively
"Why are you grinning like that?" Marco asked, suspicious of his friend's behaviour. Janna's smirk grew wider.
"Nothing. I just came across a very interesting piece of information about the cheerleading squad."
Marco arched his eyebrow in confusion.
"Um, what information."
Janna smirked slyly. "You'll see."
As Marco was about to pursue the matter further, the announcer's voice boomed through the speakers.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen," the announcer said. "Please give a round of applause for Echo Creek Academy's very own cheerleaders and their newest member!"
As the crowd burst into a new wave of applaud and the girls rushed onto the stadium, Marco widened his eyes as the world around him went mute.
"S-Star!?" he practically screeched, his voice so loud that it pierced through the audience's hollering and reach the ears of the Mewman princess. She waved at him with her pom-pom and smiled widely, then joined the rest of the girls as they performed various acrobatics and hyped the crowd.
Marco's mouth went agape when his gaze locked itself onto the blonde cheerleader, her hair tied in a ponytail and her cheerleader uniform accentuating some very 'interesting' features on her body that he hadn't really paid much mind to before, and her every move only helped highlight the curves that were just beginning to shape themselves around her hip and chest area. Marco was so entranced by his girlfriend's every move that he didn't even register Janna's sullen shout.
"Close your mouth, dude! You're drooling all over the popcorn!" Janna scolded him as she snatched away the bag. Marco didn't even register what had just occurred, his eyes were far too busy feasting on another sight to pay attention the bag of popcorn, or anything else for that matter.
Zora stared at the boy in confusion, then turned towards Janna.
"Uh, what's wrong with him? He isn't under some sort of spell, is he?"
Janna chuckled at the little girl' s remark, nearly choking on a kernel, then offered her some more popcorn, which Zora gladly accepted. Janna then looked at Marco, then at Star, then at Zora, and replied, smirking, "Under a spell? Hmm, that's one way of putting it..."
Zora had lots of questions, but she silenced them with more delicious popcorn.
People on Earth are weird.
Yes, that explanation would have to suffice.
End of Chapter 7!
Chapter End Notes: In my defence, it was about time Marco hit puberty :P (Just to make it clear, there will be no smut).
See ya after my exam period!
