Chapter 18: Forming Bonds
Star was talking with Sabo on the mirror. Right now the conversation was about the recent events with St. Olga's.
"So hopefully I will never, ever, ever, ever have to there again." Said Star.
"Good that faced you fear." Said Sabo who seemed angry.
"You wish you could have joined." Giggled Star.
"Yeah…" muttered Sabo.
"You would have had to wear a frilly princess dress." Said Star.
"I know but I don't care!" said Sabo.
Star giggled.
"We kind of lost track on why I called." He said.
"Oh yeah, you said you had some news." Said Star.
"I've been recruited to join the Revolutionary Army." Said Sabo.
"You mean that army that's trying to destroy the world governed and causes problems though out the world in order to end their tyranny?" asked Star.
"That's the one…" said Sabo.
"That is perfect for you!" said Star, "Wait are you still going to be a pirate?"
"Sure am. Right now we're going to doing missions for them as a pirate crew." Said Sabo, "Plus they gave the okay to help Luffy when he becomes a pirate."
That was when Marco popped his head in. The two saw each other and nodded.
"Right now we have one of the lower ranking officers join us as a lesson and helping us adjust." Said Sabo.
"So…" said Star, "What's her name?"
"What?" asked Sabo starting to blush.
"You mentioned you wanted to give me the new first… if it was wasn't a cute girl then I know Ace would have been the sibling you would tell first." Said Star, "You want girl advice."
"Look it's not like that!" said Sabo turning even redder.
"Sure it's not." Giggled Star, "Maybe you should ask her to be her plus one…"
"You know what the weird thing is!" Sabo suddenly said trying to change the subject (well somewhat).
"What?" asked Star.
"That the Chief of Staff recommended me." Said Sabo.
"Really? Why?" asked Star.
"I have no idea." Admitted Sabo, "But she does want to meet with me soon."
"Awesome!" said Star.
"Well I should get going, got to share the news with Ace and Luffy!" said Sabo.
"Good luck with Koala!" said Star.
"It's not like that!" said Sabo blushing who then hung up.
"He sounds happy." Said Marco.
"He's always been kind of awkward when it comes to being a pirate." Said Star, "He just wanted to be free. He doesn't really have a goal like Ace and Luffy… "
"You know… I've been wondering something. How did you meet Ace and Sabo?" asked Marco, "And how did you become siblings?"
"Well that's two stories… but I guess I can tell both." Said Star, "Though I wasn't there for the first part of it…"
"Really what's the first part?" asked Marco.
"Well Garp decided to move Luffy to Dadan's where Ace was living… that's how Luffy met Ace and he wanted to be friends, but Ace didn't so he pushed Luffy off a bridge and into a gorge."
"HE what!" yelled Marco in shock.
"And that's where I come in." said Star.
(Flashback)
Luffy was struggling to climb out of the gorge.
That was when a portal opened up. He smiled when it did.
"Luffy!" cheered Star.
That was when Luffy prettily launched himself at Star hugging her.
"Oh!" said Star, "Garp sent you down here again?"
"No…" said Luffy.
Luffy began to explain what happened, how Garp had moved him in with bandits and there was another kid living there and he knocked Luffy off the bridge.
"Okay! Let's get you out of here!" said Star.
Luffy nodded. Ever since becoming friends with Star it was so easy getting out these things… the only training she couldn't save him from was the balloon training.
The two of them got of to the revenge using the dimensional scissors.
"Can I meet the people you live with?" asked Star.
"Why?" asked Luffy.
"Reason!" said Star with a grin.
They went to the place.
"Hi! I'm Star Butterfly! Luffy's best friend and a princess from another dimension!" said Star introducing herself to the bandits.
"What is she talking about?" asked Dadan.
"She really is from another dimension!" laughed Luffy.
"That's cute…" said Dadan rolling her eyes.
"Anyways I came here to send a message!" said Star.
She found a rather short bandit and started to beat him up.
"Why are you letting a little girl beat you up!" yelled Dadan.
"She's really strong!" yelled the bandit.
(Cut out of Flashback)
"That's the start of your "hello" to them, isn't it?" asked Marco.
"Pretty much." Laughed Star.
(Cut back to Flashback)
Later that night Ace returned and was surprised to find that Luffy was there.
He was confused why Luffy was there.
Especially since e knocked him into a gorge earlier.
The next day Star arrived.
Just as Ace was leaving.
"Hi! You must be Ace! I'm Luffy's best friend Star Butterfly! And I'm a Princess from Another Dimension!"
"Sure you are!" said Ace rolling his eyes.
Luffy jumped when he saw Star.
"I was able to sneak out two days in a row!" giggled Star.
"Awesome!" said Luffy.
Ace comply left.
"So what do you want to do today?" asked Star.
"I don't know." Said Luffy.
"Let's go to slide down the Twisty Slopes of Zalu Mountain!" cheered Star.
"Awesome!" said Luffy.
Dadan saw that Star was there and scowled.
"Look Luffy has chores to do… he doesn't have time for imaginary…" said Dadan.
But her sentence died when Star cut open a portal using the dimensional scissors.
The other bandits saw the portal through the open door and they just stared as it disappeared.
"So Garp's grandson is friends with a princess from another dimension…" said one of the bandits.
"I'm getting out the booze!" said another.
"Hey! Don't get it out unless I can say you can get it out!" yelled Dadan, "Get out the good stuff!"
And so over the course of the next few months Luffy had a set routine on days Star was busy he would try to follow Ace, who found ways to shake him off in way that often injured him.
On days she able to two they would hang out they would go to all sorts places and sometimes visit Makino who was 't surprised due to knowing about the dimensional scissors.
Then one day Star visited, they were hanging outside of Dadan's place just looking at the sky.
Neither of them were sure what they wanted to do.
"So what do you do when I'm not around?" asked Star.
"I try to follow Ace." Said Luffy, "But he always does things to make sure I don't follow."
"What does he do?" asked Star.
Star looked at her best friend and got an idea.
"Let's go find him!" said Star.
She took out the dimensional scissors and they ended up in a dump.
Star and Luffy gagged at the smell.
It was a massive garbage dump.
"What is this place?" asked Star.
"I don't know!" said Luffy.
They searched for Ace.
They found him in a tree with Sabo talk about pirate ships and clearly hiding some treasure.
"You guys want to be pirates?" asked Luffy, "Me too!"
The two stared at Luffy and Star.
The two older boys came down and tried to grab Luffy and Star, but Star just socked the two in the face hard.
(Cut out of Flashback)
"The first thing you ever did to Sabo was punch him in the face?" asked Marco.
"Yep!" laughed Star.
"That seems so off." Said Marco.
"I know." Laughed Star.
(Cut back to Flashback)
"What the…" said Sabo.
"Oh come on Star… it's not that bad!" laughed Luffy.
"I know they were trying to kidnap us an tie us up!" said Star, "I learned through my lessons!"
"What?" asked both Ace and Sabo.
"Oh wow… they must each you about the signs of kidnapping." Said Luffy like it was nothing.
"Is this the whole "Princess from another dimension" thing?" asked Ace.
"I am a Princess from another dimension!" said Star.
"What?" asked Sabo.
"She says she's a Princess from another dimension." Said Ace.
"Seriously." Said Sabo.
"I just said I am a princess from another dimension!" yelled Star.
"Oh really! Prove it!" said Ace.
Star cut open a portal causing Ace and Sabo to gape.
"Come on!" called out Luffy as he and Star went into the portal.
Both boys looked at each other and followed out curiosity.
It was a good view of the kingdom, with the strange planets in the sky.
Both boys couldn't help but to gape at the site.
"This is my kingdom!" said Star then said in a rather snooty tone "I am Princess Star Butterfly of the Butterfly Dynasty."
She then pushed the two back though the portal.
"Hey!" yelled both Ace and Sabo.
"You tried to tie us up!" yelled Star.
"Oh come you know too much!" yelled Sabo.
"You have to die!" yelled Ace.
Star once again punched the two.
(Cut out of Flashback)
"This just feels so off…" said Marco.
"Yeah we didn't have a great first meeting." Said Star.
"I take it something happened to bring you together." Said Marco.
"Of course… in fact that's what happens next." Said Star.
(Cut back to Flashback)
"I heard voices!" said a voice.
The four kids hid.
They saw two men, one was rather big and holding a sword, the other was much smaller and beaten up.
"Are you sure Ace was the one who stole the money?" asked the larger man.
"Yes, he caught me off guard… it was embarrassing." Said the smaller of the men.
"Who is that?" asked Star.
"Porchemy, a member of the blue Jam Pirates." Said Sabo.
"Don't tell her!" hissed Ace.
"He scalps everyone he kills." Said Sabo.
"We have to get out of here!" said Star.
That was they saw that Luffy was missing.
And it turned out Porchemy had him.
"How did they catch him!" said both Ace and Sabo.
"Luffy." Sighed Star.
"Ace help me!" yelled Luffy.
"That idiot just said my name." muttered Ace.
"You know Ace!" demanded Porchemy,
"He's my friend! Though he did just try to kidnap me and my other friend." Said Luffy.
"He's blabbing already!" muttered Ace.
"Ace stole some money from us! Do you have any idea of where it is." Said Porchemy to Luffy.
"Nope!" he said with a terrible poker face.
Of course the pirate saw through it.
That was he carried Luffy away.
The older boys watched as Luffy was carried away.
Then they turned tail to run.
"Where are you going!" cried Star.
"Luffy's going to blab! We have to hide our treasure!" said Sabo.
"Luffy's not going to blab!" said Star, "He's one of my best friends! He wouldn't…."
"Yeah right!" said Ace, "You're only saying that because he's your best fiend!"
"No I'm not!" said Star, "My other best friend would totally blab about it! But not Luffy!"
(Cut out of Flashback)
"Pony Head would." Said Marco.
"That she would…" agreed Star.
(Cut back to Flashback)
However the tow boys just left to secure their treasure.
"Fine I'll rescue him myself!" cried Star.
Over the course of the next few hours Star found the location of where Luffy was taken and she tried to figure out what to do.
Due to the fact he was being beat to a pulp thanks to spiked gloves she new she had to come up with a plan… unfortunately she couldn't come up with anything… and her best option wasn't going so well.
"If only I had a weapon! Then I could save him" muttered Star.
"Hey Princess!" said a voice.
She turned around and saw that it was Ace and Sabo, they tossed her a pipe.
"You can fight can you?" asked Ace.
"We realized he wasn't going to blab!" said Sabo.
"Told you so." Said Star, "I'd prefer a sword but this would have to do."
Both Ace and Sabo stared at her.
"What? I've been learning how to use a sword since I was a toddler." Said Star.
(Cut out of Flashback)
"You know how to use a sword?" asked Marco.
"Yeah but I lost interest a while ago… I'm really rusty when it comes to using a sword." Said Star.
"I see…" said Marco.
(Cut back to Flashback)
The trio ran in to fight off the pirates with their pipes.
Porchemy saw Ace was there and grabbed him. however Star managed to hit Porchemy with the pipe really hard causing him to drop Ace.
While Star saved Ace, Sabo saved Luffy, cutting him free with a knife he had.
"Come on Ace! Princess!" called out Sabo.
""No way! Whenever I fight an enemy I will not run away!" yelled Ace.
"He has a cutlass!" called out Sabo.
Sabo sighed and decided to help Ace fight off the pirate.
And somehow they won. Though the two were injured.
Once the pirate was beaten Star led the way to safety with Ace and Sabo carrying Luffy.
Star cut open a portal.
"Follow my lead!" she told the other boys as she entered the portal.
It was right outside the entrance of the castle but out of site of the knights' watch.
She ran towards the entrance with Ace and Sabo still carrying Luffy following her.
"Princess Star! Where have you been!" said one of the knights.
"That's not important!" cried Star, "Luffy got attacked by a monster! And he need helps!"
"Get a doctor! I'll get the king and queen." Said one of the knight.
Sometime later Luffy, Sabo and Ace were all bandaged up and the doctor left, but of course Queen Moon was there to scold the children.
"Star… I was worried sick." Said Queen Moon, "I know you sometimes sneak out but this time you were out too long! Not too mention Luffy's injuries as well as the other boys. You're extremely lucky you didn't get hurt."
"I'm sorry I was out so late! But Luffy was kidnaped." Said Star, "I had to save him!"
"But next time that happens tell someone." Said scolded Queen Moon bending down to Star, "You weren't the one kidnapped… you should have come back to the palace so that the knights could be the ones to rescue him. Next time you might end up getting hurt too."
"I know… but…" cried Star.
"But nothing… you have the resources." Said Queen Moon, "Use them."
Star sighed.
Queen Moon then turned to Luffy and patted him on the head.
"I'm going to ask the chef to give you some extra food." Said Queen Moon.
"Thanks Queen Mom!" said Luffy.
"It's Queen Moon." Sighed Queen Moon.
She looked at the other two boys. Ace was watching the interaction with interest. While Sabo looked at her with distain for some reason.
Queen Moon left, Star watched her mom leave and saw that no one was around.
"It's safe! We can talk now!" said Star.
Luffy started to cry.
"I thought I was going to die!" he cried.
"Don't cry!" yelled Ace.
Luffy looked at Ace and stopped crying.
"Thank you so much!" cried Luffy once again.
"What did I just say!" yelled Luffy.
"He's just thanking you." Said Sabo.
"Why didn't you tell him!" said Ace, "You know he would kill women and children in a heartbeat."
"Because you wouldn't be my friend any more!" cried Luffy,
"So what! It's better than dying. Why do you want to be my friend so badly." Said Ace, "Remember what I told you before! And now you followed me…"
"Because one day I'm probably going to lose Star! And then I'll have no one else!" cried Luffy.
"What?" asked Ace.
"These scissors don't belong to me… they belong to the servants…" said Star, "I'm not allowed to use them. Also they don't know I've been stealing them. One day they might… and then my parents will forbid me from seeing Luffy any more."
Ace and Sabo were surprised.
"And when that happens I'll have no one!" cried Luffy.
Ace froze when he said that.
"When they find out no taking Luffy wherever." Said Star.
"You need me?" asked Ace.
"Yeah." Said Luffy.
"You want me to be alive." Said Ace.
"Of course." Said Luffy.
Both Sabo and Star stared at Ace because of these questions.
However before anymore could be said King River came into the room with large trays of meat.
"Hello Star! Luffy! Boys I don't know! I brought some meat since you clearly missed dinner!" said King River.
Ace and Sabo stared King River.
"Thanks daddy!" cheered Star.
Luffy grabbed several pieces of meat and stuffed it in his face and said something that sounded like "Thanks River!"
"Come now boys! You don't want the food getting cold!" said King River.
They both blinked as they weren't expecting Star's father to be such a kind and jovial man. They then shrugged deicing to eat the meat.
After dinner the four ended up falling to sleep.
King River let Star sleep with the three boys since they were injured and all of them were tired from that day.
The next day Star had to beg her parents to let her escort them home.
"Please mom! Please dad!" said Star giving them the puppy dog eyes.
Luffy joined in… and 7 year old Luffy was really good at doing the puppy dog eyes.
"Fine…" muttered Queen Moon rubbing her forehead.
"Thanks mom!" said Star.
The four kids left the palace and Star used the dimensional scissors to go back to Dawn Island.
"So…" sighed Sabo.
"What's wrong?" asked Star.
"I can't go back." Said Sabo, "I've been living in the Grey Terminal my whole life."
"The Grey Terminal?" asked Star.
"That giant trash dump." Said Ace.
"Oh…" said Star.
Ace and Luffy both looked at Sabo.
Then they got an idea.
The four of them went to Dadan's. And they introduced her to Sabo.
Needless to say he ended up insulting her during the introduction and she chased the four out.
And she wasn't happy that she had to take care of another kid.
(End of Flashback)
"That's how we met Ace and Sabo." Said Star.
"So how did you become siblings?" asked Marco.
"Well like I said when we were kids we would cause all sorts of problems on the island." Said Star, "It happened during one of those trips."
(Flashback)
The four jumped out of a four-story building after eating a ton of food and Luffy giving an IOU to the owners.
(Cut out of Flashback)
"You were how old again…" said Marco.
"7." Said Star.
"Of course you were." Said Marco.
(Cut back to Flashback)
The four of them were running form the authorities.
However as they ran away they passed by Outlook.
"Wait... Sabo?" asked Outlook, "Sabo you're alive?"
"Who is that guy?" asked Star.
"Never mind keep running." Said Sabo.
They continued to run and once they knew Sabo was hiding something big.
"What are you hiding." Said Ace.
"I'm not hiding anything." Said Sabo.
"You are totally hiding something." Said Star.
Sabo still kept quiet.
"You sure you want to have secrets between us? Talk!" said the other three at the same time.
He didn't answer.
Then Luffy and Ace started beating him up.
"Do I have to get Pony Head?" asked Star.
The beating and the threat made Sabo talk and he confessed about being a noble.
"So?" asked Ace, Luffy and Star (with the boys picking their nose).
"You wanted to know." Said Sabo.
"Sabo it doesn't matter. I'm a Princess, I wouldn't think of you any differently." She said.
"Yeah I knew that since I knew you. Besides your parents are way different than my parents. Moon might be stern but I can tell she loves you, and River…" said Sabo, "He's awesome!"
(Cut out of Flashback)
"Durring the time between the two stories dad took us camping." Said Star.
"Oh…" said Marco, "Wait… how is that different than his hunting trips?"
"Mom's okay with camping." Said Star.
"Okay…" said Marco.
(Cut back to Flashback)
"Wait are you parents alive?" asked Ace.
"Yes… I'm sorry I lied to you." Said Sabo.
"wait… what kind of people are your parents." Said Star.
"All they care about is wealth and status. If I cant' marry a girl from the royal family then I'm no better than trash. So they forced me to take lessons every single day and then they would fight if I couldn't fast enough." Said Sabo, "I was nothing but a nuisance in the house. I may not be an orphan but I've always been alone."
Star hugged him.
"IT's okay!" said Star.
"Our worlds are so different." Said Sabo, "Even if your mother doesn't like you still have way more freedom than I do…"
"I guess you're right." Said Star.
"Ace! Luffy!" said Sabo, "One day let's set sail our of here! We can be free!"
"Hey! Why did you leave me out!" yelled Star.
"I… uh…" said Sabo.
"Just kidding!" said Star giggling, "I'm going to be queen one day! I'm going to have the family wand and I'm going to breed warnicorns! Also I'll get my own pair of Dimensional Scissors so I don't have to worry about it and of course I'll visit you!"
"You knew that's why I left you out." Said Sabo.
"Of course"! laughed Star.
Sabo glared at the laughing Princess.
"Look I want to see the world and write a book about it! And navigation is the one thing I liked studying!" Let's get strong and become pirates." Said Sabo.
'You don't have to tell me!" laughed Ace, "I'm gonna be a pirate! I'm going to world famous all over the seas! No matter how many people in the world hate me! I'm gonna be a great pirate! I won't run away from anyone! And I don't' care if anyone sees me as a villain! I'm going to make the whole world know my name!"
(Cut out of Flashback)
"What made those two change their goals?" asked Marco.
"Ace started to be more honest about himself and Sabo… not going to tell you…" said Star.
"That has to do with the whole going to live at the palace thing…" said Marco.
"Bingo." Said Star.
(Cut back to Flashback)
Of course Luffy yelled it his goal, which surprised the other two.
"Luffy you never mentioned your ream to them?" asked Star.
"I guess it never came up." Laughed Luffy.
"But isn't it really bad we all want to be captains." Said Sabo.
"I always thought you would be my navigator." Said Ace.
"I thought you would join my crew." Said Luffy.
"I thought you were all going to move to Mewni and become knights!" joked Star.
"What…" said Luffy.
"She's joking…" said Ace and Sabo.
That was when, Ace took out a Sake bottle and four cups.
"We'll worry about the future in the future." Said Ace.
"Hey you stole that Dadan!" said Luffy.
"You don't' know do you?" asked Ace, "They say if you exchange a cup of sake you become brothers."
"Really? Brothers?" asked Luffy.
"But I'm a girl." Pointed out Star.
"Well I guess that makes you a sister then." Said Sabo.
"We don't' know what the future holds and we won't be on the same ship. But no matter what happens we'll also be brothers and sister!" said Ace.
The four of them drank the sake and all four of them became siblings.
(End of Flashback)
"So that's it." Said Marco.
"Yep." Said Star.
"So what about…" said Marco.
"Not getting that story." Said Star glaring at him.
"Seriously?" asked Marco.
"It will ruin the good vibes of these stories." Said Star.
"I'll get you to tell some day." Said Marco.
"But that day isn't today." Said Star.
Marco laughed, happy heard that story. Hoping one day he'll find out about the story about the siblings and how they came to be who they are.
And he hoped one day he would find out the story on how Sabo came to live with Star for nearly a year…
Next Time: It's the Mewni holiday of Mewnipendance Day! And Star's hosting a recreation of the battle between Mewmans and Monsters. However things are not so black and white as history both distant and recent makes things gray... but will Star realize it or will she remain in the dark? Find out next time!
A/N: Yep! Sabo is now a pirate captain working for the Revolutionary Army, I had this in mind the entire time. Also the Chief of Staff is not an OC, and will be hinted at through the story. Hope you like the twists I created for the character...