Hey guy's the reptile is back!
I deeply apologize for the extremely long wait, but I'm finally back to this story after some major writers block with a new chapter for you guys.
Response time!
nic0nynja: Thank you, and follow you shall.
allen Vth: More you shall receive. As for who's going to be Eclipsa's mate, you'll see some hints in this chapter. Also, glad you like Marco's run in this story.
Star's Keyblade4114: More you shall receive in time. There'll be a flow of blood alright.
Delta975: Thank you, much appreciated.
Guest: Thanks!
Also, I have a challenge for you guys.
But first, I would like to give a shoutout to catspats31 for informing me in a review that I couldn't post the challenge as a story (which I originally did, but was unaware at the time), because it was non-story content, and I'm not supposed to disturb the story section with non-story content. That's my bad, and I apologize for it.
Anyways, I came up with an early Halloween challenge for people during September... because I couldn't wait until October at the time.
The challenge is this:
Write about different characters from different cartoon shows, BUT with a ghoulish scary twist.
For example:
Ghidorah Yellow Diamond.
Siren Jackie Lynn Thomas.
Demon Dipper.
Mummy Marco Diaz.
Werewolf Finn.
Venom Randy Cunningham.
Ghoul Wendy.
Vampire Anne Boonchuy.
And so on.
Now as for rules: I don't care what characters you use or who you ship them with if it involves shipping, but STRICTLY NO INCEST! I can't stress that enough.
You can include blood and gore if you want to, it doesn't matter.
Now as for other details: It doesn't matter if the ghoulish twist makes them evil or not. If you want a good character to be a bad guy or the villain to be a good guy, go nuts. If you still want the good guy to be the good guy, and the bad guy to be the bad guy, that's ok too.
Here's an example: Toffee is the good guy, and the butterfly family is secretly a group of vampiric butterfly monsters.
There, see? Role twist and ghoulish twist.
You don't have to include a twist if you don't want to. Just be sure to include a monstrous twist.
But anyways, it doesn't matter what character or characters you choose (whether it's a protagonist or antagonist).
If you want to use some of my examples for your stories, you have my permission.
Get creative and go nuts with your own ghoulish monster story.
Mwahahahahahahahahahahaaa!
... Yeah, that's basically the challenge.
Sorry if the cheesy evil laugh made you cringe to the back of your heads.
Anyways, on with the story.
I don't own anything.
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In castle Butterfly's hospital wing...
It's been hours since Hekapoo arrived in Star's room in such a state that she was in.
Queen Moon had Hekapoo placed in a private room used for royalty that's closed off from other hospital rooms.
Her wounds were treated and bandaged, and she's currently resting from her rather vicious ordeal.
She's still scared senseless despite being in a safe environment.
... For now...
"I can't believe Eclipsa did this to her. I didn't think she could be so. So. Vicious. It's like Hekapoo got attacked by an animal!" Star said in disbelief.
"Better believe it, Star. Because Eclipsa is far more dangerous than you think." Said Moon.
"What? How?!" Asked Star.
Moon sighed before speaking, "Star. I haven't exactly told you everything about Eclipsa. Yes, she was trapped a crystal, and yes I made a deal with her if Toffee was defeated that she would be set free. But there's something I didn't tell you about her."
Star got confused, "What? What didn't you tell me?"
Moon took a deep breath before she explained further, although a bit hesitant, "Eclipsa was trapped inside a crystal for a reason. It's not so much that she ran off with a monster lover, any other monster would've been fine, but no it's because this particular monster turned her into what she is today. Star, Eclipsa... is a vampire." Said Moon.
Star's eyes widened in shock. "What?! A vampire?! B-b-but I thought they weren't real?! They're supposed to be a myth back on earth!" Said Star.
"On earth they are. But in mewni, I can assure you they're very real." Said Queen Moon.
"How come I'm now just hearing about this?!" Star asked.
"Because vampires are threatening to both mewmans, and monsters. Once they went extinct, people tried their best to forget them, and keep them secret. That is until Eclipsa met her lover." Explained Moon.
"Vampires are that scary here?" Asked Star.
Moon nodded, "Yes. Now, I would like you to leave us be for awhile. I would like to question Hekapoo in private."
"You sure? Because she nearly cut my arm when she was in panic mode." Said Star.
"Yes Star, I'm sure. I can handle Hekapoo. Now, please leave." Said Moon.
Reluctantly, Star left the room. Leaving her mother alone with Hekapoo.
Moon made sure the door was locked. She didn't want any unnecessary interruptions.
She pulled up a chair next to Hekapoo's hospital bed, and gently shook her awake.
Hekapoo stirred from her sleep, her eyes opening slowly. She looked around the private medical room she's in, until her gaze landed on Moon by her bedside.
"... Q-Queen M-Moon...?" She spoke just above a whisper.
Moon placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "It's ok, Hekapoo. It's ok. You're in a safe place now." She said in a soothing voice.
Hekapoo remained still, but her voice is still laced with fear, "No where is safe... no where is safe if she's loose."
"It's ok, Hekapoo. You're safe with me." Moon moves closer to the scissor creator, "Just tell me everything that happened."
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Back on earth, Diaz residence...
It's now night time, and the people of echo creek were having a peaceful slumber this cold chilling night.
But one of the residences of the Diaz household was having a rather unusual slumber.
Marco Diaz, although sleeping soundly, is currently having an unusual dream.
He would normally dream of karate, something adventurous (due to Star entering his life, and introducing him to adventure and magic), or some of his other interests.
But this one struck him as unusual because it looked like something he would not normally dream about...
Marco's dream...
Marco found himself in complete darkness. Completely unaware of his surroundings. All except for a glowing red light up ahead, coming from what looks like the mouth of a cave.
Unsure of what to do, Marco walked towards the red light.
His footsteps echoed all around him as he treaded onwards.
Given the fact that the red glow shown upon rock walls, it was safe to assume that he was definitely in a cave.
When he finally reached the mouth of the cave, which he was greeted by cold, crisp, autumn air, and walked outside onto a small plateau or cliff.
He looked up to see a partly cloudy night sky bathed in shades of red by a red glowing moon partially covered by clouds.
He thought it was the blood moon that he and Star danced under, but thought better of it.
He didn't know what it was, but something about this blood moon felt, I don't know... off. Like it gave off this gothic-like vibe or something.
Marco looked around him. He assumed he was up top on a mountain side. Given the fact that he could barely make out the trees that are down below in the dim red light. He could even make out what looked like a castle of some kind, but just barely.
Despite the creepy gothic atmosphere, everything seemed oddly peaceful.
That is until he heard what sounded like chittering.
He looked up to the red night sky to see a swarm of bats. Their chirps and chitters creating what sounded like a choir of screeches as they flew across the night sky.
It wasn't until the clouds fully parted away from the moon, that Marco got a good look at the rest of his surroundings.
The colony of bats flew over a castle that he wasn't familiar with. It almost looked like Butterfly castle, but with some minor differences.
It's got darker colors, and appeared to have a bit more of an edge in comparison to castle Butterfly.
Then, at the left corner of his peripheral vision, a woman appeared not too far from him. Just a couple of feet. She wore a black strapless dress with no sleeves, a black sun hat of some kind, teal curly hair that reached just above her shoulders, and she had her hands folded in front of her in a graceful matter.
He tried to get a good look at her face, but her hat covered half her face in shadow. So all he could see was her kind smile.
Her skin is a pale porcelain white, and her eyes appeared to be glowing with a piercing red.
"Uh, hello? Who are you, and where am I?" Marco asked.
The woman didn't answer. Not at first. Instead her smile widened.
"Hello... Gregory." She said.
Marco could've sworn he saw fangs.
Suddenly, everything went black.
Then something with glowing red eyes with a pair of fangs came straight at him with a screeching hiss...
...
Marco woke up with a gasp as he sat up in a cold sweat.
"What the heck was that all about?" He asked himself.
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So what do you guys think of Marco's little dream sequence?
Also, new chapters will be taking much longer to come out because I'm focusing my efforts on 'Marco Diaz: Rodan Reborn' for the time being.
And before anyone starts asking. No, I'm NOT going to cancel this story. I have no plans to cancel any of my stories. Chapters will just be coming out whenever I come up with any at a inconsistent rate.
Review if you're liking it so far.