Hey everyone! It's been a while! Sorry for not updating for a while ;_;
Been busy with college stuff.
Got your reviews and it seems that some people noticed the sudden Starco romance being much more blatant than my usual…. subtle(?) Starco moments. Well, they're more subtle than last chapter's that's for sure. I'll be sure to tone down the romance a bit haha :P
(I got your request craftyminer188. I'll start working on that soon!)
On another note, I realized there was another story that's very similar to mine called Wands and Weirdos with pretty much the exact same picture and same idea. As not to be confused with that series (and so people don't think I just stole that person's idea), I'm changing the name of this oneshot series as soon as I can come up with a better name. (To be honest, I didn't think very long what I should call this series. She's got a wand, Marco makes nachos, boom. Wands and Nachos)
Thanks for the feedback everyone! Today's oneshot doesn't have much romance so much as just fun and adventure SvFOE style. Or that's what I hope, at least.
Anyway, here's today's oneshot.
"One…"
Star readied her wand, gripping it tightly in her hands.
"Two…"
She pointed it forward, aiming it at the sky.
"Three!" Marco threw the batter in the air. Star shot a beam of blue light at the mixture, turning it into an oversized pancake. Marco jumped into the air with a plate in his hands, catching the pancake. He almost fell over at the weight of their breakfast but quickly found his balance.
Star smiled. "Good catch, Marco."
"Thanks." He placed the plates on the table. "Now all we need are some eggs."
"Oooohhh! Eggs! I love eggs!" she exclaimed, jumping up in excitement.
Marco approached the fridge. "Let's see here…" He opened the door and found an empty carton of eggs. "...Star? Did you pick up the eggs like I asked you to?"
The princess nervously laughed. "Ohhhhh… right… I knew I was forgetting something earlier…"
"Ooookay, that's fine. We can just go get eggs from the store-"
"But our breakfast is going to get cold!"
"Well, do you have any better ideas?"
Star smiled, pulling out her dimensional scissors.
"...Starrrr, noooo-"
"Don't worry, Marco! I know where we can get some reeeaaaallly good eggs!" She stuck the scissors in the air and cut open a portal. "C'mon, let's go!"
Marco groaned. "Can't we just go to the store? You could probably cut open a portal to there, right?"
"Yeah, but this is more fun." She grabbed Marco's arm and pulled him close. "You'll thank me later."
Marco tried to pull away from her grip. "Wait Sta-AH!" Before he could say anything, Star lept forward into the portal, dragging Marco through as well.
The two stepped out of the portal and into an exotic world, filled with towering trees with vibrant blue and green leaves. Remnants of ancient ruins were scattered throughout the forest floor with larger chunks of carved stone sticking out from the ground, overgrown with vegetation. Various noises came from the jungles, filling the air with crickets, chirps, roars, and unfamiliar sounds echoing through the air.
"Ohhhh, things really changed since I've been gone! It looks so cool!"
Marco looked around, concerned about the strange noises all around them. "I don't know if cool is the word I would use…" The dense jungle made it difficult to tell where the sound came from, let alone see what was making them. He jumped at a nearby hiss and hid behind Star for protection. "You sure this is a good idea, Star?"
"Don't worry. We'll only be here for a few minutes!" Star turned her head left and right. "Now where did I get the eggs last time…?"
"This seems a bit unnecessary just to get breakfast, though."
"Yeah, but these are reeeaaaaaalllly good eggs. Your puny Earth eggs are nothing compared to this-"
The two jumped at a deafening screech followed by the sound of a tree falling over. The noise seemed a bit too close for their liking. They scanned their surroundings to make sure nothing was coming after them.
"Star…?"
She contemplated to herself, muttering something barely audible to the boy. "No, that's not right.. This monster sounded bigger…"
"Did you say monster?"
Star shrugged. "I'm sure we'll be fine. Let's go this way-"
The two were knocked back by a sudden force, landing at least twenty feet back. They looked up and saw a large reptilian monster, the size of Marco's house, glaring at the two with its yellow tinted eyes. A low growl could be heard as it watched Star and Marco slowly get up to their feet.
"Star, what do we do!?" Marco whispered desperately.
"Don't worry. It can't see us if we don't move."
They stared back at the monster, hoping Star's advice would work.
It didn't.
The large reptile let out another screech before charging at the kids. They quickly jumped out of the way just in time to see the monster knock down a couple trees. It recovered, shaking its head to clear its vision. It spotted the two and charged after them once more. Star and Marco tried to outrun the reptile, just barely running faster than the beast.
"STAR! DO SOMETHING!"
"Uh- Yeah! Right! Spells!" She pulled out her wand and grabbed a hold of Marco's arm before chanting her spell. "Mega Bubble Dome Shield!" The wand grew bright as the light engulfed the pair and surrounded them into a hardened bubble. The bubble started to float in the air with the monster following close behind. It jumped at the two, its teeth just barely missing them. It let out another screech as it watched its prey fly away.
The two let out a sigh of relief. Marco turned to Star. "This egg better be worth all the trouble we're going through."
Star looked below and watched as they passed through the colorful jungle. "If we can even find it. This place really changed since last time I was here."
The boy let out a frustrated groan. "Can't we just go to the store and buy some there? I don't think eggs are something to die over."
"Ohoho Marco, it definitely is something to die over. One taste and you'll see. It's just like those goblin dogs we got last time, remember?"
"We weren't being chased by monsters back then…"
Star huffed. "Fine. We'll go back. This place is confusing, anyway." She reached into her bag for her dimensional scissors. "...Uh…."
"..."
She shyly looked up at Marco. "So…"
"..."
"Want the good news or the bad news?"
"Star…"
"Right! Good news first. I didn't lose my scissors!" Star said with a smile.
"..."
She continued, "Bad news… uhhh….." She pulled out her scissors. Or rather, what's left of it. The handles were crushed while one of the blades was severely bent, the other completely missing.
"..."
"...Well, look on the bright side! At least we're safe now," Star reassured, trying to stay optimistic. That optimism instantly fell as soon as the bubble hit a cliffside, causing it to pop. The two screamed as they fell through the sky as they approached the ground. Star pointed her wand at the ground, creating what looked like a giant white pillow on the ground. The two landed on the soft pillow as it shrunk down to size, allowing the pair to get back on their feet. Star brushed herself off. "Well… look on the bright side! At least we didn't get hurt-"
Star's pouch fell shortly after them, hitting Marco on the head, knocking him to the ground with a bad headache. He glared at Star who turned away, laughing nervously at the situation. "Well… at least we have each other?"
Marco grumbled to himself as he got up, rubbing his head. He let out a sigh. "At least we have each other…now can we talk about the real problem here?"
"Right. Where to find those eggs…"
"HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE WITH NO SCISSORS!?"
Star scratched her head. "Erm….. I-I'm sure we can find some way out of here. We just need to… um…"
Marco whimpered as the situation sunk in that he and Star may never be able to get back home. No. Someone will find them eventually! Someone will notice they're gone… right?
"...You know what, I'm sure we'll figure it out. In the meantime, let's go get our breakfast," Star nonchalantly suggested as she began walking forward.
Marco glared in disbelief at how relaxed the princess was about their current problem. "Star!"
"What? We can multitask."
He hung his head in defeat as he tread behind his best friend. "These eggs are so not worth it…"
After hours of wandering through the dense jungle, the two reached an opening, discovering what looked like an ancient temple of some lost civilization. The stones were cracked, eroded by time and wind. Vines and moss grew over most of the temple blocks. Carvings were etched into the side of the walls and stairs, leading up to the entrance. The stone stairs were massive, almost as tall as the kids themselves.
"Ooooooooh…" Star gazed in wonder at the ruins. "That looks… kind of familiar, actually."
"I guess we found our shelter for the night... C'mon, let's at least get up there." He started climbing the aged stone blocks, parts of it chipping off as he made each step. He turned to help his friend up, but Star didn't follow. She stood at the base, hesitant about the temple. "Star?"
"I don't know, Marco… I feel like I've seen this temple before."
"So you recognize the thing. That's good right?"
Star seemed unsure. She couldn't shake the strange feeling of familiarity and caution. "...I… guess… I'm sure it's fine," she said, trying to convince herself.
The two made slowly made their way up the temple. Marco would occasionally look off to the tree line to make sure there weren't any monsters nearby. It took several exhausting minutes before they almost reached the top. By then, the sun was beginning to set.
Star climbed the last step, peering inside their shelter. "Looks empty."
Marco followed close, panting with exhaustion. "Great. Now… all we… need... is a fire."
"No problem!" She raised her wand in the air and twirled it around. "Inferno Blazicus!" A small stream of fire shot in the middle of the room, bringing light into the entire space. The fire stayed lit as if it was burning logs of wood. "Hm. That worked out better than I thought. I was expecting everything to burn."
"That's comforting," Marco sarcastically responded. "Well… we traveled all day, sun's about to go down, and we have no food."
"Well, we could always-""
"I am not eating anything that comes out of that wand."
Star scoffed. "Oh, come on. Last time was an accident. I promise I won't make muffins that explode. Here, watch." She pointed her wand towards the ground. A yellow beam of light shot out, creating a plate of spaghetti. "See? No problems here."
Marco brought his hand to his face, shaking his head. "Star, that's not spaghetti."
"I- that- what? It totally IS spaghetti. It's got the noodles and sauce and everything."
"Then why is it green," he questioned, pointing at the glowing, possibly radioactive pasta.
"...Some foods have dreams, Marco. Spaghetti can be green if it wants to."
"NO THEY CAN'T! IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!"
Star crossed her arms. "Psh, shows what you know about cooking."
The boy groaned. He just wanted a nice relaxing saturday, watch TV, goof off, and maybe fight Ludo if and when he comes for the wand. At no point was being trapped in another dimension part of that plan.
"Well? Let's dig in!" Star took her seat, raised her wand to summon two forks, and patted the stone floor next to her.
Marco looked at the discolored pasta with concern. "I… think I'll pass."
The princess shot an annoyed look. "Marco Diaz!"
He rolled his eyes. "...Fine." He approached the plate and sat across his best friend. She handed a fork to Marco and began eating the pasta. Marco was both disgusted and hungered by the spaghetti. He took a small strand of the green spaghetti and reluctantly took a bite of it. "Hm… well at least it tastes like normal."
Star smiled. "See? What'd I tell you? And look!" She pointed at the small opening in the ceiling. The sun had finally set, and bright, colorful stars began lighting up the night sky. The vast space began to change colors before forming a full aurora in the sky. "Dinner and a show. Niiiice."
"Yeah, but that doesn't change the fact that this spaghetti is glowing green."
"So close your eyes. It's actually tastier if you do that." She demonstrated, closing her eyes and taking another forkful of spaghetti. "Mmmmm. Pretty good if I do say so myself. No thanks are necessary."
Marco sighed. He couldn't just not eat. He needed the energy if they were going to explore the jungle in the morning. He looked at the plate and contemplated the lesser of two evils. 'Starvation and exhaustion, or radioactive poisoning…'
He watched Star happily eat the spaghetti with her eyes still closed. '...Well, I'm sure Star can fix it.'
He closed his eyes and took another bite of the spaghetti. "You're sure we won't die from eating this?"
"Oh, what's the worst that could happen?"
"We die."
"Like that ever stopped us, before."
"Even though it should," Marco muttered. He stabbed his fork into the spaghetti and brought it to his mouth. He had some difficulty guessing where the plate and fork was with his eyes closed. "So what's the plan for tomorrow, Star?"
"I dunno. Wake up, search around, find those eggs, fix my scissors…" He could hear Star poking her fork here and there before finding the plate. "And we'll be home before we know it."
"Any idea how to fix the scissors, yet?"
"Mmmmm… yyyyyyeeeeee- no not a clue."
Marco sighed. "Starrrr…"
"Shhhh not now, Marco. That's for future us to worry about. Right now, eat. Relax."
The boy groaned. He took another bite of the spaghetti, but some of the noodles seemed to be stuck to the plate. "Well, we should figure it out soon, shouldn't we?" He kept sucking the strands in.
"I don't know if worrying about it now is going to help us much. Nothing we can do besides rest... What's with this noodle?"
"You okay there, Star?" He said as he tried to suck in the noodle. "Where's the end of this thing?"
"Yeah, just- this spaghetti…" He heard her sipping something as well.
Marco felt a tug as his face began to move closer to Star's position. 'Wait, there's no way something that cliche is going to happen-' he opened his eyes to see Star's face right in front of him. The noodle he was trying to eat was connected to Star's. "Wait, Star- hold on-"
He felt her lips press against his. His eyes widened at what they were doing. Star, noticing the sudden pressure on her lips, opened her eyes to see Marco. It took her a moment to realize they were kissing. They quickly broke apart and covered their mouths. Their faces flushed red and their hearts pounded as the two refused to make eye contact. They didn't say anything and let the crackle of the fire drown out their awkward moment.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Marco shyly stole a glance at Star whose face was still hiding from him. He coughed. "I-it's g-getting pretty late…"
Star nervously laughed. "Y-yeah! Late…"
He stood up, brushing his legs off. "I-i'm gonna… go over th-there and sleep…"
"Sounds good…" she quietly responded.
Marco pulled his hood over his head, trying to hide from the embarrassment as he walked over to the corner of the room. "Night Star…"
"Night Marco…"
The two never spoke another word to each other for the rest of the night. They didn't even dare to look in the other's direction in fear that something irrational would happen. They let the noise of the gentle fire fill the air as they slowly fell asleep.
Marco yawned, rubbing his eyes. He stretched, feeling his muscles ache from sleeping on the stone floor. The warmth of the sun hit him as he watched the sunlight peek through the open ceiling. He groaned as reality slowly settled in. They were still in the temple. They were still in another dimension. They were still without a proper pair of dimensional scissors.
He rose to his feet and walked over to the entrance, passing by a noticeably scorched area in the center of the room where the fire used to be. Star was still sound asleep with her back against the pit. Marco blushed at the sight of his best friend. Memories of their dinner rushed back to his mind. He touched his lips, his cheeks growing a deeper shade of red as he thought of the moment. He shook his head. 'Focus Marco…'
He walked past the sleeping princess towards the entrance of the temple. He looked outside to see-
"What the…" Marco was in complete disbelief. He ran back to Star, shaking her awake. "Star! Star! Wake up!"
The girl woke up, still dazed from her sleep. "Wha- who's there?"
"Star! Look outside! Something weird just happened!" He pulled her to her feet and dragged her to the entrance. "Look!"
Star rubbed her eyes and gazed upon a completely different environment. Instead of the beautiful, dangerous, exotic jungle, they were in the middle of a desert valley as far as the eye can see. There were no signs of green - only waves of sand and stone. Star smiled. "Ohhh! That's better!"
"Huh?"
"This is what the place looked like when I last visited- Ohhhh! And this was the temple I saw last time!" she excitedly remembered, rubbing her hand against the eroded walls. "So that's what this place does…"
Marco scanned the horizon. "Star, what's going on? What happened to the jungle?"
"Meh, who knows? But forget the jungle! Look! This is the place I got the eggs from last time! Ohhh, this is great!" Star began to jump in excitement.
The boy grabbed his hair, unable to take any more stress. "Star? How. Did. We. Get. Here?"
She pat the stone wall beside her. "This baby probably teleported us to a different place. Don't you just love magic? So convenient."
"Yeah… convenient…"
"C'mon! Let's get down from here! I know where to go!" she said as she started climbing down the enormous stairs.
"How? It's a desert," he called back, slowly following behind.
"Trust me! I know juuuuust where to find those eggs."
Marco sighed. "Totally not worth it."
The two reached the bottom in no time with much less effort. They landed on the soft, unstable sand. Star led the way to a seemingly random direction. All Marco could do was trust her and hope she wasn't just exploring for fun. Despite their location, the desert was far less hostile than the ones on earth. The sun wasn't weighing heavily upon their shoulders. Dehydration didn't seem to creep up on them any time soon. It felt as if it were a nice, breezy day on Echo Creek. The two continued to travel across the desert and through mountain passes until they found another opening - a small, but safe space encircled by the mountain. And in it, a nest. In the nest… eggs.
Star held her arm out and whispered. "Look, Marco. Eggs."
"Finally." Despite the unnecessary effort to get these delicious orbs, Marco couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment reaching the eggs.
"C'mon! Let's grab a couple and find a way out of here." Star conjured a basket in her arms and began picking the delicious eggs. Marco walked up to the nest and took one of the eggs in his hand. He was about to put it in the basket when he felt movement within the shell.
"Uh… Star?" She turned her attention to the egg and saw the shell begin to crack. The top half cracked open, revealing a scaled lizard-like creature. It looked around, making eye contact with Marco. It made an affectionate yelp as it crawled out of the shell and onto Marco's shoulder. "Er… hey little buddy."
Star gazed in amazement. "Ooohhhhh. He's so cuuuuute!" She held out a finger to pet it. The creature nuzzled against her finger, lightly gnawing on it.
"Have we seen this thing before?"
"I dunno. Why?" she asked, playing with the newborn animal.
"It just seems like-"
The two cringed at the sudden high pitched screeching roar. The baby was unaffected, looking between the two, tilting its head in confusion. The two shared a look before realizing that the baby looked a little too familiar.
"Star?"
"Um…. I guess… I should've mentioned that the eggs aren't from birds," she nervously spoke.
"Then… these eggs belong to…"
Suddenly, a monstrous lizard creature emerged from the opening - the very same that chased them through the jungle. It let out another deafening roar. The two covered their ears, the baby lizard jumping off Marco's shoulder and scurrying away. The monster stood at the opening, its yellow eyes watching the two carefully.
Star leaned over and whispered, "When I give the signal, run."
Marco nodded. "Okay. What's the signal-"
"ATOMIC CHERRY MUFFIN BLAST!" Several flaming muffins flew out of the wand, headed straight for the monster. The lizard let out a roar before being bombarded by the sweet pastry. They stuck to the scales for a moment before exploding in red and pink fire. "RUN!"
The two sprinted in the opposite direction. They heard another screech behind them and saw the monster shaking off the excess icing. It spotted the two running towards the base of another cliff, trying to get to higher ground. The monster charged at the two, not letting them get away.
The two began scaling the cliff. Marco looked behind them. "Star! It's coming back!"
Star turned and pointed the wand in its direction. "Syrup tsunami shockwave!" A wave of brown, sticky syrup began flooding the ground. It washed over the monster, making it significantly harder to move, but not completely immobile. It struggled to move its body, but the sandy ground allowed it to shift its feet forward. "Marco! Climb faster!"
"I'm trying!" The two continued to climb as fast as they could. The monster finally reached the base of the cliff. It let out a low growl before it took another look at its syrup covered body. It looked back up and placed its front leg onto the cliff. It then began to scale the cliff, using the sticky spell to its advantage. "C'mon Star, we're almost at the top!" Marco called out. He wasn't sure if Star heard him since she was too busy shooting spells at the monster below her. He finally got to the top and saw-
"Heyyyy y'aaaallllll. How you guys doing?"
Marco almost fell off the cliff at the sudden surprise. "Ponyhead!?"
"Sup," the floating severed pony head greeted.
"What the- how- what are you doing here!?"
"Oh, well you know, I was just in the neighborhood, and this one guy said, 'hey you. I bet you're not brave enough to do this thing,' and I was like, 'Maaaan, you don't know who you talkin' to. I'm Ponyhead.' And he was all, 'Yeah? Well I bet you can't-'"
"NEVERMIND! We need some help!"
Ponyhead raised an eyebrow. "Why? What'd you and Star do this time? You two in trouble? Awwwww yeah, girl. That's what I'm talking about. Living the dangerous life. I like it."
Star finally reached the top, still shooting spells at the monster below. "Go away you stupid lizard! They're my eggs now!"
"Star!" Ponyhead happily exclaimed.
The princess turned and saw her interdimensional best friend. "Ponyhead!" she hugged her friend. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, well you know, I was just in the neighborhood, and this one guy said-"
"Not now!" Marco interrupted. "Quick, we need to get out of here."
Ponyhead rolled her eyes. "Oh c'mon, Marco. There's no need to rush. Ponyhead is here. You gotta relax. Unless we're at a party. And when we party, we par-tay! Am I right, girl?" she looked over to Star.
"Uh, actually Ponyhead, this is kind of serious. I broke my scissors and there's a huge monster trying to eat us."
"Man, you two have all the fun without me. That ain't fair. Star, you and I need a girl's day out, you know what I mean?"
Marco grew more annoyed at their situation. "Ponyhead. Monster. Home."
"Alright, fiiiine." Ponyhead spit out her dimensional scissors and cut open a portal back to Earth. "There, you happy now?"
The three winced at the roar as the monster finally climbed over the top. It began charging at the three, ready to finally catch its prey.
Marco quickly pulled the two princesses into the portal. "Okay! Time to go!"
Star and Marco both fell to the ground with Ponyhead gently floating behind them. They looked up and found themselves back in Star's room.
Star smiled. "We're back!" Marco let out a sigh of relief. The two hugged each other, happy to finally be back home. Star turned to Ponyhead. "Thanks for saving us, Ponyhead."
"Aw, no problem, girl. You know how you're my bestie n' all."
"See Marco? We got the eggs and we're back home."
Marco shook his head. "Just… next time, bring a spare scissor."
"Hold up, you two almost got killed for a bunch of eggs?"
Marco smirked. "See, Star? I told you it was-"
"I can't believe you two actually got them! Do you know how rare these things are!? Mmm! They're gonna taste so goooood~"
"I know, right! It's been forever since I had these things."
"Star, you gotta cook these babies up right now!"
Marco groaned. "You gotta be kidding me…"
Later that day
"Soooo, Marco? What'd you think?"
He grudgingly answered, "Yeah… they were good."
"Just good?"
"...Really good…" he muttered.
Star smiled triumphantly, taking a seat on the couch next to him. "I told you."
"Still not worth dying over though."
"So… what do you want for dinner?"
Marco was too tired. He didn't feel like eating anything really. "I don't know, anything is fine. You want some nachos?"
Star thought for a moment. "Hmmm… maybe not tonight."
"Chinese food?"
"Actually… I'm kind of in the mood for spaghetti."
Marco froze, his cheeks reddening as he remembered their kiss. He slowly turned to look at Star who had a strange smile on her slightly red face.
"...Uh…"
"I'll go ahead and make some," she said as she walked back into the kitchen.
Marco's face turned completely red.
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Remember when I said this wouldn't have romance in it?
I LIED.
In other news, I saw the season 2 finale for SvFOE. Totally wasn't prepared for it. FML when does season 3 start?