Hey everyone! Kept you waiting, huh? Hope you're having a great day! Today's oneshot happened while I was falling asleep and I somehow turned it into an interesting (maybe?) fanfic. Let's just say it's better than I thought it would turn out to be.

Anyway, here we go!

"...What...?"

"What?" Star asked innocently with her arms behind her back. She tilted her head adorably as she stood in front of the Diaz household… or what's left of it. A few pieces of rubble here and there, embers scattered on the lawn, a couple of walls still standing, and water spraying from where the bathrooms should be. "It's… not as bad as it looks?"

Marco wasn't sure if he should be mad, shocked, or laugh. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating or having a heatstroke from the summer sun. Thinking back, he probably should've expected something like this to happen. After all, he did ask Star to watch the house for an entire week while he went to karate camp. An entire week... "How did this happen?"

"I was baking a cake."

"A cake…" Marco looked back at the house. "...Star, I understand that ovens can blow up, but it doesn't destroy an entire house!"

"I kind of forgot how to use it."

"But you bake brownies all the time."

"I was also a bit sick…"

"Sick? Well, are you feeling better-"

"Your parents should really hide that special soda someplace else."

"THAT'S WINE, STAR! I TOLD YOU, YOU CAN'T DRINK THAT!"

Star turned away, embarrassed at her actions. "Heheh… Yeah, you did…"

He glared at Star before letting out a sigh. "...Well at least you're okay… but the house!"

She looked back at the mess behind her. "Ummmm… I can fix this."

He hesitated, unsure if he should trust Star's spellcasting- wait, what is he talking about? The house was already destroyed. What could she possibly do that would cause more damage? "Just… don't make too many changes."

"Okay!" The princess turned and pointed her wand at the house. Without uttering a single word, a transparent pink beam enveloped the area, pulling back chunks of debris and infrastructure together to recreate the house. After several seconds, Star lowered her wand and smiled back at her friend. "All done!"

Marco stared in disbelief. "Wow… You actually did it. You're magic is getting better."

"I try my best."

"Good job, Star," he said as he dragged himself inside, carrying his luggage with him. The princess watched him walk in a zombie-like manner, exhausted from his intense week of training. The two entered through the door and saw that everything was perfectly back to normal. No chips, no cracks, no discoloration. She managed to replicate the house perfectly. Impressive… Marco yawned. "I'm gonna take a nap. I'll see you in a few hours." He headed upstairs, letting his duffle bag scrape against the brand new stairs.

Star frowned and leaned against the railing as she watched her friend slowly ascend with each step. "A nap? But… you promised we would go see that new movie about the thing and the person and the place!"

As vague as she sounded, Marco knew exactly the movie she was talking about. "I'm sorry, Star. It's just that I'm really tired and my entire body is aching. Do you think we could see it tomorrow?"

"But what about school?"

"Star, the last day of school was a week ago. Why do you think we haven't been there?"

She thought about it for a moment before finally understanding the concept of a summer vacation. "...Oooohhhhh… So that's how Earth school works…"

"Anyway, I promise we'll go tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Star frowned, but nodded. "Okay…"

"Aaannd I'll also make some of my super awesome nachos later."

She gasped, her eyes lighting up with joy. "Really!?"

"For the princess? Of course."

"Awwww thanks, Marco!" She smiled and twirled herself around, performing a curtsy to the boy. "I await your return!"

"Uuuuuuugggghhh…" Star moaned in boredom. Painful, torturous, agonizing boredom. She slumped on the couch, flicking through the channels, trying to find something to watch as she changed positions periodically. Eventually she found herself lying upside down with her head hanging off the edge and her legs over the couch. She let out a frustrated sigh. "Soooooo….. Booooorrrreeeed…" She looked at the time.

Five thirty-seven. Exactly seven minutes since Marco came back.

"Who knew seven minutes could get so boring…" She looked back at the TV, hoping something would catch her attention. Criminal shows, zombie shows, sports shows, kids shows… Sometimes she wished she never had dimensional scissors. She visited so many other exotic and exhilarating places, that these TV shows seem rather lackluster. That is unless Marco's there to watch with her, in which case, things were much more fun. She wasn't sure why though. Maybe it was because of Marco's enthusiasm for these shows. Or maybe she just simply enjoyed being around him. Regardless of the reason, he wasn't here which means the show is boring.

"Guess that's the end of this distraction," she muttered as she turned off the TV. "Marcoooo, sleep faster. I want to have fuuuunnnnn…" Maybe she could visit Father Time and skip forward a bit. Although, messing with time is never a good idea. Besides, she'd never hear the end of it from her parents… or Marco… Maybe she should also take a nap. Sleep the day away. Her dreams had to be more exciting than waiting around for Marco… wait, dreams…?

Star quickly sat up with a new, fun idea. "That's it! I'll just jump into his dream!"

She grabbed her wand and ran upstairs to Marco's room. Star quietly opened to door and peeked in, seeing Marco sleeping soundly on his bed. She tiptoed her way to the boy and pulled up a chair next to the bed. His chest slowly rose and fell as he rhythmically breathed in his sleep. He seemed so peaceful with his relaxed expression on his face. Like nothing could ever break his tranquility. Star giggled at the sight of how relaxed and calm he looked. "So cute." She pulled out her wand and tapped it to Marco's forehead. "I'm sorry for invading your privacy again, Marco," she whispered before chanting a spell, creating a glowing link between his head and the wand. She then tapped the wand against her own head and felt her eyes become heavier. Her head fell forward, landing next to Marco's side. She tried to keep her eyes open, but the sudden wave of fatigue was too much, forcing her into a deep sleep.

Star opened her eyes to find herself in the middle of a hallway. Blurred faces of people walking around with books in their hands, some looking as if they were conversing with each other, but all she heard was the generic babble of multiple people talking at once. It was impossible to ascertain what they were saying. It seemed like it was just background noise to fill in the gaps left in the dream. She explored a bit, recognizing the layout of the building she was in.

"C'mon Marco, school? You couldn't have dreamt of something more fun?" she muttered. "Marcooooo! Where are youuuuu?" She squeezed through the crowd of imaginary people blocking standing around. "Marcooooo!"

"...and that's why I didn't think we needed one."

"That's pretty crazy, if you ask me."

Star's ears perked at the sound of fully formed sentences. That must mean Marco is nearby! She quickly ran towards the voices, pushing through the crowd. As she made her way into a clearing, she saw Marco talking with… Tom?

"Yeah, totally. But I gotta hand it to you, Tom, those portals are pretty useful though."

The demon smiled. "That's why i'm the best."

Marco rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Anyway, I'm gonna go meet up with Star. I'll catch you later!"

"Alright, don't have too much fun. Otherwise I'll burn you to a crisp."

"Still jealous, huh?"

Tom shrugged. "I'm just saying, you two seem to get along reeeaaaal well together. Not a fan of that."

Marco simply shook his head. "Will you get outta here?"

"Hmph. Fine. See ya, Marco." With that, the two went in separate directions, but the demon instantly vanished as soon as Marco turned around.

Star scratched her head with the wand, letting out a small grunt. "Tom's at our school, huh? Dreams are weird… Wait, Marco's going to meet me? Oohhh! I wanna see what the other me looks like!"

"What are you talking about, Star?'

"GAH!" Star jumped, spinning around and pointing her wand at the person behind her. "What- Marco?"

The boy smiled. "You sure are jumpy today."

"But- but- how did you- I just- you were…."

"You okay, Star? You're not going through another heat stroke, are you? I told you, it gets hot around here."

Star took a moment to collect herself. She let out a sigh and muttered, "Right, right, this is a dream… weird stuff happens in dreams…"

Marco tilted his head. "What did you say?"

"Oh, nothing…" Now what? She didn't actually expect Marco to come talk to her. She just wanted to watch what happens in his dreams, but now she's apart of it. Wait, does that mean she took the place of dream Star? Is dream Star still out there somewhere? Could she affect the dream just by thinking about things? "I wonder…"

"You're acting kind of strange…"

Well, since she has his attention, she might as well play along. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Hey, let's go on an adventure!"

"We can't just ditch school, Star."

"Psh, why not? Janna does it all the time."

"Janna is a bad influence on you."

"Says the 'misunderstood bad boy'," she teased, nudging his arm.

He sighed. "Yeah, yeah. Look, let's just go to class, alright?"

Star raised her finger, about to argue back, but the environment changed before she could say a word. She looked around at the familiar classroom that she dreaded so much. "Great. Now I'm bored in a dream."

"Star Butterfly?"

She looked at the front of the classroom to see Ms. Skullnick with a clipboard in her hands. "Uh… here?"

"Yes, I know you're here. Why aren't you at your seat?"

"Uhhhh…" Star looked around to see everyone staring at her. Rather than going to her usual spot, the princess smiled and shrugged. Time to make things a little more interesting. "That's a great question, Skullsy."

"Well, I'd appreciate it if you'd sit down, Star."

"But, how can I sit down… if there's a giant monster over there!" she exclaimed, pointing at the corner of the room. While nothing was there at the moment, Marco quickly turned around, and his subconscious filled the gaps, producing a large insect-like creature in the classroom. The kids began to scream and run out the door while Star pulled out her wand. "So that's how dreams work… Alright, Marco! Let's do this!"

"I-I don't know, Star! This one is kind of big for just me to handle!" he protested as the monster approached them.

"Psh, please, Marco. Your wand is just as powerful as mine."

"Wha- My wand?"

"Yeah, you know, the wand you always keep in your- uh... back pocket!"

Once again, the boy's subconscious filled the rest of the details in, creating a new wand in his pocket. He reached behind him and to his surprise felt the magical object in his hand. "What?" He held it in front of him. It wasn't all too different from Star's wand. The only thing that set it apart was the color scheme of red with white trimmings and a blue star in the middle. "Since when did I-"

"Narwhal blast!" The monster flew back against the wall. "You gonna stand there, Diaz, or are you gonna use that wand of yours?"

Marco seemed utterly confused, but went along with the situation. "Um… Narwhal blast?" The wand shot out a spell, the recoil making Marco fall back onto the ground. The spell hit the monster again, this time making the creature disappear from existence. "Woah!"

Star put her hands on her hips, smirking at her friend. "Not bad for a beginner."

"Thanks. I… learned it from you?" he questioned himself more than to Star. "Man, this is all so weird…"

"I know, right? Dreams make no sense."

"Dream?"

"Oh, don't worry about it." She took a look around the room. "Hm… looks like that monster scared everyone off… c'mon, let's see what else we can do around here now that you have your wand."

"Uh… alright…?" The two exited the classroom and walked down the hall through the crowd of people. "So, where are we going?"

"I don't know. That's up to you. I just want to see what we can do in this place!"

"But we've been going to school for an entire year, now. I'm pretty sure you know what goes on around here."

Star giggled at his cluelessness and pat his head. "Oh, Marco. I'm only beginning to learn what we can do. Liiiike…." she looked at the empty space behind Marco and gasped. "Wow! Look at that magical lightning bug behind you!"

The boy turned around and the once empty space now had a small, flickering bug with glitter flaking off of it as it floated by. "Aw, hey little guy."

"Heh. Yeah, I've seen these things on Mewni before. They're pretty rare. They, uh… they… give you the most delicious food ever!"

"Really?" Marco held out his hand and just as Star expected, the bug produced a hamburger from thin air. He took a bite of the sandwich, making his eyes widen. "This… is… amazing!"

"I know, right?" Now that she was getting a grasp on how to manipulate Marco's dream, she wanted to see what else she could mess around with. "So where's your Glossaryck?"

Marco tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"You've got a wand. That must mean you also have a spellbook. And that means you have your own Glossaryck, right?"

"Uhhh... I... don't know. I have my own Glossaryck?"

"Sure! You uh… showed me, remember? She was pretty cool." Star hoped that the information would be enough for Marco to imagine another being.

"Um- yeah! I think I do remember! I'm sure she's nearby somewhere…"

Star pointed at nothing behind the boy again. "Look! There she is!"

He turned around and discovered a magical being floating behind him. She was just as small as Glossaryck, but her skin was pale white with black tattoos over her green eyes. She had a scheme of black and white robes. Instead of a gem on her forehead, she carried a black and white staff with a green crystal on top. She approached the two and huffed. "You know, I look away for one second, expecting everything to be all calm and orderly, but nooooo. I come back and see everyone in a panic. Great job, Marco. The hero of the day award goes to you."

"Hey, at least we stopped that monster- ow!" The little fairy creature thing hit his head with her staff. He rubbed his head and glared at the small being. "What was that for?"

"For being irresponsible, that's what. You let a monster sneak up behind you and you didn't even use the spell I taught you. What's the point of me teaching you how to use your wand if you never use it? I mean, really Marco. You- Oh, hi Star!" Her expression changed immediately from annoyed to joyful at the sight of the princess.

"Oh, heyyyy... you…" Star said in hopes not to offend the magical being.

"You don't remember my name, do you?"

"No no no no, I remember your name! Your name is… um… yeah, I don't know. I'm sorry."

The small woman pouted. "Hmph. No one ever remembers me. Just because Glossaryck gets the spotlight all the time doesn't mean I'm any less important."

Marco approached her, attempting to cheer her up. "Don't worry. I remember your name, Indexia."

"Indexia?" Star repeated to herself.

The fairy crossed her arms and turned away. "Yeah, but you're supposed to remember my name, num-nuts. I'd be even more disappointed if you forgot."

Marco rolled his eyes. "Gee, sorry for being nice."

"Yeah, yeah. Anyway, you're lucky to have Star around. She saved your butt."

"I could've taken care of myself!"

"Suuuure you could. That's why you need me to teach you magic, right?"

"Yeah, definitely. And you're a great teacher, by the way," he said with just as much sarcasm as he flicked the fairy away.

Indexia growled at the boy's action. She flew up to Marco shoulder and zapped him using her staff. "Why thank you, my grateful student." The two were face to face as they glared at each other.

Star smiled at the their interaction. Indexia was certainly no Glossaryck, but she was just as interesting as the little man. "You two sure are great friends, aren't you?"

"Yeah, the best," Marco muttered. "You can tell by her sarcasm."

Indexia flew up and sat on Marco's head. "Well you know what they say, boy. Sarcasm is the best form of friendship, and friendship is magical. So that means sarcasm is magical."

"Then you must be the most powerful magical being in the universe."

The fairy poked his head with the bottom of her staff. "As a matter of fact, I am. I rival Glossaryck, after all."

"You definitely beat him in terms of annoyance."

"What did you say?"

"I said you're just a joy to have around."

Star couldn't help but giggle at their banter. Marco definitely has an interesting mind with his creative imagination. This place is proving to be a lot of fun for the princess with the dream manipulation and everything. Maybe even comparable to the Bounce Lounge… alright, maybe just a little less fun than the Bounce Lounge. Nothing beats the Bounce Lounge.

Star stretched her body, feeling a new wave of fatigue wash over her. "Alright, well, I think I've seen enough for one night. Pretty cool stuff you got here, Marco. Maybe next time, don't start us off at school."

"Star, you're not making much sense today. The sun's still out. And what do you mean by 'don't start us off at-'"

"Oh, silly Marco. Don't worry. You'll probably forget everything that happened here. Buuuut at least I got to meet little Indexia here, heehee~" she patted Indexia, making the fairy giggle.

"I don't know where you're going, princess, but be back soon. I can only take so much of this boy's simple thinking."

Marco picked the fairy off his head and gave her an annoyed look. "I'm sorry, who are you? I can't remember. Oh, that's right, no one does."

"Well played, human."

Star pulled out her wand and waved. "Bye guys! I'll see you tomorrow night!" Before they could say their goodbyes, Star tapped her head with the wand and watched as the environment faded to darkness. She felt herself be pulled back into her own mind and the sounds of Marco and Indexia bickering became muffled until all was silent and dark.

Marco entered the kitchen, letting out a yawn followed by a stretch. He saw Star in her pajamas happily eating a bowl of cereal. "Morning, Star."

"Good morning, Marco~" she sang as she took another bite.

The boy grabbed a bowl and took a seat next to Star, pouring his breakfast out. "Man, I had a weird dream last night. You were there, a monster showed up, I think Glossaryck was a girl or something…"

Star laughed. "I don't know, Marco. That sounds like something that happens, like, every other day."

"Maybe… Oh, and I think I borrowed your wand? And Glossaryck was pretty annoying in that dream… well, he's kind of annoying all the time... actually you're right. It does sound like every other day."

'Aw. Poor Indexia. I guess no one really does remember her.' Star shrugged. "Sounds to me like someone's jealous of me~"

Marco raised an eyebrow. "Jealous? Why would I be jealous?"

"Monsters showed up? Glossaryck was there? You had my wand? I may not know about psychology like you do, but that sounds like a case of jealousy. And that's just adorable~"

"Trust me, you bring enough excitement in my life. I don't need a magic wand to make things more crazy."

"Awww someone's in denial~"

Marco scoffed. "In your dreams."

Star smiled. "Well… more like in your dreams."

Quite a long one this time around. I kind of wish I wrote more, but meh. I've had this in my google docs for way too long and I can't keep you guys waiting too long! On another note, Indexia took me forever to think of a color scheme for some reason. Don't know why :/

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed seeing her, cuz she's going to appear in future chapters!

Also, no romance in this one. I surprise even myself... Next Starco fic will have some kisses and whatnot :D

REVIEW RESPONSES:

Leonidas101: No problem! I'll start on that right away! Might be 2 fics later though. I have a loose schedule on what I'm working on first :P

Guest Sorta: Funny thing is that I started it off as just that. A big ball of fluff. And then halfway through I thought... I should make this angsty. Everyone loves angst :D

DaliaDraws: lol You've revealed yourself! I'm glad you're enjoying the series so far! I try to update ASAP.

SonicE1337: lol thanks. I'll find your soul one day. I swear it! Also, I didn't fail my midterm. I call that a success. Also, I'm all caught up to your fics! I'll be posting in your next update! EXPECT ME

RustyWarhead: Well, idk if it's something I can go back to, really. I was going for a more self-interpretation for the chapter, but if you really want it, I'll see what I can do :D

xXPokeFictionXx: Haha, sorry for depressing you there! Buuuut unfortunately, I don't think I'm planning on reviving Marco like that, despite what Tom can do in the show. Star's just going to have to visit Marco every once in a while in the underworld. Hopefully this fic lifted your spirits though!

KrissDomm: ikr the most cheerful Starco fic of all time! Hopefully this dream fic is making you feel better :)

Guest: Thanks! I try to update asap!

EVAunit42: omg you're reading my series I'm kind of freaking out right now. I was just asking for advice on how to come up with more original ideas, but you're reading the series and- ...Ahem. Sorry. Got a little excited there. Not everyday I see big names read my stuff :P Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read my series! And I also look forward to your next updates!

Don't forget to vote on my poll