Hey here's chapter 2 of my Star Vs the Forces of Evil fic. Originally I was waiting till about 15 reviews, but I am finally giving you MY version of the Blood Moon Ball. For those that think I destroyed the nemesis relationship between Marco and Meteora/Heinous, don't worry, she'll be back eventually. I first want to focus on the main characters, building friendships, possible romances, but I am going to post a poll on who Marco ends up with. Before Season 3 this was definitely going to be Starco, but ever since the canon direction of Season 3, I'm majorly on the fence on the whole Starco pairing. So much so that I've basically become a major Marco/Kelly fan. Also be honest aside from the season finale how many times during the season did Tom show any concern or friendship to Marco aside from when he came to Mewni? Anyway in addition to my second chapter for Marco's New Path, I'm also going to give shout outs to some awesome fics.
1. The Royal Protector by The Eternal Winter. The inspiration for my St. Olga's rescue came from that. (Also I never liked the Princess Marco bit, so it was a refreshing change.)
2. Marco and Kelly VS the Universe by Kirdei Antares (First MarcoXKelly fic I read, and it is way too easy to get into. Not to mention the timing at the Soulrise in Lava Beach Lake.)
3 and 4. My Dinner with Buff Frog and Marcocrushed by Jack Coffison (Those two fics make you feel for Marco.)
5. Stay by IceFire9 (Two chapters at the moment, but they are good.)
6. Dark Prince Marco by chachingmel123 (Clever story with a different Star from another reality.)
7. The Light of the Moon by Sn3aker (Totally brilliant, specially since it has "subtle" MarcoXHeckapoo, Marco/Pony Head friendship, and especially Marco/Tom bro time.)
8. The Lucitor Curse by LawKaynn (An awesome MarcoXKelly fic that where Tom is an ultimate jerk, and has done nothing but sever the bonds not just between Marco and Star, but is getting to the point where Star may kill him.)
Anyway time for the disclaimer.
I don't own Star VS the Forces of Evil.
Crashing the Blood Moon Ball
"Oh snap, can't believe she's giving that short fused demon a chance!" Pony Head shocked.
"Hey Pony want to head to the ball?" Marco asked.
"Hey boy what are you thinking?" She asked.
"Well I was thinking of going down there to keep an eye on Star without necessarily crashing the ball." He told her.
"Why? Don't you trust Star?" Pony asked.
"Oh Pony I trust Star with my life, but the fact she's currently with the Prince of the Underworld and a demon makes me worry since a lot of Human myths state that many demons usually have ulterior motives." Marco told her.
"Really? Though he can be needy and controlling at times you think he'd try and manipulate Star into getting back together?" The floating princess asked.
"Yep." He answered as he started walking to his room with Pony following.
"So where are we going since the bell to the ball is in Star's room?" Pony asked as she followed Marco in his room.
"Well." Marco began while lightly shoving Pony out into the hall before closing the door. "You are waiting in the hall while I change clothes." He told her through the door as he started stripping out of his gi.
"Wait why do you need to change?" Pony Head asked.
Instead of an answer, she saw the door open revealing Marco in a suit.
"Well I figured formal attire would be better when accompanying a princess to the Blood Moon Ball so we can watch out for our bestie." Marco said with a wink.
"Dang boy if you can look this good, and be clever enough to take down Saint O's then why ain't you got a girlfriend by now?" Pony asked.
"Well there's a girl I've liked for years, but for most of the time I was too shy to even say hi to her. Lately I have to watch Star a lot to make sure she doesn't lose her wand to Ludo, or keeping her out of trouble she can easily wind up in." Marco told her before they walked back to Star's room and approached the bell. "So to get there just ring the bell right?" He asked to make sure.
"Yep." Pony said as Marco rang the bell.
Almost instantly, a pillar of fire arose revealing the demon with the carriage. Once the doors opened Marco and Pony Head started going in.
"What floor mortals?" The demon asked.
"To the Blood Moon Ball please." Marco said before the doors closed, and the Demon brought them to the ball.
{Underworld: Blood Moon Ball}
As soon as the two came out of the carriage they saw the hall packed with demons.
"Wow." Marco began. "This is nice, but a bit light for what I was expecting."
"Really?" Asked a demon that was within earshot of them. "And what were you expecting?" He asked.
"I don't know?" Marco replied. "Just something a bit more brutal like skulls and chains adorning the walls, pools of blood, and fountains of lava or something." He said.
"Hmm. Actually that's a good idea. What are you man, what dimension?" The demon asked.
"I'm a human." Marco began.
"From Earth." Spoke a familiar voice.
When the three turned to look they saw the demonic princess from Saint Olga's.
"P-Princess Tammy when did you come back?" Asked the shivering demon.
"I can't believe my own people would think THEIR PRINCESS WOULD MISS THE BLOOD MOON BALL!" Tammy Lucitor shouted gaining everyone's attention.
Once they did they all started shivering except Star and Tom who came over to them.
"Tammy?" Tom asked. "What are you doing here? I thought you were sent to Saint Olga's?" He asked.
"Well brother dear, I was, but all the princesses were sprung by a brave handsome boy." Tammy replied.
"Really?" Star asked amazed hearing that a boy freed all the princesses in Saint Olga's.
"Yes Princess Butterfly, and I have really good luck since I just bumped into him here are the ball and intend to make him my dance partner." Tammy replied.
"What guy could break into Saint Olga's alone from the way it sounds, and free all the princesses there?" Tom asked.
With that question asked, Tammy reached over and pulled Marco into view of everyone.
"MARCO?!" Star asked shocked to see him there.
"Oh no girl, Tammy you better let him go before you get the horn." Pony Head said as she hovered in front of the demon princess.
"PONY HEAD?!" Star exclaimed.
"Oh hey B-Fly" Pony greeted.
"Pony what are you doing here?" Star asked shocked to see her bestie.
"Well girl it started with a mirror chat with Marco, him wishing me a Happy Birthday day and all, and then I get grabbed by goons and taken to the Solitary Conformance Chamber." Pony began. "Next thing I know I'm free and in the arms of a dude in black who turned out to be Marco, and he starts a revolution and frees all the princesses while kicking major butt on his own." Pony Head said making Star and Tom look wide-eyed at the human while Tammy tightened her grip on his arm.
"Marco you busted every Princess out of Saint O's alone?!" Star asked shocked.
"Well Star." Marco began as he pulled his arm free of Tammy and straightened his suit. "When I saw Pony Head get sent to the Conformance Chamber I just had to do something, and if you learned what happened it just would've broken your heart." Marco said.
"Marco right?" Tom asked gaining their attention. "It's cool that you took down Saint Olga's alone, but why did you come here? Also how do you know Star?" Tom asked.
"Well first off I know Star, cause her parents sent her to Earth to train in her magic, and she kind of lives with me and my family." Marco said.
"I think I can guess the other reason Marco." Tammy chimed in.
"On please like you know why we're really here." Pony said to Tammy.
"You came here because you're worried about Star and don't trust Tommy." Tammy said making Marco and Pony Head both wide-eyed. "Don't give me that look I know how some Human myths paint some demons as untrustworthy, and always having ulterior motives." Tammy commented.
"Uh What?" Star and Tom asked.
"Marco and Pony Head are worried you invited Star here in attempt to use the Blood Moon to manipulate her back into a relationship, so they came here to watch out for her and have her back." Tammy explained.
"Wow you think that low of me?" Tom asked.
"Dude Pony knows you as a short tempered guy, and we've never even met or hung out for me to know a thing about you." Marco told him. "But if you just want to hang out with Star at the ball then I don't see any issue." He told him.
"Really Marco?" Star asked.
"Well Star you can't blame me for worrying about you." Marco said.
With that comment Marco was hugged by Star.
"Marco you are such a great friend." Star said before Marco was pulled out of her grip and into Tammy's arms.
"Well, seems that so long as my brother doesn't try anything toward you Princess, that means I can steal your friend for the night." Tammy said dragging Marco away and starting to dance with him.
"Oooo dang I didn't know Earthboy could dance like that." Pony said impressed Marco could keep up, and was even leading Tammy on the dancefloor making a lot of people look at them.
"Kinda funny he came to have you're back, but it looks like he's going to need rescuing from my sister." Tom said with a chuckle.
"That's not funny Tom." Star said with narrowed eyes at the Lucitor Princess dancing with her friend.
"Oh lighten up Starship, the only thing to worry about would be if the Blood Moon shines on them." Tom said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Star asked.
"Well the punk's right I did have an ulterior motive." Tom said making the princesses' eyes widen. "I just wanted to see if there was a chance for us by seeing who the Blood Moon might shine on." He explained.
"Huh?" The princesses asked.
"*Sigh* Look the Blood Moon selects two souls by shining on them and binds their souls. The plan was to see if it would shine on you and me, to see if there was still a chance." Tom told them.
With that Star started figuring things out and punched Tom in the gut.
"This was a stupid plan, instead of clinging to our past romance and obsessing about trying to get back together with me you should've just tried being friends." Star told him.
"Okay I get it, but we still need to dance by them just in case to hopefully prevent the Blood Moon from possibly bonding your friend Marco to my sister." Tom said making them look at him. "If you think I'm bad, if the Blood Moon chooses to bond their souls then Tammy will literally attach herself to him at the hip." Tom told them.
"You mean she'd try everything even a forced or fake wedding to stake her claim on him, or even kidnap him and keeping him down here?" Pony asked.
"Yep, besides there's a chance that it could choose me and Star, Star and Marco, or heck me and Marco." Tom said jokingly.
With the last part however that got him a fist in the gut, a horn slap on the cheek, and a stomp on his foot.
"OW! CAN'T EITHER OF YOU TAKE A JOKE?!" Tom asked hopping on his good foot until the pain left. "Besides that would only happen unless he's single, and from what I've seen and Pony's told us dude's got to have a girlfriend." Tom said with a smirk.
"He's single." Star and Pony said in sync.
"Wait really?" Tom asked.
"Well there's a girl he's liked for years, but he's too shy to even talk to her." Star explained.
"Oh yeah he totally told me that when I asked why he didn't have a girlfriend after I saw him in… his… suit." Pony said as her eyes widened before floating to Marco and Tammy.
"Hey, Tammy, give the guy a break, because he never really got to rest between the breakout brawl at Saint O's and coming here." Pony said.
"Really?" Tammy asked as Pony and Marco nodded their heads. "Okay let's go sit for a moment." Tammy spoke as Pony pulled Marco away from her and pushed him over to Star.
Unfortunately for them as Pony was getting Marco away from Tammy the ballroom's skylight opened as the light of the Blood Moon entered, and once Pony Head pushed Marco to Star the Human and Mewman were both illuminated.
"You know I have a feeling if things went differently, I'd be trying to kill Marco for being with Star under the light of the Blood Moon." Tom said in amazement.
"Oh snap, I like totally did not see that coming." Pony said as she and Tom saw Star and Marco locked in an accidental embrace as the light of the Blood Moon shined down upon them.
Of course unknown to the four the entire ballroom locked their attention on them, applauding the lucky couple under the Blood Moon.
"DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!" Cheered all the demons but two.
With that Marco took the initiative as Star was still stunned from the embrace to realize anything else until she felt herself moving before realizing Marco was dancing with her.
"Marco what's going on?" Star asked curious as to why they were dancing under a red light.
"Bout time you came to your senses Star, Pony accidentally pushed me to you too hard which led to our accidental hug, but then all of a sudden it seemed the Blood Moon was shining on us." Marco started as they spun around the dance floor. "After we got illuminated by the Blood Moon's light pretty much everyone was cheering for us to dance." He finished before all of a sudden Star was pushed from his arms.
When everyone got over the shock they looked at who pushed Star and saw Tammy grinding her teeth as her three eyes all glowed a bright blue.
"That dance." She began while clenching her fists. "Was ment… FOR ME!" She shouted as lightning filled the area.
Before anything else could be done multiple thin pillars of fire arose around her resembling bars. Star and Marco looked over at Tom as he and Pony Head came over to them.
"Hey Marco how about we head over to your place and chill before Tammy gets free while we're still here?" Tom asked as he and Marco helped Star up.
"Yeah, then the four of us can enjoy Pony's Birthday present together." Marco said with a smirk.
Before even Star could add to the conversation, they were all shoved into the elevator which went to Star's bedroom balcony at Marco's place before they were pushed out onto the ground by Pony Head.
"Okay we got Star, saved both your butts, and even brought Tom." Pony began. "Now where's my cake?" Pony asked.
"Pony relax it's in the fridge down in the kitchen, but first can the three of us change clothes?" Marco asked.
"Yeah I'm with Marco on this one, I mean the two of us are good looking guys, but I'd rather wear some normal clothes before eating some cake here." Tom said as he wrapped an arm around Marco.
"Wait." Star spoke up. "What is Tom going to wear since we left his home in a hurry?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, hey Marco can I borrow some of your clothes?" Tom asked.
"Sure." Marco answered. "Beats Pony Head coming into my room when I'm about to change." Marco said before ducking as a blast from a blushing Pony Head's horn aimed at him.
With that, the boys took it as a cue to leave the room and get changed.
"Uh Pony what was that about?" Star asked with narrowed eyes.
"Okay I was totally following him to his room without realizing it wanting to know why he was walking away from the bell in your room, before he lightly shoved me out saying he was going to change clothes." Pony explained.
While Pony was explaining she was behind her mirror changing into her everyday dress before walking to the kitchen with the floating head.
"I see, so why the blush?" Star asked curious.
"Well he snuck into Saint O's freed all the princesses, and fought a ton of robo guards by himself." She started. "Kinda started thinking he wears the hoodies to hide a bit of muscle." She said.
"Wow Pony." She heard Marco's voice and saw they were right across from the boys. "Didn't know you were thinking about me that way." He joked.
While he was getting Pony's cake out and cutting it, Tom was setting out some plates and forks. Of course, the girls also noticed their outfits. Marco was wearing a white shirt that showed his lean frame and a pair of dark jeans while Tom was in blue jeans and a solid black tank top.
"Uh Tom where did you get those clothes?" Star asked.
"Marco's closet, duh." Tom said as he and Marco set out the cake pieces.
"Wait Marco you have clothes like that?!" Star asked.
"Yeah I just never found the best time to wear them." He said blushing a bit.
"Boy you better start changing your wardrobe soon cause then you'll definitely get this dream girl's attention along with some others." Pony told him as she took a bit of cake. "OMG This is so good!" She added.
"Yeah Marco's an awesome cook." Star began. "When his parents go out he does all the cooking."
"Hey Marco, since my sister's obsessed with you already, I'm thinking about getting enrolled in school with you and Star to watch your back." Tom spoke up.
"Really Tom? Well it would be interesting to say the least, just maybe watch out for this one girl Janna, she's totally obsessed with stuff relating to darkness and the occult, so a demon prince from the underworld would probably mean we'd have to crash together once in a while at your place." Marco replied.
"Oh yeah Janna is so fun, and is always up to pulling pranks." Star said while her mouth was full of cake. "I think she also has a thing for Marco." Star said with a wink.
"Really sounds like an Earth girl after my own heart." Pony said.
"Bet she totally drives you crazy then Marco." Tom said laughing.
"Yeah, since she likes to steal a lot of my stuff like my wallet, my keys, my underwear, onetime she stole my pants right off me." Marco said embarrassed and annoyed before turning to Star. "Also Star if Janna like's me, then she should just come out and say it, heck I'd even go on a date with her to try and see a relationship if she does." Marco told her. "Till then though I can only see her as an annoying friend who often has our backs." Marco told her.
"Like Ponyhead?" Tom asked before the two boys laughed before Tom and Pony went home, and Marco and Star went to bed.
And Boom there's chapter 2. I wanted to get started on a bit of bromance with Tom and Marco, also I didn't like how Star was when they got home because everyone knows that Marco only crashed the ball because he was worried about her. He knows he can handle herself anyone that's ever watched the show can see that, but she can't predict another person's plans and could've wound up bound to Tom with no way out. As for those fics I mentioned earlier, those are just some really cool ones with my own opinions. I thought it might give them more new readers and more reviews. Of course for Marco and Kelly VS the Universe there is a confession, also tons of jealousy from Star.
Never Stop being true believers
Gold Testament.
