Wow, I got a lot done today. Two chapters in one day. I think that's pretty good. Anyway, enjoy!

"Excuse me… Uh, hello?... Sir, could you…?"

Marco went from person to person, but it seemed as though he was invisible. People were so wrapped up in what they were doing, they all completely ignored Marco and his attempts to find out where he was. Eventually, he just gave up. Marco walked back out of the crowd and leaned against a nearby building. He looked up at the castle, then back down at the scissors. "Why am I here? There's got to be a reason that you took me here. What's in this place that I need to – Oof!"

Marco was knocked off balance by something suddenly hitting his torso. He looked down to see a hooded figure gripping him in a bear hug. "…you're here…!" the figure whispered. "You're actually here! I knew you couldn't have forgotten me!"

The figured clutched onto him like their life depended on it. Meanwhile, Marco regarded the figure with a mixture of fear, confusion, and sympathy. "Hey, uh. I'm glad you're happy to see me, but, uh, who exactly are you?"

"Oh, duh. You can't see me with the disguise," the figure giggled. They tore off their ragged cloak, revealing the most stunning girl Marco had ever seen. She had long golden hair that reached below her knees, beautiful baby blue eyes that shone in the light, and two heart-shaped birthmarks on her cheeks that seemed to glow with her excitement. "Ta-da! It's Star!" she proclaimed in a sing-song voice. "You're best bestie!"

Star immediately latched back onto Marco and proceeded to bombard him with a series of questions, each completely unrelated to the last.

"So how are all our friends? Why did you wait so long to visit? Wanna go to the Bounce Lounge later? What new Earth history have you learned at school? Wanna see a new spell that I learned? Can we go beat up some monsters now? Do you think we can find the right ingredients to make your nachos?"

Before Marco could answer, Star burst into tears. "I missed you, Marco. I missed you…" Marco remained silent for a moment as the girl cried into his sweatshirt.

Sensing the opportunity to speak, but not wanting to hurt the girl's feelings, Marco struggled to find a way to phrase his next statement. "Um, not to be rude, but, uh, you see, I'm... I'm a little lost right now and…" Star looked up at him, a confused look on her face. "And, well I… I don't know you."

Star's heart stopped. She jumped back and looked at Marco, who was looking down and rubbing the back of his head. "You… you're joking… Marco, tell me you're joking." Marco shook his head.

Star felt her heart shatter.

She dropped to her knees, tears streaming down her face. "He doesn't remember me… He forgot me…" she whimpered. Then she threw her hands over her face and wept.

Marco heard her crying and looked up to see that Star on her knees, in tears. "Oh no. Dammit, I didn't want to make her cry," thought Marco as he moved to comfort her. But as he put his hand on her shoulder, he felt something grab his hood and pull him off the ground. He turned to see that a huge man, wearing a suit of armor, had picked him up.

Another armored man walked up to Star and asked, "Princess Butterfly, are you alright? Did the boy harm you?" The only response he got came in the form of unintelligible gibberish. Sighing, the man turned to Marco. "You, boy, are under arrest by order of Her Majesty, the Queen."

"Under arrest? For what?!" Marco protested. Then, he realized something. "Wait, did you just call her Princess?"

The man ignored Marco's questions, and instead held up a photograph of Marco. It was his school picture from the year before. "How did you get that?"

Once again, the man ignored Marco. "We, the Royal Guard, have orders directly from Her Majesty to arrest this boy should he ever be seen on Mewni."

"Mewni?" thought Marco. The name seemed strangely familiar, much like the scissors and the castle.

"Additionally, we are to confiscate any dimensional scissors that he might have." He reached over and took the scissors from Marco's belt loop. "Hey, those are mine!" Marco protested, but, like before, it fell on deaf ears.

"Finally, we are to throw the boy in the dungeon and report his arrest to the Queen herself. Should the Princess be present at the time of the boy's arrest, she is to be taken to her parents immediately." The guard then turned around and picked up Star, who was still quietly mumbling to herself.

She and Marco were then carried back to the castle, all while Marco struggled and Star whimpered. After entering through the massive front gates, one guard split off in another direction, carrying Marco down the damp stairwell leading to the dungeons below, while the other guard continued forward, carrying Star into the throne room at the heart of the fortress.

I realize the last couple chapters have been kind of short, but that just seems to be how they turn out. Chapter 4 is coming soon and it'll probably be a little longer.