Star ran as fast as she could. Not a single mark was laid upon her when she escaped the woods. Like how she was when she tried to find the fire, she jumped over the big stems, swung through the branches of the trees, and even blasted through obstacles that stood in her way. She had no intentions to stop whatsoever. Marco will be saved, whether she'll make it or die trying.

Eventually, once she got out of the woods, she stopped to catch her breath in the middle of Mewni's corn fields. The fields were huge; she could barely see the village she was going to from where she stood. Still trying to catch her breath, she looked at the ground that grew the infinite amounts of corn. There were monster footprints that were left on the soil. Looking at the footprints closely, it weren't the same monsters that would try to defeat her all the time. Nevertheless, the fact that there were monsters roaming around this area captured her interest.

There was one thing that shocked her down to her core, however. Next to some of the monster footprints lies blood on the corn stems. She was unsure which one was the monsters' and which one was from a man from Mewni, but it made it feel like it was a massacre. She didn't even want to think it was Marco's blood stained on there. She would've beat herself to death if that happened.

With more observing, Star found more footprints on the soil. Some of those footprints looked like one of the villagers from Mewni, but the most of it was dominated by the shape of a sneaker. It looked really familiar; the pattern of the sneaker looked exactly like pattern at the bottom of Marco's sneakers. This felt like it was the most obvious sign yet. Marco was right here, but it only begged the question: Is he still alive?

She wanted to stop thinking about it, but she couldn't bring herself down to do it. Footprints were scattered across the ground of the corn fields. Small blood stains were visible on the corn stems. And to top it off, the plants nearly covered the sight of the village. She's on the verge of crying once more. She couldn't clear the sight of red on her eyes.

Star was excited to celebrate her first Christmas. Granted, she's unfamiliar with the human culture around Earth, but that wasn't going to stop her for having a great time. She loved the stories Marco told her about it. The presents, the snow, the mistletoe, she loved it all. He only didn't tell her about the man that went by Santa Claus. Only Marco's mom told her about him, and it almost caused her to make her stay up all night until she could shoot the bearded man out of the house.

When Christmas Day arrived, her heart was filled with joy. She hasn't been this excited for a holiday since she was celebrating Mewnipendence Day with her family. She met Marco's family, and every single member of the Diaz family loved her. The party was a blast as well; the food tasted fantastic and the adventures Marco and her shared put a smile and a laugh on everyone.

After everyone had something to eat, it was time to open up presents. Since she was new with every member of the Diaz family, she gave every one of them their very own laser puppy. Everyone loved the generous gift she gave them; the puppies warm their hearts with their cuteness, but nearly blinded them with their lasers. When it was all said and done, she then started to give Marco his gift. It wasn't really a big present for him, but she was confident that he will love it.

He began to unwrap his present. As soon as he was finished, he noticed a shine coming out of the box. The gift Star gave him left him speechless. It was a sword forged by one of the blacksmiths in Mewni. He was really excited when he got it, but at the same time, he did best not to behead an uncle when he was waving it around and bragging about it. Needless to say, it was the best gift he had ever got.

After showing off the flashiness of the sword, Marco put it aside and gave Star her present. The present was much smaller than her present to him, but it didn't matter to him. As soon as she finished opening it, she was a bit confused with it. Luckily, he told her that the present she got was a wireless speaker. He always felt she wanted to dance and party all the time, so getting her this was the best thing he could give her.

Once she was able to understand the gift he got, Star had been using it ever since. Using Marco's phone, she played through his songs every day until the battery on either the phone or the speaker ran out. She even added some of her songs onto his phone so she could play them on blast. It might have been regrettable for Marco to get her that speaker, but he really had nothing else to give to her anyways. He would just take his aggression out on some karate chops anyways.

One day, when the two of them were just chilling in Star's room, Star found a playlist that he made specifically for his crush, Jackie Lynn Thomas. It nearly made him go into a mental breakdown. Of all those times he let her use his phone, the last thing he wanted her to see was that playlist. Marco begged her not to play it, but she insisted on playing it. That made him even more desperate. He tried everything to get his phone out of her hands, but that ended dramatically as soon as she aimed her wand at her.

Suddenly, she played the playlist through the wireless speakers. A slow-dance song filled the big room in a matter of seconds. While Star was pleased of the music that was playing, Marco buried his head with her pillows. Seeing him like that upsets her all the time. It made her decide between what she wanted to do next. She wanted to stop playing the music, but she also wanted him to enjoy the moment. In the end, she only wants to cheer him up.

She tried to remove him out of her bed, but he wasn't willing to move out. It was only when she used magic to remove the sad Diaz off the bed. Even after that, Marco was still lying down, being super upset with her. She picked him up on the ground, and asked him politely to dance with her. Marco completely ignored request and tried to grab his phone back. Given no other option, Star agreed that if he would dance with her, she promised he will get his phone back. He respectfully accepted her offer.

Before the two of them started dancing, however, she popped a hat for Marco to wear with her wand. The hat looked identical to the hat he wore when they were dancing at the Blood Moon Ball. He wasn't sure what the purpose of her popping in the hat, but she wanted him to put it on anyways. He only wanted this to be over, so her wish was his command.

So there they are, dancing to the slow beat of Marco's unwanted playlist bursting through the wireless speaker. When they were dancing together, Star's intentions weren't to recreate the events of the Blood Moon Ball. However, the slow dance the two of them shared in her room felt like it was a hundred times better than the ball. She admired Marco's dancing; he was always on rhythm with her, if not ahead of the rhythm. The way he moved almost made her weak in the knees. She wouldn't care, because if she couldn't feel her legs, she was confident that he will sweep her off.

Finally, the two were locked up standing still. The position they were in was the same one from the ball, when the ruby shined its light on them when they held each other close. Only difference is, they kept on looking at each other. They both were speechless. Star and Marco are just friends, but that moment felt very different to them. It was like they saw the universe inside of them.

Marco let go of her hand and grabbed onto her shoulders. She felt his soft hands touch her skin, making her feel like she was cuddling a laser puppy. Pretty soon, her hands locked onto his waist, feeling the cotton of Marco's red hoodie. She had no control of her actions; none of them could stop what they were doing. But both of them let it happen anyways. This was the closest these two friends have ever been, and it could be getting closer.

Suddenly, a scream could be heard from downstairs. It was Mr. and Mrs. Diaz, asking for some help with bringing in the groceries. With an instant, Star and Marco both snapped out of it, and turned the speaker off. Marco quickly grabbed phone, and headed towards the exit to help his parents out. Star wanted to help out, but she rather wanted to process what just happened.

The dance was a rush of blood to their heads.

After a couple of tears running down her face, Star picked herself off the ground. Once again, she looked at her surroundings and found nothing but corn. She did, however, found an old farmer trying to pick off some fresh corn. She was curious if he knew what was with the carnage, so she rushed over to the man to see what was on his mind.

When she got to the farmer, she asked him, "Excuse me, sir!"

The old man jumped and told her, "Please don't hurt me! Please don't hurt me!"

"No, no, no! I'm not here to hurt you! I just need you to answer some questions for me!"

"Oh. What is it, then?"

"I need you to tell me what happened around here. I'm also curious if you've seen a guy around here that's around ye big, wearing a grey t-shirt, got a cute little mole next to one of his eyes."

"Oh, I think I know what you mean! Just this morning, there were these monsters that were roaming around these fields! I tried to stop them to the best of my ability, but them butts just wouldn't step off my corn! They even even pushed me to the ground and swore to eat my bones!"

"Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry for you, sir!"

"I'm fine right now, but thanks for caring, young sweetheart. Anyways, right when one of the monsters were about to sink their teeth into my flesh, this guy brought him down to the ground with a single blow to the head! That punch knocked him out cold! All of a sudden, the rest of them started swarming him, but that man fought every single one and remained victorious! The monsters tried everything they could, but that guy was a one-man wrecking crew! Brought a tear to my eye."

"So, was that guy ye big, wearing a grey t-shirt, got a cute little mole next to one of his eyes?"

"I... think so. My eyes ain't the eyes of an intergalactic superhuman, but the brain remembers a tad part of it. Like, I'm confident that he did have a grey shirt, and he definitely had pants on."

Star felt like a part of the weight off her back had been partially relieved. The little details the farmer gave her was just enough to prove that Marco was here. He may be a misunderstood bad boy, but deep down, she knows he's a saint. Heck, she would've done the same thing if it meant beating up more monsters and bad guys. But the speculation of the blood haunts her state of mind. It was unclear for her to know if the missing Diaz really died trying to save a local. She didn't want to cry again, especially in front of the man she was talking to, but she really wanted to know if there's still a chance to save him.

"Is there anything else that happened, sir?" she asked, acting scared.

"Oh... oh, yeah," the farmer replied. "After the guy knocked out every monster, he got really messed up. I think there was bits of his blood on the corn stems. Either that, or monster blood. Like I said, pretty bad eyesight. Anyways, the guy got scratches all over him. His back, his chest, almost his head, and just one of his two legs. And, well, before he saved me, he walked in with a stick to help for his sprained ankle. I tried to thank him for saving me from those terrible monsters, but this old body weren't able to catch up to that injured guy."

So her theories were true. Marco was here, and he truly paid the price for it. She feared about his time being limited due to the big fight he had. He might be good at karate, but she had a feeling he wouldn't last long around here. He is still on the loose, and it's making her have a mental breakdown.

Star asked the farmer about where he was going to, and the farmer pointed her to the village. He also noted that he be trying to get some help. Star nodded and thanked him for his time. The two went their separate ways and went on to their respectful businesses.

"Marco..." she said to herself, trying to find her way to the village. "Please be alive..."