Star spent an hour trying to find Marco in the village of Mewni. Unfortunately, she came up empty-handed. She asked every villager she came across, and none were able to grant her request. She was lucky enough not to get caught; a few thought it was the princess of the kingdom in disguise, but she avoided those people at all cost. They could've been of good use, but that could cause great risk of her parents finding out. Despite the disappointment, her sneakiness was good enough to keep her out of trouble. She never used a single magic spell, and no one even saw her wand. At times, she thought she lost her wand, but then she remembered how good she hid it from villagers. Breaking a floating unicorn head out of a princess prison sure has its benefits.

All this running around made her extremely exhausted. She still remembered her restless night of trying to find him at the forest of certain death. There were times where she wanted to rest, but she was darn sure her death were to remain uncertain. Nevertheless, the forest took a bunch of energy away from her, and taking a break was a luxury she couldn't afford.

In a way, it was getting rid of the monster arm all over again.

She stopped near a villager's house for a short breather. She laid her hand on the door's house, which was made out of wood like everyone else's. A rocking chair was place in front of a medium-sized window, which had a gaping hole on the bottom left. She didn't bother looking though that hole for the sole reason that she might regret what she sees inside. Overall, it wasn't so much as a big house compared to the houses back at Earth. In fact, most of these houses look the same.

After catching up to her breath, Star took her hand off the door, and gave it a gentle knock. She overheard a small argument through the broken window, but it was best if she stayed out of it. She thought about helping them, no question about it, but she don't wanna Star another thing up. She had one too many, she thought.

A villager opened a small space of the door and asked her, "Can I help you?"

"Hello, sir," she replied. "I was hoping if you can help me find someone."

"Who are you trying to find?"

"I'm trying to find a man named 'Marco Diaz.' He has a grey shirt, brown hair, wears skinny jeans."

The name Star shared gave the villager a bitter taste to his mouth. "Did you say 'Marco?'" he told her.

"Yeah," she answered, getting her hopes up. "Do you know him?"

"No, not in the slightest. Forgive me."

The villager was about to close the door, but his wife grabbed him arm to prevent him from doing so. The action took Star from surprise. They definitely know something. It's whether or not they want to help her.

"Let go of me," the villager told his wife.

"Like heck, I'll do that," she responded. "She might know something."

"I don't care. I'm not talking to anyone about it."

"You don't have to, but we're gonna help her. It's what we used to."

Still holding on to her husband's wrist, she turned to the stranger watching the argument unfold. She then realized that the stranger was no stranger to her. She was actually staring at royal blood.

"Wait a second," she said to the stranger. "That face... are you Princess Butterfly?"

"Whaaaaaaat?" Star answered nervously. "I don't know what you mean."

"You are!" she exclaimed. "You are Star Butterfly!"

Star's cheeks blushed. Her panic button was close to braking.

"Please be quiet," Star told her, trying to calm her down.

"I can't believe it, Comet!" the villager's wife shouted. "Royalty is actually at our doorstep! Can you believe it?"

"Still don't care," he replied. "I'm not in the mood."

"Ok!" Star nervously shouted. "I think I'll just go now. Thank you guys for the help. Really appreciate it."

"No, wait!" the wife responded, walking up to her while trying to calm herself down. "We do know where he is. Heck, he was inside our house earlier."

"Really? He was actually here with you guys?"

"Yes he was. If you could come inside, we could help each other out."

Comet grabbed her back inside the house. He was still displeased about this whole situation.

"Maria," he said to her, with an angered expression on his face. "I'm not letting another person in our house."

"We have to," she replied. "You're doing him a favor. You're doing us a favor."

"Well, we're out of favors to give, thanks to you."

"And thanks to the princess of Mewni, she just gave us a fresh, new favor."

As frustrated as he was, Comet let go of the door and went back inside. Maria cleared up the entrance and told Star, "Please, come in."

But Star was a bit confused about the events that unfolded. The two villagers may have some valuable information that'll get her closer to finding Marco, but there was no guarantee whatsoever. Then again, she felt like these people could be trusted. In fact, these villagers look very familiar to her.

Without hesitation, she want inside the house.

Star told them everything. From the argument about the sandwich, to the farmer that got saved by the missing Diaz, she explained everything that led her here. Maria was intrigued by every little detail, while Comet drank a bottle of strange sorts to ease his anger. She felt sad after going back through memory lane, but she felt a little comfort coming from these nice villagers. Well, from the wife, she thought.

"Oh, wow," Maria said in shock. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," she replied, trying to fight tears. "But, I'll be better once I find Marco. That's all that matters."

"I can assure you, he wasn't fine when we both met."

"Wh- what do you mean?"

"The man barely moved when he passed my house. Scratches all over, sprained ankle, oh it was horrible."

"No kidding," Comet added. "Man fainted right in her eyes. Got her thinking he was dead. Which he should've."

"Comet!" the wife hissed.

Star was curious to know what was his beef with Marco. It could've been the reason he had such a bad attitude the moment the door opened for her. However, it was best of her to focus on his wife's story instead. All she knew for sure is the drink he was drinking did not help with anger management.

"Sorry about that, Star," Maria told her.

"No, it's ok," she answered, as Comet rolled his eyes in disgust. "Please continue."

"Right. Anyways, Comet brought him inside our house and helped him get back to health."

"I've should've never done that," Comet interrupted again, sipping the last drops for his drink. "And you should've let him go."

"Comet, please!" Maria yelled to him, clenching her fist. "Could you just move the heck on?!"

"Well, it's hard to do that when I saw my wife cheating on me in front of my own eyes."

"Just shut up, shut up, shut up!"

"Woah, woah, whoa," Star said to them, separating the villagers with her arms. She turned to Maria and asked her, "What's your husband talking about?"

"That's right," he replied for her, as steamy as he got. "I left her nursing your Marco, and when I got inside the room, she was making out with him!"

Star gasped from his statement, while Maria argued, "For the love of the kingdom, that did not happen! HE CAME AT ME! Marco even admitted it himself! None of us had any control!"

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Ungrateful wife I married."

"WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME?! HUH?!"

Star held the steamy wife as far as she could. Maria swung as much as she could, in hopes to crush his skull until he begs for mercy. Star was hoping she could calm both of them down, but the outcome was in serious doubt.

Finally, she sat Maria down on the couch from when they first started talking. This time, she sat down with her, only to make sure fists weren't flying between the married couple.

"Is that better?" she asked.

"A little bit," the wife replied, taking a deep breath. "Yes, I was nursing your Marco. But when I was playing some tunes on my guitar, things were different with him. He really liked my music, and, I don't know for sure, I think he really liked me too. So he kissed me in the lips."

"And you let that happen?"

"He caught me off guard. I promise you, he caught me off guard."

Comet rolled his eyes again.

"So that's why your husband was mad..."

"He was definitely that when he saw us. He even punched Marco in the face."

Star gasped once more. "Was he ok?"

"He was. He sure had worst after fighting those monsters, like you said."

"I still couldn't believe he did that, but it's definitely the Marco I know."

"Well, what he did was all for you. He confessed what he did to make us stop fighting. And then he headed out. This guy really loved you, and he didn't deny it."

Star was left speechless. Did Marco really confessed his feelings for her to strangers he got rescued by? It all sounded too good to be true. They were just friends, nothing more. But there were feelings for him, and she can't hide them no more. All their monster fights, adventurous quests, and fun moments they had got her more interested with him. And now with this confession, she caught feelings immediately.

She really liked Marco too.

All of a sudden, screams were heard from the distance. The screams of villagers running and the collapses of buildings tumbling down gave her and the married villagers discomfort. Not only that, the smell of burning houses began to mix in with the carnage. It was as if Star was using the wand for the first time.

"What the heck is going on now?" Comet questioned.