FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

If I hadn't summoned that asshole Tom, my entire life wouldn't be going to shit!

What am I supposed to do now?!

...

Wait...

WAIT!

That's it! I can't believe I had never thought about it before!

I know what I need to do to turn the tables around!

Episode 15: Reconcile

(At the living room)

Marco kicked the door open and went inside, where he turned around to see Star on the couch, covered by a big pink blanket. The girl whimpered and tried to hold back her tears as the boy gave her an angry look.

After a while, though, he sighed and uttered, "Star, we'll talk later. I have to talk with my mother first."

Star nodded in agreement and watched as Marco went up the staircase...and did a double take when she saw Jackie's shadow go down the staircase.

Once upstairs, Marco walked to his parents' bedroom and opened the door, where he saw his mother still crying on her bed in a fetal position. "Mom, can I talk with you for a moment?"

"What more do you need or have to say?" Mrs. Diaz replied. "You spoke your mind at the woods."

Marco sighed and sat close to his mother, giving her a look of stern worry as he scratched her head.

"I talked with Hope during the picnic we were supposed to have. She said that, instead of just declaring you dead like that, I should try to find out your side of the story." Marco explained. "And there's just one thing I want to know: did you want to have Star and I fuck regardless of the consequences or our feelings about the matter?"

Mrs. Diaz, surprised by the question, turned to Marco and took a deep breath before answering. "No. If I ever had the chance, I wouldn't have tried to get you two together." "I honestly thought you two were perfect, but I guess I was wrong. And among a ton of factors, I forgot to think you and Star could get hurt by the experience."

The instant she finished that sentence, Mrs. Diaz suddenly realized about Star and screamed in shock. "Star! Oh, I hope my plan didn't hurt her too much."

"I hope Star wasn't too hurt either, mom." Marco remarked. "I hope so too."

(Back with Star)

The girl shivered and whimpered on the couch as she hoped things would get better. Then, she felt someone approaching her, and soon noticed the presence was coming closer and closer, up to the point where it felt like it was in the room. Eventually, Jackie herself mateialized out of nowhere and gave Star a taunting look.

"Hey hey hey, if it isn't Princess Rapist herself!" Jackie cheerfully taunted with a laugh. "So, how's the crotch doing, Star?"

"You really want to know?" Star snarled.

Jackie obliviously replied, "Yes, that's why I'm asking you."

"It hurts like the underworld, thanks to a certain demon jerk named Tom." Star answered while keeping a close eye on the girl.

Jackie scratched her chin and hummed as she remembered the demon, and she quickly thought up a lie before turning back to Star. "Tom...that name sounds familiar. Oh right, I think I've met him before."

"Your lies are not convincing me, Jackie."

Jackie sighed, "They never do." But a few moments later, she returned to her cheery tone before adding, "Regardless, I believe I can help you with your little...problem. All you need to do is-"

Before she could finish, Jackie narrowly dodged an energy blast that destroyed the window behind her. When she saw that, she turned to Star and saw that she aimed her wand at her. "All I need to do is get rid of you, of course!"

(Back with Marco and Mrs. Diaz)

Marco and his mother, who was now calmer and managed to keep focus, continued to talk.

"So, I didn't want to hurt you or Star." Mrs. Diaz uttered with guilt. "I just wanted grandchildren, but I forgot to think about the consequences of my actions."

"You know, mom?" Marco uttered, getting the woman's attention. "Did you ever try to do the same thing with any of the female exchange students that lived with us?"

"Nope." Mrs. Diaz hastily lied.

An "are you serious?" glare from Marco later, she gave him the real answer. "Well, not to the point I tried to use an aphrodisiac to force you together."

Marco smiled, but in a worried away before asking. "Then why did you try to force me and Star together, outside of having grandkids with royal blood?"

"I...I thought you two...were the perfect couple, I think." Mrs. Diaz answered. "You seem very friendly to each other."

"But that's as far as our relationship goes: friendly." Marco uttered, surprising Mrs. Diaz. "If our relationship goes on to be romantic, it'll take a long time before it turns that, and trying to rush things won't help anyone."

"And I know that now."

With that said, Mrs. Diaz and Marco exchange smiles and pleased looks before embracing each other in a hug.

"I'm sorry for everything, Marco."

"Apology accepted, mom. Apology accepted."

(Back with Star and Jackie)

Jackie dodged the energy blasts from Star, who tried to shoot Jackie as fast as she could, causing great destruction around the house in the process. Eventually, Jackie found herself in a dead-end and Star charged her wand as the girl tried to think of something.

After getting an idea, Jackie went closer to Star and blurted, "Whoa, nelly, stop right there Star! I just want to an exchange in return!"

Star lowered her wand and gave Jackie a confused glare. "An exchange?" She uttered. "What kind of exchange?"

"We'll cross the bridge when we get there, but if you accept my proposition for an exchange, I'll you fix your cat." Jackie explained, earning a confused look from Star. "As in your pussy, you idiot."

Star gave Jackie a glare and scratched her chin as she thought about her offer. Just as she reached her decision, however, Jackie stopped Star and put her hand in her shoulder.

"Besides, what do you have to lose?" Jackie told Star. "Marco's angry at you, Janna can't be trusted, Mrs. Diaz tried to force you and her son together, there's only a matter of time before Hope shows her true colors, and you don't even know if you'll ever make any progress here if you keep wasting your time. Seal the deal, and I'll help you the best way I can."

Star's decision wasn't so clear anymore, and she tried harder and harder to reach a conclusion as Jackie waited. Then, when she glanced at Jackie, the girl extended her arm and gave Star an impatient look. "I'm losing my patience, Star."

With not much to work with, Star decided to seal the deal and shook hands. "So, what do you want in exchange?"

"Hmm... I'll, exchange, on, a hitch..." Jackie sing-sung in a "eeny, meeny, miny" way.

Before finishing, Jackie's voice turned to an absurdly deep tone and she flashed a malicious smirk. "YOUR BODY, BITCH!"

"WHAT?!"

Before Star could react, Jackie pulled Star's soul out of her body and Jackie's soul came out as well. Jackie's soul then threw Star at Jackie's body before heading off to Star's. With that done and once Star woke up, it didn't take her long to notice she was no longer in her own body.

"What? What?! What is going?!" Star exclaimed in shock.

And then Star's body gave the girl a sadistic smirk before saying, "Sorry, Star, but I'm so desperate that I'm willing to take over your body! Think of it as my Plan X! Or should I call it Plan Y? I'm more for the former since it sounds cooler, but the latter is closer to the Z, and this is my penultimate plan..."

Before she could finish her thinking, Jackie felt the pain in Star's crotch and tried to keep her balance while laughing. "Whoa, looks like the sex you and Marco had was a rough one, I really feel the pain down there!"

"Jackie, give me back my body!" Star demanded.

"Not a chance, Starlight!" Jackie taunted. "You see, my plans haven't been working lately, and I'm starting to run out of ideas and improvisation. Switching bodies with you was the best idea I could think about and I'm going to see if this fails before I go straight to Plan Z."

Before Star could reply, the duo heard some footsteps coming from the staircase.

"Those must be Marco and Mrs. Diaz!" Star uttered in joy. "Once they see us, they'll instantly recognize me as the real Star and kick your...my butt!"

"Sure, keep thinking that."

Marco and his mother arrived at the room and, upon seeing Jackie point at an angry Star, Marco immediately rushed and attacked Jackie...as in Star in Jackie's body, not the real Jackie. Mrs. Diaz followed this by kicking her out of the house and throwing stuff at her until she ran away.

After she left, Marco and Mrs. Diaz went to Jackie and checked her. "Are you okay, Star?" Marco asked with worry.

"Yes Marco, I'm fine." Jackie answered.

Marco gave the girl a pleased smile and the trio hugged each other. After they separated, Jackie smiled maliciously before following Marco and his mother back to the boy's room.

Meanwhile with Star, the girl stopped close to the woods and catched her breath. "Why didn't Marco see that I was the real Star?" She questioned before noticing she said that with Jackie's voice. "Wait, I have Jackie's voice, and I have Jackie's body. Is there any thing?"

She went toa nearby pond and saw her reflection, which was practicaly identical to Jackie. "Dang it, there's no difference at all!" Star whined. "Now nobody will ever know I'm the real Star Butterfly!"

"Nobody except me!"

Upon hearing the mysterious voice, Star reached for her pocket and took out...a tortilla. "Oh right, my wand's in my clothing...which I ripped off before "loving" Marco." Star remarked before devouring the tortilla. "Whoever it is, show yourself!"

And then StarFan13 came out of the bushes. "Relax, Star, I'm on your side."

"Oh cool, it's my stalker fangirl!"

Upon hearing that StarFan13 frowned and crossed her arms. "Sorry, secret admirer who follows me everywhere." Star uttered, making her fan happy. "What are you doing here? And most importantly, how do you know I'm the real Star?"

The girl's fan reached for her pocket and took out Star's wand, which was glowing and vibrating. "Your wand, which I found at a random part of the woods, reacted to your presence, so I followed the signal and I found you here. Now it's my turn to ask you a question: why are you in Jackie's body?"

"That jerk tricked me into exchanging bodies with her, and now Marco thinks I'm Jackie and vice versa!" Star whined. "Can you help me get my body back?"

"Consider that done, Starasaurus!" StarFan13 cheerfully stated, right before adding, "But first, we gotta find Jackie's castle."

"Jackie has a castle?!"

"Yeah, long story. Just follow me and we'll get there in no time!"

Star nodded in agreement and followed her stalker fangirl-I mean, secret admirer who followed her everywhere. It didn't take them long until they reached the castle, and Star was left utterly amazed by it.

"Wow, this is an awesome castle!"

"I'm gonna guess you're being sarcastic, since you probably have a better one in Mewni." StarFan13 uttered in indifference. "Anyway, follow me inside so we can discuss the plan in a more secure place with a friend of mine."

This got Star's attention. "What friend of yours?"

"You'll see him when we find him."

The fangirl gleefully laughed as she ran into the castle, with Star giving chase. They then went up a staircase that, alongside being connected to every other room in the castle, was connected to a room with a figure resting on a wall close to an open window.

"Huh, took you long enough." The figure scoffed in derision.

"Don't be so smug, Ed, you barely have done a thing in this game, at least my friend here has done stuff." StarFan13 replied. "Star, this is Ed Hood, or just Ed for short, someone who I believe might be able to help us."

"Wait, Star? As in, Star Butterfly?" Ed inquired.

"How many girls do you know who are named after a ball of plasma?" Star sarcastically replied before replying for real, "But yeah, it's me. The reason I'm in Jackie's body is a long story, but the short version is that Jackie tricked me into swapping bodies and is now at the house of the Diaz family."

"Oh, I see, a classic case of a body swap." Ed remarke in amusement. "Do you wish that I make sure that girl comes here, so you can take your body back by force?"

"You can do that?"

Ed laughed, "Write the message, hand it to me, and I'll show you the answer."

Star turned to her fan, who nodded, and they summoned a piece of paper. They wrote down the message and handed it to Ed, who attached it to an arrow. He then went to the window, aimed his arrow and threw it away. "Done, the piece of paper should reach the house in a few minutes, and once Jackie or whoever else reads it, they'll come here."

"Are you sure it will land exactly at the Diaz's house?" Star questioned.

"Of course! I'm an experienced archer, with skills honed by the instense training of throwing random stuff at other random stuff!" Ed proudly stated.

The confused girl turned to her fan, who shrugged and stated, "Trust me, he may sound like an idiot-and he is-but he does have good archery skills. They'll get the note."

(Meanwhile, at the Diaz Household)

As if to confirm StarFan13's words, the note landed outside the door. Jackie opened the door, saw the note, took it and read it, getting angrier and angrier as she did. Once she finished, the girl got an idea and smirked before heading back inside and up the staircase.

She went to Marco's room, got the boy's attention and handed him the note as she said, "Marco, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Marco read the note, frowned and replied in a serious tone. "You can bet I do, Star."