Star's POV
I woke up groggily and felt my head ache. I attempted to stretch out, but froze on realising that I was unable to move, with my hands tied behind my back.
I thought back, remembering the creepy building and the cloaked figures.
"Stupid darts", I muttered to myself.
I felt someone stir besides me.
"Marco, is that you?," I asked cautiously.
"Star? what happened?", he replied
"We got knocked out by some darts",I said, as I attempted to see our surroundings. We were in a pitch dark room, with a floor that felt like marble.
I could hear the sound of footsteps approaching, with the sound echoing from every direction.
"Who's there?", I called out
The only response I got was a sack being put on me, followed by someone tossing me over their shoulder. I attempted to kick and struggle, but whoever this being was, he was way too strong for me to handle. I could hear Marco protesting against similar treatment.
After a while we stopped, and were roughly put into some chairs.
"Remove the sacks",a gravely voice said.
The sacks were taken off our faces. We were in an enormous room, with a glowing purple ceiling having a cobweb of green cracks through it. The walls were pitch black with torches hung on them. There were cloaked figures surrounding us, with strange markings on their dark cloaks.
"Who are you? Why have you brought us here?", Marco asked them
The figure in front of us took off his cloak, revealing a familiar face.
"Buff Frog!", I exclaimed.
"Sorry for the secrecy, but it was necessary. You should not have come here", be said, with a worried face.
"Why not?", I asked
"Even I do not truly know. But mewnians are forbidden from this place, it's a rule as old as Mewni itself",He replied gravely.
"Sorry, but we had no choice. We need your help Buff frog", I said
"Why? What happened?", he asked
Seeing that I was about tear up due to the memories,Marco spoke,"Her mother's gone missing, And Star's acting queen. We were attacked by a... creature, and mewni is in ruins. We need you"
"We cannot help you human, this is not our fight. And when have the Mewnians ever helped us. You should go now",Buff frog replied, opening up a portal.
"Wait", Marco said, getting up. "I understand that you haven't been treated well, but that can change. We can make it change. I've never even told Star this before, but before echo creek I used to live in another town,a place which wasn't as friendly. I was bullied and beaten up because I was Mexican. I was called a thief,a lier. I understand what you feel, my circumstances haven't been that different. But not all of them are bad, just take Star for instance, she's the kindest person I've ever known. So please, come help, if not for the people who hurt you, then atleast for the people who cared about you."
I clutched Marco's hand, wanting to comfort him. What he had said had been directly from the heart.
"But on Mewni you aren't treated like we are, you are practically royalty", a monster said.
"I admit, as of now I don't fully understand your situation, but I want to try. And I can't do that alone. So are you with me?", Marco said, looking directly at Buff Frog.
"You make a good argument, earth boy. Give us a minute to decide",Buff frog said, and the monsters converged into a circle.
"Marco you were amazing", I said, facing him. "But why didn't you ever tell me about this before?"
"I thought you'd think less of me if I told you", he said, while looking down at the ground, feeling ashamed.
I gently gave him a peck on the lips, which is hard when your hands are tied up. "It wasn't your fault that you got bullied. There's no need for you to feel bad about what happened. It's not like humans can choose their nationality, it makes no sense to bully people because of it" , I said.
Marco looked up at me, giving me a small smile. "I guess you are right. Thanks,I needed that".
We were interrupted by Buff Frog coming over to us. He untied the ropes we were tied with.
"We have decided to send help to Mewni. I'll be coming with you, to see what can be done. The others will come later", He said.
"Thank you Buff frog", I said.
He cut open a portal back to Mewni, and we stepped through, Eager to leave behind this place which had seemed so angry at me.
Marco's POV
We arrived at the gates of the Butterfly castle, the city spread out beneath us.
"This is worse than I thought. Who did this",Buff frog asked.
I looked at Star, silently asking her wether we should tell him. She shook her head, telling me to not tell him everything. I looked at her questioningly, but followed what she said,deciding to ask her later in detail.
"There was this monster known as Meteora, she had some kind of magic",I told him.
"Very well. I'll go down to the city and see what can be done", he said
We said our goodbyes. The castle was still in ruins, though parts of it seemed to have been newly...melted together.
"Tom must have arrived",I guessed, as we entered the castle.
"You both won't fight right?", Star asked worriedly, bringing back memories of stump day.
"I certainly hope we won't. He has become a good friend, and was a lot of help when we fought against Meteora", I replied. I had no desire to fight Tom, especially after Star revealed that Tom broke up with her because he wanted her to be happy.
We were met by the sight of Tom and Jackie, chatting away as they sat on the floor. Jackie saw us and came towards us, while Tom opened some kind of strange book.
"Jackie? What are you doing here",I asked.
"Well I wanted to meet my friends, sonce friends don't forget about each other", she said, with some anger in her voice.
"I'm sorry for being a bad friend Jackie, I was way too focused on things here", I replied, not wanting to hurt her.
She observed me an Star, and our intertwined fingers, her expression unreadable. "That's all right, atleast you've finally begun facing your problems. I'm happy for you too", she said,a smile upon her face. "But don't you dare hurt her Marco", she continued.
"Oh don't you worry about that", Star said, twirling her mace in her hand,a mischievous smile on her face.
"Well I guess we should better get to repairing the castle",I said, wanting to change the topic.
"Oh, we finished quite a bit of it already", Jackie said.
"Thanks for helping us Jackie. How did you get here though? They aren't exactly common on earth",Star asked
Jackie fidgeted around for a moment before replying. "Well,Janna got invited to this dimensional party, and she wanted some practice, so...", she said, before Star cut her off.
"Nevermind, I'd rather not know. Some things are best left unknown",Star said with a smile.
We walked over to Tom, who was observing the hole on the ceiling. "Star, could you lift that block back up?", he asked, pointing over to a large stone on the ground.
"I'm pretty sure I can",Star replied.
"Just be careful ok, your magic must be weakened",I told star,a bit concerned.
"Oh don't worry Marco, I've done stuff like this before", she replied, batting away my concerns.
We watched as star closed her eyes and focused. Slowly but steadily the rock gained a golden glow , till it started glowing. Star raised her hands upwards, the rock slowly following her movement.
I looked over at Star, there were beads of sweat coming down her face. She was exhausted, I could feel it. Before I could do anything however, she fainted. I jumped and caught her before she could fall, and gently kneeled down with her in my arms. I checked her forehead, it was burning hot.
"Quick, bring some water", I shouted out to the others
The rock had fallen to the floor, having lost its glow. I wondered what had happened. Star was the strongest person I knew, her fainting like this... it was as if she had burned herself out. I caressed her hair gently, waiting for them to return.
Tom and Jackie rushed back with a bottle of water, and I quickly took out my napkin and dipped it in the water, before gently placing it on Star's forehead.
After a few minutes Star stirred and slowly opened her eyes."What happened?", she asked, attempting to sit up.
I held her back, and said,"You fainted while attempting to lift the rock, you need to rest".
"Marco, magic, it's gone", she said, wide eyed. "I can't feel it in my anymore",she continued, starting to panic.
"Hey, hey. Listen to me. Whatever happens, we're in it together. We'll get your magic back.",I said reassuringly, pulling her into a hug.
Tom's POV
I leaned against a wall, observing the room. Marco seemed to be giving Star something to eat. She leaned over and kissed him briefly. Seeing those two like that should have made me feel angry, jealous, but I just felt happy for them.
The more I though about it, being with Star these last couple of months wasn't because I really liked her, it was about finally accomplishing something I had been failing at for years. Star had been with me to get over Marco, and I had been with her to get back my confidence. And to some extent it had worked, but in the long run it would just have hurt us both, I could see it now.
I looked back towards the two, to see Marco walk up to me, looking a bit nervous. "Hey Tom"
"Hey bro", I replied
"So, um, I wanted to ask if you were ok with Star and me... you know, being together and stuff?", He asked, fidgeting around.
"Relax Marco, it's all right. When I told Star to go to you, I knew this would happen. I'm happy for you too", I replied.
"And sorry for the whole booth incident, we really shouldn't have done that",Marco continued.
"It's not your fault. I was angry at you two at first, but after learning what that fat troll did, you two didn't have much of a choice.",I said. "Besides people in love do stupid things", I countinued, a small smile appearing on my face.
"Got a thing for Jackie huh?",Marco asked.
I hadn't realised it, but my eyes had slowly shifted over to her while talking.
"It's not like that, besides, I barely know her",I protested.
"You can tell me bro, that's what friends are for. Besides, liking people isn't something logical. It just happens", he replied.
"Well I might like her a little",I said blushing a bit. "But don't tell her, I don't want to scare her off"
"I won't tell anyone, I promise. And she already thinks you look hot. She was quite obvious about it back when you came to echo creek",Marco replied, elbowing me.
"Thanks man.", I replied,glad to know that Marco still had my back. I had done some quite horrible things to him and Star back in the day, not to mention me dating the one he loved for so many months. Him being so cool about all that was not something I had expected. He was also one of the few friends I had, especially since the incident.
Flashback
It was back when I was dating Star for the first time. We had gone out for dinner, to celebrate her 13th birthday. I had planned out everything perfectly. From her favourite restaurant, to her favourite food, and even the table we often sat on. Everything was fixed and prepared.
The troubles started from the moment we arrived. There was construction happening in a nearby building, obstructing the view from our table. Star had been perfectly fine with it, but me... not so much. I was ready to storm over and destroy the obstruction, but Star had stopped me. I had managed to control my temper, but that was only the beginning.
Next, I had been about to order the preset course, but Star decided to mix it up a bit and order something else.
"Star, I've already decided what to take. So there's no need to discuss. You know you can't make good choices", I remember saying. She had seemed hurt by it, but back then I had just ignored her reaction, not caring about it.
The breaking point had been when the waiter accidentally dropped some water on my coat. I had flown into a rage, throwing a fireball at the waiter and almost killing him. Star had tried to stop me, but I just pushed her aside. I was about to attack her in rage for stopping me before I got knocked out by ponyhead. If not for her, Star could have been hurt, or worse.
Present Day
Back then I hadn't been a good person, and I still wasn't until about a year back. Sure, I could blame it on the demons inside me, but everyone knew that the one really at fault was me.
The news of the event had spread fast, and all my friends had abandoned me, couldn't really blame them though.
Marco and Star forgiving me was a big deal to me. They were the most affected by me, but they were still the only ones to forgive me, something not even my childhood friends had done so far.
I sat, reading the book as Marco went back over to Star. The thoughts about my past pushed back into a corner. This book was quite worrying. The more I looked, the more references I could see to stars and crecent moons. I couldn't tell what it meant, but they were the key to the prophesy.
The door opened loudly, causing me to look up for possible threats. It was Buff Frog, the monster who had kidnapped me.
"What do you want?", I asked harshly.
"Relax, he's a friend. I asked him for help", Star said.
"I completed checking the city, I'll send over some help tomorrow", Buff frog told Star.
"Thanks Buff Frog. And say hi to Katrina and the babies for me", She replied friendlily, before bidding him a goodbye.
I went over to the balcony,and looked outside at the setting sun, it sure had been a long day. Jackie came up next to me.
"Hey, you alright?", She asked, keeping a hand on my shoulder.
"Yeah, it's just been such a long day.", I replied.
"I know right, it's been quite eventful. But it was nice meeting you", she said with smile.
"I liked it too",I replied, smiling back.
"Well, I better go back home now. I'll see you tomorrow." , she said cutting a portal back to home.
I waved back as she left, before going back to Star and Marco. They were sitting next to each other, holding hands as they leaned on each other. I decided to give them their privacy, and departed to the underworld.
So I don't know how much good this chapter. I tried to change up my writing style a bit, and made it a bit longer. Tell me if you like it, or prefered the earlier chapters. Story suggestions are welcome. Star vs the forces of evil and all characters here do not belong to me.
A unimpressive name- Same. This is my take on how I'll like season 4 to go.
Giolingad- I'll leave that up to imagination.
Useful76- Thanks, I'm trying to change the style up a bit.
JR32- Yes l an gonna continue this. I'll make a sequel if people want.
Star Keyblade4114- I addressed that in this chapter.
Sturmzahn- It's not mine either, no problem. Thankyou.
Dusty Xavier- It's all right. Tell him thanks for the praise.
Oracle6044- That's my thoughts on the matter as well. Let's hope that's what happens.