It was a dark night in the land called 'Mewni', with tall modern buildings scattered around a somewhat quiet town. People were soundly sleeping, lights were off, but two pairs of footsteps echoed through the night. The two shadowy figures lept from building to building, making graceful landings in succession.
As they continued getting across the rooftops, one of the figures couldn't help but hide her amused smirk. Jumping into the air, she grabbed a poll, making a skillful swing before landing in her destination. The second figure landed next to her, covering his knees and wiping some sweat off.
"You know, I could have used the van and drove around the corner." The young man complained, stepping out of the shadows. He wore a rugged red vest, sleek combat boots and black gloves coating his hands. The man's vest had a red hood, dangling behind his back.
The first figure turned around, leaning slyly in the man's direction. "Come on Marco, we tried this soooo many times." The woman took off her blue hood, exposing a bright face with the bluest sky-blue eyes. Her face had oddly pink heart marks but her attire was the most striking. She wore a slick magicians outfit, though it was different than most. The top was a mixture of pinks and blacks, while her legs were covered with a short blue skirt and black leggings. The woman's feet were covered with basic flats while her hands were coated with blue gloves. Marco rubbed his neck, smiling sheepishly at the woman.
"I know Star, but… You really think it's a good idea to break into a police station of all things?" She kissed his cheek, silencing him on the spot. "…Well, we did map the place out." Star playfully nodded, walking toward a vent. Tapping her chin, she took out her small wand. It was in the form of a magician's wand, but with an odd half-star in the center and it's body being completely purple. Spinning it around, it turned into a small staff. "Star, we should be a bit…" Star wacked the vent open, making it loudly thrash around through the duct. "…Quiet."
"It will be fiiine and…" Sirens went off in the distance, making the two groan in unison. "Okay, we gotta do this fast. Come on!" Star hopped inside the vent, making Marco sigh in worry.
"That crazy woman…" Marco snickered, jumping into the vent after her. The two landed after sliding for a few moments, in the main hallway of the police station. It was typical, guards mixing human-like beings and monsters were around every corner. The monster-like ones were on guard, while the human-like beings paced around in offices nearby. Marco looked at Star, making various hand signals. She made a silent giggle, just walking ahead. 'She knows the plan at least…' Marco followed in silence, the duo sneaking around the hallway. Sliding and leaning on walls, Star and Marco made knowing grins. Each took a different pathway, subduing the guards with skill built up over seemingly years of experience. While Marco explored one hallway, he found an open door. Slowly peaking inside, he noticed a letter on the desk nearby. Picking it up, he folded it up and put it in his vest.
Star meanwhile, was in deep thought, worry rattling within her mind. 'This needs to work. I… I have to find my families…' She froze her thoughts though, finding the room she was looking for. Leaning at the locked door, she intently listened to the seemingly rough voice on the other end.
"Yes boss, we found the book. No, we AREN'T giving it up to Toffee yet. While he's a respectful leader, we can't just give up evidence… This station refuses to accept bribes! Tell him we will discuss this later. Bye." Star heard a loud slam, likely from the speaker hanging up the phone. "This stupid Butterfly book is more trouble than it's worth. But as Mewni's first Monster Chief, I must carefully study this. Maybe…" Star slid down the door, feeling sadness overcome her.
"Mom…" She covered her chest, feeling some tears come down her face. "No, I will get my legacy back." Star got up and held up her wand. "Come on, all-seeing thingy, work for once." Star focused intently, with a sprinkle of magic escaping her wand. A very small vortex appeared, showing a frog-like monster, putting Star's desired book in a locked safe. She couldn't make out the combination outside of the last number '9'. The vortex vanished soon after, making Star silently groan. "Wish I could do more than parlor tricks with this stupid wand…" She waited until the cop was silent, noticing he left via the thickened window.
Marco slowly sneaked over to Star, tapping her shoulder. She punched him in the face, making him slide back. "Ow… Yesh, be more aware of your surroundings 'princess'. My face…" Star sighed in relief, giving Marco a sour look. "Sorry, okay?"
"It's fine." She said softly, lightly patting his cheek lovingly. They both smiled, before looking at the door before them. "I think the book is in there," Marco smirked, pulling out a mini-lock picker from his vest. "What would I do without you?"
"Likely kill someone with that wand of yours I guess." Marco teased, earning an eye roll from Star. Marco focused intently on the look, before hearing a loud 'click'. Star was going to open the door but put a hand on her shoulder. He gave a firm silent 'not yet'. Star nodded, seeing Marco take out a small camera, wire, and his phone. Using the tools to get a better look at the other side, he sighed in relief. "We can go in." Marco put all his tools away, but Star just looked at him lovingly and with appreciation.
'You dork…' She smiled, pushing the door open. The two entered, seeing a very neat police office. Papers were piled together, various metals were hung up and one rusty safe was in the room's corner. Marco and Star rushed over to it, using their gloved hands to the object. Star took out her wand, hovering it over the door. She was shocked to see the magical tool have a faint pink glow from its center wand crystal, making the spell book literally bust through the safe. It collided into Marco, who groaned at the heavy object on his chest. "We did it!" Star cheered but a loud 'shush' from within the book surprised both her and Marco. It flung up, with a small blue man in a suit looking around in confusion. The most noticeable feature was his fractured crystal gem in his forehead. "G-Glossaryck?"
"So you remember me kid? Lovely but let's get out of here." He clapped his hands together, the book shrinking. Gloss glared at Marco, before growing an amused smirk. "Ah, so you are her 'prince'. Interesting."
"Oh knock it off," Star said in annoyance, picking up the now small book and placing it in her arms. Marco got toward the door, trying to see if anyone is coming. "I'm no princess, we are just lovely soul mates that stick out for each other, right Marco?"
"Yep," Marco answered with joy before his face turned serious again. "But you, blue dude. Helping us out here or what?" Glossaryck laughed, making Marco groan. "Of course not… Just stay quiet and let us do all the work."
Glossaryck smirked, coughing loudly. "OH GUARDS! THIEVES ARE IN THE STATION, PLEASE HELP ME!" He finished, but his bellowing voice made Star and Marco twitch. "Now, you two are ready to leave?"
"Why did you do that?!" Star and Marco hissed in unison, grabbing the blue man harshly as they jumped out the window. Glass shattered everywhere, with the duo freefalling. But they shared unfazed faces as if this happened all the time. Marco landed on his feet, catching Star gently within his arms. They shared thankful grins, rushing over to the van they parked around back. Before the cops could even say or catch them in the act, the van was gone.
The captain of the station rushed back into his office, seeing footprints and feeling magic particles in the air. Looking through the shattered glass, he narrowed his eyes, folding thick green arms together and letting out a deep sigh. "So the Butterfly finally strikes. I will catch her in the act."
He walks toward the busted safe, noticing a small card. Picking it up, it had a bright red moon in the center, with a black and white butterfly in the center. Putting the card on his desk, he started cleaning up the office.
Marco and Star drove across the quiet streets of Mewni, with the later shouting joyfully while holding up the magical book. She excitedly studied the book, lightly brushing her fingers over the tome. Marco looked at Star, feeling a content smile grace his face. "You are just going to look at it or what?" Star looked at Marco, raising an eyebrow. He chuckled in amusement. "Oh come on, we spent what, two months trying to get that thing?"
"For your information kid," Glossaryck popped out of the book and sat near the semi-busted music player. "That book is powerful stuff. There is a reason five of Mewni's most powerful families have a page from it." Star felt her blood turn cold, her normally pale complexion getting whiter. Marco sent a death glare at Glossaryck, nearly grabbing him, but refrained himself. He looked between the two, the joyful atmosphere now dark. "…You remember, don't you kid?" Glossaryck looked at Star, with the later taking a deep breath. Taking her gloves off, she opened the book, seeing nothing but tear marks a single lone page left.
"Mom…" She looked at the page, seeing a picture of a princess-like figure holding up her magical wand, which looked a lot more colorful than the one Star held in her hands. It had a crystal heart at its tip, something Star thought she saw before. But as she looked over the page, she noticed various formations and text. "To summon the warnicorn stamped, you must spin in place twice, thinking about the rush of speed that a warnicorn has. Once you aim your wand at your target, a storm of warnicorn's will charge into your foe you want defeated." She was going to close the book but noticed one part of the tome. Pealing some of its faded paper back, she saw five icons. Her eyes went wide, slamming the book shut. "MARCO!"
He slammed the breaks, feeling a panic fit coming over him. "What's wrong?!" They were now in the middle of a road, a good distance away from the city they were just in. He looked into her fierce blue eyes, feeling a resolve they both shared. "You… You know where they are?"
"Yes, Marco." She clenched her fists, feeling the magic in her body flow at a rapid rate. Opened the book, showing one royal marking to Marco. His eyes narrowed, letting out a tired sigh. "Guess we are paying a visit to that lovely ex of yours, aren't we?"
"Yep," Star answered, flashing a playful grin. "Guess what though?" Marco grinned back, both sharing a dark, almost thieving laugh. "We are going to play him for once." Glossaryck looked at the two, feeling a smirk grace his face. The van rode off into the night.
After a few hours of driving, the three parked into a motel, using funds from their 'adventure' to get a bed to sleep in. Marco and Glossaryck were sleeping soundly, but Star sat outside, watching moon, seeing it tint a familiar red glow. She smiled, taking out the tome, which she asked Glossaryck to shrink down for her. After Marco helped her get new pages into the tired object, Star used a pen to start writing down somethings.
Hello, future kiddies! Name's Star Butterfly, wilder of the magic Butterfly Wand and powerful chick that will change the world! Me and my family are powerful spellcasters, doing great things for the land of Mewni for generations. But some jerk… Really did a number on our legacy. This book is going to be a bit messy but as the current… Uh, well, if things go well, you should be reading this. Anyway, I'm going to fix this mess.
Our family uses magic to help people and I will continue that legacy! My favorite spell, and the only one I could really add to this thingy is the 'Narwhal Blast'. Think of blue rays of light when holding the wand. And also puppies! Yeah, think of those when really happy. Just focus on being happy, let the Narwhal compel you and cut loose. That works for me!
I hope this will be the first of many, many spells you will learn, future Butterfly. Make Mama proud!
Star closed the book, putting it away in her pocket and smiling at the red moon shining down. "Marco and I will do this." She made a firm nod, walking back into her shared room with Marco. She jumped into bed, giving him a kiss on his forehead before closing her eyes. Marco didn't move an inch, giving her a loving smile and holding her tight.