The Banagic Wand

Marcia, who was dressed in her karate uniform, sat quietly in the middle of her room. The curtains were drawn and the lights were turned off. Around the young teen was a ring of candles. Marcia took a deep calming breath as she sat in the circle.

"Channel….my emotions," Marcia said calmly.

"Marcia!" Star yelled slamming the bedroom door open.

"Ah!" Marcia yelled falling back into one of the candles.

The candle catches the bottom of Marcia's pants on fire.

"Fire! Fire! Fire!" Marcia yelled dropping to the ground and rolling around.

"Sugar Spice Exsintiguise!" Star yelled zapping Marcia.

Marcia's pants fire goes out as she lays on the ground. The bottom of her pants were singed and burnt as smoke came off the pants.

"Are you okay?" Star asked standing over Marcia.

"Yeah, uh yeah, I guess I'm turning these pants into shorts," Marcia said

"That's good," Star brings out a magazine and holds it over Marcia's face, "Earth Magic. Look."

"That thing from TV?" Marcia questioned sitting up grabbing the magazine.

"*Gasps* You've seen it?" Star said

"Yeah, it's one of those late night commercials," Marcia said

"So it does exist. To the TV!" Star said

"I can't. I've gotta get to fix my pants and then get to my karate class," Marcia said

Star grabs Marcia arm and pulls her to the living room and then turns the TV on.

"Your new kidney came from a werewolf," The TV said

"Glitter Grenade Rewind," Star said waving her wand.

The TV rewinds and stops at the right commercial.

There were two kids on the TV sweating looking bored.

"It's so hot."

"And I'm so bored."

"What are they gonna do?" Star asked

"The Banagic Wand! It's a little bit of banana, and a little lot of magic. Designed by leading freeze-ologists, the banagic wand uses state-of-the-art molecular ice-stronomy to frostulate your sizzle zones and CHILL YOU OUT!"

"Mmm."

"I'm totally chilled out."

"There's enough banagic fun For all my friends to enjoy."

"Friendship magic," Star said

"Available at better stores near you."

"Better stores?" Star wondered

"Supplies are limited! Get yours now!"

Star gasps, "Supplies are limited. Let's go, let' go, let's go, let's go!'

Star puts a bike helmet on Marcia and picks her up before throwing her out the door.

"I can't. I have karate. Today we're learning how to channel our emotions," Marcia said

"To a better store near us!" Star yelled

"Did you hear anything I just said?" Marcia asked

Marcia looked at Star and saw her humming to herself as she climbed onto the back of Marcia's bike.

"A little bit of banana, a little lot of magic~" Star sang.

"Star, I can't go now. And I'm not sure you have a firm enough grasp on Earth culture to go on your own," Marcia said

The mailman was walking up to Marcia's house. He was a young man with blonde with a happy smile on his face as he was walking up holding the Diaz mail, "Hey Marcia I've got-!"

Before he could finish his sentence Star ran up hitting the mail out of his hands and firing magic blast at him.

"Hey, get out of our yard box, you scoundrel! Hide your dragon eggs somewhere else," Star said scaring the guy.

Marcia lets out a groan watching the poor guy run away.

Star ran over and got on the back of the bike, "Okay, I'm ready. Let's go. Marcia, we're not moving. You push these little thingies with your feet. Honestly, Marcia, sometimes I wonder if you have a firm grasp on this Earth stuff."

Marcia rolls her eyes as she starts to paddle the bike slowly.

"Oh, too slow. Bunny Rocket Blast!" Star yelled

Marcia yells as Star blast the two of them.

Star kicks a door open and sees they're inside a Dojo.

"Karate class? Marcia, we don't have time for detours. The commercial said we have to hurry while supplies last. Focus on the quest," Star said

"This is where I'm going. Karate. I am not going with you and I still have to fix my pants," Marcia said

"Dear, sweet Marcia. I commend her for making it this far on the journey, and vow to complete the quest in her honor. Good-bye, sweet Marcia," Star said grabbing Marcia's cheeks before bounding off.

Star cartwheels out of Karate class leaving an indifferent Marcia.

"I've still got 20 minutes before class starts. I can still fix my pants," Marcia said to herself.

Marcia was now standing in line with other students. Marcia cringed as Jeremy stood next to her staring at her.

"Nice legs," Jeremy said

Marcia lets out a groan, looking down. Her once singed pants were now cut and sewn into white shorts.

Dojo Sensei walked in front of his students, "You must learn to channel what is deep inside you. Diaz, name an emotion!"

"Uhh, hunger!" Marcia yelled

"Channel your hunger, Diaz! Channel your emotions to brave the Gauntlet of Fire!" Dojo Sensei yelled pointing at a fire coal pit.

"Wait, we're gonna walk on those?" Marcia exclaimed

"Diaz, approach," Dojo Sensei said

Marcia walks up to the coal pit and stands in front of it. She takes a deep breath and steps on the coal but immediately burns her feet.

"There's the damsel Marcia, you know if you want I could carry you," Jeremy said flexing his non-existent muscles.

Marcia groans and grabs her hair.

Marcia seemed to be the only student who was willing to walk across the hot coals. She was once again about to step up to the coals. Jeremy was sitting in the bleachers recording the girl.

"Here we have Marcia Diaz or the future Mrs. Birnbaum approaching the goblet of fire, it's been a tough 14 years for Diaz luckily she has her knight in shining armor me," Jeremy narrated

"Jeremy get out of here, I'm trying to channel my emotions!" Marcia said looking angrily at Jeremy.

Jeremy just snaps a picture of the Marcia.

"That's one for the collection," Jeremy said

"Wait what collection?!" Marcia yelled

Marcia jumps at Jeremy trying to catch him but misses. The young boy runs away and Marcia takes chase and Marcia chases him all around the dojo. Jeremy climbs up a trophy shelf but it topples over and he falls with his head stuck in a trophy.

Marcia picks up the trophy by the handles, "You little twerp! I got you! Now give me your phone!"

"Diaz, wait, you did it!" Dojo Sensei said

Marcia looks down to see she was standing on the hot coals.

Marcia lets out a happy squeal before tossing Jeremy away, "I understand now sensei...This was all a part of your plan, you had Jeremy act to me like this to…"

"Diaz! Foot fire gal!" Dojo Sensei yelled

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Marcia screamed

Marcia arrived home and was surprised to see Star in the living room surprised by pirates.

"Hi Marcia, I conquered my boredom!" Star said

"Hey," Marcia said not knowing what to say.

"Here," Star said handing Marcia a cup of Banagic Ice Cream, "I went downtown by myself."

"I know, I was there," Marcia said

"It was way easy. I guess you can say I've totally mastered Earth," Star said

"Sorry, I underestimated you," Marcia said

"You underestimated me?" Star said stunned

"Ehmmm, yeah, I did. Sorry," Marcia looks down at her bowl, "This stuff looks delicious, though-"

Star pushes her hand into Marcia's bowl pushing it out of her hands.

"Why did you-?"

"There was a fly on it," Star said before walking away.