Hello, readers! I've been advised in the past to try and branch out to other fandoms, so that's precisely what I intend to do with this story! Only this time, I'm gonna try to do something a little different. Rather than a new story entirely, I took some inspiration from Cowboy Alchemist (go check out his AWESOME Gravity Falls and Amphibia fics; no, seriously!). I'm gonna do my best to rewrite the whole Star vs. the Forces of Evil series episode by episode. Enjoy, and wish me luck (I think I'm gonna need it)!


Star and Bucky Come to Earth, Part 1

"Where is she? She should've been here an hour ago!" complained a regal-looking woman with blueish hair done up in a style that looked like a heart, bored-looking steely blue eyes, purple diamond-shaped spots on her cheeks, and cherry-red lipstick. She wore a puffy dress in various shades of blue, pale blue gloves that came past her elbows, and a circlet of pearls that secured the crown jewel to her hairdo. On one side of her stood a squat yet heavily muscled man with a long golden beard, blue eyes brighter than those of the woman, a shoulder-padded blue suit that matched the woman's dress, and a tall golden crown with a purple gemstone. On her other side stood a tall, strapping young man with chiseled features, steel-gray hair, steely blue eyes like the woman, and wearing a suit of silver armor over a black jumpsuit. Rather than a crown like the adults, there was a simple golden circlet on his head. In the woman's hand was a golden scepter with a blue heart-shaped gem on the end, and in the armored teenager's hand was a silver trident that had three points on one end and one point on the other.

I suppose I should begin with introductions. My name is Buchanon Butterfly, though I prefer to be called "Bucky." I come from a dimension called Mewni, and I am the firstborn child of its monarchs. The much-too-serious woman with the blue dress is my mother. Queen Moon the Undaunted, they call her, supposedly because she singlehandedly faced an army of the most feared Monsters in the Universe without even breaking a sweat. The short, bearded man standing on her opposite side from me is my father, King River Johannsen.

Me, I'm the gray-haired guy with the trident. My primary goal in life is to keep my family safe from harm. I'm skilled in various forms of combat, and I'm immune to a wide variety of poisons and plague-riddled potions.

The "she" my mother was referring to is my younger sister, Star Butterfly. Today is her coming-of-age ceremony, where she will inherit the Royal Magic Wand (the scepter currently being held by my mother) and be trained in the magic used by every queen before her so that she can one day rule Mewni in our mother's place. Unlike most monarchies that you'd be familiar with, the throne of Mewni passes not to the son, but to the daughter. The only exception to this rule so far has been my too-many-greats-to-count grandfather, Jushtin Butterfly the Uncalculated (so named due to his proficiency with mathematics), known to historians as "the Boy Queen."

I love Star to death, I really do, but she can be a handful sometimes (okay, MOST of the time). She definitely inherited her love of adventure from Dad's side of the family, and that's why she's late to her own ceremony. Her favorite pastime is attempting to train wild Warnicorns (unicorns that, in the past, were specifically bred to be battle steeds).

All of the guests gathered for the ceremony turned to the giant wood-and-iron doors of the throne room as the sound of galloping hooves approached. Two of the royal butlers moved to open the doors, but they burst open on their own as a glossy mint-green Warnicorn covered in scars slammed into them with tremendous force, continuing to gallop through the hall. Hanging onto the Warnicorn and screaming in delight was a young girl with long golden hair, bright blue eyes like King River, a tiara, pink heart-shaped marks on her cheeks, and a frilly blue-and-white dress that matched the clothes of the king and queen. She hopped down from the Warnicorn's back right as it reached the foot of the two thrones. Without her weighing it down, the Warnicorn leaped high up into the air and crashed through the wall just behind the thrones. Queen Moon and King River managed to retain their deadpan expressions, but Bucky groaned and facepalmed.

See what I mean? Plenty of people have gotten hurt because of Star's antics (mostly me, believe it or not), but it's a miracle nobody's gotten killed (yet)!

Star hopped up and down with excitement and tried to grab the Wand out of the queen's hand, only for Bucky to push her back slightly using the shaft of his trident.

"Now, Star, the Wand is a big responsibility..." Moon tried to tell her, only for the speech to fall on deaf ears as Star lunged for the Wand again. This time, the queen held out her arm and braced her palm against Star's forehead, preventing her from repeating the action. "If it falls into the hands of evil forces, the Universe could be destroyed!" Moon warned. Star once again failed to listen and made one final lunge, successfully grabbing the Wand, which shape-shifted to better suit Star's personality just like it did for every princess before her.

Star's version of the Wand was lavender-colored with darker barber-shop-pole stripes on the handle. At the top of the handle, two white butterfly wings stretched out on either side of a wide orb that was flat on one side. In the middle of the flat surface was a shining yellow star-shaped gem.

"Don't worry, Mom. I can handle it!" Star said with a confident smirk. However, not even two hours had passed before disaster struck. Star had cast a spell that was supposed to form a rainbow over the village just outside the castle walls. The spell went awry and the rainbow somehow caught fire, which in turn set the village ablaze. Star nervously withdrew from the scene as the villagers ran around screaming like small children.

"She can't handle it," Moon and River concluded in unison, setting down the binoculars they were watching Star with from one of the castle's windows.

"Dang it, Star! We just rebuilt that village after the big Warnicorn stampede!" Bucky yelled from beside his parents.

...

Star screamed as Bucky, now with his trident strapped to his back, dragged her by the ankles to a waiting carriage loaded with luggage.

"I can be good! Please! Don't send me to St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Royalty!" she cried, to which Bucky rolled his eyes.

"For the last time, Star, you're fourteen years old. Act like it!" he said.

"Yes, stop being so dramatic, sweetheart. We're not sending you there!" River stated.

"Yet," added Moon.

"Instead, we're sending you and Buchanon to train in a safer dimension. A place called Earth," proclaimed River.

"Remind me why I'm going, again?" Bucky asked.

"Earth may be safer than Mewni, son, but it has its own dangers as well. Some of the locals may have malicious intentions," said Moon.

"Manfred, open the portal!" River ordered the Butterfly family's main butler, who took out a pair of intricate silver scissors and snipped open the very fabric of reality, causing an enormous swirling blue vortex to form. The entire royal family boarded the carriage and drove it through the portal, which then shrank before it winked out of existence entirely.

Unbeknownst to the royals or their servants, a frog-like head peeked out of a bush and looked at the place where the portal had previously been. He chuckled maliciously, showing a mouth full of unevenly spaced shark-like fangs, and disappeared back into the bush to report back to his boss.

...

The Butterfly royal carriage arrived at its destination in less than a second, thanks to the portal. Where they ended up was the small suburban community of Echo Creek, California on an unseasonably warm day in early fall. Both teens gazed out the windows, Star with wonder and curiosity, Bucky with disinterest. The carriage cruised down the street for a few minutes before coming to a stop outside a large building labeled "Echo Creek High School."

"Why don't you two get out and look around while your mother and I make accommodations for you at this educational institution?" River suggested. Star squealed in excitement before grabbing Bucky's hand and bolting for the door.

"Be sure to keep her out of trouble, Buchanon!" Moon called after them as Star ran down the street, dragging Bucky behind her.

"I'll try, Mom!" Bucky called back. Star was like an excited puppy that had just been brought home from a shelter, exploring her new environment by stopping in completely random places. She zipped between every tree, shrub, flower, and brightly painted house she saw, and every time she got moving, she nearly pulled poor Bucky's arm out of its socket. Any civilians that they crossed paths with gave them odd looks, undoubtedly because of Star's erratic behavior and the way that both were dressed. Star still wore her frilly princess dress and tiara, and Bucky was still covered in shining silver armor with his trident strapped to his back. Soon, however, Queen Moon called Star on her enchanted compact mirror and told her and Bucky to return to the school.

The students that roamed the halls between classes also gave the siblings odd looks, and one even made a rude comment that the Rennaissance Fair had already come and gone. Two boys, a tall skinny one with curly brown hair and glasses named Alfonso and a short, rather rotund one with straight red hair named Ferguson, recognized them as new students and were at least nice enough to ask for their names.

"Buchanon Butterfly, Prince of Mewni," Bucky replied with a smile and a humble bow, but several students in the immediate vicinity laughed.

"Butterfly? What kind of sissy name is that?" mocked a boy in a letterman jacket, which infuriated Bucky. Star got nervous, knowing what her brother was capable of if he got mad enough.

"Come on, Bucky. They're not worth it," she said and ushered him to the place where their parents were waiting with the principal, a portly bespectacled man with thinning brown hair. A Hispanic boy in a red hoodie that looked to be about Star's age was also with them.

"How dare they? The Butterfly name is an honorable lineage!" Bucky seethed.

"I know that, and you know that, but apparently they don't. Just try to stay cool about it," Star told him.

"Buchanon, Star, this is Principal Skeeves. He'll be in charge of your education at this fine institution," River said when the siblings arrived at the meeting point. "Your mother and I have to leave now, so we'll let you get acquainted. We've made arrangements for you to live with this remarkable young lad here, so your luggage will be waiting for you at his dwelling. Keep in touch, both of you!"

"We will, Dad," Bucky said and bent over to hug his much shorter father. However, his relationship with his mother was much tenser, so he only gave her a curt nod. Once the monarchs had departed in their carriage, Principal Skeeves approached Bucky and Star.

"It's wonderful to meet both of you. Unfortunately, I have work to attend to, so I'll leave you in the capable hands of Marco here to give you both a tour. Have fun, but not too much fun!" the stocky man said. Bucky was able to glean the hidden meaning from his words: he was going to be busy admiring and/or spending the gold and jewels Moon and River had undoubtedly bribed him with.

Once Principal Skeeves walked away, the boy spoke up. He sounded nervous, possibly because he was aware that he was in the presence of royalty. "H-hello. I'm Marco Diaz. Y-you must be Prince Buchanon," he said and awkwardly shook Bucky's hand.

"Don't worry, kid, I'm not all uptight like my parents are. Just Bucky is fine," Bucky told him.

"So, uh...what brings royalty to humble old Echo Creek High?" Marco asked.

"Oh, we're not here for anything special. Just so my little sister can train with her powers."

"P-p-powers?" Marco stammered.

"Yeah! I'm a magical princess from another dimension!" Star stated, using the Wand to draw a rainbow in the air above her head. Said rainbow immediately caught fire, causing Bucky to facepalm.

"Again with the flaming rainbow, Star?" he groaned.

"Another dimension? So the Multiverse is real?!" Marco exclaimed with stars in his eyes. Bucky had heard rumors that the inhabitants of Earth were mostly unaware of the existence of the wider Universe and interdimensional travel, and it seemed that those rumors were true. When the tour began, Marco answered Bucky's questions about the school (Bucky was asking because Star wasn't paying attention) and Bucky answered Marco's questions about the Universe (apparently, Humans theorized that there was an infinite number of universes, hence why Marco mistakenly called it the Multiverse). All the while, Marco directed them around puddles, loose floor tiles, and lockers with protruding doors like Star and Bucky were made of fine porcelain that was liable to shatter if he so much as sneezed at them. Bucky was too polite to bring up this perplexing behavior, but one of the sports jocks did that for him.

"Hey, Safe Kid, you kiss any boo-boos yet?" the boy jeered, causing Marco to groan in annoyance.

"I wore a helmet in the shower one time..." he murmured just loud enough for Bucky to hear him.

"Come again?" Bucky asked, and Marco sighed.

"I have no idea what makes people think I'm so safe. I wear a helmet on a floor that tends to get very slippery, and the next thing I know, I'm labelled for life! I try to pass myself off as a misunderstood bad boy, but that doesn't help!"

"To be fair, you've been herding us around obstacles for the last ten minutes," Bucky pointed out.

"Yeah, but you guys are royalty! Your parents specifically told me to keep you safe!" Marco protested, and Bucky laid a hand on his shoulder.

"Marco, I appreciate that you feel obligated like that. But honestly, Star and I have been through a lot worse than wet floors and loose tiles. One time, I was bedridden for nearly a week because someone poisoned our cornbread," Bucky told him. "So yeah, we can take care of ourselves. No offense, but all we need you to do is put a roof over our heads." Marco sighed again.

"Okay, fine. But is it too much to ask for just one dangerous situation to spice up my life a little?"

"Okay!" Star said gleefully. She zapped a butterfly that flew in front of them with the Wand, turning it into a monster the size of a horse with blue-and-black butterfly wings, matted white fur, and a mouth filled with crooked yellow teeth. The monster roared, and Marco screamed like a little girl. It tried to fly away, only for Bucky to skewer it with his trident before it could get very far. Star chuckled nervously when Bucky glared at her.

"Why do you have to do things like that?" he demanded.

"What? He asked for a dangerous situation, so I gave him one!" Bucky sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Let's just...talk about this later. What's next on the agenda, Marco?" he asked while retrieving his trident from the monster's carcass.

"School's about to let out for the weekend, so let's take the bus back to my place. Well, technically our place," Marco replied.

"What's a bus?" Star asked.

...

"So how do these things work? Are the horses invisible, or what?" Star asked regarding the large yellow vehicles. Bucky was also curious as to how Human machinery worked.

"I'm not sure exactly how they work, but I have a general idea," Marco replied. "Right in the front is a big machine called an engine. You burn a type of liquid fuel called gasoline, or gas for short, to run the engine, which activates a whole bunch of moving parts. Those parts all work together to make the wheels spin, and that makes the bus move."

"Interesting. We don't have anything like that on Mewni," said Bucky. "Mostly because poor Tessa the Techno-Mage keeps getting her blueprints rejected." The resident inventor of Butterfly Village kept coming up with ideas for incredible labor-saving devices to make life a little easier, but she was continually shot down by either Queen Moon or the Magical High Commission, the semi-immortal governing body responsible for affairs concerning the use and application of magic.

Star, Bucky, and Marco all boarded the bus and began the ride to the Diaz residence.

"So, you got new tenants, huh, Diaz? Must come from somewhere eccentric if they're dressed like that," came a gruff yet feminine voice from the seat behind them. Marco groaned and Bucky and Star each turned. Sitting behind them was a girl with skin slightly darker than Marco's, stringy shoulder-length black hair under an olive beanie, a blue jacket, and a mustard-yellow skirt. "Wassup, homies? Name's Janna. How 'bout yours?" Star and Bucky introduced themselves, Star much more enthusiastically, and asked how she knew Marco. "Diaz and I live down the street from each other. His parents host foreign exchange students all the time, so there's almost always a new face in the neighborhood. They're super nice and let me come and go as I please."

"No they don't! You let yourself in and out by continually stealing my house keys!" Marco called her out on the blatant lie.

"Hey, I'm just trying to teach you not to leave them in such obvious and predictable places, man," Janna replied with a shrug.

"They're always in my hoodie pocket!" Marco yelled.

"Like I said: predictable. By the way, I saw that little magic trick you did earlier. I've been known to dabble in the Dark Arts myself, so ring me up sometime and we'll hang out." Janna and Star exchanged contact information, and Bucky couldn't help but feel like the strange girl would be a bad influence on his sister.

...

Far, far away, in the darkest corner of Mewni, lay the domain of the Monsters. The Monsters were the first race to cultivate Mewni and provide it with civilization. Then came the Mewman settlers, led by Titania Butterfly, who later became Mewni's first queen. At first, the Mewmans were content to settle the land that the Monsters hadn't, but then the political leaders among them got greedy. To them, the Monsters were on the side of the fence with the greener grass. Against Titania's advice, small marauding bands were formed and began sacking the smaller Monster villages. The Mewmans then moved into the dwellings that the Monsters had vacated, taking the land for themselves and turning any captured Monsters into slaves. Little by little, the Monsters were forced to retreat until all but a small corner of their former homeland was occupied by the Mewmans.

Needless to say, the stronger members of the race were filled with a righteous fury. Slowly, over many, many generations, the animosity between the two races grew until it erupted into a full-scale war, in which the Mewmans were victorious. Most Monsters gave up hope that their homeland would ever be reclaimed, but a select few were still plotting to overthrow their usurpers. One of them was Ludo Avarius, whose ancestors were once counted among the Monster nobility.

Ludo was of very short stature, only three feet if you stretched him, and greatly resembled a vulture, with scaly gray-green skin, a short, hooked beak, and odd patches of greasy black feathers all over his body. He wore tattered black robes that were too long for his body, and the skull of a horned crocodilian beast rested on his head like a crown. He currently sat brooding on a throne several sizes too big for him in the Great Hall of an abandoned castle that was abandoned no longer.

Behind him, a sickly green portal opened and the frog-like Monster that had spied on the Royal Carriage stepped through. He pounded his broad chest and croaked loudly in salutation.

"Ludo, master, I have news," he said in a thick Russian accent. "King and Queen have sent Butterfly children to Earth dimension...alone." Ludo smiled maliciously and swiveled the throne to face his henchman.

"Excellent work, Buff Frog. Without the royal guards with them, the Wand is ours for the taking! Soon, the Wand will be mine! Then Mewni! Then...the entire Universe!" Ludo cackled madly, then hopped down from his throne. "Prepare our forces! Tonight, we go to Earth and take the Wand for ourselves!" The various Monsters scattered around the hall roared in approval before rushing to the armory.


Whoo! I was gonna try to do the entire first episode all in one sitting, but as it is, I'm at almost quadruple my usual word count! So I'm gonna make it a two-parter instead. In part 2, Star and Bucky will meet Marco's parents for the first time, and Marco will meet the Monsters for the first time. Also, Monster with a capital "M" will refer to the race of creatures in Mewni, while monster with a lowercase "m" will refer to mindless beasts that are not capable of speech or rational thought.