Author's Note: Sorry this took a while. I've been swamped with other fanfics and writer's block. I've been having trouble taking the next step in this story until I decided to do an original chapter that circles around a certain fact about America Chavez that I'm pretty sure some of you knew. If anyone has a suggestion in what I can do next with this story, let me know.

Any and all comments are welcome.

The Ultimate Nullifier laughed as he fell over at America's couch. He calmed himself and looked back at his friend. "Wait! Wait! She did what?"

America shrugged. "You heard me. Star accidently turned our teacher into a troll. Though in my opinion, she's never looked better."

Nullifier broke out into a hysterical laughter again. Just then, Star entered through the apartment door. When she saw Nullifier there, she was surprised.

"Oh, hey." Star said.

"Hola, Star." America said. "You remember the Ultimate Nullifier."

"Sup." Nullifier greeted after finally calming down.

"Hey there, dude." Star said. "What brings you to Earth?"

"Well, Angel and Beak are off on a mission that didn't really need my assistance." Nullifier said. "So I thought I'd crash here until they're done. Shouldn't be more than a day."

"Okay then. I'll make you a bed." Star said as she pointed her wand. It glowed and hummed, but it stopped when America flew over quickly and stopped her.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't make anything." America said. "The landlord is already on my case after you added in your own tower."

"But I'm just adding a bed." Star said.

"You say it's just a bed, but your spells rarely go the way you expect them to. I was just telling Nullifier about the time you tried to help Ms. Skullnick get a boyfriend and ended up turning her into a troll."

"Okay, so it didn't go the way I thought it would," Star said, "But at least I tried. And hey, technically, she did get a boyfriend."

"It was one of Ludo's goons. And it only lasted one night." America reminded. "Sorry, Star, but you're not exactly a matchmaker."

"Whaaaaaaat?" Star exasperated. "Okay, so I may have had that one setback, but I am considered an expert in romance. In fact, I bet I can even get you and Nullifier together."

America and Ultimate Nullifier widened their eyes and looked at each other. They then both broke out into a loud fit of laughter confusing Star.

"You think me and Nullifier would make a good couple?" America asked.

"Well, he did choose to come here with you. And you used to lead the Teen Brigade together. And you two are awfully friendly."

"Look, Star," America said, "That's adorable that you think that, but Nullifier and I are just teammates and friends. Nothing more. We're not going to be a thing in a million years."

"Well, I wouldn't go that far." Ultimate Nullifier said. "I mean, we did have that date that one time."

"WHAAAAAAAT?!" Star yelled out with hearts displayed in her eyes.

America rolled her eyes. "Emphasis on 'one time', Nullifier. And we both know how that ended."

Nullifier chuckled with a blush in his cheeks. "Yeah. I know."

"Well, I don't!" Star shouted. "Tell me your secret, America."

"No can do, Star. It's too embarrassing. Besides, we didn't even finish the date."

"Is that why you and he didn't become a thing?" Star asked. "Because you couldn't finish your first date?"

"What? No. It was…"

America was interrupted by her phone ringing. She quickly pulled it out of her pocket and answered it.

"Hola? Si, this is she. All right. I'll be right down there." She hung up and turned back to her friends. "Gotta go. Emergency at the auto shop."

"You have an auto shop now?" Ultimate Nullifier asked.

"Technically, I'm apprenticing there. It's just to pay the rent." America said. "The shop's all set downtown."

"Oh, sweet." Nullifier said standing up from the couch. "Mind if you give me a ride? I'm wanting to try these smoothies from this Stop and Slurp place."

"Sure. It's on the way. See you soon, Star." America said.

"Okay. See ya." Star waved seeing the two superheroes leave the apartment. Then, a little mischievous smile grew on her face. "I'll see you on your date that I'm going to set up."

Little did she know that just outside of the window, Buff Frog was perched on a tree branch listening to her every word. After hearing Star's plan, he opened up a portal with his scissors and entered his master's lair.

"Ludo, master." Buff Frog hailed as he approached Ludo's throne room. "I have news to report."

"Well, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me!" Ludo demanded.

"Of course. The Butterfly girl is planning to set up a date between the strong girl and a boy covered in glitter. We may catch her by surprise."

"Excellent!" Ludo cheered turning to his monster minions. "You see, you imbeciles? This is how someone does their job! Now, start doing your own jobs and GET ME THAT WAND!"

"That seems to be about it." America's boss said after the car was done. "Thanks for your help, Ms. Chavez."

"The pleasure's all mine, Senor Wilson." America said. "I better be off. My roommate tends to get a little chaotic when I'm not around for long."

"Roommate?" Mr. Wilson asked. "Wow. I didn't think you'd have a roommate."

"Well, I do." America said. "Her name is Star, and she's a little quirky. I'm talking rainbows. I'm talking puppies."

Mr. Wilson chuckled. "Didn't think you'd ever be close friends with someone like that."

"Si. Me neither." America said as she left the garage.

Suddenly, her cell phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out to read the text on it. "Meet me at Britta's Tacos at sundown. Emergency. Bring Null. S."

"If it's an emergency, why do I have to wait until sundown?" America questioned the text.

"Super date night blitz!" Star shouted as she blasted her wand at the taco eating area. Suddenly, the tables were changed into candy canes, polka-dot rugs appeared beneath them, and candles showed up with faces that hummed.

When Star was done, she spun her wand and put it in her belt. "Ah. What a wonderful sight. I can practically see it now: me and Oscar and America and Nullifier on a double date. It's going to be magical."

"Speaking of magic," hissed a voice behind her. Star turned and gasped in shock seeing Ludo show up with his monster gang behind him. "Hand over your wand!"

"Ludo?" Star asked. "Look, I'd love to throw down with you, but it's a very inconvenient time. I'm trying to set up a date between my friend and her almost-boyfriend."

"I DON'T CARE!" Ludo shouted. "I'm taking that wand if it's the last thing I do! Get it, men!"

The monsters roared and ran to gang up on Star. She aimed her wand beneath her and shot herself into the sky. That's when the chicken monster raced after her. She managed to dodge him by flipping backwards and landing on the tables she had changed.

The giant, bearded monster with antlers threw a punch at Star, but she jumped out of his way. But as he missed, he punched through and destroyed the table.

Star gasped as she saw the destroyed table. "Wait! Don't mess this place up!"

That moment of hesitation became her undoing. While she was distracted, the huge alligator monster wrapped one of his muscular arms around Star holding her in place. Ludo laughed as he approached her.

"At last! Finally! After so long, the wand is finally…"

"AYE CARAMBA! I THOUGHT YOU WERE JOKING, STAR!"

Ludo stopped to turn around. He gasped when he saw America there. The Ultimate Nullifier was right next to her pulling his gun out.

"I was enjoying my first smoothie in ages, and suddenly, I get pulled into this." Nullifier said. "Ames, who are these guys?"

"Ludo and a bunch of nameless punks." America said. "They've been trying to go after Star's wand so they can take over the Multiverse."

"Wait. Nameless?" Ludo asked. "You don't even know these guys?"

"Our only times spent together with them trying to beat me." America said. "How would I have known any of their names?"

"Well, they call me Man Arm." Said the alligator monster that was holding Star. He turned around revealing his normal human arm. "I'm sure you can guess why."

"That's disturbing." Nullifier commented. "Will I need my gun?"

"Nah. These guys only have brute strength. No powers to nullify." America said. "You can go nuts on them like this!"

"Wait! America, don't…"

Star's plea came too late. With one punch, America sent Man Arm flying and letting go of Star. He crashed right into another table. The fly monster came after America with a kitchen knife, but Nullifier grabbed him, spun him around, and swung him right down at a table. Star stood up looking nervous.

Buff Frog swung his punches at America, but the girl was too fast for them to connect. Instead, she threw her own punch at the ground. A portal opened up which Buff Frog fell into. She flew right over at the two-headed, red monster and punched another portal above him. Buff Frog fell through and landed right on top of him.

"YAAAAHHH!" Ludo shouted seeing his monsters being tossed around. "I wanted this to be simple! But now, instead of one brat, I'm dealing with three! Monsters, retreat!"

The beaten and defeated monsters regrouped as Ludo used his scissors to cut open a portal to his home dimension. He and his army groaned as they walked through.

Once the villains were gone, America brushed her hands and stood proudly. "You know, Star, when you texted me those weird instructions, I thought for sure it was going to be a trick. But it looks like you were…" She turned and dropped her smile when she saw Star kneeling sadly at the destroyed Britta's Taco dining area. Confused, America knelt next to her. "Hey. It's okay, chica. I'm sure they'll set this place back to normal soon."

"Uh, Ames." Nullifier said. He approached her with a plate that was labeled "America and Nullifier 4 evur". "I think you were right in your first thought."

"Que." America said looking over at Star. "Is this true?"

Star nodded with water forming in her eyes. "You've done so much for me. Letting me into your home. Helping me live here. Fighting monsters with me. I just wanted to help you find your true love. So I made this date for you and Nullifier to help you make up for your failed one last time."

America smiled and brushed Star's back. "Hey. It's okay, Star. If it makes you feel any better, this plan wouldn't have worked anyway. It was never going to happen between me and Null."

"What?" Star asked. "But your unfinished date…"

"Star, our chances for a relationship didn't fail because of the date. It was nice, but my reason for not dating Null had nothing to do with him."

Star wiped away her tears to show a confused look. "I don't get it."

America chuckled. "Star, I'm gay."

Star's eyes widened. She looked on over at Nullifier who nodded.

"Oh. Oooooooooh. So you…"

"Like girls? Si." America said. "I hadn't come out to any of my teammates yet, so Nullifier's been asking me out for weeks. One day, I decided to humor him. Maybe even see what it's like for me to date a boy."

"I picked out the fanciest restaurant and put on my best suit for the occasion." Nullifier said. "She looked gorgeous in her dress and we had a nice time."

"Until we had our first kiss." America said. "I didn't feel anything when I kissed him. In fact, the idea that I even kissed a guy's lips felt weird to me. That's when I told him."

Nullifier chuckled with a blushing smile. "You can imagine my surprise and my embarrassment."

Star joined in on the laughing. "Yeah. I guess that would be pretty embarrassing."

"Still though," America said, "We talked it out and decided to remain friends and partners. Just not partners, partners."

"I see now. Sorry for the misunderstanding." Star said. "But wait. If things worked out okay for you two, how come your date didn't finish?"

America and Nullifier exchanged embarrassed expression. "Well… you see…" she started to say. "When the bill came by, we both realized then and there that neither of us brought our wallets. The maître's d found out and chased us out of the restaurant." America turned to Nullifier. "Seriously, what kind of guy takes a girl out on a first date and forgets his wallet?"

"I thought I did." Nullifier defended earning a laugh from the girls.

"All right now." America said. "Let's go home before the manager finds out what we did and we repeat history."

"Yeah." Star agreed getting up with her friend. "Thanks for clearing things up, guys."

"De nada." America returned.

As the three of them were leaving Britta's Tacos, a figure watched them through a pair of binoculars from the top of a building. He was a tall, lean lizard monster in a black suit and red tie. His right hand was missing a finger. He lowered his binoculars and narrowed his eyes.

"This complicates things."