Disclaimer: Star vs the Forces of Evil is owned by Daron Nefcy and Disney. The only thing that I have the copyright to is the character Almana. The character Nova belongs to GrovyleFangirl1997. All other characters and properties are owned by Disney and Daron Nefcy. Reviews, comments, and criticism would be much appreciated.

Chapter 1- Fearful Encounter

Almana's POV

I don't know how long I was out, but I was starting to regain consciousness. I had barely any recollection of anything that had happened. I felt something strapped to my right wrist and I could sense that I wasn't alone. As my eyes opened, I could see that I was seated at a large dining table that stretched several feet at each end. The room appeared as some sort of medieval dining room, with torches lit beside the many doorways, and dark mulberry brick walls strung with flags. Behind me was a large, empty, crystal-like cage. Taking a moment to observe the room and trying to understand how I ended up there, I let out a faint whimper when I turned beside me to meet eyes with my captor. A tall, grayish-blue skinned lizard looking monster with slicked back dark purple hair and bright yellow eyes. For a monster, he was dressed rather classy in a black suit, white undershirt, and red tie. Inside I was beginning to panic, tugging on the strap attached to my wrist and looking up at him with fearful and helpless eyes. Before I could even have a chance to comprehend what was going on, he slowly pushed a glass of water in front of me. He leaned toward me and detached the strap from my arm, to which I leaned back and glanced at him with a puzzled look before he spoke in a deep and low voice. "I'd like to build a foundation of trust, so I'll believe that you won't run off after being released from your restraints." He motioned his hand to usher me to drink, and that's when I noticed that he was missing a finger on his right hand, as the bone and flesh was exposed at the end. "And now I want to see if you will trust me." He said in a calming voice. I hesitated, for all I knew he could have put some kind of poison or drug in the water, and I began to wonder if he had already done anything to me while I was unconscious. Glancing at the water and seeing the condensation droplets slowly slide down the side of the glass seemed to trigger my thirst. It became tempting as my dehydration seemed to grow, not even remembering my last beverage. After a minute or so, I decided to accept what would happen after torturing myself by resisting. Once I had finished and quenched my thirst, he put his hand on my shoulder, causing me to jerk. "Good, at least now we're on a similar level." He crooned with a smirk forming on his face. "Now, follow me." He stood and slid his hand down against my back and escorted me into the next room. I was reluctant to follow him, but seeing no way of escape or even knowing where I was, I eventually caught up to him. I was able to get a glimpse out of one of the windows to tell that it was night outside before another monster approached. He seemed to be some sort of bear-like creature, though he had a horn at the base of his head. Behind him was a large chicken-like creature with a spiked collar around its neck and crossbones replacing its pupils. They were restraining a boy by his wrists as he thrashed and attempted to lunge at them. He took notice of me with a confused look, seeming just as clueless as I was to why we were there. Our captors began to exchange conversation while we looked at each other.

Normal POV

"Master Toffee, we've got the karate boy. What's the next step of the plan?"

"Send the fly to the house as a notice of where he is, for now just place him in the cage. I have some business to attend to beforehand."

Toffee said as he patted Almana's shoulder, making her wince. While the monsters attended to his command with a struggling Marco, Toffee led Almana up a set of stairs and toward a hallway with several doors at each end.

Almana's POV

I took note of the name that the bear monster had uttered, Toffee. It wasn't a name that I really expected from a monster with such a threatening and mysterious appearance. I didn't take much time to think of it once he stopped me to open one of the doors. He stood beside and gestured for me to enter in a gentlemen sort of manner. Once I went into the room, Toffee followed and I could hear the door lock behind me. I felt a cold shiver run through me, seeing how the room was a nearly empty bedroom. Red flags started to race through my mind and I shivered with fearful anticipation of being jumped, which Toffee seemed to take notice of. "I know what you're thinking, and you don't need to worry about that. I'm not the type of monster who would violate a human child like that." He muttered as he caressed his claws through my hair in a playful manner. "You were just brought in this room because I intend on keeping you by my side at all times. Those incompetent morons back there can't be trusted with you. Now just make yourself comfortable for a few minutes." He said as he entered what I assumed was the bathroom. I sat on the side of the bed and noticed a few books laying on the nightstand. 'History of Mewni', 'Wands', and 'Mewni Royal History' to name a few whose title I could read. The others seemed to be in a construed language that I couldn't understand. Grabbing the 'History of Mewni' book, I skimmed through pages and attempted to pass the time. I noticed that some of the pages were bookmarked with papers and sticky notes. Though some words were written in English, most of it was written in the same language that I couldn't comprehend. I could only guess through the pictures that accompanied them. There were images of a castle and some people fighting off monsters. At some point, the monsters fled into the forest only for it to be burnt to the ground by the people. I had gotten to a point of the book where the chapter title card read 'History of the Great Monster Massacre" before Toffee came out of the room. He took notice of the book and glanced at the page I was on. "Ah yes, the book that greatly describes the events of every monsters favourite holiday. We just love it when the mewmans celebrate murdering our families and destroying our homes." He muttered to himself in an aggressive and sarcastic tone. "Now come on, Princess Butterfly will be arriving here any minute." I placed the book back and followed him back into the dining room. This time, the boy that I saw earlier was strapped to a chair inside of the cage. Again, he gave me a confused look as I walked passed him.

"What is someone like you doing here?"I heard him ask, but Toffee ushered me over to the table before I could respond, indicating that he didn't want us interacting. I sat beside him as he sat in the main chair of the table facing the entryway, seeming to anticipate someone's arrival.