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Guest - Yeah...Janna sure is something ;). And Ferg hopefully got those lessons! Stealing from Star isn't a good idea.

LightningStrike7 - That is the goal for this project's re-boot. I wanted to do a better job and glad I'm seemingly doing just that :D. And yeah, Kirby rocks and I think everyone enjoys it. Loved Canvas Curse and the 2D games specifically.

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Deathclaw2010 - Going to edit Chapter 1 later to fix that, so thanks for the heads up.

Deep in the depths of Mewni's Underworld Kingdom, was a demon named Thomas Lucitor. He was…quite excited about tonight's grand event; the blood moon ball. Due to the event's nature, he specifically wanted his ex-girlfriend to attend. "If the Moon picks us…she will love me forever…" Tom had a wide smile across his face, fixing his white suit. This very suit, was something he wore years ago.

Looking across his large room, which had posters of his favorite band Love Sentence hanging proudly. Taking out a remote from his pocket, it played a song he personally really loves. The track 'Just Friends' was blasting across his room, with the demon dancing slowly to the beat. Whistling its melody, he studied his appearance in a mirror. 'Okay Tom, remember, no blowing up. For. Anything. That caused Starship…I mean, Star, to leave me. Stay calm and she will love you again.' Fixing his red tie, the demon smirked, pleased with pleased with his appearance.

"Now, all that's left is too…" Tom was getting ready to leave his large room but he felt something…off. As a demon, he can pick up on souls nearby his location. While part of him felt it was Star, her soul was joined by another person. "Is…is that human boy coming to this event too?"

Suddenly the air around Tom felt thick, almost ready to blow up at the spark of any flames. The demon knew that boy was something more than Star's friend, though he tried to shove the thought away. A voice inside his head kept repeating Deep Breaths. Deep Breaths. Tom slowly listened and followed this advice. While his fists will still shaking madly, Tom was calmer. "No…I can't be angry. Even if he's…her date for tonight, I still have the Blood Moon. Will do this right." He had an evil smirk etch across his face, slowly leaving his room toward a carriage that appeared outside Castle Lucitor.

Getting into the underworld first was not Star and Marco, but rather an odd human girl. Janna looked around, being quite pleased. "So this is hell…less dangerous than my books said it would be."

"Thank you for the tips." A booming voice shouted, with Janna turning toward the demon that lifted the carriage. "I will be more menacing now." The trickster smirked, folding her arms in pride.

"You let me into hell. That's metal man." The demon and Janna exchanged dark smiles. Janna soon turned around, seeing a very confused prince. Tom just scratched his spiked up hair, wondering who this girl is. "Sup hot stuff. I'm here to see my friends. You know, the princess and safe kid?" Tom only sighed, walking closer to the girl. Taking in her features, Janna was ready for a ball. Having a tight black ball-gown and her long hair hanging down, she looked quite different compared to her normal attire.

"H-Hey." Tom said sheepishly, surprised he is feeling nervous around this girl. 'Calm down man…she is just an Earth girl.' Shaking his head, he regains his confident persona. "So, I see you are ready? Maybe we could look for Starship and that Earth pest together."

Janna noticed Tom's comment about Marco, smirking in response. "Don't worry hellboy. Little ol' me will keep you busy if the Princess isn't around." She blinked her eye lashes flirtatiously, making Tom blush. 'I got ya.'

Tom coughed, making Janna back up. "Let's first just hang out in the ball room, get to know one another better. I don't want you getting spooked by my…friends, here tonight." Janna just laughed loudly at the idea of being scared of demons. Tom could tell this soul before him was 'dark' but in the fun kind of way. The duo walked into the ball room, waiting for a curtain princess and her best friend to show up.

Star and Marco were both confused, standing in a town of demons. Their carriage vanished in thin air, making the duo crash into the ground. When getting up, they realized they were somewhat close to Lucitor Castle, with Star remembering visiting this place with Tom while dating. "Uh…buddy?"

Marco turned to his best friend, having concern across her face. "Yeah Star?" He looked around and felt…unnerved. Various creatures were just watching them, as if they expected their arrival. Marco knew Tom expected Star to show up at some point, but not in a demon-infested town. Clenching his fists tightly, he was ready for a brawl.

"These guys are giving me the creeps. Should I blast them with ma wand?" Star said in a worried tone. Every visit in the underworld, she was joined with Tom. But part of her was somewhat fearful of demons, even if they never were a problem.

"Uh…no, we should talk our way out of this." Marco and Star were back-to-back, looking at the demons and creatures watching their every movie. The boy coughed, getting everyone to raise an eyebrow. "Hello, various demons and creatures. We are just here to visit Thomas Lucitor."

One of the creatures laughed, pushing a demon way. He stood right in front of Marco, having a playful grin etched across his bony face. He wrote a blue vest and jeans, oddly enough. But his cold-eyeless sockets unnerved Marco. "So, you are the Princess' body guard? A mere human? Pathetic." He cracked his bony fists and tried to punch Marco.

Marco and Star ducked, with the human rolling behind the creature. He landed a powerful uppercut, sending him flying in the air. Leaping in the air, Marco slammed his leg into the creature's back, slamming him into the ground violently. Star was just watching in awe, as she saw this fire in Marco's eyes.

'Wow…he's getting better at fighting…' Star thought to herself, feeling her face grow warm. But the incoming wave of creatures broke the princess' thoughts, jumping back and aiming her wand. "Multi-Narwhal Blast!" She shouted, making an army of sea-creatures slamming into the creatures before her. Some of them avoided the attack, with a turtle monster and a female troll charging ahead. Star grew a dark grin, spinning her wand around. It formed into large staff, each end having a small star orb. "Come get some!" She charged toward the two creatures, slidding across the ground. The bumped into her staff, colliding into the skeleton Marco fought moments ago.

Marco wiped his head, relieved Star and himself took care of the attackers. Star joined him, reverting her staff back into a wand. He darkly glared at the other creatures, all of them gulping. "Now, anyone want to mess with us again?" Silence took the air, making Marco release a pleased huff. "Good. Point us to where Tom's castle is." The very skeleton that attacked Marco got up, rubbing his head. He pointed toward the direction Star and Marco should walk in.

"Thank you!" Star answered joyfully, taking Marco by his hand. "Bye-bye!" She darted ahead, with Marco running in tow. The lone skeleton warrior smirked, pleased at seeing the Mewni Princess get such a good protector.

"Good." He got up and pulled up his sleeve. "Hey boss, uh, the kid is a good warrior. I let him kick my butt. Now what?" Muffled sounds in another language come from the other end, making his eyes grow wide. "Oh. Okay, we will leave the two be for now. See you later boss." The skeleton ended the call, pulling down his sleeve. Looking around, he saw other allies knocked out cold. "Better clean this up."

Star and Marco were inches away from Castle Lucitor, both being quite irked from events earlier. "Can't believe that! Tom invited you to a ball and we are stuck fighting reject monsters from a video game?!"

"Reject monsters?" Star said in a cocky tone. "Seems like my Safe Kid is getting a bit confident." Marco shut up on the spot, feeling slightly embarrassed. Star giggled, elbowing her best friend. "Geez, just joking around. Great moves back there though. Thought you was only a green belt?"

Marco coughed, folding his arms pridefully. "Ever since Ludo attacked us that one time, I've been training harder. Working with Sensei, I've taken more private courses and been training at home after school." Star covered her mouth in shock, being both amazed and upset Marco pushed himself so far…just for her own sake. Marco noticed this and gave a soft smile. "I made it my personal mission to protect you, even if you don't want my help."

Star just blinked a few times, taking this information in. 'If he is going so out of his way to protect me…' She folded her arms and had a stern expression. "I don't need protection, I'm no damsel." Marco raised his finger, ready to explain himself. "But…thanks. That's sweet of you."

He closed his mouth, not expecting this reaction at all. 'I thought she would slap me or something…' Marco gave a sheepish smile, giving a thumbs up to his best friend. Star giggled and the two knocked on the castle door. It slowly opened up, with a tall demon guard standing watch. The guard's skin was pure red, having three eyes not unlike Tom. But his outfit was of a more basic guard, holding a large pointed sword.

"Start your business." He said firmly, with Star simply raising and eyebrow. The guard's eyes grew wide, realizing who she was. "Princess of Mewni! Sorry for my mistake. You coming with a human just confused me. Please, come in." Star bowed respectfully, with Marco mirroring her to avoid trouble. The duo walked inside slowly, feeling the heavy gate door slam shut.

Marco followed Star, who knew where Tom's room was. "Are we going in the right direction? I mean…"

"The guy was my ex. I know where his room is silly." Star said matter-of-fact. Marco just sighed, following his best friend's command. The duo found a door, which Star smirked at. It had a large 'Keep out Dad' sign upon it, with various posted of evil demons surrounding the sigh. "Oh Tom, you never change." She kicked down the door, seeing no one in the room. "Oooohhh…he's in the ball room now. Hehe…"

Marco dragged Star out but the princess held him down. "Star! This is his room! He will kill us!" Star raised her eyebrow, making Marco rub his temples. "He will kill me!" She just waved her hand and jumped on Tom's bed sitting down. Giving up, Marco joined her, finally taking a breather after walking and fighting.

"Can't believe it has been two years since we broke up…jerk." Star pouted, folding her arms. Marco rubbed her back, trying to calm Star down. "He has such anger issues and never bothered trying to work on them!"

Marco thought long and hard about his next choice of words. He soon sighed and began speaking. "When forming any kind of relationship, it takes work from both people. It seems like you put in the most work in dating Tom. But I don't know the full story. Being with someone…changes both people. The two of us being friends broke me out of my shell for example." Marco chuckled, folding his arms together. "If Tom still cares about you, he will try to work on his anger issues. But…do you still love him?"

Star narrowed her gaze. "Why do you care anyway?" Marco said nothing, just looking away from her. She sighed and frowned. "Sorry, but I don't know if I care about Tom that way anymore."

"It's fine Star." Marco said softly, standing up. "Come on, let's meet up with Tom. I'm sure if he saw us here, we would be burned into ash." Star giggled at Marco's comment and stood up.

As the duo made their way into the ball room, Star thought about Marco's comment. 'Marco just knows what to say…I'm sure he will be happy with Jackie one day.' The thought made her frown, but she wasn't sure why. 'No, he likes Jackie. He might feel confused about me, but I know he likes her still. …But why did I ask him to come with me here tonight?' Star seriously thought about this but soon shook her head. 'Nah, we will just have fun! Yeah, another adventure and junk.' The princess' thoughtful face vanished, leaving her trademark smile.

Marco was also deep in thought, unsure about what tonight will bring. Looking around the ball room, he was deeply worried. When two figures came up to Star and Marco, his worries were justified.

"Hello Starship." Tom said cheerfully, but his warm smile turned into a bitter frown upon looking at Marco. "Oh, you are here." The boy clenched his fists, ready for yet another battle. But a familiar chill ran down Marco's spine, telling him she was around somewhere.

"Well…seems Prince Charming showed up at the ball after all." Janna cooed, placing hands playfully upon her hips.

Star and Marco looked at one another, back at the two people before them, and once more at each other. Star coughed, getting the group's attention. "Tom, meet Marco. He is my date for the night."

Tom wanted to scream bloody murder hearing that comment, but Janna's touch calmed Tom down. They shared a knowing look, before smirking. Marco noticed this, gulping in fear. "Uh…no one is going to die tonight, right?"

"No…as long as you stay away from Starship mortal." Tom hissed. Marco got right in his face. He grit his teeth, pushing Tom back.

"So what if I'm here as Star's date? She asked me to come with her! Why do you care anyway?! You aren't dating her anymore. She's her own person and can do whatever she wants!" Marco shouted, making Star and Tom get surprised looks. Even Janna blinked at Marco's sudden aggression. He didn't calm down, tightly holding Star's hand and having a cold look upon his face.

Star sighed, putting on an amused smile. 'Tonight should be interesting...'