Stan Marsh Vs The World

Chapter 5

When Kenny said they should go visit the movie set nearby, Stan didn't see a reason why not.

Kylie's mischievous grin should have been a big enough clue that it was a bad idea.

But Kyle was up for it, so Stan had no other choice but to go along with it.

And then the second they got there...

"Oh f***, that's another one of my exes," Kyle said.

Kylie nodded. "Yes, yes it is."

"I hate you, why didn't you tell me?"

"I only realised when Kenny told me why he wanted to come out here, which was obviously
to check her out."

Kenny whistled. "There she is: Leslie."

Stan looked at Kyle. "You dated a movie star?"

"She wasn't a movie star at the time, it was...it was a very long time ago, okay?"

"And it didn't end well because she was pretty creepy," Kylie said.

"Creepy how?" Kenny asked.

"I'm sure we'll see her bring out her power when she's fighting Stan, I know she uses it for acting too."

Ex number 2: Leslie, an actor and a skateboarder off camera with a (so far) mysterious power.

She doesn't seem to have noticed them yet, as she gets ready to film a scene.

"What is this movie about again?" Kenny asked.

Kylie laughed. "I have no idea, I'm just here for the drama."

"Yeah, same honestly."

Stan wondered (not for the first time) why the heck Kenny was his best friend.

As filming started up again, he felt like Leslie was looking right at him.

"The only thing between me and him is you, and my fist is about to take you out," she said.

"I'd let her punch me," Kenny whispered, and Stan shoved him.

That was when Leslie looked right at him. "I was talking to you, Marsh."

"...how does she know my name?"

"It was technically your last name," Kylie pointed out, "but don't look at me."

The girl marched over. "I've heard of you, Stan Marsh, and not from any of your friends. If you'd read the email like we all know you haven't, you'd know that we were all told your name."

She looked over at Kyle. "Hey you, been a while."

"Not long enough," he said.

Leslie laughed and turned back to Stan. "Now I'm going to punch you."

Even with the warning, he couldn't dodge in time and was thrown backwards with the force.

Kenny could be heard saying he wished that could be him.

...

Leslie's power was revealed in the fight: she could clone herself an unlimited number of times.

At one point she sent five clones of herself to keep Stan busy while she got a coffee, which Kenny happily delivered.

She looked him over and grinned. "Maybe when I'm done with him, I'll take you out."

"Hey, I'm down if you are."

But their flirting was interrupted by a yell, and Leslie turned to see Stan still on his feet and surrounded by her defeated clones.

"You need to try harder than that," he said.

Leslie sighed. "Do I need to punch you again, or should I get my board and skate around you before dropkicking you off the face of the earth?"

"So, you skateboard?" Stan asked.

"Yeah, and I'm pretty f***ing good at it. You couldn't out-skate me if you tried, so don't even think about it."

"I wouldn't dream of it, I was just wondering you had tried...the ultimate rail."

Everyone around them gasped, because this particular rail was known for being deadly.

Not that anyone was going to tell Leslie that, as she rose to the challenge.

"Just so you know, I'm going to ace this. Then I'm coming back up to kick your ass and take your best friend out before I take your boyfriend," she warned Stan.

"You're gonna have to finish the rail before you finish me."

A challenge she couldn't turn down because of her own pride, which resulted in her downfall.

Not even Leslie could survive the deadly rail, but it did mean Stan had defeated another of Kyle's evil exes.

But when he turned around, he saw that the red haired boy had disappeared once more.

...

When someone knocked on the door of Kenny's apartment the next day, Stan worried for a second it was Bebe again.

He was about to go for the window again until he heard Kyle's voice on the other side of the door.

"Is Stan here?"

"Always," Kenny replied, opening the door wide enough for Kyle to see his boyfriend.

Stan waved. "Hey. You want to go talk?"

"Yeah, please."

Five minutes later and the two were walking around Stark's Pond.

"Sorry for running off again," Kyle said, "Kylie gave me so much sh*t for it when she realised I was leaving without saying bye."

He sighed. "I don't...I don't like seeing my exes again, Stan. I can't stop them when they decide to do things like this, and I feel bad when they attack you like that. You shouldn't have to put up with this, I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to break up."

Stan shook his head and took his hand. "I don't care, you make me happy. I know I'm an idiot who doesn't read emails and I'm kind of a mess, but if you're willing to still do this, so am I."

Kyle smiled at him. "Yeah, same here."