SVTFOE: Gender Bend AU

The "Death" of Comet Butterfly

Part One: All Fear the Flame

I can't stop shaking. The sounds. The screams, they echo through the halls. I hear it. I can hear it, in the walls, in my ears, in my skin. The fire. The fire. It's coming for me. I'm gonna be marked again. I CAN'T DO THAT AGAIN!

There's no escaping the fire. The fire... it comes for us all. Why didn't Star kill me. Why COULDN'T SHE KILL ME!?! Death would be better than the fire. No more fire.

I find myself laughing for no reason as the fear consumes me and my cheeks glow green.

As long as I obey, there will be no fire... right?

Hah. Hah. Hah.

No more fire. Only servitude. Only fighting in my sister's wars until I die. That is what we are trained for. As long as it means no more fire...

Just, no more fire...

I arrive on Earth, going to where some residual magic seems to reside. I see two humans there, each with panicked expressions.

"What do we do?" the blonde one asks.

"I don't know!" The dark hair one exclaimed, "Comet just got kidnapped! Think, who would wanna hurt Comet?"

"His parents first," the blonde one replies, "or maybe someone from the school. Hold on, maybe his backpack has some clue."

The blonde one opens Comet's backpack and begins searching through it frantically, as the dark haired human notices me.

"What did he say his sister looked like?" The dark haired one asks.

"Long blonde hair, hearts on her cheeks," the blonde human explains, taking out the spell book and looking up, "why do you- oh, there she is."

"Hello," I greet, walking up to them, "I'm Star, Comet's sister. I kinda need that spell book."

The blonde one backs away, holding the book and asks, "where is he?"

"He's safe," I smile, "safer than he is on Mewni. He's at Mr. Henious's School for Unworthy Princes."

"You sent him THERE!?!" The dark haired one demands.

"I'm sorry," I stop them, "who are you two?"

"I'm Jim," the dark haired one explains, "he's Johnson, and you have some explaining to do. You can't send Comet there! It's the only place he WOULDN'T talk about!"

"What?" I ask, "nah. I'm sure Mr. Henious isn't THAT bad. I'm honestly surprised you know me."

"Look," Johnson grips the book, "Comet is our friend, and we're getting him back. You can help us, or not, but I know you need this book so, guess you have to, huh?"

I think for a moment. Comet never did talk about Mr. Henious, and everything I've learned about that school...

Has been from Moon...

What have I done!?!

"Alright," I reply, "I'll help, but one thing I do know, is that security is tight there. Henious has an army. We need help, and I know just where to go."