Star vs the Forces of Evil: The Ballad of Earth-Mewni

Episode 4: Echo Creek Credence

One fine morning on Earth-Mewni, Star found herself sitting in her bed, patiently waiting for her loving boyfriend to return with her breakfast for the morning. Yes, despite her reservations about this new "arrangement" between her, Marco, and her family, Star still found herself getting treated extra carefully and lovingly by her loved ones. In her hands she held something; specifically, it was the ray-gun device Tom had previously shown her and Marco...the one that could let them dimension hop again. Or rather, it was a ray-gun device that allowed them to dimension hop. One of a select few that existed. Turns out Tom's dad was secretly dabbling into the world of scientific discovery, allowing for this unintentional breakthrough. Although the specifics of said breakthrough...were not divulged...for now, and nobody was in the mood to question it further.

Finally, Marco came into the room holding a tray of food: a tall stack of pieces of French Toast with several strawberries sitting on top, as well as a stick of butter and pitcher of maple syrup on the side ready for us. He set the syrup and butter on the nightstand right next to Star's bed and the tray right on the bed near Star's lap. "Ta-da! Freshly cooked French Toast!"

"Ooh...it looks tasty!" She said, practically watering at the mouth. Although she couldn't help but notice the one thing that wasn't there. "Wait a minute...something's missing..."

The boy instantly knew what she was referring to. He sighed and reached into one of his hoodie pockets, pulling out a jar of sugar and setting it next to the butter. "There."

"Thank you. Was that so hard?" She teased, gently grabbing his hoodie and bringing him in for a kiss. "One of these days you're gonna let me cook for you guys again."

"You bet. But there's no rush. You've got a long, long vacation ahead of you. Enjoy every minute of it." Marco was hellbent on honoring his "Star is to stay on vacation for at least as long as or longer than she worked on Mewni to bring peace to Mewmans and monsters" pledge, as were the rest of their loved ones. The smile on his face was so innocent & sincere. She couldn't possibly be upset at this arrangement even if she wanted to be. "Especially while we all work to figure out how to fix..." He put his hand over her chest where her heart was. "this." And he didn't just mean it metaphorically.

"You're a total sweetheart, Diaz. I really don't deserve any of this..." She sighed as she took a bite out of her French Toast. The sensational taste was enough to temporarily quell her self-loathing. "Oh this is amazing..." She said before returning her attention to the ray-gun. "So...Tom's pop made this thing."

"Yup. Apparently it lets you hop dimensions. Just like those old scissors we used to have."

"Yeah..."

"You okay?"

"I guess so. I mean...I really want to see some of our friends from other dimensions again. But what if it's dangerous? I never picked Tom's pop to be a science guy or whatever Earth would call them..."

"...Scientists?"

"Yeah, those. I'm just saying 'what if something goes wrong?"

"Well they already tested it, and Tom says they checked out, and I trust him on that. He has no reason to lie about it."

"I guess you're right. I'm just being paranoid." She set the thing down on the bed next to her and continued eating her breakfast in peace. All the while, Marco smothered her in kisses. "So...what's the plan for today?"

"Well if occurred to me that I got a nice tour of Mewni but your folks never got a tour of our world, so me and Janna are taking your folks out on a tour of Echo Creek. You know, show them around town, get them acquainted with all of the cool spots you found while you were living on Earth with me."