SVTFOE: King for a Day Ch. 3

SVTFOE: King for a Day Ch. 3



At the Diaz house, Marco's parents and Star watched Marco grab hold of the sword on TV. At the fair, Ferg and Alphonso looked on rather confused, as did other people in line. Marco hoped that his brain was able to correctly decipher that message on the rock; some parts he knew he got wrong, but he felt confident that he understood the important part right. Don't do what is expected.

"Dude you are supposed to pull it out, not shove it in deeper!" Ferg shouted up at Marco. A couple of teenagers down in the line started to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Ferg asked Alphonso in confusion, but Alphonso just shrugged in response.

Marco knew what he was doing might look odd, but somehow he knew it was the right thing to do. For years, people have been aimlessly coming up to the stone and just pulling on it to get it out with all their might, for all you need is just strength and strength alone to be a king. Except that was wrong, strength will only get you so far, you had to also think outside the box and realize that the worst solution is sometimes the correct one. And in this case, as far as Marco was concerned the correct answer was to push down, not pull up.

"Well that's a new technique I suppose,"  the Fair owner said looking on.

"Psst, be sure to get this all on tape, we can use it in our weekly fails of the week segment" Shandra Jimenez whispered to her cameraman.

Marco kept pushing down on the sword with all his might, he didn't matter of people were laughing at him, his gut told him he was on the right track.

"C'mon, I can do this" Marco mumbled to himself.

"Thirty seconds left kid," The fair worker told him trying not to laugh.

Marco gave it another push, he suddenly felt stronger, like a burst of energy just exploded into his arms, it almost felt unnatural, and that was when he heard a click.

"Yes!, I think that-" but Marco was caught off guard as the rock below him suddenly split in two. He was pressing down on the sword so hard he instantly fell off the wooden platform he was standing on.

"Oh no my angel" gasped Mrs. Diaz from her seat on the couch. Even Star recoiled a little, she wasn't expecting that.

"Marco, are you ok?" Ferg and Alphonso shouted as they had lost sight of him.

"Aha well, accidents do happen but I'm sure he's fine, no one has ever died at my fair." the owner said nervously laughing at the camera.

Just then where Marco had been standing a few seconds ago, emerged his hand in clear view of everyone, except it was holding the sword by the hilt. Everyone let out an audible gasp, especially Janna. A few seconds later Marco crawled back up to the wooden platform and triumphantly raised the sword over his head. There was silence, followed by applause and cheers. Ferg and Alphonso started chanting Marco's name and soon the crowd started as well, except for Janna she really wanted the glory for herself.

"Holy shi-" but Shandra Jimenez covered up the fair owners mouth with her hand.

"May I remind you we are on live TV?" she spat.

"Well, folks a somewhat legendary thing has just happened as a teenage boy has removed the famed King Sword from its resting place after all these decades. The boy who's name appears to be Marco will now be crowned the one true king of this fair or something like that. This has been Shandra Jiminez reporting, now back to the studio."

"I knew my boy could do it, he started from the bottom and now he's a king" Mr. Diaz mused proudly.

"I think I'm gonna bake my special little guy a cake to celebrate," Mrs. Diaz said gleefully.

Star just looked on in disbelief. It's gonna be so great having a royal as a best friend, sure she's friends with plenty of princess's but no kings. As soon as she gets the chance she's gonna draw up an allegiance pact declaring that if Marco is to declare war on another kingdom then he will have Mewni military at his side and vice versa. Star was very proud of Marco, she just hopes he doesn't change much now that he's king seeing as how he will probably be very busy now; she'd rather have regular safe kid Marco by her side at all times then risk not having him at all.

After the coronation, Marco was guided to the throne where he sat comfortably admiring his sword. There was a crowd gathering taking his picture, others wanted to take selfies with him to which Marco happily obliged as some of them were pretty cute girls actually.

"So Marco, about how I acted earlier that was all just a funny joke you see haha," Janna said pushing her way to the front of the crowd. Marco looked at her unamused.

"I'm here to uh pledge my alliance to the king, I'm sure you could use a hand ruling this kingdom, like a uhm..a...vice king?" Janna asked in her best smooth talker tone.

"Well I guess a King does need a Queen," Marco said scratching his chin.

"Oh yeah totally, and you know I'm good at making people do what I want," Janna said grinning from ear to ear.

"True, Janna I know you are a master manipulator. I've decided that I do need a Queen and since I know Jackie isn't into these things and you are standing in front of me" Marco said walking down from his throne and taking hold of Janna's hand.

"Janna will you do me the honor of-"

"Yes, of course, I will Marco" Janna blurted out much to her own shock.

"Of finding Hope, she chose medieval England as her subject for a report in history class, and she knew her stuff. Ask her if she wants to be my Queen while I'm here."Marco tried hard not to laugh as he said that; the look on Janna's face was priceless.

"Sure thing your highness" Janna grumbled between gritted teeth and stormed off.

Marco could hear her mumble some choice words for him, that would earn her a trip to the dungeon next to the porta potties, but Marco let it go. However, he now had a feeling he better watch his back, as Kings have a tendency to be assassinated.

As the fair wound down for the day Marco began to get ready to go home. Ferg and Alphonso became his knights of the regular shaped table, as the roundtable was being used by kids to draw dragons in the children's corner. They had become quite popular in their own right, but Ferg still left before 6 pm, he didn't even say why he just said something about wanting to take a shower and took off on his bike. As promised he got to keep the sword and even got a special scabbard to hold it in, the fair owner just asked him to keep it safe and to bring it back with him next time the fair is in town, to which Marco agreed.With some souvenirs in his backpack King Marco headed for his "castle", it was supposed to be enchilada night.


Marco entered the house and called out to his loyal subjects, he couldn't wait to tell them what happened. One by one Marco's parents and Star came down to greet him, his mother swooped in and gave him a royal hug, as did Star.

"Oh there's my little King, I'm baking a cake just for you, it will be ready soon," Marco's mother said as she pinched her son's cheek.

"Aww, what gave the surprise away? " Marco asked.

"You still have the crown on your head," Star said giggling.

Marco face palmed and took it off, he thought all the stares from passerby's on the sidewalk were because of his awesome sword on his back.

 "Oh and we saw the whole thing on TV" Marco's father added.

"Wait you did?" Marco had forgotten there was a news crew there, much less that they may have been filming him during his attempt at the sword. Marco still felt happy, if not a little embarrassed.

"Proud of you son, I always knew a Diaz was meant to be a ruler of something...besides the cookie jar" Mr. Diaz joked as he made a chocolate chip cookie seemingly appear in his hand which he then tossed into his mouth.

"Marco we have so much to talk about, I can help you with anything you want to know like how to fortify a wall or what type of alligator best fits in a moat," Star said cheerfully.

"I king Marco of the Echo Creek Medieval Fair accepts your help" Marco figured Star wanted him to continue his role play.

"My parent's are gonna freak when I tell them I found Mewni a new ally"

Marco took off his backpack and opened it up, he figured he should give out his souvenirs before he forgets.

"Hey mom, I brought you something from the fair," Marco said as he pulled out a ceremonial dagger and gave it to her.

"Oooh, I can use this to chop vegetables, thank you sweetie"

Marco's father approached him and began to hop up and down much like Star when she gets giddy with excitement.

"Yeah, dad I didn't forget about you, relax" Marco laughed. He pulled out a silver chalice, which gleamed from the light of the setting sun.

"Here you go dad, have fun dunking oreo's in it"

Marco's father took hold of it and rubbed it against his cheek.

"Aww thanks, Marco, you always know what I like. It won't kill me like the guy from The Last Crusade will it?"

"No dad trust me, I chose wisely" Marco replied.

As his dad left to join his mother in the kitchen, Marco noticed Star was still standing right in front of him, hands clasped together clearly waiting for her turn. Her big bright eyes just staring at him, waiting to see what amazing thing her bestie brought her. Everything was fine...at least it would have been if Marco had brought her anything at all.

"Oh, no she wants's something..I didn't" Marco began to think and in turn he began to sweat.

"Marco, are you ok? You look scared" Star asked.

"I'm fine" Marco managed to squeak.

Star and he stared at each other for a few seconds in awkward silence.

"I'm sorry I didn't go I would have if I knew you would be crowned King, you know to show my support. So...anything cool you want to show me? " Star told him.

"Uhm..." was all Marco could say.

He didn't bring her back anything, due to how she didn't want to come since the fair is very similar to Mewni. Everything he could have bought or taken as King Star already has in her room like iron helmets and shields. And her's are far cooler and not to mention more magical in nature.

"It's ok, I did sorta come off as rather mean when I said I didn't want to go. I understand if you didn't want to bring me anything from your first day as king" Star sad rather sadly, as she started to put two and two together. This made Marco sad as she clearly wants only the best for Marco.

"Star it's not like that I swear, I just figured..."

"It's fine Marco, you can lie to your subjects that's what a King does. Just don't lie to your best friend"


Marco looked around the room and down on his backpack, maybe a solution would come to him. Star turned around and began heading upstairs, Marco frowned he didn't mean to hurt her feelings. He felt an itch on his back and took off his scabbard to scratch it when the solution came to him. He didn't want to do it, but Marco's not a selfish person and his friends happiness means more to him then some object.

"Star wait" Marco shouted and grabbed her by the arm.

"Of course I brought you something back, I just wanted to make you think like I didn't like a joke ya know haha"

Marco cleared his throat, and held out his hands, the king's sword on his open palms.

"And for you Star, my best friend I hereby offer you the sword that made me a king. The most valuable uh, thing in my kingdom just for you"

Marco got on one knee and presented Star the sword like how people offer things in medieval movies.

Star looked at Marco and the sword and let out a loud gasp.

"Marco...this is...I just think that...that is too say...you are so sweet and-" This is all flustered Star could say before running upstairs and closing her bedroom door with a slam.

Marco looked up at the stairs, dumbfounded at what just happened, Marco was not expecting that reaction.

"I will never understand girls" Marco mumbled to himself.

"Oh who am I kidding, I will never understand Star"

Marco was about to go and check up on her before his stomach grumbled. He decided to wait for the cake and bring her up a slice as a peace offering in case she's mad at him.

Cake solves all of life's problems.