A/N: Hey! Hope everyone likes this, I hope people don't mind that it's not a whole ton of action or silly moments, I will be the first to admit I don't know where this is exactly going! Just hope people have fun with it, and please leave a review! I appreciate it so much, and those kind words really help motivate me to do more! Thank you!

Was this how Janna had expected the day to go?

Honestly, it wasn't that far off.

"So I just need to hold onto that wand..." Marco said, his motions still cautious, "...and then it's supposed to change? How's that going to help, again?"

Janna shifted herself on Star's bed, watching Glossaryck shake his head. "Yes, Marco. You don't have any connection to magic, just like the vast entirety of you earthlings. This is the simplest way to form a connection to the magical dimension."

It had been like this for roughly five minutes. After the mess at school with Star's mewberty episode, Marco was adamant about doing all the magic business once they were safely away back at his place. The promise of possibly unlimited magical power and he was still being the safe kid.

Not that she minded. Being overly cautious just meant she had more opportunity to mess with him.

"Oh just grab on!" Star exclaimed, sitting to Janna's right on the bed.

"You heard her, Marco. Princess's orders." Janna said, her usual sly grin ever-present. Marco shot back an exasperated look.

"I just wanna know what I'm getting myself into!" Marco shot back, "What if doing this makes me go through that mewberty thing?!"

"Oh come on Marco, you're still human!" Star said, trying to egg him on, "Mewberty is just for mewmans, right Glossaryck?"

Glossaryck had actually paused his floating, tapping his chin and looking towards the ground. "That is… actually a good question."

"What?!" Marco said, jerking his hand back away from the wand. "I don't need that!"

"Oh come on, Marco. Turning into a huge bug monster would be sick, even cooler than your monster arm." Janna said nonchalantly, pushing herself to her feet.

"Janna, you saw how Star was!" Marco fired back, "We saw her snatch up Oskar! What if I did that to Jackie?!"

"Eh, at least you'd be making a move," Janna teased, stepping closer to Glossaryck. Before Marco could go on further, Janna shot her hand out and wrapped her fingers around the wand.

The flash of light made Janna shut her eyes for a moment, and she felt a small tickling sensation going over her right hand. Cracking open one eye to look through the light, she watched as the bright pink wand began to hum and vibrate. Butterflies in her stomach kicked into overdrive, and she felt ringing in her ears.

Then, it started to shift.

The wand grew longer, the handle almost a full staff length. As the bottom touched the floor of Star's room, the pink was overtaken by dark green and black spirals spreading up the shaft. The glowing head of the wand was quickly wrapped up in these dark ribbons, seeming to harden into a shell or cocoon. Cracks splintered the surface as six sharp hooked spikes broke out, with the rest of the shell falling away to nothingness.

Janna brought the staff's head closer to her face. Where the bright yellow star crystal had been before, now it was in the shape of a bright green diamond. "Huh, wicked. I think I might have beaten out your wand, Star." Janna said, smiling back.

"Janna!" Marco and Star both exclaimed, at different levels of excitement and worry. Both rushed Janna as she held the staff back, taking in the onslaught of words.

"That could've ended so badly!"

"That was so cool, your wand looks awesome!"

"You didn't know what that was going to do to you!"

"What's your first spell gonna be?! You can always try one of mine!"

"Enough!" came Glossaryck's voice, floating down between the trio and holding his hands up. "I'm sure we all like the silly talking over each other, but we are on a bit of a time crunch here!"

"Huh?" Star asked confusedly, "Why would we be on a time brunch? It's not like Ludo's around!"

"That's very much beside the point!" Glossaryck said, silencing any argument, "If the Magic High Commission catches wind of this..."

"The magic what?!" Marco exclaimed, though Glossaryck pinched his lips shut.

"If the Magic High Commission catches wind you'll all be in serious trouble," Glossaryck finished, taking his hands away and looking back to Janna. Seemingly distracted, Janna was tapping the bottom of the staff to the floor, watching as small dark green waves of energy seemed to burst out.

"Now Janna, to complete the process you'll need to..."

"Cast a spell?" Janna finished. Glossaryck stopped mid-sentence and put his hand together, a little put off. Of course one was a bit of a know-it-all.

"Yes, cast a spell. Anything will work, your magic is unrefined and will be willing to take any shape." Glossaryck said, moving himself to Janna's side. Janna herself looked the wand up and down and smiled devilishly, looking back to Marco.

"Janna, what are you…?" Marco asked worriedly, backing himself away. Star glanced back and forth between the two as Janna tapped the staff on the ground.

"Ethereal Scarab Swarm," Janna intoned, her voice then humming with energy. From the taps on the ground, it seemed like the floor broke open, and suddenly tens of hundreds of large beetles seemed to run up and out of the ground, all of them colored a deep and reflective green. As they all skittered towards Marco, he began to panic.

"What the heck!" He yelled, tripping backward onto Star's bed. The beetles seemed to follow him quickly, overtaking the top of the covers and still swarming to the fleeing Marco.

"No no no!" Marco said, rolling off the bed and darting towards the far wall.

"My bed!" Star yelled as well, rushing to the covers grabbing her blankets, "Get off! Off off off!"

"Janna, stop!" Marco yelled back as all the beetles surrounded him, crawling over his shoes. Or no, not over… through?

"I don't need a bunch of weird creepy crawlies on my bed! Off, now!" Star said, gripping the edges of her blanket and trying to through the remaining beetles off. However, the insects seemed to fall right through the blankets, still very present of Star's bed.

Janna chuckled at her antics, reaching down and willing one of the beetles onto her hand. "Relax guys, they're totally harmless. Just little illusions or something."

Marco and Star both watched and Janna showed the bug off, having it pass effortlessly through her palm and forearm, seeming to burrow and leaving no obvious damage. Marco felt his stomach twist at the display.

"Well, certainly not bad for a first spell," Glossaryck said, floating himself high above the beetle swarms. Incorporeal or no, he didn't want to risk the spell going awry.

"That was amazing, Janna!" Star said, tiptoeing over all the intangible bugs, "Waaay less destructive than my first spell! Though a bit less cute too."

"Psh, what are you talking about? These little guys are adorable," Janna said, holding up the one still crawling through her arm. Star leaned in to look, only seeing the segmented body and strange beady eyes. Then, it hissed at her.

"Eep!" Star jumped backward and, similar to Marco, also fell back onto her bed. Looking to her sides, she saw multiple of the beetles just effortlessly walking through her midsection. Feeling the chill run down her spine, Star asked, "Um, Janna? Could you maybe get rid of these little things…?"

"What? No way, these are great. Don't even need to clean up after them." Janna said, watching the large swarm freely skittering around the gigantic room and up the walls to who knows where.

"Well, I've had enough of them!" Marco said, having carefully made his way back to Janna, "Come on, Janna, you need to..." Marco paused, and Janna gave him a quizzical expression.

"What, do I have something on my face?" She asked. Marco stared just below her eyes.

"Um, yes, actually..." Marco said. Janna was confused until she heard Star yell out.

"Oh my gosh! You have your magic dimples!" Star said excitedly, shooting back to Janna's side, "I didn't even notice with all the gross bugs roaming around!"

Janna was going to correct Star again on her beetles not being gross, but Janna quickly found herself dragged to the large mirror in Star's room. Feeling Star push her into position and poking at her cheeks, Janna finally peered in and saw what all the fuss was about.

"Huh," she said, a little blandly. On her cheeks were two marks, large circles with eight small spikes coming off. They were a soft purple color, but the design was unmistakable. "Suns, huh? I would've hoped for skulls."

"Yes, well, that does show you have connected with the magic," Glossaryck said, appearing over the mirror while seemingly standing atop two of the scarabs. Janna scratched her nails over the marks with her free hand, the other still fiddling with the staff.

"So what, I'm gonna have these things for like forever now?" Janna asked, glancing to her supposed new mentor.

"No, I don't imagine so. Not yet, at least," Glossaryck said, fingers tangling in his beard, "You and Marco will be like seeds. You'll need to push through the shell and grow up to really use magic, especially without the wand. Let's just call this the first bit of watering to get you going."

Janna shrugged, moving back around the mirror and watching Marco still cautiously glancing around at all the insects. "Hey Diaz," Janna said. Marco peered up, his expression almost worried, as Janna tossed him the staff. "Catch."

"Wh-hey!" Marco said, flubbing his words as he tried desperately to hold onto the item. Finally catching a grip along the shaft, Marco realized both what it was, and that his fingers seemed to push into the material of the wand.

"Huh, this thing is a lot softer than I… hey, what's going…!" Marco was interrupted as, Just like with Janna, the wand erupted in light. The staff actually seemed to lose color, becoming a dull grey and falling limp like rubber, held loosely in Marco's grasp. Then the piece began to wrap around his arm in a serpentine fashion, wrapping around his forearms and covering his right arm from wrist to elbow.

The large mass then seemed to sink into itself, gaining more detail. The grey became a bright shining silver with ornate engravings into various patterns. The bottom of the material shifted to a deep brown, becoming leather-like straps tying it tightly to his arm, now looking like a well-made bracer. Finally, the emerald crystal shifted to the middle of the bracer's face, tinging to a deep red and cracking out into a dark red ruby shaped like a crescent moon.

Staring down at it, Marco was speechless. "Okay! Well, this is officially nothing like I expected!" He said aloud. Janna and Star both made their way over, the beetles seemingly disappeared once their summoner disconnected. Both looked at the form of Marco's wand, Star grabbing his arm a little roughly and peering over it.

"Oooo…!" Star said, cooing over as she ran her fingers over the engravings, "This one's cool…! And hey, look! It's got your sun, Janna!"

"Hey, yeah, those do look a lot alike," Janna said, seeing a small sun carved into the surface of the bracer. "It's also got a moon one there, though, and that big red moon too."

"Can I get my arm back now?" Marco asked, feeling a little sore from the odd angle they were holding him in.

"I would have to agree with Marco here," Glossaryck said from the floor, the two beetles he had been on being the only to visibly remain, "We are trying to make this introduction somewhat quick, so please step back. And Marco?"

"Huh? What's up?" Marco asked, waving the slight pain from his arm as Janna and Star dutifully stepped themselves back.

"Could you try something less swarm-driven than Janna? I would prefer to not have dangerous creatures eat my first two earthling pupils."

Marco gulped. Right, that would be best to avoid. Staring down at his arm, Marco tried to think of something to call out for. Star had all her random fun spells, and Janna jumped right into creepy crawlies. But Marco? He knew how to fight, but…

Actually, maybe something like that?

Breathing deeply, Marco raised up his right arm, watching the glint of the crescent moon crystal. It wasn't gonna sound as cool as Narwhal Blast or Scarab Swarm, but he figured it would work. Making a fist, Marco uttered the words as Janna and Star saw his cheeks light up bright.

"Flame Fist," He said. The glint of the red moon flashed out, and suddenly Marco's arm was engulfed, a sizable torrent of flame surrounded the sections of his right arm not covered by the bracer-wand.

"Whoa!" Janna and Star both yelled, still standing far back. Marco actually laughed excitedly, waving the large appendage around.

"Holy cow! This is great! No, it's awesome!" He said, waving it around. Watching how the movements seemed more fluid than with his usual arm, Marco actually realized that the spell had actually done more than cover his arm with fire. Now, his arm was fire!

This was way better than anything that happened with his monster arm!

"Star! Janna! Come on guys, come check this out!" Marco said, turning his attention back to them. The two didn't move, however, looking like they were sweating with their hair standing on end. Marco was about to ask why, until he heard a terribly annoying and familiar noise.

As a sharp and high pitched alarm started beeping inside the house, Marco realized he set off the fire alarm. Turning himself about, he saw that while he wasn't being affected by the heat of his arm, the bed and side table were singed and smoking, mere proximity lighting them up. Having already set fire to the bed, Marco quickly let the warm and tingly sensation in his arm fade, watching the fires sputter out and reform into his normal arm.

"Aw man…" Marco said, looking at his now-bare right arm and muttering, "I burned off my sleeve!"

"Marco!" Star exclaimed, and Marco was suddenly tackled to the floor. Landing on his back with a heavy 'Oof!'

"Ach! Geez, Star, a little warni-... that's my face…" Marco said, interrupted as Star held his chin and turned it back and forth. Janna walked up and peered over Star's shoulders.

"Yup, you've got some too now, Marco," Janna said, grinning. Marco worried about what his cheeks looked like. Don't tell him he got a flower or something…?

"You've got moons!" Star said, pulling at the silver bracer on Marco's arm. Pushing it in a way that once again made Marco's arm uncomfortable, he saw the distorted reflection of his cheeks in the metal and saw the markings. True to her word, Marco had light golden crescent moons, the yellow bright enough against his skin that he almost thought they were stickers.

Star stood back up, dragging Marco along and grabbing both her new magic-using friends in tight side hugs. "Oh man, this is so great! We'll all be able to cast spells and blow stuff up and Marco we've got another person to go on adventures with and-...!"

"Star!" Glossaryck said, cutting through Star's ramblings. Star's voice caught in her throat, turning her attention back up to the small floating man.

Shaking his head and sighing, Glossaryck grabbed Marco's much larger arm and tugged it closer to him. "I'm happy to see all of you so excited to be playing around with magic, but we really must be careful." Glossaryck unlatched the buckles on the leather straps of the bracer, pulling the wand away from Marco's arm.

As Marco's moon marks faded away, he tilted his head. "You were mentioning that earlier. The 'High Magic Commission,' right? What're they, your bosses?"

"Ha!" Glossaryck said, his face entirely free of humor. Tossing the bracer to Star and ignoring the telltale sounds of it once again shifting, he continued, "Hardly. They're a few old projects of mine. Assistants to deal with the bureaucracy of magic and handle certain teachings to Mewni. And ones that have become a bit overzealous in their positions."

"Wait, so you're like their… parent?" Marco asked, rubbing his bare forearm, silently checking for any signs of burns.

Glossaryck seemed confused. "Parent…? Personally, I find that a bit small-minded," Glossaryck began to float himself back to the book of spells, sitting between its open pages, "I've been around since before that concept was conceived, but if you wish to see it that way, then… yes. I suppose I might be."

"Wow, got any embarrassing stories in case they come knocking on the door?" Janna asked, "I'll trade you for some of Marco."

"Hey!" Marco exclaimed. Glossaryck shook his head.

"I have too many to possibly count. Enough that I've lost interest," Glossaryck grabbed the edge of the book, beginning to fold himself back between the pages, "I'll get back to you on that trade, though."

And with that, the book slammed shut. The trio was left standing around, each feeling differently about the situation. Star was giddy, attempting her own versions of both her friends' spells and watching as more cutesy bugs and heatless rainbow fire sprung to life. Marco was nervously grinning and jumpy, moving towards the door and slipping his sweatshirt off. As for Janna…

"Well, I'm gonna start heading home," Janna said casually, wrapping her fingers around the large tome on the ground, "You mind if I still borrow this Star?"

"Oh no no no, go for it!" Star said excitedly, "You'll probably get more use out of that old thing than I will, now! Just promise to go a teeeeensy bit less of the creep-tastic spells, maybe?"

"Definitely no promises there," Janna said, heaving the book up and grunting, "Hey Marco! Help me carry this home!"

"Hang on, I need to get a new shirt!" Marco called back.

"Oh come on Diaz, show a little skin for once!"

"And risk a sunburn? No thank you!"

Janna shook her head with a happy sigh, the book balancing on her back with her hands hooked underneath. "That boy is such a weenie," She said, moving towards the door.

"Oh totally, but he's a great one!" Star laughed, holding the door open for Janna, "If you want I could help you…?"

"Nah, thanks Star but I wanna mess with Marco some more," Janna said, as though the prospect was the most satisfying thing in the world. Star shrugged her shoulders, watching as her newest friend and her best earth friend carried the massive book between them down the stairs, the whole floor seeming to creak beneath their feet.

Moving back to her bed, Star heaved a sigh of contentedness, letting herself fall onto her back. The faint scent of burnt feathers and brimstone still lingered from the edges burned up by Marco's spell. Star giggled a bit at that, Marco's spell. Never in a million years would she expect him to be using magic. At least, none not incited by her, like the whole monster arm incident or the arcane battery still stuck in his vacuum cleaner.

She shook her head, how funny that a little mishap like that happened to them. Now with that cleaner and Marco training in magic, it's almost like he had his own wan-...!

Star sat up in bed, realizing that maybe Marco did have his own wand, then! And if he did, so could Janna!

"Marco!" Star exclaimed to no one, hopping up and out of bed and rushing towards the stairs. She just couldn't wait to tell her this little bit of info!

In another place, in another dimension, and a transdimensionally similar time, sat three individuals around a long ornate table. Sat in the center was a dim crystal ball, flashing through various images of scarab beetles and torrents of flame, of yellow moons and purples suns. Sat at one edge of the table, one of the watchers gripped the edges of the table hard enough to crack the wood.

"This isn't right!" Said the figure, his voice accompanied by various hissing noises, "I don't trust those two, what is Glossaryck thinking?!"

"Easy, Rhombulus!" Said another individual, her voice flaring up like the single flame floating above her head, "We can't do anything yet, you know Glossaryck would wipe the floor with us. We need to be smart about this if we're going to…!"

The female voice was interrupted by the sound of a goat bleating. "But Chancellor, we can't just…!" Another bleat, and another sound of frustration from her. "So what?! We're just supposed to wait around and do nothing while they wreak havoc?! You know they're gonna attract some bad attention!"

A final bleat rang out, and both of the other individuals sighed and leaned themselves back against the chair. The images within the crystal subsided until only a skull-like face remained, surrounded by stars. "So we just wait around and watch? Wait until something goes wrong instead of preventing it?"

The head of the table stood, moving towards the large stained glass window. Silhouetted against the bright pink glass with their wings stretching out lightly, it was hard to tell whether they were more demonic or angelic. The figure nodded, casting the diamond-shaped pupils back to take everyone is.

With a low and demanding baa, the others stood and began to leave the meeting room, resigned to listening to the high Chancellor.

A/N: I know, I know, another author's note but I feel justified here! I'm changing some things up here and there, including the form of Marco's wand. Why? Well, I always thought the design of his was a bit misleading/unfitting from my perspective, and hopefully, it's okay by y'all to have a slight bit of tweaking to that formula! Once again, please review even if it's just a tiny message! Love y'all!