Eclipsa disappeared with Meteora as the two young heroes watched in awe. This was especially shocking when Glossaryk quickly joined her, stating she went to hunt down Globgor, her monster husband.

Marco nearly fainted, getting so far as to fall upon the ground harshly. He would've reacted to the thriving pain in his shoulder blades, but it was the least of his worries at the moment.

As he lay on the ground, he studied his best friend's face. It changed rapidly, from awe to confusion to the point he didn't know what she was feeling. She opened her mouth, but then closed it. Her lips pursed as she struggled to conjure what she wanted to say.

Star casted her head down to look at Marco. Their eyes met, but she turned away from him quickly.

"I… I'm not a princess Marco. My whole lineage, it's just a huge lie," Star collapsed to the ground and exhaled a breath she didn't even know was trapped. It brought tears, and not ones that came subtly. These were fat, ugly ones that clouded the fake hearts upon her cheeks.

She clutched her torso tightly, which made the situation worse. Star was so used to squeezing the handle of her wand, it was almost like therapy to her.

But… it wasn't hers. It was finally back in the hands of an actual Butterfly, where it belonged. Her hand still felt as empty as ever, and she began to get nauseous the tighter she held herself.

Lost in thought, she hadn't realized she had sunken to her knees. She felt pitiful, sickly almost.

What had Toffee said?

Oh yeah, she felt like she had truly lost her wings.

Which, technically she had. Her powers were gifted back to Meteora, well, actually forced back to her. It literally and figuratively took a lot out of Star.

She was now feeling empty. Lost without her wand and her mother, what was she going to do? Sure, Mewni was now safe, but for how long? She had been acting queen for those days, so what was her mother going to say when she returned?

"Hey, Mommy! Glad you're back and- oh! I gave the Mewni kingdom back to its original owner! Now we're homeless!"

What was she thinking? What if her mom was gone, what if Eclipsa-

Two arms wrapped around Star's torso, and familiar puffy sleeves began tickling her arms. The arms squeezed her tightly as a head rested upon her shoulder.

Marco held her close, intimacy to the point where he felt the wetness of her cheeks. What could he do? Whatever had been brewing in her mind was coming out in portions.

"Star… just please let it out. You know you don't have to be strong around me, remember?" He didn't know what to say, but he was just hoping she'd cry. It sounded awful, really. But she was a tough, Mewman princess warrior, regardless of what any history proved. She was someone who previously had a hard time facing her feelings, and now was the time she needed to let it go.

All of it.

Meanwhile, Star had been embracing Marco's statement and was repeating the same words in her mind.

"Baloo-balee, baloo-balow. I let you go, I let you go."

At that time, Star knew she was going to need Marco to stay.