Let me make this clear: this book is NOT bashing Star. I love Star Butterfly to death, she's my favorite character. I was only frustrated with her because of all the knowledge in the Book of Spells. All that power she could have had at her disposal and she only read the first chapter. But, it's Star. I wouldn't trade her for the world.

Anyway, on with the second chapter!

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Ayira panted as she trekked after Eclipsa up the mountain. "You weren't kidding," she huffed out. "This is quite the journey." Despite fancying herself intelligent and magically advanced, she had never been physically strong. Her body was rather weak due to how she had grown up. She did exercise to keep her body healthy, but she really didn't have much muscle.

Eclipsa also seemed to be a bit worn. "Just a bit further, dear," she assured her. Little Meteora was strapped to her back in a bundle. The half-monster was sleeping peacefully against her mother.

She nodded to herself, taking the Book of Spells from her backpack to keep herself busy. She flipped to Solaria's chapter, going over the spell once more. Ayira groaned; Solaria's chapter always infuriated her because of the curt, short way of her writing. Though, she had to give her thirteenth great-aunt credit; the visuals in her chapter were quite outstanding.

Ayira allowed her eyes to scan over the instructions:

One cockerel crow
One swish of wand
One right earlobe prick (on sharpened wand blade)

Repeat Backward:
One left earlobe prick (on sharpened wand blade)
One wand swish
One cockerel crow

(As if she didn't have the whole thing memorized. Also, it was a good thing her wand happened to be a dagger. She had no idea how to temporarily change its form.)

As insane as Solaria appeared to be, Ayira had to admit that her battle tactics were amazingly brutal. She took detailed notes on just how to crush her enemies. She was, perhaps, the most informative queen after Skywynne. Although, Solaria seemed to have a tendency to charge forward without thinking, which, in the end, was the cause of her demise.

Finally, the two made it to the large, looming castle. "This is where you lived before you were frozen?" asked Ayira.

Eclipsa nodded. "Yes," she answered quietly. For the first time, the Queen seemed forlorn. "My husband and I fled here shortly after my marriage to Shastacan and had Meteora. Before I knew it, the High Commission ambushed us. Rhombulous froze my husband and then I. The last thing I saw was Hekapoo taking my daughter away..."

Not for the first time, Ayira felt her heart burn with fury at the Magic High Commission. Eclipsa was wrongly imprisoned and, worse of all, they snatched an innocent child from her parents. That was inexcusable and she dearly hoped that every single one of them paid for their acts of injustice.

To make matters worse, Solaria trusted Hekapoo immensely. Solaria also loved Eclipsa more than anything in the galaxy. What would the deceased queen have to say about how her trusted companion treated her monster-loving daughter? Whose side would she be on? Would her love for Eclipsa overshadow her hatred of monsters? Would she have ever accepted Meteora?

So many questions and not enough answers.

"Come along, dear," urged Eclipsa, snapping her out of her thoughts. "My husband's encasement is just up these stairs." Ayira nodded silently and followed.

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Ayira hummed in thought as she slowly approached the frozen Globgor. "So, this is the Prince of Darkness," she mused. It was funny, not once was her husband's real name ever mentioned in Eclipsa's chapter. She supposed that the Queen of Darkness didn't want to reveal too much. "Every bit as frightening as the Commission made him out to be."

"He was a softie once you got to know him," defended Eclipsa. She had shifted Meteora so that the baby was now laying against her chest, her eyes softened as she gazed upon her husband.

"You know, for the longest time, I thought Toffee was your child," admitted Ayira. "I completely overlooked Heinous for some reason or another." Why had she done that again? It was so obvious! Especially with the cheek marks...

"Toffee?" repeated Eclipsa. "Is that not the monster Moon sought my help against?" She chuckled. "That would have been awkward."

Ayira took a breath. "I should get started on freeing him now," she decided firmly, facing the imprisoned monster and gripping the wand. She let out a cockerel crow, swished the wand, and them pricked her earlobe with the blade of a wand. Then, she repeated it backwards, starting with pricking her (other) earlobe. Once she finished, she looked up at Globgor, expectantly.

Nothing happened.

Eclipsa tilted her head. "Are you sure you did it right?" she asked.

"Those are the instructions your mother wrote down," answered Ayira. She was a bit frustrated with herself. Her first spell with the Royal Magic Wand and it was a complete dud!

"Perhaps you need an actual cockerel to crow," Eclipsa suggested.

"I thought about that," Ayira responded. "but your mother was a warrior, which meant she had to cast her spells on her feet. Why would she-?"

She was cut off by a deafening cracking sound in the air. Both women turned to see that the crystal surrounding Globgor was, indeed breaking. The ground began to rumble, causing Ayira to fall to he feet. She quickly got up, using the wall for support. Dust filled the space- blocking their view of Eclipsa's husband- and a mighty roar was heard.

The dust finally cleared, revealing a newly awakened and very (very) pissed Globgor.

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Ayira could finally see why Eclipsa and Globgor were such a good match. They were both very intimidating, but in different ways. Eclipsa was calm, cool, and a tiny bit crazed to make people uncomfortable. Globgor was an easily angered, hulking figure that could devour you in an instant. They were perfectly opposite of one another, yet exactly the same.

She would hate to be the Magic High Commission right about now.

Ayira watched as Eclipsa and Meteora reunited with Globgor. The Queen was crying tears of joy as she was enveloped in the monster's arms. Little Meteora was gurgling happily at the sight of her father. Globgor held them both as if he never wanted to let them go again.

She cracked a smile; it always warmed her heart to see families together again. If she couldn't have that, at least others could.

Before she knew it, Ayira was tackled to the ground, Eclipsa's arms around her. "Thank you!" she sobbed. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Alright, if the Queen didn't stop, she was going to bring her to tears.

Ayira awkwardly hugged her back. "Y-You're welcome..." She had never been the best at affection. She gently pulled away from the sobbing woman. "I hate to be that person, but the High Commission isn't going to just let you hand over Mewni to me."

Globgor's eyes burned red and she fought off the urge to shiver. "The High Commission will have bigger things to worry about," he growled. Anger practically radiated off of him.

Eclipsa put a comforting hand on his arm. "The Magic High Commission will pay, dearest," she promised him. "but we must act wisely. Even with just the three of them, they are not to be taken lightly."

"Will Glossaryck interfere?" asked Ayira. The three of them could be able to handle Hekapoo, Rhombulous, and Omnitraxus, but Glossaryck could serve as an issue.

She shrugged. "He didn't interfere when Toffee/Ludo took him," she pointed out. "Glossaryck has a habit of seeing how things go. He almost never interferes."

"We'll have to take care of them before the Wand Passing ceremony," said Ayira. "Them interfering could land us both in trouble."

"I'm surprised they haven't tried to imprison me again yet," admitted Eclipsa. "In fact, I haven't seen much of them lately. I suspect they're conspiring to overthrow me once more."

Ayira nodded. "Then we'll have to act fast," she decided, her violet orbs darkening as her eyes narrowed. "and overthrow them first."

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Since the Magic High Commission ambushed Eclipsa and Globgor all those years ago, it only seemed fitting that they ambush them now. Meteora had been left with someone Eclipsa trusted and Ayira had given the Queen the wand back. Since she couldn't do wandless magic, she was going to need it. They stormed into the Magic High Commission's meeting room.

Omnitraxus was, luckily, there in person. Hekapoo and Rhombulous were on either side of him. All three of them jumped up when heard the door bust down. "What is the meaning of this?" Omnitraxus demanded.

Globgor's eyes glow again. "Justice," he seethed. He tackled the celestial member to the ground. Eclipsa followed her husband's lead, casting a barrage of spells at Rhombulous. Ayira just barely dodged a pair of scissors to the head from Hekapoo.

Ayira might not have been that strong, but she was fast. That was what was saving her head from being sliced off as she evaded Hekapoo's advances. She knew she was at a disadvantage here. While she knew more wandless magic than she had led Eclipsa to believe, she still didn't know as much as she would have liked.

However, she was able to flip Hekapoo into the table. So, that was good.

It took a while, but eventually, the Commission was defeated. Ayira stood over them, Eclipsa and Globgor flanking her. Her violet eyes were narrowed in anger as she gazed upon the pitiful creatures. So many people suffered because of them. And then they had the nerve to act like the good guys. They were nothing but self-righteous narcissists.

They were going to rot for the rest of their days.

Rhombulous looked up to meet her eyes. "Who... Who are you?" he asked weakly.

Ayira, minor burns littering her aching body, leaned down to his level. "I am Ayira," she announced. "A direct descendant of Jushtin the Uncalculated and heir to the throne." She smirked. "The throne that Eclipsa is so graciously giving to me."

Hekapoo looked to Eclipsa, rage burning in her eyes. "We should have killed you when we had the chance," she spat. "I always knew you were a bad seed, I could just never convince your mother. How dare you just hand over the throne to this... peasant!"

Ayira's eyes darkened and she brought her heel down to crush Hekapoo's ankle. The Scissors Enforcer howled in pain and she took pleasure in hearing the sound. "Call me a peasant once more and it will be the last thing you ever do," she threatened. "Let's get one thing straight, Hekapoo. The peasants are only peasants in this kingdom because you all allow them to be. You've purposely drawn a line, separating royalty from everyone else, just to keep yourselves in power. As long as the royals are eating out of your hand, they'll go with whatever you say."

She had learned of a similar method whilst studying on Earth. The Catholic Churches had power over the monarchies because they had the advantage of being able to read the Bible. They were only in power because the Church allowed them to be. They were the ones who would crown a new ruler. And because they could read, they were able to take advantage of citizens and and monarchies couldn't do anything to stop them. Intellectuals who spoke out or questioned the Church were killed.

It must have been a universal thing.

Which was good, because the monarchies eventually rose above the churches. They seized absolute power and became independent from them. And that was exactly what Ayira planned to do here.

"Once I become Queen of Mewni, Eclipsa and her family will always be treasured allies," she continued. "Any slander on their name will be a slander against the Butterfly family. Do I make myself clear?"

Ayira could feel power well inside her as she spoke with such authority, just begging to be released. She reigned it in, however, keeping her her composure. "You shall all be relieved of your duties," she continued. "I will create a new Magic High Commission, one that's dedicated to Mewni. One that is fair and just and will do its job of protecting the citizens."

"Guards!" called Eclipsa. About seven of them came rushing in. "Take these three away to the dungeons where they can not use their powers." The guards looked at each other, confused.

"You heard her," growled Globgor, his eyes glowing. "Get moving!" They quickly scrambled to do their task.

"You can't do this to me!" shrieked Hekapoo as she was dragged away. "I'm the Scissors Enforcer! You need me!"

Eclipsa was unphased. "You can do your job perfectly fine behind a cell, dear," she replied calmly. Hekapoo let out another screech before she and the other members of the High Commission were taken to the dungeons.

Once they were gone, Globgor turned to Ayira and offered his hand. "Thank you," he said, sincerity dripping from his voice. "For everything. I am forever in your debt."

Ayira, albeit a bit surprised, took his hand. "Take care of your family," she requested firmly. "and your debt will always be paid."

Eclipsa lightly nudged her husband out of the way and gave her a hug. "We can do the ceremony now if you'd like," she offered. "It doesn't have to be a big party or anything."

"No, I want it public," decided Ayira. "I want the Mewmans to know their queen. I want them to know the person that is going to take care of them." She gently pulled away.

Ayira turned to walk out of the room. "Besides, I have some very important letters I want to write," she stated cryptically before exiting the room completely.

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I am so sorry, but I despise Hekapoo. There is a bit of bashing of her and (to a lesser extent) the rest of the MHC. Please, no flames. They've done some awful things... If you don't like it, you're more than welcome to stop reading. Anyway, I hope you liked it and please review!