Okay, another chapter up! Phew, good thing I finished another chapter before posting this one, otherwise, that might've been a problem.
No reviews to respond to, as far as I know, but I will take this moment to tell you something:
Season 4 Isn't coming until 2019, and when the show is on, I believe that's when the fandom's most active, or at least, that's the idea I get.
So, when this mini arc wraps up in about two chapters, I think, I'll take a break on this story and wait until the show returns to air before I resume it.
Sad, I know, but with all the other stuff I have to work on, I think this is for the best.
So, without further ado, let's get on with the chapter!
Back at Mewni...
A portal opened close to the backyard of the Butterfly Castle, and from the portal came out Star, Angie, and Toffee, the last two holding guns and wearing bullet-proof vests.
"Are you sure just you two will be enough?" Star asked, slightly concerned as she closed the portal. "I mean, there are dozens, or even hundreds, of guards inside."
"Yeah, but their equipment is archaic compared to our guns," Angie explained. "As long as none of them use magic, or we don't encounter one of the queens, we should be fine."
With that said, Star took a deep breath and guided the pair through the entrance, which was suspiciously empty.
"Welcome to Mewni Castle," Star said as she and the police force walked deeper inside. "The only place capable of holding captive a legendary figure such as Mina Loveberry!"
Angie immediately shushed Star. "Yeah, we get it, Your Loudness, but keep your voice down! We need to keep the element of surprise!"
"The dungeons are located deeper down, and are heavily guarded, but the guards' armor shouldn't be strong enough to withstand our bullets," Toffee stated as he loaded his gun. "Your Highness, can you commence the distraction?"
Star smiled with determination and cracked her knuckles. "Leave it to me."
Star sprouted her wings and flew off to the upper chambers, leaving behind a surprised Angie and Toffee.
"Is it me, or did she seem oddly... Excited, to do her part?" Angie asked, throwing a confused look at Toffee.
"She's probably on her rebel phase; She'll feel excited whenever she's about to make a mess," Toffee chuckled. "My daughter went through a similar phase."
"Well, we got no time to waste," Angie stated. "Let's get going."
Toffee nodded in agreement, and the duo walked down towards the deeper levels of the castle.
The Dungeons...
Mina rested on her bed, looking at the window while Kelly, Tad, and Higgs watched her.
"Are you sure It's necessary to keep looking at her?" Tad asked. "I mean, there are like a dozen more dangerous criminals we could be watching over."
Higgs slapped Tad hard enough to knock him off Kelly's head.
"How dare you insult the greatest warrior in all of Mewni!?" Higgs snapped at the living bush. "She didn't go through everything she did only to be understimated by a mere hybrid like you!"
"Um, Kelly's the hybrid, not me," Tad pointed out.
"I don't care!" Higgs kicked Tad in the face. "What I care is that you don't get Mina angry! She's dangerous enough when she's calm, who knows how much more dangerous she'll be when she's angry!?"
"My, what flattering comments."
Higgs flinched and turned around to see Mina looking straight at her, with the smuggest look she could muster.
"And I'll give you credit for saying them now," Mina scoffed. "After all, It's not like you'll be watching me after this night."
"You're going to stay there and rot like you deserve!" Higgs yelled.
Mina rolled her eyes. "I'm gonna be out here before your shift is over."
Kelly looked at her wristwatch. "Actually, our shift ends in about 15 minutes. Are you sure you'll be out by then?"
Higgs shook Kelly violently. "Don't challenge her!"
Mina just chuckled and shook her head, finding their antics amusing, and a good way to wait for her rescue.
The Kitchen...
Moon cut a long tail in segmented pieces, just in time for a certain someone to arrive: Meteora.
"Moon, I came to check up on you after the fight-" Meteora said, only to grow curious when she saw the woman cutting the tail in half. "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing, Meteora? I'm cooking!" Moon growled in response, focusing solely on the tail. "Mom always cooked when she was upset, and it always calmed her down-"
Meteora folded her arms. "Yeah, I know that, but what are you cooking?"
"Septarian tail," Moon answered as she revealed the cut tail. "Of all the parts of a septarian, this is the least dangerous to consume."
"Uh huh, and where exactly did you get the tail?" the Queen of Clubs asked, making the Queen of Diamonds flinch. "I mean, septarians, like most monsters, haven't been seen since Celena got rid of them."
Moon paused, put the tail back on the cutting board and looked away as she answered:
"There was a septarian tail left on the cold box, so I figured I'd cook it."
Meteora walked to said cold box, basically a cubed freezer, and she opened it... Only to realize:
"There's nothing here."
Moon flinched once again. "It was the last one left."
Meteora closed the box and threw a suspicious look at Moon, seemingly not buying their excuse.
Their attention was caught, however, when they heard a childish voice whispering:
"The blood of the heartbroken shall drown you all."
"Did you hear that?!" Moon asked, taking her knife as she slowly walked towards the hybrid queen. "It sounded like-"
"I know, but that can't be it," Meteora replied as she looked around. "The Blood Moon's dead, so such threats mean nothing."
The ghostly voice wailed once more:
"Our hearts were broken to pieces. But now's our turn to be the heart breakers!"
Moon gripped her knife. "Okay, screw cooking, I'm gonna go find the source of that sound!"
Moon bolted out of the kitchen, but not before asking, "Where's Eclipsa, by the way?"
"I figured she was in her bedroom," Meteora shrugged. "In fact, I was gonna go check after checking here."
Moon just nodded and ran away, with Meteora going to her Mother's bedroom while sporting a curious smile.
Meanwhile, with Toffee and Angie...
The duo hid behind some pillars and checked their surroundings before they walked deeper into the castle, finding no noteworthy resistance.
"I don't get it, we haven't come across a single guard yet," Angie remarked in disbelief. "I figured there would be at least a couple of them around here, but... Nothing. It's almost as if they left."
"Can you blame them? They're working under a crybaby in the body of a woman, a hybrid that's too confused to get anything done, a little brat that Isn't even the legitimate queen, and Moon Butterfly," Toffee replied. "If I was in their place, I would've ran away the first chance I got."
Angie narrowed her eyes as she though about it, but as she did, she mostly focused on how things just didn't seem... Right, at the moment.
What Toffee asked next, however, caught her completely off-guard:
"Mrs. Diaz, why are there glowing symbols on your cheeks?"
The woman flinched and gently felt her cheeks, trying to see if they felt any different. She then ran up to a mirror, and saw she had pure white, glowing lighting bolt-shaped cheekmarks.
"But, that should be impossible!" Angie said in shock. "I'm-I'm not a Mewman!"
Toffee scratched her chin and hummed, trying to find a way to make sense out of the discovery.
"They appeared as soon as we stepped here..." Toffee remarked. "Maybe..."
The septarian snapped his fingers, getting Mrs. Diaz's attention.
"Mrs. Diaz, head down the other path, see if those cheekmarks resonate some more," the septarian stated. "I'll go down this path and head to the dungeons."
"But what about the guards?" Angie asked with worry.
Toffee smiled with confidence. "Please, I haven't survived 1100 or so years just to die by a feeble Mewman's hand. I'll be fine.
Angie nodded, and walked down the specified path, making sure to grip her gun and look at her surroundings as the septarian's smile remained as he calmly walked to the dungeons.
And as soon as they were both gone, a familiar figure arrived and looked at both paths, before following Angie's path.
The Meeting Room...
The Magic High Commission were playing poker, or a close variation of it, when Hekapoo sensed something and dropped her cards.
"Is something wrong, Hekapoo?" Omnitraxus inquired.
"It can't be!" Hekapoo exclaimed as she stood up.
"What can't be?" Rhombulus asked, raising his single eyebrow.
"Didn't you guys feel it?!" Hekapoo asked. "Remember when Star said she'd bring back the real Queen of Hearts?! Well, she did!"
Omnitraxus' eyes opened wide as Lekmet spat his drink and Rhombulus nearly fainted.
"I know, I find it shocking too!" Hekapoo twiddled her fingers. "But, there's also another issue..."
The rest of the commission leaned closer to hear out Hekapoo, who took a deep breath before stating:
"There are monsters inside the castle right now."
The rest of the commission dropped their cards, stood up, then spread out to cover more ground across the castle.
Meanwhile, with Star...
The fake queen kept flying around as she tried to think of another thing to say.
"Come on, Star, use your head!" the girl said to herself. "What else would a Bloody Mewman say?"
"B-Fly?"
Star flinched and backed away, only to realize she was right in front of both Pony Head and her father, King River.
"U-Um..." Star smiled sheepishly. "I can explain."
"Save it, we don't have time for it," Pony Head stated. "We need to go to the dungeons-"
"Whoa, wait a minute!" Star formed a shield around River and Pony Head, trapping them in place. "What's the rush? Why do you need to go to the dungeons?"
"We will tell you on one condition," River stated. "You'll help us with our mission."
"And if you don't, we'll tell everybody you're here," Pony Head said.
Seeing she had little choice, Star undid the shield and nodded, prompting her father to say:
"We're trying to break Mina Loveberry out of her cell."
Star's eyes widened in shock, only to narrow as she furiously stated:
"I'm listening."
Back with Angie...
The woman found herself walking down the hallway of the Queens, looking at each of the symbols in the walls as she felt her cheekmarks grow stronger and stronger.
Until she reached the wall with the lighting bolt symbol, where the cheekmarks reached their maximum glow.
Unsure of why this was the case, Angie walked closer towards the wall, then tripped, falling right into the room of Solaria.
Inside the vast room, there was only one thing of notice: A tapestry of Solaria, her eyes closed, with tears going down her cheeks as she held a sword in one hand, and a cloaked baby in the other.
The cheekmarks vanished as Angie walked towards the tapestry, and looked at Solaria in both confusion and curiosity.
This didn't stop her from feeling disappointed, though. "Why would they lead me here?"
"That's what I'd like to know."
Angie turned around and aimed her gun at the source of the voice, only to find none other than Eclipsa, Queen of the Void, who walked right through the wall and into the room.
And the queen didn't look happy as she shot a glowing glare at Angie...