"What do you mean?" Star was lost.
Hekapoo had taken a deep inhale, "Star… your magic skills are like no other, but one Queen… she was titled The Queen of Darkness."
"Baby told us how your assessment went and we were all quite shocked." Moon was terrified about that fact.
The Princess was also shocked, could it be because she had unlocked Eclipsa's chapter in the spellbook? "She was removed as the Queen of Mewni… and was sentenced to death?"
"Ummmmm who?" Janna wouldn't know who this person was by name as well the other women.
"Eclipsa, The Queen of Darkness left her kingdom to elope with a monster… her magic was powerful and could have ended Mewni for sure…" Hpoo went on.
"The Magic High Commission and I were the ones only ones that could put a stop to her…" The demon was holding something back.
"I know this story and still never liked how it ended, what made her evil? Just because she was following her heart?" Star asked and was wondering how they got here in this conversation.
Hekapoo was about to say something until, "That's like saying I should be with Tom just because he's a Prince. No way in hell would that happen seeing how Marco is my whole world and the three of us will always have a part of him through the girls!"
"And what? We're not good enough to be with you?" Janna asked?
"What?! Of course, I love you guys just as much as Marco! He just has something that… you guys don't…" All the women around the table nodded.
"MmmmmmHmmmmm…" Star narrowed her eyes at the other women as they did the same to her.
Miia started to point out the group and was talking to herself, "What are you doing?" Janna asked.
"Well if my math is right… Goddess Hekapoo would have been the first, then me and yo-" Ryoko already knew where this was going.
"WAIT!? You think you were with him first? Before me?" Oh, this should be fun.
"Duh, I met him when he was just a Lieutenant… so yeah." Like that met anything.
"So? What does that have to do with anything?" The Jinko was getting pissed, unless?
"Well after our first mission together I kinda… well…" The Lima rolls her eyes.
"And? Like I didn't meet him until we were in the same unit?!" When did this become a competition on who had him in the sack first?
"Are they really doing this?" Star didn't like hearing about other people have sex with Marco.
"So sorry about this…" Yuki was embarrassed as she flapped an arm at them with her eyes closed.
"I think it's cute, hey you two. If I tell you in order who he's been with, could we move this along?" Hekapoo knew everything like always.
The two look like they were going to get into a fistfight, "YES PLEASE, GODDESS!?"
"Miia, you were first, but only a few days. You both should really be ashamed of taking advantage oh how drunk he would get back then. I think the rest of us should know the order after that."
Star blew out her breath, Janna polished her nails and Yuki just smiled.
"He was a different man back then, but he's still Reaper to us and nothing will ever change that!" Siad Miia as the comrade in arms stared down Star.
"Grrrrr his name is Mar-" Everyone was getting cut off today.
"We understand Princess Butterfly, besides Goddess Hekapoo… Marco has the most history with them. Plus the rest of the men and women here in town." Yuki said as the other two crossed their arms.
"As I was saying before, on the subject of getting Marco back on his feet. Star… Eclipsa isn't dead, she's been crystallized by Romulus alive and well." Talk about a bombshell.
"You mean… how could that be?" Everything she was taught by her mother was a lie, or did she even know?
"Does my mother know this?" The room was even quieter than before.
Without any from Hekapoo hesitation, "Yes."
"Hold on a second, you mean to say, the only person that had the power to destroy a kingdom was imprisoned and taken away from her lover? Talk about cold Heka…" Janna was following this along rather well.
"So she wasn't a threat... MY OWN MOTHER HAS BEEN LYING TO ME THIS WHOLE TIME!?" Star was pissed again.
"It wasn't your time to know this yet. Another reason why I didn't want you to earn scissors from me. Also, let me remind you, how much hot water I'm still in from The Magic High Commission right now!" And the Princess was put back in her place.
"Star… let's hear her out." Janna said as everyone leaned in.
"This is my family history… a lie that's been told to me so long… how dare you Hekapoo… mother…" Green sparks were coming from the wand just like when she gets mad.
The demon blew past her comment, "Your mother made a deal with Eclipsa when she became Queen at the age of 15… Toffee assassinated Queen Comet..."
The blonde's jaw went slack, "Yes… there's a lot you don't know about, YET. It will all come in time and a lot sooner than anyone thought. Just understand why we made this decision Star."
Hekapoo looks over to her hoping that would be enough for now, "I.. I'll try… where are you going with all this new found information?"
"I don't know much about it myself, but your mom made deal with Eclipsa to give her the power to defeat Toffee's Army. Maybe we can go to her again?" Any plan was better than no plan at all.
"That finger? The one I found inside my wand?" The women on the other end of the table looked at the item in her hand and made a disgusted face.
"Why was it in there Hekapoo?" Would she even know why?
"I don't know, the blue weasel never told us what happened when you guys went on that ride… nothing good can come about it. One problem at a time, okay?" The redhead placed her hand on top of Star's.
The Princess was still processing all of this, "When can we see her Goddess? Could she really help Marco?" Yuki was finding some hope.
"Moon needs to be made aware of all this first before we can have a meeting with Eclipsa, sooner than later if you ask me." Janna reached over to place her hand on Star's.
"We can do this! We have to!" Star just sat there for a short time not saying anything else.
"Goddess Hekapo-" Now the demon gets to cut someone off.
"Hekapoo is fine with me, Goddess makes me sound old." Just for effect, she pumped out her bust to the group.
Miia bites her tongue before going on, "We plan to stay at his side until this is all over, we have a right to make sure he's in good hands!"
Oh…. not the best thing to say right now, "You don't trust us or something?" Star didn't even look at them.
"No… no, we don't. That man has damn near survived the apocalypse before being left in your care, Princess." That was a backhand comment from Ryoko, but true.
Yuki was holding her breath, "Marco is not willing to take a heart from someone else… this is the only thing he would agree with."
"So then we have a plan!" Janna stood up from her chair and was trying to give the group a better outlook on this.
"We need to set up ground rules for you three!" Star was at it again.
"We'll stay here watching Reaper and the babies, you three should seek Queen Moon's aid immediately." Miia had no plans on following any orders from this woman she looked down as a spoiled child.
Janna saw Star eye twitch, "Now that we got that in order, let's tell hubby the plan and we'll be out of here in a flash!"
Hekapoo and Janna picked up Star as they saw she was about to rip them a new one, "FINE!"
The remaining adults looked at one another, "Let's check on the kids and give them some time with him." Miia was glad that this was over, for now.
"Did… did that just all happen right now?" Yuki said in a low tone.
"It sure did." Ryoko said making her way to the back door.
Kinda short chapter, but I wanted to go back to bite size and move this story along. Also, this is the sixth chapter this month and we hit 100K words today!
That should count for something and the story will be one year old on the 23rd!
I'm seeing a lot more favs and follows with Welcome Home, so the cleanup job must have done some good. Don't forget to leave a review!