It had been a day since Buff Frog and Brantley's investigation into the Eqaulists, who were now calling themselves the MLA (Magic Loving Activists) because every group needs a name that can be made into an acronym; Star and Moon have received word about what those activists want from the Mayor Eclipsa, who had brought her one year old daughter, Meteora along so she could play with her best friend/Marco's sister, Mariposa.
Star and Moon were sat in the kitchen with Eclipsa, who was explaining everything to Star and Moon about what Brantley and Buff Frog found.
"So, this guy doesn't want me, he just wants us four?" Star asked.
"That's what Brantley, Buff Frog and Lutter have told me." Eclipsa replied.
"What was the point of saying he wanted me?!" Star exclaimed. "I mean…Do you have any idea how stupid that is?!"
"You do realise you're talking about the same Heckaron who can't come up with a name for his group, right?" Moon asked.
"Oh yeah." Star said. "He's not good at hating us Butterflies."
"So, what do we do?" Moon asked.
"I'm sending out all my best forces for the job." Eclipsa replied. "I have a meeting with Rime and many of my council members tomorrow. So, I suggest that until I say you're ready, you will have to stay put here, that means you as well Star. I know you have school in a couple of days but it's best you stay here until I say otherwise."
"So I can't go out?" Star asked.
"Nope."
"Not even for a pizza in case I have to pick it up?" Star asked.
"That is correct." Eclipsa replied.
"Not even to see friends?"
"Sorry, Star." Eclipsa responded.
"Uh!" Star groaned. "Not even to face this guy?"
"Star, don't be difficult!" Moon demanded.
"But this guy is just gonna be a pain in my butt if I don't do anything!" Star argued. "And I already got messages from my friends saying how they'll protect me!"
"Wait a minute, who told your friends?" Eclipsa asked. "I didn't tell anyone about the whole thing except for…." It was at this moment, Eclipsa realised who could've told Star's friends. "…GLOBGOR!"
"I only told Mr Lucitor!" Globgor yelled from the living room.
"You don't tell Mr Lucitor anything!" Eclipsa yelled back. "He tells everyone whose on his contacts everything." Eclipsa then sighed. "So Star, I suggest you have a 0% stress day tomorrow."
"What should I do?" Star asked. "I mean, all the awesome stuff is outside. I heard they recently opened a dragon cycle racing track."
"While that sounds fun Star, I would have to agree with Eclipsa on this." Moon said. "You need to stay here 24/7 until Eclipsa says otherwise."
"But Mom-"
"But Star-"
"But you two!" Eclipsa interjected. "Star, since you're the one whose more likely to run towards danger, I do think you should stay here just in case."
"With no bodyguards?" Moon asked. "I mean Star is on her own, shouldn't she need some kind of protection?"
"She does." Eclipsa responded. "She has Marco and-" Just then, River crashed through the kitchen window while wresting his arch nemesis, the racoon. He continually bashed the little mammal against the fridge, causing it to be knocked unconscious by the 7th bash. "….Well, River."
"And remember Star, 0% stress." Moon reminded her daughter. "I will be with Eclipsa at the meeting while you're here."
"Really Moon?" Eclipsa asked.
"Can't I offer my input?" Moon asked her former nemesis.
"Of course, Moon." Eclipsa responded. "You've handled more people who have had beef with the Butterfly family then I have."
"So, Mom gets to go out while I don't?!" Star exclaimed angrily. "I mean, I can help!"
"Not just you Star." Eclipsa said. "You'll be babysitting Meteora as well."
Star then calmed down. "Okay, that's not a big issue. But I still can help!"
"Star, listen to Eclipsa!" Moon demanded. "Because she's trying to protect you since you're one of the many targets and I don't want you or any others to get hurt."
"Not even the racoon?!" River exclaimed while holding the unconscious racoon.
"That racoon is none of my business." Moon replied.
"That's good enough." River said before throwing the racoon outside the house. But then, the racoon pounced back in the house and started clawing at River who screamed while fighting back.
Later, Star was in her bedroom with Marco, whom was sitting on the bed listening to her rant.
"And now Eclipsa says I need to stay at home while Mom can go to the council meeting!" Star complained.
"I mean no offence Star, you do try to defeat guys that try and hurt you." Marco said. "And that leads you to being stressful."
"Stressful?!" Star laughed. "They think I'm stressful?!"
"Star, you're being unhinged at the moment." Marco said to his girlfriend. "I think you should calm down."
"Calm down?!" Star retorted. "I am calm!" Star's scream caused the window to shatter and for Star to flinch a bit since the sound was so loud and intense. "That window is just old right? My scream didn't shatter it."
"Star, look on the bright side." Marco suggested. "You get to babysit Mariposa and Meteora and do nothing while trying to control your stress levels."
"I guess you're right." Star said before jumping on the bed with Marco and pulling a flirtatious look. "Best of all, we get to spend a lot of time together. All day. Maybe we could try what we've been meaning to try since learning it at….Physical education."
Marco knew what Star was implying which explained why he was sweating. "Yeah…..About that Star." Marco said nervously. "This might anger you a bit."
"Try me." Star requested. "I mean, I can take it."
Marco sighed and pulled his hoody awkwardly. "Tom invited me to watch dragon-cycle racing with him and I said yes."
Star stared at Marco still with her energetic smile like nothing bad happened. But Marco knew from media that she was definitely gonna snap leading to some kind of incident to happen off-screen.
"Well, that's disappointing." Star frowned. "Cause, I thought we might've spent the day together just babysitting."
"I wish I could have, but…..dragon-cycle." Marco sighed. "I don't have an excuse for that."
"Yeah, I doubt you would have." Star said. "Well, at least I get to spend time with your sister."
"At least." Marco agreed. "So, I heard your Mom was going to a council meeting. Do you think she'll do well?"
"Hopefully." Star replied. "I mean, Mom has it handled despite the fact she hasn't been into this kind of stuff for a year."
The next day, Moon had entered the town hall which she at first had mistaken for a museum to see Eclipsa about what to do. She walked into the meeting room where the mayor Eclipsa, the police captain Rime, Councillor Aidan, school teacher Mr Rick, town architect/artist Miss Kapoo, Eclipsa's bodyguard Roman and a man who looked like he was in his mid to late 60's.
"Ah, Moon." Eclipsa smiled. "Please, have a seat."
Moon sat in-between Captain Rime and Aidan with Rime giving her a suspicious look while Aidan was just smiling.
"Thanks for letting me tag along Eclipsa." Moon said generously.
"Even though it would have been a bad idea." The old man said.
"Oh don't be so negative Judge Tywin, it's great we can get some input from a former royal." Mr Rick said.
"A former royal that is causing a madman to threaten civilians." Judge Tywin retorted.
"Yes, thank you for your very….opinionated input Judge Tywin." Aidan said.
"Yes, can we save our opinions for when we start the meeting?" Eclipsa asked before coughing to grab everyone's attention. "Okay, now that everyone has my attention, let us discuss what we should do about Heckaron and his…." Eclipsa pulled a piece of paper which just so happened to be Brantley and Buff Frog's report. "….Magic Loving Activists. Or MLA for short."
"Because every group needs to have a name that has an acronym." Roman commented.
"Yes thank you Roman." Eclipsa said. "Anyway, thanks to the report from officers Buff Frog and Brantley, we now know they're after my family. Star, Moon, Meteora and me, they want us to turn ourselves in for destroying the magic."
"Killing innocent magic creatures." Miss Kapoo corrected her.
"Yes, thank you Miss Kapoo." Eclipsa said. "Killing innocent magic creatures. Oh boy, how can I say that without sounding evil?"
"Well, it was a sacrifice for a worthy cause." Moon then started to sadly reminisce about something. "Including Glossaryck."
"I will have to agree on that." Mr Rick said. "But then again, not everyone is gone."
"Yes, thank you for your very spiritual metaphor." Captain Rime said with strong disinterest. "But we need to discuss wether Moon, Star and Eclipsa need to hand themselves in."
"What about Meteora?" Roman asked.
"When was the last time a baby handed themselves in?" Aidan asked. "And what kind of idiot would try and get a baby to hand themselves in? Well, except you."
Roman glared at Aidan and was about to approach him, intent on attacking him for insulting his intellect. Luckily, Miss Kapoo managed to stop him.
"Let it go Roman." Miss Kapoo gently patted his back which calmed down the huge bodyguard.
"Personally, I think you should hand yourselves in." Judge Tywin said.
"And why do you think that?!" Moon asked while narrowing her eyes at the judge.
"For the safety of every citizen in Echo Creek." Captain Rime said. "I suggest you, the mayor and Star need to hand yourself in. And have someone assist Meteora since she won't be able to hand herself in."
"And you're just going to let a terrorist win?!" Moon asked angrily.
"If the safety for the civilians are at risk, then yeah." Rime said.
"Need I remind you, they sacrificed thousands to save millions?" Aidan asked.
"Sometimes a worthy sacrifice needs a worthy consequence." Judge Tywin commented.
"We're still letting a monster win!" Roman exclaimed.
"I agree." Eclipsa said. "I don't want citizens to get hurt, but I don't want a terrorist to win."
"Activist." Miss Kapoo corrected her.
"Whatever." Mayor Eclipsa retorted. "I personally think it should be the choice of those who the activists want arrested."
"Oh please!" Miss Kapoo exclaimed. "You're only trying to save your pale butt."
"Okay, can we at least be formal?" Eclipsa asked.
"Yes, being informal is Roman's job." Aidan retorted.
"How about we put it down to a vote?" Moon suggested before Roman could throw a chair at Aidan.
"Hmm, doesn't sound like a bad idea." Eclipsa said. "Does it?!"
Rime, Judge Tywin and Miss Kapoo sighed. "No, it doesn't sound like a bad idea." All three of them said in unison.
"Good, then let us begin."
Meanwhile at the Diaz/Butterfly residence, Star was watching Mariposa and Meteora playing with their blocks by stacking them on top one another.
Mariposa handed her best friend a block which she accepted and placed on top of one that looked like the Eiffel Tower, which for a one year old, was very impressive. But Star realised that she could be doing something better than watching one year old's play with their blocks.
"Hey you two, you don't mind if I put the TV on?" Star asked the two who only just laughed as a response. "Take that as a yes. I mean, what can be stressful on the TV?" Star started flipping through the channels.
On the TV was a news report about Star, Moon, Meteora and Mayor Eclipsa being the target of Heckaron. The newsreader went in great detail about what was happening, leading Star to switch the channels so her stress levels could drop.
But the next channel she turned to was an intimidating man in a moustache. "Turn yourself in!"
That once again, lead Star to switch the channels to BBO. It's not just television, it's BBO.
"We now return to Battle of Thrones."
"Oh Battle of Thrones!" Star exclaimed with happiness.
"Season 3, episode 9."
"Oh, that episodes is stressful." Star said before flicking through the channels. "It's the one where-" Just then, one of the remote controls that the family had suddenly crashed into the TV, causing Star to scream and jump right beside Meteora and Mariposa as their human shield.
It turned out it was just River who was coming down the stairs dressed in his signature underwear. "Don't spoil it for me! I'm on season 2!"
"Dad, put some clothes on!" Star demanded. "You are in the presence of one year olds."
"Nonsense." King retorted. "It is to add intimidation to my arch nemesis, the racoon! He shall return! And I shall put on this scary mask!" River pulled the mask from his beard and showed Star what it was, which just so happened to be one of the masks of the MLA, causing Star to freeze in fear.
"Don't be afraid Star." River assured her. "It's not like something threatening is just gonna pop out of nowhere to..THE RACOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN!" River screamed as he pointed his finger at the window.
Star turned around to see River's arch nemesis, the racoon but it was wearing one of the activists' masks, causing Star to freeze in terror once again.
"Don't you dare come anywhere near me racoon!" River yelled before pouncing like a leopard and out the window. Luckily, Star shielded the girls from the glass that might've hit them while her Dad continued his ongoing battle with the racoon.
She removed herself from the girls who just laughed at River's silliness and went on to play with their blocks.
She turned around to remove the remote that was lodged in the TV but she was suddenly startled by a small thud against the door.
She opened the door and picked up the newspaper and read the headline. When she read the headline it absolutely startled her. Because the headline read 'Star Butterfly isn't the only Butterfly under threat.' She gasped and started to read the subheading which read 'Puppy farm closes down due to financial problems.' This news caused Star to stress that she had to skip to the next page where she read news that Cornball player Derek Metre had broken his leg. Once again, this caused Star to pant heavily.
Star turned back around and closed the door as she threw the newspaper on the couch. I mean, is today trying to give her stress? First, there was the TV, then there was her Dad and the racoon wearing the same mask and now the newspaper was giving her stressful news. Did today just hate her?
"Turn to page seven." Star turned to face the unexpected voice, who turned out to be Janna, standing in the middle of the living room. "There's interesting news about a king cobra at the zoo. Which will lead to a lot of birds being swallowed alive."
"Janna!" Meteora happily exclaimed as she extended her arms out for Janna to pick her up.
"Hey there my little client." Janna responded as she picked up Eclipsa's daughter.
"Janna, how did you get in here?" Star asked.
"Through the back door." Janna replied. "You shouldn't really leave your spare keys underneath the plant pot. You don't know if a Janna will steal it."
"And I blamed a family of squirrels!" Star exclaimed. "But what are you doing here? Have you come here to help me babysit? Or are you here after Tom….."
"Nah, I'm cool with you knowing about me and Tom." Janna responded. "It took a few angry arguments with Tom and a great night of babysitting this little big girl to realise, maybe it's alright with you knowing."
"Janna, you and Tom were never being subtle about your relationship to begin with." Star retorted while pulling an annoyed look.
"I don't know, Meteora seems to think we were." Janna responded.
"Janna, she's one." Star sighed. "She probably doesn't know what subtle means."
"Meteora, define subtle." Janna said to the one year old while smiling smugly.
"Hiding in plain sight." Meteora replied.
"That's close enough." Janna said as she put Meteora down to play with Mariposa.
"But, you didn't answer what you're doing here."
"Okay Star, I'm here because I wanted to help you out with your 0% stress day." Janna replied.
"Why you?" Star asked. "I mean, I'm perfectly fine babysitting Mariposa and Meteora for the day while Mom is at a meeting discussing those activists who are after us…" It as at this moment, Star started to panic. "….That will probably do harm to one of us if necessary or worse, hurt Marco, or Tom, or Ludo, or Dad, or Brittany Wong, or Miss Skullnick or-"
"Girl." Janna interjected. "You're stressing. Let me help you out."
"What can you do to help me Janna?" Star asked.
"Star, from the day I was born I had 0% stress in my body." Janna said. "I mean seriously, I didn't even cry when I was born. My parents thought I was dead. So today, I'm going to do Janna 101; Tips on having a 0% stress day."
Star didn't know his to respond to this information so she just pulled a nervous smile as a response.
"Follow me Star, we're going to get you a massage."
Star then stopped Janna in her tracks. "Janna, I can't leave. Eclipsa says I shouldn't."
"Got you covered." Janna assured the former Princess. "Hey, Hilda!"
Just then, a girl around 16 years old who looked strikingly similar to Star with the long blonde hair, the very pale skin and even down to her facial features, walked into the house and looked around like a puppy entering its new home.
"Star Butterfly, meet Hilda Maine." Janna said while presenting the girl. "German exchange student and Star lookalike."
Star then examined Hilda to see if what Janna was saying was true and to her surprise, Star was impressed. "OMG, she is my exact copy."
"Which is why she's gonna take her place while you and I have the 0% stress day." Janna explained.
"I don't know…." Star responded.
"Come on Star." Janna pleaded while pulling puppy eyes. "Pretty please."
Star wasn't at first having it, but she was soon hypnotised by those eyes. "I don't know how you did that, but I might as well except because how can I resist something so cute?!"
Janna blinked and her puppy eyes disappeared and went back to normal. "Piece of cake." Boy didn't Janna love it when she had the ability to convince people?
Later, Janna and Star were walking out of the house to enjoy a 0% stress day. Star had no idea where Janna was going to take her, but she had hoped it wouldn't involve any voodoo magic or rituals.
"So, where are we going?" Star asked Janna.
"First, we have to avoid your old man." Janna replied.
Just then, an exhausted, maskless River walked from behind a tree with scratches all over his body and with half of his beard missing. "Oh, that darn racoon."
"Hey Mr Butterfly, how can you be so sure you actually got it?" Janna asked.
"Well, I threw it away and it landed somewhere over the north-side." River replied.
"You sure about that?" Janna then removed her beanie to reveal the racoon that River was fighting.
The racoon hissed at River, who in return hissed back before the rodent leaped towards River and started clawing at his face while River tried to bravely fight back.
"And that takes care of phase 2." Janna said proudly. "He'll be alright, right?"
"You think this is the first time he's fought a racoon and lived?" Star asked rhetorically.
"I know." Janna responded. "Let's just hope Hilda can do a perfect impression of you."
"Wait, you didn't check if you could?" Star asked as she and Janna started walking to wherever Janna wanted to take them.
"Nah, I only did it because of her looks." Janna replied.
Later, Star and Janna had arrived Janna's house to do whatever the activity Janna wanted to do.
"Why are we here?" Star asked.
"Star, I think you deserve a massage." Janna replied.
Star stared at Janna in surprise. "Janna, you never told me your parents were misuses."
"Who said my parents know how to do massages?" Janna asked before unlocking the door to her home and revealing that her home had suddenly been turned into a spa.
Star was in awe at how Janna managed to pull this off, I mean this place had everything. The fish tanks with the little fishes that nibbled the dry skin from your feet, a fountain, a mud bath, chopped cucumber, hot stones and a massage table.
"How did you pull this off?" Star asked.
"I had help from Tom and a couple of neighbourhood kids." Janna replied. "They were two step brothers who weren't having boredom, not one bit."
"So, when you want a 0% stress day you just build yourself a spa in your own home?" Star asked.
"No, I usually build it in the shed." Janna replied. "Mainly because I am banned from the spa."
"What happened?" Star asked.
"Well, I gave a lot of people unlicensed massages." Janna replied. "Those guys weren't good enough and I wanted to give everyone real massages." Janna then threw Star a towel which she caught. "Alright Star, now get yourself ready and call when you're ready."
Once Janna left the room, Star was laughing to herself since she didn't exactly think Janna was actually qualified to give her a massage. "Ha Janna, a misuse, I highly doubt that." Star said.
Later on however, Star was laying on her front on the massage table with a towel covering her bare back all while Janna was massaging her.
"Oooooh! Yeah!" Star exclaimed. "Oh yeah! Janna, nobody said you were this good. How did you…." Janna then made a move that made Star groan."
"How did I manage to become a misuse?" Janna queried to what the question was meant to be. "Well Star, I was just born with the knowledge of giving people massages."
"You should do this instead of all the black cats and voodoo dolls." Star suggested.
"Nah, I wanna be a children's entertainer." Janna's response made Star raise her eyebrows in surprise since Janna wasn't exactly one to entertain kids.
"Interesting career choice." Star commented.
Later, Star was dressed in a dressing gown since she was gonna put her feet in the fish tank so the little fishes could eat the dead skin from her feet.
Star sat on the chair and dipped her feet in the tank and sighed at how amazing the water felt on her feet.
Janna soon walked in with a glass of water and stared at Star like she made a mistake. "Star, those aren't the fish that eat the dead skin. Okay they technically do, but those aren't them."
"What are they?" Star asked without any worry. "And how bad can they be?"
"Star, you do know what a piranha is, right?"
Janna's response made Star go wide eyed in shock since of how well known piranhas are. Dangerous predators with razor sharp teeth that can tear the flesh out of any creature.
Star was about to scream but Janna quickly grabbed a hold of her shoulder to try and calm the former princess down.
"Take your feet out gently." Janna requested. "Piranhas may bite, but they only bite when someone is bleeding or struggling or bleeding while struggling."
"Why do you even have piranhas?" Star asked.
"I've always wanted piranhas." Janna replied. "Don't ask how I got them."
Later, Star decided to have a mud bath with her green face cream, towel on her head and jumping in feeling absolutely amazing. "I never thought a mud bath would feel great."
"Okay Star, do you have the cucumbers?" Janna asked.
"Oh yeah, knew I was forgetting something." Star then grabbed two slices of cucumber and put them on her closed eyes.
Janna then started expecting the cucumbers and realised that there was something off about them.
"Hey Star." Janna interjected on Star relaxing.
"Yeah?"
"I had a lettuce tomato cheese cucumber sandwich with hot sauce on top of the cucumber and I didn't taste the hot sauce or the cucumbers." Janna explained. "Your eyes don't happen to be stinging right now, right?"
"No." Star replied. "They feel hot but…..Hold on, now my eyes are burning. Wait, hold on, my eyes are scorching! OH NO! MY EYES ARE STINGING!" Star screamed as she pulled the cucumbers out of her eyes and jumped out of the mud bath to try and wash her eyes out.
"Star, don't run out of the house!" Janna yelled out while chasing Star. "You're not going to run out of the house without clothes."
After successfully getting Star to not run out of the house, Janna managed to have the former down to sit on a chair, fully clothed, and tilting her head backwards so she can put her eye drops in her eye.
"Okay Star, are you okay?" Janna asked.
"My eyes are burning, but they aren't stinging." Star replied.
"Well, at least there's good news." Janna said while applying the eye drops to Star's eyes.
"Okay, that's better." Star said. "Hey Janna, how did you stay calm during the situation where I ran about covered in mud, naked?"
"Star, I have no response." Janna responded. "Just accept it as being me."
"I will." Star smiled as Janna applied more eye drops into her eyes. Even though Star wouldn't admit it sometimes, she admits it was amazing having Janna around. "So, that wasn't a great start to the 0% stress day."
"Nope." Janna responded. "But, I think I have the alternative." Janna then took off her signature clothes, minus the beanie, to reveal a tinted green full body swimsuit underneath. "Get your swimsuit, we're going to my uncle's hot tub."
Star stared at Janna in disbelief since she was trying to figure out why Janna had been wearing a swimsuit the entire time. "Were you wearing that just in case spa day might've failed?"
"I was wearing this just in case spa day failed." Janna confirmed proudly.
Later, Star and Janna were relaxing in a massive hot tub in the backyard of someone's mansion both dressed in their full body swimsuits and each drinking a can of soda.
Star had never been this relaxed during the entire year because this hot tub was probably the most relaxing thing she had ever been in her entire life. I mean, the way the bubbles hit her body felt like a natural electric chair.
"Oh yeah." Star responded with a very chilled composure.
"You're saying it." Janna replied.
"Man, your uncle is the coolest."
"Yeah…..Definitely." Janna responded while looking side to side. "Hey, hypothetical question, how long does it take for burglar alarms to go off?"
"Eh, depends on what area of the house." Star replied.
"Oh good." Janna responded. "You feeling relaxed?"
"Better than I ever have." Star replied. "I mean, I've forgotten what I was meant to be worrying about."
"Mmm hmm."
Star had always wondered why Janna was always so chilled, even after tense situations she was still chilled. I mean, something must've happened for Janna to be so chilled, she couldn't have been born being chilled.
"Janna, you weren't joking about naturally being born, right?" Star asked.
"Star, I only joke when I need to, I was born absolutely chilled." Janna then pulled a photo out of her hat and showed it to Star. In the photo, Mr and Mrs Ordonia were holding their newborn daughter in their arms. They looked worried while Janna had her eyes closed while smirking.
"Wow, you weren't wrong." Star remarked. "You seemed chilled. Have you ever cried?"
"Cried?" Janna laughed. "I haven't even shed a tear. Even at top speed, no eyes watering. But I've sweat before. During gym and when I'm with Tom."
"Yeah, it happens in the Underworld." Star said.
"I haven't been to the Underworld." Janna responded while shifting her eyes from left to right.
"But wait, if you haven't cried, how did your Mom and Dad know when you were hungry? Or, if your diaper needed changing?"
"I let them figure it out." Janna replied confidently. "That's what happens when you were born with 0% stress."
"Yeah, totally, totally." Star commented while looking around the mansion, inspecting it. "Hey Janna, there's something familiar about this mansion."
"You sure you aren't thinking of a past life?" Janna asked.
"Wow, that's deep." Star commented. "No, I feel this mansion might belong to someone we know. I wouldn't happen to know your uncle, right?"
"No." Janna responded before pointing to someone behind Star. "But you know her."
Star turned around and saw none other than Star's classmate, Brittany Wong, narrowing her eyes at her nemesis.
"What are you two doing in my hot tub?!" Brittany asked as she clenched her fists and face turning blood red.
"We're not in your uncle's hot tub, are we?" Star asked Janna.
"Nope." Janna responded before she and Star jumped out of the tub and grabbed their clothes.
"You can not escape!" Brittany yelled. "Even though you did! I will get you!"
Later, Star and Janna were hiding behind the fence, putting their clothes back on after their encounter with their bully.
"Okay, didn't expect her to show up." Janna said, not noting Star's glare.
"That was Brittany Wong's hot tub?!" Star asked angrily.
"Yeah, I kind of lied." Janna confirmed.
"Okay, that went great until the stressful escape." Star's comment made Janna sigh.
Janna then came up with another idea. "Star, I have another great idea. Let's go see a dragon cycle race."
"Dragon Cycle race?!" Star exclaimed. "But Marco and Tom will be there and they might spot us."
"You have to stop worrying sometimes." Janna then reached into her beanie and pulled out a scrunchy and two moustaches.
"Okay, how will those work?" Star asked with annoyance. "Marco and Tom might notice us even with those moustaches."
"You didn't let me finish." Janna smiled before reaching into a nearby bush and pulled out two security guard outfits for her and Star to disguise themselves in.
Star was amazed by Janna somehow pulling clothes out of nowhere. Did she hide those two security guard uniforms just in case of a random situation like this?
"Did you hide them just in case of this random situation?" Star asked.
"Yes I did." Janna replied. "And let's not forget our moustaches."
"Why would we need moustaches?" Star asked. "I mean, we are too-" Janna then pulled out a scrunchy from her pocket, leading Star to shut up. "I'm going to stop talking."
"Yeah, you better." Janna responded.
Meanwhile at the Dragon-Cycle race, which was like a simple racing car track, but with Dragon-Cycles; At the event, Tom and Marco were there, cheering while drinking a large cup of soda.
In the span of one year, the sport of Dragon-Cycle racing has grown quite a massive following with a lot of racing events, merchandising rights, many drivers that included human & Mewman and a lot of fans which included Tom and Marco.
"Isn't this fun, Marco?!" Tom exclaimed.
"Yes!" Marco replied. "Just the two of us!"
"Shame our girlfriends couldn't come." Tom said.
"Ah, so you admit Janna is your girlfriend?" Marco asked.
"Shut up!" Tom retorted.
"Dude, it's okay." Marco assured him. "Star told me."
"Of course." Tom responded with an unsurprised expression.
Unbeknownst to them, Star and Janna had entered the back in their security guard disguises without being frisked or anything so there wouldn't be any suspicion.
"Wow, is every security guard having an off day?" Star asked Janna.
"Seems about likely." Janna responded as she grabbed the nearby deckchairs and set them up.
"Okay, how well have you planned this day out?" Star asked.
"Too well." Janna responded. "I have around 12 more backups just in case."
"And what about if someone realised about Hilda?" Star asked.
"Hilda and your Dad in the same place?" Janna laughed.
Meanwhile, Hilda was screaming as she pummelled the racoon against the kitchen table while Mariposa was hiding behind a terrified River while Meteora was laughing at the psychotic version of Star.
"Sterben! Tier! Sterben!" Hilda exclaimed.
"Star!" River exclaimed in shock. "I didn't know you could speak German. I am impressed."
"Warum lässt du mich verdammt noch mal nicht in Ruhe?!""
"Okay, cool it with the language honey, there are children present." River commented.
Back at the Dragon-Cycle arena, Janna and Star were eating popcorn while watching the brilliant if kind of repetitive dragon-cycle racing.
"Okay, the downside to having Hilda as you is, she has a strong phobia of raccoons." Janna informed Star.
"Agrizoophobia?" Star asked.
"Wow, you know a lot about phobias." Janna commented.
"Eh, sometimes I study a lot." Star responded quite smugly.
"Isn't this relaxing?" Janna asked her friend. "Just us gals hanging out, not letting anything bother us. Not even our awesome boyfriends."
"Mmm hmm." Star replied. "So, how do you feel about all this?"
"Dragon-cycle racing?" Janna queried. "It's more of a comfort sport than anything else."
"No, I mean the whole Heckaron thing." Star replied. "How is it affecting you?"
Janna slurped some of her soda as a response, showing she isn't caring about the whole situation whatsoever.
"Eh, he ain't my problem." Janna replied. "I mean, I get you're my friend and I don't want anything bad happening to you, but this loser is not my problem."
"What if he captured ya?" Star asked.
"I don't seem to think you understand what I'm getting at." Janna said. "I won't be locked up with them, they'll be locked up with me."
"Wow, that's intense." Star commented.
"I am an intense person Star, you should know me." Janna retorted.
"I should." Star agreed as she continued to watch the Dragon-Cycle racing, listening to the crowds of incalculable people cheer wildly at whoever was winning the race.
"So, who do you think's winning?" Janna asked.
"I don't know." Star replied as she tried to look at the leaderboard that was showing on screen.
"Well, in case you don't know, it's my guy." Janna responded. "As in, the dragon cyclist in the lead."
"Really?"
"Yeah, me and Tom made a bet on who would win this week's dragon-cycle race." Janna explained. "If his wins, then I tell someone who I don't want to know about this. But if I won, then I'm gonna do a portrait of him."
"That doesn't sound bad." Star replied before thinking about what kind of portrait it might be. "Oh…."
Just then, Janna started packing up her deckchair. "We gotta get going."
"Why?"
"Actual security guards." Janna replied just as Star got up.
"Oh." The former Princess of Mewni quickly packed up her deckchair and started running away with Janna to the nearest exit so they wouldn't get caught by the security. But as they tried to get there, more security was coming.
They soon tried to make it through the the other exit, but more security was coming their way no matter which way they turned.
"Wow, they amped up security last time I was here." Janna commented.
"Let's go!" Star exclaimed.
"Do you have any bright ideas?" Janna asked, noting that they were gonna get surrounded.
Star and Janna then turned around to face bars and at that point, they knew what to do. The girls quickly climbed over and up the stairs while the security tried to chase them. But due to them somehow being unable to climb over the bars in a short amount of time.
While the girls ran up the stairs, they started to take off their security guard outfits and fake facial hair. They ran up towards the door that lead to the exit where Tom was walking through with a box of nachos with jalapeños on top.
"By the way, you owe me a live portrait." Janna informed Tom as she ran past.
Tom looked back to see if what he saw was actually there. His own girlfriend suddenly running past him telling him he owes her a live portrait. And was that Star that ran past?
He returned to the seat where Marco was taking pictures of the race with his phone all while Tom sat down next to him.
"Oh cool." Marco commented before taking a nacho from the box and noting Tom's surprised expression. "Something wrong?"
"You know that feeling you feel when your not-girlfriend runs past telling you that you owe her a live portrait?" Tom asked.
"No." Marco replied. "Hey, wasn't Star by any chance with her? Because I swear she was meant to be staying at home."
"No, that was Hilda." Tom replied.
"Hilda?"
"Star's lookalike." Tom responded while taking a bite out of a nacho. "She and Janna have been hanging out quite a lot recently. And I think she said she was gonna use her for a scheme."
Tom's little comment about scheme made Marco pull out his phone and was tempted to call Star to see if she was at home. But he decided to not go through it since he heard a crashing sound and had to see what just happened. "Oh no. I hope that guy's okay."
"And the winner of the first round of the dragon-cycle match is….Adrien Horowitz!" The announcer's announcement caused Marco to cheer while Tom groaned since he knew he was gonna lose the bet.
Meanwhile, Star and Janna had left the stadium and ran right into the car park and sat on a random bench to look back on what just happened.
"Well, that didn't go well." Star commented.
"Well good thing I have another plan." Janna said.
"Janna, no." The response made Janna stare at her close friend like she didn't care, but she was kind of surprised.
"Well, you were gonna say no eventually." Janna remarked.
"I mean, isn't the reason obvious?" Star asked before counting all the things that went wrong today. "The spa day went terribly, breaking into Brittany Wong's house to go into her hot tub and now avoiding security and posing as them! I mean, do you have any idea how stressful that was?! You know what Janna, I'm going home?!"
"Actually Star, I was suggesting we play golf." Janna response made Star freeze and stare at Janna like she expected some kind of catch.
"Where's the catch?" Star asked. "Cause, I am not breaking in to a miniature golf course."
"No, it's my private golf course." Janna responded.
"And I guess it's in someone's home?"
"No."
"Someone's backyard?"
"I haven't done anything that bad." Janna responded. "I just play golf on a hill."
Star stared at Janna with a suspicious look. "Someone's hill-"
"Not everywhere I go is owned by anyone!" Janna yelled with surprise frustration that caused Star to freeze.
Later, Star and Janna were walking along a hill while holding golf clubs. The two approached the ledge where Janna placed a bag of golf balls on the ground and pulled one out as the two stared off the ledge and at Echo Creek.
"So, you're just hitting golf balls at town?" Star asked.
"Well, I don't try to." Janna replied. "I just hit golf balls and they go where they want to."
"Why do you do that?" Star asked as Janna hit one of the golf balls off the ledge. The golf ball managed to randomly hit a beaver that was doing nothing except sitting on a rock minding their business.
"Just therapeutic." Janna replied. "I know you think I'm just 100% chilled all the time."
"You are." Star remarked.
"Well, not all the time." Janna replied.
This little comment made Star stare at her friend with a surprised look. "You get stressed?"
"On occasion." Janna responded before hitting another golf ball. This one, bouncing off a tree and shattering against a rock.
"When are these types of occasion?" Star asked before gently tapping the golf ball off the ledge instead of hitting it.
"Well, it started when my relationship with Tom started." Janna replied. "I mean, apart from doing an excellent job at hiding our relationship…." Star rolled her eyes. "…I never had a boyfriend before. So the experience was scary and new to me. I was worried I might screw up. And I hid all my worries through being Janna. I wanted to let these feelings out, but I couldn't because I wanted people to know that I was still Janna. So, I just go up here and let my anger out." Janna then hit another golf ball, this time, hitting Bane Whispers, whom was coming towards Star and Janna on their Dragon-Cycle; Causing the silent assassin to crash land.
Star never knew Janna had these emotions going through her. I mean, it was strange, sure, but Star gave her a sympathetic look to show she was understanding what she was going through.
"Thanks for letting that out, Janna." Star said.
"Yeah." Janna responded. "And now, I'm going to meet his parents and I'm worried they may not like me since you know how his Mom feels about you."
"Yeah." Star said before hitting the golf ball with her putter. The ball crashed on Bane Whispers' head, whom was just getting up from their crash.
Star narrowed her eyes aggressively at the view in front. "And that's for you, Heckaron!" Star then hit a few more golf balls, one hitting a molehill, the other hitting the human Miss Skullnik and the last one knocking the raccoon that River hated off the garden fence.
Back on the ledge, Star hit more and more golf balls off into the distance, most of them hitting Bane Whispers on their head a lot.
"This is for the stress of handing myself in!" Star yelled as she hit another golf ball. "The stress of those MLA's! My Dad and his racoon obsession! Everything!" Star then hit the bag that had the golf balls off the ledge, leading her to realise that there was nothing else for her to hit.
Janna placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and asked, "Did that feel better?"
Star smiled. "Yeah, pretending to hit every stress I have with golf balls was a lot of fun."
"Welcome to how Janna would relax." Janna commented.
"Yeah, I should do this more often." Star remarked happily.
Star had never felt this relaxed in her life. A bed was fine enough for her, but hitting golf balls into the far distance was very a relaxing, nice and perfect way to control her stress levels.
"Although, I think you might want to buy a punching bag instead." Janna suggested. "Because, I almost got caught by cops last time."
Later that night at the Butterfly/Diaz residence, Moon and Eclipsa had just returned from their meeting where they noticed the house was a complete mess. The stove was on fire, the fridge looked like it was raided, the TV was destroyed, a lot of windows were smashed and the sink was leaking.
Moon sighed, knowing full well that this was River having another fight with his arch nemesis, the racoon.
"Meteora!" Eclipsa yelled out to know if her daughter was alright. But fortunately, she got her answer when she felt that something was drooling on her. The mayor looked up and saw that her daughter was on the ceiling.
"Oh there you are Meteora." Eclipsa remarked happily. The former queen managed to reach up for her daughter and held her in her arms. "You wouldn't happen to know where Mariposa is?"
Meteora pointed to the kitchen where Mariposa was eating from the cookie jar with an unconscious River covered in scratches.
Moon sighed in annoyance, since she knew this was going to happen with River being left on his own.
"Well, this was bound to happen." Moon remarked. "Meteora, you wouldn't happen to know where my daughter is?"
"Bedroom." Meteora replied.
"You go and see your daughter, I'll handle his mess." Eclipsa requested to Moon. "I do think she needs to hear this."
Moon walked upstairs to her daughter's bedroom, looking quite sad and worried about breaking some kind of bad news to her daughter. She looked into her daughter's bedroom, to see that her daughter was reading a book about a good witch named Azura.
"Hello sweetie." Moon greeted her daughter, who looked up from her book and stared at her mother all ears. "I hope you had a nice day, because I sure as Solaria didn't. We had a meeting talking about what to do with everything that has been happening. I suggested that we ignore the threats of the terrorists so they wouldn't win but others including Judge Tywin suggested that we'd hand ourselves in. There were some disagreements and I decided we'd have to put it to a vote. But, unfortunately nobody came out as unanimous so I had to come up with a compromise. Sweetie, I know this might be hard for you, but I'm handing myself in for the safety of everyone in Echo Creek. Because I think, if I hand myself in then surely that might make everything okay. I mean, what do you think?"
Moon then heard the sound of glass smashing behind her. She turned around and saw Star in her pyjamas and a smashed glass on the floor along with the carpet looking soaked.
Moon was at first surprised since she swore her daughter was in her room, but she instantly figured out that the girl in the bedroom was not Star, but a perfect lookalike. "Sweetie, I am so sorry."
Star was absolutely speechless that no tears were escaping her eyes, heck she didn't even move. Moon knew she had to comfort her daughter since this was very stressful for her. So the former queen of Mewni held her daughter gently while moving around a bit. But Star, was still very silent about this news and said nothing all while Moon hugged her daughter.