Well, the people have spoken. AFTERMATH SERIES! :D
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"Attention! Attention, everyone!" Star shouts. The sound of chattering abruptly stops, the last remnants echoing off the walls of the Echo Creek High School gymnasium.
It's the day after 'The Cleave', as everyone is calling it. Tom had volunteered yesterday to fly around—apparently, his demon powers still worked—along with Pony Head to find the extent of the merging. They're due back any minute. In the meantime, Star and Marco gathered everyone they could find for a meeting.
"Thank you," Star says, quieter. "Now, as we all know, Mewni and Earth have become one dimension. That means that we all have to work together to make a new world for ourselves." She points over to her right. "Buff Frog, Ludo and Dennis will be the Monster delegates." Buff Frog nods seriously as both Ludo and Dennis give thumbs-ups.
Next, Star points to her left, past Marco. "Mom. Eclipsa. Globgor. You three are the Mewman delegates." Globgor puffs out his chest slightly, proud to be finally accepted as a Mewman. Eclipsa pats his arm with the hand not holding Meteora as Moon smiles at her daughter. She's grown up so much.
Star smiles back before returning to leader mode. "Marco, Janna and I will be the Human delegates." Janna shrugs impassively "M'kay."
Marco takes Star's hand and squeezes it reassuringly. Star squeezes back, then addresses the gym at large. "If you have any problems, go to your specific delegates. We will do our best to resolve your issues peacefully and equally, so that we can create a better world for all of us. Any questions?"
A female monster at the back raises her hand. "Are we creating a name for this world?"
Star opens her mouth, but hesitates. "I...didn't think about that."
"How about Earth-ni?" suggests a human girl. "You know, a mash-up of Earth and Mewni."
"Mm, I like Mearth better," says a dark-skinned Mewman. "Same thing, just the other way around."
"Nah, Earth-ni."
"No, Mearth!"
"Earth-ni!"
"Mearth!"
"Okay, let's just settle down," Star says nervously, but she's lost control of the crowd. The shouting escalates, louder and louder, until Marco lifts his fingers to his mouth and lets out a piercing whistle. Immediately, everyone shuts up. Even the echoing stops quicker than before.
Star lets out a sigh of relief. "Thanks, Marco. Everyone, let's just put it to a vote. All in favor of Earth-ni?"
Hands go up. Star counts quickly. "Ohhhhh-kay, and all in favor of Mearth?"
After another round of counting, Star smiles. "The people have spoken. Ladies, gents, and everyone in between, welcome to your new home…Earth-ni!"
Everybody erupts into cheers. Marco glances at his girlfriend. "We won't let you down, Star."
Star looks at him, trust and respect in her eyes. "I know you won't."
"Guys?"
The two jump, twisting around. Tom and Pony Head are behind them, out of breath.
"We gotta talk," Tom says. "Uh, privately."
"A barrier over the town?" Marco repeats confusedly. "What do you mean?"
"I mean that there is a literal wall around the town, okay? That sky up there? It's not just a sky, it is a barrier to the rest of Earth, Earth Turd." Pony Head rolls her eyes. "Jeez-uh, try to keep up."
"It's Earth-ni, now, actually." Marco says.
"Fine, okay, Earth-ni Turd."
"You live here, too!"
"Both of you, enough!" Star says as she comes back from the gym doors. Everyone is cleared out, and it's just the four of them, now. "If there's a wall around Earth-ni, then are we stuck here?"
Tom shrugs helplessly. "Yes…and no. I'm not really sure what happened."
"That helps," Marco deadpans.
"I'm serious, dude! It was weird. One minute I was flying past the Welcome to Echo Creek sign, and the next minute—" Tom makes an explosion noise. "I crash-landed. My third eye was gone, and so were my horns and tail—"
"You have a tail?" Marco asked curiously.
"—my ears had shrunk, and my skin was different." Tom looks at Star nervously. "I think I turned human."
"What?!" Star turns to Pony Head. "Did you turn into an Earth horse?"
"Yeah, gurl!" Pony Head sniffs dramatically. "It was horrible, okay? First I'm my beautiful self, then I'm a huge, four-legged, disgustingly brown beast!" She shivers. "I couldn't even talk, I was just snorting and screaming, okay?!"
"The second we stepped back into town, though," Tom butts in, "we turned back to normal."
Marco looks at Star worriedly. "If you destroyed the magic, then how is this even possible?"
"I don't know," Star says. "Maybe the barrier is acting like a shield, keeping us safe from the outside. Cloaking us, making those who look unnatural on Earth a little more…Earth-like."
"Hold on. If we can go outside," Tom says, "can't the outside come in?"
The four glance at each other anxiously, unsure of this new development. Star is the first to break the silence. "How about we just worry about that if the time comes?" The others murmur their agreement and she nods, satisfied. "In the meantime, let's just try to get used to Earth-ni. Help everyone get settled."
"Sure thing."
"You got it, B-Fly!"
Tom and Pony Head leave the gym. Star slumps into a chair and covers her face with her hands, groaning loudly. "Just when I think I'm done with magic, it comes back and bites me in the butt." She peeks at Marco through her fingers. "Does magic believe in karma or something?"
Marco smiles fondly, taking a seat next to her. "I doubt it. But…maybe it has something to do with us?"
"What do you mean?" Star sits up, intrigued.
"Well, new world, new rules, right? We literally brought together two dimensions. You can't expect nothing magical to come from that." Marco shrugs. "Maybe your mom or Eclipsa knows something. We can ask them tomorrow."
Star sighs and leans her cheek on his shoulder. "Maybe you're right," she says. Marco is just getting comfortable and places his chin on top of her head, but then Star sits up, eyes wide. "Wait, the funerals are tomorrow! We can't ask then!"
"Easy, we just ask them afterwards," Marco amends, rubbing his chin. "There's no rush."
Star nods again, her face flushing. "Yeah, I know. I'm just…" she blows out her cheeks. "REALLY stressed. I mean, yeah, this is what I was training for—to be a leader—but I thought I would just be ruling Mewni. Safe, dependable, Mewni. Not an entirely new world full of people who are just as freaked as I am."
"Hey. Hey," Marco says, placing a hand reassuringly on her arm. "We're all here to help you, no matter what. You're not doing this alone." He smiles. "Want to go see if the Chinese place is still here? You can get some—" he waggles his eyebrows. "Fortune cookies."
Star lets out a little giggle, a sound that warms Marco's heart. "Yeah. Let's go."