The Butterfly bedroom door flies open, and Moon steps into its frame. She is now dressed in the finest armor a queen would ever need. Her torso is fully covered in pale blue armor. Blue, wing shaped cuffing hug her shoulders. Her long, silky hair was left untampered, allowing it to flow with each graceful step. A small, skinny gold crown tops her head, the wand staying closely wrapped around her fingers.
Moon flies down the steps in a hurry. Sounds of scuffles and fighting filled the air. After arriving to the bottom, she looks over to see River being held down by a group of hideous, hairy goblins. Aiming her wand closely, bright blue beams shoot out from its center. She zapped the three monsters, and they started convulse, falling off of River, and passing out. He steps up slowly, clutching his stomach and breathing heavily.
"Thank you, my dear. Came just in time."
"I knew I couldn't trust you to protect the both of us." She responds lovingly.
"If they didn't get the jump on me I'm sure I would have had them."
"Oh yes, yes, I'm sure you would." She pulled him close to her, and they quickly embraced. "I'm just glad you're safe. I don't know if I could lose you." She carefully pushed away from him, and noticed an unconscious mewman laying close to them. She glided over to the body, and knelt down. She grabbed both his shoulders, attempting to shake him awake.
"Richards. Richards. Are you alright?" His eyes slowly twitch and open up.
"My queen. Are, are you ok?"
"Yes yes, I'm quite alright. Come on now." She grabbed one of his arms and wrapped it around her neck. River came over and did the same to his other arm.
"On the count of three." He says to the both of them. "One… two… three." They slowly lift him, Richards groaning in pain. They get him to his feet, and let go.
"Can you walk?" Moon asks him.
"Yes. Don't worry about me."
"I sure hope you are. Because I need you to do me a favor."
General Slackjaw shoves a monster out of his way as he makes his way towards the
planning room. His huge frame is not ideal for crowds, as he tries to body his way through outcoming soldiers, slowly moving out of the temple, and in to the battlefield. He eventually finds his way, and throws the door open. He steps in, not locking the door this time.
"You still here? We ended our meeting hours ago." Toffee is seated at the table, staring at a map of Mewni, fingers to his snout. He doesn't answer, lost in thought. "Toffee." The General snaps his fingers. Toffee looks up at him.
"Hello General. I didn't hear you come in."
"What's on your mind?" Slackjaw asks, taking a seat.
"We haven't heard anything back yet. The soldiers left for the castle hours ago. What if they were wiped?" The General laughs back.
"That sounds very off from past patterns, doesn't it?" Toffee doesn't answer. "You're letting the silence get to you. Do you need to start bashing in some own skulls yourself?" Toffee puts his hand out.
"No. That won't be necessary today."
"Heh. I remember a time when-" A knock interrupts his thought. Slackjaw seems irritated. "Go ahead, come in." The door creeps open, and a stalky, nose horned monster reveals himself. He steps into the room.
"Sir's, we have information on the castle attack." Both men stand up urgently, and wait impatiently.
"Well don't just stand there! Inform us!" Slackjaw spits out.
"The invasion was a success, sir. Our forces captured the castle a couple hours ago."
"Haha! That's what I'm telling you, Toffee!" Slackjaw bursts out, wrapping Toffee's body around with his huge arm, filled with delight. The Septarsis does not look impressed. He pats the General away from him.
"What about Queen Butterfly? Status on the queen? Anything?" The informant shuffles his feet, and looks down at the ground, hands behind his back. "Well?"
"The king and queen escaped, along with the small remaining forces they had." Toffee grabs his face, and slumps down in a chair, using his free hand to slam his fist down on the table.
"You're dismissed." The informant scurries out of the room, almost missing the door on his way out. Slackjaw walks over to him.
"We'll get them too, no doubt."
"That was a crucial part of the plan." Toffee replys, his face still in his hand. Slackjaw rests his hand in Toffee's shoulder.
"Trust me when I say this, Toffee. The royal family will get what's coming to them. The matter at hand is, how are we going to do it." Toffee looks up at him. "I'd say, it's about time for The Royal Flush." That gets Toffee's attention.
"Are you sure we can pull that off?" Toffee stands up, meeting his eyes.
"If that small little wave knocked them off their feet, imagine the damage our whole hoard could do. Now is not the time to back off, Toffee. They're weak, and their wounds are exposed. It's about time we stab it already."
"It is about time we end this. A faster victory would be beneficial."
"That is practically what I'm saying. It's time to set things off."
"If you say so.." Toffee paces away from him, then turns to back to the general. "Let's make a difference."
Knight Richards was given the duty to round up any remaining soldiers left that hadn't been carved up by the monsters yet. Queen Moon gave him a set of coordinates then let him get to work. Fearing capture, River and Moon fled the castle, allowing the monsters to take it over without any conflict. By the time the monsters got over to the castle, no one was there to greet them. They thought they had won already.
King and Queen Butterfly patiently waited in a large field, laying low until Richards and reinforcements arrived.
"It's been hours, River. What if he was captured as well? The monsters will find us any mome-."
"Darling, would you please relax? You're letting the silence get to you."
"I'm trying, my dear but I can't help but wonder what would happen if this plan goes wrong."
"Look! There they are!" River shouts over her, pointing to the hill south of them. They both stand up and squint their eyes, attempting to get a better look. What they saw was, underwhelming. On horseback, Richards was only leading about 300 men, some of them not possessing weapons, and most wearing little to no armor.
Richards reached his destination, then climbed off his horse, going over to meet the queen.
"Are they, all you could find?" Moon asks
"Most of them were hiding outside of the castle when I found them, your majesty. I couldn't go within a mile of the castle without seeing monster guards."
"Wait, what? How many monsters are at the castle now?"
"I couldn't get an exact number since I was rushing… but it's definitely in the thousands."
"Oh dear…" River notices she starts to get uneasy, and he comes over to comfort her. "I'm not sure this plan is going to work, River. I've never attempted a spell on a group of people before. Even if it does work, I'm not sure a small group like this can retake the castle."
"Moon, my darling. There are a lot of things I'm not sure about either. You're right, and this could not work. They could find us right now before we even get a chance. Or, the spell does work, but our soldiers still get destroyed. Or, or-"
"River. Where are you going with this?"
"Don't listen to yourself so much, my dear. Your best critic is yourself, Moon. You need to at least try. Try for the kingdom." He pauses for a brief moment, and steps closer. "Try for me."
"Oh, River. She bends down and kisses him on his cheek. She looks over to the group of soldiers. "Gentlemen!" She calls out. "Please group together, this will just take a minute." The men obey, starting to get into a close knit group. It only took a couple minutes for them to get into one large circle. Moon steps in front of the group, visibly nervous.
"Ok, ok… I can do this." She waves her wand around. "Levitato." She starts to lift herself up into the air, above everyone else. All the soldiers look up in awe as she starts to get higher and higher. Soon enough, she can see everyone below her. She closes her eyes, and takes one more breath.
Her wand starts to glow a bright blue, more beautifully than the sun. Moon takes the the wand in both of her hands, and pulls it closer to her face, her eyes still close. She lets go of it with her left hand, and brings the wand down to her side. In one swift motion, she points her wand to the sky, then shoots down on the soldiers, a large blue beam originating from the tip. It reaches the crowd, flushing them in an extravagant blue wave.
The expected starts to happen. The men start to receive new helms, swords, armor out of thin air. Shouts of excitement start to arise from the groups. Some of the soldiers even magically appear atop of a warnicorn! To them right now, their past defeats at the hands of the monsters do not matter.
Moon can't help but giggle at the sight of her achievement. She lowers herself, so that her army can hear her speak. They turn their attention to her.
"I trust in you to make the right decisions today. These monsters have wronged us, by taking what isn't theirs. But now, gentlemen. Now is your time to take action. Storm that castle, and show those creatures who they are now dealing with."