Author's Note
If I'm reacting late to criticism that's because I've yet to put these fics on either both AO3 and/or as for once I considered writing a few chapters ahead of time before posting them, which is something I've never done in previous fanfics. First off, though, I'd like to give a special shout-out to AndrewAcuna on Twitter, AKA blackspiderman on for raising my motivation in doing this fic. He also wrote Star Vs. fics, beforehand and we even had a discussion about how I admit while his fic is cute at times, I wasn't a fan of how he wrote Hekapoo in it but luckily we understood each other well, showing the trust I have for him since he really didn't like how the MHC were written in the last two seasons, so he did his own thing. He feels bad about it now, but it's best to not dwell in the past. Heck, it might have made me more motivated to write this to prove that unlike most other fanfics and canon, I'm ballsy to give Hekapoo a redemption arc, unless it was already done, but either way, I'm still really enjoying writing this.
Jackie Lynn-Thomas is seen with her girlfriend Chloe looking at their smartphones on social media, still looking amazed at all the carnage that happened at the airport.
"I can't tell if I'm scared or hyped about this...!", Chloe sounded a bit anxious.
"No worries, girl, I know Star, she's been in sticky situations like this before when we were tweens.", Jackie said in her usually relaxed way.
"I know, but...those baddies look like they mean business."
They hear a bell ring as as they gasp, "Oh, right, we get customers in the morning , right?", Chloe added.
"Yep!", Jackie affirmed, revealing that she's working at a pretty familiar eating location. "Welcome to Britta's Tacos, how may I—whoa!.", she said with a surprise.
The quartet of Star, Hekapoo, Eclipsa and Kelly look rather either beaten up or slightly bruised in front of her.
"Hiya Jackie...", Star said in a rather cheesy way, with nervous chuckling, "We, uh...had a complicated morning.
"Oh, we saw it all, that was sick! So that was you, your sorta grandma, a green haired gal and...a demon?" Jackie added.
"Demeast. Also, heya, your blue streak's pretty cool.", Hekapoo couldn't help but look amused at Jackie's hairstyle.
"Thaaaanks.", Jackie smirked back to her. It's been a while since I've seen any craziness like that...sorta felt a bit nostalgic there.", Jackie.
"Cause magic's back, so...it's gonna get a little weird and a little wild...and I'm not sure what to think."
"Then you should be thinking about tacos! They'll be available in a jiffy!", Jackie winks back to all of them, "So what drink do ya'll want?"
"Orange Carrot." Star said.
"Water, if you don't mind." Eclipsa followed.
"Do you have vanilla soda?", Kelly questioned in a friendly way.
"Beer. Give me the hardest one you have.", Hekapoo replied.
[Opening Theme: "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart" by Stone Temple Pilots]
Don't cut out my paper heart
I ain't dyin' anyway
Take a look at Eiffel towers
Never trust them dirty liars
Sippin' lemon yellow booze
Old Lead Belly sings the blues
All dressed up on wedding day
Keep on trippin' anyway
I am, I am, I said I'm not myself
I'm not dead, and I'm not for sale
So k eep your bankfoll lottery
Eat your salad day, deathbed motorcade
[Full guitar solo]
Hold me closer, closer, let me go
Let me be, just let me be
So keep your bankroll lottery
Eat your salad day, deathbed motorcade
Chapter 3: "Come Together"
Moon, Mina and the others were seen inside funnily enough, Bran's Castle in Transylvania, having this be their headquarters, although Mina was heard wringing in pain.
"Grah! I hate that one-eyed throttlebottom bigot!", Mina shouted as her severed hand was getting bandaged by Rhombulus.
"Y'know, that's funny, cause she technically was one in a way, even if that was mostly you disguised as her-", Rhombulus amusingly replied before Mina interrupted him.
"Shut up and keep wrapping my nub, nub wrapper!", she shouted back to her.
"U-uh...yes, miss Loveberry.", he whispered back.
"So this is where you were all these years, Mina? Seems like something out of Mewni. The real world really had a castle this impressive, yet also abandoned?", Moon added.
"It was a popular tourist attraction until just a few years ago. There's even a shop underneath here that still had lots of drinks, most notably wine.", Lekmek explained.
"And this is where our re-birth happened, too! The magical power is enough to bring us alive again.", Omnitraxus professed.
"Seems to be well-managed, on top of that, too. Well, no matter, it'll feel like I'm in full control again."
Mina yelps once more as her nub is fully concealed now, "Next time I see Hekapoo, I'm gonna make sure to not just damage her personally...but mentally, too!"
"Mentally? Seems kinda strange to do that. I'm not sure if she's the kind of person to, say, have her mentions go against her.", Moon then said.
"I don't think I've ever even see her cry. One time, Rhombulus chopped some onions and even I was sniveling, but Hekapoo? She just ate it! She probably put on shades to make it cooler!", Omnitraxus added.
"Oh yeah? Well...you know the All-Seeing Eye, right?" Mina replied
"Why...that's a dark spell." Moon pondered.
"I think I might wanna watch around for a while...for research...", she chuckles maliciously.
"Interesting how you're suddenly focused on her now. You always had an issue with her."
"I always hated how monster-like she looks, you know? The rest of the MHC are fine with me, but her...she always looked hideous to me...I made sure to use a shapeshifting spell to be like her to fool others just to make her seem like a bigger scumbag. I even tricked Festivia this way."
Moon raised an eyebrow, "I don't recall on that..."
"Moon...this Solarian power turned me from a nothing peasant to a psychopath...a psychopath who stabbed said peasant so many times in my brain...this is my true self now. I knew she would do that spell, and it would have been useless anyways.", she snickered menacingly, "Actually, the look of her face would have been worth it, too! All that matters is...I should have killed that white demon like harlot a loooong time ago, and I'll cut her up into a million pieces to see how she likes it!"
Smash cut to Hekapoo using Mina's severed hand to pick her nose as the others look in amused shock, although Star tries her best to not laugh. "I know you're eating, but I might as well do something with this, y'know?", she nonchalantly said with her voice sounding a bit nasal from the finger in her nose and even takes a picture with her smartphone.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's funny, heh heh...", Star rapidly responded between chuckles between words before she takes the hand and puts it in her bag quickly, then whispering to her, "I don't think it's best to do that in public, though."
"Chillax, Star, I'm just unwinding. Besides, I'm only gonna drink one bottle of beer. Depends if I need more tonight, cause this blueberry flavor is unreal.", she joked back, chomping on a taco and swigging the bottle of alcohol.
"I'm rather macabre myself, so I'm not offended by it. She's had a rough going, Star, nothing wrong about that.", Eclipsa added.
The Demeast burps after drinking, "See, she gets it. And I tried to...", Hekapoo then blinks and sighs, "Say she's evil in court..many times. Ugh."
"Hey, hey, hey, Hecky, you're still learning to move on. Just breathe and think of cute things like dogs, cats...cats that act like dogs, but not dogs that act like cats, that'd be uncanny", Kelly motivated her a bit.
Star cleared her throat, "If we're all gonna work together, I gotta let everyone know back where we live. We can't exactly do it here because, well, we're just here for a very chicken-y breakfast-"
Cue a burp by Hekapoo, "Oh, uh..pardon for that. Keep goin', Star."
"Ahem...anyways, to clarify, beause at the the neighborhood we live in, I don't think many of them are gonna have high-opinion of, well...you.", she would look to the demeast.
"Saw that coming...but wait...if you knew I was gonna, well, arrive, why didn't you let them know sooner?"
"We really did, but...your reception when you were in the Magical High Comission still sours them a tad.", Eclipsa added.
"Figures...", the demeast said, finishing up the beer.
"Us Wooletts never really had any sort of oppression, since we've always been even righteous and only get fight-ready if we get the full picture.", Kelly responds.
"The best we can do is hide you for a bit and then I'll announce you all to the residents in joining our cause. I mean, you weren't really fully against monsters, right...?" Star questioned/
"Like I said, Star, it's the Forge Forge Berries. Remember the Yona Yona Berries? Those stone you and these ones messes your memory up and it might even give you brain fog. I mean, with how long I've been living all this time, there might be a big puzzle inside my noggin."
"I always thought those were a myth...what did they look like?", Eclipsa added.
"They were green. Or yellow. Or red. Ugh...I can't even remember right...maybe more beer will help", Hekapoo struggled, opening up another bottle.
"Well, whatever the case, we'll continue when we get to my castle, alright? And besides, it'll just be nice to talk, especially when we got a cool new gal here...but please don't get wasted, 'kay?", Star added.
Hekapoo immediately stops drinking, "Well...I think that's enough for breakfast, then."
"Does this mean we get to see Janna, Marco and Pony Head? I'll try my best to not raise any awkward questions!", Kelly happily replied.
"Yes, yes and, uh...hell no. We haven't seen each other or talked in 2 years."
"Oh. Whaaaaat haaaaappened?" Kelly asked dramatically.
"Deats. NOW!", Hekapoo was really amused at hearing what happened.
"Weeeell...", Star would then remember how it went.
A flashback occurs as Star is on the phone.
"Yo, B-Fly, I'm inviting to to another one of my epic parties! And I promise you, I'm not gonna whine that there isn't a cake this time—wait...what, the cake is cancelled?! Well, buy an emergency one now, Dad, I don't care if it's not my birthday again!", Pony Head was heard super annoyed and sounding like she was about to cry.
"Yeah, we're done, bye forever.", she flatly replied, instantly hanging up.
The flashback then ends.
"That's it?", both Kelly and Hekapoo say in unison disappointingly.
"You two imagined an epic telenovela-like argument, weren't you?" Eclipsa questioned.
"I was thinking more like one of those old surreal black and white short films with clown faces and mumbled dialogue." Kelly clarified.
"That was me, I thought of that, except with really hilarious editing, like insane close-ups and the screen breaking like glass for no reason." Hekapoo amusingly replied.
Eclipsa chuckled, "You two sure are two peas in a pod living together for years like that.
"Shame her toxicity turned me off that much. It was for the best...", she sighed, then claps with her hands, "Alright, time to go."
Jackie then approached them, "They were the best ones yet, huh?"
"Oh, no kidding! Must be funny to duel with your girlfriend for Employee Of The Month."
"It ain't competitive, but it is cute. Although, I don't think I'm invited to this "meeting", aren't I?"
"I dunno if you should, I mean, we're powerful fighters and you're just, well, human.", Star clarified.
Hekapoo then intervenes, "Y'know, Star, maybe she could have some sort of secret talent we all didn't know about. And no, it's not the alcohol talking.."
"Whoa, even this drippy demon is rooting for me...wait, do I know you?", Jackie questioned.
"Oh yeah, you uh...never saw me...or heard of me, right. I'll uh...back off, then.", she walks off amusingly.
"Oh, that's Hekapoo, she's still new to this being "nicer" thing. Anyways, keep up the good work.", she winks and makes a thumbs up as Jackie waves back, "Hrm..."
Chloe then approaches her, "I know that face. You're still feeling a little...adventurous, don'tcha?"
"Well, if even that girl with the horns seems to believe in me, then there must be somethin'...", Jackie continues with a pondering look on her.
[BGM: "Dropped" by Phantom Planet]
At a small oval track, a late model car was seen pulling in the pits and the driver gets out through the window, removing the helmet to reveal it's non other than Janna Ordonia, as she gets to her smartphone, seeing Star's message as she widely grins, "Let the Jannanigans commence again!", she says as she then was seen using her own late model car off to a highway, not even wearing her helmet this time, whooping it all up. Heck, even cops are used to this that they don't bother chasing her to not jeopardize a possible future racing career.
Drop!
Whatcha!
Got!
Now!
Drop!
Whatcha!
Got!
Now!
Meanwhile, Tom Lucitor was at a yoga class, with him actually being a teacher to several residents, between humans, mewmans and monsters alike, "Now it's time to make yourselves be like a pyramid, ignoring all crazy conspiracy theories that aliens made you.", he said, proceeding with a deep breath, putting his hands together, putting them together his head, but then he feels his phone vibrate on his pocket, seeing the message, "Okay, that'll be all for today, but keep on the pyramid form folks, you'll look more peaceful that way!", he says back as his fellow volunteers, as they leave out in rows putting their hands up above their heads still, likely all the way to their homes as Tom gets to his own car and rolls on ahead.
Everybody knows the way the eye goes
Moving like a curtain, closes over the finale from your head down to your toes
Up and down, checking you out now beyond a doubt
Make a copy in the office for the desk with the windows
In the ivory dome, you've made it your home
See you in the sills, smiling ear to ear, never gonna go
And finally, there's Marco Diaz, seen putting on some thighhighs with some jean shorts, showing quite the curvy body on him as he looks at himself in a mirror, wearing his traditional hoodie, and his cheeks have a crescent moon shape as his hair springs out, being a long ponytail, giving a cute smile, "Yep, pure perfection.", stretching himself a bit after interlocking his own fingers, then slapping his own butt.
Do you want me?
Tell me that you need me
Tell me cause I'd like to know
Won't you stop teasin' me?
Won't you take it easy?
Tell me cause I'd like to know
You're never gonna go
The songs ends as Star's vehicle then arrives to the main Butterfly Castle as the song ends, then getting out of the car as Marco was seen approaching outside, waving happily, "Yo, Star!"
Star gets out of the car after parking it, walking to him with a nice little smile, starting off with a fist bump, then a hi-five, then kisses to each of their cheeks, then one on the lips, "Y'know, ya didn't need to go that far on the service department.", Star jokingly said.
"I don't see you complaining, future girl hubby.", he toyed back, poking her nose. Cue Star spanking that cute femboy brown booty, getting Marco to coo a bit in a approval.
"It's like you're exposing your weakness on purpose!", Star flirted back.
Kelly gets amused at their flirting while Eclipsa adds, "You two are pretty brave, I got to admit. I mean, I slap Globgor on his caboose only on our home."
"Oh, we're just breaking couple stereotypes. The idea of me growing up all manly and having a constant five 'o' clock shadow honestly was just so cliché. So I made sure to settle in by looking like the best possible girly guy ever.", he cheesily smiles.
"I mean, apparently you got mistaken as a girl even with short hair.", Eclipsa said.
Then Kelly added, "And when you had the pink Woolett hair years ago you put it on a ponytail, too."
Hekapoo then gets out of the car, "Well, well, well, I gotta admit, you actually pull it off. I remember seeing ya in that princess outfit and it looked a little too puffy and overstuffed."
Marco looked in shock. He knew she was still alive, but this is the first time he sees her in person in such a long time as he runs and hugs her, "H-POO!"
"Yeah, yeah, here I am—oof!", she got startled at first from the tight hug but then smiles back, giving pats on his back, "I guess I needed more hugs on my diet.", she joked, patting his back a bit, "Glad to see ya again, dude, I really mean it."
"I know our friendship was...weird, but we still went through a lot back on the Neverzone.", Marco added.
"Kinda ironic, cause uh...", Star raises up her shirt a bit to show her own ripped abs, "I'm the one who's showing the epic abdomen now.", the others except for Eclipsa look on impressed as Marco rubs his hand all over it.
"Guess the future was abs, but it was for your GF, while your future is ass.", she joked back.
"I'll gladly take that as a compliment." Marco amusingly replied.
"You do realize we're both abstastic, too, right?", Kelly whispers to Hekapoo.
"I know, but we don't wanna overshadow 'em.", the demeast spoke back.
Janna then arrives almost simultaneously and she wastes no time making a joke on this, "Looks like everyone's simping for Star's muscles, huh? Can I join in?", she exictedly says.
"Janna Banana, hiya!", she gives a friendly hug to her, then realizes that she's a bit sweaty from the tracksuit, "Ah, dang it, you got me again."
"Ye-yuh! And Marco, whoa, still going hard on the thicc boi path, eh?", Janna continued on.
Marco rolls his eyes and instantly goes monotone seeing her, "Just because I'm cool with being slutty doesn't mean I'll just shake my ass for you.", looking bitter at her as they still have a bit of a thing against each other due to Janna messing him around way too much back then.
Janna laughs nervously, "Just as long as you don't slap me 5 times...again."
"Good. Also, Hekapoo's back, so don't be afraid that she'll slap you, too.", Marco smirked.
"Jeez, she sure loves screwing your ass, huh?", Hekapoo joked back as the others laugh a bit. Even Marco couldn't help but join in from this.
"Oh, man, you're on a roll, H-Poo.", Star lightly pants her back.
"Looks like I joined this motley crew at the right time, huh?" Tom spoke out, just arriving himself.
"Yo, horny dude, how tight are those yoga pants this time?", Janna joked back.
"Oh, I made sure they're loose so you don't joke about my own dumpy." Tom smirked back.
"Star, you're so dang lucky, you fondled two big boy rumps in your life, you absolute playa.", Hekapoo joked as well, nudging a shoulder to her.
Star shrugs, "I mean, I guess I be like that.", she awkwardly replied back.
"Hey, bro, looks like we're back on the saddle on this big magic mess!" Tom ruffles up Marco's hair playfully.
"Ah! I know, I know, why ya gotta noogie me, though?", Marco replied annoyingly at first, but then playfully jabbed back to him before stopping.
"Glad to meet you all together again!", Tom waved back to the rest of the group, then looking surprised at seeing Hekapoo again, "Whoa, you're back?!"
"Mm-hmm. You still have the KDPRC jacket, don'tcha?" Hekapoo said back.
"You know it. And I'll make sure to learn to actually drive a dragon-cycle this time."
"Shame about Quirky Guy, though, poor guy...", Kelly tells back disappointingly.
"Oh, we built a small statue in his honor in town. It's so cool, birds don't even want to poop on it.", Marco says back.
"My apologies for probably interrupting your yoga class, Tom. But I figured we gotta get a team together since well, magic's back and all. I had a feeling it was gonna happen any minute now. Had too many recurring dreams lately about it.", Star clarified.
"No prob, Star. I mean, I also saw that big battle earlier and it felt like you didn't miss a beat."
"Yep...still can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing.", Star replies in a slightly monotone way.
Janna then butts in, "Dude, I wish I could have been there, but I had to do my racing gig."
"You race?!", Hekapoo and Kelly both said excitedly.
"For now, it's late models, but in the future, I'm goin' Nascar! And I'll make sure to Hail Melon at every racetrack!", Janna dramatically replies.
"Well, I'll wish ya lots of good luck, Hey, maybe I could be a tire changer and go "bbrruur" on them tires.", Kelly says back, imitating the sound air guns make in removing lug nuts.
"I can see myself as a crew chief and give you loud orders and do crazy pit road strategies.", Hekapoo replied.
"Heeeey, maybe. From what I heard about ya, you do have girlboss energy, though.", Janna smirked.
"Yep, I kinda was one...but uh...it wasn't pretty.", the Demeast continued.
"You know Star, they're already getting a long pretty well. Talk about getting the right team together.", Eclipsa spoke.
Star replies back with a nod, "We'll continue on inside. Cause it's time to finally test out something for events such as this!", Star smiled all giddy, "How about we walk there together, so we can look all cool? It'll be like straight out of a movie trailer! Mi castillo es su castillo.", Star confidently said.
"Oh, that's not how it works, even when magic now existing again.", Tom doubts on that.
"You say that, but it'll happen. Ohhhhh, it'll happen.", Janna creepily replies back, waggling around her arms to try to creep him out as he rolls his eyes.
They all would walk up as Star reveals a big, ancient, but still pretty cool looking round table, "We're gonna have our meetings here."
Many of her friends look on interested. "Dang, it's that big of a deal, huh?", Tom said.
"Yep, crazy prepared...time to sit down, cause this is gonna be a lot."
Hekapoo looks at the others, looking surprisingly nervous with familiar faces and non-familiar ones. "I feel...kinda out of place here. Hm.", she thinks in her head.
"So that big pink shockwave that happened? Turns out the cleaving didn't...work out perfectly as we hoped. And I'm afraid we're gonna have to live up with it. I did a lot of research from Glossaryck's old books and months ago, I uncovered a pretty dangerous secret...one more attempt at doing this sort of thing might just kill us all."
The others look on a bit nervous on this.
"Jeez...well, ain't that a sign, huh? I guess...we gotta have to leave it alone from now on, right, I mean...you do still hate magic, correct?", Tom added.
Star sighs, "I think it's best for us to be honest..."
She pauses for a while, then continuing "This is a sign that we can't really...kill magic. And maybe...I kneejerked like a Goddamn idiot. But now I realized...I it's safe to say I give destiny the bird because frankly, I don't think I'll listen to anything like that again. I figured destroying magic would fix everything, but...I've constantly had a guilt about it. Some magical beings died all cause I got stupid about some damn tapestry. I was able to live with magic well the last 6 years. I traveled around the world with my BF...and yet, it just never felt right. I even kinda wanted magic back because...if going back to the status quo is our best bet...we're gonna have to survive and adapt in a whole new way again.", she proceeded with a big speech.
Marco held her hand and smiled back to her.
"In way...I guess it's a blessing that it came back. If I could do it all over again...maybe it should have been a way to briefly stop magic for a year or so. And even so, we failed on stopping Mina because we let her get away, thinking she'll find her own path...but she didn't.", Star ended on that.
"And what makes this more unfortunate is that Moon Butterfly has turned on us...likely for good this time.", Eclipsa said with disappointment.
"I gave her too easy of a pass...I think Mom turned us because she feels like she doesn't deserve sympathy and would prefer giving that to Mina.", Star added.
"Wait, she's not DEAD?! I figured she'd be dumb enough to go to an island and get cannibalized by natives!", Janna replied back.
"It looks like Earth and Mewni will still be merged, but it depends if it really is going to stick around like this. We don't even know exactly where Mina, Moon and the others are at the moment, and it depends if they could strike us anytime, and maybe with more possibly following them all. We'll relax for a few days, then battle another. It's kinda like all those years ago again. If we want peace, we'll have to get ready if we have to." Eclipsa added.
"We're not done yet, though...we got a bit of an unexpected member here...formerly of the Magic High Comission. We know they were very...antagonistic, but it turns out, they don't really have a hive mind after all.", Star would say back, nodding to Hekapoo's direction, "Go on.", she soflty says back to her as Kelly gives her two thumbs up and a wink.
Hekapoo then blinks, "Okay.", standing up, and taking a deep breath, "My name is Hekapoo Theta Serpentis! For years...my life was a lie. For a while, I thought Glossaryck created me as part of the Magical High Comission, but it turns out I wasn't that...I'm actually a unique species called a Demeast. They were a proud species that, supposedly, created the original Dimension Scissors and were warriors on their own right. In the last few years, I've started getting more and more dreams that...show how much my life was manipulated. Eclipsa was stoned by Yada Yada Berries...I was affected by Forge Forge Berries. It twisted around my life. I couldn't really break out of it unless it's those few good memories I was able to have. I never thought Eclipsa was evil, but the berries controlled my brain so badly, almost as if to join the rest of the MHC. Glossaryck said he didn't mean to overfeed me on those, but figured the behavior was caused by them. Almost as if he also didn't want to know about my true being. And I wouldn't be surprised if Rhombulus and Omnitraxus were in on it as well. I was the red-headed stepchild, and if it wasn't for Kelly helping me as much as she could, I probably would have have the grief kill me. It wasn't just that, either. Mina always had it out for me, wanting to make me be a monster killer, even shapeshifting as me. I was very neutral about the whole thing. If there's one thing I'm to blame is that I should have joined their side, even if I didn't know myself that I was one. But...", she would then slam her fist on her table, "You saw me out there. Me and Star worked together and while I may not be a hero, I'll fight alongside you guys, cause I had feeling that I needed to talk and join Star for a possible occasion...and I found it. If I have to kill Mina, then so be it, and since we migth as well be honest, I got one more big secret to confess...before magic seemingly vanished...I KILLED GLOSSARYCK!", she shouted out at the top of her lungs with an echo being heard.
She panted out after such a big speech, even swearing a bit, too, although now all that's left is to know whether Star and others are willing ot fully accept her in after a big confession. It was pretty eerie for a while, but luckily, Star broke the silence, "That's...good, actually!"
The demeast looked shocked from this reveal, and so did the others.
"Wait..how could that be an advantage?", Eclipsa would then say.
"That's the thing, there's no advantage to them and no disadvantage to us. Glossaryck was honestly...always sort of a chaos agent for us anyways. For as much as he knew, he sure kept a lot of secrets hidden from us...and this honestly proves it more and more.". Star concluded.
"Even I didn't know about that, wow...", Kelly reacted, but regardless, she stood by her friend, "But that's fine. He was screwing up your life and and you couldn't take it anymore. And it's ironically made you a more calming, better person."
Hekapoo smiles back, "Yeah, but...unfortunately, I don't think my life is fully comprehensible yet, and there might be more dark stuff that I might not know about."
Star then claps again, "So that settles it. It'll be 7 of us going out there and saving the day."
Marco gets an amusing idea, "Wait...7 of us...you know what that means, guys, it's the return of the Marc-nificent Seven! Star Butterfly, the main hero righting wrongs, Marco Diaz, the cutie with brains, brawn and butt! Hekapoo Theta Serpentis; looking for redemption and revenge! Tom Lucitor, fellow cool twink bro! Janna Ordenia.", he would abrruptly say flatly.
"Bruh, I don't even get a cool title-", Janna complains, but then Marco interrupts again.
"Kelly! Uh...wait, you have a second name, too, right?"
"Collymore. I know, it's cool, huh?", Kelly clarified.
"Collymore! Woolett with a biiiiiiiig head of hair and sword! Eclipsa Butterfly, dark and edgy grandma!", Marco kept giving them amusing titles.
"I think that's the first time I've ever heard such a sentence." Eclipsa herself would chime in. "I kinda approve.", she added.
But then they get a surprise as someone was seen falling over, that being Jackie.
"Whoops, uh...I guess I gotta join in, too!"
They briefly pause as Star facepalms...but Marco continues his epic introductions, "Jackie-Lynn Thomas! Water queen!"
"Ah, but there won't be a Marc-nificent Seven anymore." if you do that, Hekapoo joked.
"Oh..", Marco realized.
"Let me guess, was that you, too, Hekapoo?", Star said slightly annoyed
"Guilty as charged.", Hekapoo would quirkily reply, Dimension Scissors in one of her hands.
"Trust me, Star...I think I can do a thing or two. You'll know it when you get to it."
Star sighs but rolls on with it, "Alrighty, make that 8 of us."
"Ooh, ooh, my turn to name this time!", Janna asked, "We'll call ourselves, Eight Rounds, it's like we're all a bullet, deadlier than the last!"
"Hm...not a bad suggestion, but I don't think any one of us needs to use a gun." Star added.
Janna grins, "For now. I mean, I don't pack heat myself, but...for now.", she chuckles in an amusing, yet still menacing way.
Tom softly says, "Man, imagine if she ever turned evil..."
Janna adds, "Be careful what you wish for.",, she snickered, although others were heard laughing, as even Tom eventually joins along.
"Ah, okay, at least we can also have a laugh. How about we have a small pizza party later, guys?", Star happily said back.
"And I'll pay for it. Still getting paid $650 after all these years...", Marco joked.
"Huh...maybe I should also have an action figure.", Kelly said back.
"Oh, ditto, I'd do well with the pool party crowd.", Jackie replied.
They continue their conversations about probably also having toys. Star notices Hekapoo going upstairs as she follows her. The demeast is seen up on one of the highest part of the castle, giving a solid view of Echo Creek throughout as the wind blows through her hair as Star joins behind her.
"Talk about fighting for the cause, huh?" Star says back, joining next to her.
"Yep...not gonna lie, that was intense. I'm honestly shocked you weren't gonna kick me out after the whole well, "eating my sort of creator/Dad" thing.", the demeast added.
"I mean...it sure was hardcore."
"Well, you know me...hardcore."
"I know you changed from many years ago. I mean, what's your age? You're kinda immortal, too, aren't you?"
"Actually...I don't even know. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. But I will say this...I really am learning that humans, mewmans, monsters. You're not lame times a thousand."
"Whoa..."
"What?"
"You're really growing a heart, huh?"
"Yeah, yeah, don't get too used to it. I could still make fun of ya."
"Alright, prove it."
The demeast looks at her for a few seconds, "You're blonde. That is all.", she snickered.
"Oh yeah?", Star changes her hair a bit to have a bit of her hair cover one of her eyes to mimic her hair style, "I listen to Bring Me The Horizon all the time, we're so full of sugar honey ice and tea.", she impersonated her, and it actually made Hekapoo laugh.
"Okay, okay, that was actually not too far off. Let me get a turn.", Hekapoo shows her full hair as Star looks surprised to see her second eye. The demeast clears her throat, "I'm a princess from another dimension and my family lineage is all sorts of screwed up!", she impersonated on her, but then thinks she went too far, "Hrm...okay, maybe that wasn't the best.", Hekapoo shakes her head to get her usual hairdo back.
Star chuckles, "Nah...but still eerily true.", she admitted.
"Well, who knows? Maybe you could change make the lineage less...chaotic from now on."
"I think it might get more unique."
"How?"
"Well, you'll see. Of course, you and Kelly are gonna stay in our castle, but uh...we're gonna have to make sure your reputation gets to be a bit more positive. Some of the residents here still remember your ugly MHC days, and they might judge you even with my help."
Hekapoo chuckles, "I'm up for anything."
"What if I say that you might need to have a job here?"
"Please don't tell me I have to be a politician or something like that..."
"Nope."
"Oh, thank God."
"Well, you're gonna need to like...sign a lot of stuff. Good thing I'm sort of a celebrity around here...that also has a job. Gotta pay some bills, after all."
"Doesn't Marco get paid a lot from his action figures?"
"Yeah, but I like our financial competition."
They both chuckle sweetly.
A few hours later, the whole crew were having their pizza party with some of them playing video games against each other as Eclipsa was seen cheering, seemingly winning a round, wooping it all up, "I pwned and ownaged on all of you!"
"Gah! Death by old school gaming terms!" Tom was jokingly choking, pretending to be cringing from all that while Kelly and Marco were both seen laughing. The rest just talking and chilling with each other.
Jackie waves to Hekapoo as the Demeast approaches her, "Hey, uh...what's up?"
"Just letting ya know that I'll make sure to help you guys out, alright? I'm aware about how Star and others had a couple of busy things going on.", Jackie said back.
"Yeah, you're that surfer/skateboard dudette Marco once crushed on and broke up with, huh? Feels like everyone wants to have a relationship with Star or him before they found each other. You know...your eyes sure look...interesting, almost as if it's not exactly...human."
Jackie chuckles, "Oh, I'm oddly special like that. But I can say this; be ready when I open up a bit more. Even my own GF doesn't know."
Hekapoo reacts in a bit of a surprising reaction, "Odd strategy, but I guess there might be more secrets on weather others know me or my species or not."
"I'm sure the answer could seek closer than you'd think. Wish a lot of luck to ya.", she winks to the Demeast.
"Yep, this is the life...but there's still long ways to go...and there's still more of myself to learn. But these guys are growing on me more.", she monologues a bit, then drinking a vanilla soda, cutely squeeing unexpectedly, "Goddamn, that's good!"
[End Of Chapter]
[Ending theme: "Oblivion" by Royal Blood]
Fire in my lungs, I'm spun, walking on wire
In delirium, descending higher and higher
Can't live like this forever, running out of lifelines
Going hell for leather for just one last ride
This gravity's pulling me down
It's time I got myself found
But just before I turn out the light
Tonight
I ain't stoppin' for nothin'
My devil is done
Into oblivion (Oblivion)
Yeah, I had it coming
Too close to the sunday
Into oblivion (Oblivion)
Oblivion
Oblivion
Oblivion
Oblivion