I dont know how alive the Svtfoe fandom is. But I was looking through an old sketchbook and found sketches for an evil Star au me and my friend made ages ago.
I don’t have the texts anymore for what story we gave her, but I’m sure it was evil for the sake of evil. So I’m cobbling together a proper plot for her.
She’s obviously from an alternate timeline, but instead of just evil, something happened and Moon and River out of the picture. Leaving the Magic High Commission to create a protectorship for her. Except the au’s MHC aren’t equipped to raise a child. Glossaryck was doing stuff in the canon timeline. So au Star was left unsupervised with the wand and book of spells. So by the time she’s 14, she’s read through all the book, went through Mewberty alone, never met Marco. Though she’s learned to dip down and do magic without her wand. As a result of being alone she’s wreckless and has created her own set of dangerous spells. She’s scared off Mewmans and monsters alike. And doesn’t do anything but use an altered version of the all seeing eye spell to see other timelines, and what could’ve been.
Hence au Toffee’s goal isn’t destroy magic anymore but attempt to dismantle the MHC. Because their abysmal attempts to raise Star created an unstable girl who has the power to destroy what she wants. He’s got Buffrog as his right hand man.
Comparison: Septarians vs. General Monsters vs. Magic High Commission (MHC) vs. Demons in Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Appearance:
Septarians: Humanoid reptilian lizards with sleek blue/green skin, muscular physiques, dark slicked-back hair, sharp features, and yellow eyes. Often dressed sophisticatedly (e.g., Toffee in suits).
General Monsters: Extremely diverse and animalistic — frog-like, bearicorn hybrids, multi-headed beasts, avian, plant-based, giant size-shifters (Globgor), etc. No unified look.
Magic High Commission (MHC): Mostly humanoid with magical/fantasy traits — Rhombulus (crystal-headed snake man), Omnitraxus Prime (cosmic skull in void), Hekapoo (red-skinned forge demon with horns and fire hair), Lekmet (goat-like chancellor). Glossaryn is a blue humanoid.
Demons: Primarily humanoid with red/orange skin, horns (varying sizes), multiple eyes (Tom has three), pointed ears, and fiery elements. Tom Lucitor is a classic example — red skin, small horns, suit-wearing.
Abilities:
Septarians: Near-immortality via ultra-fast regeneration (regrow limbs/organs instantly); enhanced strength, durability, and combat skill. Only total disintegration or Eclipsa's darkest spell can kill them permanently.
General Monsters: Highly varied — size manipulation (Globgor), super strength, minor elemental powers, or none at all. Most are mortal and vulnerable to normal injury.
MHC: Immense magical power tied to their roles — Rhombulus crystallizes threats, Hekapoo forges dimensions and clones, Omnitraxus manipulates space-time, Lekmet heals/sacrifices life force, Glossaryn controls glossaryck/magic knowledge. Effectively immortal until killed (e.g., by Mina or magic destruction).
Septarians: Effectively immortal due to regeneration; can live centuries and hold multi-generational grudges.
General Monsters: Normal lifespans; age and die like most beings.
MHC: Extremely long-lived or immortal by design (created/empowered by Glossaryck or ancient magic); only destroyed by external force or magic erasure.
Demons: Very long-lived (Tom's parents are ancient); implied near-immortality in the underworld dimension.
Society/Culture:
Septarians: Militaristic, isolationist, hidden city (Septarsis); vengeful and extremist, focused on long-term revenge against Mewmans.
General Monsters: Scattered villages and Monster Temple; family-oriented, historically oppressed; seek equality and peace under Eclipsa.
MHC: Bureaucratic council serving the Butterfly monarchy; uphold "order" and magical law, often through authoritarian means.
Demons: Underworld kingdom with royal hierarchy (Lucitor family); party culture mixed with anger management issues; aggressive but capable of diplomacy.
Reputation & Attitude Toward Monsters:
Septarians: Feared by both Mewmans and other monsters as ruthless extremists; view themselves as superior victims seeking retribution.
General Monsters: Discriminated against by Mewmans as "barbaric"; many are peaceful victims of colonialism.
MHC: Deeply racist toward monsters despite not being human/Mewman themselves — view monsters as chaotic threats to order. Rhombulus crystallizes them preemptively; Hekapoo and Omnitraxus support erasure campaigns. Their hypocrisy is bizarre: non-human magical beings enforcing Mewman supremacy.
Demons: Generally neutral or aggressive toward everyone when provoked; Tom is friends with monsters (e.g., Buff Frog) and dates Star (Mewman). No systemic racism toward monsters — more class/anger-based conflicts.
Star is a bisexual with a preference for men, she’s a demigirl that uses she/her they/them.
Marco Diaz
Marco is a bisexual with a preference for women, says cis male or bigender, but is a trans woman that uses she/her he/him, but secretly only like she/her.
Thomas Lucitor
Tom is a panromantic demisexual with no preference, questioning gender and is testing out other identities excluding woman, but currently identifies as trans demiboy that uses he/him they/them.
me just mostly projecting onto Tom lol 😂
Jackie Lynn Thomas
Jackie is a Pansexual with a preference for Women, she’s a demigirl that uses she/her they/them.
Janna Ordonia
Janna is a Bi Demiromantic asexual with no preference, They are agender that uses she/her they/them he/him and neopronouns, but prefers they/them.
Oskar Greason
Oskar is either a straight or biromantic demisexual, he’s a trans Demi boy that uses he/him they/them.
Flying Princess Ponyhead
Ponyhead is a heterosexual Autoromantic ally, she’s a cis woman that uses she/her.
Eclipsa Butterfly
Eclipsa is a straight demisexual ally , she’s a cis woman that uses she/her.
Globgor
globgor is a straight demiromantic asexual ally, he’s a cis male that uses he/him they/them.
Moon Butterfly
Moon identifies as straight, but is bi-curious, she’s a ciswoman that uses she/her.
River Butterfly
River is straight and still trying to understand the concept for Star and her friends, he is a cisman that uses he/him.
Meteora/Heinous
As Heinous she identified as straight and forced herself in the closet because she was convinced it was wrong and disgusting by St. Olga, identified as cis woman and used she/her.
As Meteora will be sapphic either bisexual or lesbian, they will be non-binary and use they/them and she/her with a preference for they/them.
Mariposa Diaz
Mariposa will either be a lesbian, straight ally or questioning, she’ll either be cis woman or questioning and identifies as a cis woman and use she/her.
Hekapoo
Hekapoo was homoromantic and omnisexual with a preference for women/femininity, she was a transwoman that used she/her.
Rhombulus
Rhombulus was a gay demiromantic, he was a transman that used he/him.
Omnitraxus Prime
Omnitraxus was an Omniromantic asexual with a preference for non-binary, he was omnigender with a preference for Masculine and used all pronouns, but mostly he/him.
Lekmet
Lekmet(rip) was a straight, gay or bi demiromantic demisexual, he was a cis (demon goat)man that used he/him it/its.
Mina Loveberry
Mina is a lesbian, she’s a ciswoman that uses she/her.
Ludo Avarius
Ludo is gay, he’s a cis man that uses he/him they/them.
Dennis Avarius
Dennis is aroace, he’s a cis man that uses he/him.
Yvgeny Bulgolyubov/Buff frog
Yvgeny is either a gay or straight asexual, he’s intersex and uses he/him.
Toffee
Toffee was a straight aromatic, he was a cis man that used he/him.
Glossaryck
Glossaryck was aroace, he was agender and used he/him because that’s what the world viewed him as.
Ominitraxus, another character with little substance in the series, and that somehow was still ruined in the end.
Needless to say that I like @sagesilentfire version much better. He actually has a personality that goes beyond "I'm a very intelligent and rational being, until the end of the series, where I just become another racist who doesn't think about the consequences of my actions". I specifically like his relationship with future Marcie, is just so wholesome seeing her cheering him up and denying him every time he says he isn't that important. The idea of a being so huge and powerful as Ominitraxus thinking he is so insignificant compared to others, is such an interesting perspective and brings so much to his character. I loved it.
Also, I really don't know how Sage's can make a relationship feel so strong and so real with only one chapter. I really don't know.
Also, also. I'm not entirely sure who is the person in front of Ominitraxus, it was just supposed to be a random figure, but then I added a coat and hair, so...I guess it is one of the scientists, or it can also be future Marcie.
PROMPT: At the Bureaucracy of Magic, Rhombulus and Hekapoo are arguing about which one of them should watch Star (this is when she's an infant) while the King and Queen are visiting royalty, with Omnitraxus and Lekmet both agreeing that both of them are terrible role models.
"C'mon, you don't even have actual hands!"
"But at least I'm not going to lose the kid in a portal!"
"I'm not going to crystallize her on accident!"
"THAT WAS ONE TIME AND I SAID I WAS SORRY!"
At the actual table, Lekmet held tighter to the baby princess. Omni shook his head as he listened to them. "Neither of them should be babysitting," he said.
Okay, here comes a subject that everyone loves to talk about when it comes to the Butterflys: Mewberty! We all know Eclipsa never learned to dip down and only achieved her Butterfly form when she entered the realm of magic, so it kind of sucks that she probably went through the misfortunes of Mewberty for nothing. Oh well. It’s still a lot to think about! She’s already one of the weirdest queens in Mewni history! Let’s see what happens when things get a little weirder…
Ages:
Globgor: 13
Eclipsa: 12
Prologue CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4
CH4-My Friend Becomes My Prey
Everyone made sure to make good friends with the wall as their queen came thundering down the hallway. It was best not to get in Solaria’s way on a good day, but when she was clearly as steamed as she was at the moment? Anyone who stood her in path would be quickly and painfully run over.
As usual, her elite Solarian Warrior Mina was hot on her heels (as well as the only one brave enough to go near her in this state). “Your majesty, I can always fill in for the princess if you want! In hindsight, I’m probably more informed about our enemies-“
“This is the very first meeting my daughter has been requested to attend!” Solaria didn’t even bother looking at the girl as she made a beeline for her daughter’s room. “She’s going to be there, ready, pleasant, and ON TIME!” She raised her voice to give the princess a hint as to why she was about to start pounding on her bedroom door. She beat her fist against it, making it evident that she wasn’t in the mood for games.
“Eclipsa Butterfly! The High Commission is waiting for you! What in the name of all that is corn is taking-“
“I’m not going.”
Mina, as well as a few guards, gasped at her insolence. No one had ever dared cut off the queen like that! Sure enough, the warrior monarch looked flabbergasted before returning to her usual look of fury. “What the bloody heck are you talking about?! Of course you’re going! It’s your duty as the princess-“
“I don’t want to go.”
Mina looked away. As much as she enjoyed watching the brat of a princess getting into trouble, even she couldn’t help at cringe at the attitude being sent through the door.
Solaria felt an eye twitch as she took a breath to control her temper. “Eclipsa, this is the very first meeting you’ll be attending with the High Commission. Your behavior is going to reflect on what kind of queen you’ll be when the time comes. Do you honestly want your first impression to be that you’re a selfish child who only leaves her room when it benefits her?”
“Motheeeeeer! Just leave me alone!”
Oh for heaven’s- “Eclipsa! If you don’t open this door right now I’ll-!”
The queen’s words stopped as the door was suddenly flung open. Standing there was her soon-to-be-teen daughter Eclipsa, her face covered in an array of royal purple spades. Her hair was undone and falling in mops over her face. Her mauve eyes looked at her mother pleadingly.
“Look at me! I can’t go out like this! I look like a freak!”
Solaria glared at Mina, who tried to stifle a giggle at the princess’ woe. The woman placed a hand under her chin, giving her daughter a studious look. She hummed to herself as she lifted a curl to look at the miserable face underneath. Finally, she sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
“Mewberty….of all days, why today?” She sighed to herself. “Maybe the High Commission will understand. I mean, they’re not the most tame-looking of people either…”
Eclipsa moaned and leaned her head against the doorframe. What a travesty she had woken up to! And just when she was starting to take careful consideration on how she looked! If she was being perfectly honest, she really didn’t care what the Commission thought of her. It never mattered what she did, it always seemed to be wrong in their eyes. This was just one more thing to add to the list.
But she was supposed to meet with Globgor that afternoon! She didn’t want him to see her like this! Lately, she had really wanted to look her best whenever they had their meetings, which was odd because they were anything but formal. The Size-Shifter was her best, or really rather her only, friend. There was no one else she could be more herself with.
But that didn’t matter at the moment. She couldn’t bear having him see her so gross and sick-looking! He would be repulsed! She would be humiliated! What if he decided he didn’t want to hang out with her? Maybe not ever again?! No, he’d rather spend time with other monsters….maybe some pretty girl monsters….
Her head snapped up when she heard the sound of familiar, custom-designed boots running up to her room. In another instant, her mother and Mina were shoved aside by her uncle, who looked at her with intense love and alarm. “Clippy!”
“Uncle JJ!”
Jushtin ran up and cupped his precious neice’s face, studying it closely. “Oh my sweet girl, what has adolescence done to you?!” He turned to his fuming sister. “Send the others away, Sis! This is a family emergency!”
“Jushtin! You can’t just-“
“DO IT!! Do you want to lose this child?!!”
Solaria gave him a bewildered look, obviously not used to him barking orders like this. She looked like she wanted to argue, but finally opted to do what her brother said. With a wave of her hand, she ordered her guards and Mina away, the latter more reluctant to leave than the others. “Don’t you think you’re overreacting just a bit?”
“Shut your filthy mouth!” he cried, startling the other. He reached into his sequence jacket and pulled out a compact. He then fervently began applying it to the young girl’s face. “My baby is having a fashion crises! What could possibly be more important than that?”
Solaria rolled her eyes. “Oh I don’t know….the fate of Mewni?”
“Just ignore her,” Jushtin whispered to the princess.
“How did you know I needed you, Uncle JJ?” Eclipsa asked.
He placed a hand on his chest. “I felt it right here, Clippy. I’ll always know when you need an emergency makeover. You can count on it.”
“Give me a break.”
Jushtin turned to his sister. “Why don’t you love your daughter?”
“Ack-WHAT?”
“Uncle JJ, I don’t want to go through Mewberty! At least not today!” Eclipsa whined. She could practically feel her body deflating. “What do I have to do to make it go away?”
Jushtin tsked and ran his fingers through her pine-green locks. “I’m sorry, Clippy. You’re gonna have to let nature take its course.” He laughed and looked over at his sister. “You should’ve seen your mama when she was around your age! We had to put the entire castle on lockdown! She was a ferocious beast, beating up every boy she came across!”
Eclipsa tilted her head, ignoring her mother’s sputtering in indignation. “Mother was attacking boys? Why?”
Jushtin rolled his eyes. “Because she doesn’t have a tender bone in her body, I swear!” He gave a satisfied smirk as she closed his compact. “Alright then! Good as new! Now all we need to do is keep you away from boys for the next few hours, and this should be the smoothest Mewberty transition in Mewni history!”
Eclipsa rushed over to her mirror, admiring her uncle’s handiwork. You couldn’t even tell she was breaking out underneath the carefully applied makeup. She sighed in relief while pinning her hair in a way that framed her face.
“There, crises averted!” Solaria threw up her hands in the air as she ushered for her daughter to leave the room. “Now will you please keep a hold of hormones until after the meeting? A future queen must never lose her composure when facing her people!”
Eclipsa sighed and nodded to her mother. She was about to follow her when her uncle placed a hand on her shoulder. He pulled her back so he could get a good look at her dress.
“……Clippy, did you not have time to accessorize?”
“OUT!” Solaria bellowed as she moved behind her daughter and forcibly pushed her out of the room.
____
“-use the braid as an actual fishhook! Would she still be so high and mighty then? I’ll bet-“ Rhombulus gasped and sat back in his head. “Oh shoot, she’s back. We’ll finish this later.”
The three Butterflys entered the room and took their seats. Eclipsa made sure to sit straight, wanting to give a honest attempt at impressing the High Commission. She certainly felt a lot better than she did before. She would have to ask her uncle for another touch-up before she headed out.
“Sooo….you guys are late.” Hekapoo’s voice was highly unamused as she studied each royally.
“We had an emergency,” Jushtin informed her.
“Is it something we should know about?” Omnitraxus said from his crystal ball.
“No!” Eclipsa pipped in before anyone else could.
Her mother sighed. “Since this meeting is starting later than any of us would have liked, wouldn’t it be best to get started effect of immediately?”
“Baaaaaaaah.” Lekmet pulled out a giant map and laid it across the table. There were circles etched around certain areas with the names of different breeds of monsters written around them. “Baaaaah.”
“Lekmet says that the monsters have been colonizing all over Mewni. They’re forming new colonies based on breed and making sure to spread their communities as far as possible.”
“How is this any news to us?” Jushtin asked. “Of course those of the same breed tend to stick together.”
“Yes, but the thing is all the colonies are communicating with each other,” Omni said, his voice low. “We suspect that the strongholds are forming alliances with each other, strengthening their numbers.”
Solaria pointed at the Xs etched on the map. “How could that be possible? Look at the distance between them! There’s no way they could send each other messages without us catching them! They’d need some kind of-“
“Tea?”
The queen frowned and looked at the young servant boy who was offering her a cup. “Uh, no. I’m fine. Thank you.”
While the queen returned to speaking with High Commission, Jushtin’s attention became focused on the boy pushing the tea trey around and offering beverages to everyone in the room. He felt himself sweat nervously once he finally landed on Eclipsa. Crud, he needed to do something! His super cool niece was going to flip out once that boy got within breathing distance of her! Total style meltdown!
“Would you like some tea, Princess?” the young servant squeaked.
Eclipsa looked at the steaming cup. She looked at the boy. Finally, she smiled and took the cup with a grateful nod. “Yes, thank you!”
Jushtin released the air he didn’t know he had been holding. Aw, he should’ve known Clippy had this covered! She was such a level-headed kid. He should’ve known she wouldn’t lose her mind like her mom did. He leaned forward a bit in his seat and gave his niece a proud thumbs-up, which was happily returned.
“Jushtin!”
The former ruler straightened up at the sight of Hekapoo giving him a condescending look. “Jushtin, are you paying attention?”
“Of course I am!” he said with indignation.
“What did I just say?”
“…….” He looked nervously around the room. “Um…you said…”
She sighed. “Jushtin, meet me after the meeting.”
“Aw...”
“It seems like the monsters are finally forming something akin to civilization, but it’s not under the hopes of serving the kingdom!” Reynaldo pointed at one of the monster pictures in the top right corner. “The Frog Men tend to stick around aquatic areas, but we’ve noticed a surprising birth rate springing up in the stronghold in the Spiderbite Forest.”
Pop!
Jushtin was the only one who took notice of the sudden noise. His eyes widened in alarm as he looked over at his niece.
“The Slime Men are usually pushovers, but you shouldn’t let your guard down.” Reynaldo pointed to a picture of said monster. “They can be pretty sneaky with their cute faces and charming smiles, but trust me, slime can be pretty hard to land a hit on!”
Pop! Pop!
Jushtin frantically nudged his sister and gestured towards her daughter with his head. Both Butterflys flinched as they saw spades begin to rapidly appear over the girl’s makeup covered face. Her eyes matched her family’s. It was apparent that she knew exactly what was going on.
“And the Septarians? They’re the biggest threat of all. Just look at those slender scales, gleaming fangs, and mysterious eyes-“
“They’re our enemies Reynaldo, not Mewni’s top bachelors,” Omni interrupted, giving him a skeptical look.
“Yeah, I know that! What’s your point? I was just nonchalantly pointing out the-“
Popopopopopopopopopopopopopopopop!
The sound went off like firecrackers. Eclipsa suddenly had the entire room’s attention as her face exploded with an array of spades. The princess looked mortified as she pulled her pine-green locks over her face.
“Uh, is she okay?” Omni asked.
“Wait, is she going through that mewberty thing?” Hekapoo accused.
Rhombulus grimaced. “Ew, gross!”
It was all too much. With a distressed cry, Eclipsa leaped out of her seat and bolted out of the room.
“Eclipsa, stop!” her mother cried.
But she was already gone.
___
Globgor gave a high-pitched roar as his head bounced off a boulder resting nearby. Stars danced around his vision, but he didn’t allow any time to rest. His vision cleared just in time to see a boot coming to stomp on his face. He rolled out of the way and pointed his speak at the Mewman soldier.
“You’re going to pay for crossing over onto monster territory!” Globgor hissed, pointing his spear at the enemy.
The soldier didn’t even bother answering him, instead opting to swing his sword at the other, barely missing his face. Globgor jumped back on his hands before using his tail to smack the other in the face. This caused the man to growl, grab his tail, and fling him on to the ground.
The air left his lungs in a single whoosh. He made a reach for his spear again, only to have it kicked out of the way by his attacker. He grunted as he felt the Mewman place a booted food against his chest, pinning him down in the process.
“I’ll have your tail for a trophy, monstser!” he sneered, pointing his sword at the child’s face.
“Globgor!”
The boy barely made out the sight of Tigre charging to his rescue, only to be tackled by another soldier. The other boy struggled, his eyes locked with Globgor’s. The Size-Shifter would feel touched by the other’s desperation if the situation wasn’t taking all of his attention.
“So are monsters seriously sending kids to do their dirty work now?” A redhead soldier with a gold tooth said. He looked at the captured children with amusement. This was obviously not even a victory for him. It was just a matter of disciplining a group of rowdy kids.
This infuriated Globgor.
“I’m not a kid! I’m a teenager! I’m on my way to becoming a man!” Globgor hissed, clawing at his captor’s armored leg. “Don’t you dare look down at me, Mewmans!”
“Globgor, please! Don’t make them mad! We’re in enough trouble already!” a Septarian child who had accompanied them said.
Redhead smirked. “Well, look at that. I thought you lizard-people were supposed to be the most bloodthirsty of monsters. Yet you’re the first to submit? How sad.”
The Septarian frowned. “I didn’t say we submit….” His voice was quiet and quickly trailed off.
Globgor struggled to look at his comrades. He, Tigre, the Septarian, and Todd the Frog Boy were all being held down these Mewmans soldiers. They had all gone out to hunt and had run into them by mistake. Of course they had opted to fight, but they had been outnumbered by one. Not to mention they were all still very young while the Mewmans were full-grown adults.
Redhead grabbed Globgor’s spear and twirled it around. “You shouldn’t play with sticks, kid. You’ll poke one of your creepy eyes out.” Before the monster could retort, the man stood back and studied each child carefully. “Okay so, let me educate you kids on how this works. Whenever we capture one of your kind, we-“
“NO!” Globgor barked, fury burrowed deeply on his face.
Redhead clicked his tongue. “You don’t even know what I was going to say.”
“We know darn well how this works. You give your captives two options. They can either live the rest of their lives as slaves to the Mewman kingdom, or you’ll slay them where they stand.”
“We won’t surrender.” Tigre gave a reassuring look to Globgor, letting him know they were on the same page. “We’d rather die right here then shame our race by groveling to you!”
Redhead raised an eyebrow at the boys. He took his sword and pointed to each of the boys. “Okay so, dead, dead-“ He pointed at the Septarian. “What about you?”
The boy went quiet. He looked over at Globgor and Tigre. Both boys looks at him with fierce glares, though not directed at him. They were keeping their faces strong, not wanting the Mewmans to see any traces of fear. This seemed to give the Septarian a little courage as he looked up at the leading Mewman with fierce, light-brown eyes. “I won’t.”
“Dead.” He pointed his sword at Todd. “And you, froggie? What’s it going to be?”
Before he could respond, the captain was caught off guard by the Septarian flinging dirt in his face with his tail. The soldier holding Globgor loosened his foot, as if debating whether or not to rush over to help his leader.
That was the opening Globgor needed.
He rocked back and kicked his captor’s foot off his chest. Once he was free, he shrank down and launched himself at the Mewman’s face, clinging on for dear life.
Tigre followed his example by reaching forward and sinking his fangs into his captor’s wrist. With his earned freedom, he charged at the Mewman with his claws bared. He cut at his face, sending him staggering back, then charged to the one Globgor held and cut him down as well.
“Pull yourselves together, you idiots!” Redhead cried out, charging at the boy’s with his sword held high. “They’re just children!”
Globgor returned to his average size and ran in between the legs of the Redhead. He grabbed his spear and sent the Septarian’s weakened captor flying. The Mewman holding Todd released him exchange for a duel with the four-eyed monster. Sword clashed against spear, anger and pride bearing into the other. All the while Globgor couldn’t help but think if he could just increase his size, he would be able to overpower the other Mewman with ease. He wouldn’t be looking down at him like he was. He couldn’t stand being looked down upon especially by Mewmans!
“Globgor, come on! We need to go!” Tigre called from the edge of the border.
Snap!
Globgor’s speak snapped in half.
The Mewman raised his sword to slice him in half. He dodged by rolling out of the way. He climbed over the man and leaped towards the direction of his friends. He skidded to a stop once he noticed that Todd was the only one who hadn’t reached the border that lead into monster territory.
“Todd, come on!” Globgor was about to charge for the still kneeling Frog Boy, only to be held back by Tigre. “They won’t dare follow us into monster territory! They’ll have every monster in the forest after them! Let’s go!”
Todd was silent as the guards instantly surrounded the boy. Globgor was right. There was a very strict yet fragile agreement that Spiderbite forest was divided into two halves-the monster side and the Mewman side. Any members of either race caught trespassing was liable for death or capture. Should the guards follow the children now, they would be quickly outnumbered.
Globgor strained against his friend’s hold. “Tigre, let me go! I have to save him!”
“G, don’t you get it?” he gave the other a little shake in his arms. “He doesn’t want to be saved!”
Globgor froze. He looked at the look of resignation on the captured monster’s face. There wasn’t a trace of a fighting spirit to be had. He looked ashamed. Defeated. No….no way. There was no way.
“Todd!” he called out again, struggling with all his might to return to the Mewman side of the forest. He couldn’t break Tigre’s grip though, or that of the Septarian that just joined in holding him back. “Todd, don’t do this! Come on! Run! Or fight back! Do something!”
“I….I can’t.” Todd slowly held his hands up as Redhead slapped a pair of cuffs on him. “I’m….I’m sorry, Globgor. I’m…I’m too scared.”
“Don’t be scared! Just come on!”
“G, let’s go!” Tigre began to pull his friend away, doing his best to advert his own eyes as Todd quietly walked away with the soldiers.
“Todd!” Tears of anger and grief stung Globgor’s eyes. “You’re a coward!! A traitor! You’re bringing shame to all of monsterkind!”
Realizing there was nothing else that could be done, Globgor finally turned around and went with the others, knowing he would never see his companion again.
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Globgor mindlessly toyed with the ponytail that hung at his neck. His heart was filled with disappointment, disgust, and betrayal. He had heard of the monsters who had brought dishonor to their people by choosing to save their own skins by serving the enemy, but never would he have thought that there would be such a person in his own village. Not someone he considered a friend. Todd’s hatred for Mewmans had always been apparent. How could he ever think to submit to them?
“You doing okay?” He didn’t look up as he was joined by Tigre. He didn’t like to show anyone any weakness, not even him. He wasn’t a little child that needed to be coddled. He was on his way to becoming a man. Geez….why couldn’t he grow? When was he going to be able to increase his size? What was taking so long? Was there something wrong with him?
“Hey, G! You still with me?”
Globgor finally looked up at his friend and nodded. “Yeah, I’m okay. I just….can’t help feeling like we lost that battle. I feel a little ashamed to go back home like this.”
Tigre hummed and tilted his head to the side. “Well, I mean, do we have to tell the grown-ups what happened?”
“Of course we do!” How could his friend even suggest they do otherwise? “We have a duty to them! They need to know there were Mewmans on our land!” He sighed. “Plus I think they’ll notice that Todd is gone now.”
Tigre shook his head. “Oh yeah, I didn’t even think about that…”
Globgor paused to look back at the dark-haired Septarian walking quietly behind them. He didn’t know the kid very well, but he had asked to accompany them on their hunting trip. He was a shy little guy, but he had showed more courage today than other members of the party. A half-smile appeared on his face as he slowed down enough for the guy to catch up.
“Well, things probably would have turned out a lot worse if we didn’t have this guy to help us out.” He patted the monster on the shoulder in emphasis.
The Septarian looked startled. He had obviously been lost in thought. He pointed a finger at himself, looking at the older monster with wide eyes. “Wha-who me? Oh, no. No, no. I didn’t do anything really.”
“Hey, don’t be so modest. That was quick thinking there with the sand! I don’t think I would’ve broken free if you hadn’t done that!”
“No, no really! It was just a cheap trick!”
“A cheap trick that saved our butts!” Tigre said with a smile.
Globgor titled his head, amused by the humbleness displayed by the lizard monster. “Hey, I don’t think I ever got your name. What is it?”
The Septarian gripped his right arm and looked off to the side. “Um, m-my name is Toffee.”
Globgor smiled and gave a light punch to the other’s shoulder. “Well Toffee, I’m glad you decided to come along with us-“
“-Why?” Toffee cut in before the other could continue what he was saying. “I’m not strong and agile like you are. Or my dad.”
“’Dad’?”
“The head of the guard? The guy who’s been training you and the other recruits?”
“Wait, hold up!” Tigre cut in, looking at the Septarian with wide eyes. “Captain Seth is your dad?! I didn’t even know he had any kids!”
Toffee gave a nervous laugh. “Uh…yeah. He doesn’t like to talk about me much….I’m usually in my room. Studying. I enjoy reading. I’m good at that.”
Globgor paused before shrugging. “Okay, so you don’t have all the moves down, but it seems what you lack in strength you make up for in brains!”
“Yeah, well try telling that to my dad. You really think he appreciates having a son who ‘knows a bunch of things’?
Tigre and Globgor both groaned. Seth was a strict, merciless leader. He prized strength above everything else, and the minute he saw a trace of a weakness in someone, he would make them suffer for it. No doubt he had little to no appreciation for his son’s booksmarts.
Globgor placed a hand on Toffee’s shoulder. “Well, hey! If you want, you and I could practice together in private. Maybe a little extra training with a more patient teacher is all you need to get the hang of things!”
A smile appeared on Toffee’s face. “Really? You’d do that for me? I mean, I really don’t want to get in your way-“
“No, not at all! Any way I can make our forces stronger, I’m happy to do it! Besides, I see a lot of potential in you. With a little more time and dedication, I can definitely see you becoming a fearsome foe of Mewni!” Just as he was finishing his declaration, Globgor’s eyes happened to look up the sun. He felt his stomach drop once he realized what time it was.
“Okay we’ll talk about this later guys gotta go!” Globgor rushed as he started to head east.
“What? You can’t just leave us to tell the grown-ups by ourselves!” Tigre called after him.
He got an apologetic look sent his way. “I know, I’m sorry! But I need to get started on my size shifting training!”
“Is…that where you go every week?” Toffee spoke up, scrunching his brow in confusion. “I don’t mean to be rude, but what exactly do you need training in that for? You just have to shrink and return to normal size.”
Globgor gave a deadpan look. He held out his hand and made it shrink to the size of a baby’s. “I change the size of my body parts too. This takes a special kind of workout. It’s a Size-Shifter thing. You wouldn’t understand.”
“Can’t you do it tomorrow? You know, considering the circumstances?” Tigre asked.
Globgor spun around continued to jog down his path. “Can’t do! If I put it off, I won’t get to it! Gotta go! Save some dinner for me! Bye!”
“Wait, G!” his friend cried.
But he was already gone.
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Despite the horrible events that had transpired before this meeting, Globgor couldn’t help but hum to himself as he made his way to the secret bay hidden on the edge of the woods. He knew the place by heart at this point. Good thing it wasn’t a popular spot. The sun was beginning to set, which meant it was time to meet up with his secret friend.
Okay, okay, so maybe he had a teeny, itsy-bitsty, wittle bit of a soft spot for her. As in, he liked her a lot more than he should have. How could anyone blame him thought? They’d been friends for five years now, and they’d always met once a week. He still thought that Mewmans were the scum of the mewni, but Eclipsa was that one rare gem that managed to remain uncorrupted by her toxic race. She’d even gone as far as to sneak food, clothes, and other resources out of the castle for Globgor to deliver to his people!
Oh, how he looked forward to the day when she became queen! If she kept this tolerant attitude towards monsters, then maybe things would finally start looking up for them! And then they wouldn’t have to hide their friendship anymore!
….Heh! Not that that was particularly important! She just…really had a weird effect on him. She made him feel….lighter. Happy. Wasn’t it natural that he’d enjoy feeling that way and the person who made him feel as such? It was only logical, really.
It was really no surprise that his mood drastically improved the closer he got to his destination….the surprise came from what he saw when he finally saw the girl in question. She was sitting by a tree, a paper bag covering her head and long, yellow globes that really didn’t go with the rest of her outfit. What in the world…?
“Eclipsa…?” Globgor’s voice was cautious. He was used to the girl’s weird hijinks by this point, always surprising him with the things she said and did. Still, this was the first time he saw her do something so….nonsensical. Plus, her hunched form made it seem like she was trying to hide herself. For as long as he’d known her, the princess had always been unapologetic for her strange nature. Why did seem so timid? “Are you…okay?”
The girl gave a small gasp and looked in the direction of her friend’s voice. “Oh, Globgor! Hey there! I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been waiting here for awhile. I guess I just couldn’t wait to see you…”
“Uh huh…” Globgor looked the girl up and down before taking a seat next to her. “Yeah, it’s good to see you too. Um…what are you wearing?”
Eclipsa ran her gloved hands over her clothes. “A midnight blue dress.”
“I mean on your head.”
“Oh, it’s a bag.”
“……”
“……”
“Eclipsa.”
She groaned and held her gloved hands up to her covered face. “I’m…..I’m going through Mewburty.”
“…..Going through what now?”
“You’ve never heard of it?” When the boy confirmed this, she scratched the side of her bagged head, trying to think of a way to explain it. “Well….it’s like….” Oh, this was humiliating. Was it even appropriate to discuss Mewberty with a boy? Did she care? “It’s something we Butterflys go through during our early teen years. It’s like….what you’re expecting with your growth thing!”
Globgor’s eyes widened at this. “Wait, really? Are you saying that your inner power is starting to wake within you?”
“I…..I think so…”
“That still doesn’t explain your makeshift armor you’re donning.” Globgor put a hand on the bag, only to have the girl shoot away from him with a squeal.
“No, don’t! I’m hideous!” She scrunched up again while pulling the bag tighter over her head.
Globgor frowned. “Eclipsa, are you seriously going to spend all our time together with your face covered? This is ridiculous. Just take the bag off.” He sighed when she shook her head in response. “Come on, I’m not going to hold a conversation with a paper bag! Quit being silly!”
….
A whimpering noise came from Eclipsa as she slowly removed the bag, her gloves being discarded shortly after. Every inch of her was covered in spades, making it look like she had a bad case of the chicken pox. She looked at the other with the most pitiful of expressions, clearly feeling very embarrassed by her predicament.
Globgor gave her a studious look. His eyes took in every exposed mark. “Hm….so this is Mewberty?”
Eclipsa nodded.
“Is it permanent?”
“No…”
“Then I’m not sure why you’re making such a big deal out of this.” Globgor shrugged and scooted closer to the girl. “It’s just the two of us here, and I couldn’t care less about what you look like.”
Eclipsa felt her face heat up at this. “You mean…you think I’m pretty no matter what I condition my skin is in?”
“….What?”
“Nothing!” The girl covered her cheeks in embarrassment and ducked away. She shook her head, groaning in disgust. Why was she suddenly She would’ve started slapping herself if she didn’t know it would make her look like a bigger dope. Why was she suddenly acting so weird? And not in a charming way? It was just Globgor! Why did she feel like she was going to pass out?!
“A-Anyway, I’m sorry I didn’t bring any food or stuff for you to take back to the village. I had my first meeting with the High Commission and then like out of nowhere, I started breaking out like crazy! I don’t know…I just wanted to come see you right away. I knew you’d throw a fit if I went to your village though, so I came here to wait for you instead. Ugh, of all days why did it have to be…”
Unbeknownst to Eclipsa, Globgor was barely paying attention to her words. Instead he was focused on the deep red spades that littered the girl’s ivory skin. Before he knew what he was doing, he took a fingernail and began scratching at one of the marks. It came off like a sticker. He silently gasped. Crud! Was he allowed to do that?! He quickly put it back on her arm. It fell right off. He grabbed it, licked one end, and stuck it again.
“-get what I’m saying?”
“Huh, wha-huh?” Globgor raised his hands in the air, trying to look as innocent as possible.
Eclipsa frowned. “Globgor, have you been listening to me?”
“Oh yeah, sure, why not?” He pulled his knees up to his chest. He gave the girl a tender look, one he reserved only for her. “Look Eclipsa, if you’re not feeling well-“
“You’re not about to tell me to go home, are you? We only get to see each other once a week! If we skip today, I’ll just die!”
Globgor groaned and rolled all of his eyes. He cupped the girl’s face and leered at her. “Have you ever considered you’re a little on the melodramatic side?”
Eclipsa stares at him blankly.
“……Eclipsa?” He snapped his fingers in front of her face. “Eclipsa? Princess? Hello? Wha-“
“Touch me again, Globgor.” She reached forward, now being the one to cup the other’s cheeks. She began to breath heavily as she leaned forward and rubbed her face against his.
Suffice to say, alarms were beginning to go off in the monster’s head. “Uh….Eclipsa? What are you doing? This stuff isn’t contagious, is it?”
“Globgor….so soft…never knew you were so soft…”
Globgor found himself in a bit of a wrestling match as he struggled to keep the Mewman girl off of him. “Eclipsa! Seriously, this is really weird! And I mean, more weird than usual! I need a little personal space here!”
“I AM your personal space!!” Eclipsa suddenly lunged at the boy, knocking him on his back. She made cooing sounds as she buried her face in the crook of his neck. She inhaled his scent, getting light-hearted from the warmth spreading throughout her body.
Globgor sputtered in indignation, struggling to resist her forceful cuddles. “Eclipsa, what are you doing?! Knock it off! Get off me! I’m serious!” Taking his tail, he forced it between the two of them and threw her to the side. He sat up, getting ready to give her a piece of his mind, when-
BAM!
A pair of white wings burst out of back. She made a high-pitched wailing noise. Before her friend could move, she took to the skies, zooming off into the horizon.
……
…….What the heck just happened?!
His friend evolved into some sort of moth creature right in front of his eyes! How come she never told him she could do that?! Was this part of the whole Mewberty thing? Man, Mewmans even got power boosts during their “changing” years! No wonder monsters could never catch up with them!
…..Speaking of catching up, it’d be in his interest to do so because ten Princess was currently heading straight for his village!!
Globgor bolted back in the direction of his home, waving his arms around wildly. “ECLIPSA!! WAAAAAIIT!!”
Sweet corn, how many times was he going to have to chase after this girl?!? He needed to get a leash for her or something!!
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Oh crud oh crud oh crud oh crud oh crud oh crud
He knew he didn’t stand a good chance of beating Eclipsa there, but he didn’t expect her to cause this amount of chaos before he arrived!
There were webs everywhere, coating each and every cottage. Many of the boys of the village were trapped within, rightfully panicking. Soldiers were grabbing their weapons, yelling over the panicking villagers. No doubt they had seen Eclipsa and were preparing to fight her.
He simply couldn’t let that happen.
His eyes searched frantically as he pushed his way through the stick and fear surrounding him. He needed to find her! What if someone recognized her? She’d be killed on sight! Or captured! No!
He eyes locked on to Tigre, who was standing next to Puma and Toffee. “Guys! Hey!”
Tigre looked up and waved him over. “G! You finally made-“
“Who did all this?!” He grabbed the other by the shoulders, his bottom eyes baring into the other’s. “Where is it?!”
All three pointed to a milky white butterfly form currently slinging a batch of monsters into a sticky web. Globgor could feel his stomach drop to his feet. What in the name of mewni was she doing?! Had she completely lost her mind?! What was she planning on doing with those boys anyway??
“Don’t worry, my father is getting a weapon. He’ll be here soon,” Toffee informed.
“No! No, we can’t fight it!” Globgor moved in front of his friends and held his arms out, blocking the way to Eclipsa.
Tigre’s brow scrunched up at this. “What? Since when do you back down from a fight?”
“We….we don’t need to hurt it! Clearly it’s just a monster who’s very confused-“
“What kind of monster?” Toffee interjected. “I’ve studied up on all kinds of monsters, and I’ve never seen-“
“It’s probably just a rare type! One that’s not in your books!” Globgor was a flailing mess. He cared a lot about these guys, but he didn’t know what would happen if his secret was blown up right then and there. Because there was no way he could let anyone hurt her. He just couldn’t! Did that mean he was ready to be painted a traitor in exchange for her safety? Wait, no! He wasn’t a traitor….was he? Their friendship was harmless! If anything, he was gaining strong intel on Mewmans by hanging out with her!
“Hogwash!”
Globgor was yanked out of his stupor. “W-What?! What is?!”
The group stepped aside as a green muscular Septarian approached them. He pointed at the flying creature with a clawed finger. “Are you kids blind? That thing isn’t of our kind! It’s in the shape of a butterfly!”
The group looked alarmed, particularly one Size-Shifter. “P-Personally I think it looks more like a moth-“
“Obviously this creature is some kind of spell from the royal family! Some kind of unstable version of their cursed Butterfly forms!”
….A spell? Okay, he could work with that. “Y-Yeah! I guess you’re right, Captain Seth! Those blasted Butterflys!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!”
The group looked to see yet another monster succumb to the capture of the “spell”brought on by the Butterflys. He was wrapped up in a cacoon and sprayed with an array of spades.
Toffee sucked in air through his teeth. “I sure hope she doesn’t plan on feasting on them later, like a spider.”
“I think she’s pretty!” Puma pipped in.
Seth held up his flail and gave it a sharp turn. “I’ll take care of this beast. You kids just stay back.”
“Um….” Toffee cleared his throat and softly approached the elder. “Dad, if you need some help-“
“I’ll get your sister.” Seth’s expression made it clear he wasn’t willing to discuss the issue. “I’m pretty sure you won’t be able to read the enemy to death, son.”
Toffee immediately retreated back to his original position. “U-Um….right.”
Seth placed his fingers to his lips and gave a high-pitched whistle. “Tish! Let’s go!”
A female Septarian suddenly burst out of a house’s window and leaped for the fluttering invader, brandishing a sharp ax. “YAYAYAYA! FOR MONSTERS EVERYWHEEEERE!!”
“No wait! Please!” Globgor cried, standing in front of Seth and spreading his arms out.
Utter contempt appeared on Seth’s face. “You dare stand in the way of the captain of the guard? Just who do you think you are?” he sneered.
Globgor looked frantically from side to side, trying to find an answer. “U-Um, well-“
He gave a harsh ooof as Seth shoved him aside with his tail. With that distraction put out of the way, he charged to join his daughter in the fight.
Tish shouted with fury as she swung her ax at the butterfly creature, cutting several webs and spades along the way. Even with her traps discarded though, the butterfly thing barely gave her a glance. Even when the Septarian managed to nick off one of her hairs, the most the thing did was blink.
“Taste my wrath, createn!” Seth swung his own weapon at the creature, who zipped away at the nick of time. She didn’t look concerned, just confused.
Before the Septarian could strike again, Eclipsa shot him some of her webs, stopping his attack. Tish meanwhile took a swing for the girl’s head. The girl’s face remained blank as she grabbed a hold of the ax blade and clung to it with all her strength.
“What the-? Ew, ew, ew! Get off! Literally get off!” Tish wailed.
Down below, Globgor was fighting off a panic attack. Seth was the strongest monster in the village, and his daughter was no easy foe either! If he didn’t do something soon, Eclipsa was going to be clobbered!
“Guys, we have to do something!” He looked to his friends in desperation.
Tigre looked up at the commotion going up on the rooftops. “Why? I’m pretty sure those two have got it.”
“Yeah, but…” What was he supposed to say? He couldn’t very well tell them the mysterious ‘spell’ was actually the princess of Mewni and a very dear friend of his. He had no idea what this craziness was all about, so he knew he’d have no way to explain her actions, even if his friends somehow decided to be cool with his forbidden friendship. “Um….what if, uh….what if it’s secretly really strong? What if it’s getting ready to blow the Septarians out of the sky! We have to make it leave the village before then!”
“Are you suggesting we reason with a magical spell?” Toffee asked, his face more concerned than aghast. “Sorry to say, no matter how sentient a spell may look, it’ll always obey the one who cast it. It has no free will of its own. The only chance we have is to destroy it.”
Puma reached inside the basket she always seemed to be carrying and pulled out a container full of fresh meat. “Maybe we should offer it some food. Do spells get hungry?”
“You want to feed a Mewman spell Mewman flesh?” Tigre asked in mild disgust.
“No!” Globgor cried, snatching away the container. He doubted the meat would get Eclipsa’s attention, but oh wow, the thought of her eating some of it made him sick to his stomach. He made a mental note to himself to NEVER let the girl eat anything that came from his village. Particularly the meat. She’d need to stick to her….
An idea suddenly struck him. He handed Puma back the container and headed for his own makeshift living quarters. “I’ll be right back! Don’t go near that thing, guys!”
The three monsters exchanged confused looks.
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“Why can’t you just hold still?!”
Tish put up a good effort, swinging her ax back and forth, diagonal, and everything in between. Every swing was met with a blank stare and a dodge, which only fueled the other’s anger.
However, while the girl’s attention was seized, Seth managed to come up behind her and clutch his muscular arms around her in tight grip. He then bodyslammed her, pinning her down under his weight. “Tish, now!”
His daughter nodded eagerly, holding up her ax with bloodthirsty delight. She raised the weapon, getting ready to decapitate the fluttering brat when-
“Hey! Over here!”
The three of them looked down to see Globgor below them, fervently waving some sort of chocolate bar in their direction. He motioned with one hand for his target to come after him. “Come here! You want this? Come and get it!”
As if the monster had somehow tossed the girl his strength, the pale butterfly broke free of Seth’s gasp and charged after him. The man looked at Globgor incredousely. “What the heck do you think you’re doing boy?!”
“I’m going to lure it away the village! You free the captives!” he called before heading out with his trusty chocolate held high.
“Exscuse me?!” Seth bellowed after him retreating form.
Tish sighed and shook her head. “Candy….why didn’t we think of that?”
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“Okay, okay, follow me. Follow me. Keep your eyes on the prize…”
Globgor breathed a sigh of relief once he felt like they had retreated far enough from his village. He glared at the girl, his fangs grinding against each other. “Okay, you owe me a huge explanation, Eclipsa! What were you thinking? I mean, have you actually lost your mind?”
He rolled his eyes at the girl’s still eager expression staring at him. “You don’t deserve this, y’know? I swear, you drive me crazy sometimes!” He dejectedly threw the snookers bar at the girl.
Eclipsa didn’t even look at it. Instead she fluttered closer and closer to the boy, batting the weird millions of eyelashes she had suddenly gained with this transformation.
Globgor’s eyes widened as a sneaking suspicion started to creep into his mind. He flashed back to the boys of his village strung up against their will. He gulped and began to sweat.
“….Whelp!” He clapped his hands together. “Today was fun, but I really should hear back to my village and check up on everyone because you kind of caused a ruckus and-“
“Boooooooy…”
The first word she had said since her transformation.
“Ok, bye!!” He spun around and began charging in a different direction. Despite his words from before, he couldn’t allow himself to go home. Not yet. If she followed him, he’d be right back to square one. He just needed to outrun her until she got tired. Surely she’d get tired of flying before he got tired of running, right?
“Boooooooooy….”
Oh geez oh geez oh geez oh geez!!
She was actually chasing him!!
Eclipsa, snap out of it already!!
Taking a deep breath, the boy shrank down to his minuscule size and took to the trees. He began hopping across the branches, hoping escaping in this size would stop the girl from following his trail.
This went on for awhile before he finally ran out of energy. He panted as he flopped down on the high branch he had been standing on. He immediately had to cease his breathing when he heard what sounded like fluttering wings. He covered his mouth and looked around frantically for his predator. He gave a soft sigh of relief once he saw it was just a bird.
This was getting ridiculous. Never in all his wildest dreams did he think he’d be running scared from Eclipsa of all people. She was completely harmless! A little too bold for her own good, but harmless! He had no idea she could be so terrifying! It was making him see her in a completely different light.
….But what kind?
Globgor was still pondering this when he finally decided it was safe to leave his hiding spot. He climbed down the tree and returned to his normal size. If he was being completely honest with himself, there was something….exhilarating about being hunted down like prey. Well, he knew he wouldn’t have felt that way if it was a Mewman soldier chasing him, but with her it was….appealing? No, er, entertaining? No, that wasn’t it either…
Before he could continue his thoughts, he found his world flung upside down as a makeshift trap tightened around his ankle and sung him upside. He gave a distressed cry once he saw the trap was made out of sticky web material. How did-?
“Booooooy.”
He squeaked and turned his body to see the upside down form a white butterfly. Her expression hadn’t changed since he last saw her. She didn’t even look a little tired.
“Okay Eclipsa, this has gone on long enough! Let me go right now!” The boy crossed his arms in a show of his impatience.
The girl flew up the captured monster. Instead of releasing him, however, she took more of her webbing and glued his folded arms to his chest.
Well, in hindsight he supposed be should have seen that coming.
He grimaced in fear as the girl approached him from the front. What was she going to do to him? He never saw what she had intended for her captives in his village. She was going towards his face….was she about to suck his brain out or something? Was this really how it was going to end for him? He was going to be taken out by Eclipsa of all people? The one person he cared most about? He squeezed his eyes shut, unable to watch the girl’s face any longer. He needed to-
A small, wet pressure was placed on his cheek. Then another on his other cheek. On his forehead.
His eyes sprang open as the actions became more frantic. Wait…..was Eclipsa….kissing him?? She was! She was fervently peppering kisses all along his face! But….but why? Was this what she had in store for the other poor monsters back at his village?
“E-Eclipsa, stop!” He moved his face and forth, desperately trying to make sure she didn’t come in contact with his mouth. “Have I done or said anything to make you think this is okay?! Get ahold of yourself!”
His cries fell on deaf ears. He wiggled like a fly caught in a web, trying to ward off the unwanted acts of affection. Unwanted. Unwanted. Unwanted? Un….wanted? Wait, what was going on? Why was he feeling all fuzzy? It….it was because he was upside down, right? Yeah, all the blood was rushing to his head! Right?
Why wasn’t he protesting any more? Fight man, fight! You know, on second thought, maybe he should just accept his fate. After all, that chase had really gotten his heart pumping, so he was really tired but still full of adrenaline, and well, maybe it wouldn’t be the worst thing ever if he let her kiss his mouth after all he was a teenager now and he had to get his first kiss at some point and well, since she was already attacking him with her affection…
Globgor hadn’t realized he had started puckering his lips until he heard a sharp gasp come from his captor. His eyes snapped open as the girl collapsed on the ground, suddenly shedding spades at an alarming rate. She groaned in what sounded like agony as she curled herself into a tight ball.
“E-Eclipsa? Eclipsa! Are you okay?”
A pause. The girl’s white wings suddenly shot back into her body, as if they were window blines that had suddenly been released. Another groan could be heard as she slowly stood up, revealing that her milky exterior had disappeared. She was back to have curly, pine-colored locks with only two spades to cover her cheeks. She stretched her arms and blinked wearily. She looked as though she had just woken up from a nap.
“Eclipsa! You’re back to normal!”
The girl looked confused before it fully dawned on her that her friend was currently in front of her, hanging upside down by some sort of sticky trap. She ran up to him and pulled on the webbing, her eyes wide with alarm. “G-Globgor?! How did you get like this?!”
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Well, after that little adventure, Globgor wasn’t surprised to discover he had a lot to think about on his way back home. He had explained to Eclipsa everything that happened, putting empathies on how terrified his people had been of her. She apologized in her Eclipsa way--by sounding as if she had just accidentally bumped into someone, rather than traumatizing all he held dear. It appeared like the girl was too relieved to be back to normal to feel too much remorse. She had to go home shortly after that to let her family know that she hadn’t run off to another dimension or something.
Now Globgor was by himself as he made his way back to his village, thinking over the events that had just transpired. He kicked aside every rock that crossed his path. Every now and then he hands would move up to his face, tracing the areas that his friend had attacked him with her sweet kisses.
Attraction. That’s the name of the word he had been feeling. Having her chase him like that, capture him, and enforce her dominance….it had made his blood race. His heart was pounding. His body was sweating. At the time, he had felt actual attraction for the Mewman girl.
What the corn?
No. No, no, no. He could not go down that path. Yes, of course he cared about her. She was his best friend. But…attraction? How could he be attracted to her? Her creamy soft skin, her shiny curls, her deep eyes, why was he thinking about her physical features in a complimentary fashion?!
AUGH! Ok. Ok, ok. Eclipsa was the exception to the whole ‘all Mewmans are scum’ rule. So, maybe she could be the only decent looking Mewman as well? Like, she was a really nice girl. A handful, sure, but good. Surely that had some sort of effect on her physical appeal. Yeah, ok. Her pleasant personality was affecting the way he saw her appearance.
Not that he was going to act on this feeling, of course. Nooo way. There would be no more kissing in the future. Nu uh. He could justify his friendship with her, but anymore more was just barbaric. Right? Right. Good talk, self.
Once Globgor entered the gates of his village, he was yanked out of his thoughts by the quite whispers surrounding him. He looked up to see the entire village looking at him with wide eyes. For a horrifying moment, he thought his secret had been found out. Perhaps his people had seen him being attacked with butterfly kisses. This was his fear before Tigre pulled himself to the front of the crowd and looked at him expectantly.
“Well?”
Globgor looked rapidly from side to side. “Um….well what?”
“What happened to the butterfly thing, G?”
Ooooh, right. He lead her right out of the village. He scratched the back of his head and grinned uneasily. “Um, yeah! Don’t worry about it! I got rid of it!”
The crowd erupted in applause, much to the boy’s surprise. They rushed over and began carrying him on their shoulders as a group somehow. They clapped and cheered and chanted his name.
“That’s my best friend!” Tigre cried out, pointing proudly at the elevated monster boy. “My best friend saved the village!”
“Oh, he’s a hero!” Puma called before pelting the boy with chocolate chips she had in her basket.
Globgor laughed nervously, not knowing how to take this sudden praise. Was this wrong? He did technically get rid of the threat. Who cares if it wasn’t by killing it? No one had to know about that. He wasn’t lying. He just wasn’t correcting anyone’s assumptions. He could just enjoy this and eat the throw chips, right? He wasn’t doing any harm. He was giving his people hope. He needed to stop overthinking everything.
Unbeknownst to the boy, the Septarian family of three were standing a few feet away, watching the celebration. The only one of them that seemed pleased by the sight was Toffee, who couldn’t help but smile in admiration. “Wow. Globgor is really proving to be something. He’s getting stronger by the day. It’s only matter of time before he’s stronger than-“
Toffee was immediately silenced by the glare sent his way by his father. His sister nudged her father in the elbow, grinning cheekily at him. “Relax, Dad. He’s only this strong cause like, you’ve been training him so well, y’know?”
Seth sighed and gave Tish an appreciative pat on her head. He turned his back on the jubilee and motioned with his head. “Come on, Tish. We’ve got some training to do. And Toffee…” He shook his head with a groan. “Go read your books or whatever. Just don’t embarrass me.”
“…..Yeah. Of course.” The boy muttered as his family left him on his own.
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Eclipsa chewed at the end of her pen as she looked over the different pictures of monsters she had cut out from some books she found. She was going through each one, rating them from 1-10 out of physical appearances. She was surprised to see the she found the Septarians to be the most appealing, with those bird people being the least.
What a discovery she had made today! She was attracted to monsters! They were way more interesting to look at than boring old Mewmans! Who would’ve thought? She wondered if a Mewman had ever been attracted to monsters before? Surely someone had to. Yeah, there had to be someone out there, they just didn’t want to admit it. Well, Eclipsa wasn’t afraid to admit it! Well, to herself anyway. Saying it out loud, ooh! That would be a complete disaster!
Hmm…she wondered what it would be like to date a monster? And how come she couldn’t find anything on Size-Shifters?
Knock! Knock!
“Eclipsa? It’s Mother.”
Oh dear. Eclipsa hurriedly stuffed her photos underneath her mattress. She grabbed a brush and pretended to be transfixed on her hair. “Come in!”
Solaria entered the room, a pair of snooker bars in her right hand. “Hello, darling. I’ve come with a peace offering.”
Eclipsa smiled softly. “Oh Mother…I’m sorry I ran away like I did. I just started freaking out and then I was so embarrassed…but I know I didn’t make a good impression on the High Commission.”
Solaria sat beside her daughter and handed her one of the candy bars. “Well, maybe that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t just brushed off your Mewburty the way I did. Forgive me for that. It’s so easy for me to forget the trials of growing up. It wasn’t that long ago when I was a child myself. Heck, when I went through Mewburty, I wanted to throttle every boy I came across. I sent many to the hospital. They had to lock me up, I tell ya.”
“Did Uncle JJ ever go through it?”
Solaria snorted. “I think so. His transformation lasted for five minutes before he sneezed, then it was done. It was so weird.” She frowned as she looked at her daughter. “So….did you have any strange obsessions during your transformation?”
Eclipsa shook her head. “Nope. I just flew around the woods for awhile until I finally calmed down.”
“I wish you hadn’t done that. A monster could’ve seen you, and then who knows what would’ve happened?” She sighed and opened her own candy bar. “Still…you shouldn’t have had to gone through that on your own. I’m sorry, my darling.”
Eclipsa smiled softly and rested her head on the other’s shoulder. “It’s alright, Mother. I know it can be hard balancing being a queen and a mom at the same time.”
“You used to cry whenever I’d get too busy,” Solaria said softly.
“I’d like to think I’m a little more mature now.” Eclipsa moved her hair to reveal a pair of tiny white wings fluttering rapidly. “So, do you really think I’ll be able to turn into a Butterfly when I get older?”
Solaria giggled. “Well, let’s hope so! I think you’d make a beautiful Butterfly. I’m kind of sad I didn’t get to see your Mewburty version of your Ultimate Form. I’ll bet it was quite the sight!”
Suddenly, a certain purple-haired man shoved his way in between the girls. “I’ll bet! Clippy, you should’ve saw me in my Mewburty form! I was just fabulous! Wingz for dayz I tell ya!”
Eclipsa laughed while Solaria gave him a bewildered look. “Jushtin, when did you get here?!”
“I’m tellin’ ya, Clippy. I was the talk of the town for a long time!”
“It only lasted five minutes! A lot of people question whether or not it actually happened!”
“And where’s my snookers? I like candy too, y’know? Why was I not included in this yummy for tummies meeting?”
“Will you just give me a moment with my daughter?!”
“Give me a moment with your candy first!”
“UGH!”
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Whew! This took a while to write! I’m so sorry for the delay, but at least the chapter is really long, right? Anyway, something that I noticed in my story so far is that I’m showing a lot of what happens to Globgor and Eclipsa as a result of their relationship, but I haven’t taken the time to show what that relationship is exactly. I mean, I’ve said again and again that they’re close friends, but I haven’t shown them just being friends. Okay so, that’s something to look forward to in the next chapter. There’s not going to be any Globgor having to chase Eclipsa down, for a change. In fact, Globgor’s village won’t be in it. We’re going to see what kind of hijinks these kids get into when they’re just hanging out and spending time together. And what will that be like now that they realize that they have a newfound attraction towards one another? Stay tuned for the next chapter to find out!
