Keeper of the Wand

The End of the Beginning (Part 3)

Hey guys! So, last chapter of the season, but it's not the end of the story. There ***will*** another season after this one, so do not worry. With that out of the way, let's see what on earth happened! :D

-Star's POV-

"We did it," I muttered. "Rose, we did it."

Not long after letting Rose go, mom, Eclipsa, Meteora, Rhea and I hurried out of the temple. We made it out just as it collapsed completely in the swamp water. Thankfully, no one was hurt and we were all resting on the shore. Not long after getting there, dad and Globgor joined us. Globgor was okay and happy to be with his family again. While dad checked on mom, I could see that the monsters were okay too. They were cheering and waving at me as the Solarian armored soldier collapsed behind them. I waved back, holding back tears of joy. Dad then approached me and asked, "My child! Are you okay? Where's Rose?"

"Yes, Daddy, I'm fine," I said, hugging him back. I stepped back and explained what happened to Rose. Dad's response surprised me. He nodded and said, "Well, if she is safe and happy, then so am I."

I blinked in surprise but smiled. Just then, we all heard a raspy, "Hello."

Everyone tensed and looked to the source. Mina was on the back of a skeleton unicorn, covered to corrupt magic goo. She coughed as the skeleton fell apart. I felt a flare of anger and started towards her. But mom stopped me, shaking her head. She then instead approached Mina, who was hitting the skull and shouting, "Aw, dang it! My horsey-pony broke! Come on, you stupid...!"

"Mina, just stop," Mom said. She extended a hand to her, "This is my fault. Let me help you. You're not well."

Mina let out a laugh, "Ha! You wish this was your fault!" She then took the unicorn skull and put it on her head like a hat. She stood up and continued, "We swore our oath to Queen Solaria!"

Suddenly, an arrow sprouted from the middle of the unicorn skull. Everyone blinked and turned to see that a monster had shot that arrow. Mina narrowed her eyes, and slowly took the skull off her head. She said, "You know... you can get rid of me. It's so easy. But the sweet thing is I'll never really be gone, 'cause I've got good ideas. And the thing about good ideas is they tend to kinda hang around like a bad fart! Toodle-oos, doormats!"

Mina then headed towards the woods, with Meteora cooing, "Bye-bye!"

Rhea smiled and ruffled her hair. As Mina walked by some Mewmens, who had helped her, she asked, "Who's comin' with me?"

"h! I'd like to come with you!" Manfred said. He got up and followed her, "Where are we going?"

"Into the woods!" Mina responded, fading into the darkness as she coughed. Another Mewman close by said tiredly, "I, uh, think I'll just stay here. It turns out I wasn't as hate-filled as I thought I was."

As things quieted down again, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw mom looking at me, apologetically. "Star, I have so much to apologize for. I don't even know where to begin or if it's even possible."

I stopped her by giving her a hug. She paused as I said, "Mom. You messed up. Big time. And usually, when a queen messes up in this family, bad things happen to them. I mean, all Eclipsa did was fall in love, and look what they did to her. Rhea tried to protect her friend and she suffered the same fate. Even though we aren't queens anymore, we still get to decide what kind of family we want to be. And I want to be the kind of family where Moms mess up and we figure it out."

Mom smiled and hugged me back. I felt tears building up in my eyes and I quickly pulled back. I wiped them away and said, "Okay, that's enough. No more crying. I gotta go and check on my friends." I started walking away but paused. I looked back at mom and, sure enough, her cheek marks were gone. I smirked and said, "Oh, and Mom. I think our cheek thingies are... are gone. Wow."