Diaz plan for grandbabies SVTFOE AU (COMPLETE)

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Later that day, in the castle courtyard, Star's mother opened an interdimensional portal to earth for the Diaz's to come through. In attendance as the Warlock stepped through was Star, Marco, the King, and a representative from the peasants - the King had convince the Queen that they had to begin listening to the people more, and a high-ranking representative was a good way to begin doing that. Marco's parents showered him with affection, his father clapping him on the back, his mother embracing him and babbling about how glad she was to see him safe and sound.

As Marco reconnected with his parents, the Queen pulled Star aside for a goodbye. They hadn't spoken much since the battle. Star had been shocked when her mother had told her of how she had accidentally destroyed TickTock's world, and had avoided her for much of the time since then.

"Star, dear," said the Queen, still maintaining an air of cool superiority, "I'm letting you go with these warlocks because they saved my life. But I still want you to be careful. That wand is your responsibility-"

"I don't know if I can ever really take you seriously when you talk about responsibility ever again," muttered Star.

The Queen sighed, annoyed, and then slumped her shoulders. "Star," she said, "Why do you think I'm so insistent that you handle your responsibilities? Why do you think I've always been so strict?" When Star didn't answer, she continued. "It's because I don't want you making the same mistakes I made. That wand can hurt people-"

Star snorted. "No kidding."

"And I don't want you to have to live with that." The Queen looked at Star, hopeless, at a loss. "I don't want you to have to live with the same things I've lived with. It is hypocritical of me, in a way. But it's not just for your good. It's for the good of other people. Do you understand?"

Star was silent for a moment. "TickTock wasn't a bad person," she said, finally. "Why didn't you ever try to help him after you burned down his world's Tree of Life?"

"That was out of my hands," replied the Queen. "My mother and father knew the only way to really help would involve the destruction of the wand, and that was out of the question."

"So you just...left them there? Abandoned them?" Star crossed her arms. Inside, she was screaming. She had never defied her mother like this. But these were things she needed to say.

"It wasn't my decision at the time -"

"Maybe not. But it was your decision to forget them. To ignore them once you had become Queen."

"Star-"

"Don't worry, mom." Star turned her head away. She didn't even want to look at her mother right now. She had never felt more distant from her. "No matter what happens, I won't ever be like you."

If the Queen was hurt, she concealed it well. She drew herself in, formal, stiff. "Fair enough," she said, coolly.

Star walked away. She gave her father a much warmer goodbye, laughing along with him as he clapped Mr. Diaz on the back. "Now THAT was a good romp," the King was roaring. "Flaming undead, that's a new one. Smashing good time."

"You should see what I can summon when I really have time to prepare," Mr. Diaz answered.

"We'll have to try it one day! Give me some time to work on my wife. We could use a court warlock, I think. She'll warm up to the idea one day."

"Uh," said the peasant representative, a short, thin, severe-looking man, bald, with a sharp nose and gaunt features. "I don't think the peasants would like the guy who burnt half of them to death getting an official court position."

"Oh come on now, Robert, my daughter's going with them, it was all a misunderstanding-" the King began.

Robert turned red. "THAT MISUNDERSTANDING SAW HALF OF MY FRIENDS IN THE GRAVE," he roared.