Star vs The Forces of Evil: When Dimensions Cleave

Part 9: Lies Exposed

Hekapoo, Rhombulous, and Omnitraxus stood at the doorway with imposing authority, their arms crossed and Hekapoo specifically with a scowl. The adults all moved towards the children in an attempt to act as their line of defense should the MHC try anything. "Gotta say, this is quite a sorry sight." Hekapoo spoke.

"Why are you three here?" Moon immediately interjected, the contempt for them clear as day in her voice.

"We wanted to see how deep in the hole we were now that we're basically out of magic thanks to Star deciding once again be a reckless idiot."

"Um, excuse me? I can still do magic." Marco pointed out annoyingly. Hekapoo rolled her eyes and scoffed.

"You've had these powers for barely a day." Omnitraxus pointed out. "You're hardly polished."

"And you're hardly in a position to criticize." Star chimed in. Both Star and Marco were using each other to hold themselves up by this point. "Especially since the predicament we're in is entirely your fault!"

The MHC's eyes all went bug-eyed. Star had laid the gauntlet down. "And how is it our fault, Miss Spoiled Pampered Princess?" Rhombulous seethed. His words clearly got under Star's skin, but she held her own and persisted.

"You just can't help yourselves when it comes to your hatred of monsters, can you? It doesn't matter to you who gets hurt...just as long as you accomplish your goal. The ends justify the means, huh?"

"We've been over this, Butterfly. The dangers that monster king impose on Mewmans - never mind with the magic - are far too great to let slide."

"Oh? So you think think this is okay?" Star tried lifting her left arm up. The pain was unbearable, but she somehow managed to pull it up, holding her hand out towards the ground. Despite the bandages, she was able to conjure up the Recording Spell, blasting it towards the floor, a fear which utterly shocked the Magic High Commission. The spell began playing back footage that she and Marco had collected showing the various landmarks around Earth Mewni that had become infested with thick black toxic waste. The footage consisted of the various Mewmans who had tragically come into contact with the waste being horribly and violently mutated into horrific-looking monsters. There was also footage of actual monsters being severely wounded & sickened thanks to the effects of the waste but the majority of the footage featured Mewmans or humans.

The MHC's shock was evident, and their attempts to hide their dismay were poor and unrehearsed at best. "Are you suggesting that we're responsible for that?" Omnitraxus bellowed. "Ludicrous!"

"Sure, it seems ludicrous. And maybe if it were just a one-time thing, I'd agree. But how do you explain this?" She re-shot the Recording Spell. This time it was footage of the three MHC members observing several places in the world of Earth Mewni and investigating the toxic waste themselves. At every location they visit, they do nothing but confirm that, yes, toxic waste is indeed present at the site and then move on to the next one. Each clip played only further infuriated everyone in the room, all for different reasons: the MHC for the fact that their activity was so brazenly caught on film, and everyone else for the fact that the MHC had the nerve to continue feigning ignorance and attitude.

"W-We were doing our job." Hekapoo commented, clearly annoyed now and failing at hiding her guilt and fury. "If we don't go visit the places with waste, how will we be able to formulate a plan to combat it, if it really is as dangerous as you all say it is."

Star scoffed. "You know, I could have accepted that as your rebuttal...except for one thing: how could the people that created this stuff not understand how to stop or destroy it?"