Star vs the Forces of Evil: The Ballad of Earth-Mewni

Episode 20: The Queens and The Books

In the Neverzone, Cassandra Cher studied the newly-minted magic wand that Mariposa was wielding in her hand. "So...it is true."

"...Yup...magic's back."

Mariposa carefully handed the wand to Cassandra. Their expectations were that the wand would change form to better reflect Cassandra's personality. The real shock came when that action did not occur. "...Fascinating."

"What is?"

"The magic wand always altered its appearance to reflect the wielder's most inner personality. But it seems the wand is...for lack of a better term, "stuck."

"But how's that even possible?"

"More importantly...why the hell is magic back? How the hell is magic even back!?" Meteora demanded answers. The question was whether Cassandra could actually provide them.

"Magic isn't "back" because magic never "left." She explained. "At least...not the way you hoped it would. Magic is...magic is the equivalent to energy, in that it cannot be "created" or "destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another."

"Oh, that's just lovely." Meteora lamented, instantly turning frustrated at this revelation despite it only being the tip of the iceberg. Oh yeah, there was much more to come. "So all the work that Star did to destroy magic - twice - was for nothing."

"No, not necessarily." Cassandra reassured them.

"Why do you say that?"

Cassandra reached into one of her pockets & pulled out a small but thick booklet. "I'll let you two in on a secret. I'm more than just a therapist."

"Oh jeez...don't tell me you're actually that blue-skinned magic sage-impersonator...what was his name?"

"Glossaryck?" Cassandra let out a sarcastic laugh. The notion was just too funny to her. "Oh no, I can assure you I'm nothing like that little troll."

Her answer only led to Meteora being more confused. "So you're not magic like him, but...you know of him?"

"That's correct. I'm what people would call a "historian. I kept a record of important historic events that took place on Mewni. It's what helps me stay prepared for all of my clients."

"But...some of your clients aren't...Mewman..." Mariposa pointed out.

"I expected my studies to Earth history as well. I'm a very quick study. The Cleaving merely made that job easier. But the point of all this is I'm aware of how magic has operated during its existence in the universe." She opened up her small booklet and opened it to a specific page. "Including how it behaves after it's supposed "destruction." See, Star performing the Whispering Spell on Queen Solaria & Mina Loveberry was necessary, and it was how the Solarian magic was destroyed for good. However, because Solarian Magic and Mewni Magic are not one in the same, a small sliver of Mewni Magic was left behind when their bodies were destroyed. Because Mewni Magic and inter-dimensional travel are so heavily interconnected to one another, it appears that the sliver of magic that was left behind was scattered throughout the multiverse." Cassandra continued studying the wand, taking note of the green diamond-shaped crystal in the middle. "Where did you come across this?"

"In the Afflicted Forest." Mariposa explained. "We were having a snowball fight with each other-"

"Which I won." Meteora playfully smirked.

"I grabbed a handful of snow and it was there, a-and it started glowing, a-and then it started to morph into that wand..."

"Did you cast any spells with it?"