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

Episode 28: Exposition Dump

Star, Marco, Moon, River, Eclipsa & Globgor loudly groaned. They were all spread out on the floor, in diffierent positions, having spent the last several minutes unconscious. Now they were coming out of it & returning to reality...or at least, the reality that was currently around them. The first thing Star herself saw was Meteora - teen Meteora - kknelling down over her & examining her.

"About time." Were the only words that escaped Meteora's mouth. Unfortunately for her, it was followed up with Star screaming like she just saw a ghost & her scurrying up off the ground & dusting herself off. As the rest of the unconscious group followed suit, it became more clear what had happened: the magical blast Mariposa had unleashed on the room had transported everyone to the Neverzone. More specifically, it was transported to the location where they had been storing Mariposa's wand for safe keeping.

Or I should say...it transported the six of them to the Neverzone.

"Someone better start talking!" Star roared as she went over to help Marco up. She went over expecting to see her normal-looking boyfriend standing there. Unfortunately, as this was the Neverzone, reality slapped her right in the face. In the place of her normal boyfriend was the "hunkalicious ab man," as Star had dubbed him. Yes, the Marco that had spent 16 years in the Neverzone chasing around Hekapoo to earn back Star's dimensional scissors (that Pony Head had stolen for her originally) was standing in front of them. "Abbbssss..." Star, of course, was immediately thrown into a trance. Everyone else - minus Mariposa & Meteora, who were already used to this appearance - was stunned.

Marco, despite having said abs back, wasn't entirely thrilled to be taking his current form. "Of course we're in the Neverzone..."

"Star, deary, what is the meaning of this?" Moon spoke up right away. She couldn't simply let this little discovery of theirs go unchecked. "Why does Marco suddenly look like...that..."

Star hadn't ever told her family what had happened. She figured it would never come up or be important. "Um...yeah, so, see-"

"I took Hekapoo's Scissors challenge! Took me 16 years to earn back Star's dimensional scissors!" Marco shouted in delight. Star could only face-palm.

"Sixteen yea-oh that's right, time dilation." And Moon buried her own face in her hand.

"That would explain why Marco's sister and my daughter have aged so rapidly as well." She turned to face her daughter, who couldn't help but blush and look away. "They grow up so fast."

"Not the time, Mom, not the time..." Meteora whined to herself.

"Of course, this only raises so many more questions for us..." Eclipsa's mind automatically went to the most uncomfortable scenarios in her head regarding Marco, which Star instantly shut down.

"No, Eclipsa, Marco and I have never done that here. Heck, we've...actually not come back here since magic got destroyed. Or should I say..."destroyed," She finished off with air quotes.

"Yeah, we, uh...we have some things we need to explain." Meteora started to speak before being cut off by Star.

"Before we go any further...what happened to everyone else?"

"Oh, don't worry, they're all fine." Mariposa tried to reassure her.

"Ruberiot & Foolduke?"

"Back at their little hut."

"The Happy Brigade?"

"Is that what you're calling the-They're back at the orphanage, safe and sound."

"What about our parents?" Marco specifically asked Mariposa.

"Back at the house, none the wiser."