Believe In The Weird and Wild (Star vs. the Forces of Evil x Steven U)

Summary:

A queen that has an eye for beauty

Celena tried to calm her breathing. Given she just popped her fifth bag, it wasn't working. She'd have to go out in front of all those people … and Rose wouldn't bubble her this time! "Pretty please? Just my face at least …"

"No bubbles, no shields, no dimensional scissors so you can do it all via portal." Rose smiled as she pushed her along. "It's your daughter's big day, don't you think you should at least see her face to face as you're giving her the wand?"

"But … but … you know how crazy everyone is going to get without any way to cover myself?" She whined. She knew she should see Estrella face to face for this … but why couldn't it be done in a private room or something?

"Believe me, I know how…..not there…most of the Mewmans can be." Rose sighed. "But if any of them try to do or say anything out of line, I'll be punting them out of the room faster than the blink of an eye. That I can assure you."

Celena took a breath. She could trust Rose … Rose trusted her so she could do the same. She opened the door, making her way forward, nerves flaring.

"She has no cover!"

"Her face is amazing!"

"Celena will tell us her secrets on this final day!"

And every nerve was immediately telling her to run for the hills. "Ignore them all." Rose kept telling her. "Despite this being public, today's a family affair, between you and your daughter." She pointed to Estrella, her kind and quiet girl. She was far from the wallflower Celana was, but she wasn't a super extrovert like her grandma Crescenta was. "All that matters is the bond you have as family."

All that mattered was her family. "Focus on your daughter, focus on Estrella." She muttered to herself, and suddenly it was like nobody else existed at all. She was able to step forward, without fear, without hesitation. Occasionally she would hear from the sidelines whenever Rose would run off to hit someone getting too close, but even then, that felt like a distant echo. Today was all about her daughter, and Celena would make sure everything would go well for her.

"Estrella." She said to the young girl. "Do you swear to uphold the legacy of the Butterfly family, and work to the benefit of Mewni." She asked.

"Yep." The girl nodded, not at all showing any signs of nerves. Bold, but short with words. She envied her daughter's ability to speak up when she wanted.

"Then with great honor, I pass on our family's greatest treasure to you." She handed it over to her daughter, where it glowed with fantastical light almost instantly. The fan folded itself up, ink dripping down its rod and onto her hand. Estrella shook it off, revealing a paint brush with a heart and small wings.

"Yes! A new paintbrush." The girl smiled, sitting down and beginning to draft the very moment she was living in.

"Well she certainly doesn't waste any time." Rose spoke, amused at Estrella's instant eagerness to use the wand's new purpose. "See, wasn't it better coming here face to face?"

"I suppose so…but now that I've gotten the hard part out of the way, my mind is fixating on how not to collapse at this very moment from stress." Celena spoke honestly, trying to hide her face behind her hair as much as possible now that she no longer held her fan.

"Oh come on, you're out in public and no one is attacking you." Rose assured her.

A woman jumped from the crowd. "TELL ME YOUR SECRETS!" The citizen was instantly met with a shield to the face, crashing them through the wall.

"Alright, maybe you have gone out of your shell enough for today. Here you go." Rose patted her on the back as she surrounded Celena in a bubble, where she felt safe and warm, just how she liked it. It helped to know that her closest friend was an immortal space ruler that had thousands of years on any would be fanatic, one of the few secrets she did have that she would take to the grave.

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Toffee held the sparking remote in his hand, the eye cam giving a horrible vision through his mirror. "'Take some budget out of the equipment, it won't be important to miss for one year'." Toffee sarcastically quoted Rasticore. "We barely make money as it is, everything is important, you blundering dolt." On the one hand, Rasticore was easily swayed, but on the other, he was an idiot. Too bad Toffee couldn't be picky in terms of allies.

Especially after falling out … Seth refused to attack the Mewmans, saying he was only building the army 'in case they attacked first'. That was moronic, they already had enough power to take them all out if they no longer felt pain, they could afford to rush in now and kill those pathetic freaks. But no, he still had sentimental feelings for the Rose Guard.

Who in of themselves was a notable threat, but not one that Toffee was particularly worried about. She was as old as the Mewman kingdom itself, perhaps even older, but even with all that experience, she always stayed in that middle ground between Monster and Mewman alliance. 

That in of itself was a pipe dream. As long as free will existed, people could hate, therefore the concept of true 'peace' was impossible due to that construct of constant distaste for others. He finally found a good spot to perch the spy droid, focusing on the new queen of Mewni, Estrella the Drafted … who was drawing the trees … the perfect time for an army he didn't have … fantastic.

It seems choosing fools for leaders was a trait all lifeforms processed. The monsters had the Avaricious, and the Mewmans had this child. What he wouldn't give to wipe both from the face of this dimension. Either way, he wouldn't get anywhere by complaining about it. He had to learn as much about his enemy as possible, or he might as well accept defeat now.

"What's the picture of the day this time?" The Rose Guard spoke, approaching the queen with a disgusting smile.

"Just nature … a sunny afternoon of peace and tranquility." The woman smiled. "It's really perfect to be honest, the small things that ruin perfection add to it's own perfection …"

"You really do get the lesson so few understand." He was tempted to rip his eardrums out hearing this nonsense.

"It's not that hard. Spend all your time trying to correct flaws and you're not going to be left with much of anything afterwards." The childish ruler continued to doodle. "Like trying to fix every mess my family tree has ever made, that'd take a lifetime and I'd be left with no free time."

"True … but you could start small." Rose said. "A bit here and there … I mean, you are the queen after all."

The princess sighed. "I kinda envy the likes of Jushtin and Dirhennia … they got to quit and give the role to their siblings." A person that didn't want the power of a throne? Now that was even more moronic than anything else today.

"They didn't exactly quit as much as they were forced out by the commission." The Rose Guard rolled their eyes in annoyance. "Because they have to oversee every single detail and get so nosy over it. I still remember the looks of shock on their faces when they realized I was boosting Skywyne's magic, and the looks of horror when I boosted Eclipsa's."

Magical enhancement? That was a new detail he didn't know about earlier. "If you can boost magic, why didn't you do that with Mom, or with any other Queen?" 

"It's a bonding thing … also, not everyone wants or need a boost to do what they set out to do." She responded. "What do you want to do with your life?"

The young girl looked down at her work. "... I want to draw the multiverse in all its glory."

"Now that doesn't require magic, that requires traveling and experience." The Rose guard smiled as Toffee closed off the camera. Not only did they have access to magic, the Butterfly's had a bodyguard that acted as a living steroid.

It seemed he needed a little more of an edge against gems … time for a research trip to earth.

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Rose was happy Estrella knew what she wanted, and was on the path to enjoying her life like few queens could say they've done … but she was also worried. She hadn't done anything as queen, and she was worried about how the Mewmans would take it. They weren't the … calmest of people.

They barely left poor Celena alone just on the assumption she knew more than she let on, and while that was true NOW, they nonetheless hounded the poor pink headed Queen for answers when she never did more than write poems for the majority of her time on the throne. The only thing that she could see pacifying the people…was unfortunately Estrella's stance on monsters.

She didn't outright hate them or maliciously attack them, but she never talked about improvements either, which led to the widespread rumor that she was just as anti-monster as Solaria for some reason, because apparently not having an opinion meant you hated something to these people.

Rose walked through the streets, looking for any signs of disapproval … but found nothing. It was just happy going about their days, along with vendors here and there. While this was relieving … It was also confusing. She went to go buy an apple. "Hello there, three reds please."

"Of course, anything for the Rose guard." The vendor smiled, handing them to the gem.

"So … what are your thoughts on Estrella?" Rose asked hesitantly.

"Honestly, she's a great queen." The woman spoke with mirth. "She hates monsters, she creates spells, and keeps our kingdom flourishing."

"Yeah, if she tried to change up the status quo, THEN that would be time for panic." Another buyer said. "Like trying to make us do lots of work, or try and make peace with those freaks of nature."

"So … you people are just fine with nothing ever changing?" Rose's eyes were twitching up a storm.

"Why change what isn't broken?" The vendor laughed. "In a kingdom like this, I know my son will grow up to be a fine young man."

"As long as we can eat and have roofs under our heads, I'm completely okay with never changing anything." The buyer laughed as well. "And as long as the Queens have magic and you're around, there's never anything to be afraid of."

Oh stars, this was Skywyne's reign all over again. The people were too used to getting easy solutions from their rulers. "So you don't think this kingdom can be improved by its people … at all?" She asked, trying to restrain her rage.

"Why should we do the work? That's the queen's job, isn't it?" The vendor asked, genuinely confused. "We praise and thank the Queen, and they solve all our problems. That's the whole point of a kingdom, isn't it?"

"No, a Queen makes the rules, but you should still try and go beyond it to make your lives better." She said. "Just imagine what we could accomplish if we tried making peace with others instead of needing Knights."

"Aren't you a Knight?" The man asked as he ate an apple.

"I am, but I can be so much more." Rose went on. "I'm a gardener, a singer, a dancer, a worker, a builder. I do fight, yes, but it's not so I can continue fighting, but to find a way to end the fight for good.

"..." The two Mewmans looked at each other in confusion. "But fighting is fun."

Rose stared blankly at the two, before taking out her sword, and with one might a swiftly swing of her blade, she slashed the food stand in half, crumbling it to pieces. "Well, I hope you'll have fun rebuilding this stand." She needed to leave before she felt the need to chop off their heads.

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Lekmet looked down at the board. "Baaggg." Monsters have been gathering into stronger forces, taking down knights that enter the woods and stealing their equipment. It was undeniable at this point, an army was being amassed and weapons were being handed out.

"I say you let me go and freeze them all!" Rhombulus shouted.

"You froze half the planet last time we let you go 'freeze them all'!" Heckapoo countered back. "I saw we just open some portals, and dump them in an empty dimension, let them be another universe's problem."

"As if we're not on thin ice using dimensional travel as it is." Omnitrackis grumbled

"Oh come on, we should be fine on that spot right?" Rhombulus asked. "They said they'd leave us alone cause they were building the Diamonds, which we don't have to deal with."

"... Right … we don't …" Rose spoke with an odd tone. "Why do we even have to fight them?"

"Baggg." Like there was anyone on Mewni that didn't know about Rose's promiscuous lifestyle by this point.

"I'm not just protecting Seth, I protect everyone on Mewni, Mewman and Monster alike." That was the problem, she was still protecting the enemy. 

"Shouldn't the Queen be deciding this kinda stuff?" At Hekapoo's question, they all turned to the girl that was drawing the very confidential meeting in question.

"Just roll with it, this is the closest we got to her actually showing up to one of these things." Omni rolled his eyes. "We can't spare them, they'll attack the moment a single monster drops the dime."

"But they haven't." Rose argued. "Whether I like the circumstances or not, the truth is that the monsters are afraid of magic, and they're not going to risk an all out attack as long as that remains a factor. Even Seth's hesitant to make a move even with all his healing. There's an opportunity there to take advantage of that isn't a violent encounter."

"Oh wow, 'non violence', can't wait to see how it backfires this time around." Rhombulus said sarcastically.

"Need I remind you of all your 'fantastical success' with monsters so far?" Rose rolled her eyes. "Oh wait, that doesn't exist, because you've been at this for thousands of years, and not once have you actually solved anything other than repeating the same idiotic actions ad nauseum over and over again."

"Baaggg." Solaria was still the closest to solving it. They may need to bring Mina back in.

"I thought you were the sane one!?" Rose exclaimed. "Her brain's been turning to mold for the last two hundred years, she's more likely to go rogue and slaughter the multiverse than be of any help."

"You're only saying that because she's royally pissed at you." Heckapoo pointed out.

"No, I'm saying it because she's a genocidal maniac!" Rose called out.

"Against monsters, which is justified." Omni said off handedly. "But she does have a point about the woman's sanity being in the ringer. We'll save her for when the war actually breaks out."

"War doesn't have to break out, that's the whole point I'm trying to make! " Rose shouted out, cracks in the table being made as the commission was suddenly reminded of the incredible amounts of power this woman held inside of her. "If we can find a common ground, we can make peace work out!"

"The only common ground they have is that they want each other dead, and love food." … Everyone turned to Estrella, who had been silent the whole time. "I just say wait until everyone feels a little more comfortable before we try peace. Until then, doing nothing seems fine."

"Baaaggggh." There was a certain level of logic within the reason. 

"That is a good point, we've been doing nothing but shouting at each other for the past three hours." Rhombulus added on.

"Because you all came here to force your point of views on everyone else, not to come to an agreement." Estrella went on, painting on her canvas which depicted everyone arguing with each other. "There is a time and place to discuss peace, but now isn't it."

"... Yeah, sure." Rose looked the most contemplative anyone's seen her in a while. "I guess … we don't need Peace right now … just patience."

"Baaaaagh." This counted as one of the few times Leckmet would ever find himself being on the same page as Rose, a rare occurrence in itself.

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"Ahh her eyes are the hardest part." Estrella commented. "Every second they have a different sparkle. Intelligence, kindness, curiosity." All trying to get captured at once, like drawing the flame on a candle.

"Gaaagg." Her newly born daughter giggled as she looked at her, conveying the everlasting kindness many had at birth, but lost due to time. Estrella had a feeling that wouldn't be the case here. 

"Aw…no matter how many times I see it, I never get tired of the sight of a baby." Rose chuckled as she watched from the sideline. "They're like an endless canvass of possibilities just waiting to burst out into the world."

"I know, so much potential … but I can tell you're gonna become the best." She playfully smeared a bit of paint on the girl's forehead as Comet giggled. "Yes you are, yes you are."

"Gaaa!" Her little child laughed, waving her arms around happily. It was quite a beautiful sight to behold.

"Do…Do you really think there is a chance for peace?" Rose asked her quietly. "I've been on for almost your entire family line and have come close, but….I always fall short." Rose looked off to the side. 

"It doesn't matter if there is or isn't." She smiled. "What matters is that a young Butterfly that wishes for it believes it's possible, and does everything they can to make it happen … because with that belief, they can do just about anything."

"Belief…..Have I grown so cynical that I forgot one of the first lessons I've learned?" Rose couldn't help but laugh. "I owe all the good things in my life to the sole notion that I believed in them, believing in earth, in humanity, in life as a whole." Rose patted her on the back. "And thanks to the Butterfly's, I know to never stop believing in Mewni."

"Good, keep onto that belief as long as you can." Estrella said back as she continued working on the constantly shifting eyes. Who knows how much longer it had left.