Tom straightened out his tie as his demon butler styled his hair. Usually the demon prince now king hates it when someone else touches his hair, but at the moment, he didn't care.

"Shall I fetch the-"

"No." Tom cut him off.

"Very well, your highness."

     Tom grabbed his red cloak and with the sound of its click, teleported himself to Earth. He pulled the top up to cover his head and walked to the Dias residence. He was well aware that the girls had gone shopping and Mr. &Mrs. Diaz were out of town. That was perfect. He needed to talk to Marco alone.

     Marco Diaz was just flipping through his phone when the doorbell rang. That made the Earth boy confused. Who could be? His parents won't be back until next week and if it were the girls, they'd just let themselves in. And as for monsters....well, Star could just magic up and repair the damage.

     Marco stood up and grabbed a baseball bat that he hid behind the couch. Ever since Star stayed over, self-defense was necessary if you want to live. Or perhaps end up living in the hospital.

     He hurriedly opened the door, ready to swing at the evil monster. Well, the person in front of him was evil since he was a demon and they were considered monsters, but because of Tom's high status as a prince- king, no one dares call him a monster. Marco snarled at him and threw the bat aside.

"What are you doing here Lucitor? Coming to claim your prize? Too bad, Star isn't here."

     Tom simply raised an eyebrow and said nothing. He had a feeling Marco wasn't done with his rant. And he was right.

"I mean that hell man?! What was the point of my lecture if you're just gonna let it slide from one ear out the other! Star is her own person. Not something you can claim as a trophy or as a bargain." Marco glared at the demon.

     Tom sighed, walked inside and shut the door behind him. This is the exact reason he needed to talk to Marco alone. There were some things that need to be said to the Earthling. Something's Star isn't supposed to know. For now.

"I'm guessing Star told you about the war." Know. Not guess.

"Well duh!"

Tom continued before Marco could say more, "and that's all."

"Including your forced marriage with her, then yes."

Tom looked at Marco in the eye. "Forced for her own safety."

"I find that a bit hard to believe." Marco said crossing his arms.

"Then allow me to fill you in with what's really going on in the war." Tom gestured him to sit on the couch while he sat unto the chair next to it. Marco looked at him warily but did so.

     Tom snapped his fingers and a cloud of smoke appeared, scaring Marco a bit. The cloud seemed to have formed to be a figure of what seems to be a television. Sure enough, there was even statics before it showed a disastrous picture of Mewni.

     Marco was so shocked on the image of Mewni that he didn't even comment on how dramatic Tom was being using an old television than a more advanced one. Mewni nearly resembles a war ground than the beautiful planet it was once. Nearly every house were either burnt, destroyed, debris, or even plain ashes! Citizens crying left and right. There were some Mewman soldiers handing off scraps of food and water to the citizens flocking around them.

"W-what is this?" Though he already knew the answer, he needed to hear it from Tom.

"I know you know Marco. That is Mewni. Or what's left of it at this point."

     The Earth boy shook his head and turned to the royal prince, "and how is this going to change my opinion of your forced marriage with Star?"

     Tom said nothing but si ply waved his hand. The sound of statics was heard, but Marco didn't let his cold gaze leave the young king. Even if he proves that his marriage with Star was for her and her planet's safety, there was still one fact left that remained true: Star didn't want it.

"Look over there would you."

     Marco scowled but did so. It was focused on the throne room. Millions of children were crammed inside and a handful of maids and soldiers trying to tend to each one of them. The image then changed near the battlefield of Mewni where soldiers and demons alike were trying to tend off monsters. They seemed to be going all out. Every magic, weapon, and ounce strength was used to try and ward off the opposing force. Yet it still wasn't enough.

"My demons are already helping and Mewni now has a 50% chance of winning."

Marco was almost afraid to ask, "how bad was it before."

"They had the chance of winning by less than 13%"

     Marco's eyes widened at the news. The mere thought just gave him chills on how bad the situation must be on Mewni. But the question remains: how was Toffee able to gain that much power? There must some source on where he got them from, but where to find it and crush it.

"I also found a few things that you must know."

    Marco looked at Tom who had a serious expression on his face. Through close look at the young king, the Earth boy was able to see that the demon looked as if he hadn't gotten any sleep as eye bags were starting to form. Marco suddenly pitied the boy. He didn't want to be in his shoes where his parents died and he had to marry his ex just to protect her even though he knew it would make her hate him even more.

"I was browsing through the history of Mewni and stumbled upon Eclipsa."

"So what?", Marco asked.

"She was crystallized. Meaning that she's still alive. She was imprisoned at Mewni's Cave Prison."

"Why are you stating the known?"

"I went to talk to her yesterday."

Marco screamed, "you did what?!"

"Yes, but I discovered something. Before I left, I turned the discussion about family and how she could just up and leave King Chastican and Festivia. The problem was she didn't know who Festivia was. She even asked me to describe her."

Flashback~

Eclipsa's face scrunched up in worry and confusion. "I'm sorry, but who?"

Tom frowned, "your daughter. Festivia Butterfly."

"I'm terribly sorry, but I only had one daughter and her name Meteora."

"What? Are you sure? But maybe they're just the same person. The name could have been changed."

"Well, what was the shape of markings?"

"Dark purple sparks"

Eclipsa frowned, "That's not my daughter. My daughter had pretty little clovers on her cheeks and the cutest tail in all of Mewni."

"Tail?" Tom echoed.

"She got it from her daddy." Eclipsa said proudly. "While I hate to cut our conversation short, the demon crystals you used to cut mine to talk to me are starting to weaken."

Tom looked at the now light pink tiny skull crystals. "It appears so."

Eclipsa dropped her happy go lucky smile, "but can I ask a favor. Just one."

"What is it?" Tom asked after a moment of hesitation.

"If you do happen to find out what happened to my daughter, could you let me know. I had a child your majesty. If you were a parent wouldn't you like to know what would happen to yours?"

Tom nodded, "very well. You have my word."

"Thank you."

End of Flashback ~

"Does Star know about this?"

Tom shook his head.

"Dude, this is her family. She has the right to know."

"What about my family?"

    Tom and Marco turned to looked at the source of the voice. There, stood Star in all her Mewman glory. PonyHead, Jackie, and Janna stood beside her with looks of confusion and curiosity.

Star zeroed her eyes on Tom, "what do you know of my family that I don't."

It wasn't a question.