Hi everyone, I'm glad you liked the previous chapter! I never have much to say at the top of these but I feel the need to write in this spot anyway.

Now to answer some questions from reviews:

To 123: Sorry but I do not have an Instagram account. I only have Tumblr, Deviantart, Twitter and Facebook.

To Ironchef13: In the last chapter they were 18 and about to turn 19. This chapter takes place five months later and now they are both 19.

The student council room at Echo Creek College was surprisingly calm at the moment, all of the members and various club leaders sat around the table as their student president flipped through a stack of papers in his hands "-and that is why dinosaur week has been suspended until next month, hopefully by then the archeology club will learn not to bring fossils back to life. Now that we've got all of that settled, let's open up the floor to anything else that needs to be discussed." 19 year-old Marco Diaz took his seat at the end of the table, giving a quick look to his lovely vice president to his left.

A few of the other students raised their hands up, Marco called upon the one closest to himself "Yes Ferguson?" he addressed his old friend. The chubby redhead sat up and looked around the room "We've been having a few setbacks in the computer room, whenever we try and run our own programs the computers kind of…stop." He explained the malware incident as lightly as he could without revealing that they've broken more than half of the computers in the lab.

Marco sighed "Ferg, we talked about this. If the roleplay club wants to use their own games then they need to be tested on your own computers before you break ours." "But my stuff's on there…" Ferguson muttered.

"We don't have enough in the budget to replace the ruined computers sir." Trevor spoke up.

"They don't need to be replaced; it would be more cost effective to repair them instead." Marco reasoned "The robotics club might be able to restore them, get ahold of them and see if it's possible."

Ferguson saluted and ran out of the room to do as Marco suggested, the people from before raised their hands back up and Marco pointed to the next closest from where Ferguson sat. A boy monster in a sweatband stood up with a basketball under his arm "As you know the gymnastic club has been moved from their old room and into the gym, where us on the basketball team have had our practices at the same time for the last eight years! Make them find a new place by tomorrow!"

"Now wait just a minute!" another student who had been raising their hand stood up, a girl with short hair and a leotard under her dress "Our supervising teacher was moved to a different classroom so we can't use our old room anymore! The gym is the only place we can hold our clubs but these meatheads keep hogging the place!" "I don't see you guys winning any trophies for the school!" the guy slammed his fist on the table as he glared at the girl "We win plenty of medals thank you very much! Speaking of trophies why hasn't your team brought back the gold for two straight semesters?"

The two teens raised their voices as they shouted over one another, not letting anyone else get a word in. The blaring sound of an air horn boomed across the room and brought all attention to the vice president "Enough you two! It's not hard to get this straightened out." Star pointed to each of them "Will, your basketball team will get the gym Monday and Wednesday. Chantelle, the gymnastic club will get the place Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Friday you each get the gym for half the time and move when the next group comes in. Does that work for both of you?" the two nodded their heads and sat back down, still sending silent glares at each other.

With that matter settled, there was still one student raising her hand at the end of the table. A short Mewman girl with a sweater covering most of her form quietly spoke up "Um I have a request…" she meekly spoke. Star sat quietly and motioned for her to continue, the girl stood up and kept her eyes down towards her feet "H-hi I'm Miele, and I…I well…." "SPEAK UP!" another guy shouted across the table, leaving the girl shaken and close to tears.

Star jumped out of her seat and went to the girl's side, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder "It's alright, take your time." She quickly looked back and gave a look to the interrupting student that told him she would deal with him later.

Taking a deep breath, the mewman named Miele spoke again "I would like…to-to make a request for the gardening club. Outside of one of the library windows is an empty dirt patch and we…er I was wondering if it would be alright if maybe…if the gardening club could possibly plant some flowers in that soil…"

Smiling softly, Star tried to look her in the eyes even as the girl sunk down into her sweater "Miele was it? I think that's a good idea." Miele silently gasped and peaked out at the blonde beside her "We need to get permission from the library but I'm sure they'll love it." Pulling her sweater off of her face, she gave a tiny smile and mumbled "…Thank you…"

Rising from his own seat, Marco looked around the room "Alright that concludes this week's meeting. If anything else comes up send out an email." The rest of the people in the room got up and migrated for the door, except for the president and vice president who stayed back for a moment "I think that was our best meeting yet, I only had to use the air horn once." Star twirled the can in her fingers, upon twirling it up and catching it in her hands she accidentally pressed it, the sound hurting her ears as she slammed her hands against them "Ow."

As he was putting the stack of papers in the cabinet, Marco heard a quiet sound from the cellphone in his pocket "Wonder what this is…" he checked the text, curiously raising an eyebrow "Hey Star, remember how your family's old castle is being rebuilt?" "Yeah, why?" Star replied as she stuffed the air horn into her bag. Marco held out his phone and let her see the news article on the screen "Apparently It's almost finished."

Star was surprised to see the photo of her old home; she never paid much attention to it whenever she went into town and hadn't realized it had gotten so far along. Seeing the castle brought bittersweet memories for her, as much as she loved her old home it also served as a reminder of the old Butterfly dynasty and the mistakes made by those that lived there over the years "I can't believe it, it looks almost new…"

Thinking back, Star realized Eclipsa never did tell her what she planned to use the renovated castle for, Marco apparently was wondering the same thing "Eclipsa still hasn't said anything on what their gonna use it for?" "No, she wants it to be a surprise." Star answered. Curiosity gnawed away at her as she stared at the photo, she couldn't explain why but it gave her an uneasy feeling "Mhmm…"

OXOXOXOX

A short while later Star was already at the Monster Temple. The building was abuzz with city officials and townsfolk alike going about their own business. Star looked around until she spotted a floating pony head near the staircase "Hornanne!" she called out to the purple horse head.

Hornanne turned around and greeted Star with a smile "Hey Star, what brings you here today?" "I wanted to talk to Eclipsa about something; do you know where she is?" Star asked the council-pony "Well we just finished our meeting a little while ago, so she might be in her study right now." Hornanne advised her "Cool, thanks!" Star waved goodbye as she headed for the right corridor.

There wasn't anyone else in the hallway as Star walked through, she passed by several old doors and delicately woven tapestries before she approached the study. The door was already cracked open and she could hear a familiar voice talking on the other side "-they keep asking about it and I don't know what to keep telling them!" "Just tell them things are still being processed at the moment." Star poked her eye through the doorway and found Eclipsa and her mother talking on the other side, Moon paced the floor as Eclipsa sat in her chair with a cup of tea.

"They've been hearing that for a while, I don't know how much longer until the plans leak to the public." Moon sighed, rubbing her temples to soothe her headache. Putting down her cup of tea, Eclipsa sighed "The council have kept quiet this long so the details won't be leaked easily. It wasn't supposed to be finished this early, the castle should have still taken three more years but with magic returned and the modern technology of Earth reconstruction went by much smoother."

Moon finally stopped and looked back to Eclipsa "What about Star, are we still going to wait until the original date to tell her?" The current queen nodded "Yes I still want to wait until she's finished with college at least. She doesn't need to be burdened with taking the throne right now."

"…What…"

The quiet voice caught the attention of the two Butterfly ladies as they jumped up and stared at the blonde girl in the doorway "Star!" Moon gasped, the disbelieving look on her daughters face told her she had heard what they had been discussing "Star, listen-" Eclipsa started, only to be cut off by Star herself "What are you saying? Me? Take the throne?! I-I'm not the princess of Mewni anymore!" she reminded her elders.

The queen and former queen exchanged an uncomfortable glance "Right?" Star hoped. Moon and Eclipsa looked Star in the eyes, trying to break the news as easily as they could "Actually Star…you are…" Eclipsa spoke.

Star stood quietly as she listened to her mother and Eclipsa explain "We wanted to wait until you were 22 to tell you this but, Eclipsa has named you her successor as Queen of the country of Earthni." "I made this decision before magic returned, I always intended for you to inherit the throne but you had already done so much for our people and this kingdom. I wanted you to live out your teen years as a normal girl before informing you that you were the princess again."

Moon moved to place her hand on Star's shoulder, but her daughter nudged her away "So you thought waiting until the last minute to tell me was the best choice?! I can't be queen; my family usurped the throne from yours! I don't deserve to be queen, Meteora does! Wh-what about her?! Denying her the throne was why she went on a rampage before!"

Eclipsa tore her eyes away sadly "That…actually is half of the reason why I made my decision…" the queen's gaze wandered to a portrait of her, Meteora and Globgor over the fireplace "When I turned my daughter back into an infant, it reset her memories of her previous life. But there is a good chance those lost memories will resurface when she reaches adulthood. If that does happen…I just can't imagine what will happen to my little girl."

"Are you sure that's going to happen?" Star asked.

"It's a fifty-fifty chance." Eclipsa responded as she turned back around.

"Then maybe nothing will happen." Star argued "But if it does-"Eclipsa countered "-It will hurt everyone. Not only will Meteora be burdened with her past life, the public will only see her for who she used to be. It could cause her to relapse into her destructive ways again." To her people, Meteora and Heinous who tried to take over Mewni were two different people, the tall tales Pony Head started only added fuel to the fire on Heinous's reputation "You might be right and that I am worried about nothing, but that is not the only reason we chose you to be next in line."

"We?" Star repeated, tilting her head in confusion "You and mom?"

Moon shook her head "No, Eclipsa and the council. I was only told about this when Eclipsa approached me about renovating the castle."

"A queen doesn't make a big decision on her own anymore; all important matters are discussed with the council." Eclipsa reminded her adopted granddaughter "When I proposed for you to succeed me, the other council members had to agree with me. It was put to a vote and it was an almost unanimous vote in your favor." The queen conjured up a scroll and passed it to Star for her to read. Except for the demon representative, the other five had all sided with Eclipsa and stated their reasons. She expected Buff Frog, Hornanne and Rich Pigeon to be in her favor, but it was surprising to read the positive feedback from the Mewman and Waterfolk representatives that she had never even met.

Star read over the scroll several times over, it said that they thought she was a natural leader and that she cared about everyone no matter the species, that even though she has made mistakes she ultimately changed Mewni for the better. Star truly couldn't believe the praises they said about her, she honestly believed most people from Mewni still saw her as a screw up that set fire to castles and handed the kingdom other to infamous past queens "They…really think all this about me?" she closed the scroll and let it vanish in a small magic puff.

"You've helped so many people Star, if anyone has earned the right to be queen it's you." Eclipsa took Star's hands into her own and gave her an endearing smile "You also have something no Butterfly has ever had before, you have a choice."

Star blinked "A choice?" her adopted grannie nodded "It is completely up to you whether you want to become queen or not. If you accept then you will take the throne in three years, if you don't then Meteora will inherit it when she is older, you are probably right that she will be ok. Whatever your choice, we will respect it."

As Eclipsa let go, she could see the turmoil raging inside the princess's mind. Star had a lot to think about, and she needed to inform the one other person who would be greatly affected by this as well.

OXOXOXOX

Ba-bump…Ba-bump…

The sound of her fiancée's heartbeat never failed to soothe her nerves. Star pressed her head tightly to his chest as Marco's kept his arms tightly around her body, running his hands through her hair as he took in the news. The moment she stepped into the dorm she ran into his arms and explained the situation about becoming queen. Now her face was buried in his hoodie as she sought the comfort of her love.

"Star…" Marco decided to break the silence. Two blue orbs turned to look up in the direction of his voice which hadn't spoken since she arrived "I know this is a hard decision for you, but…I trust you, and I will have your back no matter what you pick." He pledged his support.

The blonde let out a deep breath "Marco it's…it's not just my choice. This is your decision as much as it is mine…" her fiancée stared at her blankly "If I accept then you'll be king, remember?" Star explained to him. The dots connected for the boy as his heartrate began to match hers when she had first heard of the news "Oh…OH!" it finally sank in "Oh my god I would be king!"

Normally Star would laugh at his reaction, but she felt the same way as he did and hugged him tighter "I know! That's why I can't make this decision alone; we need to make it together." She couldn't let him be trapped in whatever she picked, they were equals, they were partners, this was their future so the choice rested on both of their shoulders.

The quiet returned as the two were consumed in thought, thinking about how the other would do if they accepted the throne. It meant giving up a regular suburban life, it meant being in charge of the entirety of Earthni, it meant their children would be expected to rule in their place one day. But things were different than how they used to be, this wasn't Mewni anymore, and a queen had a lot more freedom nowadays.

"Hey, remember that time with Mr. Candle?" Marco brought up out of the blue "Yeah, I almost cut off a mermaids tail…" Star sounded regretful "Back then I told you that you would be running Mewni your own way. That hasn't changed, only now I think people can accept the 'Star' way of being queen."

Star hesitated before she responded back "…Do you really think I could do it?" "I know you can." Marco smiled fondly as he tilted her chin up to face his loving eyes "Just being student body vice president I've seen how good of a leader you are. You take time to listen to every problem, you're good at diplomacy, and you have everyone's best interests at heart."

"You're one to talk, the only reason anything can get done around here is with you around." Star spoke with utmost sincerity "You keep things so organized and you're always coming up with good ideas. If there's anyone here that's a good leader it's you."

With their thoughts on each other out in the open, the duo started to process what kind of future they wanted to create. While Star still feared all the negative aspects of becoming Queen, Marco got her thinking on how much good she could do with that position as well "I won't have to uphold all those queenly traditions my mother used to lecture me about." "We could have a more hands on approach to helping our people." "We can still have time to just have fun like we always do." "Honestly, it sounds more like being a mayor than a queen."

The thought of becoming Queen had terrified her no more than an hour ago, and now… "Marco…I think I want to give it a try…" one of her arms lifted off of Marco's torso, lowering downwards until it fell into Marco's own with a tight squeeze "Yeah…then I'm willing to try with you."

The following morning Star and Marco approached the royal council hand in hand, choosing to accept the throne. Both of them were still scared, but they knew they could overcome anything as long as they had each other.