#//I still can’t draw Solarian heads and ears yet..

[red-tiger-elite-baichang]

Due to some.. recent job offerings, I have been thinking about what it would be like to be a Solarian.. I have decided to create an image of myself as if this were the case. After some research, I believe this is called a “Fursona”, but if it is an image of a Solarian.. is it a “Solsona?”

Said image is below:

[globgor-of-mewnie]

Since When Has Our Relationship Ever Been Easy?

Hey everyone! Thank you for all your love and support for the prologue of this story! I hope you continue to like what you see! This next chapter takes place a few weeks after the prologue, so our star-crossed lovers are still children at this point. Without further ado, let’s continue!

 PS-Ugh, I’m sorry, but Globgor and Eclipsa won’t meet until the next chapter! It just felt right to stop the chapter where it did. I hope you all enjoy this little extra backstory for our main heroes! Take heart in the fact that by the end of the chapter, they’re on their way to meeting each other!

Prologue CH1

 Ages

 Globgor: 8

 Eclipsa: 7

 CH1-I’m Not Good at Making Friends

Booted feet skid down the stairs as the Solarian Warrior sped towards the entrance in order to meet up with her most adored queen. She had her arms filled with paperwork as she took the stairs two at a time. Of course, this caused her to drip and send her work flying. She mentally cursed as she quickly gathered them up again.

“Mina, what’s taking you so long?”

Mina jumped and zipped over to the side of the Her Majesty. She gave a sharp salute, making sure to stand tall and proud. “Ma’am, please forgive my tardiness, ma’am!”

Solaria raised an eyebrow. “Is that toast in your mouth?”

The young woman was quiet before she spit out the offensive breakfast that she had stuffed in her mouth at the last minute.

The queen sighed, but smiled at the loyal soldier regardless. “Well, it’s nice of you to finally show up. I really don’t want to attend this pointless negotiation without my support group.” She threw a saddle on her unicorn as she continued to grumble. “Just the very thought of sitting in the same room with these savages is enough to make me want to lose my lunch.”

Mina didn’t look much happier. “With all due respect my Queen, why’d ya agree to even toy with the idea of talking things out?”

“Believe me, if it was up to me alone, I’d strike our enemies down while their guard is down.” Solaria made a fist and glared, as if she could see her hated foes right in front of her. “However, the High Commission ‘strongly suggested’ that we attempt a temporary truce with the monsters. Their attacks on the castle have been too frequent.”

“Ah, so what?” Mina took a battle pose and threw a few mock punches. “If they try anything, me and the rest of the Solarian Warriors will show ‘em what for! Just like we have been!”

Solaria put a hand on the young woman’s shoulder and lead her off the side. “Yes, Mina. My warriors’ loyalty and strength are second to none, particularly yours. However, I can’t take the risk. I can’t allow any of my servants to be harmed, or the loved ones of my allies…” The queen held a hand up to the balcony of Eclipsa’s room. “Not to mention the princess of Me-“

Her words cut off as a small body suddenly leaped from the spot she was pointing, giving a little cry as she landed squarely in the bushes below.

“Eclipsa!” Solaria ran over to the bush and immediately dug her daughter out. She held her up and examined her for any injuries. She seemed fine with just a few sticks and twigs sticking out of her curls.

Eclipsa looked sheepish as she went under visual interrogation. “Eheh…..Hey Mommy. I thought you’d be gone by now…”

Solaria, seeing her daughter was unharmed, set the small girl back on to the ground. Okay, worried mommy was done. Time for angry mommy. “Eclipsa, what in the name of corn were you thinking?! Did you actually jump down from your balcony like some sort of crazy beast?! Answer me, Eclipsa!”

The princess sighed and put on a familiar face of guilt. Anyone could tell that the girl had been scolded like this many times in the past. She was used to it, but didn’t really enjoy upsetting her mother all the same. “I-I was aiming for the bushes…..I made it, didn’t I? Aren’t you impressed?”

“My pride in your courage and agility is not what’s important here! I told you to stay in your room!”

“But Mommy, I can’t anymore!” Eclipsa wailed, giving her curls a sharp tug. “I want to go outside! I haven’t been outside the castle in so long! I’m going crazy!”

Solaria sighed. She knelt down beside her daughter and patted the top of her head. “Yes my sweet, I understand. It must be hard for your free spirit to be contained as much as it is. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the monsters have made it unsafe for all of us, most especially a young girl like you. One day you’ll be able to go about freely without a care in the world. but not until we’ve put those monsters in their place.”

Eclipsa couldn’t suppress her groan. That was all she ever heard. No Eclipsa, you can’t do this because of monsters, you can’t do that because of monsters, only after monsters are gone, Eclipsa. This wasn’t fair. How long was this fight going to go on? Mewmans and monsters had been fighting for what she was pretty sure was her entire life. What if this went on forever? What if she was never free?

“Mommy…..I’m tired of this. I’m so lonely….”

Solaria sighed again and closed her eyes. She shook  her head, her long braid swishing back and forth. “Lonliness. Such nonsense. One thing a royal should never feel is lack of companionship. There’s always someone around, needing your immediate attention, and then another person right on top of them.” She opened her eyes. “Still…I understand you’re still young and are not yet burdened with the heavy weight of running a kingdom. I can understand why you would still feel the need for companionship.”

Solaria turned her head to look at her purple-haired companion. “Mina, you’ll stay behind and keep Eclipsa company.”

Well, that wasn’t meant with a positive response.

“WHAT?!” both girls cried in horror.

“B-But your majesty! Y-You need me beside you in case the negotiation goes south, which I’m pretty sure is more likely to happen than not! I can’t just stay here and be the kid’s babysitter!” Mina wailed, giving the young princess an accusatory look, as if she was personally out to get the warrior.

Her words were instantly silenced by the steely glare given to her by the queen. “That ‘kid’ is your future queen, Mina. I’d advise you to watch your tongue.”

Mina gulped. “Y-Yes, your majesty. I meant no disrespect…”

“But Mommy, I don’t want to play with Mina! She’s crazy!” She exchanged an unkind look with the warrior before continuing. “Plus, I want to be around kids my own age! I mean, I love Uncle Jushtin, but I’m tired of being around adults all the time!”

“Well, I’d hardly call your uncle an ‘adult’, but….” Solaria nodded. “I do understand  where you’re coming from.” She once again looked at Mina. “Go fetch the princesses from the Spiderbite and Ponyhead families. They should be in the courtyard with their parents. Send them a formal invitation for a playdate with Princess Eclipsa.”

Mina saluted her queen before zipping off to carry out her commands.

Eclipsa looked up at her mother with a large smile. “Thank you, Mommy! Now staying inside won’t be so bad! This is going to be a lot of fun!”

~~~

I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong….

This was way worse that being alone.

Oh sure, Eclipsa enjoyed herself a nice cup of tea as much as the next girl, but she could do with far more entertaining company. She had thought hanging around kids her own age would allow her to get away from the boringness and dreariness of politics, but not so. Not so. The princesses from the Ponyhead and Spiderbite Kingdom were just as obsessed with talking about the future of Mewni. For crying out loud, they weren’t even queens yet! Didn’t anyone just want to have a good chat with a spot of tea?

“The monsters still consider us one of them, despite our totally clear alliance with the Mewmans! They just, won’t get the memo!” Pom-pom Ponyhead said with an eyeroll.

Grissy Spiderbite nodded, resting a hand against her swollen cheek. “I hear you, but count yourself lucky! At least you don’t live next door a monster stronghold. It’s almost impossible to go anywhere without running into their ugly little faces. Not even the spiders can keep them out!”

Eclipsa tiredly dipped a finger in her tea. “Hey, do you girls want to play hide-and-seek or something?”

“-If they go around killing all your spiders, you guys may have to rename your kingdom!”

Eclipsa blinked. Did they not hear her? “Or maybe we could draw something?”

“-don’t be ridiculous. The Forest of Unlikely Spiderbites will always have spiders on stand by. Trust me, the breeding is insane.”

Eclipsa leaned back in her seat, staring straight up at the ceiling. Well, this was the absolute worst. If she stayed there much longer, she was pretty sure she was going to die. Or fall asleep. One of the two.

Her dark eyes looked around the playroom, desperate for something to occupy herself lest she be defeated by the iron grip of boredom. The talk between the other princesses was just white noise to her by this point. The Butterfly princess did manage to brighten up a bit as she saw a lone guitar sitting in the left corner of the room. How long had that been there?

Without even excusing herself, Eclipsa made her way over to the instrument. She giggled mischievously as she put the strap over her shoulder and gently touched the strings. It was time to liven up this dreary tea party a bit!

Eclipsa lifted her hands and began slamming heavy notes out of the guitar, the noise somehow sounding like a high-pitched wail. The princess bobbed her head sharply to the music, sticking her tongue as she felt the harsh sound ring deliciously through her body. Yeah! Nothing made her feel as free as the sound of her blaring music! Sadly, her guests didn’t share her enthusiastic opinion.

“What are you doing, Eclipsa?!” Grissy groaned, covering her ears and shaking her head.

Pon-pon was in a state of near panic. “Grissy, help! I don’t have hands to cover my ears! This is torture!”

“What? It’s just music!” Eclipsa called over the sound of her tunes.

“That is not music! I’ve heard music, that ain’t it!” Pon-pon wailed.

Grissy quickly snatched the instrument from Eclipsa, holding it away at arm’s length. “Why can’t you play like a normal person? A calm, classical tune? Hammering away like is barbaric and an insult to my ears!”

Eclipsa gave a small smile while shrugging good-naturedly. “I don’t have anything against slow music, but what I was doing was a new form of music I’ve seen some Mewmans do. Doesn’t it sound so exciting? Really gets into your blood, right?”

The princesses stared at her, their faces clearly lost on the notion.

“……You’re so weird,” Pon-pon said.

“I guess it’s not your fault though.” Grissy adjusted the guitar so that she was holding it in a position that could be played. “I mean, just like at your mother. It seems madness is just a key factor in the Butterfly bloodline.” With that, the Spiderbite princess began to strum a quiet melody while humming an old song passed down by her people.

“……” Eclipsa watched the two play for a moment before deciding she could be spending her time doing something better. Almost instinctively, her mauve-colored eyes roamed over to the window positioned behind her.

…..

In retrospect, if she stayed in a location that had Mewman adults, she didn’t have to worry about coming under harm’s way. They’d protect her and she would still be able to get a little fresh air.

But what would her mother say?

…..

Eclipsa didn’t bother to give the princesses another glance before making her escape.

~~~

The rat had been minding his own business in his little self-made hole. He hadn’t been bothering anyone. He had just been collecting a few unwanted scraps of food in order to store away for later. So of course, when he saw a tiny scrap of cheese delivered right in front of his hole, of course he didn’t think anything of it. Maybe the monster residing here had noticed his presence and had decided to provide him with a welcome to the neighborhood party.

His theory was quickly crushed once the minute he left his safe haven, a small, red form leaped on top of his back and pressed a stick against his neck from behind.

“You’ve met your match, you pest!” the tiny monster cried. No matter how hard the rat ran and tried to buck off his captor, he didn’t gain his release. Instead, he felt himself being steered against his will towards the wall he had been living in. Instead of being sent straight into his hole however, he was sent headfirst into the solid wall. His world began to spin as he finally submitted to the terrible beast and slumped on to the ground. He gave one last thrash before his world went dark. The last thing he saw was two sets of eyes on top of one another, all four gleaming at him with satisfaction.

~~~

“Well, that’s it! I got ‘em all!” Globgor declared as he returned to his average size. He picked up the rodent he had just rendered unconscience and tossed it in the pile of the rest of his captive pests. There had to have at least been a little over a dozen.

“So you did. Heh. I guess you really do have a bright future as a soldier, if that’s how quickly you can dispatch your enemies.” Gooblah gestured towards the front door with his head. “Now, if you could just carry them out, I’ll be happy to-“

He stopped his words as he watched the young monster gobble up the pile of KO’d rodents as if they were nothing more than a pile of potato chips. “Did you say something?” Globgor asked, before slurping up a tail like it was a noodle.

Gooblah grimaced. “Um, no. Nothing.” He handed the boy a large sack tied with a knot on the top. “Here. Breakfast and lunch in exchange for you handling my little rodent problem.”

Globgor took the package hesitantly. “Our deal was just for breakfast.”

The older man shrugged. “Yeah, well, everyone deserves a break once in awhile, and I had a little extra food.”

Globgor shook his head and sat the sack on the floor. He opened it and began handing the other back some of the food. “Then it should be going to the really young kids, or the crippled, or the sick. I don’t need any handouts. I can earn my keep.”

“I can’t tell if you’re selfless or just stubborn.”

“Well, what about you?” Globgor folded his arms and gave the man a frown. “Are you seriously going to meet the Monster Carver in person and not bite her head off?”

Gooblah sighed, obviously having had this conversation many times. “Honestly Globgor, it hurts me to hear you say that. This is a sit-down. We agreed to meet in peaceful terms. You would have us go back on our word?”

“For the sake of monsterkind, I would.”

“Then you have no honor. And that makes you no better than Solaria.” Despite his rising temper, Gooblah didn’t take joy the offended and even hurt look that appeared on the boy’s face. Still, he had no father to teach him these things. The two of them only shared a kinship due to being the only Size-Shifters in Mewni….maybe even in the whole multiverse. They were hardly family to each other. That didn’t stop the older of the two from feeling sorry for the younger though. It was hard  having to watch a hardworking child be corrupted by the selfish mistakes of adults. There didn’t seem to be anything he could do to help him though.

Globgor snatched up his breakfast before heading to the door. “I don’t know why they agreed to your stupid sit-down plan. As if the Monster Carver would ever form any kind of truce. We had her backed into a corner with the attacks on Butterfly Castle! We could be taking the whole place right now!”

Gooblah frowned. “Oh? ‘We’? I wasn’t aware you were out there risking your life with all the adults.”

Globgor glared. “She’ll smite you the minute she lays eyes on you!”

“Then she will be the villain, not me.”

“You’re an old fool. You deserve whatever happens to you.” With a slam of the door, Globgor was gone.

A melancholy sigh escaped Gooblah as he listened to the boy run off.

“Maybe, child. Maybe.”

~~~

Globgor grumbled angrily to himself as he quickly scarfed down his hard-earned breakfast. He didn’t have time to waste. Not on breakfast and not on that foolish old man he had the misfortune of sharing his breed with. He needed to get down by the river and see if his net caught any fish last night.

As he was scarfing down the last bit, his ears perked up at the sound of nearby laughter. His face twitched as he looked to the side to see a group of monster kids playing with a ball nearby. They were playing keep away from one member, who still seemed to be enjoying himself regardless. They teasingly pushed each other followed by endless bouts of laughter and cheering.

….

Globgor shook his head at their childish behavior. How could they act so carefree like that? Didn’t they know that the adults were out there fighting for their very lives? That at any moment the Mewmans could come and steal away their home? Their food? Their very livelihood? Monsters were being robbed of everything they held dear, and what were these guys doing? Playing a game, like it was the most important thing going on in their dull lives.

Globgor stood up and straightened his tunic out. He didn’t have time for such nonsense. He knew what was truly important. Every monster needed to lend a hand if they were ever going to win this war. Let them have their ridiculous games. He had fish to deliver.

“But Globgor, you’re not even a teen yet! Aren’t you due a little fun before you actually grow up?”

The boy blinked in surprise before looking up to find the owner of the voice. Once he saw who it was, he simply rolled his eyes and continued on his trek to the river. “Not now Banana Hat Muscle Whale. I have work to do.”

The muscular mammal floated after his creator. “C’mon, why don’t you ask them if you can play too?”

“Ha! I wouldn’t be caught dead!”

“You act like you’re so tough, but I’m starting to think you’re just a snob!”

“It’s called being an adult!” Globgor hissed. He hadn’t stopped walking. “Not that you would know what that is, considering you’re not even real!” He crossed his arms and stuck his nose up in indignation. “I’m not going to be one of those kids who act like everything is fine and there aren’t monsters out there fighting and dying for us. Not only is it a disservice to monsterkind, but everyone is already expecting things from me. Don’t you realize what it means to be a Size-Shifter? When I learn how to increase my size, there’s nothing that will stop me from bringing justice to my people. I’ll be able to swallow up an army in one gulp! I’m going to be the best soldier ever! And a soldier doesn’t waste time acting like a fool, playing a bunch of mindless games. Let the kids do that. This monster already decided to grow up!”

Banana Hat grinned teasingly. “Yeaaaah. You’re really grown up, being so lonely you had to make up an imaginary friend to keep you company!”

“That’s it. I just decided you lose again Lord Ridex. It’s canon now.”