A Crown of Lake and Fire

## Synopsis

*Celestia gets in trouble with the law...kinda, while Marco and some old Pals have a Guy's Day Out on Mewni.*

## Plot

### *October 3rd, 2040*

Winston Larousse and Kimble Mckullen arrive at the Echo Creek Town Hall, which is guarded by a multiplicity of Patrol-Bots. Once in his office, Winston expresses joy that him and Kimble are going to be able meet the "*Princess*", referring to Celestia. Kimble, however, isn't too sure about Winston's plan. But Winston reassures her, while drinking some champagne. Just then, the Patrol-Bots arrive with Celestia in tow.

Winston greets Celestia, who slyly tries to shake her hand, despite Celestia’s hands being cuffed. Winston continues to taunt Celestia, prompting the latter to believe she may be in trouble for more than just using magic, but what? Who knows.

Celestia asks if she can go back home, and Winston responds, *"Which home?"*, implying Winston may know where Celestia is from. Winston then has Kimble reiterate the rule about how magic is illegal. After Kimble reiterates the rule, Winston laughs maniacally, not understanding why anyone would break that rule. Winston becomes hysterical, and continues to taunt Celestia. Kimble, apparently agitated at this point, warns the Princess that she's being watched.

A drone flashes a light in Celestia’s face, erasing her memory of the interrogation, and she is sent home.

At the Diaz Residence, Mariposa blames herself for getting Celestia into trouble, but her Parents reassure her that Celestia did the right thing by sticking up for her. Just then, Marco, along with a few Butterfly Knights, arrive, much to everyone's surprise. Marco greets his Family, and asks where Celestia is.

Then, Celestia strolls in, greets her Dad, as Mariposa asks if she's alright. Marco then learns about the events from the previous episode. Marco asks Celestia about it, but she says she's fine, and heads upstairs. Marco then leaves.

In Celestia’s room, Glossaryck implies that Celestia still remembers everything and that the memory erasing drone must be a faulty piece of work. Celestia gets upset with Glossaryck, demands for him to leave her alone, and then goes to bed.

Back at the Town Hall, Kimble discovers that Celestia managed to use her magic to make the camera of the spying drone go static when she was just about to get carried off by the Patrol-Bots from when she was using magic. Kimble shows this to Winston, who brushes it off for more important plans.

### *October 4th, 2040*

On Mewni, Marco awakens and prepares for his day. At breakfast, he informs Star about having a Guy's Day Out with her Dad, River, and their old friend, King Tom Lucitor. Just then, River and Tom arrive, quite excited about the day they're going to have. With that, the three men head out, as Star thinks about how much her Husband has changed, which is good.

At the Forest of Unlikely Spiderbites, River, Marco, and Tom set up a camp; with River making a tent, Tom making some fire, and Marco gathering firewood. Afterwards, they go for a swim in a nearby lake.

Once they return to their camp, it is trashed, and the tent is on fire. After putting out the fire, Tom and Marco go after River, who runs off deeper into the woods. While they stroll, Tom and Marco talk about their children; Celestia and Luigio, respectively. Here, it is revealed that Tom was married to Janna Ordonia, but they got a divorce, but at least they still keep in touch with one another.

Just then, the two kings hear an alarming scream, going off to find the source of it; which is just River riding on some giant Spiders along with the 7 year old Princess, Princess Arachnia Spiderbite-Slime. Marco and Tom join on the spiders, as Arachnia is happy to see them.

Once arriving at Spiderbite Castle, Arachnia decides to give Tom and Marco a history lesson on the past Kings of the Spiderbite Family, as River is left outside to play with the spiders. During the history lesson, Marco notices a secret room, which is dedicated to the "*Con of Spiderbite Kingdom*".

Arachnia then tells the story of the Con.

*"A long time ago, there once lived a Queen. The Queen was so beautiful that she could stop entire armies from fighting one another. The people were so thankful for her, that they wanted to know the secret to her beauty, but she politely refused to give up her secret. That is, until a foreigner came to her, seeking solitude and guidance. The foreigner was struck by the arrow of Cupid, upon being in the presence of the Queen. And eventually, the Queen and Foreigner fell in love, and thus a baby was born. Unfortunately, the Foreigner was a snake, and he took the Queen's secret of her beauty and gave it to the people. The Queen and Foreigner split and ever since then, the Queen shut herself out from everyone. And as for the Foreigner, he became a Con Artist and lived the rest of his days in shame.".*

After the story, Marco and Tom bid Arachnia farewell, thank her for the history lesson, grab River, and head off back to Butterfly Castle, much to Arachnia's confusion.

### October 5th, 2040

At Echo Creek, Celestia heads to the dog park to feed some of the birds, when she runs into Josiah, Trixie, and their younger Brother, Sebastian. The Bennett trio are out with their dog, Sniffy, and Celestia decides to join them.

On the outskirts of town, the Police Force is investigating the area where Corben and Blake disappeared. A hooded figure arrives out of the Echo Creek Tunnel, checking a pocket watch that is stuck at 10:30. On a nearby hill overlooking the crime scene, the Stranger stands ominously by, before heading off towards town.

*Fin.*

## Characters

### Debut

* Princess Arachnia Spiderbite-Slime
* King Ancylometes Spiderbite ( Mentioned, Deceased )
* King Joro Gumo Spiderbite ( Mentioned, Deceased )
* King Boliviensis Spiderbite ( Mentioned, Deceased )
* Countess Palatine Sycamore Spiderbite ( Mentioned, Deceased )
* King Shastacan Spiderbite ( Mentioned, Deceased )
* "Con of Spiderbite Kingdom" ( Mentioned, Deceased )
* Celena Butterfly ( Indirectly Mentioned )
* Janna Ordonia ( Mentioned )
* Sebastian Bennett
* Sniffy The Dog
* The Stranger

### Major Appearances

* Celestia Butterfly
* Winston Larousse
* Kimble Mckullen
* Patrol-Bots
* Marco Diaz
* Tom Lucitor
* River Butterfly

### Minor Appearances

* Rafael Diaz
* Angie Diaz
* Mariposa Diaz
* Glossaryck
* Star Butterfly
* Butterfly Knights
* Luigio Ordonia ( Mentioned )
* Josiah Bennett
* Trixie Bennett
* The Police Force
* Corben Smith ( Indirectly Mentioned )
* Blake Doppenheimer ( Indirectly Mentioned )
* Estrella Butterfly ( Indirectly Mentioned, Possibly )