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c-atm · 5 years ago

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Hometown and City

Hometown & City

"I should really get a car." HB muttered to herself as she jogged towards LHW R&D. A look of determination and concern as she did. Peridot text was usually long winded speeches of how great she was because of their current achievement in whatever project they were working on, but there were exceptions when Peridot words were straight to the point..or even cryptic. Usually, when something was about to go down. She looked down at her phone again, at Peri's text…

P-dottie: Something's coming through. Assault spheres on standy. Get here now.

There was definitely something going down tonight. Part of her thought she should call Lion back with the younger duo and she mentally kicked herself for it.

"Come on, Maheswaran. We don't even know if the thing is an enemy...Don't ruin their fun for a possibility"

Demon hunters or whatever they may be, they were still teens, her 'younger siblings' and they still deserve to have a time out to enjoy themselves.

"Still.. better safe than sorry."

She smirked as she turned the phone to her home screen. The background which was once a picture of Mister in costume during their empire excursion, her new save screen; were replaced by a picture of Witchy, Dapper, and Mister each snoring on her couch after a long winded night of gaming. She happened to walk in on them after returning from R&D and almost giggled at the sight.

Dapper and Mister slept in almost the exact same position ; head tipped back, eyes closed, mouth slightly opened, controllers on the table.

The difference?

Mister hands being in the playing position while Dappers right hand rested on the waist of Witchy intertwined with her own hand. Witchy was curled up, using Dapper thigh as a head pillow. Her feet were lightly pressed against Mister's leg.

She remembered she changed into her houseware before snuggling next to Mister, only for him to wake up and sit her on his lap, holding her around her midsection, before welcoming her home, leaning her head on the crook of his neck and falling back to sleep after kissing her temple. Such a homey feeling it was.

She shook her head to focus on the task at hand, pressing the diamond Icon bring up the insignia the diamonds, she pressed on the pink diamond at the top of the screen. The diamond communicator app, only available to phones jailbroken or made by Little Homeworld R&D or Homeworld R&D.

She waited for his phone to ring as she continued her way about to turn on to the street LHWR&D stayed, when she saw Garnet and Pearl chasing someone little gem in a cloak out of the building, weapons drawn.

"Come back here!" Pearl ordered to no avail.

"No, I didn't do anything!"

The lilith gem, in annoyance, readied her spear before launching a concentrated blast of energy, with all intentions of poofing the gem.

The gem looked as the blast got closer before her reflexes kicked in, leaping out of the way in the last moment. Grimacing as the blast licked her arm, a glancing blow. She growled but turned to run only to feel her legs slipped from under her and land on her back. She didn't even get to grimace when she felt a weight on her chest. Opening her eyes to see Connie and the gems glaring down at her, the human straddling her stomach and her blade in her face. A steady cold eyes meeting her own.

"That's enough, stand dow-"

"Bi..Big sis."

Connie stopped when she heard whimpering from the gem. Removing the hood of her cloak, the three crystal gems gasp at the oh-so familiar purple face staring back at them.

"Amethyst?" Connie glanced at the purple on black eyes, the purple circular marking on her cheeks and the horns on her head...Things that place Dapper in her head. "You're a demon… You're Dapper's and Witchy's Amethyst."

Connie climbed to her feet almost instantly sheathing her blade. She held out a hand to the demoness and an apologetic and shameful smile on her face. " We have some things to discuss."

"Like, why'd you're so much taller, scarier and filled out?" The demoness looked up at her as she took her hand.

"Among other things.." Connie joked as she helped Amethyst up, just as she was about to introduce herself two things happened. Steven returned her call finally, and….

"Well, little witch. Sorry, I guess you aren't so little now huh?.. How long have you been here?" The four turned to a figure on the roof of the R&D building perring down.

He was a fine dressed gentleman, admittedly. Nice white and red checkered collar shirt, white jeans, black heeled pointed toe flats. He also had reptilian green teeth, yellow beady eyes, tan skin and was boney; near skeletal. The way he looked at Connie put her on edge.

He spoke in a slick and almost adoringly voice. "You look like you aged a bit, but for me..not even a half-hour passed since we met…" Anger slipped in his voice as he grabbed his collar revealing his third degree burnt collarbone, and slashed throat. " Lucky me, that spell casted us away before you finished the job.."

'Good going you two.' Connie thought in pride as she arched an eyebrow at the supposed demon. "Maybe you should have stayed in your hole then."

"So spunky even now, even without your partner. Where is your little demon? Did he get lost in the streams of time? Maybe crying over your grave in the future as we speak."

Connie did not like this person at all. His conceit reminded her too much of Kevin of the past. Before she could say anything, Garnet interjected, taking a step forward, her fist tight.

"Who are you? What's your business here?!"

"You golems are so aggressive.." He shrugged playfully " You know when I finally to this.." He paused to take a deep almost euphoric breath of air. "Realm...The other golems asked me the same thing with weapons towards me. All I said was the truth, I was here to kill a half-demon and his witch harlot..and they attacked."

He smirked as he took a pouch from his pocket opening it upside down as the uncracked but dimmed gems of Peridot, Bismuth, Amethyst and Lapis, fell towards the street. Garnet caught them giving the two a reassuring smile, before turning to the demon with rage.

"Though they were so grateful to help me recover a bit.. Draining their essence in all, though inorganic energy are never as good as demon or human magical energies. It always leaves me empty...Help me out huh?"

The demoness Amethyst kept her eyes on the demon growling standing behind Connie's leg, only to be surprised by the human's palm on her head comforting her as she kept her eyes on the opponent in front of her, sword in hand.

"Don't worry." Connie looked back at the knee high demoness. " We got this."

"Confident aren't we.. That's fine." The demon crouched low growling as he did. Black wisps of magic seeped off his body and surrounded Crystal Gems. "I'll just break your confidence with your body."

While HB was fighting within her hometown, A pink portal was opening up on top of an Empire city roof and through it came the laughter of two teens, who slid out of and almost off it, on a pink lion; Dapper and Witchy. In Witchy's hand was a giant strawberry and on Dapper's back was a couple of Homeworld style sais.

Woah Boy!" Dapper exclaimed as He wrapped his hands around his lady's waist keeping her close, as they nearly tipped over. "I'm starting to think Bro was right and you do need parking practice."

Lion responded with an annoyed stare. only for it to turn to a pleased mewling as Witch scratched his head.

"Lion's perfect as he is. Don't listen to those jealous Steven's" She praised as she kissed the jungle cat head.

Dapper just shook his head with a smirk as he climbed down. He walked to the edge of the roof and sat down taking a look at the city below. A bit of a serene look on his face. Wordlessly, he held his hand towards his lady, asking for her company.

"Sheesh." Witchy gave her partner a gentle smile as she joined him, strawberry in her left hand. "You're so starved for my attention, Steven." Witchy teased as she took a bite of the strawberry, humming in sweet surprise as the juice shot down her throat. She blushed as she heard him chuckle giving him a small glare.

"What?"

Dapper shook his head before wiping her strawberry covered lips with his thumb. "You're a mess, my lady." He slurped up the residue from his thumb with a smirk. "Almost as sweet as you."

Face a beautiful maroon half pout, Witchy wrapped her right arm around Dapper and leaned her head on his shoulders. "I swear. Is every Steven a flirt, tasked with making every Connie a flustered mess."

"I'm sure it's the reverse a good amount of the time as well... if bro and sis is an example of the norm." Dapper chuckled. "Maybe it's an undeniable truth of existence."

Witchy looked up, intrigued but also smugly."What, that you were put on earth to raise my blood pressure?"

"I was put on earth to make your heart race, my lady." Dapper joked flirtatiously, getting a half hearted groan from Witchy. "Jokes aside..I'm starting to think for every 'Steven', there's a 'Connie'."

"Really now?" A relaxed smile graced her face. "It's almost like you're saying our lives are intertwined.. Like we're fated to be with each other or something like soulmates?"

"You jest but there's an older version of us who's the embodiment of 'honeymoon' phase."

"Despite not being 'together'."Witchy added with a knowing smirk.

Dapper nodded in agreement a chuckle of his own before settling to a smile. " Then there's us…"

"Please don't say we're soulmates." Witchy bemoaned.

"But we are!" Dapper announced as he took a bite of the strawberry. "Mmm! That's dang good"

"Hey, get your own, greedy demon." Witchy ordered as she pulled the berry away.

"You're so mean, my lady. Just one more bite." Dapper reached towards the fruit.

Witchy leaned back trying to keep the fruit away. "Oh, yeah right! I know what a bite from you is like."

"You do, don't you."Dapper stated as he leaned closer to her, his smile falling to a sly grin and his attention on her alone.

Blushing as she was, she didn't back down, deciding to take a page from HB's book. She cupped his chin and gave him a small coaxing smile. "Of course, I do. I have your mark to prove it, 'soulmate'. "

She chuckled when she saw Dapper, blushed and turned away. "That was smooth, my lady." He looked back at her teasing grin.

"You're adorable when you're flustered. It actually feels good to be on the other side." Witchy impishly poked the demon nose as she giggled.

"Oh role reversal is it?" Dapper gave his lady a dangerous smile as his fingers went to her sides. "then I guess I get to punish you as you would do me."

"Steven, don't you daaaaAhahahaha."

Witchy squirmed and laughed as she succumbed to his tickling. She kicked and tried to block his careful claws, but it was to no avail.

"Such a beautiful laugh, my lady. Maybe it's a traif of being a Connie. " Dapper half-joked, he really did love his lady's laugh and preferred it over HB's

"Ahhhhaha,,Like schmaltzy...haha! flirting..Is a Steven trait." Witchy said between laughing and catching her breath.

"You like it!" Dapper stated as he tickled more vigorously getting more laughter from the Witchy.. "Give..Give...Give."

"Nooohahaha! We...Connie's...dohahahaha...don't falter!"

"Neither do us Steven's! I guess we're at an impasse, then."

"Wait..I'll give you the..Hahaha..Behahah. The berry!"

Dapper paused for a moment."Tempting…"

Witchy used this moment to catch her breath and try to slip from under him when he stroked her sides with his claws.

"But I rather, your laughter."

"Nohahaha! Wait Lion help!"

Lion looked at the two antic before walking over and nuzzling Witchy neck as if he was trying to tickle her as well making her laugh even more.

"Nohoho! I've been forsaken, betrayed, and cheated!" Witchy yelled through their affectionate assault. "Ok ok! ..I can't breath...You got it!"

"What was that?"

"You win!"

Dapper looked at Lion for a moment before grinning at the beast and pressing his skull to him. He rolled over laying next to the tired and still giggling Witchy.

"Connie's never falter huh?"

"You had help." She laughed again, getting a lick from Lion. She turned to the pink cat with a side smirk. "How are you going to betray your aunt?"

Lion yawned before going to the center of the roof to give them privacy.

The two layed there looking up, hands instinctively interlocked.

"I'm going to miss this world. It's so fun and peaceful. It's relaxing."

Dapper looked over at his lady, her face was reflective as she stared up at the night sky, stars in her black eyes..

"I mean..it's been awhile since we felt like...Teens..No hunts or anything..It's nice."

"But…"

"I'm ready. I want to go back." Witchy said with conviction. "I miss our world. Miss studying with our Pearl and Garnet, walking around our city with AAmethyst. Miss our garden, our living room, our kitchen. My bedroom..I miss our home."

Dapper watched as his lady wiped her eyes to keep from crying.

She gave a strained chuckled before continuing "Strange, I miss our adventurous and comparatively dangerous lives?"

Dapper shook his head. "No I feel the same."

If you asked Dapper about his opinion on the matter of worlds, he'd tell you he'd rather be wherever his lady was..Truthly he could see them settling and getting caught in the go with the flow aura of Beach City and Little Homeworld...But it wasn't their world to enjoy.

They didn't put in the work or battle the enemies their older counterparts did and still are if what Mister and HB stated about the peace being 'relative'. They themselves didn't see the relative part of the peace, but there's a reason for LHWR&D and for Mister to still engage in ambassador duties

Still his main concern was staring at him looking for him to continue. He gave his lady hand a gentle squeeze. "I'm in the same mind as you...but I think part of me wishes you wanted to stay here. Would be easier to keep you safe here."

"So you want to slack on your responsibilities?" She teased the demon turning to him.

"Perish the thought, my lady." Dapper retorted with. grin before facing her. Stroking her chin with the back of his hand. "Just mean I could focus more on making you happy than keeping you safe."

Witchy blushed bright as she looked down " You do both, Steven. No matter what world we're in. I only feel this safe and happy knowing you're with me." She looked up into his demon eyes and only felt affection from and for them.

"I'm grateful for it. For entering a contract..for being best friends..for having such a loving and loveable dapper demon as a 'soulmate'."

"Only for you, my lady."

It was inevitable. The pull of affection, the city light below them and the natural ones above. The serene silence and their shy and excited smile. They instinctively moved closer. their breath brushing against each other.

"My lady?"

"Please."

He nodded feeling nervous as he moved in eyes closed lips a thread apart from his lady's…

"Guys!"

The two broke apart as if they were burned and looked toward Mister..Who was half way out of Lion's mane.. Before either could say anything Mister interrupted..

"Connie's fighting a demon."

That's all they needed to hear.

#jambudweek2 #Connverse crossover #Steven universe #Connie Maheswaran #Connverse #Comedic #witchdemonAU #fighting flirty #Lion #Mister #Heartberry #Witchconnie #Demonsteven #Homtown #City

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fanfoolishness · 5 years ago

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Comminuted (3/4)

SUF. Steven and Greg try to deal with the devastating revelations in “Growing Pains.”

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4

(Comminuted: describing a skeletal fracture that breaks the bone into two or more pieces.)

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“Ta-da!” Greg announced cheerily, setting down a plate and joining Steven on the couch. Steven looked down at the food, suddenly ravenous, and turned the TV off. Koala Princess and her dramas would have to wait, though she had at least been a semi-successful distraction from… everything else. The nap had helped, too. The weird distant fuzziness he’d been feeling since the hospital, the confusion, the disorientation, all of it felt a lot better after he’d had a little sleep. He propped up his plate on his knees.

Macaroni and cheese with vegetarian hot dogs stared up at him, with a side of green beans tossed with walnuts and a green salad. Steven raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“When did you start cooking vegetables?�� he asked, reaching for his fork and digging in. “You never used to make them for me.” He shoveled a forkful of green beans into his mouth, closing his mouth as he tasted real food for the first time in days. It was simple. But his dad had made it for him, and that was everything.

Greg gave him a nonchalant shrug. “When you started eating them,” he laughed. “I tried everything to get you to eat them when you were little. I’m glad you like them now, though.”

Steven took a bite of the salad. “Well, you know, they’re part of a balanced diet,” he said loftily. His stomach squirmed. Two pints of ice cream, not so much.

Greg lifted up his pinky finger from where it had curled around his fork. “How fancy of you,” he said in a snooty voice.

Steven snorted, eating a few bites of macaroni and cheese, half a hot dog. He’d missed this. How long had it been since he and Dad had really hung out? Shortly after the whole Bluebird debacle, he thought. That was weeks -- months? Ago. Without Little Homeschool, his sense of time had gotten skewed.

A lot of things had, apparently.

Steven winced, the squirm in his stomach growing deeper. No, no, no. He didn’t want to think about what Dr. Maheswaran had told him… didn’t want to think about those eerie fractures crisscrossing his bones like spiderwebs. Scars he couldn’t see. Scars he didn’t even know about.

“You okay, Schtu-ball?”

Steven speared a chunk of hot dog with his fork, then let go of it. The fork stood upright, quivering slightly.

“I dunno.”

“You wanna talk about it?”

He couldn’t bear to think about talking about it.

He wanted to talk about it so badly.

He groaned, setting his plate down on the coffee table next to the TV. “No…?” he hazarded. “But I think I -- I have to.”

“Well, I’m here,” said Greg, setting his own plate down and leaning back against the couch, his eyes fixed on Steven’s face. “You can tell me anything, you know.“

Anything. No. That was too big of a word, too overwhelming, too massive to even begin to consider. His hands curled into fists, gripping his legs hard enough that his knuckles whitened.

“I don’t even know where to start,” he said.

Greg rubbed his back, his hand familiar and comforting on Steven’s shoulders. “I don’t know either, so that makes two of us. It’s okay. This is hard stuff, Steven. Is there anything in specific that stands out? That you want me to know? I know everything with Connie has been really difficult, but it’s a lot more than that, isn’t it?”

Connie recoiling from him in the sand, White’s nails on his gem, the pink dome threatening his friends, the sword through Pearl’s chest, Lars still and gray and silent -- There were still too many things. How did he pick just one?

“Yeah, I think it is. I don’t know, Dad,” said Steven, swallowing back frustration. He couldn’t figure out how to organize things in his head. Should he try to go chronologically? Should he talk about the things that scared him the most? Some things he hadn’t even realized were traumatic until this afternoon, he’d been so eager to push past them and be a Crystal Gem. It made his head swim. “It’s… there’s so much. I -- there’s a lot I, um… that I didn’t tell you. When I was a kid.”

Greg’s hand gripped his shoulder harder. “I’m sorry. I should’ve asked. Or I should have been there --”

“No!” said Steven suddenly, seeing the x-ray again in his mind’s eye. “Dr. Maheswaran said I -- I’d gotten hurt a lot more than I realized. My gem must have healed me every time. But what if you’d come along and you’d gotten hurt more than you already have, with your broken leg and the biopoison -- what if you’d gotten hurt when my healing powers weren’t working, or when I couldn’t help you --” His heart raced, imagining his dad on Homeworld, fighting Jasper, faced with Topaz and Aquamarine. Greg kept rubbing his shoulders, smaller circles to larger ones, rhythmic firm pressure against his back.

“Okay, okay. I see what you mean. But I’m still sorry! I should have been there for you no matter what was going on, Gem stuff or not,” Greg said vehemently. Steven glanced over at him, suddenly anxious at the way Greg’s voice broke.

His dad was crying. Not a lot, but the tears were there on his cheeks, his eyes puffy and dark-rimmed again. He sniffed and pulled his hand away from Steven’s back, wiping his eyes.

“I’m sorry,” Steven stammered. “I didn’t mean to make you upset. That’s why I didn’t want to say anything. I didn’t want to scare you --” His hands, clawing into his thighs through the denim, swelled pink and twice their normal size.

Greg grabbed him by the hand, gripped it hard. His hand looked so small against Steven’s swollen one.

“Please listen, Steven,” said Greg, leaning his head against Steven’s. His cheek was damp. “It’s not your job to worry about me. I hate to pull dad rank, but I’m doing it. You’re my son. That means I’m supposed to take care of you. I don’t care if you have superpowers or not, I’m supposed to worry about you, not the other way around. And look. I might feel bad -- really, really bad -- about some of the things you need to tell me, because it's hard for me to think of you hurting. But for your sake, I need to know how bad it was so I can help you. Does that make sense?”

“I -- I guess.” Steven looked down at their hands. The swelling and the pink glow faded. He pulled his hand away from Greg’s and stuffed it into his jeans pocket. “Do I have to tell you everything? Tonight?”

“Of course not. It’s been like four hours since we got home,” said Greg, smiling slightly. The tears had dried. “This problem is a lot older than that, right? It’s okay for working on it to take time. It might take a long time. And I don’t need to know everything, you don’t have to tell me things you’re uncomfortable with -- but I think I need to know more than what I do now.”

“Right,” said Steven. “That makes sense.” He curled his toes under his feet, pressing them against the wooden floor, trying to ground himself. He still wanted to talk. But he had no idea how to do it without hurting Greg, no matter what his dad said.

Maybe -- maybe he could start with something small. Maybe that would be safe. “Do… you remember when I turned into a giant cat monster?”

“Steven, that’s something that’s a little difficult to forget. Of course I do.”

His toes wiggled beneath the pressure of his feet. They were starting to hurt, rolled over and pressed against the floor. “I had bad dreams for weeks after that.”

“Why didn’t you --” Greg stopped himself. “Sorry, sorry. Go on.”

“I kept dreaming I was all kinds of monsters. Sometimes it was cats again. A couple times it was fingers, just hundreds of giant fingers. Once I dreamed my gem multiplied and I had rose quartzes growing all over my body.” He laughed uneasily. “Of course, that was before we knew about Mom being a Diamond, right?”

He leaned hard against Greg. “That night at the car wash, I thought I was really going to be like that forever. You didn’t know what to do, and the Gems weren’t there again, and I was so scared… and I know I told you to use the washer on me, but those cats were still part of my body and it hurt, Dad, the rollers and the machinery and the hot water everywhere, I couldn’t see a thing, and all I could hear was the water rushing and the cats screaming --”

Stop turning pink! he thought desperately. His toes throbbed, curled beneath his feet. Why was he putting so much weight on them? He slowly uncurled them and watched as the pink faded from his skin again. There were red creases on his feet.

Greg stared past Steven to the warp pad and the temple, looking distant. “You didn’t come around the car wash for about three weeks after that. I thought you were busy with the Gems.” He looked pale.

Steven shrugged. “I didn’t want you or the Gems to think I was a little kid,” he said softly. “I wanted to be… brave, you know? I wanted to be like Mom. I was embarrassed for being so bad at shapeshifting. And I didn’t want to tell anyone about the dreams, or think about… how we had to make the cats go away.”

His dad’s voice, hushed. “Oh, Steven.”

He shrugged again. “Saying it out loud… I guess it is kinda messed up. I didn’t even realize it until Dr. Maheswaran asked me if anything traumatic happened in my childhood. I just started… listing all these horrible things that I’d been trying not to think about. And she got this look on her face like -- like she was trying to be professional? But I could still see her eyes. She looked horrified, Dad, and I only told her about some of it…” He rested his head in his hands. “Did she show you the x-rays?”

A beat. A long and awful pause. “Yes.”

“I mean, physically, I’m fine,” Steven said hastily. “She told you that, right?”

Greg nodded. “What did she tell you?”

This was a concrete question. He could work with that. Easier than trying to pick one thread from the tangled ball of knots to unravel.

“Um… well, like I said, I’m physically okay. That all the fractures are old.” One hand crept up, rubbing his forehead, trying to find evidence of the breaks he’d seen. But the bone beneath the skin felt just as smooth and solid as ever. “But mentally… She said that it’s like I’m stressed all the time. Like my body thinks almost dying is normal.”

He heard her voice again, filled with concern and kindness, a reminder of how wrong he was. “Maybe that’s just how I am now. Maybe I’m just messed up like this forever?” His voice cracked. “How can I fix this? How do I fix me?”

Greg pulled him into a hug. Steven rested his face against his dad’s shoulder, taking deep shuddering breaths. I’m broken, I’m broken, I’m --

“You are not broken, Steven.” Had he said it out loud? Or did Greg just guess what he was thinking?

Tears started rolling down his face in earnest. He closed his eyes, listening to his father’s calm voice.

“Maybe these traumas screwed up your ability to handle stress. Maybe your body is trying to protect you from more and doesn’t know how to do it. And maybe you need some help from people like Dr. Maheswaran.” Greg’s voice was gentle, warm. “But you’re still Steven. You don’t need to be fixed -- we just need to help you find healthy ways to deal with this stuff. Does that make sense?”

“Dad?” he choked. “Tell me I’m gonna be okay again. Please.” He hugged Greg hard around the middle, his eyes screwed shut, his wet cheeks leaving damp marks on Greg’s sweater..

“Of course you will be, Steven,” Greg whispered. “And I’ll help you get there.”

Steven trembled. “Okay, Dad.” A long, quavering breath. “I love you.”

“I love you, son.”

#steven universe future #suf #greg universe #growing pains #steven universe #steven quartz universe #fanfoolishness' steven universe fic #fanfoolishness steven universe fic

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fugitive-steven-au · 4 years ago

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100 Followers??

Honestly, I really can’t believe that I’ve made it to 100 followers. I was blown away at 50! I can’t thank you guys enough! I decided that to celebrate 100 followers I would post a drabble concept that I wrote a while ago, and I made a piece of art to go with it at the end. It takes place a bit after Steven and Spinel get back from space. I hope you all enjoy! (I’m not the best author haha, criticism is appreciated!)

Steven had just gotten home, and already an argument had started. Maybe he should’ve just stayed in space.

It started when, during small talk, Pearl had made the comment: “I’m glad to see you left that garden Spinel!” After the words left her mouth, everyone noticed the change in the air and looked to Spinel. The Crystal Gems were startled to see Spinel staring at Pearl, an unreadable expression on her face. She opened her mouth to say something, when they were all surprised to hear a quiet, “…what?” They all turned to face Steven, seeing him looking between Pearl and Spinel, his face a mixture of horror and disturbance.

“You… you knew she was there?” At that question, Pearl seemed to jump before she started to look a bit uncomfortable.

“W-well, yes, I did know she was there.” Steven looked at Pearl, his horror turning to anger.

“You knew she was there and you did nothing about it?!” Steven pointed accusingly at her chest. “You knew she was there, standing alone in a garden in space, and you just decided that you couldn’t spare a second to go there and take her to a safe place?!!” At this, Pearl takes a more defensive stance against Steven’s jabbing.

“Well there wasn’t much I could do Steven! There was a war going on and I had more important things to think about!”

“Oh! That’s your excuse? In case you haven’t noticed Pearl, the war is over! You’ve had plenty of free time between missions! What could be more important than someone else’s life??” Spinel looked uncomfortably between the two. She didn’t really know the Crystal Gems, but she felt like this wasn’t normal behavior.

“Steven, we were preoccupied with juggling Peridot with trying to get you back! We didn’t really have free time!” Pearl explained with a quick voice.

“What about before I was launched into space? Oh, and by the way, why was I launched into space? Or need I remind you of the fact that it was YOUR spear that bit into my side?!” Steven yelled back, lifting up his shirt to show her the scar. At this, Pearl froze up, one hand going to her mouth with the other going into her hair. “… what..?” she asked in a broken, distraught voice, her eyes never leaving the scar. Steven’s voice lost a bit of heat and his shoulders sagged as he said, “You… you should’ve gone and got her from that garden.” With that, he turned and walked out of the house, hoping to clear his head. Spinel looked to Pearl, who had sunk to her knees and now had tears in her eyes, then to Garnet and Amethyst, who looked shocked, with Garnet’s form wavering. She knew they probably shouldn’t be left alone, but she didn’t know them, and she knew that Steven was upset, so she went after him. She found him by the edge of the beach, drawing idly in the sand with a stick, knees up to his chin. Spinel slowly approached, sitting down next to him. They just watched the waves for a bit, before the silence was broken by Steven.

“Why aren’t you upset…?” Spinel looked over to find him looking at her with a sad look in his eyes. She gave him a bittersweet smile, looking back to the ocean before saying, “I am upset Steven. But I know that she couldn’t have done anything.”

“I just don’t understand… how can you sit here and defend her, after being abandoned and left alone for so long, waiting for someone who would never come back to you?” Spinel’s expression became more bitter, looking down at her hands.

“I was naive back then, Steven. Stupid and gullible-”

“NO Spinel!” Steven stands up so suddenly that he almost falls back into the water, his expression once again full of rage. Directed at who, Spinel wasn’t sure.

“You were manipulated by someone you loved, someone you trusted, left alone! I don’t know how you found it in you to trust anyone again, let alone me! Pink Diamond used you, and then tossed you aside, and that’s not okay! None of this is okay! You deserve better!” Spinel could do nothing but stare as Steven huffed in anger. She knew he was a caring child, but she never would’ve expected just how deeply he cared. She slowly stood up, eyes never leaving Steven’s as she walked over to him. She looked at him a bit longer before smiling sadly and pulling him into a hug, her left hand settling in his hair.

“I have you now, Bubs,” Spinel whispered, the nickname bringing tears to Steven’s eyes, “I know you would never leave me, and I need you to know that I feel the same way about you.” Spinel finally let her tears fall as she felt Steven return the hug. They sat together on the beach until sunset.

#fugitive steven au #fugitive su au #my writing #my art #steven universe au #spinel su #scars cw #lemme know if I tagged that wrong please #steven universe #au info

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real-fakedoors · 6 years ago

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Flirting under fire + Time Travel + Amedot. Go.

haha okay the flirting turned more into comforting fluff but whatever!

Peridot: Tinkering with Earth technology led her to an incredible, dangerous, discovery: time-travel. Quite accidentally, in fact, as she was merely trying to develop portable warp pads for easier travel. By mistake, she gets stuck in the past with Amethyst, her willing-but-“I didn’t sign up for this”-partner and have to be careful not to undo anything important to their own timeline, else they hurt their friends or family irrevocably. Which was going fine, until...

Amethyst: There was a movie about this once, she was pretty sure. The Butterfree Effect? Something like that. Peridot was reminding her how important it was not to get involved with affairs of the past, which like, Amethyst gets. Okay? She gets it.

...but she had always hated Marty, with a passion. The guy knocked-up her best Earth friend and ruined Vidalia’s chance to become a famous artist, and he was a complete jerk to Greg, leaving the young musician to his own devices without a dime to his name, so when Amethyst crosses paths with him the night of Greg’s first concert, she... well, does exactly what Peridot tells her not to do.

In which Amethyst swears she was just going to warn Vidalia about Marty, and not confront Rose about being Pink Diamond. Just a small hiccup in history, honestly. No biggie.

So why were they being hunted by Pearl, Garnet, Rose Quartz, and a younger version of Amethyst?

Well...

Rose’s eyes widened as the ragged-version of her Amethyst finally stopped shouting. The purple gem was panting, angry tears pricking the corners of her eyes, and it quite suddenly and entirely broke her heart.

But Rose was a pragmatist. She glanced over her shoulder, the quiet rumble of the random human’s concert had faded to a soft murmur, an afterthought beneath the loud cry of Pearl’s energy-spears hurtling through the air or the tell-tale shift in the tectonic pathways beneath her feet by Garnet’s gauntlets. The distinctive crack of Amethyst’s whip she had yet to pick up on. She’d instructed they follow the green one, an oddly dressed Peridot, claiming she could handle the Amethyst on her own.

“How did you know? Who are you?” She demanded quietly, dangerously. “If you’re really from the future, than something must have changed. Was it the Diamonds?”

“Uhh,” Amethyst swallowed thickly, mouth feeling incredibly dry. “W-Well... you could... say that?”

Rose knelt and adopted her softest, most gentle voice. It broke the dam of the smaller gem’s tears immediately. “Amethyst, I need you to answer me. The Earth will be in great danger if you don’t tell me everything you know.”

Just as she opened her mouth to speak, another gem rounded their corner in of the beach and she had her shield drawn before you could say quartz. A little green gem -- a Peridot with a strange outfit, perhaps? -- was shouting and dragging Amethyst away, through the sand.

“W-Wait! You can’t just go!”

“Oh we can, and we will! All you Diamonds are clods!” The Peridot cackled and ran as fast as her short legs could carry her into the depths of Beach City.

Rose sighed. She’d be able to track them and bubble them without skipping a beat, but... she needed answers, too.

[Later]

Peridot scowled at Amethyst who had taken to sulking in the corner of the barn. It was odd to be here with all of the human’s paraphernalia still cluttering the place. Some of the paint buckets and the tractor were still here, but no Camp Pining Hearts. Guess it hadn’t been invented yet.

“Amethyst, now we have to go back again and stop ourselves,” she said with a quiet sigh, trying not to sound chastising and more strategic.

The purple gem straightened and flipped around, all melacholoy forgotten immediately. “Wait, we can do that?!”

“Well we have to,” Peridot nodded, taking the seat beside her and resting her hand over the purple gem’s, something she’d seen Paulette do a dozen times to comfort Percy. It seemed like the right time. “I know seeing Pink --”

“She’s still Rose,” Amethyst interrupted, but gave Peridot’s fingers a squeeze.

“Rose.” Peridot corrected with a small smile. “Seeing Rose must have been difficult, but who knows what we’ve just set into motion? We’ll have to go back and fix this.”

“I-I’m sorry,” the purple gem choked out, hiding her face in her knees. “I really messed this up.”

“No, we did. We’re in this together, right?”

With watery-eyes and a cement block in her stomach, Amethyst slowly raised her eyes, looking for any source of judgment (Pearl) or anger (Lapis) or disappointment (Garnet) in her exression. Instead, she found only fondness, and maybe a touch of concern.

“Together,” she promised.

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titenoute · 7 years ago

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THE POOFED PINK DIAMOND THEORY (updated)

After the arrival of the recent episodes, I decided to tidy up and update my theory. I'm warning you, this is a long ride. But tl;dr : It's a theory about Rose poofing Pink Diamond instead of shattering her. Also i talk about the possibility of Pearl being the culprit.

'But Garnet said...' No Garnet reported things that contradict with "The Trial" and Bismuth’s expertise on Rose’s sword. Garnet is cool as fuck but she's not infallible. We good ? Good.

Speaking of "The Trial", let's continue with a question raised by Blue Zircon.

How come Pink Diamond almost alone when she got attacked by Rose ?

Pink Diamond, when she disappeared, SHOULD have been heavily guarded. But she clearly wasn’t since there *isn’t* many witnesses (only known witness being Eyeball) So it indeed means that a Diamond did gave the order to leave Pink Diamond alone, Blue Zircon, in “the Trial” nailed that one down. That said, wouldn’t have Pink Diamond herself found that strange if her guards weren’t around ? She would have wondered where her soldiers went and more importantly where her pearl went. The good old question. Where was the pearl ? If there is something to be noted with a Diamond, it’s the fact they’re NEVER without their pearls. Not once we saw a Diamond alone, and Ii’m pretty sure that since a Diamond’s pearl is the Diamond’s property, another one could not send her away without making it look suspicious. And from that we have two possibilities. We have theory of our well known Pearl being the said pearl, but it doesn’t add up, because why a Diamond would have a pearl that is considered as …..

We’re talking about the top dogs here, they wouldn’t want to have something that isn’t considered as fully useful. With the info we have on the Diamond’s being all about perfection and such, it is unlikely. Specially now that we had a glimpse of Pink Diamond's personality. With that aside, we’re left with the second possibility. That comes with this question : How could a pink (?) pearl be sent away by another Diamond without the other noticing it ? Or at least not be suspicious of it ? How could they do that ? There is only one Diamond able to make this happen…Pink Diamond herself.

But why would she want to avoid to have her guards around ? Or her Pearl ? Well ok it seems she had at least a few rubies with her. But not many obviously, since Eyeball seems(?) to be the only survivor of this encounter. This whole things make it look like an arranged meeting or a taunt. Why would Pink Diamond do that ? That is one point we have no ideas of, before I’m willing to speculate it had to do with the Zoo, but now i wonder if it’d have to do with her ego. (a scenario like "I’ll catch her myself, you’ll see" sounds like a possibility) Also, I propose that we don’t forget that Pink Diamond had an interest on humans. The Zoo is hers. I’m not sure how much it has to do with this encounter but maybe it has a link. Let’s put this aside, and ask a big question.

Was Pink Diamond shattered by Rose Quartz ?

Let me ask you another question first. How do you cut a real life diamond ? And as far as I know, there is only two ways to cut a real life diamond. Another diamond or a laser. We’re talking about the HARDEST mineral here, and I’m pretty sure the the crewniverse would use that capacity on diamonds in the show since it’s a very well known fact. (Heck for all i know it's possibly one of the reason that Diamonds are Leaders on homeworld) If we follow that logic, it narrows a lot culprits down to the Diamonds…Rose’s canon laser and Pearl, who CAN shoot lasers.(see Bismuth’s ep, the question is even raised as of when she got this power)

A theory is going around about Pearl shape shifting into Rose to confront Pink Diamond herself. And honestly ? I could make sense. There would be an interesting irony here, since Pearl is the only Crystal Gem (if we don't count Peridot) who didn't show she could shape shift. Also, knowing how Pearl can be sometimes deceptive (see 'sardonyx'), there is an actual good chance it's a possibility. I don't think that if it happened that it was approved by Rose. Plus, the Rubies proved that they could be fooled by shape shifting quite easily. So it could have fooled Eyeball. It IS tempting to leave it at that and conclude that it is just this. But...there is just a few things that make me think it's not the case. First : Yes, Pearl can shoot lasers....But...

Bismuth : Lasers ? When did that happen ?

We don't know since when. At the time of the episode "the answer" , we know Pearl didn't use her spear. She was using swords instead. Pearls not made to be oriented for combat, it makes sense she didn't get a hang on her own weapons right away. But as of when she started to use them ? We don't know.

Second : Well..….Something lots of people have long forgotten But before that we need a slight a recap of what we know of the battle between Rose and Pink Diamond. First Eyeball’s testimony :

I saw it with my own eye. I watched the leader of the Crystal Gems – Rose Quartz – shatter Pink Diamond.

Then there is Bismuth's expertise :

It can cut through a gem’s physical form in an instant! Destroying the body…but never the gem.

We know neither of these gems are liars, Eyeball, while being a nutcase and loyal to Homeworld, has zero reason to lie.

Bismuth neither, since she was going to talk about the breaking point right after she explained how Rose's weapon was working.

So we have two truth that contradicts themselves here, right ? ...Do we ? The thing with witnesses is the fact that while they can be utterly honest, can sometimes get things wrong. They're not always 100% accurate, even with the best wishes to be. A 100 witnesses on the same scene can get another story of the same event. Not everyone would focus on the same things. And boy, was Eyeball focused on one thing....

Who cares about her shield!? Her huge sword is what I remember.

Next to this, we have a concrete expertise of a pro.

Which mean that chances are....Eyeball got the shattered part wrong and what she saw in reality, was Rose POOFING Pink Diamond.

I’ll understand if you feel skeptical about this, but Eyeball SAW Rose using the sword on Pink Diamond, she is DEAD SET on this and the fact she shattered Pink Diamond, but we know Rose sword isn’t made to shatter… So if Rose did attack Pink Diamond with that sword, what is the logical result if only Poofing ?Plus that’s more like Rose’s style. Even when things where desperate she did stop Bismuth from making the Breaking Point available for the Rebellion.

Because of all of this, when you put the pieces together, affirming that Rose shattered Pink Diamond doesn’t makes any sense. Alright, so Pink Diamond probably wasn’t shattered at this encounter by Rose...But this doesn’t exactly discredit the possibility of Pearl shattering Pink Diamond either. Pearl could have taken Rose’s sword , impersonated her and strike down Pink Diamond with her laser and make it look like it was the sword work. Indeed! That’s why the Pearl impersonating Rose theory makes sense ! But then...What do we do about this?

This is from the Episode 8, “Serious Steven”. In that Indiana Jones’s homage temple apparently from Homeworld. That’s pretty much what we know about it. We don't know why this fresco exist, nor when it has been done. We see Rose using a diamond shaped pink gem against White Diamond. Or at least it seems. This diamond shaped gem... We have no idea who it is. But I’m willing to bet that it’s Pink Diamond. Like seriously, how convenient that Pink Diamond has been said to be shattered and that at one point in time another pink gem is seen wielded by Rose and is diamond shaped....

And on a battle stand point ? It makes much more sense to use Pink Diamond than shatter her. ...But let's say I got it all wrong, and that pink shaped diamond is not Pink Diamond... The Fresco raise another question.

Why this Battle ins’t among Rose’s charges ?

Don't you think this fresco is strange when you think about 'The Trial'? I mean, Rose’s biggest charge for the trial was for shattering Pink Diamond. But there is no mention whatsoever of her battle against White Diamond, yet, a Homeworld temple shows it. Surely attacking another of the authorities, and even probably the highest authority of Homeworld, is worth of charge right ? But there is no mention, nor acknowledgement of it. Strange indeed....

I said earlier that it would make more sense to poof and use Pink Diamond than shatter her. Remember that using a gem/putting them in an object is a thing.

or even used as power source.

Honestly, it’s a very cruel thing to do, but still something common. And are the Crystal Gems above doing this ? Ask Lapis. But..What about the morals implication ? They remain untouched, nobody gets shattered. Still a douche move ? Yes indeed, but less terminal than shattering the used gem, in this case possibly Pink Diamond. Is it effective ? EXTREMELY, not only you might have a weapon (Lapis’s Mirror had some properties of it’s own) strong enough to face another Diamond, but it's also an hostage.

So you might ask this, “Ok let’s say your theory works, Rose used Pink Diamond against White Diamond...Then where is Pink Diamond’s gem, what happened to it ? Shouldn’t it be in Lion’s mane since it’s an important gem ??? Heck The Diamond Leaders would totally still try to retrieve it if it was with the Crystal Gems” ... Didn’t you always found strange how Yellow Diamond is so focused on destroying the Earth ? She seems the practical type, but this ? No let’s not even think on making this turn out into something usable. We saw her disrupting a trial she has good reason to see through, we know she was also fond of Pink Diamond.

Didn’t you find it strange, after Centipeetle’s testimony of her corruption, how the Diamonds attack seemed reckless and quite fast ?

They didn't even did so much of a warning to their military force when it happened. and so many civilians were still on Earth when it happened, a better warning could have been made, plus it means that the war wasn’t going so bad since there was still civilians around.

It was a total surprise for the Homeworld gems who were dwelling on Earth.

Why such hurry ???

Well…

You know what’s great with corruption ? The fact no gems can talk after experimenting it…

Here’s what I think ….

If Pink Diamond was shattered, it was during the battle between Rose Quartz and White Diamond. And Pink Diamond was probably, in an act of desperation, shattered by White Diamond in order to win a battle she couldn’t afford to lose.

It would explain why there is no mention of a Battle between Rose and White Diamond in the charges. It would explain the hurry of corrupting the gems who are left on Earth the sooner possible to avoid as many witnesses as possible. It would explain why Yellow would try to cover it up and her need to see Earth destroyed as soon as possible.

Because Blue wouldn’t be able to deal with the fact and it would have brought chaos into their home planet. Imagine the panic. That’d explain White Diamond’s absence in the trial, or the fact the current gems in Homeworld believe that Earth has already been destroyed.

Fluorite: Everyone... knows... That the earth- Rhodonite: has been decimated by the Diamond attack ! (”Lars’s Head”)

So to make it simple, yes, I do think Pink Diamond was shattered, but not by Rose and not at the famous encounter at Pink Diamond’s Palanquin.

If there is a culprit for this it's either Pearl (hey, i’m not infallible either, I know my theory as a lot of IF), or White Diamond. Now, with episode 141, we learned the possibility that Pink Diamond might be still alive. I don't think it entirely negate the possibility of her being shattered.

After all...There is the example of The Cluster. The Cluster is formed with a gigantic amount of shattered gems. They don't seem that dead to me. They’re not well true, but not dead.

You know... In way, if this theory is correct, Rose's biggest sin would be to have forced the hand of someone else to do something she would never have wished on her enemy. Shattering someone. And while Rose couldn't heal a gem that was shattered, it's been hinted that maybe one day Steven could heal corruption or even shattered gems one day....

I wonder....

#su #steven universe #THE POOFED PINK DIAMOND THEORY #forgive my grammar and orthograpgh i tried #fuck this is long #man doing theories again is so refreshing

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auroraknux · 6 years ago

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Some other info about/ideas I have for my Tails Universe AU:

It’s mostly based in the Sonic Boom universe, but it uses characters from the Modern Sonic universe as well. Some of the characters may also be combinations of their Modern and Boom selves.

It will probably sort of follow the plot of SU, but VERY loosely. I kind of want it to be its own thing--so who knows, maybe at some point it will diverge into its own story. Not sure yet.

To be honest, I have no idea what’s going on with the lore in this AU. I’m probably just going to have to make it up as I’m going along, heh. Homeworld exists, and it’s ruled by the tyrannical diamonds; there was a rebellion which only has a few surviving members, Tails’ mom was the leader and eventually gave up her physical form to become Tails (who is a fox/gem hybrid), etc. So, some of it is the same. But a lot of things will probably be completely different (the existence of guy gems, for one).

As for Boom related lore, I’m not sure about that either. Heck, I’m not even sure if Eggman is in this AU or not (or what sort of role he’d play). But I do know that Tails and friends are living in Hedgehog Village.

Blaze is a fire opal, and the equivalent of Lapis in this AU (except she wields fire instead of water).

Sonic and Knuckles are a sapphire and a ruby, and their fusion is a garnet named Overdrive. (My friend suggested that name a while back.) They are, of course, the equivalents of Ruby and Sapphire/Garnet--and yes, they’re a couple here. Also, like Sapphire, Sonic has future vision.

All the gems have nicknames they’ve given themselves or each other. However, the diamonds always refer to them as whatever type of gem they are.

Two of the diamonds, Black Diamond (Black Doom) and whoever the Blue Diamond character is, were originally not part of the same team. They made an alliance at some point, possibly during the war.

Shadow was serving under Black Diamond, while Rouge was serving under the Blue Diamond character. They worked together a lot, and have a close bond. While they were loyal to their diamonds, their loyalty to each other was more important to them. (So that’s why Rouge feels so betrayed when Shadow joins Tails and co.)

Shadow is the equivalent of Peridot in this universe, for the most part. I’m not entirely sure what kind of gem he’d be (possibly a black opal?).

I’m still not sure what kind of gem Rouge is, though someone suggested benitoite or morganite. She’s the closest thing this AU has to Jasper, but her role is VERY different. For example, she doesn’t fuse with Blaze or get trapped in the ocean. Instead, she and Shadow decide to fuse, so they can have a better chance at beating Overdrive--though they get beaten anyway, of course. (Overdrive admits afterwards that Shadow and Rouge are actually a pretty good team, fused or not fused.)

Shadow and Rouge get separated sometime after their fight with Overdrive. When Rouge finally finds Shadow, he’s already joined Team Crystal. Rouge ends up becoming corrupted, and Shadow is forced to poof her to save Tails (or Tails and Sticks’ fusion). Shadow falls into a deep depression after this.

Tails is Steven’s equivalent, hence “Tails Universe”. Like Greg, Tails’ father originally had a different last name, before changing it to “Universe”. Here, it’s Prower. (This is when Tails realizes his real name is “Miles Prower”, which he then realizes sound like “miles per hour”, and then he facepalms.) He can also summon a pink shield, like Steven (and probably has all or most of the same powers as Steven in general).

Amy is Pearl’s equivalent, and is well, a pearl. And yes, she was gay for Tails’ mom.

Sticks is Amethyst’s equivalent, but she’s a smoky quartz. She might be less of a conspiracy theorist in this AU, since she and her friends are thousands of years old shapeshifting alien beings. I’m not sure about that yet though.

Zooey is Connie’s equivalent. Since Zooey wasn’t given much of a personality in Boom, her characterization might be more similar to Connie. She also learns to use a sword, like Connie. (And yes, she and Tails fuse at some point. Their fusion is called “Tazooey”.)

Since I ship Shadow and Rouge, they will probably become a couple at some point--once Rouge’s corruption is reversed, that is...

Like Peridot, Shadow is wearing limb enhancers at first--so when he loses them, it turns out that he’s actually really short. It also turns out that his limb enhancers gave him his powers, which were similar to the chaos spear and chaos blast. After losing the enhancers, he keeps insisting that he’s still powerful, but holding back. Eventually, he admits the truth: he has no powers anymore. But then, he discovers that he can teleport!

Shadow and Blaze will become roommates at some point. They won’t get along too well at first, but they’ll eventually bond. Shadow will then be able to open up to Blaze about Rouge--specifically, how much he misses Rouge.

If there’s a Lion character in this AU (which I’m not really sure about), he probably won’t have another character taking his role. Instead, he’ll just be himself. So Tails will have this big pink lion hanging around.

Sonic’s super speed and Knuckles’ super strength are both amplified when they’re fused. Because of this, Overdrive’s power can cause a LOT of damage, so he’s trained himself to control his power. He’s afraid of what will happen if he ever does lose control.

I’m probably forgetting some stuff, so I’ll probably have to add more stuff or make another post later on. I’m going to be tagging this stuff as “tails universe au” from now on, so be sure to check that tag for more info/ideas, if you’re interested. (And if you have any questions, let me know! Also let me know if I need to clarify anything; this post is kind of a disorganized mess.)

#long post #tails universe au #(I used to have zavok as jasper but I ended up changing that recently)

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talesofealdancynedom · 4 years ago

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Scarlet in her fairy robes with her familiar Galahad. I love my side characters; they deserve to be useful, chill supports, and love interests <3

Tale 7: Rah Wintersleep and Brōcid (chapter 2. Study Group 2/5 ) part 2. Stories of Fey

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The next day at breakfast, Rah said he wanted to pursue magic; And go to school with Amadeus. His mother and aunt were thrilled to hear him take an interest in their line of work. Rah then gave a pointed smile at Gemini. Gemini tried to give a glare to Amadeus, but his son was too busy devouring bacon like a rabid animal.

“Mom, can me and Amadeus go to the library to study? Maybe Scorpio and Scarlet will be there too!” Rah chirped. Their mothers were filled with fancy, that the boys were not only being adamant young wizards, but spending time with girls they approved of. Their mothers said yes before Gemini could object. He nearly spat out his coffee. He was outvoted. Six to one. His wife’s and son’s smiles always counted as an extra vote each.

“We’ll call over Scorpio and Scarlet to pick you up! You can try summoning familiars and maybe get lunch together!” Rah’s mother exclaimed. A deep shadow cast Rah and Amadeus’s faces. They want those girls tagging along to see Morgan. Rah felt dumb for even suggesting it as a cover up.

“Excellent idea!” Gemini added calmly. Now smiling widely reassured his boys wouldn’t be up to mischief.

Rah and Amadeus were greeted an hour later at the Rosethorn manor’s pearl gate. The bars where nacre roses, while the walls and building itself were black. Gemini dug up the fairy robes his brother was supposed to inherit, and gave them to Rah. A boy should be well dressed in magic armor for a magic double date. Amadeus was also asked to put on his. His new harness went through all his clothing like it was intangible; and thus, always visible. When Scarlet and Scorpio arrived, it seemed all four of them were adorned in enchanted uniforms. Scorpio and Scarlet’s parents must have had the same idea. Galahad, Scarlet’s dalmatian familiar, also had a fancy collar.

“What’s up?” Scarlet asked. Rah and Amadeus looked tense.

“We’re actually going to the tower, to see Morgan; Who is like the King Mage, because Amadeus think’s I’m a mage too.” Rah blurted.

“Yes. My inner fey senses, indicate Rah might explode. I’m concerned.” Amadeus said blankly.

“Thank goodness. I thought your mom was setting us up on a double date or something. I’m in.” Scorpio sighed.

Scorpio was in the house Knightheart; A monkey magic house form The South Central. Her robes were a lovely rich salmon silk, embellished in silver, with matching spear and hair clips for her dark red hair. They matched her eyes. She had healed from going dark a few months back, enraged by a boy whistled at her. Scarlet intervened, and also had magic overflow through her, resulting in said healing. Scorpio was not just a childhood friend, but in Amadeus’s paladin program and professional faux love-interest for Rah; He never looked twice at her. Unlike Amadeus, who stared into Scarlet the who bike ride to the tower.

“But what if I do want to date Scarlet?” He said approaching the gate. Enfeyment must have also meant loss of tact and foresight. Or maybe he was just a nervous fifteen-year-old boy who suffered from Freudian slips. Scarlet blushed from the discomfort of the announcement. She returned his affections, but wasn’t ready to say it. No time like the present.

“Cool. Let’s get ice-cream later.” She shrugged, tucking her black and indigo waves from her face. Her heterochromia was magenta-cyan now; enhanced by her golden complexation. As they arrived, Scarlet’s skirt got caught in the bike gears, nearly ripping the black and indigo glittering bodice, gloves, and boots. She could be described as a classy lady, that glittered like black diamonds of the night sky, falling into a ditch.

The gate is entrancing the first time anyone visited it. They could feel the Shadow Veil within, like a deep breath and whisper through the leaves. The warm hug of the sunlight spotting through the branches. The smell of rich herbs and moist earth. Indulging their senses, they made it slowly to the front of the central tower. Morgan was arguing with the trees. There were twin Teralith Trees standing over the main entrance, with pearly bark and crystal leaves. One had the voice of a young lady and the other a young man. Amadeus, accustomed to floral banter, intently listened.

“I asked nice! Now give me the peaches for the unicorns, Pam!” Morgan yelled at the female tree.

“Oh gosh, he wants my virgin princess peaches, twin brother!” Pam gasped sarcastically.

“How dare you. Muncle Morgan.” The boy tree responded chuckling

“Muncle?” Rah whispered to Amadeus.

“Mage-uncle, purhaps? Because the Beast Kings see Morgan as a brother, and thus the fey perceive him as an uncle? Rah, their fey; It’s better not to ask.” Amadeus answered shrugged.

“Next he’ll climb you, before making you into a boat, Bea.” Pam nabbed.

“That’s only because my wood is so hard. So hard it has stood strong for many years. I would make a fine paddle for any man.” Bea laughed. Scorpio and Scarlet joined the laughter, leading Morgan to notice them. He turned as red as a firetruck.

“Watch out girls, he’s pining for peaches.” Bea teased.

“And my brother’s hard wood apparently.” his sister chuckled.

“So hard. So strong.” Bea added in a fake deep sensual voice.

“Oh, this is Pam and Bea; Teralith Trees. The tree kingdom’s children, though generous, are also complete jerks and perverts; Their older siblings more so, apparently. Maybe being half-human like all royal fey, means they know malice. No one talks about magical plants being sentient often enough.” Morgan started.

“My tax-bracket says otherwise.” Amadeus laughed. “Wait, you’ve told me of these two. They have a bid to see who can be rooted the longest without turning human. Right? Caught a brief exchange one night when I visited. I guess this means you two prefer to watch!” He prompted. Pam’s laughter bubbled, as her leaves ruffled. Amadeus’s joke was so unfunny, she fell into human form. No longer a pale birch with sparkling golden glass leaves, but curvy woman with a golden crown of flowers on her messy weaved hair. She was barely able to catch her breath rolling on the dirt.

“You mages can have all my soft, fuzzy, pink peaches now; To think my little siblings at Rosethorn Manor said Amadeus was funny.”

“I win the bet!” Bea yelled skipping up into a boy. He was thin and white head to toes, with a flower crown like his twin. Bea was cheering in glee at his sister’s misfortune. They admittedly had forgotten what they had bet for.

“Well, I guess that confirms Rah’s a mage.” Morgan smiled. Scorpio then paused while the crew was chortling with the trees; who had started to wrestle in their human forms.

“Wait, Pam said ‘You mages.’ Like me and Scarlet too? Does this place just attract mage!?!?” Scorpio yelled.

This changed everything. Feeling rebellious against a controlling home lives, Scorpio, Scarlet, Amadeus, and Rah, took to Morgan and the fey with much joy. Sentient trees? Say no more. Soon they met afterschool, to study magery with Morgan; His girlfriend Emilia and cousin Regina even joined. Reggie, was also newly embracing magic. She wanted to be a warlock, and make flaming swords. Scorpio was now conflicted on weather she should wield blades or make them. Morgan had that effect. He would answer a small question about the mystical, with an enchanting encyclopedic answer. His adoration of magic and dorky mannerisms made it all so contagious.

Scorpio now spent hours in shop class with Reggie. Scarlet, one the other hand, was learning new healing magic from Morgan’s translated mage journals. What she was getting in school was good, but the fact she might be able to access even better medicinal spells, meant she could be and even better heartman. However, Rah had decided he wanted to be a charmer: A mage that castes spells with song and dance. He wanted to keep singing and healing Rosethorn gardens.

As the month went, Morgan began to notice every time Rah was on the gate. He was bonded to the tower, and felt it’s inhabitants. Morgan too, could feel the pressure of ether inside Rah; like a whirling fog in his head. It even clouded his perception of what fey lived on the gate. Morgan and Amadeus began sharing worried glances when around Rah. They wanted to act quickly, but had trouble finding any answers in Morgan’s restored records. The rest of the group, including Rah, remained happily ignorant of the fact he was a volcano about to erupt. Spending all their time in an illegal study group, turned out to be an excellent way for these teens to procrastinate telling loved ones they contain wondrous napalm.

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Clod on the Run chapter 5: Fooled Around and Became Stronger than You (originally posted on August 31, 2017)

Last time, we saw the Guardians of the Galaxy experience fusion for the first time & got their ship rebuilt with help from Steven and the Crystal Gems. Now they return to Beach City where they confront old enemies of both groups.

“I have something to explain.” Holly Blue Agate said as she and Titus face both heroes. “I have recently decided that working for Blue Diamond was getting quite boring so I thought it was time to move to Earth and join you rebels!” she stated with a smile on her face. “What are you saying?” Titus whispered to her. “Quiet you, I have a plan.” she replied.

“You, join us?” Pearl inquired. “We've seen how badly you treat others.” Rocket then shushed her. “Zip it Pearl, I wanna see if she's lying.” he said. “Maybe she's not lying.” Steven replied. “Maybe she really does want to join us.”

“Steven, are you crazy? She makes life a living nightmare for all the Quartzes back at the Zoo.” Amethyst scolded the hybrid. “Oh water under the bridge Amethyst!” Holly Blue exclaimed. “It's not my fault they're so bad at their jobs, they're just naturally incompetent!”

Everyone was still unsure. “C'mon guys, everyone deserves a second chance.” Steven claimed as he began walking to the two. “Try tellin' that to Bismuth kid.” Yondu quipped, which caused everyone to stare at him in confusion. “What, Garnet told me on the way here!”

As Steven stepped forward and extended his hand to Holly Blue as a sign of friendship, he was suddenly grabbed by Titus. “Ha, did you really think I would join you?” she laughed arrogantly.

“Yes, we came here to capture all of your friends.” Titus added. “If you don't comply with our demands, then they will have to pay the price.” He whipped out a tuning fork-like weapon with a yellow oval object held at the tips and pointed it at the Gems. “Now which one shall it be?”

Everybody quivered as they all feared the worst. If they weren't smart enough, they would all die right then and there. Steven had to make a choice between protecting his friends or watching them all be eliminated, but in the end he decided to do it for them.

“Alright, you got me.” he said in defeat. “Very good choice young man.” Titus replied setting him down. “Now what shall we do? Maybe help me restore my honor by turning in those filthy criminals, grant me a Gem soldier of my very own.” He tried to continue on about his deal before being interrupted by Holly Blue. “Don't forget I'm part of this as well.” she proclaimed.

“Well, we do keep corrupted Gems in the Burning Room.” Steven responded much to everyone's shock, especially the Gems. “Are you crazy Steven?!” Amethyst exclaimed. “Who knows what kind of havoc he'd wreak with one of them by his side!” Pearl added.

“I'd rather be shattered than have those running around.” Garnet bluntly said. “I'm sorry guys, I'm doing it for you!” Steven exclaimed with tears in his eyes as he led Titus and Holly Blue away before turning to the others with a solemn “I'm sorry.”

He pulled up his shirt to reveal his Gem and the pink circle on the temple door glowed as it opened. “Steven, wait!” Star-Lord cried out as he held Peridot in a choke hold. “This is partially my fault as well so I'm coming with.” he said. “Let go of me Quill!” Peridot exclaimed.

As everybody walked through the door, they found themselves in a dimension that was nothing but pink clouds all around. “This is my mom's room, where you say anything and it can create it.” Steven explained. “Anything?!” Peter exclaimed in awe. “Hey room, think you can be a pal and make something to kick these two out?” But nothing happened.

“I've had enough of your insolence Star-Lord.” Titus coldly stated before turning to Steven. “Boy, take us to this burning room immediately!” he ordered. The son of Rose complied as he asked the room to lead them to the Burning Room. They all faded from Rose's room and suddenly rematerialized in another room that was filled with bubbled gems littering the ceiling.

“So you harvest Gems? You're even worse than I thought!” Holly Blue exclaimed in disgust looking at the various bubbles. “Wait, you do what?” Peter wondered, but Steven still didn't listen. “Just pick whatever one you want.” he said to Titus. “Very well then child.” the former Supernova thanked as he examined the ceiling until one caught his eye. “I think I'll take the orange one with those hints of green.” he finally stated pointing to that specific gemstone, which Peridot recognized all too well.

“Oh no, are you serious Steven?!” the traitorous Homeworld Gem cried as her Earth friend handed the bubble to Titus. “I'm sorry Peridot.”

Titus popped the bubble with his claws and the gem began to take form, growing into a giant monster with a flowing white mane, various spikes across its body and it's gem on its face where a human nose would be.

“I-it's JASPER!” Peridot screamed as the beast roared at the top of her lungs, popping a few more bubbles in the process and releasing more corrupted Gems. Everybody just stood there in shock except for Titus, who was utterly gleeful at this sight.

“What is even going on in there?” Gamora wondered as the others waited in the beach house. “I don't know Gamora, but we should be on our guard in case something happens.” Garnet ordered as the Guardians and Gems prepared for battle. Just then, an orange beast burst from the door and roared at the top of its lungs before curling up into a ball and charging towards the front door. “I-is that...” Lapis stuttered before Rocket jumped at her and they all got out of the monster's way.

When they all got up, they found Steven, Star-Lord, Peridot, Titus and Holly Blue walking out of the remains of the Burning Room as Connie ran up and hugged her friend. “Ohmigosh Steven, you're all right!” she weeped as she let go. “We were all so worried for you.” Pearl added with a few tears welling up. “What happened in there?” Drax wondered examining the destruction left behind by the orange creature. “That must've been Jasper, I'd know that roll from anywhere.” Amethyst replied.

“Thank you for your time everyone,” the Agate declared before she began to walk outside. “that boy you have there was a great help for us.” It wasn't long before Titus followed behind her. “Yes, that Jasper and all those corrupted Gems that were released can prove to be a worthy army.” he added. “And now we shall bid you goodbye.”

As the duo walked away, the heroes were left staring out into the open shocked at what happened. “Steven, did they say you gave them Jasper?” Garnet demanded. “I'm sorry guys, I just wanted to keep you safe!” the boy cried.

“Keep us safe?” Rocket said with a hint of venom in the tone of his voice. “KEEP US SAFE?! What you just did there was release what was once an incredibly powerful high-ranking Gem Homeworld soldier and hand them to two maniacs that want both of us dead!”

“Rocket, calm down!” Yondu exclaimed. “No, let me finish blue man!” Rocket snarled. “I've met dozens of people like you back in my days as a mercenary that seemed all friendly and welcoming only to stab me in the back! And don't give me that 'it's Steven, he's such a nice guy!' excuse either girls, sometimes being nice can bite you hard in the ass.”

“Rocky...” Steven said. “Don't call me Rocky squirt.” the raccoon snapped one last time. “Now if you'll excuse me, I'm taking the Milano outta here.” As he began walking out of the beach house, he noticed the ship turned upside down on the sand. “OH COME ON!”

“What do we do now guys?” Peridot asked. “Now, we fight.” Star-Lord declared. “Listen, I know we may have started out trying to kill each other and we spent not that much time together, but two jerks and a couple of giant monsters are tearing this place up and we're the only ones that can stop them. Now who's with me?” He stuck his hand to the others. “See, it's kind of like in the old Ocean's Eleven with Frank Sinatra where the crew put their hands together.”

“We all might die here, but we will die as comrades. Count me in.” Garnet said stacking her hand on Quill's. “And me too.” Drax added as he did the same. “Don't forget about me!” Peridot exclaimed struggling to enter the stack until the three of them lowered themselves to her height. “Thanks guys.” Then Yondu joined in. “Say Garnet, you still up for a candlelight dinner?” the Ravager asked the fusion. “No.” she bluntly replied before Amethyst stuck her hand in and Gamora as well.

“Anything to kick that judgmental Agate's ass!” the little quartz exclaimed. “We are Groot.” Groot said putting his hand in as well. “I'm in too.” Connie stated standing next to the giant tree. “Well Rocket?” Peter said to the gun-toting animal, who was moping on the front porch. “Oh fine, I ain't got that long a lifespan anyway.” Rocket groaned as he got up and put his paw in. Lion soon followed, along with Steven and Lapis. “We're in as well!” Steven boldly stated, which Lapis replied by nodding with a confidant grin.

“Alright everyone, let's kick this up a notch and save the world!” Peter shouted as they all charged into battle.

“Isn't it beautiful to see so much wretched organic weaklings run away in fear as these corrupted Gems are about to kill them?” Holly Blue asked Titus as they overlooked the chaos in Beach City. “Indeed my friend, so many lower beings at death's doorstep and those accursed Guardians will be to blame.” he replied. “That's what you think Titus!” a voice cried out. When the two turned around, they found the two groups standing behind them and not one was very happy.

“Leave this planet alone immediately!” Pearl ordered pointing her spear at Holly Blue. “Yeah, get outta town jackass!” Rocket added firing his ion cannon at Holly Blue, who deflected the blast with her whip. “How did you even learn about the corrupted Gems anyway?” Star-Lord questioned as he came face to face with the disposed Nova Corpsman.

“Why it's simple fool,” Titus replied smugly. “during our journey to this planet, we came across an ancient Moon base formerly owned by Pink Diamond that contained important information on her colonization of Earth, such as kindergartens, the Cluster, various Gem structures and of course, corruption.”

“Wait, there was information about corruption in there?” Garnet wondered before turning to Peridot, in which all the little green Gem could say was “What are you looking at me for?”

As the fight continued, the wild corrupted Gems were brought forth by Holly Blue to give them an advantage. “Alright, I have a plan. Pearl and I will try to get all the townspeople outta here, Lapis, Groot, Peridot, Drax and Amethyst will handle these monsters and finally Quill, Steven, Connie, Gamora, Yondu, Lion and Garnet will finish off these maniacs.” Rocket explained his new strategy. “Very good plan Rocket, but I have one question.” Peridot asked. “May I take one of your weapons for a spin?”

“Don't mind if I do!” the raccoon complied as he handed the Gem one of his bazookas. “Sweet, this is just like my old limb enhancers!” she cheered as she raced off with her group, laughing like a madman as she fired into the air. Rocket and Pearl ran to town to help the citizens while Star-Lord, Steven, Connie, Gamora, Garnet, Yondu and Lion stood their ground against the villainous duo. “Now we settle this.” Peter declared loading his laser pistols. “Bring it criminal.” Titus replied preparing to fire his cannon arm while Holly Blue summoned her whip and the two groups charged at each other.

On the beach, Lapis, Groot, Peridot, Drax and Amethyst were taking down corrupted Gems left and right. “So how many are we counting here?” Drax asked. “I don't know, probably six or seven.” Peridot replied tossing a trash can lid at one. “Yo guys, help me out with this slinker!” Amethyst exclaimed wrestling a plant-like Gem monster. “Seriously, how come we can never keep it down?!”

“I am Groot!” Groot said pushing the small Quartz off of the slinker and picking up before tossing it around like a ragdoll until it poofed. “I am Groot.” he proudly declared standing over the monster's gemstone. “Good one Groot!” Peridot thanked him before bubbling the Gem and sending it away. Suddenly, they all turned to see that same Jasper that broke out of the burning room roaring loudly. “Isn't that the Jasper I've heard about from Rocket?” Drax wondered as Lapis and Amethyst stared at it in horror. “Y-you bet it is.” Amethyst stuttered.

“Stand aside everyone, let me handle this!” the destroyer announced charging at Jasper. “You may be a mighty Quartz, but I AM THE DESTROYER!!!” he howled preparing to strike, only to land in its mouth, being shaken like a dog toy and spat out. “Not my boldest achievement, but at least I tried.” Drax said weakly.

“Rocket was right, you are a little bit of both.” Amethyst huffed before turning to Lapis. “Since Drax is out for a bit, what do you say about us taking on Jasper together?” she offered to the terraformer. “A-alright then.” Lapis replied before they both turned to Jasper.

“Alright Lap, here's the plan. I hold her down with my whips while you soak her and then Peridot delivers the final blow!” Amethyst explained her plan. “Wait, since when was I involved in this?” Peridot cried. “You might as well bring in Groot too!”

“I am Groot.” Groot added stretching his arm around Jasper's leg while Amethyst pulled a pair of whips from her gem and held down the rest of her body. “NOW!” she cried before Lapis raised her arm to summon a tidal wave which soaked both Jasper and Drax.

“What just happened?” he wondered looking around before noticing the rest of his group tangling with the corrupted Gem. “Now is my chance for revenge!” He charged at Jasper again clinging onto her face. “I can't believe it, I'm actually winning!”

“Now P-Dot!” Amethyst called. “But I don't have any metal to throw!” Peridot answered. Just then, Groot lost his grip as one of his arms was torn off by Jasper and tossed near the former Kindergartener. “Well, what a coincidence.” she said. Lifting it up as much as her small body can take it, she threw it at the Quartz gem greatly weakening it. “It didn't do anything!” Lapis exclaimed. “Then allow me.” Drax declared whipping out one of his knives. “SCREW YOU ORANGE WOMAN!”

He repeatedly stabbed at the orange gemstone at rapid fire speeds with all his might until it finally poofed. “Wow, we finally did it!” Peridot cheered before she noticed Groot holding his severed arm. “Are you going to be alright?” she asked the plant alien. “I am Groot.” he answered reattaching his wooden limb.

“That felt good, doesn't it?” Amethyst said reveling in their victory as she bubbled Jasper. “Yeah, it actually did.” Lapis replied nervously. “We make a pretty good team don't we?” she asked the shorter Gem. “Yeah we do!”

“Yes, three cheers for the mighty Drax and his companions!” Drax exclaimed raising his fists in joy. “Anyone?” Just then they all turned to notice Rocket in the sky with Pearl on his back. “Wonder how they're doing?” Amethyst wondered.

“We sure are high up Rocket.” Pearl said as she and Rocket hovered over Beach City, watching the citizens try to find ways to hide from the monsters. “Thank you Captain Obvious for your wise words.” Rocket snarkily replied. “Listen, I have a plan to get their attention.” He gently touched down on top of a building and fired another one of his weapons.

“ATTENTION PEOPLE!” he exclaimed, which caught their attention. “Is that a talking raccoon?” a short old woman in the crowd wondered. “Okay first off, I am not whatever you just said.” Rocket said. “Second, my friend and I are here to help you evacuate!”

“We just need you to leave in an orderly fashion without attracting any attention.” Pearl followed up. “That's right!” a man boldly interrupted, and from the looks of it, he appeared to be an important figure. “Oh, hello Mayor Dewey.” she groaned. “Hey Pearl, long time no see, how's it going?” Dewey asked trying to make his move on her. “Friend of yours?” Rocket asked with a cheeky grin, which earned him an angry glare from his taller partner.

“So anyway, as mayor of Beach City I shall accept ideas on where we should hide.” the mayor announced. Just then, all the townspeople started clamoring, with ideas like migrating to another town or another planet entirely.

“Why don't we all just hide at the U-Stor place?” a voice spoke out, which turned out to be Greg. “Hey, aren't you Steven's old man?” Rocket asked pointing at him. “Quill told me he's a big fan of yours.”

“You bet I am!” Greg replied. “Now like I said, why don't we all hide at the U-Stor place?” All of the other people quickly agreed with him. “Well what you waitin' for everyone, get outta here!” Rocket ordered as they all began to move away. “Thank you for the help small furry visitor, we really appreciate it.” Mayor Dewey thanked Rocket as he joined the crowd. “Who you callin' furry visitor, bub?!” the mercenary exclaimed.

“Well that was pretty easy.” Pearl said before a large shadow appeared over her. “Now we just need to help out Peter and the others with...uh Rocket, is something wrong?” Rocket replied by pointing at the source of the shadow, which was actually a green and pink pufferfish-like creature.

“WHAT EVEN IS THAT?!” he screamed pulling out another blaster. “It's another corrupted Gem, and it looks like it's aiming for us!” Pearl exclaimed before she summoned her spear. “Hopefully my spear can keep it down!”

She tossed it at the pufferfish as hard as she could but it failed as the creature knocked it back at her. “Well that did nothing, allow me!” Rocket said preparing to open fire, but he then realized that he was out of ammo. “Dammit, must've ran out when we tried to get the people's attention.” he added turning to Pearl. “Well beaky, been a fun ride.” As he hugged her leg accepting their fate, suddenly the creature's attack was deflected by a large pink shield. “Steven?!”

“Oh thank you for saving us!” Pearl cried as she ran up and hugged the child. “But wait, why are you here? We didn't see you coming!” she wondered. “The others were getting their butts kicked and Yondu told me to come find you guys.” Steven said. “Aw great, as if Quill couldn't screw up enough.” Rocket facepalmed. “But how are we gonna beat this beast?”

“Last time we faced that pufferfish creature, it was poofed by something very sharp.” Pearl explained. “Hm, something sharp.” Rocket said to himself looking around the area. “Something sharp.” When he laid eyes upon the Gem's discarded weapon, he got an idea.

“I think I have a plan, one of your hoist me into the air so that I can stab that thing and end this once and for all!” he explained. “That sounds so crazy it just might work!” Steven cheerfully replied. “Don't get your hopes up kid, it might fail and I'm still testy over what started all of this. Now someone toss me!”

Steven was the one to let the raccoon stand on his hands as he bravely held the spear. “HEY UGLY!” he shouted to the monster. “TRY SOME OF THIS FOR SIZE!” Steven threw his hands up as Rocket soared through the air before turning his jetpack on. Screaming as loudly as he can, he stabbed the creature, going right through it before the monster poofed from behind. Touching down on the ground and triumphantly holding the weapon aloft, it was as if a holy light shined down on him.

“Woo, great job there!” Steven applauded picking up the gem and bubbling it. Rocket just sighed. “Thanks kid. Y'know I'm kinda sorry about getting all fired up about you setting all those monsters free. It's just that like I've said, I've met dozens of people over the years who seemed all hunky-dory before backstabbing me but you, you aren't anything like them. You may have made some bad choices in the past, but that doesn't stop you from being one of the nicest guys I've met.”

Steven was brought to tears by Rocket's speech and hugged him as tight as he could. “I'm sorry too Rocket.” he said. “Okay, you can stop hugging me now.” Rocket replied before grumbling and half-heartedly accepting the hug only for Pearl to join them. “Hey Bert Raccoon, come in!” Peter exclaimed out of nowhere, interrupting the heartfelt moment.

“Hold on a sec guys, come in Quill.” Rocket said speaking into an earpiece. “Yeah, we're getting wrecked by those guys out here. Listen, I need you, Pearl and Steven to find Drax's group and help us out!” the former Ravager stated. “Hurry, I don't know how long we're gonna last!” Then the connection finally fizzled out.

“Well what do you say Steven, wanna go save the planet?” Rocket offered his half-human companion. “You bet I do!” he replied giving a thumbs up. “Great, now where are they?” Pearl asked. “I think I can see them up there near that lighthouse.” Steven said pointing to the others' location. They could barely make out Star-Lord being grabbed in the neck by Titus and a strange puff of smoke. “That smoke must be Garnet, we gotta hurry!”

“Don't you see Ravager, your accomplices have lost and soon you will all be under arrest!” Titus arrogantly declared while grabbing Peter by the neck. Connie was helping Gamora get up, Yondu was up & knocked out, Holly Blue Agate defused Garnet back into Ruby & Sapphire and Lion was just sitting around.

“Don't think you're so lucky now kitty cat, cause I've got backup!” Peter replied before Titus was hit in the back by Amethyst's whip. Turning around, the former Nova Corpsman saw the other heroes behind him, and none of them were happy. “Put Peter down or I swear you'll pay!” Peridot exclaimed aiming the firearm that Rocket gave her. “Oh good, all of you again.” Holly Blue groaned. “Well don't think you can win now because we still have those corrupted-”

“Actually, we took care of those.” Amethyst interrupted smugly holding Jasper's bubbled gem. “Well that's just peachy.” the manager groaned again. “Do not worry my partner. If it's a fight they want, then a fight they'll get.” the snow leopard alien assured as he pushed a few buttons on his cybernetic arm. Just then, a large portal appeared over the ocean with dozens of grey-skinned aliens on flying vehicles followed by whale-like beasts behind them.

“What are those?” Steven cried hiding behind Pearl. “Those are the Chitauri, a race of cybernetically enhanced invaders with only one goal in mind: destruction.” Gamora explained. “There might be too many of them for us to take on.” Sapphire stated. “I guess that means we might need Alexandrite.” Ruby added.

“Finally!” Amethyst cheered as she and Pearl took their places while Ruby & Sapphire did a quick dance to fuse back into Garnet. Then they all danced at once and created Alexandrite. “All of you can take care of them, the Chitauri are mine!” she said jumping into the air with Sardonyx's war hammer in hand. “Well you heard the giant, let us rumble!” Drax shouted charging at Titus only to get blasted back. “It ends here Holly Blue!” Star-Lord declared as they all prepared for the final showdown.

“Director Fury, sir!” a man in a suit called to another man wearing all black and an eyepatch. “We received intel from one of our agents stationed in Beach City that there's an alien invasion taking place!” he explained to his superior. “Another alien invasion?” the agent's superior said.

“That's right, Agent Lee went undercover as a tourist only to be discovered by a strange tree-like creature at that town's donut shop. Later on, he was escorted by a talking raccoon and a tall white-skinned female along with the rest of the townsfolk to a storage facility during said alien invasion. Our spy drones have also picked up a pink giant swatting at Chitauri forces before the drone was destroyed.”

As Fury examined the gathered footage, he noticed a pair of stars on the giant's knees which he immediately recognized. “The Homeworld rebels are still alive?!” he gasped. “Wait, what was that about rebels Director?” the agent wondered. “Never mind that Agent Kirby, I just need you to call in a strike force to take care of it.” Fury ordered. “And what happens if all else fails?” Kirby asked.

“Assemble the Avengers.”

“Are we rolling?” a news reporter asked his cameraman outside of town. “Yep, go time.” the cameraman replied. “Good. This is Lawrence Abrams reporting live from Beach City where an alien invasion is currently taking place that its local defenders the Crystal Gems, and some other weirdos, are trying to repel.” the reporter announced. As he spoke, Alexandrite swat at Chitauri left & right knocking them into the ocean as the rest of the heroes duked it out with Titus and Holly Blue.

“Give it up, we are far more skilled than you will ever be!” Holly Blue shouted as she electrocuted Groot with her whip. “Yeah, well we have some raccoon thing that'll roast your butt!” Amethyst responded whipping back. “Putting an end to your plans will be like eating a piece of cake.” Drax added. “Wait, what did he just say?” Titus asked raising an eyebrow.

“He meant to say that beating you will be a piece of cake.” Peter explained. “Since when was cake involved?” the cyborg answered back. “Can we get back to kicking butt already, this cake talk is making me hungry.” Steven said.

They immediately started tussling again when suddenly a large aircraft hovered over Beach City with a fighter jet descending from it. When the jet landed, out came numerous armored soldiers bearing highly advanced weapons. “Strike Team Beta, move out!” the soldiers' leader ordered as they fired at the Chitauri. “What are these people doing here?” Pearl wondered. “Do not be alarmed m'am, we are here to help.” one of the armored men announced before he was shot down by a Chitauri soldier. “Man down, man down!”

“Don't worry sir, I got this!” Steven exclaimed rushing to the man's side and spitting on his wound, healing it. “Thanks kid, you saved my life.” the soldier thanked. “Wait, did you just spit on me?” he asked. “Healing spit.” Steven replied. “Healing wounds through saliva. Director Fury might like this.” the soldier said getting up and continuing to attack.

“Helping that guy was great and all, but can you get back to helping us out?” Yondu said before Titus punched him in the face knocking him back while a strange object fell out of his coat. “Wait a minute, what is this?” Lapis wondered picking it up. Examining it, she saw what looked like a tracking beacon with a sun-like symbol on it. “Hey Yondu, is this yours?” she asked the Centaurian, who laid eyes upon it in shock. “Oh no, they're coming for me!” he shouted. “Who's coming for you?”

Suddenly another ship that looked more regal in design appeared out of nowhere, shooting at Alexandrite and causing them to defuse before hovering above the beach. A small disc dropped down from the craft, upon it standing a man that looked very much like Star-Lord except he looked like royalty. “Hello there Peter.” the man greeted the space cowboy. “Ugh. Hello dad.” Peter replied, much to the shock of pretty much everyone.

“Wait, you're his dad?” Steven exclaimed in confusion. “You actually do seem pretty similar.” he added. “One is an evil monarch that wants us dead!” Rocket replied. “Yes Rocket, thank you for your analogy.” Peter's father replied. “I am J'son, ruler of the Spartoi Empire and I come here for the Ravager with you.” he declared pointing at Yondu.

“Look pal, I may have stolen something important to your people but that doesn't mean you have the right to try and kill me!” Yondu said. “Silence fool, or else you and your Guardian friends will be executed when I take you back to Spartax!” J'son threatened.

“Yo, what just happened?” Amethyst wondered getting up from being defused. “And why is there two Star-Lords?” Pearl added. “Oh yeah, he's my dad.” Peter answered. “Whoa, what a twist.” Garnet stoically remarked.

“Excuse me Your Grace, but we called dibs on them first!” Holly Blue said. “Yes, we have come to Earth to complete what these criminals failed to do: capture a traitorous Peridot.” Titus added. J'son didn't pay any attention to them as he shoved both of them to the side to confront his son.

“Been quite a while since we last saw each other 'kiddo'?” he said to Peter. “Don't call me stuff that a real father would say to their son!” Star-Lord snapped back. “Oh, am I not the family you dreamed of?” the king of Spartax responded before Yondu shot him in the back with his arrow. “You may be his father, but you sure as hell ain't his daddy you jackass!”

The fight restarted, now with J'son involved. Star-Lord, Steven, Connie, Gamora & Yondu took on the king, Rocket, Groot, Lapis, Peridot & Amethyst fought Holly Blue and finally Garnet, Pearl, Lion & Drax battled Titus.

“He has the same weapon as you Peter!” Connie exclaimed blocking a shot from J'son's energy gun. “And it seems it's themed around the four elements.” she added. “Indeed little one, this weapon can only be wielded by those of the royal bloodline.” J'son explained. “Like so.” He pointed his element gun and fired a blast of lightning at his son, shocking him. “It can also produce lightning.”

“Good one there!” Titus exclaimed while blocking a punch from Garnet. “You know, we could really use something helpful here!” Star-Lord said getting up. “Yeah, I just want to beat these two right now!” Peridot added. “I have an idea, why don't Connie and I bring back Stevonnie?” Steven suggested. “Wait, who is this Stevonnie?” Holly Blue asked. “You'll see.” Connie said before she and Steven broke into a dance and formed the half-Gem half-human swordfighter.

“A human and a Gem?! Impossible!” the disposed Supernova stared in disbelief of the being before him. “Let's dance.” they declared unsheathing their sword and dashing at him, creating a large cut in his armor with Rose's sword.

“But you're just two children standing on top of each other! HOW?!” Titus was still shocked over how strong Stevonnie was compared to him. “Because we're made of love that's stronger than you.” they responded striking some more, this time chipping away at his mechanical arm. “I need more power!” he shouted. “Well maybe you should've picked a better cybernetic limb!” Holly Blue responded, which made Titus turn to her with a devilish grin on his face.

“Or maybe I need to make some modifications.” he boomed grabbing the Agate's whip. “What are you doing?!” she screamed in horror over what her partner was doing. “I'm just upgrading.” he replied tying the electric whip around her neck and strangling her with it as everyone else, even J'son, watched in horror. “I thought we were comrades!” she gagged as she tried to reach out for Steven to save her. “Please......help....me!” Those were the final words she could muster before being poofed entirely.

“Excellent.” Titus beamed examining the finely cut teardrop-shaped gem before inserting it into his mechanical appendage, glowing with Gem power. “Oh my stars, she just up and killed her!” Amethyst exclaimed. “She may have been a jerk, but Titus is an even bigger jerk!”

“That I agree with small purple creature!” J'son responded boldly. “Now I may be a tyrant, but harming those you have called your friends is where I cross the line!” he declared about to fire his element gun. “Which is why I won't need you anymore either.” Titus said firing a bolt of electricity at the Spartaxian royal's weapon, making it explode and scarring him with all four elements.

“That should lighten the load.” the mad space cop said to himself before turning to his Chitauri army. “My Chitauri fleet, heed my words!” he announced. “I command you to search this Earth settlement for its inhabitants and rip them apart like the dogs you are!” The cyborg aliens obeyed as they crashed their vehicles onto the sand and charged toward Beach City.

“Oh no, they're going to hurt all our friends!” Stevonnie cried. “And I have another plan to stop them!” Star-Lord added. “Garnet, Yondu, Lapis, Drax, Amethyst and Gamora will go and stop those Chitauri while the rest of us beat Titus.”

“That sounds crazy enough to work.” Yondu said. “All right everybody, move out!” His group moved out after the Chitauri squadron while Stevonnie mounted on Lion, preparing to fight. “And now, for real, we settle this!” they exclaimed while Lion charged at the other cat creature. The Supernova fired another shock blast at them, but it was deflected by Steven's shield. They threw the shield at Titus' face, making him lose focus on his aim and fired at a bit of the temple statue.

Meanwhile downtown, Garnet, Yondu, Lapis, Drax, Amethyst and Gamora were in hot pursuit of the small group of Chitauri that were headed for the U-Stor. “If we don't hurry up, those people are surely screwed!” Yondu shouted as he fired his arrow at one of them. “Yeah, let's pick up the pace!” Amethyst responded spin-dashing into another few. “They might bring in reinforcements, so I suggest we up our game here.” Garnet suggested. “Amethyst, we need Sugillite.”

“Sweet!” the purple Gem exclaimed before they danced and formed the brutish fusion. “Hey uglies, you want a piece of me?!” she howled as she swung her flail to the ground knocking them off their feet. Two of them started snarling at each other, presumably giving orders, and they sent in one of the giant whales carrying more.

“Damned Leviathans!” Yondu shouted as they started dropping down in front of them. “Hey Lazuli, wanna kick these boys' asses with me?” he offered the ocean Gem. “You bet I want to!” she complied before launching geysers at the Chitauri while Yondu patiently stood in front of a platoon waiting to attack him.

The aliens roared aiming their guns at him but he still didn't budge. That is until he started whistling, summoning his Yaka arrow to his side. He continued whistling, making it zoom around and stab them all. Then he directed his attention to the Leviathan. “Hey, think you could lift me up there?” he asked Lapis. “You got it!” she replied grabbing him by the shoulders and chucking him to the carrier's head. He whistled some more which made his arrow zoom around some more, creating various holes in the Leviathan and causing it to malfunction.

He jumped back down to Earth before it began to explode. Thankfully Lapis was able to contain it by trapping it in a water bubble before tossing it into the air and exploding. The two fist-bumped while the others watched in awe. “They're just like the explosions I saw in my childhood, only there was less remains of our enemies.” Drax said. “Please don't talk about your childhood right now Drax.” Gamora groaned.

Just then, a Chitauri soldier weakly rose from the pavement and charged at the U-Stor door, attempting to break it down. “That one is going for the door, we have to stop it!” Yondu exclaimed. “Step aside everyone, let me handle it.” Sugillite boasted stretching her arms. She looked down on the lone invader and prepared to attack, only for the alien to blast her in the face with its rifle.

“These alien weapons are seriously beyond our comprehension.” Garnet stated as Sugillite disappeared leaving only her and Amethyst. The Chitauri continued bashing at the garage door with its firearm before it was shot at by an unknown assailant. They all turned around to find an old man in sunglasses pointing an average handgun at the creature. “You leave these townsfolk alone you alien menace!”

He fired at the Chitauri some more and actually managed to injure it, but it fought back by blasting its gun at him, also injuring him. “Do you need any help mister?!” Garnet cried rushing to his side. “No thank you, I'm fine m'am.” the old man said getting up and walking back inside the garage before firing one last shot at the Chitauri, ultimately killing it. “Remember, you always save the day! If you think you can't, you'll always find a way! The people of the world believe in you, so fight on Crystal Gems! Excelsior!”

“Well that was a bit anticlimatic.” Lapis stated when the man closed the door. “Yeah I mean, what does 'Excelsior' mean?” Gamora replied. “That isn't important right now, we have to go back and help the others.” Garnet ordered before they all raced back to the beach.

Speaking of the others, Stevonnie, Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket, Lion, Pearl and Peridot continued squaring off against Titus. Rocket & Peridot had repurposed J'son's destroyed element gun and hit him with a large amount of fire while Star-Lord, Groot, Pearl and Stevonnie fought with all of their might.

“Give it up fools, I am far more experienced than you will ever be!” he boasted blasting some more volts at the heroes. “Yeah well, you fight like a cow!” Stevonnie shouted back continuing to damage his cannon limb. “But he's not a cow, he's some tiger thing.” Pearl remarked, clearly confused over what they just said. “It's supposed to like, insult the opponent Pearl. Haven't you tried something like that before?” Rocket replied. “Why certainly not!”

“Yo, you guys need a lift here?” Yondu called as the rest of his group appeared behind him. “What, I thought those Chitauri I sent after the humans would've killed you!” Titus exclaimed in sheer disbelief at the sight before him.

“Well you thought wrong.” Lapis confidently responded high-fiving Yondu. This made Titus very angry as he roared and charged at them like a predator about to slaughter his prey before Garnet punched him in the face, heavily damaging his cybernetic eye.

“That is it!” he finally exploded in rage. “I have had enough of all of you! Forget putting you under arrest, PREPARE TO DIE!” He pounced at his opponents again about to fire his arm cannon, actually knocking a few of them down this time. “Now I will show you the full wrath of a Nova Corpsman!” He signaled the remaining Chitauri to his side and ordered them to attack the heroes. “My minions, slaughter them all!”

The Crystal Gems and the Guardians tried their hardest to fight them off and defeat Titus once and for all, but all started to seem lost. “There's too many of them!” Peridot screamed firing the gun that Rocket gave her at them, only to run out of ammo. “Did you bring any ammo Rocket?” she asked the raccoon-esque creature. “I did, but I think they were lost when we first crashed here.” Rocket replied before a Chitauri grabbed him by the arms. “Hey, let me go!”

“I am Groot!” Groot cried for his friend before dozens more began dog-piling him. “Don't worry Groot, I'm coming!” Garnet exclaimed charging at the aliens to rescue the Flora colossus, only to fall herself. “My friends, it has been an honor protecting Earth with you.” Amethyst declared with a surprisingly solemn look on her face as she turned into a violin and jumped into Pearl's arms.

“Well what're you waitin' for P, pick up the bow and play something!” she shouted. “Are you serious right now Amethyst?” Pearl frowned tossing the purple violin back on the ground before she got shot at by another Chitauri. “Quit it you!” she exclaimed stabbing the extraterrestrial with her spear.

“We're surrounded!” Lapis cried as she, Gamora, Drax and Yondu were, of course, surrounded by Chitauri. “Can't you just wash them away with your water powers?” Drax responded. “That is a good idea, but more will keep coming!” Gamora answered. “Might as well keep fighting til we stop breathing!” Yondu shouted running into battle with one of the Chitauri. “Yondu no!” Lapis shouted as he was knocked out cold.

“You see my friends, your time has come to die!” Titus announced towering over the fallen heroes. “You can call yourselves heroes all you want, but in my eyes you are all filthy rats! Especially you so called Guardians!” Out of all of them, Star-Lord, Stevonnie and Lion were the last ones facing him. “You won't win Titus, we will beat you!” the fusion exclaimed stabbing the former space cop right in his chest, but he didn't feel much pain. “Are you done yet?” he asked without any sort of emotion in his voice while ripping the sword out of his body. “Now then, any last words before I obliterate you?”

“Yes, yes I do.” Peter chimed before breaking into a dance routine while singing a song. “If you're evil and you're on the rise, you can count on the twelve of us taking you down!” he sang. “Cause we're a little bit of both and evil is too stupid to beat us, we'll win the fight and go out for pizza!” Titus was utterly flabbergasted by what he was seeing before him.

“What are you doing?!” he shouted. “Dance off bro, me and you!” the half-human answered. “We're the Crystal Gems and the Guardians, we'll always save the day! C'mon, someone dance with me!” Nobody felt like joining him in his dance except Stevonnie. “You Stevonnie? Okay!” They continued singing. “And if you think we can't, we'll always find a way!”

“That's why the people of this world, believe in!” they harmonized together. “The Guardians of the Galaxy, the Crystal Gems......AND STEVEN!” Suddenly they started glowing and merged together into a new being, which was a mix of Stevonnie's body & clothes with Star-Lord's hair color, jacket, boots and helmet. “Whoa, what just happened?” they said before realizing what just happened. “Wait, did we fuse?!”

“Wow, two half-humans and a full human fusing? That's awesome!” Amethyst exclaimed. “Fusion or not, you are still nothing!” Titus shouted prepared to fire from his cannon, but the new fusion retaliated by firing a laser blast from the blade. “Awesome, a laser sword!” they beamed in pure excitement before turning to their friends and annihilating all the Chitauri. When they all got up, they were utterly astonished at the sight before them.

“Is that you in there Petey?” Yondu asked them. “Of course it's me Yondu, I'm like thirty percent Star-Lord!” they replied. “Maybe we should come up with a new name for this like Stevoter or Pevonnie.” Garnet suggested with a wide grin on her face. “I think Stevoter sounds pretty cool.” the Gem-human-Spartaxian fusion, now named Stevoter, said. “But right now, we got bigger fish to fry.”

They all glared at Titus, who was now growing more insane as the battle went on and was at his breaking point. “JOKE ALL YOU WANT SCUM, BUT I WILL PUT AN END TO YOU AND REGAIN MY HONOR!!!” he screamed at the top of his lungs before launching a giant volt of electricity at the group. Stevoter quickly deflected it by summoning a shield that looked very much like a Walkman and the attack was returned in the form of “The Chain.”

“Aagh, stop it already!” the villain shouted covering his ears. “Oh we'll stop if you leave this planet alone!” Stevoter declared. “Alright a-holes, let's end this!” they rallied both the Gems and the Guardians together to finish Titus once and for all.

Garnet and Gamora dealt the first blow, punching him in the face and stabbing him in his cybernetic eye again. Then came Amethyst and Drax, who tied him up and kicked him around a bit. Groot and Pearl gave him a really big beatdown that he tried to fight back from, but to no avail. Lapis and Rocket beat him next with a righteous combination of firepower and geysers.

“Seriously, stop this!” Titus cried feeling more pain. “Just try and make us big guy!” Rocket arrogantly responded shaking his tail at him. Peridot than tossed the upturned Milano in his face with her metal powers. Yondu came next making his arrow destroy his cybernetic eye. Finally there was Stevoter who mounted on Lion and charged toward him with laser sword and Walkman shield in hand.

Swinging the blade, they sliced off Titus' robot arm and he fell down into the ocean. “So how do you like it now?” they boasted lifting up their mask, revealing a cocky grin on their face. “You may have beaten me now, but there's still the Chitauri to take care of.” Titus stated. They all looked up at the vortex still spewing out aliens over the ocean. “Oh right, we still gotta take care of that.” Amethyst said.

Stevoter suddenly defused back into Star-Lord, Steven and Connie, still reeling from what had just happened. When they all looked at each other, they turned into a big group hug laughing. “That was so cool!” Steven exclaimed. “Yeah, when we blocked that blast with the shield that was fused with your player and then there was the laser sword!” Connie responded. “I thought fusion was pretty cool, but I'd never thought I'd get involved in one!” Peter said. “Yes, it's good that we beat him but we still need to take care of those Chitauri.” Garnet added.

“We're gonna need a cooking pot.” Rocket declared. “That's right, I'm bringin' back the black hole bomb!” Nobody really liked the sound of that idea, especially Peter. “I'm not sure about that. The last time you built one, you nearly killed us all!” he shouted. “Listen guys, I kind of started this by taking all those Quartz gems and I'm gonna end it.”

“I'll go look for that pot!” Amethyst said racing inside the beach house and came back out with the pot and some more bits & bobs. “Thanks Amethyst.” the raccoon thanked her and began work on the black hole bomb. When he finished, he grimly turned to his friends. “Well gang, guess I must be off.” he said. “Groot, you're the best pal a guy like me could have. Quill, you may be annoying but you're still my bro. Lapis & Peridot, thanks for sympathizing with me. Steven, I'm still sorry for being such a jerk earlier. And to everyone else, stay gold.”

“I am Groot?” Groot wondered starting to tear up. “I'm sorry buddy, but it's the only way.” Rocket sighed hugging his big tree friend. Getting on a leftover Chitauri chariot, he flew away toward the vortex. “Good luck buddy.” Star-Lord said with a few tears in his eyes as well.

Finding his way inside the vortex, Rocket saw the Chitauri command center hovering above it. Soaring towards it while shooting down more troops along the way, he stuck the black hole bomb on the top of the vessel and turned it on. “Well, here goes.” he said to himself getting back on the chariot and zooming away from it.

He circled the command center shooting down any Chitauri that tried to attack him until the timer finally reached zero. The ship was already getting sucked in the black hole created by the bomb, and Rocket calmly accepted his demise until he was knocked off his chariot by a random Chitauri and sent flying into the ocean.

Meanwhile back with the others, they had just heard the black hole go off and mourned the loss of the their friend, with Groot taking it the hardest as he sobbed in Garnet's arms. “He died like a true hero.” Star-Lord said. “I'm really sorry about your loss.” Steven replied.

They all took a moment of silence to remember their fallen friend, but suddenly they heard a sound. Everybody looked around to learn where it was coming from until they turned their heads skyward to find a familiar furry figure falling towards them, screaming along the way. “Is that.....Rocket?!”

Rocket continued screaming incredibly loudly until he fell headfirst into the sand. “Whoa, what just happened? Last thing I remember was....” he wondered before getting interrupted by Groot bawling his eyes out while giving him a big hug. “I AM GROOT!” he sobbed in joy.

“Yeah yeah, I'm still alive. Did you really think the most lovable member was going to be offed?” Rocket snarked before everyone else joined in on the hug. “Okay now you're all choking me!” he wheezed. “How did you manage to survive?!” Star-Lord cried as they all let go and let him breathe. “I don't know. I was just flying around shootin' down Chitauri after accepting the fact I was gonna die and then boom, here I am. Speaking of which....”

The command center continued falling apart with its remains getting sucked into the black hole created by Rocket's bomb, which caused all the Chitauri to suddenly fall down dead. Then the portal finally sealed itself shut and all was quiet. “Wow, we actually won!” Steven cheered. “Indeed you did.” a soldier from earlier added. “Thank you all for your help today, we'll have Damage Control over here to clean up.”

After a while, a construction crew headed by an old woman arrived at Beach City to help the citizens rebuild their home. “So you all fused to beat that tiger guy?” Greg asked while rebuilding the beach house with Star-Lord, Steven, Connie and Gamora. “Yeah, we even had got a cool name like Stevoter too!” Steven replied. “And Rocket nearly died saving us all!” Connie added.

Yondu walked over to Titus' unconscious body, still with his metal appendage de-attached from the rest of his body. Picking up the gemstone of Holly Blue Agate from the arm, he handed it to Amethyst to bubble it. “I think she should be taken back to Homeworld so that Titus can get into some real trouble!” she suggested.

“Quit reading my mind squirt!” the Ravager replied before kicking the space cop in the head. “Yo furball, wake up!” he shouted as Titus began to awaken. “W-what just....happened?” he wondered looking around. “We kicked your ass, and now you're comin' with me.” Yondu answered with a cheeky grin.

“Okay, a little bit to the left, no your other left. A little bit more and there!” a construction worker gave orders to Lapis while she lifted a Leviathan out of the water. “Thank you for your help Miss. What was your name again?” he asked. “My name is Lapis Lazuli Mr. Ballinger.” she introduced herself. “Thanks Lapis, but just call me Lenny.”

“I've been searching for J'son for a long time, but thanks to you I can finally bring him in.” a man in a blue suit and golden helmet said as Pearl and Drax brought the king before him. “You're very welcome Nova. Or should I call you Mr. Rider?” the white Gem asked. “Please, Nova will do just fine.” Nova replied. “So what are you going to do to him?” Drax inquired. “Just going to take him back to Xandar so that he can be tried for his crimes.”

Groot meanwhile was helping Peridot, Garnet and Rocket get the Milano back into shape. “For a moment there when I thought I was gonna die, my life flashed before my eyes and it wasn't pretty.” Rocket explained as he re-calibrated the controls. “That must sound pretty terrible.” Peridot snarked. “I am Groot.” Groot added patting his head.

“I get it already, you're glad that I'm still alive yadda yadda yadda.” he groaned. “Whether you died or not, that was very heroic of you.” Garnet commended him. “Aw, thanks Garnet.”

“Well, seems like we gotta go now guys.” Star-Lord said turning to Steven when they all took a break. “It's been awesome being back on Earth and meeting you all, but we can't just guard one part of the galaxy.” He got up to go back to the Milano when Steven and Greg stopped him. “Wait, we still have one more thing for you.” Greg said pulling out a few presents from behind him and handing each one to the heroes for hire. “Go on, open 'em!”

Rocket was the first to unwrap his, which was an attack drone like Peridot's. “Sweet, my own drone!” he exclaimed tossing it into the air. “Is this one of your old swords?” Gamora said to Pearl after unwrapping hers, which was a cutlass. “Yes, since you're so well-versed in swordfighting I figured you might like this one.” Pearl replied before she got hugged by the green woman. “Wait, are we seriously doing this right now?” she wondered. “Don't worry, I'm starting to feel uncomfortable here too.” the swordswoman answered as Pearl returned the hug.

“What is this sweet-looking object?” Drax gasped at his present. “It's a cupcake, since you've mentioned cake a lot.” Connie said. “FINALLY, CAKE!” the destroyer shouted gobbling it down to the last crumb. “I must have more! MORE!”

“I am Groot!” Groot said examining his. “It's a mini version of your meep-morp. Amethyst helped me out with this one.” Lapis explained. “Yeah, it's basically from both of us.” Amethyst added. Finally there was Peter, who was gazing at his present. “Can I unwrap it now?” he asked Steven. “Sure, go for it!” the half-boy replied.

Peter finally unwrapped it, revealing it to be a cassette tape labeled “Awesome Mix: Universe Edition”. “I knew you would love this Peter.” Steven said smiling. Star-Lord briefly glanced between the child and his new tape before hugging him. “Thanks kid, hope we can see each other again.” he thanked him smiling.

“Yo, where's my present?!” Yondu demanded looking quite impatient. “Oh what the heck, bringing these two in is enough of a present.” he said. “Mr. Universe, I'd like to speak with you.” an elderly woman flanked by the same old man from before said approaching Greg. “I am Anne Marie Hoag of Damage Control. Mayor Bill Dewey has told me that your son might have had something to do with these recent events.” she explained. “Yeah, that son is me!” Steven gleefully said shaking Hoag's hand. “My name's Steven Universe madame, and these are the people who helped save Beach City!”

Hoag then looked at both the Crystal Gems and the Guardians, walking towards Garnet. “You must be the leader of this crystalline camaraderie.” she said. “You can say that miss, but Steven's mother Rose Quartz was once our leader and soon Steven will be too.” Garnet said. “Good to know. I thank you for helping with reconstruction. My superior might want to get to know you better soon.” the elder said before turning her attention to Star-Lord.

“So are you like some kind of bandit?” she asked the space cowboy. “Well I was a thief before I met these crazy people that I call my friends.” Peter replied showing her his fellow space-farers. Groot just waved politely at her.

“So you claim be a Crystal Gem like the others yet you don't have a star. What's up with that?” Yondu asked Peridot. “Us Peridots are quite hard to poof.” she replied pointing to her triangular gemstone. “But what about Lapis, what's her deal?” he added up looking at the ocean Gem. “I'm not really a member, I'm just friends with Steven.” Lapis responded. “Well good to know. Oh would you look at the time, I gotta go!” he said looking at his wrist where a watch would be. “Think you could give me a lift back to my ship at the barn?”

“Yondu's right, we should get going.” Peter said about to board the Milano. “Goodbye everyone!” The rest of the Guardians followed suit following him onboard. The ship then lifted itself off the ground and took off as everyone said their goodbyes. “I'm gonna miss him too.” Steven said smiling.

The Milano was gliding through the sky as Rocket piloted it. “Okay gang, we should go into hyperspeed in a few minutes.” he announced. “Better buckle up!” Everybody did as he told them to, except for Star-Lord who continued looking at the cassette tape he was given. “C'mon Quill, get into position!” Rocket ordered. “In a bit, just gonna need to see if this works.” Peter said popping the tape into his Walkman before sitting down and buckling up. It then started to play a new song.

“If I could begin to be Half of what you think of me I could do about anything I could even learn how to love”

Meanwhile back on Beach City, the Gems continued watching as their new friends left the Earth. “Hope we can see them again soon, Drax was an utter riot.” Amethyst said. “You got that right Amethyst, now if you'll excuse us we gotta go back to the barn so that Yondu can leave.” Peridot replied as she, Lapis, Yondu and Titus teleported away on the warp pad.

“When I see the way you act Wondering when I'm coming back I could do about anything I could even learn how to love like you

Love like you”

“Threat has been neutralized Director Fury, no need to call the Avengers. I repeat, no need to call the Avengers.” Agent Lee spoke to Nick Fury on an earpiece. “Good to know Agent Lee, we'll be sending over a Quinjet to bring you back to New York.” Fury replied ending the call. Agent Lee sighed, happy that he accomplished a job well done before he noticed a little boy standing behind him with a creepy stare. “You didn't see nothing true believer.”

“I always thought I might be bad Now I'm sure that it's true 'cause I think you're so good And I'm nothing like you”

“Thanks for the lift girls, farewell.” Yondu thanked Lapis and Peridot as he shoved Titus onboard his ship. The two Gems waved goodbye as he took off. In his ship, Yondu tried to contact the Gem Homeworld looking back at Titus with a sneer. “Welcome to the Diamond Line, what do you want?” Yellow Pearl said when she came into view.

“My name is Yondu Udonta, and I have a little something for you.” Yondu introduced himself pulling Titus next to him. “This guy kidnapped one of Blue Diamond's Gems and attempted to shatter the Gems you assigned some friends of mine to capture.” he explained. “Pearl, who is calling us right now?” a voice belonging to Yellow Diamond asked as she pulled up the communicator to her face. “Oh no.....” Titus weeped, thinking about what fate would befell him.

“Look at you go I just adore you I wish that I knew What makes you think I'm so special”

“Finally, back in space.” Rocket sighed, feeling utterly relaxed while they entered hyperspeed. “So how's your present Pete?” he asked his captain. “Beautiful.” Peter replied. “So where do we go now?” he said to his teammates. “Who knows? You lead the way Star-Lord.” Gamora answered. And thus brings an end to the tale of a meeting and friendship between two worlds.

“If I could begin to do Something that does right by you I would do about anything I would even learn how to love

When I see the way you look Shaken by how long it took I could do about anything I could even learn how to love like you

Love like you Love me like you”

Finally everyone, it's over. This chapter took 9,000 plus words and it may have dragged out a bit, but it's over. Thank you everyone so much for joining me on this journey and I hope we can do it all over again someday. But for now, here's some hints of what's to come.

“Lord Thanos, I wish to speak with you.” Corvus Glaive said to his master. “What is it that you want to confer with me about?” the Mad Titan wondered. “It's about Earth, we have received intel that your daughter was on that planet.” the alien explained bringing up a hologram of recent events.

Thanos carefully examined the happenings until he laid eyes upon a group of people with his daughter. “The Homeworld rebels are still alive?!” he exclaimed recognizing their star symbol. “Very good, perhaps they could be the key to helping me find the Infinity Stones.” Getting up from his throne, he brought forth a golden gauntlet to his hand with six empty spots. “My minions, we are headed for Earth.”

Did you like what you saw? Yeah, I liked doing this too but the next one will blow you away.

We see a laboratory decorated with various suits with armor as a man with a welding mask over his face tinkered with some metal. “Mr. Stark, I have received a call from Nick Fury.” a voice announced. “Excellent J.A.R.V.I.S., bring it up on screen.” the man replied pulling up his mask to reveal a face with a beard as a screen showing Nick Fury appeared before him.

“Tony, I've tried to call you for the past few hours.” he explained. “What for? And make it quick, I'm kinda busy here.” Tony wondered. “An alien invasion took place in the Delmarva town of Beach City, which was put a stop to by the Guardians of the Galaxy.”

“Wait, those guys?” Tony was perplexed at what he just said. “Shouldn't they be like guarding some other part of the galaxy or something?” he asked. “True, but who was with them is what I wanted to speak with you about.” Nick brought up another screen of the aforementioned group, consisting of a woman with a square afro, a purple figure, a thin white lady with a pointy nose and a little boy with puffy hair.

“They call themselves the Crystal Gems and I believe they might be useful to the Avengers at some point.” Fury continued. “Interesting.” Tony said with a certain look on his face stroking his beard. “Jarvis, book a flight to Delmarva.” he ordered the voice. “On the double Mr. Stark, what for?” Jarvis said.

“It's time I had a little talk with them.”

The Crystal Gems will return in “Steven Universe: Secret Wars”

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