As we open up on a shot of a highway, we see a jeep going down the long road towards a place called Beach City.
We get a close up of the driver of the car, his hair is a light brown and shaggy before we get a close up of him with his shades on, dark blue Ray bans, trying to keep the sun out of his eyes on a long road trip to his new home town.
When the camera gets a full view of him sitting in the driver's seat, shifting his gear stick into third gear before the camera shows his foot on the gas then shooting over to show he was doing a decent 60 miles per hour.
When the camera goes back to him he starts talking to you the audience like a narrator would.
"Hey guys and gals, Scott Rigby here, now you're probably wondering, Scott why are we joining on you, the new guy, as he moves into his new home in a city he's never lived in before."
Scott couldn't help but smirk before his inner narrator took over again.
"You see dear reader, after my break up with my girlfriend Melody, a friend of mine in Beach City offered me a place to stay since a house became available."
"I do have the money to buy the house my friend mentioned but since he'd built and furnished it. All I had to do was just put my things where I wanted them."
As Scott passes under a tunnel on the freeway, we see him reach for his sports drink in the cup holder, taking a sip and then putting it back in its space, he continues.
"Greg did tell me that the reason the house is so dirt cheap is because of some kids from Ocean City, vandalized it years ago and the mayor completely ignored it so it fell on Gregg to renovate it before I moved in."
Once Scott sees the sign that says welcome to Beach City, Scott smirks before putting his foot on the gas and keeping his eyes firmly on the streets as he looks for the house.
"My name is Scott Rigby and this is my story."
Rattlesnake316 Presents:
Scott Rigby And The Crystal Beasts
With his Jeep coming to a stop at a traffic light within the town centre, Scott got a good look from his vehicle at all the places before him, radio blaring with his mix CD of all his favourite songs burned onto a disc.
"888, West Street Road, I hope this is right Gregg and you haven't sent me to some rough part of town."
Muttering to himself for what felt like the 6th time he's repeated himself, the other 5 times, Scott kept it in his head.
That was until his thought process was interrupted when something blue came flying towards his wind shield with an almighty smash through the front and into his front seat, luckily he had his hands up when the glass sliced his arms with small cuts.
Once he got his bearings he looked to his right and saw the blue thing, no, it was a lady...with a freaking gem in her back, that must have been one hell of a piercing.
"Hey lady, wake up...please be alive."
He eventually did see what was chasing her and it was another woman with markings on her and a gem for a nose, what are these crazy people.
Once again, his thought process was interrupted when the blue lady awoke with a groan, she noticed where she was before staring Scott straight in the eye and with one word, Scott couldn't help but obey.
"DRIVE!"
With reflexes sharpened, Scott put his foot on the gas and drove straight at the aggressor, only to have the car stopped with the woman's strength in front of them making Scott panic and sweat only for the lady at the side of him to hit her with a punch...made of pure water before out of instinct, Scott floored it and ran straight over the woman, with a crunching sound following before he tore away with his tires screeching.
Once Scott was sure that the crazy woman wasn't in pursuit, he kept his eyes on the road again and before he knew it, he was at the house mentioned by Gregg.
Scott's new home
Once he pulled up outside the place, the first thing he did was turn to the lady who was sat quietly next to him in the passenger seat.
The awkward silence was deafening between the two.
The first to speak was Scott as he spoke as politely as he could manage with the stinging cuts on his arms.
"Can you pass me the first aid kit from the glovebox please?"
She, however, took her time when she did this, because when she gave the first aid kit to Scott, something metal fell out of the glovebox, as quick as she picked it up, Scott took it away from her with equal quickness.
This caused the lady to ask curiously.
"What was that?"
As Scott made sure the safety wasn't accidentally turned off before placing it on the dashboard and answering the lady's question.
"That...is my security system my dear, I don't let anyone touch it in case they get hurt."
The lady nodded before Scott started his introduction so it could ease the mood a little between them.
"Names Scott Rigby."
"Lapis Lazuli."
Scott couldn't help but smile after Lapis introduced herself, making Lapis wonder what he was smiling at before he gave her his answer.
"Pretty name for a beauty like yourself."
The hue on Lapis' face was a dark blue shade making Scott chuckle to himself before grabbing the disinfectant and pouring some onto a cotton swab before gently placing it onto his open wounds one by one.
Once he was done and starting to apply the band-aids then the bandages and medical tape, he turned to Lapis and asked.
"So...Lapis, do you have anywhere you need to be right now?"
At that one question, Lapis answered in thought before shaking her head to confirm it as a no.
With quick thinking, Scott jumped out of his Jeep and opened the door for Lapis as she stepped out of the vehicle.
As the two headed towards the house, Scott felt a bit uneasy bringing someone strange into the house, especially since he had no clue about her.
But there was something about Lapis that put him at ease as he opened the door.
Inside the House
"Wow, Gregg, you've really outdone yourself this time."
Scott whispers to himself while Lapis looked around at the same time as he did.
Checking out the downstairs, the living area was huge, so big in fact, he was confident his couch would cover the nearest wall he was looking at, his TV, however, would have to go on the wall, which was fine by him, it was a big TV from his old apartment with Melody.
In the left-hand corner, he would put his cabinet with all his new stuff to go in since Melody took the stuff that was in there, so it was bare bones at the moment.
"Definitely could put my pet iguana in the right-hand corner of the room."
Scott says this as he notices Lapis in the kitchen area just past the archway leading from the living room before he himself looked inside the kitchen area.
*Whistles*
"Gregg, I need to thank you in person, you HAVE outdone yourself."
The suite was a simple but modern set up, shiny marble counters with a microwave and a toaster, ready to use and making Scott smile, even more, when he saw the fridge freezer built into the wall.
Once he was done downstairs, he called to Lapis.
"Lapis I'm going to go check the upstairs, do you need to let anyone know you are here?"
This had Lapis in thought until a jingle played on Scott's phone, both looking at the screen, they see it's Steven's caller ID.
The smile on Scott's face was a welcome sight as he says.
"Hey, it's Steven, best see what the little guy needs."
With quick hands, Scott pulled the phone from his pocket and swiped left to answer the call before putting it on speaker.
"Yo Steven, long time no see, how you been?"
"Hey Scotty, is Lapis with you?"
Without needing to answer Lapis spoke up.
"I'm right here Steven, I'm at your dad's friend's home, you know, helping him move in."
Scott looked between the phone and Lapis before on Steven's end, the voice changed to one that sounded older.
"SCOTTY, I see you made it from your apartment safe without Melody following you."
Scott doubled checked outside before speaking to Gregg.
"Yea, I made it here safe Uncle Gregg, nothing I couldn't handle and plus no sign of Melody when I left early this morning with my things."
"That's great, and you know you don't have to call me uncle Gregg, you make me feel old and you're only eighteen."
Scott couldn't help but laugh along with Gregg before their conversation continued for a little while before Scott soon hung up and turned to Lapis.
"Whelp, time to go check the upstairs and the garden before the guys arrive for house warming, since your already here Lapis, want to go to the Jeep and grab everything, except that, THAT, stays in the glove compartment."
Lapis nods before walking through the front door while Scott went upstairs.
Upstairs
It looked like a big hallway and it also looked very easy to get turned around until Scott opened the door and found a giant room which was bare but was nicely papered, giving him a good idea.
"My billiards table could go in here along with my rare Tokyo Nights racing game arcade cabinet."
He says to himself before exiting the room and finding another two big rooms, one had a bedroom with a king size bed on top of a dark blue carpet.
"Once I get the cabinets and curtains in here, it will soon feel like home."
He soon heard a noise outside the front of the house, what he saw made him smile.
Outside, he saw a group of people helping Lapis carry the stuff into the home, in the middle of it all, he saw Steven being helpful while the tall red one was carrying most of the stuff effortlessly, the purple one had changed into some sort of animal that could carry stuff on it's back while the white one just stood and supervised.
"Must be a 'welcome to Beach City' thing."
Once he checked the last big room, he went downstairs to lend a hand.
Later
Once everything was in place, Scott couldn't help but relax outside on a deck chair with Gregg while holding a cold beverage in his hand while watching the world go by.
While watching Steven play with his friends, Scott looked over at Gregg and spoke.
"Thanks for getting me out of there Gregg, had I known sooner what Melody was like before now, I'd have got out of there sooner."
Gregg nodded in acknowledgment before saying.
"You knew you could do better than her anyway, she was too stuck up for anyone's liking, I'm surprised Paul didn't boot her out the minute he met her."
This caused Scott to laugh at the memory of the day his pops met Melody for the first time, him being an old school working class grafter for a building company and Melody, well, had everything handed to her and it didn't sit well with Paul or Scott's mother Lindsey.
"My dad would chew her out every chance he got, saying things like 'My son has worked every day to earn his living' and 'Your pompous ass wouldn't understand a hard days work if it bit you on your vagina'".
Gregg and Scott couldn't help but laugh before the two took a sip of their drinks and Gregg continued speaking.
"In time, the right girl will come Scotty, heck, I'm betting she's already here in Beach City."
Scott smirked before looking at the three in front of him, but his attention soon turned to Lapis who is seen with some Dorito looking haired girl, conversing with each other.
Gregg soon noticed this and cringed a little, Scott noticed and asked.
"What's wrong with Lapis uncle Gregg?"
Gregg sighed before looking at Scott with a hint of seriousness in his eyes, which was rare for Scott to see before the older man spoke.
"Look, I'm not knocking Lapis but...I don't know if she is open to dating since what happened with a gem called Jasper."
Scott looked down a bit dejected but he noticed the smile on Lapis' face and his face turned to a smile itself before Gregg continued.
"Lapis needs to be eased into the idea first, don't ham fist it, but at the same time, don't make her feel like a stranger if you want to make some sort of connection with her."
Sudden realization sunk in when Scott spoke up.
"I think this Jasper you mentioned launched Lapis into my Jeep when I arrived into Beach City."
Gregg motioned for Scott to continue before he recollected what literally happened hours ago.
"I was looking at the address for this place when Lapis just came smashing through my windshield, she woke up and she told me to floor it and run over Jasper, we wouldn't have got away if she hadn't have used her crazy water powers to knock Jasper out and me being able to run her over.
I did hear something crunch under my tires but I had that much adrenaline running through me, I didn't think to look out the window and see if I'd pulled a hit and run."
The look Gregg gave Scott was one of pure shock, it soon stopped when Lapis walked over and held her arm in front of Scott.
"Scott..."
Gregg gave him the thumbs up before excusing himself before Scott spoke to Lapis.
"What is it Lapis?"
With a shy look, Lapis rubbed her arm before asking.
"Is it OK if I can crash at yours for a while. Since the barn got damaged by Jasper when she came after me. Me and Peridot have nowhere to stay."
Despite his internal conflict and the wonder of if the couch was big enough for Lapis and her Dorito headed friend then he remembered, he couldn't do that to Lapis after saving her from Jasper.
So with his answer in mind, he spoke.
"I'm out of town 5 days a week for work, but since I have sick leave until next Monday, sure, you girls can crash at mine, just no guests without my say so and NO parties."
Scott could have sworn he saw the one called Peridot jump with joy out of the corner of his eye, but his gaze was held by Lapis who couldn't help but smile warmly at him.
Later That Night
Once the 60-inch plasma TV was installed onto the wall and everything plugged in, including the games station which looked suspiciously like a Nintendo 64 console.
Scott was playing Peridot at Super Kart Racer 64, while Lapis was reading something on the corner portion of the couch which she dubbed her 'sanctuary'.
"Oooh Banana time Peridot, get ready."
"NO, DON'T YOU DARE SCOTT, I REFUSE TO RELINQUISH FIRST PLACE!"
With curiosity piquing, Lapis looked up from her book and saw Peridot going nuts at Scott overtaking her 1st place and winning the race.
"This is impossible, how could you defeat me from all the way in 20th place, it was mathematically impossible."
Peridot was saying as she pointed an accusing finger at Scott before he laughed and pointed to the back of the box where it showed a giant bullet with arms.
"You get that if you've been in 16th or below for more than 3 laps, I shot up into 4th with this and then took the others out with red shells before making you slip up on a banana, in other words, Peridot."
Scott did some sort of pose as Usain Bolt crossed with Hulk Hogan before looking down at Peridot and saying with laughter.
"I AM THE DIAMOND OF VIDEO GAMES."
His moment of victory and the gushing praise he was now getting from Peridot was interrupted by Lapis speaking up.
"That has to be the stupidest name for a Diamond I have ever heard plus in the words of someone, you are just the ultimate Mega Geek."
While Peridot took this as an insult, Scott couldn't help but smirk before slinking over to Lapis with the third controller in hand and held it in front of him.
"Think you can do better blue or are you just all talk?"
Lapis glared before snatching the controller out of Scott's hand and joining him on his side of the couch.
"Winner takes all rules, loser does the dishes for a month, winner, well, the winner gets breakfast in bed in the morning."
Lapis couldn't help but blush but with an equally determined face at Scott's terms whereas Scott smirked knowingly that he had this in the bag.
Hours Later
"How did I lose..."
Scott says on his knees with anime tears streaming down his face whereas Lapis swung the controller around before blowing on the end of it like a gun and smirking in victory.
She had somehow got a gold star in the 9th position and on the last lap, had come up clutch and stole the victory from Scott, shocking Peridot into a standstill and Scott was frozen solid in shock.
"Enjoy your dishes, Scotty."
Before she went upstairs to the bedroom, Scott decided to pop in American Wrestling on his games console before deciding to play that for the rest of the night with Peridot.
Upstairs
As Lapis stared outside of the bedroom window towards the main street from the room she was inhabiting for the night, she couldn't help but shudder slightly, not from the summer breeze that came from the window but of the fact, she had somehow escaped Jasper thanks to this human who was nice enough to give her and Peridot shelter until the barn was fixed.
"I just hope the gems got to Jasper in time to bubble her and keep her locked away for good."
For the rest of the night, Lapis would never know what had happened to Jasper.
A.N/: Hey guys and gals, Rattlesnake316 here, as you've just read, even though it is an SU fan fiction, I am going to be focusing on another type of rocks, this time I am actually focusing on Crystals and how Scott comes into contact with a whole new world with his new Gem friends.
So please enjoy and review as more chapters are soon to follow in Scott Rigby and The Crystal Beasts.
I do not own Steven Universe or any of the Gems including Lapis and Peridot but I do own Scott Rigby.