Hey guys this is my first real fanfic. Hope you enjoy! Oh yeah btw, gems are supposed to be referred to as "they". Mainly because they are gender neutral. I also make the mistake of referring to them as "she" though. Sorry!
It'd been early morning by the time Steven heard the knocking at the door. He'd been rather excited, knowing that today was the day that he and Connie had sword training. As he'd predicted she'd been right at the door and especially early.
"Ready for sword training Steven?!" She asked excitedly as she entered.
"You bet! I've been wondering about all the cool things that we could do as Stevonnie too! Starting with bubbles!" Steven replied.
"Oh yeah! Maybe we can use it in tandem with the sword to whip up a new technique or ultimate defense!" Connie suggested. The two of them got settled, awaiting Pearls arrival and catching up with each other as they did so. Eventually however, before she could arrive, the both of them felt the entire building rumbling.
It'd been violent, almost as though the entire world had been shaking under the grasp of a much higher power.
"What is that?" Connie asked as the gems abruptly came from their respective rooms. They all looked at each other.
"We've got to get down there!" Was all Garnet could say before they and the other two gems left in burst of inhumane speed. As they did Steven turned towards his friend.
"Come on Connie! Let's go down there with them!" Steven said. Connie nodded at his suggestion and thus the two of them made their way to the sight where the rumbling had originated from. As they raced along the beach they could see a large meteor-like object slowly being pulled towards the Earth. They stared with wide eyes as they realized that it'd been heading towards the arcade.
They then continued towards where it'd been heading, eventually it disappeared from sight. The next few seconds marked a roaring explosion, the likes of which flew large pieces of not just buildings and cars but also fire in nearly every direction. This only made the duo run faster as they desperately avoided the wreckage.
When the two finally arrived at the sight they were more than out of breath. Civilians were still running in horror and Mr. Smiley was on his knees, bawling and crying relentlessly about never ending destruction of the things he loved. As the two caught their breath however they turned their gaze to the cause of the merciless destruction around them.
It'd been a large crater, taking up the space that used to be the arcade, fire had been surrounding hole and it appeared almost as though it was an abyss of pure darkness. The two also caught sight of the crystal gems, armed and prepped for battle. They all stood together, ready to take on whatever would erupt from the pit. They however, didn't need to wait long for it's inevitable rise.
Eventually an enormous claw thrust above the abyss before slamming onto the pavement, not just cracking but breaking the ground under it's weight. A large mass of black then began to rise above the hole, it's body being darker than a starless midnight sky as it eventually stood with it's head straight and pointed towards the gems. It was almost as though the abyss of darkness within the hole had taken the shape of a monstrosity.
It'd been shaped like a wolf with a large mound of wild hair and large piercing eyes the likes of which frightened Steven to his very core. It's mouth was full of pointed and stained teeth and from it's back protruded multiple pink spikes that gleamed in the sunlight. It's tail rose to the sky as the beast lifted it's head higher and howled a piercing sound that reached the clouds.
The sound was hellish and bloodcurdling, almost there'd been hundreds of dogs and wolves somehow overlapping one another. Steven and Connie's hands instantly rose to their ears as the Gems engaged in combat.
Garnet landed the first blow. They launched at the beast and with one strike sent it hurdling backwards and into another building. The beast ,however, quickly recovered and shook it's head before looking down at them, it being so large that it cast a shadow over their entire body.
It charged, accelerating astronomically fast as it's mouth ripped open and it prepared to tear Garnet apart. It was stopped by Amethyst as they wrapped their whip around the beast jaws and forced them shut. Thus it resorted to simply ramming Garnet with it's forehead and sheer force alone.
Garnet blocked the attack which forced them back and caused their feet to bury into the ground beneath themselves. The beast was stronger than them and had even pulled Amethyst off balance as it continued to force Garnet backwards. Eventually the whips power over it was lost and it snapped it off with ease.
It escaped Garnets grasp, retreating for only an instant before diving back at them with it's mouth held agape. Garnet managed grabbed both ends of it's jaws as it continued to slowly push them backwards. They held it's mouth open with great strain, the beast remaining unharmed by Pearls blast and Amethyst attacks to it's mane.
The duo watched from afar but upon seeing the desperate situation they eyed each other and smiled.
"Alright!" Both Steven and Connie said, the two of them charging forwards and merging into Stevonnie in a burst of light. They unsheathed their sword and their shield flashed into existence before them as they charged towards the beast harming their friends.
Just as the beast was finally managing to gain the upper hand in strength Stevonnie thrust their sword into the throat of the beast. An action which sent the creature roaring furiously in pain as it immediately retreated backwards, coughing and hacking momentarily.
"There's an opening!" Garnet shouted as they and the other Crystal gems charged towards the now distracted beast. It darted it's gaze towards them and just then time began to slow down. It'd been more than unsettling, it sent shivers down everyone's spine as the creature changed in a flash of light into another large creature. This time it'd been a seagull, similar to the one's seen around the beach, properly colored and all.
After such it took off with a speed no ordinary seagull could carry. Rushing off towards the temple.
"After it!"
"Right!" The gems said as they took off once more. Stevonnie continued to follow from behind. After their arrival, the team noticed that the door had been knocked down, the hole being noticeably large. Upon entree they found that inside had been a wolf like creature, around the same size as the actual animal. It's black fur blew in the breeze and shining pink spikes protruded from it's back, it growled at them, gazing with piercing pink eyes. It did not however directly attack them.
Upon looking at the creature for a few moments Stevonnie then unfused.
"Stop!" Steven shouted just as the gems were about to engage. They listened, standing still but still holding their stances. Amethyst eyed him wearily.
"What are you thinking Steven?" She asked, whip still clutched in hand.
"What if they're like centi? Maybe they aren't a bad corrupted gem!" He stated.
"You don't know that! This guy could go crazy and bite your face off or something!" She said back to him.
"Corrupted gem?" Upon hearing the voice, both of them shivered and their attention snapped back to the corrupted gem who'd seemingly just spoken. It's head had been cocked to the side.
"That's phrase I've never heard before." The gem said in a deep and cold voice.
"Y-you can talk!?" Steven exclaimed.
"That's enough Steven!" Garnet said, knowing that regardless on it's speech this gem couldn't be good news.
"We are the Crystal Gems. If you intend to harm this planet then you need to leave!" They remarked. Instead of being threatened or angry however the creature leaned in, curious.
"Crystal... Gems?" It said, seemingly unable to grasp the name.
"I haven't heard that name in ages! You're the ones who shattered a diamond!" The creature shouted in glee. It then began laughing in a maniacal and insane fashion further infusing unease within the gems. When it was done it then looked back at them.
"I'm not here to harm whatever planet this is, no far from that. I'm here because I'm looking for information... Information on how to shatter diamonds! It appears that my search is over." The gem stated. Steven looked at the creature, a confused expression painted on his face.
"You want to... Shatter diamonds." He asked. The creatures eyes narrowed on him.
"Why yes little one... I do. It would be revenge for bubbling the rest of the Quartz soldiers and keeping them on Home-world!" The creature shouted. Jogging Stevens memory of the thousands of Quartz gems bubbled around Blue Diamonds room. The group and the creature stared at one another, the tension between the two spreading like a thick infection around the room. Everyone was surprised and somewhat on edge, Pearl looked at the leader of the group.
"What should we do?" They asked Garnet with worry. Garnet kept a cold gaze on the creature. After a moment of looking at it their gauntlets disappeared and they assumed a more calm stance.
"We hear them out" They said, eyeing the creature. The creature attempted to take on something that resembled a smile but portrayed itself as nothing more than a creepy and hungry grin.
"I'll make a deal with you Crystal Gems" It put emphasis on the name of the group. "You tell me everything that you know, I'll tell you everything I know. Regardless on if it's war, other gems, or the composition in atmosphere of this wretched planet. You tell me everything! Afterwards we can establish a somewhat alliance or mutual trust. We have common enemy here, and I know that it would benefit each of us greatly if we were to join forces. Wouldn't you agree?" The creature asked.
The gems sat quiet for a moment. Each of them waiting on Garnets answer while Steven and Connie watched the situation unfolding in front of them. All of them waited, until Garnet finally spoke.
"We'll tell you about the war and it's history up to this point, you tell us the same. We'll work out an alliance from there." They said. The gem appeared to be slightly upset about this fact. Regardless of such they still agreed.
"Alright then fine, I'd love to have the full story for once. Well how about we start now." The gem stated. It then lifted itself onto it's hind legs and balanced itself perfectly in a fashion that shouldn't have been possible. The black fur on their chest then parted and revealed a pink gem to be behind it. "First things first. I'm a Quartz soldier."