Yes, yes, Mmmg is back. First of all, I was just want to say how sorry I am for being absent for so long. I've been really busy for the past year, and then I had to get a new laptop because my old one got broken. Anyway, since then I've been working on a lot of new stories. So far I haven't uploaded them because I wanted to have a good portion of them done so I can update regularly. Like this story for example. I've been working on this for quite a while, so it's going to be some time before my updates slow down.
I also have a poll up on my profile page about a pairing for another upcoming story. So stop by and participate.
But enough about me. Let's get on with this awesome story!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. The Crystal Gems belong to Cartoon Network and Rebecca Sugar, and Twilightbelongsto Stephanie Meyers.
Seth ran as fast as he could up the giant hill. He clamored up the wide smooth path that encircled the beach side house connected to the giant monument of a praying goddess. He felt a shudder run down his spine as he made his way through the force-field that surrounded the temple. With a grin he hopped up the steps of the porch two at a time landing in front of the door. Seth ran through open the screen door with excitement.
"Hey guys! You'll never guess - AHH!" Seth was caught off guard by a giant green centipede-like monster that pounced on him, making the boy fall to the ground.
"Whoops! Sorry about that kiddo!" Mikey said with a grin whipping out his amethyst whip. He cracked it against the centipede wrapping it around the creature's body and pulled it off of Seth's body. Seth scrambled away from the creature and onto the couch, noticing that there were dozens of the green centipede creatures roaming everywhere.
"Whoa!" Seth cried, kicking away one that was trying to climb up his leg. "What are these things?" He asked, looking around.
"Centipedels." Angela said through gritted teeth as she tried pulling one centipede out from underneath the coffee table. Her long brown hair was in disarray because of the creature struggling in her grasps. "They somehow were able to invade the temple."
"Do we have to get rid of them?" Seth asked as he walked up to the older girl, trying to get a better look at the centipede in her arms. "They're so cool!" He tried petting one but jumped back when the creature spat green saliva at him, its spit melting through the wooden floor. Meanwhile, Mikey threw one against the wall of the house, quickly taking notice of a strange occurrence that was happening when they destroyed a centipede.
"Uh guys." Mikey called out gaining everyone's attention. "None of these have gems." He said, his light blonde hair askew from all the fighting.
"There must be a mother centipede close by." Jacob said, punching a centipede that had come up from behind him.
"If that's the case we have to find it before anyone else gets hurt." Angela added.
"Ooh! I can come too." Seth said happily wanting to help.
"Seth you can't." Angela chided softly, snapping the neck of the centipede that she was holding. "It's too dangerous."
"But I-" Jacob placed a hand on Seth's shoulder, making the boy look up at him.
"Seth, until you can control your gem you can't come with us." He said softly, knowing that the young boy really wanted help. "You could get seriously injured." Seth sighed, his shoulders slouching in defeat.
"Okay." He said sadly looking at the ground. "I'll stay here."
"Hey cheer up kid." Mikey said with a sympathetic grin, his light blue eyes dancing with mirth. "Maybe next time? Eh?"
"Yeah sure." Seth said with a disappointed shrug, knowing full well that next time actually meant when he could summon his gem which was never going to happen in the near future. The three older teens spared Seth a worried glance before looking at one another. They knew that Seth was upset about not being able to go with them on missions, but there was nothing they could do about. It was for his own good. Each of them gave Seth heartfelt goodbye before they left the temple to find and destroy the mother centipede.
Seth sighed as he watched the others go before clambering up to the higher floor of the house and collapsing on the bed. Hiding underneath the covers of his bed, he grabbed the remote off his bedside table. He turned on the TV and not really paying attention to what was happening.
Jacob, Mikey, and Angela always left him behind to do serious Crystal Gem business. Despite his reluctance about being left behind, Seth understood their reasoning behind it. After all, what help would he be in a battle between monsters when Seth couldn't even summon his gem weapon. At the thought of his gem weapon, Seth sat up and lifted up his shirt. He looked down at the rose quartz gem embedded in his belly button. It was hard to believe that he was even part Gem but the evidence was there, clear as day, inside his naval.
Seth got the shock of his life when he woke up one day to find his stomach glowing pink light and found a pinkish-red gem forming in his belly button. He was a scared and confused mess until Jacob had somehow made it into Seth's room and calmed the child down. He explained to Seth how their grandparents were the first Crystal Gems to come to earth, where they battled monsters and saved humanity from disasters.
The first person to be awaken was Jacob, who turned out to be the descendant of Garnet. Then Mikey was next – the descendant of Amethyst – and then came Angela, the descendant of Pearl. Ever since their gems had awaken, they took it upon themselves to continue the original Crystal Gems' fight to save humanity. They reopened the Crystal temple that used to be the home of Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Rose Quartz and turned it into a hideout for themselves. With the help of the journals left behind by the original Gems, Jacob, Mikey, and Angela were able to summon and control their weapons and gem powers. Seth on the other hand . . . Seth still had a long way to go before he arrived at the level the other Gems were. The only thing his gem could do was glow ominously and sometimes summon force field bubbles and a shield, but he couldn't control them. He still couldn't fight gem monsters and because of this he usually stayed at the Crystal Temple when Mikey, Angela, Jacob were away.
Hours passed before the familiar light of the warp pad lit up the room and the Crystal Gems appeared on top of the crystal pedestal.
"We're back!" Mikey said with a grin. Seth scrambled out of bed with a cheerful grin on his face and ran over to them. He flung himself onto the first person he came into contact with—which was Jacob-and wrapped his arms around them. Jacob laughed and hugged the boy back.
"I see that we were missed." Jacob commented with a small smile.
"Did you find the mother centipede?" Seth asked eagerly as all four of the gems stepped down from warp pad.
"Yes," Angela answered flicking a stray brown hair out of her face. "We already bubbled the gem and banished it to underneath the temple."
"I really wish I could have helped. I'm supposed to be a Gem but I can't even summon my weapon." Seth sulked, but his moodiness was ruined when Angela ruffled his hair making the younger boy giggle.
"It's okay Seth. You'll figure it out someday." Angela said optimistically. "Until then, you just have to be patient." She said with a smile.
"Yeah 're still one of us! Even if your gem is useless!" Mikey said with a grin. Angela made an angry noise in the back of her throat at Mikey's comment and sent him a look that said 'not helping.' Seeing her anger, Mikey quickly backtracked. "I meant that we wouldn't be the Crystal Gems without you!"
"Anyway," Jacob said changing the subject. "How about we go for pizza to celebrate?" He suggested and happy murmurs of agreement rang throughout the group. "And Seth." Jacob called out pulling the boy back. "You never know. You might go on a mission sooner than you think." He said with a mysterious smile.
And it turned out that sooner than you think had come. A few days had passed until a new problem had come up.
And that concludes the first chapter. I hope you guys liked it! And if you do, please review. It's really great to here people's compliments.