Interstellar War-Part 1
(Welcome to SanFransokyo)
It was a bright and sunny Friday morning, clear and cheery looking on an open highway. We then zoom in on a large old van going down the road, and inside was the Crystal Gems, the team of intergalactic heroes who use their magic to save the world, and often live and treat each other like family. Inside the van was Steven Universe, the gem prodigy of amazing proportions, driving the van was his father Greg Universe, who was the husband of the late Rose Quartz, former leader of the gems and Steven's mother, sitting in the passenger seat was the current leader Garnet, the tough-as-nails muscle of the team, sitting in the back of the van with Steven was Connie Maheswaran, one of Steven's closest friends and his love interest, along with Pearl, the nimble samurai-ballerina and strategist of the gems, Amethyst, the wild one of the team and biggest fan of Earth culture, Lapis Lazuli, the newest member who, previously had issues with Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, now treats them like friends very well and has been a great help in only a year since she made Earth her new home, and of course, sitting in a large wagon hitched to the van, there's Lion, Rose's former companion who's loyalties lie with the gems and only the gems.
In the long year that has passed, the team had undergone some changes in their looks: Steven made only that his shirt is long-sleeved, had the sleeves remain pink-red, but had the rest of it plain white and kept the yellow star in the middle, while sticking with his blue jeans and pink-red sandals. Pearl had gone with some casual orange short-sleeve shirt with small curves on the bottom of the sleeves as well as the shirt, along with a cute green bow-tie around the collar but stuck with keeping her sash tied around her, light-orange pants with the pant-legs reaching just below her knees and had small curves as well, had two tiny green bows on each side of her head in her hair, kept her green shoes but ditched the pink socks. Greg simply started wearing his old band shirt, and kept everything else the same. Garnet obviously kept her usual visor, but is now sporting a red and white striped short-sleeve shirt, wears a gold bangle on both wrists, wears blue jeans that end just above her ankles, and sports red sneakers. Amethyst sports an all-black sleeveless t-shirt, wears gray jean-shorts, along with white socks and black-and-white basketball sneakers. Lapis sticks with being barefooted, but now sports dark-blue pants that end half-way of the fore-legs, and a black long-sleeved shirt where the sleeves end half-way of the fore-arms as well, but included with a fist-sized hole on the back of the shirt revealing her gem. Connie had her hair cut shorter, got herself a green short-sleeved shirt, light blue jeans that end below the knees, and sports brown sandals. All Lion got, was his own yellow star painted on his chest, symbolizing his bond with Steven. The mood seemed just right for this huge family road trip, until Amethyst, in her usual manner, ruins the mood.
"THIS SUUUCCCKKSS!", yelled Amethyst, who was laying on her back eating from a bag of chips, "We've been in the van for days! Why couldn't we just warp ourselves to SanFran-whatever?!"
"It's SanFransokyo, Amethyst, and we already talked about this before we left, there aren't any warp pads located in that region, amazingly. Besides, it'll do us some good to spend some time on an open road on a beautiful day like this", said Pearl with her legs underneath a blanket reading one of the books she brought along with her, in which Amethyst scoffs at her response, clearly taking back any nice things she thought about the trip. Steven, Lapis and Connie were sitting in a little circle cross-legged playing cards, with Lapis on a win streak of ten, which of course, is starting to ride on Steven and Connie's nerves.
"I can't stand the open road anymore, all cooped up this old van with almost zilch to do! Garnet, back me up here!", yelled Amethyst to Garnet.
"I've said it before, I'll say it again: we've been through worse, so just take it like a Gem", said Garnet calmly as she simply sat in the passenger seat with her arms crossed, quite possibly trying to fall asleep.
"You could play a round of cards with us, Amethyst", said Steven as Connie, Lapis and himself continued with their eleventh round.
"Ya mean get whooped by Lapis like what you and Connie are doing? Pass!" yelled Amethyst as she munches on another potato chip.
"Hey, not my fault I got luck on my side", said Lapis with a little smirk as she returned to the game at hand. Connie had thrown in a number nine card of spades, and then Lapis shouts with joy as she throws in a queen card, this marks her eleventh win in a row, and Steven and Connie aren't at all okay with this.
"Aw come on! That's the eleventh time in a row!", shouted Steven as he groans in frustration along with Connie.
"*chuckles* We could go another round, maybe one of you guys will end up lucky, like me", said Lapis with a smile as she picked up her cards. The very thought of having to put up with hearing those three play another boring round of cards briefly terrified Amethyst.
"Greg! How much farther to where we're going?!" demanded Amethyst, in desperation of wanting to reach their destination quickly so she won't have to suffer from boredom anymore.
"Calm down, we should be getting close any minute now", said Greg taking his time driving his family to their vacation spot.
"Yeah, 'should', doesn't really make me feel better", said Amethyst.
"Amethyst, like I said…", said Garnet.
"I know I know, take it like a Gem", said Amethyst just so Garnet won't lecture her or something. Another twenty minutes passed by until Greg noticed something up in the distance.
Holy cow! We're just about there!", shouted Greg, immediately getting everyone else's attention as Garnet woke up and everyone in the back ran up to the front to get a look for themselves, and they're glad they did.
"It's amazing", said Pearl, gazing in awe, along with Steven, Amethyst, Connie and Lapis as they got a well enough look at their destination: the beautiful and hi-tech city of SanFransokyo.
"WWHHHOOOO! FINALLY! Now I don't have to sit around doing nothing!", yelled Amethyst.
"Which is generally what you do, anyway", said Garnet with a smirk followed by a brief moment of laughter among the group, and even from Amethyst, not denying that small fact. As they were entering the city, the group took notice of six large golden statues lined up near the entrance to the city.
"Hey, it's those superheroes, Big Hero 6! I heard a lot about them", said Connie.
"It's amazing they've been at this for a year", said Lapis.
"Which is just as long as having you a part of the team", said Garnet, followed by a brief hug from Lapis, given that she really loves it when the others let her know she's one of them as well.
"Think we'll get to meet them? Imagine, one superhero team being friends with another superhero team", said Steven with a brief excited look on his face as he visualized such a moment.
"I don't know, but it could happen", said Pearl.
"Yeah yeah whatever, let's wreck this joint!", shouted Amethyst as she got her arms around the others and pulled them in closer to feel her excitement.
Upon arriving in the city, the group didn't hesitate to explore the city and enjoy as much as they can. They went to a visiting amusement park that reminded them of Funland back in Beach City and went on plenty of rides, Steven and Connie went for a ride on the Ferris wheel for a romantic feel, Lapis and Amethyst rode on the rollercoaster, with Amethyst pulling one of her stunts by standing on top of the coaster like a surf board, Greg and Pearl riding the bumper cars with five others, Greg and Pearl with letting loose as they burst with laugher while Pearl can't help but apologize to every driver she hits, while Garnet and Lion rode in a giant spinning tea cup ride , with some people feeling nervous around Lion given that he's, well, a lion. Then the group heads to the best pizzeria in the city for lunch, Steven gets a burger, Connie has a pasta bowl, Garnet settles for the hottest bowl of chili they have, talk about turning up the heat, Greg and Lion get huge stacks of barbecue ribs, Lapis eats a ham and cheese sandwich, Pearl goes for a bowl of Caesar salad, while Amethyst scarfs down three whole pizzas, making some other customers lose their appetite. Then they travel to various landmarks to pose for some family photos, and a majority of them involved craziness like Amethyst doing some overly silly poses, or Lion chasing a dog through the streets during rush hour, forcing the others to make themselves scarce before any police officers show up to ask if Lion was theirs. It was well around three in the afternoon as the group finally took the time to rest in one the many city parks, studying a map of the city while figuring out what they want to do next.
"We could check out the arcade they have", said Steven.
"Or get a load of their library that comes with an amazing skylight", said Connie.
"I'm really fancying that music store down the street", said Greg.
"That wrestling arena has my vote", said Garnet.
"I wanna check out that massive aquarium just near the river", said Lapis.
"I'm totally calling on the paintball field", said Amethyst.
"RRAAGGH", said Lion, using his paw to point out the location of a large fishery on the map.
"Actually, I'm more fond of THIS particular place: the Tadashi Hamada science building", said Pearl as she pointed to that place on the map.
"A nerd lab?! Puh-lease Pearl, you can't be serious", said Amethyst in disgust, seeing as how the last thing she'd want to do is visit some place meant for science.
"I've read that they do incredible things there. The building was opened by Hiro Hamada in honor of his late brother Tadashi after receiving a large grant at the SanFransokyo Institute of Technology. He's so smart, he graduated from high school on his first year, not to mention he's a remarkable robotics prodigy", said Pearl, followed by a sigh as she quickly noticed Amethyst had fallen asleep.
"I really say we should visit the music store", said Greg.
"I just wanna check out what they have to offer, if we take too long, I take full responsibility", said Pearl, followed by a minute of silence as the others looked at one another and nodded.
"If it means that much for you, Pearl, we'll go along with your idea", said Lapis.
"You won't hear any complaints from us", said Garnet then briefly looking at Amethyst, still asleep, "Most of us anyway".
"Yes yes yes YES!", shouted Pearl as she briefly jumped in excitement but quickly returning to her usual self, "I mean, thanks, I appreciate it".
Half an hour later, the van parks just close to their newest destination: the Tadashi Hamada science building. The group walks through those front doors and, a few minutes later, were instantly baffled by what they're seeing, especially Pearl. Members working on all kinds of things: from state-of-the-art hovercraft technology, to highly designed super-suits that allow for complete protection against anything such as intense amounts of heat, even a futuristic foot tall generator that makes hard-like holograms of anything you can think of.
"I'm actually wanting to take back the stuff I said about this nerd lab", said Amethyst.
"So, now what?", asked Greg.
"I'm interested in meeting with Hiro himself", said Pearl as she walked up to one of the members, "Excuse me, do you know where we can find Hiro Hamada?"
"Hiro? Yeah, sure, head through that door just past the water fountain, go straight down the hallway and take the third door on your right, you'll find another wing of the building, including Hiro's personal lab", said the guy as he had perfected a jet-pack that could fly at super-sonic speeds, and is about to test it.
Thanks so much! Let's go", said Pearl as she made her way to the door.
"Don't remember putting Pearl in charge", said Amethyst while she and the others followed Pearl but stopped to wave bye to the guy who helped them, and was testing the jet-pack until it went nuts, hit the ceiling and short circuits at his feet.
"Well, back to the drawing board", said the guy. Meanwhile, following the directions given to them, the group makes it to Hiro's personal lab, and once they step inside, they notice how the place was packed with so much stuff like books and equipment and yet it's so spacious. Then they notice Hiro Hamada himself sitting at his workbench on the other side of the room, who seemed to be busy with something important.
"Hello there! Hiro Hamada, it's a pleasure to meet you", said Pearl, and that's when the boy finally notices them and stops working for a minute.
"Oh hey there! Sorry I didn't notice right away, I was just finishing up on something right here", said Hiro.
"Is it a robot dog helicopter?!", asked Steven with excitement.
"Even better! Check this out, a year ago, I created microbots, very creative and unique, controlled with this neuro-transmitter headband", said Hiro as he placed a metal headband around his head and presented a single microbot. "Back then, it took days to make more to really get things moving, but now, I've modified them with advanced replicator technology, allowing one single microbot to duplicate itself at an exponential rate, giving you a swarm of microbots to control in just seconds".
"Sorry, but ya lost me", said Amethyst as the group except Pearl was confused as to what was the prodigy implying, but of course, action speaks louder than words as Hiro placed the microbot on the floor, took a few steps back, and in no time was there a puddle made up of microbots. The group was baffled, even more so when Hiro hade the microbots take shape and form to look like Steven.
"WHOA! It's like looking in a weird tiny robot mirror!", shouted Steven as the double of him fist bumped him and dissolved back into a puddle of microbots, followed by the puddle slowly vanishing and reverting back into a single microbot once more.
"That was awesome!", shouted Lapis.
"Yeah, I know it is. And believe me, this will really help revolutionize things transportation and so much more", said Hiro as he placed the microbot in his pocket, removed the headband and put it in a drawer. "Hey, no offense, but I couldn't help but notice your blue-haired friend there being barefooted, and that you guys have a pink lion with you.
"Don't worry, she's fine with it, and this big goofball here is as friendly as they come. By the way, I'm Steven Universe, this is my dad, Connie, Lapis, Garnet, Lion, Pearl and Amethyst", said Steven as he properly introduced his group while they greet Hiro in their own way, Garnet simply nods, Pearl slightly bows, Lapis does the same, Connie and Amethyst wave to him, and Lion does a slight roar.
"In a way, I kinda already know who you guys are", said Hiro.
"You do?", asked Amethyst.
"Yeah, I was told about this blog called 'Keep Beach City Weird!', and this Ronaldo guy puts up a bunch of pictures and stories about you guys living there, saving the day, that you're called the Crystal Gems", said Hiro, though this info slightly annoys Pearl.
"Ugh, if only Ronaldo didn't keep sticking his nose in our business", said Pearl with slight frustration.
"Well, it doesn't hurt for you guys to get a little publicity every now and then", said Connie.
"She's got a point, anyway it's nice to meet you guys. I'm pretty sure you already know about my incredible genius-as-well brother, wanna see something he worked on?", asked Hiro.
"Oh, yes we'd love to", said Pearl.
"Great, first thing's first: one of you has to get punched", said Hiro, this confused the group more so than the microbot deal.
Seriously?', asked Lapis.
"Trust me, you'll really get a kick out what he made", said Hiro, possibly adding that bit for a pun.
"So, heh, who's in the mood to get punched?", asked Greg nervously.
"ME, punch me! I can take it!", shouted Amethyst, who would shortly regret her choice.
"If you say so", said Garnet as she gave Amethyst a strong right jab in her left shoulder.
"OW! HEY! Not too hard, dude!", shouted Amethyst, until she and the others instantly noticed something in front of the door: what appeared to them was some kind of giant walking marshmallow with short legs and a face made up of simply two black dots for eyes and a black line intersecting them. The creature stood there a few seconds longer until it finally moved. It was making its way to the group across the room, walking in the manner of a newborn penguin, stops when it slightly bumps into one of Hiro's chairs, picks it up, puts it aside and continues walking to the group. It reaches them at last and greets them.
"Hello, I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion. I was alerted to the need for medical attention when you said the word 'ow'", said the creature known as Baymax.
"A robotic nurse, interesting", said Pearl as her eyes were fixed on Baymax and his entire body.
"Yeah maybe to you, P", said Amethyst as she rubbed her shoulder.
"On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?", asked Baymax as he briefly projected a one to ten scale on his chest.
"If I say zero, will you go away?", asked Amethyst.
"I will scan you now", said Baymax as he moves his head upward and downward to get Amethyst in full scanning view, then finishes.
"You appear to have sustained a quick and intense force of impact on your left shoulder, most likely, from a closed fist of another individual. I suggest applying a chilled object such as an ice bag on your injury for a full two minutes and thirty-nine seconds to reduce swelling. Wait approximately three hours and twenty six minutes and your injury will fade away. Fortunately, I am equipped to apply such a solution from my current position", said Baymax as he placed his right hand on Amethyst's bruised shoulder and suddenly cold air starts to blows around that spot, Amethyst flinches a bit, but in two minutes and thirty-nine seconds, the bruise's swelling went down greatly, and everyone was surprised.
"Hey, not bad! Thanks, robo-nurse", said Amethyst, being playfully rude as always but was grateful nonetheless.
"You have been a good girl. Have a lollipop", said Baymax as he presented Amethyst with a savory cherry lollipop.
"Sweet!", shouted Amethyst as she grabbed the piece of candy and starting eating it, while Pearl was still very curious about this creation.
"If I may so kindly ask, Baymax, what are your specifications?", asked Pearl.
"I am a custom-built healthcare expert and companion. My exterior is crafted from pure vinyl, allowing for a non-threatening, huggable design for my patients. My vinyl form has been recently modified with powerful microscopic regeneration capabilities, allowing any area of my exterior to quickly repair any damage inflicted by a foreign object. My visual receptors are comprised of powerful and enhanced hyper-spectral cameras, allowing me to scan any living being to search for signs of illness", said Baymax, going over his specs via Pearl's request, "My interior is comprised of a modified carbon-fiber titanium skeleton equipped with powerful actuators, enabling me to lift any object over 30,000 tons. My power source is comprised of an advanced form of fusion, one that is both self-sustaining and environmentally friendly. I am programed with over 10,000 medical procedures, physical, mental, or emotional alike, allowing me to aid in applying the needed procedure of various illnesses from mild peanut allergies, to coping with the loss of a well-known personal item, to a critically fractured limb. I also know karate".
"Oh my, the implications of yours are remarkable! You really are so well made", said Pearl with glee while a majority of the group was trying to wrap their heads around what they just heard.
"Pfft! Like THAT part's true about karate", said Amethyst.
"Yeah, Baymax is hilarious in his own way", said Hiro as he chuckled nervously, which got the group's attention for a moment.
"So, is the marshmallow nurse gonna leave yet?", asked Amethyst in slight annoyance.
"Amethyst, be nice", said Pearl.
"It is quite alright, young miss", said Baymax to Pearl then turns his attention to Amethyst once again, "I cannot deactivate until you say you are satisfied with your care".
"Well then I'm satisfied with my care", said Amethyst as nice as possible, followed by Baymax walking past them toward a small red platform close to the wall, stepped inside its very tiny wall, and then deflates into a small compact form as the platform quickly shifted into a containment unit.
"He's been helping a lot of people lately, just like what my brother wanted", said Hiro with a little pride for the sake of his late brother.
"I'm pretty sure he is", said Garnet.
"So, do you know anything about Big Hero 6?", asked Steven, in which was a little curious when Hiro acted strangely in response to such a question.
"Heh, well I do know that they've been changing this city in more ways for the past year than anyone could've ever thought of", said Hiro with a nervous pitch in his voice.
"I've read that they've been around the world, too", said Connie, "Like that they were off on a mission to Malaysia a few weeks ago to help put everything back together after a really huge hurricane devastated almost the whole island".
"I heard things are going well for the residents over there, yeah", said Hiro.
"Are they somewhere in the city? I wanna meet them!", shouted Steven with joy.
"I don't think you should get your hopes up on that. They rarely show themselves unless there's an emergency", said Hiro.
"Okay then, hey Big Hero 6! I'm a reckless hooligan who's gonna knock over a trash can!", shouted Amethyst, followed by a short burst of laughter.
"Yeah, I meant a REAL emergency", said Hiro.
"Good to know", said Lapis, followed by the appearance of four other teenagers, two guys and two girls.
"Hey, little buddy, what's up", said the shorter guy with a green hat.
"Not much, just finishing up for the night", said Hiro.
"Oh, who are your new friends here?", asked the taller girl with the glasses.
"And why do they have a huge pink lion for a pet?", asked the tall guy with the black sweater nervously.
"Don't worry, he's harmless. And these are the Crystal Gems", said Hiro.
"The magical superheroes that show up on 'Keep Beach City Weird'?!", shouted the hat wearing dude with joy.
"Yep, that's them alright", said Hiro.
"Awesome! Big fans! You're way more cooler in person!", shouted the hat wearing dude.
"Well, thank you for the compliment", said Pearl, slightly weirded out given that she and the rest of the gems don't usually get this kind of praise.
"Guys, these are my other friends: Fred, Wasabi, GoGo, and Honey Lemon", said Hiro as he introduced each of his four other friends to the gems, Connie and Greg.
"Greetings! Please sign my hat!", shouted the hat wearing dude known as Fred.
"Hello there", said the tall sweater dude known as Wasabi.
"Hi there", said the tall glasses girl known as Honey Lemon.
"Hey", said the black haired girl known as GoGo.
"What kind of names are GoGo, Honey Lemon and Wasabi anyway?", asked Lapis.
"Oh, they're not real names, nicknames actually, I come up with those all the time", said Fred.
"You could say we've stuck with those and use them a lot", said GoGo.
"Good to know", said Garnet.
"Well, hello to you kids as well", said Greg, followed by brief handshakes exchanged between both groups.
"So why are you here?", asked Wasabi.
"Oh, we're just here treating this like a family vacation, we'll only be in town for a few more days", said Pearl.
"Yeah, great meeting you nerds, but we still got more stuff to do, like PAINTBALL!", yelled Amethyst with excitement.
"Now? It's already six-thirty, the sun's about to set. Some days places like the paintball field close pretty early", said Hiro as he pointed out the time and the fact that the sun's almost out of view. And this leads to a few angry glares at Pearl, who blushes in response.
"Oh, I'm so sorry everyone, I didn't know how much time had gone by already", said Pearl.
"It's cool Pearl, there's always tomorrow", said Steven to reassure Pearl, that's one of the things that make Steven awesome, he knows it's best not to say or do something that would make a situation worse than it already is.
"Thanks Steven, I really appreciate that", said Pearl with gratefulness.
"Man, I really wanted to crush you guys out there! Me like a boss, and you guys sitting around all covered in paint like a bunch of losers!", shouted Amethyst who then bursts with laughter, ruing the mood.
"So, where will you guys be staying?", asked Honey Lemon.
"Staying?", repeated Greg.
"Yeah, you do have a place to stay, like a hotel room, right?", asked Honey Lemon, followed by an awkward moment of silence among the group, until it hit Greg.
"Ugh! That's right! I forgot to book us a hotel room before we left!", shouted Greg in frustration and guilt as he slaps his own forehead.
"Aw come on! Where are we supposed to crash now?! I don't wanna sleep in the van again!", shouted Amethyst, which made Greg a little upset, since he's loved that old rust-bucket of his for years.
"What's wrong with my van?!", demanded Greg.
"It smells weird in there, dude", said Amethyst.
"True", said Garnet, with the others murmuring in agreement.
"That's grade A old van smell right there! Really brings me back to my old band days", said Greg.
"That's ancient history, if you ask me", said Lapis.
"Funny, Lapis, but that doesn't solve our current problem", said Pearl with her finger on her chin, trying to think of where they could spend the night, and that's when Fred steps up to offer the solution to their troubles.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! You guys could spend the night at my place!", shouted Fred.
"Oh no, Fred, we don't want to be any trouble to you or your family", said Pearl.
"No sweat! My parents are away on business and we got plenty of guest rooms", said Fred.
"Well if you insist, I suppose we could", said Pearl.
"Yeah! Slumber party!", shouted Steven.
"You know it, amigo! Slumber party to the max!", shouted Fred, and a few minutes later, a small greenish-blue car drives away from the building followed by the van, as the crew follow their new friends to Fred's place. But, hiding on top of the science building, was a puppy-sized bot with a marble-looking design, crawled on four little legs, and had a spy-lens sticking out of it, observing the two vehicles leave the area, particularly the Universe van. Then it sprouted a pair of mechanical wings and started flying towards their direction.
Shortly later, the van stops in front of a huge mansion and the crew was completely awe-struck. Fred exits the greenish-blue car and walks to the front steps and welcomes the gems, Connie and Greg to his humble abode.
"Welcome! Mi casa es su casa! What's mine is yours!", shouted Fred.
"THIS is your home?!", exclaimed Connie.
"Yeah long story, but hey, isn't it cool?", asked Fred.
"It's sweet, but how do we now this really IS your place?", asked Amethyst before a mustached butler comes out the door, all stiff and proper.
"Good evening, Master Fredrick", said the butler in a typical butler-accent.
"Heathcliff! My man! Do me a solid and help show my new pals here to their rooms for the night", said Fred as he and Heathcliff exchanged a fist bump.
"Very good, sir. Ladies and Gentlemen, if I may, I'll escort you to your rooms for the night", said Heathcliff.
"Well, good night, guys. See you in the morning", said Hiro as Fred and the others waved bye to them and Wasabi drove off with Hiro, GoGo and Honey Lemon alongside. Shortly, the group follows Fred and Heathcliff inside the glorious mansion, and where Heathcliff went on to lead the others to the second floor, where they each got their own individual rooms, with the exception of Steven letting Lion share his room with him.
The group unpacked and got into their sleepwear: Steven in his usual all light blue pajamas, Garnet changes into a light red night robe with simple matching slippers. Connie and Pearl both wear greenish night gowns, but with Pearl's included with those short ball-shaped sleeves. Lapis simply changes from her pants to a pair of dark-blue shorts. Amethyst goes with pajamas similar to that of Steven but with short sleeves. Lion doesn't need clothes obviously, and as for Greg, the dude didn't even pack an extra shirt, so no pajamas for him. The group spent some time playing a few board games with Fred, in which case Amethyst would either cheat or goof off too much, followed by enduring another three hours of grueling horror movies in which Pearl would shriek in terror at the most menacing moments.
Then, once they finished up, it was lights out as the group went to their individual rooms, ready to enjoy their delightful slumber, but it would prove to be temporarily. It was well around three in the morning, everyone was well asleep, and Steven was enjoying it even more with the fact that he and Lion are sharing the same room. Then, Steven faintly heard heavy metal footsteps but chose to ignore it, believing it to be nothing serious. Then, he gets this strange feeling like someone for something watching him, like what Pearl did a long time ago, but this wasn't it, this somehow felt cold and menacing. Steven finally opened his eyes and was shocked to see what appeared to be a humanoid robot with green glowing eyes and seemed as if it were made of marble, he knows he's seen something like that a long time ago, but where? That question would have to wait as the marble bot slowly reached its hand out for Steven. At first Steven thought it was just curious about him, but quickly took note of the energy rope in its left hand. Steven responded to this by jumping out of his bed sheets and used his gem to summon his shield and knocks the bot back against the wall. The bot's eyes turned red and leaped for Steven, only for the gem hybrid to leap in the air as the bot lands on his bed, and then brings his shield down hard, crushing its head. Steven takes a moment to look down on the non-functioning bot, wondering why this thing was trying to kidnap him, but took notice of two other bots finishing with tying up Lion, who was still fast asleep. Steven leaped at the bots and used his shield to take them out, determined not to let them take his fuzzy beast of a friend. The sound was enough to wake Lion, who was surprised to find himself tied up, Steven was all done, and makes his way over to his pal.
"Don't worry, buddy, I'll get you free", said Steven as he released Lion from his shackles, figuratively of course.
"What are these things? And why were they trying to kidnap us?", asked Steven by himself, as he and Lion stood there for a minute, and then it hit him.
What if these things didn't want just me and Lion? What if they're here for…? (Gasp) The others too!
"Lion, let's go", said Steven as he and Lion raced out the room and ran to where the others where. They ran to where Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl were sleeping, since they were closer. Steven was surprised to find two marble bots exiting two separate rooms, each with Pearl and Amethyst carried on their shoulders, tied up and still asleep.
Pearl! Amethyst!", shouted Steven as he used his shield to slice in half the bot carrying Pearl while Lion pounces at the bot carrying Amethyst and rips its head clean off. Steven and Lion check up on Pearl and Amethyst and untie them before waking them up.
"Huh? Steven? What are you doing? And why are we in the hallway?", asked Pearl while Amethyst was still tired as she tried to stay awake.
"Yeah, dude, why you gotta drag us out of bed?", asked Amethyst while yawning, then she and Pearl noticed the destroyed robots lying on the floor and the ruined energy rope that was used to restrain them.
"There were these weird robots, they were trying to kidnap me and Lion in our sleep, and you guys too!", shouted Steven.
"*gasp* Is Garnet alright?!", demanded Pearl, followed by the door to Garnet's room swinging wide open and a busted and mangled up bot was tossed out the room, followed by Garnet with her robe slightly torn up a bit.
"I'm fine now", said Garnet as she stepped out the room with her gauntlets in view and with an energy rope in her right hand, "So, they tried to capture you as was well. I had a feeling I wasn't the only one".
"I don't understand. What are these things, and what do they want with us?", asked Pearl.
"I'm not sure, but we don't have time to sit around, we have to check in on Lapis, Connie and Greg, see if they're alright", said Garnet as she tossed the rope on the floor.
"Dad! We gotta go!", shouted Steven as he and the others ran to where Lapis, Greg and Connie were sleeping. A couple minutes later, they see their rooms up ahead, but just as they were nearing the rooms, the door to Lapis' room breaks down with a bot lying on it with a blue arrow sticking out of its chest, and then Lapis steps out of her room with her double-bladed bow in hand. By the time the others had reached Lapis to check on her, the commotion was loud enough to wake up Greg and Connie as they came running from their own rooms.
"What the heck is going on out here?!", demanded Greg.
"This thing tried to take me in my sleep", said Lapis.
There were a bunch of robots trying to take us too!", shouted Steven then turns to his dad and Connie, "Did any robots show up in your rooms?"
"No, we were just fine until we heard a loud crash in the hallway", said Connie.
"Then this would imply that these machines were only interested in us gems", said Garnet.
"But I don't get for what, though", said Steven, followed by the sound of a small explosion coming from outside the mansion.
"What was that?!", shouted Connie.
"I don't know, but sounded like it came from the backyard!", shouted Pearl.
"Greg and Connie, search for Fred, make sure he's alright too. Let's go Gems!", shouted Garnet as Steven, Lapis, Lion, Amethyst and Pearl followed her lead and ran for the backyard.
"Good luck, son", said Greg.
"Be careful Steven", said Connie with worry, as the Gems made their way to backyard, unaware of what to expect at all.
Hello there! I hope you've all enjoyed part one of this great cross over story! Let me just say, right off the bat, that I'm sorry if this first chapter was too long for some of you, and if a few certain bits of it were unnecessary. But I wanted to fill in as much as possible, not to mention I thought it'd helped if I included some long stuff like describing the outfits the characters were all wearing, so there.
Anyway, I hope you liked all that I had to offer for this story, such as pulling off a time-skip where it's been a year since Lapis joined the team, and since Big Hero 6 had their first adventure in the movie of the same name. And don't worry, if the ending of this first chapter wasn't exciting enough for you, get ready for part two coming very soon, which if no-doubt filled with over the top excitement, and a visit from a new threat, and he's packing some serious heat! Take care now!
-MarioDeleon59