Hello, and welcome to the Crystal Hunters. I know, I have many unfinished stories, and I do in fact, plan to finish them, but I am such an unorganized mess that I'm still trying to figure out which one should be prioritized first, as it seems everyone has stories they want me to finish besides the others, so if you want to tell me what story you want to see finish, leave a comment, and I will update those stories best I can. This story is going to be different, as it is going to be out of main timeline, an alternate universe. I hope you enjoy, and if you want to see a story you want complete, leave the comment here so I can see. As always, Rebecca Sugar owns Steven Universe, and Capcom owns Monster Hunter.
A soft wind lightly grazed the air, the grass swaying softly in the air as a crystalline platform stood out of the scenery. The entire grasslands was empty, but many hills filled the empty space. Near the distance, gentle herbivores native to this land called Aptonoth grazed upon the grass filled ground, as they lumbered in herds.
In a matter of seconds, the Aptonoth looked up from their meal, and gave a low rumbling sound as they look around. Quickly, small bipedal small blue raptors with yellow beaks and orange crests on their head ran swiftly, lunging at the large lumbering creatures, slashing their talons into their hide, easily piercing and drawing blood.
The large herbivores let out a small roar, alerting the others. The larger one the creatures rushed out, towards the deadly Velociprey, rearing up on its hind legs before stomping on the ground. The small nimble raptors surrounded the larger Aptonoth, as the herd began to flee. The larger Aptonoth guarded the herd, as it swung and thrashed around, sending a few of the raptors away.
The Velociprey let out a howl before slashing into its neck, bringing down the creature. They began to dig into the creature as it thrashed around weakly, giving a faint roar before twitching. The raptors climbed over the beast, before a bright flash of light bursted from the crystalline platform. A large female figure could be seen as the light faded, she glanced around before readjusting the shades covering her eyes. Her hair was held up in a square like afro before she step down, glancing to the raptors.
The Velociprey's let out a collective howl before nimbly rushing to her. One darted to the left as another to the right. One kept going forward before it lunged ahead into the air, it's talons raised up as it aimed for her throat. She stared dead ahead blankly before flicking her wrist. A faint flash of light came from her hands before they became encased by large bright red Gauntlets before in an quick fluid of movement, she threw a jab to its abdomen, sending it hurtling back to the ground.
The raptor to the left flanked her before it snap it jaw at her. She brought her hand up, quickly blocking its attack. It embedded its jaw into her gauntlet, trying to pry itself off. The remaining one to the right lunged from above, its legs and jaw ready to slash into her before she brought up her other gauntlet, letting it stab into it. In a quick succession of movements, she brought her hands together, smashing the Velociprey together in a clap motion.
She readjusted her shades once more, before walking over to the injured creatures. They soon got back up and glared at her, before cowering from her sheer intimidation. They backed away slowly, before running away just as they got the chance. She let out a soft exhale before walking ahead to the injured Aptonoth, removing her gauntlets before she couched down, trying to lift it up. The creature gave a whimper before shakily struggling to stand back on its feet. It finally stood up, as the female figure warmly comforted the creature, before helping it move.
After walking with a few feet with the Aptonoth, it walked ahead, following its long gone herd as she waved it off. She finally gave a sigh of relief before walking back to the crystalline platform, tapping on it. Another flash of light appeared before two more figures appeared, both shorter than the large reddish female, but completely different. One was smaller than the rest, with long white hair, and purple skin, while the other one was slim and taller than the other, but still not as tall as the first one.
"Garnet, this wouldn't happen to be-" The slim female with pale skin and peach hair held back into a point said before she was cutted off.
"Yo, guys. You act like you have been here before, isn't this like in island or something?" The purple shorter one said as she idly kicked a rock off a nearby edge.
The reddish figure spoke in a stoic calm tone as she glanced around the area. "Yes, we have been here before Amethyst. Gems were planning to attack this planet after Earth, but Rose knew that if she didn't stop them there, then many other nearby Solar Systems with life similar to Earth would be in trouble.
"So, with the help of the native people here, We managed to fight off the Gems here, and on Earth, which in turn, helped the rebellion fight off them off." The slim white one spoke with slight enthusiasm
"Oh, what a shame I wasn't around. So, are there any humans here?" The one referred as Amethyst said.
"No, the natives are descendents of wyverns, they have pointed ears, and can either be three feet tall, to thirty feet tall." The stoic large one said before stepping forward. "We need to make scope the place before we can try to contain lost Gem monsters which fled the war, as many took this way out, before all connections to this planet was lost.
"But Garnet, we certainly can't leave Steven all alone with our, "newly acquainted" friends, can we?" The slim female said, gesturing her hands as she spoke.
"No, we can not Pearl, but we can't also bring Steven along, due to the less strong gravity here than Earth, and with the extra oxygen, we don't know how it would affect him, so it is best how it deals with the natives so we get an idea how it will." The reddish one called Garnet said.
"Okay! So, when do we punch things?" Amethyst said as she punched her hands together.
"Well, we need to get a sense of direction, it has been a while since we seen the natives. Last time we were here was four thousand, six hundred and seventy two years ago, and back then, the only real threats were small mammals, and the largest being creatures the size of canines on Earth." Pearl said as she look around the grassy fields, trying to sort everything out.
"Hmm...Pearl, I think it is best if you try to stay on Guard, we have to be prepared, as the species are more developed than usual." Said Garnet as she stared to the edge, as creatures lumbered across the fields.
"What do you mean? Are they more adaptabl-" Pearl was caught off guard as she look over the edge, as Aptonoth, and various other Herbivore littered the land below them.
"Ohohohohoho, this should be really fun! Let's go look at them!" Amethyst spoke up before jumping off the edge, curling into a tight ball as she rolled down the hill. She landed on the ground and leapt into the air, landing in the herds of Herbivore. Garnet and Pearl soon landed after her, Pearl looking slightly agitated before staring at the sheer size of the gentle giant.
"Wa-a-a-a?….They were not t-that big last time I checked." Pearl said shakily as she stepped back as the large Aptonoth stepped forward curiously.
"P, they don't bite, unless they think they are stronger than you, and I'm sure everyone gets that impression how you are now." Amethyst snickered as she jumped onto a nearby Aptonoth. It freaked out and tried to buck her off as it charged around, thrashing wildly as it tried to buck her off.
"Pearl, Amethyst, stay on track. Remember, we need to find a nearby Village so we can see that its inhabitable to Steven." Garnet said as she stared into the air.
The Aptonoth bucked Amethyst off, sending her flying at Pearl as both of them tumbled back. It ran away, before stopping at a herd next over. Amethyst let out a giggle as Pearl scrambled away from her, dusting the clinging dirt off of her attire.
"Amethyst, we are not here to play! We need to find the abandon corrupted Gems, but we can't let Steven stay at home, so we have to also find anyone we can converse with." Pearl stated as she stared back at the Crystalline platform.
"Pearl, I know that you are worried, but it will only be a short mission. We will be done in six hours, and we can bring Steven if it is safe. If not, I can occasionally go here as you and Amethyst deal with everything back home, okay?" Garnet reassured her as her words slowly gotten through to her.
Pearl thought it over, before finally nodding. "Y-yeah, it can't be that bad, and I am sure he'll be okay...Right?" Pearl asked as she soon started to glance back at the crystalline platform.
"Pearl, you have my word and my insight of the future to know that Steven will be safe, so for now, let's try to find a village. Amethyst, can you help?" Garnet said as she stared at her. Amethyst was struggling to stay on another Aptonoth.
"Sure can do, G. Come along Sir Familiarous!" Amethyst shouted as the creature reared up, before charging North. Garnet quickly gave chase as Pearl let out a small sigh, before running after both of them.
Okay, if you made it here, then I take it you read through the story, how was it? I hope is wasn't too bad of a beginning. I usually write to get my mind of things, so I hope you enjoy. Leave your comment if you enjoyed, and if you want a different story updated, leave the story you want.