Another new story, hope you guys enjoy…

Rated M for mature themes.

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Garnet was currently participating in her favorite activity watching Steven and Connie play. She smiled she had learned to cherish peace when she could get it. They were currently engaged in a game of tag or some other human game that involved chasing one another. She sighed contently before she heard the tv play. She turned from the window to watch. "Menace Danny phantom spotted fleeing the scene of another attack" she groaned clicking the tv off. She had seen enough in the news to know something was off. The boy always looked scared not threatening and she had never seen him actually harm anyone. She put it down to one of the earth media's intricacies she didn't understand or care for.

The point is Danny phantom seemed to save more people then he harmed. Yet the news always showed him in the worst light possible. Steven had fallen in love with the ghost boy. For some reason he found his fights with ghost even more entertaining than battling gems. she had even gotten him a hoodie with the DP logo on it. As she thought on the ghost boy Peridot had joined the children's game of tag. And seemed to be getting frustrated as usual. She clicked off the tv and went outside to check on them.

She made her way outside "How are you kids enjoying your game?" She asked curiously as she crouched down to look at the kids on their level. She sighed with a smile as they talked to her in their ever excited voices. Ever since the diamonds had learned who Steven used to be. They had lightened up on earth. They even visited Steven on occasion though they still only called him pink. Life had never been so peaceful she just wished rose was here to see it all.

She heard footsteps behind her and spun around. She frowned at the panicked look on pearl's face "it's awful there's something on the news you need to see." She said garnet followed without question her face in it's normal stern face "kids wait out here" she ordered

There was a town on the tv. Well what was left of a town the whole thing looked like it had been ripped apart "was it a corrupted gem?" Pearl shook her head. She was shaking like a leaf. "They're saying it was a ghost attack" she whispered in shock. "That ghost boy Danny Phantom he was fighting another ghost and apparently it got leveled" she said horrified "all of those people" she whimpered. Before coming to her senses a bit "we need to do something" garnet nodded cracking her knuckles "get Amethyst and lapis ready." She ordered. "Make sure Steven and connie stay home this is going to be dangerous" She said as she was Walking to the warp pad with a frown on her face.

Lapis and amethyst were following pearl. Pearl was currently filling them in a bit on what happened. She sighed starting the machine up. They managed to warp a couple miles outside the destroyed city. "All right gems move out " she called out loudly summoning her gauntlets.

Each of the gems summoned their weapons. They were all on high alert As they made there way through the destroyed city sticking close together. As they passed some rubble that used to be a large building. Garnet noticed a wheezing older man laying in the dirt. "Oh please help me" he begged with a slight tilt to his voice. Garnet almost sensed dishonesty from him but she put it down to the man's injuries.

Amethyst helped sit him up. "Sir do you know what happened here?" Pearl asked "what destroyed this city?" She asked panicked

"It was that phantom" he said with a sadness to his voice. Before a new coughing fit hit.

"And Who are you supposed to be?" Lapis asked boredly Looking around the rubble.

"Masters, Vlad masters" he said after catching his breath before giving an aristocratic bow. "I'll tell you everything you need to know" he said dusting himself off. And giving an almost evil smirk.