A/N This story has been stuck in my head for awhile and I felt I should try writing it. It probably wouldn't get very far, I just liked the concept. The Way I write is that I hate having to write out canon scenes word for word unless I edit something in, but I would have to for some instances because the story can't flow without those scenes. I'm also terrible at writing action sequences so most action scenes you'll read are simply descriptions of canon fights. The OCs I write only have small mostly non recurring roles so I don't worry too much about too many OCs.
I will also allow this story to be adopted, hell I will even encourage it seeing that my track record of not finishing stories beyond the first chapter or so.
Anyway enjoy!
Edit: Added missing scenes, edited mistakes and format issues.
EP1: Equipping Complete G3 Ready for Duty
Third Person POV
Waves crash on the sandy beach, the trees sway gently from the cool sea breeze as the warm sun beams down.
A group of scavengers scours through the old ship wreckages for anything that can be refurbished and sold. Among the scavengers was a young boy. The child ran around the beach on the lookout for anything that might interest him.
As he was playing with his toy magnifying glass, a glare of reflected sunlight caught the boy's eyes. Shielding his eyes he searched for the source, he sees a massive monument half buried in the sand. Whatever this thing was he knew he just had it to show it to his grandpa.
"Grandpa!" The boy called to his grandfather. His eyes never leaving the alluring shiny structure.
"What is it?" The old man peered into the distance from his makeshift seat in the sand. He saw his grandson further down on the beach, he was standing in front of something… he didn't know what it was but it could be dangerous!
The old man panicked and scrambled to his feet, he rushed to the boy too late as the child crouched down to spin one of the many dials across the structure.
The elderly man grabbed the young child and yanked him away from the structure. Just as he'd done so, other dials begin to spin by themselves. That's not a good sign.
"What is this thing?" he gasped as he slowly backed away. Whatever this was he had to call the authorities.
Deep within the Earth a pair of eyes snapped open.
"The Goddess Calls!
Awaken my brothers ans sisters!
Awaken for our Goddess calls for us!"
Greg POV
There was nothing like waking up to the smell of hot coffee in the morning. Groggily getting up from the warm comfort of his sleeping bag, Greg Universe got out of his van and headed into the 'It's a Wash' office. And, sure enough there was his number one and only employee, Shouichi Tsugami making a fresh pitcher of coffee.
"Morning Boss!" Shouichi greeted with a beaming smile.
Greg normally would sleep-in until a customer came knocking on his van, but ever since Shouichi began working here, he began making a habit to wake Greg up every morning with a fresh cup home grown and brewed coffee.
"Morning Shouichi" Greg greeted back, "Any luck remembering anything?"
Shouichi was a young amnesiac who was found washed ashore a year ago, Greg had offered to take care of him until the young man recovered his memory.
"Not really." He replied uncomfortably. Shouichi didn't like it when the topic of his memories were brought up, often felt pressured when asked that question.
"It alright, no need to feel pressured. Your memories will come back when it comes" Greg said apologetically when he noticed his employee's uneasiness.
"Thanks Boss" Shouichi said relieved.
"Hey look an early morning customer!" Greg said noticing a car pull up, those were rare in a small town like this. "Com'on Shouichi!"
"Hai!"
Makoto POV
The sand crunched and shifted under three pairs feet as three joggers jogged along the coast. These three were Kiki Pizza, Ronaldo Fryman, and Makoto Hikawa.
Makoto is a police officer who was assigned to Beach City two year ago, here he met Kiki Pizza who was a jogging enthusiast and Ronaldo Fryman whom was a bit of an otaku if Makoto had to admit.
"What next? Sensei" Ronaldo asked they slow down completing their morning jog.
One day, -out of the blue- Ronaldo had begged Makoto to become his sensei and teach him.
-Flashback-
Please become my Sensei!" Ronaldo begged bowing down on his knees with his head low on the ground.
"...Eh?" Makoto's eyes twitched as he stared down at the pudgy boy bowing to him. Yesterday he had said something to upset Ozawa-san and now he was getting coffee to make it up to her.
And now here he is in front of a boy that was causing a commotion in the middle of the coffee shop and who was begging him to be his sensei.
Everybody' eyes were on him, he could feel their eyes boring at him. He hated being put on the spot, he needed to get out of this mess.
So he said yes.
Ronaldo sprang to his feet and thanked him profusely. "Thank you! Thank you! I won't let you down!"
"Why don't we begin right away, by jogging out of here follow me!" Makoto said awkwardly, wanting to get away from the scene as quickly as possible.
Oh and it seems he's gained an apprentice, oh well BCPD did open that mentor ship program. He just knows Sumiko is responsible for this somehow.
-Flashback End-
At first Makoto thought Ronaldo wanted to be police officer like he was, but he later found out Ronaldo believed him to be some sort of super cop connected to the supernatural solely based on the premise that he was Japanese.
Makoto didn't have the heart to disillusion the young man of that notion; especially after all that effort turning that once pudgy boy to the fit young man he is today. Every day trained together and this morning they had decided to joined Kiki on her jog before work, speaking of work...
"Next, I believe we all have work to get to." Makoto said reminding that all of them have jobs to get to.
They all parted ways to their respective workplaces.
Steven POV
It was the end of the world or at least that what it felt like to one Steven Quarts Universe. His favorite treat of all time Cookie Cats was out of stock.
And in an appropriately melodramatic fashion, he was screaming bloody murder as he hugged Lars' legs.
"Get off me man, I'm still sore. Owowow." Lars said clutching his left leg, over exaggerating an injury from a motorcycle accident he had five months back.
"Sorry." Steven said hastily a little guilty for causing Lars pain.
"Ignore him Steven." Sadie said, "The doctor gave him a clean bill of health weeks ago."
"Still my right leg is still sore though." Lars complained.
"Then why are you holding your left leg." Sadie retorted knowing it was Lar's right leg that was the one he injured.
"Erm, Shut up!" Lars said red faced for being caught in his lie, "Anyway those stupid Cookie Cats were probably discontinued for not being able to compete against the Lion Lickers." Eagar to change the subject.
"Not Lion Lickers! Nobody likes them! They don't even look like lions! Kids these days. I'll tell ya what!" Steven groaned at the unfairness of his favorite treat losing to refrozen half melted popsicles.
"Well, if you miss your wimpy ice cream so much, why don't you make some with your "magic belly button"?" Lars mocked with a chuckle and walked away to continue stocking the selves.
"That's not how it works, Lars! ... Right?" Lifting up his shirt revealing a pink gemstone present on his navel. Prodding it only made his stomach jiggle.
"Oh, sweet Cookie Cats, with your crunchy cookie outside and your icy creamy insides... you were too good for this world." Bemoaning over the loss of the cookie cats, Steven drew an image of a cookie cat from the fog on the outside of the freezer before kissing it a farewell.
"Uh… Steven?" Sadie said a little weirded out by Steven's display of affection to the freezer, "Do you want to take the freezer with you?" She offered.
Steven nodded.
Makoto POV
"Are you ready Hikawa-kun" Sumiko Ozawa said over the loud speaker.
"Hai" Makoto responded. He was currently wearing the G3 system an armor designed to fight against gem monsters.
Project G3 was the Federal government response to the ancient threats that has long since plagued humans and ergo the United States, Gem monsters. Makoto Hikawa was selected as the program's primary operative. (reads guinea pig)
Beach City had the Crystal Gems to protect them but they can't be relied on forever. With the G3 normal humans will now be able to stand on their own against this threat.
"G3, commencing maneuvers"
A loud buzz rang and cannonballs began launching full speed at G3's direction. Makoto dodged three balls before being grazed on the shoulder guard by a fourth, the armor held true and the four cannon balls imbedded themselves into the wall behind him. G3 caught the fifth ball before upholstering his gun and shot the sixth ball shattering it.
"Good! You're doing great Hikawa-kun"
Another volley of cannon balls shot out at Makoto and he shot and shattered each one with unerring accuracy.
"Okay Hikawa-kun! That's it for today's maneuvers."
"Hai"
Steven POV
"Hey guys, you won't believe this!" Steven came home to the beach house to tell the rest of the Crystal Gems about the tragic news of Cookie Cat's discontinuation only to come face to face with a gem monster.
He screamed as he tries to push the corrupted gem away as it maw snap at his face.
Thankfully Amethyst wraps her whips around the gem monster restraining it safely away from Steven.
"Sup, Steven" She said casually before hurling the corrupted gem away.
The Crystal Gems were dealing with an infestation of centipeetles gem monsters. Pearl was gracefully batting away several of them with her spear, each movement was as elegant as a ballerina.
Garnet was tearing the monsters apart with her fist gauntlets figuratively and literally.
"Awesome! What are these things?" Steven asked excitedly he loves things that relate to gem business.
"Sorry, Steven, we'll get these centipeetles out of your room. We think they were trying to get into the temple." Pearl groans as she hefts up a struggling centipeetle.
"Aw, you don't have to get rid of 'em. They're really cool." Steven whined. He wanted to keep them he always wanted a pet why not these. That was until the one in Pearls arm spat out acid that ate through the floor. Yeah maybe they should get rid of them.
Makoto POV
Makoto decided to swing by the OOOparts Laboratory to check up the rumors of an ancient device that the scientist found.
"Excuse me. Where's Mikumo-san?" Makoto asked a nearby scientist.
"That way." He gestured over to head researcher discussing with another scientist over a set data. It seems she noticed him as well and was making her way over. She motioned Makoto to follow her.
"A group of scavengers found it on the coastline of Guam a year ago, the government had this facility built specifically to discover the structures secrets, now that it's done the structure was finally shipped here just a week ago," Mikumo said as she walked with him.
She led Makoto over to a large a large cross with four protruding pillars at each intersection of the cross. Over the surface of it was lined with rows of dials similar to those on a safe. Makoto could not help but be awed by such an imposing structure.
"Do you think this some kind of Gem technology?" He asked.
Not much is known about the Gems other than the fact that they exist and they came to Earth over 6000 years ago, and tried to colonize it to the detriment of all the living species on the planet.
"We don't know. It's possible however, the way it's made doesn't resemble any gem technology we've come across. If it is this will be one of the few rare chances to observe their technology" She explained.
"The Gems came here before recorded history, ancient doesn't even begin to describe it, this puzzle." Mikumo continued, "Start it" She commanded.
"Puzzle?"
With a whoosh from the turbine generator one of the dials on cross began to move.
"It's moving" Makoto said awed, he was surprised that something this old could even function.
"We call it a "Super Ancient Puzzle". We could try doing all the combinations for the dials… But we'll be using a computer to do the computations and efficiently solved the puzzle." Man, she loved modern technology.
"But who... and for what purpose was this built" Makoto asked, what if whoever made this thing was malevolent. Who was to say if this thing was a gigantic bomb for all they knew.
"I want to know that too!" Mikumo said completely missing the point, the scientist in her wanted to know damn the consequence.
Unknown to all, by unraveling this monument they have sparked a series of events that could potentially end the lives of hundreds of people.
Third Person POV
Back at the beach house the Crystal Gems were finishing off the centipeetles.
"Um, you guys, these things don't have gems." Amethyst called out casually picking her nose after poofing another centipeetle.
"That means there must be a mother somewhere nearby." Garnet said. As long as the mother is alive she would keep spawning more centipeetles.
Another one of the centipeetles tries to sneak up behind her, however Garnet saw it coming as she nonchalantly backhanded it in the face poofing it.
"We should probably find it before anyone gets hurt." Pearl suggested, humans are quite fragile being.
"Oh! Oh! Can I come?! Can I, can I?!" Steven said excitedly, whenever the Gems go on missions they always leave him behind, this time he wants to come too.
"Steven, until you learn to control the powers in your gem, we'll take care of protecting humanity, okay?" Pearl informed as she snapped the neck of a centipeetle.
"Aw, man." Steven groaned disappointedly, but then snapped up as he noticed one the centipeetle raiding the fridge.
"Hey! Get out of there! Go on, shoo shoo!" Steven yelled shooing of the centipeetle. He surveys the fridge to see if anything was salvageable, "Aw, they got into everything. Not cool!"
But as he was looking he noticed the freezer was stocked full with his favorite treat of all time Cookie Cats!
"No way... it can't be! W-where did you get these?! I thought they stopped making them!" He was ecstatic, he had been so disappointed to hear Cookie Cats were discontinued but now he felt like he was on top of the world!
Pearl smiled at his exuberance, "Well, we heard that too, and since they're your favorite—"
"We went out and stole a bunch!" Amethyst interjected.
"I went back and paid for them." Pearl informed glaring at Amethyst.
"The whole thing was my idea." Garnet said, retracting her Gem Gauntlets back to her gem.
"It was everyone's idea." Amethyst claimed.
"Not really." Garnet stated.
"All that matters is that Steven is happy." Pearl concluded before an argument broke out.
That was right Steven was happy so happy in fact he broke out into song, singing the Cookie Cat theme song!
-Insert Cookie Cat Song here-
Once Steven had finished his song, he was greeted with applause and amused laughter from the Crystal Gems.
"I can't believe you did this. I'm gonna save these forever! Right after I eat this one. Hello, old friend." Steven said as he took a bite out of treat, "Oh, so good" he said savoring the flavor of ice cream.
"I like to eat the ears first." Unbeknownst Steven his gem began to glow a soft pink.
That was until Amethyst pointed it out, "Uh, Steven..."
"Wha-? My gem!" Steven yelled, his powers were activating he was so excited.
"Quick, try and summon your weapon!" Amethyst encouraged.
"I don't know how!" Steven didn't know what to do he was panicking he knew it would only glow so long. "Ah, its fading! How do I make it come back?!" The glow was fading, fast.
"Calm down, Steven. Breathe, don't force it." Pearl said calming Steven down.
"Yeah, and try not to poop yourself either." Amethyst joked.
"Please don't" Garnet added dryly.
Unfortunately, the gem finally stopped glowing before Steven could do anything.
The group sighed disappointed. Oh well, there was always next time, whenever that'll be.
"Ah, I was really close that time! Can one of you just explain how to summon a weapon?" Steven asked.
"Oh, I'll go first!" Pearl volunteered in a sing song voice, she'd never passed an opportunity to teach.
Mr. Peters was preparing to leave his house, the office called and said that they need him for something. As he was about to leave his wife stopped him and handed to him his briefcase that he nearly left behind.
"Dear!" She called out to him briefcase in hand. While she was handing the case over show notice a red flow fabric flapping behind a nearby tree.
"Sharon?" The wife attention snapped back to her husband, she was still gripping the case.
"Have a good day Dear." She said releasing the case and watched her husband leave for the office. She turned back to the tree only this time the fabric was gone.
"Thank you! Please, take this complementary Turnip! Please come again soon!" Shouichi bowed handing the customer a turnip.
"Uhh… Thanks?" The bewildered driver said and drove off.
"Drive safely!" Shouichi waved.
"Hey! Shouichi have you been giving vegetables to the customers again?" Greg asked.
"Er, well... yeah… you caught me." Shouichi said rubbing the back of his head embarrassed.
"Look I appreciate the effort, but have you ever considered just making a produce stand here outside the wash?" Greg suggested, Shouichi had good heart and reminded him greatly of his own son Steven, but his customers were getting uncomfortable with being hand vegetables every time they got their cars washed.
"Ehhh… I can do that?" Shouichi said, such a thought never occurred to him.
"Well, sure I don't mind, I mean you've already set up a vegetable garden here, and it would be shame to let them all spoil." Greg said motioning to garden in front of the office.
"Thanks boss" Shouichi said with a smile, suddenly he was struck with an ear-splitting shriek that caused a massive headache. And strangely enough a pulling sensation. No one noticed that his eyes dimly glowed.
Lars POV
"Lars it's your turn to take out the garbage!" Sadie yelled front the front.
"Yeah, yeah! I'll get to it when I get to it!" Lars yelled back, currently he was stocking the shelves at a snails pace. God work was so boring.
Just as he reach for another box a heard a loud shrieking that gave him a paralyzing headache.
Third Person POV
Peter Peters was walking at brisk pace before he stopped bewildered by the sight before him. A monster.
"Marked One, you have been chosen for the honor of being sacrificed to our goddess." The creature spoke raising a clawed hand poised to strike.
Mr. Peters did the only thing a sane man would do, run.
"Why do you flee marked one? You dare reject such a high honor?" The creature said giving chase. "If you choose not to die as an honored sacrifice then die as a blasphemer"
Mr. Peter began dialing 911 with his cellphone but barely after hitting call he had been caught. With frighten speed the creature caught up the terrified man covering Mr. Peter's mouth muffling his shrieks of terror before impaling the poor man through the back and ripping out his heart.
"Know this blasphemer, you may relish in the fact that you may atone for your blasphemy in death when your essence is fed to our goddess."
Greg POV
"Shouichi! Are you all right! Shouichi!" Greg exclaimed grabbing hold of his dazed employee.
"I'm fine, I'm all right now." Shouichi said as the headache and ringing subsided.
"Do you need to go to the doctor or…" Greg asked.
"No, sorry I worried you, boss." Shouichi reassured him.
"All right then, but maybe you should rest." Greg suggested still unsure for his employee's health.
"No, I'm fine, really." Shouichi reassured again.
"If you say so." Greg relented.
Lars POV
Eventually the pain the subsided to a numb pounding.
"I need an aspirin" Lars decided now work was giving him headaches. Hey, maybe this convince Sadie to give him the rest of the day off!
Sharon Peters POV
Sharon notice a thick yellow envelope laying on the living room table. Her husband must have forgotten to place it back in the briefcase. If she hurried maybe she could catch up to him before his bus arrives.
Grabbing the envelope, she dashed out of the house down the street where her husband went. There was no sign of him, he couldn't have gone that, far could he?
"Dear?"
Clack
"Hello? Is anyone there? Sir?" She heard her husband cellphone call out. It had fallen to the ground but from where? She looked up and their she saw the gruesome sight of her husband stuffed into a tree, blood was dripping down from his dangling arm. She did the only logical thing to do.
She screamed.
Makoto POV
"Com'on you can do it!"
"48…49…50!"
Ronaldo was finishing his third set on bench press with Makoto coaching him. Sweat was pouring down his face, Makoto offered him a towel and water bottle which he gladly accepted.
"So sensei what's new at work?" Ronaldo ask engaging in small talk with his teacher.
There were many things, that were too delicate to talk about. He considered not telling Ronaldo anything, but he decided he could trust his apprentice. Who knows maybe talking about can help reorganize his thoughts on a recent case.
"Have you heard about the Sea Shore Middle School Incident?" Makoto asked.
"Yeah, I heard about that! Wasn't there a student found stuffed in a tree? What about? Do you think it might be connected to the supernatural?" Ronald had written about it on his blog, Keep Beach City Weird, now he was getting inside scoop on the incident and was eager to get some answers.
"No I don't think it does, but it bothers me. Normally, that boy wouldn't be there. The hole was small, too small to fit a body" Makoto said going over the case off the top of his head. You know saying stuff like that does makes it sound like the supernatural was involved. And then there was the second case.
"Ronaldo, can you keep a secret?" Makoto asked
"Of course, sensei." Ronaldo said
"What I'm about to tell you is top secret, it about a recent incident. You can't tell anyone or blog about it until the case is closed alright," Makoto caution, his apprentice nodded.
"Earlier today there was another murder with the exact same circumstance. The victim was the boy's father; both cases where the victim had their heart carved out and stuffed in a tree. I was interviewing the victim's wife…" Makoto recounted.
-Flashback-
"Tell me anything you know about your husband and son. Did you notice anything unusual?" Makoto asked.
Sharon was unresponsive.
"Mrs. Peters?" Makoto said trying to catch her attention, unfortunately all that resulted in was Sharon breaking down in front of him.
"Sorry." She apologized through the tears, a month ago, she lost her son and not even an hour ago, her husband. It was all too much for her. She had to leave to room.
"I'm sorry" Makoto said guiltily for pressuring the grieving widow, "Please contact me if you remember anything." Leaving his name and phone number on the white countertop.
"What are you doing?" Toru Hojo confronted, "You're a part of the Counter Gem squad. Don't tell me you think this was caused by a Gem Monster?" He accused
Toru Hojo he was an investigator transferred here from Japan like Makoto.
"Yes I…" Makoto thought only something like a gem monster could do these impossible things.
"It's not related" Toru shot down.
Before Makoto could refute, Toru continued.
"True, it's an unusual incident. But the culprit must be using some kind of trick that's all."
"What kind of trick?!" Makoto demanded.
"Investigating it is our job." Toru said sidelining Makoto off the case.
"I may be part of that squad, but I'm also a cop." Makoto said indignantly, "I don't think it's out of my jurisdiction to be investigating this."
"Well, just don't get in my way please." Toru said with a hint of arrogance and pushed past Makoto.
-Flashback end-
"Man, that Hojo guy sounds like a real prick!" Ronaldo steamed at the mentioned police officer that insulted his sensei.
Makoto blushed he hadn't meant to include that part.
"Wait! Counter Gem Squad?!"
Or that.
Third Person POV
Pearl led Steven cherry blossom tree on a secluded hill top. The light fragrance of cherry blossoms permeated the air the cherry blossom leaves sway in the breeze.
"Pay attention to these petals, Steven. The petals' dance seems improvised, but it is being calculated in real time based on the physical properties of this planet. With hard work and dedication, you can master the magical properties of your gem and perform your own dance!" Pearl instructed
And in a rather flashy display, Pearl summoned her spear from her gem on her forehead and twirled it around before slamming hilt to the ground scattering cherry blossom leaves into the breeze. "Like so."
Unbeknown to the Gem and human, a camouflaged creature was watching them it scales constantly shifting colors to blend with the cherry blossoms in the breeze. Prowling low its beady slit eyes peered at Pearl as she instructed Steven.
When the lesson was, over Steven grabbed a pile of leaves and left trying to wrap his head around Pearl's teachings.
The creature followed.
Pearl's lecture flew right over Steven's head. Right now, he was tossing petals into the air to study them so he can create his own dance, so far, he had nothing. How does dancing help him summon his weapon? It was all so complicated!
"Did Pearl tell you the "petal thing"? Amethyst asked unamused.
"Yeah, I need to practice really hard so I can dance like a tree... I think." Steven explained unsure if that was what he was supposed to be doing.
"Listen Steven, all that practice stuff is no fun. Whenever I need to summon my weapon, it just happens." Amethyst said explaining her way of summoning her gem weapon.
To demonstrate she summoned her whip and split a nearby dumpster in two. "See didn't try at all."
The creature that followed Steven blended itself with the graffitied brick walls around it. Now it was staring curiously at Amethyst.
Rubbing his head, Steven left trying to take Amethyst's advice into consideration with what Pearl taught him. The conflicting advice made his head hurt maybe Garnet has some better advice.
As Steven left the creature followed.
Steven had found Garnet on the Cliffside atop Temple "So, I'm supposed to work really hard and not try at all at the same time?" Steven complained to Garnet, hope she would give him some better advice or at least help him make sense of all the information given to him.
"Yes" well that not very helpful at all, "Or... you could link your mind with the energy of all existing matter. Channeling the collective power of the universe through your gem, which results in" Garnet explained as she summoned her gauntlets, "At least that's my way of doin' it." And that explanation wasn't any better.
The creature that followed Steven just glared at Garnet in disgust before slithering off; it had seen enough.
The Gems had tried their best to help Steven, but it all proved fruitless. Why did summoning a weapon have to be so complicated. Pearl told him if he wanted to summon his weapon he had to try really hard but Amethyst said he shouldn't be trying it all! Garnet's advice wasn't very much helpful either. Her explanation ended making head spin worse that Pearl's explanation, something about the universe juice and his gem or something.
"Oiii!" Steven!" Steven heard, breaking him out of his thoughts. He must have been so distracted he must have walked all the way to his Dad's car wash without noticing. He saw Shouichi waving over to his direction.
"Hey, Steven how've you been?" He greeted while watering his potted vegetable garden.
"Okay, I guess. Hey, is my Dad here?" Steven asked. It's times like this he needed his Dad's advice, he knew his dad didn't know a lot about Gem stuff but Steven could always depend on him for sound advice.
"You just missed him, he just went on errands. I'm watching the wash while he's away." Shouichi informed.
"What's the matter Steven, is something wrong?" He asked noticing Steven's sullen posture, Shouichi might not have any formal relationship with Steven but he had fallen into a sort of big brother role for the young boy.
"Well it began this morning when I found out that Cookie Cats have…"
Shouichi patiently listened as Steven animatedly recounted his day starting from the Big Donut up till now.
"And now I'm trying to figure out how I'm supposed to work hard and not work hard at the same time!" Steven finished.
"Hmm… Maybe I can teach you how to summon a weapon?" Shouichi weakly suggested pointing to himself. In all honesty Shouichi didn't know a thing about Gem stuff. Usually Greg and he stayed away from the Gems when they go over magic stuff with Steven.
"Really!? Do you think you can?" Steven asked.
"Yeah sure how hard could it be?" He reasoned. Heck with his amnesia, for all he knew, he might be a Gem but he just doesn't know it yet.
"Let see…" Shouichi murmured cradling his chin with his hand. "Okay let start with what we know, Pearl said that you should create your own dancing right?"
"Right"
"Well when Pearl's fighting doesn't it look like dancing?" Shouichi noted. Like mentioned before he doesn't really involve himself with the Gems, but sometimes their monster fights spill into town; and he personally had the chance of seeing the Gems fight in those instances.
"Wow! You're right! Her fighting really does look like dancing!" Steven gasped with stars in his eyes.
"So maybe when she said create your dance she must mean you have to create your own fighting style!" Shouichi hypothesized.
"That must be it! But wait what about Amethyst's advice?" Steven asked throwing a wrench into Shouichi's theory.
"Maybe after a while summoning a weapon becomes so easy you don't have to try!" Shouichi suggested, it was a weak explanation but an explanation it was.
"I guess so. So how do we start?" Steven asked.
"I know just what to do. Wait here." Shouichi went inside the office. He soon came-out with a duct taped up duffle bag.
"What's that?" Steven asked confused?
"It's an old duffle bag that you dad made into punching bag. We can use this to help you make your fighting style!" Shouichi explained as he began to string up the bag on a sturdy looking branch nearby.
Shouichi had been using it as pillow during his stay here at the wash, but it doesn't mean it doesn't serve its old re-intended use.
"Let try it out!" Steven punched the bag while Shouichi held it in placed on the other side. However, the force of Steven's punch had managed to send the bag and Shouichi flying after the branch snapped.
"Phew, that's quite a punch you're pacing." Shouichi said as he picked himself off the ground.
"I guess I don't know my own strength." Steven laughed. Being half gem had granted Steven incredible strength, he could carry heavy objects that most would struggle with, with ease, and he would only get stronger as he grows up.
"Hey Shouichi do you know how to fight?" Steven asked.
"No not really, I've never been in a fight. Or at least I don't remember being in one."
"Can you try? Maybe before you lost your memories you were some sort super strong fighter that traveled all over the world seeking to become the best fighter in world! Maybe you even fought ninjas!" Steven's eyes became stars as he excitedly squeed over the imagined scenario of Shouichi's past.
"You really think so?" Shouichi said buying into the strange story that Steven concocted.
Shouichi faced the punching back began throw at the bag. It was completely awkward at first then the punches began raining down on the bag faster and stronger with each hit. Soon Shouichi lost himself in flurry punches, spins, and elbow jabs. Right before finishing it off with a roundhouse kick the bag disappeared and was replaced by a tall woman in a white dress with long flowing pink hair, it was the image of Rose Quarts.
The bag burst from the kick and the sand inside hissed as it fell out to the pavement.
It wasn't until the sound of beach sand hitting the floor did Shouichi realized what he was doing.
"That was… AMAZING!" Steven exclaimed, "You fight just like Pearl! You like this and the you spun… and…"
"I did?" Shouichi really had no idea what happened. One moment he was throwing a few punches at the bag next he was roundhouse kicking like a pro. Maybe Steven was right after all.
Whatever that life was behind him now, not that he remembered it, no need to be the best fighter in the world when he has all that he needs right here in beach city.
"Can you teach me! Please, please, please!" Steven begged. Now not only does he only want to summon his weapon, now he wants to fight like how Shouichi just did.
"Of course!" Why wouldn't he, he had promised to help Steven summon his weapon and teaching him how to fight should help with that right?
"Let's start with a few punches at the punching b…" Then Shouichi looked and realized he had destroyed the punching bag. "We need a new plan."
"I know! I read somewhere in one of my manga that the best way to learn is through fighting!" Steven said citing one of his manga books. "Too bad there aren't any gem monsters to fight and it'll be too dangerous too."
"Wait, I have an idea!" Shouichi once again returned to office. Shouichi was taking his time so Steven had to wait a bit. By the time Shouichi came out again he was dressed in a motorcycle helmet with paper horns duct-taped to it, gloves with folded paper claws and a fuzzy red over-sized Christmas sweater.
"Rawr! I'm a gem monster and I'm here to eat you!" He said clawing at the air.
Steven laughed. "What's with the get up you're wearing?"
"This way you can pretend I'm a gem monster and fight me and as an added bonus it's entirely safe!" Shouichi explained. "Now come at me!"
"All right! Here I come!" Steven charged at 'the gem monster' with a flurry of punches. His punches were dodged and deflected though some did make impact.
Meanwhile Shouichi was very hesitant to throw a punch at the young adolescent but he can tickle him instead! Jabbing out his fingers at Steven's opening he tickled the young boy before Steven would push away his arms. Steven would then tickle Shouichi in retaliation.
Eventually their spar devolved into a tickle match as the two began tickling each other to tears.
"Hey there! Looks like you two are having fun." The two turned around to see Greg coming up to them holding a bag full of groceries.
"Dad!/Boss!"
Steven hopped up and ran up to his dad giving him a big hug.
"Hey there sport! What have you've been up to?" He asked.
"Shouichi is teaching me how to fight!" Steven exclaimed excitedly. "We used your old punching, but that broke, so then me and Shouichi fought each other but that ended up into a tickle fight, and then you came!" he explained in rapid fire succession.
Greg turned to Shouichi and asked, "You know how to fight?"
"Apparently, I can, Steven suggested I was some sort super fighter that traveled around the world." Shouichi explained throwing a few punches and kicks.
"Really? I always pictured you as a farmer?" Greg said indicated by Shouichi's green thumb and natural love of growing vegetables.
"I guess I could have been both." Shouichi pondered. How would that work?
"Anyways I'm feeling peckish how bout we all head out to eat, my treat, I even heard of this new restaurant that opened up." Greg suggested.
"Alright!" Steven exclaimed always excited to spend quality time with his Dad, plus spending more time with his big brother figure was a bonus.
Makoto POV
Makoto had managed to deter most Ronaldo's questions with a 'Its Classified" statement but Ronaldo had managed to worm a promise to get inside look at the Counter Gem Squad out of him before relenting.
Currently he was sitting at a coffee shop being treated to some coffee by his apprentice. Ronald was going over a couple conspiracy theory that he was 'investigating' for his blog, Makoto for the most part tuned him out, Ronaldo means well and had a good head on his shoulders but his conspiracy theories were rather outlandish.
Makoto's phone rang out, he politely apologized to Ronaldo for the interruption and answered his phone.
"Yes, it's Hikawa"
"It's me Sharon, Sharon Peters"
"Ah, Mrs. Peters, do you want to share any information regarding… you know what?" Hikawa said not wanted to remind the poor widow of her deceased son and husband lest she breaks down again.
"Actually… there's something I want to show you. I don't know if it's related to the murders of my husband and son…"
"Any information you can provide would be helpful"
"Can you meet me at Beach City park at 9 tonight if it's not too inconvenient? I want this to be private"
"I understand, I'll be there."
"Are you meeting with the suspect? Can I come too?" Ronaldo asked hoping to see his sensei in action.
"She's not a suspect, well she is, but that not the point, she was the victim's wife and she wants me to meet her later tonight." Makoto said, "Alone."
"Alone? It could be a trap!" Ronaldo cautioned.
"I'll take my chances." Makoto placated his worried apprentice.
Then his phone rang a second time.
"A Gem Monster has appeared! G3 is moving out! I'll send you the coordinates." Sumiko said professionally but even then, Makoto could hear the elatedness in her voice in anticipation for G3's grand debut.
"Roger I'm on my way!" Makoto said as he made his way to his police car.
"You're going to fight a gem monster!? Can I come watch?" Ronaldo asked pulling out his camera. It appears Makoto had accidentally hit the speaker phone button allowing Ronaldo to hear.
"No, it'll be too dangerous, apprentice or not it is my job to prevent civilians from coming close to danger." Makoto said getting in the driver seat and shut the door.
"I won't get in the way, I'll stay at a safe distance I swear and with your training I can run when it gets too dangerous." He reasoned, "Plus, I can record your fight so you can submit it as part of your report."
Makoto was tempted, the budget was tight in the development of the G3 and a camera was one of the things cut from the armor. In the end Makoto decide to place some faith in his apprentice
"All right get in." He relented.
"Yes" Ronaldo fist pumped and got in passenger seat.
Third Person POV
After the outing, Greg offered to drive his son home, which Steven gladly accepted and of course Shouichi tagged along for ride.
They were currently riding in his van listening to one of his old albums as he drove back to the beach house, but as they got closer they shock to see the Crystal Gems were being attack by a gigantic centipeetle! Greg slammed the breaks not wanting to get any closer to the fight.
"That must be the mother!" Steven exclaimed. "We have to help them!"
"Uhh… Steven, I think the Gems are fully capable in handling this themselves on this one." Half Gem or no Greg wasn't about to let his son face monster of that proportion. Then he witnesses the gem monster spit dissolves the surrounding rocks. And it spits acid because of course it does.
"Steven?" Greg looked back to see his son gone and then spotted him running down the beach! "Steven!"
"I got him!" Shouichi said as he bolted after Steven.
Back on the beach, the Crystal Gems were taking cover behind a broken hand statue, when they saw Steven running down the beach.
"Steven no!" The Gems yelled as Steven began throwing rocks at the Centipeetle Mother.
"Hey leave them alone!" He yelled at the Gem monster. The Mother turned her attention to him, that when he realized that maybe he should have thought this through.
"We need to save Steven!" Pearl shouted as she saw him slow back pedal away from the monster. Before any action could be taken the Centipeetle Monster's tail pincer snapped at them chomping off the top fingers of the stone hand that they hid behind.
"Can we save ourselves first?!" Amethyst yelled ducking low.
The Mother sprayed a stream of acid towards the young boy, thankfully Shouichi had caught up to him and tackled Steven out of the way.
"Steven, are you hurt?" Shouichi briefly before rushing off without waiting for a response. He dashed across the beach flailing his arms above him catching the Mother's attention.
"Over here! Catch me if you can!" Shouichi said throwing whatever rocks he could pick up. Agitated the Mother turned her attention to Shouichi, although it did move, it only swerved its upper body leaving the Crystal Gems still pinned behind the rock for the time being.
Shouichi jumped, sidestepped, weaved, and rolled desperately and narrowly avoiding the acid spit. His luck ran out when he found himself pinned at a rock wall.
The Crystal Gems tried to move and help, Garnet held back the pincer so the others could mobilize however the Mother's tail flailed about dragging Garnet for the ride and flung her into Pearl and Amethyst. They weren't going to be able to mount a rescue anytime soon.
This was the end of the line, at least he was able to buy Steven enough time to escape. Wait was that Steven!
"Steven! What are you doing! Get out of here!" Shouichi shouted as Steven placed himself in front of him.
"No! I'm a Crystal Gem too! I'm supposed to help protect this planet! How can I do that if I can't even protect my own friends! So, I've decided I'm going to protect you even if it's the last thing I do!" Steven yelled pouring his heart out.
Shouichi can't help to be touched by Steven's sentiments even if they were likely going to die.
They flinched as the Centipeetle Mother sprayed her acidic venom, however there was no pain. Shouichi peeked open his eyes and was amazed.
"Steven! Look!" Shouichi pointed.
Steven peeked to see that a gigantic pink shield was protecting them! He looked down to see his gem glowing! The shield was his gem weapon!
"I did it! I got a shield! I summoned my Gem Weapon!" He exclaimed elatedly.
Shouichi was happy for Steven and even happier that they were both alive. The shield however faded as quickly as it appeared and the Mother was ready to send am another spray of acid.
"Quick summon it again!"
"I don't know how!" Steven said concentrating hard but no shield appeared.
It was time to panic again.
Loud gunshots rang out surprising everyone and even more surprising as the Gem monster recoiled at the bullets as they impacted the monster's exoskeleton.
Third Person POV
Earlier, Makoto and Ronaldo was driving down the road on route towards the spotted location when Makoto heard the G-Trailer pulling up from behind him. He parked to the side of rode as the trailer slows to a stop beside them. He opens the passenger door of the truck and motions Ronaldo to follow him.
Hikawa-kun, who is this? Civilians aren't authorized to enter here!" Sumiko scolded.
"This is my apprentice, Ronaldo Fryman." Makoto said introducing his apprentice to his manager. "Ronaldo, this is my manager, Sumiko Ozawa"
"Apprentice or not he still isn't authorized to be on the G-Trailer." Sumiko persisted.
"Actually, as part of the Delmarva recruitment initiative- a Police Mentor may allow his or her apprentice to shadow them on active duty-." Makoto recited from the BCPD's Mentorship Booklet.
"Fine he can stay." She relented though dissatisfied by the thought of a civilian being near the G3's equipment. "You, can you drive?"
"Y-yes." Ronaldo answered intimidated by the police women.
"Good then you're driving." She stated.
"W-what" Ronaldo was caught off guard before he could inquire further she gave a hard look that promised a world of pain of suffering. He then promptly and wisely decided it would be best interest to shut up and do as she said unless he wished her wrath unleashed upon him.
Makoto followed his manager to the back of the of trailer where the G3 armor and the monitoring systems are housed. He stripped down and donned a black jumpsuit that served as the base under armor followed by a pair a pair of blue greaves and gauntlets.
Then he slipped into the opened cuirass that was attached to a pair of rails, the chest piece was then closed over him and locked in place.
Sumiko then proceeded to manually attach the vambraces, rerebraces and pauldrens.
Next the belt that powered the entire system, and then finally Sumiko placed the mask over Makoto's face which then proceeded to close in and lock in place forming the helmet.
She handed to Guard Acceler, an electromagnetic jitte, rather symbolic weapon as peacekeepers once used them during Japan's Edo period.
"Equipping complete."
G3 made his way over to the police motorcycle named the Guard Chaser, he inserted the Guard Acceler into the throttle port and revved up the bike.
The back of the trailer opened up behind him and ramp was extended down the road.
"2-1-2-3, G3 System engaging in a battle operation. Releasing Guard Chaser!" Sumiko reported as she typed in commands to lower and release the Guard Chaser onto the road.
As soon the motorcycle's wheels touched the ground G3 revved up the bike and accelerated off ahead, sirens blaring.
Ronaldo saw G3 pull past him the only words that he could express right now was, "Badass…"
Arriving at the beach he saw van parked nearby next it was the car washer from 'It's a Wash', Greg Universe if he remembered correctly, watching nervously.
"Sir I'll have to ask you to leave. This area is too dangerous for civilian." G3 informed Greg.
Greg looked at him, "Are you a cop? You have to save my son!" He begged.
"I'll do what I can. Get to safety." G3 assured Greg who had then climbed into the relative safety of his van.
Makoto ran further in and sighted the gem monster, it was cornering two civilians and on the other side he could see the Crystal Gems being pinned down by the tail end.
"Target Sighted! Preparing to engage!" He reported and upholstered the GM-01 Scorpion, a modified Magnum Pistol, from his right hip.
"Roger! GM-01 Active! You have approval to fire." Sumiko reported from the trailer as it closes in to its destination.
G3 shot several rounds at the Gem monster, sparks fly as the rounds exploded on contact with its skin. The monster recoils as each bullet found its mark. He moved in closer firing at it from other angles.
As this was going on the G-Trailer had pulled in, Ronaldo flew out of the truck camera in hand.
"This is Ronaldo Fryman reporting live at the beach as Super Cop Makoto Hikawa engages against one of the fowl gem creatures that plague humanity for centuries!" He reports as he zooms in on the fight.
"Kid what are you doing!? Get back in here!" Sumiko ordered from the trailer.
"I'm filming the fight for Sensei's report!" he yelled back... and getting live footage for his blog but she didn't need to know that.
Sumiko had mixed feelings on one hand she should recall Ronaldo to safety, but on the other hand she really wanted video evidence of her G3 system in action, which originally wasn't a possibility due the camera feature being cut out due to a limited budget. Well, Makoto did allow his apprentice to shadow him…
"Make sure you don't miss a single shot!" She ordered.
"Yes Ma'am!"
Back with Makoto, he was shooting the Gem monster repeatedly but the it refuses to fall. Time to bring out the big guns, he attached the GM-02 Salamander to the GM-01, turning it into a grenade launcher. He pumped it and shot out a powerful grenade at high speed towards the Gem Monster destroying it in the blast.
The smoke cleared, however, he was surprised to find nothing the monster just disappeared! No body, nothing.
"I have lost sight of the target"
"And that folks, is the power of Super Cop Makoto Hikawa otherwise known as… uh" Ronaldo tried to think of a name and decide to mix Japanese and English words into something he thought was cool. "Kamen Rider G3!"
"That was Amazing! Are you a super fighting robot!?" Steven asked with stars in his eyes.
Before Power Armored individual could introduce himself, Ronaldo burst into scene with his camera and his microphone.
"This is Ronaldo Fryman with Keep Beach City Weird we just witnessed how you heroically save these defenseless people form that terrifying monster can I get a statement please?"
Pearl scoffed at being accused as defenseless.
"People of Beach City, I am G3, BCPD's anti-Gem monster unit. You can rest easy knowing that BCPD will protect and serve its people from all threats." G3 introduced though a little bemused at his apprentice's antics.
"And can I get a statement from you guys as well? How do you feel about Beach City's new hero?" Ronaldo asked pointing the microphone to the Gems plus Steven and Shouichi.
"He was amazing! He was really strong just like the Crystal Gems and…" Steven began listing off comparisons with G3 and Crystal Gems praising them both but Ronaldo had already pointed the microphone away toward Shouichi.
"I think he's great! I don't know what would have happened if he didn't come along." Shouichi stated in the microphone.
"He's okay I guess, he did get us out of that jam." Amethyst said off handedly.
"Yes, it does seem impressive for a human contraption but I assure you we had the situation quite handled before it arrived." Pearl remarked unimpressed.
"He has our gratitude for his help" Replied Garnet, with her future vision she did foresee this possible outcome but didn't truly expect it, the probability of a Dues ex Machina was very low. "For the time being, the crisis is over and we will handle it from here." She said bubbling the Gem monster's gem.
The government on a federal level were well aware of the immortal women that are the Crystal gems. And thusly the Crystal Gems had some authoritative power in situations regarding Gem matters.
G3 wanted to object citing that the Gem monster may still be around but was waved off with a "We've got it handled". The Anti-Gem monster unit were obligated to leave things in the Crystal Gem's capable hands.
Sharon Peters was waiting alone in the Park for Officer Hikawa to arrive, it was 10 minutes before 9.
It was dark and cold evening air made her pulled together to conserve body heat. She was getting anxious.
She heard a rustle in the bushes behind her she quickly twirled around in surprise.
"Marked One, you have been chosen for the honor of being sacrificed to our goddess."
It was late in the evening Shouichi was quietly helping Pearl wash dishes. Steven had invited him over to the beach house for dinner that evening after the Gem monster fiasco. Beside Shouichi knack for growing vegetables he shared Stevens talent for cooking though it was limited to vegetable dishes.
Just as he was drying a plate the piercing screech he experienced earlier returned. Clutching his head to ease the pain he dropped the plate he was dry, thankfully pearl caught it before it hit the floor.
"Shouichi!" She was about scold before she saw him in pain as he bowed over in pain before running off.
"Is that normal for regular humans?" Pearl wondered. She debated on whether to pursue or not but dismissed the idea. Shouichi will probably go to Greg and he'd handle it from there no need to get involved. What trouble can a human really get into?
Agito POV
/Systems Reboot Initiated/
Lars POV
Lars was speeding down an empty disused highway on his motorcycle, a Honda XR250. He just got it repaired and what was the first thing he's going to do with?
Race of course.
He was neck and neck with the other racer who was driving a car. Well, they were neck and neck until Lars decided to hit the throttle.
His motorcycle zoomed passed the car leaving it in the dust. "Eat my dust!"
He could see the finish line up ahead, just a little more...
And then, his head exploded as the shrieking sound returned, the world spun and before he knew it he had lost control of his bike.
There was a crash and he knew no more.
Makoto POV
Makoto had arrived at the park, it was 9:06 he was late. He looked around but didn't see Sharon anywhere. He notices something on the ground near the park bench. It was Sharon's red purse he recalled seeing it in Peter's household. What was it doing out here?
He opened it to check it content maybe he can find a clue. He found a single a photo of her son in the center.
He looked around, her purse was here but where is Sharon? And then he saw her and paled, there Sharon Peter was stuffed in a tree like her husband and son before her.
"Mrs. Peter!" he gasped. The blood was fresh the killer must still be close by. Makoto pulled out his gun surveying the surrounding.
There! A rustle in the bushes. He gave chase only to blind sighted by the killer and tackled to the floor. From his downed position, he turned to see the culprit, he gasped at what he was seeing.
It was a bipedal Jaguar with red tribal markings and a flowing red scarf. It stared down menacingly at the downed officer. It yellow orbs' piercing gaze peered at him as though as if it was looking through to his very soul.
"So, you're the bastard behind this!" Makoto growled as he crawled away. He need to retreat and call the squad. This thing was undoubtable a Gem-monster.
The gem monster bent down and clamped its hand around Makoto's throat raising him up until his feet no longer touched the ground. Makoto struggled to breathe and free himself as the bipedal Jaguar examined him. After the inspection, the creature tossed the officer to ground several feet away into a pile of garbage.
Makoto struggled to his feet breathing deeply to regain some much-needed oxygen.
Watching the creature stalk away he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out his phone. It time to call in the Anti-Gem Monster Unit.
Third Person POV
Sumiko was giving Makoto's apprentice a long talk for leaking G3's operation footage live on his blog 'Keep Beach City weird'. "And further more!"
Ronaldo 'was saved by bell' so to speak, or in this case the alarm as the G-Trailer emergency call alarm rang out.
Sumiko went to take the call but the glare she gave Ronaldo promised that their 'discussion' would be continued.
"Hikawa-kun what's up?" Her attitude doing a complete one eighty when speaking with Makoto.
"I'm engaged with a Gem monster! Please deploy the G3 system!"
"Two in one day? It time to show off what G3 system can do once more!" Sumiko said excited to unleash her prized creation once more.
"Wha-? But… I thought we needed authorization from above!" Ronald exclaimed, over the last three hours Sumiko had drilled code of conduct and procedure into his head.
"No time for that crap! Let's go!" Sumiko said using her no arguments voice.
"Hypocritical bitch" Ronaldo grumbled under his breath.
"What was that!"
"I said I'll monitor the G3's status!" Ronaldo clammed up watching the screen.
"That's what I thought." She growled. "G-Trailer dispatching!"
Makoto POV
Makoto pursed the creature keeping it in sight. He fired two shots out of his revolver catching the creature's attention. It stopped and turned around facing Makoto. He fired two more shots directly at the creature only for the bullet come to a sudden halt as if stopped by an invisible barrier. Then the bullets shattered to dust in front of his very eyes.
"What the…" Makoto knew conventional bullets would be useless but that display was insane.
No longer interested the jaguar ran off. Makoto ran to pursue but stopped in his tracks as he heard the G-Trailer's siren. He quickly ran to the trailer and suited up with Sumiko and Ronaldo's assistance.
"Equipping complete." Ronaldo reported checking screen viewing through the newly installed camera on the G3 system located on the helmet. Though the camera was shoddy in his opinion.
"2-1-2-3, G3 System engaging in a battle operation. Releasing Guard Chaser!" And G3 was off racing down the road.
"Target sighted I'm in pursuit!" G3 was now in full pursuit as he sped down the road but even as he pushed limits of what the Guard Chaser could run he was barely gaining on the target.
"Roger!"
The Jaguar banked right and into the Beach City's Loading Docks.
G3 pulled in to the docks. The docks were lit but mobile lampposts, the place was dead silent. The creature had vanished probably hiding behind one of the loading crates. "I've lost visual on the target" G3 unhooked his gun.
"Roger! GM-01 Active! You have approval to fire."
"Roger!" G3 stalked slowly his finger on the trigger ready for anything.
The G-Trailer pulled up to cite to provide support.
"Hikawa-kun, it's close." Sumiko reported monitoring the radar system tracking movements.
G3 spotted it lurking by a yellow containment unit. G3 shot several rounds towards the Gem monster to no avail as the bullets ricochet off it body.
"It didn't work! I can't believe it!" G3 said in disbelief. It had worked on the earlier Gem monster that evening!
G3 was tackled by the Jaguar his throat was once again in the its clutches, but thankfully his armor protected him.
G3 brought his gun up to shoot, only to have it knocked away. The Jaguar threw several gut punches into G3's armored abdomen.
"GM-01 loss! Status: Separated!" Ronaldo reported
G3 tried to throw a desperate left hook, but the Gem monster ducked and gave a mule kick that sent G3 crashing to a parked car. The impact caused the glass to shatter and metal to creek and bend.
"Strong shock to battery unit! Battery down to 80% output
Reeling from the shock, G3 struggle to roll of the caved roof of the car. He managed to roll off to a kneeling position but before he can do anything else was met with a kick to the ribs and was pinned to car.
This time he managed to break free and land in a few punches and caught the creature in a choke hold.
The creature easily broke free sweeping G3's arms aside, thankfully G3 was able to land a kick on the Jaguar.
Thanks to armor's enhanced strength it sent the Jaguar flying. But like the cat it was it landed on its feet. The creature decided it was time to make a tactical retreat.
As G3 ran to pursue only for the panther to push a car his way. Unable to get away in time the runaway car slammed into him.
"Chest Unit Damaged!"
The G3 system was getting heavily, his body ached in various places as he got up and continued struggle against the Gem Monster. Every punch he landed made little impact, in contrast whatever blow the creature struck felt like a sledgehammer.
G3 was sent flying once more and crashed into the car that rammed him earlier.
"Control unit damaged! G3 system unable to fight!" Ronaldo reported as the screen in front of him flashed critical damage over the image of the G3 system.
The jaguar slammed G3's head against the car repeatedly as G3 was unable do anything to defend himself.
"We've lost the visual signal" Ronaldo reported as the camera attached to G3's helm broke.
"Abort the operation! Hikawa-kun retreat! Hikawa-Kun!"
So, this was how he was going to die Makoto thought as he laid helpless at the Jaguar creature's feet as it stalked closer. He could barely move, his body weighed down by the power armor and with the control unit damaged he had no assistance moving in the suit.
Just as the Jaguar was about to close in to deliver the killing blow it stopped. Something had caught it attention. Its ear twitched as it turned around.
In the distance, there was figure approaching them slowly. The dark night made it hard to make a description of the approaching figure but it could be made out as male from the figures broad shoulders. But there was another defining feature a glowing yellow gem illuminated the path in front of the figure with blinding light not unlike a car's high beam.
Hikawa was baffled by what he heard next, the creature spoke.
"Agito…" The Jaguar growled out and leaped forward towards the newcomer.
Agito POV
/System Reboot in Progress…/
/Primary Functions Restored/
/Designation: Error File Corrupted/
/Clan: Dragon/Primary Class: Slave/
/Subclass: Enforcer Unit AGITΩ/
/Status: Active/
Agito focused his attention.
/Target Identified: Designation: Pantheras Luteus/
/Clan: Jaguar/Primary Class: Slave/
/Subclass: Overseer/
/Status: Criminal/
/Crime: Not Showing Proper Respect to the Diamond Authority/
/Sentence: Death to be Carried Out Immediately/
Luteus attempted to pounce upon Agito bringing his claws down for a quick kill only for Agito to lean away to side and step back.
Agito ducked under a wild swing and blocked two more with his forearm. He forced Luteus' claw down to side before delivering a spinning elbow to his exposed back causing the Jaguar to stumble.
Luteus regained his footing and threw another swing only Agito to deflect it to the side and deliver a palm strike to the face causing Luteus to reel back. The two opponents circled each other trying to find an opening in each other's stances
Luteus ran towards and grappled Agito's shoulders, but Agito used the Jaguar's momentum against him and tossed him several feet away.
/Energy Storage: 73%/
Agito's crest horns opened revealing two extra sets of horn as the air around him ripples with energy released. The ground glowed with the symbol of the AGITΩ of the Dragon Clan. The image swirls and is absorbed back into Agito's soles. He shifts his stance lowering his center of gravity, ready to finish off his opponent.
Luteus gets up from the ground and made one last desperate charge. Agito leaped forward into a meteor kick send the Jaguar sliding back to the ground.
Luteus' eyes begin to shine brightly as he vainly struggled to his knees, shining cracks appears spreading from his cranium downwards. The zealous Jaguar reached towards the skies as if to ask why he was forsaken. Luteus can only let out a gurgled pained growl as his form shattered exploded. All that were left were clouded shattered shards of various gems.
/Execution Complete/
A/N
Depending on whether or not I continue SPOILERS
The Agito Continuity is AU it was changed to fit more in line with Steven Universe's continuity.
And I want to make this perfectly clear there will be no romance beyond what is already canon.
Regarding Riders
Shouichi Tsugami/Kamen Rider Agito
His personality is mostly the same however his backstory is altered to fit Steven Universe. He would be one of our protagonists duh.
Makoto Hikawa/Kamen Rider: G3, G3X and G4X
He would be acting as one of our protagonist. I plan to go the same route as Kamen Rider Agito's in where he has to come into terms that he's simply human among titans. Titans such as the Crystal Gem and Agitos.
Lars/Kamen Rider Gills
Lars is one of the most loathed characters in the show but I think I'll try to redeem him character though it's going to be an uphill battle. I sort of want him to become an antagonist at first before switching him over to being a protagonist.
Ronaldo Fryman/Kamen Rider V1
Ronaldo the other most hated character on the show. The direction I want to take with him is to have try and fail to be hero before becoming an antagonist by playing the Broken Pedestal Trope.
Regarding the Crystal Gems I actually have no clue I'm writing by the seat by pants when it comes to them.
Next Episode I'm going to have to figure out how to combine Kamen Rider Agito's episode 2 with Laser Light Cannon... Fuck this story is never going to continue.
