A/N: I don't own Steven Universe or Justice League
Chapter Two: First Meetings
There was silence between the two groups for what seemed like forever. Neither team knew what exactly to think of the other right off the bat and mentally prepared for whatever was to come night. On one side where the Gems, who were weary of these brightly colored strangers and prepared for a fight at a moments notice, where as the Justice League, wanted to get to the bottom of this mystery, but still readied themselves for anything. While the adults where having a standoff with one another, the children on the other hand where in total awe of the heroes who had just arrived.
"Oh my gosh…" Connie gasped "Steven, do you know who these guys are?"
"I have no idea" he replied while he looked on at the newcomers "But I like their costumes"
"That's The Justice League!" she nearly shouted in joy "Their Earth's greatest superheroes! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman and…I think that's the Green Lantern, but I thought he wore a mask and had a cooler costume"
"Hey!" the emerald knight shot back in anger, which made The Flash snicker
"Why are they all dressed in those bright garments?" Pearl questioned "It's all rather ridiculous if you ask me"
"Says the Gem in the who fights in a tutu" Amethyst deadpanned, which made the taller Gem shut her mouth
"This planet never ceases to amaze me" Jasper said to no one in particular "a Kyrptonian, a Martian and a human Green Lantern—all on one team. This should be fun"
"This is indeed quit interesting" Peridot added on "the records say that Krypton was destroyed and the Martian race was wiped out by a plague. I am curious as to how they survived"
"How about we ask 'em?" the Orange skinned warrior asked with a grin as she cracked in knuckles "the fun way!"
"No. we will not attack unless provoked" Garnet informed the other Gems, making Jasper grimace "But if they try anything, take them down. Hard"
Meanwhile on the end of the spectrum, the JLA where conversing among themselves on the current situation as well. While they had no intention of engaging the Gems when they arrive, the group of heroes did take into account their species past sins and where ready to defended themselves if they made an hostile moves against them.
"We're not gonna have one of those clichéd 'let's fight and not talk it out moments' are we?" Flash asked Superman in low voice to keep the polymorphic aliens from hearing him
"Not unless we have to Flash" the alien replied "And I intend to make sure this plays out as peacefully as possible"
The Man of Steel then approached the Gems, who where still unsure what to think of this group on a whole and held out his hand in a friendly gesture with a warm and greeting smile.
"Hello there" he began in welcoming tone "I think we may have startled you with our entrance. I'm Superman and my team and I mean you no harm"
"What's he doing?" Pearl asked, confused by this
"I believe he trying to open up negotiations of our surrender" Peridot concluded
"I don't think that's it" Steven corrected "I think he wants to be friends"
"Friends? Bah!" Jasper spat in disgust "I say we rush their leader while we have the chance and kill him fast!"
"Oooh! I like that idea, lets do that!" Amethyst agreed
"What? Are you crazy?!" Connie said in shock "That's Superman! You don't just attack Superman!"
"Why not?"
"Because he's freaking Superman! That's Why!"
While the girls were more or less arguing among themselves on what to do, Steven walked up to the champion of justice and shook his hand, taking everyone by surprise on both sides.
"Hi! I'm Steven!" the boy happily greeted while shaking the alien's hand "I'm sorry about the other Gems not coming to up you, they get a bit nervous around anybody new. Let me introduce you to them: there's Garnet, Pearl, Amethyst, Jasper, Peridot and Lapis Lazuli. Oh! There's also Connie, but she's not a Gem, just my best friend"
"Steven!" Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst cried out in a panic as they ran up to him
"It's ok guys, we're all good here" the half-assured them
"Steven's right ma'am, as I said before my team and I mean you no harm" Superman reaffirmed "We received a message that was meant for you and traced its intended signal to your home. We just want to ask you a few questions as to why Brainiac is attacking your world"
"Brainiac?!" Lapis nearly exclaimed in horror "He's the one attacking Home-World?!"
"You know him?" the man of tomorrow inquired
"We know of him" Peridot corrected, still surprised by hearing his name "We always knew he was threat and had counter-measures prepared in such an event, but he was never was strong enough to launch a direct attack on Home-World before"
"Wait, whose Brainiac? Is he like some alien cereal brand or something?" Steven asked
"He's an alien who's obsessed with collecting knowledge throughout the universe; no matter the cost" Superman explained "The League and I've fought him several times the past"
"But why would Brainiac attack Home-World in the first place?" Pearl inquired "And why would he even assimilate Gems?"
"You mean you don't know either?" the Kryptonian asked
"We haven't had contact with our kind for a long time" Garnet explained before looking over to the trio from Home-World "Except them of course"
"And we have no clue as well" Peridot finished
While they spoke, the rest of the League approached the group, seeing that the situation had as the Man of Steel had wanted it to, making Connie nearly faint upon seeing the Princess of the Amazons up close.
"Oh my gosh! I can't believe I'm actuality I'm standing right in front of Wonder Woman!" she exclaimed in total joy, making the warrior princess smile warmly back at her
"Why can't anyone get that excited when they see me?" Guy whispered to Wally
"People do get excited to see Green Lantern" the speedster whispered back "Just not you"
The Emerald Knight scowled at that remark and kept quit while the rest of team spoke with the Gems. As they talked with the alien warriors, Peridot suddenly froze like a statue as her eyes widen in fear at a sudden realization she had.
"Is something wrong Peridot?" Lapis asked, getting everyone's attention as well
"I just had a rather chilling thought" she began "Before we came to Earth; I left a record of our position and the probable location to the temple in the Gem database"
"So when Brainiac took control of the Home-World, he must of gone through the entire database" Garnet put together aloud "Then that means…oh no"
"What? What does it mean?!" Connie demanded
"He knows we're here!" Pearl cried out in horror
Just then, a loud Boom! was heard from the sky above, making the two teams look up to see what appeared to be seven meteors falling toward Beach City at an alarming rate, causing small explosions upon impact-save for one that fell into the ocean which made a great splash when it hit the water. One struck the lighthouse on the edge of town. Another crashed into a doughnut shop while another landed directly in front of city hall. Another hit the arcade just as another one landed in front of a carwash just as the sixth invader smashed into a pizza shop while the seventh hit Funland. The Man of Tomorrow managed to see were the invaders had landed thanks to his enhanced vision and made a quick decision to divide and conquer.
"I'm gonna go out on a limb and say those aren't falling stars" Guy said as he powered up his ring, ready for the upcoming fight
"We don't know the lay of the city nor do we know how to fight these things, so we'll have to pair up" Superman ordered "Garnet and I will take the one at city hall. Batman you go with Pearl and head for the one that crashed in the doughnut shop. Manhunter you're with Peridot; you two take out the one hit the lighthouse. Lantern is with Amethyst, I want you two to get to the amusement park. Jasper and Wonder Woman will deal with the one at the pizza shop and Lapis and Aquaman will handle the one that landed at sea"
"Hey who died and made you the boss?" Jasper growled
"Just do what he says" Garnet calmly commanded
"So I guess I'm taking the one at the car wash alone then?" The Flash questioned
"No, Steven can go with you" the leader of the Crystal Gems insisted
"This is to dangerous for a child" Wonder Woman said
"Hey I'm a Crystal Gem to!" Steven defended as he showed the League his mother's Gem "And Beach City is my home! I'm not going to abandon it!"
"And besides, don't most of you have kid sidekicks anyway?" Connie added on, making the members of the League feel a bit guilty for sounding hypocritical
"Alright, he can come, but the second it gets too much for him, I want you to pull him out of there" Superman informed the speedster
"Uh guys, can we hurry this up maybe?" Gardner asked in a hurried as the sounds of explosions and screams came from Beach City "We do have some alien asses to whoop here!"
Not another word was spoken as the teams paired up and headed off to face off with invading Gems, not knowing the danger they were about to face.
Far off in the vastness of space itself, a once lone ship that struck fear in the hearts of thousands of alien races now surrounded itself with an armada of now assimilated Gem warships, ready to tear the galaxy asunder upon their masters command a swift and furious wrath. Within the spacecraft the Coluan known as Brainiac laid cocooned in his cell, patched into his ship, his drones and every Gem that was under his control. However, he was not alone.
"Is it done?" the voice demanded sharply
"Yes" Brainiac acknowledged in almost a trace-like state "the Gems on Earth have been located. They will be assimilated shortly"
"Excellent" the voice in now a calmly dark tone as a toothy smile spread across his lips "With both you and these Gems at my command, the universe will either serve me or die by my hand!"