The crew couldn't believe their ears. The other Steven had just said that he and the other three gems with him were the crystal gems. Lapis and Peridot, in particular, couldn't take their eyes off them. It was like looking in mirror. True, gems of the same type did look alike, but this was so much more. Part of each of them felt like the Lapis and Peridot on the other team should be them. And Peridot jealously noticed that the alternate Peridot had limb enhancers.
"So, wait. You're saying that that portal pulled us into another world?" the other Steven asked.
"Yeah, see, this little doo-dad here is called theMultrali displacer." the main Steven explained.
"Ah, a Multrali displacer. That explains alot." The other Peridot said.
"Oh, yeah, I remember that thing now. We met some crystal gems from a world where Ruby, Sapphire, Opal and of course another Steven were the team. That was about a month ago." the other Steven said.
"Oh, man, I envy you, other me. You've met two alternate gem teams now. You guys are my first." main Steven said.
"Well, you never forget your first." the Jasper said.
The other Peridot elbowed the Jasper in the ribs.
"Jasper, could you please not be so obscene in front of a group of gems we just met?"
"What was obscene about that?"
"Oh you know perfectly well what was wrong with what you said."
"No, grammar police, I don't get it. So why don't you either explain it to me or just shut your..."
Suddenly, two hands made of ocean water covered Jasper and the other Peridot's mouths.
"Sorry about that. They love to argue like that. It gets kind of grating after a while." The other Lapis said apologetically.
"I know the feeling." Garnet said, glancing at Pearl and Amethyst.
"Oh, you've got the same problem, I see. I feel for you, sister. Hard to believe they can stand each other long enough to perform fusion, huh?"
"Tell me about it."
Garnet and the other Lapis chuckled briefly. Then Lapis released her team mates mouths.
"Now then, i'd say it's time for some proper introductions. My name is Lapis Lazuli and I am the de facto leader of our version of the crystal gems. I was appointed my position by our founder, Rose Quartz. Now, this here is the muscle of our team, Jasper." Lapis said, gesturing to the right.
"Yo." Jasper said.
"And this is the brains of the outfit, Peridot." Lapis said, gesturing to the left this time.
"Salutations."
Lapis then knelt down and threw her arms around the other gems' version of Steven.
"And i know this cutie doesn't need any introduction, but this is our Steven." Lapis said while planting a kiss on the top of the other Steven's head.
"Ah, Lapis. Stop it. You're embarassing me."
Lapis ruffled her Steven's hair and said "well, isn't that part of being a mother figure?"
"Wait, mother figure?" the main Lapis questioned.
"Well, yes. Before our Rose, well, you know, she entrusted Steven to us. His dad raised him until he was old enough to start training to use his powers and moved in with us at our temple. But we've always been around, just in case. So, we've always been acting as mother figures to him."
"I don't know. I've kind of always thought of myself as more of a big sister to Steve-o." Jasper said.
"Same here."Amethyst admitted.
"Well, that's good enough." Alternate Lapis said.
"Um, I have an idea." Connie said.
"Yes, Connie?" Pearl said.
"Well, I know we've got a lot of talking still to do but, well, it's gonna get confusing with two Lapis' and two Peridots. So, since they're alternates, why don't we call our guests Lapis A, Peridot A, Steven A and Jasper A. That way we don't get mixed up. Oh, and Steven A, here. Wear this for good measure." Connie said taking a black wristband off her left wrist and putting it on the other Steven.
"So, does that work for everybody?"
Everyone nodded and then the main universe gems introduce themselves. Then Peridot A glanced to the warp pad.
"Well, we have much to discuss and about week to do it in if memory serves. But, here isn't really the place to do it in. Might I suggest that we return to your temple?"
"Sounds like a plan to me. Follow me, everybody." Garnet said.
The gang of eleven headed to the warp pad. Connie wondered how much weight the warp pad could take briefly before they were wisked off. As soon they arrived back at the temple, the alternate gems looked around the main Steven's house.
"Hmm, so far, so same." Peridot A said.
" I bet I know something that isn't the same. Follow me!" the main Steven said.
Everyone followed Steven outside after Pearl made sure the meteor shower was over. Steven then pointed up to the figure that loomed overhead.
"Yeah. That's definitely different. Ours is just as big, but the nose is Jasper's gem. Peridot's is on the forehead and mine is on it's back." Lapis A said.
"On it's back?" Pearl asked.
"Yeah, ours sticks out from the side of the cliff just enough to give it a back. But, it's kind of disappointing really. You have to walk around the temple to see my gem and once you're back there, that's all there is back there. Kind of lack luster, but what can you do?" Lapis A said with a shrug.
"I see. Um, by the way, do you have a Pearl in your world?"
"One like you? Yes. She used to be a servant to Pink Diamon before, well, you know." Lapis A said, being careful not to bring up the topic of Pink Diamond's shattering.
"Yes, i was in the same boat. Rose rescued me from that life."
"Our Pearl wasn't as lucky. She ended up being a second pearl to Yellow Diamond. And since all the servant duties were handled by Yellow Pearl, our Pearl ended up being used as a gopher, as the humans would say. She ended up proving how intelligent she was, so she was sent here to monitor the cluster."
"That's what happened with our Peridot. So i can imagine how that ended up. You had to fight her several times and then Steven ended up turning her around to the point that she turned on Yellow Diamond and joined you?"
"Right on the money. Oh Pearl, the look on Yellow Diamond's face when our Pearl told her off is something that will be eternally funny."
"Did she call her a clod like our Peridot did?"
"No but our Peridot does use that word quite a lot. No, she actually called her a, and I quote, 'big, yellow, buffoon'."
"Oh my. Yellow Diamond's look was probably a dozen times worse in your world then. And that's something, considering how she looked like her face was going to cave inward here."
"Oh I can imagine that." Lapis A said with a chuckle.
"Steven!" A voice yelled from down the beach.
"That sounds like Ronaldo." the main Steven said.
The teenager ran up to Steven's house.
"Whoa. More magic alien ladies. Some of them twins to the ones you already had too. And a clone of you? I have questions. Many, many questions. But, not now. There's this huge bird monster attacking main street with a whole flock of smaller creatures. I knew you guys dealt with that kind of thing. So, yeah, deal with it. Please?"
"This sounds like a whole brood of corrupted gems. We'd better hurry." Pearl said.
"We'll come too. We're crystal gems too." Main Peridot said.
"But Peridot, your metal powers are strong enough to handle a fight this big. And there's not a lot water around for me to use." Main Lapis said.
"Then we'll be crowd control."
"Well, alright. Let's get going." Pearl said.
"We'll come too. All the help, right?" Lapis A asked.
"If you want to help, you can. Now let's go." Garnet said.
The group ran down to main street. Sure enough, there were large number of bird like corrupted gems attack the town.
"Oh my stars. They must've been drawn out of their hiding places by the meteor shower. Well, let's get to work." Pearl said, drawing out her spear.
Lapis A stepped out in front of the crowd.
"Actually, i think we can handle this. We're used to crowds of corruptions. So please, let us handle this." she said as the rest of her team stepped forward.
"If you insist." Garnet said, pulling her team back.
The alternate crystal gems lined up and sized the the task ahead of them. Lapis then looked down to her Steven.
"Steven, would like to sing our song while we do this?"
"Are you serious?" Steven A asked.
"Sure. I'd like our fellow crystals to hear it. Plus, I thought it might be interesting to fight with a theme song this time."
"Cool! Peridot, can you play the music?"
"Of course." Peridot A said and called up her screens.
Soon, an upbeat, rock'n'roll tune started to play from Peridot A's limb enhancers.
"If you're evil and you're on the rise, you can count on the four of us taking you down. Cause we're good and evil never beats us. We'll win the fight and then go out for pizzas. We, are the crystal gems. We'll always save the day. And if you think we can't, we'll always find a way. That's why the people of this world believe in: Lapis, Peridot, Jasper and Steven!" Steven A sang as the foursome ran into battle.
Lapis A flew around and tackled many of the small corruptions out the sky so that they would be in prime striking range for Jasper.
"If you could only know, what we really are. When we arrived on Earth, from out beyond your star. We were amazed to find, your beauty and your worth. And we will protect your kind. And we will protect your Earth. And we will protect your Earth, and we protect you!" Lapis A sang as she continued her aerial attack.
Lapis then landed and turned her wings into giant fists and started poofing any small corruptions she missed in the air.
"I will fight until all gems are free, to live in peace and harmony." Lapis A sang as she continued to throw giant punches.
"I will fight in the name of Rose Quartz. I'll defend everything that she believed in!" Peridot A sang as she used her limb enhancers to shoot at the corruptions with one hand and slash at them with the converted into an enrgy sword.
"I will fight for the world I was made in. The Earth is the only home I've ever known." Jasper A sang as she piledrove a small corruption into the side of the large one.
"I will fight to be everything that everybody needs me to be when I'm grown." Steven A sang and ricocheted his shield through a group of small corruptions.
"The odds are against us, it won't be easy but, we're not gonna do it alone." The four sang as they surronded the large gem.
"We are the crystal gems!" the four sang as the simultaneously struck the large corruption.
"We'll always save the day!" Lapis A sang as she used her water hands to throw the stunned corruption into the air.
"And if you think we can't, we'll always find a way!" Peridot A sang as she blasted the corruption with two full charge shots from her limb enhancers.
"That's why the people of this world, believe in!" Jasper A shouted as she leaped up and used her crash helmet to to headbutt the large corruption back down to the ground.
"Lapis." Lapis A shouted and struck the gem monster once more.
"Peridot!" Peridot A shouted as she shot the creature once more.
"Jasper!" Jasper A shouted and gut-punched the corruption.
"And Steven!" Steven A shouted as he slammed his shield down on the monster's head and finally poofed it.
"Wow! That was amazing!" the main Steven screamed while star-eyed.
"Thank you, thank you." Jasper A said with a bow.
"You're world is in fantastic hands with you around." Pearl said as she went around and bubbled the corrupted gems.
"Aw, thank you. But, I'm sure you're even better. Now, let's get these poor girls bubbled and back to the temple." Lapis A said.
"Lazuli?" the main Peridot asked the main Lapis.
"Yes?"
"We need a lot of practice to live up to them."
"Agreed."