"5-1, what's your status?" buzzed through his comm.
"5-1 almost at the tar-" he tried to reply.
"Why are you in the organic village!?" Blared through the comm.
"Ugh," 5-1 thought to himself. He'd really hoped he could get back before she'd noticed.
"You went back for 3-9, haven't you?" His heart sank as he heard the words.
"3-9. 3-9 has been shattered, 5-7. I've recovered his gem. We'll bring it back for honors." The comms stayed silent. "Do you read 5-7?"
"I've found them," 5-7 growled through the comm.
"Alright, hang on 7 I'm almost-" 5-1 was cut off.
"There's 3, the runt quartz, looks like a runt body guard too, and a servitor."
"I'm almost back 7 just hang ti-"
"You've done enough 5-1," her words cut him. "Let a real Bloodstone show you how the Diamonds treat insurrection. The MISSION comes first."
5-1 leapt from the final building onto the sandy beach, 5-7 had always been impulsive, but this was foolish. The rebels would clearly sink to fusion, even if they were runts they could end up way more powerful than her on their own unless.. "Oh no," the words slipped through his lips as he made the final turn to the shrine. To his astonishment, it seemed fine. A human dwelling beneath the sh-
Without warning the house burst from the mountain. Shrapnel and debris rained on the beach, and a large purple fusion skid on the sand into the ocean. Out from the new hole stepped a massive woman, wrapped in thick green armor with red hair pouring out from beneath her helmet, she peered out from the house, scanned the beach until she locked eyes with the purple fusion and jumped down. 5-1 could now recognize the Nephrite gem embedded in the right shoulder.. and his sisters gem on the back of its head. It manifest a massive club and began swinning wildly. "I'd thought they'd confiscated those," 5-1 throught to himself. One of the "habits" 5-7 had taken to was cross-fusion. While technically frowned upon, Bloodstone were encouranged to uphold the Diamond Authority, no matter the cost. What was less accepted was the unwillingess of the Gems she'd fuse with and he keeping them in isolated devices for the express purpose of such.
"Guys, watch out," a small human appeared from the mountain exit point!
"Is that the quartz," 5-1 though to himself? He looked back at the brawl, his sister swung her club, swatting the bolts from the purple fusion. "She's got this," he though and charged onward towards the dwelling.
The beach was rife with danger, energy bolts fell wildly as he made his way toward the human dwelling and leapt up to the deck. The organic turned to meet his gaze, his red eyes seemed to peirce Stevens soul but Steven didn't flinch. This was new for 5-1, "Are you Rose Quartz?"
"No," the organic replied, "Well, yes, kind of." Steven tried to explain.
"I appreciate your courage AND your honesty Rose Quartz," 5-1 straightened up and gave a smile, "By the order of Yellow Diamond and the Diamond authority. You are found guilty of treason, rebellion, shattering, deviency, disturbing the peace and littering. For the glory of the Diamonds and Homeworld, you have been sentenced to shattering," 5-1 drew his bow, "And it is now that I perform my charge, may the justice of the Authority prevail in all things." With these final words 5-1 released his bolt, the air around it sizzled and cracked as it charged for Stevens heart.
"W-w-wait!" A pink shield burst in front of Steven, reflecting the bolt.
"Honestly Rose, fighting is only going to make it worse," 5-1 cracked another shot into the bubble, and another, and another. Outside the two titans rampaged on the beach.
"I'm not Rose Quartz," Steven pleaded!
"You already said you were," 5-1 snapped back and fired another shot. The shield was visibly cracking from the strain.
"Rose Quartz is my Mom," Steven shouted!
The bolts stopped. "Mom," 5-1 was clearly confused? "Is that a rank? Then what are you?"
"I'm Steven," the Shield began to seal the fissures, "I have her gem but I'm not her!" Steven lifted his shirt showing the Rose Quartz gem.
5-1 eyed the gem, and back to Steven, "So you're a fusion then?"
"No, well, kind of. I was created from her and my dad," Steven tried to explain as simply as he could.
"I have heard of this, My Dad." 5-1 felt he was somewhat understanding. He wasn't. "So Rose Quartz and My Dad fused to create you then?" 5-1 was growing tired and frustrated with the confusing situation. He drew his bow again, "I will ask once more, Steven, where is Rose Quartz then?"
"She's gone," a tear rolled down Stevens face.
"WHERE, has she gone," 5-1 growled through gritted teeth? He dragged the bow back further.
"She's gone," Steven screamed! "She's gone, she's not here. Her gem is but Rose Quartz is..." Steven couldn't find the words.
"No more?" 5-1 tried to get a grasp on the situation. Steven only nodded through his tears. 5-1 thought on this, they had been sent to execute Rose Quartz, but "Rose Quartz" was no more. There was this "Steven," but he claimed to not be Rose Quartz, nor did he show any signs of being the rebel leader. 5-1 turned to the titans battling outside, and this "rebellion" now consisted of a handful of misfit gems. 5-1 dropped the bow from Steven and watched the two fusions battle on the beach. The intel did imply she fused with an organic, 5-1 looked Steven up and down who was now oozing tears and snot, but this.. thing, was not a gem, it certainly wasn't behind a rebellion, and surely if this was her new state it was punishment enough.
"Look, Steven," 5-1 paused, "I believe you are not the Rose Quartz we are looking for. I'm not sure what you are," 5-1 looked at the small organic dripping tears and mucus, "but I don't think shattering you will serve any real purpose to the Empire. But-" 5-1 stared into Stevens eyes. Stevens blood froze, there was something about, "I need you to be honest with me Steven, if Rose Quartz is 100% gone, we can end this here." The giant women continued to rage across the beach.
Steven steeled himself, "she is."
5-1 just nodded and pulled out his comm. "5-7 acknowledge, the Rose Quartz is," 5-1 glanced down at Steven, "No more. Disengage and return to orbit." All that came back through was gibbering. "5-7, acknowledge." The gibbering continued until a final word was uttered.
"More," buzzed through the comm!
"Oh no.." 5-1 watched in horror.
"What's happening," Steven peered through the deck railing?
The fusion that was 5-7 began to glow and lash out, grabbing the Opal who in turn began to glow. The Opal turned and stretched a desperate hand out to Steven, before being absorbed into the glowing mass.
"No-o-o-o," Steven screamed!
5-1 cracked a shot from his bow, but the bolt just disappated on the hulking creatures armor frame. The glowing mass hardened into a unworldly beast, towering at least 50x the entire shrine.
"Stevenstevenstevenstevensteven," a familiar voice came barreling up the stairs. "You have to help her you have to," Ruby looked up to see 5-1, those damned eyes glaring down on her again. "You," she snarled! "You did this to her!"
Steven gasped at Saphires cracked gem.
"Yeah!? And you did this to 3-9," 5-1 pulled out one of the slivers from 3-9's shattered gem.
"Garnet.. No..," Steven looked at the shattered Bloodstone then ran to Ruby, "here, give her to me," with a lick the fissure in Saphires gem sealed itself. Steven looked back at the Bloodstone, "I'm.. I'm sorry, but it won't work on-"
"That's alright," 5-1 looked down at 3-9, "I think I know how to stop her." 5-1 clutched the shard and brought out his comm once more. Reaching into his pack, he pulled out the 4 remaining shards of 3-9 and drew the bow at the behemoth. The air sizzled and sparked with the raw energy coming from the bow. 5-1 felt like his arm was on fire, but he drew the bow back with a yell,
"Aaaaaaaaah!" There was a pop, and then a flash. The 5 shards fell to the floor with a clang. Ruby and Steven stared at the now one armed bloodstone.
"Ah, ha ha ha ha ha ha, serves you right you filthy shatterer," Ruby burst out!
"And what does that make you," 5-1 snarled back!?
"You were here to shatter Steven! We couldn't just let you-""We were here to shatter Rose Quartz," 5-1 pointed down at Steven, "I don't even know what THAT is, but it's certainly not a threat to anything. We would neve-" the words felt wrong. He knew they were here to shatter Rose Quartz, regardless of the Steven. 3-9 would have rend the organic without hesitation as the mission declared and 5-7.. 5-1 looked out at the monstrosity, what was she even here for? To fight and shatter? Whatever she'd become was no longer in the Glory of the Diamonds and was a disgrace to the facet. The missions had become a crutch to hide behind but ultimately spreading the deteriation of the Bloodstones. 5-1 glanced down at the Ruby who in turn drew her Gauntlet. 5-1's eyes widened, "I know what we have to do," and stretched out his hand to the Ruby.
"W-what, no, never," Ruby detested!
"Do you really think I want to merge with a Ruby," Bloodstone said in disgust? "But this is the only way we can stop her now," he assured her.
Ruby pulled at her hair and yelled in frustration, "Ugh, fine," she stretched out her hand, "but make it quick."
The two gems glowed and slowly, reluctantly, pulled together into a single being. The light danced and whirled into a figure just larger than the house. It was red with green warpaint streaks running across it. It looked like a knight, steven thought, or maybe one of those Roman soldiers. On the left arm was a large sheild with a gap running down the top center and in the right was what looked like a massive lance. It was covered in a thick plate armor with red eyes peering through the slots. The figure looked down at Steven.
"Steven, keep her/ the saphire safe." The voice was androgenous and raspy, almost like a machine. It lept from the deck onto the beach, shaking the earth, and plunged the shield deep into the sand. Then it slid the lance between the gap, revealing a handle and hole in the back. The two loading the shards into the back of the lance, which magically sealed and they pointed the lance towards the monsters chest. Steven could hear this new fusion bickering.
"You can't hurt them!"
-zzzzz-
"I won't"
-zzzzzz-
"Lets just do this!"
-zzzzz-
"Just Focus on the mission.