And here it is, chapter 4!, I hope you like it guys!. Like always thanks to tttooohappy for the cover image and her help with constructive criticism and basically putting up with my annoying self.
the story it's based on Toonfreak s story "We are the crystal ducks." and the characters belong to Rebecca Sugar.
PLEASE COMMENT and give your opinion as that's what keeps me going and like always enjoy. NoGood deed goes unpunished.The previous afternoon of that fateful day was hectic for the group. The past sun rotations had been busy as well. Pearl acted as delivery, bringing in dry fruits and berries for the mixes, Bismuth and Garnet had helped Pink make a fire to cook the chocolate outside while Peridot and Amethyst went to find tools to cook with. Nevertheless the burrow now had the sweetest scents coming from its walls. "Just a little bit of cinnamon, some blue berries, almonds and...there!" Pink squeaked. She was standing over a rock in her burrow to be eye level with a large bowl, while wearing a small white apron. She mixed the ingredients into the chocolate, before carefully taking the bowl out. After some hours the sky was just beginning to get dark. Pink was wrapping the last batch in pink paper with a violet flowers pattern and Pearl tied purple ribbons to them. Each egg had a handwritten note and a small signature. Pink finished tying the last one and smiled "There, ...I am ready!" Pink said and took a basket bismuth had made. It had a little pink ribbon attached to it.
"Shouldn't we wait until the easter thing at the park?" asked Amethyst. "We don't have enough ice to keep the eggs cool so it may be better to do it now, plus this way they will already know us by the event and the sooner the better" Pink said. The group rushed down the meadow and soon they were back at the park. "Alright, remember we will be there if you need assistance." Pearl said. The park was almost empty as most humans had left. Pink stoped to hide the eggs in bushes, tree trunks, under benches, near the fountain, on the statues, pretty much everywhere. Pearl, flied above her to check for predators while the little pink maiden kept going all around the park. It took them a few hours as Garnet and Bismuth had to run back and fort to the meadow to bring in more eggs. Eventually the park was covered in eggs by the time night had arrived.
"Ok the park is done, I just need to make a two more stops." Pink said "But the event is here at the park". Peridot said. "Humans live in the city, so we should deliver some there, plus they were so nice into giving me some eggs, I have to leave some at the store." She said. They crossed the grey path again, Pink still had a bit of a hard time in the city. The various unknown scents confusing her, the thundering buildings towering over her frame, she often found herself wondering what was on the other side of those stoic walls. Plus the ground was so uncomfortable on her paws. She was relieved once she delivered at the store with the names of Jenny and Kiki. Afterwards, Peridot guided her to the houses near and she repeated the hiding process. Near midday the basket had just six eggs left. "Alright we just need to make one more stop" Pink sighed tiredly. "What?! where?!" asked Amethyst. "There" Pink hopped towards a huge billboard on the side of the road. Once again the infamous diamond logo was staring at them with inexistent eyes.
"Are you crazy?!" asked Bismuth raising up her ears. "Guys we have to do this right, humans will start to notice us, they know we are delivering easter but the corporation is the one that runs the settlements." Pink said. "Fair well, but only because we came this far." bismuth said. Peridot and Amethyst inspected the board and soon they headed back into the busiest part of the city with the group. Pink hopped after them as best as she could. Soon Peridot stopped "We are here." she said. Pink and the others watched and gasped.
A huge, wide, black tower stood itself in front of them. The construction took up the whole street with black gates that allowed to see a small garden at each side. Looking up Pearl could see the tower went all the way to the sky. The Diamond logo stood bigger than ever on the entrance. "I have a bad feeling about this." Garnet said. "Pink, you should go on your own" Bismuth said. "why?!" asked Pink. "Because you are the easter Bunny, they are going to listen to you." "She is right you go and we will keep an eye on the surroundings" Garnet said. "But she can't go to those monsters alone!" Pearl chirped flapping her wings. "Look why don't you fly above her and if something happens you get us." Amethyst asked. "alright I will...for you Pink." Pearl said. The little pink bunny gave her a lick on the cheek. "Thank you Pearl~" She said.
Pink went hopping across the grey road. She wriggled through the gardens gate, then hopped towards the front door with her ears perked up, her long nails sounding against the black marble stairs. To their surprise, there wasn't a door but rather various crystal doors. Pink gave a push with her paw and the doors moved in circle. They went a whole round before jumping out. "Well that was weird and fun." Pink said before stepping in further. The walls were of white marble, statues of white, yellow and blue shades stood in the middle of the biggest room she had ever been. the columns reached all the way to the tallest celling she had seen. The place was disturbingly quiet and save for a human female at the end of a long hall, there wasn't a soul around. Pink slowly hopped towards the lady. "Excuse me?, could you help me?" The female gasped seeing her. "It's you!, the bunny!". "Eh you know me?..." "Security please come in, the bunny they have been looking for is right here!" She said in a bar like device. "What?" Asked Pink. Suddenly a pair human males entered from a door on the hall. Pink froze when she saw one of them carrying a cage.
"Alright don't make this harder" One of them said walking to Pink. "Get away from her!" Pearl chirped as she flied at his face and pecked his eye. "Oww you little!" He said. The second male tried to grab her, only for Pink to jump and bite his ankle. "oww!". "Lets go!" Pink squeaked and dashed away towards the door. They came across many twists and turns, from the longest hall they had seen, until they were finally able to hide beneath a furniture, still some steps sounded near them. Pinks heart was beating rapidly, her paws felt like they were on fire, she was sure and she was sure she would get bald spots. "Why are they chasing me?, did I do something?". "They are so ungrateful!, we give them easter and they chase us!". Suddenly a small squeak like sound was heard and Pink poked her head out to see a wooden door on that hall, bigger and wider, opening and the feet of some humans arriving to it's front.
"Oh ma'am sorry if we were noisy, we came across an emergency an-" the female form the desk was cut off. "Have you found her?" Another female said in a cold tune. "Well, we saw her ma'am but don't worry we are-" "How can it be that OUR EVENT gets highjacked and she is running around with OUR PRODUCT and delivering BEFORE US!" Her voice said half yelling. "Don't worry ma'am, we are curre-" "do NOT bother me unless you have results is that clear?!" She yelled. "Yes ma'am". Pink trembled as she saw the feet scampering off and the high heel boots storming back to the wooden door. Pink slowly poked her head out and froze. A bright yellow coat caught her attention and above, a pale face with short yellow hair and yellow eyes glared at the space. The massive female slammed the door shut.
"Oh my stars" she whispered going back to Pearl "We made the Yellow female angry!". She couldn't believe it, the infamous three females were angry at her. "We must leave!" Pearl chirped "No, we made a mess and we have to come forward and fix it...follow me." Pink dashed to the door, she hopped up and managed to pull down the handle before sneaking in. Inside, it looked like the garden she crossed to enter but this one was full of plants and threes, with small tables and another fountain. In the distance another female was sitting. She was wearing a long Blue coat that went down the floor. She had tanned skin and long ash blond hair. Next to her the yellow female was groaning at her square like device. At each side of the table two natives were standing!, A singing blue dove girl and a yellow parakeet lady. Pearl shivered, were the rumors true?!, they slowly went in with the basket and hid behind a tree.
"One hundred views in just one hour!, Everyone is talking about this!, we will be the idiots of the year!" One of them groaned. "Please calm down, look they are congratulating us, public likes this, we may be able to find our way around this." the Blue dressed human said. "This is happening days before the event!, how are we going to explain that?" The yellow one replied. "Calm down!, you promised this year it would be special for us and so far it's just work!" The blue one said sadly. "I just want everything to be perfect," "You know what it would be perfect for me! but you never agree!" The one in Blue said looking down. "Oh come on now" the other said sighing. "You know we can't!, we don't have the time!". "We could make time! ...if we could ever sit down and discuss it." The long haired female said sighing.
"I am sorry". A tiny shaky voice said and the two females turned around. The little pink maiden approached then shaking with a basket in her hands. "HOW DID YOU GET HERE?!" The human in yellow asked. "I CAN EXPLAIN!" Pink said raising her voice and the two females raised their eyebrows. "I don't know what I did wrong exactly, but I swear it wasn't my intention to bother you!, I just heard the folk tales about the easter bunny and I though I could fill in the role-" "with our eggs!" The female with longer hair exclaimed. "I wasn't trying to steal!, I just went to the market with some money and when I told them I was going to be the easter bunny at the park they just gave the eggs to me, I thought they were being nice." Pink said shaking.
"Our easter Mascot..." the female in blue said. "They thought we sent her...that's why they gave her the eggs!" she added turning to look at the other female. Pink said and nudged the basket forward. "I-I brought you these, the ones they gave me are gone but I made these my self, I want you to have them" Pink said. the yellow female picked them up and unwrapped one. The long haired females expression softened as she looked down. "Why did you even do all this?" she asked. "I just wanted to make humans happy with us." Pink said "Why?" asked the short haired female. "Because you have been coming into our homes and taking over...I just thought that if we did something neighborly, you would see that we can all get along...and maybe we could settle things down." Pink said with her ears dropping down.
The female in Blue gave a sad smile to her. "AWW little one" she said and crouched down. "I can see you had good intentions." she added and Pinks ears perked up. "It's a shame, well we will have to give some explanations but...Everyone liked the easter mascot so much and with our expanding so many of you are most likely going to be pushed out and getting harmed...but you don't deserve that, do you?" She said crouching down in front of Pink. The pink bunny maiden gulped. "Nobody does ma'am, we all deserve a good home, that's why I waned to talk to you." She said.
The female in blue stood up. "Awww Yellow, look at her, she meant well and people went crazy for her" she said. "Well I suppose, she meant a good deed" The one in yellow said. " You know, I think she is right, about the home part." The said. "Oh no!, these are a big responsibility, you have to feed them, bath them, train them and play with them." The one in Yellow said frowning. "Oh I promise that won't be a problem!, besides look at her!, wouldn't it be nice?" the long haired female replied.
"Look I just wanted to get along with you guys, I promise I won't do this again I just want us to get along please?" Pink asked standing on her sore legs. the one in yellow looked at the two females and her expression softened into a smile. "Aww, oh alright, we can keep her." she said and before Pink knew it, she was been plucked off from the ground by her yellow gloved hand.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!, PUT ME DOWN!" Pink squeaked as the two ladies went back into the building. "HEY STOP IT!" Pearl chirped and charged at them only for the one in Yellow to swat her off. "shoo shoo!" she said as she slammed the door shut, locking her out. "WAIT PLEASE!, THIS WASN'T WHAT I MEANT!" Pink said trashing as she was taken back into the main room. Sadly her protest were ignored as she was placed inside of a box. She could see through some holes as she was carried outside the building and toward the biggest, longest black vehicle she had ever seen.
"HEY LEAVE PINK ALONE!" Pearl chirped as she flied towards them from the side of the garden. Sadly the females got into the car and slammed the doors shut before speeded into the main road. Eventually the long car, got lost into the mass of cars on the road and the many buildings made it impossible to follow. The group stared hopelessly as the ladies, disappeared into the city, dragging Pink with them.
