Chapter 4
Giant Woman
It's been 2 weeks since Jet had his "date" with Amethyst and what a 2 week it has been. First, Jet found out that Beach City had an underground wrestling league. He was in the audience, watching a regular match when he noticed that 2 of the wrestlers looked like Steven and Amethyst. He didn't say anything to the others about it or he didn't mention it to the 2 in question. He let the scenario play by out by itself. Secondly, while on a mission, Steven befriended a pink lion.
Currently, Jet was sitting on the beach watching Pearl and Amethyst play checkers. Steven was sitting on a life guard chair with a bucket of water balloons to make the game more interesting. Steven was smiling from ear to ear and he was wearing shades.
"Steven." Pearl said, looking up at him. "Are the water balloons really necessary?"
"Yeah!" Steven said, holding a water balloon. "This way, the moves really matter."
"But this is checkers. Every move matters." Pearl said. Amethyst started to twirl her hair with her finger. Jet started to yawn, this was kinda boring to him.
"Sounds like someone is being a sore loser." Amethyst said, as she continued to twirl her hair. Pearl looked annoyed at what she said.
"I'm not a sore loser," Pearl said, as she placed her piece at precise points on the board. "because I just won the game..." Jet and Amethyst looked at the checker board in surprise.
"What?" Amethyst said in surprise. She looked up to see that Steven was getting ready to pour the bucket of balloons on her. "Here it comes..." She had her arms outstretched, waiting for the onslaught of balloons. She started to laugh as they hit her.
"Ahh..." She said. laying in the sand. "It feels good to lose..."
"I'll have to remember that..." Jet said, smirking at her. Before Amethyst could say something, Pearl cleared her throat, getting everyone's attention.
"I hope that's not the attitude you have during battle." Pearl said, folding her arms.
"Ugh. You're no fun anymore." Amethyst said, standing up. "This is why we never form Opal."
"We don't form Opal," Pearl said, leaning closer to Amethyst. "because you're difficult and a mess." Amethyst leaned closer to Pearl, they were butting heads now.
"We don't form Opal because you're uptight and..." Amethyst started. She was interrupted by Steven jumping down and pushing Amethyst and Pearl away from each other.
"Guys! Guys!" He said, with excitement. "What is Opal?"
"I'm curious too..." Jet said, getting up.
"Oh, it's the two of us... mashed together..." Amethyst said, linking her fingers. Pearl snorted at that.
"Is water just hydrogen and oxygen mashed together?" Pearl asked.
"Ummm..." Steven and Amethyst said, slightly confused at what she said. Jet folded his arms but said nothing. Pearl slapped her hand against her forehead.
"Analogy wasted..." She said. She begun to kneel in the sand and with her power, made to figurines that looked like herself and Amethyst.
"Look here Steven. When we synchronize our forms..." Pearl said, as the figurines started to dance. "We can combine our power to create a powerful fusion gem named Opal." She made the two figures spin and then combine with each other. Amethyst stomped the figurine.
"Except..." She started. "I don't dance like that."
"Wow!" Steven said. "That's so cool!" Jet cleared his throat, getting their attention.
"Is she hot?" Jet asked, causing both Amethyst and Pearl to blush. "Just wanna know." Steven started to laugh a bit at this.
"Well." Amethyst said, still blushing a bit. "She is but..."
"Tell us more about her..." Steven interrupted.
"She's an ultra-powerful, stone-cold betty..." Amethyst said. "That part's me and she's kinda tall... that part's Pearl."
"What Amethyst is trying to say," Pearl started. "is that Opal is a combined effort of our magical and physical attributes fused into a single entity."
"That's a very complex why of saying that..." Jet said, raising an eyebrow. Pearl blushed and turned her head in annoyance.
"Well." Steven said, grabbing Pearl's hand. "Can you do that right now? C'mon, form Opal!" Steven was trying to drag Pearl were Amethyst was. Pearl stopped him before he could move her any closer.
"Pfft." Amethyst retorted, folding her arms.
"We only form Opal when it's absolutely necessary." Pearl said, closing her eyes. Before Steven could say anything, the group saw a bright light flash from the temple.
"Garnet's back!" Steven said, as he took off towards the temple. Pearl wasn't that far behind him. Jet and Amethyst started walking together. Ever since that they've had their "date", the two of them seemed closer to one another. Not quite on the romantic level, but it was close.
"Opal, huh?" Jet said, looking at Amethyst. "She seems very interesting... I wonder how strong she is..." Amethyst huffed in annoyance.
'This guy's got fighting on the brain.' Amethyst thought. 'Don't he ever think about anything else?'
By the time that they arrived at the temple, Garnet was handing Steven a rock. Jet decided not to ask any questions at that.
"So..." Pearl said, walking up to Garnet. "How did the mission go? Was it a success?"
"I've located the geo beetles of Heaven and Earth." Garnet started, pushing her visor closer to her face. "We should split up to retrieve them."
"Well, I'm going with not Pearl." Amethyst said, placing a hand on her hip.
"That's perfectly fine." Pearl said, also placing her hand on her hip. "Because I don't want to go with grammatically incorrect people anyway."
"You four go together." Garnet said, folding her arms. "I go alone."
"What? Why?" Amethyst and Pearl said at the same time.
"The Earth Beetle is located at the bottom of the boiling lava lake and only I can swim in lava." Garnet said, forming a swimming mask. "You'll locate the Heaven Beetle at the top of the sky spiral, it's way safer."
"You mean boring-er." Amethyst said, rolling her eyes.
"You mean more boring." Pearl said, correcting her.
"So, you agree with me." Amethyst said with a smirk. Pearl eyes widen a bit.
"C'mon you 3, let's go." Pearl said in annoyance. The four of them started to walk towards the warp pad.
"Steven." Garnet said, getting his attention. "Be sure to keep the harmony..."
"No problem!" Steven said, running to the pad. Amethyst and Pearl were already on the pad, looking away from each other. Jet was on his way to the pad as well.
"And Jet..." Garnet said. "Maintain yourself." Jet shot her a confused look but then shook it off and give her a thumb up. With the four of the on the warp pad, they teleport to their next location.
"Wow..." Jet said, as he looked around. "This place is beautiful. It'll be the perfect place for taking someone on a date." The area that the group was in was indeed beautiful, with mountains and hills as far as the eye could see. In the distance, you could see a temple located on the tallest mountain. Amethyst blushed at that statement but continued to walk forward.
"You're right Jet." Steven said, looking at the temple in the distance. "So, is this were the Heaven Beetle lives?"
"Yep." Amethyst said, standing beside him. "All the way at the top."
"So..." Steven said, looking at Amethyst and Pearl. "When you fuse, do you turn into a giant, giant woman or just a regular-sized giant woman?" Amethyst let out a groan in annoyance and Pearl rolled her eyes.
'Do they really hate fusing that much?' Jet wondered, as he watched their reactions. As Steven continued to ask questions about Opal, the group made their way towards the top of the mountain. As they were walking along, they saw a bush rustle. Not know what it was, Pearl, Amethyst and Jet drew out their weapons. All of the sudden, a goat popped out of the bushes, chewing on a rose. Jet and the others dropped their guard a little.
"Look out!" Steven said, pointing at the goat. "It's a magical goat guardian! Quick, you should form Opal! Hurry, before it kills us all!" Jet and Pearl groaned at this.
"Steven." Pearl said, walking to where the goat was. "We only fuse for deadly situations. Does this look like a deadly situation?" She was standing next to the goat when she finished saying that. All of the sudden, the goat bit her hand.
"Ow, Hey!" Pearl said. "Bad mountain goat!" Amethyst started to laugh at the situation that was playing before her and Jet put his weapon away. He let out a sigh and yawned.
'So far, no action.' Jet said. 'I'm getting a little bored.'
"Darn it." Steven said. "I'm never gonna see Opal..." He started to sing after that. He started to sing about seeing Amethyst and Pearl turning into a giant woman.
The group continued the journey towards the top as Steven continued to sing. By the time he finished singing, they were nearing there. The only thing that was stopping them was floating platforms. The goat was the first to make it across the platforms with ease and went inside the temple.
"Wait up, Steven. Jr!" Steven said, as he prepared to jump across.
"Steven, I don't think you can make those jumps." Pearl said. Amethyst went to were Steven was and picked him up. She managed to throw him on a platform closest to the temple. She jumped and landed on the platform with him. Jet and Pearl jumped on a platform next to them.
"Wow, Amethyst." Steven said. "That was a really good idea."
"I know." Amethyst said, smiling. "I'm full of them." Pearl was really freaking out at this point.
"Aw, C'mon Pearl. It's safe. Just look." Steven said, as he started to rock the platform back and forward.
'Bad idea, kid.' Jet said as he had a feeling that all that rocking would made Steven fall off. As soon as he thought that, he seen Steven fall off. Jet almost face-palmed for that.
Pearl and Amethyst looked at each other and nodded. Pearl dove right after Steven and Amethyst drew out her whip. Pearl managed to catch Steven and Amethyst was able to wrap the whip around Pearl's waist just in time. Jet helped Amethyst pull the two up. All of them let out a sigh of relief as they were all standing on one platform.
"That was so great how you to worked together." Steven said. "Why don't you do that all the time?" Pearl and Amethyst looked at each other then looked away.
It took no time getting to the top of the temple. Steven was the only one that was breathing hard by the time that they got there. The group was in a room surrounded by very shallow water. There was a walkway for them to stand on and it the very end on the walkway was a tiny temple.
"I can't feel my legs anymore." He said, in between his breathing.
"I got ways to build up your stamina." Jet said, as he cracked his knuckles. Steven frowned at this.
"No thanks!" He said. "I'm good...hey, look at that!" He pointed to what looked like a tiny temple. The goat was standing next to it. "It's a tiny temple." Pearl walked over to were Steven was. Amethyst and Jet remained by the outer entrance.
"It's just where Garnet said it would be." Pearl said, leaning down to get a better look at the mini temple. "The Heaven Beetle should be inside."
"Pfft." Amethyst retorted. Jet looked over to her, she had her arms folded.
"What's the matter?" Jet said, his arms crossed as well. "Wanna talk about it?"
"Maybe later." Amethyst said, looking the other way. Jet raised an eyebrow then shook it off. Pearl and Steven was still investing the tiny temple.
"Whoa, check it out!" Steven said, peeking into the mini temple. "It's even got a little beetle bedroom and little beetle bongos and... is... is that a Game Station X? I don't even have that!" Steven moved out of the way and Pearl peeked inside.
"Where's the beetle?" She said, thoroughly checking the tiny temple. "It's supposed to be here. The Heaven Beetle wouldn't leave, would it? Where could it be?"
"Maybe you should freak out some more." Amethyst directed at Pearl. "That'll really help us find it." Pearl walked towards Amethyst, clearly angry.
"I can't believe your attitude Amethyst." Pearl said. "And now you're just slouching over here doing nothing."
"Hey..." Amethyst started. "It's not my fault the beetle isn't there. Why do you have to make things worse by barking at me?"
"I don't bark..." Pearl said. The two soon started to argue at one other. To make matters more troublesome, the goat started to make noises as well. All this noise was getting on Jet's nerves and he knew he had to end it.
"Enough!" He shouted, make Amethyst and Pearl stop bickering at one another. "You two have been at each other's throats since earlier today..." Jet looked at each of them. The goat continued making noises though. "And would somebody shut that goat up?" As soon as Jet said that, a giant bird like creature emerged from the water and captured the goat in its mouth.
'Ah, sweet relief...' Jet thought, as he rubbed his temples. Steven let out a yell and ran to where the others were.
"My son..." He whispered. Jet rubbed his temples even harder. The bird had its claws out, aiming them at the group. Pearl was the first to go on the offensive. She pulled her weapon from her forehead and threw it at the bird. The bird swallowed it and headed right for them.
"In here guys..." Amethyst said, as she started to run inside the inner temple. The others followed after her. The bird tried to get inside but its massive size prevented it from doing so.
"It swallowed my spear!" Pearl said in disbelief.
"Guys, this is great!" Steven said. Jet, Amethyst and Pearl shot him a weird look. "This is the perfect time for you two to form Opal." Steven was grinning ear to ear. Jet moved over to were Steven was and sat down, his legs bothering him. Steven sat down as well, waiting in anticipation.
Amethyst and Pearl moved a few feet from each other then they bowed to one another. Their gems started to glow. Amethyst started to dance wildly, while Pearl groaned and started to dance gracefully. The two eventually moved close enough to where Amethyst grabbed Pearl and their bodies started to glow into a bright light. The bright light started to take form but was instantly disrupted, throwing both Amethyst and Pearl toward the opposite wall.
"So, you wanna try that again?" Amethyst asked, a bit annoyed. "Just what the heck happened?"
"Well..." Pearl started. "It would've worked, if you're dancing wasn't so tasteless..."
"So, it's my fault?" Amethyst asked, placing a hand on her hip. "You totally weren't syncing with my dancing. You should know how I dance by now." The two started to argue again and Jet was about to say something until Steven beat him to it.
"Stop!" Steven said, standing up. Jet got up as well and was standing next to Steven. "Please, stop fighting. If you can't get along with each other, I might never get to see your awesome fusion powers..." Suddenly, the group heard a loud screech. "And I may get eating by a giant bird..." As soon as he said that, a giant beak crash through the ceiling of the temple and captured both Steven and Jet in its mouth. The bird swallowed both of them before Jet even had a chance to reaction.
'This is embarrassing!' Jet thought, as they landing towards the bird's outer stomach. Jet brushed himself off and looked around. The inside of the bird's flesh was a bright pink and bones of its victims was scattered everywhere. Steven was looking around as well until he heard a goat.
"Steven. Jr!" He said, as he found the goat standing on top of a wore out tire. The goat was chewing on something that was glowing.
"What is that?" Jet thought out loud.
"How can you eat at a time like this..." Steven said as the goat continue to effortlessly chew on the object. Jet took a closer look and notice that the object was shape like a beetle.
"Is that the Heaven Beetle?" He asked, still looking at the object.
"Let me see." Steven said, as he went to pull it from the goat's mouth. Unfortunately, the goat didn't want to part with the beetle so easily, as it put up a bit of a fight.
"Be a good goat and give...me...the...magic...bug!" Steven grunted as he managed to pull the beetle free from the goat's clenches. "I got it!" Steven put the beetle in his front pocket.
"Great!" Jet said, as he started to draw his weapon from his upper torso. "Now, let's get outta here! I'm sure the others are worried." As soon as he said that, a fist appeared, creeping out both Steven and the goat. Jet didn't know what to make of the situation. A few more fists started to pop up around them.
"What's going on?" Steven asked, nervously. Suddenly, the one of the hands grabbed the goat. "Ah, Steven. Jr!"
"Would you stop calling it that?" Jet asked, weapon still drawn. Before Steven could respond, a hand grabbed him as well, pulling him out of the bird.
"What is going on?" Jet asked, still inside the bird. He was grabbed by a pair of hands too. Its grip was soft but firm. He looked to see that a woman with light blue skin pulled him out and as soon as she did, the bird shattered into smaller versions of itself. The woman land on the ground with Jet, the goat, and Steven all in hand. She placed them gently on the ground.
"Opal?" Steven said, looking up at her. She remained silent looking up at the sky where the birds were. Jet looked up as well, they were ready to attack.
'So, that's Opal huh?' Jet thought, getting a good look at her. She was tall, standing about 3 or so feet over Jet, and she had two gems located on her forehead and chest. She had four arms and her hair was white and pulled back into a ponytail. Her outfit was a long-slit dress and she had purple leggings. Jet wished he could admire her more but the mini birds started to attack.
Opal grabbed Steven and effortlessly dodged their attacks. She then jumped to where the stairs to the temple and slide down them. Jet was right behind her and was excited that some action was finally happening. As the two landed on lower ground, the birds were closing in. Opal gently placed Steven on the ground.
"Stay low." She said, as she drew both a whip and a spear from her gems.
"Need help?" Jet asked, as he stood beside her. She nodded then combine her whip and spear into a bow and arrow combination. She took aim at the birds and Jet could feel the aura surrounding her.
'Whoa...' Jet thought, glancing at her. 'She's powerful. I can tell...' Jet then proceed to put his weapon back into his gem. He had a feeling that he wouldn't need it for this. He charged electricity in both his hands, whatever she didn't hit, he would zap.
Opal started to aim her arrow at the birds as they started to zoom in. She waited at the right moment then let a powerful arrow charge towards the birds. The arrow exploded and got a good majority of them but there were a few still charging in. Jet smiled then let shot a blast of electricity towards the remaining birds, destroying them. Opal smiled at Jet and Jet found himself blushing. She then turned around to look at Steven, who was looking at her in amazement.
"Uhh..." He started, as he twiddled his thumbs. "Do... do you know who I am?" Opal giggled at that.
"All you want to do, is see me turn into-" She started to sing.
"A giant woman!" Steven finished. Jet walked up next to them.
"So, you are hot." Jet said, smiling at her. She returned his smiled. "We should head back. I'm still trying to recover from a headache."
Night fell quickly over the temple and Garnet had a towel over her head, when all of the sudden she heard the warp pad activating.
"We're back!" Steven said, as he stepped of the warp pad. Opal and Jet followed him.
"The Heaven Beetle?" Garnet asked, as she stepped closer to them.
"I don't have it..." Opal said. She then started to morph and soon after, Amethyst and Pearl fell apart.
"Amethyst!" Pearl shouted. "You got distracted!" Amethyst crossed her arms.
"Hey!" She yelled back. "You were the one that was getting carried away!"
"Wait a second." Steven said, digging through his pockets. "I got the beetle!" He pulled the beetle out to show everyone. Amethyst and Pearl let out a sigh of relief. Garnet took the beetle from Steven.
"Good job, Steven." She said, smiling a bit. She then placed the beetle in a container with the other beetle that she captured. "I also see that you helped those two fuse." Amethyst and Pearl looked at one another. Jet folded his arms and smiled a little himself. He was glad that they were able to put aside their difference for a moment to show him something incredible.
"And all I had to do is get eaten by a giant bird." He said proudly.
"Nice work." She said, as she started to walk away. "You'll be great at fusing one day." Jet eyes widen at that.
"Yeah!" Steven said. Then his eyes widen as well. "I can do that, too?"
'Even half gems can fuse?' Jet thought, looking at his hands. 'I hope the day I have to use that doesn't come. I like relying on my own power...' He then looked at Amethyst, who was heading towards her room. 'But, it might be nice though...'