Chapter 4 : The Ship


Well here it is chapter 4, truthfully I think I tried to cram a lot into this one but I don't believe I could've expanded on any of this with my current abilities so this is the best I can do.

I hope you all enjoy it


'It's now been a month since I first came to the gems home and after the worm incident a few weeks back I've actually been allowed on a few missions and well... I don't think I helped much'

'Let me explain, the first mission I went on was to a temple of some kind, it's normally a temple, where there were these weird little shrimp as Steven called them, they looked like these weird little slugs to me and apparently they were deadly if you touched them.'

'Anyway I was the distraction for these slug shrimp things I had to lure them into traps so we could send them to a safer place and considering anyone could be a distraction I didn't feel like I contributed that much at all'

'There were a few other missions I went on but most were to search for this 'Malachite' gem, who ever that is (no one tells me anything, even Steven won't tell me) but we haven't found her yet and we've searched basically the entire ocean... Well I'm about to head out on another mission to another random temple for some reason, see ya later'

"Sam man hurry up" I heard Amethyst say from the teleport pad as I walked down the stairs towards her and the other gems but I noticed someone missing "is Connie not coming today?" I asked Steven who was eagerly waiting to go "no she's got a dentist appointment today and couldn't make it, so it's just us" he said with a smile that was obviously hiding his sadness at her absence

"Well ok then looks like I've got your back today Stevie, you got mine?" I jokingly ask him as I ruffle his hair "of course Sam were both gems after all" he said with a grin as we began to teleport to our destination


Once we materialised my eyes were blinded by what seemed like a thousand different rays of sunlight that reflected from this crystal temple, My brain couldn't comprehend what my eyes were seeing.

Towering in front of us was a gigantic spire of crystal piercing out of the ground with multiple shorter spires lined up next to in "What on Earth is That!" I say in shock and awe giving the spear freak probably the smuggest smile any world has ever seen "it's what remains of an old Homeworld battle ship, it's completely inactive now but we believe there may be a working tracking system inside" the big headed spear freak went on to say

"That tracking system, although primitive will not only help us detect incoming Homeland ships but may also prove useful in the search for Malachite" Peridot butted in to say which compared to speary big head over there I really didn't mind. "So if we find this tracking device we'll be able to find that other gem?" I ask the short green gem who nodded with one simple word "precisely"

We proceeded to enter the strange looking vessel and Garnet began to tell us today's plan of action "Peridot, Amethyst you'll take the north path. Sam, Steven you take the south east path and me and Pearl will take the West path" we all followed her orders even if Someone was protesting my capability for protecting Steven but she was carried away by Garnet so I really didn't mind the comments

Me and Steven had walked for about a hour and found nothing that even looked like it was working when he started a very interesting conversation "hey Sam, what do you think of Connie?" I was puzzled for a moment until I noticed the hint if blush in his cheeks "Well. She's a great fighter and obviously wants to protect you as much as you protect her, but as a girl I can only see her as a younger sister the same way I see you like a little brother" I said with a smile

He seemed to be happy at that comment but was soon embarrassed once again "why? Do you like Connie, as in more than a friend like?" I asked nudging his shoulder with my hand which only made him blush more "I don't know I. I've just recently been embarrassed around her and it feels weird like my heart is about to burst" he said as he clenched his chest with one hand

I smiled at this sight, he was falling in love for the first time it was so amazing but "well Steven I don't know what to tell ya, except your falling for her" I said with a smirk but he seemed confused at my words "unfortunately I don't remember ever being in love, if I ever was that is. But I know that you should tell her what your feeling, she'll be able to help a lot more than I bet could" I told him as I patted his back

"B.. But I can't, I've tried asking her before but I just can't, it... It scares me" this surprised me to no end, Steven who seemed so unafraid of everything was scared to tell his best friend about his feelings so I stopped, knelt down and placed my hands on his shoulders "Steven Quartz Universe you have faced gem monsters on a daily basis, you have helped the crystal gems grow stronger and stronger, you have eaten 20 cookie cat ice cream treats in one sitting and you are Rose Quartz's son. There is nothing in this world that you should be afraid of. Nothing at all!" I said sternly as I looked into Steven's eyes which began to fill with courage

"Your right, there's no reason to be afraid I'm gonna go find Connie and tell her what's going on Right Now!" He said as he began to turn round but I stopped him before he could "ok Spartacus, that's all fine and dandy but how about we focus on the 'mission' at hand and then you can begin that one. Ok?" Steven nodded, embarrassed that he was about to act so rashly

So we carried on our seemingly pointless search, that was until we stumbled upon the ships engine room... Still functioning perfectly! There was a green crystal that rapidly changed the symbols in its surface. Without a second thought, Steven ran over to the crystal and grabbed it before I could say "STOP!" we both froze after that

For a moment we were silent until "uh, why should I have stopped?" Steven asked his voice shaking with fear, I took a deep breath and walked over to him with a calm face "that's the ships core, it powers this entire place. Peri told me that if the core of any homeworld ship is damaged or tampered with in anyway it will explode, destroying the entire ship" I finished my explanation as I reached his side

Steven tried not to move an inch and as I looked at him I saw how scared he was. Suddenly we could hear Peridot's voice over a speaker system "ok we've found the tracker, we can leave now" she said in her usual monotone voice which I just sighed at "hey Peri is that thing two way or what" i tried to keep myself as calm as possible "of course it is you clod" she said seemingly annoyed

"Ok then listen up, Steven's accidentally touched the ships core and if he moves an inch it'll explode" I could tell that everyone else was frozen in fear "now I want you all to listen closely and please do as I ask, Garnet grab Pearl and take her out of here Now!, Amethyst I want you and Peri to go too. Peri are you able to keep the connection to the speakers" I ask but I got no reply

After a minute or two she finally spoke "uh yes, yes I think I can... But only while I'm in the ship once I leave I'll lose contact" she said as her voice shook, that surprised me I knew the others would be worried but I didn't expect Peri to be it made me happy "that's fine Peri" I said with a smile

After a few moments they had reached the exit and me and Steven could faintly hear the spear freaks screams "Steven, My Baby I Have to Save My BABY!" and I could tell everyone wanted to run back in for Steven "ok please listen, I no some of you don't trust me but there are some that do." I instantly turned to Steven who was still trying to remain still "Do you trust me Steven?" I asked which seemed to take him by surprise

Without a second thought he answered "Yes, I trust you completely" those words gave me more strength than I ever thought possible "thank you Stevie, now did all of you hear that, well you all trust Steven so please trust his judgement. I won't let anything happen to him so please get as far away from here as you can" after that I heard no reply but I knew they had gone and that they were safe

"Ok Steven can you call Lion from here" I ask with a calm yet stern voice "uh yes I think so, LION!" Steven's voice echoed through the ship and within a minute a white portal opened beside us and out of it jumped that strange pink lion we knew and loved "ok then, this just might work, Lion I want you to take Steven out of here now" I tell the beast who nodded but Steven did not

"What! But what about you?" He said in shock "I'm staying here, once you let go of that crystal it'll begin to shake until it it explodes but as soon as you do let go you'll only have moments and even Lion couldn't get you out that quickly so I'll keep that crystal from shaking for as long as I can" Steven seemed angry about my plan and I can understand why but it had to be done

Before he could get a single word out I pushed him towards Lion and grabbed the crystal as it began to shake "Lion get him out of here Now!" and within seconds the pink beast took Steven away and as he did I could hear he him shouting my name but it faded fast and it was just me and the about to explode crystal

'Well then here goes nothing, literally there is nothing I can do but wait and see if my theory is correct"


The gems along with Lion and Steven were now far from the ship watching as it disappeared in a giant cloud of fiery smoke blazing through the sky. It seemed like a brilliant flower of destruction blooming in the clouds above.

They were all in shock at what had happened Sam had sacrificed himself for Steven Again! None of them were sure what to think that was until the smoke from the explosion bagel to clear and a silhouette began to take shape and after a moment he appeared with a huge smile on his face


I finally got out of that smoky hell and as my eyes readjusted to the suns light I saw my friends standing a couple of miles away with shocked looks on their face but all I could do was smile at them and when I did they all charged for me but thankfully this time I was able to stand my ground as Steven ran into my stomach crying into my now burned t-shirt... Aw man I loved that shirt

"Come on Stevie, your stronger than that. Hey look at me I'm perfectly fine there's no need to cry little buddy" I say as I pat his head and the other come closer. Amethyst just gives me a thumbs up with I repay in kind, Garnet placed her hand on my shoulder and smiles, the spear freak kept her distance... but ya know what she seemed closer than before, Peri was still in shock and she finally raised the question I think everyone was wondering "How'd you survive? You may be half gem but even a Jasper couldn't survive something that huge!"

I knew I had to explain myself and so I did "well it was just a gamble really, ya see the other day I noticed I wasn't affected by temperature when I easily held a supposedly burning hot frying pan but later on I confirmed this face when I placed my handover an open flame and felt absolutely nothing and when I spent an hour in a walk in freezer with no problem what so ever. So I took the gamble that the explosion wouldn't effect me and I was right, the explosion didn't effect me... Although the force of it threw me into a wall and I bruise up my back quite a bit" I said trying to look at my back without breaking my neck

After my explanation they were still confused but wanted to leave that until we returned home and so we did but once we did I noticed something strange on the tracking system we picked up "Hey. Peri it this thing working correctly?" I ask as I stare at the machine "What! Of Course it is You Half-Clod!" she replied with a lot less aggression than she had before

"Well then why are there seven dots right here?" I say pointing out the seven close together dots in the centre of the screen "well there is of course there are six gems here so it's understandable that... Wait did you say there were Seven dots?" she asked with a slightly worked look and I nodded in response

Suddenly a tidal wave of water filled the house and dragged us all outside but all I felt was the water wrap around me like it was grabbing me and before I knew it I was pulled into the air and face to face with our four eyed attacker and I knew straight away who it was "You must be Malachite" I say trying to smirk as the giant woman grins evilly at me

'Why does this hurt so much, it's just water... Wait a minute, why am I the one being grabbed do I have a bloody target on me saying "hey kill this guy it'll be fun" or fricking what. I mean seriously this is the third time I've been in a situation where I would most likely die, does god hate me or something?'

'Oh you know what to hell with it, I have got to get out of this before I drown'


Ah another cliffhanger, don't ya love em. Anyway Malachite's here everybody now won't this be fun

Oh and this first arc is coming to an end possibly with the next chapter, we're all gonna have to wait and see about that.

Thanks for reading and I'll see ya next chapter ;)