Chapter Seven: Stranger Danger
It was a while after Kyanite was fused and Altaite returned.
A week, actually.
Nothing interesting happened in all that time; must be vacation. But no.
Tiger's Eye, Turquoise, and Malachite had gone off on a mission. The other three stayed behind so they could watch over Steven with the others and protect the Temple if needed.
Altaite fiddled around with a guitar, teaching himself while Tourmaline was out with Steven teaching him how to fuse with them if he needed; but, of course, such an occasion would be rare, as he'd most likely fuse with the original Gems anyways.
Onyx was trying to perfect a new technique he'd wanted to try out while battling Black Diamond; using the darkness to his advantage alongside the ability to shrink a couple of feet thanks to his cloak, he could be unseen and harder to hit.
Meanwhile...
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Malachite told the two to stay back while he talked to the pale Gem.
"Hi. I'm Malachite, and you are?"
She had her weapon out, but resisted fighting.
"Selenite."
He smiled at her. "Pleasure to meet you. And, look, we aren't here to hurt this place, or you. In fact, we didn't know you were here. Tell me, have you seen a green lady with triangular hair and a gem on her forehead, missing a foot?"
She replied, confused. "Peridot?"
"Yes! Her. Has she been here recently?"
"No, not that I know of. Why?
Malachite seemed like he was holding back some details. "Just wondering; She was doing some horrible things here, after all."
Selenite led the three Gems down into Facet Five, where Steven had first interacted with Peridot.
Malachite examined the small pillars on the ground and looked up, mortified. "They're gone. They're all gone!"
Turquoise checked the ceiling. All of them were either snapped in half, burnt, or cut perfectly.
Two of them were surprisingly similar to the Cluster's.
One had a ton of hand marks and the other, which was hollowed out, had a trail of soil that lead on for a bit.
Selenite shrugged. "I don't see what's wrong here."
Malachite explained some things, holding back certain parts.
Selenite was shocked. "So you three are part of a group which hopes to defend this planet and Yellow Diamond is still out there with Peridot and Aventurine? Hm, never knew Aventurine was real, just a legend amongst the Gems from this Kindergarten."
After a couple more hours of investigation, Selenite brought up a huge question, dismissing the bow she'd held.
She'd asked to join the Crystal Gems.
Malachite seemed surprised.
"It's okay with me! Might have to bring it up to Rose Quartz, though..."
Selenite jumped back.
"Rose Quartz? THE Rose Quartz?! She's my hero! That's crazy! I can't believe I might meet her!"
Malachite rubbed his neck. "Yeah, that's her. C'mon, guys, let's go home."
They warped away.
