Training Day Five
Emerald sat and stared at the TV. "Crying Breakfast Friends" was on and Steven enjoyed it. Topaz, not so much.
"Steven, what is the point of this show?" Topaz asked.
"Well, I guess it has no point, but I like it." Steven replied.
Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst walked through the beach house door.
"Are they still fus-?" Pearl cut herself off as she seen that Emerald was staring at her. "Oh hi Emerald."
"Emerald! What's up my girl?" Amethyst said as she ran over.
"They are still fused." Garnet said smiling.
"Nothin' much, Amethyst. Hey guys!" Emerald said as she bounced down the stairs. "And yes we are still fused."
"Can we take them on a mission? It's been two days." Amethyst said. She looked up at Emerald.
"Yes." Garnet replied.
"Won't they get hurt? Steven just came out of regeneration. And we can't have Topaz go in. Last time it took her a year to come out!" Pearl said all motherly.
"They'll be fine, P!" Amethyst said. "Hey, Emerald, race you to the Warp Pad!"
"Oh, Amethyst. I can beat you." Emerald said as she smiled.
"Oh, really?" Amethyst yelled. She shapeshifted into a cheetah. Amethyst took off towards the Warp Pad.
"Haha. We'll see about that." Emerald said as she teleported.
Emerald got there before Amethyst did. "What? That's only because you teleported, ya big galoot!" Amethyst laughed.
"Let's go." Pearl said. She walked over beside Emerald and Amethyst.
"Agreed." Garnet said. They all warped to the... Kidnergarten.
"What are we doing here? Peridot was here already." Pearl asked.
"I have a feeling something bad is going to happen." Garnet said crossing her arms. "And we are going to be here when it happens"
"Great." Amethyst muttered.
"Yi-i-i-kes." Emerald said as she began unfusing.
"Steven! Topaz! You are unfusing!" Pearl yelled in surprise.
"Stay together if you can!" Garnet said.
"Wow." Amethyst stood there with her mouth hanging open.
"Not today!" Emerald yelled as she managed to stay fused. "We aren't ready."
"What caused you to almost unfuse?" Pearl asked eyeing Emerald.
"I wanted to leave, but Steven didn't. I don't like the Kidnergarten. It gives me weird creeps." Emerald said shivering. She crossed her first top pair of arms in front of her chest.
"Yeah, well I feel like we should. Garnet needs us." Emerald said. She took her bottom pair of arms and summoned Steven's shield. "Let's go."
"Wait! What made you stay together?" Amethyst asked.
"Uh, you see I stayed fused because Topaz was scared and Steven wasn't. So Steven told Topaz that it would be alright. And I stayed fused..." Emerald said. She looked around at the holes. "Countless Gems were made here. And Amethyst was the only good thing that came out." Emerald said out loud.
"Wow, thanks Emerald." Amethyst said blushing.
"Did I say that aloud?" Emerald said blushing through embarrassment.
"Yes, yes you did. I sense something. Come this way." Garnet said walking. The rest of the gems followed Garnet.
"Hmmm. What could be here?" Pearl said examining every last detail.
"Who cares?" Amethyst muttered.
"Hey! I sense something. Over there, behind that rock..." Emerald sped off towards a big rock.
"Wait up!" Pearl yelled. Everyone ran after Emerald.
"There is another gem here." Emerald said closing her eyes.
"Gems, summon your Weapons." Garnet ordered.
Amethyst summoned her whip. Pearl summoned her spear. Garnet summoned her gautlets. Emerald threw Steven's shield. And she summoned Topaz's nunchucks. She fused them together into her nunchuck shield.
"Emerald, can you tell what gem it is?" Garnet asked.
"Yeah. It's... A bl-blue gem... L-lapis?" Emerald said. Her eyes were a deep shade of green like she was in a trance.
"Emerald! Did Malachite unfuse?" Garnet asked. Pearl and Amethyst stood there watching Emerald sense the gem.
"M-malachite? She's still at the bottom of the ocean. T-this gem is a C-CORRUPTED GEM!" Emerald yelled as she teleported.
"Emerald!" Amethyst yelled as she ran off to look for the green fusion.
"She teleported? Her powers aren't working again!" Pearl complained.
"We have to find her!" Garnet said. "Spread out!"
"Go away! You aren't supposed to be here! How did you escape my force shield?! I will end you!" Emerald yelled. The gems took off in the direction of her voice. "Go away, Alexandrite!"
"Found her. She does know that Alexandrite is all three of us fused right?" Pearl asked.
"She should. Steven knows so Emerald should to. Hmm." Garnet said.
"Ughhh!" Emerald said as she unfused.
Emerald's form was splitting in half. Then it formed back quickly.
"Wha-what happened?" Emerald asked as she rubbed her head.
"You sensed a gem. Then you went nuts with something about Alexandrite and Lapis..." Amethyst said.
"I know what the bad feeling was." Garnet said.
"What?" Pearl asked.
"It's a corrupted gem who can mess with minds and play back painful memories." Garnet said.
"My memories... Lapis! Topaz and her were really close. Then she went into regeneration and didn't come out. This must have been mixed up with Steven's thoughts hoping that Alexandrite would impress Connie's parents." Emerald said sighing.
"We need to catch it." Garnet said putting her hand on Emerald's shoulder.
"Yeah!" Amethyst yelled.
"Spread out." Garnet ordered again.
"The monster is near... Over there!" Emerald pointed.
"After it!" Garnet yelled.
"Ahhhh!" Amethyst picked up the boulder and threw it against one of the canyon walls.
"Go away!" Pearl threw her spear at it. The spear went right through it.
"HISSSSSS!" The Corrupted Gem Monster answered.
"Leave this place!" Garnet said punching it.
"LEAVE! YOU MESSSD WITH MY MIND FOR TOO LONG! YOU DONT KNOW HOW MUCH I MISS LAPIS!" Emerald yelled hitting it with her fused weapon.
"HISSSSsssss..." The monster then exploded into a huge pile of smoke.
"I got this." Emerald said bubbling the gem.
"Let's go." Garnet yelled.
"Agreed Garnet." Pearl said following the fusion.
"Yes! Finally!" Amethyst said.
"Let's just go home..." Emerald said remembering memories of Lapis. A tear fell from Topaz's eyes.
The Gems Warped Home. It was a painful training day for everyone... Until Training Day Six...
