Chapter 7: Movie

A/N: This is a reference to one of my favorite horror movies of all time "Alien". Peridot's reaction towards it and the aftermath!

It was the night of Halloween: Amethyst and Peridot chilled on the couch in the temple. Steven brought his TV down into the living room for them to watch a movie. Peridot had decided to visit the temple for 'movie'. Steven explained it was a set of moving pictures put together to create fictional stories.

Peridot looked bored at the TV. "If this isn't Camp Pining heart's there's probably no way I would like it" she claimed.

Amethyst grinned at her. "Oh come on Peri, you'll love this one!" Amethyst chuckled putting on a DVD.

"It's about this alien that gets onto a spaceship with a bunch of humans and at the end there's only one left!... oops spoilers... but it's got such awesome gory scenes!" She explained excitedly.

Peridot huffed. "Heh, as if I'd want to watch that!" She retorted stubbornly.

Amethyst grinned. "Come on it's Halloween so we gotta watch a scary movie!" She replied.

Peridot rolled her eyes. "Fine... whatever makes you happy" she responded in boredom.

Amethyst grinned and pressed play.

Peridot watched the screen in boredom as a spaceship flew through space.

The credits took a while but a bunch of humans were finally introduced.

"When does it get... how do you say 'scary'?" Peridot asked losing interest.

"You gotta wait for a bit before they land" Amethyst explained.

Steven came over and looked at the two gems. "Whatcha guys doing?" He asked.

"Watching a movie" Amethyst replied concentrated on the screen. Peridot leaned her hand on her head. "A boring movie." She responded at Steven. "You gotta wait for the good part Peri!" Amethyst replied.

Steven glanced and the screen and then moaned worryingly. "That movie gives me nightmares" he replied going up onto his bed. "Are you sure Peridot will be able to handle it?" He whispered into Amethyst. Amethyst blew a raspberry and shrugged. "She's a gem Steven... she'll be fine"

"You know I can hear you." Peridot replied glancing at both narrow eyed. "And no... I won't be afraid because it's not at all logical or interesting" she crossed her arms.

"Come on it's great!" Amethyst said trying to encourage Peridot.

Peridot groaned and leaned on her hand again.

Eventually the ship landed on a planet and part of the crew got out discovering a spacecraft crashed in the ground.

"Huh.." Peridot said curiously. She was still slightly bored. But the spacecraft was catching her interest.

The hall of the spaceship was more like a dark alien skeleton than a normal spaceship feel... at least in her view.

"That's a very... skeletal spacecraft" she commented.

Soon one of the crew members approached an area filled with fog covering eggs.

Peridot looked curiously at the screen watching the human approach the eggs.

Amethyst smiled widely. She knew what would happen next.

The human leaned in towards the egg as a spider-like creature manuvered inside it. Peridot looked slightly concerned at the screen. She had a slight feeling something bad was about to-

The creature suddenly made a loud screech and leapt into the helmet burning through it and onto the human's face.

Peridot felt her body jump slightly. She watched slightly wide eyed.

Amethyst watched the green gem's reaction, smiling.

"Heh you got scared" she commented. Peridot turned to her quickly and glared defensively. "I did not!" She protested.

Amethyst chuckled. "Whatever you say broski" she replied keeping that smirk.

Peridot groaned and turned back to the screen.

Soon the human was pulled up against a medical table. The helmet removed and the creature attatched to his face.

Peridot grimaced at the screen. "What is that disgusting thing? Is it a corrupted gem?" She asked. Amethyst shook her head. "Nah, but you'll find out." She replied evilly. Peridot glanced at Amethyst slightly concerned at the purple gem's sinister grin.

Peridot shook that look out of her mind and continued to watch.

In attempt to remove the creature, they had spilled it's blood which was acidic.

"Oh what?" Peridot reacted to the blood spilling through the floor.

"I hope these things aren't real!" Peridot smiled jokingly, but still nervous.

"Oh no, they're real" Amethyst lied smiling waiting for her reaction.

Peridot turned to her, face in worry. "What...?" She said quietly.

"I'm just messing with ya!" Amethyst laughed slapping her back playfully.

Peridot chuckled nervously. "Good one..." she replied feeling unease.

Soon the human no longer had the creature attatched to his face. And one of the crew members had a sudden encounter with the creature. Except this time, it was dead.

"Wait... it died?" Peridot asked confused.

"Well that wasn't scary at all!" She said triumphly grinning.

Amethyst smiled back. "Yeah it's dead. But it's not over yet!" She chuckled evilly yet again.

Peridot raised an eyebrow at the Quartz. "What?" She asked just before being shushed by Amethyst.

Soon the human that had been attacked by the creature was awake and healthy.

"You said this was a horror movie?... where's the horror?" Peridot asked confused as each crew member happily greeted the human that had been attacked.

Amethyst didn't say anything and instead kept that evil smirk.

Soon all of the crew were happily having dinner when the one human started coughing.

Peridot watched in confusion. "Why is he coughing... did the creature make him sick?" Peridot asked Amethyst who shushed her again. "You'll find out soon enough." Amethyst whispered evilly. Peridot couldn't contemplate Amethysts sinister behavior at that moment.

She was beginning to regret this.

The man's coughing soon turned into violent flailing as the rest of the crew tried to hold him down.

"What the heck is wrong with him?" Peridot asked getting more paranoid.

A splatter of blood emerged from his chest startling the crew and Peridot. "Wh-what?..." she muttered feeling the tension stretch on.

Soon the man's chest bursted as a high pitch screech erupted from it exposing a small eyeless snake-like creature bursting from the man's chest.

"OH MY STARS!" Peridot yelled out jumping out of her seat. Amethyst smiled at the green gem. "That was pretty cool right?" She said excitedly .

Peridot held her hands toward her mouth in fear watching the small creature glance at the crew. Soon it squealed and ran off, leaving them in shock and horror.

A few minutes later, the main character's cat went missing and one of the crew was told to find it.

Peridot shrunk in her seat, holding a pillow over half her head, only her eyes and hair exposed.

"Why is he going alone?!" Peridot yelled at the screen in disbelief. Amethyst shrugged. "Yeah I dunno why people go alone like this is horror movies." She said in thought.

Soon the man was confronted by a much larger much more developed creature than before. Peridot's eyes widened afraid.

She squealed frightened and hid under the pillow, no longer looking at the screen. Amethyst looked over at her. "Bro you're gonna miss the alien!" She warned.

"That wouldn't be too much of a worry for me" The green gen responded from behind the pillow.

"Why? You scared or something?" Amethyst teased.

Peridot got her face out from the pillow and starred at Amethyst angrily. "I AM NOT! This is nothing but useless human entertainment"

She lied.

Amethyst smiled and turned back to the screen. "Okaaay... scaredy cat" she muttered.

Peridot looked at her angry and confused. "I am NOT a scaredy cat! I'm not a cat nor scared!" She replied taking the metaphor literally.

Amethyst snorted and continued to watch.

Peridot was tense for the rest of the movie. She occasionally hid her eyes behind her fingers at the death scenes. She'd glance occasionally at the screen, but paranoia would get the best of her.

She didn't even realize how much she was shaking.

Soon enough, and to her relief the Movie ended. Amethyst yawned and glanced over at Steven, who was asleep with his headphones on. It seemed that he was playing a game and fell a asleep in the middle of it.

"Welp. I'm gettin' tired... night Peri." Amethyst replied getting up and making her way to door and activate her room.

Peridot blinked and twice and turned to amethyst in fear. "Wait, what?!" She said.

Amethyst looked back at her. "Oh... by the way, don't think about the movie and the alien that would potentially be growing inside you at any time!" She teased.

"Good night!" She concluded leaving Peridot to wither in her thoughts.

'Potentially grow inside of me...' Peridot thought in terror. She leapt to the warp pad and got back to the barn asap.

But all night she couldn't think straight. She wasn't able to work on any meepmorps and watch any episodes of Camp Pining hearts.

She kept imagining an alien bursting it's way through her torso, then killing her friends.

She shook her head trying to get rid of the fear, but to no avail.

The wind howled outside making an ominous boom at the barn door.

Peridot flinched cuddling next to Lapis in the hammock.

Lapis tossed and turned and groaned grumpily looking at her barnmate hiding in the hammock in fetal position.

"Peridot... what are you doing?" She asked annoyed. Peridot shushed her fearfully.

"Did you know you could have an alien inside you!" Peridot whispered glancing at Lapis's chest. Lapis starred at her in bored disbelief.

"Firstly, our bodies are not organic. Secondly, did amethyst get you to watch a movie?"

Lapis asked.

Peridot nodded slowly. "Sh-she told me they could be growing inside of me despite having a light based form!" Peridot shrieked.

Lapis groaned and grumbled. "Peridot, that's just a lie... she's just saying that to make you scared. Things aren't going to burst out of you... okay? Now please get off the hammock" Lapis said finally having enough of her Roommates antics.

Peridot hopped off and went to her work desk. "That's the last time I let Amethyst show me a movie!" She said angrily.