Blue Diamond's Ship...
Steven and the others manage to made it into Blue Diamond's ship quietly, everyone got off on Lion.
Steven: It's quiet, too quiet. Do they know we're here.
Bismuth: I don't think so, but I think it's best we stay as stealthy as possible.
Everyone nodded and continued on.
They walked into a room and immediately felt something was off.
Steven: It feels weird, with all their advance technology, their would have at least alerted everyone on the ship of us.
Emerald: There probably planning something. Something big.
Unknown to our heroes, up above them on a platform, someone was watching them and decided to act...
She pointed her laser gun at the oblivious Steven and fired it!
But Jasper, using her heighten senses realized it was heading towards Steven.
Jasper: Steven, look out!
Jasper ran towards Steven, pushed him out of the way and got hit in the head by the unknown assailant's blast... it was a gem destabilizing blast.
Peridot: AH!
The Rubies: NO!
Steven: Jasper!
Jasper's body started to slowly vanish away and with last look at everyone, she poofs with Steven putting her gem into his pocket.
?: Have you been a "good" group of rebels.
Bismuth: Show yourself!
A group of gems consisting of a Carnelian who's gem was on the back of her head, a Peridot who's gem was on her back, a Ruby who's gem was on the base of her neck, a slim Quartz who's gem was on her chest, a Lazuli who's gem was on her stomach, and finally a Bismuth who's gem was on her right shoulder, slowly walked out of the shadows to greet our heroes.
Ruby: Look's like you've have.
Lazuli: You've done a good job protecting Earth, but now it's over.
Peridot: Another Peridot?
Bismuth: A Bismuth?
Eyeball: A Ruby?
Andy: Who are you?!
Ultimate Quartz: We're the Ultimate Gems, gems of absolute perfection!
Ultimate Carnelian: You're completely outmatched by us... Steven, Rose Quartz!
Steven: I'm not Rose, I'm Steven!
Ultimate Bismuth: He's a hybrid Carnelian, and whether you're Steven or Rose Quartz it doesn't matter! Your entire existence as a hybrid has embarrassed Homeworld: the Rebellion has completely humiliated the Diamond Authority, Pink Diamond is gone because of your mother's actions, resources are low... and because you have Rose's gem, you must now take the blame for all of it.
Steven: Don't you think I know that!
Ultimate Ruby: Ok I can't wait to tear you all apart!
Ultimate Carnelian: Now hold on everyone, let me have the first go at them. I took out the Ultimate Quartz just now and it's only fair that I get first crack at them.
Ultimate Ruby: We wish you luck. Let's watch this.
The other Ultimate Gems stepped back.
Ultimate Carnelian: Let's what you all got. I'm the Ultimate Assassin.
Carnelian summoned some clones of herself and then summoned another laser rifle from her gem.
The gang took their stances.
Greg: Here she comes!
Carnelian and her clones jumped down on the ground, with their weapons ready as well.
Carnelian: You Gems really shouldn't have betrayed us!
Steven and his friends and family charged into Carnelian and her clones...
Steven and his friends vs Carnelian and her clones
Andy tried to strike one of Carnelian's clones with his auto poofing axe but she came dodging it.
Andy: Are you kidding me?!
Carnelian's clone kick him in face sending him skidding across the battlefield floor.
Greg was trying to poof the Carnelian clone that he was fighting with the battle guitar but it had no affect on it.
Greg: Oh no.
The Carnelian clone slams him into the wall and Greg jumped back out.
Connie managed to split her opponent in two with Rose's Sword... the two halves materialized their missing halves now theirs two.
Connie: Great, two for the price of one!
Emerald, Nephrite, and Jade were back to back against to their opponents. Emerald was in a power struggle against hers, Jade was having a shootout against hers, and Nephrite was trying to blast her opponent away but it wasn't doing any damage to it
Emerald: These clones are powerful.
Nephrite: Our attacks are doing very little damage to them.
Jade: We must keep fighting, everyone's counting on us.
Lion was trying to blast the Carnelian clone with his sonic roar but it kept dodging it, it got in close and kneed him in the face, sending him to ground.
Lapis and Peridot were also back to back, their attacks while being powerful, weren't doing much damage to them because their weren't real clones.
Peridot: Come on. Fall you clods!
Lapis: There has to be a weakness to them.
The Rubies fused into the giant Ruby tried to smash their opponent but the Carnelian clone, being smaller evaded the blows, and deliver a strong blow to the face sending her crashing into the wall.
Ruby Fusion: Woah, she's powerful!
Bismuth used her Sai hands to slice the her enemy in two but she was avoiding every single attack thrown at her.
Finally with Steven, he was fighting the real Carnelian and thanks to his training was starting to overpower her.
Steven: Carnelian, please stop this, I don't want to hurt you.
Carnelian refused to listen to reason.
Carnelian: Unfortunately you have too. When you poof me my clones will disappear.
Steven was tearing up and after a few moments, comes to a decision.
Steven: Well, if that's the case fine!
Steven having had enough, took his shield and slammed it on Carnelian's head, finally poofing her and causing her clones to disappear. Steven bubbled the ultimate assassin to the Burning Room.
The other ultimate gems were shocked at what they saw.
Ultimate Ruby: Oh, they're so dead!
The Ultimate Ruby jumped down and charged directly at Steven.
Greg: Steven, behind you!
Steven turned around and saw the Ultimate Ruby coming down at him but before she could make contact, the Ruby Fusion grabbed her and threw her into the wall, creating a big crater.
Ruby Fusion (Doc): Sorry, but you're fighting us now.
Ultimate Ruby: Bring it on, I've took on and beat fusions before. You're just a walk in the park for me.
Ruby Fusion (Navy): Have you beat a synced fusion before?
Ultimate Ruby: No, but I'm excited for the challenge!
Ruby Fusion (Eyeball): Everyone, stay back. We'll take care of her.
The Ruby Fusion vs the Ultimate Ruby
The Rubies' fusion tried to lay out the first punch, but the Ultimate Ruby grabbed her giant arm and started spinning her around for a few seconds before throwing her into the air towards the ceiling, but they shrug it off and head-butts their charging ultimate opponent into the ground, creating a huge crater from the impact.
Ultimate Ruby: This is a challenge, I'm very excited!
The Ultimate Ruby got up as the Ruby fusion landed on the ground.
Ruby Fusion (Army): Are you ready for Round 2, Ruby!
Ultimate Ruby: Ready and willing!
Steven put his bubble around his friends and family.
The Ultimate Ruby jumped up to her fused opponent, grabbed them by their large hair, and slammed them to the ground, creating an earthquake of Homeworld proportions. They got up and punched their small opponent down, she got up and summoned her weapon: it was a suit of armor. The Rubies summoned Eyeball's Chisel Knife and the two hotheads clashed. The air around them felt hot because of it. The Ultimate Ruby tried to jump and kick the Fused Ruby in the face and they block it with Eyeball's knife, the fusion tried to slice them with it but the Ultimate Ruby's armor protected her. it was pretty much a stalemate.
Ultimate Peridot: They're evenly matched.
Back to the fight, the Ultimate Ruby charged at her fused foe like a rocket and slammed them in a wall. They were injured and almost unfused but like Alexandrite during her fight with Malachite on Mask Island, they re-fused through sheer willpower.
Ruby Fusion (Doc): Stay together Rubies! We can win!
Ultimate Ruby: You really are strong aren't you?
Ruby Fusion (Leggy): That's a fusion ability, having super strength and durability.
Ultimate Ruby: Let's see how strong you really are.
The Ultimate Ruby summoned all of her power and charges at her with her full power, the Ruby Fusion blocks it using all of their fusion's strength as they struggled to hold back as they were getting pushed back, eventually slamming into the wall. Finally, using every once of strength they had, they threw the ultimate Ruby towards the ground, sending her bouncing towards the wall below the other ultimate gems.
The Rubies having exhausted all of their fusion's strength, they defused.
The Ultimate Ruby got up and discovered something... her gem was cracked.
Ultimate Ruby: (chuckles sadly) So that's how strong a synced fusion is... good... to... know...
The Ultimate Ruby finally poofs and Steven quickly bubbled it to the Temple.
The Ultimate Swords-Quartz jumped down and walked towards the group.
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: I can't believe that you managed to beat both Carnelian and Ruby, so which one of you wants fight me in Round 3.
Connie walks up.
Connie: I will. Steven, you and the others stay back, it's my turn.
Steven: Alright then, be careful Connie, she looks strong.
Connie: Don't worry I will.
Connie vs The Ultimate Swords-Quartz
The Ultimate Swords-Quartz summons two swords from her gem and charges at Connie, she readies a double overhead strike, but Connie blocked it with Rose's Sword, but this is what the Ultimate Swords-Quartz wanted as she used Connie's opening to her advantage and she kicks her in the stomach and the blow sends her to the ground. The Ultimate Swords-Quartz then jumped into the air and prepared a finishing blow but Connie rolled out the way and the swords got stuck in the ground, Connie got up and tried her sliced her opponent in two with Rose's Sword, she avoid the by jumping to the other side of her swords, letting Connie hit the swords as a substitute.
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: I will say this Connie, you're good.
Connie: Why thank you, I say the same to you.
The Ultimate Swords-Quartz nodded in agreement, finally pulled her swords free, pulling a piece of the ground on the ends of them and the two swords fighters continued their battle.
After a short exchange, the two stopped again.
Connie: You're holding back aren't you?
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: I'm surprised you realized it now.
Connie: It's not obvious, if you were trying hardest, I'd be dead right now.
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: Well, you do you we go all-out.
Connie: I want to how far I've come as a sword fighter, so I accept. Try not to disappoint me.
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: Oh trust me, I won't!
The Ultimate Swords-Quartz charged at Connie and fired two lasers at her, but Connie deflected them back at her, one of her swords was knocked from her hands, and she dodged the other laser. Connie charged at her opponent and parried a couple of blows with her... until she knocked Rose's Sword out of Connie's hands. The Ultimate Swords-Quartz charged up a laser and a sent out a wave of energy, but fortunately Connie jumped out of the way and retrieved Rose's Sword. Connie struck at the Ultimate Swords-Quartz's feet but she jumped up to avoid the blow and landed on Rose's Sword, she ran up the sword and kicked Connie sending her spinning backwards through the air, she landed on her feet. After regaining her bearings, she saw her opponent charging at her and when she got close enough for the final blow...
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...Connie had impaled her through the stomach with Rose's Sword!
Everyone was shocked!
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: (laughs) you know... out of all my previous battles... no one... has ever... managed... to beat me.
Connie: I'm glad to be the first one.
The Ultimate Swords-Quartz ruffles her hair.
Ultimate Swords-Quartz: So am I... and as a reward... I'll give you my gem... live long... Connie.
She poofs but before her gem hits the ground she planted her gem in Connie's forehead.
Steven and the others ran up to congratulate her.
Steven: Connie, you did it!
Connie: Yeah, I did. Steven look, I'm a half gem now.
Steven: It looks great on you.
Connie blushed at Steven's compliment.
Connie: Thanks.
Peridot: Fantastic swordsmanship Connie!
Lapis: It not over guys. We still have three more gems to fight.
Speaking of which, the Ultimate Bismuth jumped down and shape shifted her hands into jackhammers.
Ultimate Bismuth: You really shouldn't have done that girl. I'm taking you down right now!
The Ultimate Bismuth charged at Connie but before she could attack, Bismuth blocked her way.
Bismuth: Sorry, but you're gonna have to deal with me instead. Everyone stay back, let me handle this.
Bismuth threw her ultimate counterpart back, sending her crashing into the wall.
Bismuth vs the Ultimate Bismuth
Bismuth charged at her ultimate counterpart with her Sai hands, the Ultimate Bismuth countered with her jackhammer hands, the clash caused the room to shake. As they were fighting, the Diamonds were watching from a security cam.
Blue Diamond: I can't believe what I'm seeing.
Yellow Diamond: Don't worry Blue, even if they do managed to beat them, they still have us to deal with.
White Diamond: We'll have to go to plan B just in case things go south.
Blue Diamond: Let's hope we can.
Back to the fight, Steven and the others were cheering on the Blacksmith friend.
Andy: Wow, Bismuth is pretty strong.
Steven: She works out just like Garnet does.
Andy: Okay then.
Bismuth and her ultimate counterpart were trying to overpower each other, but it was a stalemate... until the Ultimate Bismuth kicked Bismuth to the ground. The Ultimate Bismuth jumped into the air and turned her feet into drills to defeat her, but our Bismuth countered it her hands that she turned into shields. After a few minutes of trying to penetrate the shields, the Ultimate Bismuth stopped and jumped off her original counterpart.
Ultimate Bismuth: I will say this, you're tough.
Bismuth: I've had a thousand years of experience in combat thanks to Rose, you're new.
Ultimate Bismuth: I've trained with the Ultimate Warriors, who are stronger than any seasoned fighter.
Bismuth: It doesn't matter if you're the strongest gem out there, experience beats strength anytime.
Bismuth charged at her ultimate counterpart at quickly turned her left hand into Roman Scissors and her right hand into a spiked mace, and her ultimate counterpart turns her hands into chainsaws. The two blacksmiths started going blow for blow, causing the room around them to shake.
Finally Bismuth caved her ultimate counterpart's stomach in with her mace hand and finally decapitates her with her Roman scissor hand, finally poofing her.
Steven: Bismuth, you did it!
Bismuth: Yeah, it was tough, but I managed to pulled it off.
Steven bubbled the Ultimate Bismuth to the Temple and looked up at the Ultimate Lazuli and Peridot.
Steven: Lazuli, Peridot, please surrender you're outnumbered and overpowered.
But the Ultimate duo laughed this off.
Ultimate Lazuli: Not happening.
Ultimate Peridot: We'll never surrender to traitors like you.
The Ultimate duo then held hands and with a flash of blinding light, they fused into the Ultimate Aquamarine.
Steven: Oh no.
Lapis and Peridot stepped up.
Peridot: Steven, stay behind us-
Lapis: We'll handle her.
Steven: Please be careful.
Lapis and Peridot: Don't worry Steven, we will.
Lapis and Peridot looked at their powerful enemy with determination.
Lapis & Peridot vs The Ultimate Aquamarine
Lapis summoned her wings and Peridot readied some metal rods with her metal powers, Aquamarine charged at them. Lapis flew at her to land a punch to her face and Peridot was assisting her by launching her metal rods behind her. The ocean gem landed the distracting punch and landed behind her and Aquamarine was assaulted by Peridot's metal rods, they got stuck into her body and it appears to have done some damage... however-
The Ultimate Aquamarine started laughing.
Ultimate Aquamarine: If you think that did defeated me, you're all kinds of wrong!
Ultimate Aquamarine started generating electricity from seemingly out of nowhere. She ejected the metal rods that were in her body and sent them flying back at Peridot.
Peridot: AH!
Lapis: PERIDOT!
Lapis quickly summoned some water out the mist from the Rubies' fight and put a shield around her barn mate. When the metal rods hit the barrier, the electricity shorted out and the metal rods rusted a little. Lapis flew over to Peridot and embraced her.
Lapis: Peridot, are you okay?!
Peridot returned the hug...
Peridot: I'm fine, thanks Lapis.
Lapis: It's what friends do.
Lapis and Peridot released each other from the hug and heard clapping... it was Aquamarine clapping slowly.
Ultimate Aquamarine: Aw, how touching... two weaklings need each other to survive.
Ultimate Aquamarine started laughing at the two but Steven wasn't having it.
Steven: Hey, don't laugh at them Aquamarine, they may seem weak to you, but to us they're really strong. I've seen what they're capable of. They have a lot of potential inside them and I know that even with their weaknesses, they're still STRONGER THAN YOU!
Ultimate Aquamarine turned to the hybrid.
Ultimate Aquamarine: Oh really, well what do you call yourself boy. You're not a human, you're not even a gem... you're a freak! A threat to the Diamonds, something that needs be erased, and I promise you that when I'm done with them you're next.
Something snapped inside Lapis and Peridot, and they faced the ultimate Aquamarine again.
Lapis: NO THREATENS MY BEACH SUMMER FUN BUDDY AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!
Peridot: IF YOU WANT HIM YOU ULTIMATE CLOD, YOU'LL HAVE TO GET PAST US TO DO IT!
Ultimate Aquamarine: Oh, so you've finally decided to fight seriously... good!
But sadly for the ultimate Aquamarine, she chose the wrong time (which is anytime in their presence) to threaten the person who helped make Earth their new and true home, as Peridot gathered up all of the metal in the room with her ferrokinesis and Lapis gathered up all of the mist around them with her water powers, surrounded it around the ultimate Aquamarine and created a water prison bubble that imprisoned her in place.
Lapis and Peridot walked up to their imprisoned opponent.
Lapis: We'll never forgive you for what you've done... we can handle being picked on but what you've done is unforgivable!
Peridot: How dare you... you'll can beat us around, you can mock us all you want... but when you insult Steven...
Peridot and Lapis: WE'LL POOF YOU!
Ultimate Aquamarine: What! What is this?! LET ME OUT OF THING RIGHT NOW!
Lapis: You can forget it. Now Peridot!
Peridot: Right, Barn Mates Water and Metal Combo Move: IRON MAIDEN!
Peridot slammed her hands down to the ground and made all of the metal in the room fly straight into her and impale her on all sides of body, including putting a hole in both of her gems.
Everyone was shocked at what they just seen.
Ultimate Aquamarine: (weakly laughs) You... may have... defeated me... but you'll never... defeat the Diamonds!
The Ultimate Aquamarine finally poofs, her gems falling to the ground.
Peridot and Lapis bubbled their ultimate counterparts to the barn.
Steven ran up and gave them a big hug.
Steven: Lapis, Peridot! You did it!
Connie: Good job!
Lapis and Peridot separated from the hug.
Lapis: We should thank you Steven, if you hadn't called out Aquamarine like that, we would've have lost hope.
Peridot: Thanks for helping us regain our confidence Steven.
Steven: Hey, that's what friends are for. So that's all of them. Now onto the-
Suddenly, Steven was cut off by a glow coming from his pocket... it was Jasper's gem.
Steven quickly took it out of his pocket and it rose into the air, after a few moments Jasper regained her physical form and she landed on the ground.
Jasper: What happened?
Steven ran up and hugged her leg.
Steven: Jasper, you're okay!
Jasper: I'm fine, you can let go now.
Steven separated from his short lived hug.
Jasper: What happened while I was out?
Steven explained the situation to their ally, who was surprised by what she heard.
Jasper: All of that really happened.
Steven: Yes. it's all true.
Jasper looked at Peridot.
Jasper ruffled her hair and let out a smile.
Jasper: Well Peridot, guess I was wrong about you... maybe you're not just a weak Era-2 Peridot after all.
Peridot: I'm glad to hear you say that Jasper, what do you say we put the past behind and start out fresh.
Jasper: Well, it's going to take awhile to do so... but we'll see if we can.
Jasper held out her hand and Peridot shook it without hesitation.
Steven: Now that you're back Jasper, let's continue to the Diamonds.
Everyone: YEAH!
Steven and the others walked out and through the quiet ship and as they continued walking Steven thought.
Steven (thinking): Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, Pearl, don't worry we'll save you and together we'll stop Homeworld again!
To be continued...
And that's a wrap for this chapter, if you're disappointed by the fights, I'll do my best and try not to disappoint you with the final battle. So please review and I'll see you all next time!