Crystal Clash
Chapter 14 How They Met
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
A couple of days later the Crystal Gems along with Steven, Connie, Greg, and Lion headed back to the barn. The repaired Peribot was placed in the barn and the drill was being checked out for the upcoming mission. When she wasn't working on the drill Peridot was working on her limb enhancers. The green said that the limb enhancers had suffered some water damage, and they needed to be repaired and tuned up. Peridot sat at a work table messing with the limb enhancers. The technician was happy to have the machines back, but she was a little confused about how she felt about them. On one hand she was happy to see her machines back, but on the other hand she felt like she didn't really need them. Peridot looked at her natural arms and legs. Ever since she'd been captured, she had to rely on and use her actual limbs. It had been a weird experience at first, especially since she was shorter then before and didn't have any access to any of weapons and tech her limb enhancers offered her, but eventually she learned to adapt. Peridot was actually comfortable with her limbs and she kind of felt a sense of freedom using them. The green gem decided to take a break and see what everyone else was doing.
Peridot walked outside and found the others just sitting about resting. Steven was playing his ukulele, while Lapis and Connie watched him. Peridot went over to join them. After a few minutes of playing Steven stopped playing and laid on his back. Steven then sat up and looked at Peridot and Lapis.
"So how did the two of you meet exactly?" Asked Steven.
The question caught Lapis and Peridot by surprise, but they quickly recovered and looked at one another.
"Well it's a long story." Said Peridot.
"I like long stories." Said Steven.
"Me to." Said Connie.
"Alright then...the two of use will tell how we first meet together." Said Lapis.
"I suppose that makes sense. Let's proceed." Said Peridot.
Lapis and Peridot's story.
Lapis flew through the void of space glancing at the stars and planets as she passed them. It had been a few days since she left Earth and began her trip back to Homeworld. The blue gem wondered what Homeworld was like now and what would Blue Diamond say to her once she returned. Lapis looked up ahead and saw the sparking globe that was Homeworld.
"I finally made it!" Cheered Lapis as she increased her speed and got closer to Homeworld.
A couple of hours later, Lapis arrived on Homeworld. The place had certainly changed a lot over the years. The buildings were much bigger and high tech looking then Lapis recalled and there were a lot of statues of the Diamond Authority. Lapis eyes landed on a building that was bigger and more impressive then all the other buildings.
"That must be the Capitol. I'll find Blue Diamond there." Though Lapis as she flew towards the building.
Lapis landed in front of the building, but before she could enter a bunch of rubies and other security gems swarmed out of the Capitol and surrounded the blue gem. The security forces eyed Lapis with hostile suspicious looks that made Lapis nervous.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Barked a big security gem.
"I'm...Lapis Lazuli. I'm a member of Blue Diamond's court. I've been trapped on Earth for over five thousand years and I just arrived at Homeworld to join back up with Blue Diamond's court." Said Lapis.
There was some muttering among the security gems. Finally a gem taller then the others stepped out of the Capitol and looked at Lapis. The new gem had light red skin with neatly kept dark red hair, with a red oval shaped gem located on her red cheek wearing a sleeveless uniform shirt with a short red cape and a White Diamond insignia on her chest.
"What is the meaning of all this?" Said the gem.
"Commander Zircon!" Gasped all the gems and they bowed.
A ruby quickly filled Zircon in on what happened and a look of interest appeared on Zircon's face.
"Take this gem to a holding room and have Peridots Facet-2F5L Cut-5XG question her. This gem could have valuable information about the Earth." Said Zircon.
A couple of large gems grabbed Lapis and dragged her into the Capitol.
"But...what about Blue Diamond? I'm a member of her court!" Protested Lapis.
"If you cooperate with us, you will be returned to Blue Diamond's court." Said Zircon as she turned and walked away from the scene.
Lapis was taken to a holding room that had a desk and two chairs.
Peridot was currently working at a computer station trying to figure out what to do about the project on Earth. The mission was supposed to be simple, check the progress of the Cluster and then report, however some gems on the planet kept interfering and they destroyed the Galaxy Warp, so Peridot couldn't just simply teleport to Earth to do the mission in person. Peridot had reported the problem to her superiors and they hadn't come up with a course of action just yet. There was a beeping sound from the computer and Peridot saw that it was her superiors telling her to meet with a gem that had recently arrived from Earth. The gem's name was Lapis Lazuli.
"Lapis Lazuli. Hopefully she'll provide me with some useful information." Said Peridot as she left her station and headed to the holding room.
A couple of big guards stood by the door and watched Peridot approach. Peridot presented orders to the guards using the computer in her limb enhancers and they let her through the door. The green gem entered and saw Lapis sitting quietly at a table. Peridot was taken surprise by the gem's appearance, Lapis was different from any of the other gems she worked and dealt with on a daily basses. The gem's Peridot normally worked with were technicians like herself and warriors. Lapis was the first gem of an aristocrat class Peridot had ever meet. Peridot cleared her throat and got Lapis's attention.
"Greetings fellow gem. I am Peridots Facet-2F5L Cut-5XG, or you may simply call me Peridot." Said Peridot as she took a seat across from Lapis.
"Um...hello Peridot. I'm Lapis Lazuli." Said Lapis.
"I hear your from Earth and my superiors and I have some interest in that planet, however there have been a few problems and I believe you might have the information we need to help properly deal with these problems." Said Peridot.
"So...I'm guess the war on Earth was lost, since it wasn't turned into a colony." Said Lapis.
"You are correct. After the war the Diamond Authority declared the Earth was no longer suitable for a colony, so they found another use for it." Said Peridot.
"What other use is that?" Asked Lapis.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to just simply tell you that information." Said Peridot apologetically.
"Oh." Said Lapis.
"Why don't I ask you some questions and after you answer them, will she about getting you out of this room and back to Blue Diamond." Said Peridot.
"Ok." Said Lapis with a small smile.
"Alright exactly why were you on Earth for such a long time?" Asked Peridot.
"My gem was damaged and I was placed in a gem tech mirror, for thousands of years, until I was set free." Said Lapis.
"Makes sense. Now tell were the ones who held you captive a group of gems and a creature called the Steven?" Asked Peridot.
Lapis paled slightly at the mention of Steven, but Peridot didn't seem to notice.
"Yes I was held by a group of gems, but Steven wasn't...a part of them." Said Lapis.
"Alright then, you said your gem was damaged, yet it seems to have been fixed, how did that happen?" Said Peridot.
"Steven healed it. I'm not exactly sure how, but he did." Said Lapis.
"Interesting. Tell me, how you got back to Homeworld. The Galaxy Warp is down and there was no mention of any ship being sighted, so how exactly did you get back to Homeworld?" Said Peridot.
"Well I can show you, if that's ok with you?" Said Lapis as she stood up.
"You have my permission to demonstrate." Said Peridot with a nod.
Lapis summoned her wings and lifted herself up a few inches off the ground. Peridot starred at Lapis in awe. The technician was amazed at beauty and the ability of the wings. Peridot had the ability to fly with her limb enhancers, but they lacked the grace and the power of Lapis's wings. Lapis lowered herself to the ground and made her wings vanish.
"That is quit impressive." Said Peridot.
"Thanks." Said Lapis with a smile.
"Alright I suppose that's all the questions I have for you now. Thanks you for your cooperation Lapis and I promise you that I'll speak to my superiors about letting you out of this room and returning you to Blue Diamond's court." Said Peridot as she stood up and prepared to leave.
Lapis grabbed Peridot's hand and stooped her. Peridot looked at Lapis not sure what was about to happen.
"Thank you Peridot, your the first gem that's actually been nice to me since I returned to Homeworld." Said Lapis with a warm smile.
"Your...welcome." Said Peridot as she gave what she hope was a friendly smile back and blushed slightly.
Peridot quickly left the room.
End of story.
"And that's how we first met." Said Lapis.
"Awesome!" Said Steven.
"Yeah you were just working together, when you first met and now your both friends." Said Connie.
"Things certainly turned out differently for us, but I like how we're all friends now." Said Lapis as she put a hand on Peridot's hand.
"Yeah." Agreed Peridot with a smile.
Everyone just relaxed and enjoyed one another's company that day.
To be continued.