HELLO EVERYONE! Nick Write here, bringing you the 14th Chapter of Gem of Time! Welcome back! If you're new here, welcome for the first time. Or probably the fourteenishth time. Eh, it's whatever. So last time I left off on a sort of cliff hanger. I know, I'm horrible. But now I'm here to repent for my horrible crime! By giving you a brand spanking new, juicy chapter! Now, isn't that just wonderful. SO, without further distraction, READ ON!

The seven gems looked at the massive gem shard cluster. The tension in the air was thick, and there was a low humming noise resonating around them. They all stepped closer and stared at the Cluster.

" So," started Amethyst," what do we do now?"

And that was a good question. Their drill had been busted on impact, so now they didn't have anything they could destroy the Cluster with.

Then it began to glow.

The Earth around them began to shake, and the Cluster released a wave of energy. They all struggled to not be pushed back by the energy. Peridot yelled over the noise.

" It's trying to take form! Hurry think of something, we can't let it form!"

Amethyst turned to the short, green gem." Then what do you suggest we do!"

Peridot yelled." Gah! I don't know, something!"

Garnet spoke up." Look out, it looks like it's gonna try to form again! Brace yourselves."

They sat and watched as another wave of energy, this time a glaringly bright yellow instead of a milky white. Lapis pointed to it.

" That doesn't look very good."

Link nodded." No. No it doesn't."

The wave crashed down on the gems, and their forms faltered, before everyone except Steven was poofed. They young half-gem looked around, worried about his friends' wellbeing. However, before he could check on them, a voice spoke up from in front of him. He quickly turned to see a woman, with curly blonde lockes, a white gown, and a small ringlet across her head.

" They are fine, young halfling."

Steven's mouth went dry. Was this the Cluster? Was she about to destroy the world. The woman seemed to read his mind.

" I am not a part of that monstrocity young one. However, I am bound to this place."

Steven couldn't speak. His mouth was dry, and he was confused. He had never felt like this before. Not even when he saw Yellow Diamond on the feed Peridot had activated. The woman knelt down, being several feet taller than the young half gem.

" You may call me Hylia. I am the goddess of the Hylian race."

Steven was at a loss for words." You're a goddess?"

The woman gave a small smile." Yes, but I don't have much time. The only reason I am even able to linger here like this is because Link. The last Hylian."

Steven looked over to the Jade gemstone lying on the cave floor." The last Hylian? Is that what he is."

Hylia nodded." He's the only reason that I haven't faded completely. Without him, I would've vanished along with the rest of my people."

Steven was confused. Hylians? He never remembered them in any of the history books at the library. And Link was the last of his kind? What happend to the rest of them?

The goddess saw the confusion apparent on the young boy's face, and elaborated." The Hylian's were a race of people long before you humans came to be the main species. They had long pointed ears, to hear the whisperings of the goddesses, and they had a proficiency in magic. The Hylians however, were far from a peaceful people though. Their history was caked in blood and war. Quite sad really. It hadn't been long before the Hero of Time had defeated the Demon King Ganon, and brought peace back to Hyrule, that the gems invaded. They slaughtered all of the remaining Hylians, including my mortal shell, the Princess Zelda. Usually, I'd have been reincarnated. However, the three goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore brought me back to the Realm of the Divine. They showed me as the Hero of Time was captured and taken away by the strange aliens. He's lived this long, keeping the Triforce of Courage alive. Now that he's awakened, the cycle is sure to continue. There will be a new bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom, and I must retreat to the heavens, lest I fade from this world forever."

Steven's head was spinning. This was getting a bit too complicated. What did he have to do with this? He wasn't connected to any of this.

" Quite the contrary Young Quartz child. You may be the most important peice of the puzzle. The King of Evil will be awakening soon, if he hasn't already. Link won't be able to face him alone. I need you to watch over my friend."

Steven looked at the pleading goddess." I-I'll try to."

The goddess smiled warmly." I know you will."

Her glow dimmed somewhat." It seems my time is up here. You know what to do from here out."

As she disappeared, his gem glowed a soft pink, and he began to here voices. Only a few, then more, and the number kept growing until it was too much to handle.

" QUIET!"

And it went dead silent. The young half gem looked around. He wasn't in the cave anymore. It seemed as if he was floating through space, surrounded by millions of gem shards. He looked around, and noticed the gems attempting to reform. Realization set.

" You want to reform."

As soon as the word uttered from his mouth, the entire dream scape went crazy. The noise once again became to overwhelming, and Steven quieted them. The space around him grew silent, and he looked around. The gem shards glowed individually. Steven frowned.

" You must all be so lonely."

As soon as the words uttered from his mouth, and idea popped into his head. He grabbed to shards, both of them pulsating softly at the contact, and he placed them close to each other, and bubbled them. He smiled victoriously, the two gems pulsating back and forth, seemingly having some kind of conversation. He looked around, seeing the thousands of gem shards. He sighed.

" This is going to take a while..."

He bubbled a few more gems, and noticed that the gem shards began to put each other into bubbles. He grinned.

" That's it!"

Bubbles began popping up left and right. Steven woke up gasping, and looked around. His friends still hadn't reformed, and he turned to the cluster. He clapped his hands for dramatic effect, and placed them on the mass of shards.

" I've got you! You've got this! We've all got each other!"

And with a final push of energy, the entirety of the Cluster was engulfed by a bubble, swirling with several different colors. Steven panted tiredly, and grinned. Who'd have thought that they'd be able to bubble the Cluster? Steven heard a gasp of air behind him, and turned. Amethyst was sitting on the ground, rubbing her head.

" Ugh, what happened?"

Steven walked over to her, sweating profusely." We stopped the Cluster."

The purple gem looked at the boy in confusion, and then to the mass of gem shards.

" YOU BUBBLED THAT WHOLE THING?"

" YOU BUBBLED THAT WHOLE THING?!"

It had been about an hour, and Pearl was the last gem to reform after being poofed. Naturally, Link thought, still just as surprised the Quartz child managed to contain such a large mass. And hold it like he has? If it had been Nayru's Love, the Hero would've ran out of Magic Energy long before. After he reformed, Steven, as well as Amethyst and Peridot, explained the story to him. To say he was impressed was an understatement. He knew there was something special about the kid. Garnet spoke up after they calmed Pearl down.

" Now comes the issue of getting out of here."

Link nodded." Our drill is busted," Peridot let out a sob," And I don't think that we'll be digging out of here any time soon."

They all thought for a moment, before Steven spoke up.

" How about we use that Warp Pad over there?"

They all spun around, and sure enough, there was a Warp Pad, in completely serviceable conditioned.

Pearl let out a quiet 'Whaaa?' and Steven shrugged.

" Well, I guess the Homeworld gems had to get in and out of here somehow, right?"

They decided not to question the convienient plot device, and all stood atop it. Link gave one last look to Steven's handiwork, and couldn't shake the feeling that he had missed something important. Steven looked at the Hero staring at the Cluster, a confused look on his face.

' I'll try my best.'

They arrived on the surface, near the barn, and Steven pulled Link off to the side. The green gem looked at the boy in confusion, and Steven looked around nervously.

" When I was inside the Cluster, I wasn't alone."

Link waited patiently for the boy to get to the point.

" She said her name was Hylia."

At the mention of the goddess's name, Link's eyes widened slightly. Steven continued.

" She says that soon, if not already, someone called 'The King of Evil' will rise, and that we need to fight him."

Link was quiet." Steven."

Steven looked up, and saw the grim look on Link's face.

" If it is who I think it is, no, who I know it is, then we have a real problem on our hands."

Steven gulped, and Link continued.

" We need to find the weilder of the Triforce of Wisdom."

Somewhere else on Earth.

A young girl stood in the top of the mountains by her home. Something had called to her, but she had no idea what. She looked at the small tattoo-like birthmark on her right hand. It had led her hear. She had it her whole life, but this had never happened to her before. The three perfect triangles glowed softly, the one on the bottom left glowed the brightest, even showing from under the insulated gloves she was wearing. She then looked at the same symbol on the rock wall. She gently placed her hand on it, and it glowed with a blinding light. She closed her eyes and looked away. When the light cleared, she looked back, now seeing a torch-lit cave leading down into the mountain. And against all better judgement...

She ventured in.

?

The man hovered in mid-air, despite having no wings or anything. The three figures were silent, before the tallest of the three stepped forward.

" Tell us who you are, or face destruction."

The man chuckled." No need for all of that. I do believe you have summoned me here for a reason, yes? I can be of great assistance, O Powerful Diamonds."

The man bowed, and the three Diamonds' looked at him in surprise.

White Diamond growled." Tell us your name."

The man didn't rise from his bow, and grinned wickedly.

" I go by many names. But you may call me Ganondorf."

The King of Evil has risen.

AAAAND THAT'S A WRAP! Woah, things are getting crazy now! Who's this chick? And Ganondorf's back! Things have been pretty eventful, and I think I left off on a pretty good cliffhanger! Mwahahaha! Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed it! Remember to Follow or Favorite if you liked it and haven't already done it, and leave a review, I appreciate the feedback! I'll see you guys hopefully on Monday!

See You On The Flip-Side~Nick Write