Holy crap guys. It's been forever hasn't it? -.- sorry about that... If the story seems to have changed a bit, it's because I messed with the story a bit. If that's alright, um. Sorry, please don't be mad. v I am just so glad that you came back to read some more even after months. Anyways, here's the story. I will really try hard to make it longer. The problem is, school is now in it's second semester and almost done. I am kicking it to high gear, and I won't be able to post at scheduled times. I will work on it in my free time, until I am out of school.

So sorry about this long ass hiatus, I really am. But don't worry. I am NEVER going to stop posting. Just, stay tuned.

On Earth...

"We got no time to lose. How are we going to build a ship?" Garnet said.

"We can try using Lion." Connie suggested.

"I don't know, Lion usually listens to Steven, I don't think he would want to listen to us." Pearl replied.

"But he sort of listens to me, if he knows the danger Steven is in he might help."

"We don't need that furry beast, we can use the metals we have here." Peridot said. She smiled, and waited for some praise.

"Peri, a rocket is exciting and all, but how long will that take?"

"Using Raw materials, lets see, a few days."

"How about this, I am going to fly on ahead and you gems stay here." Lapis summoned her wings and was about to fly away when she was tugged on the dress by Connie.

"You can't go alone." Lapis sighed and put her wings back.

"Then what are we going to do?" Lapis asked, she was tapped on the side and she looked down, when Peridot handed Lapis a wrench.

"Hehe, we get building." Everyone nodded. Pearl and Peridot put their heads together and tried to plan out what will be the most effective.

"We will use the materials that are in the barn, and we can use the left over parts from Peridot's ship."

"Then, we will need to get some power strong enough to send us ten times faster than Yellow Diamond." Peridot added.

"Uh, how do you expect to get that much power?" Lapis said aloud. She crossed her arms and waited for an answer from anyone.

"We will 'borrow' some uranium, or some other energy souce... Earth is filled with them." Peridot responded. They stopped and thought for a second, or so.

"Where do we even find it? From my knowledge, aren't most elements rare." Lapis said. Peridot huffed, and tippy toed up to make eye contact.

"Are you trying to disagree with our ideas? Because I don't see any other great options here." The tension between the blue and green gem began to rise, and everyone could feel it. Pearl butted in between them, trying to keep the harmony. She knew they were both very important to the mission.

"Err, Peridot is right."

"Hah!" Peidot exclaimed. Pearl looked at Peridot, and then to Lapis.

"But we can probably get some from a science lab. Which would be really hard to do." Lapis stuck her tounge out at Peridot behind Pearls back.

"OOH OOH!" Connie raised her hands. "My school has Uranium!"

"Isn't that a bit dangerous for a school?" Pearl asked.

"Well, I go to a private school, and our science lab gets special imports. Wait, sorry um, secret special imports."

"Well, okay then! We will borrow some, hopefully no one will notice." Pearl said, she put her hands together and pointed forward. "To the school! Um, where is your school?"

"Just wait here, I can go get it, you guys work on the rocket." Connie ran up the stairs and into the house. Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Lapis and Peridot stared at each other, then back at the house. When Connie came running out with Steven's bike.

"Hey, is that-"

"I'm just borrowing it." Connie walked the bike on the sand. "I'm also going to borrow this." She held out a sword, much like a katana.

"Is that my sword?!" Pearl yelled.

"Amethyst let me use it." Connie winked, and began running with the bike, with the sword on her back. Pearl angrily looked at amethyst who just shrugged and turned away.

"Peridot, Pearl. What now?"

"Peridot doesn't have a job right now, but we do." Pearl said. "We need to get as much materials from the barn, fast and efficient." Garnet smiled, and so did Pearl.

"How do you expect us to do that?" Amethyst asked. Garnet put her hand on Amethyst's head and Pearls'.

"We need to be huge." Amethyst let out a wild grin. "WAH HOO!" The three gems got into position. Lapis and Peridot watched from afar, not really though. They weren't even paying attention.

"You ready." Garnet said, she position her hands, and her gems began to glow.

"Ready." Pearl said, as she stretched and made her gem glow.

"Come on, Let do this!" Amethyst said, with her gem already glowing.

(Insert fan fusion dance/music here plz)

Alexandrite rose up and stretched. She let out a roar/yawn.

"I'll be right back." Alexandrite took some steps in the ocean and walked around beach city. Making small earthquakes.

"Now that's a fusion." Lapis said in awe.

"You and Jasper will never be like that." Peridot commented. She turned her head to Lapis. Who looked LaPissed. Lapis rose some water behind her, ready to squash Peridot.

"Say that again, to my face." Peridot trembled, and shook her head no.

"S-sorry... Hey, Lazulli. Do you ever want to be a useful fusion. Wait, a Perfect fusion." Peridot fidgeted, and stared at the ground.

"No." Lapis said coldly. Peridot looked up, and looked back down.

"Right, yeah. Me neither..." She paused and chuckled nervously. "Like, I ever would want to fuse. Hah, fusion." Lapis suddenly grabbed Peridot's hand and lifted her up so they are at eye level.

"Listen here, alright? We aren't going to fuse, and we are never going to fuse. Because I hate you, and everything that you gems do. Your loyalty to Yellow Diamond doesn't matter at all, they will just throw you out, destroy you. Why can't you lowly gems see that. It's just so irritating."

"I know that, but it doesn't matter. I don't serve Yellow Diamond, not anymore... I now realize who I should be protecting, and who I should save."

"What?"

"We are now about to be going after one of the highest ranks there are, to save a human. If we are able to save Steven, we are going to be traitors." Lapis let down Peridot and sat down.

"I know that." Lapis said back. She closed her eyes and thought for a moment.

"I am choosing to protect Steven. I just feel like that is the better answer."

"I guess so." Lapis said. Peridot smiled and awkward smile and looked up into the sky.

"Do you really think, Yellow Diamond destroyed the cluster." Peridot asked.

"Cluster, Cluster... Cluster, doesn't ring a bell really. Must've happened after I was trapped. But I highly doubt she actually stopped it." Peridot winced at the response.

"If we leave earth, there might not be an earth to return to."

"I don't care about the earth."

"It's Steven's home." Lapis felt the sand, and brushed it a little bit.

"I don't know much about this new gem technology, but she could've just stunned the cluster, it could give us some time to get Steven and come back and stop it."

"How long do you think we have?" Peridot asked. Lapis thought for a minute.

"A few days, at least." A few faint thuds began getting louder, and shook even more.

"I'm back." Alexandrites mighty voice roared loudly. She gently put down the matierals, and unfused carefully.

"I think I'm getting used to Alexandrite." Pearl Said.

"Yeah, No kidding, this time it was a lot easier." Amethyst added. Garnet chuckled, and walked towards Peridot.

"This is all you and Pearl now. We are counting on you."

"On me?" Garnet patted her head and nodded yes. Peridot had stars in her eyes, she always has been a gem to follow orders, not give them. She was filled with joy, and excitement. "Alright, lets do this!" Lapis mumbled to herself. "Pearl, lets just double check the schematics so everything runs smoothly."

"Right." Pearl had a quick one on one session with Peridot again. Pearl turned around and made a hologram of a ship. "It might me small, but it will be just enough."

"It's still pretty huge P, how are we going to finish this before Steven is out of reach?"

"Well, we have us. And me." Pearl concentrated, and summoned ten holopearls. They got to work fast. They followed the schematic of the ship, and worked in harmony. Garnet sealed metals together using Rubies powers. Lapis did heavy lifting, Amethyst helped build the frame with the holopearls. Whilst Pearl and Peridot began getting all the machines in order. As they were building, Connie arrived. She had a small box by her side that was sealed tight. Connie was instructed to watch from a distance as all the jobs were taken. A loud shrieking sound started coming down.

"Do you hear that?" Lapis asked. Suddenly a huge invisible wave, created a huge wind.

"What the heck was that?" Amethyst said aloud.

"I don't know, let's just hurry up." Garnet said. They began working again, when something came crashing down at a high speed in the water.

"Okay, now what was that?!" Amethyst said again.

"Everyone take cover!" Garnet commanded. The mysterious object crashed, and the water splashed everywhere. Garnet looked around, there was smoke coming from the water. Garnet gave a signal that told everyone it's safe.

"We need to see what that is." Lapis said.

"It's too dangerous!" Pearl said, trying to get Lapis to not see the wreckage. Lapis walked towards the water anyways. She used the water to carry it to the beach, and gently placed it down.

"Back away everyone." Garnet commaned, but no one really listened.

"What is that?" Amethyst asked.

"A communication device." Peridot said.

"It's HUGE!" Amethyst exclaimed.

"Well, it has a protective surface so it won't be damaged by electromagnetic waves."Peridot explained. As they all gathered around it, they mumbled to themselves in awe. Everyone, excluding Peridot, didn't know what it was. "Here, let me activate it."

"No Peridot Wait!" Pearl yelled, trying to stop Peridot. It turned on, glowing yellow and green.

"Hello fellow gems."

"What?" They all said.

"I just needed to show you this." Yellow Diamond showed a schematic of Steven, and his gem. "You see, his gem can't be cured without an actual antidote. Which, I still have. The cluster is still in your planet, and Steven won't care anymore that it is gone." The Crystal Gems gritted their teeth in anger. They were tricked, and Steven is gone and what he wanted to protect will soon be gone.

"Yellow Diamond." Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl said under their breath. Connie was crying, Steven will be gone and her home too. All hope seemed to be lost to her.

"It's either your earth or Steven. I could care less really, but the choice don't matter anyways. You can't stop the cluster without electricity anyways." The communicator stopped working and it cut off the transmission.

"I knew she was a snake, but this is worse than a snake." Amethyst said. Lapis began shaking with anger. She clenched her fists and grit her teeth.

"Tricked again..." Lapis growled under her breath.

"Lapis?" Connie asked. Lapis didn't respond, but turned away.

"That's it, I am going after her!" Lapis spread her wings, and flew at hyper speed.

"Lapis No!" It was too late, Lapis already took off into the sky. "We have to go after her!" Connie cried.

"Unfortunately, Yellow Diamond wasn't bluffing." Peridot said. "Anything electric is not working."

"We try anyways!" Connie said. She tried to help build the ship. Trying to see if anything worked. Connie whimpered to herself and the gems watched in sadness. "I-I can't believe this. I can't believe we lost... I just- I just want to see Steven."

Amethyst looked at Garnet and Pearl.

"Sardonyx." Amethyst said bluntly.

"Huh?" Pearl said.

"She can drill down, and we can-"

"That won't work." Pearl said. "There is so much heat down in the core, we would burn." Garnet patted Amethyt's head.

"We need teamwork from the Crystal gems. We need to get down close enough not to burn, but someone else can destroy the cluster."

"Who can do that?" Peridot said.

"Our old friends." Pearl and Amethyst looked at eachother, then it dawned on them.

"Garnet, that's not possible, right?" Pearl asked.

"If Steven could get centipeedle to come to their senses and protect. We can do it too."

"I'm down." Amethyst said happily.

"It's too dangerous!"

"It's the only chance we have." Pearl looked at them and sighed.

"Alright, fine."

The five of them made their way to the temple. The sand echoing in the silence. There was no sounds besides the ocean swaying back and forth. It seemed calm, but the atmosphere had this darkness to it. They opened the house's door, and it was pitch black. The gems lit up the room with their gems. Garnet raised her hands and opened the basement door. They walked in and looked up at the gems floating above.

"Alright, who do we need? This place gives me the creeps." The gems' breathing became funny for a moment. Connie sat down, still depressed about what will happen to them.

"We need a gem to cool down the heat, one that can help destroy the cluster, and one that can help us dig down with a lot of strength." Garnet said.

"I vote we go for Steven's pet." Amethyst said aloud.

"Centipeedle? I guess he could work." Peal said.

"The frost beast, and the slinker."

"UGH, I hate that name." Amethyst said annoyed. She jumped up grabbing their gems.

"I don't think this will work." Pearl said.

"We have to try... We pop the bubbles, on 3."

"One." Amethyst said.

"Two." Pearl Said.

"Three." They said in unison. The bubbles popped, and gems fell onto the floor gently. The gems glowed and began to have a real form. Roars echoed in the temple.

Lalalala, cliffhanger! Yes terrible way to start a hiatus. I love you all for sticking with me in this long ass hiatus. - SO UM...Yeah. Until next time guys. (Which might be a while.)