Pearl clashed swords with the gem in front of her, then pushed them back with all her might and as they fell, she stabbed them through the gem. Their physical form poofed and their gem fell to the ground in pieces. Pearl gave a sigh and ran off, looking for Garnet, Amethyst, Steven, Peridot, Lapis, ANYONE. Home world had finally invaded. This was the battle for Earth. The six of them, plus Connie, were all that was left to defend the humans. Pearl heard a grunt and ran in its direction. She'd know that voice anywhere. She slid to a halt as she entered a clearing, and what she saw before her knocked the breath she didn't need from her lungs. It was an armored drone, one of the gems bred as Homeworld's main defense, twice the size of Jasper and just as mean. It was a turquoise and it was massive. Its gem was centered between its ribs, its entire body layered in thick armor. Garnet jumped out of the way as it swung its sword down, barely missing. Pearl felt a fire building in her, she had to do something, she had to protect her mate. She took off at a run towards them both, her sword low at her side, only bringing it up to parry a jab from the opposing gem.
"Pearl, don't! She'll kill you!" Garnet jumped out of the way of yet another thrust and watched Pearl roll to the right, jabbing the drone in its side, rolling back towards Garnet when the gem roared and swung at her. Pearl held her sword up and glared at the monster as it turned to face her.
"I can do this!" The gem bent its knees and charged her head on. Pearl blocked out Garnet's commands to get out of the way. She was her own gem, only she could control her actions. She took a deep breath and steadied her mind. She spread her feet and held her sword up, she was ready. Stance wide, body lowered to make a smaller target, she was ready. The gem reached her and swung its sword down lightening fast, but she was ready to defend and easily blocked it. She held the gem away for as long as possible before she saw Garnet running to her right. Pearl pulled away at the last second and watched Garnet tackled the gem to the ground and then hop away. The turquoise roared and ran at Pearl, swinging her sword at her. Pearl blocked the first blow, then the second, and every swing after that. Right foot, Left foot, Pearl repeated the sequence over and over in her head as their sword play quickened, faster and faster and faster.
"Pearl get out of there!" She was momentarily distracted and the drone punched her in her mouth, sending her flying back. She picked herself up with her arms and looked over at Garnet, who was desperately trying to get the gems attention. Pearl watched the gem grin and stalk towards her, crushing the blade of her sword under its boot. Pearl glanced at Garnet, heard nothing as she yelled at her, screamed for her to run. She would win, they would win this war and then they could return home. As a family together until the end. She stood on shaking legs and summoned her spear, spinning it and holding it out at the gem. The turquoise merely laughed and charged her, sword held high. At the last moment, as the sword swung towards her gem, Pearl kneeled down at slammed her spear up, praying to the Goddesses. They both disappeared in a cloud as a gem poofed, and Garnet ran towards the cloud, tears streaming down her face. She searched around her, the smoke leaving visibility low. As the cloud settled, Garnet caught sight of the outline of… Something. She ran towards it, gauntlets at the ready, and sighed with relief. Pearl still knelt where she had dropped, her sword her only support. A pile of gem shards lay in front of her. She looked up at Garnet and a smile slowly spread across her face. Garnet dropped to her knees at her side and swept her up in a hug, pressing a kiss to her cheek before she squeezed her. "Don't you ever scare me like that again, or I swear." Pearl snuggled into her and wrapped her arms around Garnet's neck, closing her eyes and sighing.
"I won't, I promise." They rested for a moment before they slowly pulled apart. Garnet pecked her on the lips before they separated completely and stood, Pearl grabbing her dropped spear.
"Come on, let's go find the othe's and regroup." Pearl nodded and followed her back into the tree line, the two taking off at a run towards the sound of battle. Pearl let herself smile. She did it.