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Ch.24: Choices Matter part 1

"That...That thing up there can't be Steven right?"

Garnet didn't want to believe it either Pearl. But she can feel Steven's enormous, raw spirit inside that thing. So even Steven can be corrupted, what a terrible way to go.

"Helloooo! Why are we just sitting here for? Let's get to the warp pad and save Steven."

As good of an idea as that is what can they do against a giant monster like that? Even one of Garnet's punches would probably give the monster a tickle.

"I agree with Amethyst (for once), we have to get to Steven before things get even worse. Who knows what will happen if we let this cont-"

"Wait."

"Okay Garnet, the interrupting my sentences thing is really getting on my nerves. Why are you smiling?"

Crossing her arms Garnet did have a smile on her face, not usually her normal response to a possibly cataclysmic disaster waiting to happen. She would most likely agree with everyone else and give some powerful speech on the seriousness of the matter yet she isn't doing any of that.

"We won't have to go up there."

"Ohohoho nice one Garnet but uh let's remember that STEVEN IS UP THERE, MOST LIKELY SUFFERING MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY!!"

"I know that you both will think I am crazy."

"You already are!"

"...Right, just here me out. Do you remember a special rare occurence that happens among Sapphires?"

If this will lead to saving Steven Pearl was willing to play along...for now. She's going to kill Garnet later if that doesn't happen.

"Split anomaly vision, the occurence of two possible futures to appear during a future vision? Only one Sapphire has had that phenomenon. Where are you going with this?"

"Well this makes me the second Sapphire to do it cause it's happening right now. When I look up at Steven all Sapphire can see is two possible vision, one good and one bad. For some reason I feel...confident and full of hope. Steven will make the right choice."

"And if he doesn't?!"

"C'mon, do you really want me to say it Pearl?"

Pearl caught on to what Garnet meant. Those three specific words that completely obliterates her skepticism.

"No, no, don't you even think about it."

"Bel-"

"Garnet I'm warning you!"

"Sorry sore throat, ahem belie-"

"Garnet sniff I swear to everything *hic* don't say it."

Whatever Garnet was going to say caused Pearl to get all teary eyed.

"Believe in Steven."

"Nooooooo!! Damnit, why am I such a weak willed gem?!"

Wailing in defeat Pearl got on her knees and slammed her head so hard into the sand she looked like an ostrich from the way her head was stuck in the sand. Garnet out of sympathy carressed Pearl's back.

"Don't worry Pearl, you have nothing to be ashamed of."

"Mmmph mormm (I know.)"

"YOU GUYS ARE STILL PRICKS, I'M STILL IMMOBOLIZED OVER HERE!"

Up to date...you're welcome fellow viewer.

"On the moon? Are you sure?"

Pink Diamond shook her legs off after dipping her legs into the dream state made water. Steven was still looking out from the glass window like vortex.

"Come check it out then."

Steven called out without taking his eyes off the slightly moving view. Catching up Pink pressed her body against the glass. No doubt about it, her old, boring base was in plain sight and was still standing so this is the moon.

"Greeeaaat I soooo wanted to see my old moon base again, sooo fun to be in."

"You really hated that base didn't you?"

"Was it that obvious? I could barely do anything fun while there... just throwing moon rocks at the Earth back the- Ohhhh crap now that I say that I was the one that caused the meteorites that were on Earth, ssssss ooooo."

"Well that was back then, this is now. Hmmm strange."

Steven pushed himself off the glass, thinking to himself while Pink did the same.

"What's strange?"

"...Call me crazy but this is our soul to our (technically my) body right?"

"Of course it is. Why is that crazy?"

"It's not the crazy you think. What's strange is we can assume that what we are looking through are my eyes? If that's the case then why do I feel like we're a few feet above the ground?"

"We do floa-"

"While feeling like our body is wrapped around the moon. That just tells me that something is more wrong than I can imagine. I got to get back somehow?"

Steven looked around the place, trying to find an exit. Unfortunately there was none whatsoever. Wait, duh this place is the same as Pink's room, he can create whatever he wants. With that in mind and a little concentration Steven created a pink door with a flowery pattern on it.

"Welp nice seeing you mom, hope we do this again someti- oof!"

Just as Steven opened the door thinking that it would take him out of his own soul and back to his body he tripped, face first into some dandelions. Pink couldn't help but chuckle over her own son's comedy act though it wasn't a comedy act as the door turned into white butterflies, fluttering up and away.

"Are you okay?"

"Mmmephee (peachy.) Ptooi blech what the hell? I thought that if I imagined the exit I would be able to return to my body...Mom? You know something don't you?"

Pink was deep in thought. She didn't think up to this point to know how Steven was going to get out of here? One idea popped into her mind buuut she knew that doing that would make it awkward for the both of them.

"Hmm maybe?"

"Any idea is better than having no idea."

"It's just...the idea is kind of embarrassing though I have already done it many times before. With you...it would feel different."

"What does that me- oh...ohhhhhh you mean the fusion dancing?"

"Y-Yes."

Pink blushed in embarrassment. To do it with her own "flesh" and blood felt so taboo, cringe inducing even. To her it would feel like having rough sex since it was kind of established that fusion is the metaphorical representation of just that without the rough part.

Steven seemed to agree with her way of thinking just by blushing a bit as well. A couple of times already he has felt dirty when he kept thinking his mom was sexy, the chills getting colder and colder. This wasn't the time to wuss out now, if fusion was going to help with this situation then so be it.

"...Alright, let's do it."

"Are you sure Steven?"

"Pssh, we did it before...N-N-NOT IN THAT CONTEXT I SWEAR!"

"I-I know what you mean...I just want to make sure so it doesn't become awkward later when you were having some ahem lewd fantasies about me."

"(SHE KNEW?! Shit, screw you brain!) Uh heheheh yeah but don't worry, nothing will happen afterward I promise."

With both their minds made up Pink strengthened her resolve and got serious.

"Okay pheew let's do it. Wait, actually first we're going to need to figure out how we're going to, you know do this."

From inside of Pink's moon base Emerald was trying desperately to keep her footing while going down the stairs ad a hastened pace. The entire structure was shaking and breaking apart little by little and she knew why?

That giant monster, that was cause. It only let out a loud roar once and the entire place stated to give out. What the hell was that thing anyway? The monster just appeared from out of nowhere as if it warped or something. No matter the case it was after her with no explanation from her perspective. She only had one guess to what that thing is?

Like the gems that were blasted into oblivion by the Diamonds, leading to their corruption from the secret files she red, her nemesis Steven must've been affected. Chaos Emerald never thought that a human/gem hybrid could have the same affliction since Steven's a human.

"He's after me. No doubt about it, that ominous purple light was from Steven. Shit, he wants to kill me."

"And he should."

Not again. Now of all times when Chaos Emerald's conscience pops up to beat her down once again. Of all fucking times does the ghost of her former self show up again!

"Shut up he won't kill me, not before I kill him."

"With what? Did you not see how giant that monster is? There's no doubt that he will shatter us."

"I said shut up! I'm not going to die."

Emerald was getting out of breath as she pressed her back next to the entrance door, trying to mentally prepare herself to face the monster who was currently colliding its head against the base. The Green Pearl apparition form of the conscience floated next to Emerald, crossed armed with a look of disappointment.

"It's kind of ironic for you to say you're not going to die when you're purpose of coming all the way to Earth was to die by Pink Diamond's hand, to unveil the still tyrannical hypocrisy of the Diamonds. Heh what a joke of a plan that was when Steven started to dismantle your plan."

Emerald remained silent, she needed to keep a steady rhythm of breath so the monster wouldn't catch her. Just as expected from outside the monster stopped the banging and proceeded to slither it's head around the area in search mode.

"Haah typical, still in denial."

Emerald immediately turned towards apparition in anger. You can tell by the gritted teeth and scrunched up brow of hers.

"You know what? Shut the fuck up, okay, I did it your way! I said it once and I'll say again you stupid twat! If Steven just shattered me on the spot then our plan would've succeeded and the entire universe would've seen the blatant hypocrisy of the so called 'pacifist of the universe'."

The apparition just rose a brow as Emerald continued.

"They are up in space broadcasting this entire shit show to the entire universe and now it's a literal shit show! I did it your way and look where that got me. Fuck it with Plan A I'm going with Plan B. Mass gem extinction, destroying the entire fucking planet and then destroy Homeworld!"

"...Then who's going to shatter you afterward when everyone you loved and cherish is de-"

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT I HAD THOSE THAT I LOVED AND CHERISHED!...Shit."

Quickly tossing herself out through the entrance the giant worm threw it's heavy body down, smashing the entire facility in two. Emerald was able to get some distance from the facility just to give her time to collect her thoughts.

The monster lifted his body, debris falling off his body with no problem. He turned his head towards Emerald with his blank expression and then the expression changed into that of pure anger. Emerald unconciously grinned at the beast. Maybe somewhere inside her she wanted this final battle to happen. A symbolic battle between two individuals in the same chaotic evil attribute, showing the universe who the real monster is?

"That's you huh Steven?!"

Though Emerald already knew that the monster was Steven she wanted to get a reaction out of him, which worked cause Steven was inching his way closer to her, growling like the beast he became.

"So this is what you become huh? The one who brought the universe together in the deluded concept of peace and harmony just to turn into a monster, bent on destruction."

Wait...you actually thought Emerald was joking about a broadcast to the universe? Funny cause somehow from different corners of the galaxy many beings of different species aside from the gems from thousands of different planets were all watching the same thing, the giant monster Steven slowly approaching Emerald as she was laughing. Who was broadcasting it?...Well now that would be spoiling it now would it?

"All your talk about harmony and how every being should come together is a load of bullshit! You and the Diamonds never gave a damn about the gems that were thrown away and abandoned after they were used for your enterntainment. I was left in the Coral Reef's crevice, in constant fear for my inevitable shattering for 6000 plus years. None of you gave a shit about me!"

From lightyears away, flying through the astroid belt near the planet Gallifrey in a spaceship crafted from black crystals three voices were conversing with eachother. One of them was excited and annoyingly bubbly.

"OOO! OOO! OOO! Can we destroy that planet next, Pleeeeaaaaase?"

"No you damn idiot! By Diamond it's not your decision to make anyway dumbass!"

"Calm thyself, thou has known that she gets excited when new planets are presented into view. But thee is right, we art not engaging in unnecessary bloodshed."

The third voice, a mature, calm, and articulate was able to cool down the hotheaded and easily annoyed second voice.

"Awww but whyyyyyy?!"

"Cause she said so dipshit! It's her control after all!"

"Booooo! You two don't like to have fun."

"WOULD YOU KEEP YOUR ASS QUIET FOR A SEC?! Sigh we're getting more data from the battle as we speak. That Pearl is really giving us what we need as long as we hold up our end of the bargain."

"I know right? It took me 25 seconds to hack into the message devices that Homeworld implanted. It took too long, my hands are still cramping a bit. At least I got 400,000 of the planets to broadcast the same thing."

"And thee did a good job for that."

"I would've done 700,000 but SOMEONE not naming any names told me to stop consuming all the sugar rocks."

The second voice was now even more irritated than usual thanks to the first voice.

"Well screw you to bitch!"

"Hot headed clod."

"Silence!"

Just a single word and the first and second voice closed their mouths.

"No matter, 400,000 can easily become 2 billion in due time. That is if thy Pearl is successful with what they were planning to do with our assistance."

"Yeah, the whole broadcasting thing was that Pearl's plan. Weren't we just going to meet back with the Diamonds?"

"Heh and I thought there wasn't a single braincell in there."

"Thee is correct, our Diamonds art our top priority. But we'll first see this Steven Universe for ourselves."

The first voice became all bouncy and excited again. They would usually get like that when they are visiting a new planet...to eventually destroy.

"Are we going to that Planet Eeart?!"

"It's called Earth you idiot!"

"Aside from Vessle's remarks, yes...we art going to Planet Earth."

"YEAH!!"

"YOU'RE TOO DAMN NOISY!"

"Why would you give a shit anyway, you get yourselves Pearls that are easily replaceable! One little insignificant gem is no problem to any of you!"

Emerald started walking backward as the beast slithered even closer. You would think it was from fear but no it wasn't exactly that. It was from the fact that she didn't want it to let Steven tower over her so they wouldn't make direct eye contact. She wanted him to look her in the eye.

"You're mad, furious even aren't you? I fucked up your entire world, your peaceful life, your friends, your family."

Emerald paused for a moment to chuckle to herself, her twisted her mouth into a sadistic smile.

"I even killed your mate that you would most likely toss aside as well when you're done with her and you're fucking livid!"

From that last sentence the monster's eyes grew wide, a big mistake Emerald did indeed. Especially when the monster scrunched up its face while clenched its teeth, shaking slightly in rage. It rose its head upward and let out a devastatingly powerful roar that shook the entire moon to its core.

Emerald could barely keep her footing from the violent shaking yet she held on for her own sake. She was not going to be out done once more by Steven, oh no. This time she'll use everything to turn him to space dust.

"Is that suppossed to scare me Universe?! Well I'm not shaking in my boots!"

Raising both her hands towards the sky Emerald conjured up the same giant electro ball she was going to use back on Earth.

"I'm glad you came to me, now I can kill you with no restraints. Do you recognise this? You should, cause I'm going to use it for real this time-"

As the giant ball reached its max size Emerald clenched her fingers and threw it down towards the monster Steven.

"-AND BLAST YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF!!"

Suddenly the roaring went quiet and the shaking settled but that didn't matter to Emerald cause it was going to end real soon. It will prove to the universe that she is the God of this univere...at lesst until smile faded.

"Eh?"

Her giant electroball was encased inside the geometric bubble shield that she knows that Steven can use. It caused the ball's movement to stop in an instant. How is that possible for a monster to do this kind of feat. Unfortunately for Emerald the impossibility wasn't over yet.

The shield started to shink along with Emerald's attack, condensing it down tighter and tighter and tighter until in a couple of seconds it became the size of a rubber ball. Was this all just a bloody nightmare?

Finally the monster was able to telekinetically manipulate the shield encased ball while opening his large maw. He wasn't going to do it right? That ball contained a shit load of power that would've blasted a cataclysmic sized hole through the Earth and that would've been no bluff.

To Emerald's horror he did, the monster ate the ball whole and swallowed it as if it was a small pill that went down smoothly. A couple of seconds went by, the silent sound of a boom occured in his stomach and the monster burped out some smoke, some green static escaped from its tongue.

Emerald lost the strength in her leg, her eyes were full of shock and disbelief. She was this outranked this whole time?...But she wished that she would have the power that surpasses even the 4 Diamonds, how the hell was she this weak?!

"(No...just no fricking way was this true?)"

Before Emerald could make a move to escape she was surrounded by the bubble shield, completely trapped like a rat. While she was panicking a bit, punching against it again and again it was lifted off the ground by the telekinesis.

Slowly looking up Emerald saw how she was being looked down upon by the face of not a monster, but a bloody vision of a god bent on death and vengeance. Oh what a clown she was...what a fool she always was.

End of Ch.24

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