(Sky Temple ; Osware's Hideout)
Osware and Prince Steven were configuring the settings on the Time Portal.
"So this'll get us out? What then? We're gonna be by ourselves again." Jarek said.
"This is so that I can go home, after you all have." Osware said.
"So this is as far as it goes then?" Jarek asked.
"Yes." Osware said.
"Oh. I wish you luck on your trip home, Prince Steven." Jarek said.
"Me too. Thank you guys for helping me all the way to now." Steven said.
"No problem. It was an honor, fighting for a prince." Jarek said.
Once the settings were finished, Osware pressed the green button, and activated the machine. The Time Portal activated, with a blue vortex.
"The time is set to 3045. Go, before it closes." Jarek said.
"Thanks, Jarek." Osware said, running into the portal vortex.
(3045 ; Osware's House)
Osware landed in the pool. Red Lace Agate was laying on her relaxing chair, with sunglasses on, and a swimsuit.
"Osware! Where have you been, young man?! And why did you come out of nowhere, landing in the pool like a buffoon?" She asked.
"Mom! Help! I can't swim!" Osware said, freaking out and flailing his arms in the pool.
"Get yourself out, I'm gonna relax. Tell me everything as you're getting out." She said.
"Help! I can feel my skin wrinkling!" Osware said.
"Ugh, fine!" She said, jumping into the pool, and saving him.
When the two got out, she smacked him upside the head.
"Mom, it was an accident! I tapped that little orb, and I was traveling through different universes!" Osware said.
"Was it so hard to just listen to what I was saying to you? I told you not to use that device!" She said. Then she hugged him tightly.
"Mom?" He said.
"You scared me. I was so worried about you." She said.
"I'm home, mom. I'm home." He said.
(5/1/2017 ; Crystal Temple)
Magma was sitting on the bench, eating an ice cream with Steven.
"This is nice. I'm glad I'm here eating an ice cream with you, Magma." Steven said, happy.
"Me too, Steven. I'm glad my dad gave me $20 as an allowance this time." She said.
"20?" Steven said.
"Yeah, he gave me 20 for doing a good job on my chores for the past three weeks." She said.
"That's swell." Steven said.
Then she yawned and stretched her arms.
He looked at her, staring at her arm pits.
"Uhh?" He said, blushing in embarrassment.
She looked at him.
"What?" She said.
"Nothing. Your skin's really red." He lied.
"Okay?" She said, weirded out.
"No no! Steven, what was that?! Your skin is really red?! Come on!" Steven thought, beating himself up for sounding so stupid.
"Hey, why is your nose bleeding?" She asked, noticing his nose bleeding.
He quickly put a tissue in his right nostril.
"I have bad allergies." He lied.
"Really? Because studies have shown that when a man has a nose bleed in front of a woman, it's usually because he is aroused." She pointed out.
"What?!" He said, freaked out.
"Am I that pretty?" She said, blinking her eyes at him in a certain manner.
"Yeeees?" He said, afraid of her answer.
"Aww! Thanks, Steven!" She said, giving him a hug. His face was near her left breast.
Tundra came out of the gift shop, eating a bag of peanuts, when she saw this.
"Magma! What are you doing to that poor little boy?!" Tundra said, weirded out.
"Stevey here likes me!" Magma said, grinning.
"He does? Okay, and?" Tundra asked, not caring about that.
"Don't you think it's great? I mean, it's the first time anyone's told me that!" Magma said.
"Yes I think that's great and all, but what's dad gonna think when he sees your arm around him?" Tundra asked, being the voice of reason.
"He's not gonna know, unless you snitch!" Magma said.
"I'm totally gonna snitch!" Tundra said, running away.
"Don't worry about her." Magma said, dismissing Tundra.
"Is she gonna tell Jarek?" Steven asked.
"Yes, but he's not gonna do anything." Magma said.
She leaned forward, with her cleavage showing in his face.
"What do you wanna do today?" She asked, brushing her hair over her ear.
"Go out to the arcade?" He suggested.
She got closer to him.
"Go back to my house?" Steven said, blushing redder than beet.
"Let's go." She said.
(Jarek's Palace)
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Jarek laughed.
"Are you serious?!" Black Diamond said, shocked and appalled.
"Yes, she's got her arm around Steven and probably doing him." Tundra said.
"That little shit!" Black Diamond said.
"Hey, hey, hey." Jarek halted Black Diamond. She frowned at him.
"It's not even gonna go that far. She doesn't know the first thing about sex." Magma said.
"Alright, look. I'm gonna go there and talk to her. That's probably not what's even happening." Jarek said.
"I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind! She has no business hooking up with a kid!" Black Diamond said.
"I know, but she's not gonna do that. I taught her better than that." Jarek said.
"She is capable of changing her mind!" Black Diamond said.
"Go wash up. Okay? I'm gonna handle this." Jarek said.
"Fine." She said.
"I want you to help Aquamarine in her room." Jarek said to Tundra.
"Okay." She said, a little let down.
Jarek left the castle.
(Beach City)
Jarek came out of the store, with a Sprite Cranberry 20oz in his hands. He took a drank and savored the delicious taste.
"Ah! Life is good, when you got a Sprite Cranberry." He commented.
"Hey, have you seen my Onion? He's gone missing." Sour Cream said, holding a flier up and handing it to him.
"Missing? When did you last see him?" Jarek asked, examining the picture.
"He went to the arcade yesterday, but he never came back. My mom's worried sick." Sour Cream said.
"How is she anyway?" Jarek asked.
"Fine up until he disappeared." Sour Cream said.
"I'll get right on it. I just gotta take care of something right quick." Jarek said, taking the paper and walking away with it.
"Thanks, man." Sour Cream said.
(Boardwalk)
Steven had lip prints all over his face, and was left in a daze. He was sitting in front of the bench. Jarek saw him, and frowned.
Steven took notice of his angry expression. "Huh?" He said.
(KICK!)
(Krushing blow)
Jarek's left shoe collided into Steven's nose, earning a snap as well as a tooth coming loose.
"Aaugh!"
(End of krushing blow)
"Hey!" Steven said, clutching his nose.
"Those look like Magma's lipstick! What were you doing with her?!" Jarek said.
"Chill, dad! Chill!" Magma said, showing up with two soft drinks in her hands.
"You fucked him?" Jarek said to her.
"No! Just some kissing, that's all!" Magma defended.
"I want you to go home this instant!" Jarek said.
"But.. we were gonna go to his place and play games." Magma said.
"Bullshit. Go home." Jarek said.
"Whatever you say. Bye Stevey." Magma said to Steven.
"Bye." Steven said.
Once Magma was out of sight, Jarek turned to him.
"Look, dude. I like that you and her are friends, but keep it in your pants! She's not for you!" Jarek said.
"What's it matter to you? I like her! She's very pretty!" Steven said.
"Stop looking at her. I mean it." Jarek said.
"If you're mad, well too bad! It sounds like a personal issue!" Steven said, mad. He stood up with his fists.
"You've chosen wrong this time." Jarek said.
(FIGHT)
Steven swung his fists at him, with Jarek blocking.
Jarek grabbed his shoulders, slapped him and threw him to the floor.
"Hey!" Steven said.
Jarek swung his right foot down to his face, with Steven dodging it at the last second.
Steven bit his left ankle.
"Yigh! Yigh! Hey!" Jarek said, hopping and trying to shake Steven off.
Steven let go and clawed it.
Jarek kicked him again, and tossed him into the air.
"Aaaaaaaaah!" Steven yelled.
Jarek charged up a dark ball and threw it to him.
Steven summoned his shield, and deflected the dark ball back at him.
"Jarek, what are you doing?!" Holly said, showing up in the nick of time.
Jarek turned to her and saw her with a displeased expression.
"What do you mean?" He said.
The dark ball landed beside him.
"Aaah! Jarek freaked out.
Steven jump kicked him.
(Krushing blow)
Steven's right foot collided into Jarek's skull, earning a crack.
"Iuah!"
(End of krushing blow)
Jarek fell forward.
"Now yield! Yield!" Steven said, pulling his ankle in a certain direction.
"Agh!" Jarek grunted.
"Holly?!" Steven said, seeing her.
Then Jarek saw this distraction as a chance to beat him.
He yanked his leg, and threw him to Holly, then he jumped up and attempted to land on both of his feet, but wound up twisting his right ankle.
(TWIST!)
Jarek fell to the ground again.
"What are you doing here?" Steven asked.
"I just got off of work." Holly said.
"How is it? [Feels pain] Ow!" Jarek said, clutching his right ankle in pain.
"Stop fighting! It's not gonna end well!" Holly said.
"Holly, he started it!" Steven said.
"You were messing with my daughter! That's not cool, man!" Jarek said.
"Daughter? You have a daughter and you didn't tell me?" Holly said, maddened at Jarek.
"What's it to you?" Jarek asked.
"Nothing! I was just wanted to know! It would have been nice for you to tell me!" Holly said.
"But why though?" Jarek asked, healing his ankle with his orange energy.
"None of your business." She said, walking away.
"What was that about?" Steven said to Jarek.
Jarek casted orange energy to Stevem's face, [rompting him to shield his face.
The energy undid the damage on his nose.
"I don't know what's up with her. That was out of nowhere. Anyway, I ran into Sour Cream, and he said Onion is missing. Do you know anything about that?" Jarek asked.
"I saw him earlier too. Are you gonna go and look for him?" Steven asked.
"Yeah, that kid's lost and I can't just leave him like that. Something bad could happen." Jarek said.
"Yeah, I need to back to the house. I left my phone there." Steven said.
"Wow." Jarek said, following him.
(20 Minutes Later)
"Esteban Universidad? Seriously? And you dressed up like Luigi?" Jarek said, weirded out.
"Yeah. Me and Connie were going undercover with her dad. We saw Onion there yesterday when we thought someone was in the park." Steven said.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Jarek said.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Steven said.
"It seems pretty empty around here." Jarek said.
"Yeah, I was supposed to receive a pair of Khakis from The Distinguished Boy, but Jamie never came by to deliver it to me." Steven said.
"That is strange. Maybe he's gone missing too?" Jarek said.
Then they passed the Arcadia.
"Hoh, the arcades are open! Why not go inside and blow off some of this stress, huh?" Jarek suggested.
"You go on, I'm starving." Steven said.
"Hoh, why didn't you say anything earlier?" Jarek asked.
"Because you buy me food all the time and I didn't wanna continue having to ask. Also, I didn't wanna have to owe you anything." Steven said.
"Dude, I do it because I want to. I'm not expecting you to do anything for me in return for that. What's the matter with you?" Jarek asked.
"I'm tired of asking." Steven said.
"You didn't ask. I offered. Don't think like that. I mean, yeah I do it all the time and you never pay me back, and it would be that way with other people, but not with me. I got money to waste, others don't. Don't worry about any of that. Now what do you want?" Jarek asked.
"A sandwich from the castle." Steven said, stressfully.
"When we're done here, I'll go and get it." Jarek said.
"Are you My Dad?"
The two turned to see a small Aquamarine gem, looking up at them.
Steven noticed her gemstone on her left cheek.
"A-Aah! A Gem!" He exclaimed.
"Are you My Dad? I need to find My Dad." Aquamarine said, walking forward, prompting him to back away.
"N-No! I'm not!" Steven said.
Aquamarine walked to Jarek.
"Are you My Dad?" She asked.
"No, kid. say, why's there blood on your hands?" Jarek asked.
"None of your business." She said, before flying away with wings that came out of her back.
"What was that about? She had blood on her hands!" Steven said to Jarek.
"She might have killed someone." Jarek said.
"You think so?!" Steven said, worried.
"We should pursue." Jarek said, running in the direction Aquamarine had went.
"I'm gonna go tell the gems! They need to know!" Steven said.
"Be safe." Jarek said, getting further away.
"I will!" Steven said, running the opposite direction from him.
(Skies)
Jarek saw Aquamarine flying away.
He took out his fusion rifle (Mythoclast), and aimed for her.
"Jarek! What are you doing?!" Steve said, seeing him.
"Steve, go!" Jarek said.
Aquamarine heard that and looked behind her.
"Oh no you don't! She said.
Three bolts headed right for her, she got hit by them and fell from the sky.
Steve snatched the rifle from him.
"Dude! That's a kid!" He said.
"She killed somebody and I gotta find out who!" Jarek said.
Steve examined it, trying to figure out how to empty the gun.
"How do you-"
Jarek snatched it back, and aimed for his face.
"Never hold my gun." He said.
"Sorry!" Steve said.
"Jarek! Don't shoot!" Michelle said.
Jarek instead ran for Aquamarine.
Then a Topaz summoned her weapon, and attacked him with it.
(BLACK SCREEN)
(CLING!)
"Ooow!"
(Normal screen)
Jarek was disoriented, as he looked at Topaz.
"Topaz! Finish him!" Aquamarine said, pointing at him.
Topaz raised her pugil stick up and swung downwards.
Jarek caught the stick, and glared, his darkness burning it to ashes.
Then he noticed several people stuck within her, and calling for help with muffled cries, and waving her limbs in distress.
Jarek got up and blocked an incoming slam with Topaz' fists.
"Topaz! I'm hurt! Finish him off and help me!" Aquamarine said.
"Steve! Steve!" Jarek called out, straining as he was losing the clash of fists from Topaz, who only grunted and growled louder as she was winning.
Then Steve ran to the sight and gasped.
"Oh my stars!" He said.
"Help! Help us!" Mr. Smiley said, reaching for him.
Then Jarek felt a surge of power travel through him.
(Netherrealm)
Shinnok was shooting dark energy at the amulet.
"That's a little too much, my lord." Quan Chi said.
"Just a little more. Watch the crystal ball." Shinnok said.
"He's losing the fight." Quan Chi pointed out.
"That's why I'm doing this." Shinnok said, then he grunted and yelled in anger. "HAH!"
(Back to Jarek)
Jarek pushed her fists back, and kicked her, accidentally hitting Jamie's head.
(Krushing blow)
The top of Jamie's head shattered, with Jarek's right shoe digging deep.
"Aaaagh!"
(end of krushing blow)
Topaz was pushed back, and she then dashed towards Jarek.
"I can't hurt her without hurting all those other humans!" He thought, so he turned to Aquamarine, and grabbed her.
"Hey! Let me go! Let me go, you filthy human!" She said.
Jarek held her in front of him.
"DO IT! I dare you! DO IT!" He taunted angrily.
Topaz stopped in her tracks and frowned at him.
"Topaz! Don't hit me! Don't do it!" Aquamarine said, shaking in fear.
"What am I supposed to do?!" Topaz said, in a girly voice.
Jarek gasped.
"Could it be?" He said, shocked to the core.
~ He's a man with a little girl's voice! He's a man with a little girl's voice! ~
Jarek lost focus, dropped Aquamarine, and was met with Topaz' fist.
(PUNCH!)
Jarek flew to a building wall, unconscious.
(Netherrealm)
Quan Chi laughed at the crystal ball, having seen what happened to Jarek.
"Ugh, not again." Shinnok said, shaking his head.
(Crystal Temple)
"He did what?!" Pearl said.
"Yeah, he went after Aquamarine!" Steven said.
"An Aquamarine and a Topaz.. " Garnet said.
"Are they homeworld gems?" Connie asked.
"They're very strong, they're used as soldiers or as escorts for the diamonds." Pearl said.
"She also had blood on her hands. Jarek thinks she killed someone." Steven said.
"Oh dear.. if that's the case, then we better find out who." Pearl said.
"We have to go now. Jarek might be in trouble!" Steven said, getting worried again.
"Steven, he'll be okay. He's tough on his own." Garnet said.
To be continued...