Chapter 78: Reunited
Garnet: They'll be here tonight. All three of them.
The gems had horrified looks on their faces.
Pearl: All three? Even White Diamond.
Garnet nods.
Bismuth: Oh come on. We just got rid of Gien now we gotta deal with the Diamonds?
Revenger: Looks like they saved me the trip. I can finally kill them here.
Amethyst: Uh Rev. You do know we're talking about Diamonds here?
Revenger: Yes, I know and I'm going to kill them here.
Steven: Hold on, let's not go to extreme measures yet.
Pearl: Steven, I'm not sure you can get through to them.
Peridot: She's right, they're not like me and Lapis. They're tyrants.
Steven: But I have Pink Diamond's gem, maybe they'll listen to me.
Garnet: There is a slim chance, but don't get your hopes up.
Bismuth: If they don't listen to you young leader, they chose that path. If they use extreme measures on us, we'll have to do the same.
Pearl: We have to act fast. We need to evacuate the town.
Garnet: We better head back. Lapis, we might need your help. Peridot, you Volleyball, Charlie, Acha and Kocha stay here.
Peridot: You don't want us to come?
Garnet: We need you to finsih uncorrupting the gems here. If you do that, maybe we can overpower them.
Peridot: But...what if they corrupt them again?
Steven: I won't let that happen. I promise you that.
Later that night.
Word spread of the Diamond invasion and Steven and his dad had the residents evacuate the town. With that, they went back to the beach and met up with the others.
Greg: Well we got everyone to evacuate the town.
Garnet: Great job, but not everyone as left.
Pearl: You need to go too Greg.
Greg: Wait just me? What about Steven?
Steven: I have to stay dad.
Greg: Okay I get that, but what about you Connie? Does your parents even know what you're doing?
Connie: Yes. It wasn't easy trying to persuade them to let me fight, especially my dad. But I managed to.
Steven: You sure you want to do this? Because this gonna get dangerous.
Connie: You know I'm staying. I'm apart of this team.
Steven: I know. I'm not going to force you to leave again.
Garnet: They're almost here. Greg, you need to go now.
Greg: I know, I just...( sighs) You've changed so much Stu ball. And now your off to face a couple of tyrants.
Greg kneels down and hugs him.
Greg: Just come back alive.
Steven: I will dad.
Greg lets go and heads back to his van as he takes one last look to everyone.
Greg: Good luck guys.
Greg drives away leaving them alone. As they prepared, Steven noticed something on Bismuth's arm. It was the breaking point she made a while back.
Steven: Bismuth? Is that the Breaking Point?
Bismuth: I know I said I wouldn't use it again, but...these are the Diamonds we're talking about. If they take things too far, I will use it without hesitation.
Steven: Lets hope it doesn't come to that.
Meanwhile.
Most of the residents were gone, but some the last ones were still leaving, mainly the Fryman family. Mr Fryman was trying to pull Peedee away from the Fry Shop
Mr Fryman: Come on Peedee, we gotta go.
Peedee: NO! Not the fry shop! I don't wanna leave it again.
Mr Fryman: Love your devotion son, but we gotta go or we're gonna die.
Mr Fryman finally pulls Peedee away from the Fry shop as they drove off.
Peedee: ( crying hysterically) NO! Anything but the shop.
Mr Fryman: Don't worry if anything goes bad, we'll build a new shop. I'll even make you the assistant manager.
Peedee: And put tater tots in the menu too?
Mr Fryman: And add tater tots too, right Ronaldo?
But as they look at the back seat, Ronaldo is not there.
Mr Fryman: Wait, where's Ronaldo?
Meanwhile.
Ronalod snuck away from the shop and stayed behind. He made his way to the beach with a camera.
Ronaldo: They really expect me to run away from an invasion like this? If I can get this on tape, I will make forutne out of it.
Ronaldo hid behind some rocks as he got ready and started filming at the gems. Suddenly they saw somthing come from the sky.
Garnet: They're here.
They saw Blue and Yellow's arm ships coming down. They were about to fight, but they flew right passed them, completely ignoring them.
Bismuth: Uh hello, we're down here you uppercrusts.
Revenger: Where are they going?
They were flying over to a far distant, but familiar area. They started pounding the ground.
Steven: They're trying to get the Cluster.
Amethyst: Pfft, well we already know this is gonna go. Lets just sit back and let the Cluster do the work for us.
Garnet: Don't lose guard Amethyst, there might be more to it.
Blue and Yellow continued digging the ground. They communicated each other through their ship's communicators
Blue Diamond: Yellow, are sure we should destroy them with this instead of face to face?
Yellow Diamond: Of course Blue, why should we get ourselves dirty just for a handful of gems that Gien can't handle. Let's just get this over with and go.
They continue pounding the ground, but as this happened, Steven started to feel a bit...whoozy.
Connie: You okay?
Steven: Yeah, I just...just gotta shake it off.
They continued pounding the ground, until finally the Cluster took form and emerged. It forms it's fist, but like before with Gien, it attacks Yellow and Blue instead.
Blue Diamond: What?
Yellow Diamond: Gien you screwed up again!
The Cluster grabbed Yellow's ship and flung it at Blue's ship. Blue's ship tried to punch it, but the Cluster grabs the fist and slowly began to crush it, causing it to crack and threw her ship aside. The gems watched as Amethyst was munching on a bag of popcorn.
Amethyst: Dude, this like watching a monster movie, only real.
Pearl: You're really comparing this to those movies. The monster look so fake compared to the ones...where did you get that popcorn?
Amethyst: ( shrugs) I don't know.
Blue and Yellow were having trouble dealing with the Cluster.
Yellow Diamond: It's too strong.
Blue Diamond: Isn't there some weakspot to it?
White Diamond: Are you two having trouble down there?
Suddenly the saw White's ship come from above which appeared to be the upperbody came down.
Garnet: It's her.
Pearl: White Diamond.
Bismuth: The worst of the worst.
White Diamond: ( sighs) As usual, you two need my help. What a bother.
Yellow Diamond: White, we can handle this, really.
White Diamond: Hush now Yellow, if you could handle it, you would have been done exactly 3 minutes and 41 seconds ago. Now you two, come to me so I can take care of this.
Blue and Yellow didn't want to talk back and flew to White's ship and merged with it, giving the ship arms. White took control of the arms and brought them together, forming an aura of energy. She fired that energy beam at the Cluster, stunning it. But as she hit the Cluster, this was affecting Steven as he grabbed his head.
Lapis: Steven are you okay?
Amethyst: Dude, what's up?
Connie: He doesn't look well. What's happening?
Pearl: It's his physcic bond with the Cluster. He must feel what it's feeling.
The energy beam from the Diamonds kept hitting the Cluster. But Steven felt it's pain and it was starting to get ot him.
Steven: Urgh...stop it...
Scene cuts back to back of the Cluster being hit and the Steven feeling it's pain. He couldn't take and began glowing pink.
Steven: I said STOP!
Steven turned Pink and this somehow gave the Cluster the strenght to break free, releasing an energy wave which hits the Diamonds ship causing it too shake. However, the Cluster looked a bit shaky and went back beneath the Earth.
White Diamond: What just happened?
Yellow Diamond: Not to worry, I'm getting back in control.
Blue Diamond: But did you feel that. That energy it felt like...like Pink.
Yellow Diamond: Blue please, this seriously not the time.
White Diamond: No, she's right. I felt that too. That energy did feel like it was from her. But how?
White was trying to sense where the energy came from. She turned the ship and gazed down at Steven and the gems.
White Diamond: There.
Yellow Diamond: From Rose's lackeys?
White Diamond: I felt it come from there.
Blue Diamond: You mean, she's...
Yellow Diamond: Don't get your hopes up Blue.
The Diamond ship began flying to them.
Steven: Uh oh, I think I got their attention.
Garnet: Everybody get ready.
Revenger: ( in his mind) Finally, they will get the punishment I orginally intended for Gien.
The ship lands and the the doors open, revealing the three Diamonds as they stepped out. They looked down at the gems with disgusted faces.
Yellow Diamond: You've got to be joking. These are the rebels that Gien couldn't handle?
Blue Diamond: Never mind them. Where is Rose Quartz? Or Pink? Why did I just feel her?
White Diamond: Alright you two lets move along. Lets just make due of these defects and destroy this rock.
Bismuth: That's it, let's show those giant prehistoric uppercrusts how we do things in town.
Steven: Wait, hold on. Let me do my part first.
Steven steps up, looking nervous.
Yellow Diamond: What is that?
White Diamond: Well whatever it is, you two deal with it.
Yellow Diamond: Just us White?
White Diamond: Come now Yellow, you two can deal with a few gems here, I'm too perfect to get myself dirty. Just try and get some answers and kill him if you want to, I don't care. Just make it quick.
Yellow: Diamond: Yes, of course White.
Steven walks to Yellow as the two begin to have an awkward conversation.
Steven: Uh...hello.
Yellow Diamond: Um...hi.
Steven: Uh...can I ask you something?
Yellow Diamond: Well we don't normally let peasants ask us questions before they die, but I do need some answers first so lets hear it out.
Steven: Uh...uh... please don't kill anyone.
Yellow Diamond: Okay first of all, that's not a question. Second...
Blue Diamond: No deal!
Blue Diamond lets out her blue aura causing everyone to tear up, including Yellow and White.
Yellow Diamon: Blue.
Blue Diamond: Rose Quartz is a person. Therefore she is part of anyone. Therefore, no deal.
Yellow Daimond: Blue calm down and I'll get you a Rose Quartz.
Blue Diamond: Do you promise?
Yellow Diamond: Yes. Just...just stop with your powers.
Blue Diamond calms down and her Aura goes away.
Blue Diamond: ( sighs) Proceed.
Yellow Diamond: Anyway, look whatever you, tell us where is Rose Quartz is and why we felt Pink Diamond's energy and we'll kill you.
Steven: Don't you mean or you'll kill?
Yellow Diamond: No.
Yellow raises her hand and forms her electric power at Steven.
Revenger: ( in his mind) Her guard is down. Perfect! ( Outloud) Sneak attack!
Revenger flies at full speed at Yellow.
Lapis: Revenger!
Amethyst: Dude what are you doing!
Pearl: Come back!
Bismuth: That's stupid even for me!
Revenger had his wrist blades and was going straight for her gem. But Yellow saw him and zapped him with her electricity, causing him to fall to the ground.
Steven: Revenger.
Yellow Diamond: ( groans) It's not a sneak attack if you announce it.
Steven went to Revenger.
Steven: What were you thinking? I said let me handle it.
Revenger: Why? They would just kill us anyway. That's what they do. They're just as bad as Gien.
Yellow stepped foward to them.
Yellow Diamond: What is this? One of Gien's creations going rouge?
Revenger: I am not affiliated with that monster. I will shatter you just like I did to the others.
Yellow Diamond: The others...wait. You're that rouge robot that shattered some of my gems.
Yellow formed an electric energy around her hand.
Steven: Wait stop, let me just say something.
Yellow Diamond: I've heard enough peasant. Now the two of you can die.
Yellow fired her electric beam at them. But it is blocked by Steven's shield. The three Diamonds see's this and their eye's widened at the familiar shield.
White Diamond: That shield.
Blue Diamond: It's her.
Steven: Listen I can explain...
Before Steven could explain, Yellow's bordom turned into anger as she balled her fists.
Yellow Diamond: You...
Yellow ran at him.
Garnet: Steven!
Yellow was about to stomp on him, but forms his bubble before getting crushed, but knocks him uncounious.
A minute later. Steven was waking up and saw Revenger next to him and Connie behind him.
Revenger: Steven! Steven are you alright? Damn it kid, don't die on me!
Connie: Is he alright?
Revenger: I'm not sure, I'm trying to feel his pulse.
Steven: Whoa guys I'm fine, I...oh!
Steven realizes that he's in his pychic ghost state. He saw his body on the ground and Revenger and Connie looked transparent. He also saw the others trying to fight the Diamonds.
Steven: Oh this again.
Steven places his hands on both Connie and Revenger.
Steven: Guys can you hear me?
Connie: Steven, thank god your fine.
Revenger: What's going on? I can hear you , but I can't see you.
Steven: Oh this is just one of my powers which makes me into a ghost.
Revenger: What?
Steven: I'll explain later. Right now I gotta get through the Diamond's heads.
Revenger: Why? They're attacking us now.
Steven: Just give me some time and look after my body.
Connie: Just listen to him Revenger. He knows what he's doing.
Revenger: ( groans) This is your last chance, got that.
Steven: Fair enough.
Steven was flying to the Diamonds as he went through each gem as they were all struggling. First Garnet.
Garnet: This is it. I got to hold it together. I got to hold everyone together.
Steven: ( jumping through her) You can do it Garnet. Remember, you're made of love.
Garnet: Steven? Ha. He's always been a great motivator.
Garnet gets back up and continues fighting. Next Amethyst.
Amethyst: Don't get shattered! Don't get shattered! Don't get shattered!
Steven: ( jumping through her) You can do it Amethyst, I believe in you!
Amethyst: Steven? I can do this! I can do this!
Next Pearl
Pearl: I won't give up. Everything I do, I do it for her. I do it for him.
Steven: ( jumping through her) Don't forget about yourself Pearl!
Pearl: I do it for me.
Next Bismuth.
Bismuth: This is it. I didn't think I'd have to resort using this.
Steven: ( jumping through her) Don't do it yet Bismuth! Just hang on a little longer.
Bismuth: Alright concience, if you say so.
Steven face palms his face and nods to the fact Bismuth still thinks it's her conience.
Next Lapis.
Lapis: She just crushed Steven, but I can't lose now. I just became a member of this team, but I haven't known the others long enough yet.
Steven: ( jumping through her) I'm okay Lapis. Just keep on going and you're a great member!
Lapis: Right. That's my Beach Summer Buddy.
Steven was finally making his way to the Diamonds next, who looked like the were sitting around moping.
Steven: Wait aren't we fighting here? How is they're sitting but the others... no stay focused. Remeber why I'm here.
Steven got closer to them. To hear their thoughts.
Yellow Diamond: How miserable. I knew Pink couldn't handle her own colony, but I gave in. Now I'm to blame for her fate.
Steven tried to go to Yellow, but the energy surrounding her pushed him away.
Steven: Her thoughts are too strong.
So he went to Blue instead, but he did pass by White's thoughts although he couldn't go near her.
White Diamond: Just hurry up you two and finish the job. Our precous Starlight was killed here and this is really giving us a bad image. Not to mention I just want to forget this ever happened.
Steven was now heading to Blue.
Blue Diamond: What good would any of this do? The more I make these gems suffer. The more I long to see you again Pink.
Getting to Blue's head was still hard, but not as difficult as Yellow and White's but Steven managed to place his hand on her head.
Steven: Blue Diamond, please listen...
But Steven is pushed away by her power, but Blue did hear something.
Blue Diamond: I felt something. Someone.
Steven: It worked. I gotta get through to them.
Steven tried again and placed his hand on her head.
Steven: Pink isn't gone. I can explain everything if you stop fighting.
He is pushed away again.
Blue Diamond: There it is again.
Yellow Diamond: What are you jabbering about?
Blue Diamond: I heard someone. That presence though it felt like...
Yellow Diamond: Please Blue, you're being hysterical. More so than usual.
With Yellow's guard down Steven got close to her and placed his hand on her head and spoke.
Steven: Listen Yellow. Pink's fate is different than you think!
Once again though, Steven is pushed away.
Yellow Diamond: What was that?
Blue Diamond: See what I mean?
White Diamond: What is going on here? Why aren't you two fighting?
Yellow Diamond: White there's something here. Some kind of presence.
White Diamond: Nonsense , you two are just hearing things. I ask of one thing and you need my help again.
With White's guard down, Steven manages to contact her next.
Steven: White, there's more to Pink's fate than you think. She faked her shattering!
But again he is pushed by her energy.
Blue Diamond: Did you feel it?
White Diamond: Yes, what was that?
Yellow Diamond: It must be a trick, show yourself foe.
Steven: I'm not your foe! Please just listen to me.
Yellow Diamond: I hear it over there.
White Diamond: Get him!
The three Diamonds shot an energy beam at Steven. It was overwhelming him, but he started to glow pink and broke off the beam.
Steven: Please, the fighting has to stop. We aren't enemies. We're family. I need you to know who I am!
Steven let out a large pink energy wave at them as the Diamonds started to calm down from this familiar power.
White Diamond: Impossible.
Yellow Diamond: This aura.
Blue Diamond: Could it be?
Suddenly Steven woke up back in his body and saw that everyone including the Diamonds surrounded him.
Blue Diamond: It's you...Pink.
Steven: Well actually, I'm not entirely her.
Yellow Diamond: But you have our Starlight's gem. How is this possible.
White Diamond: Who are you exactly?
Steven got back up and looked at them with a firm look.
Steven: My name is Steven Universe and I am the son of Pink Diamond.
Meanwhile on Homeworld
Gien was with Viggo in his lab.
Gien: And I want you to only do this if all else fails.
Viggo: Understood my lord.
They hear the door and Huntress enters.
Viggo: And where have you been Huntress?
Huntress: I just...had something I wanted to take care of first.
Gien: As for the gems.
Huntress: Complete aniallation.
Then they heard the buzzer from the super computer go off. Huntress didn't notice until now what appeared to be pods all over the lab.
Huntress: My lord, what is all this?
Gien: Our commrades Huntress, reborn.
The pods began to shake and opened up. It was all the elites that were beaten by the Crystal Gems. Nabal, Keese, Kamero, Reflector, Kanedama, Genbu, Dart Shot, Cyclonus, Thundercracker, the Steelshell bros, Leozack, the Seatrons, SkekVar and Gungan the Angel of Death ( all except Saguaro and Chollas). They were all groaning as they got out and and stretched their bodies.
Huntress: H-How did you...
Gien: I always keep back up core coniousness disks of each elite before they were killed. As long as I have that, I can easily rebuild them.
One last pod was opening, but to Viggo and Huntress shock, it was Bomber.
Bomber: My lord...
Huntress: Bomber!
Huntresss was about to attack, until Gien stopped her.
Gien: No need to attack. I made a few adjustments to Bomber's back up core coniousness mainly his personality and loyalty.
Bomber: My lord and true master. I thank you for bringing me back. I Bomber the Great am forever loyal to you.
Snaptrap: Hehehehe! I knew you'd bring us back my lord. We are of course your best team.
Nabal: I underestimated them before. It will not happen again.
Keese: They will pay for taking away my lovely dolls.
Cyclonus: With me back, I will bring their shattered gems to you as a gift.
Kamero: I will make them fall for you.
Thundercracker: I will use my new Megaton Punching gloves on them.
Reflector: I will make a new mirror realm. One worst than before.
Genbu: I can help you with that Reflector. Hahahaha!
Dart Shot: I never got a chance to face them. But they will know my wrath an will Revenger!
Scarab: I might have had my gripes with you before, but I hate those wretched gems more. How's about we work together like old times sake? Sake.
Stag and Longhorn: Yeah!
Leozack: We the soldiers of the Gara Droid Empire, will obey Gien and will turn in those gems for the crimes they've committed.
Kanedama: They made a fool out of me! But you should never gamble with me. You always lose. Coin!
SkekVar: I didn't even get a chance to use my Skekbot yet.
Gungan: I will get her back. I will have my Sapphire back.
Gien: Now, now, I know you are all dying for revenge. And you will get it soon. Bomber.
Bomber: Yes my lord.
Gien: Take everyone outside with the soldiers. I will announce when we leave.
Bomber: Yes my lord. You heard him. Get out there. Move.
They all left outside as Viggo followed them. Huntress was the only one left in the room.
Gien: Huntress you too, go.
Huntress: I just want to talk about something first.
Gien: About.
Huntress: About us. I want know...I mean if we win and make it. Would you...would you marry me.
Gien's eyes widened.
Gien: What?
Huntress: Would you marry me? After this is over.
Gien: ( looking away) I...I don't know.
Huntress: What do you mean you don't know?
Gien: I don't think I can do this.
Huntress: Wha...why?!
Gien: Huntress when I made the Gara Droids I made the rule that no robot shall show signs of love or sentimental emotions. I followed that for a while until...until you told me how you felt of me. Since then I... I grew a bit soft.
Huntress: So...
Huntress looked down with a tears.
Huntress: So your saying this is my fault?
Gien: I never said that. I'm just saying that I need to show how strong and fearful I am. But lately, I haven't been that way. I keep showing signs of emotion. But I am a machine. I shouldn't.
Huntress takes his hand.
Huntress: Darling, you and I aren't like the others. Underneath all this metal are gems. We're still gems you know. We've been through so much that it changed us. Think of it as this. Think of it as a new age for the Gara Droids. We act anyway we can as long as we follow your law. If Bomber is loyal now, I can relax a bit. This is just something I always wanted. Settle down with you. Wouldn't you want that?
Gien looked at her who gave him a small smile. He wrapped his arms around her as she hugged him.
Gien: Huntress...
Gien pulls her off of him still holding her arms and looks her in the eye.
Gien: You will rule the Earth by my side as queen in the new age.
Huntress eye's widened and formed a huge smile as she kissed him.
Huntress: I better join the others. You get ready for your speech.
Huntress leaves the room leaving Gien alone.
15 minutes later.
All the Gara Droids, elites and soldiers were gathered together in front of the Diamond's Palace. There were thousands and thousands of them. They saw from the entrance Gien approaching as they all stayed silent for his speech.
Gien: Fellow Gara Drods. We stand agaisnt our biggiest obstical. The time has come to purge the gem race and replace it with us. However, our Homeworld is no longer fit for us. There's hardly energy resources for us to fuel on. But the Earth is flourishing with it. But the only thing standing in our way is those Crystal Gems, the Diamonds and the boy. I know we've lost countless times before. But you know what the difference was? I only resorted to our usual methods of one elite conquering a whole planet. But these gems are skilled fighters. But this time we will strike again, together!
The Gara Droids were cheering for him, agreeing with what he said.
Gien: But that's not all. We will finally use our ultimate weapon. Behold!
The ground began to shake as the floor began to crack. From behind the palace was a space station. It almost resembled a gigantic spinning top. The middle was like classic UFO with laser cannons attached all around it, except the bottom had a spiral drill to it with a cannon at the tip. and the top had a pole with a blue orb attached.
Gien: Behold, the Planet Reformatter. With this, I will reformat the Earth into a mechanical world made for us. It will wipe out all organic life and make a new world. One with everlasting gartronium and an environment suitable for us. My god...it will be beautiful!
The Gara Droids began cheering for him again.
Gien: F-O-R-W-A-R-D MARCH! THE BEGINNING OF THE GARA DROID EMPIRE, HAD BEGUN!
The Gara Droids move out. Getting weapons ready and arming themselves up. Gien is accompanied by Huntress, Viggo, Bomber and the Seatrons on the Planet Reformatter while all the others got onto some giant hand war ships. They launched off into space ready to get revenge and to end this futile once and for all.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Stay tuned for next time and as it will begin the Three ( maybe four) part finale. Who will win, find out next time. I thought long and hard if I wanted to bring Bomber back with the other elites, I wasn't sure but ultimatly I did because I just wanted the four main baddies back together one last time. I also want to thank Lady Shadow92 for help on this chapter. If you liked this chapter, be sure to follow favorite and review. As always thank you and until next time.
