And thanks to my anniversary chapter being held off for the special date, this chapter is now done already! It's time for the Crystal Gem's mission to bring them face-to-face with a new foe!
With Bismuth brought back with the others, all of the Crystal Gems piled into the Sun Incinerator in order to head out in order to take care of the satellites over the Earth. The only exceptions were Adamite and Cinnabar who Garnet decided would be the two best candidates to stay behind in case Homeworld tried something while they were gone. Adamite's earthbending would be useless in any midair fight and Cinnabar still was not the best at avoiding collateral damage.
"Don't worry!" assured the latter, "We won't burn the house down! Again."
"And I can assure that," said the former with more confidence, "If she misbehaves, she's getting buried in the sand until you get back."
"Good to know," said Garnet over her communicator while Topaz ran the final checks for lift-off.
"Alright everyone, strap in!" said Rhodonite as she entered her hands into the plasma screen that acted as the control console. A series of chairs emerged from under floor behind Topaz's seat at the helm with safety belts the shoulder of each seat. All of these new features made to accommodate more passengers were found by Peridot after several late nights of monkeying around with the controls.
Soon, the Sun Incinerator lifted off of the sands and blasted off into the wide blue sky. As they flew, Rutile was acting as the main navigator which meant overlaying the maps Pearl provided with the data Peridot got from the downed satellite to find the others. Thankfully, having two heads really was better than one in this case. While the gem reported that the nearest satellite was truly hundreds of miles away, the ship reached it in a few minutes.
"Target is in sight," reported the twins.
"Rhodonite, fire the nova blasters as soon as you get a hit," ordered Topaz.
"Yes Captain," agreed the fusion immediately. Soon a distant speck could be made out ahead of the ship and it was not long before the gem brought up the targeting reticle. A few seconds later she got a lock on the faraway orb and it was blown to oblivion.
"One satellite down!" cheered Padparadscha.
"Next target is approximately seventy miles due east," reported Rutile.
For the next several minutes, the mission went swimmingly as the crew of the ship operated like a well-oiled machine. The other Crystal Gems merely sat back and watched as the five-man team went from location to location and took down ten satellites with no issue.
"Man, easiest job ever!" bragged Amethyst as she watched the show, "We'll be done by lunchtime!"
"Don't get arrogant," warned Bismuth, "After that little raid Homeworld pulled on my forge, who know what they might pull?"
"Maybe," said Lapis, "But these guys have it all handled. I thought I might be needed because I'm the only one of us that can fly solo."
"It's a possibility," said Garnet, "But I'm impressed how well Topaz is handling this."
"Thanks!" said the captain, "This job has really built my confidence. Turns out I love piloting when I don't have some little clod nagging at me all day."
While Steven was delighted to see Topaz find her place after seeing how miserable she used to be, he secretly agreed with Bismuth and thought there was more on the way. He may not have seen the Diamonds for long, but he doubted they would idly let the Crystal Gems destroy any sort of spy network.
His prediction sadly came true when, just after taking down satellite number fifteen, a sudden bout of turbulence rocked the ship and brought everyone to attention.
"Fluorite, any problems with the propulsion systems?" asked Topaz automatically as another wave jostled the vessel.
"No Captain…" said the engineer from below, "But the shields are holding."
"I can't find the attacking craft!" said Rhodonite, "They must have some sort of cloaking device!"
"I've never seen a Homeworld ship with full-fledged invisibility," informed Peridot from her seat, "Stealth is usually not their forte with spaceship design."
A third hit to the ship caused many of the passengers to yell in alarm, but Topaz forced herself to remain calm and analyze the situation. None of their systems seem to be malfunctioning, but there was no sign of any attackers and the weather was still perfect, so it was not any sort of meteorological threat.
"An intruder is trying to attack the ships!" warned Padparadscha, much to everyone's confusion. The word intruder almost made it sound like a single person was trying to stop them, but that turned out to be accurate when Rutile spoke up.
"Topaz, I think I spotted something flying past our east flank!" said the left head.
"It looked way too small to be a fighter!" said the right head.
The captain quickly had Rhodonite steer them eastward and soon they found a strange sight out of the viewport. A small rippling area about ten feet from the ship could just barely be made out and soon it rippled away to reveal a brown-colored gem somehow flying on level with the ship.
"Uh oh," said Amethyst, "Looks like they finally made another flying one…"
"Rutile, bring up the communication channels," said Topaz, still keeping her demeanor, "If that's a Homeworld gem, she should be using a known frequency."
The twins complied and soon a voice was coming in loud and clear through the sound system. "Greetings, interlopers," said a suave feminine voice, "Do I have your attention now?"
"You do. This is Captain Topaz speaking, pilot of the Sun Incinerator and member of the Crystal Gems. Who are you and what do you want?"
"Permission to come aboard your vessel, for one. I prefer to have these conversations on solid ground."
Topaz had Rutile cut the audio before turning and facing the other Crystal Gems. "Guys, what do you all think? This may be my ship, but I don't want to endanger any of you."
"We understand," said Pearl, "And as much as I hate to entertain the idea, it might be best to hear her out in person."
"WHAT?!" shouted Amethyst, "I'm no strategist, but why would we want some crazy spy gem on our ship instead of just blasting it?!"
"Because, and this is just a hunch, we can't attack her," said Garnet, "Based on what Padparadscha said, she's the one attacking the ship herself. She must possess some impressive power to rock a ship like this singlehandedly."
"And with the ability to be totally invisible, I'm betting the only reason she wants to talk is because she knows she can win," added Bismuth, scowling at the gem outside.
Soon Garnet gave the resident captain the go-ahead and the other gem entered from the airlock opening out of the ceiling. Once she floated into view, the others all got a solid look at the baron. She stood as tall as Pearl with a similar lithe figure to Cinnabar that made her look lithe but still strong. Her body was light tan color with her darker brown hair tied into a single braid that stopped at her neckline. Her gem was not visible on her body thanks to the outfit she was sporting – an odd light grey full-body suit that almost looked like it was made of plasma that left only her hands, feet and head exposed. The new gem's immediately fell upon Steven.
"Ah, you must be Rose Quartz," she said amicably, "The reports described your new form, though it also read you go by the alias of 'Steven?'"
"Y-Yeah…" said the boy, stupefied to hear an enemy gem actually say his proper name.
"And you must be her associates. I must admit, I did not expect to see such a diverse bunch."
"Your 'reports' didn't say anything about us?" groused Lapis.
"No, they mentioned you in less detail, but I'm more surprised by the presence of your pearl."
The swordswoman crossed her arms and glared at the new arrival, expecting another spiel about her "proper place." Instead, the gem said the last thing she expected.
"A shame she is on the wrong side of this conflict. I would have preferred you as a work of art to admire from afar."
The whole ship went dead silent as the new arrival walked towards Pearl and seemed to stare at her face. Her eyes were half-lidded and her tone sounded so genuine they figured she was either a master liar or dead serious.
"Those features, that dapper attire, and that spark glowing in your eyes. I can see how one day I'd sweep you off your feet and take you to a secluded mine where we could confess our romantic desires…"
"Enough flattery," insisted Topaz, trying to bring attention away from a mortified Pearl, "Now that you're on my ship, I demand to know your identity."
"Brookite," she said simply, "And, might I say Captain Topaz, I'm impressed with the operation you run."
"Really?" said the fusion, both her eyebrows raised.
"Indeed. To keep such a marvelous piece of engineering in flawless shape so many cycles after being commandeered takes commendable effort. My compliments to your work effort!"
"Okay, stop that!" said a completely done Amethyst, "Drop the nicey-nice act already! You're the bad guy, we're the good guys, let's get to the insults and fighting already!"
"My apologies," said Brookite sincerely, "If that is what you wish…"
Without even looking, she held out her left hand and suddenly it was consumed by the rest of her semiliquid suit and a beam of light erupted from her palm. It blasted Topaz back into her chair where she sat briefly stunned.
"…Then I will comply."
The other Crystal Gems were all on guard as she resumed her polite demeanor instantly. Even seeing all of their weapons, Brookite did not seem the least bit bothered.
"W-What are you?!" asked Steven from behind his shield, "How'd you do that?"
"In all honesty, that attack was actually the work of this elite piece of hardware I am wearing. This is an immensely rare espionage suit equipped with repulsor blasters, a self-contained cloaking device and mineral enhancers designed to greatly raise my natural strength and stamina."
"So that's how you were attacking the ship!" exclaimed Peridot.
"Indeed. I was assigned a task to guard these satellites and to immediately attack any imminent threat. While I'm disappointed to have lost many of my objectives already, I believe apprehending you will assuage the Diamonds."
Brookite's demeanor suddenly changed as the suit suddenly engulfed all of her and soon she began to fade out of sight. In her last visible moments, her confident smile was replaced by a hard grimace as she looked at the seven Crystal Gems and gave them a warning.
"Do not take any of this personally. This is merely business."
Steven put a bubble around himself as Brookite began an invisible assault on the team and quickly found he was the only one who got spared. Peridot was thrown into the wall of the ship hard enough to leave an imprint of her body, Pearl and two of her clones were beaten down in rapid succession, Amethyst was blasted into unconsciousness from behind, Lapis got knocked into the ceiling and soon fell unconscious and even Bismuth was pummeled into submission so fast even she has no idea what happened.
After thirty seconds, the only ones still standing were a panting Garnet and a thoroughly stunned Steven. Brookite then became visible again in front of the pair with a look of grudging respect.
"Quite impressive defenses you have there Steven," she said, "And that fusion of your has some remarkable reflexes to dodge everything I threw at her.
"Not quite… Everything…" admitted Garnet, "I got one of those repulsor blasts to the chest and… it really stings."
"An astute observation. These are designed to poof gems, but I figured I would not need them on the highest setting to defeat you. At this level, that blast should still be quite painful."
"Guys, get up!" urged Steven. He was only meant by pained groans from whoever was still conscious and dead silence from everyone else.
"I'm afraid your rebellion ends here, Steven," said Brookite grimly, almost sounding disappointed, "It's almost a shame to see it end so easily after all the buildup I heard from my superiors but alas I have a duty to perform."
She stepped forward but was suddenly stopped when a pugil stick swung right towards her head. She blocked the blow with her hand, much to the alarm of Topaz.
"A valiant effort," she commended the captain, "But you lack the power to overcome me."
"Overcome this!" shouted Rhodonite as she pulled out her sabre and charged with everything she had into a single thrust. A lot of good it did her, though, since she caught the blade with two outstretched fingers.
"Hmm… You have a penchant for finding the most bizarre associates," commented the gem nonchalantly, "A shame how ineffective they are."
She threw off the two pilots with a blast each and sent them both sprawling to the floor before making her way towards Steven. The boy felt completely trapped between a rock and a hard place. If he dispelled his bubble, he figured she might actually be strong enough to clobber him into submission and whisk him away to who knows where. If he kept it up, she would just wail on him long to break him down and then he would be taken anyways.
"Steven… Put that barrier down or I'll have to do it. You've seen the strength I have with this suit."
"Y-Yeah? I once fell out of a spaceship and this bubble survived!"
"Hm? An interesting challenge…"
"Wait, what?"
"Let's see how many it punches it takes to equal atmospheric reentry."
Steven braced himself for impact, trying to somehow will his bubble to get stronger, as Brookite wound up a punch. Right before it could land, though, someone got her attention.
"Get out," said Lapis, her eyes overshadowed by her hair as she held onto Brookite's shoulder with her hand.
"Weren't you unconscious?" asked the intruder, preparing to swat her aside until one of Lapis' water wings emerged as a much larger hand and grabbed her by the head.
"Yes, I was. Want to try it yourself?" She then flung Brookite out of the ship's viewport, shattering the glass-like substance and quickly jumping out after her.
The others all looked on in shock as they watched the aquatic gem freefall out of sight after the foe. Topaz quickly took hold of the console herself and, after a few button presses, managed to activate the self-repair on the viewport.
"What do we do now?!" said Peridot, "We can't just let Lapis fight that dynamo alone!"
"But the ship's not powerful enough to stop it," said Rutile, "So what else is there?"
"We should at least keep an eye on them," said Garnet, "If we see an opening to attack, we take it and then get Lapis back here as soon as possible."
Brookite activated the propulsors on her feet to reenable her flight, even if it took her falling almost a mile to do it. The shock of Lapis' sudden recovery, plus the pain of being thrown out of the ship's cockpit, dulled her focus but only for a moment. She was a professional first and foremost and it would take more than one ambush to make her lose her senses.
What might stop her was Lapis Lazuli zooming down at her at maximum speed and grabbing her fast enough that she could not manipulate her suit in any way and slamming her into the ocean with enough velocity to make hundred-foot tall waves ripple from the impact.
When she finally propelled herself out of the ocean, Brookite found the blue gem glaring daggers at her and with her wings still out.
"Holding a grudge, are we?" the professional asked. Her new opponent did not appreciate that as she crossed her arms and the water began to ripple around her.
"You attack me, my friends, our spaceship and you act like it's no big deal," Lapis replied angrily, "Who do you think you are?"
"As I said, I'm simply conducting business. Taking it personally is your own fault."
"How else can I take it?! Steven and the other Crystal Gems are my friends! We care about the Earth, so we don't want the Diamonds watching it every day!"
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why does that motivate you?" asked Brookite curiously, "Why this irrational hatred of Diamonds?"
"Why do you care? What happened to being all business?"
"So, you don't have an answer?"
"Well…" She was contemplating her words when Brookite suddenly rushed forward and tackled Lapis with enough force to send them flying past miles of open sea. It only stopped when the plasma-suited gem threw her off to the side like a ragdoll and watched in amusement as she rolled head-over-heels across the ocean.
"That's why I asked," Brookite finished with a shout, "To distract you. A true gem knows to never let her guard down!"
She wondered if the fight was over already when a massive watery hand reached out to try and restrain her. Brookite only just managed to fly away but suddenly three even larger ones emerged around her and left her surrounded. Lapis then flew out of the center of the ring of arms like a rocket and smashed her fist into the operative's stunned face.
As she flew right into one of the aquatic arms, Lapis held out her own hand and the massive replica followed. It swatted Brookite to the side like an insect right into another hand which did the same. Back and forth she went like a pinball until Lapis herself swooped in and slammed both her feet and sent Brookite plummeting back into the ocean.
"Sorry," she said sarcastically, "Could you give me advice about my guard again?"
For a brief moment as she surfaced, Lapis could see Brookite's face was the picture of rage. She looked half ready to smash her to pieces there, but soon her usual calm yet smug demeanor returned. She then raised one of her arms and soon it was consumed by plasma as an energy blast blew one of the water arms apart.
"You want my advice?" she then said, "Give up before I destroy you."
Lapis was shaken but refused to back down again. She had the other three water arms all move to squash Brookite, but soon they were all obliterated by dual repulsor blasts. The Crystal Gem tried to think of a counterattack, but Brookite barely gave her moment before grabbing her mid-flight by the neck and soaring to a nearby desolate island before smashing her into the rock that made up the top of a submerged mountain. Lapis tried getting up but Brookite revealed that her feet were not just for flying. The plasma suit covered them as well and she sent a concentrated blast right at her while she was still down.
Once the onslaught was done, Lapis was barely hanging on to consciousness again as Brookite floated above her with a clear air of superiority.
"Finished already?" she asked, "I'd have thought a gem of your abilities would provide more of a challenge."
"Y-You… Know about me?"
"You're a wanted criminal on Homeworld. White Diamond personally made dossiers for all of Rose Quartz's subordinates and released them to the public. I also happen to know you're the last member of your particular caste since terraforming is now automized."
"Congrats, you have my trading card. What's your point?"
"Getting cocky, aren't you?" Brookite grabbed Lapis by the throat as her voice lowered. "You must be confident in order to insult White Diamond to her face. To the point of feeling suicidal, I'd say."
The blue flyer tried to say her piece, but Brookite tightened her grip as she leveled a repulsor right at her face. "And with those satellites still in orbit, I believe the grand matriarch will award me handsomely if I bring you back as a prisoner of war…"
Lapis' mind ran at a million miles a second, desperately trying to think of a way out. She was surrounded by her element, but the pain gripping her throat was worsened by this new information. White Diamond not only wanted to end the Crystal Gems, but she also took her insult personally. She wanted to summon a massive wave to free herself and yet it felt hard just to think. All her power and she felt completely helps.
"No final retort?" taunted Brookite, "A pity, but that's the choices you made."
Brookite opened her palm and a menacing glow formed. The blast was about to finish her when out of nowhere the Sun Incinerator roared into view from the horizon and fired its blasters right into Brookite, sending her flying for miles.
"What the?!" Lapis exclaimed, her mind still reeling from the beating she endured.
"Lapis, are you alright?" asked Steven, waving his hand out from the still-broken viewport as the ship floated in front of her. Behind him was Pearl, Peridot and Topaz all looking relieved to see their ambush had paid off. She was about to express her thanks when suddenly a sonic boom shook them out of their pleasantries. Brookite reappeared a few moments later with the same furious expression Lapis caught earlier now etched on her face.
"Very… Funny…" she muttered darkly, "But I think it's time I start using this suit's full power."
She then held out all her limbs and suddenly the plasma coating her body glowed brightly enough to blind all of the Crystal Gems. Once the light died down, Brookite regained her confident demeanor and held out both her hands.
"Now it's time to finally take that stolen ship out of commission!" she shouted gleefully before letting loose a pair of repulsor blasts that sent the ship spiraling end over end before crashing into the ocean.
"What did you do?!" Lapis demanded.
"I merely fried every circuit that ship had. Now I can simply perform my business at my leisure without that infernal piece of hardware interfering again."
Brookite then flew faster than Lapis could even blink and saw her appear right above the Crystal Gems as they floated to the water's surface while the Sun Incinerator sunk into the blue depths. With the others helpless to defend themselves, Brookite began a one-gem blitzkrieg that left her wincing and crying as each gem was quickly rendered unconscious from hundreds of blows apiece.
The only exception to this was Steven. He got to watch all of the other gems get pulverized while he tried to stay above water. He did also wonder if he should just use his bubble to sink to the bottom of the ocean to escape, but he had no idea if Brookite's suit could still function underwater. The best it would do is stall for time assuming he did not run out of air before Lapis could potentially retrieve him.
Even that option was gone, though, when Brookite hoisted him out of the water and into her clutches.
"Put him down," ordered Lapis.
"Hm?" she muttered.
"Put. Him. Down."
"Oh, you've come to care for your new master? Touching, but we both know that Steven here is too important to my mission to obey your request."
"That wasn't a request. Put him down right now before I shatter you."
"L-Lapis?!" exclaimed Steven, not liking how angry her tone was getting but Brookite laughed it off.
"You can't possibly shatter me! I've outclassed you and your entire band at every turn in this little encounter. Your ship is worthless, your partners are powerless to stop me and even your beloved leader proved to be a pushover! Then again, what else do you expect with an elite soldier such as myself versus a team of random unknown gems relying on stolen equipment and luck to survive?"
At first the waterbender seemed upset, but then she giggled at her words.
"What's so funny?"
"You Homeworld clods give us the same speech over and over again. Can't you think of anything else?"
"I can think of flying away with your precious Steven right now. With my cloaking device and speed, we could leave the planet's orbit and you would never find us."
"You won't do that. We may not have overpowered tech or an army, but us Crystal Gems have one advantage over you…"
"And that would be?"
With a flick of her finger, a watery chain shot up from the ocean and grabbed Brookite around her exposed foot.
"The element of surprise!" Lapis finished as she focused all of her hydrokinetic power on pulling Brookite as deep into the ocean as possible. She could feel her target going farther and farther into the black abyss of the deep sea, but it was not enough. She gave one final push and, knowing the Brookite was miles underwater, finally stopped. She made a square platform under Steven and lifted him out of the ocean.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
"A little damp, but I'll live!"
Lapis then made a second platform to hoist up all of the unconscious Crystal Gems while she dug around the water to find the Sun Incinerator which sunk into the ocean thanks to Brookite's sneak attack. She quickly got all of the former Off-Colors, even Fluorite, and considered fishing up the ship itself, but decided the first priority would be flying everyone back home. Any damage could be fixed by Peridot, but the longer rest of the team stayed out here the more they were in danger.
She did not know how long she flew or, but on the trip back to the nearest dry land the other Crystal Gems slowly began to awaken.
"Oh, my aching head…" moaned Pearl, "What hit me?"
"An overconfident clod," said Lapis.
"Good job surprising her like that," commended Garnet, "I'm a lot of things, but an underwater fighter isn't one of them."
"Problem is," said Peridot, "Now we've got to repair the ship and somehow get rid of the rest of those satellites."
"I can still fly," assured Lapis, "Do you still have the info on where those things are?"
"I made a backup of all the data before we left."
"Then it'll take a little longer, but I can get it done. Then I can bring the ship in and you can work your techno magic to get it running again."
"Shouldn't be too much work as long as the chassis is still salvageable," said Bismuth encouragingly, "But Lapis, good work today. We'd all be driftwood right and Steven would be brought into court if it weren't for you."
Lapis' cheeks turned blue at the praise, but something still felt wrong to her. If there was one pro to her many terrible experiences, it gave her an excellent sense that something was about to go awry and that sense was screaming at her right now. She picked up the pace and soon a coastline appeared on the horizon.
"Amethyst," said Garnet, "Run ahead and scout the area. Once I have a general read on our location, I should be able to find the nearest warp pad to get us home."
"Roger that!" said the speedster before meeting her order. As she ran, though, she suddenly tripped and spent a whole minute flipping over like a tumbling rock before stopping in the water.
"Huh? What was-"
Before she could ponder what happened, a brown hand grabbed her by the shoulder and pulled her underwater. Then a massive beam of light emerged from the water launching the Crystal Gem into the sky before she fell miles away.
The group watched in horror as Brookite rocketed to the surface. She was panting for breath and glaring at the group as Lapis froze in place.
"I'll admit… You almost had me," admitted the super soldier, "You sent me approximately four miles underwater. Combine the intense pressure of such a depth with rapidly shifting water currents plus your impressive flight velocity and I almost lost you! But alas, here we are. No ship, no assistance, no way you will pull off the same ruse twice."
She then burst into laughter before her face was set in a scowl and her plasma suit engulfed her entire body save for her head. Her body became a blinding beacon and she began furiously screaming at them.
"I am among the strongest forces Homeworld has! Do you have any idea the shame I'll carry when I write my report on this?! I may be a professional, but now I have a personal stake in this! I'll complete my task of eliminating the threats to the Diamonds' spy network and I'll take great joy in ERADICATING ALL OF YOU!"
Lapis summoned a massive block of water to appear between them and willed it to get thicker until it started pushing Brookite away. Soon they went from being only a few feet apart to having hundreds of feet of liquid between them. Soon Brookite fired her attack, a gigantic repulsor beam bigger than her entire body and quickly ate through Lapis' barrier. She focused all her effort on strengthening and willing it forward until soon the block was clashing with the massive energy wave. The Crystal Gems watched in awe as the clash continued for several tense minutes before they relented at the same time. Lapis nearly fainted from exhaustion as she dropped them all into the ocean while Brookite seemed equally tired.
"I… I can't believe it," Brookite stammered as she approached the Crystal Gems, "You stopped my unibeam. It… I nearly drained my suit's reserve power for that."
Lapis looked up to see her foe glancing down at her while she just tried to remain conscious.
"No quips now? A pity, actually. I haven't pushed like that in a long time. Oh well, I suppose it's back to my mission. I'll be taking Steven now and then-"
"No!" exclaimed the boy as he swam up to Lapis to try and shield her, "Lapis, fly away! Take the others and leave!"
"Steven, not this again!" chastised Pearl, "Stop playing the sacrifice card! It's obvious Brookite won't listen!"
"But-"
"Oh, the very beautiful pearl is right," confirmed Brookite, "At this point, it's apparent you're all threats to my objective so you must all be eliminated. Whether that involves capture or immediate elimination… That's the only quandary here."
Steven's whole world deflated. Even Jasper bought into that act and while that might have ended badly, it was still a chance! Now it was made plain and clear that there was no other option. Brookite was going to capture him, hurt everyone he cared about and then let the Diamonds have their way with the Earth.
"Steven…" pleaded Lapis, "I won't do it. I'm not leaving you."
"That's not an option and you know it," insisted Brookite, "I'll just pursue you if you try to escape."
"I don't care about that! I meant I'm not leaving Steven behind even if it meant losing you! He's done nothing but stand by me, help me and care about me even when no one else did."
She then lifted Steven up by his arms and held him in a hug. "And if you want to take him, you're gonna have to pry him away from me. I'm a Crystal Gem and I know the others will do the exact same thing if you try to hurt him or any of us."
"L-Lapis…" muttered Steven. He looked to see the other gems, while still nervous, were all smiling in support. Even with how grim the situation looked, they made it clear they would rather go down fighting than just let him play the martyr. Feeling touched, he returned he hug.
"Thank you…"
As they embraced, suddenly their bodies both began glowing. Everyone around them looked stunned until they saw the duo's gemstones begin swirling around as there bodies merged into one bright mass.
"No!" shouted Brookite, her composure cracking even more, "How are they fusing?! They barely touched each other! I won't let you do this!" She lifted her arm and planned to fire a repulsor at them, but a purple blur ran in from the distance and grabbed her by the leg with a whip.
"Not gonna happen, clod!" jeered Amethyst as she ran off with the Homeworld gem in tow at supersonic speed. Brookite managed to slip out after a few seconds, but by then she was dozens of miles away. She saw the distant light fade and flew back to find an entirely new gem waiting for her.
The new fusion was a few heads taller than Garnet, had sky blue skin and three arms with two right appendages compared to one left. Aside from the slightly muscular build, he had a lavender wet shirt dotted with white stars along with navy bell-bottom pants torn around the ankles and large sandals on his feet. His face had three eyes with one bright blue orb sitting above two black ones and a messy hair of hair the same color as his pants. The most striking feature, however, was the completely cool expression on his face.
"Hey," the new fusion said casually.
"What… What the… Who are you?!" demanded Brookite angrily.
"Moonstone."
"So now what?! You plan on fighting me?"
"Nah dude," he said plainly, "I plan on beating you."
And now, since Turquoise went over so well, here's my take on a Steven/Lapis fusion with Moonstone! How will his fight with Brookite end? Tune in next time to find out!
Thank you all so much for reading! Please feel free to leave a review!