Chapter 20: Falling Apart Part 1
Enter Viggo Stryker
Steven and the Crystal Gems were in the strawberry battlefield. They were just finishing a mission on capturing another corrupted gem.
Garnet: ( bubbling the gem) That's another one down. Let's head back.
They were heading back to the warp pad, but they didn't know that Bomber the Great, Acha and Kocha were behind them on top of the floating platforms, with an atomic gattling gun. Acha was aiming it at them while Bomber directed him.
Bomber: Alright, alright a little more to the left.
Acha: Is the ammunition in Kocha?
Kocha: I just put it in there.
Bomber: Steady, steady. Hold it. Aim. Fire.
Acha fires the gattling gun at them and it appeared they were hit by the blasts.
Bomber: HA HA! We got them!
Acha: Did I do it? Did I do it?
The smoke cleared up, but then they saw Steven with his shield up.
Bomber: What? How did you know...when did you...?
Garnet: Nice try Bomber. But it's going to take more than sneak attacks to beat us.
Peridot: Honestly a pebble could think better than you Bomber the Clod.
Amethyst: The clod? I've been calling him the lame.
Peridot: No, no how about this?
Peridot and Amethyst: Bomber the Lamest Clod!
Bomber: Enough! ( pushes Acha to shoot again) Fire!
However Acha loses control of the gun and shoots aimlessly all over the place. Bomber and Kocha duck and covers while the others head back to the warp pad without harm.
Bomber: Morons! I'm surrounded by morons!
Acha: How do you stop this thing?
One hour later.
The three of them return to Gien as he was working on some kind of portal.
Gien: So, you failed to destroy the Crystal gems, again.
Bomber: We could have gotten them if Acha just held on to the atomic gattling gun tight.
Acha: I said I was sorry. They still would have gotten away.
Bomber: Do you want me to use your head as target practice again?
Gien: Enough you two. As soon as I get the space bridge finished, the better it will be for us to transport from here to Homeworld.
Kocha recieves an internal message.
Kocha incoming message from Yellow Diamond.
Gien: ( groans) Answer it.
Kocha projects a holographic message from Yellow Diamond.
Gien: My Diamond, what seems to be the problem?
Yellow Diamond: I am here to notify you that the space bridge on Homeworld is finished and I want to make sure you have yours set.
Gien: Just adding the finishing touchs.
Yellow Diamond: I see. I was told that you need extra assistance with you mission.
Gien: It seems I have underestimated what these Crystal Gems were capable of.
Yellow Diamond: Yes I learned that when you wasted our precious Space Titanium on your worthless droid.
Gien balls his fist, but remained casual.
Gien: My apologies on that. I was so sure Nova would have won. Is Viggo there?
Yellow Diamond: He just returned from conquereing a planet for us two days ago. Why?
Gien: I need his help. My normal elites are not enough and having his strategic help will take us to the road of victory. He's my best and trusted elite.
Yellow Diamond: First you asked me to ship you Space Titanium and after that failed, now you want me to send Viggo? I'm starting to question your plans Gien.
Gien: Please my Diamond I am doing this for you. Don't you want to avenge poor Pink Diamond?
Yellow Diamond: Stay out of my mind Gien! I am sending Viggo as soon as your done with the space bridge. Over and out.
Transmission end.
Gien: ( silent chuckles) Excellent, Viggo will help us win for sure. Everyone get the place ready, Viggo is coming.
Acha: Viggo Stryker?
Kocha: The second in command of the Gara Droids has returned?
Bomber: Oh no, not him. We are not getting him involved in this.
Gien: Too late, he's already making preparations to come here. Now clean up the base.
About half an hour later, the space bridge was complete.
Acha: Oh, the space bridge. Is it finished my lord?
Gien: It is Acha. I am activating it now.
Gien turns on the space bridge and a portal opens.
Kocha:( excited) Oh, here he comes.
They watched as a figure enters throught it and came to there side. He was a tall, slender looking droid about a few inches taller than Bomber. He wore a black tailcoat with three large gold shank buttons. He also a white shirt inside the coat along with black pants and shoes. His actual body was snow white, his hands were exposed white along with his neck and head. He had a white face with yellow eyes and a face plate, but his head was a blue chrome see through dome, exposing his robotic top part of his head a had two spikes on the left and right sides.
Viggo: Greetings Gien. You're second in command of the Gara Droids, Viggo Stryker has arrived.
Acha: Ah, Viggo Stryker it's been so long, we missed you since you left.
Kocha: So long.
Bomber: Not long enough.
Gien: Welcome back old friend. How did conquereing the planet Zafron go?
Viggo: Everything as I planned. Oh sure the inhabitants tried to fight back, but they were no match more me and my army. But enought about me. What is it that you called me for old friend?
Gien: I have called you here to help me deal with these Crystal Gems here on Earth.
Viggo: They Crystal Gems? Ah yes I have read on them and the Rebellion that occured. I thought they were all destroyed by the Diamonds over 5,300 years ago.
Gien: Not all of them, a handful of them survived and my old apprentice Peridot turned on me.
Viggo: What? After everything the two of you went through, she abondons you to stay on this rock?
Gien: Yes. My past attacks have failed. I called you here because no one is better with strategies than you are.
Viggo: You've called for the right droid for the job. I will do anything of you one true master. But before we begin I must know who these Crystal Gems are.
Gien: Of course. Acha.
Acha turns on the monitor to show clips of the Crystal Gems of their battles and casual lives that they recorded.
Viggo: I'm going to need some time to examine this.
Gien: Of course. We'll leave you alone.
They exit the room to let Viggo examine the footage.
Bomber: Gien, why do we need this guy's to help? I have everything under control here.
Gien: You have everything under control? Like how you couldn't stop them when you were sent to get the Geass Ores or today with the atomic gattling gun?
Bomber: Some failures are to be expected.
Gien: But we need someone more...experienced.
Bomber: I am not experienced?
Gien: Just behave yourself and you are to do whatever Viggo says as well.
In an hour, Viggo calls Gien and the others back in the room.
Viggo: I took the time examing them. I now know what to expect from these gems. But who is the human boy and why does he have what looks like Rose Quartz power?
Gien: I forgot to tell you. His name is Steven. Supposodly he is the son of their former leader Rose Quartz.
Viggo: A gem hybrid? I didn't think it was possible.
Gien: And now he has her powers. You can do whatever you want with the other gems, but the boy and Peridot I want them alive for me.
Viggo: Of course.
Gien: Now then, do you have a plan yet?
Viggo: As a matter of fact I do. They seem to rely heavily on team work. So the best idea is to ruin it and make them distrust and maybe hate each other.
Bomber: And how do you suppose we do that?
Viggo: Have you forgotton Bomber the Great that you are also talking to a shapeshifting droid?
Viggo transforms into Gien. He looked exactly like him and even has his voice.
Gien: Hmm, who's that handsome devil?
Fake Gien: You see? With this I will ruin their friendship and they won't be able to rely on each other. I'll keep doing this until they disband the team.
Gien: You know what? I like it. It's clean, simple and to the point. Viggo I trust this mission to you. Make your master proud. ( red eyes open) Hahahahahahahahah!
Viggo turns back to his old self.
Viggo: As you command one true master.
At the Temple, everyone was doing their own thing. Steven was showing Lapis and Peridot how to play Mario Party, Pearl was washing the dishes, Garnet was in her room and Bismuth was the forge. Amethyst was on the beach training. Viggo was outside, he took the form of a hawk and listened so he could record their voices when he shapeshifts into them.
In the house.
Steven: Okay time for a mini game.
Peridot: What do we do here?
Steven: Okay the game is "Shy Guy Says". Just press the A and B buttons when the shy guy pirate shows the flag with the icon.
Lapis: Sounds simple enough.
Peridot: Alright I'm ready.
They began the game and it started simple at first. But soon the shy guy rose two flags and then set the other one down leaving the B flag up. Steven and Lapis hit B while Peridot hit A and lost.
Peridot: Hey what the? That stupid clod rose two flags and tricked me!
Steven: Oh yeah... I forgot to mention that he will do that later.
Peridot starts screaming and throwing a fit.
Pearl: Are you kids playing nice up there?
Peridot: Excuse me, I am not a kid.
Lapis: Well you are certainly acting like one.
Peridot: Not helping Lazuli.
Viggo sets his attention now at Amethyst. He flew down and took the form of Pearl. Now that he knew what she sounded like, he could mimic her voice. He walked up towards her. Amethyst had her upgrade weapons out and was testing more on its power by hitting large rocks. Then she heard foot steps and saw Fake Pearl walking towards her.
Amethsyt: Oh hey P what's up?
Fake Pearl: Oh look, the little runt is actually trying to train.
Amethyst stops what she's doing and faces Pearl.
Amethyst: What did you call me?
Fake Pearl: Oh I'm sorry Amethyst, is runt too nice of a word? How about defective? Look at you so small and weak. No wonder you have to shapeshift so often to look good. You would have been shattered otherwise.
Amethyst: ( angry) Hey watch your mouth! I am a capable fighter just like you!
Fake Pearl: Oh did I make the wittle wunt angwy? What are you going to do, hide behind Garnet or go cry to Steven again? Don't yo see? Rose only took you in because she felt sorry for you. I told her to just shatter you, that way we would be putting you out of your misery. But Rose thought she could help you. Boy, was she wrong.
Amethyst: That's it!
Amethyst out of anger attacks her. Fake Pearl smiles and dodges her attacks, eventually having Amethyst twisted in her own whip
Amethyst: Why you... when I get out of here, I'll...
Fake Pearl: You'll do what? Run to Garnet again, " Oh Garnet Pearl is being too mean to me again." "Oh Steven even you surpass me in every way, please protect me from Pearl, boo hoo." Face it Amethyst you are beyond saving, and to let you in on a little secret, the real reason Rose had Steven was so that she could leave and never have to deal with your whining again.
Amethyst:( tearing up) Shut up. Shut up!
Fake Pearl: Now if you excuse me I have more important things to deal with than you.
Fake Pearl leaves and hides somewhere and morphs back into his normal self.
Viggo: Ha,ha, ha! Now let us see what happens now.
He watched Amethyst break free and march up to the house. Viggo took the form of a house fly and followed her in. Amethyst went up to Pearl who was washing the dishes and knocked the plate she was scrubbing out of her hand and breaks on the floor.
Pearl: Amethyst, what was that for?
Amethyst: You think you can just insult me like that and leave?
Pearl: What are you talking about?
Steven, Peridot and Lapis watched from his room.
Amethyst: Don't play dumb with me. You were just outside calling me a runt and insulting me about my relationship with Rose.
Pearl: I was not. I was here washing dishes.
Amethyst: You think just because you had a close relationship with her means that you can bully others who weren't with her as long and think it would be fine and make them cry? Well I am not crying this time.
Pearl: I never said that to you.
Amethyst: Unless you don't want me to pulverize you, apologize right now.
Pearl: Apologize for what?
Garnet exits her room and see's this.
Garnet: What is going on here?
Amethyst: Pearl just insulted me outside five minutes ago by calling me a weak runt and was bullying me outside.
Garnet: Is this true Pearl?
(They began arguing and screaming at each other during their sentences.)
Pearl: No, I was here.
Amethyst: You liar!
Pearl: I am not lying I was washing the dishes!
Amethyst: Liar!
Pearl: You broke one of them now I have to clean it up!
Garnet: Okay enough you two. Steven you were here. Was Pearl outside bullying Amethyst?
Steven: I mean I could have sworn Pearl was here the whole time. I mean I was busy playing with Peridot and Lapis, so I can't really say for sure.
Pearl: You see I was here.
Amethyst: He said he could have sworn you were here. Since he's not entirely sure, that means you came out being a jerk!
Garnet: Amethyst calm down.
Amethyst: You weren't there Garnet.
Garnet: No, but I am trying to keep the peace here.
Amethyst: Oh I see you're on her side.
Garnet: I didn't say that.
Amethyst: Fine be that way!
Amethyst marches to her room. Viggo in fly form followed her to her room. Bismuth warps back in the house.
Bismuth: Oh hey Amethyst whats up?
Amethyst didn't say anything and walked past her.
Bismuth: Whats with her?
In Amethysts room.
Amethyst: Stupid Pearl. Trying insult me and now trying to make me look bad. I can't believe her. She is so going to get it.
She sat down on an old chair with her hair covering her face. She was crying a bit, thinking on what she thought Pearl said to her.
Viggo noticed the waterfall that ended in her room. He flew up to it and made it to Pearl's room. He lands on the main platform and morphs back into his normal self.
Viggo: ( silent chuckle) That's one down. What else is there to do here?
He looks around for a moment until he steps on something which summons Pearl's collection of swords.
Viggo: Oh, this must be the collection of swords used by the renegade Pearl. Well, lets see what happens if someone breaks her things.
Viggo took out his weapon which was a whip, except it could form electricity around it. And so he began to destroy Pearl's sword collection.
Meanwhile back in the house.
Garnet: And you swear that you didn't antagonize Amethyst.
Pearl: I swear on my life Garnet. I would never be rude to her like that.
Steven: Then what happened right there?
Garnet: I don't know. But we'll talk to her later.
Pearl: Yes later. I need a moment in my room.
Pearl heads to her room. Back inside her room, Viggo just broke her last sword in half.
Viggo: Now hopefully she will blame this on the Amethyst.
The he noticed the temple door opening.
Viggo: Perfect timing.
Viggo shapeshifts into Amethyst quickly as Pearl enters and notices him as her.
Pearl: Amethyst is that you up there?
Pearl make her way onto the platform.
Pearl: Amethyst I just want to know...
But then she gasped when she saw her sword collection destroyed. She went down on her knees and tried to pick up the pieces and put them back. She got back up to talk to Viggo as Amethyst.
Pearl: Amethyst, what have you done?
Fake Amethyst: What does it look like? I destroyed your collection of swords.
Pearl: Why? I would never have done this to you if I held a grudge.
Fake Amethyst: Oh what are you going to do about it? Nothing, because that's what you are.
Pearl: What is wrong with you today? What have I done to you to make you do this?
Fake Amethyst: What's the big deal you don't even use these anymore.
Pearl: No, but these were swords that I fought during the rebellion with Rose.
Fake Amethyst: Oh there you go again, talking about your old great leader. Praising her like you're her favorite. You want to know a little something? She told me right before she died that the reason she left was becasue to get away from you.
Pearl: What?
Fake Amethsyt: She told me how you were just annoying her and she just couldn't stand you anymore.
Pearl: ( tears in her eyes) No that's not true.
Fake Amethsyt: Why are you crying then? Don't you see Pearl, she never loved you. You always act like your perfect, but you're not. You're just a Pearl. A useless, expandable, lost and defected Pearl.
Pearl: Stop!
Pearl was starting to cry. She wasn't paying attention when Viggo pushed her off the platform. She landed at the bottom.
Pearl: Amethyst, you've gone too far!
Fake Amethyst: Well later Pearl, I got more important things to do.
Viggo jumps down to where Amethyst's room was. Pearl got up and went down there. But that's what he wanted her to do. He transformed into a bat and hid quikcly in a dark area and watched as Pearl jumped down to Amethyst's room.
Viggo: Hahahaha, this is going to be interesting.
Viggo flew down to watch Pearl confront Amethyst. Pearl went up to Amethyst who still had her hair covering her face. Pearl formed her spear and cut off the legs of the chair she was sitting on and fell.
Amethyst: Hey can't you see I'm trying to spend some time alone here?
Pearl: Oh so now you want to be alone after you destroyed my sword collection.
Amethyst: What are you talking about? I was here this whole time.
Pearl: Oh I see what's going on here. You wanted to get back at me for what you think I said which I didn't. You just want to make me feel bad.
Amethyst: No I didn't!
Pearl: Stop lying to me! You were just up there in my room.
Amethyst: You stop lying!
Pearl: Oh! You know after everything we went through I thought despite your reckless behavior you were truly a great friend. But I guess I was wrong. You really are a mistake!
Amethyst was looked hurt after hearing that.
Amethyst: You want to know something. I once saw you as the second biggest nerd in this team, but you were still cool and I thougt you were a good friend. But you want to know what you are? A selfish, salty, and self absorbed jerk who acts like she was Rose's favorite. And if you think I'm a mistake, then this mistake should just leave!
Pearl: Fine!
Amethyst: Fine!
Amethyst exits out her room and Pearl follows her. Viggo in bat form exits with them, but nobody saw him.
Garnet: Now what's wrong?
Amethyst: I'm done with this team Garnet! I'm leaving.
Steven: What? Amethyst what are you saying?
Bismuth: Hold on. Let's not do anything hasty. Let's talk first.
Amethyst: There is no point in talking. I'm clearly not welcomed here, so I'm just going back where I came from and away from her.
Pearl: Perfect!
Amethyst: Pitch perfect!
Pearl: Go ahead! We don't need you!
Amethyst gets on the warp pad and leaves. Everyone was shocked by this except Pearl.
Garnet: What did you do Pearl?
Pearl: Nothing. She broke into my room and destroyed my sword collection then said nasty things to me. I went down to her room to give her a piece of my mind and she lies to me again.
Garnet: Pearl, I'm starting to question about this. Are you really telling the truth?
Pearl: I am Garnet. You know me better than that.
Bismuth: But what about Amethyst? Is she serious?
Steven: I think you should go apologize to her. I mean she looked hurt when she left.
Pearl: I'm sorry everyone but that's not happening. I'm the one who's hurt. She destroyed my stuff and insulted me. I didn't tell her to leave, she chose to. I don't care if she doesn't come back. I am done with her.
Pearl goes outside with tears in her eyes to get some air leaving everyone else behind.
Bismuth: Well that went horrible.
Steven: What is going on Garnet?
Garnet: I don't know Steven. Something is not right with those two.
Steven: Is Amethyst coming back? Do you see her coming back.
Garnet: I hope so. I do see some possibilities of her coming back, but there are some she doesn't. It's up to her now.
Steven: ( sighs) I guess it is.
Steven sadly went back up stairs with Peridot and Lapis.
Peridot: I think we better go Lapis.
Lapis: We'll see you tomorrow Steven.
Steven: ( sad) Bye guys.
Lapis: ( hands on his shoulders) I'm sure everything will be okay.
Peridot: ( pats his back) Hang in there Steven.
Steven: Okay guys.
Peridot and Lapis leaves the house. Viggo went through a window unseen and was back outside in normal form.
Viggo: That will be all for today. Wait til Lord Gien heres this.
Viggo teleports back to base to meet Gien.
Viggo: My lord. I have returned from my mission.
Gien: Excellent job Viggo! I saw everything. You really ruined the Pearl and Amethyst's relationship.
Acha: I agree that was some fine acting.
Kocha: Acadamy award right there people.
Bomber: But why did you stop? You could have done more.
Viggo: I could have, but it would be too suspicious if I did it all at once. It would be best to continue another day. After all, you can not rush perfection.
Gien: You a have point there very good point. But now that one of them has quit, their friendship is starting to deteriate. Soon they won't be able to trust each other anymore and will all split up.
Bomber: So do we attack now?
Viggo: Not yet, just wait a little longer. Now I have to deal with the fusion and the Bismuth. Then the boy will be next.
To be continued...
Author's note: That's it for this chapter. This is the introduction to my new character Viggo Stryker. I hope you will find him interesting. This was originally going to be one whole story, but considering the time it's taking, the pacing and what I'm making up, I decided to make it a two part. Will the Crystal Gems friendship really be ruined? Find out next time. Special thanks to Lady Shadow92 for helping me with this chapter. If you liked this chapter, be sure to follow, favorite and review. Thank you and until next time.