Chapter 21: Falling Apart Part 2
Steven: ( calling out) Amethyst! Amethyst!
Steven was in the Kindergarten. It's been four days since Amethyst left the team after she and Pearl fought. The two of them refused to see each other. So while everyone else was on a mission, he went to go talk to her.
Steven: Amethyst where are you?
Steven soon came across the hole she came out of and looked inside to see Amethyst. She was facing the opposite direction, not making any eye contact with him.
Steven: Amethyst.
Amethyst: Oh hey...what are you doing here?
Steven: It's been four days. Why haven't you come back?
Amethyst: I told you I quite the team.
Steven: You can't quit. We need you.
Amethyst: No you don't.
Steven: Listen, I don't know exactly what happened between you and Pearl that made you leave, but can't you guys just talk?Remember when you guys fought here, but you made up shortly after.
Amethyst: She didn't call me a defect or a mistake before, this time she did.
Steven: But that doesn't sound like Pearl.
Amethyst: See? You don't believe me either. Your taking her side just like everyone else.
Steven: I didn't I...ugh, please don't make me choose sides. Just come home.
Amethyst: I am home.
Steven: No you're not. Amethyst you can't stay here. You live with me and everyone. You're a Crystal Gem.
Amethyst: Not anymore I'm not.
Steven: Are you really going to throw away everything you fought for? Your home, your friends, your family?
Amethyst: What family? I don't have one!
Steven just looked at her hurt. Amethyst still didn't look at him.
Steven: ( sighs ) I guess your decision is already made. If this is what you want, than I respect that. Even if you think no one loves you, I still do. I'm still your number one fan. I'll check on you now and then. Goodbye Amethyst.
Steven sadly went back to the warp pad. Amethyst looked back after he left and then looked down sad.
Steven was back in the house, he sat on the couch with tears in his eyes. But soon he saw the warp pad activate and the others along with Peridot and Lapis were about to return. Steven quickly rubbed the tears off his eyes.
Steven: Oh hey guys, how did the mission go?
Pearl: It went fine, just as I thought it would.
Bismuth: Oh you should have been there. This axe I made here I tested it out on a corrupted gem and it sliced it in half instantly.
Steven: Wow, that's really cool.
Garnet: You doing okay Steven?
Steven: Uh yeah, I just went outside to go see dad was all.
Garnet: I see. Okay then.
Garnet, Pearl and Bismuth went back inside to put the bubbled gem away, while Peridot and Lapis stayed in the house with Steven.
Peridot: Are you sure you're okay Steven?
Steven: Of course I'm sure.
Lapis: You can't fool me Steven. I can tell by your eyes you were crying.
Steven: I wasn't crying, I just had something in my eye.
Lapis didn't believe him and looked at him with her arms crossed.
Steven: Okay you got me. I went to the Kindergarten to see Amethyst and I tried to convince her to come back. But she won't because of what happened the other day with her and Pearl. She said that the Kindergarten was her home now. I really want her to come back, but I don't know what to do.
Peridot: You've done everything you could Steven. I wish she could come back, I mean she did help me discover my powers. But this is what she truly wants, than we have to let her go.
Steven: ( sighs) I guess we should.
Lapis: Come on, I know what will cheer you up. Let's play sand castle wars.
Steven: I don't know Lapis.
Lapis: Please Steven? It's more fun with you.
Lapis gave him a pleading look. Steven knew he could never say no to her.
Steven: ( small smile) Sure we can play for little while.
Lapis: Great! Let's go!
Peridot: I hope you're prepared Lazuli, because I Peridot am about to take you down.
Lapis: You have not once won a single match against me.
Peridot: Well um, just wait and see.
Meanwhile back inside the temple. Garnet placed the bubbled gem inside room where all the bubbled gems are. She left the room, but what she didn't know was that Viggo Stryker in bat form followed them inside and she didn't notice him. He stayed in the room and once she left he turned back into his normal form. He looked around the room and was curious about all the bubbled gems.
Viggo: My lord. Look at all this. Hundreds, no thousands of bubbled gems. So these are the corrupted gems that I heard. I didn't think the Diamonds could actually do this.
But then an idea hit him.
Viggo: Now let's see what I can cause between the Bismuth and the fusion.
Viggo turns into Bismuth.
Fake Bismuth: Let the fun begin.
Fake Bismuth started popping a few bubbles. Three corrupted gems monsters were free. One was scorpion with the head of a Cobra snake for the stinger tail, a wolf with eagle wings and a crocodile with a tortis body. Garnet heard what was happening and ran back in. That's when she saw Bismuth or who she thought was Bismuth in there.
Garnet: Bismuth. What happened?
Fake Bismuth: Oh, just letting these gems get some air.
Garnet: What are you...Stop!
Fake Bismuth popped another gem and the next corrupted gem looked like a reptilian penguin and the body was shaped like a star.
Garnet: Stop this at once. You're going to destroy everthing.
Fake Bismuth: Destroy? I like that.
The gem monsters looked at Garnet and attacked her. She easily took down the tortise croc easily since it was really slow. The star penguin pecked her and pushed her back. The cobra tail from the scorpion bit her and paralyzed her. Garnet fell on the ground and couldn't move.
Garnet: Bismuth, help me!
Fake Bismuth: Sorry Garnet, but it's not in my nature. Too bad, I thought you were our great leader next to Rose. Oh don't worry, I'm sure I'll make a great leader. I'll tell future generations your stories.
Fake Bismuth leaves.
Garnet: Bismuth! Bismuth!
Once Viggo left the room, he turned back into a bat and flew back in to see what happens next.
Viggo: Oh, this is going to be good.
Viggo watched from above as the three corrupted gems surrounded Garnet. The wolf with eagle wings was about to attack her, until a spear just cut through it poofing it. Pearl and Bismuth entered the scene. Bismuth took on the star penguin and Pearl quickly bubbled the gem away before taking on the cobra scorpion. She doged every attack and then finally she cut the tail off and then stabbed it to the ground poofing it. After bubbling the gem, she went to Garnet who was recovering fast from the venom.
Pearl: ( helping Garnet up) Garnet are you okay? What happened?
Garnet: ( glaring at Bismuth) Why don't you ask her?
Bismuth poofed the last gem and bubbled it.
Bismuth: Phew! That was close. Garnet what happened here?
Garnet punched Bismuth in the face. Pearl stepped back a bit with her hand covering her mouth. Bismuth fell onto her back rubbing her cheek.
Bismuth: Garnet...what are you doing?
Garnet: You thought you could act cool like nothing happened?
Bismuth: Huh?
Garnet: Admit it Bismuth. You tried to have me killed!
Pearl: What?
Bismuth: What me? No I did not?
Garnet: Yes you let out those corrupted gems!
Bismuth: Why would I free some corrupted gems and try to kill you?
Garnet: You just said you wanted to be the new leader.
Bismuth: Are you sure you didn't do it by mistake? I mean you did hit your head during the mission and you probably were seeing things, plus those visors on you definitly don't help.
Garnet: Stop trying to escape this.
Bismuth: You think I'm lying?
Garnet: I don't think. I know!
Pearl: Garnet wait, this doesn't sound right. This isn't like Bismuth.
Garnet: How do you know Pearl? Were you in this too?
Pearl looked horrified her seeing like this.
Bismuth: Hey leave Pearl out of this. She had nothing to do with this.
Garnet: So it was all you.
Bismuth: Okay you are out of control.
Garnet: You're out of control!
Bismuth shakes her head.
Bismuth: I don't have time for this.
Bismuth walks away out of the temple.
Garnet: Where do you think you're going?
Bismuth: Out.
Garnet: Good, I hope you stay out.
Bismuth: Maybe I'll will. I'll be at my forge and don't expect any more new weapons for you.
Garnet: We won't need them.
Pearl: We? Bismuth wait!
Bismuth: Sorry Pearl, but this is how it ends for me. Tell Steven to stay strong for me.
Bismuth gets on the warp pad and leaves.
Garnet: I need some time outside.
Pearl: Garnet wait.
Garnet exits out of the house leaving Pearl alone. She sat on the couch tearing up a bit. She was now starting to understand how the others felt when she and Amethyst fought and she left. Should she talk to her herself? But what about before? She was confused now.
Meanwhile back outside.
Peridot: Are you prepared to lose Lazuli? Because I have just finished my newest sand castle.
Peridot's sand castle was quite big and had a barrier of metal around it.
Peridot: Beat that.
Lapis however reveals her which is actually so big that you could actually go into it.
Lapis: Oh I can.
Steven: ( stars in his eyes) Whoa Lapis! That is huge.
Peridot: Hey no fair. You only made that because you're making the water in the sand stable.
Lapis: It's called having the upperhand.
Peridot: You may have had the upperhand before, but ( brings out bag full of cans) now with my newly discovered powers to manipulate metal, I will use it to take down your kingdom.
Lapis: Bring it on then.
Peridot: Steven get into posistion.
Steven: Right.
Steven went over to Peridot's side. The game was that Peridot and Lapis would make a sand castle and the goal was to take down the other person's castle. Steven and Peridot acted as heroes and Lapis pretened to be the evil water queen. She would make water copies of Peridot and Steven, but just to play and not really to fight. And so the game began, Steven was on the defense side by trying to keep his shield around his sand castle while Peridot was more on the offense by shooting cans at the water copie and some of it hit Lapis's castle. But Lapis kept sending more.
Meanwhile Viggo was back outside near the light house. Acha and Kocha approached him.
Acha: Viggo! How goes the mission?
Viggo: It's going perfectly. Now the Bismuth has left the team.
Acha: Oh! Excellent job Master Viggo.
Viggo: Thank you. But what are you two doing here?
Kocha: I have an incoming call from Gien.
Viggo: Call him.
Kocha contacts Gien and plays the holographic message.
Viggo: My lord. I wish to inform you that the Bismuth and fusion are now at each others throats.
Gien: Excellent Viggo. Those Crystal Gems are now splitting up. But I think the time has come now. Bring the boy to me. You remember where do you?
Viggo: I do. I will do it at once.
Gien: See you soon.
The the message ends.
Viggo: You two go back to him. I have a job to finish.
Acha and Kocha: Yes Master Viggo.
The two of them teleport back to base
Viggo: But first.
He saw Garnet on the other side of the beach. He took out what appeared to me two small figures that looked like black knights. He brought them to his face.
Viggo: Kill her.
Viggo threw them to her and they landed infront of her.
Garnet: What the?
Suddenly they grew up to six feet tall. They heavilly armored black knights and they carried large axes witht them. They charged at her swung their axes at Garnet. She dodged quickly.
Garnet: I don't know what's going on here, but I am seriously not in the mood.
Garnet formed her gauntlets and fought back.
Viggo: That should keep her busy.
Viggo gets back down and takes the form of Garnet. He approaches Steven, Peridot and Lapis.
Lapis: Face it you two. You will never beat me!
Steven: Never say never!
Peridot: You'll never take us alive!
The continued playing until Fake Garnet approached them.
Fake Garnet: Steven.
Steven stop and looks at Garnet.
Steven: Oh hey Garnet. What's up?
Fake Garnet: I need you to come with me?
Steven: Am I in trouble?
Fake Garnet: Trouble? No, I need you for a mission.
Steven: But didn't you just get back from a mission?
Fake Garnet: Um yes, but there is another one that I need your help with.
Steven: Oh okay. Sorry guys but I have to end it here.
Peridot: Aw, but we were just having fun.
Lapis: Garnet do you need us to come along?
Fake Garnet: No, just Steven. You all stay here.
Lapis: Um okay.
Steven and Fake Garnet walked back into the house. Pearl noticed them.
Pearl: Garnet. Are you okay?
Fake Garnet doens't really look at her and keeps going to the warp pad.
Fake Garnet: I'm fine.
Pearl: Have you considered talking to Bismuth?
Steven: What happened with Bismuth?
Pearl: Um, Steven...you see...
Fake Garnet: Bismuth betrayed us.
Steven: What?
Fake Garent: She let out some corrupted gems and tried to kill me. She lied to me saying she didn't.
Pearl: But Garnet, she fought with us during the rebellion. Maybe we should investigate...
Fake Garnet: She's banned from the team Pearl! She's done. Now excuse us we have a mission to do.
Pearl: What mission?
Steven: Garnet said he needed me on this specific mission.
Pearl: Oh then I'm ready to go.
Fake Garnet: That won't be necessary Pearl. I only need Steven for this. Stay here.
Pearl: Are you sure? I mean it could be dangerous. What if the Gara Droids might come and...
Fake Garnet: I said stay here!
Pearl was a bit startled with Garnet yelling at her like that. Steven was startled too, this was not like Garnet.
Fake Garnet: Come Steven. We have to go.
Steven nods and they get on the warp pad.
Fake Garnet: Um Steven, can you activate the warp pad?
Steven: Uh sure are you okay?
Fake Garnet: Yes, I think I'm not feeling right and it's messing with me.
Steven: Um, okay. To where?
Fake Garnet: The mountains.
The warp pad activates and the two of them are transported there.
Fake Garnet: Follow me Steven. I'll show you where we need to go.
Steven followed Fake Garnet from behind. They walked for about ten minutes and Steven noticed something on her hands. Her left hand had Ruby's gem and when he looked at her right hand had Saphirre's gem. Something was not right here and he was bit nervous.
Steven: Um Garnet. Can I ask you a few things?
Fake Garnet: What is it?
Steven: What kind of mission is this?
Fake Garnet: We uh, have to retrieve an artifact that is being secured by a gem security system. I don't think it will detect you and you can help me get it.
Steven: Okay. Did Bismuth really betray us.
Fake Garnet: I know it's hard to believe, but it's the truth. Sometimes you can't trust those around you. We look out for ourselves. We'll do fine without her.
Steven: One last thing. Since when did Ruby and Saphirre switch places?
Fake Garnet stopped in her tracks.
Fake Garnet: What?
Steven: You're left hand is supposed to be saphirre and your right is ruby.
Fake Garnet turned to Steven and walked towards him. Steven took out his sword, but Fake Garnet slapped it away from him. Then she grabbed him by his shirt and lifted him towards her face.
Steven: Who are you?
Fake Garnet removed her visors reavealing two yellow eyes. And she spoke with Viggo's voice.
Fake Garnet: ( Viggo's voice) So you were able to figure me out.
Viggo turned back to normal form surprising Steven.
Steven: I knew it. You're a Gara Droid.
Viggo: I am no oridinary Gara Droid, I am Viggo Stryker, the highest ranked elite in the Gara Droid army and Gien's sole confident. You are the one called Steven if I am correct.
Steven: So you were the one causing all the trouble. You were the one who drove Amethyst away and now Bismuth.
Viggo: That's right! Now that your team is starting to disband they won't be able to trust each other. I have you all to myself boy.
Steven: No! How could you?
Steven tried struggling trying to get away, but couldn't.
Viggo: Just give up boy. You lost.
Viggo head butts Steven's head which knocks him out. Viggo now takes him back to Gien.
Meanwhile the real Garnet was still fighting Viggo's knights. They were very hostile and when she tried to punch them, it just pushed them back denting the armor but no real damage. One of them was in front of her and the other was behind. They brought their axes up and were about to strike her. But Garnet saw this coming. Once they swung their axe, she jumped up in the air and the two of them end up decapitating each other. They too were just droids, so no blood, but oil was oozing out of them. Finally the both fall to the ground and Garnet lands back on the ground too.
Garnet: I don't know what's happening, but I think the Gara Droids are up to something.
Garnet hurried back to the house and saw Peridot and Lapis continuing their game without Steven.
Peridot: Oh Garnet you're back.
Garnet: Have any of you seen Steven?
Peridot and Lapis looked at each other confused.
Lapis: What do you mean? You just took him with you on a mission.
Garnet: What mission?
Peridot: The mission that you only needed Steven for.
Garnet: I never came here to take Steven on a mission. I was just attacked by the Gara Droids.
Lapis: If you were not here than who was?
That is when they all realized that there was an imposter among them and they all were now worried that he has Steven.
Back in the House
Pearl was still sitting down. She saw the warp pad activate and it was Bismuth.
Pearl: Bismuth.
Bismuth: Don't get too excited Pearl. I only came here to get the axe I left here.
Pearl: Bismuth you can't leave us. We need you.
Bismuth: Sorry Pearl. But I don't like working with people who accuses others.
Then the door bursted open.
Garnet: Bismuth!
Bismuth: What? You want to punch me again?
Garnet: No listen. Pearl was I just here taking Steven on a mission?
Pearl: Yes, I was about to question why you were here and where Steven is.
Garnet: I knew it. There is an imposter here.
Pearl: An imposter?
Bismuth: What?
Garnet: The Gara Droids must have sent someone here to look like us. That person was the one who looked like Bismuth and tried to kill me. I know this because I was just attacked by two droids and he might have taken the opportunity to look like me and take Steven.
Pearl: And that same person must have been the one who pretended to be me and ( gasps) Amethyst.
Garnet: Pearl! Did the fake me say where they were going?
Pearl: Yes to the mountains.
Peridot: That's where Gien's ship is.
Lapis: Let's not just stand here. Steven is in danger.
Garnet: Let's go gems.
Pearl: Wait let me go first.
Pearl get's on the warp pad.
Peridot: Where are you going?
Pearl: I have to go get Amethyst. I drove her away and now I have to bring her back.
The warp pad activates and Pearl leaves. And now the others get on and head to the mountains.
At the Kindergarten.
Pearl warped to the Kindergarten.
Pearl: Amethyst!
Pearl kept calling for Amethyst and looked around for her. Finally she found her sitting next to a gem injector.
Pearl: Amethyst.
Amethyst: Oh great, look who it is. What this isn't far enough away from you? Do you want me to go to China?
Pearl: No Amethyst I need your help.
Amethyst: I'm not helping you with anything. I'm not part of the team anymore. Now get lost!
Pearl: Amethyst listen to me. Who you thought bullied you wasn't me and I know you would never destroy my things. There is someone who's disguising himself as us.
Amethyst: What are you saying? The Gara Droids have something to do with this?
Pearl: It has to be them.
Amethyst: How do I know you're not just saying that?
Pearl: Because that imposter has Steven.
Amethyst eyes grew big.
Amethyst: What?
Pearl: That's why I'm here. Listen I'm sorry I called you a mistake. I can only imagine how much that hurts you. At first I refused to see you again, but soon I felt horrible. I said this before and I will say it again. You're the only good thing that came from this place. We need you. I need you. Please Amethyst. Will you help me?
Pearl reached her hand out for her. Amethyst looked at her hand and looked back at Pearl.
Scene cuts back to the others.
Meanwhile the others make it to the mountains and followed the trail. But as they ran through, they came across Steven's sword. Lapis, Peridot and Bismuth looked worried. Garnet too was worried, but she had to focus.
Garnet: We have to keep moving. We can make if we hurry.
Bismuth picked up his sword and they kept on going.
Meanwhile Steven finally regain concioussness. He was tied up and had a retraining collar on him. He was at the meeting spot Viggo and Gien planned to meet.
Gien: Ah your finally awake boy.
Viggo: And good timing too. We were just about to head back to the ship.
Steven: What?
Steven struggled trying to get out. He using his powers but nothing. That's when he realized the collar on him.
Viggo: ( holding the key) Looking for this? Hahahaha! We have you now and there is no one to save you this time.
Garnet: Steven!
Gien and Viggo turn around to see the Crystal Gems.
Viggo: Impossible! No ones ever defeated my black knights.
Peridot recognized him.
Peridot: Viggo Stryker.
Viggo: Peridot, long time no see.
Lapis: You know this one?
Peridot: He is the second in command of the Gara Droids and Gien's most loyal follower.
Steven: Guys! He was the one ruining everyones relationship.
Bismuth: So it was you.
Viggo: ( at Steven) Didn't anyone ever tell you it's not nice to reveal people's secret identies?
Viggo turns into Garnet.
Fake Garnet: Not that it matters.
Turns into Bismuth.
Fake Bismuth: I am the master of shapeshifting.
Turns into Pearl.
Fake Pearl: I can be anyone who I who I want to be.
Turns into Gien.
Fake Gien: Or anything I want to be.
Turns into Yellow Diamond.
Fake Yellow Diamond: Not permanently though. I would just have just killed one of you instantly and took over, but my powers can only stay shape shifted for short time.
Turns back to normal.
Viggo: So I used this to ruin your friendship and I hoped to have you all split up. Well not all you have, but you're not complete anymore.
Garnet: You monster.
Gien: You may have found out the truth, but it's too late now.
Viggo: This ends here. Gara Soldiers!
Fifty Gara Soldiers teleport in the area.
Peridot: We're outnumbered.
Bismuth: Keep it together Peridot. We got this.
The four of them took on the army of Gara Soldiers. Bismuth formed her hands into hammers fought back a group. Lapis formed some water into ice stalactites and threw some at three of them which impales them. Then she formed her wings into fists and fought back a group.
Five Gara Soldiers surrounded Peridot.
Gien: There's no way of escaping this Peridot.
But now was finally her chance to use her powers. She used it to take their spears out of their hands.
Gien: ( red eyes open) What?
They look up confused and then she throws it back at them which impales them. Another three soldiers came at her, but she pushed them back with her metal powers.
Gien: So you finally discovered your power to control metal.
Peridot: You knew about this and never told me?
Gien: There was no reason for you at the time. I had this too when I was all gem. Now that I'm in this suit I lost that ability. I was going to tell you eventually.
Peridot: But now I have the upperhand!
Peridot uses her power on Gien. She lifts him up in the air and throws him to the ground. Then she throws him to a wall and keeps him stuck on it.
Gien: Impressive. But don't get too confident.
Gien's red eys open and fire his eye lasers at her. She gets hit, but she gets up and throws whatever spears there were on the ground at him. But Gien fires his eye lasers at them which destroys them. Then she tried to lift him up again, but he formed his limb enhancer arm into a laser cannon and fired her with it. Peridot dodges it, but loses control and Gien lands back down.
Gien: You still have a lot to learn Peridot.
Peridot: I know, but I won't stand around doing nothing this time.
As they continued fighting. Garnet was fighting through a group of Gara Soldiers. She had to free Steven. She was going to him, but then she was wrapped around Viggo's whip and was being electrecuted. She broke free and then faced Viggo. He held the key in front of her.
Viggo: You still need this if you want free him.
Garnet: Give it to me or be destroyed.
Viggo: You have to take it from me first.
Garnet: You asked for it.
Garnet charged at Viggo. She tried punching him, but he dodged every punch and jumped high up and landed behind her. He used his whip and she got hit and falls. She gets back up again, but Viggo another move, he shot lightning from his hand. Garnet gets electrecuted as she screams. She fell onto her knees and looked up.
Viggo: My, my Bomber was right about you. You are a lot sterdier than you look. But look around you. You're friends will not survive. It's over fusion.
Viggo prepares to fire his lightning at her, but then he gets hit by another whip from behind.
Viggo: AAARRGGHH.
He looks back and they see Pearl and Amethyst back.
Steven: Pearl! Amethyst!
Viggo: What?
Amethyst: So, you're the sleezball that drove me away aren't you?
Viggo: How is it that you are back? I sent you away.
Amethyst: You did, but when it comes with impersonating and kidnapping my friends, it makes me sick.
Pearl: Are you ready?
Amethyst: You know I am.
Pearl and Amethyst held hands and formed Opal. She formed her bow and got the arrow ready. She jumped up in the air and she was about to fire.
Opal: You boys need a time out.
She shot the arrow and divided it into bunch of smaller arrows. Each one hits every Gara Soldier killing them instantly and even Gien and Viggo gets hit and drops the key, but they still survive. Viggo gets up first.
Viggo: Urgh, I can't lose. ( see's Gien on the floor) My lord!
Viggo helps Gien up.
Gien: I'm alright.
Viggo: My lord, we must retreat for now. We're outmatched.
Gien: I couldn't agree more.
Gien and Viggo teleport back to base. Opal defuses bringing Pearl and Amethyst back. Garnet picked up the key, taking the collar off Steven and freeing him.
Garnet: Are you okay Steven?
Steven: Yeah, I'm fine.
Pearl and Amethyst approached him. Steven runs and hugs Amethyst.
Steven: Amethyst! You came back.
Amethyst: Yeah, Pearl and I talked it out and filled me in on what was happening. I couldn't let anything bad happen to my number one fan.
Pearl: I can't say how happy to have you back Amethyst.
Amethyst: Thanks P. That means alot.
Garnet: We are happy to have you back Amethyst.
Bismuth: The Crystal Gems are back together again!
While everyone was rejoicing for Amethyst back and their victory, Peridot looked worried.
Lapis: Are you okay Peridot?
Peridot: I don't know Lapis. Viggo Stryker has returned to the Gara Droids. That often means that Gien is not messing around this time. He's conquered more planets than any Gara Elite. Seeing what he did right there he could have won. He's master at strategies. What if we don't stand a chance now?
Lapis: Peridot relax. We won't let this guy win. Not as lon as we are all here.
Garnet: That's right Lapis. It's okay to be afraid.( to Peridot) Peridot, if Viggo is tricky as you say he is, then he could be the most challenging Gara Droid yet. But as long as we do this together, we can overcome anything. And we won't let him trick us like that again.
Peridot looks back at everyone who gave her supporting looks. She smiles back at them.
Peridot: You're right. We're not going to do this alone.
Amethsyt: Yeah, but can we go home now? I really miss eating at the Big Doughnut.
Pearl: Yes Amethyst. Yes we can.
Steven: Crystal Gems forever!
And so they all walk back to the warp pad to go home.
Meanwhile at Gien's Ship.
Bomber: I saw everything. Your plan failed Viggo. You never fail your missions!
Viggo: Well, with missions like these some failures are to be expected. Right my lord?
Gien: Yes Viggo, I understand.
Bomber: WHAT?! I said the same thing to you and you didn't listen. I've been taking on these gems and losing to them multiple times. How is this any different?
Gien: Because Bomber , Viggo's plan almost worked. We nearly had Steven and almost destroyed the Crystal Gems trust. You didn't come close to destroying them or their relationship.
Bomber glares at the two of them.
Gien: But don't take it too badly. With Viggo here he will make you a better general.
Viggo: That's right. One plan as failed, but I have many more in mind. The first rule to being a strategist is to always have a back up plan. As long as I am here, I will lead you all to victory and Crystal Gems will soon meet their ends!
The Crystal Gems have won and fixed their friendship. But Gien and the Gara Droids are not ready to lose. Now with Viggo Stryker on his side he has more plans to help his master. Can the Crystal Gems beat him or will his future plans be the end for them? More is to come. Steven, everyone, FIGHT ON!
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. I forgot to mention this the last chapter, but from this point on Peridot and Lapis will now be more active characters by working with the team more on their regular missions and hanging out with them and Steven rather than just come for Gara Droid attacks. I do not own Steven Universe. Steven Universe is owned by Rebecca Sugar. Please support the official release. Please read and review. Thank you.