Chapter 27: The Coins of Kanedama
It was night at Beach City. All the stores were closed and everyone was asleep. But as everyone was sleeping, the Gara Elite Kanedama appeared in town running through the streets. He was a strange looking droid. His appearence resembled a retro robot toy, but he was golden. He wore a top hat that looked like buildings and on it said " GOLD." His chest had a slot machine on it with a lever and coin dispenser. His shoulders had red siren lights on them and his neck had bolts on each side.
Kanedama: Coin, coin! This is the town Bomber the Great sent me? I was hoping it would have skyscrappers, but I guess it will do. Lets see what I can get with the coins from yours truly! Coin!
Kanedama pulls the lever. The slot machine spins around and he gets a row of cherries. Coins begin dispencing from his chest as he collects them. He begin throwing the coins all over the place. The coins sticked onto stores, restaurants, houses and cars.
Kanedama: No money, no life! No fortune, no life! Coin! Coin!
The next morning, Steven got up and went over to the Big Donut for his morning donut.
Steven: Hi Sadie! Hi Lars!
Sadie: Oh hey Steven!
Lars: Urgh! What do you want Steven?
Steven: Oh Lars. You know what I want?
Lars: If it's donuts you want, we don't have any.
Steven: What?
Sadie: I wish he was kidding, but he's not. Our shippment of donuts didn't come in this morning.
Steven: Ah , What? How?
Sadie: I don't know. Our delivery guy didn't come this week and he's supposed to be here before we open. I don't know what happened? He just didn't show up and we can't get in touch with him.
Steven:( looking sad) So...no donuts?
Lars: No donuts!
Sadie: Lars!
Lars: Why are we even here? Let's take the rest of the day off.
Sadie: Just because we have no donuts doesn't mean we can take the rest of the day off. We still have other things to sell. I'm sorry Steven.
Steven: It's fine. I'll stop by tomorrow then.
Steven exits the Big Donut.
Steven: Well this day is starting great.
So Steven went to see his dad at the car wash. He was washing a really dirty car, but it looked like he was having trouble.
Steven: Hey dad.
Greg: Oh hey Stu ball. I'd love to chat and hang out, but I'm kinda busy.
Steven: Is something wrong?
Greg: It's weird. I'm trying to clean this car, but no matter how much I rinse or scrub it, it simply wont clean off. I even used the super wash and it still doens't work.
Steven: What do you mean? That doens't make any sense.
Greg: I know.
Suddenly they heard a small boom coming from Fish Stew Pizza.
Steven: What the?
Greg: Let's go check it out.
They see Kiki, Kofi and Nanafua running out of the restaurant with smoke coming out of it.
Greg: What happened?
Steven: Are you guys alright?
Kiki: We're fine Steven, but the pizza oven suddenly just blew up.
Kofi: Now the oven doesn't work and the sprinkler systen got the whole place wet.
Nanafua: This is not good. We can't work like this.
Kiki: ( on her cell phone) I'm trying to get in touch with the police, but for some reason I can't get a response.
Then they heard some angry customers from the Fry shop.
Customer 1: You call these frys. They're not even cooked.
Peedee: That can't be, we just got that out of the fryer.
Customer 2: Yeah man, what the heck is this? You call this quality.
Mr. Fryman: Gentlemen we apologize for this, we'll make you a new batch.
Customer 1: Forget it, I want my money back.
Customer 2: Yeah me too.
Mr. Fryman: ( sighs ) Very well.
The two customers get their refunds and leave angrily. Steven approaches them.
Steven: Hey Peedee. Hello Mr. Fryman.
Peedee: ( upset) Hey Steven.
Steven: Is everything alright here?
Mr Fryman: No it isn't. For some reason the fries aren't cooking in the fryers. They look like they are, but once we take them out they weren't even cooked.
Steven: How is that possible?
Peedee: It's not.
Kiki: I'm trying to get in touch with Jenny, but again I can't get a response.
Steven: Where is Jenny?
But after he asked that, they heard the Jenny along with Buck and Sour Cream screaming. They were in the car, but it was swirving out of control.
Jenny: I don't know what's happening! I'm not doing this!
Then they see Steven and everyone else.
Buck: We're going to hit Steven and your family!
Sour Cream: Hit the breaks!
Jenny: ( hitting the breaks) I can't! I can't!
Steven: Guys, jump out of the car now!
Steven forms his shield around them. The cool kids jump out of the car and it hits the shield, finally shutting down.
Kofi: Is everyone alright?
Kiki: What happened there Jenny? It's not like you to drive like that.
Nanafua: Agreed. You really need to go back to driving school.
Jenny: It wasn't me. Suddenly the car just moved on it's own and tried running you all over.
Sour Cream: It's true. We saw it.
Buck: It was crazy. My life flashed before my eyes.
Ronaldo enters.
Ronaldo: Hey dad, where's the crowbar.
Mr. Fryman: What? What do you need a crowbar for?
Ronaldo: There's a gold coin stuck on the wall.
Steven: A gold coin?
Ronaldo: Yeah, I want to get it out so I can sell it and get the money to buy a new camera. Like that one on the hood of the wrecked car.
Steven turns around and notices a gold coin stuck onto the hood of the wrecked car.
Steven: Um has this coin always been on your car?
Jenny: No.
Sour Cream: I didn't even notice that.
Buck: I did, but I thought it was just for decoration.
Greg: Why does it matter? What does it mean?
Ronaldo: Isn't it obvious Mr. Universe? Coins that appear out of nowhere means that it's a curse. They can cause problems with your lives or your buisnesses. But I'm not sure if it's caused by an evil spirit, a youkai or by the Robotmen.
Steven: ( whispers) Robotmen? Gara Droids.
Steven unable to take the coin off the car takes a picture of it with his phone instead.
Steven: I'm going to figure this out, you guys hang in there.
Ronaldo: Wait Steven! If you're going to find out the cause I want to know too for my blog.
Mr Fryman: Oh no you don't. You're staying here and help make a fire. I just need fire, some pans and oil and we can still sell fries outside of our cursed fry shop.
Peedee: I'll get the equipment.
Ronaldo: Oh man. Can I atleast use the crowbar?
Greg: How about I help you clean up this mess Kofi?
Kofi: Thank you Greg. We really appreciate it.
We cut back to Steven hurrying back home. He got out his phone and contacted Peridot.
Peridot: Hey Steven whats up?
Steven: Peridot I need your help. Something weird is going on and I want to know if you know anything.
Peridot: I'll be right there hang on.
Steven hangs up and continues back to his house. Kanedama watched him from an alley.
Kanedama: Hee, hee, hee, hee! So he's figured it out. Coin!
Kanedama takes out a transmitter and contacts base.
Bomber: Kanedama, how goes the mission?
Kanedama: Everthing as I planned Bomber the Great. Coin! But, that boy you were talking about is on to me now. Coin!
Bomber: And he'll bring those Crystal Gems with him too. Alright, commence phase two of the mission. Do whatever you want with the gems, but keep the boy alive for our master.
Kanedama: Yes Bomber the Great, I will not fail you. Coin, Coin!
Kanedama ends the message.
Meanwhile at Gien's Ship.
Gien: You chose quite an interesting elite Bomber.
Kocha: I don't know, I mean he's kinda annoying.
Viggo: But can he do the job?
Bomber: Don't doubt me Viggo. Kanedama may look like an idiot and maybe annoying. But he is very usefule in conquering. He's not as dumb as Acha.
Kocha: Where is Acha?
Gien: I sent him on a mission to test out a drill mine prototype I invented.
Viggo: Are you sure it was a good idea to send him off by himself?
Gien: To be honest, no.
Meanwhile at the strawberry field.
Acha was finding a spot to plant the drill mine.
Acha: All right this ought to do it. Now let's see.
Acha places the drill mine one the ground. First he presses the button on it to activate the drill, but the drill breaks off and starts digging into the ground.
Acha: Oh, um, well thats what these tests are for.
Acha places the mine on the ground. He gets far away and throws a rock at it to see if it explodes. But nothing happens, he tries it again and still nothing. Then he gets closer to it.
Acha: Huh, must be a dud.
But then the mine explodes, sending Acha flying into a patch of strawberries.
Acha: Oh ow, nope it works. ( notices the strawberry goop all over him) Ew, what is this?
Then a butterfly flies towards.
Acha: Oh hello.
But then swarm of butterflies fly into his face.
Acha: ( running around screaming) AAAHHH! Earth parasites are eating me! There in my eyes! Help! Kocha! Viggo!
As Acha was screaming for his life, the drill that broke off the mine kept digging to the ground. It dug deeper and deeper until it hit something. It was dark and you couldn't see anything, a large figure opened it's eyes and there appeared to be gem located on the nose glowing.
Meanwhile back at the house.
Steven was showing everyone the picture of the coin. Peridot examined it.
Peridot: Hmmm. It's just as I thought. This is one Kanedama's coins.
Steven: Kanedama?
Peridot: Yes, he throws coins onto buildings or houses. They have a power that spreads around the area it touches to ruin people's buisnesses and lives. He can also put these on vehicles and make them out of control.
Pearl: I'm glad he didn't find this place. I can't imagine what he would have done.
Garnet: But where is he now?
Peridot: I'm trying to think, usually he messes around towns bringing them misfortune until he ends it with the biggest misfortune.
Bismuth: What kind of big misfortune?
Peridot: The destruction of the town he attacks.
Everyone looked scared. They had find and stop Kanedama.
Amethyst: How does he do it? Do the coins explode or something?
Peridot: No, but he would cause a nearby natural disaster with a coin. Like if the town is near a mountain he would cause a rock or mud slide. If the town was near a forest he would cause a fire.
Then something dawned to Lapis.
Lapis: Or if it was near water, he could cause a tsunami.
Everyone looked at the ocean and realized that's what Kanedama would do.
Garnet: We can't let him do that.
Peridot: But he has to get to a safe spot first before he could do this.
Pearl: But where?
Everyone thought for a moment. Steven thought hard and then it occured where.
Steven: I think I know where.
The scene cuts to Kanedama on the Brooding Hill. It has the view of Beach City. Kanedama was up there.
Kanedama: Ah such a beatiful view I must say. But wait until I destroy it all. It'll look even better. Coin!
Kanedama takes out one of his coins.
Kanedama: Let's see now, what do I wish for? For my own Pearl. To be Gien's highest rank. No, I wish to be the third in command of the Gara Droids! If that is a thing of course. Coin!
But then he heard a warp sound behind him. He turns around and see's the Crystal Gems with Lion.
Garnet: Kanedama, your chaos of misfortune to the town is over.
Kanedama: Oh but it's not. The fun was just abou to begin. Coin!
Kanedama was about to throw the coin into the water. But Amethyst using her whip covered his hand and pulled it back.
Kanedama: What the?
Amethyst: You're not going to get away that easy.
Peridot: Ready to give up you Clod.
Kanedama: Oh I would except for one thing. Coin!
Amethyst: What's that?
Kanedama: You should have also held my other hand too! Coin!
Kanedama with his free hand pulls the lever on his chest. The slot machine spins with a row of 7s. A coin shoots out of the slot and into the ocean.
Garnet: No!
Kanedama: Hahahaha! Yes, now witness the destruction of your precious home town. Coin!
The ocean slowly begin to move around like crazy. It was trying to form into a tsunami.
Lapis: I'm going to try and stop it. You guys take care of him.
Steven: Be careful Lapis.
Garnet: Alright then. Bismuth, Peridot, go with her her for you might be attacked. Take Lion to get down there quick.
Bismuth: You got it.
Peridot: Let's go.
The three of them get on Lion and he warps them back to the beach. It was just Steven, Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst against Kanedama.
Kanedama: There's no point of her trying to stop it. She might be able to control water, but she won't be able to stop it. Not with my coin down there. Coin!
Garnet: No, but she could at least hold it for us until we beat you.
They got their weapons out.
Kanedama: Pathetic.
Kanedama hand turned into a magnet and the Crystal Gems weapons including Steven's sword flew out of their hands and into the magnet.
Steven: What the?
Pearl: He stole our weapons.
Kanedama: That's right, you can keep making new ones but I will just steal them again. Coin! But you have very nice sword boy. I think I'll keep it as a souvinear. Coin!
Amethyst: How are we going to beat this guy?
Garnet: I'm not sure at the moment, but we won't lose that easy.
Kanedama: Time to play a game Crystal Gems. Coin!
Kanedama pulls the lever on his chest. The slot machine spins around and he gets a row of skulls. The siren on his shoulder lights up when he got that match as a victory sound effect was made.
Kanedama: Congratulations! You win. Coin!
Gold coins were shooting out of the slot like a machine gun. When the coins hit them they would explode like fire crackers. Steven tried to get his shield up again, but Kanedama stole it again with his magnet hand and so he along wiht the gems were hit by the exploding coins.
Meanwhile back on the beach.
Lapis, Peridot, Lion and Bismuth made it back down. Lapis quickly used her powers to hold back the tsunami. She was able to stop it from getting closer, but couldn't settle it down.
Bismuth: Can't you stop it for good?
Lapis: It's being caused by that Gara Droid's power. I can only stall it for so long.
Peridot: Just hold on Lapis and focus. Steven and the others will beat Kanedama soon.
Bomber: Don't get your hopes up.
Bismuth and Peridot turned around and saw Bomber the Great along with fifteen Gara Soldiers.
Bismuth: Bomber.
Bomber: This is my chance to shine Crystal Gems. I'm so close to winning and I'm not going to let you ruin that for me.
Lapis: Guys I can't help, if I lose focus for just a second...
Peridot: It's okay Lapis. You focus on this. We'll handle this clod.
Bismuth: You ready Peridot? Let's show these uppercrust scrapheaps we mean Bismuth!
Lion stood by them ready to fight as well.
Bomber: Fools! ( draws out his sabre) Attack!
The Gara Soldiers and Bomber engage combat with Bismuth, Peridot and Lion. Bismuth took on Bomber along with a few soldiers. Lion also took on a handful of soldiers using his roar attacks. Peridot stayed by Lapis and used her powers to push the soldiers away from her.
Back on the hill.
The Crystal Gems were having a hard time trying to beat Kanedama.
Kanedama: Hee,hee,hee,hee! Ready to surrender Crystal Gems? Coin!
Amethyst: Can this guy stop saying coin after every sentence he says?
Steven: Coin?
Steven looks down and there was one Kanedama's coins that missed them.
Pearl: What are you thinking of Steven?
Steven: I think I know how to beat him. But I need him too look at the opposite way.
Amethyst: I got this dude. ( to Kanedama) Hey Kanedama, is that Gien planning on promoting you to be his general?
Kanedama: Really? Where?
Kanedama turns around.
Amethyst: Wow, I can't believe he actually fell for that.
Pearl: Me neither.
Steven throws the coin at Kanedama's back.
Kanedama: Lord Gien isn't here. ( turns around) For that you will die! Coin!
Kanedama pulls the lever on his chest, but now he doens't get a match on his slot machine chest. Because of this he can't attack.
Kanedama: Coin?
Kanedama pulls the lever again but still no match.
Kanedama: What's going on, my attacks aren't working! Coin!
The Crystal Gems were now able to summon their weapons.
Kanedama: Oh no you don't!
But Kanedama wasn't able to turn his hand into a magnet.
Kanedama: What's happening? I can't use any of my attacks! Coin!
Steven: Now you've gotten a taste of your own medicine.
Garnet: Let's take him down.
The Steven and the gems charge at him. Pearl striked him first. Then Amethyst wrapped him with her whip and threw him to the other side. Garnet puched him multiple times in the chest and then on the face. Kanedama drops Steven's sword and Steven gets it back. He strikes Kanedama twice and then stabs him, weakening him.
Kanedama: I can't go on much longer...coin.
Garnet: Let's finish this.
Everyone merged their weapons together into the Crystal Cannon. They aimed it at Kanedama.
The four of them: Crystal Cannon, fire!
The Crystal Cannon fired a long silver blue beam at Kanedama, it shot through his chest leaving a clean hole onto his body. Kanedama begins to spazz out.
Kanedama: Coin! Coin! OOOUUURRGGGHH!
Kandama falls to the ground and explodes. This causes his power to weaken. All the stores and buildings are no longer under his power and the tsunami fianally settles down.
Bomber: NO!
Lapis: They did it!
Peridot: Alright!
Bismuth: Oh yeah! That's how we roll!
Bomber: URGh! This isn't over Crystal Gems!
Bomber teleports back to base.
Meanwhile at Gien's Ship.
Gien: ( sighs) Of course, what did I expect? I don't even know why I gave him the approval for attack.
Kocha: Do not blame yourself my lord. I blame Bomber for this.
Viggo: I knew Kanedama wasn't fit for the job.
Bomber appears in the room.
Kocha: That's another point you lose Bomber the Great.
Bomber: I don't want to hear it you little scraplet.
Viggo: You underestimated their abilities Bomber the Great. Once again you have failed.
Bomber: Why don't you say that to my face Viggo?
Gien: That's enough! We'll try again, Viggo's way next time. And where is Acha? He's been gone all day.
Viggo: Shall I go search for him my lord?
Gien: Yes and take Bomber and Kocha with you.
Viggo: Yes my lord. Let's go you two.
The three of them teleport to the strawberry field to where Acha was supposed to test the drill mine.
Viggo: So this is the battlefied the Crystal Gems and Homeworld Gems fought. Interesting.
Kocha: So where is that fool?
Acha: Kocha!
The three of them: Huh?
They see Acha running towards them with butterflys around him.
Acha: Kocha, Viggo, Bomber! Help me! These parasites are eating me. There in my eyes! Help me!
Viggo waves his hand around to make them go away.
Viggo: They were just butterflies Acha. They're harmless.
Bomber bonks Acha in the head.
Bomber: You idiot! You were gone all day because of this?
Acha: Well they were pretty scary up close. Especially in your eyes.
Kocha: Everything is scary to you up close.
Viggo: Acha did you at least test the prototype?
Acha: Uh, I did. The drill broke off digging deep into the ground and mine itself was a bit slow to activate.
Viggo: I see. Let's just head back to base.
The four of them warp back to Gien' ship. But just moments after they left, the ground began to shake and then a big orange hand bursted out of the ground and figure rose out of it. It was Jasper.
Jasper: Finally. I'm free out of the Earth's crust. Now to finish off what I started. I'm coming for you Rose.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Finally I'm able to bring Jasper into the story. If you liked this chapter, be sure to follow, favorite and review. Thank you and until next time.