Chapter 39: Detective Viggo
Viggo returns to Homeworld. He made his way to Diamond's throne room where Yellow and Blue Diamond was.
Yellow Diamond: Viggo Stryker. What are you doing back here?
Viggo: Greetings my Diamonds. I have come to inform you that the Jasper you sent has sadly been killed.
Blue Diamond: ( tearing up) You don't mean Pink's Jasper? The only one that turned out good in the Beta Kindergarden on Earth?
Yellow Diamond: Is that all you came for? Is Gien too scared to inform us himself?
Viggo: No, no my Diamonds. I also came because I want to look through the Homeworld's Record room.
Yellow Diamond: And why is that?
Viggo: I um...If we want to take down these surviving Crystal Gems maybe there is something in there that has their weaknesses.
Viggo didn't want to tell the Diamonds his true reasons as Gara Droids talk to each other first before getting the Diamonds involved.
Yellow Diamond: Hmmmm. I'm not sure what you can find, but I will allow it. But I will have to send someone with you. Pearl!
Yellow Pearl: Yes my Diamond.
Yellow Diamond: Bring Ruby 4ND here and have her accompany Viggo.
Yellow Pearl: Yes my Diamond.
Yellow Pearl went to go get the Ruby to accompany Viggo leaving them alone for a bit.
Viggo: My Diamond, you don't trust me?
Yellow Diamond: I get the strangest feeling your up to something and to make sure you don't do anything funny, I'm sending someone to watch you. It's either that or don't look at all.
Viggo: ( sighs) Very well my Diamond.
Yellow Pearl returns with the Ruby guard, it was actually Ruby Eyeball.
Eyeball: ( saluting) This is Ruby-1F4 Cut-4ND reporting. How can I serve you my Diamond?
Yellow Diamond: Accompany Viggo to the Record room and make sure he behaves himself.
Eyeball: Yes my Diamond.
Viggo: ( sighs) Fine. Let's go Ruby.
Eyeball accompanied Viggo to the Record room and went through numerous hallways.
Eyeball: So you're doing this to find out more info on those rebels?
Viggo: Yes I am.
Eyeball: And it's true that Jasper has fallen victim to her?
Viggo: I witnessed it myself. You respected her no?
Eyeball: I did. How could they? First my Diamond and now Jasper.
Viggo: Ruby, is it true that you participated in the war 5,000 years ago.
Eyeball: Yes.
Viggo: Where were you when...it happened.
Eyeball: I was there.
Viggo stops on his tracks and looks at her.
Viggo: Is that so?
Eyeball: Yes. I saw with my own eye.
Viggo: How did she do it?
Eyeball: I saw Rose Quartz plunge her sword into Pink Diamond. After that I yelled for help. She ran off and I hurried to the scene and found Pink's shards on the ground.
Viggo: Hmmmm. You're sure it was a sword?
Eyeball: I may only have one eye, but I know what I saw.
Viggo: I see.
Viggo was now even more suscpicous with this. Soon they made it to the Record room where all gems who were made had their private profiles stored in with their history and information.
Eyeball: So what do you want from here?
Viggo: I need to look for information on Rose Quartz gems.
Viggo went through holograhpic files of Quartz gems.
Viggo: Let's see here... Amethysts, Cat's eyes, Citrines, Jaspers...ah ha! Rose Quartz.
Viggo opens up the files and reads it out loud as Eyeball watches.
Viggo: Let's see here funtion: Soldiers and healers. Status: Discontinued. Rose Quartz were made for combat and also for healing cracked gems. Made to be strong and loya,l they were the most well recieved gems to have for a colony. That was until on of them rebelled against Pink Diamond and declared war. After the death of Pink Diamond and whiping all the rebels on the Earth, all Rose Quartz gems were now forbiddon to be made and were all bubbled, never to be talked about again. ( stops reading) Okay I get that, but where's the profile for " The" Rose Quartz that rebelled.
Viggo looks further in the files to find the right Rose Quartz. He first took out the picture of the Rose they knew and then he looked through the collection of other Rose Quartz gems that were made. Many of them had different gem placements like the hands, arms, legs or back, but not one on the belly. He looked through it again to make sure he didn't miss something, but nothing.
Viggo: ( shows Eyeball the picture) Ruby, are you sure that this is the one that you hate?
Eyeball: Of course I'm sure.
Viggo: Then how come I don't see her profile anywhere in the database?
Eyeball: Well...maybe they deleted it because she's a traitor.
Viggo: That or...she never existed to begin with.
Eyeball: That's ridiculous, of course she existed. Obviously the Diamonds or someone else deleted her profile because she was never to be mentioned ever again. If we're done here then lets go.
Viggo: Wait, just one more thing.
Eyeball: What now?
Viggo: Take me to the room where Pink Diamond's shards are being held.
Eyeball looks at him shocked.
Eyeball: No, no! That room by the order of Blue Diamond is strictly off limits. We can get into serious trouble for entering.
Viggo: Don't worry my friend, I am the second in command of the Gara Droids and if we get caught I will take responsibility. You will not get in trouble.
Eyeball: ( sigh) Don't say I didn't warn you.
And so they made there way to one of Blue Diamond's rooms. First they came across a room full of bubbled Rose Quartz gems. Finally at the end, there was one more room that was a memorial shrine to Pink Diamond. At the center was a pedastal with Pink Diamond's shards floating in a bubble.
Viggo: Pink Diamond's shards.
Eyeball: I haven't seen those for over 5,000 years. So what do you want from here?
Viggo walks up to the pedastal and takes the bubble.
Eyeball: Hey don't touch that! You'll pop it.
Viggo: Oh I know.
Viggo pops the bubble and the shards fall onto his hands.
Eyeball: Stop it! What are you doing? Blue Diamond is going to punish us when she finds out you have Pink Diamond's shards!
Viggo: ( puts the shards in a vile) I just want to check something with it. But I do need an example.
Eyeball: An example for what? You do know I am going to report this.
Viggo was thinking for a moment until his eyes open having an idea.
Viggo: You know Ruby, I'm glad you came with me. But you won't be reporting nothing to the Diamonds.
Eyeball: What are you...
Eyeball is cut off when Viggo opens his free hand to her.
Viggo: You're the example I need.
Eyeball: No, no! You're insane! You can't do this, we're on the same side.
Viggo: Yes, yes we may live on the same planet, but you see the difference between you and I is that we Gara Droids work discretely.
Eyeball gets back and tries to run away. But Viggo unleashes his lightning from his hands and fires at Eyeball, poofing her. Viggo walks up to her gem and picks it up.
Viggo: Not to mention, this is a secret to everyone.
Viggo crushes Eyeballs gem, shattering it. He takes out another vile and places a few shards in it.
Viggo: I just need a few of these. The rest of you...
He creates a bubble around it and places it on the pedastal.
Viggo: There, Blue Diamond won't even notice. And you were so worried Ruby, I told you, you won't get in trouble. Hahahahahaha!
Viggo was making his way towards Gien's lab. But to get there he had to pass by the Diamond's throne room. He was passing by until he is called in by them.
Yellow Diamond: Viggo Stryker. Come here.
Viggo takes a deep breath and walks into the throne room.
Blue Diamond: Viggo Stryker. Where are you going?
Viggo: My Diamonds. I could not find anything special on the rebels so I am heading back Earth. But don't worry we are planning another attack soon.
Yellow Diamond: Where is the Ruby I assigned to you.
Viggo shows them Eyeball's shards.
Viggo: I shattered her.
Blue Diamond: You did what?
Viggo: She betrayed us and tried to kill me.
Yellow Diamond: Really, than I guess we should look through the security camera's then to make sure, unless you're hiding something.
Viggo: My Diamond I would never lie to you.
Yellow Diamond: Pearl, play the security tapes.
Yellow Pearl: Yes my Diamond.
Yellow Pearl activates the camera footage of them. But it wasn't what happened a little while ago. Instead what played was a different scenerio of the scene in Pink's shrine.
Viggo: Ruby what are you doing?
Eyeball: I've had it with you and the Diamonds. I should have joined Rose Quartz and her team long ago. I'm taking Pink's shards with me.
Viggo: I will not let you.
Eyeball: Try and stop me.
Eyeball summons her dagger and charges at Viggo. He electricutes her and is poofed. He crushes her gems and picks them up to be disposed. The video ends and Yellow and Blue look at each other.
Blue Diamond: I don't believe it. We still have some traitor's walking among us and it had to be one of Pink's!
Blue Diamond tears up and her aura spreads around the room making Yellow Diamond along with Yellow and Blue Pearls tear up, except Viggo who is ammune to it. Yellow gets up and places her hands on Blue's shoulders trying to comfort her.
Viggo: My dearest apologies Blue Diamond.
Yellow Diamond: We will do a backround check on all gems who served Pink. You may go Viggo.
Viggo: Thank you my Diamond.
Viggo walks out of the throne room and looks at the security camera.
Viggo: ( silent chuckles) Fools.
Viggo walks as it shows a chip attatched to the camera's to alter scenes to cover the Gara Droid's tracks.
Viggo was now in the lab and looks at both shards back to back with a mircroscope. But then he realized something. Pink Diamond's shards looked different than Eyeball's shards. He looked again and again until it finally occured to him.
Viggo: IT'S FAKE!
Viggo stands up and breathes.
Viggo: I knew it. I knew something was up. She couldn't have been killed by normal weapons. But I still don't have lead or suspect. ( groans) I need a drink.
But then he realizes there are no drinks on Homeworld.
Viggo: ( groans) Of course I forgot this is Homeworld. But wait til my lord hears about this.
Viggo gets up and activates the space bridge to head back to Earth. He enters throught the portal and is met by Gien and the others.
Gien: Ahh Viggo welcome back. Tell me, have you discovered something?
Viggo: As of matter of fact yes. One is that I can't find Rose Quartz's files anywhere in the database.
Gien: Really?
Viggo: Yes, some say that they probably deleted her file, but I think otherwise.
Bomber: ( sarcastic) Impressive, you managed to not find a profile of a dead gem.
Viggo: But that's not all I found, loot at this.
He takes out the shards of Pink Diamond and shows them to Gien, which disturbed him a little.
Huntress: Why have you brought these here Viggo?
Viggo: These shards are fake.
Gien: What?
Bomber: Your point is?
Viggo: These are supposedly Pink Diamond's shards. But after close examination and looking back at these ruby shards, I found out that these are fake.
Gien: Are you saying that, that, that she's alive!?
Viggo: Maybe, but the problem now is that I don't have a suspect. All witnesses say that they say Rose Quartz shatter Pink Diamond. But Rose is gone and all there's left is Steven. But the boy doesn't have her memories.
Viggo goes to a cabinet and takes out some wine and pours it into a glass. He takes a sip and then breathes.
Viggo: Ah that's better. Anyway where do I go from here? Hmmm, maybe the memories are somewhere in him. If we capture him and experiment on his gem or brain we could fine something. Or if we poof him then maybe Rose herself might return and we can interogate her.
Gien: All these years I thought she was dead.
Gien takes out a holographic picture of Pink Diamond and standing by her was her pearl.
Gien: I hope your out there somewhere. I have to show you how much I've progressed since your absense.
Viggo was still thinking until he saw Gien's photo and noticed something.
Viggo: My lord let me see that.
Gien hands him the picture and noticed Pink's pearl. She looked familiar.
Viggo: Computer, show me images of the pearl.
The ships super computer shows pictures of Pearl on the monitor.
Viggo: My lord look at this. That pearl bears an uncanny resemblence to the pearl that served Pink Diamond.
Gien looked at both pictures back to back and realized it a well.
Gien: It is her. That's Pink Diamond's pearl! How did I not realize this until now? Why did she turn against her Diamond?
Viggo: I don't know, but wait... My lord remember when she fought against Genbu. When he took Rose Quartz form he made mention of a secret.
Gien: Yes I remember now. But he was killed before we could find out.
Viggo: Also before I came back after Jasper's death I saw her from the distance she was trying to say something to the boy, but she kept herserlf quiet. She's hiding something.
Gien: Pink Diamond might be alive.
Viggo: You're sure about that?
Gien: I'm positive. Those Crystal Gems are too soft to shatter their own kind. We must get that pearl. She's the key to finding my Diamond.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. I'm trying to think of some use for the Homeworld gems to have a role in this so Eyeball was actually a last minute idea for this chapter. If you have any suggestions for other gems let me know. I hope you enjoyed. Please read and review. Thank you.