Chapter 44: The Mysterious Droid

Scene opens at Gien's Ship with Gien being called by the Diamond's.

Gien: I'm sorry my Diamonds but the image of the droid you sent me doesn't match any of the ones I have filed in the database.

Yellow Diamond: What do you mean you can't find him? Are you saying he just showed up out of no where?

Gien: I don't know, maybe. But what's the big deal? You just said the ship he hijacked was shot down and destroyed.

Blue Diamond: But he shattered a majority of our gems.

Gien: And my soldiers too.

Yellow Diamond: Have you forgotten that materials for making more gems is scarce and we can't produce them here?

Gien: I have not forgotten my Diamond. My apologies.

Yellow Diamond: Just move on to the next attack Gien.

Blue Diamond: And don't fail us again.

The transmission ends. Gien groans afterwards, pinching his eyes.

Gien: Viggo did he look familiar to you?

Viggo: No I have never seen this one before.

Huntress: It was still dark, what if he his. He probably got fed up of waiting for our time to rebel against the Diamonds and went on ahead.

Gien: But that doesn't explain why he would go and kill his own commrades as well.

Viggo: Is this the Crystal Gems doing?

Gien: I don't think. How could they have had him be on Homeworld when they don't even have the equipment to get there.

Viggo: There's always the Galaxy Pad. Maybe they fixed it.

Bomber: Forget about it. He's gone so now we can move on. I Bomber the Great will lead the attack for tomorrow. I have Dart Shot getting ready for attack.

Gien: Very good Bomber. This time we'll get them.

Meanwhile at the temple, one week later after the wedding.

Steven and Garnet were outside of the house star gazing and trying to find shooting stars. Finally they saw one pass by.

Steven: OOH! There's one! Garnet you gotta make a wish.

Garnet: Alright.

Steven: Okay close your eyes.

Even though Steven couldn't see her eyes because of her visors being on, he can tell her third eye was still open.

Steven: All of them.

Garnet: (smiles) Okay, okay.

Steven: Now make your wish, but don't tell me what it is.

But he gets curious and asks her.

Steven:( whispering) Garnet, what did you wish for?

Garnet: I wished... for another shooting star so you can make a wish.

Steven: Oh my gosh. ( gasps) Garnet it worked!

Steven and Garnet saw what appeared to be another shooting star. But this one was getting closer, it flew over the temple and seemed to have landed somewhere far away. Somewhere in the woods.

Steven: What was that Garnet?

Garnet: I could be a meteor. But we'll check it out tomorrow.

Garnet took him inside and they would get the whole team to check on this.

The next day.

Deep in the woods, an army of Gara Soldiers ( 30 total) were being led by the next Gara Elite, Dart Shot. He was black scorpion themed elite. He had a bulky looking body with claws for hands. He had one eye and a scorpion tail where the tip was a gattling gun. He was accompanied by Bomber and Viggo.

Bomber: Alright Dart Shot, you know what you need to do.

Dart Shot: Yes Bomber the Great. I'll give those Crystal Gems a surprise with this army of droids at their base. I will be the one who will take them down.

Viggo: But remember, that boy we need alive still.

Dart Shot: Of course, I will do anything to please my master.

Mysterious Droid: And where is your master?

Dart Shot: Who said that?

The three of them looked around for a bit until they saw the dark silouhette droid leaning against a tree.

Dart Shot: You there, who are you?

Mysterious Droid: You're worst nightmare.

Dart Shot: Oh?

Viggo looks closer and realizes something.

Viggo: ( in his mind) Wait, could that be the one?

Mysterious Droid: I don't want you though. I want Gien.

Viggo: What do you want from him?

Mysterious Droid: His life.

Bomber: ( in his mind) Hmm, he actually speaks my language.

Dart Shot: Who do you think you are trying to kill my lord?

Mysterious Droid: Tell me where he is now if you want to live.

Dart Shot: If I want to... you do realize you're outnumbered by uh, let's see there's me, Viggo, Bomber and how many soldiers, um 8,9... Ah forget it! The point is there's a whole bunch of us and only one of you!

Mysterious Droid: ( groans) You are fools. All of you...

The mysterious droid got out his right arm, showing his wrist blade. He turns to them giving a deathly glare.

Meanwhile ( and a couple hours later)

The Crystal Gems were trying to investigate the meteor that landed. They were somewhere in the woods that was close by Beach City.

Amethyst: Are you sure this is where it landed G?

Garnet: I only know the esimate location, but it has to be somewhere here.

Lapis: I can fly up and try and find.

Steven: You do that Lapis.

Lapis flies up patrols around the area, trying to find anything suspicious. Soon she saw what appeared to be a meteor crash landing spot. She flew back to the others to tell them.

Lapis: Hey guys, I found something.

Garnet: Lead the way Lapis.

Lapis leads them to the site. They get to it and look down. It's just what Garnet expected.

Garnet: It's an escape pod.

Pearl: What?

They all get closer to it.

Steven: It looks just like yours Peridot.

Bismuth: Alright we know what is, now we just gotta stop it. Is it an regular uppercrust or a metal uppercrust?

Peridot: Hold on there's something not right here.

Pearl: What's that?

Peridot: Look at hole. See how it's not open, but instead blasted open?

Steven: Do you think whoever was piloting it was attacked?

Peridot: I don't think so. Considering the temperature of the melted blast, combined with the lack of damage inside the pod. We can safe to assume that the blast came from the inside.

Amethyst: So what does that mean?

Peridot: It means we could be dealing with something worse than a homeworld gem or an elite.

Garnet: Than we have to keep searching. Whatever it is, it couldn't have gotten far.

The Crystal Gems continued searching for this mysterious visitor. Lapis flew up again to in hopes to find something. She came back to report what she saw.

Lapis: You guys might want to see this.

Peridot: What did you find Lapis?

Lapis: Just follow me.

Lapis lead them again to the site. To there surprise they witnessed a field of dead Gara Soldiers. But by the looks of it, it seems they were torn apart as body parts were all over the place.

Amethyst: Dude, what happened here?

Pearl: This is not our doing. We didn't even know there was going to be an attack.

Bismuth: It wasn't me this time. I like wrecking these guys, but this too messy.

Steven: But who could have done this?

Garnet: I don't know. But it could still be here. Everyone stay alert.

They looked around the area. The kept coming across dismantled Gara Soldiers. Soon they came across Dart Shot, or atleast what was left of him. From the looks of it, his eye was gauged out, his left arm was missing, tail was servered and body cut open.

Amethyst: Dude, this would be a lot more gruesome with blood and guts. Can you imagine that?

Bismuth: Amethyst please, you know how queasy I can get.

Pearl: What happened to this elite?

Peridot: By the looks of it, it seems he was mutilated by the attacker and had his life spark ripped out.

Bismuth: Ugh... that's...that's just messed up, even for me.

Lapis: So where's everyone else? Shouldn't the person who did this be around here?

Suddenly Steven saw something from behind them.

Steven: Everyone get back!

He forms a shield around everyone, blocking laser projectiles and lightning. Then they saw it was Bomber and Viggo who were hiding behind a boulder.

Bomber: So, you've come back to finish what you started!

Pearl: What are you talking about? You ambushed us!

Viggo: That's right, for ambushing us!

Amethyst: That's it, they've lost it.

Steven: Or, they're just as clueless as we are. What do we do Garnet?

Garnet: I have some questions for them. Lower the shield Steven.

Pearl: Are you sure that's a good idea Garnet?

Garnet: No, but Steven always took chances to get answers, so now I will do the same. Lower the shield Steven.

Steven nods and puts away the shield. Garnet calls out for the duo.

Garnet: Bomber, Viggo. We just want to talk. We want to know what happened.

Bomber and Viggo look at each other for a moment, but agrees and walk towards them.

Bomber: Amazing how they can lie with such straight faces.

Bismuth: We don't know what you're talking about.

Bomber: Don't play dumb with us. You built that droid to do your dirty work. I mean just look at what you've done to poor Dart Shot. He didn't even do anything and you killed him in the most inhumane way ever.

Steven: A droid?

Peridot: We never built a droid.

Garnet: We're actually looking for a being that emerged from an escape pod that crashed here.

Viggo: Escape pod?

Bomber: Like I'm supposed to believe...

Viggo: Bomber wait. You swear you didn't build that rougue droid.

Steven: We can show you the pod for proof.

They show them the escape pod. Viggo examins it for better detail.

Viggo: It's just as I thought. Bomber, that droid that attacked us is the same one that rampaged through Homeworld. This is the escape pod it used when his ship was shot down.

Bomber: But how is he that strong? He took down 30 soldiers and one elite. You and I barely made it out alive. Imagine what he'll do to Gien.

Steven: He's here for Gien?

Suddenly they heard an explosion. They all looked and saw a bit of smoke.

Steven: Where's that coming from.

Garnet: It's... it's back in town.

They along with Bomber and Viggo hurry to the scene. Once they make it to town they are run passed by paniced citezens. Steven bumps into Jamie.

Steven: Jamie?

Jamie: Sorry Steven, I didn't see you there. I'm just freaking out.

Steven: What's going on?

Jamie: There's some monster rampaging through town. He just entered the market.

Steven: The market?

Jamie: Yes, I'd go with you except I don't want to get involved.

Steven: It's okay, you go on ahead.

Jamie runs off and they hurry to the market where this monster is.

The scene shifts to the market. From the outside of the market the wall bursts open. The mysterious droid emerged and finally his body was shown. This was no ordinary droid that they encountered before. He was just as tall as Garnet and his body was made out of parts from other Gara Droids. He had a torso of the black knight droid, legs of a gara soldier, arms of an arieldroid along with the wings. His shoulder pads were heads of gara soldiers and on his left shoulder had a laser cannon attached to it. His right arm had both a double barreled laser cannon and a double wrist blade. His head was black with face plate along with red slanted eyes and a glowing red dot on his forehead with serious look on his face. The top of his head had a crest that was styled like the upper half of a cresent moon as if it was a hair style. He emerged out of the building holding a jug of water and a bag of cat food. As this is happening, police arrive surrounding him.

Officer: We have you surrounded. Drop what you're holding and put your hands in the air.

The mysterious droid did put the things he was holding down and puts his hands out as if he was about to be handcuffed. One of the officers does so and handcuffs him.

Mysterious Droid: Do you know where Gien is?

Officer: I don't know who this Gien is and you can ask questions at court.

Mysterious Droid: Then please let me go so I can progress with my mission.

Officer: That's not happening pal, you're under arrest for terrorizing this town along with it's residents and stealing.

Mysterious Droid: Than I will leave by force.

The mysterious droid breaks free of the hand cuffs and grabs the officer by the neck strangling him. The others point their guns at him warning him. The mysterious droid throws the officer at one of the cars and the others open fire at him. But the guns have no effect on him and he fires his shoulder cannon at them, injuring some of them and destroying the cars. After they retreat, he goes back picking up the things he stole and continues walking. The Crystal Gems finally make it to the scene and encounter him from the distance.

Amethyst: This is the guy we're looking for?

Viggo: It was him alright. He single handedly destroyed Dart Shot and his army.

Garnet: Peridot does he look familiar?

Peridot: No. I've never seen this one and I know every elite that was made.

Bomber: Now that we found him. It's payback time.

Steven: Hold on. We don't know what he is, but we're not going to find out by destroying him.

Bomber: Tell you what boy. We'll bring back the biggest pieces and then you can ask him anything you want.

Bomber and Viggo rush out to fight this droid.

Mysterious Droid: So you have returned. Have you decided to tell me where Gien is?

Viggo: You dare ask us that same question again? You're a wanted criminal for what you did to us and to the Diamonds.

Mysterious Droid: No...Gien is the criminal for the crime he did to me.

Viggo: I am second in command so I say it's treason then.

Bomber and and Viggo fight the mysterious droid. Bomber draws out his sabre, trying to strike the droid, but he takes out his wrist blade and blocks all the attacks and impaling Bomber with it. As Bomber reacts from the pain, the droid kicks him to the ground. Viggo was next, he used his lightning on him, but the droid used both hands and blocked the attack with it and forming it into an electric ball. The droid throws it back at Viggo, but the latter dodges and uses the electric whip on him. The droid dodges it and gets close to Viggo, slashing him twice and then impalining him with the wrist blade. Then the droid points his double barreld cannon at him and fires continuously at Viggo. With the two elites badly injured, they couldn't fight anymore.

Viggo: Bomber...we must retreat for now... must warn our lord.

Bomber: Fine then.

The two of them teleport back to base. The droid then notices the Crystal Gems from the distance. He stared at them with a deathly glare.

Amethyst: Dude, he just wrecked them.

Peridot: Um, why is he staring at us.

Mysterious Droid: So, the Diamond's knew I was alive and sent you to get me.

Steven: What? No, we're not...

Mysterious Droid: I will not let you ruin my mission.

The mysterious droid forms his wrist blade and attacks. While the whole team tried fighting against him, he was very strong and fast. Bismuth tried smashing him with her hammer hands, but he grabs onto them, picks her up and thows her at Amethyst. Pearl and Steven tried fighting him. He kept blocking her spear and his sword with his wrist blade. He slashed Pearl and then pushed back Steven. He was on the ground and before the droid tried impaling him, Pearl got back up and blocked his attack. But it didn't last long though as he pushed her away and blasted her with his arm cannon.

Garnet was next and while she did do better against him by blocking most of his attacks and and hitting him a few times, that ended when the gara soldier shoulder pads began to glow and electricity flew out of the eye holes and electricutes her. Before he could finish her off, his lifted up in the air by and thrown into a wall, he looks and see's that Peridot and Lapis have fused back into Amazonite.

Amazonite: Hey you! Stop hurting my friends or else I will have to take this more seriously.

Mysterious Droid: How dare you?

The droid tried firing his shoulder and arm at her, but she flew up in the air. But the droid had another surprise, he could fly as well.

Amazonite: What? He can fly?

Mysterious Droid: You can't avoid me!

Amazonite formed ice stalactites and threw them at him. But the droid destroyed them all with both of his cannons.

Amazonite: Oh geez.

Few of the projectiles hit her and she loses her wings and falls to the ground. He fires his laser at her back forcing her to the ground faster and crashing down. She unfused back into Peridot and Lapis. He landed back down and approached Lapis. He grabbed her hair and lifted her up and then looked at her gem.

Mysterious Droid: That was impressive. But you have to do better than that to kill me.

He was about to shatter Lapis until he felt a spiked shield cutting his right arm.

Mysterious Droid: AURGH!

He lets go of her and coverd his wound. Green blood was dripping from it. Steven rushed over to Peridot and Lapis.

Steven: Are you guys alright?

Peridot: I've dealt with worse.

Lapis: I'm okay. Thank you Steven.

He smiles and nods to her and now that everyone else was back they surrounded him.

Garnet: Just give up already. You can't fight anymore.

Mysterious Droid: You will not interfere with my revenge. After Gien, I will come back for all of you!

The mysterious droid took out a smoke bomb and threw it at the ground. Once it cleared up he was gone.

Pearl: He's gone.

Garnet: We need to split up and find him. Everyone take a flare. If you find him whatever you do, do not take him on your own.

They all nod and do so. They all split up and searched for him. Steven was on his own, but he came across a trail of droplettes of blood, the droid's blood. He followed it and it lead him to a junk yard. He entered in and soon he found the droid heading towards a small fort made of scrap metal. He hid behind an old car and watched him. He was about to signal the gems until something unexpected happened.

Mysterious Droid: I have returned small one.

Out from the fort came a kitten. It was a white kitten with an orange and black pattern and had only one eye because the other one was scarred closed. The droid got out two bowls and put the cat food and water he stole in each.

Mysterious Droid: Go ahead. Eat.

The cat began eating and fast.

Mysterious Droid: You were hungry weren't you? I'm sorry it took so long. But I kept getting held back.

The mysterious droid cringes from the pain in his arm. The cat see's it and tries to reach for him. The droid looks down at her and pets her.

Mysterious Droid: It's just a scratch. I will fix it.

Steven watched in confusion. How can a deadly droid be so kind and gentle to a cat. But he accidently stepped on a can which made a noise.

Mysterious Droid: Who's there?!

The droid got up ready to attack. Steven didn't know what to do.

Mysterious Droid: I know you're hear. Come out now or else I will make you!

He pointed at the car, but couldn't fire since his arm hurted too much to attack. Steven thinking he may not be that bad decided to help him. He emerged out of the car.

Mysterious Droid: It's you. You followed me here.

Steven: You're hurt, let me help you.

Mysterious Droid: What is this? A trick?

Steven: No, no trick. I just want to help me.

Steven licked his hand and slowly approached him. He places his hand on the droids arm. In an instant, his healing spit healed the wound making his arm good as new. The droid looked at it amazed and then looked back at Steven.

Mysterious Droid: You...you healed me.

Steven: I told you I would help.

Mysterious Droid: But why after I just killed some of your kind?

Steven: What are you talking about? You didn't kill any of my friends.

Mysterious Droid: Wait. So you weren't sent by the Diamonds to hunt me down?

Steven: No, we're not from Homeworld. Well, I mean some of my friends were but they're Crystal Gems now.

Mysterious Droid: Crystal Gems. It sounds familiar. You're one of them?

Steven: I'm half human, but yes. My name is Steven. What's your name?

Mysterious Droid: I am...Revenger.

To be continued...

Author's Note: And now we know Revenger's name. Will he be a friend or enemy? Find out more on him next time. Please read and review. Thank you.