Chapter 51: Stronger Than You
Bomber: Lord Gien. Thank the stars you're alright. With you back we can get rid of those bugs and the Crystal...
Viggo constricted him with his whip as Gien approached him
Gien: You better give me one good reason why I shouldn't melt you into slag.
Bomber: Be-Because, those stupid bugs turned on me. They bit off my arm and now they wrecking havoc all over the planet.
Gien: I told you they were to never to be used again.
Bomber: I know, that was by far the worst move I've ever made. Spare me and I will be you're loyal gernal once again.
Viggo: He is either lying or is stupid.
Bomber: I'm stupid! I'm stupid!
Viggo: I'm not falling for it.
Viggo forms electrical energy from his hand and aims it at Bomber.
Bomber: Viggo please don't do this. We're friends. Remember all the things I did for you.
Viggo: I can't think of any.
Bomber: Oh well think of the things I'm going to do for you.
Viggo: You're spark will be a great gift from you!
Gien: Viggo! That's enough.
Viggo: This traitor must pay for his actions.
Gien: Stand down. I have an idea. ( to Bomber) Bomber, I will let you go and fix your arm.
Bomber: Oh yes, thank you master. I promise I will make yo proud.
Gien: You will, because once I do, the first thing you will do is go back out there and bring me the boy.
Bomber: No! No anything but that! Those Steelshell bros will come after me after I rigged there gartronium cubes. They got a taste of me and will want more. Let me send a new elite after them. I'll convert a powerplants energy into a lifetime supplie of gartronium. I'll even be Acha and Kocha's servent for a year.
Kocha: Actually I would like that.
Bomber: Please master, don't make me do this!
Gien: Fine then...Viggo.
Viggo points his hand at him again.
Bomber: NO! Okay, I accept your terms. I accept!
Gien: Excellent.
A couple of medical droids enter the room.
Gien: Take him to the operating room and repair him. Make sure he goes out once your finished.
The medical droids nods and take Bomber to another lab.
Viggo: My lord. I don't mean to question your leadership. But why keep Bomber after what he did? This isn't the first time he's tried to overthrow you.
Gien: Other than his loyalty to the Gara Droid cause and because I can always get some use out of him, Bomber is a managable threat. Why get rid of a threat you know, only to be filled with a new threat that you do not know?
Viggo: I... I guess. But what about the Steelshell bros? This planet is doomed we should just leave.
Gien: I still need the boy's gem. Bringing Pink Diamond back is one of my top priorities. Besides, since the Steelshell bros are here I might as well let them do what they want. As long as they shatter those gems and destroy this planet. But I know they will kill Steven, so that's why I'm sending Bomber out there as punishment.
Viggo: Ah, I see now.
Gien: Yes, but one things for sure is that he has recieved the last warning from me.
The next day at the temple.
Everyone else was inside the house, but Garnet was secluded in her room as everyone else was worried what was wrong with her. Amethyst just came back inside.
Amethyst: Yo is G still in there?
Bismuth: She hasn't come out of her room since yesterday.
Pearl: We need to check her. The Steelshell bros are going to attack again soon and we need to know their wherabouts.
Peridot: Something that Tripredacus said made her really upset.
Steven: I'll talk her.
Steven goes enters the temple door through his room and made his way to Garnet's room. Meanwhile Garnet was sitting down trying to meditate, but she is busy having a mental struggle with Ruby and Sapphire.
Garnet ( Sapphire): No it's not true.
Garnet ( Ruby): Tripredacus is lying. He doesn't know anything about fusion.
Garnet ( Sapphire): But who are we as Garnet? Are we really a new gem or a just a pawn?
Garnet ( Ruby): We are a new gem.
Garnet ( Sapphire): Then why are we denying her as a fusion?
Garnet ( Ruby): I...I...
Garnet ( Sapphire): Are we really fused together because of love or power. Are we delusioning the fact that we think we're something new?
Garnet ( Ruby): Sapphire!
Steven: Garnet?
Garnet snapped out of her trance and turned to Steven.
Garnet: Steven...
Steven: Garnet are you okay? I came to check if you knew when the Steelshell bros were going to attack again.
Garnet: They should be attacking again tonight. They'll make their way North. If you all get going you should stop them before they reach town.
Steven: Just us? You're not coming?
Garnet: I can't.
Steven: What do you mean can't? We need you?
Garnet: ( sharply) Need me or my power?
Steven is taken aback from Garnet's tone. Garnet realized how she was acting and regretted it.
Garnet: I'm, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted that way.
Steven: Garnet, what happened yesterday with you and Tripredacus?
Garnet looks away from him.
Steven: Garnet please talke to me. What happened out there?
Garnet: He, he questioned my existence.
Steven: What do you mean?
Garnet: I've been lying to myself for years. I always thought that I was a new being made from Ruby and Sapphires love. But I'm beginning to realize that I'm not. I'm just a fusion who will cease to exist when they decide to unfuse.
Steven: Is that what he said to you? But didn't you already deal with this when we found out mom was a Diamond? You unfused thinking you lived a lie. Why is that bothering you again?
Garnet: Because I'm denieing the fact that I'm only a fusion. I've been fused for so long that I now think I'm a new being. I never fused becuase of love, it was because of how strong we are together than separated and I'm denying.
Steven: That's not true.
Garnet: Yes it is. He admits that he knows he's only a fusion of the Steelshell bros. I refused to admit it. I really am in denial.
Garnet covered her face with her hands.
Steven: Garnet...you're one of the most wise, smart and strongest gem I know. You always put others first before yourself. You lead us to victory multiple times and... and I really look up to you.
Garnet didn't look at him, but tried to listen.
Steven: ( sighs) I understand if you can't fight in your state. We'll be on our way now. Thanks for the advice though.
Steven leaves her room and was back in the house.
Steven: They're heading towards town from North. We need to stop them.
Pearl: What about Garnet?
Steven: She's not coming.
Amethyst: But...but we need her.
Bismuth: Looks like we're on our own this time.
Everyone got onto the warp pad and got to their destination. Once they were gone, Garnet emerged from her room and sat onto the couch. Cat Steven approached her and meows.
Garnet: No, I can't go.
Cat Steven meows to her again.
Garnet: You know why? I'm just a phase.
Cat Steven meows to her again.
Garnet: They don't need me.
Garnet looks at the warp pad.
Garnet: They don't.
Meanwhile
The Steelshell bros were residing in a cave resting.
Longhorn: This is a pretty neat planet don't you think?
Stag: I can't believe Gien was having trouble trying to deal with these Crystal Gems. Especially that fusion.
Scarab: I can't get over the look on her face when we were Tripredacus. It was priceless. Priceless.
Stag: You know, I'm getting hungry again.
Longhorn: Me too, but I don't want any more trees, animals and crops.
Stag: We still haven't had any of the humans here yet.
Scarab: There is a town not far from here. There's plenty of humans there. There.
Longhorn: Oh I really want to try. Let's go already.
Scarab: Fine then. Steelshell bros, transform. Transform.
The trio transformed into bug mode and flew out. They were on the path to Beach City, until in their tracks Steven and the other Crystal Gems were waiting for them. The trio stopped and transformed back into bug mode.
Scarab: Look who decided to join us for dinner. Dinner.
Stag: Honestly, do you gems have anything better to do than find us?
Longhorn: And where's that fusion uhhh, Granite was it? Did we scare her off?
Stag: She should be. You all should.
Steven: It's just us this time.
Scarab: You couldn't beat us last time. What makes you think you can win this time? This time.
Pearl: We don't.
Scarab: Then consider you all dead. Attack! Attack.
The trio took out thier laser guns and fired at them. Steven shielded them with his shield.
Longhorn: We might need some help on this. Don't you think Stag?
Stag: Agreed. Ransack, Venom, attack.
Stag formed his arm into a small cannon and fired two more drones to help fight. Ransack took the form of a praying mantis and Venom was a wasp. They immediatly transformed into robot mode who were smaller versions of Stag, about the size of a ruby. They got out their laser guns and fought with the Steelshell bros.
Lapis: Not that trick again.
Bismuth: Don't worry, we got this. Steven drop the shield.
Steven: What?
Peridot: Are you crazy?
Bismuth: Nope, now do it!
Steven drops the shield and Bismuth charges at them. She hits Stag with her hammer hands. She was going to hit him again when Ransack and Venom jumped onto her holding onto her back and neck as Bismuth struggled trying to get them off. Pearl and Amethyst tried to go help her, but they're cut off by the Scarab and Longhorn who fought them along with Steven and Peridot. Stag transformed into bug mode and flew up into the air, dropping bombs from above.
Steven: Take cover!
The gems ran to him as he shielded them. Stag kept dropping bombs, but accidently hit Longhorn.
Longhorn: Hey watch where you're dropping those things!
Longhorn fired his gun at Stag, but misses.
Stag: Well, excuse me.
Suddenly he is attacked by Lapis, who shot streams of water at him. He dodges and fires lasers from his mandiples. Lapis doges and shoots more water at him, this time hitting him and falling to the ground, landing on his brothers.
Bismuth: Get off of me you little scrap heaps!
Bismuth was still trying to shake of Ransack and Venom. But they were stuck to her as they kept stinging and punching her.
Peridot: Hold on Bismuth.
Peridot uses her metal powers and pulls them off and throws them to the ground and are both impaled by Pearl's spear.
Pearl: You alright?
Bismuth: I'm good. Let's squash these guys.
The Crystal Gems closed in on the bros.
Stag: They're ganging up on us.
Longhorn: Well, let's gang up on them.
Scarab: Steelshell bros! Transform into Tripredacus! Tripredacus.
The trio transformed into bug mode and combined into Tripredacus once again and he looked mad.
Tripredacus: Tripredacus hate Crystal Gems! Tripredacus hate you all!
Tripredacus picked up a boulder and threw it at them, but they managed to get out of the way.
Pearl: Steven, I think you and I should fuse on this one.
Steven: Okay.
Steven and Pearl hold hands and form into Aura Quartz.
Tripredacus: You're fusions are too small to withstand the might of Tripredacus.
Tripredacus mandiple shoulder pads began to glow.
Aura Quartz: Everyone get behind me!
Tripredacus fired the lasers from his shoulders at them. Aura used her umbrella to absorb it. This was much harder to do since it was a huge laser and she hand to stand her ground.
Amethyst: Whoa? Can you make it?
Aura Quartz: Yes...I...can...
Aura finally managed to absorb it and fires it back at Tripredacus.
Tripredacus: AURGH!
Tripredacus steps back a little after getting hit by his own projectile.
Aura Quartz: Why don't you pick on someone your own size?
Tripredacus: For my amusement.
Tripredacus tried punching the ground at them, but Aura flew on her umbrella and got Amethyst and Bismuth to hold on and Lapis got Peridot and placed them down.
Peridot: We have to defuse them.
Bismuth: How do we do that?
Peridot: Hitting full force on the back on his head should disrupt the combination cogs they have inside of him. Maybe if we cause him to trip face forward it would be easier.
Aura Quartz: Alright, I'll try and distract him.
Lapis: I'll help.
Aura and Lapis flew up as they try distracting him.
Amethyst: Alright my turn.
Amethyst took out her whip.
Amethyst: Bismuth, hold onto this.
Amethyst gives Bismuth her whip, but takes the tip as she spin dashes around Tripredacus's legs, wrapping them and causing him to fall.
Aura Quartz: Alright.
Bismuth: Finish him off Aura! Do it now!
Aura was about to fly down and impale the sharp tip of her umbrella to the back of his head. But she didn't notice a missile heading right towards her.
Lapis: Aura look out!
Aura Quartz: Huh?
Aura is hit by the missile and falls to the ground causing her to unfuse.
Lapis: Steven! Pearl!
Lapis was going to fly down to help them until she is hit by Tripredacus's hand as he tries to get up. She was about to land on the ground until Bismuth caught her.
Bismuth: I gotcha.
Lapis: Thanks.
Peridot: Shoot, we were so close.
Tripredacus: Foolish gems. You cannont beat me that easily.
Tripredacus charged of the laser from his shoulder pads at them.
Bismuth: Oh no.
Amethyst: So, does this mean we should...
Bismuth: DOOOODGE!
Bismuth grabbed the three of them and got out of the way of the laser attack. He looked back and Steven and Pearl and made his way to them. Pearl was getting up first and immediatly checked Steven.
Pearl: Steven! Steven are you okay?
Steven was starting to get up.
Steven: I-I think so. But what happened?
Bomber: I happened.
The looked and saw it was Bomber the Great that knocked them down.
Pearl: Bomber!
Pearl formed her spear and engaged a fight with Bomber.
Bomber: Stand aside Pearl!
Bomber shoots her with his laser cannon.
Steven: Pearl!
Bomber: You boy are my ticket out of this mess.
But Tripredacus noticed him.
Tripredacus: Bomber.
Bomber turns around and tries shooting him, but the lasers have little effect on him and Tripredacus grabs him and lifts him. The others met up with Steven and helped Pearl up.
Tripredacus: So you decided to come back and try and finish us off like you intended to do.
Amethyst: Dude, I thought this guy was on Bomber the Lame's side.
Peridot: I told you they're known to be disobediant and wouldn't listen to him much longer.
Bomber: Wait don't do this.
Tripredacus: You will pay for your treachery. You will make an excellent snack.
Bomber: No, we are allies. I saved you. We want to destroy these gems not each other.
Tripredacus: I hate gems! I hate droids! I hate you all!
Tripredacus opens up his face plate and opens his mouth as he was about to eat Bomber.
Bomber: NOOOOO!
But as this was all happening, Garnet returns and caught up to them. Bomber notices first.
Bomber: W-Wait! It's the fusion!
Tripredacus stops and looks to her and everyone else notices too.
Steven: Garnet, you came back.
Garnet: I couldn't leave you all. I know you wouldn't either.
Steven smiles at her return.
Tripredacus: You again.
Bomber: Tripredacus, she's the enemy not me! Destroy her and... and... I'll guarantee to remove the explosives in your stomach.
Tripredacus looks at him.
Tripredacus: You will?
Bomber: What I did was inexcusable! But if you spare me, I will undo the wrong I did! We will be unstoppable you and I.
Tripredacus thinks about it for a moment and looks back at him.
Tripredacus: You did set us free. One more chance, but no funny buisness.
Bomber: Of course.
Tripredacus drops him and walks to Garnet.
Tripredacus: So you decided to show yourself again.
Garnet: I came back because I didn't want to abandon my friends.
Tripredacus: Have you decided to admit that you're only a weapon?
Garnet looks away from him, still having her problem stuck to her head.
Tripredacus: I thought so.
Tripredacus kicks her sending her flying.
Steven: Garnet!
Bomber: Hahahaha! Yes Tripredacus, shatter her!
Tripredacus let out a deep growl and picked up Garnet and threw her up a little and punched her to the ground. Garnet tried to fight back as she jumped up high and tried to hit him in the face, but he whipped her away with his attenas. Garnet was having trouble looking beat up and her visors cracked.
Tripredacus: You're doing it again. Denieing the fact you only exist for fighting. You still think you're a new gem! I told you I know I'm only a weapon. Why can't you?
Garnet doesn't answer him.
Tripredacus: I will end your existance now.
Tripredacus raised his fist up and was about to slam her until he felt laser projectiles hitting his back. He turns and see's that Pearl did with her spear and the others stood with her. This distracts Tripredacus and focus's fighting them as Bomber watches.
Bomber: ( in his mind) This is perfect. While Tripredacus deals with these gems, I'll get the boy, take him back and get off this planet. They can have this planet anyway.
Bomber then looked at Garnet, on her knees and facing down.
Bomber: But there's always time to settle some scores.
Bomber draws out his sabre and approached. Steven got to her first and tried to talk to her.
Steven: Come on Garnet. Snap out of it.
Garnet: I-I don't know what I am still.
Steven: You can't let Tripredacus win.
Garnet: He already did.
Steven: You're holding back. I've seen you take on gem monsters his size and you were able to beat them easy.
Garnet: This is different. This is fusion. And a better one than I am.
Garnet began glitching as if she was about to split up. Steven then saw Bomber approaching them.
Bomber: Oh what's the matter fusion? Can't beat him because he's bigger and stronger than you? Are you going to split up? Ha! I should have just brought the big guns here from the start. But no point in crying over spilled gartronium right? And now, I am going to do what I've been wanting to do since I first met you!
Bomber rose up his sabre and was about to slash her, but Steven summons a big shield to protect them both.
Steven: Garnet you can't give up now!
Garnet: I can't do it Steven. He's right about me I've been lying to myself thinking I'm a new gem, but I'm not.
Steven: He's messing with your mind. You know it's not true.
Garnet: I don't know that. I don't even know who or what I am anymore.
Garnet continued to glitch. Steven didn't know what else he could say to bring her back. But then it hit him and had an idea.
Steven: You're name is Garnet.
Back again.
And you're never going down by the hands of the likes of him, because you're not so dim.
And everyone of us is saying go get him.
Garnet realized what he was singing. It was a altered version of her song " Stronger Than You."
Steven: The four of us aren't going to lose.
Show them you got a short fuse.
Let's go, just me and you.
Garnet: Let's go just one on two.
( Instrumental version of the song plays in the background)
Garnet got back on her feet and jumped over his shield and fought Bomber. Bomber tried to cut her head off, but she dodges each attack until she punches him in the face and then lifts him up.
Bomber: NOOOO!
Garnet throws him at a tree as it falls onto him.
Steven: Garnet you're back up again.
Garnet: I'm sorry Steven. I was so upset that I forgot about the rest of you. But now my eyes are finally open. I just needed a bit of motivation.
Garnet turned over to Tripredacus who had just beaten the others.
Steven: Come on we gotta help.
Garnet: You sit this one out Steven. He's mine.
Steven: But can you do it alone.
Garnet: I told you. I'm never alone.
Garnet made her way over as the scene shifts to Tripredacus.
Tripredacus: Nothing defeats Tripredacus! Nothing!
Amethyst: Does anybody have any last minute ideas?
Bismuth: I got one. Lapis, throw me to his face.
Lapis: We already did that.
Bismuth: We did?
Lapis: Yes, five times and you got thrown off easily.
Bismuth: Oh right. I wasn't paying attention.
Tripredacus: And now to end this useless futile.
Tripredacus lifted up his foot and stomped down onto them. But he couldn't feel his foot hitting the ground.
Tripredacus: Huh?
He looked down and saw Garnet holding up his foot. She pushed him off and caused him to trip backwards.
Garnet: Is everyone alright?
Bismuth: We are now?
Peridot: We would have been better if you arrived a little while ago.
Lapis stomps on her foot.
Peridot: ( thumbs up) Ow, I mean yeah we're great. We're mondo cool.
Lapis: Yup mondo cool.
Amethyst: Nice to have you back G.
Pearl: Same here.
Tripredacus got back up.
Tripredacus: You! If you're that eager to die, I will gladly dig a grave for all of you to share.
Pearl: Garnet we should fuse into Alexandrite.
Garnet: Not this time Pearl.
Amethyst: Um, are you sure about this?
Garnet: Notice how distracted he easily gets. Comparing him to Malachite, he's pretty dumb.
Tripredacus: What? I am Tripredacus. I've exterminated beings my size and bigger. What makes you think you can beat me this time?
Garnet: Because I know who I am this time. Am I a fusion? Yes. Can I be unfused whenever Ruby and Sapphire feel like it? Yes. Am I a weapon? No. I am made of their love and I am a new gem. I finally realized this because my friends see me as one. If was only a temporary fusion, I would have decided that years ago.
Tripredacus: NO! You're doing it again? You delusional!
Garnet: Do you really think that way or is that what the Steelshell bros think of you?
Tripredacus was taken aback from Garnet's word.
Garnet: So maybe it's not me. Maybe, it was you all along.
Tripredacus: No! NO!
Tripredacus grabs his head shaking and having a momentary breakdown
Tripredacus: She's wrong about us. She doesn't know anything. Anything.
Tripredacus regains control.
Tripredacus: That's it. Prepare for termination!
Tripredacus slams both his fists to the ground, causing it to crack open revealing the lava at the bottom. But everyone got out of the way before they could fall.
Garnet: You all stand aside. He's mine.
Peridot: She's crazy.
Bismuth: I love crazy.
Peridot: You're all crazy. Remember, his weak point is the back of his head. That's where the combination cog is.
Garnet: Thanks Peridot.
They all do as she says and leaves her against Tripredacus.
Tripredacus: It's just you and me now Granite.
Garnet: It's Garnet.
Tripredacus: It doesn't matter. You're dead.
Garnet: Go ahead. Try it then.
Tripredacus gets angry now and tries to attack her as she begins to sing again.
Garnet: Go ahead and try and hit me if you're able.
Can't you see that my relationship is stable?
I can see you hate the way we intermingle.
But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single.
And you're not gonna stop what we made together.
We are gonna stay like this forever.
If you break us apart, we'll just come back newer.
And we'll always be twice the gem that you are.
I am made
O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
As she sings and fights she manages to outsmart Tripredacus. He may be bigger, but he is much slower and simple minded. Garnet is much faster than he is. She keeps jumping all over his body as he tries to hit her. At one point she was on his face and he tried to punch her off, but she gets off and he ends up punching himself in the face and falling to the ground.
Garnet: This is who we are.
This is who I am.
And if you think you can stop me,
Then you need to think again.
'Cause I am a feeling,
And I will never end,
And I won't let you hurt my planet,
And I won't let you hurt my friends.
Go ahead and try and hit me if you're able.
Can't you see that my relationship is stable?
I know you think I'm not something you're afraid of,
'Cause you think that you've seen what I'm made of.
But I am even more than the two of them.
Everything they care about is what I am.
I am their fury. I am their patience.
I am a conversation.
I am made O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
And it's stronger than you.
L-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
L-o-o-o-ove.
And it's stronger than you.
As she sang the mid part of the second verse of the song, Tripredacus tried to grab her again. She got out of the way and punched him through his visor. Tripredacus got up screaming in pain. Once he ragained sight, he tried whipping her with his antennas, but she grabs them both and pulls him face to the ground. Garnet finally gets onto the back of his head rams her fists into his head and ripping out some of the circuits and rips out what appears to be the cobination cog.
Tripredacus: AAUURRGGHH!
Tripredacus was screaming in agony from the pain.
Tripredacus: NO! I can't defuse! I am invincivble! Invincible!
Tripredacus was glowing uncontrollably and finally he broke into three now leaving Scarab, Stag and Longhorn.
Steven: Alright!
Pearl: She did it.
Amethyst: Way to go G!
Bomber: ( getting out of the tree) No! This can't be. How could she have taken down Tripredacus like that?
Longhorn: Ow, my head...
Stag: This impossible. How could we lose like that?
Scarab: Let's combine again. Again.
The Steelshell bros tried to combine again, but no luck.
Stag: It's not working.
Scarab: She ripped out our combined combination cog. Cog.
Garnet: You three.
The Steelshell bros turn to her.
Garnet: This is your last chance. Leave now or else I will have to dismantle you.
Scarab: Who do you think you're talking to Garnet? We don't need Tripredacus to shatter you. We are still strong individually. Individually.
Garnet: Don't say I didn't try to warn you.
Stag: Idiots.
The Steelshell bros charged over to Garnet as they transformed into bug mode. They tried to fighting, but she manages to overpower them still. She kept blocking attacks from their claws and punched them back. They decided to turn back into robot mode and attacked again. Stag tried to shoot her with his mandible shoulder pads, but she blocked it with her gauntlet fists and punched him across the face. Longhorn tried spitting goo at her, but she dodged every spit. So he tired to whip her with his antennas, but she grabs them both and with one hand and pulls him towards her as she punched him in the face. Scarab was left, but all he had with him was a laser gun. She dodged every attack and punched him in the stomach. But as they were fighting, they were getting close to the edge of the broken ground with the lava pit.
Stag: She's making fools out of us.
Longhorn: We can't lose. We haven't tried everything on this planet.
Garnet: Eating isn't everything you know, and you shouldn't eat so much or you'll get sick.
Scarab: We never get sick. Once we get rid of you, this planet will be all ours to eat. Brothers, merge our weapons into one.
The Steelshell bros merged their weapons into one laser gun. They aimed at Garnet and fired. But Garnet used her Gauntlet rockets and fired at them. It pushed away the laser projectile and makes impact on their gun, causing it to explode. The Steelshell bros are flown out and falls into the broken ground. They screamed as they fell, Scarab turned his hand into a blade and shoves it into the wall and holding on, but Longhorn and Stag weren't so lucky as they fell into the lava and meeting their ends.
Scarab: Stag...Longhorn... Damn that gem. Gem.
Scarab climbed back up to the surface, but once he was there, Garnet and everyone else was surrounding him. He began to panic.
Lapis: So it's just you huh?
Garnet: Your brothers didn't have to die like this if you'd listen.
Scarab: AH! Wait fusion, no I mean Garnet. Please, I'm sorry, really. You wouldn't kill a defensless droid if he begged for mercy would you? Would you?
Garnet stares at him firmly and speaks.
Garnet: We'll let you go.
Steven: Really Garnet?
Garnet: After meeting Revenger, I felt that we're not showing many droids a better way like you do with gems. Some of them could have changed, but we never considered it. Scarab we'll let you go. But if you try to attack this planet again, we will destroy you.
Scarab: Of course. Of course.
Suddenly they heard thunder. Rain clouds were forming as it was supposed to rain today with some thunder and lightning. Scarab looked up and an evil grin formed on his face.
Peridot: Uh oh.
Steven: Uh oh what?
Peridot: Do not let him get strucked by lightning!
The gems were startled what was happening. The lightning stucked Scarab. His body began to glow and a purple aura was flowing all over him and his visor eyes turned purple too.
Scarab: Yes...the power. The power.
Lapis: Uh, what is happening?
They heard a silent chuckle form Bomber and turned to him.
Bomber: Of course I forgot, Scarab's plasma power. I forgot all about it. When he gets strucked by lightning he absorbs the electricity and converts it into plasma energy. This power of his enhances his strenght and speed, rivaling the power of Tripredacus. Heheheheh.
Bismuth: Say what now?
Peridot: We're all dead.
Scarab: Yes! I can feel the power coursing through my circuits. Feel the power of Scarab! Scarab.
Scarab turned to the gems. He pointed his hand at them as plasma energy was forming. Steven got his shield ready, but the blast was so powerful it knocked him down and lost the shield.
Garnet: Steven!
Scarab: Hahahaha! You're shield can't withstand my plasma blast. I am now the most powerful being on Earth. Earth.
The gems were on guard ready to fight him.
Scarab: Are you really going to try and fight me? You seem to have a death wish. Wish.
Amethyst: Well duh, it's six of us, one of you.
Scarab: I don't think so. Think so.
Scarab suddenly vanished from high speed.
Amethyst: Wait where'd he go?
Scarab: Here I am. Am
Scarab suddenly re appeared in front of her and elbows her in the face. He took each down one at a time. He punched Bismuth so hard in the stomach it made her fall to the ground. He kicks Pearl across the head knocking her down. He blasts Peridot with plasma energy beam and he and Lapis had a beam struggle between her stream of water and the plasma beam. However he overpowered her still and she falls to the ground as well. Now it was him and Garnet. He was about to punch Garnet, but she caught his punch. He tried to punch her with his other fist, but she catches that too.
Scarab: So, you are able to match up my speed and strength. Strength.
Garnet: I gave you a chance to live and you're already breaking your promise.
Scarab: That was before I realized the thunder storm. Thunder storm.
They continued fighting. Garnet tried punching him multiple times. Scarab kept on blocking them until he punched her in the face. Garnet fell back. Scarab was about to stomp on her head, but she got out of the way and she punched him in the face.
Scarab: Impressive. Impressive.
Scarab fired his plasma beam at her and she dodges. But he gets behind her and punches her in the back. She falls to her knees and he kicks her to the ground.
Scarab: It seems you've reached your limit. Limit.
Garnet: No... I have not...
Scarab: Don't go singing again. What would you have done if Tripredacus was strucked by lightning? You would have died for sure. Sure.
Garnet: If he was strucked by lightning, then we'd all have to fuse.
Scarab: Is fusion the only way for you to win? Is that what it's all about for you. You.
Garnet: Not exactly. It's important to me yes. But we only fuse for critical moments. You just do it just to win.
Scarab: I don't know what I truly combine for anymore because you killed Stag and Longhorn. Now you will join them, in Hell. Hell.
Scarab kept on firing plasma beams at Garnet, but as he did he started not to feel well.
Scarab: Oh...my stomach. Stomach.
Garnet along with Bomber were confused what was happening, but Bomber quickly figured it out.
Bomber: Wait, the bomb. It's being triggered by the plasma energy in him. If he keeps it up he'll blow himself up.
Scarab: AURGH! What's happening to me. To me.
Garnet: You're in no condition to fight the way you are. It's over.
Scarab: NO! I will shatter you even if it kills me! Kills me.
Scarab using as much energy he can draw forms two blasts from his hands and fired at Garnet. Garnet was only able block the attack with her gauntlet hands. But she didn't just block it. She caught the energy and formed it into a ball. But it was unstable and was effecting her body. She had to get rid of it fast.
Scarab: AH! What? How...how did you just catch the plasma energy. It's unstable. Unstable.
Garnet: Well actually I never done this before. And I can't keep this. So...you can take it back!
Garnet threw the plasma ball back at Scarab. It makes impact of him and he began to spazz out
Scarab: AAAAHH! NOOO! I AM ALL POWERFUL! POWERFUL! POWERFUL! POWERFUL! AAAAAHHH!
Scarab kept repeating his last word over and over again as he screamed. His body couldn't take it anymore and explodes. Garnet was breathing heavily as the others went to help her up.
Bomber: URGH! I can't go back empty handed. Oh it's either that or being scrapped.
Bomber teleports back to base.
Steven: You okay Garnet?
Garnet: It was tough, but not impossible.
Amethyst: Dude...that...was...awesome!
Bismuth: You definitly showed that uppercrust scap heap you meant Bismuth.
Pearl: I'm glad you were able to fight again.
Garnet: I wouldn't have done it if Steven didn't talk some sense into me.
Garnet picks him up and hugs him.
Garnet: Thank you Steven.
Steven: Anytime Garnet.
But then Steven noticed someone from the distance near some woods. It was Pink Pearl, but Steven couldn't tell who it was.
Steven: Hey, who's that over there?
The gems turned to her and Pink Pearl looked scared.
Pearl: Is...Is that a gem?
Garnet: I think it is.
Amethyst: How long has she been standing there?
Bismuth: More importantly, is she here to attack us?
Steven: Should I go talk to her?
Garnet: Just give a call if she attacks.
Steven: Okay.
Steven approached her. Before he could see her eye, Pink Pearl covered it and ran back into the small woods.
Steven: Hey, wait!
Steven chased after her. He really wanted to know who she was. Pink Pearl kept running from him until she tripped over tree root and couldn't get away from him. So she just curled up and turned away from him.
Steven: Hey who are you?
Pink Pearl: Get away from me!
Steven: Whoa, whoa relax. I'm not going to hurt you.
Pink Pearl: You're not?
Steven: No, your a gem aren't you.
Pink Pearl: I am.
Steven: What are you doing here.
Pink Pearl: I'm lost.
Steven: Lost? Well let me help you.
Pink Pearl: Don't look at me! I'm hideous!
Steven: What do you mean?
Pink Pearl: I'm saying I'm ugly. That robot man was disgusted by me and those monsters you were fighting tried to kill me because of my ugliness.
Steven: Bomber and the Steelshell bros? They're gone now. Let me see you.
Pink Pearl was hesitent on him seeing her.
Steven: I'm not going to hurt you and I don't care what you look like. I'm a friend.
Pink Pearl slowly turned to him, Steven was now surprised to see that she was a Pearl and was mildly shocked about her broken eye. Pink Pearl couldn't tell what he was thinking and teared up.
Pink Pearl: I know, I'm hideous.
Steven: No, no. It's not that, are you really a pearl?
Pink Pearl: Y-Yes. This isn't Homeworld is it?
Steven: No this is Earth. Wait, are you saying you don't know where you are?
Pink Pearl: No, just recently I was unbubbled by that same robot man and he chased me away. I've been wondering around this planet for sometime until I came across your fight with those things.
Steven: So then, come with me and my friends. We can help you .
Pink Pearl: You're...you're not afraid of me?
Steven: Why would I be, because of your eye?
Pink Pearl: ( frowns) Yes...
Steven: What happened to you?
Pink Pearl: It's a long story.
Steven: Well, maybe you can tell us later if you want. But it's not safe for you to wonder around like this. You need someone to look after you. Come with me.
Steven offers her his hand. Pink Pearl looks at him. He wanted to be her friend despite her eye. She smiled and took his hand.
Steven: Great let's go.
Pink Pearl: Thank you uh...um...
Steven: Steven.
Pink Pearl: Steven! Thank you Steven.
Steven: Your welcome Pearl. Or wait, uh this is going to be confusing.
Pink Pearl: Why do you say that?
Steven: You'll see.
Steven led Pink Pearl back to the others. The gems were surprised to see it was a pearl.
Steven: Guys meet uh Pearl. She's been wondering around this planet alone with no knowledge of where she is.
Before anyone could say anything Pearl stepped up to her with an even more surprised look on her face. Pink Pearl recognized her as well.
Pearl: It's...it's you.
Pink Pearl: You look familiar too. But I can't exactly remember what.
Steven: Wait, Pearl do you know her?
Pearl: You really are her. Pink Diamond's pearl.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. I wanted to bring the song "Stronger Than You" back here with some new lines, but I know it's not much different I don't blame you if you think the intro part of it was kinda lame ( I'm not a song writer). Now Pink Pearl has met everyone else and meets our Pearl once again. Find out more on her history next time ( well we already know about her). Special thanks to Lady Shadow92 for help on this chapter. Please read and review. Thank you.