Chapter 55: Little Homeschool
The scene begins at the warp pad near the barn where Steven along with Acha and Kocha enter.
Acha: Where did you say you were taking us again?
Steven: Well we've been getting some new comers lately so we decided to open our own school.
Kocha: School?
They made it to the barn as Lapis and Amethyst just finished adding the sign that said " Little Homeschool."
Steven: Welcome to Little Homeschool.
Acha: And what exactly is this place?
Steven: This is where you will get to rediscover yourself and maybe live on Earth.
Peridot approaches them.
Peridot: Everything is all set Steven. Class is about to start.
Steven: Great let's go.
They enter inside the barn and they see a few desks set up. In front of them was a chalk board. They also saw Volleyball, kneeling down and petting Charlie and Pumpkin.
Volleyball: Oh hello.
Acha: Wait, are you another pearl?
Volleyball: Why yes. I'm Volleyball.
Acha: I'm Acha and this is Kocha.
Kocha: What is up with your...
Acha covers her mouth not wanting to point out her broken eye.
Volleyball: What?
Acha: Uh, she said what's up?
Volleyball: Oh um... ( looks up and back down) the ceiling?
Steven: Alright everyone, class is about to start. Please take your seats.
The three of them sat down at their own desk. Kocha since she was short had to stack some books onto her stepped in front of the chalk board and wrote his name as he got their attention.
Steven: Good morning class, welcome to your first day at Little Homeschool. My name is Steven, I will be one of your teachers and will start with the introduction.
He begins by taking out a globe.
Steven: So this here is Earth. Home for Crystal Gems, humans and animals. This was a planet that my mom Pink Diamond fought for because she thought it had value and for some reason it's a place where you be what you want instead of what you were made or built for. As you can see, the green parts is the land and the blue is the ocean.
Volleyball: Oh wow, that's like...80% of the planet.
Steven: 71% actually Volleyball. Before we move on does anyone have any questions?
Acha: Uh yeah, does this planet have any mahogany tree's that rival the ones from the planet Malchior 7.
Steven: As in how?
Acha: Do they stand 300 feet tall and breath fire?
Everyone stared at him as Kocha face palmed herself and nods.
Steven: Um... no. Anyway lets...
Acha: Mahogany!
After an akward moment of silence, Steven continues.
Steven: Okay, let's move on to our next lesson. Peridot, Lapis.
Steven stepped aside as Peridot and Lapis took over the next lesson, they had them go outside and tought them about plants and gardening.
Peridot: So our lesson here involves gardening. These plants here are called flowers and that huge field over there are what the humans call crops which is food that they grow.
Lapis takes out a tray of small potted flowers.
Lapis: So we will start you three with these small flowers. Gently remove them from the pots and plant the to the ground.
Peridot: Allow me to demonstrate. So pay attention.
Peridot demonstrates planting one of the flowers. First she dug a whole for it with a small shovel. She held onto the soil of the pot and turned it upside down as she gently removed it. She loosened up the soil at the bottom, but not too much and the placed it into the hole. She smoothed out the surface with the dirt surrounding it and watered it.
Peridot: Now, I like to see you try as well. Each of you take a couple and here are some gardening tools.
Lapis: And remember, be gentle with them.
The three of them tried to plant their own flowers. Kocha was trying to focus on hers, but Acha kept throwing his dirt onto her hole without knowing. She was getting annoyed until he accidentaly threw it on her. She got mad and threw the shovel at his head, stabbing it in a comedic fashion.
Kocha: Watch where you're shoveling moron!
Steven enters and waves her finger at her.
Steven: Kocha that was very rude.
Kocha: He started it.
Steven: If someone makes you mad, you don't throw a shovel at their head or call them names.
Kocha: I do that all the time, he has no problem with it.
Acha: Oh it's true don't worry.
Acha pulled the shovel out of his head but winced from doing so.
Acha: ( painful tone) See...
Steven: Still, we can't have that kind of behavior. Say you're sorry.
Kocha: I never apologize.
Steven: Fine then. Amethyst.
Amethyst brings what appears to be a dunce hat.
Steven: You'll have to where this as punishment.
Amethyst: That's the rules.
Kocha: I am not wearing that.
Steven: Than will you say you're sorry.
Kocha: ( groans) Sorry Acha.
Acha: Apology excepted
Steven: Good, now let's try again and not fight.
Meanwhile Volleyball was shown to be doing really well with planting.
Peridot: Hmmm, look at this. Handling it carefully and delicatly.
Pearl: You look like you're naturally skilled at this too.
Volleyball: I finally remember something else. Pink had this garden in space and she and I used to spend alot of time there planting things. But you know... I still feel like there was someone else with us, but I can't remember who?
Steven: I'm sure that person will return in your mind eventually. Still, that' great. You like gardening.
Volleyball: It's just so peaceful and beautiful.
Later.
Garnet took over the next lesson, it was time for yoga.
Garnet: We shall move on with a excercise that will stretch your muscles and increase your range of motion that humans call Yoga. Everyone stand on your own mat.
The three of them got their own yoga mat and stood on top of it.
Garnet: Steven, if you please, background music.
Steven has radio set and puts a cassette in it and turns on. The music sounded a lot like the Wii Fit Yoga music.
Garnet: Now follow my lead as we do this pose together.
First she did the half-moon pose. She had her legs straight together and put her hands up and placed them together. She leaned her body to the left and as everyone else followed her.
Garnet: Breath in and out slowly as you maintain that pose. Focus on keeping your center of balance stable.
This pose was probably the easiest for them to do. Soon they moved to the right.
Volleyball: Oh, I think I'm feeling something from the side of my body.
Garnet: That means it's working. But don't push yourself too hard. Stretch only as far as you feel comfortable.
Garnet moved on to the next pose was the warrior. She put her leg back, separating them and faced the other side. She stretched her arms horizontily and turned her head to the students and bent her front leg. They tried to do what she did.
Garnet: Doing the warrior pose regularly can tone your thighs and hips. Make sure your heals are aligned with each other.
Acha: ( whispers) This isn't so bad, don't you think.
Kocha: ( whispers) Alright I guess, kinda boring.
Volleyball: ( whispers) I don't know, I find this soothing and somewhat relaxing.
Garnet: Now slowly get back into normal position. Next we shall do the tree.
Garnet lifted up her left leg and pressed it against her inner right thigh. She brought her hands together at the center of her chest and slowly put hem up as they tried to mimic her.
Garnet: Breath slowly as you keep this pose. Focus on keeping your balance.
Volleyball was doing fine, but the duo were struggling.
Garnet: You're a little shakey. Try to focus stretching your spine.
However Acha lost balance and fell onto Kocha, much to her displeasure.
Kocha: Get off of me!
Acha: Sorry, sorry.
Garnet: There's no need to fight. Just try again and focus.
They tried again and focused more as they got the pose right and continued more on Garnet's yoga class.
Later.
Pearl and Peridot got her turn as she taught them about human technology.
Pearl: Alright class, today we will be teaching you about human technology. Now of course it's nothing like Homeworld's tech and is considered primitive to them, but for what it is, they're pretty ambitious.
Peridot: Here's our first example, this is what humans call a tablet. Humans use these on their spare times to explore the internet as they call it. Mainly on this social media. But it comes close to some of our technology from homeoworld. As you can see, I can swipe the screen with my fingers.
Pearl: And what I have here is the humans short range telecommunication device called the cellular phone. Or cell phone for short. Allow me to demonstrate.
Pearl summons a Holo Pearl and let's it borrow Steven's phone as it called Pearl and answers it.
Pearl: Hello, Pearl speaking.
Holo Pearl: This is Halo Pearl.
Pearl: Oh, hi Holo Pearl. To what do I owe the pleasure of your calling?
Holo Pearl: Just calling to see how you are.
Volleyball: OOOH.
Kocha: Pffft. Not impressed. I can do that too.
Pearl was slightly annoyed with Kocha's interruption.
Pearl: Oh is that right?
Kocha: Yes actually. I was built to recieve and send messages like that.
Pearl: Then would you care to demonstrate it.
Kocha: Well... I would except mechanisms in me were damaged in the gartronium explosion.
Pearl: Than please don't interrupt up me. Now does anybody have any questions?
Acha raises his hand.
Pearl: Yes Acha.
Acha: Does that device have anything more uh... holographic to see the person you're talking to.
Pearl: Well... the closest there is, is this Facetime option. Let's try that.
Pearl continued to teach them a little more one technology. Now it was time for one more lesson and it was art.
Steven: Alright class, we have one more lesson before we stop for today. We will end it all with art.
Peridot: Or as we like to call them, meep morps.
Steven: Also Amethyst here has a special guest for us who she thinks would be the best teacher for this.
Amethyst: And that's the one and only Vidalia.
Vidalia enters the class, but Acha was a bit nervous seeing her remember the time she shot him multiple times.
Vidalia: Thank you Steven and Amethyst for having me here today, it's such an honor to teach these young students art and... ( notices Acha) hey wait a minute. You're not that same creep that followed my son home are you?
Acha: AH! Uh no! No, you're, you're mistaking me for someone else.
Vidalia: Hmmm. Well anyway. I'm going to test you three in sketching. Before we start, everybody take a canvas . Now I just need a model.
She turns to Amethyst.
Amethyst: What me?
Vidalia: Come on, some of my best work came from you. You know how I look up to you.
Amethyst: Well... can't argue with that.
Amethyst shapeshifts her cloths into her model cloths model and poses for them.
Vidalia: I want you all to try and trace and draw her. Don't worry about how it looks, just do the best you can.
Each of them tried to make their own portrait of Amethyst. Later on they were done and presented their morps to Vidalia.
Vidalia: Alright let's see what you all did.
Acha presented his first. His was kinda amaturish as it looked rough and poorly drawn.
Acha: I uh... I've never really done something like this before.
Vidalia: There's no need to be ashame. And if you ask me, my first sketches were a lot worse. Just keep practicing.
Acha: Oh well, ok.
Volleyball and Kocha presented theirs next. There's were more neater and smooth.
Vidalia: Impressive, for your first time these are really well made.
Volleyball: Thank you.
Kocha: Yeah thanks. I mean I never did this before.
Vidalia: That's a sign on something. You might have a talent for art.
Kocha: You think so.
Vidalia: I know so. I'll guide you all further next class.
Steven: That will be it for today. Class dismissed.
The first day of Little Homeschool was over now. The sun was setting and Vidalia went home, while the others cleaned up a bit. During this time, Acha and Kocha approached Peridot.
Acha: Peridot.
Peridot: Oh, uh hey guys. How'd you like school?
Kocha: Well I thought it was going to be dumb, but thankfully it was alright.
Peridot: Well that's good. Is there something on your minds?
Acha: We want to ask you something? You served our lord and master for years. You helped him create the Gara Droids we know today. Why did you throw it all away just for this planet?
Kocha: We just never understood that.
Peridot: I quite the team because I thought he respected me, but he wouldn't listen to me on why the Earth should be spared. He thought I was being delusional when I first got stranded. I tried so hard to escape at first, but as I stayed longer, I began to see the value of the lifeforms here. Plus I just got to be me by just living here. I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen to me and wanted me to betray my friends here. I couldn't go through with his plan. He forced me out of the Gara Droids. Since I stayed I began to realize things I never knew. Like this.
Acha: Like wha-AAAH!
Peridot lifted up Acha a bit off the ground.
Peridot: I have the ability to manipulate metal.
Acha: Yes. Yes I can see that.
Peridot places him down.
Peridot: And you saw the crops outside. Lapis and I have began selling it to markets to earn money to help us get more copies of our show and to feed Charlie over there.
Peridot pointed out to Charlie who was just lazying around.
Peridot: I have some new pets here and new friends. The Earth just sets you free and lets you be what you are.
Kocha: And you really like it here?
Peridot: Yeah, and you know it's nice to see that you two are starting to understand why we fight for it.
Acha: Yeah, but we did secretly miss you after you left.
Peridot: I'm sorry I left you two behind like that, I just couldn't go with Gien's plans. But It'll be great working with you two again, just like we used to.
Acha: Yeah, just like the old days.
Steven enters.
Steven: Do you need help with anything else Peridot?
Peridot: I think we're done Steven.
Steven: Well I gotta get home. The special episode of Crying Breakfast Friends was one the other day, but luckily I have it recorded.
Acha: What did you say?
Steven: The special episode of Crying Breakfast Friends has been recorded and... wait, Acha you like Crying Breakfast Friends?
Acha: Well, yes I've hacked into the Earth's broadcasting networks and managed to watch what they see. That show is my favorite.
Steven: ( stars in his eyes) Mine too. Wanna come back and watch.
Acha: Okay! Come on Kocha!
Kocha: No Acha No!
Acha grabs her arm and drags her to the warp pad as they warp back into the temple. Once they got there, Steven and Acha went up to his room to watch their show. Kocha just sat on the couch until Amethyst showed up.
Amethyst: Hey what's up K O?
Kocha: K O?
Amethyst: That's your nickname. I have one for everyone.
Kocha: Yeah, I don't know about K O.
Amethyst: Whatch ya doin?
Kocha: Just waiting for Acha to finish his show with Steven.
Amethyst: Well, I'm bored so, I'm gonna go pull a prank on someone.
Kocha: What's a prank?
Amethyst: You don't know what a prank is?
Kocha: No.
Amethyst: Come on.
Kocha: What?
Amethyst: Let's go, It's gonna be fun.
Kocha: As long as it beats just sitting here.
Kocha follows Amethyst outside to the beach.
Amethyst: I like to mess with the biggest geek in this town.
Kocha: The biggest geek?
Amethyst: Yeah, that guy.
Amethyst pointed to Ronaldo from the distance, it appears he is filming for his blog and this time discovered the remains of the broken Zoltron robot in the sand.
Ronaldo: I was just scouting the beach to find some treasures, until I discovered this! A dead Robotman. Judging by the looks of it, it appears it was murdured and someone tried to hide the body.
Peedee: I'm pretty sure that's the missing Zoltron robot Mr. Smiley put out.
Ronaldo: Hey, I don't pay you to make your own theories cameraman.
Peedee: You don't pay me and can you stop calling me cameraman.
Ronaldo: Whatever. Anyway. What could this mean? Could it be true that the people in this town are being abducted and replaced by androids?
Kocha: So what do plan to do?
Amethyst: Well now I'm glad you're here. Okay put this pillow case on and I'm going to break open this glow stick and cover you with it's glowing goo.
Kocha: What will that do?
Amethyst: He'll think you're a robot ghost or something. Okay get ready.
5 minutes later.
Peedee: Bro can we please get out of here now?
Ronaldo: No! We have to take it back to the shop and inspect it's anatomy.
Suddenly green droplets fell onto his hand. He looked up and saw Kocha covered in a pillow case and the green glow stick goo.
Peedee: Ah! What is that?
Ronaldo: Oh my god! It's a Robotman ghost!
Kocha: You disturbed my corpse foolish mortals.
Ronaldo: What? Oh, uh I didn't mean to I just stumbled upon it. ( to Peedee) You're still filming this right?
Kocha: Silence. For that you will now suffer my curse.
Kocha pours more of the glow stick goo onto Ronaldo as he panics.
Ronaldo: AH! It's the blood from the Robotmen.
Kocha: For that, you are now uh...um... cursed from bad luck for eternity.
Ronaldo: NO! What have I done?
Ronaldo trips over the Zoltron body.
Ronaldo: Oh no. It's already happening! AAAHH
Ronaldo runs away.
Peedee: Wait don't leave me behind.
Once they were gone, Kocha landed back on the ground giggling. Amethyst met up with her laughing.
Amethyst: Dude, that was awesome.
Kocha: That's a prank huh? It was so much fun.
Amethyst: Yeah it was, hey you want to see me fool someone into picking up a dollar bill.
Kocha: Sure.
Meanwhile
Steven and Acha were watching the climax of the new episode of Crying Breakfast Friends. The episode was when the new Angry Lunch Enemies crashed Pear's party.
Acha: No... is it...
Steven: It is! It's lunch! Theory confirmed!
They continued watching wondering what was going to happen next. Until Spoon suggested they should try and work together.
Acha: Wait what's going on?
Steven: I think I know what this is...
And so Fried Egg, Avocado and Bacon Strips merged with the Angry Sandwhich to become brunch.
Steven: Brunch!
Acha: They've become brunch!
With that, the episode ends.
Steven: Aw, it's over.
Acha: When's it on again?
Steven: Probably like... another five months.
Acha: Geez all that time, just for one or two episodes?
Steven: I know right.
Pearl enters his room.
Pearl: Alright Steven it's past your betime.
Steven: What? But Pearl...
Pearl: No buts. Now put on your pjs and off to bed.
Steven: ( sighs) Okay. Thanks for watching this with me Acha.
Acha gets up leaves.
Acha: No thank you lad. I thought I would miss this episode, thankfully I didn't and...AAAAHHH!
Acha wasn't paying attention where he was going and fell off Steven's room. Pearl and Steven looked down.
Acha: I'm okay.
Five minutes later.
After tucking Steven in, Pearl went back downstairs to check on Acha.
Pearl: You alright there Acha? You had a bad fall.
Acha: Oh I'm fine really, this is nothing compared to falling off a huge cliff.
Pearl: Uh yes.
They stared at each other for a moment not knowing what to say.
Pearl: So um, I'll just go then.
Acha: Wait, there is something I've been meaning to ask you.
Pearl: That is?
Acha: How is it you are able to fight? I thought all pearls were just made to be servents.
Pearl: Well...
The both sat down on the couch.
Pearl: I was only made to be a servent, but ever since I was given to Pink Diamond and we discovered Earth, she wanted to protect it and I wanted to help. I self taught myself to fight because, well because I wanted to do everything to please her. I did everything for her, even if it would kill me.
Acha: Weren't you scared though?
Pearl: I little, but I was more scared if anything happened to Pink or to Steven. How well did you know her?
Acha: Not too well. She did think my jokes were funny. You were there weren't you?
Pearl: I think I was. Acha tell me, are there more of you back on Homeworld?
Acha looked down, even though he couldn't show it, he was looking sad.
Acha: Sadly no. After the war ended and with resources to make more gems running low, the Diamonds allowed Gien to create the Gara Droids, or atleast military class. They found me and Kocha, servent class to be... unfitting. They said we were viewed as too chatty or they said that pearls were more pretty and popular.
Pearl: So you're the only one?
Acha: Not only that, but I'm the loser and laughing stock of the Gara Droids. Most of the elites look down at me and Bomber uses me for target practice. Even the gems including pearls think I'm lame.
Pearl: That is awful.
Acha: And for what? Because I am the weakest member of the army and never killed someone.
Pearl: Killing is wrong though. If they really treated you so bad, why did you still stay with them.
Acha: I can't just leave my lord and master Gien. He created me. He's the reason I exist. He found me to useful, he respected me. The fact that I am his servant and spy is the reason I am part of the high ranking team. That's all I got. I do everything for him. Isn't that how it was with you and Pink Diamond?
Pearl's eyes widened opened hearing Acha. He reminded her of herself.
Pearl: Pink Diamond helped me realize I didn't belong to anyone, but I didn't need her my entire life to remind me of it. The same goes for you.
Acha: But it's all I got.
Pearl: No, it's not. ( places her hand on his shoulder) If you ask me, I think you're being held back.
Acha: What else can I do?
Pearl: Take the time to discover what you want to do. Do you have a place to stay yet?
Acha: Not really but it's fine. I'll just wait outside.
Pearl: No stay here. We'll have Bismuth make you and Kocha a room for you just like she did for Volleyball.
Pearl pointed out at the window next to the house on the beach was a small shack for Volleyball to stay in as she just added a couple potted plants on her window.
Acha: That's nice, but why are you doing this for me after what we did?
Pearl: It's what we do and not gonna lie, you're as threatning as a cocker spaniel.
Acha: Ha,ha, can't argue with that. I prefer to stay away from action, I'm amazed you can fight.
Pearl: I can teach you know.
Acha: M-Me?
Pearl: I taught Steven and Connie, who maybe I can do the same for you.
Acha: I uh...I don't know. I don't even know if we're going to stay here long.
Pearl: I'm not forcing you into anything. If things turn out differently and if you ever do want learn from me, you can always ask.
Acha: I will think about it. But thank you Pearl.
Pearl: You're welcome Acha.
The next day.
Everyone was at the house just chilling. Acha was helping Pearl with the dishes while Peridot was showing Kocha her tablet on what she does with it.
Kocha: This really does look like your old limb enhacer technology you had before.
Peridot: I know, sure it has some limitations like I can only access world wide web instead of multiple galaxies, but this social media thing is so cool though.
Suddenly they heard something outside. Sounded like something landing from the sky. Everyone went outside to see what it was. To their surprise, it was Revenger.
Steven: Revenger?
Revenger: Hello Steven.
Steven and Lapis ran to greet him, with Lapis hugging him.
Lapis: We haven't seen you in forever, I missed you.
Revenger: I missed you as well Lapis.
Garnet: Welcome back. ( holding Cat Steven) We definitley missed you here.
Revenger pets Cat Steven.
Pearl: Any luck on finding Gien?
Revenger: Unfortunatly no. His base might be cloacked, but I can't detect it. I've been wondering around this planet and discovered some of it's landmarks. As for the people though, they mostly ran away from me or tried to force me away. Not that I care.
Steven: So what brings you back here?
Revenger: My fuel supply is running low and this is the only place I feel comfortable to get it.
He forms an empty transparent cube with his hands.
Revenger: Do you have a rocket base or powerplant around here to fill this?
Steven: Well we have a gas station. We can go see my dad to help. Oh, we have some new members here.
Revenger: Really?
Volleyball approached him.
Revenger: Hmm. You have another pearl?
Volleyball: Everyone calls me Volleyball. It's nice to meet you.
Garnet: We have two more right here.
When Revenger saw the two droids and tensed up a little. The duo looked scared seeing him.
Revenger: You two...
Acha: H...He...Hello...Revenger.
Kocha: How's it going?
Revenger: Gien's minions.
He aimed his double barreled laser cannon at them as Acha screamed.
Steven: Whoa! Whoa Revenger stop.
Revenger: These are Gien's servents!
Garnet gently puts his arm down as he turns to her.
Garnet: Acha and Kocha got left behind by Bomber and these two are now interested on learning more about Earth.
Revenger turned to the duo.
Revenger: So you no longer serve Gien.
Acha: No, we made an agreement to learn about Earth and to convince him to stop his plans to destroy it.
Kocha: That's right.
Revenger: So then... you know where his base is.
Lapis: Revenger...
Revenger: Where is it?
Acha: That I cannot tell you.
Revenger: Why?
Acha: This truce is not the same as betraying our lord and master.
Revenger: Lord and master? So you're still loyal to him.
Revenger points his arm and shoulder cannons at them.
Steven: Revenger stop!
Garnet: Stand down.
Revenger: How can you be so sure they can be trusted? If they're still loyal to Gien, than they are still the enemy.
Steven: Because we always give people a second chance here. You know how some of our friends were enemies too.
Lapis: You remember how I told you the things I did? And what the consenquences of your attitude can do?
Revenger was this close to firing, but listened to what everyone has to say.
Pearl: We have our eye on them if they do cause trouble.
Garnet: Just put down your weapons and give them a chance.
Revenger looked at them and stared at the duo. He lowered his weapons and approached them. He grabbed the two of them and lifted them to his face.
Revenger: Try anything stupid and I will extinguish your lifesparks.
He puts them down and turns to Steven.
Revenger: Take me to this gas station of your's then.
Steven nods and leads him to it. Acha and Kocha just watched as they leaved breathing heavily.
Acha: I don't think he liked us.
Kocha: Of course not, he hates us.
Garnet: Give him some time. Revenger is usually the arrogant and judgemental type. But he is not a bad person.
Meanwhile.
Viggo continued to watch Peridot's old video logs in hopes to find some information. He thinks he found something until Gien enters.
Viggo: My lord, how goes the research?
Gien: Still no luck, but with much thinking I think I realized on what we need.
Viggo: That is?
Gien: That boy has the ability to heal. Now his spit or tears could heal crack gems, but since he is part human he must have something to repair shattered gems. His blood.
Viggo: You think if we have his blood, it could be altered into making a formula to bring back the shattered gems?
Gien: Yes, it must be stronger to the point it could heal corruption, but we don't want them to find out. Have you thought of any new plans yet?
Viggo: Maybe, look at this old log from Peridot.
Viggo plays the recording as they watch as Peridot first encountered Steven in the episode Marble Madness.
Peridot: So tell me, have the Stevens replaced humans as the dominant species on Earth?
Steven: Oh no theres lots of humans. There's my dad, Connie, Lars and Sadie, the mailman, Onion... I think?
Viggo pauses the video
Viggo: You see?
Gien looked confused.
Viggo: You don't you see? Look again.
Viggo plays the last part again.
Steven: There's my dad, Connie, Lars and Sadie, the mailman, Onion... I think?
He pauses the video.
Viggo: These are the humans he knows. The Crystal Gems biggest weakness is concerning the lives of humans. If we captured them as hostages, they would have no choice but to surrender.
Gien finally got the idea and smiled.
Gien: Very clever Viggo, it's so simple. Print out the names.
Viggo prints the names on the list as Gien examines them.
Gien: Most of them I'm not familiar with, except for this one...Connie. She's that girl he fuses with.
Viggo: Correct.
Gien: How did I not think of getting her before? But who's ... My dad?
Viggo: He meant his father. When two humans fall in love, they make a child. He is the man who made him with Pink Diamond. We met him once in Genbu's hotel.
Gien faced up, looking tensed up. Now remembering Greg.
Gien: Him? Are you saying that Pink Diamond fell for him and he is responsible not only for her demise but also the boy's existance?
Viggo: Yes.
Gien: Than he is one of the two main targets we must get.
Suddenly Bomber warps in the scene.
Gien: Well, where's the next batch you promised me?
Bomber: My lord, I had a huge supply of gartronium. But I got jumped by those Crystal Gems.
Gien: I gave you an easy option to redeem yourself and you couldn't... where's Acha and Kocha?
Bomber: They unfortunatly got caught in a gartronium explosion and were killed.
Viggo: They're dead?
Bomber: Y-Yes.
Gien: And where were you when this happened?
Bomber: I was with them, but after the explosion I took off.
Gien: Idiot! You left their bodies behind?!
Bomber: What's the big deal? They're practically useless.
Gien: That's not the point. The problem is that the Crystal Gems could have salvaged their remains and hack into their memory databank which can expose our secrets.
Bomber's visor eyes widened.
Bomber: My lord forgive me. I will go back and...
But suddenly the monitors rang as a message was coming from Homeworld.
Viggo: Incoming message from Yellow Diamond.
Gien: ( groans) Play it.
Viggo answers the call as the screen shows Yellow.
Gien: My Diamond. How can I be of assistance?
Yellow Diamond: I'm calling to know if you have a new plan yet.
Gien: As of matter of fact I do. I have a list here of humans that Crystal Gems know. We will capture them and they will surrender for their safty.
Yellow Diamond: Is that right? Well to make sure this goes well I am sending one of my gems to monitor you.
The trio had disaproving looks on their faces.
Gien: My Diamond that won't be necessary.
Yellow Diamond: I think it is. You hardly made any progress and is it true that you let the Steelshell brothers loose?
Gien: ( motioniong towards Bomber) That was not my doing.
Yellow Diaomond: Just activate the space bridge for her to enter. I guarantee she will make this easy for you.
Yellow hangs up the call.
Gien: ( groans) Activate the space bridge.
Bomber: We're not seriously having another gem join us. Jasper couldn't get the job done, what will make this new one different?
Gien: We have no choice. At this point we need all the help we can get. Activate the space bridge Viggo.
Viggo heads to the space bridge and turns it on. The portal opens and a new Homeworld gem Aquamarine enters. She was a small light blue gem about the same height as Kocha. She flew in with water wings and her gem was under her eye shaped like a tear.
Aquamarine: Well, well, well. Gien, leader of the Gara Droids. I don't think I've ever seen you in person. And Viggo Stryker, long time no see.
Viggo: It's been a while Aquamarine.
Aquamarine: And Bomber the Great. How uh... great.
Bomber: This is our babysitter? HA! Look at her, she's just an Aquamarine. What can she do that I Bomber the Great can't?
Aquamarine was looking annoyed and took the ribbon on her hair and formed it into a wand and shot a laser at Bomber freezing him.
Aquamarine: Let's get one thing straight, do not underestimate me for my size. I'll have you all know that I am a high ranking gem in Yellow's court and I have never failed a mission before.
She throws Bomber to the side.
Aquamarine: Now then let's get back to buisness. What do you plan on doing now?
Gien: Since you are here, you will do this mission for us.
Gien gives her the list.
Gien: This is a list of humans that you must capture from this area... ( shows on the monitor) Beach City.
Aquamarine: Is that all? Consider it done, but I will need one thing. I'm going to need a body guard.
Viggo: A body guard? What happened to that Topaz that's always with you?
Aquamarine: Unfortunatly she was shattered by that rogue droid that rampaged a while back. I have not yet gotten a new one yet.
Viggo: We did just get another elite. Should we have him accompany her?
Gien: Yes, he should do just fine. Leozack!
The door opens and a new Gara Elite enters. He was a tall droid with a muscualr build with a color scheme of grey and purple ( grey on the robot parts and purple on the armor). He had armor resembling a panther and his helmet was the upper jaw of one. His chest had a strange outline to it as if the piece was detachable. He had red eyes and his voice had almost sailor or pirate tone to it but didn't talk like one. But what was weird was that his voice and two pitches in it as if two people were talking at the same time. A normal voice and a high pitch voice.
Leozack: What is your command my lord?
Gien: You will be accompanying Aquamarine here. Find the humans on this list and recover what remains of Acha and Kocha.
Leozack: Fear not. I Leozack shall do whatever pleases you.
Gien: Make me proud Leozack.
Leozack approaches Aquamarine.
Leozack: Alright ya mini Lapis Lazuli, let's get going.
Aquamarine: I am an Aquamarine!
Leozack: Than what's with the water wings huh?
Aquamarine: My name starts with Aqua. Now will you stop asking questions and just do as I say?
Leozack: If I wasn't assigned to ya, I'd say no.
Aquamarine puts her hand on Leozack's shoulder as he teleports them to their destination.
Gien: The time will come soon. I will regain both Huntress and my Diamond. ( red eyes open) Haha!
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. I know this one might have been a bit shaky with the writing since I kept having writers block with this and I had a lot to cover on as I was trying to think some gems Acha and Kocha would best get along with. Also sorry to disappoint some here, but Topaz will not be in this story and is replaced by the next elite Leozack since I couldn't think what to do with her, but I wanted to bring Aquamarine here. Special Thanks to Lady Shadow92 for help on this. I hope you enjoyed and please read and review. Thank you.