Chapter 60: Seatrons Attack!
Steven was running down stairs to tell the gems of the Gara Droids invasion on Mask Island.
Steven: Guys! We got trouble, big Gara Droid trouble!
But as he went down stairs he slipped on one of his toys and was flying off the stairs, but Bismuth managed to catch him.
Bismuth: Whoa, careful their young leader. You're lucky I was around.
Steven: Bismuth! Where's...
Bismuth: Breakfast? Is it ready yet Volleyball?
In the kitchen Volleyball was just finishing making a huge stack of pancakes as Bismuth just sat him on the table.
Volleyball: Steven good morning. Breakfast is ready. Pearl taught me how to make these pancakes.
Steven: Oh well that's very thoughtful of you Volleyball, but where's...
Volleyball: The syrup?
Volleyball takes out a bottle of syrup.
Volleyball: Just say when.
Volleyball began to pour the syrup onto his pancakes.
Steven: Okay that's good.
But Volleyball continued to pour it.
Steven: You can stop now.
She keeps pouring it.
Steven: Stop!
But no matter what Steven said, she kept pouring the syrup as it slowly covered the entire plate.
Steven: Volleyball stop, that's enough! You can stop. You're getting syrup all over the table! Uh, uh... when!
Finally Volleyball stops.
Volleyball: Okay, anything else?
Steven: Well yes, can you...
Bismuth: You're too tired to eat? No worries we can feed you.
Steven: What no I...
But Bismuth stuffs his face with a whole pancake. Steven tried his best to chew and swallow, it was difficult since it was a whole but finally he swallowed it.
Steven: ( panting) Bismuth...please...
Bismuth stuffs his face with another whole pancake.
Bismuth: It's okay Steven. This brings back memories when we had to feed you as a baby. Haha, I remember you spat food all over Pearl's face because Amethyst made you laugh as you ate. You have no idea how steamed she was at her. Wait I think I still have the picture of it, I'll show it to you later.
Bismuth continued shoving more pancakes in Steven's mouth until he couldn't chew or swallow it anymore, he was choking. Steven tried to point it out to them.
Bismuth: What's that? You need milk?
Steven nods.
Volleyball: I got it.
She went to the fridge and got out the carton of milk.
Volleyball: So do I pour it in the cup or...
Bismuth: No, not like that. Pour the whole thing in his mouth like a Crystal Gem would.
Steven nods no, but of course they don't notice.
Volleyball: Um okay.
Volleyball poured the milk into Steven's mouth. Thankfully it helped loosen up the food and he was able to swallow it all easily. Steven was breathing heavily after all that.
Volleyball: There, wasn't that delicous?
Steven: ( panting) Y-Yes...yes Volleyball...thank you. Bismuth, where's Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl?
Bismuth: The others, they went on a mission a couple hours ago while you were still asleep.
Steven: A mission?
Bismuth: Yeah, Garnet said she sensed some Gara Droid activity and just went to investigate. They wanted me to stay here to watch you. Pearl wanted to, but I thought you and I haven't done much lately together so yeah, but they'll let us know if they need back up.
Steven: They're on Mask Island?
Bismuth: N-No. They said they were investigating somewhere near the old Strawberry Battlefield. What made you think of Mask Island?
Steven: That's where the Gara Droids are?
Bismuth: What?
Steven: Okay so I was just trying to sleep normal and I was beginning to dream. But it wasn't a dream, I took control of a Gara Soldier. I looked around, realized I was on Mask Island. I looked around some more and found out that Gien and others are there, and all the Watermelon Stevens have been enslaved and are forced to work in a mine of ruby crystals. And then there were these Seatrons and mention of something called Project Verokran and then I got torn to pieces and...
Bismuth: Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're losing me there young leader. Say it nice and easy.
Steven: Okay. The Gara Droids are on Mask Island and are using the Watermelon Stevens to work in some kind of mine. I know this because I was in a Gara Soldier's body.
Bismuth: Uh... you sure you just didn't dream this Steven. I mean I'm not calling you crazy or anything just...you're definitly one of a kind gem and...
Steven: Bismuth it's not a dream. I helped you guys stop Malachite when I was in a Watermelon Steven's body.
Bismuth: Oh right. How do I keep forgetting that?
Steven: Hold on, I gotta call Peridot and Lapis.
Five minutes later
The warp pad activated and Peridot and Lapis along with Charlie and Pumpkin.
Lapis: Steven, we came as soon as possible. What's going on?
Steven: The Gara Droids are on Mask Island with this new group they call Seatrons and are using the inhabitants as slaves to work in a mine.
Peridot: A mine?
Steven: Yeah it was full of these ruby crystals. That's what they called it.
Peridot: Ruby crystals?
Steven: Do you know about those?
Peridot: I think I've heard it once before but I don't remember what? Maybe they're farming more gartronium.
Steven: Maybe. But I don't get what this Project Verokran they kept mentioning.
Bismuth: Project Verokran?
Lapis: I wonder what that is?
Charlie: Something tells me it's trouble.
Volleyball: But wait if what Steven said is true, than what's with the other mission the others went to?
Charlie: A diversion. I know from experience hunters would lure animals to come or stay away them. They use bait or false mating calls. They don't want us to know what they're doing.
Steven: And you're saying that Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl are being lured away from them?
Peridot: Well they failed to get all of us.
Steven: Right, it's up to us now.
Bismuth: Yeah it's... wait what?
Lapis: Just us?
Peridot: Yeah shouldn't we wait for the others and where's Revenger?
Steven: Revenger is out patrolling Beach City making sure the residents are safe and by the time the others return, it'll be too late.
Bismuth: But...but...
Steven: Bismuth, you always told me your war stories back in the rebellion. You went through worse than this.
Bismuth: Funny thing is your right. Did I tell you the time Garnet and I took on a batallion of quartz soldiers?
Steven: Garnet told me it was two batallions.
Bismuth: Two batallions right!
Steven: And Lapis where we're going their's lots of water. I've seen how you can be when fighting.
Lapis: I mean I rather not think of the bad stuff, but yeah.
Steven: And Peridot you're expertise has helped us a lot especially when we had to stop the cluster and you told Yellow Diamond off.
Peridot: Even to this day I still can't get over that.
Steven: We're the only ones who can stop their plan.
Trio: Yeah.
Steven: It's time to show what the rest of us, the back up can do!
Trio: Yeah!
Steven: We're not Crystal Temps. We're Crystal Gems!
Trio: Yeah!
Steven: What are we going to do?!
Trio: Kick their butts.
Steven: Then let's show them what we're made of!
Trio: YEAH!
As they cheered, Bismuth got too pumped up and takes the coffee table and slams it to her forehead breaking it in half. She was breating heavily as everyone in the room looked at her awkwardly.
Bismuth: Uh...too much?
They all nodded. And so they got onto Lion to get their since last time they went, the warp pad got destroyed. Lapis felt a tug from her pants. She looked down and saw Charlie.
Lapis: Charlie?
Charlie: I want to come.
Lapis: Charlie, you can't.
Charlie: I want to help.
Peridot: This dangerous. We're going up against the enemy.
Charlie: I fought one of them once. I want to help you.
Pumpkin stood by him bariking wanting to come as well.
Lapis: ( petting them) You've always been great help to us. But I would be sad if anything happened to you. You too Pumpkin.
Lapis and Peridot began to pet them as well.
Peridot: Just stay here we'll be back.
Steven, Peridot, Lapis and Bismuth got onto Lion.
Steven: Volleyball, if the others return tell them where we're at.
Volleyball: Okay.
Steven: Let's go Lion.
Lion roared and opened a portal to Mask Island and enters.
Charlie: I hope they'll be fine.
Volleyball: They will be. Steven is one of the bravest member here and he helps everyone.
Charlie: He's a good kid.
Volleyball: Yeah, so who want's a belly rub?
Charlie began to wag his tail and lay on the ground.
Charlie: I do.
Meanwhile
Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl were in the middle of the Strawberry Battlefield. Garnet said she saw Gara Droid activity happening here, but there was none, or atleast not yet.
Amethyst: URGH! Pearl, we've been scouting the area for like over an hour and nothing. I can't believe I missed Volleyball's breakfast for this.
Pearl: Amethyst stop complaining. This is a serious mission we have here. Garnet are we getting close?
Garnet: I don't know. For some reason my future vision is... all over the place, but it keeps showing the Gara Droids somewhere here. Be alert though.
As they kept walking, Bomber was ahead of them flying. He had a device in his hand that was used to mess with gems powers. Thus messing with Garnet's future vision and making her think there is something here.
Bomber: Hehehehe. That's right. Keep following it fusion. I just gotta keep this a little while longer until Gien and Viggo tell me to stop.
Bomber flies further away to lure them further.
Meanwhile.
Steven and the others make it to Mask Island.
Steven: Well this is it.
Peridot: This is the island where these Watermelon Stevens you mentioned lived?
Steven: It was such a nice place until it was invaded.
Bismuth: We can sight see later, show us where this mine is.
Steven: Alright, follow me and stay together.
Steven guided everyone to the mine. But little did they know was that Kraken was in the sky and saw them.
Kraken: Damn, they figured it out.
Kraken flew away to the mine.
Meanwhile in the mine.
Gien: Viggo, report.
Viggo: Let's see here 87%. Almost there my lord. We should be done in an hour.
Snaptrap: Master Viggo, once they are done, we can kill the slaves right?
Viggo: Of course you can Snaptrap. You and your Seatrons can do whatever you want with them.
Snaptrap: Hehehehe. I can't wait.
Huntress: Me too. Once this place is cleared up I want to go the beach. I'm due for a tan.
Kraken: Captain!
Snaptrap and the others turned as Kraken flew towards them.
Kraken: Captain. The Crystal Gems are here.
Snaptrap: What?
Gien: All of them?
Kraken: No my lord. Only the boy, Peridot, the Lapis Lazuli and the Bismuth.
Viggo: At least the other three aren't there nor is Revenger.
Gien: We're almost there. We can't stop now.
Snaptrap: My lord, you musn't worry. We will handle them.
Huntress: But Lapis Lazuli is with them. She can manipulate water and will be unstoppable.
Tentakill: AAAAHH! Captain! Those gems are powerful when water is around. There's water all over the place. You've seen what they can do to a planet!
Lobclaw: She'll reduce us into scrap.
Snaptrap: Idiots! We are the Seatrons, the most feared elites in the galaxy. Don't let one gem scare you.
Gien: Hehehehe. That's why I called for you Seatrons. Besides, I think the upgrade I gave you should be very useful.
Snaptrap: Will it be useful for us?
Gien: It should as long as you put your mind into it. Remember, shatter the gems, but the boy bring to me alive.
Seatrons: Yes my lord.
Meanwhile
Steven and the others were still heading towards the mine, they came across the destroyed village he first saw. The gems just looked at it with horrid expressions on their faces.
Peridot: Look at this. It's all gone.
Lapis: How can they be so cruel? They destroyed their homes.
Bismuth: Don't worry, once we save them. I'll help them rebuild.
Steven: I think we're almost there. Let's keep going.
A little while later.
They finally found the mine along with Gien's ship. They were far in the distance so they wouldn't be spotted.
Steven: There it is guys.
Peridot: The ruby crystal mines.
Bismuth: Alright... LET'S GET EM!
Bismuth was going to run down until Steven held her bak.
Steven: Whoa, are you seriously going down there just to go nuts?
Bismuth: It's what I do.
Peridot: Okay that is a terrible idea that would just end up getting us all killed. We need a strategic plan.
Lapis: What should we do?
Steven: Hmmm. Okay what I think we should do... Bismuth and Lapis you guys should deal with outside. Peridot, me and Lion will warp inside where they won't expect us. We'll free the sla...I mean inhabitants first before we go crazy. That way...
But he is suddenly cut off when ground begun to shook. Out of the ground came the Seatrons.
Steven: Ah! It's them!
Bismuth: These are the uppercrusts that caused this?
Snaptrap: Crystal Gems! You will not interfere with our lord and master's plan. You will have to go through us. Alright men, like we practiced!
Seatrons: Yes Captain.
Each of them introduced themselves while doing various poses.
Lobclaw: Lobclaw!
Overbite: Overbite!
Kraken: Kraken!
Gulf: Gulf!
Tentakill: Te-Te-Te-Te-Tentakill!
Snaptrap: And I, Snaptrap! Together we are...
The gathered together doing one last pose.
Seatrons: Aquatic elite force Seatrons!
Steven and the others just stared at them akwardly, confused of what they just saw.
Steven: I'm sorry but what was that?
The Seatrons eyes widened as they lost balance and fell.
Snaptrap: What do you mean what was that?! It's our introduction we do for every enemy before we fight.
Bismuth: Uh...what?
Peridot: It's something they do just to make them look cool.
Overbite: Of course it does, it shows that we are the best.
Gulf: We've been practicing all our lives for this.
Lobclaw: This was a special one made for you four.
Bismuth: Steven are you sure these are the same uppercrusts that did this? I can't even take these guys seriously with those girly poses.
Tentakill: AAAH! Y-You did not just say that.
Tentakill looked at Snaptrap with a hurtful look.
Snaptrap: G-Girly poses? I realize these poses in an effort to invigorate my men and raise morale. How dare you mock them!?
Tentakill: Oh no. You've really made the Captain mad.
Electricity was rising out of Snaptrap. His face went from angry to a more evil grin.
Snaptrap: Hehehehe! Say what you want about us. But we are not to be underestimated. We are the most feared elites in the galaxy. We are the best of the best. We are...
Bismuth: ( yawn) Can we fight now?
Snaptrap: Why you ignorant, ungratefull...yes!
The Seatrons aimed their laser cannons at the gems. Steven shielded them all from the impact. Lapis formed two water hands and swiped them away.
Lapis: Steven, you and the others free the inhabitants.
Steven: Just us?
Lapis: I'll handle these guys.
Peridot: One of you against six of them?
Lapis: I have a better chance with the amount of water here. I can handle them.
Steven: We're not leaving you Lapis, you can't beat them like...
Lapis: Don't argue with me! Just let me do this for you!
Steven just stared at Lapis who went from a serious face to more pleading.
Lapis: I can do this. Trust me.
Steven: Lapis...
Bismuth placed her hand on his shoulder.
Bismuth: She's right Steven. If we stay we'll just get into her way.
Peridot: But Bismuth.
Bismuth: Lapis here is one of our strongest members. We can count on her. Let's go team.
Bismuth went off with Lion as Peridot and Steven looked at her.
Peridot: Um...er... YOU CAN DO IT LAZULI!
Steven: Yeah, show em what you got.
Lapis nodded to them as they went with Bismuth. Lapis set her attention on the Seatrons who were back on their feet.
Snaptrap: You have chosen poorly. You have a death wish or something?
Lapis: No... I'm doing this for my friends.
Snaptrap: Idiot!
The Seatrons fired away again at Lapis. She flew up to avoid their attack. They aimed up at her, but continously missed. Lapis formed lots of water and made them into various weapons like buzzsaw, bow and arrow and a flail. She managed to hit them as they were being flown all over the place.
Outside of the mines, Gien, Viggo were at the entrance of the ship watching the slaves bring in more carts of the ruby crystals.
Gien: Hurry it up slaves. Bring the carts in!
Viggo: He said move faster.
Viggo was about to whip one of the Watermelon Stevens until they heard a roar and the energy from it knocked them down. The realized it was caused by Lion with Steven, Peridot and Bismuth.
Peridot: Hey clods! Let those Watermelon Stevens go.
Gien: No! How did you know we were here?
Steven: Oh let's just say I had a dream.
Gien: What?
Bismuth: Nevermind that. It's go time!
Gien: Huntress.
Huntress appeared before them from above.
Gien: Huntress take care of these four for me.
Huntress aimed her arm cannon at them
Huntress: Of course darling.
Huntress fired the laser at them, but Steven blocked it with his shield. Bismuth rushed at her, trying to crush her with her hammer hands, but Huntress jumped up and fired at her from above, but Bismuth dodges all the attacks. Peridot got a hold of her with her metal powers. That is until Gien shot her from behind, making her lose control.
Gien: You should really pay more attention to your surroundings Peridot. I taught you better than that.
Gien grabbed her by her hair and puched her in the face as she fell down.
Steven: Peridot!
Steven tried to help Peridot but he is knocked down by Huntress.
Gien grabbed Peridot by her shoulders and began to electricute her with his electric touch. He punched her again and stomped down at her.
Gien: You're going to pay for your betrayel Peridot.
Gien aimed his limb enhacer laser at Peridot, but she pushed him away with her metal powers. She got back up stayed near Steven as Viggo helped Gien up as he called for his soldiers.
Gien: Keep them busy! Huntress, back to me.
Gara Soldiers, Aerodroids and Black Knight droids charged at Steven and the others and fought them. Huntress returned to Gien.
Huntress: I had them my lord.
Gien: Never mind that. The Ruby Crystals are our main priority. Viggo, make sure the slaves bring the last batch we need. I will activate the ship.
Meanwhile.
Lapis was still taking on the Seatrons. Because of all the water around her, she had an easier time fighting. The only one who gave her a bit of trouble wa Kraken since he can fly in the air. He chased her around a bit as he fired lasers at her, but Lapis shot a stream of water at him, knocking him down. Kraken fell onto Lobclaw and the rest tried to fire from below. Lapis formed more water hands and punched them away. Lapis was eventually shot down by Snaptrap. He tried to bite her in half, but she formed and ice stalactite and ended up biting that. She formed water hammer and knocked him away, flying into his team.
Overbite: Ow... I think I lost one of my teeth.
Lobclaw: She's making us look bad.
Snaptrap: Damn... she's tougher than I thougth.
Tentakill: I-I-I can't take it anymore. Let's beat it!
Tentakill was about to run away until Snaptrap grabbed him by one of his tentacles, pulls him back and bonks him on the head.
Snaptrap: You idiot! The Seatrons do not run away from the enemy. Besides we haven't tried our new upgrade yet.
Kraken: That's right.
Gulf: You mean...
Snaptrap: Yes...Seatrons! Transform into King Poseidon!
The Seatrons jumped into the air and transformed into different body parts. The merged together into a giant robot they call King Poseidon.
King Poseidon was a big muscular stood as tall as Alexandrite and Tripredacus. Like the regular Seatrons he had their color scheme. His upper body was buish green while his legs ( with the exception of his knee cap which were silver) was pink. He had two large cannons on his back. He had an aquatic looking helmet that matched his upper body. His face was silver with yellow eyes and a long beard and mustache. Lapis looked up, getting a little nervous.
Lapis: Not this again.
King Poseidon begun to speak with Snaptrap's voice.
King Poseidon: Hehehehe! What's wrong, does my size intimadate you Lapis Lazuli?
Lapis shook her head to regain focus. She formed a wave of water to try and knock him down which she did, but it seem to hardly damage him.
King Poseidon: So you like to play with water huh? So do I? Master Trident!
King Poseidon raised his hand. Lightning shot down at his hand and formed into a trident.
King Poseidon: Now feel the power of King Poseidon!
Back on the ground, the others were still on the ground, but they could see the new King Poseidon.
Peridot: I don't recall the Seatrons having the ability to combine before.
Steven: How is Lapis supposed to beat...AAH!
Steven was cut off when a Black Knight droid was about attack him, but it is taken down by Bismuth.
Bismuth: Focus Steven! We'll help her out as soon as we take the grunts down.
Steven: Right sorry Bismuth.
Steven really wanted to help Lapis, but he had to focus on helping the others first.
Back in the fight, King Poseidon with his new trident now had the ability to control water like Lapis can. King Poseidon summoned a huge amount of water and made a whole bunch of his own water hands. Lapis tried to doge what she could but she got hit by one as more began to beat her down. Once that was done she tried to form one big water hand and tried to pucnh him, but King Poseidon simply cut it in half. She formed ten different water weapons to attack. It was hard trying to do this many at once, King Poseidon simply blocked it all with a ice shield and he formed twenty different water weapons. Lapis tried to dodge, but she got hit by it all as she was flown into the ground. She tried to get back up as he stepped in front of her.
King Poseidon: Foolish gem. Do you really think you can defeat King Poseidon? You're the size of an ant to me. Is that really the best you can do?
Lapis: No...not yet...
With all her power, Lapis used one last move that she only used when all else failed. She formed lots of water as it engulfed her. The water began to rise up to King Poseidon's height and took form of Lapis herself.
Lapis: You wanted to see more right? This is what you get.
King Poseidon: Oh, impressive. But you cannont match my Trident.
King Poseidon was about to slash her with the trident. But she blocked it with a water version of the trident. Lapis mangaged to hit him with it. King Poseidon stepped back. Lightning from his trident fired at her, but she blocks with a ice shield. She then formed a ray of ice stalactites and fired at him. King Poseidon kept stepping back as he got hit. He aimed his laser cannons at her and fired. While the laser projectiles hit her, Lapis herself wasn't harmed and the water body just healed itself.
King Poseidon: Oh...you're better than I thought for a gem.
Lapis: What's that suppose to mean?
King Poseidon: No one ever lasts this long against the Seatrons and your the first to ever face my new form.
Lapis: I've dealt with monsters like you.
King Poseidon: And this is your last.
King Poseidon ruhed at Lapis and attacked offensivly. All Lapis could do was block, but the moment she left herself open, King Poseidon punched through the Water Lapis's chest and pulled out Lapis herself as her water form lost shape and turned back into regular water. Lapis was trapped in his grasp, unable to use her powers.
King Poseidon: I must admit I'm impressed, I got the satisfaction I wanted. You were quite a strong opponent, but this is where you lose. Now bow to me.
Lapis: I'll never bow to you.
King Poseidon: Fine then, but I'm going to enjoy my victory and torturing you.
King Poseidon began to squeeze Lapis. She began to scream in agonizing pain. Her screams were so loud that everyone from below could here her, especially Steven.
Steven: Lapis!
Steven looked up watching King Poseidon squeezing her.
Steven: I can't stand it. We have to help.
Peridot: What can we do? That thing is huge.
Steven: I don't know, but I can't let this happen to her.
Steven summoned his spiked shield and used it to cut through the remaining soldiers they were fighting. Then he jumped up high in the air and head towards Lapis.
Peridot: Steven stop! It's suicide.
Bismuth: That or he has planned something crazy. Come on, we gotta stop Gien.
Bismuth, Lion and Peridot were heading towards the ship, but they were just about done farming.
Viggo: My lord, we got the amount we needed, take off now!
Gien: Gara Droids into the ship!
Viggo: Huntress...
Huntress: I know.
Huntress takes out a detonator and presses the button. An explosion occurs on the top of the mine and causes a cave in, trapping the Watermelon Stevens inside.
Peridot: She just trapped the inhabitants.
Bismuth: They thought of everything.
Gien was about to take off, Viggo, Huntress and the soldiers inside.
Huntress: What about the Seatrons?
Gien: If they make it out alive they know where we're at, they can swim back.
The ship was taking off, flying out of Mask Island.
Peridot: Shoot, those clods got away.
Bismuth: Let them go, we gotta get the inhabitants out.
And so the three of them began to try and dig out the trapped Watermelon Stevens in the mine
Meanwhile
King Poseidon continued to squeeze Lapis much to his enjoyment.
King Poseidon: Hehehehe! Alright Lazuli, now I will begin to shatter your gem!
Steven: Stop!
King Poseidon: Huh?
King Poseidon looked down and saw Steven right next to his foot.
King: Poseidon: Oh it's just you.
Lapis: Steven...Steven run! Get out of here! He'll...AAAAHHH!
King Poseidon continued to sqeeze her.
Steven: Stop! Let go of Lapis!
King Poseidon: You want to save her? Hahahahaha! Look kid you're real brave and all, but this is between me and her. If you don't want to get squished, then I reccomend you leave now.
Steven: I'm not leaving without Lapis.
King Poseidon: And how are you going to do that? I'm big and strong and you are small and weak.
Steven: Put her down.
King Poseidon: Hmph. Make me.
King Poseidon continued to squeeze her. Steven was getting mad now and unknowingly glowing pink.
Steven: I said put her down!
Steven slammed his fist into King Poseidon's heal, denting it good. King Poseidon yelled in pain as he dropped Lapis. Steven jumped up and caught her and saftly landed back down. He turned back to normal afterwards.
Steven: Lapis are you...
Lapis: Steven, you saved me. But what was that? I've never seen you with that kind of power before.
Steven: What?
King Poseidon was holding his foot, looking at his dented heal and turne to them.
King Poseidon: You horrible cheating boy? How dare you inflict damage on King Poseidon! AARRGGHH!
Lapis: Look out!
King Posiedon was about to stomp on them. Steven formed his bubble to protect them, but it won't last forever as King Poseidon continued stomping on it.
Lapis: Steven, at the right moment drop the bubble and I can push him off so you can get out of here.
Steven: No, I came here to help you.
Lapis: I don't need your help. I got this.
Steven: That's not what I've seen just now.
Lapis: I don't want you involved in this Steven! Just get out of here!
Steven: I've dealt with things like this before, why are you pushing me away from this?
Lapis: Because I don't want you to get killed!
Steven looked at her as a few tears formed in her eyes.
Lapis: Steven...you're one of the most important people to me in the world or whole galaxy. You healed me after what I did, you gave me a new home, friendship, new kinds of fun and help me discover things I didn't realize before. You remember that night you took me out to Funland? We had ice cream at the end and we talked for a bit. I promised you that I would never let the Gara Droids get you.
Steven: And that's what you're doing right now?
Lapis: ( nods) Steven their's two things I'm afraid of. Being trapped and losing you. After last time when we got captured and Gien took you to be experimented on, there was nothing I could do to help. I was so scared, I thought...I thought.
Steven: You thought I was going to die.
Lapis: Yes. I thought we'd never see each other again.
Lapis was tearing up after expressing all that and just thinking about it.
Steven: Lapis, I understand how you're feeling and why you're doing this, but I don't want you to die for me. You're one of my best friends too and my Beach Summer Buddy. I love hanging out with you, having game and movie night, playing air hockey, watching Camp Pining Hearts with you and Peridot and playing sand castle wars. There's still so much I want to do with you.
Steven takes her hand.
Steven: Please don't shut me out Lapis. I don't want to lose you either. Let's beat this guy together as Beach Summer Buddies.
Lapis stared at him for a moment and a small smile formed on her face as she pulled him in for a hug, not knowing their gems were glowing.
Lapis: Yeah, as Beach Summer Buddies...
King Poseidon: DIE!
King Poseidon slammed onto the bubble one last time and popped. He looked down and was confused of what he saw. Steven nor Lapis was their but a new being. This new being stood as tall as Opal. She had a two piece dark blue dress with pants attached and was barefoot. Her skin was a light purple while her hair was a dark purple with braided pigtails. Her head was more shaped like Lapis, but with Steven's nose. She had four eyes, blue on the top and pink at the bottom. Of course Lapis's gem was on her back and Steven's on her belly. She opened her eyes, just realizing what has happened.
Fusion: What? Did we just fuse?
King Poseidon: You're asking me? You just did it right now.
The fusion looked up at King Poseidon with a serious gaze. She flew up to his level.
Fusion: You're going to pay for what you did?
King Poseidon: Do you really think you can still beat me? You're only up to my knees.
Fusion: You shouldn't judge people by their height.
King Poseidon: It's what I do.
King Poseidon summoned the water again and shot a bunch of water arrows and spears. The fusion charged at him, but protected herself in a bubble. Once she was close, the bubble turned into a spike ball and hit King Poseidon in the chest, the she formed a water hand and punched him across the face as he tumbled back.
Fusion: You going to ridicule me now?
King Poseidon: That was a cheap shot. Who do you think we are?
Fusion: That's right my name. That's easy, I'm...
The fusion posed to him as she formed two more water hands with her wings spread wide.
Fusion: I'm Mystic Quartz.
King Poseidon: You don't look much different than your old form. I am the master of water.
Mystic Quartz: Fine, we'll play your way King Poseidon.
King Poseidon aimed his cannons at Mystic. He fired away as she shielded herself, she summoned two spiked shields and tossed them at his face. He stepped back and tried to hit her with his trident. He kept missing her. Mystic summoned one water hand to catch his trident and summoned another to punch him. King Poseidon fell to the ground. Mystic used the water hands and broke his trident in half.
Mystic Quartz: Give it up. You can't control water without your trident.
King Poseidon: Hehehehe! I'm not cowering just like that. Master Trident!
King Poseidon raised his hand as the lightning struck down and gave him another one.
King Poseidon: I can summon my own tridents, you think I only have one?
Mystic Quartz: I was hoping for the latter.
King Poseidon: Ha! You're an idiot.
King Poseidon summoned a another wave of water and formed it into a bunch of spears. He fired away, but this time Mystic was trying to push it back. But she only managed to stop it for now. They were now in a struggle trying to push the water arrows to each other, but Mystic was having trouble.
King Poseidon: What's wrong, did you use up all your power already?
The water spears were getting close to Mystic, she didn't know how much longer she could take.
King Poseidon: It's a pity you gems die so easily, but I will say you were a worthy oppenant. But this is where it ends now. You cannot beat me.
Mystic Quartz: Yes...I...can!
An purple aura surrouned Mystic as her power boosted and easily pushed the water spears at King Poseidon, stabbing him all over his body as the spears stuck out of him.
King Poseidon: AURGH! What impossible!
Mystic Quartz: Time to finish this.
Mystic surrounded herself with more water and began to spin around forming a drill. She flew towards King Poseidon and drilled right through his chest and out of is back. King Poseidon slowly looked down at the whole in his chest and dropped his trident.
King Poseidon: I can't be beat. I am...URGH!
King Poseidon falls to the ground and explodes. The smoke cleared up and on the ground were the Seatrons, dented and damaged. Mystic Quartz landed back down to confront them as the team was waking up.
Snaptrap: Urgh...ow...how could we have lost?
Mystic Quartz: You guys are still here?
Snaptrap: You...what did you do? How could you have beaten King Poseidon, the most powerful robot. He should've been just as strong if not stronger than you!
Mystic Quartz: Because Steven and Lapis were both scared of losing each other and now that they decided to fight by each other's side, they made me. I'm the result of their friendship and that made me strong. I don't think King Poseidon had that.
Snaptrap: You're just all talk! We the Seatrons are the best of the best. We can still take you on.
Mystic Quartz: I don't reccomend it, besides I think you're ride is leaving.
Snaptrap: What are you talking abou...AAAAAHHH!
Snaptrap turned around and saw Gien's ship leaving without them.
Snaptrap: AAAHH! My lord, wait for us!
Snaptrap begins to run.
Snaptrap: You haven't seen the last of us fusion! My lord wait for me! Don't leave me!
Tentakill: Captain, wait for us!
Overbite: We're coming Captain.
Kraken: My optics are losing vision! Slow down!
The Seatrons followed Snaptrap as they tried to follow Gien's ship and head into the ocean, swimming away.
Mystic Quartz: Well I guess that takes care of them for now. Let's find the others.
Mystic flies away to find the others.
Meanwhile, Bismuth, Peridot and Lion were still trying to dig the inhabitants out.
Bismuth: Urgh! Come on Peridot, we gotta keep moving.
Peridot: I'm trying, this would be so much easier if this was all metal!
Mystic Quartz: Perhaps I can help.
Bismuth and Peridot looked up and saw Mystic Quartz land down.
Mystic Quartz: You guys didn't have too much trouble on your own did you?
Bismuth: Wait, who's that?
Peridot squinted her eyes trying to recognize her.
Peridot: Lapis?
Bismuth: Lapis? Nah, that's Steven, don't you see the gem.
Mystic Quartz: Guys I'm both, I'm Mystic Quartz.
Bismuth: Whoa, you two fused?
Mystic Quartz: Yeah, but what's going on here?
Peridot: Gien got away and trapped the inhabitants in the mine, we can't get them out.
Mystic Quartz: Leave it to me.
Mystic summoned more water and used it to gently remove the rocks blocking the entrance. It was clear now and the Watermelon Stevens were standing there looking scared.
Mystic Quartz: It's okay, the Gara Droids are gone. You're all free.
They all smiled and began to cheer as they ran out of the mine celebrating.
Mystic Quartz: Well I guess my job here is done.
Mystic unfused and now Steven and Lapis were back, they looked at each other smiling as Lapis kneeled down and hugged him tight.
Steven: Lapis we did it, we fused.
Lapis: Did I do okay? I didn't hurt you did I?
Steven: Of course not, you were great. I'm so proud of you
Lapis: I'm glad, I loved it too.
Steven and Lapis turned to Bismuth and Peridot.
Bismuth: Man I wished I payed more attention to your fight, you must have shown that giant uppercrust you meant Bismuth.
Steven: Yeah you should have seen it.
But then a frown forms on his face.
Steven: But we didn't stop Gien nor do we know what his plan is.
Bismuth: Hey, it wasn't a complete lost. We're still here alive and we saved the Watermelon Stevens.
Peridot: Wait a minute, stay right here.
Peridot ran inside the mine. Five minutes later she emerged holding a piece of the ruby crystal.
Lapis: What do you want that for?
Peridot: We may not know right now what this is for, but if we take it back to be examined and with Acha's help, we can figure out what his plan is.
Bismuth: Well than you guys head on back.
Steven: What about you Bismuth?
Bismuth: I told you, I'm gonna stay here for a bit. These guys need help rebuilding their village.
Steven: It's not too much for you?
Bismuth: Pffft. Comparing this to the towers and arenas I built back in my day, this is nothing, should take a few hours.
Steven: We'll come back for you later.
The three of them got onto Lion and warped back to his house and Bismuth began construction on the new village.
Back at the house.
Steven and the others finally made it back at the house, with Volleyball sitting on the couch with Charlie, Pumpking and Cat Steven keeping her company.
Volleyball: Thank goodness you guys are back. We were getting worried.
Steven: It was a bit tough,but we managed to free the inhabitants. Has Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl returned yet?
As he asked that, the warp pad went on and the trio entered.
Amethyst: Urgh, we spent like all day looking for the Gara Droids and got nothing.
Pearl: Oh Amethyst stop being such a drama queen.
Garnet: Steven, we're back.
Steven: Guys, you're finally back!
Garnet: I was sensing Gara Droid activity at the Strawberry battlefield, we didn't find anything and all of the sudden I coulnd't see it anymore.
Steven: It was a diversion. We just came back from Mask Island trying to stop their plan.
Garnet: What?
Pearl: They were on Mask Island and you went on you're own?
Steven: Of course not, I had Bismuth, Peridot, Lapis and Lion.
Pearl: Did they harm you again?!
Steven: Pearl I'm okay. I was with Lapis and we fused.
Garnet: Is that right?
Lapis: Yeah, you should have seen us.
Garnet: ( smiling) I'll be looking forward to it next time. But where's Bismuth?
Steven: She wanted to stay behind to help rebuild the village. We'll pick her up later.
Amethyst: Okay wait so you guys were on Mask Island dealing with the Gara Droids right? What did they want there?
Peridot: They were getting these things.
Peridot shows them the ruby crystal.
Pearl: They were looking for this planet's crystals.
Peridot: Ruby crystals technically. I need to get Acha so he can tell us what he knows about this.
Garnet: Whatever it is, they're planning something big.
Meanwhile at the Kindergarden
The Gara Droids have built a temporary base, underground of the Kindergarden. Gara Soldiers were putting the ruby crystals in a machine as it processes them into a red glowing liquid inside the cubes.
Gien: I don't believe this, super gartronium.
Viggo: The rarest fuel source in the whole galaxy.
Bomber: The gem disruption device you gave me worked well, but tell me again why I couldn't just attack them when I had the chance?
Viggo: Your mission was to only distract them from the main plan Bomber.
Huntress: Yes, but you only distracted some of them. We had to deal with the rest.
Bomber: Hey how was I supposed to know that only three of them would show up or they knew where you were?
Gien: No need to ridicule Bomber this time Huntress.
Snaptrap: So you're not upset that we lost the fight?
Gien: Of course not Snaptrap.
Viggo: You gave us enough time to get the fuel we needed... for this!
They looked up at the giant robotic dinosaur in the room still being worked on, Verokran. It was based off the monster Viggo saw in his dream. It stood up right with the mohawk of spikes on his head, long tail and the yellow visor. It was twice White Diamond's size. It had a metallic silver body with the letter V on both his arms. It had visible laser cannons attached to its arms, missile launchers on his shoulders. Other weapons were currently being installed in it's body.
Viggo: Project Verokran will be completed soon and the Crystal Gems will finally face their ultimate doom. Hahahahahaha!
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. I've been dying to make a fusion of Steven and Lapis for while, glad I finally did. Project Verokran is almost done. Who will win? Find out the next chapter. Special thanks to Lady Shadow92 for help on Mystic Quartz. Also one more thing, do you guys really want me to bring the off colors here somehow? Some of asked me to bring them, given me ideas and were dissapointed when I said they won't be here. It's just that I'm so far in the story I don't know how at this point. If so how should I go about this?
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