The Gem quartet headed forward towards the tower and had just stepped through what was the entryway of the building when-
"Guys, look out!" Bayley shouted, holding a hand out and summoning a big enough shield that protected her, Dean, Roman, and Seth from the gushing jet of water that was blasted their way.
"What the-?!" Dean shouted, his whip summoned the second Bayley shouted and summoned her shield.
"Who dares to enter my tower?!" shouted a far-off sounding male voice.
So, after the surprise of finding that there seems to be someone guarding the tower Dean lead the Gems to, just who is this mystery person? Read on to find out, my loves. =)
Stepping forward after the jet of water subsided, Roman explained "We mean you no harm. We're only hear to heal one of our own. After we do that, we'll be on our way", his gauntlets summoned in case of another attack.
The voice didn't say anything until it asked of the group "How did you know that healing could be done here?"
"That's...actually because of me," Dean began as he slowly stepped out from behind Bayley's shield. "You see. One of our friends has a pretty bad crack in her Gem, and I remembered that this place was one where other Gems could come to heal themselves of any injuries they may have. So, I figured that me and my other friends here could use the healing properties of this tower to help heal our friend with the cracked Gem."
"That's all we ask to do here," Seth spoke up as he stepped forward to join his fellow Gems. "If you would just let us do what we can to try to heal our friend here, we'll leave and we won't be a problem for you."
While this mystery voice still seemed a bit apprehensive of these newcomers to his tower, there was honestly something in their words that made him begin to feel that he could trust this group a bit. "Very well. But first, allow me to greet you all who want to heal one of your own here."
"OK," Roman said. In a low voice, he said to the others "Everyone, stay on your guard. We don't know if we can trust whoever this is, so keep your guard up."
"Don't have to tell me twice," Dean smirked a bit, his grip on his whip tightening a bit.
"Right," Seth nodded, raising his staff.
"R-Right," Bayley piped up from behind her shield. While the ponytailed brunette still wasn't quite sure what to expect whenever this mystery Gem joined her and the others, she could at least take comfort in the fact that Roman, Dean, and Seth were ready in case of another attack. Now, ...now all she had to do was keep herself and Sasha's Gem safe in the event of another attack.
The sound of approaching footsteps drew the attention of the group as they soon found themselves being joined by who they guessed was the source of both the voice and the attack that greeted them when they first entered the tower: Walking towards the group was a man that was the same height as the male Gems, who had long brunette hair that was pulled back into a ponytail and was dressed in a fairly loose fitting sleeveless light blue shirt, long pants a slightly darker shade of blue, and a pair of sandals. What was also something that seemed to be other discerning traits of this approaching man were the trio of leather bands that adorned both of his arms and a sky blue Gem with a smooth surface in his upper right shoulder. While the Gems couldn't seem to feel anything in the way of evil intentions from this man-who they could now see was a fellow Gem-they still remained on their guard in case things took a different turn from now.
Stopping in front of the group that was standing before him, the male smiled before saying "Greetings, travelers. Welcome to my tower. You all may call me Rob."
"Rob talks kinda like a grandpa," Bayley blurted before quickly closing her mouth in fear of having said something that might have made this new Gem mad.
Hearing Bayley say this, Roman and the others assumed something in the way of a defensive stance between the ponytailed brunette and Rob before being caught completely by surprise by the ponytailed man shaking a bit with laughter.
Having come down from his laugh, Rob said "Sorry about that. I was trying to sound sagelike and wise, so I'm sorry if I might've weirded out the young one that's with you all."
"It... It's no problem at all," Dean finally managed to say as he managed to relax himself, with Roman and Seth following suit.
"You'll have to pardon our young friend," Seth began to explain. "You see. Bayley hasn't really had much in the way of contact with other Gems before, so when she meets others, she can sometimes be surprised by how they speak."
"So I've noticed. She seems like a bit of a baby herself," Rob pointed out. "Well, in comparison to you and your other friends, that is."
"That's because in a way, she is," Seth added. "Bayley's only been around for 13 years now, so there's still quite a lot about us Gems and our culture that she doesn't know."
"Well, it seems to me that she'll have some fine teachers in you and the others with you in learning about just what we are," Rob smiled as he cut a quick look to Bayley before looking back to Seth.
"Thanks for that," Dean grinned. "We've been doing what we can to help teach Bayley everything we know about us Gems, so thanks for the vote of confidence."
"Hey, it's no problem, man," Rob said with a bit of a shrug. "Now, back to the business you all came here for. You said you have a friend you wish to heal?"
"Yeah, we do," Dean nodded. Turning back to Bayley, Dean eased the ponytailed brunette by saying "Bayley, it's okay now. Rob says it's cool that we heal Sasha here. You don't have anything else to worry about."
"O-OK," Bayley said a bit nervously with a nod. Willing away her shield, Bayley walked forward where she stood between Roman and Seth.
Seeing the young brunette come forward to join the others, Rob smiled again before saying "Alright! Now, if you all would follow me, I can take you to where you can heal your friend."
Watching as Dean, Seth, and Roman all fell into step with and followed behind Rob, Bayley still found herself feeling a bit nervous about whether she and the others really could trust Rob and if his method of healing Sasha would really work. 'Even though Dean and the others seem to trust Rob, how do we know for sure we can really trust what he says? What if his idea for how we can heal Sasha doesn't work? What if-' Bayley found her worried train of thinking cut off by the feeling of Sasha's Gem warming slightly in her hand again. Looking down at the surface of the cracked magenta Gem, Bayley asked "Really, Sasha? You trust Rob, too?" Seeing the surface glow a bit just like earlier, Bayley a bit warily said "Well, ...OK, Sasha. If you and the guys think that we can trust Rob this much, then I guess we can give using what he has to heal you a try."
Having noticed that Bayley wasn't with him and the other Gems, Dean turned back to see that Bayley was standing back where they had first entered the tower. "Bayley, come on! We've got to give this a try for Sasha so that she can be healed, remember?"
"R-Right, Dean! Sorry!" Bayley nodded. Looking from Dean back down to Sasha's Gem and back up to Dean, Bayley took a deep breath in before letting it out and dashing over to join the older Gems. 'Since Dean and the others seem to have so much faith in what Rob can do, and since they all seem to trust him so much, I guess I probably should too. I just hope that whatever he has that can help heal Sasha will work.'
So, despite the rather violent welcome, it would appear as though he who dwells in the tower is actually quite the mellow fellow in a Gem named Rob (I'm using Rob Van Dam here as, ...well, he just strikes me as the type of person (or Gem, in this case) that would be a water controller and one who could help heal others). Reasonably so, Bayley's nervous about Rob and his supposed healing method since she and the others don't know anything about this new Gem. But, after having a talk (of sorts) with Sasha and with Dean's reassurance, the ponytailed cinnamon roll feels a bit more trusting in this new Gem and his method. So, next chapter (which might be the last for this arc (not sure yet)), we'll get to see just what Rob's idea for healing Sasha is and if it'll work. Until then, don't forget to R&R please. =)
(Random bit of shiki fangirling goes here: There is a new Steven Bomb block of episodes coming NEXT WEEK and it is looking like quite the bomb that's gonna get dropped on us from what I've seen in one of the trailers. Seriously, it's just looking like it's gonna be so many levels of damn crazy, and I can't wait for all of it (no matter how much I feel like people are probably gonna be hella shook from it)! =D )
