Gem Love and Adventure Chapter 5
Meanwhile with Jewel and Peridot
After leaving the Beach House on the beach about a few hours ago Jewel along with Peridot were both in the town of Beach City walking through it as back from before after Soren went inside the temple to put away some of rubble of Peridot's ship, Jewel decided to take Peridot into town to help her understand why she, her mom the leader Pearl, and the team protect the Planet Earth from Homeworld and any Corruption or mutated Gem that tries to take over.
As while walking Jewel looked down at Peridot who was walking aside her looking at the town normally as Jewel gave a small smile and asked curiously to Peridot.
"What do you think of town so far Peridot?" As soon as Jewel asked that Peridot then looked at her and then said to her sounding a bit, bored. "Even though it's a new place and that I've only just came to this place you and the others call a 'Town' in a short time, I don't like it that much."
After Peridot said that disliking the town as they have only been in it for a few minutes Jewel then began to think for a moment before looking at Peridot as she then said to her.
"I understand Peridot, but that's because we haven't went anywhere interesting just yet, as soon as we both go deeper into town you'll be able to see some things that'll be something wonderful that you never seen before, let's keep going okay?"
When Jewel said that nicely Peridot then continued to look forward at where they were walking as she then said to Jewel. "Okay." After saying that they then continued as Jewel leads Peridot who's arms are crossed, to the rest of town to show her some of the things there that'll be interesting to her, as after a few minutes of walking through the town Jewel then looked around as she then said to herself in thoughts.
'Is this the place of the town?'
As soon as Jewel asked herself in thought she then began to look around seeing many things that would be interesting to Peridot as she then thought happily. 'Yep this is the place, I hope she'll love seeing the places here.' After Jewel said that in her thoughts smiling she then looked at Peridot with a smile and then said to her happily.
"Here we are Peridot, the part of the town I was talking about from before." After Jewel said that smiling, Peridot then began to look around before noticing that some of the places, do look like somethings she would like to go and see as while she looked she then un-crossed her arms and then looked at Jewel and then asked curiously.
"Jewel are you sure this is the place you were bringing me too?" As soon as Peridot asked that curiously as Jewel looked at her and then smiled and nodded as she then said.
"Yep Peridot, this is the place, ready to see some of the places will be going to together?" After Jewel asked that Peridot then began thinking for a moment as she then looked forward at the part of the town and then nodded as she then said. "Sure. Where are we going to first?" As soon as Peridot asked that curiously, Jewel then looked around the area of the town and then smiled as she then said happily.
"Over there at the Big Donut."
As soon as Jewel said that smiling, Peridot then looked at the building that Jewel was pointing at as she looked a bit confused by it's appearance and then asked Jewel curiously. "What's the Big, Donut?"
When she asked, Jewel then knew Peridot was going to ask what the place was as she then said to her smiling. "The Big Donut Peridot is like a small restaurant where people go to, to either eat or to order something there like donuts, coffee and some other things."
After Jewel finished she and Peridot then began to go to the Big Donut as while going there Peridot became curious of what a donut and coffee is as they're new things that she has never heard off before as while they go to it Peridot then asked after looking at the giant donut on top of the Big Donut. "Jewel that Donut, you speak of, is that what the donut looks like, also what's coffee?"
As she asked that curiously, Jewel then nodded as she then said.
"Yep, that's what a donut looks like, but smaller and in different flavors, shapes and color, and coffee's like a brown liquid that people drink to keep them away."
As Jewel told Peridot with a grin, Peridot then nodded understand what donuts and coffee are as she and Jewel entered the donut shop together, as while they did Peridot then began to look around seeing how the place on the inside looks like as she then looked at Jewel and then asked curiously.
"This is the inside of the Big Donut?"
When Peridot asked, Jewel then nodded and then said happily. "Yep, this is the inside Peridot, Steven and some of the times one of us of the Gems come with Steven here to either buy a donut or something else here like coffee, snacks, drinks and some other things."
After Jewel told Peridot that Peridot then looked at the fridges of the Big Donut and then looked a bit confused as she then asked Jewel will pointing at one of the fridges. "Why does the Big Donut have those disfigured heads in that freezer like container?" When she asked, Jewel then looked confused and looks at the freezer Peridot's pointing and then noticed what Peridot meant by disfigured heads and said.
"Oh, those aren't heads Peridot, those are Lion Lickers, there like frozen treats that some people eat or don't, Steven dislikes them a lot."
"Why doesn't the Steven like them?" When Peridot asked that curiously Jewel then shrugged and then said with a small smile. "I honestly don't know, but I think it's because the Lion Lickers don't look like Lions and or something like that? But follow me to the counter, I'll show you what the donuts here look like."
When Jewel said that happily, Peridot then began to follow her towards the counter where all the donuts are mostly at as once they go to it, Jewel then went down, sitting on one of her knees to go down to Peridot's height as she smiled and then pointed while showing Peridot the donuts that're through the glass counter. "There they are Peridot, those are donuts, in every different colors, flavors, sizes and shapes, which makes them really cool, what do you think about them?"
After Jewel asked that curiously as before Peridot could answer her, they both then heard laughing and looked as Jewel stood up seeing that it was Lars, who wasn't the nicest guy in Beach City nor in the Big Donut as Peridot became confused and then asked curiously to Jewel. "Uh Jewel, why is that...Human making that noise with his voice box?"
As soon as she asked that, Lars then stopped and then told them as he said.
"I'm laughing because of you, your green, hahaha!" As Lars said that, Peridot along with Jewel both disliked what Lars was saying to Peridot as he continued as he then said. "What are you, a troll, or Santa's little green helper?"
After he said that, Jewel began to hate Lars even more for making fun of Peridot as while he laughed Jewel was then about to say something to Lars to defend Peridot, before out of nowhere a chair hit him in the face knocking him onto the floor as he said. "Ow my face!"
When he said that Jewel then looked to see who threw the chair and saw Peridot standing over where one of the chairs of the Big Donut was at as she then said. "I am not this troll or little green helper you spoke of!" As she said that Jewel then looked shocked at Peridot and then looked back at the counter as she then said with a small smile.
"Let's go Peridot."
As she said that Peridot then nodded looking back at the counter where Lars is behind at groaning from the chair hitting him in the face as she and Jewel began leaving the Big Donut, as while they did as they were now walking out in the town again as while walking Peridot then looked at Jewel and then asked her curiously. "Who was that guy at the Big Donut counter with the big holes in his ears?"
As soon as she asked that curiously Jewel then told her as she then said. "That guy was Lars, Peridot, I hate him because he's a jerk, but I loved it when you threw that chair at him for making fun of you."
When Jewel said that smiling, Peridot then just ignores her last sentence having a little small blush of green appear on her face a bit as she began to cross her arms as Jewel sighed in sadness before she sees the FunLand in the distance.
When Jewel saw FunLand she then smiled having a idea on where she and Peridot can go to now next as she looked at Peridot and then smiled as she then said to her.
"Oh Peridot, let's go over there, as soon as were over there you'll love the things that they have there."
After Jewel said that smiling, Peridot then began to roll her eyes as Jewel took her hand taking her over to FunLand as while Jewel brought Peridot over to the Amusement Park, FunLand on the docks as once they got to the entrance of FunLand Jewel then smiled at Peridot and then said happily. "Here we are Peridot, FunLand." After she said that smiling, Peridot then looked at the sign of FunLand and then asked curiously.
"You brought me to a large sign?" After she asked that curiously, Jewel then looked and noticed that the FunLand sign was in front of the entire Amusement Park blocking Peridot's sight from seeing it as Jewel then smiled and then said. "Oh, that's not it Peridot, it's what's behind the sign, that signs just to let people know that this is FunLand, follow me and will be able to go inside of it, okay?"
After Jewel asked smiling, Peridot then looked at the sign one more time before looking at Jewel as she then said. "Okay." As she said that she then began to follow Jewel inside of FunLand as while she began to follow her inside she began to look up and around FunLand beginning to notice that the Amusement Park looks nice as the place was big filled with many things that look very new to her as she then asked.
"Jewel, while your bringing me to a area in this place called FunLand, what is, FunLand, exactly?"
As soon as she asked about that curiously, Jewel then smiled and then told her as she then said.
"FunLand is a Amusement Park that people or Gems like us go to, to have a nice day at where we can either get some good snacks such as popcorn, drinks, snow cones, and some other things too that are really good, and also try out a few games to win prizes and also ride some rides that are really fun to ride."
After Jewel said that smiling, Peridot then continued to look at some of the places they're passing by before stopping as Jewel smiled an then said happily.
"Here's the first place we're starting at Peridot." As Jewel said that smiling Peridot then looked and saw that she and Peridot were both at a ride in FunLand as while looking at the ride Peridot then became curious of what the ride was as she then asked. "What ride is this Jewel?" After she asked curiously Jewel then smiled and then said.
"This ride Peridot is called the Tea Cups, it's a ride that people go in from the cups that are connected to the tea pot that's in the middle of the entire ride which is the part of the ride that helps makes the tea cups will be in spin in a circle, ready to go on?"
After Jewel asked that smiling, Peridot then began to think for a moment before looking at Jewel as she then nodded to her and then said to her.
"Sure."
When she said that Jewel then began leading her to a cup on the teacups ride that was empty, as once inside, Jewel then closed the door entrance of the teacup to prevent them from easily slipping and falling out as after Jewel closed it she then began to put what looked like a safety belt onto herself and then Peridot who became confused of this and then asked. "Jewel, why are we wearing this black strap on out waist in this ride that's called the Teacups?"
After she asked curiously, Jewel then smiled and then told her as she then explained.
"There called safety belts Peridot, were wearing them because they're connected to the teacup were inside of, they prevent us from falling out of the ride while it's spinning."
Once Jewel explained it to Peridot then nodded with her hand under her chin nodding as she examined the teacup they were in as she then said. "That explains it, but why isn't it spinning right now?" As soon as she asked that a sound then began to start as the teacups even the one that Jewel and Peridot are in began to life into the air as the ride was beginning to start as Jewel then said to Peridot happily.
"We have to be in the air first in order for it to spin Peridot, can't have it close to the ground since it'll be to dangerous to spin." After Jewel said that smiling happily, that's when they began to notice that the Teacups began to slowly spin as while they began to spin Peridot then looked off the rim of the teacup she and Jewel are in and saw that they were spinning at a slow pace as Peridot then looked at Jewel and asked.
"Why is it spinning slow?"
"Oh, that's because it takes a bit for the machine of the Teacups to pick up speed, we have to wait for a minute in order for it to go faster." As Jewel said that she along with Peridot then began waiting as after a minute passed Peridot and Jewel in the one teacups began to spin fast as while it did Peridot then out of her curiosity looked out from the teacup again and began to see how fast they were going before looking away and back to Jewel as she asked.
"Why is it spinning so fast Jewel?"
When she asked that Jewel then smiled and then told her. "It's a part of the Teacup ride Peridot, it spins fast because some people like it going very fast."
As she said that, Jewel and Peridot in the Teacups ride continued spinning until the ride was done as once the ride was done the spinning began to decrease as while it decreased the ride then began to lower back to the ground as it finally made it to it's stop, once it stopped Jewel and Peridot then began to both leave the ride, as once they did they then continued to walk as Jewel looked at Peridot and asked happily.
"Was that ride fun Peridot?"
When she asked that curiously with a smile Peridot then looked back at the Teacup ride before looking back at Jewel as she then told her as she then said.
"It wasn't that much fun, it felt a bit scary when it was spinning very fast." After Peridot said that Jewel then began thinking to herself as she then thought to herself.
"Come on, there has to be a somethings here Peridot will like here."
After Jewel said that she then began to look around before seeing a snack stand as she smiled and had a idea as she then looked at Peridot and then held onto her hand as she then said smiling. "Come over here with me Peridot, I'm sure this will be something you'll like."
After Jewel said that she then began to lead Peridot over to a snack stand which Peridot saw and became curious of why Jewel is bringing her over to a snack stand as once there Jewel then looked at Peridot and then said to her with a grin.
"Wait for a second Peridot."
When she told Peridot that, she then nodded understanding as Jewel then looked at the stand and began asking for two things as after she did she then got what looked like two snow cones one blue and the other green as when she got them she then looked at Peridot and began handing her the green snow cone as she then said smiling. "Here you go Peridot."
After saying that Peridot then grabbed the green snow cone Jewel was handing her and began to look at it confused as she then looked up at Jewel and then asked her curiously.
"Jewel what is this cold cone-sphere?" After she asked Jewel then explained to her as she then said happily. "That's a snow cone Peridot it's a cold fruited treat that people eat to not only try the sweet flavor of fruit it has but to also cool off on a nice warm day or night, give it a try." When Jewel said that smiling, Peridot then began to look at her snow cone she has for a moment before looking at Jewel nodding as she then said.
"Okay, I'll try it." After Peridot said that she then examined the snow cone before she asked. "Wait how do it try it?" When she asked Jewel then said smiling.
"Try it like this Peridot, watch." After Jewel told Peridot that smiling she then looked her blue snow cone and took a bite of it eating/drinking down the part she had as she smiled and then said. "Now it's your turn."
When she told Peridot that, Peridot then looked at her snow cone and then took a second before going forward and taking a bite of it trying it as she chewed it until it was a liquid before swallowing it, after she did Jewel then smiled at her and then asked curiously.
"How was the first bite of your snow cone Peridot?"
After asking that curiously Peridot then said before she took another bite of the snow cone. "It's...Actually good, I don't know how humans were able to make things like this but it's really good." After taking another bite Peridot then looked at Jewel and then asked her curiously. "Where do we go now in FunLand?"
When she asked that Jewel then began to look around trying to see what else is there that they can do together as while she did she then spotted another ride, but as she spotted it she then began smiling know that this maybe the one that Peridot will like as she then smiled at Peridot and then held her hand as she then said while pointing at the direction.
"Over there Peridot, let's go."
When Jewel said that smiling she held onto Peridot's hand as they began going over to the ride she saw while holding the snow cones they got, as once over there Jewel then said happily. "Here it is Peridot."
After Jewel said that smiling looking at Peridot, Peridot then looked closely at the ride as from the looks of it the ride was white and pink and looked to be a building as there was a few floating boats that're in the shape of swans as Peridot became a bit confused and then asked.
"Jewel, what is that ride?"
When she asked Jewel then began to explain what it is as she said to her as they stopped in front of the boat. "That ride Peridot is called the Love Tunnel, it's a ride where we get onto a boat in the shape of a swan and begin to stay in it while the swan boat were in manually moves through the water through the amazing tunnel. Let's get inside." As she said that she began taking a few steps about get inside the swan boat as soon as they were inside the boat they sat down.
"Okay ready Peridot?" After she asked that smiling, Peridot then looked at Jewel and then nods once as Jewel smiled and said.
"Okay, stay in because we can't leave the ride until the end." After Jewel said that smiling the ride then began to start as both her and Peridot began to go through the ride as they began to go inside of the tunnel of the ride as once they were inside of it, Peridot then began to look around inside of the dark of the tunnel and then asked curiously and a little scared.
"Uh, Jewel, why is it dark in the tunnel?"
As soon as she asked that curiously Jewel then said to Peridot not being able to see where she's exactly at. "that's just how the ride stars Peridot, just wait for a few seconds and will be in light." After she said that smiling the lights then turned on help both Jewel and Peridot see everything, as they were able to see that the tunnel was a bit dark and a bit lighten as they were passing by multiple hearts hanging from the celling.
While passing through the hearts and everything else as part of the tunnel Jewel and Peridot were both looking around as while they were Jewel then looked at Peridot and then smiled as she then asked Peridot curiously. "So, Peridot, how's the ride on the love tunnel so far, do you like it?" As soon as she asked that Peridot then immediately managed to stop the boat making it immediately stop in place as she then looked at Jewel and then said to her.
"Okay, listen clod, this trip were going on is useless, I don't like you, nor the others of the rebellion that call themselves Crystal Gems, you clods are traitors!"
After she shouted that, Jewel was then in shock as after being shocked she then began to look sad as she said to Peridot. "Okay Peridot, after this ride, we can go back to the temple." After Jewel said that, both her and Peridot then continued on the Love Tunnel ride on the swan boat and waited until they made it to the end.
A few minutes later
When the minutes have passed Jewel and Peridot who were in the swan boat made it to the end of the ride and began to get of as they began walking, heading back to the Temple as they were going to leave FunLand, which they did as soon as they made it back to the entrance, as while going back to the Beach House/Temple Jewel then looked at Peridot and then said to herself in thought.
'I can't believe that FunLand didn't work, there has to be a way to help Peridot know why we protect the Earth?' As soon as Jewel said that she then noticed that Peridot has stopped walking was looking up at something as while she was Jewel became confused and asked curiously. "Peridot what are you looking at?"
As soon as she asked that Peridot then pointed up as Jewel then looked up too as when she did she then became surprised as she saw what appeared to be smoke going into the sky, looking to be coming from the center of town as while it was Peridot then looked over at Jewel and then asked.
"Where is that smoke coming from, and why am I suddenly hearing screams of terror?"
When Peridot said that, Jewel then soon noticed what Peridot meant and began hearing the screams of terror as well as they began to see some people running by them looking back as if something was scaring them away as when that happened Jewel then said to Peridot. "That's where the screams were coming from Peridot."
Soon when she told Peridot that Peridot then became confused and asked. "But why were they screaming and running away from here isn't this place where they live at?" As she asked that Jewel then nodded and then said. "Yes it's there home, but their running away from it because somethings attacking them, come on."
Once Jewel said that she then held onto Peridot's hand as they both began running towards the cause of the screams from the people running away and the smoke in the middle of the city as once they made it they then looked around as Jewel asked Peridot. "Peridot, do you see anything causing this? Peridot?"
When Jewel asked she then looked at Peridot and noticed that she was shaking a bit in fear as she then pointed at a buildings roof top and then said. "I think that's what's causing the smoke and screams." As she said that Jewel then looked to where Peridot was pointing at again, this time not at the smoke in the sky, but the one causing the smoke as it was a what Jewel and the others of the Crystal Gems usually battle, a Corruption.
When Jewel noticed it was a Corruption causing the smoke and people screaming she was able to see that the Corruption looked to be a mix of what looked like desert lizard mixed with fire as it's entire back was coated in a flame of fire as it began to breath fire, as it did Peridot then asked Jewel. "Jewel what in the world is that thing?!"
As soon as she asked, Jewel then knew that Peridot has never seen Corruption before as she told her as she said.
"It's a Corruption Peridot, a Gem that was one normal like us before unknowingly transforming into a monster that looks like a animal mixed with another animal, an element of any kind, or something else."
"Why is it here attacking the city?" As soon as Peridot asked that shocked and or scared of the Corruption as Jewel then said.
"Only thing me, mom and the others know is that they try to harm anything that's comes to it's territory or in it's way alive and or moves."
As soon as Jewel said that, she then saw Peridot look up to where the Corruptions at and notices that it's looking right at her and Jewel as she then said to Jewel not looking away from the Corruption. "Did you say it harms anything that's alive and or moves?"
When Peridot asked that Jewel then nodded as after she did she then was about to ask why, but before even doing that the, Corruption immediately jumps and lands right in front of them before swinging one of his arms making it hit Peridot as it knocked her away causing her to land onto the ground unconscious or hurt as when the Corruption did that Jewel then gasped and then shouted.
"Peridot!" As soon as she said that she then looked directly at the Corruption who made a disfiguring roar at Peridot and began going over to her, as when it did that Jewel then became mad at it for hurting Peridot and about to go after her again as Jewel began to summon her weapon which was her Silver Sword.
When Jewel summoned her Silver Sword she then began to run towards the Corruption with her Silver Sword ready as once she was close she then slashed one of the back legs of the Corruption causing it to cease it's running toward Peridot as once it stopped it then looked at Jewel who jumped back for room holding her Silver Sword forward as she then said it.
"Let her go!" When Jewel shouted the Corruption then roars at her in anger revealing a flame like glow from inside of it's mouth as when it did that Jewel then looked closely and then saw that the Corruptions Gem looked to be inside of it's mouth as it looks to be as the placement of it's uvula as Jewel then knew that it'll be easy to poof it without damaging it's Gem as she smiled and then said. "Come on!"
As soon as she said that the Corruption then began to make it's way towards Jewel to attack as once it got close Jewel then acted quickly and then jumped over the Corruption missing the fire on it's back before as she smiled and then landed on her feet and then ran towards the Corruptions side slashing it's legs on one side causing it to screech and fall onto the floor as when it fell Jewel then smiled and then said.
"It's over"
After she said that she then stabbed the Corruption getting it into it's side making give one more screech before it collapsed onto the ground, after that it then exploded into a cloud of black, yellow and orange smoke as it's Gem appeared out of it, when it did Jewel then caught the Gem and then bubbled it into a bubble before sending it back to the Temple, as after Jewel did that she then said. "Peridot!"
When she said that she then looked over to Peridot and saw her conscious as she began to push herself up from the ground, as once Peridot did that she then looked and saw Jewel who brought her into a hug as she said.
"Peridot are you okay?"
As she asked that as she hugs Peridot worried if she was injured by the attack from the corruption, Peridot who wasn't hugging back became shocked by the hug Jewel was giving her as after hugging Jewel then realized it and pulled away before saying to Peridot. "Sorry about that."
As soon as Jewel said that Peridot then said to Jewel saying. "Jewel...Please, tell me more about...Earth. And also, thank you...For saving me...Twice today." When Peridot said as Jewel then smiled at Peridot and began hugging her again, causing Peridot to blush green as Jewel picked her up and shouted excitedly.
"Yay!"
But after doing that Jewel then realized it and puts Peridot down looking away as she then says to Peridot. "Sorry about that Peridot." blushing blue, as while she blushed blue Peridot then gave a small smile and then said. "That's okay Jewel." After she told Jewel that, Jewel then smiled and then nodded as she then held onto Peridot's hand and said.
"Come with me Peridot, let's go back home, while we're going home I'll tell you more about the Earth, okay?" When Jewel asked that smiling Peridot then smiled at Jewel and then nodded to her before the two of them began walking back home back to the Beach House together.