Chapter 5
the Moment of Truth: An Unexpected Guest
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The night fell swiftly as the two returned home as one rushed off to sleep so she could wake refreshed and prepared for tomorrow and what's to come while another walked the beach, his bare feet sinking into the wet sand as his mind was set adrift like the sea. His eyes lingered on the stars as if prepared to see something appear at a moment's notice, and at times, he was prepared for such a thing. The looming threat of his capturers still haunted him along with his usual terrors, the faces of the friends he couldn't save, the loved ones that he left behind to return to this so-called "real" world. It was very clear to Naruto that sleep was not something he desired, it only brought back his pain.
As he turned to return back to the beach house, his eyes spotted a shadowy form open the screen door and rush to the point where the beach ends and the ocean begins. The form sat itself down, allowing the warm salty water to slip between its feet as it also gazed at the heavenly bodies that floated above them. Naruto proceeded with caution, prepared to strike at any moment at this unknown. He inched closer, his body poised to attack, only to find the pondering visage of a young Steven - allowing the tensed gem to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Steven? Fancy meeting you here," Naruto said, tipping his non-existent cap in jest with a quick little bow of his head to boot. "If I may ask, what brings you here?"
Steven seemed dazed, unaware of the gems presence even after he made himself well known with his jestful introduction. He seemed transfixed on the moon above, it's full shape hanging in the sky. "O-Oh, Naruto. Nothing, just...catching some fresh air." He murmured, his voice barely audible.
Naruto's brow furrowed slightly, well aware of the boy's fib. He took a seat next to Steven, allowing his feet to dip into the water as well. "You shouldn't bottle up your feelings Steven, I can tell something's wrong." He stated, "It's okay, you can tell me - I won't tell a soul."
"...Promise?"
"Cross my heart, hope to die," he said, drawing an 'X' across his own heart, "now, what seems to be the problem?"
"...I-It's silly, really. But, I just can't help but feel….like I don't belong in the Crystal Gems. It's not that I don't' want to be a Gem, I love it all - the adventure, my friends, the new places I get to see - it's just….I don't feel like a part of the team." He stammered, fiddling with his shirt's hem. As he continued to look towards the ocean, Naruto could tell this wasn't something that came out of the blue, these feelings must have been around for a long time.
Naruto hummed, scratching his chin in thought before continuing the conversation; "what makes you think that?"
"Without my weapon, how can I contribute to this group?" He asked, "they've put their gems on the line for me countless times, and each time I was helpless to do anything but watch them risk life and limb for me."
"Wait, you haven't awoken your weapon yet?" He wondered, surprised that a crystal so young hasn't awakened such an integral part of his people, especially because of his group's regular run in with crystal creatures.
"Well, I have, kinda sorta. I've only been able to use it once or twice in very serious situations, I can't summon it like you four can." Said Steven, a little disheartened as he recalled how little control over his weapon he had. "I know it'll come with time, but I just feel like I could be more helpful sooner rather than wait for it to just come to me."
"Have you asked them to train you? Help you tap into your true gem potential?" He asked.
"I've thought about it." He sighed, splashing his feet in the water, "Amethyst is too much of a jokester to actually take my training seriously, Pearl would be far way too afraid she'd hurt me, and Garnet...she said no."
"You've asked Garnet?" He asked again.
"Yes, a hundred times!" He sighed in frustration, throwing his hands in the air in a show of child-like aggravation. "Each time I've gotten the same answer, "No, it'll come to you in time. You cannot force your growth". It's not like I'm asking my gem to fix the world or something, I just want it to let me help my friends when they need it. I'm sick of being the burden of the group."
Obsidian, his eyes now transfixed on the boy, placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. He reminded him of some much of him/Naruto when he was young - foolish yet strong willed and held one of the biggest hearts you could find. "Steven, the Gems would never see you as a burden. They love you and just want to protect you."
"I know, and I love them too - but I want to protect the ones I love just as much as they do." He said firmly, a look of grim determination etched into the boy's chubby features - he was serious, and it gave Naruto all the answers he needed for what he was about to say.
"And you will, Steven," Naruto said smoothly, standing from the sandy beach and dusting off his clothing while Steven's eyes locked on him. "Your words have touched this poor ol' gems heart and I just can't let this go on any longer."
"W-Wait, you don't me-" Steven asked tentatively.
"Steven Universe, if I may, I'd gladly help you learn to awaken your true potential, Dattebayo!" He proclaimed proudly as he lent his hand to his hopeful new apprentice, helping him to his feet.
"HAH! No way! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" The boy cheered with unkempt joy, jumping into the gem's open arms, trying as hard as he could to envelop Naruto in the biggest hug he could muster. This was it, he could finally feel like a true Crystal Gem! He could finally protect everyone, his family, his friends, and his Connie! "Do you really think I can do it?" He asked, enthused about this new challenge but slightly doubtful of his lack of skills getting in the way of doing this.
"Why of course you can, I wasn't the trainer for new recruits in my squadron for nothing," Naruto said confidently, placing the young boy down with a smile. "I had a knack for taking even the roughest gem and polishing them up to perfection - and there's no need to thank me, Steven. You and your father have offered to teach me, it's only fair I do the same for you."
"This is so cool, I can't wait to tell Connie!" Steven giggled, shaking with excitement. "When do we start?"
"Hmm, how about tomorrow morning?" He said, only to see Steven's face contort in sudden realization.
"...Ummm, mornings might not be the best time or Afternoons." Steven said nervously.
"Why not?" Obsidian asked.
"Because the Gems might see us. Amethyst will probably be okay with it, but Garnet and Pearl would flip if they knew you were training me." Steven explained, worried that his new deal might just go up in flames. "Pearl barley trusts you as it is, and Garnet's always been a little too overprotective of me."
"So that only leaves us the night," he said calmly, "then I guess it can't be helped. Each night we shall meet at my training area about a mile down the beach and train there."
"Wait, you have a training area?" Obsidian nodded, "can I see it?"
"You might want to go get some sleep, tomorrow night will be filled with rigorous training - you're gonna need all the sleep you can get," he mentioned though his apprentice didn't seem to heed his advice.
"Ha, Steven laughs in the face of sleep!" Steven howled, "Steven needs no sleep!"
Obsidian just sighed, he knew he couldn't talk the boy out of it, "...very well," he said, taking a knee. "Hop on," soon, Steven took his place on Obsidian's back and with a slight kick off from the sand the two were sailing through the sky like a rocket, heading straight towards their destination.
-1 Mile Out: Naruto's Training Ground-
As swift as the wind, Naruto and Steven arrived at his simple training area. A mile from his sunny beach home was a nice forested area, giving Naruto the perfect area to train while also keep it a secret from the others. His area was an average size of a training area, enough room to move around in and such but not big enough that he had to cut down the whole forest to create.
"It's not much," Naruto said, letting Steven down to survey the training area, "but it's all I need to try and return back to my glory days."
"Wow," the young boy gasped, "when did you have time to do this?"
"For the past few weeks, I've been sneaking out of the house at night to come here and train. Sleep isn't really needed for Gems so the times I don't indulge in some needed sleep, I'm here, trying to return to the way I once was." He explained, taking his spot on a stump which once held a mighty oak as he looked over his training grounds as well. It wasn't extravagant like the vast open areas of Konoha or as high tech and state of the arts as the Gem Homeworlds training simulator, but he didn't need them - all he needed was grit, determination, and the hard work it took to return him back to his original self. Though he would have to admit, some of those features would help him reach his true potential a lot faster than now, but he has to work with what he's got.
"Were you really that strong back in your golden days?" Steven asked.
"I hate to boast, but yes, I was. I could fight armies by myself, clear whole battalions with a single swing, and I pushed my comrades to become stronger as well." He paused, his previous sentence bringing up a dreadful thought. "In hindsight, that could possibly be my undoing." In retrospect, Naruto's years of helping the likes of Peridot and Jasper reach their full potential wasn't his best idea in the heat of the moment but his involvement in their training began long before the idea of betraying his people and the world was in his mind. He saw it as merely doing his world a service to train and strengthen some of its highly respected gems and the grunts that would go into battle alongside him. "But when I escaped the Gem Homeworld, my cracked gem left me in an almost catatonic state, making it impossible for me to keep my skills up to my standards. Leaving my technique and strengths to floundered while I held on to what slim amount of energy I had to survive."
"I would have loved to have seen you fight like you used it, it must have been amazing." The boy stated, taking a seat in front of his new teacher - stars shimmering in his eyes.
"Well, with a few more months of training, you just might." Obsidian nodded, "at this point, I've made good progress, but with the small hours I have to train, I still have ways to go."
Hearing that, Steven felt a bit guilty taking up the little amount of time Obsidian has to train to help him achieve his goal. "I-If you need to focus on your training, then I understand if you can't train me. I don't want to take up your-"
"Nonsense, Steven. I can do both. Besides, I believe having control over the true potential of your gem would only help us in the long run." He said with a tender smile. The boy was very kind to try and give up his training for Naruto's, but he knew that Steven carries this feeling of being useless if he couldn't in some way help the team beyond being the moral center of the group. "I shall first help you awaken your weapon so I can see what we are dealing with here, then I'll work out a training regain to help you use your weapon more frequently, and finally, then I'll teach you techniques and fighting styles that could go with your weapon of choice."
"You really know your stuff, don't you?" he questioned,
"Of course, I've trained over 200 Gems in counting and my regimen was custom designed for all of them. Each one worked like a charm, not to brag or anything." A smile graced the gem's face as he stood, placing a hand on the boy's head and ruffling his fro. "but, if I had to say, I've never trained one as interesting as you, Steven. Most of them were far too serious."
"I can't wait, tomorrow night I'm gonna start my training!" Steven squealed with excitement, his enthusiasm was almost infectious.
"I believe we should head back, we both have a busy day tomorrow." And with that, the two headed back home, Steven holding on tightly to Obsidian's back as he jumped through the nights sky with ease, ready to sleep so tomorrow's festivities could commence.
-Tomorrow: 8:30 p.m.-
"So, these humans fire off colorful explosive devices into the sky for entertainment and celebration?" Obsidian asked, watching from the patio of Steven's home, his trusted friend standing to his left. As he stood there, watching the crew of paid professionals prepares the fireworks for tonight's events, his mind began to wonder to what took place that very day. Steven had looked ready to explode with excitement about tonight's entertainment along with the idea of his first midnight training coming up a few hours afterward. He almost spilled their little secret mere seconds after waking, but that wasn't the memory that stuck out to Naruto about today, it was Garnet. Once more, she has kept her distance from him - from small things like keeping eye contact to a minimum too much more noticeable things such as moving further away from him the closer he inched towards her. Something was wrong, and he couldn't put his finger on it. Was it something he said? Something he did? Who knows, the Crystal Gems have been nothing but a mystery to him since day one.
"Yeah, it's freaking awesome!" Amethyst cheered, taking Obsidian from his thoughtful stupor. "I'm not ashamed to admit that I am a gem who likes her explosions."
He chuckled, "well, I'll keep that in mind." Amethyst's cheeks grew a cherry red, obviously overlooked by the blonde haired gem. "So, you ready to go? If we don't hurry all the good spots will be taken."
"Go where?" Amethyst asked,
"You know, the beach with all the others." He answered rather numbly, pointing towards the beach now filling with the people of Beach City, each one looking excited about the fireworks display.
"What? No way, I know a much better spot. The beach is a chump spot," she answered with a smirk, "trust me."
"...But aren't Steven and the others expecting us?" He asked with a cocked brow, only to be greeted with Amethyst's signature grin.
"They won't care, Steven is just happy that he and his father could see them together," she declared before she grabbed Naruto's hand and began her track towards this "amazing" location. "Now come on, it's about to start!"
"Alright, alright!" He mumbled, slowly being dragged against his will by a gem about 2 feet shorter than him.
- The Beach, 9 p.m.-
"Dad, it's about to start! Do you have your noise maker?" Steven asked excitedly, his pots gripped tightly in his hands. His father nodded, sporting two "noise makers" as well with the same amount of excitement etched into his hairy features. "How about you two?" Steven questioned, turning to greet the other two observers in his little group.
"U-Uh, yes Steven, we have our cooking utensils armed and ready," Pearl answered hesitantly with a porcelain bowl and a wooden spoon as her noise maker.
"Let's do this," Steven giggled at his square mother's monotone enthusiasm before he quickly turning to stare at the stars, prepared to be hit with the fireworks he so wanted; leaving Garnet and Pearl to their little discussion. "What is troubling you, Pearl."
"T-Troubling? I don't know what you're talking-" She began to lie, only for her square-haired companion to interrupt her.
"You know you are a terrible liar, especially to me. Now explain," Garnet said, a kind but stern tone laced in her words - one of the only way to get the truth out of Pearl.
"*sigh* Alright," Pearl conceded, "I'm still….not comfortable leaving Amethyst alone with Obsidian. I know, I know - typical Pearl, always worrying too much, but how could you and Amethyst be so calm about this?"
"...Though I wouldn't say I trust him, I believe if he wanted to do something against us, he would have already done it." Garnet answered truthfully, turning to meet Pearl's gaze. "Wouldn't you agree?"
"...But, don't you think that we should, I don't know, check up on them. Just to make sure-" Pearl began but was silenced by her leader's words again.
"Pearl, they are fine. Let them have their moment," Garnet said sternly, trying to put an end to the conversation. Though she put the conversation on the outside to an end, another began within her between the two beings that conceived her. "I-I think Pearl may have a point! We should probably-" Ruby started, but Sapphire wanted no part in this discussion."Ruby, we've worked so hard to make sure they could have this alone time. Why would we ruin their beautiful moment?"
Though Garnet tried to leave this conversation alone, Pearl didn't want too. She might sound like a broken record but she couldn't help it, she's always been more cautious for her own good. "Garnet, you can't just-"
"Guys, guys, guys! Shhh, you're gonna miss it!" The two silenced as the first firework went off, igniting the nights sky with colorful sparks of light. Steven stared, awestruck at them, as he smashed his utensils together as he cheered the start of one of his favorite events of the year. Garnet played along, clanking her pots and pans together in rhythm with Stevens - though hers was far louder than his - before she looked to Pearl, who, unfortunately, was nowhere to be found - her wooden spoon and bowl discarded in the sand. Garnet grimaced, she knew this might happen. She left quietly, leaving Greg and Steven to have their moment as she went off to stop someone from ruining another person's moment.
-On Top of the Monument-
"So, this is your secret area?" Naruto asked, his legs now dangling from on top of the monument that has been chiseled into the mountain side. He looked out towards the night sky, watching the first few fireworks crack off into the air. "I gotta give it to you, it sure is pretty up here."
"Right?" She smiled, feeling the cool wind of the night air brush against her skin, sending a pleasant shiver down her spine. "Who wouldn't like this? Explosions, loud noises, it's perfect!"
"Yeah," He said numbly, staring off into the stars as his mind soon traveled to the idea of what awaited him in those stars, the vicious creatures that hunted him, that wanted him. He's put Steven, Amethyst, Garnet, and Pearl in jeopardy for being here, and he knew this, but he continued to stick around, tempting fate every second he stayed near them. He needed to leave, he knew that for sure, but could he? After finally meeting up with one of his long lost friend, a friend that, shockingly enough, he's beginning to feel something for. Yes, it started in slow, almost nonexistent, but he could feel the deeper feelings start to override his simple "buddy" mentality towards her. Could he leave these feels behind and undefined? "I should have left earlier when I had the chance," he thought, his eyes transfixed on the fireworks display. "It would have been easier."
As Naruto sat there, watching the fireworks crackle in the night sky, Amethyst's gaze was placed somewhere far more different. She looked at his face, illuminated by the warm bursts of colors and couldn't help but smile. She didn't care if they were sitting in silence, as long as she could be around him, she was content. She then noticed his hand, it was between them, unprotected and undefended - well, she should probably fix that, shouldn't she? She slowly slid closer, closing the comfortable gap the two created and slowly but very carefully slipped her hand over his.
Naruto slowly slipped from his daze and noticed the hand of his small blue friend gripping his, bringing a smile to his lips, "Amethyst," He said, catching her attention.
"Y-Yeah?" She asked, still defiantly gripping his hand even though her face has now glowing red.
"What would you say is your favorite thing on this planet?" Naruto asked, turning his attention back to the clash of colorful sparks as he took her subtle hint and gripped her hand as well, almost as tightly as she held his.
"I don't know, maybe their food or their people, they're always so different. I've never seen anything like it." She answered plainly as a slight smile played on her lips, glad at Naruto's reaction. "Why do you want to know?"
"...I've never known much about this world. Before we were separated, all I knew was their moon was beautiful, that dirt was not food, and that you were the greatest inhabitant of this planet I'd ever met - bar none." "And now, after spending 5 years and 5 months back on my true homeworld, I've realized that none of that has changed. I am glad we could finally be together again, Amethyst-chan I wouldn't want it any other way."
Her blush grew viciously, "...w-where did that come from? I-I-I mean, it's not that I'm not flattered or that I don't feel the same way but-" she sputtered, only for Naruto to answer her question rather abruptly.
"It's nothing, I've just been wanting to say that for quite some time and seeing as we finally had some "alone, alone" time together, I thought it might be the best time to say it." He smiled, chuckling at how Amethyst puffed her cheeks in mock annoyance
"Prick, he probably won't let me live that down will he!?...but, we are alone...maybe this would be the right time…" Her annoyed thoughts soon turned into nervous ones as she used her free hand up to play with a loose strand of hair. "O-Obsidian?"
"Yeah?" He answered as he turned to her, giving her his undivided attention.
"C-Could you answer something for me, and I want you to be honest with me! I don't want any of that lying to spare my feelings bull." She said, beginning with a rather sweet tone to her voice only for it to switch mid-sentence to one that Naruto is all too familiar with.
He laughed, "of course Amethyst, cross my heart hope to die."
She released his hand before she began to twiddle her thumbs, "...D-D-Do you…..ya know, maybe, possibly….l-like me?"
"What type of question is that?" He asked, curious as to the reasoning behind such a simple question. "Of course I do! You were the only thing that kept me going in my darkest times those 5 years I laid in wait in Kindergarten. I don't know how, but I wanted to see your face again, no matter how impossible it would be for you to come back to that dreadful place."
Though the answer was rather flattering, she wasn't all too happy about how he took the question. "Umm, that's not really what I meant."
"Oh, then what did you mean?" He asked, growing more and more confused as the conversation continued.
"Okay, this is harder than I thought." She sighed,
Naruto's eyes focused in on the conflicted look on Amethyst's face, concerned about what could have possibly caused it. "Is everything alright, Amethyst? You're not acting like yourself."
"I-I can't help it, it's because of you-" She began,
"Wait, what? Have I done something to upset you?" He asked, afraid that some form of action might have caused the gem of his dreams some kind of problem.
"No, no, no! That's not what I meant, i-it's just - God, why is this so hard?! It's just three simple words!" Hissed Amethyst, practically grinding her teeth in frustration. How could she be this bad at this? She's been given the perfect place and the perfect time on a silver platter but she keeps sticking her foot in her freaking mouth.
"Three simple words?" This was it, in her frustration she said something that will force her to come clean about her feelings.
It was her final opportunity to finally say how she really feels. So, with this in mind, she turned towards Obsidian and with a pounding heart and shaking hands, she said, "I-I-I love-!"
"Watch out!" As Amethyst tried to pour her heart and soul out to her friend, she was blind to the swiftly approaching projectile hidden behind the colorful explosions and sounds. Naruto pushed her out of the way, being missed by an inch by a massive spherical orb that came crashing down mere feet from them. The impact the orb create sent Naruto flying off the mountain top, landing him smack dab on the beach and away from the steaming orb that had just landed from a long travel from an unknown origin.
"Obsidian!" Amethyst called down but heard no response. "Obsidi-"
"Reconocen Robonoid; Active."
"What the hell, you're one of those robot things we keep finding….but much freaking bigger," he said, noticing the similarities between the two creatures. Soon, the creature began to move, springing forth it's four suspended legs so it can fully pull itself from its creator. "Well, I don't care how big you are, you're gonna get it for ruining my moment!" She lassos the robonoid's leg, keeping it in place or, at least, that was the plan, seeing as it didn't seem to faze the creature as it began to try and walk the opposite direction, slowly dragging the smaller gem with it. This was the exact moment Pearl and Garnet arrived, Pearl viciously trying to escape Garnet's grip on her. Apparently, before Pearl could arrive to ruin the two gem's precious moment, Garnet had arrived, prepared to drag her back to the fireworks display where they belonged, by force if necessary.
"What is that thing?" Pearl howled, seeing the orbed creature begin its turn towards the downward slope the two gems currently preoccupied.
"It's another one of those robots, I thought we had gotten rid of them!" Garnet hissed, her weapons snapping to reality as both she and Pearl jump into the fray.
"I knew we shouldn't leave those two alone together!" Pearl pegged the creature with her spear, only for it to continue it's set path without delay, leaving her dangling to the creature, gripping her spear for leverage. "Where's Obsidian?" She asked, noticing his absence.
"He fell off the side, I think he's hurt!" Amethyst barked, still trying her damnedest to keep the mindless machine in place.
"Let's get rid of it." Garnet declared, activating her gauntlets and cracking the creature square in the center of the orb's clear face, sending a spider web of cracks through the creature before it explodes in a heap of white, thick liquid. "What was that thing doing here?"
"The thing came out of freaking nowhere, came crashing through during the fireworks finale. It called itself something when it landed, I think it's called a "Reconocen Robonoid", whatever that means." Amethyst explained, dispelling her weapon with a quick flash of lights.
"It must be searching for something, but what?" Pearl wondered, dusting off the odd goo it carried within itself.
"It doesn't matter, it won't find whatever it was looking for anymore," Garnet said curtly, "now, let's go check up on Obsidian. Hopefully, he didn't crack his gem again,"
With that, the group of gems heads down the slope to check on the conditions of one Obsidian. As they made their trip down the mountain range, Pearl couldn't help her own curiosity, and asked "...So, what were you two talking about?"
Amethyst's face quickly turned scarlet, "N-Nothing, don't worry about it!" She snapped, "It was nothing important, and also none of your business!"
"I was just wondering, no need to get defensive…. but, if it was nothing "important", why did you two need to have some alone time? Hmmm?" Pearl wondered,
"Will you just drop it? Why do you care anyway?" Amethyst asked,
"Just curious is all." Pearl hummed,
"Well, be curious all you want - what I and Obsidian do in our alone time stays with us, got it?" She questioned though Pearl knew it was more of a demand.
"*sigh* Alright, fine. I'll leave it alone...for now." Pearl answered though her words weren't very convincing.
"You can ask me today, tomorrow, or three years from now - you'll still get the same answer," Amethyst answered curtly before another gem decided to speak up once they arrived at the bottom of the mountain.
"Amethyst," Garnet stated, catching the short gem's attention.
"Yeah?" She asked,
"You said he fell off the top, right?" Amethyst nodded, "Well, where exactly did he go?" As Garnet said, the supposed spot of Obsidian's landing was empty, only a massive creator and an imprint of the gem's body was left.
"I saw him fall right here, I swear!" Amethyst declared, looking around the area frantically. She took her eyes off him for a minute and he suddenly disappeared, how is this possible?
"Well, he definitely left a mark," Pearl stated, pointing to the divit the gem left on impact. "But, other than that, it doesn't seem like he left a trace. No footprints or anything pointing in a direction, it's like he just up and vanished."
"Maybe that Robonoid was a decoy. He might have been captured right under our noses." Garnet deduced though Pearl didn't seem all that convinced by her hasty proclamation.
"Or maybe he found the Robonoid's appearance to be a distraction, giving him a chance to escape," Pearl explained her own theory, noticing a leer from her long-standing friend.
"Don't say that! Obsidian would never try to run because he doesn't need to - Garnet's right, he's probably been taken by someone who used that flying marble as a distraction and we're just sitting around doing nothing! We need to fan out, look for him. Come on, let's go!" Amethyst's frantic state didn't really leave much room for debate. Without warning she was off, rushing towards any direction she believed would lead her to her missing gem.
Pearl watched as her small gem comrade headed off towards an unknown destination, a clear look of worry on her features. She turned to Garnet, "...Garnet, do you really believe he was-"
"Let's move, Pearl. We need to find him." Garnet said abruptly, a surprising amount determination in her tone as she took off as well, heading in another direction.
Pearl sighed, slowly trailing the retreating forms of her teammates. "Am I the only one who's being realistic here?"
-Unknown Location-
Naruto stood, gasping for breath as he holds his head in his hands as he stares at the ground, trying to compose himself from what he saw. He knew it, he knew this would happen. Jasper would never leave him be, she would never let his live a life without her - and now, she's enlisted the help of Peridot's Robonoids to help hunt him down. He's put the crystal gems in danger, but more importantly, he's put Amethyst in harm's way because he was too blinded by his feelings for her to see what was right in front of him. If those Robonoids find even a hint of his presence on this planet, they will transfer the data back to Peridot so quickly that there will be no hope for this planet and the people who inhabit it. Nothing will stand in Jasper's way, nothing. He needed to cut his ties, now. He used the Robonoids unplanned entrance to cover up his escape. Now, he must eradicate the only thing left of his existence on this planet, his ship.
"I'm sorry Amethyst, Steven, Garnet and Pearl. I started to think the longer I stayed with your group…that maybe my suspicions were misplaced, that maybe...maybe Jasper had forgotten about me. I was wrong, and now I might have dragged you and your planet into my squabbles. I'll write those wrongs very soon. I'll miss you, Amethyst. I hope we can meet again under some different circumstances."
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