Well the last chapter very long, but fortunately for you lot that will probably be the longest chapter. Anyway Peridot is with Ash and the gang now so i'm making good progress on the story, and i've got some major stuff for you guys i'm very excited for in the future. *I DON'T OWN POKEMON OR STEVEN UNIVERSE*

Ash sat at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal. He would occasionally looked behind him to the bathroom and would hear the shower turn on and off from Peridot playing with it. He suddenly heard the front door open and Steven and Garnet stepped inside. "So how's your boyfriend Garnet?" he teased her.

"I straightened it out with Jamie" Garnet said "how's our bathroom buddy?"

"She's been turning the shower on and off all morning. So i guess she's having fun in there".

By this time Garnet had had enough "if Peridot won't tell us about the cluster, then we are gonna have to investigate this thing ourselves". By this time Pearl and Amethyst joined them at the warp pad.

"I'll come with you" Steven said

"Sorry Steven, but we'll need you and Ash"

"Pika" Pikachu said in an annoyed tone

"And Pikachu" Garnet added pleasing the mouse pokemon "to watch our "guest" while we're gone"

"Don't worry boys" Pearl said "she's harmless without her precious "limb enhancers"

"I HEARD THAT YOU CRYSTAL CLODS! I'M NOT HARMLESS!" Peridot screamed from her bathroom prison

"OH HUSH UP!" Pearl scolded

"Oh Steven there's one more thing i have to mention!" Garnet exclaimed

"What is it?"

The tall, red gem made a heart with her hands, "i love you. Bye" Steven blushed as the Gems teleported away in their search for this so called cluster.

The weather report said that the next few days would be rainy, as shown by the previous night. The sky had completely darkened and rain had already started coming down, ruining any chance of Ash training with Charizard like he had planned. Instead, he and Steven sat on his bed playing Lonely Blade on his Dolphin system. After a few hours playing, they became hungry and Steven began cooking some soup on the stovetop.

"The Gems are gone Peridot, you can come out if you want" he said from the kitchen

"NO! I LIKE IT HERE!" they heard her shout from the bathroom

Steven continued making lunch while watching the rain land outside

"Boy it's really coming down" Ash remarked as thunder crashed loudly outside. Peridot kicked open the bathroom door

"IT'S HAPPENING!" she screamed in fear

"What's happening? Ash shouted in confusion

"THE CLUSTER!" she screamed "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, what else could be making that monstrous noise?" she asked hugging Steven and hiding behind his back. Ash noticed she was whimpering like a scared dog, he couldn't believe that this was the same Gem that abducted and tortured him and his friends.

"That's just thunder" Ash said "it just happens on Earth when it rains"

"Ah uh" she responded very confused

"Do you not know about rain?"

"I don't know anything without my screens" she confessed

"Here," Steven said "pretend this soup is the ocean, when it's warm the water evaporates into clouds, like this steam, but when it gets too heavy, it rains"

"So scalding liquid pours down from the sky?" she concluded from Steven's explanation

"No it's just water, it can't hurt you, here we'll show you come on Ash!" he said as he ran outside, spinning around in the rain laughing. Ash pushed past her and ran with Pikachu into the rain as well "isn't it cool Peridot?"

After they were done showing the little, green Gem the magic of rain, they reentered the house and began to dry themselves off.

"Steven. Ash. i'm going to say something to you." she took a deep breath "thank you"

"What for?"

"for showing me rain. Also, i am going to tell you about the cluster."

"Woah, woah, woah, wait" Ash interrupted "we've got to tell the Gems this to"

"NO!" she said "You two are the only ones i need. But what we will need for information from the Betta Kindergarten"

"Wait, what's the "Betta Kindergarten?" Ash asked

"Oh that's right, you've never been there" Steven said "the Kindergarten is where Gems are, well, "made"

"That's right, i left backup files of my research there, if we go i can get the information we need for the cluster"

Ash couldn't tell if Peridot was simply lying to get away, or was being sincere, but he could see she was being determined about this, before he and Steven could discuss whether or not to go, Steven had agreed to Peridot;s request. "Alright" he agreed "but under one condition"

Peridot's face went from excited to annoyed "a catch, very well what are your demands?"

Steven smiled at her, then extended his arm out to her "you have to hold me and Ash's hands the whole way there"

"But Steven" Ash questioned "how will i get there? You and Peridot can use the warp pad, i can't"

"Oh, i've been thinking of that" he answered him "i asked the Gems, and it turns out, humans can use the warp pad to, they just need a Gem to control it"

Ash looked at Steven with an annoyed look "you mean to tell me the Gems could have taken me on any mission, they just didn't?"

Steven blushed in embarrassment "sorry Ash, come on let's go" he said leading them to the warp pad. Peridot took Steve's hand and then took Ash's as Steven used the warp pad. They were all swallowed up by a large beam of light, and Ash felt a feeling of weightlessness. Once the light vanished, they were suddenly at a large canyon with holes lining the walls, and giant machines that resembled virus cells.

"So, this is the Kindergarden" Ash said taking Peridot's hand. "You ok Pikachu?"

"Pika pi"

Peridot dragged the boys down the hill toward a small hole in the ground. Entering it, they saw the floor and walls were coated in metal. The room she lead them to had a tall podium in its center, Peridot tried hopping up to press a button, but she was too small. Being the taller of the trio, Ash pressed the button, filling the room with a green light, the walls became illuminated and large screens turned on in front of them.

"During the end of the Gem war, Homeworld decided that this planet was lost, so they decided to use it for another way. They attempted to create artificial fusion, using gem shards of deceased gems to try to create a bioweapon. After a few primitive experiments, they created the perfect experiment, by combining the shards of countless Gems into the Cluster. Once it takes it's awoken form, it will smash its way from the center of the earth, destroying the planet in the process"

"Wait, you mean to tell me that we are standing on a giant monster made from millions of dead Gem shards?" Ash asked her

"More like billions"

They all left the room and began to make their way back to the warp pad. As they lead Peridot back through the canyon, they heard a growl from the top of a rock. They all looked up to see an abomination with six arms, two attached torsos and no head, making Ash question how it was making noise without a mouth. "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu struck the monster with a bolt of electricity to no effect. "Run!" he screamed as the creature began to give chase. Cornering them into the walls, they all turned to face it preparing themselves for the ends. As it was about to pounce, Pearl's spear pierced its chest, poofing it back into it's shard.

"STEVEN! ASH!' she screamed embracing them both into a big hug.

"Are you guys ok?" they heard Amethyst ask as she leapt down from the clifftop with Garnet.

"What were you boys doing here?!" Pearl demanded to know

Before Ash could give her an answer, Peridot stepped forward "i brought them here for information on the cluster, it is my fault. But now i assure you that i am willing to talk with you Crystal Clo- i mean, Crystal Gems"

They all warped back to the temple and waited for Peridot and Steven to prepare a presentation on the cluster.

"We're sorry we never let you use the warp pad before Ash" Garnet apologized "but we didn't think you were ready to go out and see the Gem locations. But in the future, you may join us if you want to on missions, you are an official Crystal Gem, it's time we treated you like one"

"That means a lot to me Garnet"

"Alright Crystal Gems" Peridot said, joined by Steven with a cardboard box on his head with a painting of the Earth on it. "The Cluster, is a massive bio weapon built into the center of the planet made of billions of shards of shattered gems. Relatively soon, the weapon will take its form, destroying the entire planet in the process." for visual effect, Steven popped out of the box with a sock puppet roaring. "We have less than thirty days by my calculations to stop it. My proposed solution, shattering. But of course, we'll require a very big drill. So, i am proposing a temporary alliance, just to build this counter weapon."

"I'd hate to admit it, but she has a point if this thing really will destroy the planet." Pearl concluded.

"Very well Peridot" Garnet spoke for the group "we will give you temporary sanctuary on Earth in exchange for you assisting us build this craft to get to the center of the earth, and destroy the Cluster."

"If we do have to build a weapon, or some kind of drill to get us there, we'll need an isolated location. If we just start building a drill in front of everyone we'll have to explain what it's for. Then when people are told that they're standing on a dormant, giant monster that will destroy the planet, there will be mass panic" Ash explained

"I know of an isolated location" Steven said, the rest of the Gems catching on and looking at Ash, who also caught on

"Alright, we can use the barn"

"YAY! SLEEPOVER AT ASH'S!" Steven excitedly shouted, knowing they had a lot of work to get done in the future