A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with the next installment of this story. Here, the Crystal Gems are in a precarious predicament.
Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe
Emerald had won. Garnet, Steven and Connie stood helpless are their friends where held captive. They had been forced to surrender and where now at the mercy (or lack thereof) of Homeworld. Emerald knew she had won and let out a stereotypical villain laugh as she looked at the defeated Crystal Gems.
"Look at this, the traitors cowering at my feet!" exclaimed Emerald.
Emerald let out another stereotypical villain laugh.
"The Diamonds shall reward me handsomely for this success." cooed Emerald.
"Why?" asked Connie.
Emerald shook her head in disbelief.
"Your humans are so simple." sighed Emerald.
"What I meant is, you're not the one who caught us." said Connie.
Emerald let out a hearty laugh.
"Of course I did!" declared Emerald.
"You where beaten. Those Topaz are the reason we're in this mess." explained Connie.
"Yeah. I doubt the Diamonds will be happy to hear you had to be saved my other gems." added Steven.
Emerald tensed up for a moment before relaxing.
"Nice try, but the Diamonds would never believe a word of what you have to say." scoffed Emerald confidently.
"Darn." whispered Connie.
Emerald marched over to Connie.
"That was a dirty trick." spat Emerald.
"Yet it almost worked." replied Connie.
"That is why it is so dirty!" cried Emerald.
Emerald suddenly back handed Connie.
"Connie!" cried out Steven.
"I'm fine." said Connie.
Emerald looked down and noticed Connie's necklace.
"What's this?" asked Emerald interested.
Emerald took a close look at the necklace before stepping back in horror.
"Wearing the stones of the gems you've cut down! What a monster!" cried Emerald in disgust.
"That's not the case!" declared Connie in protest
Emerald turned to the Topaz holding Connie.
"I want her face first on the ground!" declared Emerald.
The Topaz slammed Connie face first onto the floor.
"Connie!" cried out Steven.
"Now, take off her head." said Emerald coldly.
Steven was horrified as the Topaz withdrew her ax.
"You can't!" cried Steven.
Emerald, annoyed, turned her attention to Steven.
"And what can't I?" asked Emerald.
Steven tried desperately to think of an answer.
"You where sent to kill us and the Diamonds would be upset if you took action like this without their permission." answered Pearl firmly.
Emerald began looking at Connie and at the floor doubtfully.
"Please, let things still be the same." thought Pearl hopefully.
Unfortunately, Emerald began to laugh.
"No matter. I will tell the Diamonds she was killed resisting and there was nothing I could do." shrugged Emerald calmly.
"Damn." cursed Pearl inwardly.
The Topaz raise her ax high.
"Kill her!" ordered the Topaz.
Steven closed his eyes in horror, but reopened them when he heard a struggle.
"You aren't hurting anyone!" declared Lars.
Lars had managed to slip free and was now on the Topaz with his arms wrapped around her neck.
"What are you doing?! Get that organic off you!" demanded Emerald.
The Topaz that was holding Lars ran over to assist grabbing Lars.
"Hold on." said this Topaz, arriving to help.
"I won't let go!" cried out Lars.
The Topaz that was going to kill Connie managed to headbutt Lars knocking him off. She then swung her ax slashing Lars chest. Steven was left speechless as he watched blood gush out and Lars' body hit the floor.
"Lars!" cried out Steven.
Emerald merely scoffed at the fallen human.
"I'll just give the same story to the Diamonds." decided Emerald.
Emerald snickered a bit.
"This time it ill be the truth." added Emerald.
Shaking her head, Emerald turned her attention back to Connie.
"Okay, off with her head." ordered Emerald.
The Topaz nodded and raised her ax.
"You can't!" exclaimed Steven.
"Please stop!" begged Pearl.
"Ignore them." groaned Emerald.
The Topaz readied herself, but suddenly the Topaz that had been holding Lars struck this Topaz in the side poofing her.
"What are you doing?!" asked Emerald furious.
"Helping my friends." said Topaz.
"Topaz!" cried Garnet in relief.
"Now's our chance!" cried Topaz.
Topaz quickly found herself fighting several other Topaz. Garnet, Steven and Connie quickly jumped into her help her.
"I'm glad you're okay." said Connie.
Topaz used her ax to block the ax of a Homeworld Topaz.
"Me too." said Topaz.
Seeing a chance, our Amethyst headbutted the Homeworld Amethyst holding her. Pearl managed to elbow the Homeworld Amethyst holding her. This allowed both to escape.
"Why you." said the Homeworld Amethysts.
Amethyst quickly hit these two with her spin dash. Pearl quickly turned and used the chaos to free the Off Colors.
"Head to the docking bay! We'll meet you there!" ordered Pearl.
The Off Colors fled as the Crystal Gems engaged in battle.
"Stop them!" demanded Emerald.
A few Homeworld Amethysts began running after the Off Colors, but Amethyst whipped their legs tripping them up.
"Easy as pie." said our Amethyst.
Our Amethyst noticed one got away.
"Oh man." sighed our Amethyst.
Our Amethyst got ready to chase after her, but Pearl chucked her spear like a javlin impaling and poofing the Homeworld Amethyst.
"Nice shot!" declared our Amethyst.
"I guess watching those human Olympics paid off." replied Pearl.
A few more Homeworld Amethysts began closing in.
"Now you don't have a weapon." noted our Amethyst.
Pearl quickly summoned her sword.
"Forgot about that." giggled our Amethyst.
The Homeworld Amethyst began their attack.
"Shall we?" asked Pearl.
"Oh yeah!" answered our Amethyst enthusiastic.
Nearby, our Topaz and Garnet where fighting the Homeworld Topaz.
"I'm sorry." said our Topaz.
Garnet blocked a Homeworld Topaz's ax with her gauntlet.
"About what?" asked Garnet.
"The human boy.
"Don't worry about it." said Garnet calmly.
As the Crystal Gems managed to get the upper hand, Emerald began thinking of self preservation.
"If I slip away now, maybe I can avoid being cut down." thought Emerald.
Emerald attempted to slither away.
"Going somewhere?" asked Connie.
Connie slashed Emerald with her sword her sword thus poofing Emerald.
"Retreat!" cried one of the Homeworld Amethysts.
The Homeworld Gems grabbed the stones of their fallen comrades, including Emerald, and fled. Seeing their chance, the Crystal Gems bolted with Garnet carrying Lars' body. They reached the docking bay where they found the gems who had been guarding their ship detaining the Off Colors. However, the Crystal Gems made quick work of them and the Agate commanding them. Everyone piled into the ship and they took off. Fluorite and Rhodonite reformed while Steven knelt before the fallen body of Lara Barriga.
"I'm so sorry Steven." said Topaz guilty.
Topaz looked at the fallen human.
"I didn't hold onto him tightly because I didn't want to hurt him..." began Topaz.
Topaz felt the guilt consuming her.
"And I whispered to stay still, but he didn't hear me or misunderstood." concluded Topaz.
"It's not your fault." whispered Steven solemnly.
Connie knelt down next to Steven.
"I couldn't protect him." said Steven flatly.
"Are you okay?" asked Connie worried.
"No." answered Steven honestly.
Connie gulped anxiously.
"Steven...do you feel like...hurting yourself?" asked Connie worried.
An incredibly tense moment of silence followed.
"No." answered Steven.
Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.
"Let me see." said Connie.
Connie began looking through Steven's bag.
"I didn't bring my medication." revealed Steven stoically.
"Why not?" asked Connie concerned.
"I didn't think I'd need it." answered Steven.
Steven let out a cold laugh.
"I won't make that mistake again." spat Steven guilty.
"Dammit!" screamed Steven emotionally.
Steven slammed his fist onto the floor of the ship.
"It's okay." whispered Connie.
Steven began to cry and his tears fell onto Lars. Lars suddenly began glowing and when this stopped he was pink.
"What the..." began Connie.
Before she could finish, Lars suddenly opened his eyes.
"Where am I?" asked Lars.
The now pink boy sat up to the confusion of everyone.
"That's different." mused Amethyst.
Steven suddenly jumped onto Lars hugging him.
"Lars! I'm so glad you're okay!" cried Steven.
Steven tightly hugged Lars who quickly became embarrassed.
"Steven! get off me!" demanded Lars.
"I didn't know humans could do that." whispered Rhodonite.
"Neither did I." whispered Topaz.
Steven finally let go of Lars as Connie snapped back to.
"Lars, what do you remember?" asked Connie.
Lars took a moment.
"We where on the gem planets and I was trying to save you from getting your head chopped off." answered Lars.
Lars quickly assessed they where on a ship.
"Guess I did it." chuckled Lars.
The group caught Lars up to speed with what happened.
"I am so sorry. This was my fault." said Topaz guilty.
"Hey, I'm fine now so no big deal." shrugged Lars.
"See Topaz, I told you things would be fine." noted Garnet,
"Lion." gasped Steven.
Steven put his hand on Lars' head and sure enough it went through a portal.
"What's that?!" asked Lars alarmed.
Steven then poked his head into this newly formed portal before coming out seconds later.
"It's the same pocket dimension from lion's mane!" declared Steven.
"Humans Lars is about to be brought back to life!" exclaimed Padparadscha.
The ship suddenly began picking something up. Sure enough, Roaming Eyes began closing in on the ship. Luckily, Topaz put the ship into light speed and the Crystal Gems easily escape. Popping back out in the Milky Way, they tried to help Lars understand his new form. Being a pink quasi - zombie and all. Finally, Earth came into view and the Crystal Gems spotted Delmarva.
"There's home." sighed Steven in relief.
"I cannot wait to see Earth." noted Fluorite.
"We're finally safe." mused Right Fluorite gratefully.
"No morning worrying." added Left Fluorite gratefully.
"We can be ourselves!" exclaimed Rhodonite jubilant.
Garnet gave Rhodonite a thumbs up.
"My folks are going to freak." chuckled Lars.
"We'll help explains things." offered Connie.
"Better to leave out the getting killed part." replied Amethyst.
"Oh man! Sadie!" cried out Lars.
"I don't think she's going to turn you away." said Steven.
"We're here." said Pearl.
Lars took a deep breath.
"Here we go." noted Lars uncertain.
A/N: That's where we'll end things for now. Lars sacrificed himself for Connie only be resurrected. I think this is a good way to introduce Pink Lars. The mission was a success, but Homeworld won't let them get away that easy. Next time, we have adjusting and thinking about the future. Please review.