Hello, everyone, welcome back to another chapter. Hope you guys enjoy! Let's begin.

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"Mama mia..." Mario groaned. The bros got into a fighting stance. They were about to fight Lapis, until a giant thud against the glass walls stopped them.

"Huh?" All three of them said. It was a giant tentacle with a blue tip hit the glass.

"Uh oh..." Luigi said. The tentacle moved off the glass and into the deep ocean. A long black shadow swam by the glass.

"Luigi..." Mario said.

"Yeah, bro?" Luigi responded.

"You don't think that's Gooper Blooper do you?" Mario finished.

"I think it is..." Luigi replied.

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Steven and Connie burst through door through the temple.

"Connie take the gems! I'll grab one of my pillows!" Steven yelled frantically.

"Okay!" Connie replied.

Steven ran up to his loft and grabbed one of his pillows. He ran back down to Connie, who was still holding the gems, and placed the pillow down. Connie placed the gems on the pillow. They both sat down on the couch, watching the pillow.

"Oh Steven," Connie groaned, "What do we do? All our friends are gone. Who knows where Lapis took them, and Peridot."

"All we can do is wait for the gems to reform and we'll fill them in, and then they'll help us!" Steven said.

"Yeah!" Connie said. Both teens got off the couch and sat around the pillow with crossed legs.

"Now we wait..." Steven said.

"Yup..."

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Gooper Blooper put one of his eyes against the glass and saw the bros. His eye narrowed in anger.

Mario and Luigi were watching as Gooper Blooper backed up and disappeared into the blue abyss. The bros sighed in relief and looked back at Lapis, she looked back too.

"Now," Lapis began, "Where were we?" She cracked her knuckles.

Mario and Luigi got into a fighting stance.

All three of them stopped when the heard glass cracking. They all looked up and saw Gooper Blooper on top of the building hitting it with all 8 of his tentacles. The glass was getting thinner and thinner. Luigi looked at Mario.

"Mario! What do we do?!" Luigi yelled.

"Hurry! Frog suits!" Mario yelled.

"Great idea!" The bros reached into their overalls and pulled out a tiny frog suit. They touch them and the suit surrounded their bodies. The glass broke and water instantly filled the building. Gooper Blooper dropped down and quickly grabbed Lapis and squeezed her tightly. She was struggling in his grip.

Mario and Luigi saw the scene and started swimming away. Gooper Blooper saw the bros nowhere around and looked all around, he saw them as frogs swimming away very fast. Narrowing his eyes, he swam after them.

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"Ugh!" Bowser yelled. He was watching the underwater chase through one of Kamek's crystal balls. "Is there anything that Mario and Luigi CAN'T mess up? First, they crash Lazuli into the ocean, NOW they get her caught into that dumb octopuses tentacles!"

"I know, sire. Very annoying indeed." Kamek was also watching the ball.

"Grrrr, get the ball away from me before i shatter it!" Bowser snapped.

"As you wish." Kamek waved his wand and the ball disappeared. "Master Bowser, when shall we explain the plan to the young koopas downstairs?"

"When Moonstone gets back from checking the perimeter, of course!" Bowser said.

"Ah, yes, Master." Kamek said. He waved his magic wand and disappeared out of the throne room.

Bowser started chuckling under his breath.

"Well, just wait, Moonstone will be out of my hair when she least expects it." Bowser let out a loud evil laugh that echoed through the throne room.

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Mario and Luigi were swimming even faster. Gooper Blooper was right on their tail. Luigi looked back and saw Gooper Blooper getting closer, he started kicking faster.

Mario saw the sand start to slope upwards, he swam up to the surface and jumped out of the ocean and onto the sand. Luigi followed after.

"Geez! That was rough!" Mario yelled.

"Yeah, but where are we?" Luigi asked. Mario looked back and his widened.

"Luigi! Look!" Luigi looked. "It's Stevens house!"

"Hurry! C'mon, lets-" Luigi was cut off from a sound that sounded like splashing. They looked back towards the water, Gooper Blooper jumped out of the water and landed behind them. Lapis was unconscious in his grip from the tightness.

The bros eyes widened. Gooper Blooper spat out ink and it covered the bros. They lost their frog suits.

"Ew!" Mario and Luigi yelled. They went to wipe the ink off but it dried up and they couldn't move.

"Oh no!" Mario yelled.

"What do we do?!" Luigi yelled.

The ink was covering all of their lower body, their legs were covered in ink and they were stuck.

Gooper Blooper wrapped his tentacles around the bros and picked them up.

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Steven and Connie heard the commotion outside and decided to check it out.

"Oh my gosh!" Steven yelled.

"It's the bros! Let's go help them! I'll grab my blade!" Connie grabbed her blade and her and Steven ran down to the beach towards Gooper Blooper.

Little did they know, when Connie shut the door, all 4 gems on the pillow started to illuminate slightly.

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"Steven! Connie!" The bros yelled.

"Don't worry guys! We're here to help!" Steven said, summoning his shield.

"Yeah!" Connie yelled.

Gooper Blooper spat ink on Steven and Connie.

"Oh no!" They both yelled.

"Steven!" Three voices yelled.

Three figures landed in front of them, standing up to Gooper Blooper. Stevens eyes had stars in eyes.

"THE GEMS!" Steven yelled excitedly.

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Oh yeah! The Crystal Gems have finally made an appearance! Its been awhile hasn't it? They've been gone since Petey Piranha. Also been through a lot in poofed form, being kidnapped by Moonstone, force fusing with Goomba, being eaten by Petey Piranha. And I promise a next chapter next week, my internet went out. Well, anyways, I'm n00bsl3yR, signing off.