Hello back again. From about here I plan to really change the story as we know it. Like how Peridot will adapt, the Malichite situation, and one of my favorite fusions (take a guess who). Also sorry this took awhile I just got monster hunter world and it is great.
Steven and the gems including the black diamond gems stood in Steven's room of the temple looking at the bubble that held Peridot's gem. Steven looked to Garnet who gave him a nod letting him know he can let her out. Steven popped her bubble letting her gem fall before light shone from the gem forming into Peridot but the main difference was she's short.
"OW!" Peridot yelled as she landed on the floor with a loud thud.
"Huh maybe we should have put down a pillow or something?" Prism said as Peridot got up groaning.
"Ugh what happened?" She asked then noticed everyone starring at her Steven looked at her with a smile and big stary eyes.
"You're so cute like a little piece of pie." Steven said with joy walking around her.
"What do y...AH!" Peridot yelled noticing she didn't have her limb enhancers. "Where are my limb enhancers?" Sge cried.
"Consider it a little exchange." Prism said stepping forward. "You can stay out of the bubble but no limb enhancers until we feel we can trust you."
"But I can't do anything without them." She whined.
"Kinda the idea." Litch said.
"Now time to talk. Why are you so desperate to get off this planet?" Prism asked crouching down.
Peridot scooted back from Prism. "Because of the cluster."
"The old geo-weapon program?" Lava asked.
"Cluster?" Steven asked.
"It was Homeworld's way to get the most out of each Gem they lost." Prism explained. "Think of me but on a planetary scale."
"In a sense yes." Peridot said. "I could show you all if I had my limb enhancers." She said with a sneer. "But if I can't use them then I guess we'll have travel to view the simulation."
"Travel where?" Amethyst asked.
--Prime kindergarten--
The group arrived and stepped off the warp-pad and looked around the Prime Kindergarten looking for any changes...there were none.
"Why are we here?" Amethyst asked not to happy about everyone being in what was basically her home.
"Because the console here has data on the cluster." Peridot explained. "Also if this many of you normally travel I suggest making your warp-pads' bigger."
"Agreed." Lava said.
The group began to walk following Peridot until a gem injector fell almost crushing the group. "Huh guess this place is falling apart." Litch said but saw a figure land on the fallen injector and crawl inside a hole in the side.
"What was that?" Pearl said getting her spear ready but Litch made her lower it.
"I think I know who's in there." Litch said walking up to the injector and opened a panel on the side as a familiar face popped out. It was Tiger.
"Hola!" He shouted before climbing out and pulling a large bag out that was overflowing with small gears and springs. "Hey que estas haciendo aqui?" He asked pointed at Peridot.
"What?" Peridot asked.
"She's on our side now." Steven said.
"Nuevo amigo?" Tiger asked. But before anyone could answer he ran over and grabbed Peridot in a hug spinning her around making her scream. "Nuevo amigo, nuevo amigo, nueva pequeña amiga verde!" Tiger sang.
"LET ME GO!" Peridot yelled until he put her down.
"Well that was fun but let's get going." Prism said as they walked to a hole and slid down arriving in a large room that was similar to one they had been in before.
"Ah here we go." Peridot said walking over to a pedestal in the middle of the room and reached for the top but was too short. "Ugh this is unacceptable." She complained before Steven came up behind Peridot and lifted her up on his shoulders.
"It's okay to ask for help ya know." Steven told her.
Peridot nodded and made the pedestal lower and got off Steven and the screens lit up. "As you know Homeworld doesn't look to kindly on fusion..."
"Understatement of year." Garnet said with a low growl in her voice.
"Yes well about 6,000 years ago they began these." Peridot said pulling images that filled the screens with gem shards fused together. "It was thought as a huge breakthrough with the first few." Peridot explained pulling up a few images one being of Prism. "He was the greatest success and they wanted more...which made them think more shards equal more power and the cluster program was made." She continued a image of a ball made of gem shards. "But it proved to be uncontrollable and unstable. But the diamonds believe everything has a use and it was made a geo-weapon and one was put in earth." Peridot said pulling an image of earth with what looked like a fused gem near the planets core. "For now it's in stasis but in about 2 months it will emerge."
"What does that mean for earth?" Pearl asked looking worried.
"Think of a gem coming out it's hole but earth is the hole." Lava said. "atleast that's what it looks like."
"What do we need to stop it?" Garnet asked.
"Well a diamond could do it but they need the code to it or we could drill down to it and split its core." Peridot answered.
"Well let's go get building." Prism said making his way toward the hole they came in from. As they made it to the top Lava began looking around and started to sniff the air. "What is it?" Prism asked.
"It's to quiet." He answered and summoned his hammers. As they looked around making their way to the warp-pad. They arrived without a hitch. "Something was here. Let's get home." Lava said as they warped away.
In the distance a shadowy figure watched them leave before it disappeared too.
--Gem Temple--
When they all arrived Peridot began to explain what they would need to do to stop the cluster. "So we will need to construct a vehicle that can travel down several thousand meters of rock and withstand extremely high temperatures so we will need parts. Things around here should suffice." She said before jumping and pulling the microwave off and breaking it then threw a radio breaking it and then broke the TV and was about to move to something else until Steven called out. "WAIT! I know a place we can use."
They then found themselves at the barn. Looking around Peridot said. "Hmm this should be sufficient but might I ask why we can't use the Black daimond facilities?"
"Because all techs, power, and research are being used for another project and we can't spare anything." Litch answered carrying a box out of the barn.
"Plus we can handle this by ourselves." Pearl said walking with Peridot to a chalkboard that Steven had drawn a picture of a drill on it. "And sorry Steven but it won't look like this." Pearl said making look slightly crestfallen.
"Hmm this is sufficient you can go now." Peridot said gesturing for Pearl to leave. This was met with several different reactions mostly confusion but Tiger who was fiddling with the broken radio from the house. His hand slipped causing it to a brief record scratch making Amethyst snort in laughter.
"I'm sorry what?" Pearl asked.
"Uh that will be all." Peridot said clapping her hands but Pearl didn't move. "How do you get her to leave?" She asked Steven.
"Peridot she's here to help too." Steven said hopping off the swivel chair.
"Pff what pearls aren't for this, they're for standing around, looking nice, and holding your stuff." Peridot said as a tick formed on Pearl's and Litch's forehead. "And she looks like a fancy one too." She said inspecting Pearl before walking over to Litch. "And him. He's a diamond's pearl know for being three things a good dancer, a perfect servant, and a impeccable singer. But for now I guess they can be mine. hehehe a Peridot with two pearls they'd be talking about me for hundreds of years." Peridot snicked.
"Hey you keep that attitude up and you go back in the bubble." Litch said point his sword at her.
"And I'll have you know that I can build any just as good as you." Pearl yelled at her.
"Okay everyone calm down." Garnet said trying to put a stop to the fighting.
"Ha and how do you plan to prove that?" Peridot asked with a smug look.
"Robots." Steven said with stars in his eyes.
"Ro-what?" Peridot asked confused.
"Robots but bigger and you can drive them." Steven said doing a few robot like moves.
Pearl and Peridot exchanged a look before running into the barn. As the two ran in a series of loud noises from clangs to drills and saws. The group outside looked just in time to see Pearl drive out a tall robot with wheels for feet and the cockpit looked very bird like. Everyone looked in awe when suddenly Peridot lumbered out in a shorter but much bulkier robot that looked like a big green diamond and claw hands.
"So how do you tell which is better?" Prism asked.
Pearl looked at her robot and Peridot's. "Mines taller I win." She said with a smile getting Peridot growl a little and a muffled laughed from Litch.
"Or we get this over with in about 5 minutes and have them fight." Lava said pulling a box to sit on.
"We don't need to fi--AHH!" Pearl said as Peridot shoved her robot.
"HAHA I WIN!" Peridot cheered before Pearl's robot kicked hers and made it stumble back.
"Well might as well watch." Litch said sitting on his knees and summoned a small japanese style tea set out of his gem and began to prepare some.
"We have to do something!" Steven cried watching as the two gems used their robots to fight.
"Like what?" Prism asked giving a look. When no one responded they all took seats watching the two robot duke it out for about 10 minutes before Peridot had won by breaking Pearl's robot.
"HAHA I WIN!" Peridot cheered but noticed the group helping Pearl insted. "Hey what are you doing?!" She asked getting out of the robot very confused.
Tiger appeared beside her putting an arm around her shoulder. "no puedes ganarlos a todos." He said going over to the group.
Steven then spoke up. "You see Peridot just because you're something on Homeworld you don't have to be that here. That's what Pearl did she became more and Litch...Um...Litch..." Steven said seeing Litch walk over to Peridot and hand her a small cup of tea.
"What you said maybe true but I too learned to be more and so can you." Litch said before kneeling down to eye level with Peridot. "And the first step is making a kind gesture to Pearl." He motioned with his eyes to the cup Peridot now held in her hands. She looked down at the steaming cup in her hands before walking over to Pearl and holding it up to her.
"I'm...sorry you clearly are much different than any other Pearl on Homeworld please forgive me." Peridot said not making eye contact with Pearl.
Pearl looked at her and the cup for a good minute before grabbing it and speaking. "Thank you and I accept your apology."
"Excellent." Peridot said. "Now can you tell me what it is I just gave you?" She asked pointing to the cup.
"Oh it's an earth beverage." Pearl answered crouching down to show her the dark liquid inside the cup.
"What's it for?" Peridot asked.
"Oh you drink it."
"Hmm interesting tell me more."
Pearl smiled as the two walked and began talking about what Peridot may find interesting.
--Days later--
As the gems worked Peridot began to become more social and called the gems by their names rather than just things like fusion, diamond pearl, and the Steven. The drill was slowly coming along and the group where currently working on the controls.
"Hey Peridot what's this for?" Steven asked holding up a small device with strung out wires a snapped off bits.
"A broken molecular integration device just chuck it." Peridot said going back to screwing in a bolt.
Steven shrugged and went to throw the device but Tiger stopped him and took the device putting it in a small bag on his waist before walking back to help. Steven scratched his head. "Wondering why he gathers things all the time?" Prism asked walking up behind Steven.
"Oh yeah. Why does he?" Steven asked.
Prism smiled. "Let's take a walk." He said gesturing for Steven to follow as he walked towards a close by hill. After about a minute of walking Prism stretched his arms over his head and started talking. "A few thousand years ago the war had just stopped. Black diamond had given up his position in the diamond authority and began work on the city. He declared that we were no longer soldiers we were refugees and this planet gave us our new home so we must give it protection." He explained as the two walked.
"But what about Tiger?" Steven asked.
"Due time Steven. Backstory first." Prism chuckled before clearing his throat to speak again. "As time passed we delt with corrupted gems and lost gems. Tiger was one from a kindergarten called 'Beta' and when we found him now that's the good part..." Prism said as he and Steven took a seat under a tree and Prism took off his face shield his gem starting to glow and began projecting a hologram infront of them.
--hologram--
Prism, Lava, and thin yellow gem were walking through a shallow desert canyon which had similar holes and machines that had been in the Prime Kindergarten.
"I'm telling you we came through here five times nothing is here but dead metal." The yellow gem said chucking a rock breaking glass on an injector.
"Then this will make completely sure, Blight." Prism said walking up to a emergence hole and looking inside seeing nothing.
"Besides a little sun is good for you Blight might kill that bug up your arse." Lava chuckled dropping from a higher up hole. The group walked further through the kindergarten when they found a huge emergence hole with what looked like it's arms flexing. Seeing the hole made Lava chuckle a bit.
"What?" The gem know as Blight asked.
"Nothing I just know the gem who came from this hole and she was one heck off gal." Lava said walking to the hole.
"Oh the one who got away huh?" Prism asked with a smile.
"Something like that." Lava said going to the next hole until he saw a pile of junk sitting by a hole a few yards away. "Hey guys look at this." He said as they all looked through the junk finding things like torn paintings, rotted books, broken gears, and other things of a similar nature.
"Why's all this here?" Blight asked tossing a small gear behind him. But as quick as he threw it a small figure jumped out of a hole and grabbed it before running into another hole. "What was that?" Blight asked.
"Not sure." Lava said picking up a few large bolts and threw one close to the hole the small figure had gone into. Said figure quickly grabbed it and pulled it into the hole. lava then tossed a bolt a few feet infront of himself and the figure bolted out, grabbing it, and going back to the hole.
"What are you doing?" Prism asked leaning against the canyon wall.
"Making a friend." Lava answered before dropping a bolt at his feet and the figure slowly crawled out enough to see it was Tiger but slightly smaller he was eyeing the dropped item and at Lava who crouched down holding a few more bolts in his hand out to small gem. "Come on their yours little cub."
Tiger slowly crawled out and grabbed the little items but before he could run Lava grabbed him in a bear hug making Tiger struggle. "Hey! Let me go!" Tiger yelled trying to get free.
"Hey it's okay who are you?" Lava asked putting him down."I'm...I'm...I don't know?" Tiger said scratching his head."Well what gem are you?" Blight asked."Ummm...Oh Tigereye. Big sis called me Tigereye and to stay put until she came for me but...that was awhile ago." Tiger said looking a little sad."Well I'm gonna call you Tiger." Lava said ruffleing Tiger's hair. "Well come on we'll take you to our place and we can find your 'big sis'.""NO! SHE SAID STAY CLOSE!" Tiger yelled running to his hole. "They left me but she said she'd come back and when she does I'll bring them so they won't be left ethier." Tiger said pulling an arm-full of stuff into his hole with him."Oh boy..." Blight said rubbing his neck."You guys go ahead I'll catch up." Lava said sitting by the hole."You sure big guy?" Prism asked."Yeah I won't leave lil bro." Lava said leaning his head against the canyon wall and closing his eyes."Okay just watch yourself." Blight said and he and Prism walked away.
--hologram ends--
As the hologram ended it was getting close to night and Prism put his face shield back on.
"*yawn* Then what happened?" Steven asked starting to fade into sleep.
"We came back 3 days later and found the two sleeping side by side and it looks like someone else is on the train to sleepy time junction." Prism said picking up Steven who rested his head on Prism's shoulder.
"No I'm no-*yawn*t." Steven argued with half-closed eyes.
"Oh what if I do this them?" Prism asked beginning to hum softly sounding like a small hymn of voices.
"Tha-...wo-...work...zzzzzzzz." Steven said before he was finally asleep.
"Every time." Prism chuckled lightly walking back to thr barn to get Steven to a bed.
--unknown location--
Under thousands of feet of water a huge beast fought against chains that pulled it back to the sea floor when suddenly the chains thinned and it was free quickly swimming to the surface it breached and panted for air before looking up to see a star filled sky and thinking three thoughts: freedom, power, and shattering Crystal Gems. these thoughts brought a sinister smile to the beast's face.
Well there we go I'll try to put chapters out faster and I will once I get past a few cannon part I want in this story. Comments and such are very welcome.