SU Homecoming Chapter 7: Zero Hour

"EVERYBODY TAKE COVER NOW!" Garnet screams, seconds before the demon and diamond collides.

It felt like minutes turning into hours and then to eons as those two fought. Tiger Eye fell to his knees as Yellow was shocked in the gem. In slow motion, she was falling head towards the earth. Her gem was slowly falling apart.

"Tiger Eye," her voice whispers in his head. "you don't know how proud you made me today. You haven't seen me in eons, but I have watched you grow up. Seeing how much you annoy Jasper and how much you grew with her." She says opening one eye and looking down at him.

Tiger Eye watched as Zero flew up in the sky and sent a powerful beam of electricity towards the falling diamond. He watched as it made contact with her and watching the diamond crystals rain down on the Earth.

"No," He whispers clentching his fists as he sees her giant staff hit the ground. "MOTHER!" He screams as his tears fall to the ground.

Jasper gives him space and walks up to Lapis and Peridot. She doesn't say a word as the rest of the crystal gems start fighting as one against the demon. Blue and White Diamond with tears in their eyes, flew up and attacked the demon ruthlessly. They weren't afraid of him. They were doing it for their sister, their fellow ruler, and friend.

Tiger shakily walks towards the staff and watches it evaporate when he touches it. "I learned a lot of stuff mom. Reading was challenging the most. But I got through it. I am still learning, but I wanted to learn how to be a ruler like you. I-I want to find a way to h-help you. I-I-I miss you so much mom."

"Tiger don't let my death discourage you. Your father needs help." Yellow Diamond's voice comes back in his head but this time its faint. "Come on, Tiger Eye, stand up and look up."

Tiger Eye, though unsteady on his feet, stands and looks up in the sky just in time to see a shooting star pass by.

"Now teach that demon a lesson, son." Yellow says. Her voice was faint and Tiger ended the conversation with a quick nod.

Time to kick that demons butt back where he came from!

"Ugh, I really hope Steven and Connie aren't waiting for me on land. That would suck." Amethyst mutters walking down the secret tunnel where the pink glow has vanished from. "Besides, why is it getting hotter over here?"

A groan in front of her stops her walking. She looks down and gasps. Connie was laying down near the wall. Her clothes were tattered, and her shoes were missing. She was holding her side. What freaked her out the most was that she was breathing faintly.

"Connie hold on! I will get you two out!" Amethyst calls out as she hurridly tries removing the rocks ahead of her so she can walk without problem.

She then looks over to the right and sees her little brother leaning on the wall with the sword in his hands. His right arm was limp, broken. He was wincing every time he took a breath, rips broken. Amethyst comes over and kneels next to him. Steven looks at her and then points at Connie. "S-save he-her." He gasps coughing up a bit of blood.

The purple gem wasn't about to give in to that so easily. Her friends were hurt, and she was running out of time. Amethyst shook her head and makes sure she doesn't hurt him worse while picking him up.

"No dude, you will not die on me. Neither is Connie!" Her voice cracks saying that as she picks up Connie also. She starts making her way up the tunnel.

Using his strength, Steven bubbles all three of them. "Thanks bro." Amethyst whispers as she jumps out of the cave where the water was. She begins to head towards the west, where Beach City is.

Pearl was having a tough time trying to get the demon down. Her eyes were looking back towards the ocean where Stevonnie and Amethyst got thrown too by Bloodstone.

"Pearl focus." Garnet says at her side landing on the soft sand when her attack wasn't hitting the target. "We need Amethyst to form Alexandrite so we can end this."

"ZERO WON'T LET YOU DO THAT! YOU WOULD NEED FIRE TO DO THAT!"

Tiger Eye perks his head up at that. His father was created by fire. Which means he has his powers?

"I wish that you hush it and let me hit you!" Jasper cries as she gives him a head butt. She just passes through him.

"Wait, physical attacks wont hurt him but attacks like Garnet's electricity, and Pearl's lasers may work!" Tiger Eye shouts as he closes his eyes and confirms that it may work. Only with his fire though.

"YOU WILL NOT LAY A HAND ON ME SMALL FRY!"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SMALL LOUDY!" Tiger Eye yells not even noticing that he is burning up and runs over to him as the others cry out to him.

"LOUDY? WAS THAT YOUR BEST SHOT?" Zero cries with laughter but doesn't get a chance to counter as he screams in pain. Tiger just threw a fire ball at his chest.

"I AM THE SON OF A DIAMOND AND I WILL CALL YOU LOUDY WHENEVER I WANT!" the hybrid shouted as he held his hands together and summons a hurricane of flames at the demon.

Zero cries in pain as his form flickers. Garnet, Blue and White, and Pearl use all their non-physical powers at once to cause a beam that sent the demon back where he came from; the underworld.

Tiger Eye collapses due to exhaustion. His father walks up to him and carry's him towards Jasper.

"Tiger used a bunch of his power summoning me. I must use my power to restore his life force. This is permanent so he won't be able to summon me again." Topazolite says as he looks at the diamonds and nods at them in respect. "I must go now. The prince won't be asleep for long." He says and places his hand on Tiger's gem and vanishes.

"Urgg can somebody help me here!" a familiar voice cries out.

The gems gasp and run over as Amethyst falls, the bubble popping as both Steven and Connie were both unconscious. Pearl gently picks up Connie while Garnet goes to Steven. Bismuth takes Amethyst last and follows them towards the temple.

Tiger Eye wakes up and lets Jasper carry him to the house. He lets himself doze off on the couch.

"Steven and Connie will be fine. They just need to rest for the time being." Connie's mother says as she stops over one day for a checkup. "Steven definingly will need to be extra careful with his arm. Its still considered broken."

Pearl nods and ruffles the boy's hair as he and Connie both slept in the boys bed. They were leaning their heads against each other. Amethyst smirks at that and turns to go wake up Tiger. She pokes his nose and laughs as he yelps in surprise.

"Amethyst you nearly gave me a heart attack!" He cries as Jasper, Peridot and Lapis (now fully healed) laughs with them.

Your family may not be blood related, but it sure feels better than not having anything. Tiger learned that as he was now accepted by the diamonds and Homeworld. Jasper was his big sister, and nothing will change that.

Note: I am done with this story! But every story that ends will have a beginning. Don't worry I will have more Connverse in the next one.

P.S: Tiger Eye will not return in the next story. He is retired.