It was 6:55 when they first started hearing police sirens.
Peridot laughed at this, knowing the police couldn't do anything about it. "They can try, but it's not going to do anything to him!"
Amethyst bit her lip and looked over at Pearl, who was knocked out in the exact corner she had been in for hours. "Hehe, yeah. That's funny."
Peridot turned to her at this and cocked her head, confused. "Something wrong, Amethyst?"
Amethyst traced the star shape on her right knee and sighed. "This whole scenario is freaking me out right now. I just wish...that things could go back to normal."
Peridot shook her head. "Nothing can go back to normal unless the Axe Man is stopped."
"Why does the Axe Man even exist?"
"No one is really sure." Peridot whispered, taking off her glasses and breathing on them, then rubbing the fog off with her green flannel shirt.
"Unfortunately."
"Exactly."
Pearl let out a groan." Could you guys just go to sleep?"
Peridot jumped and looked over at her. "When did YOU wake up?"
The strawberry blonde girl rolled her eyes. "Ugh. Just now, because of your non-existent inside voice."
Peridot answered her with a grunt and a middle finger in Pearl's face.
Amethyst chuckled lightly. "Hey P, how do ya like that?"
Pearl blew a strand of reddish hair out of her face and turned to look out the window. Then she gasped and covered her mouth. "What on Earth?!"
Peridot and Amethyst followed her gaze out the window. The blonde's eyes widened in horror. "They've already started constructing the temple of the Axe Man! Oh no..."
Amethyst bit her lip. "What does that mean?"
Peridot shook her head. "No, no, Amethyst seriously! Come on, we have to get everyone up here!"
"I can do that," whispered a small sweet voice from beside Pearl. A blue demon appeared, and Peridot rolled her eyes and muttered, 'please no.'
But it was, of course, her ex-girlfriend, Lapis Lazuli, AGAIN.
"I'm a demon with super strength and wings, let me help." Lapis said, wings forming behind her.
Pearl stared at her, startled.
Amethyst looked between Lapis and Peridot and frowned. "No, that's okay, Lapis, we can get them up here without super strength and wings."
Lapis huffed angrily and her wings retracted. "Fine then." And she disappeared back into thin air (to everyone except Peridot...unfortunately.).
Sorry for the long wait guys, I hope this chapter makes up for it! Probably not, but you know, whatevs.
Thanks to everyone who has supported this so far! It's really appreciated. :)
Anyway, see ya later!
-PtG
