Chapter 4
Kim awoke some time later again. She was on the bridge of the Nemesis. The Gems were also tied up next to her. Ron wasn't seen, and that's when Kim remembered that Steven had destroyed him. A massive stomp erupted in the room.
Steven: Wake up!
The Gems woke up.
Amethyst: Where are we? Oh yeah.
Kim: So, you kill my friend kidnap me twice, and yet still don't kill me. Why?
Steven: I just need to let you know what's about to happen. Drakken! Shego!
Drakken and Shego soon walked onto the bridge.
Shego: You sure those ropes are tight enough? Drakken catches her like this all the time, and she escapes.
Steven: If they try anything, I won't hesitate to finish them. Drakken, is it finished?
Drakken: Yes. It might actually work. I just need that, "final component".
Steven: That won't be much of a problem.
Amethyst: Just shut up and get the whole "monologue" over with.
Steven: Gladly. Gems. You remember how I was created, right?
Garnet: Yes. You touched the dangerous Marker and it made you go insane.
Steven: Crazy? Maybe. But not insane. Enlightened. I realized at that moment humanity is a savage stupid race, seeking only self pleasure and immortality. Immortality that's achieved through destroying this universe's resources. The Marker showed me the future. Humanity will have destroyed the universe, causing a collapse in all life. Humanity is a disease. A plague. The Marker is the doctor, and it made me the cure. My plan, is to spread a signal across the entire planet, that will later wipe out all life on Earth. The "final component" is a single shard of the Marker that still remains on Earth. Drakken's machine will take the shard's signal, and amplify it across the Earth. The initial pulse will begin to cause some slight paranoia and insomnia. A second pulse begins hallucinations. The third pulse will drive people to homicide and suicide. The fourth and final pulse will transform the dead into necromorphs. Anyone still alive will be soon hunted down and transformed. The universe is saved from humanity, and life can freely live without human scum.
Kim: That's...uh...kind of a lot to take in. But you don't have the Marker shard.
Steven: Yet. Keyword is "yet". I know where it is, and I plan on getting it one way or another. It's in a military base, under protection from a strike team known as N.E.S.T. They work with the Decepticon's enemies known as Autobots.
Garnet: We won't let you get away with this!
Drakken: The beauty of it is, we already...
Steven dashed to the side, delivering a swift jab to Drakken's lower jaw.
Steven: Don't say, "we've already gotten away with this". Every villain who ever said that, was later thwarted by someone else! Now, you two get these people to their cells. I have a date with saving the universe.
Steven walked out of the bridge while Drakken and Shego took the others to their cells.
Shego: I guess I finally beat Kim...
Steven suddenly appeared, delivering a swift jab to Shego's jaw.
Steven: I'd like you to remember that I did the defeating, you just helped build a device that will allow me to win. You have done slightly more than nothing. Don't you go parading the idea around that you won against her. I did the fighting. Now get to the barracks and get ready to fight. NOW!
Shego did not hesitate to get to the barracks.
Steven arrived moments afterward, seeing the Decepticons preparing their weapons, loading their guns, shining their blades, etc.
Steven: They will have that shard well defended. We must be prepared.
(Cue "Be Prepared" song)
Steven: I know that your powers of retention/ Are as wet as a warthog's backside/ But as thick as you are, pay attention/ My words are a matter of pride.
The Decepticons listened closely.
Steven: It's clear from your vacant expressions/ The lights are not all on upstairs/ But we're talking saving the Universe/ Even you can't be caught unaware
Steven walked up to an empty Decepticon body.
Steven: So prepare for the chance of a lifetime/ Be prepared for sensational news/ A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer.
Shego: And where do we feature?
Steven: Just listen to teacher/ I know it sounds sordid but you'll be rewarded/ When at last this world is saved!/ And in justice deliciously spared/ Be Prepared!
Steven flew up to the headless area of the empty armor. He locked himself into the suit, and it sparked to life, fusing with his flesh, and giving him full control of the machine. Multiple metal pieces clicked and snapped over, forming a mechanical head for Steven to use.
Steven: Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected/ To take certain duties on board/ The future is littered with prizes/ And though I'm the main addressee/ The point that I must emphasize is/ You won't win a skirmish without me!/ So prepare for the plan of the century/ Be prepared for the deadliest brawl/ Meticulous planning, tenacity spanning/ Decades of denial is simply why I'll/ Be King undisputed respected, saluted/ And seen for the wonder I am!/ Yes, my blade and ambitions are bared-Be prepared!
Decepticons: Yes, our blades and ambition are bared-
All: BE PREPARED!
Steven: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! Alright. Song's over. Megatron, plot a course for Earth Sector 7.
Megatron: I shall.
Steven's mechanical body was as terrifying as it was dangerous. Shego ran into the room, with a black eye.
Shego: We got a problem. Kim and the Gems bolted. They took one of the escape pods. They're gonna warn that NEST base.
Steven: They bolted, or you set them free?
Shego: Uh. I...
Steven: Don't play dumb. You and that bumbling blue-head are human, so when the device would be activated, you'd die too. Nothing's more effective than a plasma blasting necromorph. Now get out of my sight, take the other escape pod. Or die.
Shego didn't hesitate to leave the barracks.
Steven: Decepticons! It's time to attack.
Soundwave: Detecting escape pod launch.
Steven: They took my advice. Good. I wanted to make the final battle more..."enjoyable".
Hours later, the Gems, Kim, Shego, and Drakken were in the NEST base, alongside the NEST commander, Morrshower.
Morrshower: Thanks for your heads-up Gems. Autobots are prepping for battle now.
The Autobots were running around preparing for defense. There was Autobots Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Sideswipe, Ratchet and Evac.
Morrshower: You guys will run with Autobot Evac to get the shard out of the city and away from Steven. It's down on level 4 under omega level protection.
Soldier: Sir, sensors picking up a Decepticon, closing the distance fast!
Evac arrived.
Evac: Alright you guys. Ready or not it's go time.
Evac transformed into a car, and the group got inside.
Morrshower: The rest will cover your escape. Good luck.
Evac drove towards a ramp, quickly taking him to level 4. There, he saw a robotic tiger firing back guns at the soldiers.
Kim: Who is that?
Garnet: It's Ravage. He's after the shard.
Ravage grabbed the shard and ran on the upper catwalks.
Evac: We gotta catch him.
Evac drove behind Ravage on the catwalks. Bumblebee and Decepticon Sideways drove in front.
Evac: Bumblebee! Catwalk!
Ravage leapt from the catwalk on top of Bumblebee. Bumblebee pulled Ravage off, ripped off his head, then tossed Garnet the shard. She caught it.
Garnet: Got it.
Sideways through Bumblebee to the side, grabbing Garnet's hands. Bumblebee chopped of his arm, snapped his neck, and beat him down while Evac escaped. They arrived outside the base to be greeted by Optimus.
Optimus: You have the shard. Good work. Autobots, roll out!
Optimus ran alongside Evac. They saw Megatron firing at them.
Optimus: I've got Megatron!
Optimus tackled Megatron as Evac drove past them.
Megatron: Blackout! Get the shard!
A helicopter named Blackout flew in on them. They dove into a tunnel, finding themselves cornered.
Blackout: End of the line, Earth scum!
He reached out for them, and a train cut his arm off. Evac drove away, having escaped the Decepticons. A cybertronian jet flew overhead.
Shego: We've got company!
Garnet: It's him!
The jet shifted into Steven.
Steven: Decepticons! I'm in pursuit!
Steven hit the ground, tumbling and rolling on the ground. He shifted into a tank to continue the chase.
Kim: Now he's a tank!
Evac: I see it!
Evac dodged Steven's coming energy blasts.
Evac: Hang on.
Evac ejected the group out of the car, leaving the shard inside. He shifted to robot form turning to face Steven.
Amethyst: What is he doing?
Steven went to robot form, lunging at Evac.
Evac: You want the shard?
Evac swung his fist towards Steven's chest.
Evac: You can have it!
Evac plunged his fist into Steven's chest, plunging the shard inside.
Steven: Uah! Ggah...fool.
Steven ejected from his suit, kicking Evac's head off.
Steven: You just doomed the human race. My suit is the signal beacon.
Steven hit the suit, transforming into a cybertronian satellite with a control panel.
Steven: Now then, I'll give you one last chance to defend the Earth. If you beat us, the Earth lives. If you lose, the human race dies.
Kim: That gives us one last chance.
Shego: Wait. What does he mean if we beat "them"?
Steven called a group of necromorphs to his side. Pearl drew two spears and gave them to Kim and Drakken.
Pearl: Hold off the monsters. We'll deal with Steven.
Kim: We're on it.
Kim, Shego, and Drakken battled with the necromorphs while the Gems faced Steven.
Steven: I don't know why you keep on fighting me. Just quit embarrassing yourself! I've seen what you really can do.
(Cue "Stronger than you")
Garnet: Hm. No you haven't. Crystal Gems. Back together. And we're never going down at the hands of the likes of you, because we're so much better. Every part of me is saying "Go get him".
Steven: You see I'm done following all your rules. I'll come at you without any of my fancy tools. Let's go just you and me.
Garnet: Let's go just one on three.
Steven charged at Garnet, swinging multiple punches that Garnet evaded.
Garnet: Go ahead and try to hit us if you're able.
Garnet countered with a punch to his stomach. Steven turned to Pearl to battle her. He delivered a roundhouse that Pearl ducked in a ballet move, then kicked him away.
Pearl: Can't you see our relationship is stable?
He turned to face Amethyst and the two clashed with multiple blows.
Amethyst: I can you see hate the way we intermingle.
Amethyst kicked him upward. Steven flew towards Garnet, who ducked the coming punch.
Garnet: But I think you're just mad cause you're single. You're never gonna stop what we've made together.
She did a break-dancing move to kick him in the chin. Steven looked down at the Gems, who finally drew their weapons.
Pearl: We are gonna stay like this forever!
Amethyst: If you break us apart we'll just come back newer.
Garnet: And we'll always be three times the Gem that you are!
Steven flew down to start attacking the Gems.
Garnet: We are made o-o-o-o-of lo-o-o-o-ove.
Pearl: Lo-o-o-o-ove. Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Amethyst: Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Kim, Shego and Drakken battled the monstrous necromorphs. Shego fired energy blasts that severed the limbs of the necromorphs, Kim and Drakken swung through them with Pearl's spears, cutting them to size. Steven unleashed a massive explosion that sent the Gem across the area.
Garnet: This is who we are. This is what we've made.
Pearl: If you think you can beat us then you need to think again.
Amethyst: 'Cause we are a team now. For this Earth we make amends.
Garnet: We won't let you hurt this planet. We won't let this be the end.
The fight resumed. Steven clashed his hands with Pearl's spear.
Pearl: Go ahead and try to hit us if you're able. Can't you see that our relationship is stable?
Steven punched Pearl away.
Amethyst: I know you think we're not something you're afraid of.
Garnet came down, smashing the sides of Steven's head with her gauntlets.
Garnet: 'Cause you think that you've seen what we're made of.
Steven fired himself up, charging forward at rapid speeds.
Pearl: We are even more than what you think.
Amethyst: Humans make more than what you percieve. They have the fury.
Pearl: They have the patience.
Garnet: They have the conversations.
Garnet grabbed Steven mid-charge, throwing him into his satellite dish, causing a power surge which caused it to explode.
Garnet: They are made o-o-o-o-of lo-o-o-o-ove.
Pearl: Lo-o-o-o-ove. And it's stronger than you.
Amethyst: Lo-o-o-o-ove. Lo-o-o-o-ove. And it's stronger than you.
Garnet: Lo-o-o-o-ove.
When the smoke cleared, the machine was in ruins.
Kim: We did it.
Garnet: Yeah. We did.
Steven burst from the pile of rubble.
Steven: You think that's it? I could've beaten you. All I needed was someone to fuse with. Then I'll...
Shego emerged from the rubble, scarred and bruised. She tried to jump away, but Steven grabbed her.
Steven: Come here, brat! Aw, don't leave so soon. Listen, Shego. Fuse with me.
Shego: F-fuse?
Steven: I can fuse my body with another human. Think about it. How long have you been beaten by that teen? How many times has she humiliated you? You just want to settle the score, and with our powers combined, we can defeat our enemies. You don't have to put up with Kim or Drakken, and I don't have to put up with the Gems. Just say yes.
Steven held his hand out. After a moment, Shego took his hand.
Shego: Let's do it.
Shego and Steven danced a ballroom dance. Steven's gem glowed, and he and Shego fused together. The fusion was a female known as Sinhalite. She charged up Shego's energy, aiming it at the group.
Sinhalite: Hahahahahahaha!
Suddenly, the energy receded.
Sinhalite: Huh? What? What are you doing? I'm done being your slave. Your servant! You're going down now! Don't be a fool. We're intertwined. If I die, you die. Then I guess I'm dragging you to Hell with me!
Kim: Shego!
Sinhalite: Let's go see Satan. Together!
Sinhalite unleashed an explosion towards her head, destroying the body, and entire physical form. Steven's gem fell to the ground.
Garnet: Yikes. They are really bad for each other.
Kim: I'll say.
Drakken: So, what do we do now?
Kim: You're going to jail, they need help mopping up Steven's army, and I'm expected back to my house for dinner in 2 hours. You know, typical Saturday afternoon.
Garnet walked up to Steven's gem. She formed a bubble around it, then made it disappear.
Garnet: We're keeping that locked up tight.
Pearl: Thank you for your help. We'll need it to take down Steven's army.
Kim: Happy to help.
THE END