Ch. 8 Confronting: Garnet and Onyx part 1

As Garnet went down to the side cave, she knew it was a bad idea. Still he should not be here in the first place, and talking to Steven. She sighed remembering once they were good friends. Perhaps too good of friends. But that was all over after a certain mission that she, Onyx, and Rose Quartz went on. And only those three knew what really happened and why Onyx had to leave, without saying goodbye to the other two, who were slightly mad at them. Still didnt they know how much a threat Onyx was, and the quicker he left, the better off they would all be.

"Onyx." she said as she reached the side cave, to see no one there. Where could he run off too, she thought. With her luck, he was causing trouble in the city, or perhaps, which was even a longer shot, left. However, she then thought what would be an Onyx thing to do, but go back to old memories, mostly ones of Rose. She then thought of the first place he might of gone to and ran towards the hill where the moss use to grow.

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"Ugh, where is it?" asked Onyx to himself. He had decided to look around the hill where you could see all of the city and where Rose's moss grew. "I know it could move, but it couldn't be that fast."

"It's gone, Onyx. Steven helped it bloom into flowers." said the last voice he ever wanted to hear. Onyx turned to see the taller gem looking back at him, gaunlets already out.

"Uh, well what do you know, guess there was beauty in that moss after all." said Onyx, as he grab his eye, which began to glow, and took out his scythe, and held it in one hand. "Now before we go solving the problems we have with each other with your "violence is always the answer" answer, why dont we just talk."

"There is nothing to talk about." saying Garnet, knowing that talking was another of Onyx's "weapons" he used. She decided she would do the same before resulting to her fists.

"Oh I think there is." replied Onyx quickly, looking directly into her eyes, twirling his scythe. "After all, who else would I want to talk to then the one who exiled me in the first place. You know, my so called best friend, who always wanted to be on top of everything, no matter what."

Garnet smirked. "I thought you liked me to be on top." causing the black gem to blush purple before shaking his head.

"You know what I mean." replied a flustered Onyx. "And since when do you tell jokes?...The boy made you a bit softer it seems."

"Problem?"

"No thats good, you always needed one. So tell me, how is it...leading the gems?" he said, sinisterly. "Is it everything that you wanted?"

"I never wanted to lead them." raid Garnet, fixing her glasses.

"Yeah right, you always wanted to take charge from Rosie. Then again, you are the one who told her to exile me in the first place."

"You know that's your own fault Onyx."

"They deserved to die!"

"What about protecting humanity?"

"How about protecting us?" shout Onyx, angry.

"They didn't know better. And we never hurt any humans." Garnet replied, also with anger in her voice.

"What I did, I did without choice." said Onyx, coldly. "In the name of peace and safety of the Crystal Gems."

"But not in the name of the Crystal Gems." and took off her glasses, looking at him with all three eyes, full with fire and rage. "You were going to cross that line, Onyx. A line that no gem has ever cross...hurting people."

"Like I said, no choice."

"There is always I choice."

"And you don't think I thought what they could of been?" snapped Onyx. "Wait...is that why you dont want me to talk to Steven? You think I'll make him see things like that as an option."

"Yes."

Silence fell between the two as Onyx moved his hair to look directly into her three eyes. She saw that his right eye held betrayal and anger in it while the left gemstone eye gleamed. "I had centuries to make up for what I did, Garnet. I had a long long time walking that road of redemption and did many things in order to get back on yours and Rosie's side. I even left-"

"Exiled."

"...Force to leave, but we both know Rosie didnt want me to go! You did!"

"You know that a bit killed her inside. It also killed me too." said Garnet.

"YOU DONT THINK I KNEW THAT?!" screamed Onyx. He then shook his head and chuckled. "You know what...its impossible to talk to you, like always, I got to be physical in order to show you what the point I'm getting across too." he said and aimed his scythe at her. "Time for you to get a hair cute, cubehair."

"I'm letting you know Onyx, I'm not going to enjoy this." she said, monotone in her voice, putting her glasses back on.

"Yeah right...you're move, leader."

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"Garnet we're back!" shouted Steven, as the three appeared on the mat. It was a quick mission only taking about an hour or so with no real problem, except a few crystal shrimp and a giant gorilla-like gem monster with four arms and four eyes on its head.

"Garnet? Where is she...oh i hope those two aren't fighting." said Pearl, a bit worried for both gems.

"Relax, I'm sure they are just talking it out." said Amethyst, reassuring but unsure of herself.

Suddenly they heard a loud crash near outside follow by the ground shaking.

"Woaaaaaah, what-what was that?" asked Steven, trying to get his balance.

"Peaaaaaaaaarl!" said Amethyst, looking out the window. "You better come quick!"

Pearl and Steven ran to the window. All three saw in the sand the other two gems, brawling it out, all banged up with cuts and bruises, inside a crater. They seemed tired but still going strong at it, neither one backing down. Garnet swing a left fist at Onyx, who only duck to swing his scythe at the dark red one's middle section only, who barely missed it only getting a slight cut, which she bite her teeth, before swinging her right at his head, only getting the top part of his right side but still you could see that it hurt him as well. He flew a little bit, due to the punch, to the left and smashed into the stone side of the Gem's home.

"Oooooh this is bad." panicked Pearl.

"You think!" shouted Amethyst.

"We got to stop them!" said Steven as he ran out the door.

"STEVEN!" both gems shouted.

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"Had...enough..." said Garnet out of breath, clutching her stomach.

Onyx spat purple blood before giving her a toothy grin. "...Never...every hit...keeps me going..." and came out of the wall, his scythe gripped hard. "You've gotten...soft."

"So have you."

Onyx glared. "ENOUGH! Time to end this!" and charged at her, which she did the same.

"STOOOOOOOOP!" shouted a voice coming close by. Both recognized the voice, and stop only a few feet before coming into contact.

"Steven, get out of here now!" said Garnet, watching the child run towards them.

"Yeah kid, this does not concern you." replied Onyx, looking at Steven before turning back to his opponent. "This is between me and this she-devil."

"NO! This is enough you two been acting like this since you got here, Onyx." said Steven, standing in the middle. "You two are going to go clean up and then talk about it, without going into violence."

Both older gems were shocked as they looked at the young boy. Garnet was impressed how mature Steven was acting, but Onyx saw his Rosie within the boy more clearly. With a sigh, Onyx's scythe vanished. "Fine...but if I'm going to clean up, I'm be doing it in my room. I feel like I deserve finally seeing it."

"Fine. We will meet back in the kitchen." said Garnet, as all three began to walk up.

"Hey kid, want to see my place in the temple?"

"Sure!" said Steven, but then remember something and looked at Garnet. "Can I Garnet?"

"...Yes. You can, this once." said Garnet, surprising the two.

"Cool, come on Steven." replied the black one as they hurried up into the temple, with Onyx limping a bit.

Garnet herself couldn't believe it after being thrown from top of a huge cliff to the ground, to a fight under the water, to the sand shore, he still act like nothing happened. She had to give him credit, Onyx was still strong as ever. She gave a small smiled before it faded without anyone seeing it. Still she knew this was not over. Not by a long shot.

TBC

sorry if the battle seem a bit...weak but this is mostly about onyx and his interaction with the gem...but dont worry he and Garnet arent done fighting yet and who is ready to finally learn more of Onyx's past next chapter!