Chapter 2
The Gems told Steven about their past.
Steven: Gems were once called the Protoss?
Zeratul: As was my kind, the Dark Templar. But like the Gems, we refused to subject our minds to the Protoss mind link, the Khala.
Pearl: So Gems became their own kind, and started doing what they did.
Steven: Now I know that, who are "they"?
Pearl: That's the thing we worry about.
Garnet: For thousands of years, the Protoss were at war with a far more dangerous adversary. Biological monsters called the Zerg Swarm.
Pearl projected an image of Gems and Protoss, fighting off hordes of nightmarish monsters.
Pearl: Countless Gems and Protoss were lost to those things.
Amethyst: They tried to come to Earth at one point, but with help from Rose, we totally kicked their butts.
Garnet: But now they might be coming back, and without Rose, I had to leave to call extra help. Zeratul is our help.
Steven: Oh, ok. So, what do we do?
Garnet: Originally, they sent a few smaller creatures, but a saw a future of thousands, no...millions of them. They are bringing everything to take the Earth for some reason.
Amethyst: And they sent just Zeratul to help?
Zeratul: I can call in Protoss warriors to assist us, but it will take time.
Garnet: Until then, we evacuate the city, get everyone out of range, and prepare for a fight.
Pearl: But unlike the Homeworld, we will be prepared for what they bring.
Steven: I think my shield can help.
Pearl: We'll prepare for the attack. Steven, get everyone out of here.
Steven: I'm on it.
Steven pulled out a phone.
Steven: Time to call in some political favors.
He pressed Mayor Dewey, calling him.
Steven: Mayor Dewey?
Mayor Dewey: Universe kid. What's wrong?
Steven: Dangerous aliens are on the way. You have to evacuate Beach City again.
Mayor Dewey looked to the sky.
Mayor Dewey: I don't see anything.
Steven: You just have to trust me.
Mayor Dewey: Well unless you have physical evidence of these creatures coming, I cannot authorize evacuation. Good day to you.
Mayor Dewey hung up.
Steven: He said until he actually sees evidence of these things, he can't evacuate the city.
Zeratul: Very well. I will go and be Steven's advocate. You three prepare for war.
Zeratul and Steven left the beach house and headed to the town. Everyone took notice of the alien walking alongside Steven, and followed him to town center.
Zeratul: People of Beach City. I bring news you must hear. A threat known as the Zerg swarm. They are endless in numbers and will kill or infest anything not in the swarm. Your mayor believes you shouldn't be evacuated because these creatures have yet to appear, but I come as evidence to the creatures existence. You must evacuate, immediately.
Everyone was confused. They looked up to the sky.
Mr. Fryman: I don't see anything.
Kofi Pizza: Is that thing another act to your circus show?
Zeratul: Circus show? I am Zeratul. Prelate of the Dark Templar, masters of the shadows. We are not here for your entertainment.
Steven: You have to believe us, you need to get out of...
A slimy biological pod hit the ground.
Zeratul: No, we're too late.
Onion walked over to the pod to investigate. A cobra like monster with three clawed arms, single tentacle leg, and a spiked frill. It was known as a Hydralisk. It grabbed Onion, opening its jaws, it prepared to bite off Onion's head. Zeratul drew a green energy blade from one of his wrist bracelets. He decapitated the beast, as smaller four armed raptor monsters called Zerglings began attacking. Zeratul finished them off with ease.
Zeratul: Everyone get out of here!
Almost immediately, everyone got their stuff together and left.
Steven: Let's get back to the beach house.
Zeratul grabbed Steven, disappearing into a cloud of smoke, reappearing next to the Gems. They had the Quartizine quartet of light cannons set up. Thousands of crab like creatures with large torsoes flew down called Overlords. They had zerg monsters loaded into their carapaces. They were also joined by curved worms with batwings called Mutalisks, squid beasts called Corrupters and manta monsters that shot smaller mantas called Brood lords and broodlings.
Garnet: Steven! Charge the light cannons!
Steven ran next to the cannons.
Steven: If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs.
The cannons powered up.
Garnet: Fire a barrage! Widespread!
The cannons fired a massive spread of pink energy lasers, that knocked Mutalisks out of the air. Surviving mutalisks fired glave worms that hit the ground. Brood Lords shot broodlings at the ground that the Gems killed alongside Zeratul. The Overlords flew over head, dropping the Zerg ground forces into the ocean. Some of them were grey, with heavy armor and scythe blades, called Roaches, massive centaur beasts with blade arms and massive armor frills, called Ultralisks, spiders with massive nests in their backs called Swarm Hosts, spiders with acid filled abdomens called Banelings, and centaur monsters with spider legs and long triple clawed arms called Aberrations. The rest were Hydralisks and Zerglings.
Garnet: Prepare yourselves.
Lion dropped down to help fight.
Pearl: Ok. Here they come.
Zeratul drew his energy blade, Pearl drew her spear, Amethyst drew her whip, and Garnet drew her gauntlets. The army drew closer and closer. Steven was knocked off balance by the trembling steps of the ultralisks falling onto a rock, getting knocked unconscious.