"And So, Steven and the Gems are in space now," Greg finished up, gently petting Cat Steven now.
"What?! Y-You didn't stop them! How could you let them take him!" Lapis quickly jumped up from her seated position. "You don't know what the Diamonds are capable of! This could all just be one big trap! I've got to go help him!" Lapis's water wings sprouted out of her gem. "Peridot, keep an eye on Pumpkin. I'm going to save Steven!"
Peridot gasped, "Lapis wait! Please don't leave us again!"
Lapis froze, turning to Peridot, "Peridot, I-"
Peridot ran to Lapis, falling to her knees and clinging onto Lapis's dress. "Lapis please, I don't want you to leave, not again… Please Lazuli… I felt so alone, I couldn't bear it, and I never want to feel the same way ever again!" Peridot looked up to her, teary eyed.
Lapis stared down at Peridot, "Peridot… I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it, my fear of the Diamonds, it was too compelling, I had no idea that I've made you feel so poor, I-I'm sorry, please forgive me, you're the last person I'd ever want to hurt." Lapis fell over, hugging Peridot, now at her eye level.
"I-I'll accept your apology under one condition. Please don't leave me and Pumpkin like that ever again…"
"...deal." Lapis smiled. "I Lapis Lazuli, promise never to leave you and Pumpkin ever again… by choice that is."
"That's all I want," Peridot smiled back, before hugging Lapis a bit more tighter.
Lapis laughed, "good! I'm glad to be back, with you and Pump- Where is Pumpkin?"
Peridot flinched, "uhm I dunno. Pumpkin?!"
A distorted version of a dog's bark could be heard outside, most recognizable as Pumpkin's voice. Hearing this, Lapis and Peridot walked outside. "Pumpkin?" They gasped, watching Pumpkin running away from Lion, before Lion bit Pumpkin's vine, keeping Pumpkin from running farther. "LION!" Both Lapis and Peridot rushed down.
After freeing Pumpkin from Lion's deadly grasp, and scolding Lion… With boiling hot water from Lapis, Lapis cuddled with their pumpkin companion. Greg, now treating Lion's slight burns with colder water, "uhm, Lapis, that's not how scolding works."
"Yes it is. I scolded him with boiling hot water," Lapis huffed.
"That's a different type of scolding Lapis," Greg said nervously.
Lapis flinched, "oh… oooh… Sorry Lion," Lapis frowned.
"Well I still think he learned his lesson, isn't that right Pumpkin," Peridot smirked triumphantly. Pumpkin shook his head, before jumping down from Lapis's arms, and rushing to Lion, barking happily. Lion mewled in response.
"Oops," said Lapis and Peridot in unison.
"Don't worry you two, I doubt Lion can stay mad at you forever," Greg smiled, before gently petting Lion. "Me and him have actually been getting kinda close, with Steven being gone most of the time, and Connie not having the time to take care of him. At least now I know to give him Lion Lickers whenever he's moody," Greg smirked.
Peridot smiled, "you wouldn't happen to have two more of them, would you? It's for the Lion, I swear!"
Lion perked up at the constant mention of his favorite snack, before giving Greg baby-doll-eyes.
"Hehe, don't worry buddy, I've got you covered," Greg smirked, reaching into his van with a newly installed mini-fridge, pulling out two packs, and tossing them at Lion. Lion instinctively caught both packs before shaking them about rapidly. "He never lets me unwrap them, so I just let him tear away at the plastic," Greg smirked.
"How does Steven do it," Lapis asked, walking over to Lion and petting his head, but quickly took it off, Lion shaking his head about anyways. "Hmph."
"Well we don't have problems with Pumpkin, do we now Pumpkin," Peridot smiled.
The dog like pumpkin barked happily, before jumping into Peridot's arms. "Good Pumpkin!"
Lapis smiled, "well, I'm glad to be back, but I'm sorry I had to destroy the barn…"
"Oh, don't worry about that, I can just buy a new one, or rather pay people to rebuild it, and we can have it done back at the hill too, where it used to be!"
"Really? That'd be great, right Lapis," asked Peridot, followed by Pumpkin letting out a happy bark.
"Yeah, nothing like a fresh start, we can make even more meep-morps!"
"Yeah, that's a great idea, good thing the things in the barn weren't that valuable, maybe just the… the… THE GEM!"
"Oh, right," Lapis gasped. "Quick, maybe we can re-bubble it before it reforms inside!" Peridot nodded and they both ran over to the ruined barn. But it was too late, the gem creature inside was already reformed and breaking out. "Oh no you don't," shouted Lapis, using her hydrokinesis and forming a giant hand, which would raise up before slamming down on the creature, instantly poofing.
"...That would've been so much easier the first time around," Peridot groaned.
"Yeah yeah, here, you bubble it Peri," Lapis snorted, followed by her laughing at the simplicity of poofing the gem.
Peridot muttered under her breath, before taking the gem from Lapis and bubbling it. "I guess we'll just have to keep it until we get the new barn…"
"Yeah don't worry, I'll look for the speedy type of workers," Greg chuckled.
"HEY GREG!" Bismuth shouted, jumping from the house to the sand near Greg's van. "I just finished up on the roof, I thought I could use a break, seeing as these two have reformed," Bismuth smiled.
"Oh hey Bismuth," Peridot smirked, "remember when I perfectly angled myself to land right in Blue Diamond's face?!"
"How could I not," Bismuth smirked, high-fiving Peridot. "And Lapis-"
"IT'S YOU! YOU'RE THAT GEM," Lapis shouted out.
"Pardon?" Bismuth asked, genuinely confused.
"All those years ago, it's because of you that I was trapped here," shouted Lapis, forming yet another water hand.
"...that's probably not good…"
AN: Another Chapter said and done. Good Job me :3
If I'm Lucky, the next chapter should be posted Tuesday, August 28.