Wow, I haven't updated for a while. The reason is because I've been busy with college. Well, anyway, I hope that you enjoy this new chapter.

Aaron sat on top of his ship with a can of soda in his hand. He looked out to the ocean which glistened under the stars. He sipped from the can until it was empty. He crushed it in his hand and tossed it aside. It landed in a pile of empty cans that had been accumulating since he had arrived on Earth.

Aaron stood up on top of his ship and looked down and then up at the stars.

I was made for revenge

I was made from hatred

I was made from darkness

I was forced in to a relationship

His gem shined briefly as he looked down at it before returning to looking back up.

My mission's done

I'm stuck on Earth

This place I once called home

I alone must roam

He looked down as his spear materialized in his hand. He looked up and hurled his spear deep into the night sky as he jumped off of his ship.

My enemies call me friend

I don't know if it's just pretend

I don't know what to believe

Who is friend and who is foe

Whether I should stay or go

Whether it's best to fight or run

All I know is that my life is far from done

He caught the spear in his hand and began twirling it. He wasn't paying attention as Steven arrived and began watching from behind a rock.

I've been told to go with the flow

That's just not my thing

I've always been calculate-ing

No, no, NO!

He hurled his spear once more into the sky.

Everything here is chaos

I'm going insane on this messed up planet

Revenge is on my mind

I want those Homeworld leaders to fall to their knees

Begging for mercy only to end up like me

Broken on the inside

Garnet had shown up and took cover with Steven behind the rock.

Their monuments will fall

Their armies will be reduced to rubble

Just maybe, those Crystal Gems aren't trouble

But rather my allies

The Diamonds have been wise

Carefully filling me with their lies

It's now my goal to bring about their demise

Any way I have to. You hear me Diamonds!?

Your weapon has gone rogue, and he's coming for you

His spear came down just as he jumped back creating a small crater in the ground before it disappeared.

Garnet came out from her hiding place behind the rock and leaned on it as she began doing a slow clap with a smile on her face.

Aaron looked over at her. "How much did you hear?"

"Enough to know that you're on our side." She smiled crossing her arms. Aaron walked over and extended his hand to Garnet. "Welcome to the team, Aaron." She shook his hand smiling. "Do you want to come back to the temple with us?" Aaron nodded his head.

"But just for tonight."

"Perfectly fine with me. Come on." Garnet said walking off with Steven following closely behind her. Aaron followed them as they walked back to the temple.

Back at the temple…

Aaron sat on the couch with a mug full of coffee in his hand while Garnet and the others were in the kitchen talking.

"Garnet, why did you let that thing in to our house. He could be conspiring against us as we speak." Pearl glanced over at Aaron watching him sip from the mug.

"He's a human, like me." Steven said trying to reassure Pearl.

A sympathetic smile formed on her face. "Steven, no one's like you. Even if he has a gem."

"Maybe he's just scared. I mean Peridot and Lapis were pretty scared when they found out they were trapped on Earth."

"You always have a point." Garnet smiled adjusting her sunglasses.

"Why don't we go talk to him?" Amethyst suggested looking rather impatient.

"Also a fair point." Garnet said walking away.

"But what are we going to say. Don't we need a plan or something?" Pearl asked.

"Nope, we just gotta wing it." Steven smiled as he and the others sat around Aaron who looked at all of them before sitting down the empty mug.

"I'm not giving you any of my tech, and I'm not your friend. I'm an ally at best." He crossed his arms waiting for a response.

"All good terms to work off of, but hopefully we can change that." Garnet said crossing her arms as she reclined on the couch.

"If I may begin, I was wondering what Homeworld is like right now." Pearl asked.

"I can't say much. I didn't get to really explore it. Everything is big and impressive. Very high-tech. The Diamonds are cold calculating things, and they want you dead, but I want them dead." Aaron's fists clenched slightly before relaxing once more.

"It's okay to be frustrated." Pearl put a hand on his shoulder.

Aaron pushed it off. "I don't need your pity." Pearl quickly pulled her hand back. "I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize. I…We all know that you're going through a lot right now."

"Can we just talk about this later?"

"Fine with me." Garnet stood up with the others who walked off to their rooms in the temple.

Aaron sprawled out on the couch and closed his eyes. A few moments later, Steven walked over and draped a blanket over him. "Thank you." Aaron mumbled as his eyes opened slightly.

"No problem. Just get some rest." Steven smiled jumping in to his bed and turning out the lights.

…

Aaron stood up. Everything around him was pitch black. He fell down, and saw a crack in his gem. It kept growing. Pieces of the gem started to disappear. Pieces of himself started to disappear. "Noooooooo!"

He woke up breathing heavily and sweating. Garnet was sitting next to him. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." He mumbled rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "How long have you been here?"

"Not long. My future-vision told me that this might happen. Well, you better go back to sleep." She smiled standing up ready to leave, but Aaron grabbed her arm.

"Wait, can we just talk?" Garnet sat down while Aaron sat up.

"What is it?"

"Can you tell me about fusion?" Aaron asked nervously.

"It's a little hard to explain, but I'll give it my best shot. You dance with your partner. You get in to a rhythm until you are perfectly in sync. Then you become one being, just like your dance. You are together. You are one person yet two people merged together. If you can't make your personalities work together, then the fusion becomes unstable. You don't want that. It's like a relationship. It's better to be alone than with bad people."

"Do you think I could do it?" Aaron asked.

"Possibly." Garnet said.

"I meant right now." Aaron said standing up.

"Not right now. It's late. Also, you need to think long and hard about who you want to fuse with. Doing it on impulse might not be the best idea."

"I understand." Aaron laid his head down while Garnet stood up and walked away.

"Sleep well." Aaron nodded his head drifting back off to sleep.