Chapter 2
Preoccupied
They arrived at the Spire, "The Spire's centre of gravity is off balance" Garnet said, analysing the structural integrity of the building. "I just want to beat the hell out of that monster!" Amethyst said, ready to fight.
"We've been fighting a complete lack of gem monsters lately…" Steven said with a hint of curiosity. "That's because we have been occupied with homeworld forces and The Cluster at the core of the Earth, I think that if that thing emerges, and the planet explodes, that's more important than some monsters." Garnet explained.
"Well, let's get this over with…" Pearl complained, still not comfortable fighting the sick and injured of her kind, not to mention that those monsters were The Crystal Gems' allies that became corrupt and dangerous.
They walk in, debris everywhere after Steven accidently destroys the previously beautiful Spire (Refer to S.U Episode 3 'Cheeseburger Backpack' for info). "This place has really let itself go…" Amethyst stated, amazed at the pure destruction of the scene.
"THERE IT IS!" Garnet shouted.
The monster looked about 9 feet tall, it had a violet, scaly body, and a mouth full of fangs and horror. The Gems summoned their weapons, Garnet summoned her Gauntlets, Amethyst summoned her Whip, Pearl reluctantly summoned her Spear, uncomfortable with her current situation, despite her doing this 3 times a week, because of her circumstances with Rose Quartz. Steven summoned his Shield, which is an amazing feat because of his lack of training to summon his weapon. (Mrs Fowler, if you have read this sentence, tick this box)
Garnet launches her Gauntlets like rockets at the monster, doing considerable damage. Amethyst tied the monster up. "Pearl, finish it!" she screamed. Pearl was so distracted, thinking about Rose's current feeling about her, and "I'm so sorry" she thought. "She's mesmerised in her own thoughts!" Steven said, "Just let me do it!" He asked, "Finish it Steven!" Garnet shouted. He performed a Shield Bash onto the Monsters' underbelly, and it poofs away, leaving a gemstone in its place (For their kind, when gems take too much damage, they retreat to their gemstone to regenerate their physical form, as their bodies are like holograms, with mass, if trapped in a bubble, the gemstone cannot regenerate, leaving the gem useless.), Amethyst bubbled the gemstone and warped it to the temple's bubble room, where they leave other monsters' gemstones.
"Okay, that was a job well done! Good job team!" Steven said, happy that they succeeded in their mission. "Time to warp back guys" Garnet said. "Steven, would you like to warp us this time?" Steven didn't have to say a word to let Garnet know that it was a yes. He stared in excitement with starry eyes, and warped them back with great pleasure.