Beach city was suffering from boredom. They just did their jobs and then after that, nothing else.
People had nothing to do. And the Gems were hit by the boredom. There had been no real threat these days.
Pearl had been making suits for Steven to go under the earth and stop the cluster. She had a hard time finding the materials for it though.
Steven, Onyx and Peridot were scattered around the living room. Steven just laid on his bed, trying to think of something an activity for them to enjoy together.
Onyx sat on the couch. He had his eyes closed. He had no idea on what to do as well.
Peridot had her face on the kitchen countertop. It was her first time experiencing this so called 'boredom'. And she didn't like the feeling.
Steven broke the silence with a heavy sigh. "Guys...I don't know what to do!" He slammed his face on the bed.
Onyx jumped slightly and cleared his throat. "What was that Steven?"
"It's just been so boring this morning. And we haven't done anything fun. I don't know where the others are as well." Steven told the dark gem.
Onyx just smirked. "I'm pretty sure they're doing something...important."
Lapis suddenly comes on from the front door. She sighs and looked at the other three Gems. "Hi?" She let out softly.
Onyx stood up and embraced the ocean gem. "Are you okay?" Onyx asks.
Lapis hugs back as she blushes. "I-I'm okay."
Onyx gives her a quick kiss on her cheek and leads her towards the couch.
Lapis wasn't really used to romantic affection. But she was starting to see why they do it so much. She loved feeling it. She wanted to feel it every time.
The two sat down while Peridot watched. Onyx noticed the small gem staring. "Is there something you need, Peridot?"
Peridot squinted her eyes at the two and groans. "No. Don't mind me." She looks away from the two and stares at a blank space.
Steven lazily got off his bed and got down from his 'room'. "Hey, Lapis. Do you know anything that we can do to have fun?"
Lapis looked down to the boy and smiled at him. "Sorry, Steven. But my ideas of fun requires oxygen for humans to breathe."
Steven groaned and laid down on the floor. "There has to be something we can do. Anything..."
The temple door opens. Steven lifts his head to see Garnet coming out of the bubble room. "Hey Garnet." Steven greets as he put his head back on the floor.
Garnet walked over to the boy and looked down. "Why are you laying on the floor, Steven?"
Steven sighed. "It's just that...there is nothing to do. It has been boring in the morning, the sun was out, but no one was doing anything serious. And now its almost night time and we wasted a great day."
Garnet was about to speak, but was interrupted by the temple door opening. Amethyst came out of her room. She had been sleeping through the morning.
"What's up everyone? Why do you guys look like you've got nothing to do?" The purple gem asks.
Peridot sighed. "Because we don't have any kind of social activity to do." She said with her face on the countertop.
"Well, since you guys don't know what to do, I've got an idea!" Amethyst smiled widely.
Steven and Garnet looked at her. "What's your idea, Amethyst?" Steven asks.
"My idea is...we all go out and have fun in the night!" Amethyst says as she sat beside Peridot.
"What are we gonna do?" Onyx asks.
Amethyst looked at the dark gem and smiled. "Anything! We can do all sorts of things."
"Even go out of town?" Steven asks.
"Well...not that far. But yeah I guess..." The purple gem replied.
Steven thought of it for a second. He smiled. "Okay, let's do it!"
Amethyst agreed. "Woo hoo! Let's go everyone, we don't got all night!"
Garnet just shrugged and agreed to come with.
"What's going on?" A voice was heard from the temple door. They turned to see Pearl.
Steven ran towards her and told her the plan. "Pearl, we're gonna go on a night out!"
"Oh, is that so?" Pearl replied, she just wanted her attention on Steven. Because after she came out of her room, the first thing she saw was Onyx beside Lapis on the couch.
She didn't hate Lapis. But she just hated having competition. Especially when it's about Onyx.
"Yeah! We're gonna do all sorts of things!" Steven continued.
Pearl forced out a smile. "Alright... I guess I could join this 'night out'."
Steven jumped in excitement. He then felt a soft push from behind him. He looked behind to see Lion staring at him. "You're gonna join too?"
Lion growled. Steven took it as a 'yes'. "Okay, let's go get ready!"
Everyone just stared at the boy. "Steven, you're the only one who needs to get ready." Garnet said with a smirk.
Steven scratched the back of his head and chuckled. "Oh yeah. I'll be right back." He walked towards the bathroom and got ready.
While waiting for Steven. Pearl sat beside Onyx, who was beside Lapis.
Onyx felt slightly awkward.
Amethyst and Peridot stared at him. Amethyst was staring while holding in her laughter on how awkward they looked. Peridot looked at them to see who would break first.
Onyx decided to break the silence. "So...everyone know what they're gonna do?"
Garnet nodded. "We all just have fun. For Steven."
Onyx smiled. "I guess I can do that. Let's just hope nothing wrong happens."
Amethyst snickered. "Don't say that, you might jinx our night out."
Onyx chuckled. "Well then, I take it back."
Steven finally got out of the bathroom and smiled widely. He then ran to his bed and grabbed his jacket. He went back down and pointed at the door. "Let's go out and have fun!" He ran out of the door, followed by the gem's, and Lion.
The sky was a darkening. The night was near. And Steven just hoped for a great night.
The Gems, and Lion, walked around town. Steven lead them towards a bench to rest from walking.
Steven turned to them and smiled. "So, what do you guys want to do?" Steven asks.
Pearl quickly replies. "Steven, I don't think I can continue on with this..."
"What do you mean Pearl?" Steven questioned.
"Well...I was trying to finish your suit, but since you asked me to come with, I couldn't resist that face of yours." Pearl confessed.
"So...you just wanted to come to see me happy? I wanted you to come to have fun!" Steven said seriously, but he still wore a smile.
"I know. But I'm just itching myself to finish everything off so we can have peace. Right Garnet?" She asked nervously.
Garnet, who had her arms crossed, just shrugged.
"I think I agree with Pearl in this one." Peridot added.
Steven started to lose hope on the night out.
Lapis saw his face and spoke up. "Can't we have a little break from the monsters and saving the world?"
Pearl looked at the ocean gem. She suddenly felt...anger build up inside her. "What do you know about saving the world?" Lapis looked at Pearl. "You stole the ocean, hurt Steven and sold us out to homeworld!" Pearl continued.
Garnet quickly took notice of the change in her tone. "Pearl, this isn't necessary." She tells her friend.
Lapis decided to fire back. "Well, atleast I'm not protecting Steven just because he has his mom's gem!"
Pearl's eyes widened with anger. "How did you know about his gem?!"
Garnet cleared her throat. Garnet had told everything to Lapis when they had time.
"Pearl, I think you should stop." Amethyst butted in. She saw how hopeless Steven's face turned into.
Pearl didn't listen. "I care about Steven. Even if he didn't have Rose's gem, I would still care for him!"
"STOP!"
The others looked at Steven, but he was looking at a furious looking Onyx.
Onyx looked at Pearl and Lapis. "You two need to calm down, alright? Steven wanted to have fun and this is what you give him?!" Pearl and Lapis looked down. Onyx continued. "I know why you two don't get along too much. And I know why are challenging each other! It's me, its always been me!"
Pearl felt her body go numb while Lapis stood there and continued looking at her feet in shame.
"We're splitting into groups." Onyx decided. He then looked down at a teary eyed Steven. "Is that okay?"
Steven just nodded. Onyx looked back to the Gems and started grouping. "Amethyst, You're going with Garnet and Peridot."
Peridot quickly protested. "What?! I wanted to be with Steven!" She swiftly put her hands on her mouth, wanting to take back what she had said.
The Gems looked at the small gem and began snickering. Peridot had a deep shade of green on her cheeks.
Onyx put on his serious face and picked again. He looked at Lapis and Pearl, his face turned into slight annoyance. "You two go together. Both of you need to learn how to be friends." Said two looked at Onyx with a worried face.
"B-but Onyx-" Pearl was cut off.
"No reasoning Pearl." He walked away from the bench, Steven followed, as did Lion.
Garnet started walking off, trying to find something that would keep them busy. Amethyst pulled Peridot and followed the fusion.
Pearl looked at Lapis awkwardly.
Lapis just looked at the last place where Onyx was.
Pearl cleared her throat. Lapis snapped out of it. "Shall we...Uhm..."
Lapis nodded slowly. "Y-yes..."
"I hope that Onyx is alright." Amethyst said as she continued walking with Peridot and Garnet.
"I'm sure he's fine, Amethyst. Pearl just really wanted to finish this cluster problem so she can live peacefully with him." Garnet replied.
"But what about Lapis?" asked Amethyst.
"They're still in the same position to him. Deciding who your true love is is hard, Amethyst." Garnet answered.
Peridot just butted in the conversation. "Let me get this straight. Onyx has romantic human feelings towards Lazuli AND Pearl?"
Amethyst nodded. "Yeah, crazy right?"
"Explain this...'Love' business to me." Peridot asks.
Amethyst looked at Garnet. The fusion had a clear answer with just her look. Amethyst giggles. "You should take this one, Garnet."
Garnet knelt down to face Peridot. "Peridot." She paused as she waited for Peridot to look at her. "Love is something you feel in your heart and mind."
"But how do I know which feeling that is?"
"You'll feel like you're floating in paradise." Garnet said metaphorically.
"Really? I would love to be in paradise. No one to talk to, walking around with my limb enhancers." Peridot said with a satisfied look.
Garnet just let out a small laugh. "Don't take it literally. It's just the feeling."
Peridot was still confused. "So...what do I feel if I 'loved' someone."
Amethyst came in the conversation. "You tell them what you feel. Just say that you're in love with them."
"Is that it? Its that how easy this Love thing is?" Peridot replied with a chuckle.
"It is sometimes. But not everyone will love you back. And if they don't, you've got to accept that." Garnet ended her explanation. She stood back up and started walking towards funland arcade.
Peridot just stared at the fusion. Amethyst looked at her. "You understand now?" The purple gem asks.
"Yes, interesting..." Peridot replied.
Amethyst smiled. "Good. Now let's go!" Amethyst runs and caught up to Garnet.
Peridot just kept thinking and kept walking. "I need to learn more..."
Steven, Onyx, and Lion just strolled around the boardwalk.
Steven hasn't been talking since the argument. Onyx knew why. It was rare for the kid to see Onyx blow up in front of everyone like that.
"Hey, Steven."
Steven looked up at Onyx. "Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for yelling earlier. They just needed to calm down, or they fight it out if they don't." Onyx apologized.
Steven looked to his feet. "It's okay Onyx. I just really wish we all get along and have the best day ever with everyone included."
Onyx put on a small smile. "I wish it too kid."
Steven looked up to him and smiled. Something then caught his eye and he got an idea. "Hey Onyx. Have you ever tried fry bits?"
Onyx shrugged. "What's a fry bits?"
"Well, do you know what a french fry is?" Steven asks.
"Yeah, arent those the pointy yellow snacks?"
Steven nodded. "Exactly. But fry bits are way better! Because they're free!"
Lion suddenly growled at the two. They look back at the pink animal as it lowered his body. Steven knew what it meant. "I think Lion wants to show us something."
Onyx looked at Lion confusingly. "Why is that?"
Lion just growled. Onyx raised his arms in defense. "Okay then. Geez kitty."
Steven hopped on Lion, as did Onyx. "Alright Lion, take us to where you want us to go." Steven petted Lion's head.
Lion roared as a portal came out of nowhere. Lion ran into the portal, ending up on a deserted island.
"Um...is there a reason why you brought us here buddy?" Steven asked Lion.
Lion just laid on his stomach and yawned. Onyx chuckled. "I guess this is it."
Steven and Onyx got off of Lion and started looking around. They couldn't see much since it was already night time.
"Now why would he bring us here?" Onyx asks.
Steven shrugged. "Maybe there's something on this island, like treasure!"
"I'm pretty sure that it's not treasure, Steven."
Steven smiled with a curious look on his face. "I don't know, maybe they are super hidden!?"
Onyx just kept looking around. Well, since Lion brought us here, there must be something here."
"What if it's a threat?" Steven asks.
Onyx laughed lightly. "What kind of threat would go to a very lonely island?" Onyx looked back down to Steven. His face was mixed with fear and nervousness.
Steven pointed something over Onyx's shoulder. "That?!"
Onyx raised an eyebrow then turned around to be met with a group of gem mutants. "Oh..." Onyx let out.
Onyx swallowed a lump in his throat and cleared his throat afterwards. "Steven...this might get messy..."
Onyx summoned his sword from his gem on his chest. Before he could do anything else, a gem mutant suddenly dashed towards them and blew up right in front of them.
The island shook as the mutant exploded on Steven and Onyx.
On the boardwalk, Pearl and Lapis walked with each other awkwardly.
The two weren't really on the best of terms, but they felt like they need to make up. For Onyx.
Pearl decided to start a 'normal' conversation with. "So, Lapis..."
Lapis looked up at Pearl. She wore a hurt and questioning face. "Y-yes?"
"Are you enjoying...This?" Pearl asked hesitantly.
Lapis bit her lip and opened it to answer Pearl. "Well...It's not that great...but I have no problem with this." Lapis said with her hands up in defense.
Pearl pulled out the smallest smile she could do. "I guess we're thinking the same thing." Pearl replied and continued walking with her.
They noticed a truck with a giant head on top. They both stopped as they looked at it. "Is that supposed to be a human?" Lapis asked Pearl.
Pearl just scoffed and rolled her eyes back. "I don't think we want to stay here for even a second." She spat out like poison. Pearl walked back, away from the truck.
Lapis just followed since she hadn't a clue on what that thing was supposed to be.
Lapis caught up to her. "Is there something wrong?" She asks.
Pearl just sighed and looked down. "Nothing, everything is alright."
Lapis just nodded slowly. Curious, but nice enough to not dig deeper.
The two ended up finding a crowd of people. They seemed to be watching something.
Pearl, with her tallness, got a view of what was going on. The people were watching a man do things with a top hat. He kept waving a stick at it and something came out of it.
"What's going on?" Lapis asks the pale gem.
Pearl got off her toes and stood properly. "They are watching some kind of human who's waving a stick on a hat."
Lapis giggled. "Humans find interesting ways to waste their time."
"You can say that again." Pearl said as she looked the man who waved a stick on a hat.
Lapis just stood there since she couldn't see. She then closed her eyes and felt everything go away for a moment.
"Where's my hat?!" Lapis heard a voice ask loudly. She opened her eyes back to see Pearl walking away from her, with something in her hands.
Lapis just followed her. When she finally caught up, she asked Pearl. "Why was that human yelling?"
Pearl gave her a small laugh and showed her a top hat on her hands.
Lapis raised an eyebrow and looked at Pearl. "Why would you take it?"
Pearl smiled. "Well...I was guessing that I-..." Pearl stopped and looked at Lapis. "that we get a present of forgiveness to Onyx."
Lapis felt a little guilty. She sighed. "I'm sorry about earlier, Pearl. I rarely lose my temper on anything..." The ocean gem apologized as she looked down in shame.
Pearl grabbed her arm as she felt a bit more comfortable. "I forgive you, Lapis. I shouldn't have yelled at you."
Lapis smiled at her. She then looked at the top hat. "Are you sure that thing is gonna be good for our apology?"
Pearl nods. "I'm pretty sure he'll accept anything from us."
Lapis giggled softly. "I think you're right. We should wait for them on the beach then."
Pearl agreed. "Excellent. I just hope he won't be so mad when he comes back."
Pearl and Lapis walked towards the beach. Expecting the others to turn up after they were done with their night of mischief.
Garnet, Amethyst and Peridot were in funland arcade, playing most of the games that interested them. Well, cheated them.
Peridot was playing Amethyst had shown her. It was a game about shooting alien invaders, retro style.
"Ugh...this game makes little sense to me. How come I have to shoot and not just fly away?" She complained.
After what she said, she got the last invader and won the first round. A smile came to her face. "I won, bow down to your conqueror!" She yelled at the machine.
She then stood up on the controls and raised her arms in victory. She began laughing maniacally. "Mwahaha! Feel the wrath of Peridot!"
Amethyst came back from the skeeball game and watched Peridot stomp on the machine with pride on her face.
Garnet walked right next to Amethyst and watched the small green gem. "I'm guessing she won the first round?" Amethyst spoke.
Garnet flinched at this. "There are more rounds?"
Amethyst nods. "Yeah, for most games."
Garnet just stood still. Peridot finally got down from the machine and looked at the two other gems with confidence. "What?" Amethyst asked the homeworld gem.
"Why aren't you bowing down?!"
Amethyst rolled back her eyes. "Peridot, a game can't tell who you are or who you want to be."
"No one can." Garnet added.
Peridot stared at the two. "Really?"
Amethyst and Garnet nodded. "Now lets get out of here, something might've happened to the others."
They turn around to see every single game was destroyed. Amethyst looked at Garnet with a knowing look.
Garnet just kept a straight face. She then fiddled with her shades. "Ruby got a little aggressive."
"What happened to my games?!" A voice yelled angrily.
Garnet grabbe both Amethyst and Peridot then ran as fast as she could away from the arcade.
"This night out blows." Amethyst crossed her arms on her chest. "I wish we got to be atleast in one group only. But Pearl and Lapis ruined it." The purple gem complained.
"Let's just hope Steven has fun tonight." Garnet said as she set them down on the sand.
The three then saw two other gems come from another direction.
They then walked down near the water, and sat in silence.
Steven opened his eyes to see smoke. He remembered he was still on a deserted island woth Onyx and Lion. He also noticed that he had his bubble up, with Onyx inside with him.
"Nice job Steven. Now pop this bubble and I'll deal with them." Onyx requested.
Steven shook his head. "But I want to help!"
Onyx looked at the boy, he looked like he really wanted to help. Onyx groaned. "Steven...I don't want you hurt."
"Come on Onyx, I can take care of myself."
Onyx wasn't sure. But Steven just smiled and popped his bubble, then summoned his shield.
"Steven!?" Onyx yelled out for the boy.
Steven just began swinging his shield on the mutants faces. Surprisingly, they poofed away from the blow.
Onyx had a annoyed expression, turned into a happy one. He jumped into battle with Steven.
The two began decreasing the numbers of the gem mutants. But they were still outnumbered in so many ways.
Steven held off a mutant who was trying to get him out of his shield. Onyx saw this and cut the mutant in half.
Steven sighed. "Thanks Onyx."
Onyx shook his head. "Don't thank me yet." He then pointed at multiple exploding mutant gems going in their direction.
Steven's eyes widened and gulped. "Uh...I think this is where we should run."
Lion suddenly sprang up and landed infront of Steven and Onyx. The two qucikly got on and Lion started running towards the exploders. "Lion, what are you doing?!" Steven yelled at his pink friend.
Lion was mere inches away from the mutants, when they started to spark up, Lion quickly turned around and open a portal for their escape.
Steven and Onyx just screamed for mercy.
The three got in the portal just in time, as the exploders blew up at the same time, making the deserted island shake and crumble.
Lion got out of the portal, landing on sand.
When Lion stopped, Steven and Onyx laughed in relief and quickly collapsed on the sandy ground.
The two didn't get to notice the other gems a few feet away from them.
Amethyst wore a smile. "Looks like they had fun."
"It seems so." Pearl added.
Steven and Onyx slowly got up from the ground and dusted themselves.
"Did you guys have fun?" Garnet asked the two."
Onyx exhaled heavily and shrugged. "You could say that it was acceptable."
Steven butted in. "We blew up an island!"
Peridot quickly joined in. "What?! I knew I should've went with you!"
Onyx laughed lightly. He then saw that Pearl and Lapis were looking at him. "How about you two, did you have fun?" He asks the two.
Pearl flinched a bit but she answered. "Y-yes. It was pretty...great."
Lapis nodded slowly. Onyx smiled. "Good to know. Sorry for yelling at you two earlier, that was uncalled for." He apologized as he rubbed his nape.
Pearl smiled. "We're sorry as well. In fact, Lapis has a present for you!"
"Yes we-...what?" Lapis looked at Pearl confusingly. Pearl just winked at her. Butshe didn't know what it meant.
"Oh really? What is it?" answered Onyx.
Lapis grabbed the top hat from the sand and blew some sand off of it. She shyly walked up to him. "H-here...but I-"
Onyx shushed her with his finger on her lips. "No need for anything else. You don't know how happy I am that you brought me this. But I am happier that you and Pearl are on...good terms."
Lapis smiled warmly. Onyx smiled back.
Lapis went beside Pearl and whispered, "But Pearl, what about you?"
Pearl gave her a small giggle. "He already loves the arm I gave him. You might as well get the credit for the hat."
Lapis smiled at her. "Thanks Pearl..."
Pearl smiled back. Then all of them went quiet and gaved at the horizon.
It was just a moment of silence, listening to the refreshing crash of the waves of water.
Onyx sighed. "Let's never do this again."
"Agreed."
"Yep."
"Oh yeah..."
"Definitely."
Okay. Here is the chapter that took so long to make.
Just to the people who are wondering why an update wasn't happening for so long. This chapter went through many changes, from deleting, and copying to another file, and some errors here and there.
But some od you don't care, can't change that now can I?
Anywho, sorry again for this super late update.
I'll try to get back on track on the next update.
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-Onyx