And now, the second-to-last chapter of the first installment of the 'Topaz Saga!' (If I make more, that is)
The Crystal Gems watched in horror as Topaz was slowly slipping from reality, his physical form distorting and flickering. Bloodstone grinned ear to ear viciously at the sight of his once best friend beginning to lose his grip on reality, physically and mentally. "Now you'll know how I've felt after thousands of years!" He said. He turned his attention to the others. "So, whose Gem do I turn into a shattered trophy for Yellow Diamond first?" He asked, his eyes full of malice. "How about the little hybrid?" He said, looking at Steven. That pushed Topaz to the limit. He stopped distorting. "...weak..." He muttered. Bloodstone was shocked to hear his best friend's voice. "What?" He asked. "I said you're weak." Topaz said, his strength coming back. "You and your weapon." "How so?" Bloodstone questioned. "First, there's your knife." Topaz said. "Light. No reach. Not even cool-looking. Rose Quartz's sword hit way harder and hurt way more." Bloodstone was getting mad. Topaz continued, "Then, there's the one wielding it. You've been holding a grudge for the last 7,000 years. You possessed a child. And that's just the pathetic crap I know about." Bloodstone's fury was growing. "I'm gonna give you one more chance to throw in the towel." Topaz offered. "Just stop fighting. Let me fix your Gem. Let me make things right." Bloodstone's fury vanished, replaced with humor. "Are you really showing mercy?" He asked. "You're at a disadvantage! Without your swords, how can you possibly win?" "Do you really wanna find out?" Topaz warned. "Because if you try to attack me again, you REALLY won't like what happens next." Bloodstone ignored this, and ran at Topaz, knife in hand. Then, just as Bloodstone was about to stab Topaz, the swordsman dodged the attack and taunted, "Did you think I'd just stand there and let you kill me that easily?" Topaz had a big grin on his face. "I guess if you want me to give you a bad time that badly..." Topaz's right eye began to give off a blue energy that resembled a blue flame. He snapped his fingers, four Laser Light Cannons appearing by his sides. Bloodstone was shocked. Topaz noticed this and said, "What? You think I would come all this way to fight you without a contingency plan?" Steven and the Gems were also shocked. Topaz looked over at them and said, "I hope you don't mind if I borrow your mom's cannons for a few minutes." He returned his focus to Bloodstone, pointed at him, his thumb sticking up, and swung his arm up, resembling recoil from a gun. As if on cue, the cannons powered up and blasted at Bloodstone, knocking him into a pillar. "Cannons against a knife? That's hardly fair." Bloodstone complained. "I warned you." Topaz reminded. "I also told you not to say I didn't warn you." Bloodstone ran at Topaz, stabbing at him. Topaz dodged every jab. "You think I haven't considered going back for you?" He asked. "I looked for ways to go back to Homeworld and fix your Gem, but I couldn't. I was always busy protecting Earth, fighting in the war." Bloodstone's rage gradually turned to sorrow. "Eventually, I gave up on going back. I couldn't fix you myself, I couldn't ask Rose for such a big favor. I just gave up." Topaz's joking smirk came back. "These are probably just bad excuses for being lazy, huh? Hell if I know."
After ten minutes of fighting, Topaz and Bloodstone got tired. "You... *pant*... Can't win this time." Bloodstone panted out wearily. Topaz waited to catch his breath, then said, "Lapis Lazuli could do this. So can I." Steven and the others were wide-eyed at the mention of Lapis, who saved them by fusing with Jasper and trapping the two of them at the bottom of the ocean. Long before Topaz had arrived. "When her Gem cracked, she went crazy, her powers doing the same. Eventually, it was fixed. She moved on with her life. Then she was captured by Gems like you. She was freed, but was given a choice. Join her captors and destroy the one who fixed her, or just remain a prisoner. Lapis fused with her captor, but she took control and dragged the fusion to the bottom of the ocean forever." Steven teared up after hearing the entire story of the Gem he saved after experiencing it firsthand. "She's still at the bottom of the sea, still fighting the powerful Gem she fused with for control. She could throw in the towel, but instead, she tries her hardest every moment to keep her friend safe. She has something to fight for. That's why, even now, she's winning an eternal fight with a Gem ten times as powerful as she is." Topaz stood up straight. "And that's why I'm gonna beat you." He held his hand out. Bloodstone was about to run at his opponent, but he found that he couldn't move. Topaz shot his arm up, Bloodstone's immobilized body flying up into the ceiling in unison. Topaz shot his arms left, right, up, and down rapidly, flinging Bloodstone into pillars, walls, floors, and ceilings. Topaz eventually held his arm down, pinning Bloodstone. He walked over to the red Gem. He formed an orange crystal spike in his hand, ready to finish the job. Bloodstone, with a defeated look, said, "Go ahead. Do it. I don't deserve mercy or forgiveness." After hearing this, Topaz stopped, got rid of the spike, smiled, and said, "That's what I've been waiting to hear." He looked over at Steven and nodded. Steven understood, and walked to Bloodstone, liked his palm, and put it on the cracked rhombus. The crack sealed itself and Bloodstone's fangs vanished, replaced by normal teeth. Steven did the same to Topaz, his blazing eye turning back to normal. Steven backed away, giving the friends some space. Topaz and Bloodstone smiled at each other, and hugged, both of them beginning to cry.
And that's the final main chapter! Next up: the epilogue! Sorry this chapter took a while. I had a LOT of late work to take care of at school. I also spent some of the weekend finishing the main story of Skyrim. Anyways, see ya in the conclusion!