Yellow Topaz Log, Mission #612
White Diamond herself has called me in specially for this mission, I am on leave from the conquest of planet Zeta 2B aka Lohac exclusively for this. It seems the experiment meant to prolong White Diamonds life has gone missing, although the method of how it was stolen has yet to be discovered, several Peridots are being put to work on finding out how. The Experiment has existed for less than a solar sweep, kept deep within the fortress of White Diamond, how the Crystal Gems even found out about it is a mystery. Either way my mission is to retrieve it by any means necessary, any means as long as the product is not damaged. The Experiment itself is curious, according to data it was removed from it's nutritional chamber years in advance of what it should have been, it shows how much better my Diamond is, I'm sure when her time come she will have a fully developed unit ready for her extension. My crew of 2 quartz gems, 5 Turquoise gems, a Peridot (for technology), and I are about to enter Earth's Atmosphere. Bracing for impact, to be updated.
From off the clouded shore of Beach city, out of the ocean rose a triangular Yellow ship. About half the size of the temple itself, with a neon white light racing around the perimeter of the ship.
"There. Steven, Peridot, Clear; please stay in the temple." Garnet said summoning her gauntlets, all three shaking a little from the sight of the ship.
"Take the warp pad away if any of them make it past us." Pearl drew her spear.
"And destroy it so they can't follow you." Lapis summoned her wings, looking back at the worried faces.
"We got this guys, we'll be fine." Amethyst snapped her whip and held the front door open.
Steven looked at the four with tears at the edge of his eyes, "B-b-but, y-you guys d-don't haave my shield!"
Pearl knelt down and held Steven's face in her unarmed hand, "Steven, we need you to be strong. Protect yourself, I don't want you to have to face them."
"What if you need me though! M-mom's shield is-"
"Steven." Garnet interrupted, "We'll be fine, just remember, if anyone comes in. Warp. Out."
"Ready?" Lapis stepped onto the porch.
"Nope." Amethyst followed.
"Stay safe." Pearl jumped off the railing.
"See you soon." Garnet walked out.
Peridot looked at him, then to the window. "Steven, I don't know if I can say anything to help the Gems, but that ship is a class S armored transportation ship. That means the ship itself won't be blasting anyone, but the gems inside are… um… you see basically it's..." Peridot trailed off for lack of wording.
"Unfair… fair fight." Clear blinked sitting up from their position where they'd been laid on the couch after passing out.
"Clear!" Steven hugged the pale figure, "Are you ok? What happened?"
"Memories." Clear looked outside, "What happen?" Their eyes widened.
On the beach below where specs of many different colours, they seemed to be talking but the house was simply too far away.
"Judging by their sizes there are two quartz gems down there as well as a few basic fusing soldiers and… OH MY STARS!" Peridot fell backwards with a large thud.
"What!?" Steven rushed to help her up.
"I should have recognised the ship! This mission that Homeworld is on, this retrieval mission is important! That is a Yellow Topaz!" Peridot gestured wildly to the window, "They are gems designed for strategy and combat, they are the Generals of Yellow Diamonds Armies! We're dead. I'm going to parish on this planet. I'll never know if Percy and Pierre team up!" Peridot begins sobbing into a couch cushion.
Below there are sounds and sights of lights clashing against each other and weapons being flung about. A white and purple blob being thrown around by an orange, a blackish dark pink spec facing a large gem fusion of turquoise coloured gems, and Lapis' water arms attempting to catch both a yellow and pink dot in vain.
"Clear… what do you remember?" Steven asked.
"Diamond… Nothing... then running. Not with legs... ship. Then here…" Clear looked down and clenched their fists, "Bad. White Diamond… wanted bad and-" Clear began shaking.
"Calm down, this isn't the time, whatever she wants is probably long gone!" Steven hugged the taller gem.
"Gone?" Clears eyes began to water.
"There was no trace of any ship nor gem technology nearby you when you were found, nor in the surrounding area." Peridot stated seeming to have calmed down but not having let go of the pillow, "Unless you have the thing someone stole from White Diamond, it's gone and we're being attacked for no reason!"
"Not…" Clear fiddled with their fingers, "Stolen…"
"Not stollen?" Steven repeated.
"See, they don't have whatever was stolen! We're doomed and I-" Peridot was cut off by a crash just outside.
"Hide." Steven harshly whispered, tugging the other two behind the kitchen counter.
The front door opened with a loud creak, they couldn't see the figure well from behind the counter, but by the colours and voice, it was obvious who was there.
"Mission log update: I've infiltrated the hideout of the Crystal Gems and have located the warp pad. It was surprisingly simple, their base has an astounding lack of traps or locks of any kind. Hmm..." The figure looked around and walked up to the warp pad, peaking around the corner the three small gems gasped silently.
Standing before them was Peridot, another Peridot. She had her limb enhancers still but seemed different. She stool with lighter white accents instead of darker green and gem located on the side of her neck, the faux limbs also seemed more compact, like an upgrade.
"There seems to be no further barriers preventing my intrusion, I will proceed to the Galaxy warp." With that, the Peridot stepped onto the pad and warped, presumably, to the Galaxy warp.
"Should we follow her?" Steven asked the other two.
"I- um- T-the Gems said to take the warp pad away if anyone makes it to the house!" Peridot exclaimed.
"Was in… we go." Clear stated.
"Exactly, she came in, so we should leave the house and follow her." Steven jumped up on the window sill to see how the gems outside were fairing. There were less dots than before, the gems seemed to be fine, he could make out Sardonix on the beach, as well as Lapis by the shore doing something, and a purple flash of light before one of Lapis' water hands picked it up and flung it towards the house. The object flew through the window right into Stevens waiting hands. It was Amethyst's Gem.
"Four to two." Clear had climbed up to the window to view the fight below, they were pointing to the shore. Indeed the Crystal Gems besides Amethyst seemed to be fighting well against the last two Homeworld Gems.
"We can't just let her do whatever she wants with the Galaxy warp!" Steven placed Amethyst in his pocket and walked to the warp pad in the middle of the room where Clear already stood, "Peridot, are you coming?"
"Argh, fine! Someone who understands these clods ought to be with you." She stepped forwards and Steven held up his arms letting light engulf them.