Oh hell, the green gem cursed as Amethyst, Garnet, and Pearl sprang up towards her.
The three gems yelled as they leapt towards Peridot. Wielding their weapons and striking at the green gem who was scrambling to avoid the blows. Peridot had still been swore from the night before and her short sleep didn't make her feel any better. The gem was chased around the warehouse, dodging spears, whips, and fists.
Peridot's fingers began to spin as she prepared to take off with the gems still hot on her heels. Her feet lifted off the ground as she took off towards the caved in ceiling of the warehouse. However, as Peridot was about to make her escape, the gem become ensnared in a whip and dragged back to the ground.
"Aghh," Peridot wailed as she struggled against Amethyst's whip. "Haha, yeah. I caught her," the purple gem piped up triumphantly before she dragged Peridot towards the trio.
"Let's bring her back to the base," Steven shouted in an overly excited voice, waving his arms above his head. The crystal gems exchanged glances from one another, then down to Steven. "Well, we can't let her go, we don't know what kind of trouble she'll cause," Pearl chimed with a concerned look.
"Let me go!" Peridot pleaded as she wriggled around on the floor of the warehouse. The Crystal Gems glanced from Peridot to each other then nodded. "I guess Steven's right, we should bring her back to the house," Garnet spoke up as she turned to leave the warehouse. "At least until we know what to do with her," Garnet piped while she made her way outside.
Steven and Amethyst laughed as the purple gem dragged a protesting Peridot over the wet warehouse floor towards the exit of the abandoned building. Pearl mumbled quietly, asking herself if keeping the enemy at their base was a bad idea but soon followed.
Most of the storm had ceased, leaving puffy grey cloud with only a couple rays of sunlight breaking through. The town was still wet from last night, puddles scattered every street and the gutters were overflowing with rain water. Amethyst dragged Peridot through the damp grass and wet sand until they reached the beach house.
"Let me go. Let me go. Let me go!" Peridot squirmed and whined the entire time she was dragged by the purple gem.
Amethyst dragged Peridot up the steps of the beach house, causing the green gem to shriek when her head hit the wood steps. Garnet walked in first, followed by Steven, Amethyst dragging Peridot, and finally Pearl.
Amethyst's whip retracted into lavender light before vanishing, releasing Peridot onto the wood floor of the beach house. The purple gem chuckled as she turned to the other gems, "So, what are we going to do with her?"
Peridot grunted at the throbbing pain in her body and curled up in a tight ball. The wet clothes that clung to her form caused her to shiver. The other gems stared down at her questionably. "Is she okay?" Steven asked from beside Garnet.
"What are you doing?" a soft voice questioned from the other side of the beach house. Peridot tilted her head to the side to realize that the voice came from none other than Lapis Lazuli.
Lapis stared wide eyed at Peridot for a moment before making her way to the white sofa. The blue gem huffed quietly as she plumped down on the couch, watching the gems.
Garnet grunted as she crossed her arms over her chest. "I think that while Peridot is here Lapis will be caring for and watching her," the tall gem turned her head to stare at the surprised Lapis. Pearl nodded while Steven and Amethyst exchanged big goofy grins.
"WHAT?" Peridot practically screamed, her cheeks flushed a dark green. Amethyst snorted at the green gems response. "This is nonnegotiable, we can't have you running amok and we won't be able to watch you all the time," Pearl stated with a stern tone. "We also need something for Lapis to do," she muttered quietly.
"Hey, it won't be so bad," Steven chuckled as he ran to pull Lapis up from her set and guide her to stand in front of Peridot. Flustered, the blue gem stared down at her feet. "C'mon guys, you can be friends," the young boy spoke.
"Steven, we have to go on a mission," Pearl piped up as if she suddenly remember. The other Crystal Gems played along as they stepped up onto the warp pad. "Are you two going to be okay?" Steven questioned before following the others. "Y-yes, just go away," Peridot barked from her seat on the floor, still flustered.
The two watched the Crystal Gems disappear in a bright light. "ugh," Peridot grunt and leaned back on her hands, clutching her head and squeezing her eyes shut. Lapis stared down at the green gem in confusion before kneeling down until they were face to face.
"Are- are you okay?" the blue gem asked hesitantly while glancing Peridot up and down.
"I'm fine," Peridot barked, wincing as she opened her eyes. The green gem quickly flushed when she realized how close hers and Lapis' face are.
"Wait, what is this?" Lapis questioned as she crawled closer to Peridot, almost sitting on her legs. "Hey wait, what are you doing?" Peridot protested, trying to push the other gem off but ended up unsuccessful.
"Your gem is chipped," Lapis spoke softly as she gingerly poked at the green gem. Peridot flushed a deep shade of green, her struggling stopped as she sat still as a statue. How did my gem get chipped? Damn it! I guess that's why I feel so weak.
Peridot grunted as she pulled herself away from Lapis. The blue gem stared at her for a few seconds, looking her over. "You need to get cleaned up," Lapis sighed as she walked around Peridot, kneeling down behind her. The green gem flinched as she felt gentle finger comb through her hair.
"What are you doing?" Peridot hissed, more surprised and annoyed. "Your hair is a mess, I'm just trying to fix it up a bit," Lapis replied as she continued to pull little knots from the other girls hair. Peridot slowly relaxed into Lapis' touch.
Peridot drifted off with her thoughts, her emotions overflowing as for the first time, she had the chance to think things over. Lapis had finished fixing Peridot's hair, however Peridot was still lost in thought.
"Peridot, are you okay?" Lapis asked as she placed a gentle hand on Peridot's exposed shoulder, causing the green gem to snap back into consciousness. "W-what?" Peridot flinched at the shakiness in her voice. What is wrong with me? Peridot mentally smacked herself.
"Your clothes are soaking wet, I'll go see if I can find something for you," Lapis uttered as she stood up and headed towards the closet. Peridot was left sitting in the center of the wood floor, dumbfounded.