Yay! Another scheduled update that's perfectly on time! :) I hope this chapter can satisfy you until tomorrow.
Steven sits on his bed playing video games.
He had finally beaten level ten in his game, but it didn't give him the rush of adrenaline that it would have otherwise.
He looks around. Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl still aren't back.
He walks over to the door containing all of the Gems' rooms.
Steven's gem glows, and the door opens, revealing a fluffy place with clouds. He steps in, and starts creating a wonderland for himself.
The room is open ended, and clouds go as far as the eye can see.
"Hmm..." Steven thinks to himself.
"I'd like Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet to be here!" He yells out into the void.
The Crystal Gems poof into existence in that closed chamber, and Steven smiles.
Lapis and Jasper were at the bottom of the ocean.
They shared the same body, but their wills and intentions clashed, forcing Malachite to stay there, unmoving.
Lapis struggled to control the fusion. To trap the dangerous gem.
Jasper was getting stronger, and they both knew it. She couldn't protect her friends for long. Soon, Jasper would take over, and have free reign of the power held back in their body.
Lapis sighed, still keeping control. Time was relative compared to humans and gems. Being trapped at the bottom of the ocean made it even worse. She wasn't even sure if Steven hadn't died of old age or natural causes. She hoped not.
A tug on the chains binding both of them interrupts Lapis' train of thought. If Jasper was going to overpower her, she sure was taking her time.
Peridot steps into the house, limping.
She looks around, trying to find her missing foot.
"Ugh! Where did those clods put it!" Peridot yells.
Just at that moment, Steven comes out of Rose's room.
He notices Peridot, and they both yell in surprise.
Peridot shapes her fingers into a cannon and aims it at Steven.
"Are you going to alert the others?" Peridot asks. The truth is, she's just as worried as Steven.
She won't make it through another fight with the Crystal Gems. Still, she holds her ground. Her foot has priority.
Steven shakes his head, backing away.
"Good. Now tell me where my foot is!" she demands.
"G..Garnet told me not to tell anyone."
Peridot deactivates her arm cannon. Shooting Steven wouldn't help at all. She needs a different approach.
"But we're friends, right?" Peridot asks. Steven looks confused. "Please?" Peridot says. Steven's eyes light up. "Anything for a friend!" he says, and runs off to grab Peridot's foot.
Peridot looks around while Steven gets her missing appendage.
Everything is as a typical house should be, yet there's one thing that catches her eye.
A picture of Rose, the rebellion leader.
Peridot had been told that Rose had retreated to Earth, and hadn't been seen ever since. So where was she now? Was her gem shattered? Did she die thousands of years ago without the knowledge of Homeworld? Jasper had been calling the human child 'Rose', but there was no way such a powerful figure would have degraded themselves to that form.
Steven rushes back with the neon green foot, and holds it up for Peridot to take. She smirks and reattaches it to her leg.
"Thanks Steven!" She yells, and runs out smiling.
Steven runs out and waves goodbye to her.
As soon as Peridot is out of sight, she drops the act, and her fingers form into a square and a light blue screen pops up in the center. A message has arrived from Homeworld.
Please state your galactic coordinates in order for maximum efficiency rescue.
Peridot enters the coordinates, smirking.
Homeworld was on the way.
It's done! Woohoo! I can rest in peace knowing that chapter five of the story is complete! I have a question, though. Should I respond to reviews, or should I just let them sit there, in case this story gets more popular. I can't respond to 10 a day, or they'll fill up the majority of the story. Thanks for reviewing, as always :)