A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I had a few other fanfictions I wanted to write before continuing Cracked Landing, but I'm back now!
Forgive me, this chapter is a bit on the short side and I debated on combining this with Chapter 12, but I didn't think Chapter 12 was ready to be posted yet.
Enjoy Chapter 11 for now!
"You heard me! Get rid of that human permanently.
Kill him."
Peridot felt her face pale and she stumbled backwards away from her towering ruler. Kill? That was not something Peridot ever was assigned to do. That is why she traveled with Jasper, so she could do her own technical work and Jasper could deal with the pests that got too close, but Jasper wasn't here to protect her anymore.
"W-what do you mean, Yellow Diamond? I-I-" Peridot struggled with her words, fearing the powerful gem on the other side of the screen.
"Peridot! My orders are clear! Kill this human or you can forget returning to Homeworld with your gem intact!" Yellow Diamond hissed. Peridot shook in fear. Kill Ronaldo or never return to Homeworld? Peridot glanced over at Ronaldo who took a step back from her when their eyes met. She knew that face; it was the face of fear. She looked at Ronaldo and saw herself. She saw her reflection in his glasses staring back with horror and with fear of dying.
They were both the same.
They were both scared.
"Peridot!" Yellow Diamond's voice boomed with impatience. Peridot jumped and turned around to face her leader. "Hurry up and kill him! Kill him and get back to Homeworld to finish your duties!" Peridot's hand shook as she reached for the emergency gem destabilizer tucked neatly in her boot. She didn't know how well it worked on humans or if it worked at all, but it was all she had. Peridot's hand shook as she pointed the weapon at Ronaldo who looked at Peridot with horror.
"P-Peridot?" he shook, slowly backing away. Peridot felt tears prick her eyes. How could she wish for the same torture that was subjected to her back at home for Ronaldo? And after he had shown her so much kindness?
"Get on with it!" Yellow Diamond snapped. "Honestly! I know you Peridots are useless but getting sensitive over this one human? You truly are pathetic!"
Clang.
Peridot dropped the weapon.
"What are you-" Yellow Diamond started.
"I'm done following your orders, Yellow Diamond." Peridot said stomping her foot down as she marched up to the screen. "I refuse to bring upon the same torture you have inflicted on me for the past one thousand years to the humans on this planet!" Peridot placed her hand above the yellow diamond emblem on her uniform before it promptly vanished. "I will no longer serve you."
"You little-" Peridot turned a few dials on the control panel and pulled up her own screen.
"Permanently ending all transmissions." Peridot said, hesitantly hovering her finger over her screen. This command would cut off all contact with Homeworld forever. Was Peridot really prepared to abandon her home?
"Peridot if you dare end this transmission you will never be able to come back!" Yellow Diamond threatened. Peridot looked up at the screen.
"I know."
Peridot pressed the button on her screen and static echoed through the room as the transmission ended. Yellow Diamond's face disappeared in the static and silence eventually settled in the room as the monitors shut down one last time. Ronaldo stood frozen behind Peridot completely in awe at what just occurred.
"Wow…" Ronaldo breathed, running his fingers through his hair. "That was crazy. You really weren't joking about that tyrant leader of yours." Ronaldo said chuckling slightly, trying to lighten up the heavy mood. Peridot stood at the controls, her hands still pressed up against the array of dials and buttons, hunched over and shaking. "Peridot, are you-?" Ronaldo cautiously placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder only to be slapped away angrily. Ronaldo fell backwards at the sudden action with a loud thud.
"This…This is your entire fault!" Peridot screamed. Tears streamed down her face. "You should have just stayed out of this!" Peridot felt her body tremble. "You should have just let me die in that forest!" Peridot sprinted out of the control room without another word. Ronaldo sat frozen in place.
"My entire fault?" Ronaldo winced at the words. Ronaldo looked up at all the foreign technology littering the room. Investigating paranormal activities in Beach City was all he did and for once he bit off more than he could chew. Finding an alien? Speaking against an intergalactic dictator? What was wrong with him? He got himself into this mess, and now he needed to fix it.
Ronaldo stood up, dusting his pants off before running after the lost gem.
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