The Lost Diamond
Chapter 6
Red and Lapis were both digging little waterways for Lapis to push water through so they could water the plants evenly. Red was whistling a tune and occasionally cracking a joke. They both were having a good time. "Maybe all of this will work out. He clearly showed that he could kill Peridot easily but he didn't," Lapis thought. They finished up and went back to the Barn. Peridot was practicing her metal powers by lifting a metal pole up and down. She was clearly struggling.
When Red beat her in the fight/spar she received teaching from Red on how to use her powers afterward. She was determined to advance her skills and make sure to beat Red in their next spar. The fight happened two days ago. Even though it was a Tuesday it felt like a Friday. Lapis and Peridot wanted to invite Steven over to the Barn but he had plans to "help" Pearl on her date.
Red was sitting with Peridot and Lapis, watching Camp Pining Hearts. "How is this at all entertaining. You can clearly know what's gonna happen next.", Red said. Both Peridot and Lapis both gave him a deadly glare. Peridot, who was still practicing her powers pointed her metal pole in Red's direction. Red then proceeded to shut up. As Red watched he slowly started getting into it. As he was, though, he had plenty of time to think. As another love triangle was forming in the show he thought about why he came to Earth. He thought about what was about to come next.
Peridot was then calling his name, "Red. Red! RED. RED!" Red then jumped as Peridot called his name the last time. "Sorry, I was just thinking about stuff." Peridot who was intrigued then questioned him some more. "Like what?" Red then looked away from Peridot. "I was thinking about... how Pearls date is going." Lapis then came into the conversation, "The sun is about to set. Her date must be over with." As Red heard her he jumped up and looked outside. "How is it sunset! We couldn't have been watching for long! Wow, this show is time-consuming."
Red then walked towards his room. "I think I'm done with this Camp Pining Hearts. I'm gonna go try this sleep I've been hearing about." Peridot then yelled at him saying, "Have a fantastic slumber! That's how you say it, right Lapis?" Lapis just nodded. She was sucked back up into the show. Red looked back and sighed. He went into his room and came back out holding a metallic ball that was about the size of Peridot's escape pod. Red carried it out the door careful not to let Peridot or Lapis hear him. He jumped on the roof and began to work on something. Something he hadn't planned to be doing.
Two Hours Later
Lapis looked at Peridot and said, "I haven't heard from Red in a while. Should we check on him?" Peridot saw that Lapis had a worried face and Peridot decided to calm her. "It's fine. He is probably still "sleeping" in his room. Do you wanna check?" Lapis just nodded and they walked over to the metal door that led down to Red's room. They peeked the door open a bit. All they saw was darkness. Lapis caught something in the room. It looked like a drawing.
Lapis then proceeded into Red's room. "Maybe we shouldn't invade his space. We should probably go back." Lapis ignored Peridot and she kept going. "Peridot do you have you light gun? It's too dark in here." Peridot just sighed and ran to get her light gun (flashlight). She ran back and gave it to Lapis. Lapis turned it on and put it on the wall where she saw the drawings.
What she saw was right. It was plans to make a small pod to get off the Earth. Peridot who saw it as well gasped, "Why does he want to get off the Earth. Isn't this supposed to be his new home?" Lapis just looked down, trying to think of why he would want to leave. He must have acquired a piece of information that we told him. He must be a spy!" Lapis thought.
She then grabbed Peridot by the arm and ran outside the room. "Do you know where Red is?" Peridot, who was panicking, yelled out "No! I don't." They then heard a bang on the roof. Lapis was getting angrier and she would not let him hurt Steven. She went outside and flew up onto the roof. She looked over to where Red was and saw that he wasn't building a ship. He was building a makeshift turret.
Lapis then began to go off on him. She began yelling about how he betrayed her and Peridot. "How could you do this? I thought we could finally trust you! Now you want to go to Homeworld and tell them about us all! I swear if Steven is in danger it will take a whole Homeworld army to keep me from shattering you." Red just tried to calm her down but it was no use. "This isn't what you think, Lapis. I promise you."
Peridot made it up to the roof by some miracle. She was trying to hold Lapis back. A giant ball of water was forming behind Lapis. As Red was arguing with Lapis he sighed and looked up out of frustration. He saw something in the sky and his eyes grew huge. Lapis looked up to where he staring and saw a Homeworld ship coming towards them.
Red got on the turret and was preparing to fire. "I don't have time to explain but I'll try anyway. Before I got to Earth I was a criminal and I was wanted by the outer Gem colonies. I tried taking on jobs that would get me richer faster but to do that I had to get closer to Homeworld. That really screwed me up and now I'm on the run." Red took a break in talking and started firing at the ship.
"I knew that if I hide on Earth no one would want to go here because they all think the Rebels will fire on sight. Apparently, these Gems are different." Red stopped firing as he saw the full detail of the ship. It had a black background color to it, with orange and white stripes covering it. Red knew exactly what ship it belonged to. "It's them. They found me again." Lapis and Peridot didn't know what to do. They were starting to worry.
"Lapis! Take Peridot and get far away from here! This is bad." Lapis didn't understand. Red picked up the turret and threw it at the ship. It did nothing. He looked back at Peridot and Lapis and shouted, " Peridot, you saw the libraries on Homeworld! You know exactly what that ship means! RUN DAMN IT RUN!" Peridot,with a surprised face nodded and took Lapis by the hand and started to run.
Lapis followed Peridot but only by trust. She knew Peridot had been there in the modern Homeworld. She knew that Peridot knew more about Homeworld now more than her. But deep down Lapis knew she couldn't leave Red to fight alone. She may not trust him entirely but the experiences they have had made her feel like she needed to do this.
Lapis and Peridot jumped down and were running away from the ship. As they were about to pass the Barn, Lapis grabbed Peridot and took her around the corner. She asked Peridot, "Who are these guys. They seem serious." Peridot was trembling. She told Lapis, "They are the elite of the elite. Even more skilled than Jasper. By the look of the ship... its the Grand Generals: Tiger Eye and Onyx."
Lapis finally got the big picture. This is very bad. Red jumped down and looked back to see if Peridot and Lapis left. He didn't see them so he assumed they were safe. He sighed and looked towards the landing ship. He had confronted them twice before. Those two times he had almost used... he had barely escaped with his life. He knew that if Lapis and Peridot were there, that the Generals wouldn't hesitate to shatter them too.
Red clenched his fist and stood his ground. He couldn't run this time. He had nowhere to go. This world was so primitive to Homeworld. The Generals could easily find him. The ship landed in front of the Barn. They door opened and out stepped the Generals. They were both similar in a way. They both wore white capes that went down to their knees. In the center of their chest was the White Diamond symbol. They were about as tall as Jasper but Onyx was a bit taller than Tiger Eye. Onyx was as black as Red's cloak and only her cape and eyes were a different color, white.
Tiger Eye had orange eyes and also had a black color to her. She was covered in orange stripes. Red braced himself for what came next. He summoned his weapon and put it in a reverse grip. The started walking towards Red. Tiger Eye than spoke. "We finally caught up to you. You really are a nuisance. I guess it will be worth it though. White Diamond has given us the order to scope out the Rebellion army. So you are gonna give us info, Red."
Her voice was silky and beautiful but Red knew that it was just a lie. He knew that both were fierce warriors. Each stripe on the ship represented a Gem they had shattered or battles that they had won. Red had only counted up to 24 but he was too distracted to count again. Onyx charged him with her mace in hand. Red clashed his sword with the mace. The force of both of them was so great it made a little shockwave. Red did a backflip and kept on trying to find ways to get out of this mess.
Tiger Eye summoned her weapon which was a war axe. She spun in her hand and chuckled. She watched as Onyx and Red clashed over and over again. Red was very worried. He had feared for this moment since the moment he met the Crystal Gems. If the Generals found out that the Rebellion only consisted of only 6 people they would take advantage and capture them and take them to Homeworld. As Red clashed again with Onyx, Onyx punched Red in the chest which pushed him back.
Onyx jumped up and was about to deliver a direct hit to Red before she was hit with a water ball. It knocked Onyx out of the air and onto the ground. Tiger looked towards the direction the water had come from and saw Lapis. Tiger Eye smiled and started walking towards Lapis. Ony got back up and looked towards Tiger Eye. Tiger Eye only said, "I can handle the water gem. You take care of the nuisance." Onyx nodded and looked back towards Red. Red started running towards Tiger Eye but was stopped by Onyx.
"I thought I told you to run!" Red yelled. "Peridot and I had different ideas!" Lapis said as she watched Tiger Eye run towards her. As Tiger Eye was about to reach Lapis, Peribot then jumped up from behind the Barn and landed in front of Lapis. Peribot tried to punch Tiger Eye but she only dodged and rooted Peribot's arm to the ground with her war ax.
Tiger Eye summoned another axe and was about to crash into the Peridots cockpit. Lapis sent up a column of water to stop Tiger Eye, but as she was hit, she rolled up into a ball and came crashing down on Peribot. Peridot was launched from the explosion, into the air. Lapis was about to unleash another attack before Peridot landed on her. Tiger Eye just came out of the wreckage with a smile. She was twirling to war axes in her hands and was about to finsih them off before Onyx was launched towards her.
Tiger Eye caught Onyx and looked back in surprise. Lapis and Peridot looked up towards the direction of where Onyx was launched. What they saw was horrifying. Red had a dark red glow around his left arm. He was smiling. He was just walking towards them with his sword in his right hand, and his sword in a forward grip. His left eye was glowing as well. Crystal were forming in the air around him. They were pointed towards Onyx and Tiger Eye. All Red said was, "Forgive me, Lapis... Peridot..."