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CHAPTER SIX: A Shift in Trust

Rose's secret armory has changed into the Militia's Headquarters. Steven has set up a memorial wall in the south area of the circular cave, which reads

Memorial Wall

In God we trust, In Earth we protect

Mayor William "Bill" Dewey

Nanefua Pizza

Ronaldo Fryman

Vidalia Yellowtail

Everyone was in mourning, but with war on everyone's mind, the atmosphere was very quiet. Pearl was training Beach City to be army men, using guns, weapons, and combat maneuvers. Garnet, Connie and Amethyst would take turns staying on watch. Soren was keeping track of the home world's and Earth's state of being. Currently, everywhere is dark and the economy has been reduced to an IOU. Meanwhile, the home world was crippled under the loss of a Skywatcher, but still holding strong. Although Soren's intentions were true, Steven knew they were, no one seemed to trust him. Garnet was always watching him, Pearl was always watching Steven and the humans always were armed.

Things were not all work and distrust. Buck started something with Jenny Pizza. Lars did the same with Sadie. Sour Cream and Onion got more close as brothers. And Amethyst was starting to flirt with Soren. "The way you took out Jadeite," She says to him. "So cool!" Soren wasn't really there to make friends, he was there to work. But he was extremely loyal to Steven. Steven brought these facts to Garnet, who looked pleased.

"The end of the world has a way of bringing people together," Garnet said. "We all felt that way during the first Gem War. That's how Ruby and Sapphire fused. That's how I was born. That's how you were born. The fact that there are people to fight for keeps you alive, keeps you on your feet so you can see them one more time. Who do you look to when fighting in this?"

"I think of Earth before the war," Steven said. "And what'll happen if we get that chance to see it again. But I also think of the people around me. You, Pearl, Amethyst, Dad…" He stopped his streak. He thought of one more person who kept him alive and willing while on the ship. The person who was his best friend. That's the person he thought of. "Soren has a strategy to take out the home world gems. "Swipe their feet from under them" he said. We should arrange a meeting around the center." Garnet nods, still uncertain about their new ally.

They gathered around the center in a few hours. Soren was wearing a new outfit. A black cloak with a hood, underneath was red armor, light and flexible, with a star over the heart. He had yellow gauntlets and a belt, holding gem combat gear and other gadgets. He also had black leggings and knee high combat boots. He touched something on his right gauntlet and a hologram of a Skywatcher appeared over a landmass. "We have already hit and destroyed one Skywatcher, the strongest ships in the home world fleet," He said. "This is a serious blow to the gems and increased our chance of success. Yellow Diamond has retreated from her ship, coordinates unknown, but that doesn't matter. What we need to focus on is hitting the other Skywatchers."

A blue Skywatcher appeared. "This Skywatcher, owned by Blue Diamond, is our next target, as the Supernova, White Diamond's Skywatcher, is currently in orbit. It is heavily defended by gem Longbows," small blue hands appear, being the ships. "Titan Robonoids," large Flask Robonoids appear. "And a base filled to the teeth with soldiers, ballistics and drones." And image appears of a long base. "This alone would be difficult to break in, but that's just the beginning. Ever since the first Skywatcher was shut down, gem communications have been tight around the areas. The very second we attack, the Skywatcher will send out an SOS, summoning reinforcements."

"So, how do we attack the Skywatcher then?" Jamie asks. Soren changes the photo to a three-dimensional holographic globe. With lines tracing all over the planet.

"Gem hubs run off ships," Soren says. "There is one connecting every com and another connecting to the very same hub. The destroyed Skywatcher was here," An x appears over Beach City. "And Blue Diamond's Skywatcher is here," An x appears over Philadelphia. "The hub connecting them was here," An x appears over Atlantic City. "And the hub connecting it to the other hubs is here," An x appears over Denver. He zooms in, showing a disk-like ship. "Seated below the ship is an AA gun, standard procedure for aerial attacks. We take control of that gun, we shoot down the hub. No more hub, there will be no backup to worry about. As a plus, when we take out the hub, that entire area will go dark to the home world. That will give us breathing room until they try to bring the area back online. That's the plan. Any questions?"

"How defended is the hub?" Connie asks, looking unsure of the plan. Steven didn't want to separate Connie and Soren form each other's throats, so he listened carefully.

"There is an AA gun and the base below holds a platoon of gem soldiers, with ballistic weaponry. The hub runs anytime. So, they can call for backup. The base is fairly small and approachable, so we can come close by surprise and I can activate a gem EMP. The EMP lasts for an hour, so we need to close in quickly and take out the hub with the AA gun as soon as possible."

"That's an arguably good idea, but I have another idea," Connie says. "The hub, as you said, keeps everything active. So, let's not use the EMP. We can break in with a short amount of time, and use the computers there to hack into the Titan Robonoids, making them attack the Skywatcher base. After, we use the gun to blow up the hub and then we head to the weakened base, take out what's left of the base, and take out the Skywatcher."

"That is too risky," Soren says. "If we risk them not calling backup, there is a chance they will call in the Skywatcher. If that happens, we will risk a lot of lives, leaving the mission a failure."

"We won't be risking as many lives as taking on a fortress with a gung ho attack," Connie snaps. "If we risk it, there is a chance the robonoids will leave everything empty. That will keep a lot of us alive."

"I have the foundation of a plan that will leave the base in ruins," Soren barks. "Besides, if we hack the drones, our intentions will become obvious. The Skywatcher will become aware and it may flee. Then we may never get another chance to attack them, because they will be on high alert."

"Maybe not," Connie growls. "We can hack them in a way that makes it look like a glitch. And maybe the Skywatcher won't take the hacking into account if we keep the attack discreet."

"Come on, guys," Steven says, desperately trying to calm them down. "These are good ideas, but we need to build this foundation of trust."

"How can you trust him, Steven," Connie says, enraged. "He's a home world gem! He appeared out of nowhere, telling us to trust him after he killed one of his own kind!"

"He saved my life from Yellow Diamond, Connie," Steven yells. "Why isn't that good enough for you?"

"Because he almost burned you to a crisp," Connie barks back. "For all I know he could have missed you and hit Jadeite instead!"

"I didn't miss," Soren says in a deathly whisper. "I was aiming for Jadeite."

"Can it, Spasamtea!" Connie barks.

"SPESSARTINE," Soren roars. "SOREN SPESSARTINE! AND DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, HUMAN!"

"I HAVE A NAME! IT'S CONNIE MAHESWARAN! AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE ORDERS THAN YOU CAN…"

"QUIET," Steven roars, gaining their attention. "Connie, I trust you because I know you! Soren, I trust you because you saved my life! But if your trust shifts because of me, and whether or not I should trust you at all, then we're going to lose our planet because we fell apart from the inside! Now, I'm making the decision and going with it! Because, Connie I can trust you to get the job done and think everything out! Soren, I can trust you know their move before they do it and you know where to hit them and where to not! But as of now, I can only choose one plan!"

So readers, who do you trust more? Soren Spessartine or Connie Maheswaran? I've explained the plans, advantages, weaknesses and reasons. But only you can decide. See you on Wednesday.

God bless, JPLegends.