IT HAS BEGUN! BAND HAS STARTED! NOOOOOOOO! Eh, I love it. Anyways, the results were unanimous! You wanted to defend the gems! Enjoy the outcome! Mwahahahahahaha! Okay, I don't own Steven Universe or its characters, ideas, ect. If you have a criticism or idea, message me or Dante Watterson. Special thanks to Dante, Lexboss and Blissfulbloom for providing characters and ideas. Enjoy!

God bless, JPLegends

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: The Result of Chaos

"For Earth, for victory," Jewel wanted to say 'for vengeance.' But Steven showed her something more. If she wants to defend Earth, she has to do it right. "For the Crystal Gems!" She turns and tosses the EMP toward the platoon a few blocks away. It explodes in a massive green blast and all the gems outside of the area poof. Jewel leaps back to the area to see the group holding over. About six of the JGSDF are dead, the militia are sitting and checking their gear and Amethyst is waking up Steven. Steven, Connie, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Soren approach her. Steven and Connie hugging her, Amethyst laughing hysterically, Soren and Garnet patting her back and Pearl looking away.

"That was amazing!" Steven chants.

"I knew you could do it!" Soren says.

"Way to show the Crystal Gems." Garnet says, grinning. Pearl walks forward, an eyebrow up.

"How did you know that would work?" Pearl asks. Jewel grins putting her arms around everyone's shoulders.

"Pearls need to have a sharp mind," Jewel says. "And a sharper affinity for determination." Pearl's eyes widen.

"You're a pearl?" She asks, sounding awed. Steven sighs, shaking his head.

"Can't you see Pearl," Steven asks. "The way she moves, talks, fights."

"I'm your pearl," Jewel says, her eyes welling up. "When you volunteered to make the perfect fusion. It was me." Pearl just stares, her cheeks flushed bright blue. No words were exchanged, so Jewel started the next subject. "So, what happens now? How do we take out the Injector?"

"The drones are down and we're stuck on the ground," Soren says. "We need something to crack it far enough and make it explode."

"Right, so we take a small team," Connie says. "I'm with Steven. Who else?"

"I can launch my gauntlets and have them explode on impact," Garnet says, summoning her weapons. "I'm in."

"I can keep crowd control with my fire," Soren says, nodding. "I'm in too."

"I'm going too." Pearl says. Jewel turns and takes her shoulders, shaking her head.

"No, Pearl, I'll go," Jewel says. "I'm stronger physically. You need to stay here and help hold the line." Pearl nods and steps back.

"Right, Amethyst," Pearl says to the purple gem. "You're with me too. We'll hold out here and keep the humans in line."

"That's me, Connie, Soren, Garnet and Jewel," Steven says. "Before the Injector explodes, everyone get close. I'll raise my bubble shield."

"Break!" Garnet says. Steven and the team sprint away while Pearl starts barking orders at the humans. They run through the streets, following where the ground gets dull and the concrete cracks. "Through the plaza." Garnet yells. They enter a mall area with fountains, bushes and cherry blossoms and right in the center is the main Injector, glowing yellow and making a loud banging sound. Around the area, a platoon of gem soldiers take position in front of the group, aiming their blasters and holding position. Above them, Obsidian comes down and summons his trident, stepping in front of the group.

"Well, well, well," Obsidian sneers. "What do you have here? A human-gem fusion, a suicidal human, a lost lab rat, a stupid defector and a weapon brandished everywhere. You've cost my Diamond a lot of trouble. Good thing your strategy was pretty obvious." Steven looks around. If anyone tries anything, they'll mow the team down. Steven looked around to see a red flag. If they could burn it to get their attention, then the gems could get to the Injector. Soren steps forward, apparently getting the memo.

"Well, looks like you can't catch the drift," Soren says, smirking. "You stepped right into our trap." Steven moves over and taps Jewel's shoulder, pointing at the flag. Jewel nods and points at the flag, a blue spark coming out.

"A bluff," Obsidian says. "Your attempt to deceive us is as predictable as it is banal. Enjoy being shattered." The flag goes up in flames and the gems turn, firing their blasters at the burning fabric. Soren leaps forward and shoots out fire from his hands, forcing the gems back. Soren summons his sword, and the others their weapons. Soren splits into five holographic copies and begins to attack the gems in the area, clearing the area with more fire. Meanwhile, Steven and Connie run forward to fight Obsidian while Garnet and Jewel try to jump up to the second level as some gems take up vantage points. Steven tosses Connie with his shield over Obsidian's head and they surround him.

"So, Obsidian," Steven says. "How does it feel that you're about to lose this territory? You think Yellow Diamond'll like it?" Obsidian stabs at Steven rapidly, which is blocked by Steven and Connie swings at his back. Obsidian turns and swings at Connie, who steps out of the way as Steven throws his shield at Obsidian's neck. Steven and Connie meet up and Obsidian turns, approaching them angrily. "Ah! Spin me!" Steven says. Connie spins Steven and dips him, and when he comes up, they fuse into Stevonnie. Obsidian staggers back, a look of disgust and confusion struck across him face. Stevonnie jumps, kicking Obsidian back, before taking a battle stance.

"You don't like me like this," She says. "Tut-tut-tut. Shame." Stevonnie charges forward, stabbing at Obsidian. The gem blocks with his trident and tries to attack at her in return, which Stevonnie blocks with the shield. This process goes back and forth while Stevonnie has an inner conversation on strategy. 'Jeez, he's fast!' 'Pretty good defense too. We need something to catch him off guard.' 'A kick?' 'Maybe, we need an opening. Focus!' 'AHHHH!' Obsidian swung his trident at Stevonnie, who reacted just in time to block the swing but get knocked back a little. 'Found it!' Stevonnie swings at an exposed spot in Obsidian's side. The hit lands, and Obsidian winces a bit, attempting to stab down at Stevonnie. The fusion dodges, using the shield to knock Obsidian's hand aside and throw him into a store nearby. Stevonnie looks to see Jewel keeping the attacking gems at a distance while Garnet leaps back onto ground level and launches her gauntlets like missiles at the giant gem on the Injector. A deep crack runs down its side, but it still functions in an operational manner.

Garnet frowns, regenerating her hands, as Obsidian comes out of nowhere and grabs Stevonnie's ankle. He lifts her up and smashes her into the ground, proceeding to stomp on her stomach. Garnet tackles Obsidian and Stevonnie un-fuses, aching in pain. "Ow," Steven says. "Connie, you okay?" Connie nods, holding her stomach firmly. Steven looks back over to Garnet, who punches Obsidian and Jewel comes down, swinging wildly at the homeworld gem. Garnet leaps back, eying the Injector.

"It won't crack further," She says. "We need something to make it implode." Soren leaps back, looks at the Injector and then turns to Garnet.

"Throw me," Soren says. "I know what to do. C'mon!" Garnet stares him down then lifts him up by the collar of his trench coat.

"Blue flames." Garnet says. She then leaps in the air and chucks Soren at the Injector. Soren in turn produces a spiral of blue fire and as he lands, sends it wrapping around the crystal. The crystal glows yellow, then red, then bright pink as more cracks begin to flood the crystal.

"SOREN!" Steven yells. Soren leaps from the Injector and straight for the group of gems, now together. The homeworld gems had teleported out of the area. Jewel grabs Soren's hand and pulls him down to the group. Steven pulls his bubble shield and a split second later, the Injector explodes. The force sends the bubble flying as Garnet grabs Steven and Connie. They can see nothing, just fire and smoke and bright lights. They stay in the air, scared and weightless for several seconds until they land hard and keep rolling. Eventually, the bubble stops but the fire keeps flowing around them. They wait until all that is left is smoke and steam. And when that clears up, Steven releases the bubble. All of the gems falling flat on the floor. Steven looks up and around. No sound, just spiraling smoke and the daylight shining in the distance. His shock turns into excitement and he begins laughing.

"WE WON!" Steven yells, hugging Connie in joy as the other gems gather around and cheer in victory. Pearl and Amethyst run up in the distance, followed by the militia and JGSDF. Everyone cries sweet tears of joy, and laugh together. They won. It's over.

. . . . . . . . . . .

"Armory, sweet armory," Steven exclaims. "It's good to see you again!" The militia had arrived in the armory again and the now healed survivors came up to greet them.

"Hey, sweetie," Mrs. Maheswaran said. "How was Tokyo?"

"Could have been better." Connie responded. Everyone got back together to talk and mourn those that fell. Eventually, Soren did a check with his data and had requested for a gathering. He everyone gathered in the center and Soren pulled up his data from the last time out. He cleared his throat and everyone listened.

"Due to our cooperation with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, we now have access to data stored in the UN and their war against the gems," Soren says, pulling up a map of Earth. "Civilians have been gathered on small scattered areas and humanity has begun its counter attack. They have lost the larger cities, consisting of Shanghai, Beijing, Delhi, Istanbul, Mumbai, Moscow, Cairo, Jakarta, London, New York, Bangkok and Mexico City. But they have started putting up strongholds around what they have and started pushing territory with guerilla attacks. We have turned the tables in the war!" A large array of applause breaks out and Soren grins in victory. He raises his hand and everything stops. "We now have access to United Nations operations. As it stands, we have been requested to help push the gems out of an area in Brazil, who are headed for a nuclear weapons silo."

"What does the UN need for nuclear weapons?" Mr. Maheswaran asks. Soren pulls up a statistics chart.

"They are especially effective against Homeworld technology," Soren responds. "Before the war, you have only ever had two nuclear attacks raised against an enemy. Now, we have twenty."

"What significance will this op have to do with our war?" Mrs. Maheswaran asks. Soren puts down his screen and looks at the group.

"The UN has agreed to help us with any other operations if we secure Brazil's silo," Soren says with a grin. "And we happened to find our Skywatcher. I'm tracking it and it seems to be in Brazil, with the rest of the coup. The plan is we fortify the defenses around the silo and then hit them where they live. And if we can, we take down the Skywatcher."

"Are you sure this'll work?" Pearl asks.

"I'm positive," Soren responds, straightning up. "If there's a chink in the armor, we'll find it. We shaped up and ship out soon. We did well. Dismissed."

The Summer of Steven has been masterful! Drop Beat Dad was great, Too Short to Ride was great, Beach City Drift was great, The New Lars was okay. But Mr. Greg! MR. GREG! Amazing. Simply a masterpiece. I can't wait.

God bless, JPLegends