THERE IS A CHOICE THIS CHAPTER! MAKE SURE TO MAKE A CHOICE! By the way, for all the numbers I used here, I did the math! So, these scenarios are 100% plausible. So, with that out of the way, I do not own Steven Universe or its characters, ideas, ect. If you have a criticism or critique, please leave a review. I hope you enjoy this chapter. And PLEASE MAKE A CHOICE!
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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Prelude(Decision Chapter)
McKreavey's UN team and Steven's militia met back up in the war room, gathering around the table and the massive six fingered ship hologram hovering over the forest. The Skywatcher. Steven grinned. The illusion they've been chasing and fighting to get to, right here at their fingertips. All they have to do is get aboard and the Diamonds' influence will be weakened once more. They have to take this chance. Soren brings up the information they have on Blue Diamond's flagship. Everyone listens intently.
"The ship has been hiding in the distance away from the fight," Soren says. "It has a land army and a fleet of ships surrounding it, meaning we can't get close enough mid-air to enter it. Ballistics surrounding the entrance, armor that can withstand heat of one thousand kelvin and if conflict starts, it'll leave as fast as it arrived. So, it's impossible to enter and penetrate the armor. That being said, how do we get inside?" Everyone looks around and murmurs. Steven cannot think of anything. Then McKreavey speaks up.
"Let's start with something simple," he says, sounding a little flustered. "How can we destroy the ship in the first place? Blow it up? Shoot it down?"
"Either," Soren says. "We can destroy it from the inside out by detonating the engine. That or we could shoot out the rockets and then invade it from there. We cannot destroy it from the outside, which is the problem here. Destroying the engine would require a relative amount of plastic explosives, relatively what amounts to four pounds of your equivalent to C-4 to break the barrier and let the ship combust. However, we would have to find a way to enter the ship and find a way to the engine." Steven thinks back to when he and the rest of the Crystal Gems were captured by Jasper and Peridot. The ship had exploded the same way as according to Garnet.
"And then there's the issue with Obsidian and Blue Diamond," Connie says, crossing her arms. "Not an easy route. How do we get in first?" Soren contemplates this question.
"We can't get in the same way we did when we attacked the ships," Soren says. "And they'll be in lockdown. Nuclear warheads will not do in this scenario. If we could simulate a ship wide emergency, a small attack team could sneak in through the exhaust vents through pent up energy."
"What emergency are we talking about here," McKreavey asks. "Fire? Pressure?" Soren thinks about this. Then he pulls up the simulation of the ship.
"If we could get missiles and fighter jets to target at these points," Soren says, highlighting the finger joints, and the middle of the palm. "The ship should not be able to retreat because the pressure built in those points will restrict the movement of energy. When the steam exits the ducts, the gems should be able to get in and take out the core and whatever is inside."
"I've got Blue Diamond," Jewel says. "I'll be able to take her on."
"We'll take on Obsidian," Steven says. "The rest of you should be able to push forward. Plant, detonate, no more Skywatcher. And like that, the Gems are losing the war."
"But a lot of people will die if we take this option," McKreavey says. "Too many people will die. And our chances of winning will decrease the longer we take. Are options are not that good in the first place. Is there another option? What's the hull made out of?"
"A tungsten-steel-titanium split alloy," Pearl says. "Pretty much impossible to impenetrate."
"How much heat can it withstand?" McKreavey asks.
"6,936 degrees kelvin," Soren says. "What's your plan?" McKreavey has a grin on his face.
"The US Navy, before the War started made a laser weapon called XN-1 LaWS, which can produce up to 12, 026 degrees kelvin, more than enough to cut through this thing like butter. We can put in a request for the new model, XN-2, which is much weaker but is still capable of doing the job. We can put in a request for the weapon and use it to attack the ship." Steven stares in amazement.
"I thought lasers were only science fiction!" Connie says in equal amazement.
"Human ingenuity is more proficient than I thought." Pearl says, grinning.
"The problem is the time we get it," Soren says. "When can we get the weapon?"
"A day," McKreavey says. "The US fleet is nearby with the weapon on standby."
"By the time we get it, the Skywatcher will be extremely close," Soren says. "Once it is shot down, our military will have to withstand a massive attack. The explosive is more proficient."
"The XN-2 will cause less military losses," McKreavey says. "Either way, we requested your help. What should we do?"
THE CHOICE IS YOURS! Should we use an explosion, or the laser weapon? Vote now! And the chapter proceeding will be epic!