Hey guys! Sorry I was gone for so long. In between exams and band and concerts, it's been really difficult to keep up with this. But I am not in Winter Break! AND THE EARTH REJOICES! Seriously though, I'll try to make this stuff pump out as often as possible. So YOU CHOOSE THE LASER because of course you would. I do not own Steven Universe or its characters, ideas, ect. Special thanks to DanteWatterson and LexBoss for characters! If you have a criticism or critique, please leave a review! I hope you enjoy.
God bless, JPLegends
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Firestorm
Steven was many things. Anxious, excited, nervous. The "Second Gem War for Earth" as the Crystal Gems put leads to this. This is what it's been building up to! Giving humanity the necessities to fight back and giving humanity a fighting chance against the gems; it has all built all up to the Crystal Gems and their Militia to destroy the second Skywatcher. And here is the opportunity. This massive machine on the ground of the Brazilian wilderness. LaWS XN-2: A massive turret with a giant lens on the barrel of the gun. Polished white and sparkling in the sun, with the brand of the American flag on its side. The Crystal Gems stand on the steel wall, staring down at the turret aimed at the giant, six-fingered hand shaped ship about a mile away from them. Garnet, Pearl, Amethyst, Soren, Jewel, Steven and Connie stared at the ship. "This is it," Soren says. "That ship drops from the sky, and we're going to be in for a fight."
"The UN and Militia are rounded up right there," Pearl says. "Let's hope they can take up the challenge of an entire ship filled with elite Homeworld soldiers."
"They can do it," Steven says, sweating intensely. "Have a little faith." Connie grips onto his hand. She's sweating, biting her lower lip. Steven does not know what to do at this point. Does he tell her? This could be their last chance. After many minutes, Steven swallows his pride. "Hey, Co…"
"All right, people," McKreavey yells out into a radio and to the people behind him. "We get that ship down to ground and all hell breaks loose! We're going to fight and if need be, die, for this ground that we stand on! We will show these bastards what happens when you mess with planet Earth, and we will send a message to their leaders making sure that they leave! AND THEY NEVER COME BACK! HOO RAH!" The massive body of infantry echoes 'HOO RAH' right back at him. "Oculus, fire at the designated zone on my signal. Three. Two. One. FIRE!" Little to no sound, was generated. Just a small hum. Steven saw a blinding light come from the glass and it made him shield his eyes, but there was no colored beam shooting out into the sky. Just a constant flash of light. Steven looks up at the ship and sees a large, orange line carve across into the ship. It was almost mesmerizing, watching the orange liquid lines just fade into existence…
KRAK-KOOM! A massive explosion engulfed the majority of the back of the ship. The roaring fire encumbered the ship, sending ash and smoke into the air alarmingly. Steven watched as a series of chain explosions took place around the ship and the massive hand was enthralled with fire and even more smoke. The fingers dipped into the air, as if begging for a higher deity to save it, but the only thing that could be distinguished from it was part of the palm and the fingers. The rest was just fire, smoke and distorted metal. It stayed like that until crashing down into the ground with a satisfying CRASH! Trees fell, wind was thrown into the UN Base, and a large fire of ash and smoke rose into the sky. Connie fell out of her seat, bringing Steven down with her. Soren was grinning; Amethyst feeling the same, was laughing. Pearl and Jewel had their hands upped over their mouths, shocked. And Garnet sat there, with the slightest smirk on her face.
"MOTHER OF PEARL!" Jewel called out, rather ironically while the majority of the soldiers cheered.
"Alright, now for the hard part," McKreavey shouts out. "We go out and take as much territory from them as possible! You see Blue Diamond, Obsidian or something other than a soldier, report it and let our specialists deal with it! After all, they retook Tokyo! And they're helping us retake Earth! Into battle! GO!" The seven leap off of the wall and charge into the forest toward the pillar of smoke in the sky, with the massive army behind them. Within minutes, they reach the wall of the massive space hand, with a massive crack in it and many gem soldiers waiting outside.
And the fight begins.
Bullets begin flying forward and back, as UN and Militia dive into cover. The controlled chaos of the area makes Steven not be able to realize what is going on around him, and he quickly looks around for his targets. "The humans have to stay here and fight the gems with the best of their abilities," Soren says. "Now, we have to find the Commanders here. Where is Obsidian and Blue Diamond?"
"We have to get into the ship," Garnet says. "It's likely they're inside there. But how do we get inside?" Steven looks around the battlefield, watching as the gems and UN duke it out. Screaming, explosions, bullets flying every which way. The massive cloud of soldiers in the middle are blocking up the entrance to the ship, and there does not seem to be a tangible way to get inside. Unless…
"Connie, c'mere." Steven says, motioning with his hand. Connie gets close and Steven activates his bubble shield. "Garnet, if you can get us through there, we'll have a path to the ship." Garnet stares at Steven for a few seconds, expressionless, and then smiles. Steven looks toward the rest of the gems. "Have you guys got a way to get through that?" Soren nods, with a cocky looking grin on his face. "Let' do it." Soren summons a cyclone of fire, generating multiple copies of him made out of different colors of fire. Garnet grabs the bubble and leaps into the air, overlooking the battle a few feet in the sky. Steven grabs Connie's hand, holding his breath. Then, there was a loud clang as Garnet punches the bubble into the mass of gem soldiers. The two slosh around inside the bubble, trying their best to keep stable while they steamroll over gem after gem, bouncing around and charging with unending momentum over the crowd of soldiers.
After a few seconds, they clear the crowd and fly into the ship, crashing against a wall and arcing through the air. Steven pops his bubble and lands hand first, he and Connie doing a roll to conserve momentum and reduce damage to their body. They finally stop, and they exhale heavily. Steven laughs as Connie chuckles weakly. "That was the worst idea ever, Steven." She says. They look outside, seeing multi-colored explosions approach the crack in the ship. Seconds later, Soren and his copies burst through the crowd of gems, who look at him and fire at him. Steven pulls up his shield, taking the bullets and Soren shooting fire at his enemies. Seconds later, Jewel and Pearl pop through. Seconds after that, Amethyst and Garnet pop through. Jewel sticks her sword into the ground and thrusts her fist into the air. A clear sheet of metal rises from the air and closes them off from the battle outside.
"Very good, Jewel." Pearl says, tapping Jewel's shoulder. Jewel grins, a wild look in her eyes. Heavy footsteps approach the team and they turn into a battle position, summoning weapons. They turn to see Obsidian, trident in hand, looking angry.
"Crystal Gems, ruining everything," Obsidian says, tightening his fist. "You're not getting to Blue Diamond!"
"Yeah, we'll see about that." Soren says, tilting his head to the side.
"You have no place on this world, traitor," Obsidian snaps. "Those who don't fall in line get harvested by my diamond!"
"Good thing he's not my diamond," Soren says. "Otherwise, this would be a bit of a problem."
"I'LL SHATTER ALL OF YOU," Obsidian yells, swinging his trident around in the air. "THE TRAITOR, THE LAB RAT, ALL OF YOU! HOW DARE YOU OFFEND MY DIAMOND!"
"Yeah, well, we're going after the one here," Soren says. "Have fun while Homeworld falls to pieces!" Obsidian runs forward, immediately being stopped by metal enveloping his foot. Steven looks back to see Jewel's sword to the ground and her fist curled up. She puts her sword in a swinging position, as does Soren, and they run forward. The swing at Obsidian, making him wince and step backward. With Soren and Jewel behind him and the rest enveloping him, Obsidian roars and hurls his trident at Soren. Soren hurls himself out of the way and Obsidian hurls tridents at everyone else.
Soren leaps out at the massive gem and punches him in the face, ripping him from the metal and sending him flying. "I've got Obsidian," Soren says, pulling his sword from his gem. "GO!" Everyone leaves, leaving Soren in a fighting stance. Obsidian rips himself off of the ground, summoning another trident.
"Traitor…" Obsidian growls. Soren swings his sword, taunting the gem.
"Let's see if you can capture me, now." Soren says. They charge at one another, and their blades clash.
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Steven runs right behind the gems, following them and trying not to listen at the grunts and clanks of the fight Soren and Obsidian are having. Garnet leads the way, predicting where they have to go with their future vision. They run for several minutes until the reality of the situation hits Steven. What if they lose the fight? What will Obsidian do to Soren if they lose? Steven forces the thoughts to the back of his head. This is what matters now.
They run until they reach a dark room with a massive box with black glass. Blue Diamond is typing away at the glass on a holographic terminal. She appears to be quite busy. The team stops yards away from Blue Diamond, who spins around and glares at them. Her braided cyan hair reached down her chest and her eyes radiated hatred and superiority. "Obsidians," She snarls, sounding more pompous than angry. "No use for them, these days, I'm afraid." She summons her revolver, aiming at the gems. "Now, who would like to be turned into a smoldering pile of sludge? I'll have to say, I'm feeling rather generous. So, I won't rip you apart bit by bit. I'll simply end your leader here and now!" She squeezes the trigger, and a bullet heads straight for Steven. He pulls his shield, which absorbs the bullet. Unfortunately, he flies straight back into Garnet, who catches him.
"Hey," Garnet yells. "What makes you think the leader is him, eh?" Blue Diamond spins the revolver a bit in her hand, a grin on her face.
"Good 'ol Yeller always has us on the up-and-up," She says, summoning another revolver. "Very good with information. Too bad she, what's the saying you earthlings have, "has a stick up his bum." She doesn't like to mess around. Too bad, because it's so much fun!" She fires her bullets into the center of the group. They dive out of the way, and take up battle stances. "Oh, you think you can fight me? Come on then! It'll be fun, eh fusion?" The gems leap forward and Blue Diamond flexes her muscles.
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Soren counters Obsidian's attacks in every way possible. He swings his swords, countering every blow he gets from the big clod of a gem. He shoots fire at him whenever he can, but Obsidian is putting up one heck of a fight. Soren swings his swords, locking the sword in between two prongs and using the other to stab at Obsidian's gem. Obsidian twists at the trident, making Soren flip over and land on his back. Obsidian aims his trident, preparing to stab into Soren's chest. Soren closes his eyes and summons a massive cyclone of fire, making it twist around him and consuming Obsidian in the flames. Soren makes a ball of fire and eternal momentum, keeping Obsidian in the air. Soren uses his energy to thrust the fire at the wall and he does so, making Obsidian clash against the wall. Soren collapses, attempting not to pass out. That took a lot of his energy. Obsidian stands up easily, swinging his trident so that he's in a fighting stance. He laughs.
"Getting tired already," Obsidian mocks. "I'll make sure to tell your team of your failure once I'm done with you. How do you think they'll take it? I personally want to see how they do, to be honest!" Obsidian tosses his head back, cackling. Soren stands up, his feet wobbling. He summons his sword. He cannot lose the battle. There is too much at stake. 'If I lose, harvest me,' Soren thinks to himself. He leaps forward.
He swings his blades ferociously, moving as fast as he can. He takes deep breaths, thinking about his strategy while also responding to Obsidian's restricted movements. He clangs against the main hilt of the trident, watching for telegraphs as Obsidian occasionally swings his trident. After a swing, Soren catches the prongs in one of his swords, and thinking quickly, takes the other blade through the other prongs, intercrossing his swords in an "x" fashion. He swings his feet up to the hilt and uses the laws of gravity to force the weapon to the ground. Obsidian takes the end of the weapon and pulls, making Soren flip and land on his face. Soren rolls and shoots purple fire at Obsidian, who quickly swings his trident to fan the flames away. Soren, gets on his hands, and propels himself away with fire, landing a bit away.
"You Spessartines and your sentimentality," Obsidian laughs. "You can't be fine troopers if you are attached to everything around you, now can you?" Soren leaps forward again, clashing his blades vertically downward. Obsidian catches it with his hilt. "You fight so vigorously," Obsidian rants on. "I wonder what's so special about these people you're squatting with! Who are you so attached to?! Your commander? That rouge servant? The lab rat? The fusion? The overcooked runt?" Soren made this comment hit harder than it was supposed to. He pulls his blades away and leaps, kicking himself and Obsidian back. "Oh, did I hit the nail on the head with that last one?" Obsidian mocks.
"SHUT UP YOU CLOD!" Soren yells, before leaping back in.
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Blue Diamond is a cocky gem, and she has the skill to back it up. She dodges Pearl's energy blasts, Jewel's metal sheets forcing themselves out of the floor and Garnet's missiles. Amethyst attempts to whip at the diamond, as Steven throws his shield. Blue grabs it and the whip at the same time, using the shield to deflect an energy blast from Pearl and pulls the whip, and thus Amethyst, swinging into Jewel as she prepares an attack. Amethyst and Jewel topple to the floor, and Blue fires her revolvers at Steven, Connie, Garnet and Pearl. They dodge it, except for Pearl, who is instantly poofed. Blue Diamond laughs, saying "Of course the Pearl is the first to go! They're useless in battle! Isn't that right, lab rat?"
Jewel runs forward, swinging her blades at Blue as quickly as possible. Blue dodges them effortlessly, catching one of the blades on her revolver. Jewel takes the other sword and tries to slice at Blue's neck, but Blue catches it with the other revolver. "I defeated you last time, Diamond." Jewel says, growling.
"And I'll poof you this time," Blue says, smiling sadistically. "You'll be my lab rat afterward. You'll never see freedom again." Garnet aims her gauntlets, Blue catching this. She moves herself, prying Jewel's blades in a lock and putting her in the way of Garnet's gauntlets. Garnet launches them from her body like missiles, and they hit Jewel. Poofing her. Blue holds Jewel's gem in her hand, smiling at it. Garnet looks mortified. No one moves. Amethyst is the first to act, rolling in her ball form and smacking Blue in the face. Amethyst grabs Jewel's gem and rolls back over to the gems.
"Good thinking, Amethyst." Garnet says, summoning back her gauntlets. Blue looks like she was going to tear the ship to pieces if it wasn't already destroyed. She charges forward, aiming both of her revolvers at Amethyst. And she fires.
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Deflecting a trident stab, Soren aims his next stab at Obsidian's gem. Obsidian deflects it and smacks Soren with the butt of the trident. Soren leaps out as Obsidian swings, getting to a safe distance. He keeps his posture low, breathing heavily. He's exhausted, and he cannot fight much longer. Obsidian laughs. "Why do you keep fighting," Obsidian says, sneering. "This rock is hopeless! You know it, I know it, the Diamonds know it! You're trying to save an Earth that doesn't exist! Why do you keep trying?!" Soren stares Obsidian deep in the eyes and lets himself speak without restraint.
"I fight because humanity has potential," Soren says. "The people, the environments, the resources. They're all so beautiful and limitless. And the fact that they fight against you with such spirit keeps me up and running. Earth refuses to die, and therefore: neither will I." Soren runs forward, stabbing at Obsidian. Obsidian blocks it with the pole of his trident.
"You were honorable on Homeworld," Obsidian snarls. "Had you given the resistance to us, you would have surpassed me! You would be recognized over the galaxies we hold in the palm of our hand! You would have a pearl!"
"I don't need a pearl," Soren says, scanning for openings. "I've got an overcooked runt." Soren swings away one of his swords and swings at Obsidian's knee. Obsidian falls to his knee, allowing Soren to kick him onto his back. Then, he jumps up and stabs Obsidian in the chest. Obsidian screams, struggling to keep himself together. Soren summons a rose made of fire and holds it in his hand. "Rose Quartz was right," He says. "If you have a planet, object, a person that would make you want to lay down your life, that would make the fight worth it." He throws the rose away, and it dissipates. "She fought well. And frankly, I love this planet."
Obsidian groans and poofs. Soren stands over his gem, grinning at his distorted reflection.
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Steven holds Amethyst's gem in his hand, running a bit away as Garnet duels with Blue fiercely. Garnet punches, right as Blue blocks the hits. Blue is waiting for an opening, and she finds it. When Garnet punches for Blue's face, Blue dodges it and grabs the arm. She then flips Garnet over her shoulder and aims her revolver at her forehead, pulling the trigger. Garnet poofs, and her gems fall toward the floor. Now, it is just Steven and Connie up against Blue Diamond. Blue Diamond looks at Steven, with Connie right behind her. "You're not a problem, runt." Blue says, aiming her revolver. Connie runs and jumps, flipping and slashing her sword at Blue's revolver. The gun drops, and Blue screams. Steven runs forward, leaping at the mid-air Connie, fusing with her.
"We're doing this," Connie's voice says. "Okay!" Stevonnie stands at a fighting stance, her sword and shield drawn. Blue Diamond looks repulsed and instantly points her revolver at the fusion, firing. Stevonnie holds her shield up, deflecting the bullet. She runs forward, sword drawn. Blue Diamond screams.
"NO," Blue screams in fear, firing at Stevonnie. "GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU MONSTER! THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE! NO, STAY AWAY!" Stevonnie blocks all the bullets randomly fired, and swings the sword, knocking the revolver away from her hand. She then turns and kicks Blue Diamond back, straight into the black box. The box cracks, and glass falls from the box. Blue falls to the ground and stares at the box. Then back at Stevonnie, her face pale. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?" Blue snarls. Blue is then dragged into the box by something unseen, and nothing is seen. Only the sounds of Blue screaming in terror and then the sound of a gem being poofed.
A gem walks out with Blue Diamond's gem in its hand. It has stone grey skin and is very muscular. It appears to be wearing a punk outfit, with a black jacket, tight black pants and black boots, with no shirt and a black square shaped gem in the middle. It's hair was black and untidy, reaching to its shoulders. It's eyes are empty and grey, soulless. It has its long, black, snake-like tongue down its chin, with a green liquid dripping from it and starting to vaporize the floor. Stevonnie is very unsettled as she watches the seven foot gem lumber out into the center of the room. It looks at Blue Diamond's gem, staring at it with a blank emotion.
The gem places the egg shaped gem on its extended tongue, and the tongue curls back until it is inside its mouth. Then, there is a gulping sound and a large lump travels down the gem's throat. Stevonnie, disgusted, staggers back. The gem laughs in a deep, demonic voice. Its eyes glow bright blue. "What's wrong, friend," it says. "You scared? Do you need to fuse?" The gem steps forward extending a hand. Stevonnie watches in fear as the gem reaches toward Amethyst's gem in her hand.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…BLISSFULBLOOM'S OC: ONYX! And this character is messed up. He's going to be a great antagonist!