Guess what guys?! Another decision to make! WOOO! This'll be fun! Anyways, I don't own Steven Universe or its characters, ideas, ect. If you have a criticism or critique, please leave a review. Special thanks to Dante Watterson, LexBoss, and BlissfulBloom for their submissions. Make sure to choose which action you want the team to follow at the end of the chapter. Enjoy the chapter.

God bless, JPLegends

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Jumping Hurtles

"Four hours until orbital bombardment," Garnet notes. "We had better get rid of Onyx and fast. We need a plan."

Pearl had come back into consciousness, and everyone was huddled around their corner, keeping watch for any enemies that come nearby, but hiding instead of firing. They didn't want to give themselves away too soon, and there were only so many places they could go. Steven had taken to healing the members of the Militia and the gems who had gotten injured, and Amethyst appeared to be much more solemn that usual. Peedee, Jenny, and Kiki were silent as the grave. Their fathers were just killed, and they didn't even get the bodies while running. Steven felt guilty, but he knew deaths were going to happen anyways. Still, he couldn't get the images of Kofi and Mr. Fryman getting gunned down out of his head.

"Our last plan almost worked," Jewel said, rubbing her chin. "If only we could….we need to find a way to poof him faster. What could make that work?"

"Not much," Pearl says. "To be honest, I think almost poofing Onyx was luck. If this is going to work, we need a high damage output. Like…."

"The core of the ship?" Garnet asks, a smug look on her face. Everyone looks at her, completely baffled at the sudden violent suggestion from Garnet.

"Would…could that work?" Connie asks.

"It worked for Jasper, it may work for Onyx." Garnet says. Lars stands up, waving his arms from side to side as if swiping papers off a desk.

"Woah, woah, woah," Lars says, stopping the discussion. "Forget even getting Onyx to follow us to the core. Forget getting from one side of the ship to the other. If we want to get Onyx weak enough to lug him into a ship's core, we need to have everyone on the ship in one place and then some. How is that going to work?!" Everyone looked from person to person, thinking that Lars kind of has a point.

"Donut guy has a point," Amethyst says. "Our little platoon of do-gooders barely put a scratch on 'em."

"Good point," Connie says, pulling out her radio. "McKreavey, we need everyone in one place if we're going to defeat Onyx. We need you to make it into our area, further into the ship."

"Kid, you're crazy," McKreavey calls back into the radio. "If we leave, we make the risk of losing our exit off this damned ship. Not to mention the way further into the ship is a death trap." Steven grabs a radio, tuning in.

"McKreavey, we won't be able to defeat him otherwise," Steven says. "We need you further in the ship! Can you, like, get more guys and rush into the ship?"

"There isn't much of my UN force left to start with," McKreavey says. "And even so, our exits our plugged with Titan Robonoids. We would need those Robonoids gone, which would take a lot of effort and time. And even then, it would be practically impossible to get past them!"

"Can't we just…blow up a new path for you guys?" Amethyst asks, thinking resourcefully.

"And risk giving away where we are? Right." Lars cracks, rolling his eyes.

"It's not really like Onyx doesn't already know where we are," McKreavey radios. "We've been fighting these Robonoids for a while now."

"But an explosion carving a hole through a ship is bound to draw some attention," Jewel says. "Onyx doesn't know where we are for the time being. Moving through one of the exits while just killing those Robonoids would be a quieter solution, and it doesn't tip off Onyx where we are as much."

"But there's too much of a risk," Steven says. "If we try to go through there, too many people could get killed."

"See," Amethyst says. "We should just blow up the wall! Much simpler, less of a headache."

"Onyx will come down hard on us if we do," Garnet says. "But it gives us an opportunity to get away. And less lives will be lost as a result."

"I'll let you guys bicker about this," McKreavey radios. "I'll call for extra manpower and weapons. We should be ready to go in a half hour. Out."

"Understood," Connie says, putting the radio down. "So, we could brute force our way through the Robonoids blocking their path."

"That would allow for an easier set up for the ambush," Pearl says, thinking. "But it could also lead to a large amount of human deaths. Possibly, one of us." Steven thinks back to Kofi and Fryman getting shot.

"Or we could blow up a hole through the wall separating us and them." Amethyst says, her eyes sparkling.

"But it'll draw Onyx's attention," Jewel says. "And we'll have more difficult of a time preparing for the ambush."

"But less lives will be lost?" Steven asks, looking at Garnet. Garnet stares into space for a moment, then looks at Steven, nodding. Steven thinks hard, and he decides….

Brute force or explosion, folks? Brute force is a cleaner but it leads to more casualties. An explosion creates a fast solution, but it lets Onyx know where they are. You know the actions, and each have consequences. Pick wisely.