Chapter 2: The First Fight
It was a beautiful morning in Beach City. Steven invited the three new gems for breakfast in his house.
Mirajane offered to make it instead by making him chocolate chip pancakes.
"You don't have done that." Said Steven.
"But I want to." Said Mirajane, "It's been a long time since we ate anything."
"It smells good." Said Hinata.
"Oh man." Muttered Nami tossing a book.
Steven looked at the books she tossed which was an atlas.
"What's wrong?" asked Steven.
"I take it they mapped the whole world already." Said Mirajane.
"Oh that's too bad." Said Hinata.
"What's the problem?" asked Steven.
"My planet doesn't have a world map." Sighed Nami, "It was my dream to draw it."
"Oh… maybe you can make a new one or something." Said Steven.
Nami looked at Steven and giggled.
"What is it?" asked Steven.
"You just remind me a little of my captain." Said Nami.
"Really? Why?" asked Steven.
"I'll tell you another time." Said Nami.
That was when the temple doors opened and Amethyst came in.
"I smell pancakes!" she said.
"I'm making some." Said Mirajane.
When she was done everyone ate them.
"Sorry I'm a little rusty, it's been years since I made anything." Said Mirajane.
"No it's really good Mirajane." Said Steven.
Soon enough Garnet and Pearl came in.
"Oh do you want some too?" asked Mirajane.
"No thank you." Said Garnet.
"I don't eat." Said Pearl.
"Okay." Said Mirajane.
Once they were done eating.
"You said you would help us protect Earth, right?" asked Pearl.
"That's right." Said Mirajane.
"IF this is going to be our home then we should help." Said Hinata.
"All right, can you three summon your weapons?" asked Garnet.
"All three of us has a handle on that." Said Mirajane.
"Oh can I can I see?" asked Steven.
"Sure." Said Mirajane.
She crossed her arms then appeared evil looking clawed gloves.
The Crystal Gems stared at them.
"Why do they look…" said Pearl trying to find the words.
"So evil?" asked Amethyst finding the words.
"Well my specialty magic is called Satan Soul." Explained Mirajane banishing her gloves, "These resemble my hands when I use it."
"Satan Soul?" asked Pearl.
"Like I said I only use it unless I have to." Said Mirajane.
Hinata then proceeded to reach her gem and pull out a kunai.
"That's so dinky." Said Amethyst.
"Well… my specialty is my family's Taijutsu so it's more of a support item." Said Hinata.
Nami reached at her shoulder pulling out three sticks, which she put together to form a staff.
"This isn't an ordinary staff." Said Nami, "It's based on a weapon my former crewmate made me."
"It has weather related abilities." Said Mirajane.
"I shouldn't show it off while here." Said Nami banishing it, "I'll just end up destroying the place."
"Why?" asked Steven.
"Well I can create mini thunder storms for one thing." Said Nami.
"She can also create mirages." Said Mirajane.
"But the air pressure and temperature isn't right." Said Nami, "Messing with it will only cause problems."
Everyone stared at her.
"Sounds about right." Said Garnet.
"What kind of pirates were you?" asked Amethyst.
"I was the navigator." Said Nami, "It was my job to choose the course of our ship and makes sure the caption didn't do anything stupid."
"I guess you didn't trust your captain that much." Said Pearl.
"No I trusted him." Said Nami, "I just didn't trust him enough to not somehow sail the ship off a waterfall."
"Is that even possible?" asked Amethyst.
"Oh my planet it is." Said Nami.
Anyways we were planning on going on a mission today." Said Garnet.
"And we were hoping you could join us." Said Pearl.
"It would be a good idea to see us in action." Said Mirajane, "Before we go maybe I should explain mine and Hinata's abilities."
"What do you mean?" asked Pearl.
Mirajane took out a strange pen from her pocket.
"This is a light pen, it's a magical item from my planet." Said Mirajane.
She began to draw a diagram in the air using the light pen.
"Oh wow!" said Steven, "That is so cool!"
"You my magic is called Satan Soul" said drawing a picture in in the air, "It allows me to turn into a demon, however it's a drain on my magic so I don't use it unless I absolutely have to."
"You keep mentioning it." Muttered Amethyst.
"I know… but I just want to get that across." Sighed Mirajane, "Hinata care to explain."
"Of course." Said Hinata as Mirajane drew more diagrams.
"See my clan has the Byakugan, it's sort of like x-ray vision… with it I can use the Gentle Fist which let me us Charka to disturb my opponents body, I learned that it can effects similar to a gem disrupter."
"So that's why you could tell Steven is half human." said Pearl.
Hinata nodded.
"Now any questions?" asked Mirajane.
"Does Nami have any special powers?" asked Steven.
"No." answered Nami
"Are you sure it's a good idea tell us all this right off the bat?" asked Garnet.
"We're just trying to get you to trust us." Said Mirajane.
Garnet nodded.
"So do you know how to use the warp pad?" asked Pearl.
"No we haven't." said Mirajane.
"We destroyed our ship's warp pad very early on." Said Nami.
"I see." Said Pearl.
After teaching them how to use the warp pad, they went to where the mission would be. It was in the middle of a forest.
"I don't think we used this pad before." Said Steven.
"After Peridot showed up, a lot of older Warp Pads were reactivated." Explained Garnet.
"Byakugan!" said Hinata.
"Do you see anything?" asked Nami.
"It's over there!" said Hinata.
"But it knows we're here!" said Garnet.
Garnet grabbed Steven as they dodged an attack from the monster, which was made of rocks.
"That's a big rock!" said Steven.
"Can you see its gem?" asked Mirajane.
"But it's buried deep in its body I don't think I'll be able to disrupt so easily." Said Hinata.
"Looks like we have to find a way to break it." Said Garnet.
All but Hinata summoned their weapons.
"Hinata protect Steven until you think you can handle it." Said Garnet.
"Okay." Said Hinata.
The rock monster tried to stomp on Mirajane but she managed to catch it. Amethyst used her whip to grab it and flung to it to the ground.
However it managed to recover.
"That thing is tall." Said Nami.
"You think you can do it." Said Mirajane.
"Oh yeah!" said Nami she turned to the others, "Everyone get back!"
She broke apart her staff and bean to twirl two of the portions of the staff. Glowing blue and red balls began to float up into the air forming a cloud.
When it was nice and big she took the last piece and tossed into the air and a yellow bubble came out of it. IT went high up into the cloud.
"Everyone get now!" called out Nami.
Lighting rained down on the rock monster.
"All right it hit!" said Nami.
However, the rock monster stood there.
Lighting doesn't affect rock monster.
"You have to be kidding me!" yelled Nami.
The rock monster tried to punch Nami. However Garnet punched his fist right back. So much it began to crack.
"Pearl I have an idea!" said Mirajane.
"Attack the cracks, already thought about it." Said Pearl.
Both of them ran towards the cracks, which was developing all over its body. Pearl stabbed him with her spear with Mirajane used her claws to dig deep into them. Eventually part of the monster's gem could be seen.
"Hinata!" said Mirajane.
"Right!" said Hinata, "Back me up!"
Mirajane managed to make sure it would attack while Hinata headed to what the gem was.
Hinata delivered the palm stick at the gem. Just a few second later the monster turned to dust leaving behind the gem.
Pearl picked up the gem and bubbled it.
But it was Steven who's eyes were sparkling.
"That was amazing." Said Steven.
"What was?" asked Amethyst.
"You haven't known each other fore a day yet! And you already worked together as a team." Said Steven.
"Hey… we did." Said Amethyst.
"We do make a good team." Said Hinata.
Mirajane giggled, "I hope we can keep it up!" she said.
Pearl and Garnet looked al little unsure since they still didn't trust the three yet.
Nami on the other hand gripped her hand and sighed.
"Is something wrong?" asked Steven noticing her reaction.
"Oh not at all." Said Nami.
They all headed back to the warp, one step closer to being a team.
That night Steven was sleeping when he was awakened by a thunderclap. He got up and looked outside.
Nami was standing on the beach holding her staff.
She tossed it in the water.
Steven came outside and walked over to her.
"Is everything all right?" asked Steven.
Nami turned around and Steven saw that she was crying. She whipped away her tears.
"Did I wake you up… sorry." Said Nami.
"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Steven.
Nami looked at Steven.
"Okay." She sighed.
Both of them looked at the stars.
"I wasn't the strongest in my crew." Said Nami, "But I was fine with that… It wasn't my job to fight, it was my job to make sure they didn't get lost."
Steven looked at Nami.
"And when we were on the run it was my job to find places to hide out and make sure to stay a few steps ahead of the Home World Gems." Sighed Nami.
She began to hug her knees.
"But here… I'm useless." Said Nami, "Mira and Hinata are so much stronger than me… and there's no point for a navigator."
"It'd not all bad." Said Steven, "You just got unlucky today with that rock monster."
Nami was quiet.
"I still can't summon my shield." Said Steven.
"Your shield?" asked Nami.
"It's the weapon I inherited from my mom." Said Steven, "I managed to summon it a few times but I still can't get it to fully work."
Nami said nothing.
"Besides next time I'm sure you can zap that monster!" said Steven.
Steven gave the biggest smile he could.
Nami rubbed Steven head.
"You are a lot like Luffy." She said for the second time to him.
"What is he like?" asked Steven.
"He's an idiom, has zero sense of danger has zero sense of direction." Said Nami.
"That sounds nothing like me." Pouted Steven.
"But he was always there for everyone! And would give anything to protect everyone he cared about." Said Nami, "Not too mention his energy."
"You missed him don't you?" asked Steven.
Nami nodded.
"Maybe you'll see them again." Said Steven.
"I doubt it." Mumbled Nami, "Steven…"
"Yeah?" asked Steven.
"Thank you." Said Nami.
"No problem!" said Steven giving the thumbs up, "By the way how did you even join the crew?"
"It all started years ago, I used to be a member of a very different crew… but it wasn't my choice." Said Nami who began to tell the story of how she met Luffy.
As said before they were one step closer to being a team. However Nami had a few problem to overcome… but she was sure she could now do it.
Next Time: Steven introduces Connie to the "Conversion" gems and two show them around town. Will it be a normal quiet day or will something happen? More than likely something will happen!