A/N: Okay, forgot to put this down last time, the Fusion from last chapter (Jadeite) still fits the naming theme of the villains...
Also I don't know if I should classify the climatic battle as it's own arc or not... Oh well I let the fans be the judge... Anyways enjoy!
Chapter 23: I Got You Now
It finally happened the day they were dreading… the day they all feared would happen… the day they knew was coming sooner or later…
Amethyst destined Erza's cake…
"Amethyst! How dare you!" yelled Erza.
"Erza calm down!" yelled Pearl, "It's only cake!"
Erza requiped into her Purgatory Armor.
Amethyst began to hide behind pearl.
"Stop that!" yelled Pearl.
The other watched in horror. Only Mirajane, Robin and Garnet decided to try to stop her.
"Oh yeah, I wanted to see if there were any new animals from planet I should try to take over." Said Lisanna.
"Please Erza clam down!" urged Mirajane.
"I think now's a good time for target practice." said Tenten coming up with her excuse.
"YOU WILL PAY!" yelled Erza.
"Oh that's right, U wanted to analyze Rose's tears." Said Sakura coming up with hers.
"Seis Fleur!" called out Robin.
"Anyone wants to do a doughnut run?" asked Steven.
"Let go of me!" yelled Erza.
"Good idea!" said Vivi.
"I could go for some cinnamon rolls." Said Hinata.
"Maybe I should try one." Said Lapis.
"Do you…" said Steven.
They heard Robin hiss in pain.
"I think I'll tend to my tree." Said Nami.
Lapis grabbed her shoes and they left to the big doughnut. As they did they heard Pearl yell "At least take it outside!"
"So what kind of doughnut do you think you'll want to try?" asked Steven to Lapis.
"I don't know… you know I've never eaten before." Said Lapis.
"Now's the first time then!" said Steven.
As they walked Hinata stopped.
"What is it?" asked Vivi.
"I thought I saw something moving on the beach." Said Hinata.
"Maybe it was your imagination." Said Vivi.
"Maybe…" said Hinata.
They headed to the Big Donut where Lars and Sadie were working the counter.
"Hey!" said Sadie.
"Whatever…" muttered Lars.
"So the usual Hinata?" asked Sadie.
Lapis was looking at the doughnuts.
"What do you think would be a good one to try?" asked Lapis.
"I think chocolate with rainbow sprinkle might be a good one." Said Vivi.
"What about old fashioned." Said Steven.
"I guess something with chocolate would be good." Said Lapis.
She ended upsetting a chocolate with chelate sprinkles.
They all sat down with Vivi getting a custard filled one and Steven getting a few.
"So I was thinking for the party Lapis you should make a water slide made out of water!" said Steven.
"A water slide made out of water?" asked Hinata.
"It does sound like fun." Said Vivi.
"I'll have to study water slides." Said Lapis.
"So what are you doing?" asked Sadie.
"Planning a small party for us." Said Steven, "I'd invite you but some of the gems don't want a party and if I invite people they won't be happy."
"Wait besides Sakura who else is against that much?" asked Vivi.
"I think Erza." Said Steven.
All of them paled.
"What's wrong?" asked Sadie.
"You don't want to know." Said Vivi.
Lapis took a bit of her doughnut.
"Oh this is really good." She said with her moth full.
Meanwhile in the Gem Stealth Ship Maxixe was looking at progress report, she smiled evilly.
"Tonight is the night." She said.
Sometime later outside the beach house Erza calming down.
"I can't believe all that for a cake." said Nami leaving the Forest Fairy.
"You don't understand." Muttered Erza.
"Really?" asked Nami.
That was when they heard something.
They looked around but saw nothing.
"What was that?" asked Nami.
I don't know… but there something around…" said Erza.
"What do you think it is?" asked Nami.
"I have no idea." Answered Erza.
Inside the house Pearl, Mirajane and Robin were clearing up the mess, while others who helped out relaxed.
"I don't think she's coming back out." Said Robin looking at the door.
"I tired warning her." Said Mirajane.
"I even stopped her a while ago." Said Robin.
Pearl looked at Robin.
"I figured it wasn't hyperbole." Said Robin.
Mirajane nodded.
That was when the warp pad lashed and Sakura arrived with a vial of Rose's tears.
"That took long." Said Pearl.
"I was waiting until I figured it was all clear." Said Sakura blushing.
"Don't' you have super strength?" Asked Pearl.
"Erza's stronger…" said Sakura blushing.
Sakura sat down next to Garnet who was reading a book.
"So why did you want Rose's tears again." Said Pearl.
"Oh just analyze and find out how it heals." Said Sakura, "And also see if there's a way to return spit back to normal…"
"Oh yeah aren't you also the Ninja equivalent to a doctor…" said Pearl.
"Medical Nin." Said Sakura.
"One day we're going to have to test your skills when it comes to healing certain thing." Said Garnet.
Sakura nodded.
"Need any more help?" asked Sakura.
"I think we're good." Said Pearl looking at all the work Robin was doing.
Outside Erza and Nami was investigating something.
"There's nothing in the sand." Said Nami.
"I wonder what's going on then…" said Erza.
That was when Stevens' group arrived.
"What's going on?" asked Steven.
"We think there's something going on the beach." Said Steven.
Hinata activated her Byakugan.
"There's nothing on the beach I can see." Said Hinata.
All but Erza breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I saw something on the beach earlier…" said Hinata, "Something might be out there…"
"That's strange…" said Erza.
"Maybe we should talk about it." Said Hinata.
"I don't think a meeting will be good today or tonight." Said Erza.
"Why?" asked Steven butting into the conversation.
Erza didn't say anything and Steven remembered why…
It was because of earlier.
That evening did they did a little more party planning and Lapis did some studying on water slides.
Also they tried to get Amethyst to leave her room.
"Would you do it for an Amethyst snack?" asked Steven holding a bag of popcorn.
"Did you really call it an Amethyst snack?" asked Pearl.
"I've been wanting to do that for a while." Said Steven, "Garnet told me dad used to call it that."
Pearl sighed not wanting to tell Steven why he called it that.
When that didn't work… this happened.
"Amethyst I want to apologize for my behavior." Said Erza, "If you wish, when you come out you may punish me by punching me!"
That was when the door opened and out walked the Purple Puma.
"What…" said Erza.
No one bothered to tell Erza that Amethyst did wrestling as a hobby… and her wrestling guise was the Purple Puma.
The Purple Puma punched Erza hard.
Erza managed to get up.
"We're even." Said Amethyst as she turned back.
"Yes…" said Erza with her eye twitching.
At least Amethyst was out of her room.
All in all it was a normal day… well for them…
If only…
That night the alarm started blaring, all of the ones sleeping woke up.
They all went to the beach (with Steven getting dressed so he would be in in pajamas).
They saw Maxixe standing on the beach all alone.
"Hello there, its' been a long time since we spoke in person." Said Maxixe, "I just wanted to talk to you… so please no weapons."
"Just talk?" asked Mirajane suspiciously.
"That's right… talk." Said Maxixe.
"What do you want to talk about?" asked Garnet.
"Oh I wanted to admit I was wrong." Said Maxixe.
"Realty?" asked Nami a little surprised but still suspicious.
"I was wrong…" said Maxixe, "About certain aspects of my plan… I made mistakes and I overestimated it…"
"What are you talking about?" asked Nami.
"I shouldn't have given you such weak programing." Said Maxixe.
That was when Nami, Hinata and Mirajane felt a strange pain as strange yellow marks appeared on their torso. They all looked down and saw Gem Destabilizers sticking out of them.
That was when suddenly Amazonite, Eudialyte and Danburite all appeared, they the on stabbing the Gem Destabilizers from behind.
All three of them went poof. The three under Maxixe managed to catch the gems in bubbles however they weren't regular bubbles and were being generated by their bracelets.
That was when they noticed Danburite and Eudialyte were strange glasses.
"Invisibility…" said Maxixe, "It took much studying but I found way to comply render anything compete and utterly invisible it has a side effect of making living things blind while it's been used but I found a way around it."
"I have that ability naturally so I don't need those glasses!" said Amazonite giving the V is Victory Sign.
Of course the Gems were shocked by this… Everything happened so fast none of them had time to react.
However when they decided to final make their move, Maxixe created a screen from her bracelet, one that made a strange shape.
That was when a Gem destabilizer Field suddenly erupted from the beach separating them from Maxixe's Team and creating a dome around them.
"Looks like I win!" laughed Maxixe, "These three have putting the nodes all through out the beach all day… I'm sure once or twice you heard or saw something… wouldn't be surprised…"
Erza glared at Maxixe, realized that was what she had a bad feeling about.
"Don't worry I don't have intentions using a Gem Destabilizer just yet on you after we need to…"
"Steven!" called out Garnet.
Steven walked over to the field he created an opening. Garnet, Erza, Lapis and Robin were among the first to escape. However Danburite summoned her Guardian, which pulled Steven before any more could escape.
Suddenly the Guardian unleashed an electrical charge, which knocked out Steven.
"My, my, my… I didn't know that the Hybrid had such a unique ability…" said Maxixe approaching the unconscious Steven.
She grabbed him and lifted up his shirt.
"Come quietly or the Hybrid Dies…" said Maxixe, "As much he is useful scientific research, he's unimportant in the grand scheme of things…"
"Maxixe…" said Amazonite.
"He is just a child…" sad Danburite, "There is no point in ending his life."
"I know you enjoy studying him! BUT I WON'T LET THIS CHANCE SLIP AWAY!" said Maxixe, "So let hybrid die and fight us or let him live… your choice."
The Crystal and Conversion Gems were shocked she would do such a thing.
"All right… we surrender quietly." Said Garnet.
"Good…" said Maxixe.
She picked up Steven who tossed him at Garnet who caught him.
Maxixe then snapped her fingers and the three disembodied gems appeared in front of her.
"Amazonite, you're in charge of the Prisoners out of the field… Danburite, Eudialyte divide them…" said Maxixe, "I'll be in charge of place the first generation in the new programing machines…"
Danburite touched her bracelet and the dome separated in two, separating Pearl, Sakura and Vivi from Amethyst, Lisanna and Tenten.
"All right! Come on! I'm charge of you!" said Amazonite.
Garnet held onto Steven tightly, he was still breathing. She looked at Amazonite who was pouting.
"Come on! Let's go!" she muttered at Garnet.
Garnet smirked, she just a vision…
Amazonite was going to forget what Steven just did...
There was still hope yet.
Next Time: Thanks to Amazonite's mistake Steven can break everyone out... Meanwhile Nami, Mirajane and Hinata each wake up in a distorted version of their home towns... and they must fight an evil version of themselves... What is going on? Find out next time!