(Underground caves, Earth)
There was a hive knight, running along the caves that were stuck in a really long, really steep slope. He had a million spines that ran across his armor set, shoulders, and across the crown that made up the majority of his head, above the black dome that was his skull. His three eyes lit up through the dome.
He panted, and took a deep breath before summoning his ghost, which resembled his armor set.
"(high pitched droid-like) That looks like a really long drop. You sure you want to go down there?" Angella said.
(A/N Pronounced - Ane-gella)
"Our enemies will find us. We're almost to the core." The hive knight spoke. His name, is Romus.
(A/N Pronounced - Rome-us)
He slid down the slope.
Shinnok appeared, within a pink mist. He landed on the slope, but lost his balance instantly as he wasn't expecting to land on a smooth surface.
He saw the incoming knight from above, and quickly grabbed his amulet. He waited until the last second, and shot a short-range blast of suppressing energy, which made him fly away.
(DEATH ROAR!)
Angella appeared, and screeched in fear. She tried to fly away, but Shinnok grabbed her. She violently moved left, and right, trying to escape his grip.
"What the fuck are you doing here?!" Shinnok said, angry.
"My knight! You killed my knight! Please, don't crush me! Please! I'll do anything!" Angella said.
Shinnok growled, and squeezed his hand.
"AaAAAH!" She screamed, then she released a shockwave of poison, which struck him. He let go of her upon being struck, and coughed. He vomited whatever was in his stomach, which just streaked down the slope like mudslide.
(EW!)
Angella flew away, up the slope. Shinnok chanted a spell, which cleansed him of the poison. He glided up the slope, chasing her.
Angella gasped, and flew faster, at her top speed.
Shinnok chuckled evilly, and casted a blast of stasis right Angella, making his the surface. He kicked it like a soccer ball, sending her flying at incredible speed, damaging her significantly.
Shinnok started to laugh out of amusement at what he just watched.
Angella regained her position, and flew back to the top surface, where the slope ended. She quickly spun the horns of her shell, and cast a field of light.
Romus respawned, and saw a boulder beside him. He pushed it down the slope.
(Ren - Oh homie's dead!)
The boulder rolled down the slope, with no way to jump over it.
Shinnok exclaimed in surprise, and shot a blast at the boulder, doing no damage.
~ MENACING ~ are what the letters read around the boulder.
Shinnok started running down the slope as fast as he could.
"I hate indiana jones!, is what Jarek would say if it were him doing this! (Panting!) Damn that boy! I wish he were here instead of me!" Shinnok said.
(POP!)
Jarek landed on top of Shinnok, and the two rolled down the slope, unable to stop.
"HEY! OW! OW! AGH! IUH!" Jarek sounded.
"GET OFF OF ME, JAREK!" Shinnok shouted, pushing Jarek to the incoming boulder.
Jarek looked at the boulder coming up ahead from behind.
"No! NO! RUN! RUN STUPID!" Shinnok said, panicking, sliding to a stop with his boots.
Jarek started running like crazy. "SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!" He lifted Shinnok bridal style, and ran faster, even though he was super heavy. "(Straining) AW! FUCK ME!"
Romus was laughing, sliding down right behind the boulder, hearing the commotion.
"RUN FASTER!" Shinnok said.
Jarek saw a hole just at the end of the slope.
"REVIVE ME!" He said, jumping, and falling through the hole.
The boulder broke, hitting the wall, right where the hole was located, also covering it.
"NOOOOOO! Romus said, trying to stop his slide.
(THUD!)
Angella came out, laughing at what just happened.
Jarek, and Shinnok were laying on the ground, where the earth's core was.
Jarek helped Shinnok get up.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Shinnok said, his eyes beaming with fire.
"Wait a second, did you make a wish?" Jarek said.
"I.. [realizes] I wished you were here, running from that boulder." Shinnok said.
"How did this even happen? Why are you reenacting indiana jones?" Jarek asked him.
"I was trying to save the earth! That knight up there and his ghost were going to destroy the core." Shinnok said.
"Wait, that knight has a ghost?" Jarek asked.
"Yes. Any more questions?" Shinnok asked.
"No. We need to deal with that knight, and then I need to get back to homeworld. Purple Diamond needs to be saved." Jarek said.
Then the boulder broke again, and Romus fell through, with another thud.
"He's so bad! (At Romus) Stop dying!" Jarek taunted.
Angella spun her horns again, about to resurrect him.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Jarek said, grabbing her.
"AaaahH! She screamed again.
Jarek clenched his teeth, and squeezed his left hand as hard as he could.
Shinnok zapped Jarek with his amulet, which also struck Angella, severely damaging her.
Jarek grunted.
"Hey! I'm on your side!" He said.
"Look at her." Shinnok said.
Angella started malfunctioning, with sparks of electricity spitting out of her system.
Jarek tossed the ghost to the lava, watching her sink in.
(PQWISH!)
(SIZZLE!)
Jarek panted.
"Oh, my hand. That was my good head." He said.
"Your assistance was appreciated." Shinnok said.
"Hey, you thanked me again. Nice." Jarek said.
Shinnok opened a portal, and went in.
Jarek followed him.
(Shinnok's Throne, Netherrealm)
Jarek, and Shinnok appeared before the hourglass.
"That was way too easy." Shinnok said.
Kronika looked away, unable to contain her wrinkling face. She started to laugh.
"(GROWL!) You knew that would happen, didn't you?!" Shinnok said, outraged.
"I told you, you would regret it. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" She laughed.
"Wow, she's actually laughing. What else can a no eyebrow'd woman do?" Jarek asked.
"Many things. Sit down, you two." She said.
Jarek obeyed, and sat on a rock. It was only extremely hot, but he was still immune to burn damage.
"I need to get back to Homeworld. Purple Diamond needs my help." He said.
"No. You nearly died over there the last time you defeated White Diamond." Kronika said.
"Wait, I beat her? No, that can't be possible." Jarek said.
"It is. Mother rewinded time, because a few minutes ago, the earth exploded because of that knight you just killed." Shinnok said.
"Of course. What else is gonna happen now?" Jarek asked.
"You're going to stay here, and recover. Or, you can go back to your women on earth." Shinnok said.
"Wow, very direct and personal there." Jarek said. "I think maybe I'll go back home. If I did almost die, then maybe that's the better idea."
Jarek exited the room through the portal.
(322 Dover Street / Jarek's House) - 9:45 P.M
Tundra was sitting on a chair outside, looking at the night sky.
"Tundra, it's getting late." Holly said.
"Just a little longer." Tundra said.
"(Sigh)" Holly shut the screen of the door.
She saw Jarek walking on the sidewalk, towards to the house. She got up, and ran to him.
Jarek was met with a tight hug.
"Hey kiddo." He said.
"I thought something happened to you!" She said.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Just beaten by a boulder. What are you doing out here?" He asked.
"I wanted some alone time. Holly and I got into it again." Tundra said.
"Over what this time?" Jarek asked.
"I burned the food I tried making." Tundra said.
Jarek's face turned dumbfounded.
"You what?" He said.
"I'm sorry! I tried to cook something for Holly and myself, I'm trying here!" Tundra said.
"Okay, don't worry about it. Let's.. go back inside." Jarek said, walking her to the front door.
They went inside, Tundra shut both the screen, and front door, and locked it up.
"So what happened between you two?" Jarek asked.
"She tried to make dinner, and I tried to help her, but she wouldn't let me. I had to get dinner made." Holly said.
"What was it?" Jarek asked, looking at the washed dishes.
"Ground beef and concha shells." Holly said.
Jarek looked at his burned cookbook.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO THIS?" Jarek held it, in shock.
"I didn't mean to! It was on the stove top when I turned it on!" Tundra said.
"OHHHH!" Jarek stressed. "Holly, I'm exhausted. Please rub my back again!" He collapsed on the couch.
"Next time learn from older gems who know what their doing." Holly said to her.
"Ugh, you think you're better than me or something?!" Tundra said, getting angry.
"I don't need to think, I know I am. But you're missing the point. Pay attention and learn." Holly said.
"STOP. Or I'll put you both to shame." Jarek said.
"Is that so?" Holly said, pressing her elbow in his back.
"A little higher." He said.
Holly moved her elbow to a sensitive spot, and rubbed it in circular motions.
"Seriously, you should be nicer to me!" Tundra said.
"I am. I'm trying to teach you something, and you're getting mad when I'm not letting you take over." Holly said.
"Enough. I said stop already." Jarek said.
"Shh." Holly said.
"Go get a plate, Tundra." He said.
"(Sigh) Okay, dad." Tundra said.
"Hon, give her a break. She's still learning how things work here." Jarek said.
"It's so hard to teach gems to comply and listen without using force." Holly said.
"Believe me, I know. If you do it that way, then they learn to hate you that way. Let's take this really slow." He said.
"Fine." She said.
(Pink Diamond's Chamber, Homeworld)
Steven looked at Purple Diamond with a stern frown.
"(WD voice) I do hope you're enjoying being back here with us. After all, this is where you belong." Purple Diamond said.
"Why would you take over another diamond gem? This is horrible." Steven said.
"Because Purple was causing too much of a scene, Pink. As did you, but I won't lay a finger on you." Purple Diamond said, giving him a smug smile.
"Give Purple back to me! She doesn't deserve this! She's been through enough these past few hundred years!" Steven said.
"Has she? I don't think she's done. Her efforts in dismantling my colonies are all for naught. I will wipe out every base she's made, and retake my planets. As for you, I want you to think about what you've done. Farewell for now." Purple Diamond said, before moving with no animation, backwards into a wall, passing right through it.
Steven gritted his teeth, and sighed.
"It's no use. She'll never listen. The corrupted gems on earth need her help, but first we need to get Purple back. She's.. " Steven said.
"Corrupted." Hunter finished, entering the room with Pearl.
"Steven!" Pearl ran to, and hugged him tightly the way a mother would.
"Pearl!" Steven said, being squeezed.
"Oh, thank the stars you're okay! What did White Diamond do? Did she hurt you?!" Pearl said.
"Let.. go!" Steven struggled to say.
Pearl let go of him, causing him to gasp.
"No, she has complete control over Purple Diamond, she's horrible! She wants to keep her in that state forever!" Steven said.
"We'll have to find a way to help her too." Pearl said.
"Where's Connie, Garnet, and Amethyst?" Steven asked.
"They're in here." Hunter said, summoning Cailin.
"TRANSMATTING GEMSTONES!" Cailin spoke, casting a projection on the floor. Garnet's, and Amethyst's gemstones appeared on that spot, and they generated their forms once again. Connie landed on her butt, on the floor.
"Steven!" Connie said, getting up, and running to him. She hugged him tightly.
"I will return soon. There's something I must take care of." Hunter said, right before he dashed out the room.
"Are you alright, Steven?" Garnet asked him.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Steven said.
"Ooh, who are your friends?" Amethyst said, noticing the small little pebbles on the floor, constructing a bed with little tools of their own.
"Those are some gems I found in the room. I think they might've belonged to my mom at some point. They keep thinking I'm her." Steven said.
"MOP!" One of the pebbles said, waving at Amethyst.
"Hehehehehehe!" Amethyst chuckled.
Then the diamond chime sounded.
"The diamond chime. It's Yellow." Pearl said.
Just then, Yellow Pearl came through.
"Pink Diamond, my diamond has requested your presence in the extraction chamber." Yellow Pearl said, doing the diamond salute to him.
(Entrance to Yellow Diamond's Extraction Chamber)
Pearl, Yellow Pearl, and Steven stopped right at the door to the sauna, right in front of two topaz guards. They both saluted Steven in the diamond salute, followed by Yellow Pearl doing the same. Steven was now wearing swimming trunks.
"Pink Diamond." She said.
"Please, call me Steven." Steven said.
"Pink Steven." She said.
"No, just Steven." Steven said.
"Just Steven." She said.
"Call me... lasagna." Steven said, dumbfounded.
"Steven, stop, you're going to break her." Pearl said.
The doors opened, and Steven passed through.
"Have a nice extraction, pink lasagna." Yellow Pearl said.
The doors closed.
She covered her mouth, and started laughing.
Pearl rolled her eyes.
"Iugh." She said.
"Pink.. pink lasagna?! I've never heard that one before! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Yellow Pearl laughed.
The two topaz guards started chuckling to each other.
Pearl looked away, and tried her best not to laugh too.
(Yellow Diamond's Extraction Chamber)
The doors closed, and Steven was met with a massive cloud. The entire room was hot.
"Phwoof!" Steven said, fanning himself because it was so hot.
"Hey Steven." Steve said. He was sitting next to Yellow Diamond, he was covering his waist with a towel. Yellow Diamond was wearing a towel on her waist, covering her lower half, and a towel hung over her neck, covering part of her chest.
"AH! You're both naked!" Steven said.
"No no! This is a sauna." Steve said.
"It's an Extraction Chamber." Yellow Diamond corrected.
"A sauna. We have these on earth too." Steve said.
"Yes, I'm well aware. (At Steven) Pink, it's good to see you again." Yellow Diamond said.
"Uhh, yeah? I.. oh my god. Um, you wanted to see me?" Steven said.
"Yes, I wanted to ask you how it went with White, is there something wrong?" She asked, with lowered eyelids.
"You're both naked!" Steven said.
"We're not naked. You've never been to a sauna before?" She asked.
"Erm.. no." Steven said.
"It's his first time in one! ha! Don't worry, your swimming trunks are fine. Have a seat." Steve said.
Steven sat down.
"Now just relax, and talk to us." Steve said.
"Now, your meeting with White. How did it go?" She asked.
"Horrible. She's still holding Purple against her own will. She's taken control of her mind. I tried to talk to her into coming back to earth to help the corrupted gems, but she ignored me, and told me I've been on earth for too long." Steven said.
"I'm not surprised. White never leaves her own head these days, and she never lets anyone in except you. It's outrageous, and unfair!" She said.
"Chillax, Anakin. (At Steven) Just hang in there, kid. I'll go with you to talk to her in a bit." Steve said.
"Anakin? (At Steven) It's preposterous! I have hundreds of crystal system colonies, but you get to see her because your one colony is a failure!" She said.
"Then maybe you try failing?" Steven asked.
Yellow Diamond cringed heavily at how cheesy that sounded.
Then the diamond chime sounded again.
"Aww! Already?!" Steve said.
"Yes." She said, standing up. She removed her towels, and closed her eyes. Her entire bare body changed back into her armor state.
Steven had a massive blush on his face from seeing her completely nude for a brief 3 seconds.
"(Sigh) I've got to check on the latest Citrine production reports." She sighed, walking to the exit, the doors opened for her.
"What do we do about White? I need you to help me speak to her." Steven asked.
"(Voice fading) Later." She said, leaving.
"She's something, ain't she?" Steve said to Steven's ear with a smirk.
"SHh! SheesH! Are you okay with me seeing her without any clothes on?" Steven said, flustered.
"It's not like you're doing anything with her. And she was okay with you being in the same room as her like that." Steve said simply.
"That's messed up!" Steven said.
"Only if you make it messed up. Come on, let's go get some sweets! The cultural store is open right now!" Steve said.
"Cultural store?" Steven said.
"Uh huh. They sell planetary items from other planets, like foods, toys, you name it! It's really popular when it's summer time." Steve said.
"A-hem!" Blue Pearl cleared her throat.
The two turned to see her standing at the entrance.
"Pink Diamond, my diamond has requested your presence." She said.
"Aww! MAN! Oh well, I'll bring you back some stuff!" Steve said, running out the sauna. His towel flew off.
Blue Pearl covered her mouth at what she just saw.
Topaz guard 1 grabbed the towel.
"Hey! You can't run naked out here! Come back here!" She said, chasing Steve.
"Oh snap! My bad!" Steve said, grabbing the towel, and covering himself.
Steven chuckled at what just happened.
To be continued..