Freeman's Odyssey
Chapter: 113
Part.1 It could have been worse
Disclaimer: The characters of Steven Universe is created and owned by someone else as this is just for fan fiction purposes only.
AN: This is set between the episodes It could have been great and Log date 7/15/2/
The moon: Abandoned Gem world base
Having already arrived by the pink lion as four gems with a teenage boy named Steven Universe they are hear for the location of the cluster on Earth and while the gems are busy looking for the location Steven decided to wander off to look around. This place looked huge and lifeless, until he tripped on the ground as his hand touched the floor and something had activated nearby. Steven got up and sees something rise up from a pedestal in a form of a diamond like box and he went over carefully to take this box, hopefully not to set off any traps.
Steven is sweating a bit, until he takes it off the pedestal and nothing happened. He looked at the box as there appears to be nothing to open it and a pour of sweat drips down from his forehead and hits the box. Then it starts to glow and a holograph display is shown in words mostly the gem language and for some reason he can understand these words considering he is a hybrid of a gem and a human.
"Hey I think I found something," shouted Steven
Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl along with Peridot had just found the location of the cluster while Peridot has the secret means to contact yellow diamond as they see Steven holding something in his hands as Peridot looked surprised at this.
"A diamond box," said Peridot "I thought these were lost forever,"
"Interesting," said Garnet "Why would it be here,?"
"Who cares let's just chuck it outside," said Amethyst
"You clod," said Peridot "It is my life long dream to examine the legendary diamond boxes, it could hold valuable information."
"I agree," said Pearl "It could have information for our cause, let's take it back and have a look."
"Uh…it opened by my sweat," said Steven "I saw written records of something called The Gem/Combine war….what are the Combine?"
The gems gasped in shock!
"Impossible," said Peridot "The records of the Gem/Combine war has been sealed and lost for about ten thousand years. Purple Diamond empress herself ordered those records sealed. No one really knows what happened in the war, except for what it has been told from mouth to mouth."
"Can anybody tell me who are the Combine," said Steven
"Steven" said Garnet "What we know about the Combine from your mother, was the Combine is an inter-dimensional empire bent on conquering other dimensions."
"Also something happened at the end of the war," said Pearl "Your mother only said the Gems who fought in the war were corrupted!, she mentioned she was the lucky one that wasn't corrupted."
"Uh…don't look at me I don't know much," said Amethyst
"A clod like you never does," said Peridot "I wonder why the gems even bother to have you around. Face it could have been worse if the Combine conquered this dimension and gem world"
"Whoa! So my mom must be over 10 thousand years old," said Steven "And fought in a war against some evil empire, uh so can we head back now. We still have the cluster to deal with."
"Good idea Steven," said Garnet "Let's head back,"
Steven nodded as he brings along the box with him and he asks lion to take them back to Earth. So in doing so the lion that belonged to his mother, they all hopped on as lion created a portal with his roar back to beach city! Unknown to them a signal had gone out to parts unknown.
Gem world: The home world of the gems
Purple Diamond empress sat upon her throne as her subjects are around and the crystal gems continued to elude her including that traitor who hasn't been seen in a long time Rose Quartz. Also that speck of the world called Earth continues to be of a nuisance despite sending a few of her loyal subjects out as they have not returned. Surrounded by incompetence, however she will continue to try and then a secret message has been received, informing her diamond box as been found. This spurred her into anger as Rose Quartz must have found the box. Damn it all thought the empress
"Empress," said yellow diamond who kneeled before her "I have news."
"And what would that be," said Purple empress
"A mere Peridot," said Yellow "Reported that the Cluster is growing on Earth,"
"How long until it destroys that speck of a world," said Purple empress
"We don't know for sure," said Yellow "However the crystal gems are attempting to stop it."
"Hmmm! Very well." said Purple "Return to your duties,"
"Yes empress," said Yellow as she left.
"Rose Quartz again," said Empress with a mutter at first and then spoke aloud "Red I summon you,"
Red Diamond came to the throne room and kneeled before the empress purple diamond
"Yes my lady," said Red with a raspy voice
"I have a task for the blood diamonds," said Empress purple
Beach City
Steven Universe decided to head out to get a snack at his favorite convenience store as he left the diamond box at home in which the gems themselves are busy preparing for the cluster as his thoughts linger on his mother who he knew that she had fought in a war against an evil empire called Combine and how did the gems of that war get so corrupted It could have been worse thought Steven as he didn't look where he is going and bumped into someone as he fell on his butt for a moment and a man's hand reached down to help him up.
"Sorry I wasn't looking where I was going," said Steven
"Seems you have a lot on your mind kid," said the man
"Would you believe I took a trip to the moon," said Steven
"No, but everyone can dream," said the man
"You look pretty cool, but what does that symbol mean on your armor," said Steven
"It means freedom kid," said the man
"Right….uh," said Steven "Who are you; you don't seem from around here!"
"The names Gordon Freeman," said Gordon "I from Seattle,"
"Wow you must have traveled a long way," said Steven "I'm Steven."
"You could say that," nodded Gordon "Tell me have you seen anything strange or unusual going on around here,"
"Nope we're just a laid back city," said Steven
"Very well I won't bother you any more," said Gordon "Steven."
"Ok…" said Steven
Both of them walk in the opposite directions!
Chapter: 114
Part.2 Log date: Ten thousand years