(MAJOR STORY POINT : There are two ways this can go..)

AND P.S - this is fucked up..


(Maximum security unit)

Jarek sat on against one of the wall panes, with Steve sleeping on his chair.

Just then a door opened, and in came Purple Diamond, still in White Diamond's gray tint. She looked over at Jarek, and floated to the wall.

"(WD voice) Oh what a surprise! So this is where Blue decided to hide you?" Purple Diamond said, smiling.

Jarek awoke, and saw her there, he was sitting against the opposite pane across from her.

She moved her arm back.

(PUNCH!)

(GLASS BREAKS!)

Steve awoke upon hearing that, and grabbed his ball & chain on instinct. He ran to Purple Diamond.

Purple Diamond flew to Steve, and gave him a slap, with ease.

Steve slid on the floor.

"(WD) Now now, Steve. Sit back, and wait for your turn." Purple Diamond said, she turned to Jarek.

He looked at the wrist band on his right wrist, and saw a homeworld symbol on it.

"Oh great, I can't believe I didn't notice this earlier." Jarek said.

"Yeah, while you were asleep, I put it on you." Steve said. "Mommy's orders."

Purple Diamond grabbed Jarek by the throat, and lifted him up.

"(Struggling to breathe) HARDER DADDY" Jarek said, giving a joking smile after.

Purple Diamond's smile faded to that of disgust.

"WHAT?"

(PUNCH!)

Jarek hit the floor, with Purple Diamond holding her nose.

He grabbed his wrist band, and yanked with all of his might.

(BUZZ!)

The wrist band came off.

Suddenly Jarek was shrouded in ice.

"(WD) HOW DARE YOU!" Purple Diamond said.

Jarek broke free of his ice shroud, sending some shards flying to her, making her exclaim.

"Come on, this way!" Steve said, running to the exit.

Jarek ran through the broken wall pane, and away from Purple Diamond, whose chased him.

He glided-strafed forward, and reached the exit door with Steve.

Steve placed his hand on the hand-scanner terminal, being granted access through.

Jarek, and Steve ran out of the room.

Steve closed the door doing the same action on the other side of the door.

Purple Diamond tried to open the door the same way, but was denied access.

"Seriously, we need to help her, but in order to do that, I need Orange!" Jarek said.

"(Panting) Earlier, Yellow told me Blue had her in her mansion, we'll have to head there if we're gonna do this." Steve said.

"Good, let's go." Jarek said.


(Outside)

Yellow Diamond's Topaz guards were standing at the exit of the prison.

"Hey! What are you doing with that prisoner?" Topaz 1 said.

"White Diamond is trying to kill him, Blue Diamond is trying to protect him! Just let us through!" Steve said.

"Yellow Diamond has not authorized him for release. Steve, I cannot allow you to do this. If White is going to kill him, then it has to be for a good reason." She said.

"Oh REALLY?" Jarek said.

(FREEZE!)

The Topaz guard was frozen.

"Wait! Don't freeze me!" Topaz 2 said.

"Will you let us through?" Jarek said.

"Yes I will, just don't hurt me!" Topaz 2 said, tapping on the terminal beside her, and opening the exit of the prison.

Jarek, and Steve ran through.

"UNFREEZE!" Jarek said, snapping his fingers like Thanos, breaking the ice shroud.

Topaz 1 fell to her knees, shivering.

"Seriously, you gotta stop freezing people!" Steve said.

"That'll stop when I'm dead." Jarek said. "And what's that on your neck?"

After a good 20 minutes of running from the prison area, and to the plains of homeworld, where some space grass was visible, Jarek noticed a hickey visible on Steve's neck.

"Now's not a good time to ask that!" Steve said.

Jarek pushed Steve into a bush, also falling.

"Let's hide in here." He said.

"Dude, why you push me?" Steve said.

"So we can hide." Jarek said. "I need to catch my breath."

"Me too." Steve said.

They sat there, resting for the moment.

"Those topazes were.. oof." Jarek said.

"What is it with you and big girls?" Steve said.

"What? I didn't say they were pretty, just.. oof. How about explaining to me why you got a hickey?" Jarek said.

"(Sigh) Okay, so after Yellow brought you in, she and I spent some time together before I started watching you." Steve said.

"Gawd, I'm not used to you not being single. It seems like yesterday we were living together, you as a single gem and me paired up with Black Diamond." Jarek said.

"Things change. I can't help it." Steve said.

Jarek peeked out of the bushes, and saw Purple Diamond searching around.

"I see her. We better move." He said.

The two snuck away from the bushes, and once they reached a fence, they started running.

"This is getting a little obnoxious. I mean, we're running, when we should be taking her on." Jarek said.

"You don't stand a chance against her. She can take over your mind. And without Orange, there's no telling if you can come back." Steve said.

"I always come back. Even if Orange can't do it, Shinnok will. He hasn't signed on in a while, I better check on him soon." Jarek said.

"What's wrong with him?" Steve asked.

"I don't know. He sounded like he's wearing down, I mean he is old." Jarek said.

"Nothing lasts forever. I thought he was immortal." Steve said.

"I thought so too. Maybe he just needs a break. We could all use one." Jarek said.

There were more gem-cats roaming about, some laying on the ground.

"I don't like this. Normally, I like seeing cats, but it's too quiet here." Jarek said.

Suddenly a white orb rose from the ground, and opened, showing Purple Diamond, smiling.

"(WD) Going somewhere?" She said.

"Oh goddamnit!" Jarek said, mad that they got blocked again. "Why would you kill me anyway? Is this because of your sister?" Jarek said.

"I'm not mad that you ran off with Black, and in time, I will get her too." Purple Diamond said.

"So you're not mad that we're dating?" Jarek said.

Purple Diamond's smile faded, to an unhappy face.

"You're dating her?" She said.

"(Scoldingly) Jarek!" Steve whispered.

"Watch this." Jarek whispered back.

"What exactly have you been doing with her?" Purple Diamond asked.

"Let's just say you're an aunt now." Jarek said, smiling evilly.

White Diamond hmphed, floating forward to the two with ease. It was as if she hacked, and just moved with no animation, it was obnoxious, really.

Suddenly the floor started to form ice.

Jarek stood his ground.

"Jarek!" Steve whispered, afraid.

Purple Diamond pulled out her blade, and attacked.

(FREEZE!)

Purple Diamond was stuck in an ice shroud, completely frozen.

"Run!" Jarek said, running past her.

Steve followed.

"Dude, you gotta teach me this!" He said.

"In time maybe, if we make it out of this!" Jarek said.


(Blue Diamond's Mansion)

"I sure hope he's okay." Orange Diamond said.

"He's perfectly safe where he is. You should eat." Blue Diamond said.

"I don't want this right now." Orange Diamond said, pushing aside her plate of space-chicken, rice, and space-pork.

(Ren - Wait, space chickens, and space pigs?

Jarek - Yeah, such things exist out there. Alien things, and humans can consume this stuff, but they have to build the tolerance for it. Adaptation and all.)

"You've barely touched your plate." Blue Diamond said.

"How can you be so calm after what you, and Yellow just did to him? He was all I had left." Orange Diamond said.

"That's not true." Blue Diamond said.

"I don't even feel like you're telling me the truth anymore." Orange Diamond said.

"I did all of that for his own good. End of subject." Blue Diamond said.

Orange Diamond covered her eyes, saddened.

"Look, I shouldn't say this, but Steve showed us his.. vcr tape?, and we saw what could happen to you, and Jarek." Blue Diamond said.

"So you're doing what exactly? How is this going to protect him? White is going to waltz right though, and take him." Orange Diamond said.

(CRASH!)

They looked out the window, down several stories beneath them, and saw Jarek, and Steve running, tired, panting like there was no tomorrow.

"THIS... THIS IS NOT FUN!" Jarek said, nearly collapsing over. "I knew milk was a bad choice!"

"Haven't you watched anchorman?" Steve said, weirded out and coming to a stop. "No more milk, bro."

"They're okay! (Calling out) I'm coming, Jarek!" Orange Diamond said, from the ledge.

Then Purple Diamond appeared from a white bubble, appearing from thin air, and she blasted Jarek with a stream of white energy.

Jarek was struck by it, being dealt significant damage. His skin started to turn white, starting with his hands. Starting with his fingernails turning black.

"Oh NO! I'm turning into a bitch!" He panicked.

Though Steve was geniunely worried about what was happening to him, he bursted in laughter.

"OHH!" Purple Diamond said, shooting another blast at him.

This time, Orange Diamond landed in front of Jarek, and blocked the energy attack.

"Hey! Are you okay there?" Steve asked, tending to Jarek.

"I don't know! I'm turning into a bitch! How do I stop this?" Jarek said.

"Jarek, just calm down. Breathe. Just.. PFFT! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Steve laughed at him.

Jarek shoved him, like the way a girl would. "(To self) Oh no, that was way too girly." He turned to Purple Diamond, and froze her with a penumbral blast, then he wielded his amulet. A portal opened, and he punched her, sending her flying in. He quickly closed it, and put his gloves back on.

"Heh, I tell ya, I'll never understand diamonds." Steve said.

"What do you mean?" Jarek asked.

"I mean, you all have these big ol' houses, and castles, and mansions! What is it about being a diamond that makes that work for y'all?" Steve asked.

"You share that trait too. You're married to Yellow." Jarek said.

"But you guys got it made!" Steve said.

"I don't know the answer then." Jarek said.

They entered the mansion.


(INSIDE)

Orange Diamond healed Jarek, bringing him back to full strength.

"This little plan of yours, and Yellow's was never gonna work." Jarek said.

"Did you tell him?" Blue Diamond asked Steve.

"Hey, I'm talking to you about this." Jarek said.

"(Sigh) We were going to tell you after Steven talked to White." Blue Diamond said.

"You realize she's gonna kill him first, and then me, by doing that?" Jarek asked.

"It was all we could think of." Blue Diamond asked, shaking her head. She now felt bad about it.

"Think more clearly : putting me someplace where I could be killed? I was basically used as bait, in a way." Jarek said.

"I know. I'm sorry." Blue Diamond said.

"Wait.. what did you say to me?" Jarek asked.

"Mother, is this true?" Orange Diamond asked.

"I said I was sorry." Blue Diamond said.

A minute passed, Orange Diamond felt a tear strike her right eye, and she wiped it away.

"How are we going to break White's hold on Purple Diamond?" Steve asked the trio.

"Purple is under White's control, Orange can cleanse her of it. She did the same for me when I was a revenant." Jarek said.

"Alright then, let's see." Steve said.

Jarek's stomach growled again, making him groan. "Ohh.. "

"You good bro?" Steve said.

"Yeah." Jarek said. "We better go confront Purple, before she escapes."

"No need." Purple Diamond said, unleashing a blast-shockwave that destroyed the entrance, showing herself.

"Our enemies always get around us. Fucking campers, man." Jarek said. "Next, you're gonna crouch with a shotgun too?"

"Jarek, that's call of duty." Steve whispered to him.

"Well whatever! It's nonsense." Jarek responded.

Then White Diamond's corruption started spreading more across his wrists, on his arms.

"Oh crap.. I feel like this is some witchy shit." Jarek said.

"White, what have you done to him?" Orange Diamond said, alarmed.

"He's falling under my control." Purple Diamond said.

Purple Diamond flew to him with ease, at incredible speed, and laid a gentle punch, sending him flying to a wall.

Jarek missed the wall by an inch, and avoided taking damage, as he levitated above the ground.

Steve tried to restrain Purple Diamond, but by a flick of the finger, he was knocked silly, into la la land.

Purple Diamond glided to Orange Diamond, and grabbed her.

(SPARK!)

Purple Diamond fell to her knees, stunned.

Orange Diamond restrained her by holding her arms behind her back, in a rough manner.

Jarek ran back to Orange Diamond, and helped her, taking over the restrain.

Orange Diamond closed her eyes.

"Fools." Purple Diamond said.

Suddenly Orange Diamond was struck by white energy, and Jarek's conversion was accelerated.

Jarek was left, on the floor, hurt.

"Okay, THAT'S IT!" Jarek said, becoming encased in ice.

"Jarek, don't!" Blue Diamond said.

Suddenly ice shards flew in all directions, striking Purple Diamond, pinning her to a wall.

His body was semi-covered in black & gray tint, with nearly the majority of his skin in white color. And, his body was more feminine than before, with his hips bigger,.. ew.

"Because of you, I have BITCH hands! I have a fat butt, and I hate it!" Jarek said, approaching Purple Diamond.

Steve couldn't contain his laughter, even though he snapped out of his daze.

Purple Diamond struggled to break free.

Orange Diamond focused her energy, and casted a glow that illuminated the entire giant room, in her color.

The radiating glow from her deteriorated the black & white tint on Purple Diamond.

"Oh yes, take away the perfect version of Purple. Make way for Jarek." Purple Diamond said, before laughing. She snapped her fingers.

Jarek's body started becoming even more feminine.

"OH NO!" He said, freaking out.

"Jarek, you're really turning into a woman!" Steve said.

"For fuck's sake, I know that!" Jarek said.

Then Orange Diamond's glow completely erased White Diamond's hold on Purple Diamond.

Purple Diamond's original color retained, and she fell to her knees, panting. She was still hurt from before.

"Purple!" Orange Diamond said, running to her aid.

"Bro, you gotta reverse this." Steve said.

"I think it'll be fine. Maybe I can distract the enemy with my enormous melons then?" Jarek asked, examining his body.

(SLAP!)

Orange Diamond frowned at him.

"Act your age, Jarek!" She said.

".. Sorrey." He said, rubbing his cheek.

Suddenly a portal opened, a skeletal arm came through grabbed Jarek by the collar, and yanked him into the portal.

"EIEE!" He exclaimed.

The portal closed.

"Jarek?!" Blue Diamond said.

"Don't worry, I recognize the portal. It's Shinnok again. And I thought he was dying." Steve said.

"It's gonna take a lot more than Quan Chi to even stagger him." Orange Diamond replied.


(Netherrealm, Shinnok's Temple)

Jarek landed in a pool of dark water.

"We haven't much time." Shinnok said. He appeared to be in a better condition than before.

"What the? Shinnok? Why'd you pull me away?" Jarek asked.

"You're turning into a woman. And I am here to undo what White has done to you." Shinnok said. There were purple static shocks surrounding him.

The dark water started to surrounding Jarek, burning him partially.

"This doesn't even hurt. Is it supposed to?" Jarek asked.

His feminine alterations started reverting, returning Jarek to his normal structure.

"What would White want to turn me into a woman for?" Jarek asked.

"For whatever punishment she has in store for you. Only one can guess." Shinnok said.

"I don't even wanna think about that." Jarek said. His body finished reverting. He stepped out of the pool. "Why are you helping me?"

"On account you freed me from Quan Chi. You mustn't throw away the gift I gave you." Shinnok said.

"I'm not. That's why I still freeze people. And I never lost this." Jarek said, holding his amulet out.

Shinnok pulled out his amulet.

"It still puzzles me how there can be two of this." Shinnok said, looking at both amulets.

"Time destabilization. And now since time has re-finalized, it's stuck with me." Jarek said.

"Do not alter time any further." Shinnok said.

"I won't. It's not like I can anyway." Jarek said.

"Mother has been waiting for you." Cetrion said, appearing from another room.

"Wait, Cetrion? How are you here?" Jarek asked.

"My mother wants to see you. All will be explained." Cetrion said.

Jarek rubbed his head.

"This can't be happening." He said to himself as he followed her into another room.

In a larger room, there stood Kronika, wielding her power over the hourglass, which had damages showing off.

"Wait, Kronika? How did you come back to life? I thought Atheon wiped you away." Jarek said.

"When you destroyed it, and saved my son, you also freed me. I wasn't dead." Kronika said.

"That would make a lot of sense, considering the way Shinnok just blasted it." Jarek said.

"Cetrion, bring forth the crown." Kronika said.

"Yes, mother." Cetrion said. She turned, and walked to the pillar that held the crown of time, and picked it up.

She placed it on Jarek's head.

Jarek felt enormous strength, and power flow throughout his body. It was so much, it caused him pain.

He fell to his knees, grunting aggressively.

Cetrion watched with patience.

Jarek yelled fiercely as he gained control of the crown. He turned around, and faced her.

"Now I want you to go in, and take out the Hive invading your earth. Wipe them away with my crown." Kronika said.

He looked at Shinnok, who gave him a silent nod.

Then Jarek vanished into the hourglass.


(EARTH, SKULL CITY)

There were hive acolytes, knights, and thralls attacking the city, breaking into buildings, and killing innocent people.

A small sand-nado appeared right beside a public callbox, and Jarek appeared.

He saw the chaos before him, and intensified his power.

A knight took notice of him, and alerted the invading forces with a roar, sending forth large amount of thralls, and acolytes after him.

"All too easy." Jarek said. He sent forth a sand-tornado heading their way.

The thralls saw this, unaware of the danger they faced.

The san- nado skinned each of the thrall, causing each of them to screech, and fall, badly hurt.

Though each of the thrall & acolyte got skinned by the sand-nado, it did not relent. The sand tore them apart, erasing them completely.

The Knight fired a charged shot from his boomer gun, striking Jarek, dealing only slight damage.

Jarek summoned a sand-crafted gauntlet, and flew to him.

(BOOM!)

The knight summoned it's shield, and blocked the gauntlet punch, but was sent flying to a building.

He hit the wall with a thud, and landed on the floor with the same sound.

He fired four more charged shots at Jarek, missing each time, before hearing a click sound. He looked at it, and tossed the gun aside.

He pulled out a stolen sentinel shield, and ran to him. He threw the shield, suffering slight damage from the burning light it still had.

Jarek caught the shield, tossed it back like a frisbee, knocking the poor knight silly.

(PUNCH!)

The knight hit the wall again, crashing through, and sliding on the floor inside the building.

Then he heard a distorted, deep roar echo loudly.

A giant abomination (ogre) creature walked toward the two inside the building, and casted a rapid fire beam at Jarek.

Jarek quickly lifted the knight's body, and used him as a shield.

The knight roared in pain as he was caught in the beam.

"Stop time." Kronika said in Jarek's mind.

Jarek squinted, and suddenly the beam stopped.

He opened his eyes, and saw that time around him was stopped.

Jarek let go of the knight, and ran the abomination's rear side.

He casted a sand-nado, and resumed time.

The sand-nado struck the ogre, tearing away its skin, flesh, and then its bones.

The Hive outside were also suffering being erased by the sand-nado that was still occurring outside.

Jarek grabbed the stolen sentinel shield, and put it in his inventory phone.

Jarek saw that the Hive were beaten at this point, so he cancelled out the sand-nadoes he casted, and saw that the remaining hive were being beaten, and killed by the surviving authoritarian forces.

Jarek laughed at what was happening.

"FREEZE!" One officer said.

Jarek quickly vanished away in sand.


(Netherrealm, Shinnok's Temple)

"He wields this power like a new toy." Kronika said.

"As he did with stasis, and boneshaper." Shinnok said.

"I fear he may lose sight of who he is, if he continues on like this." Kronika said.

"Do not, mother. He took down the Hive, and saved the people of his home realm." Shinnok said.

"He's right. I've seen him save the earth using light and dark. He's proven that he's not going to let anything happen to him, or his friends." Cetrion said.

Kronika remained silent.

Energy flowed to the hourglass, restoring some of the damages that were visible.

Jarek appeared through sand again. He removed the crown, and handed it to Kronika. He nearly fell forward, but Cetrion caught him.

Kronika placed the crown on her head.

"You did well in wiping those hive from existence. But there is still trouble. If you are to stand a chance against White Diamond, you're going to need this power." Kronika said.

"Alright. But as soon as I gave you the crown, I felt my ability fade away." Jarek said.

"As it was supposed to happen. Because you did save Shinnok from Quan Chi, I am going to give you this power. I only hope you will not make poor decisions with it." Kronika said.

"Well, I won't stop time for everyday things. Just for combat. Just like I do for stasis." Jarek said.

"That is to be seen. Hold still." Kronika said. She casted a light blue mist to Jarek, enveloping him with the same energy as her's.

He felt the same energy as before, but in a smaller amount. This time, less painful.

"Wow.. So I'm just getting all these powers. So now I can freeze, squeeze, and breeze through my enemies." Jarek said.

(THUMBS DOWN)

Everyone facepalmed.

"Get out." Kronika said.


(Blue Diamond's Mansion) - 8:09 P.M.. NIGHT

Blue Diamond was in a white robe, with only some of her body showing. No exposure of any sort. Her hair was also wrapped in a towel.

She sat on her chair, drinking her homeworld brewed tea.

Jarek appeared through a sand-nado.

She saw him appear.

"There you are! Orange said you went to hell. Why?" She asked.

"I.. wait, what time is it?" Jarek asked, looking at his phone. 8:08 P.M. "OH MY GAWD! Where's Steven?"

"He's with his friends, in Pink's chamber. Answer the question." Blue Diamond said.

"My best friend's mother gave me a new power, to wipe out the Hive that were attacking earth. I wiped them away with sands, sands of time." Jarek said. "Did you see Steven, since we got here?"

"Yes. Earlier, we were talking in my pool." She said.

(THUMBS DOWN!)

"WAIT.. was he watching you take a bath?" Jarek said, alarmed, and weirded out.

"No, Jarek. I took a bath after." She said with lowered eyelids. She removed the towel from her hair, and hung it on a towel rack.

"So how do baths work here? You do it in the pool?" Jarek asked.

"No, I have a shower room." She said.

"But you're enormous. I'm like a small ant." Jarek said.

"I could fix that." She said. She placed her hand on her gem, and reached for Jarek with her other hand. He placed his hand on her finger.

He grew in size proportion.

"(Slight voice change, slightly deeper) WHOA!" Jarek said.

He looked at himself. He was now the height of a diamond.

"I'm a giant now. I wonder if this has something to do with me being Orange's grandson." Jarek said.

"I'm not sure. She would know. It won't work for Steven. I tried." Blue Diamond said.


EARLIER.. - DURING CONVERSATION IN POOL

"Hey, by the way, can I be giant too?" Steven asked.

"Why of course." She said. She put her hand on her gem, with her gem starting to glow, emitting power.

She placed her hand on Steven, however he only grew slightly, up to Pink Diamond's height.

She was confused by this.

"Oh." She said.

"Aww. I thought it would work." Steven said.

"I think that's as tall as you'll grow." Blue Diamond said.

She let go of him, reverting him back to his normal height, and proportion.


(NOW)

"Man. these are some crazy days. One day I'm laying on my couch, with my only worry being about when the bills are due, and how long my friends and I can survive, and then the next day, I have a woman I love by my side, and more family I didn't know I had, either by my side, or within my grasp." Jarek said.

"You never did tell me how you and Black met." Blue Diamond said.

"In prison, she helped me break out, with the promise of a date." Jarek said. He sat on the couch.

"(Looking to side) Of course she did.." She said.

"Why do you say it like that?" Jarek asked.

"(Sigh) No reason. And then that's when you made your gems?" Blue Diamond asked.

"No, that came way later. I let her stay with me in the castle my father made for a while, along with some of the gems who got away with us. Complications arose, they left, and got eaten.. by a shark. Two other ones left, and got blasted by Shinnok." Jarek said.

"How is it that one is blue, and the other are orange and red? Why are they off color?" Blue Diamond asked.

"First of all, that's uncalled for. I don't know how you do things as far as people being a color different from the way they're apparently supposed to look, but we don't call them off colors. How dare you for that. They were born under odd circumstances, which resulted in their conditions." Jarek said.

"Explain." She said.

"One was born in an accident, her injector fell in a pool of lava, and it got mixed into the fluid. That's why Magma is literally a lava gem. And the other one, her twin was born in the harsh environment of Phendrana, and with some of my darkness, which is why she's a cryomancer type. We named her Tundra. And even though they're both abnormal, Black and I still love them with all our hearts." Jarek said.

"And the aquamarine?" Blue Diamond asked.

"She was born from a rock, the way quartzes emerge. She has my memories, and her mother's memories for some odd reason. But that's about it. That's your off color grandchildren for you." Jarek said.

Blue Diamond rubbed her face.

"If they're not off color, then what are they?" She asked.

"Unique." Jarek said. "And not every person is born the same. Everyone is born differently, and people find a way to live about them, and to treat them." Jarek said.

"How?" She asked.

"I don't know, for starters, we don't act insensitively towards them. We treat them with respect, help them if they need it? You helped me, despite me being a walking deadman." Jarek said.

He looked to the side.

(BA DUM tssshhh) - drum

Blue Diamond thought about for a few moments.

"So.. we're not supposed to shatter gems who are made wrong?" She asked.

"No gem is made wrong. And if somehow they are, we help them find a purpose to fit the job they are supposedly made for. This is we go forth in life." Jarek said.

"Is that why you left your gems on earth?" She asked.

"For their safety. You saw how White tried taking me, if they'd been with me, she'd have taken them hostage too." Jarek said.

"White can be difficult at times, but she didn't always act this way." She said.

"I know. Black told me. Well, she goes by Ulyssa. She wanted me to call her that." Jarek said.

"I know. She's kept that name for some time now." She said.

"Do you have a nickname?" Jarek asked.

"Well.. I do, but I haven't used it in a long time." She said.

"What is it?" Jarek asked.

"I picked the name Lisa." She said.

"Lisa? Wow, not a bad name. I mean, mine is Jarek, and not many people have that name." Jarek said.

"Where did you get that name?" She asked.

"Eh, I don't know. My dad was a fan of mk." Jarek said.

"Huh." She said.

"So what was for dinner?" Jarek asked.

"Earlier, I made chicken, rice and pork." She said.

"You guys have chicken, rice, and pork? Where does it come from?" Jarek asked.

"We have a planet that makes this." She said.

Jarek's head turned green. He was about to vomit.

"WAIT.. Space pigs, space chicken.. and rice?" He said.

"Yes, we have a team of gems that taking care of the livestock, and growing the crops." She said.

"So they're farmers then? We have that on earth too." Jarek said.

"That's good." She said.

Jarek nodded. "So Steve told me he and Yellow are working things out."

"He was with her earlier. They're in separable." She said.

"I can imagine." Jarek said.


(EARTH, SKULL CITY)

Alan, the beaten knight hot-wired the van, and slammed his foot on the gas, driving away from the chaos that ensued from the sand-nadoes, and the humans fighting off the angry hive.

Then another ogre abomination spawned from the ground, and roared at the humans. It slammed the ground with it's fists, sending a devastating shockwave to the humans.

A tank fired a the ogre, dealing immense damage.

Alan escaped the scene, and made his way to the warp pad that was at the fence, in a broke down alleyway.


(JOHIREN GRAVEYARD)

There was a boulder covering the area he appeared in. It seemed to be a cave-like structure.

He pushed the boulder, and went outside, to the graveyard site.

The skeleton from so many chapters ago laid there, smoking a cigarette. He held a lighter, lighting up another one in his mouth.

The knight grabbed the skeleton, and threw him to the building.

The skeleton split into pieces upon impact.

He went to the picked up the cigarette, and inhaled, and puffed.

"Life is good." He said, in a scratchy voice.


End of chapter..