Opening File: Planet Earth
Earth is the third planet in the solar system and home to a variety of species, the main dominant species are Human, Faunus and Mobians who share the planet and co-existed alongside with each other.
Pre-History
Approximately 65 million years ago in the Cretaceous Period, a meteor (the last surviving fragment of the The Black Mass) crashed into the Earth and created an impact that may have triggered the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction period, most commonly known as the event which wiped out the Dinosaurs. At some point after its impact, Aku from the future appeared before the crater and altered the dark essence into which will spawn the Grimm, forever changing the course of history before he was erased from history.
Connected Era
According to few records from the Connected Era that dates back many thousands of years ago, the continents of Earth were still one supercontinent named Pangea and was inhabited by a highly advanced civilization of its time. However, natural disasters caused the great continent to split into several landmasses.
Age of the Forgotten
Over 6,000 years ago, the Gems discovered the planet and declared it as a new colony under Pink Diamond for the Gem Empire, creating many installations such as kindergartens to create more Gems. During the colonization, the Gems encountered native species with abilities to fight against them, along with the Grimm upon their first awakening. Other races have visited the prehistoric earth such as the Cybertronians and the Accelerons, a war between the both the interstellar empires was waged over the planet as it was inhabited by living beings which were considered nothing to the Gems, eventually they were forced to leave with the aid of the rebel group known as the Crystal Gems.
Age of Darkness
The Age of Darkness was when the Grimm were awaken once more after the Emperor tried to destroy The Pool of Darkness and soon afterwards they spread across the world, attempting once again to destroy mankind and all of its creation. These were dark times as the Grimm were believed to be unstoppable. It was at that time that mankind was scattered, struggling to survive against the Grimm Horde. Some opted fight, others opted to flee often by sea while some even tried to go literally underground to escape the creatures of darkness and evil.
Age of the Warriors
The Age of the Warriors began when the Emperor sent his best warriors and advisers who had been trained to awaken their Aura across the world to find students and apprentices. They saved thousands of lives and spread their teachings. Soon enough the hunted became Hunters, fighting back against the Grimm and following the teachings of their new allies. This age was marked by years of bloodshed and soon enough Faunus and Mobians appeared, fighting against the Grimm as well.
The Grimm were not the only threat however.
Over the years appeared many beings some considered to be demons or even corrupt humans wielding their new powers for their own benefit at the expense of others. These beings came to be known as 'villains' for their attempts at domination and rose Hunters to fight them known as 'heroes'. Since then the battle between these two sides have been recorded in legend in the forms of legendary warriors bringing down evil sorcerers, warlords, demons or monsters and other beings with dreams of domination.
Golden Age
After the Age of the Warriors ended the Golden Age began, when great warriors and heroes like Valhallen, Major Glory, Birdman, Blue Falcon and Krunk appeared and became the public face of these heroes and becoming an example to young aspiring Hunters. However the so-called Golden Age nearly came to an end when political movement in the American government during the twentieth century moved for all Hunters and Huntresses to be drafted and labeled as part of the military to keep them under the control of the government. This caused many Hunters to retire out of fear for their friends and families and thus ended the 'Golden Age' of Huntsman in America.
Silver Age of Huntsmen
However despite the Golden Age ending heroes like Major Glory and even retired ones like Phil Ken Sebben were not content to let the Huntsman, only warriors capable of dealing with threats from the shadows vanish and moved to create a special system dedicated to training future Hunters and Huntresses that while was funded by all governments would remain separate from the military and thus prevented the creation of any secret 'Super-Soldiers' that were created by wayward scientists and led to the creation of 'super-villians'. This new system kept the duty of the Huntsman clear: protecting those who could not protect themselves and fight for a better tomorrow.
To ensure these Hunters had the proper training a set of secret academies were set up to properly initiate Hunters who showed the right skills and mindset. The locations of the academy or academies remain a closely guarded secret.
Thus began the 'Silver Age of Huntsmen'.
As many Hunters and Huntresses came out of retirement many were soon quick to take important positions like the Sanban family becoming head of the leading Dust producing company in Japan and others taking important positions in America and Britain. Others formed secret branches like the Plumbers to combat non-Grimm threats such as aggressive extraterrestrials and quickly became an example for people to follow. However a major turning point was when the Faunus group known as Satyra was formed in response to the countries that were xenophobic to Faunus and other non-humans and began violent campaigns in response. Though many Faunus communities speak out against the Saytra some consider them to be freedom fighters.
It is at this point it is unknown just how the Silver Age of Huntsmen will impact future generations.
Close File
Xxx
"History is where we look to for knowledge. From it we learn how our ancestors lived, how they worked and what good or awful things they did. There is a reason why they say that if you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it." TOM lectured as the file closed.
Xxx
"Welcome to DexLabs."
The Crystal Gems along with Greg, Peridot and Connie followed Phil Ken Sebben and Major Glory through the front entrance after they had used their ID cards and were scanned thoroughly before being allowed to enter the interior, greeting Fergle O'Reilly.
"Gems and human associates, this is Fergle O'Reilly." Sebben introduced them. "He's the son of the current head of DexLabs."
"And the one running it right now. Dear old dad is off on a small vacation." Fergle stated. "So you need a bit of help."
"Yes." Pearl stepped forward. "We need a…a big drill."
"To reach the center of the Earth." Fergle rolled his eyes. "Sebben already told me what was going on." He looked at the Gems. "You know it's a good thing my nephew is not here at the moment. He'd want to study all of you head to toe and ask you for details on your science."
"Like a human could understand." Peridot muttered.
"Really?" Fergle smirked, holding up a tablet that projected an image. "Smart enough to understand those fancy arms and legs of yours."
The image showed Peridot but she had smaller arms and legs encased in the very metallic limbs everyone thought were part of her actual body.
"Those aren't part of you?" Pearl spun around, looking at Peridot. "You're using cybernetic limbs?"
"I'm not a cyborg!" Peridot barked, blushing a bit now. "They're called Limb Enhancers. Homeworld's had to make some advancing in light of the declining resources since the last time we were on this planet. Something you'd know all about since this kind of started with you rebelling, remember?"
"Actually no. We wouldn't know." Pearl replied, scowling now at Peridot's attitude. "You tend to be out of the loop when you thought you drove the rest of your kind off of this planet permanently after fighting a thousand year war."
"Oh, you did a fine job driving us off. Oh wait," Peridot faked a gasp. "I forgot, you brought the wrath of the Diamonds down on you and the rest of your precious Rebellion, leaving behind you, a fusion and an over cooked Amethyst. Nice job and such an impressive victory for the so-called Crystal Gems."
Her face consorting into an angered look Pearl reached out and shoved Peridot into the wall.
"Hey!" The green Gem barked.
"Pearl!" Steven shouted, shocked by his protector's behavior.
"You watch your mouth you little brat! I lost friends in that war and to the Diamonds." Pearl growled.
"Hands off!" Connie pulled out her sword and pressed it to Pearl's back.
"That's enough." Garnet stepped in, stretching her arms out and pulling Connie back and Pearl off of Peridot. "We don't have time for this."
Pearl looked back at Garnet, seeing her looking stoically at her. "But Garnet, she-"
"We all lost friends, Pearl." Garnet said calmly. "Talking about the past might be painful but we must not lose our focus."
"She's right. The focus should now be on this Cluster." Sebben said, breaking up any further argument. "DexLabs is not only the top corporation in the city with the resources you need but it also has ties to companies that can give us the few things we would need to fully complete the drill."
"Not that I don't appreciate the praise for my family's company but why doesn't Glory boy here, just dig down to find this Cluster?" Fergle asked, pointing to Major Glory.
"I could but I don't know the exact location of this Cluster and even with my powers the Earth is a big planet. Plus even if I am invulnerable to most harm the heat from the planet's interior would still kill me before I could find it." Major Glory pointed out.
"Leaving us to build a drill to reach the Cluster before it awakens." Garnet said. "So we cannot waste time."
"Right." Peridot swept imaginary dirt off of her, especially where Pearl had touched her. "I'd like to do a full inspection of your complex so I can be sure we have everything we need. I have a list of what components we need. The others can wait here and-"
"Excuse me." Pearl cut in. "And why should we wait for you?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Peridot raised an eyebrow. "I don't need you getting in my way as I try and make something out of what we've got. Maybe the humans have enough salvaged technology from those drones and us that I can make something out of it in time but I don't need you all slowing me down."
"Peridot that's not fair." Steven cut in. "This is our planet and Pearl's one of the smartest people I know."
Pearl smiled in gratitude for that but Peridot simply laughed. "No, no you must be confused. A Pearl can't build something like that."
"Why?" Steven was confused by Peridot's condescending attitude towards Pearl.
Connie stepped up next to him. "It's because Pearls are not made for engineering. In fact they're not made for fighting or even speaking without permission by their owners."
"Owners?" Steven looked at Pearl who glanced away.
"Well, duh." Peridot said as if it was obvious to the young hybrid. "She's a Pearl. She's made to order servant, just like the hundreds of other Pearls being flaunted around back on Homeworld."
"Wait…" Steven gasped, his eyes going wide. "There are…Hundreds of Pearls?!"
Pearl was blushing now. "W-well, yes. But-"
"And she looks like a fancy one." Peridot leaned forward, inspecting Pearl's sash which Pearl quickly snatched away.
"Hundreds of Pearls…" Steven whispered.
"Great. As if one nerd wasn't enough." Amethyst rolled her eyes.
"So who does she belong to?" Peridot asked.
"NOBODY!" Pearl shouted angrily.
"Funny, the way you were talking earlier when you were chasing us I would have thought you belonged to Rose Quartz herself." Connie crossed her arms and smirked at the now outraged Pearl. "You sure acted like you were."
"Listen you little-" Pearl pointed at Connie but the human cut her off by smacking the hand away. "Hey!"
"I don't need to listen to a word you say, servant." Connie sneered, stepping over to Peridot. "Besides, the Cluster was Homeworld's project and we know more about it than you. So kindly step off and we'll have the drill built in no time."
"Yeah. Maybe you can take notes or something if you're up to it." Peridot snickered. "Wow, a Peridot working with a Pearl? What would they say back home?"
"Well you're not home now. You're on our turf in case you've forgotten. And I didn't fight a thousand year war for this planet's independence to take orders from the like of you!" Pearl spoke hotly.
"And we didn't get stranded and chased all over said planet to start listening to you." Connie retorted. "So kindly remove your irksome selves so we can hurry up and get started."
"Besides, I'm a natural technician and a certified Kindergartner. I was made for this. You were made take orders, not give them." Peridot pointed at Pearl.
"Oh really?" Pearl leaned in, glaring at Peridot who glared back. "We'll just see about that…"
"Whoa, whoa! Hang on, guys!" Steven got in between the two Gems. "Now we can all agree that the both of you are good at building things. So…Why can't you try listening to each other?"
"NO!" Pearl and Peridot shouted in surprising but harsh unison.
"I'm as good at building things as you. Better, even!" Pearl hissed at Peridot.
Peridot simply laughed. "Hah! Name one thing you can engineer better! Go on!"
"Robots."
Pearl and Peridot looked at Steven, hearing his whisper. "Hmm?
Steven continued. "You should build robots." He then stopped. Whispering. "Giant robots! I see a race. A giant robo-race! With prizes! Giant robo-prizes!"
"You mean like a competition?" Pearl asked.
Steven nodded. "Yeah! To see who's better at building stuff!"
"What are these robots you speak of?" Peridot asked.
"They're like those funky marble guys you were sending! Only bigger, and you can ride them!" To clarify Steven made robot noises.
"Hah, building one of these robots will be easy!" Peridot remarked with a confident look.
"Well, I can build one faster!" Pearl challenged.
"That's what you think!"
With that said both Pearl and Peridot rushed past Fergle who had been content to simply watch their argument in amusement. Major Glory simply rubbed his head in embarrassment while Sebben had remained silent.
"A rather interesting lot those two are, huh?" Fergle asked with an amused grin.
"That's one word for it." Major Glory answered with a sigh.
"In the meantime how goes the progress on the drill?" Sebben asked Fergle.
This caught Steven and the rest of the Crystal Gems by surprise. "Say what?"
"We've got the main body built and we're adding in the drill now." Fergle answered.
"Good. I guess we can indulge the two in their competition while the drill is completed." Sebben nodded.
"You guys were already building the drill?" Amethyst asked.
"Of course. With the fate of the world at stake we are rather pressed for time. As soon as I learned what the Cluster was I reached to DexLabs and Fergle commissioned the construction almost immediately." Sebben explained with a small smile. "You didn't think we were going to sit and wait for you all to build your own drill while waiting through your robot competition, did you?"
"It was easy to get started." Fergle shrugged. "We reached out to our business partners and they immediately worked on shipping us the supplies we'd need."
"While making sure that only the top heads would know the true purpose of the project." Sebben reminded.
"The Vist Foundation supplied us with the metal for the hill we'd need for the drill to handle digging deep into the Earth and to protect the crew from the hot temperature. DexLabs has already completed the navigation and power systems." Fergle continued.
"So it should be ready in perhaps a day or two and hopefully before this Cluster emerges." Sebben finished with a satisfied look. "We were actually going to show you the drill but…"
"Oh, let's not interrupt them." Fergle chuckled. "It's been a while since I've had anything fun to watch around here."
"I'm down with that." Amethyst smirked.
"Shouldn't they be helping?" Steven asked, concerned that it might be wrong to trick both Pearl and Peridot like that.
"Perhaps but we have no time to debate leadership for building the drill. Not when the fate of the entire world is at stake." Sebben reasoned. "Let them have their fun and we'll handle the drill."
"In fact why don't I introduce you to my niece Dee-Dee?" Fergle suggested. "She'd be thrilled to meet the lot of you?"
Xxx
"So you wish for my son to go on a trip to this…Berk?"
Bunny Bravo knew her son would one day get himself in a whole pile of trouble he couldn't walk away from. Loving mother or not, Bunny was no fool when it came to her son. That was why when she returned home with the woman named Rossweisse she took the time to listen to the Valkyrie's words. Rossweisse had changed out of her armor, choosing to wear a grey business suit as she shared tea with the Bravo matriarch.
"Yes. You no doubt are aware that because of him being chosen by Mjolnir Mr. Bravo has become the next incarnation of Thor. The process will be slow but he will eventually inherit not only Thor's powers but also his memories. The reincarnation process began the moment he touched the hammer and Odin imprinted Thor's Aura on the hammer that will have bonded with Johnny's completely by now." Rossweisse explained. "It is important he learns how to control and wield the powers he is going to inherit."
"And what's this first test?" Bunny asked.
"To save the life of a warrior and good man." Rossweisse answered, conjuring the image of a young handsome looking man dressed in Viking armor with metallic hook for a left leg. "This man was cursed thousands of years ago by a great evil on this world. Since then he's been waiting for someone to come and free him from this curse."
"And by free you want my Johnny to fight against it." Bunny narrowed her eyes.
"I would be there with him, to help him if he needs it. But I along with Odin believe that he not only has the strength and power to win but this can be start of him becoming the responsible young man you and his friends hope he one day becomes." Rossweisse raised his hands. "I would never dream of telling a mother to stand aside and let her son risk his life on a test."
Well, at the very least Bunny could see the Valkyrie was being honest about that.
"I won't ask you to let him go but I will ask you to help me…help him." Rossweisse said honestly. "If he is not careful in how he uses Thor's powers then…"
Bunny Bravo actually shuddered as she considered the ramifications of Johnny wielding the power of the God of Thunder with absolutely no restraint or sense of responsibility.
"All right. You've got a point there." Bunny admitted. "And far be it for me to leave a poor man to suffer forever."
"Then you will-"
"Yes…And I'm coming as well." Bunny decided.
"I understand." Rossweisse nodded. "And we might ask for additional help."
Xxx
"Everyone ready?"
The Stormfly was fully loaded with weapons, supplies and its crew was well rested and ready for their latest mission.
"Aye Captain!" Yara saluted with a big smile on her face.
"Affirmative."
"Ready."
"So are we." Artemis said as she and Connor stepped onto the airship.
"Good. I just got word from Mrs. Bravo that she will be meeting us there with her son and Rossweisse after they make a stop at DexLabs." Ross informed, taking a quick second to make sure anything important was taken below deck. "We are ready to cast off, Erika."
Erika nodded, activating the ship's engines. "Engines up and running."
The Stormfly slowly rose up while several Vikings on the air docks untied the ropes keeping her anchored. In a matter of moments the Stromfly was free and sailing through the clouds once again.
"Setting course for Berk." Erika said, adjusting the direction according to the map. "Estimated time of arrival to be in an hour."
"Right." Ross nodded, turning to Artemis and Connor. "If you'll follow us below deck I think you'll like the upgrades Yara made to your bow."
There was a glint in Artemis' eyes as she followed Ross down below, eager to see what kind of upgrades had been made to her personal weapon.
Xxx
"What you see is your average but impressive bow that is the main tool for archery." Yara said, holding up Artemis' bow for the three to see. "Now, I had to take it apart and then put it back together before I was able to actually upgrade it but once I did it was all easy. Check this out."
She handed the bow to Artemis and pointed to four buttons running down the length of the bow's grip handle.
"Press this button." She pointed to the top button.
Artemis did so and watched as the bow folded into a more compact form. "Neat."
"Easier to carry, conceal and slip through tighter spaces without damaging it." Yara explained. "And while this might not be an intended function, it does make a good blunt object for whacking someone upside the head with."
"Neat." Artemis pressed the second button, causing the bow to unfold a set of optics. "I hope you're not trying to say my aim is getting rusty."
"Ever try nailing something in the dark?" Yara replied. "Or possibly in a volcano? This is an infrared and sonar tracking device, perfect for pinpointing targets, especially if they're, oh say…invisible or otherwise of the stealthy variety."
"Fair enough." Artemis nodded, impressed with the device.
The third button caused the bow string to detach at one end and wind itself into the other end before the bow itself straightened out into a bo staff.
"And this is for some close range combat." Yara explained. "Common weakness for archers: they can't carry much armor or other weapons. Here's your solution. Also, I tested how much weight this puppy can hold up and I managed to get it up to around a metric ton before I ran out of time. So if you need to brace something and Mr. Muscles isn't available, this can be your backup."
"I can think of a few times that would have come in handy." Artemis mused before going to the fourth button. "Um…Yara?"
"That's not for the bow." Yara held up a quiver. "That's for this. Ever had a moment where you had trouble getting the right trick arrow?"
"Not particularly." Artemis shrugged. "I have a system for telling them apart: I etch a line into the shaft. One for normal, two for explosive and so on. Just brush my thumb over it and I'm set."
"Ah, but here's something better." Yara opened up the quiver to reveal a complex series of mechanisms inside which appeared to store different arrow heads. "This will let you carry as many regular arrows as you want and store the heads in here. Say you suddenly need to blow open a wall? Select explosive tipped. Need to gum up a target in adhesive? Sticky arrows. Also got some Dust models for you to play around with."
One part of being the team archer was an appreciation for versatility with her equipment. For Artemis, the idea that she wouldn't need to divide space in her quiver between normal and specialized ammunition was an obvious bonus.
"Awesome! But how will I tell them apart without pulling them out?" She asked.
"Look at that button carefully." Yara brought her attention to a small indicator next to the button which displayed an icon every time the button was pressed. "One for explosive, two for adhesive, three for grappler, four and so on for anything else. You can program them in yourself if you want."
"That's impressive." Artemis said, marveling at the new upgrades made to her bow. "If you were in our world I think I know a few friends who'd want to talk serious business with you."
"I aim to please!" Yara said, bowing dramatically before remembering something. "Oh and here is this."
She handed a small book to Artemis who opened it and looked it over. "A tech manual?"
"Obviously you plan on going back to your world so I wrote down all the features and drew up the schematics for the upgrades. Huntsmen are expected to know how to operate and repair their own weapons and I saw you kept your own bow and equipment in good condition. Since you might not be here much longer the tech manual is to help you memorize every detail without breaking it apart to see how it works." Yara explained.
"That's a really good idea." Artemis admitted with a smile. "You like to think of everything when it comes to this line of work do you?"
"I helped Erika upgrade the engines on this ship." Yara shrugged, smiling back. "Trust me. This is nothing new."
"Well thanks anyways. I sure plan on putting these upgrades to good use." Artemis said, strapping her quiver onto her back. "I would have liked to get a little training in first to get used to them though."
"There's a small training room over there." Ross pointed to the door on the other side of the room. "We got a few targets set up you can use your bow on to get a feel of it. We'll let you know when we reach the island."
"Thanks." Artemis nodded, quickly heading into the training room.
"Well, she seems happy." Connor admitted with a small smile. "I don't see her looking that much impressed and we've seen a lot."
"Like I said, I aim to please." Yara flashed a peace sign at the half Kryptonian. "And I have to make sure you all come prepared for what we might run into on that island."
"And knowing the typical luck of this team and all hunters it's going to be big." Ross said dryly.
'Same for heroes back home.' Connor mused.
Xxx
"Krunk remembers…" Krunk said, dodging a blast from White Pearl. "Krunk remembers flower!"
"What?" White Diamond asked in confusion.
He felt his control return, allowing him to balance his power and emotions while in Turbo Mode and knew he had to end the fight before he caused more damage.
"Krunk no hurt flower." Krunk spread his arms out. "But Krunk hurt bad guys who stomp on flowers!"
He clapped his hands and released a massive shockwave that collided with White Diamond, smashing her through the wall of her ship, down through her palace and slammed into the surface of Homeworld like a meteor.
That day, even the Diamonds would be wary when tangling with the Infraggable Krunk.
Xxx
"My Diamond!" Blue Pearl watched in horror as her Diamond was sent crashing through buildings by the purple skinned…monstrosity.
This was horrible.
This was inconceivable.
"Warp Pad activation for the Special Zone!" Blue Diamond's Agate called out.
Blue Pearl watched as the Warp Pad activated on the security screen and to her shock the intruders along with the Elementals and the organics that had been captured with them had appeared!
"Impossible…" Blue Pearl whispered.
Things just kept on going from bad to worse and her Diamond wasn't even here to issue the proper command.
It was up to her.
"Contact Yellow Diamond's control room." Blue Pearl ordered.
The Gems in the control room were slightly surprised to hear a Pearl giving them orders but this was Blue Diamond's Pearl.
She was considered to be the personal eyes and ears of Blue Diamond herself and that her orders came from her Diamond.
Thus they immediately opened a channel to the Yellow Diamond control room and their call was answered by none other than Yellow Diamond's Pearl, standing tall and professional with her arms behind her back. "This is the Yellow Diamond Control Room. Who authorized you to make this call?"
"I did." Blue Pearl answered calmly. "There is an emergency."
"That is no excuse to use the direct Diamond communication channel." Yellow Pearl said harshly.
"Pearl."
Yellow Pearl flinched at the sound of her Diamond's voice. "M-My Diamond! You are back! And you destroyed the virus!"
"Why is there someone on the Diamond Line?
"I-I don't know." Yellow Pearl answered. "I was just about to tell her-"
"I'll take it from here." The screen shifted position revealing Yellow Diamond.
"My Diamond, the Pearl of Blue Diamond reporting with urgent news." Blue Pearl saluted as she spoke. "Both my Diamond and White Diamond have been attacked."
"By whom?" Yellow Diamond narrowed her eyes.
"One of the intruders. The purple creature accompanying the Asgardian." Blue Pearl reported. "And the Elementals have escaped from the Special Zone."
Yellow Diamond scowled angrily. "Show me."
Blue Pearl immediately brought up the recordings of Blue Diamond's battle against the Asgardian and the purple organic, showing her being smashed through several buildings before the creature attacked White Diamond's ship. "That was the last recording we had before our sensors were damaged. The Elementals are leaving Pink Diamond's palace as we speak under heavy escort."
"Then we must stop them." Yellow Diamond declared. "I will finish the Asgardian and his…pet. Pearl."
"Yes, My Diamond." Yellow Pearl quickly answered.
"Organize a security detail with Blue's Pearl to recapture the Elementals at once. I will find Blue and then deal with these intruders once and for all." Yellow Diamond clenched a fist but smiled. "Unless White gets to them first."
"As you wish, My Diamond." Yellow Pearl smiled, saluting and bowing.
Xxx
Gelorum was starting to grow impatient.
Her drones were all ready to place the bomb in the Omega Kindergarten as soon as the Elementals were retrieved but they were taking too long.
"Gelorum."
She perked up at the voice of Obsidian. "It is about time. Do you have news?"
"The agents have retrieved the Elementals from the Special Zone but there is a complication."
Gelorum's green eye flashed. "…I'm listening."
"It seem the Infraggable Krunk has tapped into the full potential of his powers. He's already defeated Blue Diamond and has challenged White Diamond."
Gelorum raised an eyebrow. "A single organic challenging two of the Diamonds. I suppose there is a reason he is called the World's Mightiest Mortal."
"Our forces are ready to move in on the Omega Kindergarten but we cannot move-"
"Due to the standing orders to wait until the Elementals have been retrieved." Gelorum finished for her general. "Don't worry. I'm sending Jetstorm, Thrust and Tankor to retrieve the organics. Begin your mission."
"At once, Lady Gelorum." Obsidian complied.
Off to the side Lou Beatles narrowed his eyes but remained calm.
Xxx
Down below, on the surface of the Gem Homeworld White Diamond's eyes flashed open. She slowly stood up, seemingly hovering to her feet.
"My, my, my." White Diamond said slowly, flashing an empty smile while narrowing her eyes that showed a great anger. "It seems we're all getting a little bit rowdy. A little too much rowdy considering all the damage."
A bubble surrounded White Diamond and it shot back up to the Gem city.
Xxx
Turbo Krunk leapt out of White Diamond's ship, landing perfectly on another building. His turbo aura still surrounded him but he took deep breaths and was seemingly calming down. He was calm enough to open his eyes and watch as a giant white bubble emerged from down below and hovered over the city.
"I hope you have had your fun, creature of Earth." White Diamond's voice spoke from inside the bubble. "However, I have certain issues with your conduct that must be dealt with."
The bubble shot forward like a missile, slamming into Krunk before he even had a chance to react. The bubble shot through the city before flying back down to the surface, slamming into the ground and making a giant crater.
The bubble vanished, leaving White Diamond standing serenely as she stared down at the seemingly unconscious Krunk. "To think you would force me to leave my head. Impressive but futile."
She raised her foot to stomp down on the organic.
"This is where you and all lesser species belong. Under my foot." She brought her foot down…
Only for Krunk raise his hands and catch the giant foot, easily holding it up. White Diamond seemed surprised which allowed Krunk to easily push the foot off him, making the giant empress stagger back.
"Krunk not afraid of big lady." Krunk said, his Turbo aura flaring. "Big lady hurt Krunk friends? Krunk hurt big lady!"
White Diamond narrowed her eyes. "No one, Gem or organic, threatens me."
She fired a pair of beams from her eyes at Krunk who quickly dodged and shot at White Diamond, raising both fists. He slammed them into White Diamond's stomach, causing her to scream out in pain. Krunk landed on the ground and then shot up, throwing a combo punch into White Diamond's face and then an uppercut to the jaw. Growling in rage White Diamond tried to grab Krunk but the Infraggable one grabbed her hand and threw her over his shoulder. White Diamond was stunned as she slammed into the ground but when Krunk tried to hit her again she phased down through the ground, leaving Krunk to smash the empty spot.
White Diamond did not stay hidden for long.
Rising up from behind Krunk White Diamond's eyes flared, firing twin beams of blinding light that slammed into Krunk's back and blasted him into the canyon walls. White Diamond fully rose out of the ground with a white disk under her feet that hovered above the ground. She slowly approached the wall Krunk had been embedded into but stopped.
She looked down the canyon, eyes narrowing. "So that is how you arrived on this planet. A portal with an army of machines…Racing Drones."
She remembered them as well as she remembered all of her empire's enemies.
So they were planning on doing something to her planet.
Well, they would try.
"In the meantime I will deal with you here and now." She reached and grabbed the stunned Krunk and proceeded to smash him into the walls, flying down the canyon, scrapping his face and finally slammed him into the other wall.
After that she slammed Krunk into the ground and stepped on his back, as if she was squashing an annoying bug.
"Earth may continue to be an annoyance but it will never bring me or my kind down. For I am White Diamond, I am every color of the light and diamonds last forever." White Diamond said, grinding her high heeled sandal against Krunk's back. "I will exist long after you and your kind have turned to dust and your planet becomes nothing but a cloud of rubble."
A sonic blast suddenly hit her from above, disorientating her enough that Krunk threw her foot off of him. He then leapt up, delivering punch after punch to White Diamond until with a final punch he sent the empress through the air, flying down the canyon and crashing through several walls.
"Krunk!"
Valhallen flew down from above on his guitar, landing next to his giant friend as Krunk started get dizzy and grabbed his arm as he almost fell. "You've been in Turbo mode too long. Not to mention that fight with those Diamonds took a lot out of you."
"Krunk…sleepy." The Infraggable Krunk moaned.
"I know, I'm getting a little tired too. Hopefully the others are back by now. Let's get back to the city. Hopefully with White Diamond down for the moment we have time."
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At the far end of the canyon there was a giant pile of rubble.
Until White Diamond blasted it off her, eyes flaring with barely repressed rage. Raising her hand to her gemstone, she pulled out a large sword.
This was her personal weapon, Starlight.
It resembled a white claymore with a dark grey and black handle with white diamonds in it while the blade is pure white.
"You think you can come to my world and attempt to destroy it and me?" White Diamond raised her sword, channeling her power into it. "I think not."
She swung her blade down at the ground, releasing a blast of blinding light.
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Jetstorm, Thrust and Tankor had just emerged through the portal with an entire of drone. "Here we are, planet of the walking space rocks. We'll be taking the Elementals of their hands now and leaving any rock that get in our way in…pieces!"
However before any of the drones could say or do anything else a blast of light shot towards them, blinding their visual sensors.
"Uh oh." Jetstorm said, realizing the trouble they were in.
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"What is happening?" Gelorum asked, losing visual contact with the drones on the Gem planet.
"THERE APPEARS TO BE….WARNING, RECOMMEND SHUTTING DOWN THE PORTAL!" The drone next to her said urgently.
Lou immediately took off, running out of the room but Gelorum and the drones had no time to do anything about that. The five Vehicon Generals ran through the portal and were followed by a blast of light that engulfed the entire room…
And blasted half the entire fortress to pieces in a matter of seconds.
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"We've lost contact with the drones."
Sammael leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes for a second as he took a deep breath. "We must assume that they were destroyed by the Gems."
"Meaning the Elementals will only have one way to get off the Gem planet."
"The Bifrost." Sammael answered.
"This operation is becoming a disaster. We don't even know if they will escape and even if they do Cree will most likely be captured."
"Fortunately, I doubt she will remain captive for long."
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As soon as made it through the Warp Pad the group took off running, rushing out of the pink palace and out into the Gem city.
"Wow. What happened out here?" Wally said, seeing the destruction inflicted on the city by the constant fighting.
"Doesn't matter. We need to get down to the surface." Cree answered, keeping him focused.
"Stop them!"
The group stopped, watching as Rubies and Tobazs gathered to stop them. Cree shot forward, leaving behind afterimages in her wake as she fell upon them.
"Wha-"
"Hey!"
The Gems stood no chance as Cree knocked down with her kicks and punches. She pulled out a small rod that extended outwards, forming into a two headed spear that she twirled expertly on one hand. The Topazs attacked her and she retaliated with a barrage of slashes and strikes that were too fast for the human eye to see. The Topazs were surprised as Cree used her skills and her Semblance to evade their strikes and take them down in a matter of seconds.
"Whoa." Eddy and Jonny remarked at how easily Cree took those Gems down. "She's good."
"Yeah, at running away." Wally muttered under his breath.
"We have to hurry." Della pointed up, seeing several Red-Eyes in the sky. "If they spot us the whole city will be upon us."
"Not the whole city."
"But our Diamonds will be back soon enough."
The group spotted Yellow and Blue Pearl land before them gracefully on their feet. The Elemental Pearls flinched, looking afraid while top fights in the group kept the others behind them.
"It's just two of them now. We got this." Jesse said, loading his pistol.
"We'll see." Yellow Pearl replied, holding a hand to her gemstone and summoning chokuto in its scabbard, resembling Yellow Diamond's Galaxy Storm.
Blue Pearl did the same, summoning her own scythe that resembled Blue Diamond's Rainfall. "Our orders are to recapture the intruders and the escapees. However we need only keep you here until our Diamonds return."
Omnimon narrowed his eyes as he summoned his Grey Sword. He saw that Blue Pearl's own weapon resembled Blue Diamond's and he had a feeling she was just as skilled as Diamond. Nier could also tell from way Yellow Pearl carried herself was that she had spent a long time training with her weapon and was very, very skilled with it.
"Kids, get moving. We'll be right behind you." Jesse ordered. "You, duck lady."
"It's Della Duck." Della corrected icily.
"You might want to start running with them. If you can't reach Valhallen in time the next best way to get off this planet would be to get a ship." Jesse said.
"Not a chance!" Yellow Pearl shouted, charging forward.
Omnimon jumped forward, using his sword to block the lightning fast slashes that Yellow Pearl unleashed. Yellow Pearl scowled and they clashed blade repeatedly with Yellow Pearl being fast enough she managed to push the Royal Knight back. Blue Pearl charged forward as well, spinning her scythe expertly in one hand.
"Sorry for this." Monty said, thrusting one fist forward and releasing a blast of white fire at Blue Pearl.
However Blue Pearl quickly spun her scythe in one hand, channeling blue light into it as she did and created a shield that easily blocked the fire. Jesse aimed and shot at Blue Pearl while Nier charged forward. As Blue Pearl blocked the incoming bullet Nier used his Semblance, summoning his Shadowlord and both attacked her on both sides. Blue Pearl remained composed, spinning her scythe to catching the incoming attacks and dancing in between her attacks to dodge any strikes she couldn't block.
In the meantime Cree rushed Yellow Pearl from behind as she clashed with Omnimon, aiming her spear at the Gem's back. Yellow Pearl spun around and batted away Cree's attack away with her scabbard, while spinning around Omnimon and swung at his back. Omnimon however lashed out with a back kick that she barely blocked with her sword and scabbard but was sent back regardless. Cree moved forward, hoping to take Yellow Pearl down while she was recovering but Yellow Pearl raised her sword to block.
While still in mid attack Cree changed her attack, retracting her spear and somersaulting through the air, her feet landing on the sword. Yellow Pearl's eyes widened in surprise and she hastily ducked as one Cree's blades sailed over her head. Yellow Pearl swung her scabbard at Cree's feet while she was still in the air. Cree hastily blocked but the force of the blunt attack and her current position caused her to flip upside down.
Acting on instinct, Cree went with the spin and swung her spear, managing to leave a cut on her opponent's skirt and leotard. Gritting her teeth Yellow Pearl swung her blade at Cree who landed back on the ground and bent backwards at a ninety degree angle, allowing the sword to sail over her. Moving her arms back Cree placed her hands on the ground and flipped back up onto her feet. She then rushed forward with her Semblance, moving so fast that Yellow Pearl had little time to react as Cree delivered a powerful kick to her chin.
Cree channeled her Aura into the kick and it was so strong that Yellow Pearl was sent flying back by the kick, skidding several feet back and slamming through a nearby wall.
Omnimon had been watching, waiting to step back in but was impressed by what he had seen. 'She's skilled, very skilled. Considering she's Abby's sister I shouldn't be surprised. That same potential in her is what I saw in Abby.'
In the meantime Blue Pearl had noticed her yellow counterpart being kicked into the wall and knew she had to keep them all here a little longer for reinforcements to arrive. She caught Shadowlord's blade, kicked him in the chest and rolled over his back so all of her opponents were in front of her instead of being both in front and back. She then swung her scythe and cut through Shadowlord's torso, not even blinking as it dissolved and focused on her remaining enemies.
"I cannot allow this to continue." Blue Pearl declared, charging forward.
"Dark Wall!" Nier called out.
A magical barrier appeared in front of him which Blue Pearl slammed face first into, leaving her dazed.
"Dark Lance!"
A spear shot out and stabbed Blue Pearl through the torso below her gemstone. The Gem looked down at the lance, her hair parting to reveal her shocked eyes as she looked at Nier.
"…Oh." Was all Blue Pearl said before her body poofed back into its gemstone that fell to the ground.
Yellow Pearl had emerged from the hole made by her crash just in time to witness her counterpart's defeat and grew very angry. "What…Have you done?!"
Omnimon aimed his right arm at her. "Garuru Cannon!"
He fired several energy bolts at her but she cut through them with her sword, rushing forward and picking up Blue Pearl's gemstone. She spun around, ready to draw her sword again at anyone who got too close to her. Just as everyone regrouped Valhallen and Krunk flew up from below, landing in front of them.
"Glad you all made it back." Valhallen said, holding his Mighty Axe up above his head. "I got a feeling it's time to bolt."
"HALT ORGANICS!"
As if things weren't crazy enough Yellow and Blue Diamond had returned, leading legions of Gem soldiers towards them.
"Time to go!" Valhallen said, summoning the Bifrost.
Just a pillar of light shot down on them Yellow Diamond rushed forward, releasing through the ground underneath the group.
"Whoa!" Della Duck shouted, her and Bonnibel stumbling away from the group just before the Bifrost landed down and hit the group. "NO!"
"Come on!" Bonnibel shouted, grabbing Della and jumped over the edge, seemingly falling to their deaths.
But that mattered little to the Diamonds as the Bifrost vanished along with the intruders and the Elementals.
Yellow Diamond gritted her teeth before letting out an enraged roar that shook the entire Homeworld. "YOU'LL PAY! YOU'LL ALL PAY!"
Blue Diamond walked over to the edge, trying to see where two organics had landed but they were both gone. "Yellow…"
"As soon as I am done dealing with the attacks on our colonies I'll lead the entire armada to wipe out every living thing on that planet Earth before the Cluster can do it for me!" Yellow Diamond shouted, slamming a fist into the ground.
"Don't bother, Yellow." Yellow and Blue watched in shock as White Diamond slowly rose up from below and softly landed before them. "I am sure the Elementals will be back in our hands soon enough. In the meantime, I believe there is a large mess to clean up."
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Name: Cree Lincoln
Species: Fox Faunus
Aura: Scarlet
Semblance: Fox Illusion
Description: Cree dashes forward, leaving several afterimages in her wake. It allows her to dodge enemy attacks and she can even use it to take down any enemies in her way, even if she is heavily outnumbered.
Weapon: Double Headed Spear