Duel
Written by Historyfan15
[we open up on a scene of the beach, where Lapis Lazuli is walking contentedly along the shore. The waves of the water occasionally splash against her as the sound of seagulls call above her. In the background, Percy is seen pulling a line of trucks, giving a whistle as he does so]
Lapis: (sighs) You know, it's days like this where I can feel truly at peace with the world. No worrying about Homeworld, no gems to fight, no one to bother me, it's exactly the kind of day that I fancy.
[just then, two voices voice curse from her right]
?: Bloody damn it!
?: This sucks!
Lapis: Huh? [she turns around to see just who the voice is coming from] That sounds oddly familiar. [she walks up to a rock which is hiding the figures, peering ever so slightly]
?: This is simply outrageous! First, I'm praised for finding the specimen known as "Steven", and now my status means absolutely nothing! I swear if I ever get my hands on that disgusting human body of his, I'm going to slaughter him!
?: I get lost in space for finding that little termite and what do I get in return? Nothing! Just a whole buncha gaff about how I need to adapt to "peace", talk about gross!
?: UGH, and it especially irritates me that my wand was confiscated as a result of this "new era." Complete and utter bullocks!
Lapis: [with her mood now soured, she mumbles a little too loudly] Oh, dear lord, no.
?: Who goes there?! Show yourself! [the blue springs up her wings and peers over the rock, sneering at Lapis] Oh, well if it isn't crippling depression, Lapis Lazuli.
[the red gem smirks]
?: Hehe, good one.
Lapis: [sacarcastically] Gee, as if I haven't heard that one before. Is the little blue fairy from Hell upset because she lost her little wand? Or is the pimentón still a bit antsy?
Aquamarine: Hmph! One would think someone like you would refuse to align themselves with a specimen as disgraceful as that Steven.
Eyeball Ruby: Whatever he did to you musta knocked that head of yours good.
Lapis: That Steven actually freed me from a mirror that imprisoned me for years AND healed my gem when it was cracked. I believe that's good enough reason to think he means no harm.
Eyeball: [scoffs] No harm?! Look at what that ingrate did to me! It's because of him, my original purpose means nothing now! All I do now is just...exist.
Aquamarine: Those bloody diamonds fell head over heels from a few magic words from that little clot of dust.
Lapis: You do realize that your ways were doing more harm than good, right? I mean, I get that you were just doing your job and whatnot, but this is a time of peace. You can find a new purpose, one that doesn't involve violence.
Aquamarine: I don't need a new purpose. I want my old purpose back, I was made for that purpose, just like you were made to terraform planets.
Lapis: I know what my kind's purpose was, but I don't follow those principles. Why should I? I have a whole new life where I'm content, where I can be whoever I wanna be. The days of Era 2 are over, no more fighting, no more death, we can all live peacefully now. Why would we want anything else?
Eyeball: Oh, please. You'll have me in tears with your sob stories. Now, I know that you're connected closely with that Steven. So would you mind telling me just where I could find him?
Lapis: Given how you said that you were planning on killing him, you're not getting a word out of me.
Aquamarine: Okay, have it your way, it doesn't take a genius to guess where he might be, instinct tells me that he always sticks close to water, much like you.
Lapis: I'm warning you, lay a finger on him and I will jet you both into the next solar system.
Eyeball: Oh, I don't think we'll be the ones going anywhere, not while we still have the right to join forces.
Lapis: Excuse me?
Aquamarine: Allow us to demonstrate, my dear.
[Aquamarine and Eyeball get close to one another and in a flash of light, the original two gems form into a red and blue mix with multiple limbs]
Lapis: What the?!
Bluebird Azurite: Behold, the power of Bluebird Azurite; the combination of shared hatred between Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems!
[Bluebird pulls out a sword from their left eye and their wings extend]
Bluebird: En garde, caillot de gemme!
[Lapis manages to only just dodge an attack from the fusion as they strike down with their sword]
Lapis: If that's how you wanna play it…[gets into a fighting pose]…that's fine by me!
[Lapis extends her hand out to the ocean as a massive tower of water emerges, throwing it down onto Bluebird's path, but the fusion manages to fly over it]
Bluebird: You'll have to be quicker than that, Lazuli!
Lapis: Oh, don't worry, I'm just warming up!
[Lapis' water tower turns into chains as she tries to trap Bluebird within them, all the while as the fusion zips high into the air]
[Further down the line and approaching the coast is Gordon with the Express, Henry passes by on the other line with a goods train as the two expand a whistle greeting]
Gordon: Ah, what a splendid day. A fast run through the countryside, the open line ahead of me, and most importantly, nothing in my…what on Earth?
[the big blue engine notices large gushes of water exploding where the beach would be. The scene cuts to the gems still battling it out]
Bluebird: Give it up, you're no match for the power of two gems! [swishes in between two of Lapis' water sprays]
Lapis: That's the thing; you two don't know about the element of surprise! [extends one of her towers to strike Bluebird from behind]
Bluebird: OOF! You little cheat! [slashes at Lapis' column] You think you've got the upper hand?! Just wait till you see this!
[Bluebird swoops down with their sword aimed at Lapis' chest, the blue gem zipping up on her wings to avoid getting stabbed, although the sword only just makes contact with her dress]
Lapis: Shoot!
Bluebird: Ready to give up, darling? You know it's two against one, the odds are stacked against you.
Lapis: Excuse me, but I think the odds are more stacked against YOU!
[Lapis uses one of her water fists to smash against a rock face and nab a large rock to chuck at Bluebird. The smaller gem has only a split second reaction before zipping up to dodge the oncoming projectile]
Bluebird: Oi!
[a loud crash is heard from behind Bluebird]
Lapis: I meant what I said; I'm not going down without a fight, so might as well pack it in.
Bluebird: Against you? Never! [pulls their sword out in front for another charge]
[Meanwhile, Toby is making his way with his coach Henrietta in tow coming in the opposite direction when he looks up to see the two gems fighting in the distance]
Toby: Oh my.
Henrietta: Toby, what's all that racket up there?
Toby: I think there's another conflict goin' on with the Crystal Gems. [squints his eyes] By the looks of it, Lapis Lazuli's involved.
Henrietta: Oh, is she winning the fight, she's bound to have an advantage near the coast.
Toby: [shuts his eyes at a loud splash of water before reopening them] I think that answers your question.
[Lapis and Bluebird are still locked in combat before the former creates a towering column of water]
Lapis: Enough! I'm ending this, right here and now!
[Lapis uses a giant water hand to punch an oncoming Bluebird right down onto the railway tracks, causing a massive splosh of water to spray for several yards and split apart the two gems]
Eyeball: [groans] That hurt…
[Gordon's whistle sounds a mile or so away from where they're laying down]
Aquamarine: That's even worse…
Gordon: OH, GOOD LORD!
[the big blue engine slams his brakes on as the two gems are still on the line, causing his coaches to bump into one another and his passengers to be bounced about; Belle and Cinderella's tea spills on their table, Yogi and Boo Boo's sandwiches and creme buns go flying up, Minako Aino and Makoto Kino are pushed back in their seats, and Kipper and Tiger's biscuits scatter all over the place. Gordon comes to a stop just inches away from the stunned gems, opening his eyes and scowling]
Gordon: Get out of my way, you're holding up the Express!
Lapis: [as she comes down beside the tracks] Um, that one might have been my fault, got a little carried away.
Gordon: [groans] There's never any peace when there's Crystal Gems involved.
[Toby arrives and is curious about the spectacle taking place. Just then, an angry rambling comes from one of the carriage windows, revealing Eustace Bagge grumbling with his wife Muriel coming out the window behind him]
Eustace: What's the hold up?! I've got places ta' be and I just got soup spilled all over ma' overalls!
Muriel: Now, Eustace, I'm sure it's just something on the line, at least we didn't hit it or have an accident.
Eustace: Gaaaaaaah, stupid railway, stupid blocked lines, stupid cheap service, ehhhhhwatttamah…[grumbles back into his seat. Sally and Bunnie roll their eyes from the seats behind the Bagges]
Muriel: Don't mind him, dears, carry on with whatever you're doing, I'm just going back to my tea…[holds up her cup]...or whatever's left of it. [goes back to her seat]
Aquamarine: Okay, so you beat us here, but mark my words, we-
Gordon: [blows his whistle impatiently] C'mon, I don't have all day!
Aquamarine: Hey, don't interrupt, you primitive hunk of metal!
Gordon: I'll interrupt if you don't get off my line.
Aquamarine: [takes Eyeball by the scruff into the air] You may have won in the day-
Ruby: -but we'll still be out there.
Aquamarine and Eyeball: Hating you!
[the two fly off while everyone watches with raised brows]
Gordon: [rolls his eyes] Oooooh, the indignity. [blows his whistle and sets off down the line]
Lapis: [blinks] Well, I guess that takes care of that.
Henrietta: I knew she'd do it.
Toby: [chuckles] When have I ever doubted you? [rings his bell and sets off down the line, leaving Lapis on her own]
Lapis: [looks back at the beach] I guess I can go back to relaxing.
[the blue gem hovers over the tracks and back onto the sand, laying down while listening to the waves crashing against the shore]
Lapis: [sighs contentedly] There really is nothing quite like it…
The End