Chapter 7.

At the Flower meadow*


The crystal gems are returning to the warp pad in the middle of a flower meadow, discussing their latest gem monster encounter.


Pearl: I can't believe that went so well!


Amethyst: That was kinda great when you hit it with your spear and it went, like, "bing-bong!" (makes explosion sounds*)


Pearl: (blushes*) And the way you were circling around it? Almost looked like strategy.


Amethyst: (laughs and blushes*) Well, you know, I can do that stuff, too.


Garnet sends a bubbled gem, as Steven emerges from the meadow with runny eyes and nose...


Steven: Wait up!... *panting heavily* Sorry I couldn't help much, I think the flowers are making me— Ah... Aaah... (sneezes at Garnet's hip*) Sorry, garnet.


Garnet: I'll live.


Pearl: Oh, Steven, you're supposed to sneeze into your antecubital fossa.


Steven: My what?


Pearl: Your... This thing. (points to her inner elbow*)


Steven looks at his elbow as the Crystal Gems warp out. They travel through the warp stream when Steven feels the urge to sneeze again.


Amethyst: Do it at Pearl! (points at Pearl*)


Pearl: (panics*) Steven, your fossa!


Steven sneezes downwards, propelling himself upward in the warp stream.


Pearl: Oh!


Steven: Whoa! Wha? *(breathing heavily*) Whoa.


Steven's head pops out of the warp stream and Steven is able to see the warp space,cackling with lightnings everywhere. He then sees another warp stream, carrying a small object through it.


Steven: Huh? Whoa!


Pearl: (pulls Steven back into the stream*) Careful! It's dangerous to stick your head out of the stream!


Garnet: There's not much air, and it's very cold. (flicks the frozen snot off Steven's nose*)


Steven: You guys, I saw something out there!


Pearl: What?


Steven: Something warping!


Pearl: Steven, that's not possible. Is your vision blurry from the pollen?


Steven: I can see perfectly... (squints his eyes*) Pearl? I know there's something out there!


Garnet: There's nothing out there, Steven. There hasn't been anything else for a long, long time.


Steven: Oh man, i wish y/n was here. Im pretty sure he'll understand me.


Pearl: Don't worry about y/n, steven. Besides, he clearly stated that he isn't one of us yet. He will only be here if it's a serious situation.


Amethyst: Besides, after all of the thing that he did for us. Im pretty sure his tired, right?


At your house*


You are now really tired for the last couple of days. You helped steven's best friend, connie. To convince her parents, by pretending a big brother of steven and a fusion of garnet, amethyst, and pearl called alexandrite as steven's mom and greg as his dad which he is. Not only that,
You helped them fight a million of watermelon stevens. In which a new power of steven.


But you are also worried, in the water melon steven episode. You use some of your powers, but you only use your super strength and super speed. The crystal gems are shocked at you, especially steven. However, the three are suspecious about you. Ever since your encounter at the rooftops. Garnet, amethyst, and pearl are talking about you. Having their suspecious that you are the shadow assassin. You now think on how much long can you keep this up, how will they react, and many more.


Not also that you also wondered about what garnet says to you about fighting them again. You don't have any memory about them, all you have to do is that you need to hide your old identity forever. Probably.


In the beach house*


Steven is lying in bed, staring at the ceiling and trying to sleep for the night. He slowly drifts off to sleep, but then snaps himself back awake. He turns to look at the Temple Gate's warp pad, when the kitchen refrigerator suddenly opens, startling him...


Steven: Aaah! Amethyst!


Amethyst (munching on food from the refrigerator*) Hey, Steven! Want some macaroni cheese?


She continues munching and steven sighs. As Amethyst returns back into the temple, and halts her...


Steven: W-wait! I can't sleep.


Amethyst: Why? Are you scared of that thing you saw warping right into the house and attacking you in your sleep?!


Steven:... No...?


Amethyst: Oh, good! Good. Nighty night! Don't let the warp monster bite!


She blows a raspberry and laughs loudly as she enters her room


Steven sighs, arms himself with a water gun and stands on guard at the front door...


Steven: Looks like I'm not sleeping tonight.


Time Skip*


It was now early in the morning. You now take your bath and heading to the big donut..


You now see Sadie and Lars at his phone...


Sadie: Hi, y/n. What can we get for you today?


You: Hi sadie, hi lars. So, how's summer?


You: Oh, and ill have six donuts and two coffee, please.


Sadie: Neh, not much. You know, same as usual, working and (glares at lars*) not slacking off.


Lars: Huh, what?


You: (chuckled a  little*) What about you lars? Found those beach city babes that you are talking about


Lars: Oh, where do i begin? There are so many of them, but they are pre-


Sadie: And im now getting your donut and coffee, y/n.


You: Okay sadie.


Lars: Anyways, what about you y/n? Do you have any girlfriend? (smirks at you*)


You: I don't want to have a girlfriend right now. The last time i had one. She cheated on me.


Lars is now surprised at you. He has now a huge respect from you.


Lars: Daanngg.. Respect.


Sadie now arrives with your six donuts and puts it in a bag.


Sadie: Here you are y/n. Six donuts and two coffees.


You: Thank you, sadie. (You now grab the bag*)


Sadie: By the way? Why are they two coffees? Is it for you alone?


You: Not really, i will go to steven's house and hang out with him. And i thought to surprise him by a little breakfast.


Sadie: Aww, that's sweet y/n.


You: How much does it cost?


Sadie: Let's see... About 75 dollars


You: I see, here.


You now put a 75 dollar bills on their reception desk. Sadie now collects it and puts it in a cash register.


You: See you later, guys


Sadie: See you later, y/n


Steven is fast asleep, leaning against the front door, water gun in hand.


Pearl: Steven...(poking Steven on his forehead*) We've got a surprise for you-


Steven: Aah! Aghh!


Steven wakes up and shoots the water gun at Pearl in panic...


Pearl: Gah!


Steven: Oh, Pearl.


You now arrive at Steven's house. You are now excited, because you will have fun together as soon as you two eat your breakfast. You now hear pearl's scream and rushed at their door. You now opened the door and:


You: Im here! what's the-


Steven: Ahh!! (he now shoots you with his water gun. Making your face wet, and your little gift to him*)


Amethyst Bursts out of laughter, and garnet just chuckled.


Amethyst: Phhtt. HAHAHAHAHA!! Oh my!!! HAHAAHA. not only pearl was shot and y/n too!! HAHAHAHA!!


You: Amethyst that isn't funny...


Amethyst: You're right... It was HILARIOUS!!!  HAHAHA!!!


You sigh: Steven, why did you shoot me with your water gun?


Steven: Im sorry! It's just that I'm real tired and...


Steven now notices your bag of donuts:


Steven: Is that, a bag of donuts?!


You now clean yourself with a towel that garnet handed to you. Luckily it was just your face and not your t shirt and pants or else you will have to go back and change...


You sigh: Yes, it was for us. But now...


You grab one of the donuts and show it to them:


You: It's soggy, a soggy donut.


Steven: What have i done?


You: No worries steven. Here.


You now gave him the other coffee. And looks at it with joy before grabbing it.


Steven: Thanks y/n!!


Garnet reveals a tray of cookies behind her back...


Garnet: Now you're not getting any cookies.


Amethyst: Cookie's?! I'll take 'em! Do you want some too, y/n?


Garnet whistled Amethyst over, and she grabs the tray of cookies and gobbles them almost all up.


Garnet: Slow down, Amethyst. Save some for y/n.


You: It's okay, garnet. I just need the coffee.


You now see pearl is still on the ground. You and steven tried to help her.


Steven:I'm sorry, Pearl. I just, I guess I didn't...


Garnet: Didn't sleep.


You: What?! Steven why?!


Steven: (yawns with visible eye bags*) I don't know. Maybe.


Pearl: Oh, Steven! (wipes her eyes*) This isn't about the thing you think you saw outside the warp stream yesterday, is it?


You: Why? Steven, what did you saw?


Pearl: y/n. It was nothing. It was just his imagination.


Amethyst tosses the cookie tray away, making a loud "clang" and startling the others.


Steven: But it was real! Something was warping somewhere in the warp!
y/n, please believe me..


You: Okay... What does it look like?


Steven tries to describe it for you. But for him, words can't describe it.


Pearl: (puts both hands on Steven's cheeks*) Listen. Nothing on Earth can use the warps but us. Do you understand?


Steven looks away...


Pearl: Steven, nod in agreement if you understand. Nod in agreement.


Garnet: I'm confident Pearl is right. But if it'll make you feel better, we can just go check.


Garnet: y/n, do you want to come too.


You: Okay, we need to make sure that everything is fine. Because if steven sees something. We need to make sure, just in case.


Steven removes Pearl's hands off of his cheeks and nods, smiling gratefully. Steven first warp the Gems back to the flower meadow..


Garnet: Nothing unusual. (Steven sneezes*) Bless you.


You and the crystal Gems then warp to the geode...


Pearl: Nothing here, either. And the geode is holding nicely.


You: Woah, what is it?


Pearl: The geode is a giant, black, dome-shaped rock containing a synthetic storm within it. It has a little  crack, which can caused a massive explosion in the area. Luckily, it is all taken care of by putting  a human primitive thing called a "duck tape".


You: Well thank goodness for that.


You and the Crystal Gems then warp to the sky spire...


Amethyst: Whoa! Now that's something! (points at steven jr.nearby, with a pair of kids*) Heh. Steven Jr.'s been busy. This makes you a grandpa!


You: How? I thought, steven and connie are just best friends?


Amethyst laughs at what you said:


Amethyst: No dude. It's because steven named that goat "steven jr"


You: Oh, i get it.


Garnet: (rubs Steven's head gently*) Congratulations.


Steven was just blushing for what you said earlier. But, you ship them secretly and if someone's gonna ask you. You approve connie to steven so far.


You: Steven im sorry for what i said. Just forget it.


Steven: Hey! We're getting off task here!


Pearl: We've looked all over! There's nothing out here to find!


Steven: (mumbles and rolls his eyes*) But you're wrong.


Pearl: Excuse me?!


Steven: *looks at Pearl in suprise* I-I mean-


Pearl: Nothing on Earth can use these warps but us!


Steven: Well, what if it came from space?


Pearl: I-... don't appreciate your tone.


You: THAT'S ENOUGH!!


Pearl and steven looked at you by surprised. You now stop their little argument before it gets out of hand.


You: Fine, steven. If you think it came from outer space, then we must check the galaxy warp for inspection. Does everyone agree to what i said?


They all nodded...


You: Good, let's go to the galaxy warp.


You and the crystal gems then warp to the Galaxy Warp...


Pearl: (walks towards to the Homeworld warp*) These are the warps that once connected us to other planets. If something tried to come from space, it would be through here. But wait! This warp pad is broken, marked inactive by the very depressed cartoon breakfast sticker you placed here yourself!


You: (you put your arm on her left shoulder*) Pearl, please calm down. This isn't you.


Pearl just sighs and tries to calm herself...


Amethyst: (walks up to Steven and nuzzles against him*) Look, Pearl's right, like usual. Ugh! You get used to it.


Garnet: (places her hand on Steven's head, which he quickly grabs away*) We're safe.


Steven: Well, I guess so.


Steven places his hand besides the crying breakfast friends ticker, still unhappy, while you the Gems sigh in relief.


Amethyst: Oh, man! Finally! That took all day.


Garnet: It was important to make Steven feel secure.


Pearl: Yes, Steven feels much better now.


You are now looking at steven. You are worried about him. He is really serious, he is so serious. He argued with pearl.


You: Steven, are you okay?


Steven: (gets angrier*) I'm a little tired... of you guys telling me how I feel! I know I saw something outside the stream!


Pearl: And I know you didn't!


Pearl and Steven begins to argue. In which you fear that might again...


Pearl: You don't tell me- what I already know!


Steven: Why is it so hard to just "listen to Steven"? You just want to do it your way!


Amethyst and Garnet both look at each other.


Amethyst: Uh, this is new. I kind of like it.


Pearl: (rolling her eyes*) Steven, you just don't know what you're talking about.


Steven: It sounds like... maybe... YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!


Pearl( frustrated*) UGH!


Garnet*gets in between Steven and Pearl* Okay, Steven, that's enough. Let it go.


You now walk next to garnet. Tapping her shoulder.


You: Garnet, can i have a talk with steven, alone?


Garnet sighs: Sure....


Garnet and amethyst walks pearl far from steven to cool down. They now leave the two of you alone.


You: Steven, what's up with you? You are not your usual self.


Steven: y/n, do you believe me?


You: To be honest. I don't know who to believe, but i do know that we need to find what you are looking for.


Steven: You think that im not lying?


You: Of course i don't. Because i trust you dude.


Steven: (now hugs you tightly*) Thank you y/n.


You: Alright steven you can let go now.


Steven:( releases you from the hug*) Sorry...


You: Come on, let's go home. It is a really tiring day.


At the Beach House*


Amethyst exits her room and see you and Steven sitting in front of the warp pad, still in unrest.


Amethyst: Hey, dudes.


An exhausted Steven looks up at Amethyst briefly, then back to the warp pad. You meanwhile are not sleepy. Because you are trained to be awake at the night, during your times as an assassin


Amethyst: (walks up to Steven*) You still on about that thing in the stream?


Steven shrugs...


Amethyst: Dude, y/n. Thanks for guarding him. Apparently, you are the only one that trusts he trusts now.


You: No problem, i can't let steven do what he wants now, it might be dangerous.


Amethyst: So uh, what'cha eating? (points at a bowl on Steven's lap*)


Steven: Macaroni and nothing. (eats a spoonful of macaroni*)


Amethyst: Ugh. Whatever. We can hang out again when you stop being such a sad sack. (closes door*)


Steven: Ugh! Why am I doing this? Fine. I give up! Steven was wrong and everyone else was right! Nothing's going to come through that warp pad!


You: Steven, are you sure?-


A spherical object suddenly crashes through the ceiling of the house and onto the floor. It slowly activates, revealing to be a robonoid, and walks towards the warp pad.


You: What the-, what is that?!


Steven: (starts laughing hysterically*) You were the thing in the warp stream! (looking at the hole in the ceiling*) You did come from space! (gasps*) You're trying to get to the warp pad, aren't ya?


You: Steven... That means you're right!!


Steven: I knew it y/n!!


The robonoid tries to get around Steven, who is blocking its path. Not only that you are on the back of the robonoid, making it surrounded


Steven: Amethyst, come back! Oof!


The robonoid pounces at Steven, knocking him back, and lands on his chest.


Steven: I knew it! I did see something!


The robonoid opens a hatch and reveals a small cannon.


Steven: Guys! I was right! Waah!


The robonoid shoots green goo at him and Steven pins it to the floor. You now decided to help steven.


You: Steven, go and get the crystal gems. Show them that you are right.


Steven: Ok y/n. Guys! Come on! Check this out! Ow!


The robonoid then attacks Steven with its legs. You quickly grabs one of its legs and throws it at the warp pad, cracking both the robonoid and the warp pad.


Steven: Aah! Sorry!Huh?


The damaged robonoid fixes the crack of the warp pad, by spraying green goo at it, and then begins to activate it...


Steven: Oh, no, you don't!  (steven leaps at the robonoid*) Garnet! Amethyst! Peeearl! Y/N, please call them!!


You: But, what about you? I can't just leave you here?!


Steven: Y/N, it's fine. Just call them...


The robonoids pile on Steven and attempt to shove him out of the warp stream.


You: Steven!!!


You now rushed at their door. And shout their name many times. You are worried about steven but you know that you need the rest of the crystal gems, in order to save him.


You: Garnet! Amethyst! Pearl! Please come out!! Steven is in danger!!


They now rushed as soon as possible as soon as they hear your voice.


Garnet: Y/N, what happen?


Pearl: Where's steven?!


You: He got suck by the warp pad accidentally by a some sort of green robot!


Pearl: What?! But that's impossible-!


You: There's no time for arguments! We need to get back steven..


His head is forced out, and he can see several other warp streams in the Warp Space, transporting more robonoids towards a single destination.


Steven: Unnhhh! I won't let you— Unh!


Steven tries to force his way back in the warp stream, but the robonoids manage to shove him out. Steven begins floating away in the Warp Space, still clutching a robonoid.


Steven: (gasps for breath and shivers*) I was right... (chuckles*) And now I'm gonna die... a tired... frozen little... sad sack... (A warp stream then activates behind him.*) Huh?


A pair of hands reaches out of the warp stream and pulls Steven inside, revealing to be Garnet. Steven holds onto Garnet tightly as he weeps, shivers and gasps for air.


Garnet: Take deep breaths. (takes the robonoid from Steven*) So, this is what you saw.


Steven: I don't care about that!


Garnet: I do. (adjusts her visor*) I should've listened to you. (smiles*) You're a Crystal Gems


Steven smiles in content at Garnet.


Pearl: Steven! (catches up in the warp stream*) Are you okay?! We've heard a lot of banging on our door causing by y/n. Amethyst heard the Warp Pad activate, and garnet said you were floating outside the stream and.


Pearl sees the robonoid in Garnet's hand...


Pearl: Uh... What is that?


StevenYou don't know?


Amethyst: Whoooah, that thing's far out.


Steven: It's some kind of space robot. There were tons of them! And it looked like they were all going to the same place.


You: Hey pearl? (you smirk at pearl*) That means steven was actually right.


Pearl: Ughh... Fine steven is right, and im wrong. Are you happy now y/n?


You: Next time don't estimate steven. Haha


You and the Crystal Gems follow through the warp stream and arrive at the Galaxy Warp. The robonoid in Garnet's hand escapes and walks up towards the warp pad to Homeworld, joining several other robonoids. You The Crystal Gems run forwards and see all the robonoids spraying green goo on the Homeworld warp.


You: What are those things?


Pearl: And What are they doing to the Homeworld warp?!


Amethyst: There's a million of them!


The robonoids back off as the Homeworld warp appears good as new.


Amethyst: They fixed it?!


Steven: What does that mean?


You: I think it means it can be used now.


Pearl: (jumps in*) Ah- I... don't know!


The Homeworld warp begins to activate and you and the crystal Gems gasp in shock. Garnet quickly grabs Steven, Pearl and Amethyst and hides behind a tall rock. And you just hide at a warp pad. All of yoh watch at an unknown Gem arrives, looks around, and lightly stomps on the Homeworld warp.


Peridot: Hmm.


Pearl: (whispering*) Who is that?


Garnet: (whispering*) No idea.


Peridot: (turns on a screen with her floating fingers*) Log date, 3 1 2.


(A robonoid crawls up on to her shoulder.)


Peridot: This is Peridot, performing Earth hub maintenance check.


Steven: Peridot. Her name is Peridot. (Pearl and Amethyst quickly cover his mouth.*)


Peridot:Warp repair a success. All 79 Flask Robonoids deployed and accounted for. Preparing to locate and manually reactivate kindergarten- (pauses and looks down*)


Your POV:


Who is this gem? Why did it fix the warp pad? I don't know who is this gem is. But im pretty sure this is one of the homeworld gems. Just like lapis.


Peridot... That is her name. I see, not only that. She seems she is one of the gems that are pretty smart and in charge at handling at advanced technologies at their so called planet "Homeworld".


Hmm, very well. I need to know about this gem called "peridot". I need to know if she is a threat or not. But as much as i observed her. She kinda looks like that she is only fixing these warp pads.


Pov end*


The Flask Robonoid that was damaged by Steven tries to crawl up Peridot's leg, but falls off and rolls back and forth.


Steven: (peeking*) Aww. The little ones are like her babies.


Peridot, annoyed, steps on the damaged Flask Robonoid and presses against it, until it is crushed under her foot. Steven gasps loudly but quickly covers his mouth. Pearl and Amethyst raise their hands to pull Steven back in hiding, but he waves his hand at both of them and gets back down himself...


Peridot' Now to access the domestic warp.


Peridot walks down the steps of the Homeworld warp.


Peridot: Huh?


Peridot sees the Crying Breakfast friends sticker on the Homeworld warp and picks it up.


Peridot: Huh. (looks around*) This site may have been compromised.


Peridot returns back on the Homeworld warp and warps away, leaving a glowing green stone behind. The stone starts beeping and then detonates, deactivating all the Flask Robonoids. You and the crystal gems then come out of hiding.


Pearl: They're coming back. I can't do this. (covers her face in fear*) Not again.


Amethyst: We're dead! We are so dead!


Steven: Was that another Gem? Where did she come from? What was she trying to do? Huh?


Garnet: (approaches the Homeworld warp*) It doesn't matter. (summons her gauntlets*)


Steven & Amethyst: Whoa...


Steven, Pearl and Amethyst watch as Garnet enlarges her gauntlets to a giant size and smashes the Homeworld warp.


Garnet: She's not coming back!


You: ( glares at the broken homeworld warp*) Nice one garnet. Earth is not ready for another invasion...





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