Steven Universe x Male Gem Reader

Chapter 12: Earth...

(No ones POV)

The arrival of the gems from Homeworld was inevitable. The Crystal Gems tried everything they could to destroy the enemy ship before it made it could land... Every single one of their attempts resulted in absolute failure. The ship took no damage from any single one of their weapons and now they were left with a single option... To stand their ground and fight while protecting Steven, who went against the instructions of his friends and headed straight into the battlefield to be next to them in this tough situation. 
Right now, Homeworld's hand shaped ship landed on the beach, facing Steven's home and the giant statue behind it. Then, a green bubble came out of the palm area of the ship and it rolled all the way towards the tip of one of the ship's fingers, where it stopped and opened itself to reveal gems from Homeworld. The Crystal Gems quickly recognized Peridot. After all... They have been messing with her machines. However, the crystal gems did not recognized the very tall and muscular gem behind Peridot.

Peridot: Jasper, they keep interfering with my work!

Jasper: Only this? 

Jasper said while studying all the members of the Crystal Gems. She had a great feeling of disappointment. She was expectin a real challenge... Not this.

Jasper: What a waste of time.

???: Let me see.

Jasper rolled her eyes and crossed her arms before stepping out of the way, allowing the gem behind her to have a look. Pearl let out a loud gasp once she saw who was behind Jasper... 

Pearl: He truly is back...

Pearl said while clenching her spear in anger with her hands. The infernal gem took many of her friends during the war... And now he was back to attack Earth once more.
Pearl was filled with anger, Garnet and Amethysth were able to keep somehow themselves relatively calm, but the nerves were slowly growing. Steven in the other hand... Was not doing so well. He was scared and it is understandable. Especially thanks to the things that Garnet and Pearl told him about Homeworld and... Onyx.

(Flashback)

The Crystal Gems were gathered around the portal that the green gem named Peridot and her companion used to visit and leave Earth. Garnet, not taking any chances, completely smashed the portal with her gauntlets to make sure they would not be able to come back.
Seeing gems from Homeworld already made Pearl panic... But seeing Onyx caused her to freak out even further.

Pearl: They are back! He is back! That wretched monster is going to burn everything again!

Pearl fell on her knees and covered her face with both of her hands. The horrible memories of the war were coming back. 

Steven: Pearl... Do you know that dude that looked at us and just turned around?

Pearl didn't answered to Steven's question. There are many things that she wanted to keep away from Steven in order to protect him... The stories of the infernal gem were part of the red list. What was she suppose to tell him? "Oh, hey Steven! That gem that you saw tried to kill your mother during a war and now he is back to finish the job!". Yeah... That was not going to happen.
Instead, Garnet walked towards Steven and knelt on the ground in front of him to be at his level. Then, Garnet took of her glasses and took a deep breath. While Garnet was preparing herself to clue in Steven about this other gem, Amethyst went to help Pearl to calm down.

Garnet: Steven... I don't know who "Peridot" is. But that other gem... His name is Onyx. 

Steven stood there quietly while listen carefully to what Garnet was telling him.