Steven and Connie let out an excited cry as they rode a large teal orb to a warp pad, Opal, Ruby, and Sapphire with them, nervous expressions on the three gems' expressions.
A few weeks ago, a large teal sphere had descended to Earth. For what reason, they didn't know. The Gems simply assumed it was hostile, going straight for the kill. Things were fine after that…until another came…and then another…and another, until it became a new one everyday. Soon, the Gems began to get sick of it, becoming frustrated with each attack. That was when Steven and Connie told them a plan then had come up with: to follow it to wherever it was wanting to go. Opal modified the plan by instead grabbing Steven and Connie and hopping on top of the large machine, Ruby and Sapphire following suit.
A bright light shines over a warp pad, Steven, Connie, and the Crystal Gems atop a large green sphere appearing. They were in a gray, lifeless area, still machines littering the small canyon. The sphere jumped down, running through.
Connie scooted closer to her brother. Something about this place seemed off. "Where are we?"
"Wow." Steven exclaimed. "Why did it take us to the gem growing place?"
"Wait, you've been here?!" Opal exclaimed.
Steven flinched. "N- No…"
"Steven, why do you know about this place?" Opal asked.
"W- Well, I…I um-" Steven wasn't prepared on how he should answer the question. Fortunately for him, the ball stopped suddenly, taking all the attention from him.
"Something's happening." Sapphire said.
Opal quickly grabbed Steven and Connie, jumping off of it, Ruby and Sapphire following suit. Opal landed and released the children, Ruby landing next to her as Sapphire slowly descended. All nine eyes were on the sphere.
The Crystal Gems watched as the sphere's legs floated to its sides and went inside of the machines body, leaving the body floating there. A small spark of electricity came from the bottom of the machine and a green pyramid shaped hole formed in the ground, the sphere morphing into a pyramid with the same dimensions. The pyramid lowered itself into the hole, giving off a bright yellow glow. As it stopped, it began sinking into the ground, leaving a long hole.
"Come on guys, let's go!" Steven said, grabbing Connie's hand, the two hopping in.
The group of three looked at each other nervously before following suit. They slid down the hole, finding their way to still sinking platform.
Eventually the makeshift elevator came into an area surrounded by strange tubes that held matter of some sort.
"I don't like this." Opal stated as she looked at the surrounding tubes.
Finally the pyramid made it into an underground room. The room was the color of the platform they were on. There were tubes all around the room, holding some the same sort of matter within them. The tubes all seemed to end at a hexagonal shaped room. Within the room was a smaller hexagon that held large crystal that a few smaller tubes were connected to. The centers of the edges of the smaller shape and the back centers of the edges of the room were connected by lines, slightly lighter in color than the rest of the walls.
The pyramid came to a halt, stopping in front of the smaller room. A short path came off the room and connected to the pyramid. Quickly, the teal and dark green diamonds lit up a yellowish green color, a line of the color traveling down the center of the walkway and through the lighter teal lines. After the yellow took over the dark teal lines, a light shined down and a small circular control panel with a yellow diamond at its center rose.
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The Halves of Rose
Fanfiction"You don't choose family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." - Desmond Tutu. A warrior who lost everything, an experience called an abomination by her own, a diplomat running from her mistakes, and orphaned twins just wanting to live u...
