Crystals - Season 1

CrystalBomb Part 1: Alex's Birthday

We...
Are the Crystal...
Gems!
We'll always save the day!
And if you think we can...
We'll always find a way!
That's why the people Of. This. World.
Believe in...
Garnet!
Amethyst!
And Pearl!
And STEVEN!!!

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He opened his eyes up, staring into darkness and also, his own blanket. There was snoring noises, and someone that seemed to kicked him off the hay bale. He checked his watch, 4:39 a.m.
Yep, he's early alright. He looked around, he was lying on flat wooden boards, Steven and Connie slept on top of the hay bales, Peridot seemed awake, judging she's still focused on the TV, the light was illuminating, but not that much. Lapis also seemed asleep beside her, when he think about it, gems don't sleep, so what's that all about. Amethyst is asleep with leftover pizza on her shirt, Pearl also, her gem is holo-showing her dream (he didn't really care). Garnet is nowhere to be found, and Greg is awake, Andy said he's coming back today, and Tourmaline is reading the book he gave her (Unfamiliar Familiar Vol. 5: Before the Tale, Connie and Steven would've been surprise). He stood up, brushing off whatever is on his shirt and jeans, folding the blanket and threw it in his backpack. Greg saw him waking up this early, he whispered loudly: "Hey, kid!"
He heard the words and turned around. Replying: "Oh hey, Mr Universe."
"Why so early in the morning?" As he sat down with Greg under Steven.
"Oh, that's rare? This usually happens."
"Well, today's a big day for you huh? It's just, impossible for you to be 18 when you're that short."
"I always have something else. Right?"
"Heh, you know it."
He appreciated one day of his life, and it hasn't even started. His name is Alexander Budwick, and today is his birthday.
Everyone was awake by now, Alex is still in the barn preparing for the big day, it was his first ever 'real' birthday since 13 full years, almost like he should be nervous now, he might lose his guard and suddenly go bonkers, not that he would or anything. He checked inside his backpack again, nothing bad, so he kept digging further, until he eventually found a photo. He was standing there, with his dad, on the plain fields of the Palanquin. Below the photo writes: "Håppy Bïrthdåy!!!"
He smiled and shed some tears. "Hey... Dad. I, I made some progress right? Hope you're listening to this, otherwise I'm wasting every second of my life." He dropped the photo and decided to go out. The barn door opens, he can hardly push it, he eventually made it, everyone he knew was celebrating him today, shouldn't be too hard to enjoy one day right? Like he said, sometimes the best memories comes from small things, a birthday really was unessacary for him. But his friends took the time to prepare it all for him, and nothing is ruining this day for him. Nothing.
He walked out of the door. Everyone has been waiting, holding out a birthday cake for him.
"Happy Birthday, Alex!" He remembered this sentence like it was the most interesting chapter in history, his history. He can't take it, he had to laugh. Steven seemed concerned, but there was no need to do that as he learned as Alex started charging towards him, "Oh come here you little bucko!" It was a warm hug, really warm for Alex himself. His tears flowed down Steven's shirt. Steven, as a sensitive boy himself also cried to that. He didn't mind the cake anymore, it's not compared to this hug, which everyone joined him later on, this was the bond that helps him so far, he knew he could count on them.
"Okay, let's make progress out by having fun, shall we?!"

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"Okay, okay, hey! Amethyst that's cheating!"
"What? Was it?"
"We aren't playing rules here, Steven. Besides, it's easy." As Alex ran towards the ball and levitated it with his knife. "All you gotta do is cause more chaos." The ball shot out to the sky beyond. They all looked up, waited for the ball to come back. "It's not coming back, alright."
"Yep- Ow!" The ball hit Steven right on the forehead. "Guess it misses you."
"Oh shut up!"
"What, truth speaking here."
"That was clearly not the truth!"
"Okay, okay. What do you got next in line, Star-boy?"
"Well, this is always the favorite part. Presents!"
He looked at Steven confusedly, "What's that?"
"Well, it's kinda like gifts, or something like giving people something that shows how much they appreciates the other person."
"Oh... Presents."
"Yeah! Open it!"
"Well isn't this easy." It was just meant to look like someone else spent a lot of time wrapping it. Typical thing.
He looked at the gift he received, it's blue and purplish, with a four sided star symbol on it. "Lemme guess, this is a new jacket?"
"Yep!" It was clearly by the Crystal Gems. "We and Steven made it ourselves."
"It was quite fun, but Amethyst kept forgetting where the pockets go."
"What? Steven never wore a jacket?"
"Hey, thanks guys. This rusty old jacket could really get replaced by now." He took off his old jacket and wore his new one. The comfort on it was surprisingly warm and soft, adjusting it for a while, he  looked at himself. "Four sided star. My favorite actually."

It was late evening by now, Alex walked around for a while, enjoying his day like he earned it or something. He didn't, if he's suppose to say so. He just have one more small thing to do, he should be able to get there by time. "Hey, Steven?"
"Coming!" Steven ran exhaustingly, he had a crazy day by now too. "Yeah, Alex?"
"I got a small thing to do, so you comin'?"
"Well of course!"
"Okay. Let's go then." He portaled to somewhere else again. Steven went in the portal, finding himself at a small hill plains, there was the same flowers that he saw when he went to... The Palanquin. Alex was at the edge of the hill, he had one of the unusual flower in his hand. Steven chased up with him, standing a distance away from the grave. Frank Budwick. It was his dad's name. Alex placed the flower on top of the grave, rubbed it and said: "Hey, sorry, dad. You did all you could, and I didn't want to have this. But you made my life interesting. So, thanks." He wiped his tears away and stood up. "Sorry you had to see this, Steven. C'mon." Steven ran back to the portal as fast as he could. With Alex walking down to the portal too.
"Wait, Alex? Where's your backpack?"
"Huh?" He realized he forgot his backpack. "Be right back, kid." Then he ran back up the hill.
Alex took his backpack, he couldn't forget that, obviously. He ran back down the hill. "Hey hurry!"
"Yeah yeah. Don't need to rush."
"Sorry, just excited for the our night!"
"What are we having for our nigh-" A chain of light chained both his hands up, along with another on both his legs.
"Alex!"
Two gems ran towards him. "Take him to the ship, now!"
"No!" Steven charged at the gems with his shield, only to be stopped. His feet unconnected with the ground, his body floated on the air. Moonstone walks towards Steven, with a satisfying mood. "Would you mind if I take him for some buisness, Star-boy?" Steven can't talk, Moonstone's levitation stopped his breathing. "Sounds like you wouldn't mind. Very well then." He dropped Steven on the ground and walk back to the ship. The sun is on the horizon now, everything just turned. Steven used every last ounce of strength to run to the ship. The ship was about to take off at any minute now, Steven jumped as high as he could, grabbing on to the ship, slipping as the ship took light speed off. Steven fell hard on the ground, Alex is gone, leaving only his backpack. "Alex..."
He ran back to the barn and told everyone.
They discussed about the situation. And they're going to space. All of them.

"Whatever we do, whatever we faced. We are not coming back to Earth. Until we get back Alex."

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The Diamond communication system activated. Blue Diamond is speaking to Moonstone.
"The boy has been tracked down, my Diamond."
"Are you sure he is taken by silent?"
"No, the rebellion will come back, and they'll win this round."
"Why are you so sure about that?"
"I was designed to be all of my Diamond's gems all fusion powered into one gem. As of this, I can predict the future of anything until my time to be poofed or shattered has come, therefore, they are going to win this round."
"Very well, Moonstone. But I am not satisfied with this prediction. Any chance that the boy would be captured later on?"
"He has potential inside him. He could be one of our newest ally against our most threatening enemies."
"Thank you, Moonstone for your coorperation."
"No need to thank, my Diamond."

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