Me, Myself, and Him

Chapter 22: Confronting the past

WARNING: GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE

DO NOT READ IF YOU REACT POORLY TO THIS

I'm sorry for what happens next

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Lapis? POV

"Steven, get Peridot out of here. Now." Garnet ordered.

Steven tried to move Peridot from where she was, but before she could, I slammed my foot on her back, hear a small whimper escape from her mouth.

"No one is going anywhere right now, much less her. She's a Crystal Gem too, which means..." I ground my foot into Peridot's back. "...She deserves every kick and punch she gets. After all, she used to be a part of a group of murderers and deceivers."

"Lapis, why are you doing this?!? I t-thought you cared about Peridot?!?" Steven pleaded.

I turned my head to face him and looked him dead in the eyes.

"I think I remember Pearl bringing you up in conversation once or twice, Steven. You seem like a nice kid, so I'm giving you this chance and this chance only. Get out of here right now." I said.

"What? No, I'm not leaving Perid-"

"Steven, listen to him. Get out of here. Go to your father. This is between us and him." Pearl stated.

"But-"

"Now, Steven!"

Steven got up from his place besides Peridot and slowly backed away towards the door leading outside.

As soon as the Crystal Gems made sure he had left, they turned to face me.

"Daniel, please hand over Peridot. She had nothing to do with what happened to you. It was our fault, so you don't need to hurt her." Pleaded Garnet.

"Oh really? So, you don't like it when someone who did nothing wrong gets punished for the mistakes of others? Great, now I can add 'hypocrites' to the list of things that make you three the worst 'people' on the face of this planet." I growled. I still heard Lapis' pleas in the back of my head.

P-Please... Just let her go...

"...But I'm not like you guys. So you can have your little engineer back." I said, rolling Peridot over towards Amethyst.

She knelt down and grabbed Peridot, picking her up gently as to not hurt her more. Green liquid had now started leaking down her forehead from her gem. Garnet looked over to Pearl and gave her a quick nod. Pearl gave her a nod in return, before turning to Amethyst.

"Amethyst, get Peridot to Steven. We'll handle Daniel." Pearl said, drawing a long spear from the gem on her forehead. Garnet followed suit, making a large pair of gauntlets appear on her hands.

Amethyst nodded, rushing out the door with Peridot in her hands.

"Hmm, so you guys rather confront your problems with violence than conversation? Typical."

"I've already seen where this conversation is going." Said Garnet. "And you don't intend to use conversation."

I raised my hands in defeat. "Got me there." I said smugly, before charging towards the wrench on the floor.

Pearl was the first to attack, lunging forward and stabbing the spear near me in a hope to stop me from grabbing the wrench. I was faster (or rather, Lapis was) and grabbed the wrench, sweeping her legs out with my own.