Chapter 2: The Gems

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Like I have said before, this city is crime ridden. Never has had anyone to help in their time of need. People simply look up and don't see a thing. No hope. I am here and have been here to give them new light. These years of putting criminals behind bars has gotten people to see the light once more. I am simply the one that is clouded in darkness. Never going beyond the limit I need. I lost everyone and everything I cared about because of me wanting to be a hero. Now it's my responsibility to help those i-, "HEY WHAT YOU DOING UP HERE?!" Yelled someone from behind. I was at the edge of an apartment building. I fell. Wam! I landed on the hard metal of the fire escape. "Uhhhh." I groaned.

 I looked up and saw someone at the edge looking down. Some weird green person? They came down to check on me. As well as a blue anime looking girl, a chubby boy with curly hair and a... pumpkin? "Sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you." The green girl said. I looked at her with a blank expression. Not that she would see because of my mask. "Hey sorry about that, my friends here are excited. We were just flying in to have a short vacation, explore the city and we came across you on this building looking down." The chubby boy said. I looked once more not saying a thing. These people are nuts but I think I've seen them before.

 "Well, I am Steven, this is Peridot, Lapis and Pumpkin." Steven said. They looked at me if I were to greet them. "You're those gem people from Beach City...right?" I said in a monotone voice. "Yeah we are." Lapis said in a sort of happy but monotone voice. "Leave me alone and let me do what I do. I don't have time for tourists." I said before getting down the fire escape and hid in the shadows of the alleys and the buildings. Its was a good temperature to were I was able to run without really breaking to much of a sweat. I looked to hear any cries for help, sirens, alarms or see any suspicious activity.

Ring!Ring! I heard the sound of an alarm. I ran down the fire escapes and to the bank. It was broken in from the back. I ran in. The building was fairly large. The vault door was blown off. I looked to see a group of people ransacking the place. I walked behind some pillars. I saw from the corner of my eye the leader. "Load the trucks!" Said a female voice. Is that Nightshadow? I went to see closer. All of a sudden, a truck ran into the entrance. Bam!

I ran out of the way. I looked to see them loading bags of money into the truck. I looked to see if they were paying attention for me to sneak attack one of her goons. She was tallish. Had a black mask as well. She seemed to have a misty, cloudy figure on her costume. I looked again. I never had any sort of symbol to my costume. Anyway, the goons were going back and forth from the vault to grab money. I walked in the dark areas to not be seen then I got to the vault. I went behind two of them and knocked both of their heads together just for me to punch both of them, knocking them out. 

"Hey what the heck?!" Yelled Nightshadow. I ran towards the edges of the bank and ran to get to the truck. "Get him!" She yelled to two other goons. I ran towards them and slid under one and kicked them in the back knocking them to the ground. I then the other put me in a chokehold. I looked for something. I pushed back and pulled them over my shoulder. I grabbed a bag of money and swung it across their face. "Nightshadow, your going down." I said in a menacing voice. I saw her get in the truck and start the engine. I ran toward the vehicle. As she sped out, I jumped into the trunk. 

Sorry if this felt short and if the gems aren't in it enough but they'll be here and there. Also there is a reason I tagged this having some lapidot, its subtle. So wait for some of that. I've written a lot of this story already but I don't want to put out too much at a time. 

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