Life (Lapidot Medieval AU) unedited version. Canceled due to rewrite.

Reconcile

"Come then, Topazes," a peppy voice said, barely heard by the pair of footsteps accompanying it. "We have a princess and a sorceress to capture."

...

To state the fact that Rose wasn't pleased would be correct. However, unlike her "sisters"-in-arms, she was rational and calm to still talk about the matter. "And they just disappeared? No trace?" she asked, incredulous.

"The only thing that made it believable were the dead patches," Garnet clarified, Pearl's fingers nervously tapping her spearhead. Rose merely nodded, in thought. "You said there were people riding the corruptions?" she then asked, remembering how Peridot and Lapis had left.

"Correct," Pearl nervously confirmed, her voice cracking. Rose was quiet before she got up from her throne. "Pearl, go to the prisoner's room. There should be blue cloth on the the ground. Garnet, prepare the gnikcart spell," she said as she pulled the sword off of the wall.

"Yes Rose!" her captains shouted before going off to do as they were ordered. Rose then turned to Amethyst and said, "Go tell the priests that 'darkness is rising as the sun is setting.'" Amethyst rose an eyebrow at the statement but nodded before shifting into a puma and running into the town.

...

"Now that we're somewhere a bit more... appropriate," Prudens said as he sat down in a chair, "please explain to me why y'all were in the Crystal Gems' 'good' hands?" They had just transported through Prudens portals into his... home. It was really just a cave that had a door, walls, and things houses had.

Both princess and sorceress were quiet before a black cat jumped at Prudens' face. "Gah! Damnit! No!" Prudens shouted as he leaned to far back into his chair. It tipped over and both cat and sorcerer fell back.

"Damn you, Micah. Damn you," they heard Prudens say tiredly as the cat sauntered out lazily. Lapis let out a giggle at the scene, making Prudens poke his head above the chair, a scowl, with no bite in it, on his face. "Nice to see that amused you," Prudens said as he got up.

"They took me by surprise, taking advantage of what I thought was a safe haven. They interrogated me later," Peridot stated, her voice slightly trembling. The humor in the air from the previous event was lost. Lapis folded her arms, and hugged herself as she recalled the events as to why she was here. "The one called Pearl kidnapped me from my region," Lapis said, her voice soft. Prudens, who had gotten up, nodded, his face somber.

"It is my sincere condolences for the both of you," he said as he straightened his posture, "however, I still want to know something." The two looked at him, expectantly.

"Why were you even out of your safe zones?" he asked, sitting back down in the chair. Peridot clenched her teeth as Lapis said, slightly blushing, "I was just... walking around town." Prudens stared at her, his gaze showing no emotion as her blush slightly grew. He then turned to Peridot and stared at her as she began to wring her gloved hands. "I was... ordered to 'bring' you back," she said, now squeezing her hands together. Tension filled the air as Peridot stared at her feet. The tension left as Prudens laughed.

"Bring-bring me back! That's-that's too much!" he exclaimed as he leaned back into the chair again (more carefully this time). He wiped the tears from his eyes as his laughter settled down. "Peridot," he said with a hint of humor, "no offense, but if they can't 'bring' me back themselves, you can't." Peridot was about to protest until she remembered who he was. She then felt something pat her leg and looked down and saw Micah, the black cat that jumped at Prudens's face.

"How would you know that?" Lapis asked, her brow raised. "You served the Diamonds. You followed their rules and just did what they said. How do you know you're stronger than them?" Prudens stared at her before he let a grin slide onto his face. The smile resembled a predator's.

"I am, oh so much, stronger than the Diamonds," Prudens said, as he stalked towards them. They stepped away as his grin seemed to grow. "The Diamonds wish they could be as powerful as me! That is why they haven't come looking for me for over 2,000 years!" An aura emitted from him that left the two frozen in fear. Fear of what he could do next.

"Meow!"

Everyone's attention went to the black cat, the aura disappearing instantly. "Fine! I'll feed you you little shit," Prudens said, humor evident in his "annoyance." Prudens waved his hand and two thuds were heard. "There. Food," he said, waving his hand away. Micah just stared at him before running to the thuds.

In place of the fear-freezing aura was tension as Peridot and Lapis stared at him cautiously. He took a deep breath before he sincerely said, "My apologies for my arrogance." He gave them a little bow, a hand on his chest. "People... aren't really my strong suit."

They visibly relaxed, but were still cautious.

Peridot looked over Prudens's house once more before she blurted, "How do you live in such a mess?" A blush immediately sprawled onto her face, hands clapping over her mouth. Prudens rubbed the back of his neck as he looked around. He swiped his hand through the air and immediately, the mess began to clean itself. "I've gotten used to it," Prudens said, awkwardly before slapping the his head. "Shit! Y'all eat!" he exclaimed before he ran out of the room, leaving them alone, perturbed.

Peridot turned to Lapis and said, "I'm sorry you were captured. On the way back, I will help you back to your region before bringing Prudens to Aurelia." Lapis looked at her wearily before she looked away. "There's no need to be apologetic. Besides, he won't just go back because of your mission," she answered, her voice soft as she hugged herself.

Unbeknownst to them, Prudens was smiling as he held their trays of food. 'Oh how wrong you are, Lapis,' he thought before walking into the room and having a black mass launch itself at his face once again.

...

"Bring out the wards," a man in white robes ordered, leaning on a staff with a golden star on the tip of it. "I do not wish to anger the gods because of negligence." He then looked up at the glass mural that showed four figures, hands outstretched at a dark purple mass. "I refuse for the darkness to overcome this land again."

...

"Htiw siht cirbaf, ew kcart sti renwo," Rose said, her eyes glowing pink before she blinked. A compass lied in her hands as she casted the spell. Before her spell, the compass had been pointing North. Now, it was pointing Southeast. She smiled softly before she saw Steven right beside her, stars in his eyes as he watched her. A smirk grew on her face as she said, "Amethyst, I thought you were keeping guard."

"I was Rose," Amethyst said, walking in, "but you can't say no to those puppy eyes! Ask Garnet!" Rose looked at Garnet who cooly said, "No one survives his puppy eyes."

"Steven, why didn't you knock? We could have been doing something dangerous," Pearl scolded lightly, but Steven smiled at her. "Oh, don't worry! I asked Garnet and Amethyst before coming in!" he said purely as Pearl stared at Garnet and Amethyst who simply mouthed the word "eyes." Rose chuckled at them before staring at Steven. "You really love magic, huh?" she asked, her smile growing. "Yeah! It looks so cool and awesome!" Steven exclaimed enthusiastically. "Well, how about I show you another spell?" she offered, earning excited nodding from the boy.

"Listen now," she said, as she placed her hands together. "We call this spell dleihs and it covers your body in magical armor." An awestruck noise left Steven's mouth as Rose she was then covered in a pink aura. "When you grow more experienced, you can even summon shields in your hands." Two circular shields appeared from her hands, both pink and had Roses symbol on them- a thorny, light pink spiral that entered a rose.

A/N: Bet y'all weren't expecting anything soon, huh? Well, look who's in the wrong and (hopefully) enjoying this story. Sorry for the short chapter, but I didn't know how to add more to this. Also *slams fist on desk* SPINEL IS BABY AND DESERVES LOVES, CUDDLES, AND LOVES!!!