A Goddess Called Infinity

Calamity pt. 1

When the Gems arrive, the caverns are dark except for a humming blue glow from the cavern walls. Peridot is immediately drawn to the minerals that make up the walls. "Whoa, this stuff is vibranium! Super rare and super strong," she reported as she traces her hand along the various patches of raw vibranium. She could only imagine how strong gems could be if they were made in a Kindergarten here.

As they walk along, Pearl gets uneasy, "Something doesn't seem right. Was— was this like this the last time we were here?" She asks hesitantly. It'd been millennia since the gems last used this particular warp.

"Ah, don't be paranoid Pearl, no one knows about this place except... us..." Amethyst retorts, but she trails off as they exit the chamber into the rest of the mine. Huge chunks of the vibranium had been excavated, and various high-tech trains transported the mineral to the surface. As each train passed, the humming reverb echoed off the expansive walls of the mine, creating a chorus of never-ending magnetism. The gems' jaws collectively drop.

"There's no way this is Earth tech, and it's too different for gem tech too!" Pearl exclaims. How could they have not known about this?

"The only way we find out is on the surface," Garnet resolved.

"Yeah, but how the heck do we get allllll the way up there?" Amethyst huffs, gesturing upwards. There was no clear exit or indication that there was a surface. Garnet observes as a train started to pass by.

"We hitch a ride," she states. Before anyone could react to her statement she grabs Amethyst and throws her at the train.

"Wahooooo!" Amethyst exclaims as she hurtles towards the train and latches on. She's soon out of sight due to the train's speed, but the train was far from done passing by.

"Me next," Peridot proclaims. Garnet gives a microscopic nod and throws her too. Success. She turns to the rest of them.

"I'm okay, I'll meet you up there," Lapis says as she summons her water wings and flies off.

"Uh, I'll escort Steven and Connie to the surface a different way," Pearl decides. Steven groans, but Garnet nods, "Stay safe," she says with a smile. With that, Garnet leaps up a tremendous height and was able to catch the train before it finished passing by.

"Right," Pearl says, once they're the only ones left. She peers around the cavern before spotting a path, "This looks like a section of the original structure, we can follow it to the surface," she reports confidently as she leads the way. Connie and Steven glance at each other and shrug before following.

Meanwhile, on the train, Garnet swung herself to the top of it after latching on and was making her way to the other two. Amethyst was holding on with her whip and Peridot was practically attached to her.

"Why does this train feel so weird?" Amethyst shouted over the sounds of electricity. Her form and voice seemed to wavier as sonic energy pulsed towards the train. While Garnet didn't seem to struggle to stay upright, she felt a quivering sensation as well, as if she was going to internally collapse. Peridot finally opens her eyes and takes a look around. It was hard to see the struts along the track as they whizzed by them, but she had a clue of what was going on.

"It's pulsing some sort of energy, we likely won't last long here!!" She concludes.

"We have to get off as soon as possible," Garnet replies urgently. She couldn't have them all poof before they reach the fight! She spots a bit of sunlight and doesn't hesitate. Garnet scoops up Amethyst and Peridot leaps up. Amethyst saw that they weren't going to make it and threw out her whip so that it latched onto a stalactite. Finally, they swing to safety.