Chapter 8: Love At First Fight

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Amazon & Stevonnie exited the portal & saw Zircon trying to break free from Alexandrite's grip. "Guys! It's us!" Stevonnie called to Alexandrite. She looked over to Stevonnie & smoke spouted out of her lower mouth. "I thought I told you to stay out of this, Steven!" She roared and threw Zircon into the water with rage. "I know, but I had to help you! You can't possibly beat those guys on your own!" Stevonnie said and summoned their shield. They ran in front of Alexandrite and jumped high in the air to block Zircon's flaming bubble. The bubble bounced back & hit Zircon in the face, shattering their visor. "You little-Wait, a Rose Quartz gemstone? Wh-who are you?!" They asked and got up. "I am Stevonnie, the fusion of Connie Maheswaran and Steven Quartz Universe," Stevonnie replied. "How do you have a Rose Quartz gem?!" Zircon asked. "Steven is the son of Rose Quartz & one of the Crystal Gems. And as Stevonnie, Amazonite & I are going to help Alexandrite defeat you!" They grabbed their sword out of Lion's mane and ran towards Zircon, Amazonite by their side. "We, are the Crystal GEMS!!" Both of the fusions yelled and jumped to strike Zircon in the chest, causing them to unfuse. Coral, Jade & Topaz crashed to the ground after being shot in the air, thankfully with no damage to their gems or forms. Alexandrite unfused and Garnet, Amethyst & Pearl ran over to Stevonnie & Amazonite. "How on Earth did you defeat them?!" Pearl asked. "Uh, training?" Stevonnie replied with a shrug. Amethyst & Pearl stayed with Amazonite & Stevonnie, while Garnet walked over to the leader of the defeated Homeworld Gems. "Jade," she said. "What do you-" Jade looked up to see Garnet remove her shades, all three of her eyes sparkling. "W-want...?" She said as she blushed brightly. Damn, she's hot... Jade told herself. "I want to help you. We don't have to fight. You could join us," Garnet said and held out her hand, Sapphire's gemstone shining in the light of the sunset behind them. Jade took her hand and slowly stood up. "G-Garnet, I'm so sorry!" She said as she wrapped her arms around Garnet, tears streaming down her face. "I was just doing what Yellow Diamond told me! I'm so sorry I did that to you! I'm a horrible Gem! You guys should just shatter me!" Garnet hugged her. "No. I could never shatter such a kind, strong, smart, beautiful Gem." Jade's eyes widened. "Y-you think I'm, b-beautiful?" Garnet nodded. "The most beautiful Gem I've ever met. Now, I want to know: do you want to join us?" Tears fled down Jade's cheeks even faster. "Yes! I'd love to!" She cried. "Good, and what about your friends?" Jade let go of Garnet, wiped the tears away & helped Topaz up.


"Topaz! Garnet wants us to join the Crystal Gems!"
"Wha-what?! But we tried to kill her!"
"Yes, but she forgives us! I know I said I'd never wanna join her while we were Zircon, but-" Jade looked around and lowered her voice to a whisper. "I think I like her..." She said. "You do?" Jade nodded. "Well, you should tell her!" Topaz suggested. Jade put her hand over Topaz's mouth. "No! I could never tell her how I feel! It might look like I'm too desperate. Plus, she's a fusion. So she'd never like me back, anyway," she said and looked down. "Whatever. I'm gonna go tell Coral what Garnet said," Topaz told his friend as he got up. "Wait, does this mean you wanna join?" Topaz nodded. "Okay!" Jade ran back over to her new teammates. "Hey, guys! Looks like I'm a Crystal Gem now!" She told them. Pearl held out her hand, which Jade shook. "Nice to meet you, Jade," she said. "Th-thanks! Nice to meet you too, uh... What do you call yourself? I know you're a Pearl, but you don't serve anyone." Pearl laughed. "You can just call me 'Pearl'." Jade nodded. "Okay then! I'm guessing you're Amethyst?" She said as she turned to the shorter Gem. "Yup. Nice to meet ya," Amethyst said & offered a fistbump. Jade was confused for a second, then accepted. "Stevonnie, right?" She said to the fusion. "Yeah, but-" There was a flash of light. "You can just call us Connie & Steven," Steven said after unfusing with Connie. "Wait, is she a human?" Connie nodded. "Humans can't fuse, though."
"They can if they fuse with a half-Gem. My mom, Rose Quartz-"
"But there aren't any Rose Quartzes left! They're all bubbled in Pink Diamond's zoo!" Steven laughed a little. "Well, my mom is kinda the reason for that. Sh-she was the leader of the rebellion..." Jade's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're the only Rose Quartz left, then..." Steven nodded. "Cool! I've never met a Rose Quartz! From the day the war started, Homeworld taught me that those Gems were horrible and deserved to be shattered."
"Heh heh, that's what Yellow Diamond says."
"But you're awesome!" Steven & Jade kept talking while Coral & Topaz spoke.


"Jade likes Garnet?" Coral asked. "Mhmm. She won't tell her, though! She helped us admit our feelings for each other, so we should help her!" Topaz shouted. Garnet turned around after hearing Topaz. "What are you two talking about?" She asked. "Uh, we'll tell you about it later," Coral told her. "Hmm, okay then." Garnet, who still had her shades off, looked at her other teammates, her top eye still looking at Coral & Topaz. "So, what's it like here on Earth?" Jade asked her new friends. "It's great! On Earth, you can do anything you want!" Steven said. "Really?" He nodded. "Cool!" Jade noticed Amazonite standing awkwardly, all four of her eyes looking at the ground. "Amazonite, correct?" Jade asked. "Uh, y-yes! That's me!" Amazon nervously replied. "Why do you have four eyes?" Amazon tensed up. "B-because I'm a f-fusion..." Jade's eyes widened in shock. "You are?! Of who?" Amazon unfused. "A Peridot and a Lapis Lazuli," Peridot said. "Wait, you're the rouge Peridot! You were here the whole time?!"
"Not the whole time. Peridot and I just showed up a few minutes ago with Stevonnie," Lapis explained. "Uh, okay... Hey, Lapis? Are you a Crystal Gem, too?"
"Not technically. I'm more of an ally to them. I can't go back to Homeworld, so I might as well make a home on this planet." Jade nodded. "Well, welcome to the Crystal Gem family," Garnet said and patted Jade's back, causing her to blush. "Uh, thanks, G-Garnet..."

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