Steven Universe: The Diamond Legacy

The Peridot and the Power Core

Turquoise gripped her staff seeing three of my companions arrive through Bear's portal before it closed. "Nora!" Selene ran to my and instantly yelled at me for leaving them to pursue the lone Gem.

"I know, I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry, I was just thinking in the moment that I had to go after her."

"And what if she wasn't okay with you chasing her? What if she was luring you into a trap." Selene shook her head, taking a firm hold of my hand. "Don't run off like that okay. We're a team, and we all need to stick together."

"I know." I looked at her and the Gems. "I'm sorry."

"Not a problem kiddo." Chalcedony smiled with a grin. "Don't worry about it." Skyla smiled before nervously watching Turquoise. The healed Gem approached us, holding her staff as a walking stick. Selene immediately guarded in front of me, clenching her fist ready to summon her weapon at a quick notice.

"Be at peace." Turquoise assured her and the others, who were already bearing their weapons. "I was only having a conversation with your friend. I'm guessing you're all here for the hidden Power Core ?"

Skyla flexed her wings. "How did you know?"

"I told her everything." I explained. "I'm sorry guys, but the Core is off limits. We're just gonna have to hope Dad's able to bring back the original one."

"And why would an ancient Power Core not in operational use be off limits?" Selene crossed her arms with a frown.

"Because it's in my homeland and I don't like strangers walking on my turf, especially when there's hidden traps laying in wait for over the millennia." Turquoise said with an aggressive glint in her eye.

I couldn't help think of another territorial Gem who detested uninvited guests on her home ground.

"Selene, it's okay. We'll figure another way to restore power to Beach City." I said, wanting to defuse a potential situation.

"It's not just about Beach City." Selene warned. "We know the Power Core was stolen for a reason and if we don't act soon, Squaridot will come for this one too. Beach City isn't the only place at stake here."

"What are you talking about?" Turquoise cocked her head. "And who is Squaridot?"

"A Peridot who's using the cores to power a Genesis ."

Turquoise's pupil shrunk and quivered, she clenched her staff tightly that her kuckles shown. "You can't be serious."

"I am." Selene clenched her fists.

Turquoise cracked her knuckles. "You should have told me that before Nora, this changes everything." I shrugged my shoulders. " I don't even know what a Genesis even is." 

Turquoise stared me in the eyes. "It's a machine that will threaten all life on earth once it's activated. Now I might have resisted the idea of bringing you to the Core, but this is serious. Whoever's looking to power a Genesis is someone not to be taken lightly. I'll lead you and your friends to the Power Core but only on the condition; you follow exactly what a do and stay on my course.

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If I didn't feel I was in a fantasy world before, I sure would now. Following a wizened and mysterious cloaked figure with a staff across a breathtaking land, accompanied by a fellowship of close companions. Turquoise guided through ancient Gem ruins towering above us like skeletons. "Stay in single file." She called to us behind. "And walk where I touch my staff. There are mines beneath the earth that are still activated, one wrong step and they'll destabilize your light forms." As she walked along, she tapped the bottom of her staff to the ground as if to check she was on a barely seen road.