Steven Universe: The Diamond Legacy

The Secret Training Grounds

I was reading Lord of the Rings to Selene when Chalcedony appeared on the warp pad and announced her presence vibrantly. "Good morning fellow Gems!" Selene and I glanced up at her startled. "Yo." I remarked casually. "Must you always announce yourself so loudly?" Selene shrugged. "Nora was reading me a fantastic story."

"Eh sorry, I was excited." Callie grinned with a shrug of her shoulders . "What I have here is more fantastic than any made up human tale."

"Hey don't knock J.R.R. Tolkien." I cocked my brow at her. "What 'cha got there?" She took out a tattered old parchment from her coat. " A  parchment hidden within the scabbard of a Byzantine knife. It's a description of Gem Armory hidden from time. One that is said to contain an array of Gem weapons used during the Rebellion."

I perked up. "That's pretty interesting."

"Why do I have the feeling you want us to go find it?" Selene narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms.

"Heh this Pearl's a mindreader." Callie laughed. "Right you are. I think It'd be a good idea to look for it, if the description is right, there may be some useful weapons we can use against the Remnant."

"It sounds like a good idea." I said, getting a sharp nudge from Selene. "There's two problems."

"And what would they be?

"One. Dad would ground me to the end of the Era if he found out I went looking for old Rebellion stuff. He thinks my life would be all rainbows and sunshine if I knew nothing about my family history. Two. We have no idea where the place could be."

"But we know someone who could sniff it out for us." Chalcedony grinned like a Cookie Cat.

Out on the Beach, Skyla fed Bear freshly caught fish, encasing it in an orb of water and levitating it around his head. Bear playfully swiped it with his paws, bursting the orb and chomping the fish in his jaws. "Good job buddy!" Skyla laughed, watching Bear shake off the water and nose her for more food. "That's all I've got! Sorry. Maybe I'll go out and catch you a nice fish." She waved when she saw us. "Hi guys! I was just playing with Bear! Callie good to see you, what's in your hand?"

"Callie found a parchment talking about a secret Gem armory." I explained. "She thinks Bear can track it down with his sense of smell."

Skyla cocked her head like a curious puppy. "Well that's an idea I've never heard of. Are you sure he'll follow that? He's a bear not a bloodhound."

"Only one way to find out." I held out parchment in front of his dark pink nose. Bear sniffed it, pressing his wet nose against my hand. He stood on his hind legs and smelled the air swiping open a portal with his claws.

"Hmm. There ya go." I remarked with my hands on my hips. Bear nosed me before laying down on his belly, chuffing at me with his muzzle turned to his back. " I got it bud." I sat on his back, holding onto his shoulder hump. "Everyone get in, I've a feeling this'll be quite the ride." I got Skyla and Callie into the Pink Dimension.

"I'm staying with you." Selene stood unmoving. "Suit yourself then." I didn't argue. Selene rode up behind me, her arms firmly around my waist. "Hold on." I said when Bear rose onto his paws. "Onward bruin!" I pumped my sword in the air. "To adventure!"

Bear  followed his nose, roaring open portals as he loped across plains, deserts, and deep forests, his snout in the air.  "What is he doing?" Selene called from behind me, holding onto me tight as Bear ran, keen on tracking down the source. "He's trailing the scent." The scent trail sent Bear crashing though numerous towns and cities, gaining frightened outcries from people and sending many scurrying out of the way.