Steven Universe fic

pt5 Chapter Seven: Centauri 42

Antarcticite stood just behind a wall, glancing every once in a while toward the Quartz guards that stood at the entrance to Centauri 42.

"Can I take them out now?" She said, her voice nearly monotone, aside from mild annoyance. Aquamarine flitted toward her to see if the coast was clear.

"Not yet, wait until Steven and his friends get here." Her words pulled Spinel from her thoughts and she hesitantly approached the gem.

"Steven's coming?" She said softly, a flicker of hope lighting inside her. The gem turned around a prideful smile ripping across her face.

"I may have sent a word or two his way, he should be here any moment." The gem's smug grin faded as she heard a ship approach.

A small red ship, that was meant to be for rubies docked at the edge of the landing strip, the door slid open, revealing a sight that made Spinel's heart soar.

Steven and the Crystal Gems stepped out of the ship, making their way toward the quartz soldiers casually.

"H-hi there, it's me, Steven." The boy said hesitantly, scratching his head, hoping the quartz soldiers would recognize him. The gems saluted,

"I'm sorry, no one but Obsidians and White Diamond may enter." They replied, holding their salute and refusing to make eye contact with the child.

"I'm a diamond though, can't you make an exception?" He laughed nervously, praying that playing the diamond card would work in his favor.

The gems glanced at each other, trying to decide if he and his friends could enter, before dropping their salute and stepping aside.

"Perfect." Aquamarine giggled to herself, signaling for Antarcticite to move ahead. The white gem melted into a puddle before leaking her way toward the quartz soldiers, pooling herself at their feet.

"Surprise." She said blandly, creating giant thorns from her liquid and impaling the guards, poofing them instantly. Their gems fell to the floor, but the sound of their impact was silenced as she dulled it with her body, Antarcticite took shape once more, setting the gems down at her feet before motioning for the other two to enter.

"That was really easy!" Steven said, happily strolling into the main hall of the massive factory. "For a second, I thought they wouldn't let us in!"

Aquamarine fluttered by Antarcticite as the she and Spinel entered the factory, following soundlessly behind Steven and his gems.

"Time to make your debut!" She laughed, turning toward Spinel. The pink gem looked flabbergasted, she shook her head in disbelief.

"What? What do you mean?" She asked,  whispering quite loudly.

"I mean, it's your turn, go distract him." The vile blue gem whipped out her wand, freezing Spinel in an instant and flinging her toward the crystal gems, releasing her grip before they could even notice where the pink gem had come from.

Spinel caught herself, bouncing off the ground and looking around in utter confusion. She turned, meeting eyes with Steven who stared at her, just as appalled and confused as she.

"Spinel?"

"Steven, I-" the gem was cut short by a near encounter with what looked like the scythe Bismuth had made. She whipped around to see the attacker, it was the Obsidian.

"You got a lot of nerve, gem." The black gem growled before swiping at her again. Spinel evaded the attack, landing next to Steven and his friends, still taken aback by her arrival.

"Hey! That's mine!" She yelled, stretching out her arms in a horrendous zigzag, she reached for the gem's weapon, but Obsidian spun it in her hands, disallowing Spinel from being able to grip it.

"You and your friends stole from me, so I stole from you." She replied hotly, a satisfactory smile on her face as she bolted toward them.
Amethyst quickly wrapped her whip around the blade of the scythe, preventing it from reaching them.
The Obsidian cracked a grin at her efforts.

"Oh, you made a mistake!" She laughed, pressing a small button just under her thumb, the scythe began to vibrate intensely, as a loud humming noise erupted from it, followed by what sounded like metal scratching on a glass surface. Amethyst attempted to hold the blade at bay, but her whip snapped in half, forcing her to jump out of reach.

"Your friend made a pretty good weapon, but I added a few adjustments." The gem smiled, twirling the scythe before turning off it's new function.

Steven glanced at Spinel, opening his mouth as if to speak, before being forced to use his shield against Obsidian's next attack. The black gem was forced back, growling angrily at the temporary setback.

"Stop hurting them!" Spinel's scream echoed throughout the room, causing the gems to halt for a moment, she spun herself into a tornado and ambushed Obsidian, ripping the scythe from her hands in her flurry of an attack.

She stopped herself, planting her feet on the ground as she glared at the black gem, her thumb pressing into the scythe's button as it vibrated in her hands.

The pink gem began to vibrate in sync with her weapon, distorting her form slightly, she bared her teeth as rage consumed her.

Obsidian held her hands up in surrender, backing away as the Spinel stepped closer.

"You shouldn't do that! Your gem can't take it!" She gasped, Spinel looked down at the screaming scythe, the noise made her want to scream too, all she could feel was rage and pain.

"Don't hurt my friends!" She shrieked delivering a heavy blow to the ground where Obsidian stood. The floor cracked, shaking under her strength.

The pillars that held up the building began to crumble, causing debris to come crashing to the floor, Spinel looked up, then back at Steven who seemed mortified by her display of power, she immediately dropped her scythe, sprinting toward him.

"Steven! You came-" the gem was stopped by Antarcticite who used her body to spike the floor in front of her.

"Spinel, you need to get out of here!" He called, glancing up at a large slab of roof that was crumbling above him. He took a step backward, protecting his head from falling debris with his shield.

"But-" Spinel took a step forward, attempting to evade Antarcticite's thorns. "I thought-"

"You have to go!" He screamed, just as the ceiling came crashing down, separating them. The gem froze, held back by Aquamarine's wand, she flung Spinel to the side, and threw her light toward the scythe, grabbing it before it could fall into the schism Spinel had made in the ground. Antarcticite followed shortly behind, as they escaped the crumpling factory. Spinel hesitated, turning back toward Aquamarine, her eyes desperately begging her to ignore her.

"I have to go with him! I have to-"

"STOP IT!" the tiny gem barked, cutting Spinel off. "Didn't you hear him? He wants nothing to do with you! Leave him!" Aquamarine's words were nearly deafened by the crumbling building, but Spinel heard them nonetheless. She turned away, watching Steven and his friends escape to their ship. Her heart sank as the thoughts began to race in her head. They were cut short by a falling rock that nearly poofed her then and there. The gem yelped, turning around and chasing Aquamarine and Antarcticite out of the falling factory.