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Post by Altruvolant on Dec 7, 2015 0:10:00 GMT
"I'm in, until I'm at risk of getting killed." My eyes shifted towards Whipple, "What about you?"
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Post by pearlquartz17 on Dec 7, 2015 0:12:52 GMT
"How can we help, and with what?" Mr Quartz queried. He was thinking how foolish it was to have invited them into his house without first asking them their business.
"It's a looooong story," said Amethyst.
"I've got all night," said Mr Quartz. "Everybody settled in?"
"Let me get a little more caffeine," said Whipple. "You got any Dew?"
"No, but I've got a shit-ton of raspberry ginger ale, Canada Dry, and bottles of sparkling grape juice," returned Mr Quartz. He turned to the Gems as Whipple left to fetch provisions. "I'm Mr Pierce Quartz, but you can call me Periwinkle." Nick giggled; Periwinkle shot him the slightest glance of annoyance. "This is Nick, the guy who left for more drinks is Whipple, and this girl is the Amazing Altru. We're all huge fans of yours, Crystal Gems."
"Really?" said Pearl; she blushed blue. "I didn't know we had fans at all," she went on.
"You didn't even know whether we could break through our own dimension earlier today," said Amethyst sarcastically.
"And that brings us back to where we were going," said Mr "Periwinkle" Quartz. "How did you get here, and why did you come?"
Whipple returned with a armload of sparking grape juice bottles and 2-liters of raspberry ginger ale. "I figured you were all gonna need some if we've got a story coming along," he said, passing out juice and soda to everyone. Mr Quartz popped open a bottle, and took a long swig.
"Alright, let's hear your story," said Periwinkle.
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Post by agailazen on Dec 7, 2015 0:30:21 GMT
I drank in a can of Hetap. Love that stuff. If I was in a sea of Hetap I would willingly drown in it. I looked at the offerings again and let out a tear. I drank the last one...
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Post by pearlquartz17 on Dec 7, 2015 1:00:51 GMT
Pearl cleared her throat, and began:
"We are the Crystal Gems, warriors from an ancient planet far, far away. We came to Earth as rebels, fallen out of line with those who wished to imprison our minds and chain our souls. I along with Garnet were castaways upon this blue marble with the lovely Rose Quartz, a woman beyond comparison. Her charity, her heart of pure and loving adamant, her selflessness--these qualities made her the greatest among Gems, and we all loved her as much as she loved us. For millennia we guarded our new home from those who would wish to corrupt it. We saved the human race from many a foreign threat." She paused, and wiped her eye, then continued:
"Then, Rose one day became....enamored of a young man named Greg Universe. He was an itinerant musician back in the 1980s. They married, and from their union came Steven Universe." Here she gestured to the boy with curly dark hair and radiant eyes. "When Steven was born, she gave up her physical form to bring him forth as a gem-human hybrid. She wished to bridge the gap between Gems and Men." She wiped her eyes again, and whispered something to Garnet. Garnet nodded, and took up where Pearl left off. Pearl sat with a hand on her face, trying to contain her sorrow.
"Steven has grown up to be a marvelous little boy: clever, talented, loving. He is everything Rose Quartz wished him to be," said Garnet, patting Steven, who grinned. "He's helped us on several missions, and even helped us find out things about ourselves.
"Yesterday, however, something occurred which caused us to seek shelter in your world." She paused, while Amethyst and Whipple argued over a bottle of sparkling juice. Amethyst having won, Garnet continued:
"A giant ship came to Beach City, and began laying waste to the city." Everyone paused. Beach City was under attack. It was under attack from something so bad that the Crystal Gems are asking people in other dimensions for help.
Steven added: "It was huge! It was like the Star Destroyers from Star Wars!" He started moving his hands in demonstration. "It had these giant lasers that destroyed everything and hurt a lot of people!" His voice was sustained by a note of fright, as if he was still there viewing everything.
"Pearl, Steven, Amethyst, and I knew we couldn't fight these guys on our own. We had to get help," said Garnet.
"But we didn't know where to get help from, so it seemed like we were pretty fucked," stated Amethyst, who was reproached by Pearl for her language.
"We used an ancient Gem technique to create a portal to another dimension," said Pearl. "All three of us had to combine our powers and break open the threads of the world around us to enter the blackness between universes and enter another universe. To be frank, it was pretty scary, as none of us had ever gone outside our own universe, and none of us were sure how we'd get back."
Periwinkle Quartz spoke up:
"But you guys made it out okay, right?"
"Yes," replied Garnet. "And now that we found you, we must ask: Are you willing to help us?"
"Hell yes," Periwinkle replied with full enthusiasm in his voice and madness in his eyes. "I would do anything for you guys!"
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Post by agailazen on Dec 7, 2015 1:14:29 GMT
"Well...wow," I rubbed my head, "What the heck are we waiting for!? Periwinkle, I know you hate guns, but we're gonna need a LOT if we're gonna pull this off. Maybe see if you can get some nuclear weapons too, I hear those are actually easy to get on the black market." I'd ask for a Kuratas mech or HAL-9000 body-enhancing suit, but this is about saving Beach City. We can worry about my Christmas list later.
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Post by pearlquartz17 on Dec 7, 2015 1:37:44 GMT
"Well, okay," said Periwinkle. "Truth be told, as much as I hate guns, I've always had a desire to blast up some weak-ass mothafuckas. Call it sadism, I guess. I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, we should get some rest, as it's pretty late at night. You can all stay here for the night. Altru, you can have the lounge. Whipple and Nick, you can sleep in here. Steven, you can have the living room couch. Garnet and Amethyst can have the guest room with the double bed, and Pearl can share my room with me. How's that?"
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Post by agailazen on Dec 7, 2015 1:40:43 GMT
"...I do NOT think Pearl should spend any more time than an hour in the same room as Periwinkle," I deadpanned. This guy is as smooth as glass shards.
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Post by pearlquartz17 on Dec 7, 2015 1:43:26 GMT
"Why not? I'll roll out the air mattress," said Periwinkle to Pearl.
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Post by agailazen on Dec 7, 2015 1:45:52 GMT
I handed Pearl a pair of eye-covers.
"If you plan on sleeping, cover your eyes" I advised, "Actually, it's better if you stay awake and keep a distance of at least ten feet from Peri."
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Post by Altruvolant on Dec 7, 2015 1:46:44 GMT
I cringed when I heard Quartz nominate himself to sleep in the same room as Pearl, "I don't know, Quartz. You might jack off to her while she's sleeping." I said half joking.
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