Chapter XXVI: Prime Kintergarten
That morning, Robert woke up with a stiff back. He felt as if he aged sixty years. He immediately noticed Amethyst sitting uncomfortably close to Michael.
"What are you doing?" Robert asked impatiently.
"I'm gonna scare Mikey! His face is gonna be priceless!!" she whispered. Robert then realized she had grown her fangs out to look like a vampire.
"He's already terrified of everyone here except me and Connie for some reason, he doesn't need you making it worse," Robert explained. Amethyst became confused, so she put a hand on his forehead to see what the reason behind this seemingly irrational fear was.
She found that Michael believed that the only one who truly forgave him was Robert and that his allies would take any opportunity to kill him, even if it was over something minuscule. And the reason he didn't fear Connie was because he had a crush on her, but doesn't want to say anything because he fears Steven will stab him in his sleep.
Robert finally managed to put on some clothes so he could go to work that day.
"What did you dream about?" Amethyst asked.
"Crazy pink lady thinks Lardna isn't my mother. She had a matching pink chaos emerald in her belly button." Robert explained as he walked out.
"Uh, that 'crazy lady' was none other than Pink Diamond! My mom!" said Amethyst, offended as she followed Robert. "Alright, don't call Pink Diamond a crazy lady. Got it, Sorry." Said Robert, hoping that Amethyst would be satisfied with that.
"It's Saturday. You shouldn't be going to work" said Amethyst, still following Robert to work.
"But Saturday is the busiest day of the week, and I need the extra money. Plus, Smiley told me he needed my help on a project," said Robert, transitioning from a jog to a sprint. That's when Amethyst stopped following Robert
Amethyst turned around and walked back to the beach house. Michael was awake by this point, eating a toasted sandwich.
"How come you didn't talk to your brother about my mom?" Amethyst asked. Michael was confused. "He wouldn't believe me. Robert doesn't believe anything I say without proof." He said as he shoved another part of his sandwich in his mouth. "I've lied to him so many times it ain't funny."
"Why would you lie to him? He's your brother." Amethyst asked
"Because it's funny!" said Michael. "And plus, he started it."
Amethyst looked confused. "When I was in preschool, he told me that if I ate the seeds in watermelon, it'd grow inside me," Michael explained. "So for the next year and a half, I stayed away from anything watermelon-related. Anything from watermelons themselves to watermelon-flavored candy."
Amethyst just started laughing. "Come on, that's the oldest trick in the book!" she gasped.
Michael blushed at this. "Granted, he didn't hold it over my head. In fact, he seemed to forget about it. But I didn't!" he said.
"Anyway, what was it about your mom?" Amethyst stopped laughing.
Just then, Steven woke up, seeing her sister and Michael standing around.
"What are you guys doing?" Steven asked. "Is there a mission?"
"If there was, I never heard about it, so...I don't think so." Michael responded
"Guess it's just Smash Saturday."
Just then, Peridot entered via the warp pad. "Hey, Amethyst, are you ready?" she asked.
"What's going on?" Michael asked.
"Yeah, let's go," Amethyst responded as if Michael wasn't even there.
"Amethyst? Where are you guys going?" Steven asked.
"To the place I was made," Amethyst answered.
"The Prime Kindergarten?" Steven asked.
"There's so much I need to read from the Wiki" Michael said under his breath
"Why?" Steven asked.
"Come with us and we'll explain on the way," the purple gem replied.
(Prime Kindergarten, 9:50 AM)
"And that's how me and my brother can use the warp pad on our own" Michael explained. The Kindergarten itself was desolate and empty, just like it was when they left the last time.
"Impressive," said Peridot.
"And weird," Amethyst added, a little creeped out that they were using a hair sample from Steven just to activate the warp pad. Worse yet, they put it in their shoes.
"So, let's see if got this right. Pink Diamond, my mother, is also your mother?" Steven asked.
"Yep," Amethyst replied.
"So, me and you are technically related?" Steven asked.
"Do you think Pink would lie to us?" Michael asked.
"At this point, I don't even know," Steven replied.
"Okay, Steven, you sound a little frustrated. Are you not happy that I'm genetically your sister?" Amethyst asked, sounding a little hurt.
"The reason I'm asking is 'cause she says Lardna isn't our true mother," explained Michael. "Sorry if I started anything."
"It's okay, Michael. And Amethyst?" Steven hugs the purple quartz. "I'm glad that out of any other gem, you got to be my sister."
Amethyst smiles and hugs back. "And glad that you got to be my brother."
"So, Peri? Which way are we going?" asked Michael.
"Don't call me that, you pebble!" she groaned. "And it's this way."
"Hey, Amethyst, is 'pebble' the same thing as the you-know-what-word?" Michael whispered.
"Hey, Garnet and Pearl are the ones from Homeworld. I have no idea what it means," she replied.
Michael put his hands up "Alright, no need to get angry." he said. "And you seemed mad at my brother this morning, what gives?"
Amethyst rolled her eyes. "He called mine and Steven's mother, Pink Diamond, the most merciful Diamond, a 'crazy pink lady!'"
"Well, she didn't exactly introduce herself, and she started off by saying that Lardna, who we've known our whole lives as our mother, isn't our mother."
Michael said. "And the only reason I knew Pink Diamond was because of that dumb faceplate. On top of that, knowing Yellow, I'll bet that's like being the tallest dwarf"
"I have been meaning to ask you, why did you take that off?" asked Peridot.
"Because it screws with my head, I can only see out of one eye, and It's super painful" Michael responded. "Hey, what's that?"
There was a strange figure in the distance that hid as soon as Michael pointed. "Robert? W-What are you doing here?" Steven asked.
"It's too tall to be Robert. Plus, he's at Funland." said Amethyst.
"Yo! Lady! Get out here!" Michael yelled.
"Did you just assume she was a woman?" Peridot asked.
"Well, women DO make up the majority of Earth's population," Michael explained.
"We don't want to hurt you, we just want to see where I was made!" Amethyst yelled. The figure crept from where it was hiding. "A-Amethyst? Amethyst Facet 5 Cut 8XM? Is that you?" the figure asked.
"Ivy?" Michael asked.
"H-How does this human know my name?" asked the figure.
"Long story, in fact, you can read Craftfury's 'Amethyst Unleashed' if you want the full story," Michael explained.
"But anyway, yes, I'm 8XM," Amethyst replied.
The figure smiled before rushing forward and tackling Amethyst into hug, shocking the quartz.
"Thank the stars, you're alive," said Ivy, repeatedly kissing Amethyst's cheeks, much to the jealousy of Peridot, who frowned at Ivy.
"Okay. Someone's a little bit too affectionate," said Amethyst, blushing.
"I'm so glad you're alright! I thought you were done for!!" Ivy yelled in excitement.
"Anyway, family reunion aside, what was the point of this?" Michael asked "I feel like the only reason i'm here is because the author wanted to put his terrible OC in this filler chapter."
"Do you happen to know the Sacred Song?"Ivy asked.
"Six of the eight parts, yes." Michael answered.
"Could you...teach Amethyst for me?" Ivy asked. "I don't know it myself, and that's how she...unlocks her potential."
"You mean more abilities like you and your brother?" Amethyst asked."The very same." answered Michael as he began to sing all six parts he knew.
Amethyst felt previously unfound power and potential flow through her.
For the first melody, Amethyst gained the ability to use telekinesis.
For the second, she got the power of geokinesis,
For the third, she got Electrokinesis, which works similarly to Robert's
And as for the fourth, Amethyst gained the ability to cause a miniature earthquake via a Shockwave Punch
For the rest, she only gained healing abilities, as she could either heal battle wounds from herself or an ally, or she could cure an illness of an ally, However, the worse the illness, the more energy it used.
"Thanks, Michael. I'm glad you're here for us."Amethyst said.
"Would it be alright if I joined your party?" Ivy asked.
"Sure, the Crystal Gems could use as many members as we can get after what happened." said Peridot.
The group returned home, along with their new partner, the mysterious Ivy, who has many connections with Pink Diamond. When they got to the beach house, Robert was bound in his sleeping bag, fast asleep, his face wet with tears, and a small piece of paper next to his pillow.
To be continued...
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