Retaliation
Eyeball holds the chisel in her hand as the other Rubies glare at her. "I can't believe you guys! How dare you make her pull a stunt like that! How would you feel if I did that to you, huh?!" I slip my pants back on first.
"It isn't right! And it shouldn't happen again! Not like that! Doc may be your commanding leader, but it was your choice to either laugh or look away. But you all just stared and laughed like a bunch of clods!" I pull my shirt over my head and I exhale in relief.
"And now, you're all going to pay for it." She strikes at a random Ruby. She pulls out her own chisel and the two parry each other's blows. The Ruby with the gem on her naval battles Eyeball as I pull out my whip. "Thanks."
I lash out at the Ruby with the gem on her arm. She ducks as she summons her arm plate. She charges towards me with a scream. I zap at her...but she deflects it back with her arm plate. I gasp as she lunges into me.
"Round two!" She punches my face a few times while I punch hers. She then slams her arm plate into my cheek. I zap her as it crashes down into me again. The Ruby reels back and I laugh.
"Now it is my turn to laugh at you. I'll have to admit though, you don't have that bad of an arm-y!" She growls and she charges towards me again. I run away from her to help Eyeball take care of her Ruby.
I lash out at her as she parries another blow. I strike her face, making her reel back and stumble. Eyeball strikes at her gem and she poofs with a gasp. We turn around as Army...heh. That's actually a good name for her.
Army lunges at me...but Eyeball takes the hit instead. They crash into the ground together and I start to charge up my energy. They each exchange punches until I finally spark up my hand. I punch Army directly in the back and she poofs.
"Is that all of them?" We turn around to see one final Ruby picking up Doc's gem. She then runs to grab Army's. "Hey! Get back here!" She gasps. She quickly swipes the last gem and she takes off.
"Should we go after her?"
"Is there a reason not too?! Come on!" We start running after her. I start lashing out at her. She runs in different directions to avoid our attacks.
She pants as she holds the gems of her fallen team members, running for dear life. She doesn't look back at us. She just keeps running without stopping. We see the barn and Eyeball gasps. "Oh no. If she reaches the barn, we're done for!"
"Why?"
"IT'S THE SHIP, AMETHYST!"
"Oh."
"We can't let her get away! If she does, she's going to warn Homeworld. Not to mention, the Diamonds. Also, I'm really getting tired of fighting with these guys. I just want to shatter them now."
The word. Shatter. She said it so casually like it didn't even phase her at all. Flashes of me shattering Pearl and then Peridot hit home. I laugh in the flashes as the pupil of my right eye constricts.
I scream as I collapse. Eyeball slows down to look back at me. "Amethyst!" She runs towards me as the Ruby gets away. Eyeball helps me up and she holds me steady. "Amethyst, are you okay?!" I close my eyes as I press a hand to my forehead. I tear up.
"It keeps coming back."
"What?"
"The flashes. The memories. The mistakes." Suddenly, an engine roars to life nearby. Eyeball turns around. "THE SHIP!" She screams as the Roaming Eye hovers in the sky for a moment.
"No." It takes off and it dissapears out of sight. Eyeball gets up and growls. "Eyeball?" She stomps the ground. "Are you okay?" She immediately turns around, her eye bulging. "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?!"
I wince. "THANKS TO YOU, THAT DANG RUBY GOT AWAY! NOW SHE'S GOING TO REVIVE HER PLATOON AND SHE'S GOING TO CONTACT THE DIAMOND AUTHORITY! AND YOU DID ALL OF THAT..." Her voice shakes as she rages.
"YOU JUST STRIPPED...FOR NOTHING! AND THEY GOT AWAY! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" I cover my mouth as tears stream down my eyes. Eyeball immediately notices. "Amethyst, I'm sorry!" I shove her down and I run away.
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