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[ambyandony]

Fusion (JJBA) - “Lisha Adkuna”

Limbo Adkins + Trish Una

presenting the fusion of my oc limbo with Trish for absolutely no reason I just was thinking about her so fuckinn much . specifically a monster au variant for reasons i dont really know.

"Lisha" Adkuna (either Lih-sha or Lee-sha add-kew-nah), fusion of Limbo Adkins and Trish Una, User of fusion Stand 「IT GIRL」.

A 「My Space」*-classic median fusion, meaning that most of her basic traits fall between what they are for Trish and Limbo; thus, she's 16 years old, about 5'3.5" or 161.29 cm tall, and - as is common for fusions where components share the same pronouns, she/her in this case - is identifiable by she/her rather than they/them.

She has a soft, light, somewhat high-pitched voice, fairly reminiscent of Rosemary Fairweather (which incidentally was another possibility for the Stand name), a la 'Washing Machine', which is incidentally also her musical style, considering Limbo is a musician and post-PHF Trish is a pop star. makes the best collab ever with myself

Fusions with Limbo tend to automatically take her cloud tattoo and present it differently in a way that relates to the fusion in some way. Lisha's tat is... particularly drastic in difference and... interesting, to say the least.

Side note. That's a bracelet. Her hand is fine.

(* see bottom of post)

The fusion between Trish's 「Spice Girl」 and Limbo's 「Cloud Nine」 is

「IT GIRL」.

「IT GIRL」’s ability, ‘signal fog’, also known as a ‘dead zone’, effectively makes signals ‘soft’.

It works in an AOE. When it is active, within the ‘fog’s reach, signals will become distorted automatically. Technology will become static or fuzzy, it becomes exceptionally hard to see, and even vocal speech is hard to decipher.

However, anyone who is outside of the fog’s range is unaffected by it. In fact, they can’t actually see the fog and can see anything within it fine. As soon as they enter the fog, it’s tangible; visibility is severely lowered, similar to a very thick natural fog, though it has the look of digital or visual snow.

Stands are disrupted (though not disabled) by default; as Limbo would explain it, the connection between a Stand and its User is, itself, a signal.

I made a sketch sheet too but it's ambiguously-anachronistic aka i can't tell you at what point in the timeline this would be occurring since

1. fugo is clearly post phf,

2. narancia and limbo have not gotten together with mista yet,

3. narancia.

so basically just dont worry about it

text is kinda small though so here's close-ups

Fugo: Ciao, Tr.. Trish? Limbo?

Lisha: Both. Lisha.

Fugo: ... What do you mean, 'both'

Lisha: Long story. Elephants and conjoined twins. You wouldn't get it

Fugo: ... And can it, uh... be fixed?

Lisha: Working on it.

Fugo: Okay, well, the next full moon-

Lisha: Is soon, yeah.

(Lisha, labelled in a side note as "half-girlfriend (Limbo is his girlfriend)

Lisha, Limbo voice, with delight: Ciao, Narancia!

Narancia, labelled "faceblind": ..... who the fuck are you

(Lisha is further labelled, "looks sounds and smells too much like both Trish and Limbo for him to tell it's either of them")

Internal Trish voice: Limbo why are you about to burst into tears

Lisha, Trish voice: No, because I was trying to tell him about me -

Lisha-Trish, continued: I mean I was trying to -

Lisha-Trish, continued, angrily: FUCKDAMMIT! It was Trish!

Lisha-Trish, continued, exasperated: It's weird to talk about myselves in the third person!

( a side note to her right points to her purple keyhole sweater and reads "Her only other "default" outfit option. Neither one of her know why she gets a sweater that looks like this, though... )

(Internally)

Trish: AREN'T YOU LITERALLY DATING NARANCIA!?

Limbo: I know!!!

Trish: AND YOU THINK ABOUT MISTA LIKE THAT?!

Limbo: I KNOW!!!

Trish: He is literally gross girl what is wrong with you

Limbo: He's nice to me!

Trish: ...

Trish: GET BETTER STANDARDS??? OH MY GOD

(Externally)

Lisha, Trish voice: (points threateningly at Mista) Don't talk to me.

Internal Limbo voice: DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT!!!

Mista: (Didn't say anything) (Was watching her zone out for like two minutes just glaring at him (thinks one of them is mad at him))

(Internally)

Trish: It's for your own good.

Limbo: What if he's mad at me!!

Trish: Wh-mad at you!?? How the fuck do you live like this?!?

Limbo: I'm so fucking far away from nirvana you genuinely would not fucking believe

Lisha: Well, see, the Full Moon is coming up soon and... I don't know if that's gonna be an issue for me... I'm on a bit of a time crunch trying to... uh... un-me myselves.

* 「My Space」 is a Stand belonging to a pair of conjoined twins (Eve and Belynda, or "Evelynn"). It takes a form resembling a conjoined pair of elephants, and its ability is simply to fuse two individuals into a single entity, both fusing their physical form and their Stands. Due to the way it does this, fusions function as a collective or co-consciousness, akin to a sort of very complicated Dissociative Identity Disorder; both components are generally actively conscious at all times, though they are able to speak either collectively or individually.

Considering this shared consciousness, fusions created by 「My Space」 are practically unable to refer to their fusion as a collective, as both sides view the body as themself. Thus, fusions usually say ‘i’ or ‘me’ instead of ‘we’ or ‘us’. This is also confusing when the sides try to refer to each other, as they will usually still refer to the other as ‘me’, since both are always actively conscious, even if only one is actively speaking. However, ‘myselves’ is a very common malaprop for fusions.

Evelynn refuse to undo the fusions unless their victim tracks them down and is able to convince them, usually by amusing or impressing them with some kind of talent or skill. They consider their Stand's ability a performance and insist it's only fair that they're entertained in return (really most of the separating process is just trying to track the twins down).

[rosenongrata]

solitary solidarity – ii

Summary: A selection of writings that explore the early days of the odd relationship between Doctor Veritas Ratio and Missus Kagome Ikeda.

A/N: not much to say aside from that it's a brief chapter! and also kagome has a bout of dissociation - as she often does due to suffering from somewhat severe DPDR.

c.w/s: varies on what part, but i'll make sure to mark each addition with the proper tags in the a/n. OC-insert.

w.c: ~600

“Greetings again, Copycat.”

Dr. Ratio’s deep voice invades her once empty thoughts, and she sighs mentally at the idea of having to attend to his every whim during her lunch break in the relatively empty cafeteria – next time, she’s going to eat in her office.

“Do you need help…” Kagome doesn’t spare him a glance, instead staring at her food – she made this delectable lunch herself this morning, is she not allowed to enjoy it? Miso ramen with plenty of nori and a side of two sakura mochi – nothing short of delightful for her.

“No, not particularly – nor do I ever need help from other people, either.” He informs coldly, “Anyway, I have come to inform you that I’ve found information about your homeworld – Tetra— Where are you going?” His head perks up when she abruptly stands up and walks away with her lunch box in hand.

“Away from you.” She replies moments before disappearing beyond the cafeteria doors.

(Hmm… I found hardly any information about Tetra, but clearly something about it touches a sensitive area.) He glances elsewhere before pursuing her with quick steps – speed-walking, as it were.

She stops in her tracks in the hallway, “I now understand that you do, in fact, need help – go visit the counselor.” She begins striding again, faster than before.

“Pardon me—”

“You’re pardoned, now go away.” She sighs, “My food is getting cold and I am not willing to entertain your ridiculously invasive questions right now. Visit me another time – make an appointment before doing so, as well, thank you in advance.”

“You—” He’s stunned into stopping mid-stride, “She’s so painfully dull, but she has quite the mouth on her…” He grumbles, thoroughly annoyed with the now-ended conversation.

When Kagome enters her office, she only feels a semblance of relief – not nearly enough for her tired heart. She sets her lunch box down on her desk before promptly resuming eating – at least, she tries to. But now she’s lost her appetite after getting rudely interrupted. She sighs quietly, a whisper already lost.

(How do I continue evading him? He’s bothered me twice, and I’m sure this isn’t the end of it… It’s only the beginning.) She pokes at her half-empty bowl of ramen with her chopsticks, (I’ve met insistent people before, but those were for entirely different reasons… This man is just…insatiably curious – and nosy, to boot…) She groans, “…I’ll save this for later.” She affirms to herself before putting the food away in the mini-fridge nearby.

And then her phone rings with a familiar tone – she grimaces, but she’s exhausted herself beyond the point of tears. She knows that ringtone, she chose it for that person and them alone, after all. Yet, she takes out her phone from her jacket breast pocket and answers it – anticipating the worst.

…It’s going to be a long day.

One painful conversation later, Kagome goes to set her phone down – only to be contacted again. Although, it’s someone different this time. At first, she briefly contemplates throwing her phone at the wall, but – of course – decides against it and answers the call instead.

“Hello, Kagome Ikeda speaking.” She greets plainly, refusing to give any ideas of her being stressed. Stress who?

“Hello, Missus!” The other person greets cheerily before going on about her upcoming appointment the next day, “I hope that’s okay with you. Everyone knows how stubborn Professor Ratio can be…” They mention wearily.

“He’s certainly…” She glances out the window, a soft sigh rolling off her lips, “Special.” She mumbles, “Anyway… Thank you for contacting me about this, I truly appreciate it – regardless of the visitor.”

“Ah, you’re so polite!” They chirp, “And of course! Happy to help. And if there’s anything else you need, do feel free to contact me or any other of the staff.”

“I will.”

With that said, they bid their farewells and hang up. And that’s when the lights go dark in Kagome’s brain – leaving her dazed and confused. She stands up, wobbling over to her sofa – and then promptly crashing onto it. She needs a break from life…a very long one.

[andrewmoocow]

The Black Pearl Brigade chapter 13: Lords of the Universe

AN: Three chapters left until the end. Only one regular chapter to go then the big two-part finale, afterwards we'll take a break so I can start readying the remainder of this universe, and I've already been writing outlines for Little Homeworld Life's first season lately. But as for Black Pearl Brigade, we finally get a chance to shine some light on the backstory of one of our main villains so that we may give him a proper send-off in the next episode. That's right, Torius Vosania takes the stage once again!

Synopsis: Batsputin, one of the Universal Lords, finds his power over his corner of the universe being challenged by Cinnabar.

Cast:

Deedee Magno-Hall as The Black Pearl Brigade

Avi Roque as Cinnabar

Zehra Fazal as Zoisite

Sam Witwer as Torius Vosania

Kathleen Barr as Púrén

Featuring Christopher Lloyd as Batsputin Vosania

With Anna Akana as Dionna of the Sands

Peter Stormare as Reximillian

Elizabeth Maxwell as Vigrid

James Earl Jones as Wobbla the Butt

Barrett Wilbert Weed as Ezlipsia

And William Houston as Mr. Bartok

--

The Diamonds aren't the only ones with absolute control over the universe. Though they only lay claim to 36.3% of the known universe compared to the Diamond Authority's 63.7%, the Universal Lords' power was infamous the cosmos over.

Each of them had control over their own galaxies. Dionna of the Sands and her army of warrior women claimed mainly desert and paradise planets in the Bogon Galaxy and Sky Canopy Domain. The dinosaur-like Reximillian oversaw the Aeron Galaxy, the Pegasus Galaxy, the Ford Galaxy, and the Seraphia Galaxy. Vigrid, a witch-like Universal Lord, ruled over her domain known throughout the galactic communities as the Upside Down, which also happened to be rich in Illudium Q-36. The sluggish crime lord Wobbla the Butt ruled his planets from the spaceport known as Hellknight's Lot, and some of his favorites included the Makyo Star System, Melmac, Spira, and Cepheus-18. Finally, the princess of Umbran Ezlipsia, the young ruler of Aldebaran, inherited her parents' massive empire at the age of 20 and has guarded such planets as Thra, Zeenu, Shuggazoom, and Petropia.

Many have risen and fallen over eons of the Universal Lords' existence, but Cinnabar had planned to put an end to one in particular. And her partner Torius Vosania knew just the one.

--

"This is the one you want?" Cinnabar asked Torius while they examined a hologram of a male humanoid with two sets of massive wings, one pair beneath his arms and the other serving as wings. He looked like a near-dead-ringer for Torius, minus the extensive cybernetic enhancements he applied to himself.

"Yes, that's him." Torius hissed eagerly, rubbing his hands together at the image. "I've been waiting for ages to get revenge, brother."

"So, that's your brother, huh?" Zoisite asked while reclining against a door. "I totally called it, Bloodstone owes me big time."

"Well, if you were so sure about it, then why don't you go down and bring us his head?" Cinnabar asked the one half of her top assassin duo. "I'd get DJ to come along, but she's already occupied with surveillance on the other Lords.

"I won't let you down, Cinnabar." Zoisite saluted while pulling her naginata from her gem and leaving the two criminals alone.

"Soon, Batsputin, your kingdom will finally be mine!" Torius howled loudly. "Just as it was meant to be so many decades ago."

--

Since his youth, Batsputin Vosania ruled over his native planet of Cavenousya in the Twilight Zone, which served as the capital for his empire as a Universal Lord. However, all was not well in his palace. There were rumblings about a possible assassination on the horizon, and the planet's great leader found himself the most stressed out after learning from inside sources plotting the hit on him.

"Can it be? My brother still wants vengeance for me taking the throne?" Batsputin fretted over what his brother could want with him while pacing around his private quarters. "Great Scott, I need to do something about this before it's too late!"

"My lord, is something wrong?" the Vosania family's majordomo, Mr. Bartok, asked Batsputin.

"Yes, it is brother Torius." Batsputin declared fearfully. "He's still calling for my head, but this time he has backup. It's a Gem he's aligned interests with that is currently wanted for crimes against the Gem Homeworld. Who knows what they could do together, Mr. Bartok?"

"Might I suggest an idea?" Mr. Bartok replied. "On the topic of Gems, I hear that there is this band of Pearl mercenaries who regularly combat the forces of this criminal." He then presented a holographic gallery of the Black Pearl Brigade's recent adventures, such as their encounters with Sylvia Spectre and their protection of Budiansky-84. "The way I see it, it should take a Gem to know a Gem. Plus, it says they take jobs through the Diamonds being called by potential clients."

"I suppose if we have no other choice, we must hire the Pearls." Batsputin agreed with his right hand. "I shall make arrangements, posthaste!" Batsputin turned and flew deeper into his stalactite-shaped castle to contact the Diamonds, while Mr. Bartok stayed behind to enact some plans of his own.

"Batsputin is planning to contact the Pearls, young Torius." Bartok said over a communicator to Torius. "Those five have no idea what they'll be getting into."

"Excellent, Bartok, I always knew you were the only one back home I could still count on." Torius declared.

"I always did have faith in your abilities, my boy." Bartok replied warmly, yet condescendingly at the same time. "Now, which of your cronies has been sent out to perform the deed?"

"A Gem assassin named Zoisite is on her way to Cavenousya." Torius responded. "Be sure to make her feel welcome when she arrives. Understand?"

"I surely will, my child. Over and out." Bartok nodded and ended his call before smiling to himself. "The fools have yet to realize that I have plans of my own."

--

The Servant exited hyperspeed into the Twilight Zone and landed in Cavenousya mere minutes after the Pearls had received Batsputin's call for help. As is natural for the Vosania family's species, the planet was in a state of eternal night with Victorian gothic architecture as far as the eye could see, all contained within caves that dotted the world's surface.

"So glad we could finally reach the Twilight Zone." IQ stated. "The architecture and ecosystem always fascinated me so much."

"Well, glad you can finally get a chance to check everything out after Sylvia interrupted our trip," Cap replied with an arm around her subordinate. "But we have work to do. We've been hired by one of the Universal Lords this time."

"I still can't believe it either, a Universal Lord wanting our help!" Pony excitedly reiterated. "And not just that, but one of the big ones, the cream of the crop, the biggest of them-"

"Okay, Pony, settle down." Braids ordered Pony with a finger to the other Pearl's mouth. "No need to get all excited."

"I wouldn't blame her, though. Batsputin is among the most powerful Universal Lords." Tails replied. "We must treat him with the utmost respect to stay on his good side."

"Precisely, now let's get moving." Cap nodded to Tails as she led the Pearls to Batsputin's castle, with Sculder following behind in case any other assassins were coming for their heads. Eventually, they finally reached the Universal Lord's palace, hanging from the ceiling like a large stalactite with small bat-like creatures circling around it that picked up the visitors and flew them straight through the nearest window, where Batsputin awaited them.

"Ah, the Black Pearl Brigade, I see." Batsputin grinned at the arriving Pearls. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Batsputin, lord of the Twilight Zone and current head of the Vosania dynasty. I am pleased that you received my summons."

"It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Lord Batsputin." Cap bowed with her fellow Pearls and their robot companion. "We happen to be quite familiar with the one who ordered the hit on you, Torius Vosania."

"Yes indeed, my brother." Batsputin declared sorrowfully. "He always was very ambitious, conceited, and childish, but he also found it very easy to get jealous of others, me included. After I inherited our parents' throne, Torius went mad and tried to kill me to take what he thought was rightfully his, but that was when everything went horribly wrong."

--

"Please, Torius, it didn't have to be this way!" a younger Batsputin called out to a younger, horribly scarred Torius in the middle of an epic battle to the death for the right to be called the ruler of Cavenousya. "Just let me help you, and we can rule the Twilight Zone together!"

"I HATE YOU!" Torius shrieked angrily. "You were always better than me! Everyone loved saying you were better than me!"

"That's not true!" Batsputin objected to his younger brother's claims. "Everyone may say I am more fit to be a leader, but you Torius, your charisma, and tactics are second to none!" He then extended a winged hand to his injured sibling. "Just take my hand. I know you still have a place in my kingdom."

However, Torius instead slapped Batsputin's hand away and let out a feral hiss before he tried flying away. Unfortunately, the younger Vosania sibling was too horribly injured to keep going, and he dropped out of the sky, presumably to his death.

Disgusted at himself for not being able to save Torius while grieving his brother's demise, Batsputin began quietly shedding tears as he turned away from where he last saw his younger brother and started walking back to their home, where he would soon rule for the rest of his days.

However, that was not the last the brothers would see of each other. Torius lay at the canyon where he and Batsputin fought, barely clinging onto his life and croaking his brother's name. "Batsputin! Batsputin!"

"Something the matter, my child?" Mr. Bartok asked as he suddenly stood by Torius's side and helped the young prince up. "My, you took quite a beating."

"Indeed." Torius replied, hacking up blood and phlegm. "Please, Bartok, help me!"

"Oh, I most certainly will." The Vosanias' majordomo replied evilly as he guided the brutalized prince into the shadows. "But you'll have to bear with me for a bit. The process will be most painful, but certainly worth it."

--

Elsewhere in the castle, Mr. Bartok snuck into a hidden room behind a bookcase, where Zoisite happened to be waiting for him on the other side. "Ah, you must be the assassin Torius had called for."

"And you must be the majordomo of the Vosania family." Zoisite replied. "Bartok, was it?"

"You are correct, Gem." Bartok nodded before taking in the bounty hunter's form. "My, such delicate features, yet you are so strong at the same time." He said while creepily stroking Zoisite's arm. "Those Kindergartens are most certainly advanced."

"Okay, creep." Zoisite replied, slapping Bartok's hands away from her body and pulling out her naginata. "Now, I need this assassination to be done clean and quick, so I don't need anyone trying to get in the way. That includes you."

"I, what?" Bartok stuttered as his eyes widened in fear.

"I've also heard that you always had a bit of a lust for power yourself, and I cannot allow you to interfere." Zoisite continued before she plunged her naginata deep into Bartok's torso and made him topple over, looking like he was just about to die. "Hopefully, whoever finds you won't find out what really caused all this."

As Zoisite left to perform her duties, Bartok was left to eventually die from his grievous wounds, but little did the green and red Gem know that this majordomo wouldn't give up easily. Bartok struggled to get up while covering his stab wound, and with a vengeful sneer, he snuck into a hidden room within the hidden room to plan his next move.

--

As soon as the Pearls received the information they needed for their mission, they took it upon themselves to serve as Batsputin's bodyguards for all of his duties, defending him while greeting civilians on the streets and attending to the servants' needs, and taking care of his own. But there was one activity of Batsputin's that they found the most interesting.

Later that day, or at least that's what they thought since it was always night, Batsputin entered a grand meeting hall to meet with what the Pearls believed to be some of the other Universal Lords. Sitting closest to Batsputin was a tall, tan-skinned, humanoid woman who seemed like the perfect mix of feminine beauty and might while clad in an armored toga. Next to her was a massive dinosaur dressed in a sharp tuxedo and bowler hat, holding a cigar in one of his three-fingered hands.

Across from the pair was another humanoid female sporting a pair of glasses, a skintight bodysuit with a robe resembling butterfly wings hanging around her shoulders, pointed ears, a pair of horn-rimmed glasses, and a massive witch's hat. Next to her was a gigantic and very unsightly looking slug monster with ape-like features whose body gave off a disgusting discharge, much to the annoyance of his fellow Lords. He was accompanied by a furry goblin, and an advisor with tentacles hanging off his head. Finally, an owl-like young woman dressed in regal gothic attire paid no mind to the other Lords and spent more time gazing at her mobile device than joining in on the conversation.

"Ah, my friends." Batsputin greeted the Universal Lords happily. "I was so wrapped up in the possibility of assassination; I forgot I invited you all here to place bets!"

"Yes, yes, your brother still wants your head." Dionna of the Sands snarked. "So anyways, who do you think shall win this year's gladiator games?"

"Oh, I'm personally betting on Rigby Starglow!" Reximillian declared. "I'm a huge fan of his music, so I'm kinda biased."

"Personally, my credits are on S-L1M3," Vigrid replied. "Slime-like creature with cybernetic enhancements that update themselves with every time their user is defeated to adapt to their opponents' every move. I consider it a safe bet."

"Me, personally, I'm kind of split between Lady Imagineer and Earthos." Wobbla the Butt stated, laughing while coughing up phlegm that began making a mess and forcing Batsputin's servants to clean it up. "I mean, one can fly, sync up with whoever they touch, and bring their thoughts to reality! But the other can bend the earth beneath him to his will and has super strength!" He let out another laugh, causing more disgusting bodily fluids to fly out of his mouth. "Okay, maybe Lady Imagineer will win. What do you think Ezlipsia?"

"Well, for one, stop drooling all over my phone." Ezlipsia growled while wiping some of Wobbla's fluids off her screen. "And second, I'm personally betting on one of the Metals to win." This bet caused the Pearls to look at the princess of the night in shock because last they remember, the Metals were living peacefully on Quarron. What could have possibly happened to them, and how? "Their military experience definitely tells me why the Snake People abducted them for their games."

Before any of the Pearls could speak up, a door quietly opened in the far distance, and a familiar silhouette emerged.

"Hey, is that who I think it is?" Cap whispered to her comrades.

"Zoisite!" Braids answered with a fist to her palm. "And it seems she's alone this time."

"Thankfully, we're a little more prepared." Tails stated and aimed her rifle at Zoisite's shadow. She then fired, causing a brief uproar among the Universal Lords as they glared straight at the Pearls. "Should've used a silencer!"

"What is the meaning of this?!" Reximillian roared while slamming his tail on the table.

"The assassin is here; everybody run!" Cap exclaimed before Zoisite appeared from behind and put her in a full nelson. "You!"

"My my, six of the seven Universal Lords all in one place!" Zoisite grinned eagerly. "All the more to slaughter and bring to Cinnabar!"

"We'll see about that!" Dionna exclaimed and unsheathed her sword to face Zoisite in combat, causing Vigrid to summon a staff with an owl at the end of it that she used to create circles casting offense spells, while Rexmillian gnashed his rows of massive teeth.

"Batsputin, get to safety now!" Pony commanded the king of Cavenousya before he was abruptly killed by Zoisite, stabbing him to death with her naginata. "No!"

"Batsputin is down, I repeat, Batsputin is down!" Zoisite spoke to Torius through her communicator. "And it seems the Pearls are here too!"

"The Pearls?! They must've been hired to protect him!" Torius screeched on the other end. "No matter, they have failed! Now all that's left is to reclaim my rightful throne!"

"I wouldn't be so sure of that." Another Cavenousyan who looked just like Batsputin declared as he appeared and tossed his own corpse away, much to everyone's shock. "What, did I forget to tell you that I have dozens of body doubles in case something like this happened?"

"Wait, then where is he?!" Zoisite yelled before killing that body double in response, just as a third one emerged from the shadows. "Oh no, they're multiplying!"

"Another thing you should know is that this castle has more secret tunnels than you can shake a stick at!" the third doppelganger bragged with a laugh, only to be cut short by a naginata to the head.

"Then it looks like I'll have to slaughter my way through all of you till I find the real deal!" Zoisite declared before she kicked down the door to the grand hall and killed a fourth Batsputin double that was already about to enter.

As the Gem assassin kept slaughtering body doubles, the Pearls, now with the knowledge of where the real Batsputin was, now needed to find him before either Zoisite or Torius did. "We need to find a way into those secret tunnels!" Cap exclaimed before she turned to the Universal Lords. "Do any of you know where we can find them?"

"Glad you asked." Ezlipsia stated and knocked on a nearby wall, making a part of it cave in and reveal a mysterious hallway lined with torches behind it. "I've explored these passages myself when I was a young girl, so I definitely know which ones are located."

"Thanks, you have all been a big help." IQ stated as the Pearls and Sculder stepped into the hidden hall searching for Batsputin.

"Best of luck to you all!" Reximillian called to the Pearls before turning to the other Universal Lords. "Torius Vosania's forces should be nearing Cavenousya any moment. Are you willing to fight?"

"Anything for a fellow Lord." Vigrid stated.

"Well, I got nothing better to do today." Wobbla smirked while putting a long smoking pipe to his mouth.

"If he wants to conquer the Twilight Zone, he'll have to go through us first!" Dionna exclaimed, unsheathing her sword.

"Guess I have no other choice." Ezlipsia obliged, brandishing a set of knives in the shape of fans. "Come now, to battle!"

--

Meanwhile, the Pearls trekked through the secret passage Ezlipsia pointed them towards, Cap leading the way with a torch in hand. "Your highness, where are you?!"

"Here, Batty, Batty, Batty!" Pony hollered, and her echoes bounced around the hall. "Dang, nothing!"

"I suggest we must perform the act of splitting up to search for clues!" Braids declared. "Cap, you and Pony go this way! Tails and IQ shall go that way, and I'll go with Sculder!"

"How can we split up? We're in a narrow hallway!" Tails exclaimed, her declaration echoing as well. "I'm sure he's here somewhere!"

"You rang?" Batsputin's voice echoed too, spooking the Pearls. "Come closer, I'm at the end of the hall!" The Pearls moved further down the hallway into a large room where Batsputin was awaiting them, surrounded by paintings of a younger Batsputin engaging in battle with a man in green and red armor with a purple cape. "Ah, you made it, my friends! Bet you didn't expect to see me here, eh?"

"I don't think we ever heard about this place before, either." Cap replied while gazing at the paintings surrounding them. "Who's the other guy supposed to be?"

"That is Velhallen Beo, a rival Universal Lord from ages ago." Batsputin explained. "He and I went to war for control of this galaxy many years ago in what would be called the Battle of the Night. He was a very confident warrior with an army of thousands, but I came out on top in the end."

"Interesting." IQ muttered while recording the data on an electronic notepad. "Is there any way we can see Mr. Beo now?"

"I don't know. Haven't seen him in ages." Batsputin replied with a shrug. "But that's beside the point. Where is that assassin now?"

"You mean Zoisite?" Braids responded. "She's busy killing her way through all those body doubles we just learned you have."

"Oh, the body doubles." Batsputin realized. "Don't worry; I have tons more where they came from. I GOT DOZENS MORE FROZEN TODAY!"

"And hopefully, you'll be needing all of them to mourn you." A familiar voice declared as Mr. Bartok emerged from the shadows, now wearing similar cybernetics to Torius to cover up his earlier stab wound. "Surprise, your highness. Happy to see me?"

"Mr. Bartok, what has happened to you?!" Batsputin exclaimed at the sight of his majordomo. "What's with the cybernetics, you duncebucket?"

"Oh, I just met with a certain Zoisite in league with your brother, only for her to try and kill me because I have my plans for conquering this world." Bartok revealed. "I've been planning this for ages, pitting you and Torius against each other in the hopes that you'd get each other killed and leave me to take the throne! But when Torius managed to survive the encounter, I had to change plans."

"So it was all because of you Torius has been chasing us?!" Cap exclaimed while brandishing her spear to threaten Mr. Bartok. "Sculder, shoot him!" Sculder did as it commanded and fired its arm cannon at Bartok, but nothing seemed to have hit him. Bartok seemed invincible.

"Your pathetic machinery can't do anything against me." Bartok bragged. "I suggest you surrender yourselves now, Pearls. I think you would make a perfect harem for me."

"Over our dead bodies, Bart!" Braids yelled and attempted to chop Bartok down with her ax, but he quickly dodged the swipe and flew up to the ceiling. "Curses!"

"And I'm not the only one you should be worried about." Bartok smirked before the ceiling suddenly caved in, and Torius swooped down like a feral predator, gunning straight for his older brother, and looking like he was about to bite Batsputin's head off.

"Finally, brother, we meet again at last!" Torius howled eagerly. "And now, to settle our score!"

"Not today Torius!" Batsputin yelled back, and together, the two brothers flew away from the chamber as they began wrestling each other in the sky, while Bartok followed behind.

"We need to follow them and save Batsputin!" IQ exclaimed. "Everyone to the Servant!"

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The battle between the brothers raged on in the air as the other Universal Lords worked together to fight off Torius and Cinnabar's forces, leaving Cavenousya in a state of crisis as the civilians ran for shelter and their fearless leader fought for his life.

"You may have beaten me the first time, but you can't win this time!" Torius yelled while firing lasers from his cyborg thorax at Batsputin. "All my life, you've done nothing but outshine me!"

"But you don't understand, it doesn't have to be this way!" Batsputin exclaimed. "Bartok has been playing us all along just to seize power for himself!"

"From my point of view, you've been playing us all along!" Torius retorted before tangling Batsputin in his ears and tossing him through the castle just as the Servant began firing at him. "You!"

"Púrén, all weapons on Torius!" Cap commanded the ship's AI.

"Affirmative!" Púrén exclaimed and kept attacking Torius, even when he leaped at the spaceship and began clawing at its body. "Oh, come on!"

"Don't worry, I got you!" Batsputin tried to save his bodyguards from harm, only to be held back by Mr. Bartok latching onto his ears. "Hands off me, Bartok!"

"Never! Once I have you and Torius out of the way, Cavenousya shall be mine to rule!" Bartok yelled while brandishing a dagger to finish the job once and for all. However, this was not meant to be. Zoisite shot the dagger out of Bartok's hands with a rifle and was ready to do the same to Bartok. "Oh great, I forgot about you for a second."

"As soon as I heard what happened, I just had to stop my rampage to check this out." Zoisite declared. "Regardless, I just can't leave a job unfinished." She then quickly sniped Bartok in the head, sealing his doom as the insidious majordomo lost his grip on Batsputin's ears, and his corpse fell to the ground. "Now that he's out of the way, onto you, your highness."

"No, he is mine to kill!" Torius yelled defiantly. "I should be the only one to take the throne!"

"What made you think we were going to take over your planet to begin with?" Zoisite asked while preparing to kill both brothers.

"Quick, someone stop her!" Batsputin cried out, forcing the Pearls to take action immediately and direct their fire towards Zoisite, who nimbly dodged every attack from the Servant while launching from her rifle every chance she got. However, one wrong move was what finally ended the battle.

In a hurry, Zoisite aimed her rifle and accidentally fired straight through Torius's ear, causing him to lose airtime and start falling through the sky. "NO! NOOOO!"

"Wait, how did that happen?!" Zoisite exclaimed before she realized what she had done. "I have to get out of here!"

"Exactly! Strategic retreat, everyone!" Torius called for his forces. "We must evacuate, immediately!" On command, one of Torius's minions flew in on his ship and beamed the crime lord aboard before flying off with the rest of his armada.

"Well, chalk that one up to another bit of an anticlimax." Cap declared as the last of the Vosania Syndicate's armada left Cavenousya. "But regardless, another planet saved!"

"Yes, we give you our thanks, Pearls." Batsputin replied as the other Universal Lords gathered behind him. "If you hadn't shown up, our deaths would've caused a political uproar!"

"You truly saved us during the meeting." Dionna added happily.

"We'll be sure to put the good word in about your services." Reximillian bowed gratefully.

"It was a pleasure meeting you!" Wobbla declared.

"I'll have to check out Homeworld for myself and see what has changed." Vigrid pondered.

"In case you haven't gotten the message by now, we are forever in your debt." Ezlipsia said.

"You are all much too kind, but I fear we aren't done yet." Cap thanked the Universal Lords while opening the bay door. "Torius is undoubtedly still out there, and I think that his empire has much more where that came from."

"But still, after what one of Cinnabar's minions did to him," Pony added nervously. "who knows what he could do to the rest of them?"

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"YOU FOOOOLS!" Torius shrieked furiously at Cinnabar and her minions as he licked his wounds from Zoisite's accidental hit on him. To say he was positively livid at his latest failure was an understatement. "I WAS THIS CLOSE TO DESTROYING MY BROTHER, ONLY FOR YOU TO TAKE IT ALL AWAY FROM ME!

"But you don't understand; Batsputin was trying to tell you that Bartok was playing the two of you against each other from the start!" Cinnabar stood up in defense of her minions. "I ask of you to give us another chance!"

"No, I'm done giving chances!" Torius growled. "Now, allow me to bathe the starways in your shards!" He then prepared to tear the Gems standing before him to shreds, only for Zoisite to buy them time by stabbing him in the same spot in his ear where she shot him before. "Fool!"

"Everyone, we have to get out of here!" Zoisite commanded her fellow Gems while knocking Torius down as the six Gems fled for the mothership's massive hanger, leaving the prince turned crime lord to give chase.

"GET BACK HERE, YOU NO GOOD CORUNDUMS!" Torius shrieked as he tossed all sorts of furniture at the fleeing Gems. "STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE SO YOU CAN BE PUNISHED FOR YOUR CONSTANT FAILURES!"

"Faster everyone, faster!" Cinnabar commanded her forces as soon as they found the nearest ship and used it to escape their now former ally's wrath, leaving Torius to keep shrieking angrily.

"You can run, but all Gems will come back as cowards!" Torius snarled at the fleeing ship before he turned away to start plotting. "It seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands. First, I shall have to terminate those Pearls myself since a certain someone is too inept to do it. Then, I'll move on to the rest of Homeworld itself."

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The road to the BPB finale begins! All that's left is our penultimate episode "Light the Way" followed by the big two-part finale "Shining Diamond". It has been a pleasure delivering consistently quality content to my adoring viewers week by week, and I hope to keep doing it for many years to come if I'm not procrastinating. See you all next week for "Light the Way", and happy Fourth of July! Not that there's anything about this dystopian hellhole to be proud of anymore.

[sharethisgemwithme]

SUF 1: “Little Homeschool” instant reaction

We're gonna meet some new gems, and learn what Little Homeworld is like in the aftermath of the movie

Even though the title sequence has changed, I can still say "the clock starts at 'We' with no pausing or rewinding on first watch."

0:00 - Man, that promo is great. "You are NOT my diamond!" 0:18 - Let's do thi! 0:21 - New episode title frame as well. 0:29 - OK, he's got little bottles of each gem's essence for healing the leftover gems. That's pretty cool. 0:46 - So are they still finding new corrupt gems in the wild? 0:55 - Still a little disappointed this isn't a Genuine Rose Quartz. 1:04 - That's definitely Kim Brooks btw 1:18 - "Is this a weapon?" 1:30 - Oh my god those cartoon diamonds. 1:43 - Ah, the Dondai. 1:58 - SPACETRIES. OH MY GOD. 2:05 - Aww, Connie. I'm surprised she's not starting college early. 2:20 - Yeah, you gotta explain these things first. 2:31 - THE RUBIES! 2:39 - How many puns can steven fit into a single sentence? 3:00 - Why is it unknown? 3:05 - Umm... okay. 3:14 - Yes, of all the people to explain human interaction, Pearl might be towards the bottom of the list. 3:35 - PROFESSOR AMETHYST. outstanding! 3:50 - I feel like I would be fired if I did that as a teacher. I do wanna try it tomorrow, though. 4:09 - "Not everyone". Are you referring to Cherry or Jasper? 4:25 - Yeah, he's talking about Jasper. 4:39 - Amethyst is like "Haven't we literally already had this conversation about how you need to stop trying to fix everyone?" 4:55 - The big J herself. 5:08 - "So I guess she just lives in a cave now?" 5:21 - In all fairness, a lot of humans would do that, too. 5:40 - OK, I'm intimidated. 5:50 - How has no one ever managed to teach Steven the fine art of shutting the fuck up? 6:12 - lol "sounds dumb". 6:31 - oh good, two people who miss the point with stunning frequency 6:53 - have we just crossed into "I'm gonna yell to let off steam" mode? 7:20 - literally "fite me" 7:34 - what the shit are you thinking, steven? 7:49 - are you just planning to "accidentally" drag her all the way to little homeworld? will that possibly work? 8:20 - Please don't step on the Steven. 8:32 - "You're nothing without them." Because having help is part of what makes him who he is. 8:50 - OK, we have upgraded to Pink Steven. 9:00 - Yikes. 9:05 - Jasper is practically getting off on this. The finest fight she's had in years. Millenia, even? 9:33 - "Stop laughing!" But it *is* funny. 9:50 - It's just a good ol' spar, like you had with Amethyst that one time. 10:13 - OK, I guess we'll take that as a no. 10:30 - This whole insta-healing thing is just such a ridiculous overpowered move. 10:53 - So are we going to get a Steven narration on every episode?

Instant reaction: I'm sure there's more to the Jasper story. We look forward to more to come!

[gaycrystalfemme]

Ch 1 • Ch 2 • Ch 3 • Ch 4** 》 AO3

Earth Customs

Chapter 3: Date

"Blue, uh.. It.. it's me. H-how are.. your Peridots from 7GT? Have they emerged yet? Let me know if you need any help." Beep.

"Blue, I'm heading to the ringed giant, Pygmalion-XH9, for inspection. Would you like to join me?" Beep.

"Blue, I remember. You wanted to talk about the plans for your colony?" Beep.

"B-blue, I.." Beep.

"PEARL, WHY ISN'T SHE RESPONDING?!?! AAAAAAAHHH!!!"

BZZZZZZTTTT! BOOOMM!!

Yellow's Pearl was inches away from getting poofed. Yellow was in a frenzy, furious that Blue hadn't responded to any of her voice messages or calls. Her computer took the full blast of her thunderous rage. A full shock of her lightning bolt.

"M-m-my D-d-diam-m-mond," Yellow's Pearl was trembling, fearful to be poofed or shattered. She chose her words very carefully, "P-perhaps-s i-it'd b-be w-wise i-if w-we-"

"Pearl," Yellow released a heavy exhale. Her fury slowly diffusing. Stubborn as she is, she disregarded what ever her frightened assistant was about to suggest. "Drop me off to Earth. And have this fixed," she pointed at the smashed master computer.

"A-absolutely, m-my Diamond!" Yellow Pearl immediately left the main control room and went to a different room. Somewhere in Yellow's ship was an emergency control room. Yellow had one built in case scenarios like these were to ever occur. Which, knowing herself, was highly likely.

Yellow knew the reason why Blue had been ignoring her. She had rejected Blue's advances. But Yellow only did what she knew as the appropriate response. Engaging in such Earthly acts was irrational. They were Diamonds after all, so there was no purpose for them to act humanly.

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Yellow's spaceship landed on the usual place by the beach. It had been four years since her last visit to Earth. Luckily, Steven stayed on the same beach house. Two gems were having a conversation outside. Steven and Pearl. Yellow's arrival interrupted their discussion.

"Yellow Diamond! I-it's nice for you to come visit me today!" Steven was always happy when either matriarch came to talk to him.

"Pink, h-how have you been?" Yellow did not know how to unpack what she wanted to say.

"Weeeeell, I've been doing great!" He was always full of energy and today was a particularly good mood for him, more so since Yellow came to visit. Teasingly, he asked, "Soooo, how are you and your 'g-girlfriend'?" He remembers Blue's last visit. He assumed they were all lovey-dovey now. He particularly remembered how Blue blushed when she revealed the kiss with Yellow. It had been years anyway. In that timespan, they should've already bonded enough. He thought everything was going great between the two.

"Girlfrie- what?! What did Blue tell you, Pink?!" Yellow's temper was slowly resurfacing. Girlfriend. The kiss. Blue.

"Well, Blue Diamond said I can't tell anyone, so.."

"What?! TELL ME!" Yellow demanded with a raised voice. Anger was evident in her tone. Mixed with a heavy dose of frustration, her temper was waiting to explode.

"Oh, Steven," Pearl got worried. She didn't want to fight but she was prepared to if the need arises. "If it's about Yellow too, well, it's probably best if you tell her what she needs to know." Pearl calmly convinced Steven, hoping an impending chaos from Yellow's fury would be avoided.

"Well okay. Wo-would you leave us alone for a minute, Pearl? Please? Thi-this is top secret Diamond information, so.. Sorry."

"It's fine," Pearl understood this well. She had served Diamonds before. White, then Pink. She knew Diamonds had their secrets. Pearl moved far from them, enough so she couldn't hear their voices but enough to keep Steven in sight. With her protective nature towards Steven, she just wanted to make sure Yellow wouldn't hurt him.

Steven climbed the tall Yellow. He aimed for her shoulders and whispered to her everything that had transpired last time Blue visited. The movie-thon, how awesome it had been for him. Blue's interest in human interactions, specifically in romantic gestures. The conversation they had about love. And the revelation of the kiss.

"I asked if you were her girlfriend. She said you kissed but only once."

"Oh, Blue." Yellow was surprisingly not angered. Instead, she felt a deep sense of longing. With Blue coldly ignoring her and learning about Blue's attempts at delving into human behavior, Yellow felt like she should've opened herself a bit more. "Pink, you see.. Blue and I.. have not spoken for a while."

"Really?! But why? She seemed so happy and excited when she left."

"It's.. I made a miscalculation!" Yellow hated admitting to her failings and shortcomings. But she was growing desperate. The more she spoke with Steven, the more she wanted to talk with Blue.

"Well.." Steven was devising ways for them to patch their conflict. "You can just give her a gift, then she'll forgive you."

"A gift? But she already has her Pearl! Hmm.." A gift, in homeworld's standards, was something of use to the expansion of the colony. "Perhaps I can give her an entire fleet of Peridots. Or Agates? Maybe even Sapphires. But.. I could never compete with her Sapphires!" Blue's Sapphires were impressively better made than Yellow's.

"Uh, well," Steven did not particularly like the idea of gifting gems. He viewed them as living sentient beings. "Why not give her.. a moon? Or a.. star?" Steven could barely understand interstellar conquest since he, and even his late mother, had little desire in engaging in intergalactic domination.

"It'd be impossible to endow anything if she doesn't even wish to speak with me!"

"Yeah, you're probably right. Buuuutt.. What if, I were to talk to her?"

"Well, that just might work out! Do you have a communicator? You can't call her in my ship, I've already sent it for repair. And even so, she will think it is I who's calling her."

"We can call her.. at the moonbase!"

"Oh, yes. Of course! Good thinking, Pink. Let's go!"

"Wait. Lemme just think of what to say.." Steven pondered a bit. A few ideas later, he was thrilled to tell Yellow, "I'm going to set you up on a date! It'd be on the moon, it'll be so wonderful. And romantic!"

"Set a what?"

"A date! It's like a meeting but only for two, specifically lovers. And since you're girlfriends, then it'd be a date!"

"Hmm.. I might need to learn about Earth myself.."

"Okay. But right now we should focus on your date!"

"By the way, how are we going to the moon, Pink?!"

"Don't worry, Steven the Great has a mighty steed!" He pertained to his magical Lion.

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With the help of Peridot and Pearl, a giant table was set up in the moonbase and the Diamond communicator was fixed. After the set-up, Peridot, Pearl, and Lion waited by the main entrance with the Diamond murals. Steven decided to call Blue while Yellow hid by the observation orb just below. She was able to hear their conversation.

"Blue Diamond! Hi!" Blue answered the call. Yellow was tempted to peek but knew it'd be best to restrain herself. Her arms crossed, she was pacing impatiently by the observation orb as Blue and Steven had their conversation.

"Pink! It's so nice of you to call!" A hint of melancholy in her greeting.

"Are you o.. H-how are you?" Steven almost lost his guard. "Would you happen to have time to come visit me? I'm at Earth's moon, though."

"That explains why you can call me," Blue was pertaining to the direct Diamond communicator. "Sure. I'll be right there." She hung up.

Yellow emerged from the room below, "She's coming! Where is she?!" She went ahead to the computer to check on Blue's current coordinates. "It'd take a few days before she arrives."

"Will you be okay here alone, Yellow?"

"Of course. You should build a communication device on your abode, Pink, so we can contact you directly."

Steven agreed and went back to Earth with Pearl, Peridot, and Lion. Yellow was left at the moon. A couple of days was nothing to a timeless being. Yellow decided to call her ship using the direct channel. Her Pearl answered the call and immediately she asked, "Where are you, how is the ship?"

"My Diamond, I have just landed at the nearest repair center and I am about to speak with the manager."

"Hmm. I reckon that's going to take a while. Well, send the PXH9 files here at the Earth moonbase. I'll be staying here for the time being. And update me regarding the progress of the repair. Oh, also, send me a copy of the Action folder."

"Yes, my Diamond." The obedient Pearl did whatever her Diamond had asked of her. The PXH9 files would keep her company while waiting for Blue. Yellow figured she could also indulge in a few movies while waiting.

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Outside the moonbase, Blue's arm ship was visibly landing. In the screen, Blue's coordinates were beeping red signifying her arrival at the moonbase. Yellow's chest was throbbing. She stood up and paced. It kept her from having a panic attack. The door of the moonbase opened with a loud swish. Soft footsteps became louder as it approached. A veiled lady emerged from the massive staircase below. She uncloaked her veil and was stunned at the golden sight before her.

"Ye-Yellow?! What is the meaning of this?! Where is Pink?"

"I-it's so nice for you to be here, Blue."

"Such a waste of resources! Pearl, let's go!"

"No, wait!" Yellow bolted to Blue and softly held her wrist to halt her. "Wait, Blue, please."

Seeing Yellow in the flesh softened her up. Blue had heard the dozens of voice messages. She was also very well aware of Yellow's multiple missed calls. Fortunately for the both of them, Blue listens to her emotions. "Pearl, wait in the ship." Blue's Pearl bowed in submission and proceeded to Blue's ship. Blue faced Yellow. Yellow's hand still on Blue's wrist.

Succumbing to her feelings was something she rarely did. Yellow had always followed the rationale of the order. But order and eternity made no sense if Blue weren't around. She wanted to talk. She wanted to be close. She wanted to enact the silly romantic gestures Blue had been initiating with her, the things she had seen in the movies.

"Blue, I.. I had been mistaken the last time."

"What last time?"

"Last time when we.. At your moonbase.."

"No, Yellow. You were right. Such foolishness it was of me, of us, to engage in those acts. I'm.. I'm sorry. It was unbecoming of a Diamond. Fret not, it shall never happen again."

No.. No.. NO!

"Blue, I want to be.. Let me be your girlfriend." She may have rejected Blue's previous advances out of fear of disrupting order, but being unable to interact with Blue for a while gave her time to contemplate. It made her realize, aside from Blue, how much she missed acting her feelings out. How much she wanted to. It also occured to her the possibility that love may not be limited to human beings alone but rather, it might have been omnipresent in the galaxy. She is a Diamond and, though she tried to contain it most of the time, she is capable of feeling. She concluded that, perhaps, love is universal.

"Yellow, what's gotten into you? You're being silly!" Blue was blushing furiously.

"Blue, listen.. I admit, I made an error in my previous judgement. It seems plausible for.. for us to engage in such.. In such nonsense!" It was difficult for Yellow to surrender to her feelings. "I feel things.. Things I feel for only you. And what ever we had done, human foolishness or not, it feels right! I.. I want to do them with you, Blue. And if we're going to be around for all time, then I want to be-"

She couldn't finish her sentence. From Blue's wrist, Yellow's hand slipped to interlock hers and Blue's hands. She pulled her fellow Diamond close. One hand interlocked with Blue's. Her free hand, she wrapped around Blue's back, and rested at the side of Blue's rib.

"Yellow, what are you trying to-"

Yellow pulled her close and locked their lips. Her kiss revealed how much she missed Blue, how much she longed for Blue, and how much she wanted Blue.

Blue tried to be a proper Diamond and attempted to reject Yellow's display of affection. But her feelings were getting the best of her. And with Yellow's lips locking over hers, she was powerless. She wanted this, she wanted it bad. She kissed back.

"Yellow, I believe you told me this does not make any sense.."

"How many times do I have to repeat myself, I have made a miscalculation. This perfectly makes sense, Blue. Our.. our feelings, they.. They require to be expressed."

"But this, aren't these.. silly things only humans do?"

"I.. I wouldn't mind to act ridiculous with you."

"Ye-Yellow.. Come, kiss me ple-"

Yellow wrapped Blue in a tight embrace. But with all the excitement in expressing her repressed feelings, Yellow unintentionally pushed them both to the floor of the moonbase enough to produce a loud thud, but not to wreck the structure. The fall was painless, they were Diamonds. Yellow was now taking initiative in showering Blue with affection, and Blue couldn't be any happier with that.

On the floor, their eyes met. And both ladies almost radiating a diffirent hue with all the blushing. Pleasurable tension was overwhelming the room. Yellow, with a strong sense of aggression, lunged her face towards Blue's. Her eyes closed, she aimed for Blue's luscious lips. One kiss followed by another, and another. They found themselves heavily making out on the floor. Their hands moved with every impatient kiss. It was the first time they touched certain corners of each other, and it was electrifying for both of them. They were already too close but they wanted to get closer. Yellow incidentally stroked the gem at Blue's chest. The passing touch gave Blue a pleasurable shock, she moaned abruptly. The sound made Yellow's heart race. Her Diamond-shaped irises dilated. She gently held Blue's wrist and slowly Yellow pulled it closer to the gem in her chest, attempting for Blue's fingertips to make contact with her diamond. Blue's Diamond-shaped irises also dilating, excitement was building with the gestu-

Ring! Ringg!

"OH MY STAARSS!!" Both Diamonds gasped and sprung out of their awkward, perhaps forbidden, form and stood up. The ring relinquished the intensity of their activity. Startled, they quickly tidied themselves before Yellow answered the call.

"My Diamond, I am glad to repo-"

"Don't call me until I call you." Call ended. Yellow released a heavy exasperated breath. Apparently, her Pearl was actually excited to report that the ship had been fixed masterfully and quickly. But she was cut off too soon.

"That was a bit harsh, darling."

"She shouldn't be calling me when I am busy!" Anger easily clouding Yellow's thinking process. "Wait, what is darling?"

Blue couldn't help but giggle at the irate Yellow. She found it oddly adorable. "I have seen a few movies myself. Anyway, let's go home, Yellow."

"Hmm.. Would you rather inspect PXH9? The planet seems promising, I've read the reports before you arrived."

"Really? Let's go then." Blue let out a soft smile, content with what they've done. She became confident they'd be expressing their feelings towards each other from now on. Blue held Yellow's hand as they walked to the blue arm.

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** Ch 4 = AO3 exclusive WIP