Gravity Fusion
Chapter 15
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Gravity Fusion -
Bulkhead and Arcee came barreling out of a groundbridge entering inside of Big Mama in the medical bay. Inside the back of Bulkhead's vehicle form are the pieces of Miko they managed to find. Arcee place the still frozen pieces of Miko on a gurney with a human medical team waiting by. Miko is still awake and is very aware of what happen to her.
"This is no good," one of the field doctors who seen injuries like this before said as he looks over the frozen pieces. The young girl should be dead but due to her body being frozen is the only reason he could see that she is even still alive.
"Can't you put her back together?" Bulkhead ask.
"Too much damage to her body and organs. She's nothing but a upper torso and a head now," the doctor said. (1)
"Bring her to the spark chamber," Big Mama's voice said through the speakers inside of her.
"The spark chamber?" Arcee ask.
"I'm making a black protoform. Put Miko's pieces inside and she will fuse with the blank protoform and become a Maximal," Big Mama explains.
"Will that even work?" Bulkhead ask.
"Do it!" Miko chokes out.
"You heard her," Acree said taking the gurney and running off to the spark chamber where the XJ sisters and the other new transformers were created.
"Out of the way!" Bulkhead shouted clearing a path for Acree, with humans and fellow transformers getting out of their way.
Inside the spark chamber a human size stasis pod stood there waiting, with Ratchet there as well looking over the pod. The pod hatch is open showing the protoform consist of an unspecified, free-flowing, metallic matter layered over basic robotic systems. The only thing it lack was a spark to give it life, cables and tubes covered the pod. Arcee place Miko and all of her pieces inside the stasis pod, once she was finish the pod hatch closed and the pod started to glow with energy. Liquid refined energon flowed inside the pod as the fusion began, fusing cybertron and human together. while that is happening Ratchet is busy on a terminal over seeing the fusion.
"It's not working," Ratchet said as the protoform isn't forming as it should. "The spark isn't forming. We're losing her."
"It has too," Bulkhead said alarmed.
"How about a spark infusion?" Big Mama ask.
"That could work," Ratchet said as it's been done before to keep a dying spark from dying. "But it's dangerous for the one who does it."
"Use mine," Bulkhead said.
"Mine too. With two it be easier," Arcee said.
"Open your spark chambers," Ratchet said as he grabs to cables and connected one end of each to the pod.
"Hold on Miko," Bulkhead said as Ratchet connected on cable to his spark chamber after doing the same to Arcee.
With both Bulkhead's and Arcee's spark energies being fed into the pod, Ratchet saw that a spark is forming thanks to the two bots. The pod hummed with energy as a new transformer was born, combining organic and cybertron together. Ratchet watched the fusion till there is only one left inside and watch the readings showing the state of the new life inside. Miko's brainwaves and life signs are good and stable, she would have all of her memories intact.
The pod hatch open revealing the new Miko part organic and part cybertron. Miko gasp for air but found that she doesn't need to breath anymore, she stumbled and rested against the side of the pod. She stared at the reflected surface of the glass window of the pod, seeing what she has become. Her entire body is now metal with part of her new body colored different, part is siliver while the other is dark silver making it look like she's wearing a revealing swimsuit. And her hair taken a dome shape like a helmet. (2)
"I'm not... I'm... not...," Miko began to say as she stares at her new body.
"Miko?" Bulkhead ask.
"Are you alright?" Arcee ask her kneeling down behind her.
Miko gave out a choke out cry as she began sobbing and curling up into a ball. It all hit her at once, unlike in the show she wouldn't just survive and everything would turn out fine in the end. Coldheart showed her how out of her league she is compared to villains who don't play nice and don't care if you're a kid.
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In the Sap Cave -
Pink Diamond stared at the computer screen as she read over the information about the show that she and the other gems came from. She didn't think it was possible for something like Steven Universe to happen. A gem, herself willingly giving up her being to bring to life a hybrid of both human and gem. The flashlight being able to bring to life anything that is drawn, like Peridot and Jasper did with her. She has no memories of what happen to her on Earth thanks to her being brought to life from a scene before she went to Earth. As Peridot is from an earlier time before she became part of the Crystal Gems.
The more she read about what she would had done the darker her thoughts became of her future self. What she did to Spinal, leaving her alone for thousands of years to stand in one spot. And all the other things she had done which Steven had to deal with himself.
Speaking of which both Peridot and Jasper are busying bringing to life as many of her gems as they can, with Peridot with other tech gems designing a new ship for her. She is learning all she can about Homeworld since she was shattered and how the other Diamonds had changed. All the gems that serve under her are being brought to life so that she can learn what happen after her death. She is surprise that defective gems like Carnelian and Skinny Jasper weren't shattered, even if they are working in her human zoo. Even having the Off Colored gems brought to life so she be able to talk with gems who are outside the caste system.
"Jasper," Pink Diamond called out turning off the screen.
"Yes my diamond?" Jasper ask.
"Bring to life the Bubbled Rose Quartzes next," Pink Diamond said.
"My Diamond is that... wise?" Jasper ask.
"Pink Diamond wishes to bring the Rose Quartzes to life," Padparadscha said. She is standing off to the side with the other Off Colors, Fluorite, Rhodonite and the Rutile Twins.
"Having gems around who can heal crack gems be useful," Pink Diamond said as she turn her attention to the birthing chamber that created the blank gem body that the being Bill Cipher is using. "And bring to life a gem shard, I want to test something. Peridot have the birthing chamber ready."
"Yes my diamond," Peridot said leaving the work on the ship design with the other tech gems.
"WANT TO SEE IF YOU CAN USE THE BIRTHING CHAMBER TO REFORM SHATTERED GEMS?" Bill ask her.
"How is it you know so much about us?" Pink Diamond ask him.
"OH I KNOW LOTS OF THINGS 'LOTS OF THINGS'," Bill said. "BY THE WAY YOU ALL SHOULD HURRY UP AS THE TRANSFORMERS ARE HEADING THIS WAY. OH YEAH ROSE QUARTS IS WITH THEM WITH THE OTHER CRYSTAL GEMS."
"What do you gain from helping us like this?" Pink Diamond ask.
"I'M PLANNING 10 STEPS AHEAD. I HAVE TO GO AS MY PART OF THE DEAL IS DONE, BUT GOOD LUCK WITH WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING," Bill said as he opens a portal and disappears into it.
"My diamond it worked," Jasper said as she shows Pink Diamond the Topaz reforge from a shard.
"Is the ship ready?" Pink Diamond ask the gems working on the ship.
"Yes my diamond," the tech gems said.
"Bring it to life and a machine that creates energon, then give me the flashlight there's something I need to do alone," Pink Diamond said before turning to Peridot. "Bring the birthing chamber with us."
"The birthing chamber?" Peridot ask.
"There be no need to bother with planets like Earth anymore or wipe out all organic life. Not with a birthing chamber powered by energon that can grow gems. How long did it take for you to grow the gem Bill has now?" Pink Diamond ask.
"Just a couple of hours... instead... of... hundreds or thousands of years," Peridot said as she realizes what her diamond is getting at. In the background the massive combine Diamond ship appeared filling the large cave system they're in, with a new design. (3)
"All non-warrior gems stay here and pack the ship. Use the robots to speed things along, I want the ship ready to go at a moment notice," Pink Diamond said as she took the flashlight from a Jade then headed for the ship. "Everyone else be ready when I come back. Before we leave this planet, I need to see Rose."
"What about the off colors?" Jasper ask.
"Leave them be, we won't be returning to this planet," Pink Diamond said.
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Above Ground -
The Nemesis hovered over the tunnel leading down into the sap cave, the cons already landing around the area. Ground bridges open with Autobots and the Crystal Gems coming out, with some humans soldiers. Garnet had told Rose about the vision she had and that she needs to be there, if for everything to turn out ok. They surrounded the rubble that was the old church that covered the hole, which a large piece is being used as a door.
The giant fusion form of the 5 Rubies came bursting out of the hole followed by a large number of other fusions of warrior gems forming a circle around the hole. The transformers held back the gems and humans from attacking as a battle could damage the flashlight. Then jumping out of the hole came a figure that the Crystal Gems haven't seen in eons, Pink Diamond. She look around till she spotted Rose who is standing by Pearl, like she remembers. She also saw the two transformer leaders near as well from what images she has seen of them.
"I know what all of you came here for," Pink Diamond said holding up the flashlight. "You can have it back after, I speak with Rose Quarts."
"Yes there is much for us to speak about," Rose said waving for the other gems to stay back as she walks forward and past the fusions that protect Pink Diamond in their center.
"I have no memories of what happen on Earth, I’m from before that," Pink Diamond said.
"Yes you should know what happen between us," Rose said stopping in front of Pink Diamond her past self.
Pink Diamond hand shot forward grabbing Rose and force fusing with her. All the gems both Homeworld and Crystal stood there shock as their leaders fused together. The fusion stood even taller then Pink Diamond with the features of both. The fusion stood there doing nothing as both sides waited, then after a couple of minutes they defuse returning back to two.
"So that's what happen to me," Pink Diamond said staring at Rose who is staring at her in shock.
"You... you... fused with me," Rose said shock as everyone else that a Diamond would fuse with another gem.
"It allowed me to see through your memories and what happen between us without anything being hidden. I can’t believe the things you did and let happen," Pink Diamond said disgusted with what her future self had done. (4)
"I know, it’s how the writers of the show wrote, just for entertainment," Rose said disgusted herself with what she was made to do in the show.
"Yes these humans made us into just as bad as we thought of the other diamonds. No matter what we were written to want the colony to die no matter how many gem died, just so we could be free from responsibilities. Only to put it all on Steven instead. Which is why, I’m leaving Earth,” Pink Diamond said as she bends down and gives Rose the flashlight.
The ground rumbled as the massive combined diamond ship burst out from underneath the earth. A door open on the side of the ship.
"Gems to the ship," Pink Diamond said to her gems.
"Hold it right there," Megatron said aiming his cannon at Pink Diamond, with her gems ready to throw themselves in front of her. "How do we know that's the real flashlight?"
"Peridot bring up a screen with some drawings," Pink Diamond said using a com link.
"Yes my diamond," Peridot's voice said.
A screen appeared coming from Pink Diamond's com link.
"Rose you do know how to use that device?" Pink Diamond ask.
"Yes," Rose said and flash the screen with the flashlight.
Popping to life came the pebbles small sapient rocks created by Pink Diamond, who were also her playmates. Pink Diamond keeled down and place her hand down on the ground. The pebbles all ran onto her open palm and stood back up and look up at Megatron.
"Enough proof for you," Pink Diamond ask Megatron who lowers his cannon.
"Where will you go?" Rose ask.
"Away from here. I have no intention of staying here or being apart of this. I have responsibilities as a leader and I refuse to runaway from them," Pink Diamond said as she enters the ship followed by the gems who follow her.
The ship lifted up once all the gems were on board and blasted off into space.
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On Board the ship -
"I trust everything is on board?" Pink Diamond ask Peridot as she enters the command center.
"Yes my diamond," Peridot said very uncomfortable.
"What's the matter?" Pink Diamond ask seeing that all the other gems are uncomfortable as well.
"Well... my... diamond... it's just," Peridot began but couldn't finish.
"You fused with another gem. Which was your… other… self..," Jasper said as she wonders if that’s like her fusing with another Jasper.
"Desperate times call for desperate action. After all you did the same," Pink Diamond said.
"I... was... weak," Jasper said.
"I needed to see for myself what Rose remembers and I know the truth now. I look through all of her memories of before and after the war, what really happen with my other self. And it all doesn't matter now," Pink Diamond said surprising the gems. "We're in a new world and there's no need to repeat the same mistakes. We wasted much in trying to make Earth into a gem world. Once mass production of more birthing chambers and energon machines begins, we no longer have to interact with organic planets to grow gems anymore. Peridot scan for planets in good star systems without any organic life on it."
"Yes my diamond," Peridot said.
"My diamond... there is... also about giving up that light device. There was so much we could have done with it," Jasper said.
"Those robots would had never allowed us to leave with it. And we have all we need to start a new homeworld," Pink Diamond explains before holding up a small chip of crystal that could only be seen by the fact it's in a bubble.
"What's that my diamond?" Jasper ask trying to make out what's in the bubble from where she's standing.
"I broke a small chip off from the edge of the crystal lens of the flashlight. The device is just a machine that makes light, it's the light that passes through the crystal that brings things to life. And seeing how a the birthing chamber can make a shard into a whole gem again. I don't see a reason it can't do the same for this," Pink Diamond said.
"That's wonderful my diamond," Peridot said.
"I'll be safe guarding the crystal personally in my chambers. Inform me when the birthing chamber is ready and make sure you test it out first to make sure it working. There can't be any unforeseen mistakes," Pink Diamond said.
"Yes my diamond," Peridot said as she began giving orders for the tech gems to start setting up the birthing chamber.
Pink Diamond walk past the gems and the robots they took with them. She kept a calm and strong face as she needs to show her gems she is a strong leader. But inside she's reeling from what she learned from Rose Quarts, as she read the wiki of the show but she now has the memories of what happen. Once she entered her chambers she lock the door and set the bubbled shard down on a stand, before making her way to one of the walls. She press her hand on the wall which open revealing a compartment that held 3 bubbled gems within. 3 bubbled diamonds, blue, yellow, and white. She had done more then just broke a piece off the crystal lens of the flashlight, when she was here inside the ship alone.
"Once things settle down and we're on our new home.... There be much that we four will talk about," Pink Diamond spoke to the 3 diamonds staring at them. She resealed the hidden compartment and pick up the bubbled shard, heading for the room with the birthing chamber, deciding to be there herself to oversee things.
“Pink?” a voice called out.
Pink turns around to see Spinal who she also brought to life, right at the point of time she learned about what happen to Her in that movie.
“Spinal have you watch the film and read the wiki?” Pink ask.
“I did,” Spinal said still confused and full of questions. “Why did you brought me to life? Why not the one from before?”
“Because, I don’t deserve to have it easy. I was written to be awful, who left you by herself in the garden for thousands of years. I fused with my other self who became Rose. I could feel the overwhelming guilt she has for all of her past actions. I could have brought you to life right after, I left you in the garden. But I didn’t because I don’t deserve to have it easy and not take any responsibilities for my actions,” Pink said as she kneels on her knees before Spinal.
“But I wouldn’t had to stay still in the garden, forgotten,” Spinal said.
“I know,” Pink said as she embraces Spinal in a hug. “I’m sorry for everything and I will earn your forgiveness. I never deserve someone who is so loyal like you.”
Spinal was frozen as she was held close to her Diamond. Her mind racing as she knows that all of her suffering and why Pink was so awful was because of human writers making them act that way in the show. Meaning that it’s all made up, till she and the others were brought to life. All of the stuff that happen in the show, all the suffering was just for entertainment, which was all too real for everyone from the show.
Spinal wrap her arms around Pink and held her back, letting it all out as she cries her heart out. (5)
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Author's Note
1 - Think of what Cyborg in Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice look like before his upgrade.
2 - Think of EDI robot body but with a teenager girl built.
3 - Given how long gems take to form in real life and how long the gems can live. I'm guessing it takes hundreds or thousands of years for a gem to form.
4 - Seeing how much Jasper learn from her time fused with Lapis Lazuli. It be easy to share memories between the gems that are fused together.
5 - it’s just a show but for the ones who are in the show. All the things that are nightmare fuel and fridge horror in Steven Universe is real for the ones who were brought to life.
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