//------------------------------// // Tech Support // Story: Equestria Ninja Gems // by Mister V //------------------------------// Tech Support The next day at a barn Donnie, Casey Jones, And Peridot were working on a machine that, according to Dusk Quartz, will help them find the remaining 4 towers, while they were talking about Peridot's history of redemption. "So you called Yellow Diamond a clod... right to her face!" Casey said "Well it was during my 'Crystal Gem in training' Days." Peridot said, blushing a little. "There, it's finished." Donnie said before turning on the machine. The machine started humming and whirling. Donnie then turned on his communicator. "You guys getting anything yet." "Not yet Donnie." Leo said as the house. "But we'll let you know if we have something." Just then Casey saw a tape recorder on the table. "What's this for?" He asked Peridot "Oh, I forgot about that, used that when we started working on a drill." Peridot said. "Oh you mean the one you and Steven used to get to the cluster." Donnie said "Yep." Peridot said. "We were originally going to destroy it, but Steven decided to bubble it." "HOW ON EARTH DID HE BUBBLE THAT WHOLE THING???" Donnie asked astounded. "He had a little help." Peridot said. "You know, you can listen to some of the recordings in it if you want." "Ok, here goes." Casey said before pressing play on it. "Log date 7 15 2..." The recorder said calmly before switch to a hysterical voice "I can't believe I just did that! I disobeyed my orders and went against Yellow Diamond's wishes! I'm a traitorous clod! I never want to think about what I've done again!" "Hehehehe, it seems that i was a little bit too over dramatic hearing that again after all this time." Peridot said, blushing more than before. "A little?" Donnie asked. "Well remember this was back when I was new to the whole, protecting earth thing." Peridot said. "What else is did you record in here." Casey said "Well there is something that you need to hear, to see how much I have grown to respect the Crystal Gems as a whole." Peridot said, but just as she was recording it, Dusk Quartz called "Hey guys, i think we found another tower, we're sending you the coordinates." He said. "We'll listen to it later, right now let's get going." Peridot said before packing her recorder in a bag. Soon everyone arrived at the coordinates, the saw the tower was just as tall as the first one, but with with much harder plating. Soon Kraang Drones pop out and charge our heroes, who take them down with ease. They soon stand before the controls and see that Sardonyx and Smoky Quartz are added to the list of people that are locked out. "Well so much for using them again." Donnie said. "Don't worry we have some more Fusions to do the job." Garnet said. "Pearl, you with Steven. Amethyst, your with me." This made Pearl concerned "Are you sure about that." Pearl said. "Don't worry, we've been working with her, and now she's manageable." Amethyst said with a grin. "Ok, Pinkie, the stereo players please." Pearl said to Pinkie. "Here you are." Pinkie said pulling out the stereo players out of her hair. "Ok, let's do it." Connie said as she pulled out two cassettes from her bag, one was called 'Synchronize' and the other was called '2.0'. She played the one called 'Synchronize' and Garnet and Amethyst fusion dance continues, fusing together and forming a colossal and menacing looking fusion with a stocky, bulky build and four arms (each pair seeming to share a shoulder joint). She features four, medium-lilac eyes located under a strong brow and a fifth one above it. Her mouth is twisted into a grin and filled with sharp, pointed teeth. She has a giant plume of spiky, dark purple-black hair kept in an untamed style similar to Amethyst's, but messier. Her skin color is lavender, like Amethyst's. In close-ups of her, she appears to have purple fingernails painted to appear as gemstones themselves. Her gemstones are located on her chest, and on the palms of the hands of her upper arms. Sugilite's palm gemstones have been relocated. Her top is split into two colors: violet and a darker purple. Her leggings are also ripped, but feature star-shaped patches, much like Amethyst's current leggings, with the left one colored black and the right one colored dark-violet. Her hair became longer, gaining an even darker shade of purplish-black, and her skin takes on a more lavender/violet hue, although this could be due to the lighting. Ruby and Sapphire's gemstones are located on her lower pair of arms with the spiral gloves, which is due to Amethyst's outfit palette essentially being reversed in her latest regeneration. This is Sugilite, the fusion of Garnet and Amethyst. "Hahahahaha!" Sugilite laughs and cracks knuckles "I forgot how GREAT it feels to be me!" "That's Sugilite." Steven said. "You got it, baby." Sugilite said before turning to Casey. "Hey, Casey. Wanna see something cool?" "Yeah!" Casey said, excited. Sugilite fuses Garnet's gauntlets and Amethyst's whip, forming her flail. "That is super DOPE, YO!" Casey said. "Ok, Steven, Pearl, it's turn." Connie said as she plays the cassette entitled '2.0'. Pearl and Steven start dancing, and soon fuse into a man with light pink skin color, his hair is significantly shorter and smaller, instead resembling a thicker, waiver version of Pearl’s hair, and is deep mauve in color along with blue and pink streaks. They wear a long-sleeved teal vaguely similar to Pearl's over a midriff version of Steven's pink t-shirt with a yellow star in the middle, Steven's jeans as knee-length shorts, and Pearl's pink ballet slippers. Unlike most other fusions seen so far, Rainbow Quartz 2.0 does not gain additional height from fusion but is instead about the same height as Pearl. They also share a thin build with Pearl, but have strong, wider calves and feet, which stem from Steven. The gem of Pearl uses a shade of pink, which very closely resembles the shade of their skin color, and Steven's gem uses shades of pink, purple, and yellow. This is Rainbow Quartz the fusion of Pearl and Steven "Well hello everyone, it's Rainbow Quartz 2.0, at your service." He said with a smile, "Now this is a fine mess we're in." "I like this one." Pinkie said with a smile. "He funny." "So what can you do?" Raph asked. "Watch, and learn." Rainbow Quartz said as he make a silly face and blow a raspberry he pulled out Pearls trident and spins it while he pulls out Steven's shield and put it on top of Pearls trident, turning them into a parasol, which he then use like a broomstick, the end of the parasol begins to glow before rapidly propelling Rainbow Quartz downward, leaving a rainbow trail in its wake. Rainbow Quartz swiftly does a loop de loop to everyone's awe, then reaching the ground, still sitting on their parasol. "I hope that answered your question." He said with a grin. As he spoke, they hop off of the parasol and spin it around before tossing it against his shoulder. "More than i thought." Raph said, completely shocked. "Ok you two, get in there and break everything in sight." Dusk Quartz said. "Break is what I do best Dusky baby." Sugilite said with a grin as she and Rainbow Quartz when inside. "Don't worry, I'll keep her in line." Rainbow Quartz said as he followed Sugilite. "Dusky baby?" Dusk Quartz asked himself, with confusion. Inside Sugilite and Rainbow Quartz approach the core ready to get the job done. Sugilite used her flail to smash the core while Rainbow Quartz blasts it with his parasol. they soon make short work of the core and walk out slowly before the tower exploded. The unfused back into our four heroes to the cheers of their friends. Sunset pulls away from the rest of the group and finds two shiny objects glowing. One of them was a gear made of solid gold that turned into a key piece. The other piece glowed like magic, turning into another key piece in a flash. Peridot pulled Donnie and Casey away from the group and pulled out the tape recorder. "Hey guys here's the recording i told you about, The one that made me see the Crystal Gems through different eyes." She said before playing the tape recorder. "Okay, go!" The Peridot on the tape recorder said. "Log date seven fourteen two." The Garnet on the tape recorder said, causing Donnie and Casey to gasp. "No, you say it seven one four two." The Peridot on the tape recorder said in an annoyed. "Ugh! Log date 7 14 2. "I have attempted a fusion with the fusion Garnet. I had hoped to gain a better understanding of fusion. Instead, I got a better understanding of Garnet." "Wait, keep it on a moment." The Garnet on the tape recorder said. "Steven, you probably shouldn't have listened to Peridot's logs, but I know your curiosity comes from a place of caring. You should give the recorder back to her now. She's going to want to keep it." "Wait, what?" The Peridot on the tape recorder said confused. "Whoa, that's deep." Casey said amazed. "Yeah, it was pretty amazing." Peridot said. Donnie and Casey give a thumbs up. Peridot follows suit while blushing, star shape iris closes on her and stars pop out.