#ticklish!garnet

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Title:“Garnet’s Weakness”

“Alright, G, let’s see what you’ve got.”

Amethyst tightened the straps around Garnet’s wrists and waist, securing her to the training platform in the Crystal Temple. This was supposed to be a simple strength exercise—Garnet had to break free from the restraints using just her raw power. No future vision, no gauntlets, just muscle.

Garnet, ever composed, nodded. “I’m ready.”

Amethyst smirked. “Okay, big boss. Let’s see how long it takes you to bust outta this.”

She stepped back, arms crossed, waiting for Garnet to flex her way to freedom. The red-and-black straps were reinforced, but she knew they wouldn’t last long against Garnet’s strength.

Garnet tensed, her muscles flexing as she pulled against the restraints. The material groaned under the pressure, but for now, it held.

Amethyst raised a brow. “Not even struggling yet, huh? You really gotta show off, don’tcha?”

She stepped closer, reaching for the buckle near Garnet’s waist—when something strange happened.

Garnet twitched.

Amethyst froze.

Garnet didn’t twitch.

A slow, mischievous grin spread across Amethyst’s face.

“Wait a second…” she muttered.

She pressed her fingers lightly against Garnet’s waist, just below her ribs, and wiggled.

Garnet flinched.

Amethyst’s eyes widened. “Ohhh. No way.”

She poked again, right at the center of Garnet’s stomach.

Garnet tensed, her lips pressing into a firm line. But Amethyst saw the slight curl at the corner of her mouth.

Her grin turned absolutely devious.

“Garnet… are you ticklish?”

Garnet didn’t answer.

Which meant yes.

“Oh-ho-ho, snap!” Amethyst practically screeched. “Big, tough Garnet has a weakness?! Ohhh, this is the best thing ever.”

“Amethyst,” Garnet warned. “Don’t.”

Amethyst wiggled her fingers teasingly over her stomach. “Don’t what? Do this?”

And then she attacked.

Her fingers clawed into Garnet’s sides, scribbling and squeezing in rapid, unpredictable motions.

Garnet jerked hard, her torso twisting instinctively. Her head snapped back, and for a moment, she managed to hold in any reaction.

But then Amethyst’s fingers found the center of her stomach.

And Garnet laughed.

A deep, rich, genuine laugh burst out of her, completely shattering her usual stoicism.

“OH. MY. STARS,” Amethyst practically screeched. “GARNET LAUGHS! SHE ACTUALLY LAUGHS!”

Garnet clenched her fists, still struggling to keep her composure. But her body betrayed her—the slight tremble in her shoulders, the way her stomach tensed up under Amethyst’s fingers.

“You will regret this,” Garnet managed between restrained chuckles.

“Pfft! Yeah, yeah, you’ll get me later, whatever,” Amethyst said dismissively. “Right now, I got work to do!”

She spread her fingers and raked them up and down Garnet’s sides, then wiggled them along the toned muscles of her stomach.

Garnet broke.

A loud, booming laugh burst out of her as she strained against the restraints, her body jerking violently with every squeeze and scribble.

“Ohhh yeah, this is GOLD!” Amethyst hollered, practically vibrating with joy. “Look at you! You’re, like, super ticklish right here, huh?”

She dug her thumbs into Garnet’s waist, just above her hips, kneading in small, circular motions.

Garnet let out a gasp before her laughter doubled.

“OH SNAP, THIS IS YOUR WORST SPOT!” Amethyst howled. “This is actually taking you down!”

Garnet twisted hard, her entire torso squirming in a way Amethyst had never seen before.

Her laughter, usually so controlled and deep, now had a breathless edge to it.

“Amethyst—” she warned, her voice shaking. “Enough.”

Amethyst wiggled her fingers threateningly. “Ohhh? You giving up, big bad Garnet?”

Garnet exhaled through gritted teeth.

Amethyst smirked. “C’mon. Say it. Admit defeat.”

Garnet was silent for a long moment. Then, through residual chuckles, she muttered:

“…I yield.”

Amethyst whooped, throwing her hands up. “I WIN! I BEAT GARNET!”

Garnet took a deep breath, regaining her composure—but Amethyst saw the slight pink tint on her cheeks.

“…Are we finished?” Garnet asked, voice still slightly breathless.

Amethyst tapped her chin, pretending to think. “…Mmm, ya know what? I should stop, but…”

Garnet tensed.

“…You’re just too much fun.”

And with that, Amethyst attacked again, going straight for her stomach with relentless, playful scribbles.

“AHAHA—AMETHYST—!” Garnet threw her head back, laughing even harder as her body twisted uselessly against the straps.

“Aww, c’mon, G, you already gave up,” Amethyst teased. “I just wanna see how much more you can take!”

She pinched and kneaded Garnet’s waist, alternating between quick pokes and light scribbles, drawing out more deep, helpless laughter.

After a full minute of extra torment, Garnet was breathless, her head resting back against the platform, stray chuckles still escaping.

“Okay, okay,” Amethyst finally relented, snickering as she stepped back. “Now I’m done.”

Garnet exhaled slowly, regaining her composure—though her fingers twitched slightly, as if she were itching to break free.

Amethyst smirked. “Now what were you saying about ‘regretting this’?”

Garnet’s visor glinted ominously.

“…Run.”

Amethyst barely had time to squeak before Garnet ripped through the restraints like wet paper.

Suffice to say, Amethyst definitely paid for her teasing later.

But was it worth it?

Absolutely.

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Steven Universe Headcanons

I literally love Steven Universe so damn much...  I wanna write gem tickle fics but I have no ideas, send me some please!  I’m fully caught up so no need to worry about spoilers :)

Garnet: Often serious, but when that playful side emerges, watch out!  She’ll pounce on whoever’s nearest, or whoever she feels needs a good tickling.  She’s almost always the ler, since she’s so much bigger and stronger than the other gems, who had no idea she was even ticklish until Steven started poking at her to see if she was.  Previously with the other gems she’d managed to control her reactions enough that they thought she wasn’t ticklish, but Steven’s tiny hands (her only weakness) and her unwillingness to shove him away as she would the other gems meant that her secret was revealed.  Her laughter is mostly low giggles that force her eyes shut in mirth, transitioning to more boisterous laughter when the tickling is more intense.  Her neck is her worst spot (Sapphire), and when someone gets her there she’ll fall over and not be able to get up until they stop.  Her hips are also pretty bad, bad enough to make her kick to try and get away.  Light tickles on her stomach are enough to bring out those fits of giggles, but not bad enough for much else.

Pearl: Too dignified to ever really begin a tickle fight with any of the other gems, but if they start something she isn’t going to let a slight like that go unanswered.  With Amethyst, she’s able to tickle her back, but on the rare occasion Garnet decides to attack her, she’s pretty much done for.  Her worst spot is her feet, which make her start kicking frantically and squealing when they’ve barely been touched, so it’s usually only Amethyst that tries to get her there.  She’s also super ticklish on her knees and thighs, so squeezing and scratching her kneecaps and the backs of her legs will have her kicking reflexively and pleading a little.  Her ribs are also a pretty bad spot, making her tense up and scrunch up her face.  Her back and stomach aren’t so bad, but when someone runs fingertips up and down her back or sides, it sends her into these adorable fits of giggles and makes her squirm around in delight—she doesn’t try and escape from those, because they feel so nice and it feels more like the person is trying to make her laugh, make her happy, rather than beat her.  Hard tickles on her torso will make her squeal, but she prefers light tickles because she finds them more enjoyable and comfortable; she can share a fun experience with another person instead of just trying to escape the entire time.  She tries her best to make it seem like the tickling isn’t affecting her, so she’ll hold in her laughter as long as possible, squirming to no end just to avoid starting to laugh.  Often she’ll try to cover her face or her mouth more than actually trying to fight back or protect herself from the ticking.  When she finally gives, though, the muffled giggles quickly turn into cackling as she becomes overwhelmed.  She’ll try to shout pleas out between laughs rather than laughing them out, but more often than not is unintelligible anyway.  

Amethyst: Gem that starts most of the tickle fights, either because she’s bored or because someone needs cheering up.  Garnet is super hard to sneak up on due to her future vision, so Amethyst takes it as a personal challenge to try and tickle her at any opportunity she gets.  Garnet usually ‘sees’ her coming and turns the tables on her (which is fine by Amethyst), but she has to catch her early—if Amethyst gets to her neck then the game is won before it’s really begun.  That’s rare though, and it’s only happened a handful of times—mostly Garnet already knows she’s coming or manages to grab her before she can do too much damage.  With Pearl, whenever Pearl is feeling down and her and Amethyst are on friendly terms, Amethyst will grab her and tickle the snot out of her until she’s literally begging Amethyst to stop.  Despite her usual ability to push things too far, Amethyst always stops when Pearl asks her to, not wanting to upset her by overstepping her limits.  Conversely, when Amethyst is feeling down, Pearl will totally wreck her once they’ve talked it over, knowing that Amethyst loves being tickled.  She loves all human things, so being tickled is just another aspect of living on earth that she relishes taking part in.  It’s also a way for her to feel close to other gems—her fusions aren’t always the most stable, and she’s left alone for the most part, so being in intimate physical contact during tickling is like the next-best thing to fusion for her.  She’s super ticklish on her stomach and sides, less so on her ribs but get under her arms and she might scream.  Her laughter is canonically pretty loud and boisterous, interspersed with snorts and squeaks and words she tries to laugh out.

Peridot: more playful and mischievous, ready to rough-and-tumble as demonstrated when she tackles Steven just after reforming.  She’s totally new to the sensation of tickling but finds that, as with most things on Earth, she secretly enjoys it.  Her laughter is canonically chattery but gets pretty squeaky when she’s been laughing too hard.  Despite how ready-to-fight she is, since she’s so tiny she usually ends up getting trapped and tickled whether she started the fight or not.  Sometimes people will pick her up by her arms to move her, and the thumbs digging into her armpits make her squeal and kick to try and get away, or straight-up collapse onto the ground.  Her lower stomach is also pretty ticklish, especially when someone (Lapis) holds her down and spiders slim fingers all across her belly or scritches fingertips down her sides.

Lapis Lazuli: Her laughter is silly and full of snorts, she’s difficult to amuse but when she laughs it lights up the whole room.  She blushes a lot when she laughs, and is embarrassed that she’s ticklish but only a little.  Her back around her gem is especially ticklish, making her squirm around if she’s lying facedown, or fall over if she’s standing up.  More intense light tickles will make her squeal and snort, but lighter stroking (like when Peridot rubs her back when they’re cuddled up together) will make her giggle sleepily and snuggle deeper into the embrace of whoever’s holding her.  She’s also super ticklish on her sides where they’re revealed by her outfit, and a certain someone (Peridot) will take full advantage of that fact when she’s not paying attention.

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for the drabble prompt, how about polygems and a tickle fight (that garnet loses)?

“No! No wahahaha-” Amethyst cried when Garnet latched onto her side as she tickled Pearl’s feet.

Pearl felt grateful for the brief respite as she kicked her way free of Amethyst’s grip. She was about to help Garnet by getting Amethyst’s arms over her head when Garnet suddenly used one hand to start squeezing Pearl’s side as well. She had both of the other gems sandwiched between her arms, giggling and laughing their heads off.

“Hahahahaha- nohoho Garnet!” Pearl wheezed.

Amethyst cackled her head off at the unyielding treatment. “Mehehehehercy!”

“I don’t think so, you two!” Garnet grinned.

“Amehehehethyst!” Pearl exclaimed. “Truce?”

Amethyst tried to call out yes as Garnet got a hand under her arm and she shrieked.

Lucky for the two single gems, they were already pressed against each other by Garnet’s tickle attack.

A flash of light during a moment of switching tickle spots, and suddenly a much bigger player entered the game.

Opal used her extra set of hands to free herself from Garnet’s grasp.

“No! Fusing is cheating!” Garnet tried, wiggling in an attempt to free herself from where Opal had grabbed her.

Opal gave her a dead stare, then laughed to herself. “Right, fusing is cheating, says Garnet.”

Garnet bit her lip. It was worth a try.

Opal used her two upper arms to hold Garnet’s hands above her head, dangling her in the air just a few feet off the floor.

“Lucky for us, 4 is better than 2!” Opal grinned, slowly wiggling her fingers as her two free hands approached Garnet’s sides and underarms.

“Hahahahaha! Nononono! Hahaha!” Garnet cried when Opal began an attack all over her mid-section. Sides, hips, stomach, ribs, underarms, neck, nothing was spared.

When Opal had both hands wiggling furiously under Garnet’s arms, her laughter became stronger, her feet kicking out violently. In a quick burst, Opal found herself holding Sapphire’s wrists in one hand and Ruby’s in the other.

“Well, this works for me too!” Opal cheered. “I can just get you both!”

Ruby and Sapphire yelled out “No!” At exactly the same moment, almost as if they were still fused. They knew exactly what was coming as wiggly fingers approached again.

[stray-tickles]

garnet and her gems?

But can you even imagine, her gems are like one of the only spots that really get Garnet, and maybe not long after Steven finds out that she’s a fusion he’s asking her questions and looking at her gems and Garnet just can’t keep from laughing cos it tickles so much, and Steven laughs and of course he loves it, cos he loves his square mom, and maybe it’s the first time Garnet laughs in a long time cos she was so worried of what Steven would think of her when he found out. On a scale of 1-10 Garnet’s gems are about an 8.

[stray-tickles]

can you do 'another otp ask meme' for polygems? thank you! youre one of my favorite headcanon makers!

Can do!!

1.who tickles who more?Garnet is the perpetual ler, and the victim is always a bit of a toss up between Pearl and Amethyst, depending on who seems like they deserve/need it more on that particular day. Once or twice they’ve managed to gang up on Garnet, and once they tickled her so hard she unfused.

2.whats the main reason for tickles?Hmm, in general I’d say it’s just as a cheer up/to mess around. Amethyst will usually hide behind the excuse of wanting to win a fight, but mostly she (like the others) wants to make the people she cares about laugh and mess around without being too serious.

3. Has anyone ever been bruised or even scarred from a tickle fight?Well gems don’t really get hurt (certainly not scarred), but I’d say that Amethyst has done her share of damage given that she wouldn’t hold any punches when she’s being tickled.

4.how often do they tickle each other?Not terribly often, but enough that it’s still a nice surprise when it happens, and none of them really turn it down. When one decides ‘now is the time for tickles’ the others just kind of climb on board.

5.who is more likely to tear up whilst being tickled?Peeaaarrllll, she’s by far the most ticklish of them, and since she’s physically weaker, can’t really push them off when she’s started to feel like she’s had enough. Of course when the others see that she’s done, they stop right away. (Okay, once or twice Amethyst has gone overboard)

6.who can stand being tickled longer?Imma say Amethyst, so long as she doesn’t kick anyone in the face. Pearl hates the helplessness and Garnet will (literally) fall apart, but Amethyst kind of loves the attention and the feeling, so she’ll take it for a long time :D

7.whos more sensitive to soft or hard tickles?Pearl’s more sensitive to hard tickles, but she likes light tickles too. Hard tickles make her scream and buck and curl up into a ball. Garnet and Amethyst both fall apart at light tickles. Something about the gentle touch drives them crazy because it plays on their feelings of how much they love this. Hard tickles have a ‘you can’t get away’ vibe, while light tickles are more along the lines of ‘you don’t want to get away’.

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Pick Your Battles

A/N: What I actually got something written? Yes! Cheers to summer and cheers to all the potential SU tickle fights :)

Summary: Pearl, Steven, and Amethyst want revenge for a time when Garnet tickled them silly. 

Words: 1,196

The first thing Garnet noticed when she entered the kitchen, having returned from her mission, was Pearl smiling so uncharacteristically. There was a bead of sweat dripping down from her hairline. 

“Hello Garnet!” Pearl called, a little louder than usual.

“Pearl.” Garnet nodded at her, feeling a tad uneasy. She glanced at the space on her flanks.

“Now!” Amethyst’s voice rang out behind her.

Garnet spun toward the sound but was bombarded by a ball of purple flying toward her head. Steven’s mischievous giggle appeared near her legs, the final tipping point pushing her onto her back on the floor. Garnet struggled but found herself unable to fight off Amethyst, and now Pearl who had joined her in trying to pin Garnet down, without worry of harming Steven who sat over her legs.

“I’ll give you one chance to take this back.” Garnet warned.

“No way!” Amethyst snorted.

“Yeah!” Pearl agreed with a smirk. “You thought you got Steven and I bad last week? You have another thing coming.” She raised her eyebrow at Garnet, who had begun to grow nervous.

Pearl took Garnet’s hands and pinned them under her legs, situating them above Garnet’s head. Amethyst scooted up until she was sitting just over Garnet’s hips, wiggling her fingers menacingly over Garnet’s exposed middle. Steven giggled happily over Garnet’s legs, sitting over her knees and beginning to poke at her feet.

“This is unfair! Three against one!” Garnet called out as she squirmed.

“Well, more like three on two, or maybe we could fuse... That may give us some more strength AND arms to work with!” Pearl grinned down at Garnet.

“Not that we’ll need it.” Amethyst chuckled. 

“Sweet revenge!” Steven declared, signaling the beginning of Garnet’s demise. 

Amethyst’s fingers wiggled into her sides and moved inward and outward across her stomach. Pearl slid soft digits into Garnet’s underarms. She occasionally reached down to tweak at Garnet’s ribs and neck. Steven wiggled fingers against the soles in front of him. He also squeezed and poked Garnet’s knees.

“Nahaha-nohohoho! Qui-hihihihi-quit it!” Garnet snickered out. 

“No way! You always get us.” Amethyst stuck her tongue out, laughing along with her victim as she squeezed up and down Garnet’s sides.

Garnet’s eyes squeezed shut, her smile wide with giggly glee. She felt herself being lost to the laughter, unable to focus on anything other than the tickling sensations. 

Pearl, Steven, and Amethyst found themselves laughing along with the goofy laughter coming from Garnet.

A brief flash and Pearl found one blue arm under one of her legs and a red under the other. Amethyst and Steven laid halfway across each of the smaller gems beneath them. 

Ruby and Sapphire giggled and swatted with each of their free hands, despite the tickling having paused in response to the un-fusing. Sapphire’s laughter was soft, higher-pitched, a quieter giggle. Ruby snorted, similar to Amethyst, when laughing hard. She had a louder, more raucous laugh. Both complimented each other well. 

“Interesting.” Pearl noted after they realized they had literally tickle Garnet apart. 

“Nonononono- stahahop it.” Ruby squealed as she tried to curl in on herself and free her arm.

Sapphire covered her face with her free hand until Pearl grabbed a hold. “Nohoho!” Sapphire cried.

“Only I-hehehe get to mahake her Lahahahahaffy Saffy!” Ruby decreed, kicking as hard as she could while sliding her arm down fast. The attempt for freedom worked, and immediately Pearl was jumped in another brave attempt at freedom, to save Sapphire. 

“Ahahah! No you don’t!” Pearl laughed as Ruby dug into her sides. She reached back with slender fingers and tickled swiftly against Ruby’s sides, underarms, and neck. Struggling to keep Sapphire in place, Pearl fell back and continued to fight Ruby. “Hehehelp me!” Pearl called out.

Amethyst, instead of helping Pearl or stopping Ruby, decided to take advantage of Sapphire’s hands being pinned still by Pearl’s leg. She tried poking around Sapphire’s stomach and armpits, happy with the squeals and giggles she created. 

Steven moved closer to the pile of giggles in front of him, noticing Sapphire’s small blue feet poking out of her dress. He rubbed his hands together deviously, reaching out and grabbing hold of one ankle, only to scribble his fingers all over the sole. 

“NAHAHAHAHA!” Sapphire snorted, jerking all over when Steven began tickling her foot. 

“Oooh.. Sweet spot.” Amethyst grinned. “Good to know.”

“Can sohohohomeone plehehease! I cahahan’t!” Pearl laughed as Ruby started to overwhelm her, tickling harshly all over Pearl’s middle. 

Amethyst nodded at Steven. “Keep that up, I’m gonna help this nerd.” 

Steven moved to sit over Sapphire’s ankles as he continued tickling lightly along her feet. 

“Amethyhyhyst thank yoho- NO! Nahahaho no no no! Hehehehelp Steven! Hahahaha noooOOO!” Pearl howled in surprise. Amethyst had appeared behind Ruby, only to grab Pearl’s legs and begin tickling her thighs, knees, and feet. Ruby climbed further onto Pearl. She smiled in relief that Amethyst had defected to her side in temptation of driving Pearl crazy.

Amethyst’s sudden betrayal caused Pearl to flail out before her legs were caught, freeing Sapphire’s arms just as Steven had her toes in hand. Sapphire bolted up, reaching around Steven to wiggle her fingers all over Steven’s tummy.

“AHA HAHH HA HAHAHAHAH! SAHAHAHAHAPPIRE NAHAHAHA NO!” Steven crumbled forward. 

“You should not give out what you can’t take, Steven.” Sapphire teased. She got one hand under Steven’s arm and had him giggling like a madman. 

Pearl wheezed as she laughed near hysterically, unable to speak clearly because of the skilled tickling of the two ruthless gems. 

Sapphire paused when Steven started to hiccup from laughter. “You know...” 

“What?” Steven panted as he caught his breath. 

“Everyone’s been tickle tortured today except for one...” Sapphire smirked.

“I believe you’re right.” Ruby turned around, stopping her attack on Pearl.

“What? ME?” Amethyst shrugged. “I dunno what you’re talking about.” She began backing away from them, scooting off Pearl and across the floor.

“I think you do.” Pearl grinned as she sat up, her face blue with blush. 

Sapphire reached out with a smile, touching Ruby’s hand. Garnet stood before them, a menacing grin on her face matching Steven’s and Pearl’s.

“No- no way. I’m outta here-” Amethyst scrambled for the warp pad.

“No you don’t.” Garnet called out as she zipped forward and caught Amethyst in her tracks. 

“No no no no!” Amethyst giggled. 

Garnet took her hands while Pearl took her feet, Steven sitting near her middle. 

“You’re all jerks!” Amethyst declared.

“You love us!” Steven laughed. He wiggled fingers against Amethyst’s stomach, making her jump and squeal.

Garnet tickled like spiders up and down her arms, under them, and over her neck. Pearl scribbled over the balls and soles of her feet. She scratched fingers between toes. 

Amethyst just about lost her mind until they finally stopped. Steven flopped forward, laying on her and laughing along with her residual giggles. Garnet laid down above her, running fingers through Amethyst’s hair. Pearl rubbed her feet a bit to fade out the ticklish feelings, only to lay down beside Amethyst and Steven. 

The four (or five) of them laid there in the kitchen giggling for most of the night.

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Okay but imagine: the crystal gems are talking with each other about a mission or something and suddenly Amethyst notices that Garnet has been more quiet than usual, so she jokes around like "Hey Garnet, cat got your tongue?" And after a short moment she starts giggling under her breath. "It wasn't that funny," Amethyst says, confused. Pearl is just as curious when Garnet's giggling turns to full blown laughter, and then she splits and they find Saphire on top of Ruby, tickling her mercilessly.

Awww yes super cute, absolutely

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Fusion Free For All

A/N: I’ve been wanting to do a Sardonyx and Smoky fic for a while now, glad I actually powered through and got it done! Spoilers for summer of Steven, like, beta/earthlings

Summary: An attempt at a very one sided tickle attack turns into an all out war among the gems.

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Pearl picked up a few cups and put them into their place in the cupboard as she tidied up the kitchen. “What do you think you’re doing, Amethyst?” She scolded without even turning around as Amethyst came slinking up behind her.

“Aww, P, you’re no fun.” Amethyst stopped, sticking out her tongue.

Steven slid in the screen door, an obvious smirk on his face as he failed to look casual. Amethyst winked at him, starting to slowly move forward again.

“What are you two up to?” Pearl spun around, noticing the pair tiptoeing closer.

“Nothin’.” They replied in unison, winking again at each other.

Pearl slowly backed away. “I don’t like that look on your faces..”

Amethyst whooped as she lunged forward, startling Pearl who backpedaled with a shriek only to be knocked over by a flying purple blob.

Steven laughed, running towards the pair.

Pearl tried to scramble away but Amethyst pulled her whip out of her gem and wrapped it around Pearl with ease. Several loops coiled around her chest, clamping her arms uselessly to her sides. She was stuck.

“Steven, watch this. She’s gonna tooootally freak.” Amethyst snickered.

“Let me out of here right n-AHH Amethyst!” Pearl squealed when a hand squeezed her side. “Don’t you dare!”

Steven cautiously took hold of one of Pearl’s ankles, wiggling his fingers against the bottom of her foot. “Steheheven! No!” She tried to move her foot away but had to resist the urge to kick for fear of hurting him.

Amethyst snorted at Pearl’s undignified squirming and started to scribble against Pearl’s stomach.

Pearl broke easily, sudden cackles rushing from her lips at the dually inflicted torture.

“Well, what do we have here?” Garnet’s voice startled the two gems hard at work tickling Pearl.

“Hahahaha Gahaharnet! Hehehelp!” Pearl pleaded. Tears welled up in her eyes.

Amethyst waggled her eyebrows at Garnet. “Want to get in on the action?”

“Hmmm..” Garnet put a finger to her lip, pretending to ponder this deeply.

“Plehehehehease nahahaho! Nahahot you toohohohohoo!” Pearl cried, giggling hysterically when Amethyst tickled her stomach with one hand and squeezed her thighs with the other. Steven was content to work diligently on Pearl’s feet.

“It’s only fair, I suppose, if I help Pearl out this time.” Garnet shrugged, joining the fray. She grabbed each of the two in her arms, wiggling fingers against their bellies. Amethyst and Steven giggled, swatting at her hands.

Pearl freed herself from the whip, standing up and cracking her knuckles. “Well, well. You two are in for it now!” She smirked evilly.

Amethyst broke free of the hold, grabbing Steven’s hand and yanking him out of Garnet’s reach as well. When they collided, an explosion of light resulted in Smoky Quartz standing in the living room of the temple.

“Garnet, Pearl.” Smoky nodded at them. “Great to be here, now who’s ready to lose?” She made a show of cracking all her knuckles and getting into a fighting stance.

Pearl and Garnet shared a look.

“Oh no! What ever shall we do?” Pearl gasped dramatically, playing up the little game. “Run, Garnet!” They both booked it out the front door and towards the beach.

Smoky grinned and followed, running out into the sun.

Garnet was closer to them so Smoky snagged her, wrestling her to the ground. “Pearl!” She called for help.

“Three arms are better than two.” Smoky winked.

Pearl spun around only to see Smoky holding both of Garnet’s arms with her left hands, freeing up the right to squeeze and tickle her midsection.

Garnet kicked and tried to hold in her laughter, but soon a steady stream of giggles poured out of her.

“Aww, so cute!” Smoky Quartz teased. “I’ve never heard you laugh like this!”

The tickling only kept up for about 30 seconds before Pearl was on them. She jumped at Smoky and knocked her off balance, even getting in a few pokes as Smoky stumbled and tried to orient herself to fight off Pearl and keep Garnet pinned. She was unsuccessful.

Pearl managed to help Garnet get away as Smoky pursued. The beach was full of laughter even now.

When Smoky started to gain on them, Garnet grabbed Pearl’s hand. “Let’s do this!”

Garnet spun Pearl and pulled her close; a giant figure appeared on the beach.

“Good evening everyone! The lovely Sardonyx is here tonight to help Garnet and Pearl win this tickle fight!” Sardonyx wiggled her fingers towards Smoky, who had skidded to a stop in her pursuit.

“Wait wait wait- bad idea.” Smoky stuttered, trying to turn around and book it back to the temple.

“And just where are you going, my lovely young challenger!” Sardonyx grinned.

Smoky faced her, forming two of her yo-yos and swinging them to try and throw her off.

Sardonyx dodged with grace and ease.

“That’s a nice trick you’ve got there!” Sardonyx commented. “Luckily I have a few up my sleeve as well! Oh ho ho!” She laughed.

The next time Smoky tossed a yo-yo at her, Sardonyx grabbed the rope, pulling them towards her.

“Ahhh- wait no!” Smoky squealed. “You don’t wanna do this!” They tried to break free once Sardonyx had them in her grasp.

“What was it you said? Three arms are better then two?” Sardonyx asked, holding Smoky in place with two arms easily. “Well, how about four?”

“Na-ahahahaa! Sardonyx nahahahaha no! Stahahahop it! No no no no hehehe!” Smoky cackled, squirming and struggling but unable to escape Sardonyx’s grasp.

Smoky instantly regretted having a shirt that rode up over their stomach.

Sardonyx wiggled her fingers over their belly and squeezed up their ribs, even getting under their arms. Smoky was going crazy, kicking and laughing like mad.

“You’re just so cute this way! I don’t think I could ever stop!” Sardonyx cooed.

“Ahahaha no yohohou have to! Hahaha Sardonyx plehehehease!” Smoky cried, their eyes sparkling as tears began to form from laughter.

“I just have one more thing I want to test!” Sardonyx announced. She flipped Smoky around so her feet were facing up.

“No! No way!”

“Aren’t you the least bit curious? Amethyst and Steven both have quite ticklish feet. Do you think that you will have an amplified version of that? Or perhaps it would just cancel out?” Sardonyx explained.

“No!” Smoky whined, still giggling.

“Well, I find myself quite curious about it actually!” Sardonyx proclaimed, then proceeded to remove Smoky’s shoes and mercilessly scribble up and down each sole. One hand wiggled between the toes while the other would spider tickle up and down their foot.

Smoky was in hysterics, they didn’t remember their feet being this ticklish before, unfused.

“Hahahaha Sards plehehehease! It’s ahaha- it tihihickles more! Ahaha stoppit!” Smoky had tears running down their face.

Another minute of tickling and suddenly Smoky Quartz disappeared in a poof and blast of light, leaving Steven and Amethyst each dangling from one of Sardonyx’s hands. They both were still giggling madly.

Sardonyx laughed. “I hope that you don’t think that unfusing will grant you any mercy.” She winked at them.

“Nono no no!” Steven wiggled around in Sardonyx’s arms. “I’m too ticklish!” He begged.

“Perhaps that would have been something to consider before your unprovoked attack on Pearl!” Sardonyx raised a brow at him.

Steven gulped.

Sardonyx reached back with one hand each, poking and scribbling where she could reach. Steven and Amethyst laughed hysterically in her grasp.

A short while later, Sardonyx granted them respite.

“Just remember, don’t dish out what you cannot take!” She winked. “We should do this again sometime, it’s been a pleasure!”

She set Amethyst and Steven down on the beach and disappeared in a flash. Garnet and Pearl stood near the exhausted pair. They laughed, hugging and grinning as they walked over to make sure Steven and Amethyst were alright.