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“I’m glad you enjoyed the show, I haven’t done movements like that since the war at the very least.” Fighting monsters for her required a quick draw and keen timing more often than not. Beast on the other hand was so much more powerful than his enemies that he could overwhelm them with brute strength. But if they weren’t intimidated by that initial show of force, then he would trade blows, taking a lot of damage in the process.

“That’s why Master Yama always got the best of you. He knows where you’re weakest, and hit you there with all of his strength. By attacking the right place, even a old man can overwhelm a Diamond. But that can’t be helped; you weren’t there for fighting lessons, finding inner peace was far more important at the time.”

Obsi leaned on Beast’s shoulder. “Any ideas on a way to pass the time? If not, would you mind dancing with me for a while?”

Master Yama was small, quick, and fast, and when Beast was big, and when he wasn’t careful, he was sluggish. “Well, my first lesson there was humility. I might be this famous war person, but in reality, I’m just another person. And anyone could kick my ass if they tried hard enough. Which is what I learned firsthand. So I had to decrease those odds of getting my ass kicked as much as I can. Though, I’m sure you already know that.”

Sliding off the couch, he got up. “I don’t know how to dance, Red does. Do you mind?”

Sighing, he put his hand on her shoulder as they began to step around the room. “Like this,” he asked. One two, one two, easy does it, he thought to himself.

Obsi stood up with him. “Not at all. You’re not here to impress anyone, just be with me right now.” Flipping the channels on the TV, there was one that played music. Holding Beast close, Obsi began to move them around slowly, illuminated by the pale light of space. He did his best not to step on her toes, and ended up stumbling a few times. Although he had probably watched Red dance with her many times, it was far different to perform the motions herself.

“You’re doing well for your first time.” She commented, smiling at Beast. “And what I know that I’d like to share that point of view on things. I’m just some random person, but when you spend thousands of years trying to punch several times above your weight class, you tend to have warped expectations for yourself.”

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He nodded. “Okay then, I’ll give it a shot. Unlike Red, I’m not terribly good at this whole dancing this.” He found himself to be a much better fighter than a dancer. Then again, some people combined fighting with dancing. That might be good if a fancy ball goes south.

“...I think everyone has warped expectations of themselves. We live in a universe where we have all this pressure put on us, and yet we’re expected to live without worry over it. However...” He took another step, and stepped on Obsi’s toes. “Shit, sorry.” Beast wasn’t very good at this dancing thing. “As I was saying...we’re beings with emotion. If we don’t embrace our emotions, we end up hurting ourselves because of it. And as for you...don’t give a damn about everything too much. I don’t want to see you burnout because of everything.

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Obsi’s hand ran down Beast’s long hair to stroke the ear right next to her. “Pretty much. You might still need a crash course in targeting weak points and proper counters in close combat.” Her style was more hit and run, using her agility to avoid attacks and then using her speed to strike back to increase her power. Learning to build up that speed in a smaller space from Beast was a good idea.

“Me neither, but now’s as good a time as any to learn those techniques. Gymnastics is pastime of mine too, I’m plenty flexible enough to keep up with whatever you can put me through. But you already know that don’t you?”

“You’re probably right. I spent zero time fighting with those monks. Good for the mind, but not for sparring.” He would have to polish up on that area. Proper counters were always more difficult for him, as he’d just rather take the blows to his chest than defend against it. Always more of an attacker. Now that he thought about it, defense was something he should definitely work on.

He smiled. “Yeah, I know that pretty damn well. Watching you run around in there was a treat.”

“I’m glad you enjoyed the show, I haven’t done movements like that since the war at the very least.” Fighting monsters for her required a quick draw and keen timing more often than not. Beast on the other hand was so much more powerful than his enemies that he could overwhelm them with brute strength. But if they weren’t intimidated by that initial show of force, then he would trade blows, taking a lot of damage in the process.

“That’s why Master Yama always got the best of you. He knows where you’re weakest, and hit you there with all of his strength. By attacking the right place, even a old man can overwhelm a Diamond. But that can’t be helped; you weren’t there for fighting lessons, finding inner peace was far more important at the time.”

Obsi leaned on Beast’s shoulder. “Any ideas on a way to pass the time? If not, would you mind dancing with me for a while?”

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Master Yama was small, quick, and fast, and when Beast was big, and when he wasn’t careful, he was sluggish. “Well, my first lesson there was humility. I might be this famous war person, but in reality, I’m just another person. And anyone could kick my ass if they tried hard enough. Which is what I learned firsthand. So I had to decrease those odds of getting my ass kicked as much as I can. Though, I’m sure you already know that.”

Sliding off the couch, he got up. “I don’t know how to dance, Red does. Do you mind?”

Sighing, he put his hand on her shoulder as they began to step around the room. “Like this,” he asked. One two, one two, easy does it, he thought to himself.

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“That would do the trick. Hypersthene’s is on her right shoulder blade, and Aegirine’s is on her left elbow.” No matter how heavily they had been upgraded, they were still Gems; cracking them will leave them unable to fight. It was far more damage than she’d liked to do, but she needed to fight with everything she had.

Mimicking Red was a bit of a tall order, but it wasn’t impossible. “I can’t generate lighting, but I could get the hang of fighting like you with some more practice.” Taking some of the load off of him when he fought was good motivation for her. Taking it a bit easier, Obsi rubbed the top of Beast’s head.

“Just make sure to give me plenty of material, and I’ll keep teaching you how to control your energy.”

“So the arms and shoulders is what we’re aiming for.”

He nodded, and lightly smiled as she patted his head. “Can do.” Beast thought about how he fights. With the training room broken up, it would give him a few days to think about how he fights. “I tend to leap and flip more. Gymnastics are my best friend. I think it’s called, “Tricking?” I dunno why it’s called that though. I just do flips and leaps and intermix it with punching the living snot out of people.”

“I can give you material, all you gotta do is just watch me.”

Obsi’s hand ran down Beast’s long hair to stroke the ear right next to her. “Pretty much. You might still need a crash course in targeting weak points and proper counters in close combat.” Her style was more hit and run, using her agility to avoid attacks and then using her speed to strike back to increase her power. Learning to build up that speed in a smaller space from Beast was a good idea.

“Me neither, but now’s as good a time as any to learn those techniques. Gymnastics is pastime of mine too, I’m plenty flexible enough to keep up with whatever you can put me through. But you already know that don’t you?”

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“You’re probably right. I spent zero time fighting with those monks. Good for the mind, but not for sparring.” He would have to polish up on that area. Proper counters were always more difficult for him, as he’d just rather take the blows to his chest than defend against it. Always more of an attacker. Now that he thought about it, defense was something he should definitely work on.

He smiled. “Yeah, I know that pretty damn well. Watching you run around in there was a treat.”

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Obsi shook her head. “If Aegirine’s in a cold environment, she’s stuck with solar power unless she uses her own energy output. She also only get’s one shot no matter how much energy’s she stored up. Hypersthene, when he reinforces her own body, can’t make her gem any tougher. All that damage she takes, no matter where it is, can potentially crack her gem if the hit is strong enough. It’s how she survived the corruption blast, but she had to endure a massive crack to her gem for thousands of years. Spinel has their abilities but amplified, freezing people solid in an instant, creating full armor out of ice, and firing more, and even stronger blasts of energy.”

When Beast explained his abilities, Obsi waited until he was done to better explain hers. “Besides my eyes and claw, my gauntlet can create a wristblade, and fragment the blade and shell into a spray of shards that fly like lasers. That was the old gauntlet; with Silver’s new upgrades, my daggers can act as lightning rods for you, and drinking in your energy also made them frag grenades and the things I scratch with my claws melt and explode when my energy grows high enough.

“I can also mimic the fighting styles of anyone I’ve seen for a long enough time. Copying energy abilities is out of the question, but I can fight like any Crystal Gem at this point. Made me a good sparring partner back in the day.”

“So basically, their weak points are their cuts. If we can hit their cuts, we can beat them.” Beast didn’t say it, but he was fully intent on either killing them, or leaving them near death and handing them over to the Steven. He was a healer, and he could take care of them. Right?

“That would actually be rather useful. It costs a lot of energy to make a clone for a short time, and I argue with myself-err-the clones, a lot. If you could mimic me when I need a second person to do so, that would be great.” If Obsi could copy him, then he wouldn’t need to make illusion clones unless absolutely necessary.

“That would do the trick. Hypersthene’s is on her right shoulder blade, and Aegirine’s is on her left elbow.” No matter how heavily they had been upgraded, they were still Gems; cracking them will leave them unable to fight. It was far more damage than she’d liked to do, but she needed to fight with everything she had.

Mimicking Red was a bit of a tall order, but it wasn’t impossible. “I can’t generate lighting, but I could get the hang of fighting like you with some more practice.” Taking some of the load off of him when he fought was good motivation for her. Taking it a bit easier, Obsi rubbed the top of Beast’s head.

“Just make sure to give me plenty of material, and I’ll keep teaching you how to control your energy.”

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“So the arms and shoulders is what we’re aiming for.”

He nodded, and lightly smiled as she patted his head. “Can do.” Beast thought about how he fights. With the training room broken up, it would give him a few days to think about how he fights. “I tend to leap and flip more. Gymnastics are my best friend. I think it’s called, “Tricking?” I dunno why it’s called that though. I just do flips and leaps and intermix it with punching the living snot out of people.”

“I can give you material, all you gotta do is just watch me.”

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“At least we’ve learned that those fruits are safe to eat.” Obsi sighed with relief. “A real load off your mind don’t you think?” As for the rest of her questions, those would have to be put on hold. She had underestimated how inspired Platinum was to finish his work; he must’ve carried all of the scrolls and datapads out of the archive in his two hands, or stuffed it all inside Tin. Besides Tin, he didn’t have any other staff helping him. The guy was driven, she had to give him that.

With that, she leaned back into the couch. “I guess it’s my turn to give you some information about those two.” Obsi looked pensive, mind recalling past battles. “Hypersthene can wrap her energy around herself or any object she touches, reinforcing it to a nearly indestructible level. It doesn’t sound like much, but you’d be surprised at how effective it can be. Aegirine’s ability is to absorb thermal energy; it’s why the area around her frosts over. The energy she takes can then be projected through her sword. Alone either one can be a problem, together they’re dangerous, and Spinel is a powerhouse far greater than any two-Gem fusion I saw during the war. You were her first loss.”

“So, I’m the first loss she’s had? She must be wanting revenge then.” He thought about the two. So, one can freeze the area by taking the thermal energy, and the other can use her energy to make it tougher than steel. Obsi was right, that was a dangerous combo, and Red had barely made it through last time. “We’ve got to think of a way to beat them.” That came up naturally with his history of being a war leader. He had to think up of any advantage he could use against them. “For Aegirine, what if the area is already cold? What if we’re fighting in the tundra? There’s not much thermal energy to take in then. I don’t know what Hypersthene is weak against, however.”

Beast sighed. “All right then, let me tell you what I can do. I can use my energy to produce electricity like Yellow Diamond to destabilize, which is why my weapon of choice is a set of destabilizers made with half of my gem components. It helps me better conduct it. Before, it used to burn me, but with the way Silver has fixed them, my electricity no longer has an effect on me.”

Obsi shook her head. “If Aegirine’s in a cold environment, she’s stuck with solar power unless she uses her own energy output. She also only get’s one shot no matter how much energy’s she stored up. Hypersthene, when he reinforces her own body, can’t make her gem any tougher. All that damage she takes, no matter where it is, can potentially crack her gem if the hit is strong enough. It’s how she survived the corruption blast, but she had to endure a massive crack to her gem for thousands of years. Spinel has their abilities but amplified, freezing people solid in an instant, creating full armor out of ice, and firing more, and even stronger blasts of energy.”

When Beast explained his abilities, Obsi waited until he was done to better explain hers. “Besides my eyes and claw, my gauntlet can create a wristblade, and fragment the blade and shell into a spray of shards that fly like lasers. That was the old gauntlet; with Silver’s new upgrades, my daggers can act as lightning rods for you, and drinking in your energy also made them frag grenades and the things I scratch with my claws melt and explode when my energy grows high enough.

“I can also mimic the fighting styles of anyone I’ve seen for a long enough time. Copying energy abilities is out of the question, but I can fight like any Crystal Gem at this point. Made me a good sparring partner back in the day.”

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“So basically, their weak points are their cuts. If we can hit their cuts, we can beat them.” Beast didn’t say it, but he was fully intent on either killing them, or leaving them near death and handing them over to the Steven. He was a healer, and he could take care of them. Right?

“That would actually be rather useful. It costs a lot of energy to make a clone for a short time, and I argue with myself-err-the clones, a lot. If you could mimic me when I need a second person to do so, that would be great.” If Obsi could copy him, then he wouldn’t need to make illusion clones unless absolutely necessary.

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Obsi took out the jug of water and poured out a glass for him. “You and your brothers made quite a reputation for yourselves that won’t be taken lightly.” Handing him his water, she sat down on the couch. “It sounds like the Creators didn’t put a lot of effort into understanding fusion when they could construct Gems, Metals, and any equipment they wanted to make up for the lack of power.” She had little personal experience with fusion herself, only fusing a handful of times. “Is there anything about the first recorded fusions in there?”

Reproduction was a far different matter. “Did anything look promising to you?” As much as she respected Steven’s decisions when it came to the Era Three reforms, putting an end to colonization meant the end of the only form of Gem reproduction left. The future of their race depended on finding an alternative; the sooner the better. “Or at least a explanation of why your, or at least Red’s, seed creates fruit bearing plants, because my research on breeding and energy types didn’t have an answer on that.”

He nodded his thanks towards her as she handed him a glass of water. “Hmm…when it came to the fusion, I read only of worker fusions, or sometimes romantic fusions, depending on the components involved. They did allow fusion, but they saw it for work, for the most part. They didn’t explore fighting. Cross fusions were allowed, as long as they didn’t run rampant and destroy things. That’s what I read.”

He took a sip of water. “I’m afraid Platinum took most of the papers on reproduction. Though, I was able to find an explanation of why my nut makes plants. My nut is condensed life energy. The same material that is sucked in from planets to make gems. So you just pop it into the ground, or toss it into a meteorite, in Pink Diamond’s case, and it grows, or forms a gem, depending on what other factors there are. And whatever I eat, tends to have an effect on what grows. At that moment, I had a plum and a peach, so a plum slash peach hybrid popped up.”

“At least we’ve learned that those fruits are safe to eat.” Obsi sighed with relief. “A real load off your mind don’t you think?” As for the rest of her questions, those would have to be put on hold. She had underestimated how inspired Platinum was to finish his work; he must’ve carried all of the scrolls and datapads out of the archive in his two hands, or stuffed it all inside Tin. Besides Tin, he didn’t have any other staff helping him. The guy was driven, she had to give him that.

With that, she leaned back into the couch. “I guess it’s my turn to give you some information about those two.” Obsi looked pensive, mind recalling past battles. “Hypersthene can wrap her energy around herself or any object she touches, reinforcing it to a nearly indestructible level. It doesn’t sound like much, but you’d be surprised at how effective it can be. Aegirine’s ability is to absorb thermal energy; it’s why the area around her frosts over. The energy she takes can then be projected through her sword. Alone either one can be a problem, together they’re dangerous, and Spinel is a powerhouse far greater than any two-Gem fusion I saw during the war. You were her first loss.”

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“So, I’m the first loss she’s had? She must be wanting revenge then.” He thought about the two. So, one can freeze the area by taking the thermal energy, and the other can use her energy to make it tougher than steel. Obsi was right, that was a dangerous combo, and Red had barely made it through last time. “We’ve got to think of a way to beat them.” That came up naturally with his history of being a war leader. He had to think up of any advantage he could use against them. “For Aegirine, what if the area is already cold? What if we’re fighting in the tundra? There’s not much thermal energy to take in then. I don’t know what Hypersthene is weak against, however.”

Beast sighed. “All right then, let me tell you what I can do. I can use my energy to produce electricity like Yellow Diamond to destabilize, which is why my weapon of choice is a set of destabilizers made with half of my gem components. It helps me better conduct it. Before, it used to burn me, but with the way Silver has fixed them, my electricity no longer has an effect on me.”

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Entranced by the stars she didn’t notice Beast come out of the shower until the door open. “Hey, I gave you an invitation to take a shower with me and you turned it down, so I thought you wanted a bit more time to yourself. Besides, you left me a good view to keep me company.” Obsi sat back up to make room for him, shifting into her bodysuit and stretching out. Drinking the rest of her water, she went to the fridge.

“Anything you want to drink? There’s always water, someone generous brought us some white wine, also there’s this purple drink as well as some orange drink in her too.” There was a lot of liquid, but that made since for the desert this place used to be in. She wasn’t expecting ice cream in the freezer, but surprisingly enough there was a pint, along with some steak and what looked to be vegetables. That was going to be dinner, so she set it out to thaw.

“I guess I need to start explaining things soon, but I wonder what else you been reading about. I wanted to know more about you, but I never knew where to start among all the studies, theories, and reports. It all felt so…impersonal.”

Beast shrugged. “I tend to think a lot by myself. Had to talk to myself for a bit.”

He was amused at the amount of options were in the fridge to drink. “I’ll just take a glass of water.” Not wanting to take a chance on the what those drinks were, he’d rather just stick to plain old water.

He tilted his head. “Me? I see…many people are afraid of my name. Just the name of “Red Rabbit” puts the fear of god into an old soldier. As I’ve said before, I’ve only come out when it was time to fight. However, I can answer any questions you might have on me…though, I’ve never read anything about me. I just brush it off.” Beast shuffled as he got comfortable for her questions. “As for what was read, mostly fusion theory, and the concept of producing a separate third entity that was their own person. A new way of reproduction that was theorized on, but never came to full fruition. Of course, it clearly doesn’t work, just going by me. Though, the Platinum seems to be eager with his new concept that he received from the Creators…”

Obsi took out the jug of water and poured out a glass for him. “You and your brothers made quite a reputation for yourselves that won’t be taken lightly.” Handing him his water, she sat down on the couch. “It sounds like the Creators didn’t put a lot of effort into understanding fusion when they could construct Gems, Metals, and any equipment they wanted to make up for the lack of power.” She had little personal experience with fusion herself, only fusing a handful of times. “Is there anything about the first recorded fusions in there?”

Reproduction was a far different matter. “Did anything look promising to you?” As much as she respected Steven’s decisions when it came to the Era Three reforms, putting an end to colonization meant the end of the only form of Gem reproduction left. The future of their race depended on finding an alternative; the sooner the better. “Or at least a explanation of why your, or at least Red’s, seed creates fruit bearing plants, because my research on breeding and energy types didn’t have an answer on that.”

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He nodded his thanks towards her as she handed him a glass of water. “Hmm...when it came to the fusion, I read only of worker fusions, or sometimes romantic fusions, depending on the components involved. They did allow fusion, but they saw it for work, for the most part. They didn’t explore fighting. Cross fusions were allowed, as long as they didn’t run rampant and destroy things. That’s what I read.”

He took a sip of water. “I’m afraid Platinum took most of the papers on reproduction. Though, I was able to find an explanation of why my nut makes plants. My nut is condensed life energy. The same material that is sucked in from planets to make gems. So you just pop it into the ground, or toss it into a meteorite, in Pink Diamond’s case, and it grows, or forms a gem, depending on what other factors there are. And whatever I eat, tends to have an effect on what grows. At that moment, I had a plum and a peach, so a plum slash peach hybrid popped up.”

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“Suit yourself then.” Setting aside her gauntlet outside the bathroom door she went inside and turned on the shower. Once it was warm enough, Obsi went inside, sighing as the water hit her body. She hadn’t felt anything this soothing in what felt like forever. Leaning against the wall, she let herself unwind and thought more about everything, rubbing her gem.

It didn’t tear her up inside like it used to, but it still hurt to hear about what Hypersthene and Aegirine had done. Especially how their actions affected Red, making him go berserk, then convincing him to leave her for two years to find himself. Remembering how Steven described how Red had grieved and mourned for her still brought tears to her eyes After everything they’ve been through…what could have changed? Could it have been learning the truth about Pink Diamond? Did it really matter when they hadn’t seen each other in over five thousand years? “Probably not.” Obsi said aloud as she applied the soap on her skin. The cause didn’t matter when the result was the same: she would have to fight them. And now that she was stronger, she’d be ready to do so when they finally arrived.

Rinsing the suds off of her, she dried herself off and left the room with a towel on. “You’re up.” She called out to Red, grabbing a glass of cold water from the kitchen. Taking his place on the couch, Obsi looked out of the same window. The starry expanse along with the asteroids flying by were more calming to her than the artificial skyline. She liked know that she was on a starship, sailing through the cosmos when that was the case. Obsi laid on the entire length of the couch, sipping on her water as she view the field of space rocks and waited for Beast to come back.

An ear prodded up as he heard Obsi’s voice. Time for a shower. Nodding, he headed into the shower, and flashed off his clothes. Turning the water knob, Beast took a step back as water hit his face. It was nice and hot, and he had to admit, it was calming. Leaning an arm against a wall, he thought to himself of what the rest of the day would bring them. They were practically free for the most part. Glancing over to his side, he grabbed a bar of soap and rubbed it on his skin. Watching it as the bubbles lathered over his skin, he thought out loud. “It’s already eleven. I’ve got seven hours left with her. Wonder what we’ll do next?”

Turning off the showerhead, he left the shower and dried himself off with a towel. Flashing his clothes on, he came to the sight of Obsi watching the asteroids go by. “Miss me?”

Entranced by the stars she didn’t notice Beast come out of the shower until the door open. “Hey, I gave you an invitation to take a shower with me and you turned it down, so I thought you wanted a bit more time to yourself. Besides, you left me a good view to keep me company.” Obsi sat back up to make room for him, shifting into her bodysuit and stretching out. Drinking the rest of her water, she went to the fridge.

“Anything you want to drink? There’s always water, someone generous brought us some white wine, also there’s this purple drink as well as some orange drink in her too.” There was a lot of liquid, but that made since for the desert this place used to be in. She wasn’t expecting ice cream in the freezer, but surprisingly enough there was a pint, along with some steak and what looked to be vegetables. That was going to be dinner, so she set it out to thaw.

“I guess I need to start explaining things soon, but I wonder what else you been reading about. I wanted to know more about you, but I never knew where to start among all the studies, theories, and reports. It all felt so…impersonal.”

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Beast shrugged. “I tend to think a lot by myself. Had to talk to myself for a bit.”

He was amused at the amount of options were in the fridge to drink. “I’ll just take a glass of water.” Not wanting to take a chance on the what those drinks were, he’d rather just stick to plain old water.

He tilted his head. “Me? I see...many people are afraid of my name. Just the name of “Red Rabbit” puts the fear of god into an old soldier. As I’ve said before, I’ve only come out when it was time to fight. However, I can answer any questions you might have on me...though, I’ve never read anything about me. I just brush it off.” Beast shuffled as he got comfortable for her questions. “As for what was read, mostly fusion theory, and the concept of producing a separate third entity that was their own person. A new way of reproduction that was theorized on, but never came to full fruition. Of course, it clearly doesn’t work, just going by me. Though, the Platinum seems to be eager with his new concept that he received from the Creators...”

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Obsi put a hand on Beast’s shoulder. “You’re trying to factor in too many variables with barely any data to go on; that’s your problem. Maybe you should have asked someone who knows them a bit more, like me. Just a suggestion.” It was his role as a military commander to come up with strategies that can defeat the enemy. However, it was her role as scout to find and relay the intelligence those commanders needed to form those strategies. And as a soldier, it was also her role to be flexible enough to make those strategies function on the battlefield. It made sense to Obsi why he was like this: for him, even the slightest oversight might mean that she might get shattered for real. Neither Beast or Red were going to let that become reality.

“Anything the Diamonds did to them would have been to further enhance their abilities, so we can go over them whenever you want to. If they fuse, even if they still became Spinel, this new fusion would be even stronger than the one you defeated. What I can tell you is that although Spinel is her own person, she, Hypersthene, and Aegirine are of one mind; that’s how they’ve always been. If those two are judges, then she would be the executioner. And from what I heard from Diopside, this isn’t the result of training or indoctrination. Hypersthene and Aegerine have some kind of twisted morality separate from anything we can fathom.”

It was a noble effort for him to discover new things about himself, but the Diamonds would have ironed out the kinks on this one or a limiter would have been installed immediately. When it came to science they hardly made the same mistake twice. “Still, if you are right and they’ve been mutilated to such a degree that it altered their fusion, if they can even fuse at all. then the result would be something rivaling the Cluster in terms of destructive power.”

Holding Beast’s shoulder tighter, she tried to console him. “Remember, you’re not in this alone. They’re coming to Little Homeworld, it’s the only target they possibly have. Steven and the Diamonds are already there and preparing a defense. By the time they arrive they’ll have to fight almost every Gem there, most of them Crystal Gem veterans and Homeworld soldiers. And you’ll be at the front, with me at your side.

Reaching their room, Obsi set the spear aside. “So take a deep breath Beast, and we’ll work on how to handle them one step at a time. After we take a shower.” Smiling, she kissed him on the cheek before heading to the bathroom.

He groaned hearing that. “So, she’s the culmination of the Hypersthene and the Aegrine’s beliefs. There’ll be no point in trying to talk sense into her then.” Beast’s brow furrowed hearing what it could’ve done to them. “We’ll have to find out on what it really did to them when they get to Little Homeworld.” Even though she was right, they weren’t alone, part of him felt like he had a bone to pick with what they did. Making him think that she was dead, having him bury fake shards…it was despicable.

Watching as Obsi, set the spear aside, he groaned and sat on the couch. “I’ll wait for you to come out. I don’t mind taking turns.” As soon as she entered the bathroom, he put his head in his hands. “I must be overthinking this. I can’t stress over this, otherwise they’ll win. I can’t let Obsi get hurt again.” Stop stressing. We’ll kick their asses again. We’ve gotten a lot better than what we were before. That was Red’s voice. Beast thought back to him. I assume you’ve been watching this entire time. Ay. I don’t want to lose Obsi in the fight either. And we won’t. Turn on the TV. Grunting in response, he turned on the TV, seeing that their fight with Gold had made news. If we beat Gold, the metal head of war, we can take on Aegirine and Hypersthene and win.

He looked out the window, and pressed a button on the remote, removing the sunlight filter and letting him truly look at the outside of space. “Looks like we’re in an asteroid belt..”

“Suit yourself then.” Setting aside her gauntlet outside the bathroom door she went inside and turned on the shower. Once it was warm enough, Obsi went inside, sighing as the water hit her body. She hadn’t felt anything this soothing in what felt like forever. Leaning against the wall, she let herself unwind and thought more about everything, rubbing her gem.

It didn’t tear her up inside like it used to, but it still hurt to hear about what Hypersthene and Aegirine had done. Especially how their actions affected Red, making him go berserk, then convincing him to leave her for two years to find himself. Remembering how Steven described how Red had grieved and mourned for her still brought tears to her eyes After everything they’ve been through…what could have changed? Could it have been learning the truth about Pink Diamond? Did it really matter when they hadn’t seen each other in over five thousand years? “Probably not.” Obsi said aloud as she applied the soap on her skin. The cause didn’t matter when the result was the same: she would have to fight them. And now that she was stronger, she’d be ready to do so when they finally arrived.

Rinsing the suds off of her, she dried herself off and left the room with a towel on. “You’re up.” She called out to Red, grabbing a glass of cold water from the kitchen. Taking his place on the couch, Obsi looked out of the same window. The starry expanse along with the asteroids flying by were more calming to her than the artificial skyline. She liked know that she was on a starship, sailing through the cosmos when that was the case. Obsi laid on the entire length of the couch, sipping on her water as she view the field of space rocks and waited for Beast to come back.

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An ear prodded up as he heard Obsi’s voice. Time for a shower. Nodding, he headed into the shower, and flashed off his clothes. Turning the water knob, Beast took a step back as water hit his face. It was nice and hot, and he had to admit, it was calming. Leaning an arm against a wall, he thought to himself of what the rest of the day would bring them. They were practically free for the most part. Glancing over to his side, he grabbed a bar of soap and rubbed it on his skin. Watching it as the bubbles lathered over his skin, he thought out loud. “It’s already eleven. I’ve got seven hours left with her. Wonder what we’ll do next?”

Turning off the showerhead, he left the shower and dried himself off with a towel. Flashing his clothes on, he came to the sight of Obsi watching the asteroids go by. “Miss me?”

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“Wait,” Obsi held up Gold’s spear. “You made this? This isn’t a summoned weapon?” She was genuinely surprised at that. “Apologies, there’s this Pearl I know who has a million of these spears, I didn’t expect that Gold would only have the one.” Taking a deep breath, she mulled over keeping the spear for a bit.

“As long as you can make another one, I guess taking this one is fine.” It was a more than a trophy, but a sign of respect she had for Gold. “See you later Silver.” Leaving, there weren’t any questions from the crowd; Obsi and Beast’s actions did all the talking for them. It was a welcome reprieve from having to explain the latest incident they found themselves in the center of. Finding a hallway to themselves, Obsi could pay more attention to Beast. He was lost in thought, walking behind her. With the fight now over, he must be playing it back through his head, wondering how to apply what he learned to future battles. “Something the matter?” She said to him with concern.

Obsi slowed down to be next to him. “Want to talk about the battle? We did really good back there, and you were amazing! Finding out how to break Gold’s will, and then coming up with the winning strategy; that was incredible. Did you find something that still needs improvement, or did something Gold say stick in you mind the wrong way?”

Silver nodded. “Yes, I made it. It’s why this big thing has the ability to transform into a bunch of mini things. I can make another one like this with no problem. Unlike your weapons, her spear uses a Clone Crystal. Which, well, as the name gives, allows it to split into fragments, and clone and enlarge said fragments.” He adjusted his goggles. “Apologies, I’m taking too much again. Please, go rest. From what I know, you two have the rest of the day off. Unless the rest of the federation want to see you in a meeting, then I guess you’ll be more busier than I thought.”

Her words took him out of his thoughts for the time being. “Ah, I’m just…thinking. Thinking about the fight. When fighting, you have to come up with a strategy on the fly. You can’t just pull it outta your ass. As an ex-war planner, that was one of my duties.” And clearly, he did that well. “But for now, I’m just thinking of how to apply that to the Hypersthene and Aegirine. If they have metal inclusions, their strategy of fighting must have changed somewhat. What if they’ve been given so much more metal, that they’re no longer the fusion they were before? What if they’re a different mineral when fused?” He bit his thumb. “Red read a piece in the library on how that was the case when the Creators tried such a thing. They completely transformed the fusion, and out came a new mineral fusion.” Anything Red read, he would know, and vice-versa. They were technically two sides of the same coin.

“Red was partially focused on reading about fusions in the library, to better understand what he was. He, we, might be a forced experimental fusion of our older brothers, but we still have a conscience. When fusions are made, they produce a new conscience birthed from those original two. I want to know what exactly that fusion is thinking. Sure, she’d be fueled by her original purpose, but there’s got to be something else to her. Surely, she’d want more than judging and violence. Or is that all she’s trained for?” Beast shook his head. “Sorry, I’m overthinking this.”

Obsi put a hand on Beast’s shoulder. “You’re trying to factor in too many variables with barely any data to go on; that’s your problem. Maybe you should have asked someone who knows them a bit more, like me. Just a suggestion.” It was his role as a military commander to come up with strategies that can defeat the enemy. However, it was her role as scout to find and relay the intelligence those commanders needed to form those strategies. And as a soldier, it was also her role to be flexible enough to make those strategies function on the battlefield. It made sense to Obsi why he was like this: for him, even the slightest oversight might mean that she might get shattered for real. Neither Beast or Red were going to let that become reality.

“Anything the Diamonds did to them would have been to further enhance their abilities, so we can go over them whenever you want to. If they fuse, even if they still became Spinel, this new fusion would be even stronger than the one you defeated. What I can tell you is that although Spinel is her own person, she, Hypersthene, and Aegirine are of one mind; that’s how they’ve always been. If those two are judges, then she would be the executioner. And from what I heard from Diopside, this isn’t the result of training or indoctrination. Hypersthene and Aegerine have some kind of twisted morality separate from anything we can fathom.”

It was a noble effort for him to discover new things about himself, but the Diamonds would have ironed out the kinks on this one or a limiter would have been installed immediately. When it came to science they hardly made the same mistake twice. “Still, if you are right and they’ve been mutilated to such a degree that it altered their fusion, if they can even fuse at all. then the result would be something rivaling the Cluster in terms of destructive power.”

Holding Beast’s shoulder tighter, she tried to console him. “Remember, you’re not in this alone. They’re coming to Little Homeworld, it’s the only target they possibly have. Steven and the Diamonds are already there and preparing a defense. By the time they arrive they’ll have to fight almost every Gem there, most of them Crystal Gem veterans and Homeworld soldiers. And you’ll be at the front, with me at your side.

Reaching their room, Obsi set the spear aside. “So take a deep breath Beast, and we’ll work on how to handle them one step at a time. After we take a shower.” Smiling, she kissed him on the cheek before heading to the bathroom.

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He groaned hearing that. “So, she’s the culmination of the Hypersthene and the Aegrine’s beliefs. There’ll be no point in trying to talk sense into her then.” Beast’s brow furrowed hearing what it could’ve done to them. “We’ll have to find out on what it really did to them when they get to Little Homeworld.” Even though she was right, they weren’t alone, part of him felt like he had a bone to pick with what they did. Making him think that she was dead, having him bury fake shards...it was despicable.

Watching as Obsi, set the spear aside, he groaned and sat on the couch. “I’ll wait for you to come out. I don’t mind taking turns.” As soon as she entered the bathroom, he put his head in his hands. “I must be overthinking this. I can’t stress over this, otherwise they’ll win. I can’t let Obsi get hurt again.” Stop stressing. We’ll kick their asses again. We’ve gotten a lot better than what we were before. That was Red’s voice. Beast thought back to him. I assume you’ve been watching this entire time. Ay. I don’t want to lose Obsi in the fight either. And we won’t. Turn on the TV. Grunting in response, he turned on the TV, seeing that their fight with Gold had made news. If we beat Gold, the metal head of war, we can take on Aegirine and Hypersthene and win.

He looked out the window, and pressed a button on the remote, removing the sunlight filter and letting him truly look at the outside of space. “Looks like we’re in an asteroid belt..”

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Despite the inferno in her soul shouting at her to make sure Gold suffered more, Obsi stopped as she collapsed, her form glitching out. As she said her last words and poofed, Obsi walked up to Beast, holding Gold in his hands. “You’re wrong.” She spoke to the Metal. “We’re not animals; even wild animals would have lost against you. We’re soldiers. It’s just hard to tell the difference sometimes. You’d know that if you had to fight actual monsters that were once like you. Then again, you might have not survived.” Hearing Beast make sense of Gold’s logic, Obsi had to admit that she was right about other things; there was a savage inside every soldier. And as the head of the military she would have access to most of the security footage, enough to have known of their plight.

“Aegirine and Hypersthene taught me how to fight, they taught a lot of Crystal Gems how to fight. Every time they were on the battlefield, they threw everything they had, everything they were into every fight. Their entire beings were devoted to defeating their enemy. It wasn’t too different from fighting Gold now that I think about it.” Obsi sighed, her vibrating slowing to a stop as she was handed Gold. She was glad that she had her gauntlet, otherwise she would be worrying about overloading right now. “Whether it’s their Metal heritage or not, we can’t come at them with anything less than all of our strength. Gold showed us that much.” Even if that wasn’t the case, the thought of killing Gold never came to her mind. Like Obsi said, they weren’t animals, and besides she knew that there were worse fates than death.

Looking around at the arena, holes and scorch marks on every surface, Obsi groaned. “It’s for the best that our duel got delayed, all this mess with Gold killed the mood. There’ll be plenty of time for our fight.” Soon the doors opened and the crown poured in, Silver meeting them first. Whatever congratulations he had for her and Beat stopped when Gold was put was in hands.

Obsi smiled at him. “Everything’s fine. There shouldn’t be any hard feelings between us and Gold anymore.” Walking away to the far wall, she grabbed Gold’s full sized spear and slung it over her shoulder before coming back. “She won’t mind if I take this right?” Reaching Beast, she patted him on the back.

“We worked up quite a sweat didn’t we? Time for us to hit the showers.”

He wanted to say that he often felt like an animal, but he kept that to himself. Beast wasn’t in the mood for debating if he was one or not. And if he did fight monsters like him, he’d make sure that he’d win. He’d have to, regardless of the cost. Part of him didn’t want to say acknowledge it, but Hypersthene and Aegirine? Whatever experimentation they went through, it would’ve warped their minds and made them animals like him. But…that means he’d have some real enemies to fight in a long time. Gold was interesting, but…a gem duo with metal inclusions? As Obsi handed Silver Gold’s cut, he looked away and down, grinning to himself. Finally, a real challenge. He couldn’t wait to tear them apart.

Silver nodded. “Alrighty then, I will take your word for it.” He watched as Obsi took Gold’s spear. “I can always make her another one. In fact, I’ll probably get started as soon as I get back to my lab. Gold always likes to have her spear on hand.” As they said goodbye to Silver, he waved back and sighed. “Silly Gold…always pushing everyone to their limits. I remember when she tried to do that to me. She lasted only a few moments…” He coughed. “Anyways, back to work.”

Beast shrugged, following Obsi into the hall as they left Silver and the small crowd of metals behind. He stayed quiet, thinking about their fight with Gold. It wasn’t until Obsi said something that he said something.

“Wait,” Obsi held up Gold’s spear. “You made this? This isn’t a summoned weapon?” She was genuinely surprised at that. “Apologies, there’s this Pearl I know who has a million of these spears, I didn’t expect that Gold would only have the one.” Taking a deep breath, she mulled over keeping the spear for a bit.

“As long as you can make another one, I guess taking this one is fine.” It was a more than a trophy, but a sign of respect she had for Gold. “See you later Silver.” Leaving, there weren’t any questions from the crowd; Obsi and Beast’s actions did all the talking for them. It was a welcome reprieve from having to explain the latest incident they found themselves in the center of. Finding a hallway to themselves, Obsi could pay more attention to Beast. He was lost in thought, walking behind her. With the fight now over, he must be playing it back through his head, wondering how to apply what he learned to future battles. “Something the matter?” She said to him with concern.

Obsi slowed down to be next to him. “Want to talk about the battle? We did really good back there, and you were amazing! Finding out how to break Gold’s will, and then coming up with the winning strategy; that was incredible. Did you find something that still needs improvement, or did something Gold say stick in you mind the wrong way?”

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Silver nodded. “Yes, I made it. It’s why this big thing has the ability to transform into a bunch of mini things. I can make another one like this with no problem. Unlike your weapons, her spear uses a Clone Crystal. Which, well, as the name gives, allows it to split into fragments, and clone and enlarge said fragments.” He adjusted his goggles. “Apologies, I’m taking too much again. Please, go rest. From what I know, you two have the rest of the day off. Unless the rest of the federation want to see you in a meeting, then I guess you’ll be more busier than I thought.”

Her words took him out of his thoughts for the time being. “Ah, I’m just...thinking. Thinking about the fight. When fighting, you have to come up with a strategy on the fly. You can’t just pull it outta your ass. As an ex-war planner, that was one of my duties.” And clearly, he did that well. “But for now, I’m just thinking of how to apply that to the Hypersthene and Aegirine. If they have metal inclusions, their strategy of fighting must have changed somewhat. What if they’ve been given so much more metal, that they’re no longer the fusion they were before? What if they’re a different mineral when fused?” He bit his thumb. “Red read a piece in the library on how that was the case when the Creators tried such a thing. They completely transformed the fusion, and out came a new mineral fusion.” Anything Red read, he would know, and vice-versa. They were technically two sides of the same coin.

“Red was partially focused on reading about fusions in the library, to better understand what he was. He, we, might be a forced experimental fusion of our older brothers, but we still have a conscience. When fusions are made, they produce a new conscience birthed from those original two. I want to know what exactly that fusion is thinking. Sure, she’d be fueled by her original purpose, but there’s got to be something else to her. Surely, she’d want more than judging and violence. Or is that all she’s trained for?” Beast shook his head. “Sorry, I’m overthinking this.”

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Obsi stayed in close, the number and severity of the hits she and Gold were trading were falling in Obsi’s favor, leaving wounds where her blades landed. Still Gold had that aggravating smile on her face; Obsi would find some way to wipe it off soon enough. “You haven’t even seen half of what I’m capable of!” Her assault only halted when Beast wanted a crack at Gold next. Stepping aside, she didn’t want to close her eyes, she had to see Gold utterly crippled with fear.

A chill ran up her spine as the room changed color, but Obsi’s fury was too great to be overcome by the terror emanating from Beast. Gold had been immediately paralyzed by his aura, but the image she was faced with: his glowing eyes, his hair and fur nearly standing on end, even his voice didn’t sound like it was coming from his mouth. Rather it came from out of the dark corners of the mind of anyone who listened to it. Gold only became more afraid as Beast spoke her worst nightmares to life; being brutalized, made helpless in a massacre she knew deep in her heart she shouldn’t have survived. Once the realization set in Gold went completely mad, screaming, throwing her weapon, and attacking indiscriminately in a desperate attempt to hit either of them. She wasn’t trying to win, only trying to make defeat hurt as little as possible.

The spears were easy for Obsi to dodge as she made her way back to Beast, they weren’t thrown with much purpose but to keep them away. Hearing his plan, she nodded in agreement, waiting for the chance to deal the finishing blow. “Then lets put Gold out of her misery.” With manic laughter she threw her daggers in all directions, turning aside every spear they hit and directing them into his electric field. Shadow tendrils came up from the ground snatching up other daggers both discarded on the ground and mid-flight to lend a hand or distract Gold from what they were doing, It was an elegant dance Obsi performed as she avoided and attacked at the same time, as smooth as it was precise, the perfect blend of attack and defense. All the while the core of Obsi’s body grew hot again, the white radiant light coming from claw her becoming a crimson flame.

“I hope you’re used to pain Gold.” Obsi snarled, a trio of red-hot daggers in her hand. “We’ll make sure you remember every ounce of it the two of us inflict on you. Forever!” She hurled them with all of her strength, and as they were a few feet from Gold they shattered, enveloping her entire body in glass shrapnel and pushing her into the makeshift wall of electrified spears.

As Obsi parried the small spears, Beast hit them against his destabilizer, bouncing them off towards her as she had a wall of electricity behind her. He could only hope this would work. But, it did.

Thrust against her own spears, Gold felt every ounce of electricity seep into her body. She could feel herself breaking, but she could only laugh at what he said. “Another animal, huh? Deep inside, we’re all animals. We’re just tamed.” Flashbacks of her being beaten by the twins sailed through her mind, reminding her over and over again of what happened. And to think it’s from the same person. It might not be the twins, but they’re still in him. They’re still there. Gold had never seen such a pair other than those two fight so well. She had to admit, they had her respect.

On the verge of poofing, Gold only had one last thing to say to the both of them. “I expect to see this level of fighting from now on. My job here is done.” With that, she poofed, and her cut clattered to the floor. Beast leapt off the wall, and onto the floor, picking up her cut, recalling what she had said when Red and Obsi first met her in the sparring room. He narrowed his eyes as it clicked. “Gold…she knew about your friends coming sometime soon. She must have overheard White and Silver during their conversation in a side room. She planned this so we’d be a few pegs up the next time we see them…she must have sensed me when she first met you and Red.” He handed the cut to Obsi, impressed with Gold’s planning. The woman used herself as a fighting dummy to get Beast out. With tactic level planning like that…that’s why she was leader of the war section for the metals. “Usually, I just shatter my opponents…but she’s done us a favor. In return, I will spare her life.”

Looking around the room, he groaned at seeing the damage done. “I get the feeling it’ll be a bit before Red and you can have that sparring match. They’ll need time to repair this.” He was interrupted by the sound of the doors opening, and the other curious metals pouring into the room. Beast groaned. “Oh yeah, these guys. I forgot they were still there. Hopefully nobody got impaled from one of Gold’s mini-spears…”’

Silver came sprinting into the room as the other metals parted ways, a spew of words coming out of his mouth. “Oh thank the stars, you’re still alive, my weapons worked! You’re still alive, you’re-” He shut up as Obsi handed him Gold’s cut. “Oh my, you really did beat her…I assumed she’d be on the floor, still in form. No matter, I’ll leave her on my workshop bench and wait for her to wake up.”

Despite the inferno in her soul shouting at her to make sure Gold suffered more, Obsi stopped as she collapsed, her form glitching out. As she said her last words and poofed, Obsi walked up to Beast, holding Gold in his hands. “You’re wrong.” She spoke to the Metal. “We’re not animals; even wild animals would have lost against you. We’re soldiers. It’s just hard to tell the difference sometimes. You’d know that if you had to fight actual monsters that were once like you. Then again, you might have not survived.” Hearing Beast make sense of Gold’s logic, Obsi had to admit that she was right about other things; there was a savage inside every soldier. And as the head of the military she would have access to most of the security footage, enough to have known of their plight.

“Aegirine and Hypersthene taught me how to fight, they taught a lot of Crystal Gems how to fight. Every time they were on the battlefield, they threw everything they had, everything they were into every fight. Their entire beings were devoted to defeating their enemy. It wasn’t too different from fighting Gold now that I think about it.” Obsi sighed, her vibrating slowing to a stop as she was handed Gold. She was glad that she had her gauntlet, otherwise she would be worrying about overloading right now. “Whether it’s their Metal heritage or not, we can’t come at them with anything less than all of our strength. Gold showed us that much.” Even if that wasn’t the case, the thought of killing Gold never came to her mind. Like Obsi said, they weren’t animals, and besides she knew that there were worse fates than death.

Looking around at the arena, holes and scorch marks on every surface, Obsi groaned. “It’s for the best that our duel got delayed, all this mess with Gold killed the mood. There’ll be plenty of time for our fight.” Soon the doors opened and the crown poured in, Silver meeting them first. Whatever congratulations he had for her and Beat stopped when Gold was put was in hands.

Obsi smiled at him. “Everything’s fine. There shouldn’t be any hard feelings between us and Gold anymore.” Walking away to the far wall, she grabbed Gold’s full sized spear and slung it over her shoulder before coming back. “She won’t mind if I take this right?” Reaching Beast, she patted him on the back.

“We worked up quite a sweat didn’t we? Time for us to hit the showers.”

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He wanted to say that he often felt like an animal, but he kept that to himself. Beast wasn’t in the mood for debating if he was one or not. And if he did fight monsters like him, he’d make sure that he’d win. He’d have to, regardless of the cost. Part of him didn’t want to say acknowledge it, but Hypersthene and Aegirine? Whatever experimentation they went through, it would’ve warped their minds and made them animals like him. But...that means he’d have some real enemies to fight in a long time. Gold was interesting, but...a gem duo with metal inclusions? As Obsi handed Silver Gold’s cut, he looked away and down, grinning to himself. Finally, a real challenge. He couldn’t wait to tear them apart.

Silver nodded. “Alrighty then, I will take your word for it.” He watched as Obsi took Gold’s spear. “I can always make her another one. In fact, I’ll probably get started as soon as I get back to my lab. Gold always likes to have her spear on hand.” As they said goodbye to Silver, he waved back and sighed. “Silly Gold...always pushing everyone to their limits. I remember when she tried to do that to me. She lasted only a few moments...” He coughed. “Anyways, back to work.”

Beast shrugged, following Obsi into the hall as they left Silver and the small crowd of metals behind. He stayed quiet, thinking about their fight with Gold. It wasn’t until Obsi said something that he said something.

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Although he wasn’t always a very sociable person, Beast knew how to clear a room quickly. Even with the warning they all gathered at the observation windows surrounding the arena. Obsi gritted her teeth in frustration; if they wanted to see what was going to happen, they’d better not blame her when they didn’t like what they saw.

In contrast, Gold was her same haughty self, which made it all the more enjoyable when she had a destablizer chucked at her. She was quick to dodge, and even quicker to taunt them. Being called a ‘piece of glass’, the closest thing to acknowledgement Obsi had gotten from her the entire time they’ve met nearly set her off. Instead she stepped in front of Beast with her weapon summoned, her body beginning to vibrate rapidly. Sounding at first like a swarm of angry wasps, then becoming a high pitched whine until the sound vanished entirely. Her daggers merged into a single short sword that she held in her right hand, her usual trio of daggers growing back in short order.

“I’m glad that you don’t break, hoping for it actually.” Obsi growled. “It means that I can finally cut loose!” She dashed in, the clash of her blade and Gold’s spear sending sparks flying. Obsi was dancing in and out of the spear’s range, sprouting tendrils on her left shoulder to throw daggers intermittently as she faded out or slipped away for Beast to take her place. Her claw glowed white, her drive to beat Gold into the ground was clear to anyone who saw her face. The joyous competitor was gone: Obsi was every bit the soldier she was during the war. Stars help whoever was in her and Beast’s way right now.

Whipping around, Gold met Obsi’s blade, hard and fast. Sparks went flying, and so did her thoughts. There’s the warrior I wanted to see. Push a person hard enough, and they’ll show their true killer. I’ve seen this one’s true killer. As for the other one…

She glanced towards Beast, who was standing there with his arms crossed, watching the two, occasionally throwing a destabilizer to keep her on her toes .This one is his killer. An entirely different persona, in fact…what a fascinating duo. Gold grinned. “Come on glass, show me what you’ve got!” As Obsi vibrated and turned the daggers into a sword, Gold barely managed to dodge the swerves, getting nicked by her here and there as the hot claw took swipes towards her face, leaving deep scratch marks.

Beast grunted, and shrugged when Obsi looked over at him. “All right, my turn.” He glanced towards Obsi. “Stay still for a sec, cover your eyes if you need to. Red may control his aura, but I sure as hell won’t. Placing a hand on the ground, the entire area changed to a color of crimson as he disappeared from sight. Gold staggered, looking for him. “This is…the War Twins’ Aura.” He hung from the ceiling, and landed behind her, eyes glowing. “Aye.” Putting a hand in the middle of the frozen metal’s back, Beast began to camly speak as Gold’s expression became more fearful. “You seem familiar with it. You’ve lost against them, haven’t you? They’re your one loss. This is why you hate me.” Gold’s hands began to shake as she relieved her worst nightmare. Losing against the twins. “I couldn’t put my finger on it as to why…” She gripped her spear tightly. “No.” Beast continued. “But, the only reason why you would hate me, asides from possibly it due to being a gem, is because you’ve met me before, in another way. And you know this. Gold began to stammer. “N-No. Not-” Beast tilted his head. “Realized it in Silver’s garden. You and I have history.” Gold stepped away as he retracted his hand. “No. Not…not…NOT AGAIN!” Throwing her spear as hard as she could into the wall, and seconds later, smaller spears punctured through the walls of the entire room, aimed towards Obsi and Beast.

A small smirk appeared on his face, and he retracted the aura, backflipping as he dodged the spears that were being sent everywhere in the room. “There’s the real Gold.” His smirk grew wider as he began laughing. Their eyes locked. “You’re an animal, just like me. Finally nice to meet another one.”

Spears kept following and plunging in and out of the walls as Beast ran towards Obsi and caught up to her, whispering in her ear as he passed by.. “I got her to snap. Use your knives to direct her mini-spears towards my electrocuted wall. I can parry them off towards her.”

Obsi stayed in close, the number and severity of the hits she and Gold were trading were falling in Obsi’s favor, leaving wounds where her blades landed. Still Gold had that aggravating smile on her face; Obsi would find some way to wipe it off soon enough. “You haven’t even seen half of what I’m capable of!” Her assault only halted when Beast wanted a crack at Gold next. Stepping aside, she didn’t want to close her eyes, she had to see Gold utterly crippled with fear.

A chill ran up her spine as the room changed color, but Obsi’s fury was too great to be overcome by the terror emanating from Beast. Gold had been immediately paralyzed by his aura, but the image she was faced with: his glowing eyes, his hair and fur nearly standing on end, even his voice didn’t sound like it was coming from his mouth. Rather it came from out of the dark corners of the mind of anyone who listened to it. Gold only became more afraid as Beast spoke her worst nightmares to life; being brutalized, made helpless in a massacre she knew deep in her heart she shouldn’t have survived. Once the realization set in Gold went completely mad, screaming, throwing her weapon, and attacking indiscriminately in a desperate attempt to hit either of them. She wasn’t trying to win, only trying to make defeat hurt as little as possible.

The spears were easy for Obsi to dodge as she made her way back to Beast, they weren’t thrown with much purpose but to keep them away. Hearing his plan, she nodded in agreement, waiting for the chance to deal the finishing blow. “Then lets put Gold out of her misery.” With manic laughter she threw her daggers in all directions, turning aside every spear they hit and directing them into his electric field. Shadow tendrils came up from the ground snatching up other daggers both discarded on the ground and mid-flight to lend a hand or distract Gold from what they were doing, It was an elegant dance Obsi performed as she avoided and attacked at the same time, as smooth as it was precise, the perfect blend of attack and defense. All the while the core of Obsi’s body grew hot again, the white radiant light coming from claw her becoming a crimson flame.

“I hope you’re used to pain Gold.” Obsi snarled, a trio of red-hot daggers in her hand. “We’ll make sure you remember every ounce of it the two of us inflict on you. Forever!” She hurled them with all of her strength, and as they were a few feet from Gold they shattered, enveloping her entire body in glass shrapnel and pushing her into the makeshift wall of electrified spears.

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As Obsi parried the small spears, Beast hit them against his destabilizer, bouncing them off towards her as she had a wall of electricity behind her. He could only hope this would work. But, it did.

Thrust against her own spears, Gold felt every ounce of electricity seep into her body. She could feel herself breaking, but she could only laugh at what he said. “Another animal, huh? Deep inside, we’re all animals. We’re just tamed.” Flashbacks of her being beaten by the twins sailed through her mind, reminding her over and over again of what happened. And to think it’s from the same person. It might not be the twins, but they’re still in him. They’re still there. Gold had never seen such a pair other than those two fight so well. She had to admit, they had her respect.

On the verge of poofing, Gold only had one last thing to say to the both of them. “I expect to see this level of fighting from now on. My job here is done.” With that, she poofed, and her cut clattered to the floor. Beast leapt off the wall, and onto the floor, picking up her cut, recalling what she had said when Red and Obsi first met her in the sparring room. He narrowed his eyes as it clicked. “Gold...she knew about your friends coming sometime soon. She must have overheard White and Silver during their conversation in a side room. She planned this so we’d be a few pegs up the next time we see them...she must have sensed me when she first met you and Red.” He handed the cut to Obsi, impressed with Gold’s planning. The woman used herself as a fighting dummy to get Beast out. With tactic level planning like that...that’s why she was leader of the war section for the metals. “Usually, I just shatter my opponents...but she’s done us a favor. In return, I will spare her life.”

Looking around the room, he groaned at seeing the damage done. “I get the feeling it’ll be a bit before Red and you can have that sparring match. They’ll need time to repair this.” He was interrupted by the sound of the doors opening, and the other curious metals pouring into the room. Beast groaned. “Oh yeah, these guys. I forgot they were still there. Hopefully nobody got impaled from one of Gold’s mini-spears...”’

Silver came sprinting into the room as the other metals parted ways, a spew of words coming out of his mouth. “Oh thank the stars, you’re still alive, my weapons worked! You’re still alive, you’re-” He shut up as Obsi handed him Gold’s cut. “Oh my, you really did beat her...I assumed she’d be on the floor, still in form. No matter, I’ll leave her on my workshop bench and wait for her to wake up.”

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Obsi was about to assure Beast that she’d keep him from going too far when they fought Gold, but the smell of smoke in the air distracted her. Returning to Silver, they both found him to be trying to relax with something different than his usual cigars. She couldn’t blame him; a lot had been thrown on his plate in a short time, he could use a moment to himself to wind down. Before that, he handed them their updated weapons, his most ambitious and eccentric ones yet. Gems weren’t exactly known for having personal firearms, they were still rare even with current advances in technology. Not that she wasn’t aware of how they worked or the advantages they brought to the battlefield.

“A glass shard shotgun…I can find a few uses for that.” She was already thinking of a few things she could do with such an an ability. Obsi didn’t make a habit of throwing daggers that broke on target, but she could overcharge the daggers and force them to detonate instead. Putting the gauntlet on, she looked up and smiled at Silver. “We’ll show Gold how effective your unconventional designs can be. Take it easy Silver, you’ve earned some down time. Leave the rest to us.”

When they left the workshop and headed back towards the training arena, there was a group of Metals slowly gathering around them, becoming a crowd in front of the door. Hardening her resolve Obsi glanced at Beast, holding his hand as the door opened the door and confronted Gold. “The rest of you should stay outside.” She warned the crowd. “This will get…messy.”

Silver waved them away as he puffed away on his cigar. “Good luck you two, let Gold know it was my weaponry choices that kicked her arse!” After they left, he took a deep sigh, and sunk into the chair. “Stars above…”

He looked at Obsi. “Don’t bother sugarcoating it.” He looked towards the metals. “I plan on kicking Gold’s ass, and will get really rough in there. We don’t want any innocent bystanders getting hurt. Wait out here.” The crowd murmured and looked towards one another, eventually taking a step back from the two. Beast turned around, and saw Gold waiting, filing her nails. “Oh, back already, I assumed you would-” Before she could finish, Beast hurled a destabilizer towards her chest, and watched as she became a blur, dodging the weapon and cackling. “You missed. Sour from our last match Red?” He grinned in response as the door shut behind them. “Not my target, dumbass.” She looked behind her as she saw that the wall was now electrified with his destabilizer. “You’re gonna fight with a piece of glass, and with a single weapon? What, you’re gonna push me into the wall hoping I’ll break? Newsflash honey, I’m metal. I don’t break.”

Beast popped his knuckles, and lightly chuckled. “No, I was hoping you’d be distracted. Which is exactly what I got. And my name ain’t Red.”

Although he wasn’t always a very sociable person, Beast knew how to clear a room quickly. Even with the warning they all gathered at the observation windows surrounding the arena. Obsi gritted her teeth in frustration; if they wanted to see what was going to happen, they’d better not blame her when they didn’t like what they saw.

In contrast, Gold was her same haughty self, which made it all the more enjoyable when she had a destablizer chucked at her. She was quick to dodge, and even quicker to taunt them. Being called a ‘piece of glass’, the closest thing to acknowledgement Obsi had gotten from her the entire time they’ve met nearly set her off. Instead she stepped in front of Beast with her weapon summoned, her body beginning to vibrate rapidly. Sounding at first like a swarm of angry wasps, then becoming a high pitched whine until the sound vanished entirely. Her daggers merged into a single short sword that she held in her right hand, her usual trio of daggers growing back in short order.

“I’m glad that you don’t break, hoping for it actually.” Obsi growled. “It means that I can finally cut loose!” She dashed in, the clash of her blade and Gold’s spear sending sparks flying. Obsi was dancing in and out of the spear’s range, sprouting tendrils on her left shoulder to throw daggers intermittently as she faded out or slipped away for Beast to take her place. Her claw glowed white, her drive to beat Gold into the ground was clear to anyone who saw her face. The joyous competitor was gone: Obsi was every bit the soldier she was during the war. Stars help whoever was in her and Beast’s way right now.

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Whipping around, Gold met Obsi’s blade, hard and fast. Sparks went flying, and so did her thoughts. There’s the warrior I wanted to see. Push a person hard enough, and they’ll show their true killer. I’ve seen this one’s true killer. As for the other one...

She glanced towards Beast, who was standing there with his arms crossed, watching the two, occasionally throwing a destabilizer to keep her on her toes .This one is his killer. An entirely different persona, in fact...what a fascinating duo. Gold grinned. “Come on glass, show me what you’ve got!” As Obsi vibrated and turned the daggers into a sword, Gold barely managed to dodge the swerves, getting nicked by her here and there as the hot claw took swipes towards her face, leaving deep scratch marks.

Beast grunted, and shrugged when Obsi looked over at him. “All right, my turn.” He glanced towards Obsi. “Stay still for a sec, cover your eyes if you need to. Red may control his aura, but I sure as hell won’t. Placing a hand on the ground, the entire area changed to a color of crimson as he disappeared from sight. Gold staggered, looking for him. “This is...the War Twins’ Aura.” He hung from the ceiling, and landed behind her, eyes glowing. “Aye.” Putting a hand in the middle of the frozen metal’s back, Beast began to camly speak as Gold’s expression became more fearful. “You seem familiar with it. You’ve lost against them, haven’t you? They’re your one loss. This is why you hate me.” Gold’s hands began to shake as she relieved her worst nightmare. Losing against the twins. “I couldn’t put my finger on it as to why...” She gripped her spear tightly. “No.” Beast continued. “But, the only reason why you would hate me, asides from possibly it due to being a gem, is because you’ve met me before, in another way. And you know this. Gold began to stammer. “N-No. Not-” Beast tilted his head. “Realized it in Silver’s garden. You and I have history.” Gold stepped away as he retracted his hand. “No. Not...not...NOT AGAIN!” Throwing her spear as hard as she could into the wall, and seconds later, smaller spears punctured through the walls of the entire room, aimed towards Obsi and Beast.

A small smirk appeared on his face, and he retracted the aura, backflipping as he dodged the spears that were being sent everywhere in the room. “There’s the real Gold.” His smirk grew wider as he began laughing. Their eyes locked. “You’re an animal, just like me. Finally nice to meet another one.”

Spears kept following and plunging in and out of the walls as Beast ran towards Obsi and caught up to her, whispering in her ear as he passed by.. “I got her to snap. Use your knives to direct her mini-spears towards my electrocuted wall. I can parry them off towards her.”

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“It’s extreme, and hopefully I’ll never have to use it.” Obsi was familiar with being a runner herself, mainly to deliver messages and reports from distant battlefields to communication outposts. However the speeds she expected she’d had to hit to keep herself stable worried even a speed freak like Obsi. Beast was having a hard time hiding it too. “There is one other trick I learned back in the day that’s less drastic that’ll help in the meantime: vibrating my body at high frequencies. Should give me a bit of extra punch in close combat.”

Still, the only way any of them would know if all of this would even work is when they started fighting. “Ready to get Gold the beating of her life?”

“You’ll be even harder to hit, impressive.”

He looked over to Obsi, and then looked away, recalling the look of shock she had on her face yesterday when Red poofed. His brow furrowed. “Just try to make sure that I don’t kill her.” He did have a temper after all.

When they got back to Silver, it had seemed that Silver was done. And something was off with him. He was a lot more relaxed, and his eyes were pink, almost red. The metal was surrounded by a cloud of smoke. Beast raised an eyebrow, noticing the cigar in his hand, and realised what was up. “Silver…are you high?” He shook his head at first, and then slowly nodded. “…I didn’t think you two would come back so early, so I thought it would be fine to smoke a little. These are different from my regular cigars. Nothing harmful, the plant I use is similar to the cannabis you use on Earth. In fact, it’s a sibling from the Andromeda galaxy, on what was once a lush planet called Naboo. Well, sibling as in, they have both very similar molecular structures.”

“Uh…interesting. I’m guessing you’ve finished our weapons then.” Silver stood up, and pulled up a table with the weapons on them. “At first, I thought it would just be fine to do what I did before, but then I went a step further, and thought, “What if I put a gun in the hilts?” So, now your destabilizers can shoot bullets in the hilts from the back if the destabilizing part breaks. You can thank me later.” Beast stood there with a mildly confused look on his face as he took them up. “But why-” Silver whipped around with Obsi’s gauntlets. “Because I’m sick and tired of being told by gold that the weapons I’ve designed are too weird. If I want a gun installed, then I’m installing a gun goddammit!” Beast put a hand on his shoulder. “You’ve done a good job. Don’t let her words get to you.”

Silver nodded. “I’m sorry. A side effect of my cigars exposes a person’s true emotions. But besides that…Obsi, if your daggers break, they’ll splinter off like a broken bullet. I took advantage of that, and now, they’ll splinter off in front of you like a spiked bomb, impaling the enemy with dagger shrapnel. That is, if they break.

Obsi was about to assure Beast that she’d keep him from going too far when they fought Gold, but the smell of smoke in the air distracted her. Returning to Silver, they both found him to be trying to relax with something different than his usual cigars. She couldn’t blame him; a lot had been thrown on his plate in a short time, he could use a moment to himself to wind down. Before that, he handed them their updated weapons, his most ambitious and eccentric ones yet. Gems weren’t exactly known for having personal firearms, they were still rare even with current advances in technology. Not that she wasn’t aware of how they worked or the advantages they brought to the battlefield.

“A glass shard shotgun…I can find a few uses for that.” She was already thinking of a few things she could do with such an an ability. Obsi didn’t make a habit of throwing daggers that broke on target, but she could overcharge the daggers and force them to detonate instead. Putting the gauntlet on, she looked up and smiled at Silver. “We’ll show Gold how effective your unconventional designs can be. Take it easy Silver, you’ve earned some down time. Leave the rest to us.”

When they left the workshop and headed back towards the training arena, there was a group of Metals slowly gathering around them, becoming a crowd in front of the door. Hardening her resolve Obsi glanced at Beast, holding his hand as the door opened the door and confronted Gold. “The rest of you should stay outside.” She warned the crowd. “This will get…messy.”

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Silver waved them away as he puffed away on his cigar. “Good luck you two, let Gold know it was my weaponry choices that kicked her arse!” After they left, he took a deep sigh, and sunk into the chair. “Stars above...”

He looked at Obsi. “Don’t bother sugarcoating it.” He looked towards the metals. “I plan on kicking Gold’s ass, and will get really rough in there. We don’t want any innocent bystanders getting hurt. Wait out here.” The crowd murmured and looked towards one another, eventually taking a step back from the two. Beast turned around, and saw Gold waiting, filing her nails. “Oh, back already, I assumed you would-” Before she could finish, Beast hurled a destabilizer towards her chest, and watched as she became a blur, dodging the weapon and cackling. “You missed. Sour from our last match Red?” He grinned in response as the door shut behind them. “Not my target, dumbass.” She looked behind her as she saw that the wall was now electrified with his destabilizer. “You’re gonna fight with a piece of glass, and with a single weapon? What, you’re gonna push me into the wall hoping I’ll break? Newsflash honey, I’m metal. I don’t break.”

Beast popped his knuckles, and lightly chuckled. “No, I was hoping you’d be distracted. Which is exactly what I got. And my name ain’t Red.”

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