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Chapter 32 - Failed Attempt

[Alexandrite, using Sardonyx's hammer, splatters Lapis' main water clone.]

Alexandrite: I did it!

[However, Lapis reforms her water clone very easily and quickly.]

Alexandrite: So... destroying the main water clone doesn't work either, huh?

[Lapis' four water clones swiftly surround Alexandrite.]

Alexandrite: *in fear* I-I think i'm in trouble!

Lapis: A hammer, huh? Mind if I try?

[Lapis' main water clone makes a hammer just like Sardonix's.]

Lapis: Wanna know something interesting?! The higher the pressure...

[The first water clone punches Alexandrite while the second clone kicks her, sending her into the sky, followed by the third clone elbowing her in the stomach before the main water clone slamming her toward the ground with the hammer.]

Lapis: ...The harder the water will hit! *chuckles*

[The water clones immediately form a giant water sphere above Alexandrite.]

Lapis: Hope you're ready!

Alexandrite: *in pain* Arggh!

Lapis: Here you go!!

[Lapis drops the water sphere onto Alexandrite and then lifts it up to drop it again, thus crushing Alexandrite repeatedly, creating a massive crater in the ground.]

Lapis: You can't win! *laughing* Face it!

[After a while.]

[Lapis dispels the water sphere, ceasing to crush Alexandrite, who lies face down on the ground and groans in pain.]

Alexandrite: Aggh! Gah!

Lapis: Awesome. They're still alive.

Alenxadrite: *in pain* This can't be! *she said as she struggled to get up and keep on fighting *

Lapis: You really wanna keep fighting, huh? When will you give up?

Alexandrite: *panting* I-I won't give up! You'll have to make me!

Lapis: You know what? That's a great idea!

[Three water clones wrap their arms around Alexandrite's body as they turn into water chains, shackling her tightly by her neck, torso, until all her arms are shackled.]

Alexandrite: *screams in pain* No way!

Lapis: You're mine!!

Alexandrite: *struggling to break free from the water chains* Grrr! These chains are very strong!

Lapis: I'm warning you, you won't be able to break free from my chains so easily.

[Two water chains emerge from the ground, shackling Alexandrite by the legs and causing her to fall to her knees.]

Alexandrite: Ughh! *grunts* Lemme go!!

Lapis: First of all, I'm gonna get all the information you have out of you. For example - how many Gems like you are there right now on Homeworld?

[Alexandrite doesn't answer her and remains in absolute silence.]

Lapis: So you don't want to collaborate, huh? Fine by me, otherwise it wouldn't be fun. *chuckles* Am I right?

[Lapis squeezes Alexandrite tightly with the water chains.]

Alexandrite: *crying out in pain* AAHH!!

Lapis: Maybe after I torture you a little you'll start blurting out information.

Alexandrite: Wait!!

Lapis: Please don't fret, "a little" is no big deal, is it?

[Lapis makes several ice spikes from small water balls and hurls them at Alexandrite.]

Lapis: I can't assure you that there won't be a lot of pain involved, though.

[Alexandrite endures the pain as best she can, but suddenly begins to unfuse, glowing for a moment.]

Alexandrite: Keep it together!!

Lapis: Wow, you're really tough, huh?

[Alexandrite attempts to breath fire, but fails because Lapis quickly encases her head in a water bubble, thus putting out the fire.]

Lapis: Fire? Seriously?

[Lapis snaps her fingers to dispel her water bubble and release Alexandrite's head, who gasps for air.]

Lapis: Have you already felt like collaborating with us?

Alexandrite: *panting* N-not even dead!

Lapis: ...For the record, you asked for it.

[Lapis encases each and every one of Alexandrite's gems in water bubbles.]

Alexandrite: What are you going to do?!?!

Lapis: Not much, actually. I'm just going to increase the water pressure until your gems shatter!

Alexandrite: *in fear* Don't even think about it!!

Lapis: Don't worry, this won't hurt... much.

[The water pressure increases and Alexandrite's gems begin to crack little by little.]

Lapis: *laughing* I'll give you a slow and painful death, so behave accordingly and don't despair, okay?

Alexandrite: *shouting in despair and pain* Come on, cut this off!! Stop it!!

[At the same time.]

Stevonnie: *worried* Have you finished yet, Peridot!?

Peridot: Just give me a little more time.

Stevonnie: Come on, hurry up! She's about to kill Alexandrite!

[Peridot finishes the transfer.]

Peridot: That's it, let's go!

Stevonnie: Excellent!

[Meanwhile.]

[Lapis keeps increasing the water pressure, causing Alexandrite's gems to crack more and more and her body is constantly glitching.]

Alexandrite: *crying out in pain* Aahhhh!! Stop!!

Lapis: *laughing* DIE!!

[Peridot approaches Lapis' main water clone from behind.]

Peridot: *shouts* Hey Lapis, look at this!

[Peridot projects a large hologram of a picture with her limb enhancers.]

Lapis: Uh? *turns around and sees the hologram* What's that?

Peridot: Do you remember this? It's the barn, we lived there together for a long time!

Lapis: Huh?

Peridot: *scrolls the picture* And these are the Meep Morps you made yourself!

Lapis: *confused* I what?!

[Peridot is distracting Lapis, because of that, the water pressure starts to decrease.]

Alexandrite: *thinks to herself as she glitches out* It won't be long before I'm free of these chains. *glitches out* Just a little longer.

Peridot: *scrolls the picture* Look, It's Pumpkin! Do you remember her?

Lapis: *a little enthralled* P-Pumpkin?

[Lapis is completely distracted now, so her water chains lost strength.]

Alexandrite: Finally! *glitches out* I can free myself now!!

[Alexandrite manages to get free by breaking the water chains, then she groans as she begins to unfuse, separating back in Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst. They manage to hide among some debris generated during this fight.]

Lapis: *surprised* What the--?! *looks around* Damn it, they got away from me!

Peridot: *in fear* L-Lapis?!

Lapis: Grrr! *furiously, she turns to Peridot* You were just distracting me so they could get away, weren't you?

Peridot: No! No! No! *she said terrified* That wasn't what I--!

Lapis: Get lose, you utter scum! *raises a water hand*

Peridot: Wait, no!!

[Peridot attempts to fly away, but Lapis slaps her into the ground, destroying the hologram in the process.]