Summary: Just dancing, nothing serious
Garnet watched as Peridot was held high. "There she was, trying futilely to stop the evil Yellow Diamond's rampage." Star narrated.
"But soon was proven futile, causing the gem to say only one thing in response!" Steven tossed the green gem high.
"You're a clod, Yellow Diamond!" The little one laughed.
"Homeworld ain't got nothing on this little lean mean green fighting machine!" Kelly joined in as Peridot landed on top of her head. "She's talking smack and taking names, this girl is on fire!"
"Yes, praise me, praise me for my brilliance!" It was probably only going to make her ego worse in the long run, but at least that tiny head of hers was going to stay on their side.
"It's been so long since I've seen a new recruit join our side." Pearl signed with a smile. "Bismuth would've been over the moon for this."
Garnet snorted. "She would have loved the ego on this one too."
"Who's Bismuth?" Amethyst asked. Oh yeah, she wouldn't have known …
"Old Gem, she was a companion in the war … lots of jokes and sass." Garnet said. It both elated and saddened them to know they never saw any trace of a corrupted form even after thousands of years, or shattered shards of her gem. "But now's not the time to dwell on the past. I foresee the kids celebrating Periodt's recruitment for the rest of the day."
"Oh yeah, we're definitely celebrating!" Steven shouted. "You know where at?"
"Well if we wanna party, we've gotta get the party master." Star dialed her mirror. "Ponyhead, you down to party!?"
"WHY IS THAT EQUINE ORGANIC FLOATING WITHOUT A BODY!?" Oh right, they still never eased the girl into the concept of magical creatures from other dimensions. Today was as good a start as any.
" Waaaaaaaaaaagh !" The usual peppy and rather air headed flighty teen unicorn cried so many tears you'd think Blue Diamond was in the area somewhere. "It's all over! The absolute worst thing in the universe just happened!"
"But I thought they already got rid of cookie cats?" Steven asked innocently. "Wait, is Saint O's reopening!?" Star began screaming at that.
"Even worse than that, Q-fly!"
"You're being forced into an arranged marriage with our cousin Rocks!?" Star yelled out.
"Ten million times worst than the worst thing ever! The bounce lounge…it's closing…forever!"
"Oh … oh no?" Marco spoke with confusion.
"Earth turd, be serious!!" Ponyhead shouted in rage.
"I am! I mean … we don't usually go there really."
"Yeah, kind of slowed down on visits ever since the gem stuff became more dangerous." Star muttered. "But this is still a travesty! The bounce lounge has always been there for me, especially when life started to suck corn."
"It's where I had my first break up with Vlad." Kelly said with a weird fondness.
"It's where Stelly had their first dance." Steven agreed. "It's also where I learned about a wider variety of music."
"Exactly, it's a travesty that can't be allowed to happen! Star, Q-fly! Meet me at the lounge! We're going to talk to Milly directly and demand to keep the party alive!"
"I don't know.." Marco hesitated. "This sounds like it's going to be an all day thing."
"Isn't every activity you clods pull off?" Peridot asked with a raised eye.
"Very true." Garnet nodded, before adjusting her visor. "You guys take Peridot. The rest of the gems and I will catch up later, there's something we need to discuss."
"Understood!" Star ran off, dragging her brother. "Lion, let's go party!"
The moment the kids and gem were gone, feathers grew out of Pearl's arm, Amethyst sprouted wolf ears, and Garnet started forming scales across her neck and chest. "Never will I ever take your shapeshifting training for granted Amethyst." Pearl stated, taking deep breaths from exhaustion. "Oh Stars I haven't felt this drained since the Serpentari war."
"Thanks, and also what the heck?! This, whatever it is, it's been getting worse!" Amethyst began scratching herself like a dog would with her foot. "No matter how hard I focus, it reverts back when I let my guard down.
"I think it is our base now." Garnet spoke, adjusting her shades. "I don't know how, but maybe Rose's shield wasn't as effective as we thought. Maybe it was just a delay rather than a nullification."
"Or maybe it has something to do with Steven's Dino form?" Amethyst asked. "I was still underground when the corrupting attack hit, and I didn't have this problem until it happened to him."
"No that can't be right." Pearl stated. "That was just shapeshifting, it wouldn't have an effect on us."
"Whatever the case, it's going to be impossible for us to keep hiding it." Garnet sighed. "I've peeked into the future. The next time we fuse, it's going to be as Alexandrite, and it's going to accelerate the process even more."
"Great, because why not have a crazy moment." Amethyst sighed. "Is this it? Our final moments? Building a drill as we slowly become monsters?"
"If we do it saving the planet, then it'll be worth it." Pearl held a strong gaze. "Rose would've done the same, so I will too."
========================================================================
"This is another dimension?" Ponyhead heard the tiny green nerd her bestie talked about look around the place that, unfortunately, wasn't in the best condition for a party. "I didn't expect it to be so broken and dilapidated."
"Just think of dimensions as infinity." Earth Turd spoke to the new companion. "Each one has their own physics …. Each stranger than the last."
"So logic doesn't apply … Why are we celebrating here again?" Yet another bummer to the group … woopie.
"Because the Bounce Lounge is the best place to party … or it was." Star looked around. "What happened to this place!?"
"I think it was always like this thinking back on it." Q-fly looked around at a wall of pictures. "It's just always so filled with people having fun that no one noticed. This place was around for thousands of years, look." He pointed to some old pic of a girl with purple hair. "Queen Festivia partied here when she was our age."
"That's how the dice roll, butterflies." They looked to see a bee laying on a bean bag chair, the owner of this awesome club. "For creation to occur, what is standing there must be destroyed. For new food to grow you must harvest the old. And for a party to start … the current one must end." She chuckled. "And man … It's been a helluva party."
"Milly! Your excellency!" Ponyhead and her besties immediately got on their knees/stump and bowed as low as they could go. "Yo, earth turd, space twerp, show some respect!"
"Wasn't I just to leave the class system and live a life of anarchy? Why should I bow to a new ruler? I'm my own Gem, chaos is mine to command!" The green alien laughed.
"Maybe we really are driving her insane." Kelly muttered before turning to the club manager/party queen. "So what's the deal with the sudden shut down?"
"Business isn't as strong as it used to be, and I've been partying for five thousand years….I literally can't party anymore unless I want to drop dead in the middle of the dance floor." The glorious god of partying took off her shades, and showed off a wrinkly old face that DEFINITELY didn't age gracefully.
"But this place has so much value to so many people!" B-fly pleaded her case. "A chance to get away from the monogamous and boring lives they live and just … party. It can't simply die out!"
"Maybe, my rebel princess, but the lack of money says otherwise." They gave a broken chuckle. "Not to mention my successor ditched, with a large sum of money a while ago. Apparently they're upstarting a party where Staint O's used to be." The queen sighed.
"Hehehe, so crazy, I wonder why that is…" Ponyhead chuckled nervously, realizing that maybe, just maybe, she shared a smidgen of blame in getting her favorite hang out spot closed on.
"I don't blame them. Like I said, the party moves on. And this party simply has it's last curtain." The majestic queen Milly gave them a soft smile. "You all should spend the night having fun, everything is on the house for a couple of party lovers such as yourselves."
"On the house huh.." Star held her chin curiously. "Guys, what's happened today is a great travesty, so if the bounce lounge really is coming to an end, then let's make it the end party to end all parties!"
"Heck yeah!" Earth turd shouted. "A party that will blow the lid off this place …" The green one opened their mouth. "Metaphor." And promptly closed it.
"Yeah, let's make this a huge event, and invite EVERYONE from every dimension!" Q-fly raised his fists in the air. "Earth, Mewni, anyone from anywhere joining in for an epic send off, as well as Peridot's first Party ever."
The queen laughed. "One last blowout … I think I've got that in me."
"Yeah, let's get it on! Let's party so loud there won't be a single quiet corner in the multiverse!" Ponyhead cried out. "Only thing we're missing now is the entertainment. We got to get someone that brings about the chaotic spirit of fun and party time."
"Oh, we can always get Quana!" Star shouted out. Oh, Pony hasn't seen that one yet, should be fun.
"Oh … I mean …" Q-fly looked awkwardly at Kelly. "I'm…it's just..me and Kelly are…well.."
"Its not like you're going to stay like that forever…right?" Kelly replied just as awkwardly. "Quana's just to help get the party started…so I can save us a dance for when that's done…if you want..?"
"Yes! Yes!" Q-fly said excitedly before coughing in his hands. "I mean, totally, if you're cool with it."
Ponyhead watched from the side with the others at the little love display unfolding in front of them. "Okay, they totally have a different vibe together now, right? I'm not just seeing things?"
"Three years of solitude does things to a person Ponyhead." Earth turd stared at the floor. "Things that make you question the very nature of your existence as your mental age battles your physical one …"
The green alien scoffed. "Try spending a couple centuries locked in a storage facility because someone forgot to keep the entrance open."
"Geeze, I was just saying they look like an actual couple now, I didn't need to question the pointlessness of life itself." Ponyhead rolled her eyes. "I party to not think about stuff like that."
========================================================================
"Ahahahahahahaha!" Quana burst into being once again as Jana and Steven danced into sync once more. "Oh wowe, oh me oh my, it looks like the fantastical services of the ever fun Quana are need once more!" They twisted into a pink tux with a matching hat and cane. "So, how shall we get this party started, my fine ladies and gents?"
"You know, for a brief second, I was hoping you were all lying about the existence of human fusion…" Peridot was being a spoilsport like always.
"Aww, is the little green martian feeling uncomfortable?" They rubbed Peridot head to the point it caught on fire. "Well not to worry, now is the time for fun, excitement! DJ, hit the soundtrack!" They ran over, switching to a tracksuit and headphones. "Yo yo lets turn it up!"
They spun a record around, creating backup singers as they changed into a sparkly and glittery dress, empowered and ready to rock the stage! "Heyo, creatures of all kinds from every corner of the universe, it's time to throw down!"
" Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Open the door)"
Quana grabbed the mike and headed to the middle of the dance floor m, where Star and Ponyhead were ready to meet them. Their sisters from other misters laughing from sheer joy as she spun them around, particularly pony on her horn like she was a toy top.
"Friday morning on the train
I got my black suit on, my office pumps again
Work is such a bitch, she wants it yesterday
Nobody hears a word I say"
They went to grab Marco and Peridot, shoving them onto the dance floor and using finger based wires to start their groove, setting the motion into their bodies that would soon become legitimate dancing. They were fun people, just needed the right push.
Can't wait for the time when I can shed my skin
You can't read my mind but if you're wondering
I'm somebody else, you ain't met me before
I'll put my real face on and open the door
Jackie and Sadie were dancing right by each other weirdly enough, with Lars sort of bopping his head off to the side, likely trying to pretend he was too cool to be in place Marco was. Quana soon fixed that problem by throwing a nut down his shirt and unleashed squirrels, who ran up and down Lar's body, making everyone believe he was breakdancing when he was really just slamming the squirrels out.
"Wham bam, here I am
Goddess of the glitter and glam
(Wham) Yes, catch your breath
Got you eating out of my hand"
They set off fireworks, letting their body spin rapidly like a top and getting the current crowd to cheer them on, switching to a headstand as their hands began juggling for the fun of it.
"Wham bam, thank you ma'am
Now I'm here, the party is on
(Wham) Wow, check me out
Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."
Quana hung from the disco ball around them, scouring above for any dancers that looked like they were in need of a good kick in the pants to get the groove knocked into them. There was a giant floating baby head that was weirding a lot of people out for some reason, so Quana got a giant lampshade and placed it on the infant face, and people calmed down afterwards.
"Friday nights were made for this
I got my red dress on with slits right up the back
Lipstick check, hot cherry red, a perfect ten
And there ain't nothing wrong with that."
Quana went over to Kelly, letting out a little seductive dance as they rubbed their arm over the girl's. Chuckling at the blush before jumping back into the crowd with a spring in their step, literally.
"DJ knows what to play, needle dropping the sounds
Pump the beat through my veins, ain't no stopping me now
Taking over the room when I'm out on the floor
Get your game face on and open the door!"
Off to the side, Oskar and Sour Cream came, bringing much more energy with some sick beats and some nice sound mixing. Quana got out their own Keytar and began a duo performance, making the sound actually appear as colors with each key that they played.
"Wham bam, here I am
Goddess of the glitter and glam
(Wham) Yes, catch your breath
Got you eating out of my hand
Wham bam, thank you ma'am
Now I'm here, the party is on
(Wham) Wow, check me out
Don't know what you've got."
This is amazing! Everyone's having so much fun! That's the Quana charm my friend, you ready to kick it up a notch? You don't even have to ask. This is going to rock!"
"Wham bam, here I am
Goddess of the glitter and glam
Yes, catch your breath
Got you eating out of my hand
Wham bam, thank you ma'am
Now I'm here, the party is on
Wow, check me out
Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone!"
Seeing some goth kids in the corner, they put on a skull mask, making themselves and a bunch of clones do the 'spooky scary skeleton' dance. They ate it up and cheered Quana on, who ate up the attention with a smile.
"Yeah, that's right
You got something to show me?
Come over here and... wow!
Boys, they really like me
Girls all wanna fight me
Looking for some action
Give it up, live it up, turn the freaking music up
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh."
The hardest part of their performance if they had to choose was getting into a dance off between the giant dog head that professed themselves as the 'party god' and the horse in fun looking shades calling themselves party horse. They eventually just decided to do a couple of shoulder taps and let them sort it out, laughing at the chaos with a plan to take the winner.
"Wham bam, here I am
Goddess of the glitter and glam
(Wham) Yes, catch your breath
Got you eating out of my hand
Wham bam, thank you ma'am
Now I'm here, the party is on
(Wham) Wow, check me out
Don't know what you've got ('til it's)
Wham bam, here I am
Goddess of the glitter and glam
Yes, catch your breath
Got you eating out of my hand
Wham bam, thank you ma'am
Now I'm here, the party is on
Wow, check me out
Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone!"
There was only one person that Quana could say they despised seeing at the party. Some creepy looking dude named Kevin that was sending his sister uncomfortable and skeevy looks. The fusion took care of that problem by acting like they were a girl that was into them, and tricked the creep into falling face first into the garbage shoot, where Quana proceeded to pour down experience corn syrup and shedded lion fur afterwards. It was by sheer conscience that they didn't send down a stick of dynamite.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Oh 'til it's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone baby)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Gone, gone, gone, gone, 'til it's gone)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Hey)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Gone, gone, gone, gone)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (Gone)
Quana watched the party play out … absolute pride welling in their minds and souls as they watched the fires start. This place may be shutting down, but it was worth it in the end to see the last party be the craziest. It's how Milly would have wanted it.
"Not bad Q-fly, not bad at all." Ponyhead smirked, tossing a flaming trash can into the crowd. "You just manage to pull off any look, don't yah?" She sent a teasing grin to them.
"Four eyes, four times the perspective." She grinned. "Wanna stick a pack of sparklers down Marco and Peridot's backs?"
"Now that's my little bro…sis…whatever you are like this…let's just do it!" The smiles pretty much guaranteed this as an awesome day for everyone.
========================================================================
Today was…a mixed bag for Kelly. The party was rocking, and she couldn't deny that Quana was a looker for sure with the high energy they carried..but that sort of led into what her problem was.
She didn't want to be controlling, but he was with someone else like this, away from her, gone as she was alone. She repressed it of course, but it was still … awkward.
Those three years they spent alone together…it was magical. At almost any time, Steven could have left her. On the nights where her crying could get unbearable to listen to, he stayed and hugged her well into the next morning and afternoon. His touch, his hold, it wasn't the same as fusion, but it was pretty damn close.
She admired the warmth she had with him … now she was alone again. "So, he cheated on you?" She turned to … Tabby? "With another girl, right in front of you."
"He's not cheating…we're not even dating.." Even if they should be practically married after everything they just went through.
"So then why did you ditch me?" He asked. "We can still be together."
Together, that's what she wanted, right, with someone…with any….no…not with just anyone. "Because I don't feel comfortable with you living in my head, Brad.."
"It's Tad!" The hairball shouted. "Did all the time we spent together mean nothing to you!?"
"I spent years with Steven … It was nicer." She told him. "Just move on, I did."
"No, I know you, I know how you act!" Chad accused. "You don't move on! You get frustrated, but you always come crawling back because you can't live without me!"
"Me live without you?! The bum who's lived in my hair since we were twelve because he was stupid enough to believe he could live without his family that just wanted him to get a job!?"
"Oh you're gonna see!" Tack shouted. "Soon you'll see that you need me-" The little bush was grabbed.
"Aww, sorry, but on a day as spectacular and sunny as this, we don't need party poopers!" The fusion swung their arms around, before tossing the little ball in the trash can with some loser that was flirting with Star earlier. "Home run, slam dunk!" Shey created two sports based heads.
"Heh, thanks Quana, I needed that." Kelly laughed.
"No prob, my beautiful bush. I've sworn to never see a frown on your face." Quana bowed, before a light glowed and split the two.
"Thanks Jana."
"No prob Steven." She ruffled his hair. "Good luck on your dance."
"Your dance.." It took a second for Kelly to piece it together.
"Yeah..if you still want to." Steven held out his hand.
"I always want to." She grabbed it before there was any chance of him getting snatched by someone else. "So you think I'm beautiful huh?" She teased as they got in sync with the beat.
"I mean, your hair looks fluffy … and your eyes looked interesting … and you had cool moles that turned out to be glasses." The boy blushed red as she laughed.
"Relax…I think you're beautiful too." She returned. "A beautiful smile, amazing curly hair..and the only guy I know that can pull off pink."
"I dunno, Princess Marco seemed to pull it off pretty well." The boy snorted. "Um … I think you lead, right?"
"Yep." Who knows, maybe they can become Stelly again … that would be lovely.
========================================================================
Pain … so much pain. Suffer like I've suffered! I'm in control, I am not a prisoner!You're amazing, incredible. This power and rage … And you're the greatest punching bag that exists in the universe!
It's amazing to feel, isn't it?! That rage, the anger, you alone can split this world apart in half! I'm more free then I've ever been in my life, nothing can split me in half!
Then why limit yourself to one puny section of this planet? Because you'll hurt Quartz. He is the one thing I care about. Who cares about any of that!l?
I DO! More pain, more suffering, utter agony and pleasure rolled into a perfect package.
Listen, You're a traitor to homeworld…well so am I now! Huh? I betrayed my court the moment I chose to fuse with you. I'm as good as dead if I go back, just like you…we need each other.
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide, all they had was each other. You never betrayed them. I would, a thousand times over, if it meant I could be with you. If we could be this.
No…I won't be tricked! There is no trick. Neither of us have to be a prisoner anymore. We can have whatever we want together!
We are strength, we are pleasure, we are freedom and malice. Quartz … leave Quartz alone, and we can do as we please. Fine…Rose Quartz couldn't even dream of hurting us like this…as Malachite.
That's who she was….that's all there was…Malachite was all that was needed…Malachite was all that she wanted to be.
Malachite rose from the depths, chains weakening as she rose to the surface. She was free, free to make all suffer, free to rampage, free to do as she pleased.