Enter The Void (Plot (Team 1 umbra))

[Order Of The Diamonds]

Team 1 (umbra)

Malachite

Meta Autunite

Pink Moonstone

Aquamarine

Kyanite

(As mentioned you know what the environment is like, get creative in how your propel yourself and don’t be afraid to ask your teammates for help.)

(Also There is a posting order, the posting order will be first comes, first serves meaning that it’s the order that your first posts are in. (Depending the amount this may not apply to my account as being the SWRP villain i may need to post wherever to compensate for all of you attacking me, allowing the battle to flow more naturally))

The void, the gap between warps streams, was it a pocket dimension, or simply located in space? No one knew, up until this point few gems even came out here, there was no point, it was simply empty. Besides the frigid temperatures, lack of gravity and friction and eerie atmosphere deterred gems almost as much as the kindergarten. Most avoid it aswell since it negates their powers. Fire? Nope no air, Water? Frozen in an instant, Earth? What ground, Air? Vacuum means no air, Energy? You’ll need to build up ten times the amount for it to actually warm the void around you. Besides most gem don’t know how to fight in no gravity.

Despite this a gem still called this place home, granted he never really had a choice. Three small shadow creatures floated idly around. They almost seemed bored with what they were doing right now, stranger still they didn’t seem to be guarding anything or have any particular goal in mind.

But they had been created specifically by sapphire to up security, he knew the gems would be coming and he wanted to have full vision on them. Sapphire's current whereabouts were unknown though, but in a place they seemed almost endless there were plenty of out of sight locations he could have been. Besides unlike his Hard light brethren he didn’t give off an energy signature that could be tracked. His time in the void meant that his energy was everywhere yet nowhere at the same time as if his very existence was intertwined with this place.
Just ahead of one of the wisps a light beam serrated through the empty void, lingering much longer than it should. (This is where you guys are starting, its easier to have you all enter from the same place)

[Meta Autunite]

"Alright,"

Meta's form emerged from the warp-stream with a fizzle. Since her latest "death" at the hands of the moth-thing several days ago, her outfit had changed somewhat. Her outfit now featured thickened. flanged layers near the beginning and end of her stomach. One just below her breasts, and one at hip-level. They resembled the autunite-crystals she was named for, whcih was semi-unsual, as not much else about Meta Autunite resembled the actual Meta Autunite gem.

She hovered in the void, weapon materialized, glancing back as the others came through.

"I want everyone to be EXTREMELY aware of their surroundings, and keep the plan in mind. Don't attack unless you have a clear opening. Use as little energy as possible. And most importantly.... Everyone stick together."

[Aquamarine]

ooc: There should be some air right? It did not all get sucked out of Steven Violently when he stuck his head out like it would in a real vacuum.

Aquamarine appeared from the warp stream right behind her. It had been a week since his alter ego had made himself known the first time and only a few short days before he had relinquished control to him yet again in a battle with a giant moth. He felt the chill here as he stepped forward. He let out a breath that was very visible in the cold as the air was taken from his body. "Remind me all the details we have about what we are hunting here?" Aquamarine thought for a moment, before he whispered into Meta's ear. "That other guy I told you about that I turned into when you got chomped in half? He might be more use full in a fight here. Unless if we can keep those warps on constantly I am not going to have any light what so ever to work with... But he would have no shortage of darkness."

[Kyanite]

"Plan? What plan?" Plenty of knowledge was confined in Kyan's thick skull, but some sort of tactical strategy was not something Kyan knew a single detail about. Nor did he know why other gems had, like him, chosen now to travel outside the warp stream--certainly they didn't share reasoning, what with a defined, curly haired gem brandishing a large axe before him. There was hesitation in his step as his body filtered out of the stream, his body shuddering at the sudden chill he had fallen into the clutches of. It felt too much like home.

Kyan had come back to the warp stream, admittedly, for a taste of familiarity. As a reminder that, though travel was temporarily cut from home world, at the very least he could visit the gate of transit--and perhaps even fix it one day, democracy between his species and those inhabiting the Earth allowed. Kyan appreciated the humans, significantly more than his gem counterparts, and floating in this frigid black void had already come to miss the salty sea breeze, and golden rays pressing heat deep into his skin. He missed the songs of the birds, the feel of damp sand between his toes, and the company of many shirtless humans drinking and playing games. Suddenly, he yearned to go back. He would, too, just as soon as the other gems told them why they'd gathered.

Another gem whispered to the blue tinted woman in the front, their tones too hushed for Kyan to hear. "Whatever your plan is, I'm not a part of it but you should totally tell me because to be honest your weapon is a little frightening and I don't want to die. So, like, everyone be cool and tell me what's about to happen? Or something?" There was a distinct quiver in Kyan's voice, his heart racing as he eyed the blade and its fierce-appearing user. This trip had been a terrible, terrible idea.

[Meta Autunite]

((Sorry, NJRK, but I'm gonna have to break the posting order to some degree and answer questions as they come so I don't end up replying to five different people and doing five different things at once in one post. Lawd fogive meh.))

Meta was mentally assembling a reply to Aquamarine when this other Gem spoke up. Meta turned her gaze to Kyanite, and she looked annoyed. She'd factored in the presence of a lot of things on this trip, but this..... Meta stared at Kyanite. This..... Whatever he was had not been among those things. She honestly didn't have time to educate this Gem, but her stubborn conscience demanded she do so, regardless of the fact that it held the whole operation up and left them vulnerable.

"The plan encompasses the entire reason we are here- to stop the source of the shadows plaguing the Earth. Their roots are here, and it is here that we will sever them. Evidently, you do not share our purpose."

It was true that Meta might look intimidating to those who didn't know her; at seven feet tall, and with her battle-axe and newly upgraded attire, she struck an intimidating figure, her light standing defiant against the void.....

[njrk97]

((Replying the Aquamarine question regarding the environment, their is only a minuscule amount of air, enough to yes not have it sucked out of Steven but at BEST you would only be able to sustain a open flame for about a second before the air around you burns up.))

((as with posting order, Since Meta is the leader of the group, due to her knowledge yes she can break post order but please,please try to avoid it too frequently to avoid confusions, this applies to all of you, if you need to do something very important you can break the posting order but don't do it for minor things or things that can wait until its your actual turn.))

[Malachite]

(I have literally no idea what it's like to be inside a gem to regenerate since the creators of Steven universe are being lazy fucks and don't want to show us, I will use my imagination)

Malachite sat with his legs crossed on the smooth blue surface of his gem. Compared to him, he was the size of an ant inside of it. The walls of the gem shimmered with bright light and reflected off of each other, giving the inside of the gem a look of a crystal chandelier. Malachite stood up from his sitting position and jumped from his spot, landing on the other side in several seconds.

In the gem, there was no gravity, no stress, no nothing. Just relaxation.

(to all you kids confused, yes I am staying in this thread. Me and njrk have made plans for malachite. He of course is no where near you guys at the moment so...yeah! Wait for his return as he describes the inside of a gem!

[Pink Moonstone]

Pink hadn't been on this planet long, but the discovery of warp pads actually being on this planet - as well as the numerous gems trapped here - just continued to raise confusion in her mind. She would of liked it if she could phrase her confusion into questions, but everything happening just seemed to swirl around her head. She still didn't really know many other gems here, but she had seen Carnelian heading somewhere, and had decided to follow. Although she failed to catch up with her, this had lead her to the discovery of the warp pads. Initially, she wasn't sure that she quiet believed what she was seeing, but the pad reacted just as a pad should. It clearly was no coincidence - this was of Gem design.

As she travelled through the familiar portal, a wave of comfort washed over her, and yet, also a pang of longing that was just as strong. She didn't really miss her home while she was travelling, but now that she was stuck here, the desire to return just grew stronger. She lazily let her hands trail through the stream, making patterns and shapes as she did so, looking through the gap, and glimpsing the nothingness beyond. Except... It wasn't nothingness... She saw something through there, on the other side. There were.... gems?... on the other side? Why? Although she had almost grown used to seeing gems around the area, on the wrong side of the warp stream was not something she ever expected - no matter the location. Surely... Surely it was unsafe through there? But then... Maybe they had a good reason to be there? Maybe it was perfectly safe... And... Maybe they could help her...

Cautiously, she separated the stream, and, with a deep breath, she stepped through, ready to form her wings, should there be a hidden drop she had not expected. But, no, she found that although she made no contact with the ground, she didn't seem to be falling. As she found herself on the wrong side of the warp stream, she gazed around herself in wonder. This was not one of the places she had ever expected to travel. She almost wasn't sure what to think. From where she was, she managed to overhear the last sentence spoken, "...we are here- to stop the source of the shadows plaguing the Earth. Their roots are here, and it is here that we will sever them. Evidently, you do not share our purpose." The gem who had spoken was a tall and powerful figure - it almost made her want to turn back and return to the stream, and whatever pad it's destination was to be. But, she was here now, and besides, you couldn't really judge by appearance's, right? And she did want to stop something from hurting this planet, so surely she wouldn't be to cruel of a gem?

She found that she was closer to the other gems than she would of liked, and so she was most definitely noticed by them. So, with a determined mindset, she tried to act a lot more confident about the situation than she felt.

"Is there any way I can help?" she asked, looking up to the gem, "I've not been on this... Earth... very long, but having the place overrun with shadows doesn't seem right."

((....Holy cow this got longer than I expected.... xD))


((Edit: Oops sorry - it was like, 1am when I typed this. Fixing it up. P:))

[Order Of The Diamonds]

(Remember People ZERO GRAVITY,NO FRICTION, its like your in space, you have wings so you can move with those Pink instead of walking. It also means that if your hit you wont stop flying back until you find a way to stop yourself)

"Their here" The shadow creatures echoed from each other as their heads turned to face the gems that had gathered floating in the warps "Defend" They continued to echo as one of them separated into two.Now in total there was four shadow wisps. Each of them replicating the appearance of one of the member's from the group.

In the zero gravity environment the wisp didn't lunge at the group they instead stretched across the distance, the front of them moving then the back as a method of flying though the area. All of them let out a aggressive hisses as they targeted a single gemstone in the group. The blue Kyanite gemstone to be exact. The shadow creatures arm's all serrated into blades as they flew towards the blue stone. Intending to eviscerate his physical form and take his stone to add to his collection.

In a undisclosed location Black Star Sapphire was sitting idly on a chair made of shadows.Hovering above his hand was the bubbled Malachite stone and he slowly allowed it to float between his two hands as he waited to see how his wisps would handle the new comers.

(Posting order
1.Meta (Unless otherwise required)
2.Aqua
3.Kya
4.Mal
5.P Moonstone
and i will interject when needed. One final reminder, no gravity, no friction, there is enough air for wings to push you around but that is about it.)

 

[Malachite]

(Just a little bump to remind you guys that we must continue this! I did not get captured by a tentacle beast just  for this thread to die and Malachite to be a forgotten character!)

Malachite continued to walk around in the large gem thinking to himself. "My reform will be better, I will make myself stronger than before. No one will bring me down like that again! This piece of shit Black Star is going to taste my fist down his throat" Clenching his fist, he knew he was in a bubble and unable to escape but the only way to get out was to wait for someone to release him.

(By the way, Meta's turn is next. So let's get this thing going!)

[Meta Autunite]

As the shadows lunged at Kyanite, Meta directed a beam of ultraviolet light their way. Not much heat to it, but Meta had begun to realize as she fought the things that it was not so much energy but light that destroyed their bodies and caused them intense pain. So really, there was no reason to waste excess energy on giving the beam power when light itself drove them back.

Symultaneously, the tall bronze and blue Gem drew her weapon, axe forming out of a flash of light in her right hand, as her left stayed pointed at the shadows, ready to throw another beam their way......

"Everyone, keep together."

She cautioned. They all had a much better chance of getting through this alive if they worked as a group.

[Aquamarine]

(Shadows? He makes... Shadows....) Thought Aquamarine as he gracefully drew his gem and sprung into action. He would go soaring forward, the gem used to working in space due to a lifetime guarding ships. He had jumped forward but he realized that without any stars to draw power from he could only do just that jump. (Come on, I know I can do this too!) He thought to himself as he made his best attempt to swing at the mass of shadows resembling his group. This was not going to work, he realised as he went floating into space. He, as much as he did not want to admit it.... Needed the other guy to fight effectively here. He could not do it at will, he needed some kind of emotional trigger. In the back of his mind he hoped that one of the shadows would cut him just so that he could use the rage to make an attempt to transform.

[Kyanite]

Kyanite had only a brief moment to look around before tendrils of darkness struck out towards him, narrowly avoiding flaying the poor boy alive. He sucked in a breath and urged his body to transform into the first thing he could think of that might be small enough to avoid these creepy crawlies rushing him in the darkness: a mantis shrimp. Why? Who really knew, honestly. He'd been watching a lot of Discovery Channel. The mass of his body jiggled and dwindled into just a few inches of iridescent blue shell, with a frilled tail and easily dozen tiny appendages, excluding his newly found claws. With a stressed wiggle, he urged his body up and out of the attack path.

Keep together, Someone had mentioned before. Yeah, real easy for them to say; they weren't being targeted by tiny angry shadows! The gem sent a ray of light in his direction, before whipping out that frightening axe which could easily flay him alive. He reverted to humanoid form and summoned an airboard under his bare blue toes, propelling up and to the side in an arc around his assailants. Really, Kyanite wasn't there to hurt anybody. It was uncertain whether he was even capable of doing so to begin with. "Look, can't we just, like, talk about this?" Kyan made vague hand waves with a slight flick of his wrists.

Shadows plaguing the Earth sounded menacing enough no doubt, but there had to be a diplomatic solution, right? "Seriously guys what if we just took a breath and figured things out together." In truth Kyan wasn't even sure whether the little dark creatures could speak, but if it meant avoiding complete destruction, talk was worth a shot.

[Order Of The Diamonds]

((Alright this is going much slower than i want it to so here goes, post order is out of the window, its dragging this down too much, secondly i'm not going to be chasing people up about posting anymore, three days, if you haven't posted your skipped simple as that. So lets get this going))

Several of the shadows were immediately burnt away by the light beams created by Meta, letting out resonating screams they vanished.Some though had still managed to make it past and had been aiming for Kyanite. Kyanite though had managed to shift out of the way of the shadow creatures and avoid the attacks. Aquamarine was mostly ignored, he was helplessly floating through space so he could be dealt with easy afterwards. The fight ended up being short though as the shadows froze in place and looked back at Kyanite. From the entire area a voice seemed to echo with a small chuckle "A Kyanite stone, mutations yes, but you were always known for your tempered personality"

"I suppose i should dispel the smoke and mirrors and reveal who i am" The voice finished, the shadow creatures returned to their ball like forms and whizzed back infront of the gems.The 2 fused and seemed to create some sort of pitch black doorway. Out of the door a arm was revealed, then a leg, a head and so on until a black figure was standing infront of them. It seemed to look like any of the other wisps they fought, except for one detail. A smoothed circular gemstone on his forehead. As black as night but with a distinct four pointed star pattern on the center of it. His eyes were a much redder colour than the wisps and he looked around at the group with mild curiosity. A shadow platform under his feet seemed to nullify the effects of the zero gravity environment.He let out a small click looking at the group before reaching his hand back into the portal and pulling out a bubbled Malachite stone.

"I feel i should give you a chance" He said lightly before popping the bubble and pushing the blue Malachite stone over to the group.

"You wish to talk" A shadow lounge formed behind him as he began sitting down. Leaning back and resting his hands together he continued "Then by all means talk, I think I owe answers at least"

[Meta Autunite]

Meta gestured sharply, and the stone was ripped across the space between the too groups, rotating in place just behind Meta.

"I'd thank you....."

She held the axe between herself and her adversary, golden light billowing from it and from her body.

"But I think that was as much a passive-aggressive assessment on our fighting ability as anything."

She pursed her lips.

"Now you want to talk? After all the attacks? The Gemnappings? The skulking around? The threats?"

She shook her head.

"I'm not one to cut a fool down while he speaks....."

There was a tensing in Meta's wiry limbs. The armor over her midriff rustled and creaked, light flashing off its angular, metallic plains. Meta herself seemed to have changed to match the new outfit..... She was..... Harder. More abrupt and aggressive in her actions and speech.