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Steven Universe Secret Wars: Part 2 Chapter 2

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AN: So with Infinity War releasing in a few weeks, I feel I might release the next few chapters either before or after them. Anyway, when we last left off the Crystal Gems and the Avengers were torn apart with some going their separate ways and others staying in Beach City. But a mysterious force sends them flying off world for a new adventure, but what dangers will await them this time?

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“God, I should really lay off the drinking.” Tony mused as he took a swig of wine while nearly completing work on a new suit of armor. Returning to his project, he turned a few more bolts, fiddled with the arc reactor on the chest plate and adjusted the joints before finally stepping back to admire his work. Standing dormant before him was his latest armor, the Mark LI. Although it bore his signature red & gold color scheme, it was much slimmer and had hexagonal plating.

“Now let’s take this baby for a spin.” he declared suiting up in the Mark LI and making a heroic pose. “Groovy! J.A.R.V.I.S, statistics!” he commanded the AI. “The Mark LI, built as a sort of all-in-one tool equipped with shapeshifting abilities.” J.A.R.V.I.S explained as his boss tested out its various capabilities. “It can change its form to fit the task at hand such as stealth operations, heavy lifting and orbital flight. When not in use, the suit is fitted inside a wristwatch that can be accessed easily.”

“Tony!” Stark’s good friend Rhodey exclaimed on a holographic screen interrupting the testing. “Rhodes, what’s going on? And make it snappy, I got a meeting in an hour.” Tony said shutting down the armor as it transformed into a small watch on his wrist. “Listen, the Mighty Avengers are in trouble! Amethyst, Nat and Carol all just vanished! One moment we were all training and the next this big voice was all like ‘Amethyst, Black Widow and Captain Marvel, you have been chosen!’”

“Aw geez, that definitely doesn’t sound good.” the armored hero muttered before he head a faint rumbling followed by the same voice Rhodey had described.

IRON MAN, YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN!

“See, that’s the voice!” War Machine cried as his friend began vanishing into light. “And where you’re going, it’s not going to be pretty!” But he was too late, Iron Man was now completely gone from his lab leaving only Rhodes on the screen. “Hope he’s all right.”

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When Tony rematerialized, he found himself in Beach City yet somehow it was different. Rather than some of its landmarks like the Big Donut and the Crystal Gems’ temple, in their place were large statues depicting a woman dressed in a long robe that mostly covered her features except for her face. Also for some reason, he could see New York’s famous skyline and even his own tower amongst this new land. “Where the hell am I?”

Tapping on the watch, Tony’s new armor formed around him and he flew off. Getting a better view of the landscape, he discovered that this wasn’t Earth at all. There were so many strange worlds near it like a wasteland covered in black goo, a pristine metropolis, another wasteland that was a bit more colorful and much more. And somehow, they were all patched together like some distorted quilt.

“Holy crap. It’s like some kind of patchwork planet.” Iron Man gaped in awe before turning his attention to the planet’s moon, upon it rested a large stone white palace bearing more images of this woman. Suddenly he heard a voice that was all too familiar to him. “Now where do you suppose this place could be?” It was Pearl.

Flying down, Tony discovered the Gem discussing their current situation with Bruce. “Pearl & Banner, you too?!” he exclaimed. “Stark, I haven’t seen you in ages! What’s up with the new armor?!” Bruce exclaimed. “Did you skip from Mark XLVI to whatever you’ve got now?”

“That old suit was brought along just in case. This is the Mark LI.” Tony stated before more pillars of light appeared, spawning Amethyst, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and Black Widow. “Whoa, what just happened?!” the small quartz exclaimed before turning to Pearl. “Pearl?! What are you doing here?!” she asked. “Amethyst, what is happening?” Pearl replied. “One minute I was with Dr. Banner & Rogers and now we’re here!”

“Steady yourselves everyone.” Doctor Strange broke the tension with a calming declaration. “I assume since we are all meeting together again after so long, there must be someone that brought us here for something. But what?” The sorcerer began to ponder before the group all heard a faint screaming noise that became louder as a green object rapidly fell downward, that object being Peridot.

“Uh, Stephen?” Natasha commented before the doctor nonchalantly caught the green Gem in his arms. “My hero!” Peridot cried wrapping her arms around Strange’s neck and hugging him before she was awkwardly put down. “Okay, so now Little Green is here too. Guess you were right doc.” Carol stated before two more lights began to shine, revealing Steven and Garnet. “Where are we?” Steven asked clinging onto Garnet’s leg. “I’m not sure Steven, but at least we have company.”

“Amethyst, Pearl!” the boy cheered rushing to his two guardians before hugging them. “So awesome to be together again!” Amethyst cried. “Indeed Amethyst, you have no idea how much I missed you Steven.” Pearl added gently squeezing him. “Okay, so now we have the Crystal Gems back together and most of the Avengers too.” Widow commented. “Makes me wonder who’s next?”

Just then, a portal opened behind them and out of it came a furious Lapis Lazuli with Thor frantically chasing behind her. “Get back here you!” the terraformer shouted before suddenly crashing into Peridot. “Lapis, wait! I think Loki’s gone!” Thor cried out before stopping in his tracks. “My friends, you have appeared here too. But this doesn’t seem like any of the planets we’ve traveled to before.”

“Exactly Odinson, this world seems to be a mix and match of various alien worlds across the universe.” Pearl reiterated when suddenly even more beams of light shone revealing Hawkeye and Black Panther. “I just got back from my kids’ play. Good thing I was called to action after spending time with my family.” the archer joshed. “And I was preparing my kingdom for an eventual return of Thanos.” the king added. “But that begs the question of-”

“Where we are, we get it! Yadda yadda yadda!” Amethyst interrupted him making a 'blah-blah’ gesture with her hand before T'Challa rushed straight up to her face. “I’d watch your tone around a king if I were you.” he threatened.

“So who’s left?” Danvers asked before they all came to a realization. “Cap!” they all said in unison before becoming deadly silent in remembrance of Steve’s fate. “If he were here, he’d lead us all to kick Thanos’ ass.” Clint solemnly stated before they suddenly found their friend’s now fully-healed body in a bubble alongside two gemstones, one that was orange and another that was rectangular and rainbow colored. “I can’t believe it, Captain!” Thor exclaimed before the Gems got a good look at the gemstones sharing the bubble with the soldier. “Wait a minute,” Pearl gasped. “Are those-”

With a smack of Thor’s hammer, Steve was freed from the bubble along with the gemstones. Upon waking up, the captain picked up his shield and prepared for an immediate battle. “This is where we end this Thanos!” he screamed before stopping himself and seeing all of his teammates and friends before him. “Guys?”

“C-Cap?” Steven muttered gazing at his idol. “I-I can’t believe it.” Pearl gasped. “Rogers, how are you still alive?” Garnet asked. “I have no idea either. One minute I blacked out after Thanos nearly killed me and the next I’m here with all of you guys.” the captain explained. “Well whatever happened, it’s goo to have you back Steve.” Tony said gratefully fistbumping him. “Thanks Stark.”

“Oh good grief, what happened?” Peridot groaned opening her eyes to discover Lapis now on top of her gaping at seeing her roommate after so long. “Peridot?” the water Gem stuttered letting her stand up. “Oh my gosh, I’ve missed you so much! You wouldn’t believe the adventures I’ve been on with Thor! I met so many of his friends and even fought alongside them on his home!”

“That sounds great Lapis, but I have bad news.” Peridot said frowning. “Thanos’s minions destroyed the barn. Thankfully Pumpkin is okay and the Guardians pitched in to help me rebuild but I disappeared and wound up here.” Lapis was brought to tears by this news and dropped down to hug her. “I’m sorry about what happened Peridot. Maybe I shouldn’t have left after all.”

Meanwhile, Hawkeye let curiosity get the better of him as he picked up one of the stones to examine it. “What is this, some kind of metal?” he wondered holding the rainbow one before it started glowing, along with the orange one. “Oh boy!”

“So we got everyone present and accounted for. Now to search for clues on where we are.” Romanoff declared before her partner rushed up from behind her. “We can search later guys, look!” he exclaimed pointing at the two gemstones as they floated up and began growing humanoid forms. One had orange skin with reddish-orange markings and beige-white hair while the other had rainbow dreadlocks and dressed similarly to that of a blacksmith. “Know either of them?”

“That can’t be possible!” Garnet exclaimed lowering her shades in astonishment. Before them were none other than Bismuth and Jasper, trying to comprehend what happened. “Where am I?” Jasper wondered before glaring at Bismuth. “But wherever I am, I definitely remember you.”

“Been a long while, hasn’t it Jasper?” Bismuth asked preparing for a fight. “I’ve been waiting to see you again since you vanished at the Ziggurat!” the Quartz soldier shouted summoning her crash helmet. “How’s about a little warmup?” Just as she was about to land the first strike, Steven and Peridot both got in the way. “Wait you two, stop!” Steven cried trying to stop them. “Yeah, there’s no reason right now to punch each other.”

“YOU!” Jasper screamed pointing at the smaller Gem. “You’re the one who poofed me, and now you’re going to pay!” She grabbed Peridot by the collar while Bismuth glanced at the two of them. “Hey Steven, who’s the little green one?” she asked. “Oh yeah, that’s Peridot. She originally worked for Homeworld before calling her superior a clod and joined the Crystal Gems.”

“You sided with the enemy! Steven, you know how much Homeworld subjugated us all those centuries ago and yet you give her a free pass?!” Bismuth hollered. “I bet she’s spying on you guys for Homeworld and is gonna betray you at any moment!” Suddenly she was interrupted by a large splash to her back, and the blacksmith turned around to find Lapis glaring ferociously at her. “Put her down Jasper! You and Bismuth are mine!”

“Well if it isn’t Lapis. Don’t think I’ll ever forget Malachite brat!” the orange Quartz shouted. “Wait, who are you again?” Bismuth asked. “Don’t you remember me?! You basically ruined my life!” Lapis screamed rising above them and standing atop a tower of water. “And now, I will make you pay!”

“Well what are you waiting for, bring it on!” Jasper challenged her making a mighty leap. “Lapis, please listen!” Thor exclaimed chasing after the quartz. The others all made an effort to soothe the water witch’s rage while Hawkeye simply turned around to discover a large stone carving of the word “God” and on top of it was an even bigger statue of Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet while standing atop a mountain of his fallen enemies. “Uh guys, I think you should look at this.”

“What now birdie?!” Hulk asked before looking at the statue alongside the archer. “Purple man statue here all along?” the green goliath asked. “Yeah, how did we miss that?!” Clint exclaimed. “But how can we get the others to notice?”

“Hulk got idea.” Banner stated before taking an incredibly deep breath and letting out a mighty roar that completely interrupted the fight. “Listen up puny humans, Hulk and birdie found big statue of the guy running this place! If we all don’t work together, then Hulk smash you all! Understand?!” he boomed for everyone to hear. “Wait, what statue?” Amethyst asked before they all laid their eyes on that very statue. “Oh, that.”

“How did we not notice that?” Peridot exclaimed smacking her face. “That’s exactly what I asked!” Hawkeye responded before the statue of Thanos began rumbling before it finally came to life, to the shock of everyone. “WELCOME CHAMPIONS OF EARTH TO MY PERSONAL COLISSEUM, BATTLEWORLD!”

“Thanos! So you’re the one that brought us all here!” Jasper snarled pounding her fists. “Why don’t come down here and face me like the titan you think you are?!” she shouted. “I HAVE NO TIME FOR YOU JASPER. BUT FOR NOW, ALLOW ME TO WELCOME YOU TO MY NEW KINGDOM, HANDCRAFTED FOR MY BELOVED LADY DEATH.”

“Lady Death, just like in my dream.” Steven gasped. “I HAVE ASSEMBLED MANY OTHER GREAT WARRIORS FROM ACROSS THE GALAXY THAT WERE WILLING TO SIDE WITH I, THANOS, AND FACE YOU IN COMBAT.” the statue of Thanos announced before revealing one of the first. “BEHOLD, ANGMO-ASAN, THE DEPOSED KING OF SAKAAR!”

The spotlight was then shone upon a red-skinned humanoid man seated in a golden war-suit that Banner immediately recognized. “Oh great, he’s here!” the gamma monster moaned. “You know him?” Garnet asked. “Yeah, funny story. A group of Hulk’s villains got revenge by blasting him into space and he crashed on Sakaar where he became a gladiator, kicked that guy’s ass and formed an army to get revenge on them.” Tony explained. “To say he wasn’t happy about that would be an understatement.”

“NEXT ARE THE SKRULLS, QUEEN VERANKE AND KL'RT, THE SUPER-SKRULL!” Next to the Red King rose two green aliens with a furrowed chin similar to Thanos. The male alien had his arms extend like rubber bands while they took the form of orange flaming stone. “Oh yeah, definitely remember those guys.” Hawkeye said. “They invaded Earth by kidnapping our friends and shapeshifting into them.”

“THE MAKLUAN BEAST FIN FANG FOOM!” the statue of Thanos continued displaying a large dragon-like creature glaring at the champion before roaring at Iron Man in particular. “I’ve dealt with this big guy before. Alien dragon that once served another baddie of mine, the Mandarin.”

“AND FINALLY, THE RENEGADE NOVA CORPSMAN TITUS!” Next up was the alien tiger creature Titus whom the Crystal Gems had already dealt with. “Hey Fangface, remember us?!” Amethyst cried waving to him. “I think he’d rather not.” Garnet stated as they watched Titus growl furiously at them.

“THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THEM THAT YOU WILL FACE.” the statue of Thanos concluded. “I SHALL ALLOW YOU ONE HOUR TO PREPARE. MAKE SURE TO GIVE IT YOUR ALL OR FACE TERMINATION.” The statue finally became inanimate once more when suddenly, a small bubble containing a set of mechanical limbs descended before the champions, floating toward Peridot in particular. “Are those limb enhancers?”

“He possibly gave them to you because we all know he despises weakness.” Jasper suggested. “Where he got them from and how is another story.” she added. “I’ll help you put them on squirt. But I think I may need help myself on how they work.” Tony offered.

“We only have one hour til Thanos challenges us.” Cap declared as they all walked away from the statue to the New York/Beach City hybrid. “Be prepared everyone, the battle for the fate of the universe has begun.”

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Back on Earth, Bucky rushed across the rooftops to the Avengers Mansion to warn the others of the disappearing heroes. He tried to be as stealthy as he could before finally reaching the former Stark estate and peering through a window to discover the new Avengers searching for their teammates. Bucky slowly opened the window trying not to attract attention before Murphy’s Law kicked in as the security system activated. “Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Intruder alert!” the mansion’s AI Jocasta shouted while sirens went off. “Oh that’s just perfect.”

“You rang?” the Vision asked appearing out of nowhere, grabbing the war veteran by the shoulders and tossing him to the floor where he was met by the other heroes. “No everyone, you don’t understand!” Bucky cried getting up. “I’m sorry for breaking in like that, but Cap has gone missing!”

“Wait, Steve’s gone?” Falcon exclaimed as the security system turned off. “Not just him, Pearl and Bruce vanished as well. I was visiting them in the Triskelion when they suddenly faded into light.” Bucky explained which sent the Avengers into a panic. “Aw geez, my cousin went missing too? Hopefully he’s okay wherever he is.” She-Hulk mused.

“The same thing happened to Amethyst, Carol and the widow lady too.” Mantis nodded. “And Tony as well!” Rhodey added before Vision calmed them all down. “Settle down everyone, I think I may know someone who can help us triangulate their location.” he stated. “Wanda.”

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“Okay, a little to the left Tony.” Peridot instructed Iron Man on how to apply her limb enhancers while the other champions prepared for war. “No, not like that you clod!” she shouted frustratedly. “Listen Grinch, I have no idea what the hell I’m doing with this junk. Hey, Bismuth was it? You look like a builder, help me out here!”

“Sorry shellhead, but this tech is way past my time!” Bismuth stated already examining Captain America’s shield. “So you say this is made outta vibranium?” she asked the patriot. “Indeed, straight from Wakanda.” he replied. “Think I actually went there once and met someone who kinda looked like the cat guy over there.” the blacksmith remarked pointing to Black Panther. “Indeed, the Ancient Panther Tribe once fought alongside Rose Quartz in her crusade against the Gem Homeworld.”

“I’ve been waiting thousands of years for this Thanos!” Jasper screamed punching the rock wall of the temple imagining herself pummeling the Mad Titan. “To finally be the one to tear you apart and make you pay for what you did to my Diamond!” Suddenly Steven stepped up from behind her. “Hey Jasper, I wanna talk.”

“Oh great, it’s you.” Jasper groaned turning to the boy. “What do you want Rose?” she asked scowling at him. “Listen, I know you really hate my guts, but you hate Thanos just as much.” Steven stated. “If we lose to him, he’ll wipe out the entire universe, Earth included. And you know you don’t want Pink Diamond to be forgotten right?” he asked. “Well, you got us to stick by you! Are you in or out?”

“I’d rather be shattered than do this.” the perfect Quartz muttered before finally accepting the offer of her arch-nemesis’ son. “Fine, we’ll only work together once.” she declared holding up a finger for added emphasis. “But after this, I will still seek vengeance. Capiche?”

“You got it!” Steven answered bravely before walking away into the facsimile of his bathroom and looking into the mirror. “Not right now Steven, not right now.” he said to his reflection, no doubt contemplating on whether to tell Jasper on what he learned about Pink Diamond.

“Okay guys, think I got it!” Tony called from the sitting area. Steven raced out of the lavatory to find the Armored Avenger shaking Pearl’s hand while Peridot stood up on her mechanical legs, but she instead wobbled and fell down. “D'oh! It’s been so long since I’ve worn limb enhancers, I’ve almost forgotten how to use them.”

“Here, let me help you with that.” Lapis offered grasping her barn mate’s cylindrical fingers and helping her walk, almost like a mother helping her baby take their first steps. “Thanks Lapis.”

“Okay, are we all set?!” Steve announced to which the others answered with a thumbs up. “Good! Champions, assemble!” The champions marched out of the beach house, ready for the epic final battle with Thanos, for their planets, their friends and the entire universe.

Finally outside, they were met with a hologram of Thanos’s head looking down and smirking at them. “Well, I see everyone is finally prepared.” he calmly stated as his smirk dissipated. “Enough games Thanos, show us what you got!” Jasper shouted preparing for war. “Very well then,” the most powerful being in the universe declared. “let the Secret Wars begin.”

With a snap of his fingers, Thanos summoned entire legions of his alien armada. There were dozens of alien creatures all looking to kill, from the Chitauri to the Outriders, Sakaarans, Deviants, Kree, Cluster experiments and even corrupted Gems. “Look at all the alien bastards we have here!” Iron Man exclaimed cracking his knuckles. “How about we put on some appropriate music?”

His shoulder then spawned a miniature amp which started belting a tune that was all too familiar to Steven and the Crystal Gems. “Some… say I have no direction, that I’m a light-speed distraction, that’s a knee-jerk reaction.” the familiar voice of a younger Greg Universe started playing on the amp, much to their astonishment. “No way, you’re a fan of my dad’s music too?!” Steven exclaimed cheerfully. “Yeah, sorry I didn’t get to tell you earlier kid. This song in particular is my favorite.”

“We can discuss music later everyone, here they come!” Captain America shouted as the armada charged straight at the champions. The war had finally begun. “Avengers assemble!”

Black Panther charged first, literally making sparks fly as he landed a series of kicks, lunges and claw-slashes on a platoon of Chitauri. Meanwhile Lapis and Peridot fought side by side taking out numerous Kree while Captain America charged straight at an Outrider. Jasper on the other hand was especially brutal, smacking a Sakaaran with a Cluster Gem before destroying them both. She then gunned for a Deviant with a feral grin before spindashing straight into it, causing its blood to fly all over her body and the battlefield. “Oh yes, this is just awesome!”

“Geez, is she always this brutal?” Tony wondered flying high above the warzone to gain an aerial advantage. “She is, but I’ve never seen her like this before.” Pearl remarked as she watched the Quartz laugh madly as she stood atop a pile of alien corpses, reveling in the sheer carnage and adrenaline of the fight. “Speaking of which, Leviathans at twelve!” A fleet of Leviathans appeared over them as they all gazed toward them. “No worries everyone, I got this.”

Iron Man flew toward one of the whale-like beasts and said a command to his suit. “J.A.R.V.I.S, how’s that Proton Cannon working?” he asked his AI. “It’s still undergoing testing, but I suppose we can take it for a run.” J.A.R.V.I.S stated before a large laser cannon sprouted out of Tony’s other shoulder and prepared to fire. Just then, the song he was playing reached its high point. “At the moment that I hit the stage, I hear the universe calling my name! And I know deep down in my heart I have nothing to fear!

“Target acquired,” the Armored Avenger declared. “PROTON CANNON FIRE!” The Proton Cannon launched an enormous laser beam that reduced the Leviathan to a mechanical carcass before he did the same to all the others while everybody else looked on in amazement. “I am absolutely jealous right now.” Peridot commented as she blasted a Deviant’s head off.

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Meanwhile on Battleworld’s moon, Thanos viewed the conflict from afar on a mystical screen created by Mephisto and was enjoying the massacre. “Yes, this is exactly what I want! More bloodshed!” he cheered pumping his fist. “And I especially admire Jasper, what with her hunger for victory and how she annihilated half of my army. Wouldn’t you agree Lady Death?”

Death gave him no answer, much to his displeasure. “I see you still refuse to talk mistress.” the titan frowned and went back to watching the battle before Ebony Maw spoke up. “Master Thanos, may I make a suggestion?” the minion asked. “I grant you permission Maw.”

“I suppose if she can truly be entertained, then why don’t you send us down?” Maw asked gesturing to the rest of the Black Order standing behind him. “That is a very good idea.” Thanos complied with a devious grin, almost as if he had plans for them. “Very well then, go down to Battleworld and do not come back until you have slaughtered them all.”

The Order nodded in agreement and beamed themselves down to the patchwork world. But little did they know it would mean their doom.

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AN: Can’t believe I managed to get this out before Infinity War premieres! Well hopefully you all enjoyed my adoring viewers, and don’t forget to stay tuned for the third chapter “New Challengers!”
"Welcome to Battleworld" (originally posted on April 21, 2018)

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