The world is ravaged and dead. Darkness is a fog that constantly gives the air a rotting stench. Many cities are in ruins, with decaying skeletons paving the street. A run down bar was filled with people. One was a hooded female, taking multiple shots. "Another.", she said as she slammed down her shot glass. The bartender denied her another shot. "I think you've had enough. That guy in the booth asked for you while you were in the bathroom." The female looked to a man in the back sitting alone at a booth, smoking a pipe. He had long hair, and a peach fuzz around his chin and mouth. "Aragorn?", the lady called out. She ran to the booth and sat across from him. "What the hell are you doing here you crazy son of a bitch?! They find out you're here they're gonna kill us both. You're a Resistance member!", she whispered. Aragorn said, "They cannot track me. I'm safe here. I bring bad news. Garnet has been captured. She led a team of our warriors on a routine search-and-rescue mission, but unfortunately, they were ambushed and captured."

"Why should I care? Serves her right.", the woman replied.

"Amethyst. You know Garnet never sought for your disability."

Amethyst pulled down her hood and revealed the top left corner of her face was replaced with a red cybernetic eye. What wasn't robotic was a purple skinned face with long white hair, and large lips.

"This is what I had to get when she refused to give me something new."

"We didn't have anything to heal your gem at the time. Other things were going on that prevented us from doing so."

"Yeah. So much happening in the world right now. Whatever that maniac does to her is justice in my mind."

"Maybe in your mind. I'm going to say something I said many years ago. There will come a day when the courage of men fails and darkness will consume the hearts of many. Please do not allow that darkness to consume you. It takes strength to survive what you endured. It takes even more to forgive. And I know that you possess that strength."

Before Amethyst could say anything, the bartender yelled out, "We got Covenant coming in!"

Amethyst looked at Aragorn with disdain. "They won't track you, huh?"

"It's a routine check. We need to find somewhere to hide."

The two hid under the seats in their booth. A group of alien soldiers burst through the door. They wore thick, purple armor had quadruple hinged jaws, three fingered hands, and multi jointed legs. The one up front spoke with a deep voice of sustained anger, "Who owns this establishment?"

The bartender spoke up, "That would be me."

"I am the Arbiter. The High Ruler has tasked us to search this establishment. We have reason to believe a Resistance member is hiding here with a former Resistance member. Shall we search the establishment?"

"Of course. I'd hate to go against the High Ruler's orders."

The alien warriors began searching the establishment. They began looking under the booth tables. Amethyst quietly scowled at Aragorn, "Tell me you've got a back up plan for this!" Aragorn replied, "I do. We cut through them before they can reinforce." "I like that strategy. On 3."

"1."

"2."

They both yelled, "3!"

Aragorn and Amethyst jumped out from under the table. Aragorn procured a broadsword from his belt, while Amethyst revealed a gemstone lodged in her chest. It started to glow. She reached into her gem and pulled out a whip segmented by gems in the rope. Aragorn cut off the Arbiter's arm then sliced a scar through his face. Angered, he yelled out, "It's the Resistance members! Seize them!" Amethyst grabbed a soldier by the neck with her whip, yanked him towards her, dodged to the side to allow it to fly behind her. Aragorn cut apart the alien that flew towards him in one swipe. Amethyst jumped forward, revealed her left arm was robotic, then smashed it into another alien's head, crushing it. Aragorn threw his sword, stabbing the last alien through the skull. "We have to move. In 20 minutes, more of them will show up.", Aragorn yelled. Amethyst asked, "Where do we go? We're out of range for an emergency teleport for your Resistance."

"Then we get in range." Aragorn pressed two fingers to a device in his ear and spoke out loud.

"This is Aragorn. Tails, I've found Amethyst. How far am I for an emergency teleport?"

A young voice echoed in his ear, "For a safe teleport, about 2 miles."

"And an unsafe teleport?"

"Uh, 400 feet east of where you are. You just can't be moving for 15 seconds, and you might lose an arm, or a leg. But it should be safe. Mostly."

Aragorn turned to Amethyst, "The closest we can be is 400 feet...

Massive alien warships started warping over head, bombarding the scorched landscape with plasma bolts that exploded. Both ran from the explosion. While they ran Amethyst remarked, "With all that advanced tech, you'd think they'd have better aim."

"It's not them. I have something with me that makes their weaponry much less accurate."

They managed to evade the blasts until they were within range. Aragorn placed his fingers on his ear again and yelled, "Tails! We're in range! Now!"

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More aliens began appearing below.

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The aliens equppied powerful one handed blasters. Aragorn procured his sword and yelled, "Stand your ground!"

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Aragorn blocked the coming energy blasts with his sword reflecting the energy attacks at the aliens. Amethyst's robot arm transformed into a blaster of her own, and she fired at them, destroying the alien forces. "Hold on!", she yelled.

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An electrical surge began to engulf them.

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The alien soldiers were several feet away. The one up front lunged forward and tried to attack them.

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The two of them disappeared.

At the heart of Egypt, was a technologically shifting pyramid, with blocks constantly changing amongst each other, creating a shifting infrastructure. At the core of this pyramid, a 6 foot tall humanoid being sat his throne. He wore a skull mask modeled after the Day of the Dead. He also wore a crown with sharpened spikes around the base. He also had a long black cape and a hood. He pulled out a wrist device, and a hologram projection of the Arbiter. He had his dismembered arm replaced with a cybernetic arm. He said, "High Ruler! The Resistance members have escaped, and may have bolstered their numbers by one. We were unable to identify her. But she bared a resemblance to the missing Crystal Gem." The High Ruler spoke with distorted, deep voice, "So, they finally found her. Thank you for your report."

The Arbiter put his fists together and bowed his head before terminating the comm line. The High Ruler turned to his side, waved his hand, and the walls shifted to reveal multiple cells. Five of the cells were filled. In one cell was a woman with red skin, a red jumpsuit with a star on it, large legs, a cubed black afro, and a pair of shades shaped like two triangles side-by-side. The High Ruler looked to her and called her, "Garnet."

In another cell was a man wearing green combat armor, a green helmet with a yellow visor and a hologram A.I. on his hand. The High Ruler looked to him and called him, "Master Chief."

In the third cell was an aging man with a white beard and hair, and a large white robe. The High Ruler looked to him and called him, "Gandalf the White."

In the fourth cell was a young girl with short hair, a red and black dress and silver eyes. The High Ruler looked to her and called her, "Ruby Rose."

In the fifth cell was a slightly younger girl with blond hair, a red headband with devil horns, blue eyes, and a dress. The High Ruler looked to her and called her, "Star Butterfly." The High Ruler chuckled to himself and said, "The Resistance's strongest warriors in one fell swoop."

Ruby asked, "What are you going to do with us?"

The High Ruler responded, "You'll find out soon enough."

The High Ruler laughed maniacally.