49. Submission

Augustus woke up with a start from the pain. I think he fell off the couch.

--- Heck ! Che for...

When he raised his head, he met yellow eyes that were looking at him seriously.

--- Get up. Follow me. - without explaining anything, Jasper headed for the Warp.

" Cool. As always, nothing is clear. "

Yesterday, after August left Polly's house, he came to the beach house. Only Garnet was in the house. Noticing his condition, she laid him on the sofa and guarded him until he fell asleep.

Looking at his watch, August realized that he had only slept for 4 hours.

--- Why did you wake me up ? And in this way.

--- No talking. Follow me.

--- Whatever you say, Captain.

Augustus went to Jasper, who activated the Warp and they went somewhere.

--- Can you at least tell me where we're going ?

--- ....

--- Understood, the answer is no.

They hadn't been in the Warp long. Soon, a vast desert appeared before August's eyes. It was more of a desert canyon, though.

Jasper went to a certain place without a word, and of course Augustus followed.

Along the way, August saw a lot of new things. For example, in the walls of the canyon, there were many humanoid figures, as if they had climbed out of this stone. There were also some strange devices.

They looked like spiders, with a huge red crystal at the top, and the body was made of glass but with inserts of iron parts. They were mostly fixed in the walls and they had a drill coming out of the bottom. Some were on the floor, some were broken.

--- Came - Jasper stopped abruptly and Augustus slammed into her back.

--- Ouch. You can't stop so abruptly.

--- We came.

--- I understood. We have come, but where ?

--- The place where I was created - Jasper pointed to the wall where there was another hole, but it was different.

If all the holes that Augustus had seen before were clumsy, strange, and curved, then the hole that Jasper was pointing at was different.

It was 2 times larger than the others. She was a perfect figure, if you look closely inside you can see that everything is covered with glass.

--- And why did you bring me here ?

--- There was a war going on, and the HomeWorld was in urgent need of fighters. That's how this kindergarten appeared. Kindergarten Beta . - For some reason, Jasper began to talk sharply.

--- The kindergarten was built in a hurry. There was little time, because of this, all the gems that were created here were there...not perfect. That was until I came along. - she turned to face August and spread her arms.

--- My appearance gave our side a huge advantage. I was the perfect weapon. On the battlefield, I had no equal, I was the god of war. I fought for my comrades, for HomeWorld,for My Diamond.

--- But when My Diamond was broken, the war was lost for us. We lost, morale was at zero. But even after the war, I was used as a weapon of the yellow Diamond. I was still perfect. But you ! - she held out her hand and pointed at Augustus.

--- Me ?

--- You saved me ! Destroyed my image of the perfect soldier !

--- You were dying !

--- I was perfect ! I didn't need any help ! I've always been alone !

--- Is that why you called me here ? To cry that you're not perfect ?

--- No. I called you for something else. - Jasper summoned her helm-weapon.

--- Today, by defeating you in battle, I will regain my honor. - she began to slowly step on him

--- You're not serious, are you ?

Jasper sped up sharply, and grafted in a flash, almost hitting Augustus.

--- I think you're serious after all.

Augustus began to dodge Jasper's attacks. To his surprise, it was very fast. Her attack was like a huge boulder rolling right at you. Or else, it was like a Sonic attack.

--- Jasper, stop it. I don't want to fight you. - evading another attack, Augustus tried to solve this problem with words.

--- I do not care. I'll get my honor back !

--- Jasper, stop it. Last warning.

--- Are you threatening me ? So far, you've only been dodging !

--- Well, I tried.

Jasper once again accelerated, carried to August at full speed. When she almost reached it, it suddenly disappeared, and because of this, she hit the wall.

--- Stop running away ! Fight ! - she jumped out of the wall and began to look around for him.

--- The end.

Jasper whirled around. The world in her eyes slowed down. A fist was rushing at her quickly.

" When did he get behind me?! In the last battle, he also used this ability. " - those were her last thoughts before Augustus smashed her into the ground with a powerful blow.

--- I warned you.

The impact of August's blow had left Jasper's head buried deep in the ground, her body not moving.

" I think she was shutting down. We'll have to wait "

Augustus sat down on a nearby rock and waited. Time passed, and the Jasper was still in the ground and did not move.

" I didn't kill her, did I ? I didn't try to hit hard. Didn't calculate my strength ? "

And then the body of Jasper gave signs of life. She came out of the ground and when she saw Augustus, she went to him.

--- Isn't that enough for you ? I don't want to hurt you.

Jasper came close to Augustus. She stared at him intently. She seemed to be thinking of something.

--- How did you become so strong ?

--- Hmm ?

--- Last time, I beat you instantly.

--- There are several reasons. The same as, training, going beyond your limits, the goal. And also...

--- ...

--- ... to protect.

--- Protect ?

--- Yes. If you have someone you're willing to protect, you just can't lose. You do everything you can to protect the people you care about.

--- ... I have no one else to protect, no one I'm willing to fight for.

--- So find them. - Jasper looked up and saw a smile on Augustus ' face. It was such a familiar smile.

--- Find the ones you want to protect. Who you're willing to give your life for. For whom, you're willing to give everything you have.

--- !!! - Jasper looked at Augustus and her eyes widened. Behind Augustus, she saw a figure, the figure of someone she couldn't protect.

--- What if my strength isn't enough ? What if I can't protect ?

--- You have to believe in yourself. Only you can know if you have the strength. - Augustus stood up and held out his hand to Jasper

--- Let's go. It's time to go back, we've been delayed here.

There was silence. Jasper looked at Augustus ' hand and slowly held out her own.

--- Let's go home - he started to walk but couldn't move. He turned around.

Jasper took his hand in hers, and slowly began to descend. She got down on one knee, lowered her head, and put her hand on her chest.

--- Let me, Jasper, serve for you.

Silence. The entire canyon was instantly silent. Augustus ' eyes widened and he looked at Jasper with a surprised look.

--- Wait, what ?!

--- I chose you. You told me to find someone I was willing to protect. It's you, my Lord.

It seems that everyone already knows what thought flew through August's head.

" Heck ! "