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what if GemCYT had a side rebel group?

I’ve been following the GemCYT au for a while now, and I love it. The designs are amazing, and the story is great. I saw a really cool idea by @snowydragon10 that basically said, “Yo, but what if DanTDM (who is Blue Diamond in the au by general consensus I guess??) ALSO rebelled, but instead of just faking his death and leaving like Lizzy (Pink Diamond) did, he was a double agent/mole of sorts. I’ve watched this goggle-wearing goof for about 4-6 years now, so I figured I’d expand a lot on this idea. I combined both possibilities they mentioned in a post. For starters, Blue/Dan didn’t become a good guy right away. It took quite a bit of convincing. There were two main things that led him to earth in the first place. Firstly, after the Corrupting Light/Diamond Blast attack, some foresight from one of his sapphires suggested Pink was still alive. Second, he’s the diamond that mainly focuses on technology and science. Several reports showed outbreaks of corruption in gems, and most of those planets were very close to earth. Believing earth was the main harbor of the corruption, grieving for his lost sister, and holding out on blind hope, he went down to earth alone in the form of a Larimar, a Lapis’s ice equivalent. He stumbled across the rebels who offered him protection, training, and hospitality in exchange to help these poor dystopian gems thrive and fight against the Diamond authority. He eventually became a rebel because he had a lot of things to disagree with when it came to white Diamond and how things were handled.

The team on Dan’s side so far consist of him as a Larimar, Justin/Thinknoodles as his pearl, a perfect lapis cut who dubbed himself IBallisticSquid due to the use of floating water tentacles, and ThxCya aka James, a mercenary against the corrupt gems who is a half-human, half- emerald himself. (Like Steven but way less OP and less MC energy.). The difference between Dan and Lizzys squads? Lizzys is much bigger, and both sides would live in different parts of the world entirely. Like snowy dragon said, two diamonds at once would cause a power imbalance. One team would be taking care of some arcs shown in SU, the other will deal with other arcs. (EX: Lizzys group/empires n stuff would have the sword training arc, Dan’s and other ogs would have the Human Zoo arc.)

Anyways enough rambling, here’s their basic designs that are subject to change because I’m indecisive. God I hope it actually comes up for everyone else actually visible.

Gemcyt by @chrisrin

Og idea by @snowydragon10

DanTDM design inspired off of DiamondTDM by @ingapotejtoo

OH MY GOD

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHG

SHADY OAKS IS COMING BACK AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I need asks for Squid, James, and Justin

Bro I’ve been overdeveloping on Dan/Larimar for GemCYT S-0 I’ve been doing the others SO DIRTY I NEED to develop more on the others

send me questions on Squid (who’s a lapis), James/ThxCya (who’s half human half emerald), and Justin (Blue Diamond’s Pearl) I need ideas brewing and I need questions to answer

Is Squid in some way connected to Yellow Diamond (Stampy)?

Oh, absolutely. He used to be part of Stampy’s court, hence the yellow diamond marker that still exists on his uniform. He hasn’t cared to get rid of the diamond uni yet. He doesn’t change his form for a while.

Pink wasn’t the only one with a few lower ranked friends entertainers :}

The mention of Chryscolla having a humanish system got me thinking... Do the rest of the group ever worry about James since he's half human?

His human half means he has things like bones that can break, and he won't just poof like the others if he's badly injured.

That combined with the fact that he can't breathe underwater plus them potentially needing to be somewhere in the middle of the ocean that can flood, that could be a recipe for disaster if they're not careful.

Yeah. The team focuses on their main objective on most missions, but since James is arguably the most physically vulnerable, keeping him relatively unharmed is like a subconscious priority. (Emphasis on relatively. It’s not like he’s not allowed to get bruises and cuts here and there.) I just drew this comic because the image came into my head as soon as I saw the ask and I went for it because it’s funny.

THIS SHIT BANGIN LEMME JUST *eats your fuckin art*

WE ARE SO BACKKKKKK WERE SOOO BAAAAACKKKK

Oh yeah that makes sense, especially since James(?) doesn't have natural healing?? So it's natural the S-0 Gems would be cautious for him. I'm sure he appreciates it deep down.

But now that we KNOW this... any hurt/comfort moments where he actually got significantly hurt and scared the gems?

Figured I’d answer this one in a text/one-shot since I have zero idea what to draw for this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (For reference, Larimar kinda flip flops around being called by his gem name or just Dan. Also I’m not that good at writing battles soooo…)

It was supposed to be just a simple mission. In and out, 20 minute adventure.

God forbid anything goes as planned.

But James knew he could handle it. He always has. He earned himself a few scratches and cuts already, but that never stopped him before. Why now?

James, Squid, and Dan embarked on a small mission to a colony-turned-(now abandoned-) rebel safehouse. Justin found what seemed to be an SOS signature in the area, and the three volunteered to go check if there were any gems still in one piece… or not corrupted. It was rare to see more than one gem going into a mission that menial, but none of them could agree on who would go, so they all went.

it turned out that signature was a faulty reading. There wasn’t a single live gem in the area, just shards and the corrupted.

speaking of the corrupted, the place was crawling with them. Combine that with the sharp, slimy, parasitic nuisances that are Crystal Shrimp, and before the squad knew it, they were surrounded.

“Stars, just HOW many Crystal Shrimp are crawling in this place!? I’m half convinced there’s a neat nearby,” Squid exclaimed, using water to slam a corrupted gem into a nearby wall.

“THAT’S what you’re worried about!?” Dan yelled as he poofed a few smaller ones, their gems clinking onto the ground like dropped jewelry. He took the time to bubble them and send them off before going to the next enemy.

“Yeah, like, they’re so small, how could these things hurt yo-AGH! GET OFF!” James scoffed before jumping back as a shrimp bit him in the ankle. He was so busy getting the swarm off of him and keeping them from chewing through his jacket, that once he got the last one off, he was painfully launched into a wall and pinned there by a large quartz monster. He was gonna feel that one in the morning.

“JAMES! Hang on, give me a second!” Larimar struggled while fighting his own beasts, but got an opening to fire a projectile of ice into the quartz’s leg. It simply shook it off as if it was just some dust bunny on its fur, but turned back to James and slashed his shoulder before trying to bite him. He held back the creature’s powerful jaws with his Destabilizer Rod.

“Nrrgh-! Bad gem! Bad gem!”

James kicked it back before getting on top of it and trying to wrangle it to stay still. It was a dumb idea but the only idea available. It thrashed him about as he desperately gripped on its thick hide.

“Guys!! A little help here!?”

Squid ran over and let his water tentacles get a firm grip on it, but not before the monster bucked James off and drove him into the ground. While squid attempted to hold it back, he motioned for Dan to check on James. “Are you alright?- Oh stars, you’re bleeding!” Dan freaked out in concern as he helped an extremely battered and bruised James to his feet.

“I- I’m fine… I’m good…” James mumbled in a half- daze.

“You’re clearly not. Just let us finish this off and you sit out.”

“What? No! You guys can’t take that thing on alone!”

“DAN’S RIGHT, JAMES! WE’VE GOT THIS UNDER CONT-“ Squid was cut off by being thrown to the side by the large quartz.

James huffed, but then picked up his staff and said, “screw it.”

“James, don’t you DARE-“ Dan tried to stop him, but James was already too close to the beast. He toughed through numerous slashes towards him and flanked the beast. He dug the operating end of his destabilizer rod into the hide of the beast, holding strong as he was thrashed around, until finally, it poofed.

Larimar and Squid immediately ran to James, and their gems nearly shut down when they saw he was bleeding, scratched everywhere, and wasn’t moving.

“James!? JAMES!? No no no, c’mon, wake up, buddy!” Squid said as he tried to shake him awake, but to no avail. Dan checked his pulse.

“He’s still alive, just unconscious.” Dan confirmed and both gems let out a sigh of relief, that is before that relief turned to annoyance.

“What the hell was he thinking!? He could’ve died!” Squid growled.

“We’ll talk to him about it later,” Larimar gently picked him up (bridal style, which is the way he subconsciously picks everyone up, but never associates it with love,) “For now, we take him back to base and let Taaffetite deal with him.”

“Yeah, Tiff’s always got the best stuff for humans and gems, I think she can handle him if he’s a mix. So who do you think she’s gonna be more mad at when we drag him back home, him or us? I’d say him.”

“Don’t bet on it.” Dan chuckled softly.

GemCYT Sub-Zero: Weapons!

Cupquake just uses potions on her end. Squid doesn’t have a real weapon, he just uses whatever’s given to him and W A T E R

Now the fun facts:

-Larimar can’t pull his swords from his gem or put them in there. His gem (or rather the end of his gem that is exposed in that form) is too small. He just has sheaths to either side of him.

-Also I gave Lari two swords because it’s cool.

-Larimar can also channel his ice powers into the blade edges, so he could cut an area and freeze the area.

-James’s destabilizer rod also doubles as a conductive lightning rod due to having electrical properties. The shenanigans that lead to that discovery were… unquestionably stupid to say the least.

-James inherited the rod from his gem parent (like how Steven inherited the shield from Rose) and he’s had it for his entire life. He found out he had it when he was around 11, shocked and hurt himself way too many times, and then proceeded to not touch it until his early 20s.

-Justin makes his own arrows using energy for his crossbow using energy from his gem, the same energy used to make interactive holograms.

-Different colors of arrows for Justin mean different effects, most based off different arrow tips and enchantments from Minecraft. Red is fire aspect, orange is explosive, green is poisonous or corrosive, yellow destabilizes, blue is slowness, etc.

how is a perfect cut lapis different than a regular lapis? also squid lore.. how did he end up in stampy's court?

A perfect cut lapis is usually bigger than a regular lapis, containing darker and richer colors and a bunch more Pyrite in their form (the gold stuff in Lapises.) (Or can it be Lapi?)

as for the other question… I’d like to tell you a story about the Sun and the Moon. (Ft. Pre-rebellion Squid and his longer hair.)

(NOT A SHIP I REPEAT NOT A SHIP.)

The sun shone as bright as day, but his eyes were set on a moon. A little blue rock that broke out the Earth was nowhere near the prestige of the sun, but the sun didn’t care. The way the dust on that thing glittered in his rays and that warm smile on such a cold seeming gem was all the Sun needed. Every time the Moon and Sun were seen together, it created a spectacular show for all to see the science of opposites. The Moon and Sun told each other all their woes. The Moon was little and weak compared to the sun, but for once in the Sun’s court’s history, it felt like they didn’t need to worry about the caste system in place. Of course, the Sun had duties to do for the well-being of him and his Sibling’s empire, so he eventually helped rain down destruction on the Earth to end a terrible war. The Moon was so distraught it caused him to flee from the Sun, sticking close to the ruined Earth. His very emotions pulled the tides like a hurricane when it all happened, seeing his companions and kin, scattered and malformed, if not shattered into fine dust…

He would never forgive his radiant Sun for what he did.

And yet…

The Sun felt an empty void after the Moon fled, and the Moon wishes he didn’t feel the same.

…It’s been too long since the last eclipse.

Og Yellow Diamond! Stampy design by

@ingapotejtoo

founding father #2 for the monster au: Squiddy boy! 🦑

Wordless versions:

Hey I think something might be wrong with my fish idk man

all four shady founding fathers of the Monster Oaks AU in one post, because I can. 💎🪦🥽|🦑🧜‍♂️🌊| 🐺⛏️🪲|🐝🥷🧝

Wordless versions and glowy squid ⬇️

The scrimblos in one place what will they do

Also, ASKS ARE OPEN FOR THIS AU!! Ask them or me anything! More may or may not be coming soon.

REQUESTS/ASKS ARE OPEN FOR THE MONSTER OAKS AU!

I wanna draw more Monster Oaks AU stuff to flesh the au out more, thing is I don’t know how. To get creative juices flowing, my ask box is open 24/7, so anyone who wants to see more of this stupid au, please help me out and throw in your asks and requests (within reason)! Once I flesh this out enough more, I might just kickstart a story for it!

Meanwhile have this cursed image of Gargoyle!TDM.

Info on these goobers is on my blog

for the monster oaks au, were they all born as hybrids or did they become hybrids later on

I don’t wanna spoil too much this early, you’ll see more on that in the future.

all you get was that James and Squid were born the way they were. The other two? Well… ;)

let’s just say things happen if you happen to brush by the right or wrong crowd.

some Shady Oaks SMP charts because I can

Take this while I work on more of the Cookie Run Kingdom x MCYT AU

Yeah

time is a flat fucking circle

we have not changed one bit fnf fanbase is just undertale fanbase 2.0 dream team is just, like, skydoesminecraft and squid and shit 2.0 dream x george is septiplier 2.0 among us is illuminati 2.0 why can we not escape this

Ok hear me out.  Soul Eater au where the mcyts attend the school in the anime.  I am currently making designs for Stampy and Squid.

If you have any Stampy's aus ideas please submit them to me if you want to.

It not because I am running out of ideas for aus it because I really want want to see other Stampy's au that aren't mine since sometime I feel like I am the only one making Stampy's aus and it can get lonely over here.

The only aus I won't accept are aus with dream Simp in it or nsfw aus for oblivious reasons.

(Accidentally deleted my account so I'm reuploading everything)