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“Woo!” Amethyst shouted, lifting Steven and Peridot into the air. “Shorty Squad is best squad!”
“Yeah, being short is the best!” Steven laughed.
“I can concur, I do much enjoy this shorter form than the form I held with my limb enhancers.”
Pearl stood at the kitchen counter, grumbling. Garnet put a hand on her shoulder.
“Tell me what’s bothering you.”
Pearl sighed. “Why do they get a Short Squad ...”
“Shorty Squad!” Amethyst corrected, calling out from across the room.
“...while we don’t have anything like that? Don’t they know that being tall isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? The struggles of having to duck under short ceilings, having our legs dangle over the sides of beds…”
“Sorry, can’t relate,” Garnet shrugged, unfusing into Ruby and Sapphire.
“Shorty Squad, Shorty Squad!” Ruby and Sapphire chanted, running to meet Steven, Amethyst and Peridot.
Pearl looked to Connie, Lapis and Bismuth, who were more similar to her in height than the self-proclaimed Shorty Squad.
“Tall Team?” Connie asked.
“Tall Team,” Lapis nodded.
“Tall Team!” Pearl proclaimed, joining the more height-proficient Crystal Gems in the corner.
Amethyst glared at the newly-formed team, a devious smirk on her face.
“I smell a rivalry brewing.”