Diamondseed345
Pokémon Trainer
- Pronouns
- He/him
Elliott had been doing everything he could to keep his mind off of what had been happening recently, and somewhat didn't know what to do. Peridot had tried to reactivate the Kindergarten, he and the others had barely been able to stop her. What was she going to do next?
The mere thought had started to keep him up at night. He had started becoming more sluggish, and on more than one occasion he was found asleep at his computer.
One time, Peter had come back from a night on the town to find Elliott dozing away with his head on the keyboard. He had reached the City of Tears in Hollow Knight, and the music of the area.
The hauntingly beautiful melody of a woman singing mixed with the sounds of a piano and the rain from the leaking lake in the cave above... no wonder he had conked out here.
He had gone through his own supply of Caramel coffee in just about a week, and had stayed vigilant for trouble. When he wasn't binging Hollow Knight, he was outside, with his staff in hand and binoculars in the other, keeping an eye on the sky.
No more Plug Robonoids nor comets, just regular planes and the occasional helicopter. After all the shit that had been happening, did it all just suddenly... stop?
Peter had grown increasingly concerned with how Elliott had been acting, considering that he had gone through, and had suggested they have a day out on the town. Nothing significant, just grabbing some fry bits or grab some donuts or the likes of that. Perhaps grab an Air fryer to cook fries of their own? Peter was up for anything really.
They had gotten Earl to come along with them, and when they got down to the town, it almost seemed that Elliotts anxiety was practically melting away, but then...
What could only be described as an earsplitting fog horn could be heard all over the city, and Peter froze as it started.
"GET DOWN!!" He yelled, tackling Elliott to the ground, just as the windows of the nearby buildings shattered and the ground began to shake. Earl had crouched down and had her hands behind her neck. But just as soon as the earthquake began, it had ended just as abruptly. They were left on a boardwalk covered in shattered glass, confused. Distant car alarms as well as burglar alarms began to blare, and for a few seconds Elliott was unable to comprehend what was happening.
"What the fuck was that!?"
Earl was the first one to see it as she got up. What looked like a hand floating distantly in the sky, one that looked... distinctly artificial. Clusters of crystals were growing on its knuckles, and it was... pointing at the surface? Peter seemed as if he recognized it immediately.
"Oh no..."
"Um... is that what I think it is?"
"That's exactly what you think it is!! We need to get the others!!"
Peter immediately grabbed Elliotts hand, and began sprinting towards the temple with Elliott in tow. Earl had been running alongside them, and was only staring at what must have been some kind of spaceship.
As they got closer, they could see bolts of blueish energy being fired at the ship, which it simply opened its hand up properly to shield from the bolts with its palm.
"Are you kidding me!? We can't do anything to it??"
"What even was that!?"
"They're trying to shoot the ship down!? I don't know!!"
When they made it to the beach, they could see what looked like turrets that looked... ancient. A crystalline ballista that looked as if it were about to crumble, and a multitude of canons that looked as if they were about to break. Did they all come from the war to drive the Diamonds off the planet?
Peter looked as if he was about to pass out when he reached Garnet.
"Please... tell me those are just pirates or mercenaries!"
"That's unlikely." Garnet said. "Lapis said she'd be coming back with reinforcements. That ship... likely has those reinforcements."
"So is there about to be an invasion of some kind!?"
"We aren't sure, but the ballista and light cannons had no affect on it, we'll have to take them head on."
"Like... conventional warfare or the likes of that?"
"If that's how you see it, then yes, add to that fact that the whole town might be in danger. Steven has already made an attempt to contact the authorities and have them evacuate the populace."
Suddenly, a siren that was meant to be used for waterspouts on the coast began to blare, adding to the cacophony of distant alarms.
"Seems that he succeeded."
Elliott and the other two made attempts to help people evacuate and pack their bags, especially Greg who... wanted Steven to come along. Elliott could understand somewhat, he didn't want his son to be harmed by... whatever was going to crawl out of that ship.
Peter could understand the most out of all of them. There were young children he wanted to protect in Tullwend, some that he... failed to protect. The memories of a child dying in his arms after a Fire ant attack were still fresh, he couldn't let anything of the such happen again.
He wanted to evacuate as well, due to fears of what would happen if whoever or whatever was on that ship were to catch him... what would they do to him?
Shatter him?
Rejuvenate him?
Just give him to another gem and let them do god knows what to him? He didn't want to know, and felt like running would be his best option.
Elliott truth be told, wanted to run as well, yet he felt like he shouldn't. If he, White Diamond, was supposedly the Supreme Leader of all Homeworld Society, couldn't he just tell whoever was in that ship to stand down? Would they just stop if he gave himself up? Best not to think about that, ordering them to stand down might work.
A stupid, and possibly risky idea, but he had a plan B to rely on if that didn't work.
He'd have to decide very soon, as the ship only continued to get closer, and illuminated the surrounding area in a bright green color. Pearl and Amethyst had by then fused into a new gem, Opal in a last ditch attempt to bring down the ship. A fusion even taller than Steven and his own recent fusion that had used a weapon not too different to the ancient ballista used only hours earlier.
A bow and arrow designed for the use of an individual with four arms. Sure, it could be used by a normal gem or human, but with four arms, it could be used to the max of its capabilities.
As the ship drew closer, Opal drew the bowstring back, causing a blue bolt of energy to form.
"Fire!!" Garnet yelled, causing opal to release the bowstring, sending the boly soaring through the air. The bolt proceed to split into a flock of much smaller arrows, and when they all made impact... nothing.
Nothing but metallic clanging as the arrows made impact, leaving not even a dent.
"Are you fucking kidding me!?" Elliott yelled, completely shocked to the fact the ship wasn't damaged.
Garnet however, remained undeterred.
"At least Steven is safe..."
"Yeah, I don't know about us though..." Peter's voice was unsurprisingly shaky. He was scared, and was standing behind Elliott as the ship continued its approach. Elliott was shaking somewhat as well, but not as much. He wasn't confident that his Diamond heritage would keep him safe, but he felt that there was at least one small chance it could work?
But just when the ship was going to make landfall...
"Hey guys!!" A familiar voice yelled, tired and slightly excited.
It was Steven. Why the hell did he come back!?
"Why the- what are you doing here kid!? It's dangerous!!"
Opal unintentionally unfused, and Pearl told him to get of here.
"Get away while you still can Steven!!"
"It's too late!" Garnet yelled. "Just stay behind us!!"
The ship flew to a position so it was just about above the water, and opened its palm.
The tips of its fingers hit the shore, and sand was sent flying all over the environment, even part of the ship itself. The Gems stood their ground, and Elliott used his staff in an attempt to not be blown away, while Peter held onto his shoulders.
The silence that followed was palpable, as a bubble similar to what Elliott and Earl once traveled around the west coast in emerged from the center of the ships palm. It floated onto one of the fingers, which then fell onto the sand below.
It was Peridot, and someone... else? They had a build similar to that of Earth Bodybuilders, along with a cloak that screamed high status. They even had a kite shaped gemstone in place of a nose, and like all Homeworld Gems Elliott had seen before, had a Yellow Diamond emblem on their bodysuit.
"That's them alright, they're the ones who keep breaking my machines!" Peridot yelled.
The high status gem was unimpressed.
"This is it?" They sounded... incredibly bored.
"Jasper! They keep interfering with my work!!" Jasper sighed, and stepped forward.
"Looks like another waste of my time." She said, grabbing something behind her.
"Get over here!" She said angrily, pulling another gem into view. She wore a long skirt, and wore a crop top, and had short blue hair. Steven could recognize her immediately. This was... Lapis. The Gem that caused the supposed "low tide." She pulled herself out of Jaspers grasp, and her eyes went wide upon seeing Steven in the crowd before her.
"This is their base?"
"Yes..."
"You need to leave, immediately!"
"Yeah, fuck off!!"
"This is not a Gem controlled planet! Humanity rule this world!" Pearl yelled.
The three Gems jumped down from their ships, and Peter gasped upon seeing Jasper. He... recognized her.
"Neither of you saw Rose Quartz? Tch, what a shame. I was looking forward to beating her into the ground!!" Steven cringed at the thought.
"And this is all that's left of her army? Some defective pearls, that puny overcooked runt, and THAT shameless display?"
"And what is that?" She asked, pointing at Steven.
"It calls itself, a Steven."
"He's just a human, he isn't a threat at all! He's not one of them!!"
"I know what a human is, you don't need me for this. Just blast them with the ship.
"Ugh, fine."
Peridot activated her hand computer, and the ship rose into the air, taking a finger gun stance. Energy began to collect around the tip of the finger, and the gems all spread out
"Steven, get out of here!!"
"No!"
"Are you serious kid!?" Elliott yelled, with Peter holding his hand tightly while they ran for cover. Garnet kept her stance.
"I won't let you risk your life!!"
"But this is my home, and you're all my family!!"
"Firing."
"I'm, I'm a Crystal Gem too!!" Steven jumped behind Garnet just as the ship fired its gun, and when the combination of light and sand dissipated... Elliott could see that Steven had formed a massive shield.
"You- you have the power of Rose Quartz!!"
"Now do you believe I needed an escort??"
"Fire a barrage, wide spread!!" Elliott ducked back into cover, as a large laser swept through a large area. Garnet managed to tackle Steven and get him out of the way.
"Rose, why do you mock HER by looking like that?? Why are you so weak??"
"Don't hurt him!!" Lapis yelled.
"You knew about this!"
"It wasn't relevant to the mission!"
"Forget about that, Yellow Diamond needs to see this... thing."
Garnet rushed Jasper as she was about to grab Steven by the shirt collar, and managed to parry an attack by suddenly forming a helmet, knocking Garnet back.
"Steven run!!"
"Prime the Gem destabilizer." Jasper said, pulling out what looked like a fork with electricity flowing in between the prongs.
Elliott was about to run in, when Garnet was hit square in the chest with this so called "Destabilizer" but froze from what he saw.
Yellow circuitry spread throughout her body and she just... started falling apart! Parts of her limbs started coming off, and yellow light could be seen inside, and her physical form became a cloud of gas. All that was left were two gems in her footprints, one red... and one blue.
"I was there you know, at the first war for this... disgusting excuse of a planet." She said, grabbing Steven by the neck. He was trying to get out of her grasp but... she had an iron grip.
"I fought against your armies. I respected your tactics. But this... this is sick, looking like the Diamond you SHATTERED. How DARE you mock her!!"
"Unhand him!!" Pearl yelled, running with spear in hand.
"I don't get what you're planning Rose, but look. Your base is taken. Your armies are ruined. You have FAILED!!" The helmet evaporated, and Jasper straight up headbutted Steven right in the face, knocking him out cold.
"STEVEN!!" Pearl yelled, running more frantically.
Both Amethyst and Pearl were subdued with ease, leaving Elliott alone. Elliott was spotted easily by Jasper but... she wasn't hostile?
"White Diamond..."
She went to approach Elliott when an earsplitting boom could be heard. Jasper only seemed startled, as there were only scratches on her chest and... Earl could be seen, wielding a shotgun.
"You think that is going to bring me down??" Jasper yelled, running at Earl, as she continued to rain hellfire on the high status gem, and destroyed her physical form with one blow.
"EARL!!" The two yelled, and Elliott ran at Jasper, loosing the fear he once had.
She managed to grab Elliotts arm, causing his staff to dissipate.
"I don't understand White Diamond. Why... did you do what Rose has done? Why are you fighting? Do you remember who you are??"
"I-"
"Nevermind that, Yellow and Blue could possibly bring you back..." she grabbed Elliotts other arm, and brought him to Lapis and Peridot, who she handed him to.
Peter didn't know what to do. He couldn't just sit there and watch as everyone... even Elliott was captured, he had to act.
He summoned his trident, and charged.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM!!" He yelled, charging at Jasper. Experience with battling the Mant back in Tullwend told him he could take on Jasper... he was dead wrong.
She grabbed his trident, and crushed it to make it dissipate, and grabbed him by the neck.
"THIS is where you ended up 7L2? On this puddle? I should have known a DISGUSTING example of a pearl like you would have ended up here. Here I thought a convert would be exotic... maybe you still could be."
She put two fingers between the pearl in his eye, and... pulled it right out as he was screaming. His form turned into a cloud of gas, and Jasper stood there staring at the pearl in her hand.
"They would want me to shatter you... but I have another idea..." she collected Earls Pearl, and approached Lapis and Peridot.
"Knock her out, she won't want to come home if she's organic. I'll deal with Rose.
One of Peridots weird floating fingers flew infront of Elliotts face, and proceeded to zap him right on the gem... causing everything to go black.
Chapters end.
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The mere thought had started to keep him up at night. He had started becoming more sluggish, and on more than one occasion he was found asleep at his computer.
One time, Peter had come back from a night on the town to find Elliott dozing away with his head on the keyboard. He had reached the City of Tears in Hollow Knight, and the music of the area.
The hauntingly beautiful melody of a woman singing mixed with the sounds of a piano and the rain from the leaking lake in the cave above... no wonder he had conked out here.
He had gone through his own supply of Caramel coffee in just about a week, and had stayed vigilant for trouble. When he wasn't binging Hollow Knight, he was outside, with his staff in hand and binoculars in the other, keeping an eye on the sky.
No more Plug Robonoids nor comets, just regular planes and the occasional helicopter. After all the shit that had been happening, did it all just suddenly... stop?
Peter had grown increasingly concerned with how Elliott had been acting, considering that he had gone through, and had suggested they have a day out on the town. Nothing significant, just grabbing some fry bits or grab some donuts or the likes of that. Perhaps grab an Air fryer to cook fries of their own? Peter was up for anything really.
They had gotten Earl to come along with them, and when they got down to the town, it almost seemed that Elliotts anxiety was practically melting away, but then...
What could only be described as an earsplitting fog horn could be heard all over the city, and Peter froze as it started.
"GET DOWN!!" He yelled, tackling Elliott to the ground, just as the windows of the nearby buildings shattered and the ground began to shake. Earl had crouched down and had her hands behind her neck. But just as soon as the earthquake began, it had ended just as abruptly. They were left on a boardwalk covered in shattered glass, confused. Distant car alarms as well as burglar alarms began to blare, and for a few seconds Elliott was unable to comprehend what was happening.
"What the fuck was that!?"
Earl was the first one to see it as she got up. What looked like a hand floating distantly in the sky, one that looked... distinctly artificial. Clusters of crystals were growing on its knuckles, and it was... pointing at the surface? Peter seemed as if he recognized it immediately.
"Oh no..."
"Um... is that what I think it is?"
"That's exactly what you think it is!! We need to get the others!!"
Peter immediately grabbed Elliotts hand, and began sprinting towards the temple with Elliott in tow. Earl had been running alongside them, and was only staring at what must have been some kind of spaceship.
As they got closer, they could see bolts of blueish energy being fired at the ship, which it simply opened its hand up properly to shield from the bolts with its palm.
"Are you kidding me!? We can't do anything to it??"
"What even was that!?"
"They're trying to shoot the ship down!? I don't know!!"
When they made it to the beach, they could see what looked like turrets that looked... ancient. A crystalline ballista that looked as if it were about to crumble, and a multitude of canons that looked as if they were about to break. Did they all come from the war to drive the Diamonds off the planet?
Peter looked as if he was about to pass out when he reached Garnet.
"Please... tell me those are just pirates or mercenaries!"
"That's unlikely." Garnet said. "Lapis said she'd be coming back with reinforcements. That ship... likely has those reinforcements."
"So is there about to be an invasion of some kind!?"
"We aren't sure, but the ballista and light cannons had no affect on it, we'll have to take them head on."
"Like... conventional warfare or the likes of that?"
"If that's how you see it, then yes, add to that fact that the whole town might be in danger. Steven has already made an attempt to contact the authorities and have them evacuate the populace."
Suddenly, a siren that was meant to be used for waterspouts on the coast began to blare, adding to the cacophony of distant alarms.
"Seems that he succeeded."
Elliott and the other two made attempts to help people evacuate and pack their bags, especially Greg who... wanted Steven to come along. Elliott could understand somewhat, he didn't want his son to be harmed by... whatever was going to crawl out of that ship.
Peter could understand the most out of all of them. There were young children he wanted to protect in Tullwend, some that he... failed to protect. The memories of a child dying in his arms after a Fire ant attack were still fresh, he couldn't let anything of the such happen again.
He wanted to evacuate as well, due to fears of what would happen if whoever or whatever was on that ship were to catch him... what would they do to him?
Shatter him?
Rejuvenate him?
Just give him to another gem and let them do god knows what to him? He didn't want to know, and felt like running would be his best option.
Elliott truth be told, wanted to run as well, yet he felt like he shouldn't. If he, White Diamond, was supposedly the Supreme Leader of all Homeworld Society, couldn't he just tell whoever was in that ship to stand down? Would they just stop if he gave himself up? Best not to think about that, ordering them to stand down might work.
A stupid, and possibly risky idea, but he had a plan B to rely on if that didn't work.
He'd have to decide very soon, as the ship only continued to get closer, and illuminated the surrounding area in a bright green color. Pearl and Amethyst had by then fused into a new gem, Opal in a last ditch attempt to bring down the ship. A fusion even taller than Steven and his own recent fusion that had used a weapon not too different to the ancient ballista used only hours earlier.
A bow and arrow designed for the use of an individual with four arms. Sure, it could be used by a normal gem or human, but with four arms, it could be used to the max of its capabilities.
As the ship drew closer, Opal drew the bowstring back, causing a blue bolt of energy to form.
"Fire!!" Garnet yelled, causing opal to release the bowstring, sending the boly soaring through the air. The bolt proceed to split into a flock of much smaller arrows, and when they all made impact... nothing.
Nothing but metallic clanging as the arrows made impact, leaving not even a dent.
"Are you fucking kidding me!?" Elliott yelled, completely shocked to the fact the ship wasn't damaged.
Garnet however, remained undeterred.
"At least Steven is safe..."
"Yeah, I don't know about us though..." Peter's voice was unsurprisingly shaky. He was scared, and was standing behind Elliott as the ship continued its approach. Elliott was shaking somewhat as well, but not as much. He wasn't confident that his Diamond heritage would keep him safe, but he felt that there was at least one small chance it could work?
But just when the ship was going to make landfall...
"Hey guys!!" A familiar voice yelled, tired and slightly excited.
It was Steven. Why the hell did he come back!?
"Why the- what are you doing here kid!? It's dangerous!!"
Opal unintentionally unfused, and Pearl told him to get of here.
"Get away while you still can Steven!!"
"It's too late!" Garnet yelled. "Just stay behind us!!"
The ship flew to a position so it was just about above the water, and opened its palm.
The tips of its fingers hit the shore, and sand was sent flying all over the environment, even part of the ship itself. The Gems stood their ground, and Elliott used his staff in an attempt to not be blown away, while Peter held onto his shoulders.
The silence that followed was palpable, as a bubble similar to what Elliott and Earl once traveled around the west coast in emerged from the center of the ships palm. It floated onto one of the fingers, which then fell onto the sand below.
It was Peridot, and someone... else? They had a build similar to that of Earth Bodybuilders, along with a cloak that screamed high status. They even had a kite shaped gemstone in place of a nose, and like all Homeworld Gems Elliott had seen before, had a Yellow Diamond emblem on their bodysuit.
"That's them alright, they're the ones who keep breaking my machines!" Peridot yelled.
The high status gem was unimpressed.
"This is it?" They sounded... incredibly bored.
"Jasper! They keep interfering with my work!!" Jasper sighed, and stepped forward.
"Looks like another waste of my time." She said, grabbing something behind her.
"Get over here!" She said angrily, pulling another gem into view. She wore a long skirt, and wore a crop top, and had short blue hair. Steven could recognize her immediately. This was... Lapis. The Gem that caused the supposed "low tide." She pulled herself out of Jaspers grasp, and her eyes went wide upon seeing Steven in the crowd before her.
"This is their base?"
"Yes..."
"You need to leave, immediately!"
"Yeah, fuck off!!"
"This is not a Gem controlled planet! Humanity rule this world!" Pearl yelled.
The three Gems jumped down from their ships, and Peter gasped upon seeing Jasper. He... recognized her.
"Neither of you saw Rose Quartz? Tch, what a shame. I was looking forward to beating her into the ground!!" Steven cringed at the thought.
"And this is all that's left of her army? Some defective pearls, that puny overcooked runt, and THAT shameless display?"
"And what is that?" She asked, pointing at Steven.
"It calls itself, a Steven."
"He's just a human, he isn't a threat at all! He's not one of them!!"
"I know what a human is, you don't need me for this. Just blast them with the ship.
"Ugh, fine."
Peridot activated her hand computer, and the ship rose into the air, taking a finger gun stance. Energy began to collect around the tip of the finger, and the gems all spread out
"Steven, get out of here!!"
"No!"
"Are you serious kid!?" Elliott yelled, with Peter holding his hand tightly while they ran for cover. Garnet kept her stance.
"I won't let you risk your life!!"
"But this is my home, and you're all my family!!"
"Firing."
"I'm, I'm a Crystal Gem too!!" Steven jumped behind Garnet just as the ship fired its gun, and when the combination of light and sand dissipated... Elliott could see that Steven had formed a massive shield.
"You- you have the power of Rose Quartz!!"
"Now do you believe I needed an escort??"
"Fire a barrage, wide spread!!" Elliott ducked back into cover, as a large laser swept through a large area. Garnet managed to tackle Steven and get him out of the way.
"Rose, why do you mock HER by looking like that?? Why are you so weak??"
"Don't hurt him!!" Lapis yelled.
"You knew about this!"
"It wasn't relevant to the mission!"
"Forget about that, Yellow Diamond needs to see this... thing."
Garnet rushed Jasper as she was about to grab Steven by the shirt collar, and managed to parry an attack by suddenly forming a helmet, knocking Garnet back.
"Steven run!!"
"Prime the Gem destabilizer." Jasper said, pulling out what looked like a fork with electricity flowing in between the prongs.
Elliott was about to run in, when Garnet was hit square in the chest with this so called "Destabilizer" but froze from what he saw.
Yellow circuitry spread throughout her body and she just... started falling apart! Parts of her limbs started coming off, and yellow light could be seen inside, and her physical form became a cloud of gas. All that was left were two gems in her footprints, one red... and one blue.
"I was there you know, at the first war for this... disgusting excuse of a planet." She said, grabbing Steven by the neck. He was trying to get out of her grasp but... she had an iron grip.
"I fought against your armies. I respected your tactics. But this... this is sick, looking like the Diamond you SHATTERED. How DARE you mock her!!"
"Unhand him!!" Pearl yelled, running with spear in hand.
"I don't get what you're planning Rose, but look. Your base is taken. Your armies are ruined. You have FAILED!!" The helmet evaporated, and Jasper straight up headbutted Steven right in the face, knocking him out cold.
"STEVEN!!" Pearl yelled, running more frantically.
Both Amethyst and Pearl were subdued with ease, leaving Elliott alone. Elliott was spotted easily by Jasper but... she wasn't hostile?
"White Diamond..."
She went to approach Elliott when an earsplitting boom could be heard. Jasper only seemed startled, as there were only scratches on her chest and... Earl could be seen, wielding a shotgun.
"You think that is going to bring me down??" Jasper yelled, running at Earl, as she continued to rain hellfire on the high status gem, and destroyed her physical form with one blow.
"EARL!!" The two yelled, and Elliott ran at Jasper, loosing the fear he once had.
She managed to grab Elliotts arm, causing his staff to dissipate.
"I don't understand White Diamond. Why... did you do what Rose has done? Why are you fighting? Do you remember who you are??"
"I-"
"Nevermind that, Yellow and Blue could possibly bring you back..." she grabbed Elliotts other arm, and brought him to Lapis and Peridot, who she handed him to.
Peter didn't know what to do. He couldn't just sit there and watch as everyone... even Elliott was captured, he had to act.
He summoned his trident, and charged.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM!!" He yelled, charging at Jasper. Experience with battling the Mant back in Tullwend told him he could take on Jasper... he was dead wrong.
She grabbed his trident, and crushed it to make it dissipate, and grabbed him by the neck.
"THIS is where you ended up 7L2? On this puddle? I should have known a DISGUSTING example of a pearl like you would have ended up here. Here I thought a convert would be exotic... maybe you still could be."
She put two fingers between the pearl in his eye, and... pulled it right out as he was screaming. His form turned into a cloud of gas, and Jasper stood there staring at the pearl in her hand.
"They would want me to shatter you... but I have another idea..." she collected Earls Pearl, and approached Lapis and Peridot.
"Knock her out, she won't want to come home if she's organic. I'll deal with Rose.
One of Peridots weird floating fingers flew infront of Elliotts face, and proceeded to zap him right on the gem... causing everything to go black.
Chapters end.
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