He hadn't felt the familiar whisps of cold snake up from his core, but that didn't mean much anymore.

The edges of its green form flickered slightly in his vision, finger-like digits floating disconnected from its arm to jab at a broken orb half-buried in a crater.

"Let me connect, you stupid t̶̢͈̖̭̻̯̤̼͇̼͛ͫ̊̂͆̌̓̓̐͌̄̌̂̅̃̾́͡r̨̠͎̱͕̮̼̥͖̲̹̹̩̰̮̘̫̤̊ͫ̓̿̄̈̾͊͒ͦ̂͌͗̈͐͋͆́ͅa͓̠̺̝̯͍̩̳̗̟̮̥̦̳̩ͪ́̅̐̎͛͆̒ͣ̆ͩ̈ͫ͒͜͞s̡̝͍͉̞͖̩͗̒ͤ̇̒ͯ͗ͦ̔ͥͬ́̚h̶̢͍͚̦̼̩̝̱̲̑̓̍̀p̶͋ͮ̓ͧ̀͏̯̰̟͈į̵̷̟̰̤̪̫͙͖͉̪̺̘̹̟͇͎̱̳͕̮ͤ̒ͬ͐̈́̀̕l̷̛̻̤̹͍͇̣̫̗͇̲͚̠̩̼̜̜̪̗̘̈ͭͪͨ͐ͭͤ̋͋̍̌͑ͤ͛̋̋͑́͠ȩ̵̷̴̛̼͎̟͓̯͙͈̥̱̫̲̟̘͈ͪ̈̒̑̉̒̒̽͛̊́̂̓̍ͅͅ "

Danny shivered at the sound, snaking around what appeared to be a crash sight to get a better look. It muttered again in that strange language, floating didgets swirling around and filling in with pale green light to create a hovering screen and unfamiliar symbols.

The final 'finger' poked at it a bit, frustrated noises emphasized by a dismissive sweep. The screen dismantled into a vaguely hand-like configuration, spreading out to shove at the dented orb.

Danny hovered over a lump of upturned soil, absently wondering who would be paying for all these damaged crops, before clearing his throat.

The ghost jumped, whipping around and brandishing a strangely shaped contraption in its hand. It hesitated, then shoved it back up at him again.

"You don't look like one of Yellow Diamond's."

Danny tilted his head, letting a crackling green energy swirl around his own fingertips as the tip of the (apparently weapon) started to glow yellow.

"Yeah, I've never met whoever that is. Why are you in the Human World, anyway?"

The feminine face sneered at him, green gem on its forehead glinting in the setting sun.

"So you're one of those Gems? Fine. I won't back down."

Danny had a moment to wonder how this random ghost hadn't heard of him, when practically the entire Ghost Zone seemed to know his favorite color, when a bolt of yellow lightning lashed out from the strange weapon.

Danny dodged to the side, eyes wide and focused.

If that's how she wanted to play it…

"Fine, Let's play."

He lit up his hands in a sickly emerald glow, flinging the energy at her in a rapid stacatto burst.

He heard a surprised yelp, and the shattering of crystal as her green-toned body jumped behind the orb. His blasts weren't kind to it, hacking off one of the legs and damaging what seemed like a windshield.

She peeked out, scrambling to the side as he circled her defense with an ecto-bolt at the ready. Another slice of lightning shaving far too close for comfort, and Danny zeroed in on his clear shot.

With a flick of his wrist, the circle of energy flew true, and exploded into the being's chest. He managed to see the surprised look, and felt his own horror as the direct shot dissolved her body through the middle.

It only lasted for a moment, before the entire form 'popped', leaving the green gem to fall to the dirt with a quiet clank.

Danny looked around, wondering if he had missed some sort of memo.

Only the chirping of crickets, and the rising moon was there to answer.

Aiming the Thermos at it didn't seem to have an effect, so he risked picking up the sparkling stone and heading home.

He could feel a faint energy pulsing from within it, a quiet little heartbeat.