The gem experiments banged against the bubble shield with Steven concentrating on keeping them out.
"Mom! I need that sword to help Steven!" Mrs. Maheswaran looked worriedly at her daughter before pushing her bag behind her back.
"I'm sorry Connie, but I can't have my little girl fight these things!" Suddenly one of the gem monsters punches the bubble and causes Steven to tumble back. Connie grabs him, but his momentum made them both spin before his gem began glowing. Connie's mom covered her eyes as soon as the light died down.
What stood before her was Stevonnie with shield still intact. She glanced at her mother before reaching over and grabbing the hilt of the blade. "Sorry Mrs. Mah-mom, but I need to drop the bubble. When that happens move down the hall so I don't accidently hit you with my sword. Got it?"
Mrs. Maheswaran nodded before the bubble popped. The doctor ran to safety and watched as the two monsters grabbed the combined form of Steven and Connie. Stevonnie summoned her shield and blocked a punch from the monster.
"Hya!" She hit it with the flat of the blade before backflipping away from the second monster.
"Keep my stance wide, keep my body lowered." Stevonnie whispered before lunging forward and cutting through the first gem monster. It poofed and Stevonnie quickly bubbled it. "Alright. Now where's the othe-oof!"
Stevonnie was sent flying through the wall and breaking through the brick. She dropped her sword and the shield disappeared. Before the fusion could get up, the gem experiment picked her up by the throat and began dragging her through the halls. "Connie!" Her mom cried out and saw the pink blade they dropped.
The doctor followed the grunts and screams of either Stevonnie or the gem. But to also help her path was the dents and holes inside the walls. It looked like either fusion was dragged or pushed into the wall leaving the hall looking for repairs.
Finally Mrs. Maheswaran found Stevonnie repelling the monster with her shield. Sweat was pouring down plus her clothes were more torn up. Pushing the gem away, the half human half gem hybrid jumped up and kicked it through the door into the ER. The fusions rolled around until Stevonnie was against the floor holding her shield up from the constant barrage of punches the fusion experiment was giving.
But a pink light sliced through one of the arms off and Stevonnie was surprised to see her mother holding the sword and grabbing Stevonnie's hand. "I can't believe I did that. I swung a sword like some punk. Th-this is unreal." The two ran out of the room and Stevonnie looked back to see it following them.
"Quick, give me the sword!" Mrs. Maheswaran didn't care as she handed the sword to Stevonnie. The gem human fusion nodded before turning back and facing the gem monster. It roared at them before charging.
The sword wielding fusion gave it a glare before rolling out of its way and kicking its feet. The monster fell to the ground and before it could get up found the blade stuck deep within its abdomen. A cloud of color poofed into existence and left behind the cluster of gem shards.
Stevonnie picked them back up, bubbled them, sent them to the temple and smiled at her results. "Alright. That's two now." She turned back to see her mom staring right at her with complete awe. Finally aware of the situation the two unfused with the tall one now split into two children.
"Connie." Was all she could say as the two got up and looked at the damage they've done.
"Mom, we need to talk about...what just happened here." Connie said as she handed Steven the sword.
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The trio walked out of the hospital with secrets now open to the adult. She clutched her arms as she tried to let the secret finally settle in.
"So you're telling me that Pearl has been helping you train to fight these, these things." She finally said.
"That and more Mom. There's something going on in Steven's world and I want to be there when it happens. I know how to fend for myself and I know how to win these types of situations." Connie replied with a lighter chest as she finally poured all her secrets away.
Her mother didn't say anything and looked at Steven who was playing with a lion. She glanced at her daughter and kneeled down. "I-I get it now. Well just a sliver, but I understand what you've got to do. However, it hurts me that you can't be truth with me."
"I know, but I was worried that if I told you my time with Steven would be over." Connie sniffled as the guilt of lying and the possibility of losing her best friend made her cry.
"I'm sorry Connie. I'll try to understand more of whatever this is and lay off the rules so you don't feel so restricted. But no more lying, deal."
Connie smiled and hugged her mom. "Deal."
Steven smiled at the two before looking around him and felt like he was missing something.
At the bottom of the ocean
Lapis felt herself slowly losing control as she felt Jasper began crawling up.
"No...not now! I need to focus a bit more for Steven!" Lapis thought before her concentration was interrupted by the few happy memories she had with the hybrid.
Then she felt herself sink as a yellow and orange hand break the surface.
"No! NO!" Lapis cried out as she saw Jasper's face rise through the surface. She gasped as she breathed in freedom and glared at Lapis.
"Not this time Lazuli. I'm going to get my revenge and you won't stop me this time!" Lapis cried out as she felt the water she controlled turn against her as Jasper finally stood up.
The water chains broke off and Jasper put on a sinister grin on her face. "I'm coming Rose and I've got more than enough power to destroy you!"
Lapis slowly sunk to the bottom of her prison and felt her will slip from underneath her. All that she could see was her failure to stop Jasper.
"I'm sorry Steven." She whispered.
Steven shivered a little and turned to see no one behind him. However sadness washed over his heart more than fear as he felt something happened, but he doesn't no what. He looks at Connie running over to him and he quickly moves forward.