The shadow assassin (steven universe reader-insert)

Chapter 38.

Peridot: Steven, We'm sorry I couldn't save you or the billions of other lifeforms who matter far, far less to mus. Do you have any last words?!

Steven: I love you, Guys. (hugs Peridot and Iron*)

Peridot:... Wow, thanks.

Iron: Thank you for forgiving me steven.

The cockpit shakes violently and Iron and Peridot hugs Steven back. The white matter begin rushes upwards up the hole, surrounding the drill in it. The lights in the compartment flicker and voices can be heard crying out from below. After a moment, the white matter stop rising, shaping into white hands, and reside back down to the Cluster, brushing past the drill. Iron, Steven and Peridot observes the Cluster's activity on the compartment screen, as white outstretched arms wiggle around on the surface.

Peridot: It's still struggling to take its form! This means we still might have time. There's still a chance! (taps a couple of buttons on the control panel and holds onto the steering handles*) Just a little repositioning.

Peridot pushes the steering handles forward, and the drill climb through the hole in the ceiling with mechanical legs, suspending itself above the Cluster.

Steven: Iron, Peridot, I don't think we should hurt the cluster. I don't think it knows what it's doing.

Peridot: It doesn't matter if it knows what it's doing. It's still going to do it.

Peridot presses a button on the steering handle, and the drill begins diving towards the Cluster. The white matter, with visibly shaped hands, then erupts towards the drill, attempting to push it back from reaching the Cluster. Iron, Steven and Peridot scream as the drill struggles against the force of the white matter. It eventually makes contact with the Cluster, and Steven covers his face, groaning in pain.

Peridot:What? Is the increased vibration causing damage to your head holes?

Steven: I don't know!

Peridot: We're not even piercing the crust yet! I need to increase power! Are you going to be okay?

Steven: Yeah, yeah. I think it's just the noise... I think. Keep going.

Peridot: Affirmative. Activating triple tip penetration mode!

The drill separates into three more drills in a triangular formation, forcing the Cluster's outreached arms to retreat. Steven, still holding his head in agony, gazes down at the cockpit floor and sees flashing hallucinations of ghoulish faces floating up towards him. He gasps in horror, as one of the drills breaks off from the comtraption.

Steven: Runaway drill!

Peridot balances the contraption on its two remaining drills.

Peridot: There! Just, gotta, keep balance!

Steven: Okay...

Steven looks out the window at the Cluster, with a nauseated frown. He then sees another ghostly face, its mouth widens in a groan as it rushes towards him. He screams and flinches backwards in shock, colliding into Peridot. A second drill breaks off and the contraption starts spinning around in unbalance.

Peridot: I don't know if it's going to hold! Iron, you take the wheel!!

Iron: Okay!!