Steven Universe: The Return [FanFiction English]

32. Failed Attempt

Lapis: Maybe after I torture you a little you'll start blurting out information.

Alexandrite: Wait!!

Lapis: Please don't fret, "a little" is no big deal, is it?

[Lapis makes several ice spikes from small water balls and hurls them at Alexandrite.]

Lapis: I can't assure you that there won't be a lot of pain involved, though.

[Alexandrite endures the pain as best she can, but suddenly begins to unfuse, glowing for a moment.]

Alexandrite: Keep it together!!

Lapis: Wow, you're really tough, huh?

[Alexandrite attempts to breath fire, but fails because Lapis quickly encases her head in a water bubble, thus putting out the fire.]

Lapis: Fire? Seriously?

[Lapis snaps her fingers to dispel her water bubble and release Alexandrite's head, who gasps for air.]

Lapis: Have you already felt like collaborating with us?

Alexandrite: *panting* N-not even dead!

Lapis: ...For the record, you asked for it.

[Lapis encases each and every one of Alexandrite's gems in water bubbles.]

Alexandrite: What are you going to do?!?!

Lapis: Not much, actually. I'm just going to increase the water pressure until your gems shatter!

Alexandrite: *in fear* Don't even think about it!!

Lapis: Don't worry, this won't hurt... much.

[The water pressure increases and Alexandrite's gems begin to crack little by little.]

Lapis: *laughing* I'll give you a slow and painful death, so behave accordingly and don't despair, okay?

Alexandrite: *shouting in despair and pain* Come on, cut this off!! Stop it!!

【At the same time.】

Stevonnie: *worried* Have you finished yet, Peridot!?

Peridot: Just give me a little more time.

Stevonnie: Come on, hurry up! She's about to kill Alexandrite!

[Peridot finishes the transfer.]

Peridot: That's it, let's go!

Stevonnie: Excellent!

【Meanwhile.】

[Lapis keeps increasing the water pressure, causing Alexandrite's gems to crack more and more and her body is constantly glitching.]

Alexandrite: *crying out in pain* Aahhhh!! Stop!!

Lapis: *laughing* DIE!!

[Peridot approaches Lapis' main water clone from behind.]

Peridot: *shouts* Hey Lapis, look at this!

[Peridot projects a large hologram of a picture with her limb enhancers.]

Lapis: Uh? *turns around and sees the hologram* What's that?

Peridot: Do you remember this? It's the barn, we lived there together for a long time!

Lapis: Huh?

Peridot: *scrolls the picture* And these are the Meep Morps you made yourself!

Lapis: *confused* I what?!

[Peridot is distracting Lapis, because of that, the water pressure starts to decrease.]

Alexandrite: *thinks to herself as she glitches out* It won't be long before I'm free of these chains. *glitches out* Just a little longer.

Peridot: *scrolls the picture* Look, It's Pumpkin! Do you remember her?

Lapis: *a little enthralled* P-Pumpkin?

[Lapis is completely distracted now, so her water chains lost strength.]

Alexandrite: Finally! *glitches out* I can free myself now!!

[Alexandrite manages to get free by breaking the water chains, then she groans as she begins to unfuse, separating back in Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst. They manage to hide among some debris generated during this fight.]

Lapis: *surprised* What the--?! *looks around* Damn it, they got away from me!

Peridot: *in fear* L-Lapis?!

Lapis: Grrr! *furiously, she turns to Peridot* You were just distracting me so they could get away, weren't you?

Peridot: No! No! No! *she said terrified* That wasn't what I--!

Lapis: Get lose, you utter scum! *raises a water hand*

Peridot: Wait, no!!

[Peridot attempts to fly away, but Lapis slaps her into the ground, destroying the hologram in the process.]