Steven Universe: The Return [FanFiction English]

33. Her Bad Experiences

Lapis: As you wish, ma'am.

[Lapis replied submissively as she bowed to Bluebird.]

[Lapis and Bluebird fly away to the palace; however, Peridot - who had been slapped into the ground nearby - managed to overhear their conversation.]

【Meanwhile.】

[Near a cliff Stevonnie is seen searching for their friends among the wreckage in order to heal their wounds.]

Stevonnie: Where are they?!

Garnet: *shouts* Stevonnie!

[Garnet peeks out from behind a rock, waving her hand. Then her body glitches out, causing her hand and foot to switch places.]

Garnet: Over here! *she said backwards*

Stevonnie: *turns around* Huh?

[Stevonnie spots Garnet and the others behind a rock.]

Stevonnie: Yes, I finally found you!

[Stevonnie runs up to their friends as the physical forms of the three are constantly glitching out due to cracks in their gemstones.]

Stevonnie: Guys, are you all right?!

[Amethyst's body glitches out, causing her head and hand to switch places.]

Amethyst: *in pain* My-my whole body hurts a lot. *she said backwards*

Pearl: *in pain* Our gems are cracked.

[Pearl says as her body glitches out.]

Garnet: Stevonnie, please fix this before it gets worse.

[Garnet's body glitches out, turning into a tiny version of herself.]

Garnet: Oh dear, I would've been better off keeping quiet.

Stevonnie: All right then, show me your gems, please.

[Stevonnie licks their palm, covering it in saliva.]

Stevonnie: Hope it works this time.

Pearl: *glitches out* Ha-having trouble controlling your powers again?

Stevonnie: Steven couldn't heal a broken leg a few months ago, I'm worried he won't be able to heal you either.

Garnet: Have more faith in yourself, Stevonnie. *glitches out* We have full confidence in you.

Amethyst: That's right, my friend. *she said backwards*

[Stevenonnie heals their friends' gemstones.]

Amethyst: Ack. This is humiliating, I can't believe we lost to Lapis!

Garnet: Lapis has extraordinary control over water, remember she kicked our asses in the past.

Stevonnie: True. She nearly drowned us with the ocean.

Pearl: Her gem was cracked if I remember correctly.

Amethyst: Yeah, but we managed to beat Malachite afterwards.

Garnet: We came close to losing the fight that time, we won because the Watermelon Stevens distracted Malachite. Also, Jasper didn't know how to exploit Lapis' powers correctly, even though she was in control.

Pearl: The same thing happened the first time we faced Lapis. If Steven hadn't gotten rid of her water clones with his shield, we probably would have died that day.

Amethyst: Oh, I see. You know, I think I'm starting to feel a little sorry for Jasper, she's had to put up with so much pressure for months.

Pearl: I don't think that brute cares anyway.

Amethyst: Hehe. So true...

[Just then, Peridot arrives where Stevonnie and the others are.]

Stevonnie: Peridot, are you okay?

Peridot: A little sore, but fine, thank you. I'm very tough after all. Are you guys all right?

Stevonnie: We are, don't worry.

Peridot: I see.

Stevonnie: I didn't expect that good memories of Lapis weren't the necessary piece to fix her.

Peridot: This only means one thing.

Stevonnie: Her traumatic memories must be her most important pieces.

Peridot: That's right.

Stevonnie: I don't want to do that to Lapis, she has grown up a lot. I don't think she'd love the idea of putting her through her bad experiences again, she... she would kill us all.

Amethyst: She wanted to kill us anyway.

Stevonnie: I know, but she's not like that.

Peridot: By the way, did you hear what Lapis said before he flew away?

Stevonnie: No, I didn't hear anything, what did she say?

Peridot: I was a bit far away and half knocked out, but I still managed to overhear her conversation with Bluebird. They were talking about her finding more Traitor Gems in the palace..

Stevonnie: What the--?! You're kidding, right?

Peridot: I wish I were.

Pearl: Could it be that our Gem allies on Homeworld have been caught?

Stevonnie: I hope not. *takes out a communicator* I'll see if I can contact the others.

[Before Stevonnie could even attempt to contact the others, a large group of Quartz Soldiers are spotted on a cliff.]

Amethyst: Uhhh, guys! I don't want to panic you, but we might have a bit of a problem.

Stevonnie: Huh?

Amethyst: We've got company!

[The hundreds of Quartz Soldiers descend from the cliff and quickly surround Stevonnie and company.]

Stevonnie: *looks around* They have surrounded us!