The shadow assassin (steven universe reader-insert)

Chapter 17.

Steven looks out window and finds that he is inside the gem warship, floating outside of Earth. The pair keeps running and find a cell with a Gem in it.

Ruby:Ah! Oh, it's just you...

Steven: Lapis!

The Gem turns around, revealing to be Lapis Lazuli. Ruby starts pacing fervently.

Steven:Lapis, I can get you out. (reaches for the force field*)

Lapis: (backs away*) Stop!

Steven:It's okay. I can—

Lapis:No! I don't want your help. Things are bad enough as it is. I've already made too much trouble. Once we get back to Homeworld, they're going to decide what to do with us.

Ruby:(yelling*) Ugghhh...!!! I don't have time for this! (runs away*)

Steven:Wait! What about y/n? Did you see him? Do you know where they put him?

Lapis:Steven, whatever you're doing just stop. If we do everything they say they might go easy on us. I saw what they did to y/n, it was horrifying. And i don't want it to happen to me again.

Steven:But they're... mean! They hurt my friends, they hurt my face! They hurt y/n! They've got you here in prison!

Lapis: That's why we can't fight them.

Steven: That's why we have to fight them. That is why y/n keeps fighting them. They're mean, they're horrible. Don't you want to be free from them?

Lapis turns away and curls up.

At a dark room*

You are breathing heavily with many scars at your body with blood and sweat, you see iron clinging her claws

Iron: Let's try it again...(with her left arm with razor sharp claws*)

Iron slowly reaches for your gem and forcefully grabs it. The pain was so intense, you are screaming violently from it's pain. It was like pulling out a vital organ with no anesthesia. You are loosing many many blood as that torture goes on.

Steven runs off, leaving Lapis behind. The singing starts again and Steven runs towards another part of the warship. He then hears a door opening and halts on his spot. He hides against a wall as Peridot and Jasper walk by.

Peridot:We can't leave yet!

Steven peeks around the corner at Peridot and Jasper, standing in front of another cell.

Peridot:The whole point of coming here was to check on the Cluster!

Jasper punches the wall beside the cell.

Jasper:Stop singing! (turns to Peridot*) Rose Quartz and that human with black diamond's gem takes priority. Get back to the bridge and set a course for Homeworld. (leaves*)

Peridot:(grumbling*) "Go to earth," they said. "It'll be easy," they said.

Peridot leaves as well and Steven peeks out of the corner. He then sees another Gem in a cell, looks around, ensuring it is safe, then starts singing again. Steven walks up to the cell.

Steven: (whispers to the Gem*) Hey, I like your song. Are you Sapphire?

Sapphire: You escaped...

Steven reaches his hand through the force field.

Sapphire: Of course...

Steven creates a gap in the force field with his arms.

Steven: (shakily*) Come on, it's safe.