The shadow assassin (steven universe reader-insert)

Chapter 18.

You now felt the pain has come back and you screamed again because it was really really painful. You are now started to faint and garnet, amethyst, and pearl catches you. The crystal gems now carry you and take you inside the beach house.

Time Skip, Morning*

Steven is walking along the beach, staring at Connie's contact on his phone and mumbling to himself.

Steven: Now Connie. Please don't freak out. But a giant laser hand tried to steal me into space. But it didn't, it didn't. I'm back and everything is fine... now...

Steven approaches the big donut and realizes the glass door and windows are broken. He starts running away when his phone rings again. He continues mumbling to him, not picking up the call.

Steven: Um... Connie. Funny story. As it turns out, there's a lot more gems out there than we thought. And I think they wanna... kill me? Aghhh! Ughhh!

Steven walks along the boardwalk when he accidentally trips over a broken parts of the Gem warship. He looks around and see the boardwalk area littered in rubble and pieces of the warship. His phone rings again, startling him.

Steven: (chuckles nervously*) Hey Connie that... that message I left you was— was just a dream. (chuckles*) Eh, she's too smart for that...

Steven runs away from the scene. He starts treading up a hill overlooking Beach City, panting heavily and irritated by his phone constantly. He then looks around the hill and observes the broken wreckage of the Gem warship on the beach in discomfort.

Ronaldo: (appears from behind*) Yooo!

Steven: Oh! Hey Ronaldo.

Ronaldo: Didn't you hear? Mayor Dewey is calling everyone back into the city. We can go home now. (looks at the sky*)

Steven looks at Ronaldo sadly.

Ronaldo: Oh! I see... you come up here to brood too.

Steven: Brood?

Ronaldo: Yes, Steven. That's just what people like us do. Suffer quietly, shouldering the knowledge no one else can bear.

Steven: Hm.

Ronaldo: As an aficionado of the weird yourself, you've probably noticed ordinary people fear the cold, leaded anchor of the truth. The abyss is no Sunday swan drive.

Steven: I know! My dad flipped out when I told him.

Ronaldo: (sternly*) Sounds typical. But it's a good reminder. This is no easy path we've chosen here. There are... sacrifices. Look at them all down there, Steven. (points towards Beach City*) It's our duty to let those simple people live out their simple lives, without ever knowing the burden of being friends with us.

Steven: At least we can be there for each other.

Ronaldo: Is that giant hand from the sky sitting right in the middle of the beach?! I gotta get some of this for my blog!

Ronaldo runs off. Steven continues staring out from the brooding hill and he starts to sing "full disclosure".

Steven:

♫ Everybody told me Gem stuff's dangerous.
I guess I didn't believe it until now,  Dad always seemed apprehensive,  And now he's really freaking out,  What do I do?
I don't want that for you. ♫

Steven's phone then starts ringing again. Steven quickly retrieves it from his pocket and places it away, covering his ears. The phone eventually stops ringing, and Steven keeps singing.