You're right, Jasper.
Steven's huge barrier grows spikes, his irises take on the shape of white diamonds and he smiles maliciously
I have been holding back.
Steven throws the barrier at Jasper. Her eyes widen in fear as crack of thunder flashes.
Still smiling, Steven looks at where Jasper was hit
With a snap of his fingers, he dissipates the leftovers of his spiked barrier
'This felt good.'
It really did, no doubnts about that. This feeling of being in control, finally something that didn't cause a headache
"Tch."
He walsk over to th rocks as he steps on one and screams in the sky
"Whoooo! How does it feel Jasper?!"
No one reponds
"Hello?"
He scratches the back of his head in confusion
"Did I...?"
He leans on to remove the rocks
"Did I poof her?"
he sees Jasper's gem sticking out
"Wha-hah-hat?"
He laughs at what he sees
"I actually poofed you?! Wow!"
He rolls his eyes as moves in to remove the gem "I guess I'll have to thank you after you ref-"
It finnaly comes out of the rocks...torn apart and shattered
He was literally disgusted by the shards falling in his hand. Like, he nearly pulled away from them before they could land
"Aaaah!"
Steven gasps as he backs down as a thunder flashes crackles again
He breathes in and out heavily, staring at Jasper's gem as he remembers the wrods of his younger self
Shattering gems? Wouldn't that make us the same as homeworld?
Shattered into pieces..this is wrong! This is what
Rose would never do that!
So this is what
But she never shattered someone!
The flashes and memories began to crack in his mind as he screasm "NO!"
His eyes tear up as he picked up the pieces of her gem
"I didn't just- "
"There's no way I-"
"It's okay- I can fix this!"
He pieces the gem back together as he licks his finger and rubs it on her gem
Nothing happened it didn't work, it didn't do anything.
She is gone...
Steven's tears finally rain down his cheeks as he panics "What have I done?...B-bathroom! I need to get to the bathroom!"
Later, as rain falls at the beach house, Steven is seen running to the temple in his normal state and size
Pearl - I've sent so many messages but he hasn't replied.
Steven storms through the door with his hand inside his pocket while Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl are waiting for him inside the temple
Steven! Where have you been?!
Steven ignores them as he rushes to the bathroom and closes the door.
Amethyst - *outside the bathroom* We looked everywhere for you!
Steven - Not now!
Steven turns on the faucet for the bathtub, then immediately grabs the remaining Diamond aura potions and throws them into the water. Steven breathes heavily as he pulls out Jasper's gem from his pocket, revealing that he had shattered her from the impact he caused. Steven puts the pieces of the gem back together.
Steven : Please, jsut please let this work.
Steven holds Jasper's gem in his hands as he puts them into the bathtub water
Steven - *tears fall down his face* Jasper, I'm sorry. Please, come back!
Steven's tears fall into the water, causing it to turn into the rainbow-colored healing water
Steven : Please...
He held it there for a while, and nothing happened. He waited a bit more, and more and more...
His eyes teared up again impatiently at his heart felt something bad and his mind was assuming the worse
Steven *Horrified* No...NO!
His glow came back as it blows up majority of the bathroom, creating a hole in the house allowing the rain to come in "NOO-AAAAGGGH!"
The was leaking from the water tap as Steven was crying in his own hands
Steven : *sobbing* JASPER! I DIDN'T MEAN FOR ANY OF THIS TO HAPPEN!
He look on at the shards of a gem he shattered, the one he killed
'I'm... I'm...I'm so sorry"
He opens his eyes
Steven - *sigh*...
He stood up from his bed,
Unable to sleep, he goes downstairs. He hears Peridot's voice...
"Well there is good news and bad news. What do you want first?"
Pearl - Let's have the goo-
"Eer... guys?"
"Steven!" Pearl gasps
Garnet - You should be resting
Steven - I-i am fine Garnet
Garnet 'Hummm...'
Steven - Besides, I want to know what's going onand what's happening to me?
Garnet - Are you sure you're feeling up to this?
Steven - I'm not going to just lie around all day when I can help, so... Peridot! What did you find?
All the eyes were directed at the strange device that appeared out of nowhere shortly after Steven's arrival
It caused Steven to glow uncontrollably...he glows u phimself many times but on his own, no outside force affected his powers before...
Peridot - right... anyway according to my and Bismuth's knowledge, this device is like a combination of one of my robonoids and...
Steven - What could someone fill me in?
Pearl - But why would something like a rejuvenator like a rejuvenator be here?
Amethyst - That thing was making you glwo and stuff...
Stevne - That was what was making that sound?
Amethyst - Wait what sound?
Steven - Yeah! You guys didn't hear anything?
Pearl - I don't think so.
Peridot - Funny you should mention sound. There is more to this device then it's components. It seems like it's function is to focus a gems light energy. Maybe amplify power using sound frequencies.
Steven - But then why can I alone hear it?
Peridot - Because it's fixed to a specific gem frequency. A diamond's.
Pearl - What? A diamond?
Garnet - Obviously someone is targetting Steven. He si the only one with a diamond here.
Bismuth - Who and why would someone do this?
Some of them thoguht it could be Riot's doing, after all they've seen his acts of senseless violence already...but they doubt he could build such a device for that
Amethyst - Wait doesn't it make Steven stronger?
Peridot - Most probably, but I advise we prevent further exposure.
Steven yells out "QUIT TALKING LIKE I'M NOT HERE!"
Everyone gasps at his outburst
Steven groans
Garnet - Steven? I'm okay guys...
Bismuth - They are still occuring? Are there more of these? We scanned the area for the same frequencies, I'll try again...let's see if anything comes up in Beach City...GOT IT!
She turns the map on the panel for everyone to see
Peridot - "Tell us everything Bismuth!"
Bismuth - Sure thing! There seems to be 6 frequencies in total being transmitted. Looks like one frequency was here in the beach house, around the corner to that doughnut shop, what seems to be somewhere on the broadwalk, Greg's place, Little Homeworld and... in the middle of the forest?
Pearl - They all seem like palces Steven goes to but why in the middle of the forest?
Amethyst - Who cares where, let's just smash them!
Garnet - I agree with Amethyst.
Steven *sighs* - I guess we have to get rid of these things first before we find who put them...
Garnet - Steven . You are staying here to rest. You're still not recovered from the last time.
Steven - Garnet, you can't bench me. I can help, they react to me! I can find them.
Garnet - Exactly Steven, they respond and it causes you harm. We still don't know what they are doing to you...or why are they here.
Amethyst - Garnet's right my dude.
Bismuth - Let us handle this one champ. Rest up. You look like you need it.
Steven frowns not liking this
Garnet - We all care about you Steven, we will be back soon.
Steven - Guys...ok then I'll leave it to you then.
Garnet - Then let's get down to it. Peridot, you stay here and find as much as you can about this thing. We will seek and destroy the rest. There are five mroe devices we need to destroy.
She looks at Jasper
"...You know the forest don't you? I want you to go after that one"
Jasper - My diamond need protection. If those things are targetting him I am the most qualified to do this.
Pearl - Again wtih this diamond business? Why are you calling him that?
Jasper - Again, none of YOUR business Pearl!
Steven - Jasper no need to be rude Pearl.
She surprisingly obeys him "Yes , of course my diamond."
Steven - No Jasper, that wasn't an order. Can you just listen to Garnet please?
Jasper - As you wish my diamond.
Steven - Steven, please call me Steven.
Jasper - I shall address you with the respect you deserve my diamond Steven.
Steven - *Sighs* suit yourself.
Garnet - Steven will be safe. Peridot will look after him.
Jasper - *huff* she better.
She glares at Peridot who gulps
Garnet - Pearl, go to Greg's place. Amethyst, to the broadwalk. Bismuth to the little homeworld. Jasper to the forest. I will go to the Big Donut.
She looks at Steven "And Steven, to bed.
Each of them leaves the house with Garnet saying "Peridot, I leave the research and Steven to you.
Peridot gives a thumbs up "Sure thing you can count on me"
The door closes
"Okay then off to bed now Steven.
Steven - Heh sure thing Dot. But before that, I'll go see the plants in the conservatory first and try to take my mind off.
Peridot - Sure, your mind too needs a break.
30 minutes later
Log : There were 6 devices in total. From a distance it shows no reaction to Steven but at close range it shows an increase of exposure tot he diamond frequency. This seems to concentrate the gems putput, showning a glow and strength surge. Steven has many powers. Who knows how muhc stronger they are now. Need to take into account that Steven is a hybrid.
Peridot - Can his human half handle such surges in power? This makes calculations more tricky...
She realises something, looking down at the broken droid
...WAIT! There are 6 signals but this droid shouldn't be giving a signal unless... This isn't the only droid here!"
Peridot ran up to the greenhouse where she sees Steven glowing up and aggressively twitching
"Steven! CAN YOU POINT OUT WHERE IS THE SOURCE!?"
"On the balcony quick!" Steven yells out
"On it!" Peirdot goes outside using her telekinesis to throw and blow the transmitter up to smitherines before going back to Steven
"Steven you okay now!?"
Steven *groans* Thanks Peridot.
Peridot - There shouldn't be anymore of those things now. Rest up and take it easy Steven.
Steven stands up "I will, thanks again Peridot"
Peridot - Wait why were you here again?
Steven - Sorry I kind of fell asleep right here...
The portal opens up in middle of the sunroom
Peridot jumps back expecting the worse
It was Lion who jumped in, before resting on his bed
He wasn't alone...
Otar - Phew damn Steven I admit, I seen a portal house, portal doors bur a portal animal? That's rare.
Peridot - Jamie, what are you doing here?
Jamie - Well I'm on break and he thought it'd be great to go sightseeing around exactly in the morning.
Steven - Ouh you too didn't get sleep?
Jamie - Nah, look on the bright side. Garny at least can't follow me around all the time and this is no big deal, I'm feeling 30 % better now compared to that previous time on homeworld...
Steven didn't asnwer as he remembers the incident with Spinel
Peridot - Wait did something happen again?
There was a transmitter in the corner of the room that glows up and show a panel of Yellow Diamond
"Steven? We need to talk"