Disclaimer: I do not own Steven Universe or anything associated with it. All I own are my OCs, Cinnabar and Silver, and, of course, the fusions that they can form.
Also, please don't give me any kind of bull about the timeline in a review at any time during the story. I will immediately disregard and delete said review. Okay? Okay. Now that that's out of the way, please enjoy the first part of the Prologue!
1021 BC
An orange gem walks through the forest, trying to find her way around. She then hears the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer. She decides to investigate. She super speeds over to the sound, stopping directly in front of another gem. The other gem draws a crossbow.
"Who are you? State your business here!" She says.
"I am Cinnabar. I'm only trying to find my way around the forest, Beautiful." Cinnabar says, not intending to say that last word, though it is true. The other gem has beautiful silver eyes and hair.
The other gem is taken completely aback at being called beautiful. "W-w-well… this i-is Homeworld-controlled territory. Turn back or be destroyed." She says.
Cinnabar notices that the gem is blushing. She's totally into me. She thinks to herself. She decides to take advantage of this. "But, if I turn back, I'll never be able to see your beautiful eyes and your amazing hair."
The gem blushes even more. "I-I-I…" Speechless.
"Do you actually like Homeworld?" Cinnabar asks.
"Well… I- I mean they created me, created all of us…" The gem says.
"That doesn't mean you have to like them, Beautiful." Cinnabar says, playing the 'beautiful' card once more.
"I… I guess that's true." The other gem says, blushing once again, smiling this time.
"What's your name, anyway?" Cinnabar asks, knowing that she's winning.
The gem pauses for a second. "Silver Stone. My name is Silver Stone, though most people just call me Silver." She says.
"Nice to meet you Silver." Cinnabar smiles. "I'm Cinnabar."
Silver smiles back. "Nice to meet you, too."
"So, do you like Homeworld?" Cinnabar asks.
"If I'm going to be honest, no, not really." Silver admits.
"Then come with me." Cinnabar reaches her hand out to Silver.
Silver walks up to Cinnabar. She thinks on it for a few moments. She takes Cinnabar's hand. "I think I will."
Cinnabar smiles. She picks Silver up and carries her at superspeed back the way she came.
786 BC
Cinnabar and Silver are walking through some sort of ravine. Cinnabar had convinced Silver that she knew a shortcut through the ravine. How wrong she was. And how unfortunate, too.
They are walking through the ravine when they hear marching behind them. The marching grows louder and louder. Then it stops. When they think that they are in the clear, a gem runs down to where they are, then motions her hand toward them. The marching begins again. A squadron of Homeworld gems stops in front of the two. A Jasper steps out of the group. She looks at Silver. "Are you the Silver Stone deserter from two hundred thirty-five Earth-years ago?" She asks.
Silver sighs. "Yes." She walks forward.
Cinnabar grabs her by the arm. "What are you doing?" She asks.
"I knew this day would come. Homeworld takes deserters very seriously." Silver sighs. "It was only a matter of time before they found me." She says. "I love you."
Cinnabar's cheeks turn a darker shade of orange. And at that moment, Cinnabar realizes how much she actually loves Silver, and she realizes that she never actually got to tell her that. Without thinking, she grabs Silver and carries her away from the Homeworld gems.
"What? Cinnabar!" Silver says.
"I love you, too." Cinnabar says. "And I'm not about to let anyone take you away from me."
Silver blushes. "That's… That's the first time you've actually said that to me." She says. She then shakes her head, as if to snap herself out of a trance. "But I still have to do this. It's the only way I can protect you from Homeworld!"
"Well then, it's too bad that you aren't getting a say in the matter." Cinnabar smirks.
"Cinnabar! Put me down!" Silver says.
"Never." Cinnabar says. "I love you too much to let you go."
Silver opens her mouth, as if to say something, but nothing comes out.
Cinnabar stops suddenly when she reaches a dead end. She turns around.
The squadron stops in front of the two. "Come with us peacefully, or be forced to surrender." The same Jasper says.
Cinnabar steps in front of Silver after setting her down. "I'm not letting you take her away from me." She says.
"Why not?" The Jasper asks. "It would save all of us a lot of time. We have no quarrel with you, only the Silver Stone."
"Because… Because I love her!" Cinnabar says.
The Jasper stares at Cinnabar for what seems like an eternity, even though it is only a few seconds. "That's your mistake." The Jasper says. "I've lost my patience. Attack!"
The Homeworld gems attack the two rogues.
Cornered, the two know it is the end. They prepare for the impending attack, keeping their eyes closed, knowing that they don't stand a chance. But the attack doesn't come. They open their eyes to see another gem standing in front of them, shielding the two from the attack.
"Now!" The gem says. This cues three more gems to jump down and attack the Homeworld gems.
"Who are you?" Cinnabar asks.
The gem with the shield turns to them. "We are the Crystal Gems." She says. "And I am Rose Quartz."
"The Crystal Gems?! I thought they were a myth!" Cinnabar says.
"Told you so!" Silver says in a teasing tone.
Cinnabar rolls her eyes. "So, what's the plan?" She asks.
"You two stay here. We will fight." Rose says.
Cinnabar opens her mouth to say something, but Silver grabs her shoulder and shakes her head. Rose smiles at them and runs into the fight. Silver takes the time to take a look at their saviors.
"The purple one seems like an Amethyst. I have no idea what the red one could possibly be. And… is that… a Pearl?!" She says to nobody in particular.
"I just want to help." Cinnabar says, also to no one in particular. She turns her back to the fighting.
The Jasper notices that Cinnabar's back is turned. She summons her crash helmet and charges at Cinnabar, who doesn't notice her coming. Silver, on the other hand, does notice. She runs to Cinnabar to push her out of the way. The Jasper rams into Silver instead. The impact of the blow causes Silver to retreat into her gem. When Cinnabar comes back to her senses, she sees the Jasper holding Silver's gem.
"I got your girlfriend. What're ya gonna do about it? I can easily shatter her." The Jasper says.
"I don't care that you can shatter her gem. You're only holding a stone." Cinnabar says.
The Jasper looks at what she's holding and sees that it is only a grey stone, not Silver's gem. "What?! How?!"
"Simple. I can move faster than the eye can see." Cinnabar says. She shows the Jasper Silver's gem in her hand.
The Jasper gets visibly angry and charges at Cinnabar, who speeds out of the way at the last second. The Jasper crashes into the wall.
The Jasper pulls her head out of the wall as a Ruby runs over to her. "Commander. We are outmatched. Most of our troops have retreated into their gems. We should retreat." The Ruby says.
The Jasper growls. "Fine." She says. "Full retreat!" She calls out. She turns to Cinnabar. "This isn't over. We'll be back." She starts jogging away with the rest of her squad.
"We'll be ready." Cinnabar says. She holds Silver's gem in her hands. She sits down with her back leaning against the wall.
The red Crystal Gem walks over to her. "She'll be fine."
"I know, but, I still miss her." Cinnabar says. "She's my world, you know? I just… I can't be without her."
"I know exactly how that feels." She says. "I'm Garnet."
"Cinnabar." The orange gem says.
Rose Quartz walks over to Cinnabar and Garnet. "Garnet, can you go help Pearl and Amethyst?" She asks. Garnet nods and walks away. Rose sits down next to Cinnabar.
"I was telling Garnet about how I can't be without Silver. She said she knows exactly how that feels. Do you know what she meant?" Cinnabar asks.
Rose chuckles. "Garnet is a fusion." She says.
"A fusion… Silver told me about those… so, she's two smaller garnets fused as one?" Cinnabar asks.
Rose chuckles again. "No, no. Garnet is a fusion of a Ruby and a Sapphire." Rose explains. "Ruby and Sapphire love each other very much. Their love is so strong that they can stay fused as Garnet for a very, very long time. Garnet is the being who embodies their love for each other."
"Oh…" Cinnabar says.
"Do you have anywhere safe to go?" Rose asks.
"We don't really stay anywhere, we just… travel." Cinnabar explains.
"You can stay with us, at least for the time being." Rose offers.
Cinnabar thinks on this. "I guess Silver wouldn't mind. Besides, as long as we're in this area, we're prone to seeing those gems again."
Rose smiles. "Great. As soon as we're ready to head out, I'll come and get you."
The Temple
526 BC
Silver is sitting in her room in the temple, just reflecting on what had happened earlier that day.
Silver and Cinnabar had agreed to join the Crystal Gems when they decided that it was the least that they could do after being rescued by them. That was two hundred years ago. Today, though, was filled with a lot of stress.
Earlier that day
The temple was silent and still – except for Amethyst, who was probably eating. Ruby was sitting with Cinnabar and Silver in Cinnabar's room. Ruby and Sapphire decided to unfuse after getting into an argument about something that they would not share with the rest of the gems. Cinnabar and Silver were tasked by Rose to subtly figure it out while she and Pearl headed somewhere.
"So…" Cinnabar starts. "Why aren't you with Sapphire?" She asks.
"Because we had an argument. You know that." Ruby says.
"Yes, we know." Silver says. "What she meant to say was-"
Ruby cuts her off. "She meant to ask what we were arguing about."
Cinnabar and Silver look at the red gem in shock. "How did you-" Cinnabar starts.
"Just because I'm tough and aggressive doesn't mean I'm stupid." Ruby says.
"We never said you were stupid." Silver says.
"Well you were thinking it." Ruby says.
"We don't think you're stupid, Ruby. We just think that whatever is going on between you and Sapphire should be fixed." Cinnabar says. "We just want to help. If you don't want it, that's fine. We'll stop bothering you about it."
Ruby thinks on this. She opens her mouth to say something when an explosion comes from outside. Following the explosion comes a cry of pain. "Sapphire!" Ruby cries as she runs out of the room. Cinnabar and Silver are soon to follow.
Outside the temple, Ruby finds Sapphire's gem in the sand. Cinnabar and Silver find a giant, corrupted gem, instead. A dragon. "Oh… great." Cinnabar says.
"I think a fusion is in order." Silver says.
"Yeah, we need Bloodstone." Cinnabar agrees. "Ruby! We need Bloodstone!"
"No can do! Sapphire's gem is cracked!" Ruby calls out.
"Then we'll have to start from scratch." Silver says. She turns to Cinnabar.
"Quicksilver?" Cinnabar asks.
"Quicksilver." Silver responds. Cinnabar smirks.
The two separate. Cinnabar starts dancing in an upbeat fashion as her gem begins to glow. "Synchronizing…"
Silver dances in a contemporary style, her gem glowing, too.
The two start dancing toward each other until they join hands, at which point their bodies start to glow white and they start to form a larger figure. The glowing dies down to reveal a taller woman with four arms.
"Let's do this! I am Quicksilver and I'm going to teach you some manners!" The woman says to the dragon. She creates multiple reflections of herself and they all superspeed around the dragon. They then jump on the beast and draw swords. They use their swords to attack the dragon.
The original Quicksilver takes her sword and her crossbow and combines them to create a musket with a bayonet. She fires the musket at the dragon, but it doesn't have much of an effect. So she charges at the dragon and stabs it with the bayonet, still not causing much damage.
"Ruby! Silver and Cinnabar are thinking that we might need Cuprite!" Quicksilver says.
The red gem nods in agreement. "Just let me get Sapphire to a safe place!" Ruby calls out.
"Be quick about it!" Quicksilver says, shooting her musket at the dragon.
Ruby runs inside of the temple to her room, which has fires lit all over it. She looks around for a safe spot. She groans angrily. "I don't have time for this! I'll just bubble her and send her to Garnet's room." She bubbles Sapphire's gem and sends her away. She runs back outside, but can't find Quicksilver anywhere. Instead, she finds Silver in the sand, holding Cinnabar's gem.
"She's fine. She just took a really hard hit for me. She needs time to heal before she can fight again." Silver says. She bubbles Cinnabar's gem and sends it to the temple. "In the meantime, we need Andesine, or, better yet, Pezzottaite."
"Right. Go find Amethyst. I'll fight the gem!" Ruby says, summoning her gauntlet.
Before leaving, Silver creates two reflections of herself to help Ruby. Then she runs off into the temple. From her room, she runs right into a mirror that transports her to the top of a pile of Amethyst's garbage. "Amethyst! There's a dragon attacking the temple!" Silver calls out, know that this is all the explanation needed to lure Amethyst out.
Soon enough, Silver sees a purple cheetah speed by. She follows her out to hear Amethyst's excited voice.
"Oh, yeah! This thing is AWESOME!" Amethyst says.
"It cracked Sapphire's gem." Ruby says.
"Then let's get rid of it!" Amethyst says.
"We need Pezzottaite." Silver explains to the purple gem.
Amethyst and Ruby nod in response.
The three gems separate from each other. Silver starts dancing in her contemporary style, Amethyst starts dancing in her club dance style, and Ruby starts dancing in a primal style. The three start dancing their way towards each other until they join hands and glow white into a figure even larger than Quicksilver. The figure is a gigantic, pink, six-armed woman.
"Whoo! It's good to be back! Considering that Ruby is always fused with Sapphire all of the time, I never really have my own time to shine!" Pezzottaite says. "Well, let's go, big guy!" And with that, she charges at the dragon.
Everything after that was a bit of a blur, and Silver can't remember anything that happened. All she knows was that Pezzottaite ended up defeating the dragon, Ruby had gotten Sapphire out of the bubble, and Rose fixed her gem when she got back with Pearl.
Silver looks down at Cinnabar's gem in her hands. She was waiting for Cinnabar to take form, but it was taking a while. "Come on, Cinni. Please, just form already." Silver pleads. As if on cue, Cinnabar's gem begins to glow. Silver lets go of the orange gem as it floats into the air until Cinnabar reforms, not looking any different, except for the fact that her hair is shorter.
Immediately, Silver hugs her. "Don't scare me like that again."
Cinnabar pretends to think on this. "I'll try, but I can't promise anything."
"Shut up and just-" Silver is cut off when Cinnabar's lips connect with her own.
Cinnabar breaks the kiss after a few seconds. "Sometimes, you just complain too much, Beautiful."
"Shut up and kiss me." Silver says, smirking.
Cinnabar returns the smirk and kisses her partner again.
That's the first part of the Prologue leading into the story's first chapter! Please remember to follow, favorite, and review! Thank you!
