((Story takes place with the current Steven Universe time on tv.))

Chapter 1

First Impressions

It was late at night when the crystal gems arrived at a cave. Once they arrived at it Steven yawn before saying "Why are we here it's so late?"

That's when Connie said "Yea, I don't want to awake for too long or else I won't be able to wake up early in the morning. I already promise my parents that I'll be home by 8:00am for my lessons if I can stay at Steven's house to do a (giggle a bit) study session with Pearl on history."

"Well it was real easy convincing them that I was a master of history." Pearl said with a small laugh.

That's when Amethyst entered the conversation with one of her smart remarks and says "What you do? Tell'em the entire history of European culture."

"No!" Pearl said in self defense "That would take way too long for them to waste their time on. I just gave them a brief detailed recap on every single event of the American Revolution war. It must've been convincing since they made me stop 4 months in."

That's when the entire group looked at pearl in which she responded with "What? I skipped most of the it and just left the important stuff like battles, skirmishes, plan meetings, economics conditions, how troops spend there down time, etc. You know the important stuff."

After a moment of silence Garnet changed the subject by saying "We're got indications that another corrupted gem is here. So let's just kick its butt then we can all go home." Then she begins to enter the cave.

The rest of the group soon followed. The cave was really dark, almost pitch dark. That's when Pearl and Amethyst used their gems to flash some light into the cave. Garnet at first looked around before using her gems as flash lights to see around. As they get deeper into the cave it seems the cave will be getting narrower.

That's when Steven whined "How much longer do we have to walk?"

Garnet then told him "Not much longer, this cave can't be that deep-"

But before she finishes her sentence a faint grinding sound could be heard through the cave. That's when everyone stops moving for a second and pointed all their Gem's light deeper into the cave. The sound slowly starts to get louder as it seems like whatever is making it is getting closer.

"Sounds like its getting closer, be careful." Pearl announced

"Yea no duh." Amethyst said back making Pearl grunt in annoyance

The sound started to get louder and louder until finally at the very edge of where their light shined came a foot. It was really dark so it was really hard to identify it.

Whoever foot it was that stepped into the light twisted a bit but then was followed with another foot in front of it. That's when the owner of the feet stepped out of the shadows. The first thing they all notice was a blocky shaped black gem appearing from the shadows.

Soon following it was the figure of a gem. But not just any kind of gem instead of it giving off the form of a female, it had a male form. As he steps more into the light it was reveal that his hand was grinding against the wall leaving marks causing the sound they were hearing. It was hard to see what he was wearing since it was so dark making his face look like a shadow but his eyes looked real uneasy. But one thing was for sure, he was a gem and his physical form is a man.

"Well that's new." Amethyst said in a slightly surprise tone

In very deep and angry voice they heard from the direction of the male gem "What are you doing here. Leave."

Amethyst was actually quite interested in seeing this new gem but Pearl had a look of fear in her face as Garnet immediately brought out her Gauntlet and told Steven to "Stay back."

"Why?" ask Steven "This can't be worst any worst then fighting against Jasper."

Garnet begins to walk a bit closer to this male looking gem. That's when pearl moved both Steven and Connie behind her "It complicated Steven if we knew, let us just revert it back to its gem and make sure it's bubbled. We'll explain everything later."

Unfortunately this male gem heard Pearl say the words 'revert it back to its gem', this for some reason set him off as after he heard the words he shouted "I won't be reverted to my Gem!"

The moment he shouted that's when Garnet jumped at him but even though the guy didn't move something dark from the ground sent Garnet upwards hitting the ceiling of the cave and falling back down. It looked like the shadow of the cave itself hit her but it was too hard to see.

"Garnet!" Steven/Pearl/Connie blurted out with shocked expressions

With that Pearl dash forward toward the male gem with her spear pointed toward him.

"Wait why are we attacking him?" Amethyst asked

As pearl were running at the male, but then randomly she tripped and hit the ground. This time Steven paid attention to what happened. He saw it for sure this time, from around Pearl's feet something from the darkness of the cave wrapped around it and pulled it back.

That's when Steven slightly whispers "The attacks are coming from the darkness."

After a grunt of frustrusion pearl yelled back "Amethyst, a little help would be nice!"

"Yea, yea I'm on it." Amethyst said before she pulled out two whips using them to wrap around the male gem's arm with it pulling it toward them and away from each other.

Garnet decided to take this chance to throw a punch at the male gem but once she got in close that's when the male gem with one kick knock Garnet back into the ground. The Male Gem then grab onto the wipes holding his arms with his hands and pulled it and Amethyst slamming her into a wall.

Seeing his friends have trouble taking down this gem Steven looked at Connie and said "We gotta help them."

With a nod Connie brought out Rose's sword and said "Yea."

That's when the bright pink color of Rose's sword caught the Male Gem's attention. At first his eyes widen a bit as he says "Rose's…Sword." He then points a finger toward them and says "Why do you have Rose's sword."

"Uhh." Was all Steven and Connie were able to get out.

Then all the sudden his eye turn red with a angry look as his teeth looked sharper then before and his finger tips starts to seem like claws. He then took a large leap toward Steven and Connie shouting "How did you get Rose's sword!? I'll destroy yo-"

Luckily before the Male Gem attack Steven, Garnet got back up and landed a heavy uppercut on the Male Gem's head sent him straight to the ceiling of the cave causing the ceiling to crack badly. The Male Gem stuck to the ceiling a bit leaving his body imprint on it before falling to the ground unconscious.

In a bit of shock Steven realized what he was saying and thought "Why did he mention my mom."

That's when Garnet walked over the Male Gem and it looked like she was going to poof him with a punch. That's when Steven ran up to her and said "Wait don't poof him yet."

At first Garnet told Steven "Steven get away from here. He's too dangerous to leave like this."

Refusing to get away he got in front of the Male Gem he says "He's already knock out so he can't cause anymore harm."

That's when Pearl jumped in and said "Steven, he was just about attempt to kill you and Connie."

"And not to mention he attacked us." Garnet added

"Honestly at this point, I'm not surprise that another new gem I met tried to kill me. And he was probably just scared. If I remember right he only started to freak out once we said we were going to poof him." Steven said in his defense.

"Why do you want him like this so bad? We don't know what he capable of is." Garnet told Steven

"Because he seems to know about my mom and he might be able give me answer about her I have. Things you guys won't know. And seeing him fear getting poof over being captured means that there's a reason he don't want to be poof." Steven responded

"Yea, it wouldn't hurt if we at least try to ask him a few questions." Amethyst said in a monotone voice

"Whose side are you on?" Pearl asked Amethyst

"Wait, why are there sides now?" Amethyst responded

With a grunt Pearl said "Whatever. What you guys are thinking it doesn't work that way. This thing isn't what you think it is or what it looks like. It's much too dangerous to even leave unconscious for a second, we should be poofing it and bubble it as soon as possible." She then got out her spear again and was about to stab the Male Gem but then Steven got out his Shield knock Pearl's spear away.

"No don't!" Steven yelled

But then Garnet with one arm shifted Steven aside a bit and said "Sorry Steven, you may want answers but he won't give it to you. It'll only be a threat." As she pulled back a fist to punch the male gem.

That's when Amethyst used her wipe to pull Garnet's fist back saying "Hey at least give Steven's idea a chance. We're part of the team too."

"This isn't about the team this is about making sure a monster doesn't get back up." Pearls said

"He's doesn't even look like a monster. He looks like Gems like you guys. Except an actual guy which is actually a breath of fresh air for once then only encountering females for a living." Steven said

"Yea." Amethyst said backing Steven up.

"That means nothing. You have no idea what he's able to do. If you know what his kind can do you'll think this is the best way too. His looks are real deceiving." Garnet told them

"Then tell us now." Amethyst told Garnet "We got some time before he wakes up."

That's when the entire group got into an argument with each other. This continued for a while until a voice interrupted them "Um excuse me."

The voice came from Connie was a bit away from the group "I know this is a very important conversation for you guys but you mind wrapping this debate up so we can get home. I really got to make sure I wake up in time tomorrow."

With that Steven says "Alright then we'll settle this with a simple vote. All agree."

"Fine." Was all the Crystal Gems answer

Steven then said "Ok, Whoever wants us to poof him right now rise your hand" Garnet and Pearl rises their hand. "Ok whoever wants him not to get poof right now raise their hand." Steven raises his hand.

While Amethyst use her shape shift to rise 6 hands and says "7/2 we win."

Ignoring Amethyst cheating attempt Pearl said "So it's a tie. But since me and Garnet got superiority over you two, we get the final say." Garnet nods her head

"Hey that's not fair P!" Amethyst yelled at her.

Before things can escalate Steven got between them and said "Wait! There's one person who hasn't voted yet. Connie she's a part of the team too, she deserve to get a vote."

That's when everyone turned toward Connie who felt a bit awkward about being involved in at least this situation since the male gem did try to kill them but then again he didn't really start doing anything until they said they were going to poof him. So it was a hard decision. That when Pearl and Garnet walk toward her.

Pearl says "Come on Connie. It tried to kill you guys, you seem what he can do and that was hardly even half of what we know he can do."

"I can sense danger from leaving him like this." Garnet says

That's when Steven and Amethyst walked up to her to with Steven saying "Connie you of all people here should know that we should give people new chances. I mean Lapis almost drown you but we're cool with yo- (He remembers that Lapis haven't seen Connie again yet.) ok not the best example but we can't just poof him before we at least have a chance to talk to him."

"Yea second chances, who cares about how determine he looked when he wanted to kill you guys." Amethyst added.

That's when Steven looks back at Amethyst and says "Ok not helping."

"Sorry." Amethyst said

"Anyways give him a chance." Steven says

Connie going back and forth between the two groups and says "Uhhh."

((End))

((What you guys think, what is this male gem and what secrets that he holds.))