Prologue: The fateful discovery
Hello Everyone. Just an idea that has come to me. I'll think of a new story in the process as well. This one's more of a random occasion that has been in my thoughts. I do not own Steven Universe.
It was a cloudy, but sunny day. A young boy was seen walking across on a beach shore. He was 6 years old, wearing a blue T-shirt with matching shorts. He was wearing sandals, but took them off and walked bare foot on the sand. His hair was a soft brown color and was straight. His physique was slim but had traces of baby fat. His eyes were a soft, blue color. The young boy was lonely. He was looking around the area, aloof of the environment.
"Hah… I wonder what I should do… I don't know anyone here." The boy said to himself.
He continued walking on the shore, lost in thought. The ocean water waves were moving close to his bare feet. The feeling of the water touching him was comforting.
"I always wondered what it would be like to see the ocean… It feels nice and it's beautiful." The boy said, watching the ocean in the horizon.
While walking, the boy suddenly tripped from an object. He fell on the sand and noticed the object. It looked like a mirror with an ornate design. The center of it had an octagonal shape.
"I wonder who left this mirror behind… I don't think anyone would just leave a mirror like this here…" The boy said.
Although he was reluctant, the boy took the mirror out of the sand. He wiped his hand on it to clean it off. The boy then noticed the mirror was glowing faintly.
"Huh? The mirror is glowing?" He questioned to himself.
(Play Steven Universe OST – Mirror Gem Extended)
The boy felt something warm from the glowing mirror. It felt as though there was someone wrapping around his body in a comforting hug. The strange part was, the boy was crying tears. It's as though he could feel the sadness coming from the warmth as though it was his sadness, yet it is not.
"Why is this feeling so warm yet it tears my heart in two?" The boy questioned.
Unable to understand why he experienced the sudden sadness, the boy held the mirror close to him. The warm feeling that is surrounding him felt like arms from an adult embracing a child with a warm hug.
"Is this feeling from the mirror? Is there someone in it that's making me feel so sad?" The boy questioned.
The boy looked at his reflection, noticing nothing from the mirror. Although he couldn't see it, the mirror was reacting to his presence. While the boy was distracted, an entity in the mirror began to realize something.
'This boy… He can feel my emotions as though he saw what I went through…' A female voice thought.
The boy held the mirror closely as the sadness encompassed his heart. He couldn't explain why he was still crying.
'My heart feels so heavy and broken… The mirror is doing this to me?' The boy thought.
He then turned the mirror around and noticed a blue, cracked gem. The gem was in a tear drop shape. The boy noticed the gem was feeling warm.
"This tear looking stone is warm… Is it making this feeling to me?" The boy asked to himself.
The mirror began to glow till it was loose from the boy's grip. It then turned to show his reflection. It showed him crying.
(Mirror gem OST ends here)
"Who are you?" The boy asked.
The mirror began to change till it showed the boy's face.
-Who are you?- The reflection asked.
The boy was surprised from what he saw. Although shy, he decided to talk with the mirror.
"My name is Azure… What about you?" The boy said.
The mirror began to shift and showed Azure's face.
-My name is Azure. What about you?- The mirror replayed.
Azure was surprised on what the mirror did. Curiosity becoming apparent, the boy began to talk with the mirror. It was replaying the conversation he was having with the mirror.
Nearby, a feminine figure noticed the boy holding the mirror. She had a slender, thin build, ivory skin, sky-blue eyes, a pointed nose and thin lips. Her hairstyle was a pixie cut in front while it is pointy from behind. The color was a peach-pink. Her choice of clothing are an aqua-blue tunic-leotard with a small gold star on the center of her chest and a lighter satin sash ribbon around her upper waist. She was wearing leggings that are amber-colored. Pink socks were apparent with pale blue slip-on ballet flats. She was watching Azure's interaction of the mirror.
"That boy seems to be talking with that mirror… I can feel something from that mirror… It feels like magic but it seems to be gem powered… I may have to talk with that boy to find out…" The woman said.
The woman walked her way to Azure, who was holding the mirror.
"Young man, how did you find that mirror?" The woman asked calmly.
Azure was tense after noticing the woman approaching him. He didn't answer the woman's question and moved away.
"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." The woman reassured.
Azure didn't get the message and quickly ran off. The woman watched him leave in a hurry. This made her a bit worried for him.
'He's probably shy. Maybe I should leave him be.' The woman thought.
Azure arrived at an orphanage but no one was there. He felt lonely, but was able to calm down. The mirror he held made him remember that he was not alone.
"I haven't known your name yet. What is your name?" He asked to the mirror.
The mirror began to show an image. Azure saw what appeared to be a gemstone that looks like the one embedded from behind the mirror, except it was in a different shape.
"A blue stone? Wait, I think I know that name…" Azure said.
Azure recalled learning the name of some gems from the orphanage. He began to piece the name in his mind till it became clear to him.
"Lapis lazuli… I think that's what it is called." Azure said.
The mirror began to glow and showed an image of Azure smiling. He realized what it meant.
"So your name is Lapis?" Azure asked.
The mirror made the same image of Azure smiling in response. This made him smile back in response.
"It's a nice name…" He said.
In response, the gem began to glow brightly. Azure felt the glow, noting how warm it felt. It didn't had the same feeling of sadness. It felt as though someone was expressing joy in him.
"You won't be lonely, Lapis. I'm here with you. I wish there's a way I can free you from the mirror though…" Azure said in a calm, somber tone.
(Play Steven Universe OST – Let me out)
The mirror began to glow and showed an abstract image of Azure pulling the gem out from the mirror. Azure was surprised on what showed.
"Is it possible for me to pull out of the mirror?" He asked.
The mirror showed Azure's face nodding. This provided the need to make him pull the gem out from the mirror.
"I'll try to pull you out, Lapis… I'm not strong though." Azure said with some doubt.
He held on to the gem embedded on the mirror and began to pull it out. Unknown to the boy, the same woman from the beach was watching him pull the gemstone out.
'What is he doing…? It looks like he's trying to pull something out…' The woman thought.
She noticed several tendrils of water surrounding him. The water was forming the same octagon pattern from the mirror.
'Those tendrils…! Are they coming from that mirror!? That boy is in danger if he pulls out whatever is embedded in the mirror!' The woman thought in fear.
"Come on… I have to try harder to pull you out…" Azure said, grunting to pull the gemstone out.
By then, the gemstone suddenly got loose from the mirror. The mirror eventually shattered, but the gem was relatively intact. Azure held the gemstone calmly till it began glow brightly and levitated in the air.
"Wha…?" Azure said, unable to comprehend what was happening.
The tear dropped shaped stone began to glow brightly. It glowed in a bright blue light. The light began to form a female figure. Azure noticed the figure falling on the floor and ran to her to see if she was hurt. He then noticed something strange. The girl appeared to be in her teen years and had grayish-blue skin. Her choice of clothing is a backless, blue halter crop top with an upward-facing navy triangle that ties into a blue sash ribbon on the back of her shoulders, and a flowing, blue skirt, which is knee-length with a downward-facing navy triangle. She had no shoes on, leaving her barefoot. Her hair was dark blue, chin length in a pixie style, but the bangs were longer. Azure noticed her eyes appeared glassy and had no irises and pupils.
"Thank you." She said.
The girl was about to stand up, but fell. Azure caught her before she hit the floor.
"Are you okay?" He asked in concern.
"You were able to talk to me and help me. Your name is Azure, right?" The girl said with a smile.
Azure then made a faint gasp upon realizing what the girl said.
"That means you're Lapis?" Azure said.
"Yes. I'm Lapis Lazuli. Are you a Crystal Gem?" Lapis asked.
Azure tilted his head in response from the question. He didn't understand what Lapis meant.
"Um, I don't know what you mean by that…" He said with honesty.
Lapis was surprised. She then realized that she was talking with a human.
"Oh, I guess you don't know about it. Don't mind what I said." Lapis said.
Azure left his head tilting in response. This made Lapis giggle from the confusion his face showed.
"You're really young though… How old are you, Azure?" Lapis asked.
"I'm 6 years old." He answered.
Before both could continue their conversation, the same woman that Azure encountered at the beach suddenly made her appearance in the orphanage. She was holding a pearlescent spear. Immediately, Azure tensed up and walked in front of Lapis.
"Stay away from her, young man! She isn't someone whom you should be with!" The woman warned.
Azure was more worried about Lapis than of himself. He refused to move away from Lapis.
"You… You're a Crystal Gem?" Lapis asked to the woman.
"Yes, I am a Crystal Gem… I need to make certain that you're not a threat to anyone. Who are you?" The woman asked.
"I am Lapis Lazuli. I was trapped in that mirror that was created from the Gem Homeworld." Lapis said, clearly showing some disgust to the woman.
"My name is Pearl, and we Crystal Gems make sure the Earth and its people are not endangered from any Gem related activities, whether they're corrupted or not." Pearl said.
Azure took notice that Lapis looked weak. She was staggering while trying not to fall on the floor. He quickly held her left hand to hold her.
"Please don't hurt her… She's my only friend." He said in a somber tone.
Pearl looked at Azure, noticing how he was showing determination to protect Lapis from harm. Somewhat moved from the boy's motivation to protect Lapis, she lowered her spear.
"What is the problem, Pearl?" A woman's voice called out.
Pearl, Lapis, and Azure turned and noticed a beautiful woman coming towards them. She had very long, and curly pink hair styled in thick, tube-like ringlets. She also had defined lips with a pale pink color, bright-peach skin, and a taller and heavier build. Her eyes were a black color. Her clothing was a white and pink dress that had multiple layers which resembled the petals of a rose, and had a star-shaped cutout in the stomach area. From the stomach area, a pink gemstone was shown.
"Forgive me, Rose. I assumed there was a threat and came rushing here. This young human was protecting another gem, who appears to be cracked." Pearl said.
"Oh dear… This young man was protecting this fellow gem who was cracked…" The woman known as Rose said.
She then walked up to Azure who was nervous of seeing the woman coming up to him.
"Young man, you really do care for Lapis, do you not?" Rose asked.
"Yes, I care for Lapis. She is my friend and I don't want her to feel sad." Azure responded.
Rose giggled from seeing how protective Azure was. Lapis noted how protective he was to her. This made her smile in response.
"Don't worry, young man. I'll be healing her cracked gem so she can get herself better. My name is Rose Quartz." Rose said.
(Play Steven Universe OST – Lapis Tower)
"Rose quartz… Please help Lapis by healing her. She looks like she's in pain." Azure said in a begging tone.
"Don't worry. I did said I'm planning to heal her. You won't need to be worried about it." Rose said.
Rose walked to Lapis and looked at the cracked gemstone at her back. She then cried a few tears which landed on the gem. Lapis shivered briefly, feeling something moist touching her back till she realized that Rose was shedding tears. By then, her gem glowed brightly. The crack began to disappear, causing Lapis to change. The color tone of her skin changed to a deep, sky blue color. Her clothing turned lighter than before. The surprising part was her eyes. Instead of being glassy, they became a navy blue color.
"Thank you, Rose." Lapis said with a smile.
She then walked up to Azure and hugged him close. He could feel the pure warmth and happiness from her. It made him smile in response.
"Thank you for healing her, Rose. I'm glad she feels better." Azure said.
"You're welcome. I like seeing people caring for one another, despite being different." Rose said.
Azure smiled in response, feeling grateful of Rose for healing Lapis.
That's all from here.
Note 1: The OC, Azure, is an orphan and has no way of knowing who his parents were.
Note 2: Despite being human, Azure's physiology will start to change. The light emitted from Lapis is foreshadows the change.
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