So, I didn't think about this before, but if you ever made an OC for Steven Universe, and it ended up being anything that I have used/ will use, I apologize. I did in no way mean to take anyone's ideas. I just thought of something and went with it.
"You ready to 'SEA' the beach, Benny?" my dad asked. I rolled my eyes at him and shrugged.
"I guess. I've heard a lot about it from you. If it's so nice, why did you and mom leave in the first place?" I was watching out the window of the car, but I could tell dad tensed up from this question. He does it every time I bring up anything about mom.
"We… were short on money. The house was too expensive, so we had to move."
"You hesitated. Again. What are you afraid to tell me? What, was there some huge war waged by an alien species that could have caused the destruction of our planet or something?" He jumped slightly and swerved out of his lane for a second, so I looked back at the road. I didn't see anything, and we didn't hit anyone, so I turned to him. "What was that about?!"
"I… almost hit a deer." He sounded scared, and I could see that he was shaking.
"What deer? I didn't see anything." I looked around again, watching the trees by the side of the road more closely.
"Really? I must be tired. I think I'm seeing things. You wanna take the wheel, or should we stop somewhere for the night?"
"I'll drive, I guess." I hadn't forgotten about what we were saying, but obviously he didn't want to talk about it. "But only if I get control over the radio."
"Fine," he said. "But no country."
When we pulled into the town, I could see the sun rising over the water. It was beautiful. I could stare at it forever if it wouldn't burn out my retinas. Dad, who had fallen asleep in the passenger seat, rolled over and snored loudly in my ear.
"DAD!" I yelled, smacking him in the arm and swerving from the shock. He woke up as I was going out of control, and we both were screaming as we were spinning into a pink…. Lion? Suddenly, it was covered in a bubble and a tall woman wearing red jumped in front of the car, stopping it. Dad got out and looked at the car, but I was amazed by the woman who had stopped the car. I got out and walked up to her.
"Look at this! My car is totaled! Ben, you are in so much trouble!" Dad yelled, pulling out his phone.
"Thanks for saving us, um…"
"Garnet." The woman said, then began walking away. I watched her for a minute, then looked at the lion. The bubble dissipated, and I could see a young boy, maybe 13, standing under it. I walked up to him, watching to make sure the lion didn't attack.
"Kid, get away from that lion." I said, grabbing for his arm to pull him away. The Lion started growling and I backed away. "SORRY, sorry."
"Hi, my name is Steven Universe. You must be new to this town." He said, extending his hand and ignoring the lion.
"Yeah, my dad and I are moving here from the country. I'm Benny Toite. Nice to meet you, Steven."
"Thanks for the help, Mr. Universe." I said as Greg towed our car. "You wouldn't happen to have a car repair shop in this town, would you?"
"No, we generally don't drive here. Usually, it's the mayor, a couple of teens, and myself who drive around here, so a repair shop wouldn't get much business. There is one a couple miles out of town though. So, where are we headed?" He asked dad, but I made my way to the back of the van with Steven.
"So, Steven, what kind of stuff is their to do around this town? Hopefully there's at least one arcade."
"Sure there is. But... I'm kinda banned from it."
"What for, you get caught cheating? getting into fights?"
"No, I smashed a few machines. Well, I was blamed for all of it, but I really only smashed one. The Crystal Gems did the rest."
"Crystal... Gems? What is that, some kind of band name? Definitely could do better."
"No, we're not a band, though you could say we 'ROCK'!" He said, laughing. I tilted my head to the side and lifted my eyebrow, not understanding his supposedly obvious joke. He lifted his shirt up to reveal a pink gemstone on his stomach. It seemed just like the one one my shoulder, except his was more natural than mine. "We are a species of aliens who are gems that can morph into whatever we want to. We fight monster and generally save beach city, but sometimes even the world. We have these awesome powers and can even fuse together." He made a shield appear to prove his point.
"So, what? Are you, like, immortal and invincible? or do you have a weakness?"
"Well, gems aren't completely invincible, but I think they are immortal. I'm not, cause I'm part human. My mom gave up her physical being to have me. I am the first human gem." I did't want to show him my gem. I couldn't take that from him. Though, maybe I should, because I've always been picked on for mine.
"Um, Steven..." I started to say, but was interrupted by Dad and Greg.
"We're here!" They both said in unison.
"WHOA!" exclaimed Steven. "You guy's are the one's who bought the light house? That means you'll be able to see the Gems and me on the beach everyday."
This was crazy. Crystal gems, half human half gems, and me being one of them? I needed to go lay down. I got out of the van and headed for the lighthouse, but suddenly my vision started to spin and all I saw were stars. I could feel the earth under me disappear. Next thing I knew, I heard Dad call my name and Greg calling for Steven. Then, nothing.