A/N Woah a different franchise and an entire work about an original character?! Who are you and what have you done with the writer that ships more than fedex?! JK, Hey guys! So I've been obsessing over Steven Universe the past few weeks and had a character kicking around in my head so I've decided to explore it. This story takes place midway through season 4, after Last one out of Beach City and will be centered around a romance between my OC and Pearl. (SORRY I AM STILL SHIPPING TRASH :D) This is my first fanfic OC so please go gently on my poor poor soul. All reviews are welcome, thank you and enjoy! :3
Steven was doing what he does best, which was fooling around of course. He was in Garnet's room waiting for her to finish up and play with him for the rest of the afternoon. Being bored is what usually got him into trouble, and today was no different. Steven was jumping and using his floating powers to bring him back down slowly and safely. On his many trips up and down he set out to observe all of the bubbled gems the others have collected over the years. He tried to see how high he could go. Every bounce he'd go higher and higher, no longer recognizing the gems he passed. On a specifically high jump he got up so far he couldn't see the floor. He was surrounded by unfamiliar gems, but one had caught his eye.
A rectangular quartz-like gem that could fit in his palm if not for the pink bubble surrounding it. It was funny, Steven didn't remember bubbling this gem. Wait this was done by Mom! He gently tucked the bubble under his arm like a basketball as he finished floating down. His feet softly patted the ground just as Garnet turned to see him.
"Alright Steven I'm done organizing. What would you like to dooo-STEVEN! Where did you get that?!"
"Well, you see, I was floating and I got really high up and-"
"You need to put that back Steven. It's very important."
"Aw but why? I just wanted to see it better."
As Steven held the gem to the surrounding light he noticed that the colors ranged from a purpleish to orangish. It was hard to tell with the pink tint of the bubble surrounding it. One other very noticeable thing is that a very large crack nearly split the gem in two. Steven felt the gem almost reach out to him, call to him gently. He didn't notice when Garnet slipped the bubble from his grasp.
"Wait Garnet! Let me help! That gem is cracked and I could fix her. I know I can!"
Garnet removed her glasses to look at him clearly with all three eyes. "Not even your mother could help her." She said solemnly.
"I know I can!"
Garnet replaced her glasses and thought for a long time before speaking. "I guess there is only one way to find out, come on Steven."
"…yes!" Steven whispered to himself with stars in his eyes and a smile on his face.
Pearl and Amethyst were busy arguing in the kitchen as Garnet and Steven stepped through the door. Pearl patted the purple gems back as she coughed up a crying breakfast kid plushy.
"Honestly Amethyst, why on earth would you eat that?!"
"Because it looked good! Oh sup Steven, watcha' got there? Also you may need to replace a few of your toys."
Pearl gasped at the sight of the bubble in Garnets arms. "No Garnet we can't risk it, Rose couldn't heal her!"
"But Steven wants to try." Garnet smiled.
Pearl franticly paced as they gathered around the middle of the room. Garnet handed the bubble back to the boy. "Ready Steven?" Steven drew an intense gaze and licked both of his hands. "I was born ready!"
Garnet popped the bubble and before the gem hit the floor Steven caught it in his hands. Pearl stopped her pacing to watch over Garnets shoulder nervously. The Purple/Orange gem easily fit in Steven's hands and after a moment the large crack that nearly split the gem in two began to repair itself. All four of the crystal gems watched in awe as the gem became mostly whole. The only thing that remained of the crack was a scratch left on what would be a perfect piece of quartz. Steven felt the gem vibrate and let go as her body reformed in front of them.
She was taller than Pearl but still a few inches shorter then Garnet. Her shoulders were broad with sharp angles but was overall a medium build. Her skin was tinted light orange, almost yellow, and her hair was a light purple. Being a quartz she had a lot of hair, but it was intentionally shaved on the sides and the back was carefully braided down to her waist. Pearl gently reached out to brush away purple bangs from the semi-sleeping form.
"I can't believe you did it Steven."
"WOW! You guys didn't tell me she was a Crystal Gem!" Steven delighted at the purple star that painted her right collar bone, neck and lower jaw. Her clothing was a mixture of different shades of purple that resembled what was once a military uniform. The gem stirred and as her eyes opened they revealed to be a calming brown color.
"Pearl? Garnet? Feels like I haven't seen you in forever."
"Ametrine!" Pearl nearly shouted as she dove into an awkward embrace. "It's nice to see you again, Ame." Garnet patted her shoulder and smiled.
Ametrine laughed a deep laugh, the resonance shaking the wooden floor of the house as she referred to Garnet. "I see those two are gettin' along well."
"They always do, eventually."
"And who's this? An Amethyst? Good, I always told Rose to keep more strong quartz around and you can't get much stronger than an Amethyst, yeah? Now, where is that one?" Ametrine chuckled.
Pearl stepped away from Ametrine and clasped her hands together trying to think of a way to break the news to her.
"Well you see Ame, Rose is, gone."
"Gone? What do you mean?"
"Let me introduce you to her son Steven. Steven this is Ametrine. She helped us a lot during the war."
"It's uh nice to meet you." Steven said shyly with his hands tucked neatly behind his back. Ame stared at him for a moment or two with a bit of an intimidating presence to the young human. Just as his resolve was about to fail him Ame laughed again and smiled goofily.
"The pleasure's mine I assure you Steven. Half human Half gem, huh? Well should've seen that one coming knowing Rose. And the resemblance! My mistake really."
"Resemblance?"
Ame crouched down and held up a thick finger to boop Steven's nose. "You have her nose."
"Really?!" Steven said with stars in his eyes.
"Yup, and apparently her eyes too!"
All five gems shared a laugh at that point. Caught up in the excitement Steven grabbed her hand to lead her around the house showing her what's new. As Ame tried to step forward to follow her right leg gave out and she tumbled to the floor. She sat up and saw that her leg was almost glitching. The light couldn't form correctly to support her weight. Pearl rushed to her side and placed a hand just below her left collar bone where her gem was.
"Steven repaired what he could, but it's still scratched. You are just gonna have to rest for now Ame."
Both Garnet and Amethyst (in puma form) helped lug the gem over to the couch to sit. Ame angrily stared at the malfunctioning leg as Steven tried his best to heal the scratch on the gem to no avail. After a while Steven grew tired and Ame had picked up on it.
"It's alright Steven, you did your best and you saved me from being shattered, that's all I can ask. Why don't you tell me about everything I've missed? How long was I out anyway?"
"5,327 earth years." Pearl said from the kitchen while preparing Steven's dinner. The slightly frustrated tone did not escape the ears of any other gem, well, except for Steven.
"Well that means we gotta catch you up on EVERYTHING!"
"Then what are you waiting for big guy, I'm listenin'."
That evening concluded Steven's spark notes of most of human history and more importantly what had been happening in the past 14 years. Amethyst helped Steven up to his room after he had finally tired himself out hours later. Garnet retired to her room and the only gems left were Pearl and Ametrine. Pearl made herself busy by cleaning up and Ame shifted in attempt to stand. Pearl instantly tried to stop her but pleading brown eyes immobilized her. Silently Ame pulled from her gem a simple sword stowed in its scabbard. She used it as a makeshift cane and hobbled outside to see the ocean at night. Pearl followed her outside and leaned against the railing with her.
"Have I really missed that much?" Ame had managed after a while.
"Well not the part of pirates riding unicorns I think Steven added that part in."
"I mean about us, about Rose being gone. I can't imagen what you're feeling right now Pearl."
"It hurts and she'll always have a place in my heart, but, it's over now. Stevens here and that's all that matters."
"And the war?"
"Earth isn't a primary objective anymore, we've won, in a way."
"That's good, I'd doubt if I could fight again in this state anyway, how pathetic right? A Quartz general reduced to this…"
"You are not pathetic!"
"Pearl, you know I can't fuse like Garnet and I'm not smart like you so that doesn't leave me with much."
"You are smart, you can teach Steven."
"Teach him what?"
"I've been training him and his friend Connie how to fight, you were always better than me so maybe you can teach them a thing or two."
"I guess I could give them a few tips."
"I know you can." Pearl said as she brushed up against Ame's shoulder, leaning her head in the crook of her neck. The pair stood there for a few minutes watching the tide pull away from them. Then, Ame spoke suddenly in a voice so full of insecurity and gentleness.
"I missed you, you know. That day I thought I lost you, you and everyone else."
"Rose did try to fix you, but she couldn't, so we bubbled you to make sure you weren't shattered." As Pearl finished her explanation Ame firmly pulled Pearl off of her and retreated to the house.
"Understood, I'm going rest, goodnight Pearl."
Pearl held her own arm with her free hand and looked towards the floor with water pooling in her eyes. "Goodnight… Ame"