1st: this is my story so my say goes.
2nd: this will diverge from the cannon because I don't want a conflicting story for when the show shows what really happened/happens.
3rd: certain events will still happen like. This starts before keeping it together. Just for reference.
4th: there is no 4th.
5th: shipping will be had. stevonnie, rubphire, and lappidot along with some OCs.
6th: I am doing this on my phone so there's that.
now onward.
Steven Universe the young gem hybrid was currently walking back to his home he shared with his caregivers The Crystal Gems. Today young Steven was extra chipper because Garnet said they would be going on a mission so he made sure to get a little something from The Big Donut to give him energy. "I wonder where we'll go on the mission." Steven asked himself munching on a donut heading up the stairs. "Guys! I'm back!" He yelled but realised there was no reason to seeing the gems Amethyst sitting on the counter in the kitchen kicking her feet, pearl seemed to be twiddling her tumbs nervously, but what concerned him was Garnet's expression. It was a very worried one. "What?" Steven asked.
"Steven you're not coming on the mission." Garnet said in her monotone voice.
"What? But why?" Steven asked in a whine.
"Steven please just stay here?" Pearl asked.
"But you said I could come." He said looking at them about to cry.
"Ste-man listen to them please?" Amethyst asked shocking him extremely but then he knew something was up.
"Okay what's going on? If Amethyst is on the same page as you two then something must be up." Steven said demanding an explanation.
"Steven..." Pearl started.
"No I'm a Crystal Gem too I deserve to know why I'm having to stay behind." Steven said raising his voice a bit.
Garnet sighed and walked up and kneeled getting eye level with the young boy. "Steven I've seen a very probable future where this mission does not end well. So I'm begging you to stay here and let us handle this." Steven looked shocked but then spoke.
"No. I'm still coming with you."
Pearl and Amethyst looked shocked while Garnet just sighed and shook her head. "I knew you'd say that. Just promise me you won't leave my side even for a second." Garnet said taking off her shades looking him dead in the eye. Steven smiled getting stars in his eyes and nodding.
"But Garnet you said..." Pearl said as Garnet turned toward the warp-pad.
"1st: he can just follow us 2nd: we can have Amethyst tie her whip around him..." Garnet started before Amethyst shouted. "Way ahead of ya." Steven already with her Amethyst's whip tied around his waist. "...and 3rd: you say no to this face." Garnet finished picking up Steven flashing his huge puppy dog eyes. Pearl groaned as they all got on the warp-pad kowing she couldn't say no to Steven's puppy dog eyes.
--one warp later--
The three gems and gemhybrid appeared on another warp-pad that was on the edge of a mountain. "Wow where are we?" Steven asked running close to the edge before being yanked back by Amethyst.
"These, Steven, are knowing as the rolling mountains. I belive we are a few hundred miles from the city of Japan." Pearl answered.
"Cool."
"Alright we're here to locate the old technology here and any corrupted gems. Stay close and remember to stay close Steven." Garnet said as they began to walk down ome side of the mountain towards an old and decaying stone bridge.
"So Garnet what tech kinda we looking for?" Amethyst asked keeping Steven on a short leash or whip in this case.
"It's called a 'splicer' and it could be dangerous is in the hands of anyone who gets ahold of it." Garnet answered checking the bridge for any parts that may give before motioning for the rest to follow.
"Why's it called that?" Steven asked looking over the edge of the bridge seeing a beautiful lush valley and river far down below them covered by a heavy mist before he felt a tug from the whip getting him to catch up.
"It has a long uninteresting homeworld name but it's just easier to call it a 'splicer'." She answered. Suddenly the mountain rumbled hard. So hard that the bridge gave way a little startlingly the group and making Garnet grab Steven before they jumped to the other side of the bridge landing near a cherry blossom tree. Garnet then sighed. "That was close."
"Garnet..." Steven said.
"Hm?"
"Air...need...live." Stevens wheezed almost turning blue.
"Sorry." Garnet said letting go of him.
Steven panted hard for a few seconds. "What do you think made the mountain shake?"
"No tellin'." Amethyst said looking to the bridge that still stood even after the shake. "But we may have reacted a bit qui..." a loud crash was heard as the bridge fell to the valley below. "Nevermind."
"Well we should move. Steven is in enough danger without Garnet not seeing a good outcome." Pearl said a little on edge. "We should carry him and get this done quickly." She then picked Steven up. "Let's go." She said starting to walk on a path carved into the mountain.
"Pearl I can walk on my own." Steven whined before movement caught out of the corner of his eye on a few tall rocks that came just above the mist. "Hey look!" Steven yelled pointing to the rocks.
"What?" The Gems asked looking towards the rocks but saw nothing as the mist thickened. "But I..." He started. Amethyst then spoke. "I think we're all on edge now even Steven is seeing things."
"It's okay Steven." Garnet said while she ruffled his hair. "When we get back we'll get ice cream and relax." Steven smiled and nodded as they walked on Pearl finally putting him down.
--sometime later--
The group had been walking for close to an hour and all of them were relaxing a bit because nothing had happened save for a random spiderweb attack so they had given Steven a little slack but still kept the whip around his waist.
"Are we there yet?" Steven and Amethyst groaned both tired of walking.
"Just around the bend." Pearl answered politely.
"You said that 3 bends ago." Amethyst groan.
"It is just around the bend." Garnet said with a small grin happy that nothing truly bad had happened so far. As they walked a few pebbles fell from higher up the mountain making Steven look up. What he saw made him jump. It looked like a chunk of the mountain atleast the size of a car was moving.
"Uhh...guys!" Steven cried all the gems turning to him pointing up but the chuck of mountain was gone all that was there was a large claw mark.
"Woah. What made that?" Amethyst asked.
"It must be a corrupt gem." Pearl said pulling out her spear ready to fight.
Garnet summoned her gauntlets. "Let's go before it finds us then we'll come back and find it." The four then began to run till they saw a giant crashed ship covered in plants, rusting away, and almost sliding off the mountain. "There's the ship let's go!" Garnet yelled as they ran to a rusted open door of the ship. Once inside Garnet pushed a large old gem computer console infront of the door.
"Let's find this splicer and get out of here quick." Pearl said starting to look around before the ship let out a loud moan moving down the mountain a little more before stopping. "LOOK FASTER!" She yelled. After about 10 minutes they had looked almost everywhere before Amethyst yelled.
"GUYS! OVER HERE!" The other three ran over. She was standing infront of a pile of junk and was looking through an opening. "Is that it?" Amethyst asked letting them look.
"Yes that's it." Garnet said.
"But how do we get it?" Steven asked. before seeing a small opening near the floor. "I got it." He said before crawling through the hole.
"Steven please be careful." Pearl ssid watching him crawl throught hole.
"Watch out some of these pieces are sharp." Garnet called taking hold of Amethyst's whip's handle and holding tight.
As Steven crawled closer to the splicer he noticed the whip had run out of slack. "More slack guys!" he yelled. "There is none." He heard Amethyst yell. Steven saw he was about 5 feet from the splicer and then decided to untie himself. Once he did he ran up to the splicer which sat near an open edge of the ship. "Got it!" Steven yelled.
"Great now get back quick." Pearl yelled.
As Steven began to move the ship shook hard causing him to fall and slid toward the edge. Before he could fall he grabbed the edge barely hanging on.
"STEVEN!!!" The three gems yelled seeing him hanging on by his fingers. Garnet knocked the junk away and all of them sprinted towards him. But then the ship moved again making Steven lose his grip and began falling.
Steven fell for a few seconds before hearing a loud roar and feeling a sharp tug on his shirt stopping his fall. Looking down at the still long fall he wound have had if he wasn't caught by something but what. Looking up he saw a coal black figure that looked a head taller than Jasper and a bit bulkier with the same white hair in a mohawk-mane style. The figure had two white stripes that made and X over its chest with no shirt and what appeared to be a black diamond shaped buckle hold it together while the figures pants looked similar to samurai armor which was black and white. With the sun blocking the view of the large figure's face Steven looked at what caught him and shocked him. The figure's hands were claw like with one holding him and the other embedded in the mountain side. Scared Steven turned away hopping the creature wouldn't hurt him.
"Okay?" Steven heard a gruff masculine voice. Confused he turned looking at his savior's face making out ruby red eyes, a strong jaw line, a handsome but mean look to it, and what look likes a fang at the corner of his mouth.
"What?" Steven asked.
"Okay? Are you okay?" The figure asked lifting Steven up to eye level.
Well let me know what you think and I'll try to update soon. Also I'm rating this T to start and if things get to raunchy I'll make a spin-off for those scenes. But worst case is cursing or violence.
