Connie rushed over to the beach with her sword in hand, ready to fight. Pearl smiled and told her to stick with Steven. When she rushed over to him, the giant gem monster was being attacked by Peridot. The gem was a giant boulder-monster with yellow crystals jutting out of its shoulders. It began to charge towards Steven and Connie. "We need to fuse!" Connie shouted. The two clasped hands, Steven's gem began to glow, but it was too late, the gem ast exploded as Garnet crushed it between her giant gauntlets. Shrapnel shot out everywhere, and one of the yellow crystals impaled Connie, right in the heart. All the gems gasped and rushed up to her. Peridot tentatively poked her chest. "The human isn't breathing. A-and the lump in her chest isn't moving." Steven began to cry, the others started comforting him. But then, out of the blue, the gem in Connie's heart began to glow, her skin began to become tinted yellow, and the tips of her hair were too. The skin around the gem began to heal and mold around it. Then, there was a small "Poof!" and she disappeared into the gem. Pearl and Amethyst stood wide-eyed and gaping mouthed at the gem. "S-so what's gonna happen to Connie? I-is she OK?" Steven sniffled. Pearl raised a finger as if she were about to talk, but put it down. "I-I believe Connie is…" She started. "Becoming one with…" Continued Peridot. "The gem that hit her." Finished Garnet. "This is not what could of happened." Garnet began again. "I never saw this coming." Her voice quivered. "We weren't ever supposed to hit a human. HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE SEEN THIS COMING! THIS IS HUGE!" Garnet began to twitch, and collapsed into Ruby and Sapphire. "Sapphire. You. Should. Have. Warned. Me. Someone was going to be hurt by destroying the monster the way we did!" Ruby growled stomped away. Sapphire stood frozen. Finally, she moved. "Steven, your friend will be alright, she will now be Citrine, she will be a half-Gem like you. You must help her harness her power, you must help her become a gem. Everything will be fine for Connie." Steven hugged Sapphire and scooped up the gem. Everyone began to walk back to the temple. Sapphire stayed put, and began to quiver. "But as for Garnet…"