Steven Universe: A Warrior Spirit Awakens

I don't own Steven universe, it's owned by its respected owner or owners

Summery: When Steven was knocked unconscious by Jasper, he was taken in his gem where he meets a familiar face. His mother Rose Quartz, and she wants to give him "gifts" that will help him greatly on his journeys. These gifts are awakening his dormant gems powers, accelerating his age by two or three years and giving him all her knowledge and experience. How will his friends, his family and his enemies react? On his journeys he will meet allies, teachers Look out world and homeworld, a warrior spirit is awaken!

AN: So here's how it going to go down, Steven does get powerful but not like the level of Yellow Diamond or his mom ok? But he will get more powerful down the line, he will not just win battles not willy dilly got it? He will lose sometime and badly too, as for his lovable, playful, caring nature… that won't change. It wouldn't be Steven without Steven ok, though he will be more focused and serious when he needs to be, got it? As for the accelerated age don't worry its only by a two or three years. For pairings with Steven though… well I'll leave bits of everything ranging from Connie to Sapphire to any female ok, if you want a more specific paring then leave it the review and we'll see what happens. Anyways though I'm going to need OCs for their enemies and allies too, I got some down but help is greatly appreciated. You can pick their gems, what sides their on even if their on nether, their weapons, their outfit, what they look like, their backstory and you know all that jazz ok. As for the fusions Steven does with the others give me some ideas too, but with Pearl and Connie are their still going to be Rainbow Quartz and Stevonnie. Also give ideas for the corrupted gems too because I got something for them. So PM or leave it as a review, oh and if you want your OC paired with a certain character or an OC leave that with in the PM or review? Anyways on with the story!

Chapter 1: New look and an awakening

Steven felt helpless, helpless seeing his friends, his loved ones, his family fall right in front of him. They were taken down by the newly arrived homeworld gems, and they weren't friendly. They came down from the their hand like spacecraft, two individuals he already knew but the third one he didn't know. One was Peridot, a smart, pretty, elegant green and yellow looking gem who looked like a cyborg considering how her limbs looked. Even though he only met a couple times her knew that she was probably going to a bit of trouble. The one he didn't know was a very large and intimidating orange gem with wild orange hair, she looked to be strong like Garnet or even stronger, her name was Jasper.

The last one he knew greatly… Lapis Lazuli, the one he freed from her mirror prison, the one he healed, and most importantly the one he considered a friend. But after this didn't know, Lapis wasn't pretty… she was beautiful blue gem. She had a blue dress to match her elegance. She and Peridot led Jasper here to earth, to crush any resistance and any surviving rebel gems, like the crystal gems. At first it was just about escorting Peridot but it changed when Jasper saw Steven use his shield. She thought that Steven was his mom Rose Quartz. Which he wasn't but she didn't care, Lapis tried to help by lying about his existence before hand but it didn't help.

Jasper then got serious, she and Peridot then attacked them… badly. Peridot used the ships weapons and Jasper got in the fray using her gem weapon which was a helmet, which didn't seem dangerous but if you put account her super strength then you got yourself a weapon. Garnet tried to fight but was taken out when Jasper brought out a mysterious weapon that made her go back into her gem form. After that Jasper picked Steven up and started saying an evil and cruel monologue. After seeing this, Pearl and Amethyst leapt into action but where to late . Jasper then did something shocking and unexpected, she head-butted Steven full force to the head. But what no one was expecting is that… he poofed into his gem. After that, Steven's world went dark.

In Steven's gem

'W–where am I?' Steven said to himself in his mind, he was beginning to stir. He then opened his eyes and what he saw shocked and surprised him. It looked like he was where his mom's spring but if like he wasn't there, also he was on the ground. 'What am I doing here, what happened?' Steven thought as he began to get up and look around more. He then proceeded to walk around until he remembered what happened. "Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl…Lapis!" Steven exclaimed out loud in revelation.

All of it began to come back to him, all the way to the arrival of the homeworld gems to Jasper head-butting him. 'Man, that really hurt guess that means they don'?' Steven thought as if someone was there with him, weird right. He then started to panic a little he was at his mom's spring, at least he thought he was? Anyways he was here and not there, with them! But no, he was here while Jasper and the others do who knows what with his friends! What about Pearl, Amethyst and most of all Garnet!

Steven then started clench his hands hard like he was trying to make them bleed. Which he did with his right hand, but he didn't care. "ARRGH, why am I so weak!?" Steven screamed in the air, he then fell to his knees. He felt his vision started to become blurry probably because tears were forming around his eyes. He punched the ground and started to let his tears flow down his face. "I'm sorry Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Dad, Connie, Lapis… everyone… I'm sorry that I'm not strong enough! Especially you mom, I'm sorry I'm not strong enough to protect everyone like you!" Steven exclaimed as he continued to cry on his knees with his eyes closed, not noticing a mysterious figure coming behind him. But a familiar figure he knew well even though he'd never net them in person.

"Well Steven, if every pork chop perfect… ." Someone said in a soft, motherly, elegant tone. This surprised Steven, was someone here with him? He then opened his eyes and turned around to where the voice came from. When he turned around to see who it was, he was deeply shocked to find out who it was. The person he was looking at was a big a beautiful women who was wearing a pretty white dress that had pink highlights that come down to her feet. She had long pink locks as her hair, but what shocked him the most was that she had a star shaped hole where bellybutton was supposed to be, but he didn't see a bellybutton but a gem… his gem!

"W-who are you?" Steven asked while getting up and stopped crying. "I think you already know that Steven." The women said with a smile, she then proceeded to walk towards him. After about a minute they were now standing and looking at each other. Steven then saw her features clearly now, she was beautiful with smooth milky skin. Her smile could light up a pitch black room. She look very familiar to Steven, like he's known her for years even though he just met. Then it finally came to Steven, he knew who she was! After coming to this conclusion, Steven face was filled with shock.

"A-a-are you … Rose Quartz?" Steven asked in a quiet and timid tone. The women then kneeled down to his level. She didn't say a word, she just smiled. After what seemed like an eternity Steven let out a cry, he then ran up to her and started to cry in her arms. "MOM!" Steven exclaimed as he continued to cry in her arms. Rose didn't say anything but continued to hug him like was going to disappear, the same with Steven. She looked to be crying as well, but not tears of sadness but tears of joy.

"Shh… I'm here Steven, I'm real." Rose said in a soft and motherly tone, tears still flowing down her face, the same with Steven as well. After about of a few minutes of them hugging, crying and enjoying their time with another they stopped. They then started to separate from each other, both stopped crying and were now looking at each other in silence until Steven decided to break the silence with a question that needs answers. "How are you here when your… you know?" Steven said in a confused tone while wiping his tears.

"Don't you know Steven, no matter where I am… I'm always here with you." Rose said as she too was wiping her tears away. She then got up and grabbed Steven's hand and led him to the spring where they sat on the edge. "But if you want to know how I'm alive then I'll try my best to explain." Rose said as her smile disappeared replaced with a frown. Steven then scooted closer to Rose so he can hear her begin the tale of how she's here.

"Before you were born I knew that one day you would need my guidance and help. Because I knew one day you would meet others gems, and not friendly ones ether. I made a lot of enemies over the years, even ones stronger then myself. So I decided before I gave birth to you I would leave a piece of my self or soul if you will with you before I died to give you life." Rose said as she began to look up in the sky. Steven looked up in the sky as well but was shocked to see that the sky was pink with pink clouds. That's when Steven realized that they weren't really at the healing spring.

"Mom, where are we really I know we aren't at the healing springs, so where are we?" Steven asked as he got up from his seat and began to walk around to see anything else out of place. Rose just smiled at decided to show him where they really are. She then wave her hand in the softly and something unexpected happened. The whole area just suddenly puffed into pink clouds. This startled Steven and caused him to fall over, he would have hit the ground if something didn't catch him time. Steven then looked down to see what caught him and to his shock and amazement he found out that it was baby Steven! The little watermelon that he gave life to.

"BABY STEVEN!?" Steven exclaimed surprised to see the little watermelon he gave life to was alive. "I thought you were destroyed when the rest of the watermelon Stevens destroyed you when you hit me!?" Steven said in amazement, he then saw the little guy squint his eyes like he was happy, then the little baby watermelon waved to him like he was going away. Then all of a sudden he poofed into a pink cloud. This shocked Steven even more now then he heard Rose giggled. He then turned around to find a even more shocking scene.

He saw his mom with a bunch more of little baby Stevens, they all looked to be happy they were ever where around her. On her lap, her arms and shoulders and even her hair! She the continued to giggle as all the little Stevens were around her playing or climbing on her. "Haha, Steven you should be proud of yourself, these little ones are so cute and playful, just like you." Rose said as she picked up one of them and hugged it. Then all of sudden they all poofed into clouds as well. Rose then let out a disappointed sigh. She then walked up to Steven who's jaw was wide open and eyes were wide open as well.

"Close your mouth honey, it's rude." Rose said in a happy tone, she then patted him on the head. This caused Steven to snap out of his trance, he then looked around them one more time to find that they were surrounded by pink clouds, even the ground seemed to be a big pink cloud! "Mom, what happened, where are we, how did you-!?" Steven was about to say in a loud and confused tone until Rose put her finger on his mouth to stop him from talking. She then let go and made a shushing gesture. She then waved her hand again this time the whole area changed again. This time they were in a pink open field.

"Where we are Steven is what ever you want it to be, because in your gem you choose where you want to be and what ever you want in it." Rose said smiling, she then sat down on the ground motioning the shocked Steven to sit with her. Steven then sat down beside her to let her explain how that their in his gem. "You see Steven when Jasper head-butted you, you poofed and returned or in your case go into your gem for the first time." Rose said in a sad tone, she looked at Steven who's expression fill with shock then panic.

"SO I'M DEAD!?" Steven screamed in horror which startled Rose. "NO, your not dead Steven. You see when a gem is under intense pain they returned to their gem, but when the gem is shattered… then they are truly dead." Rose said in a soft but sadden tone. Steven then stopped panicking he then saw his mom with a grim expression, he knew that this was the first time he was seeing her like this but… he didn't like it. Steven then got an idea, he then sat next to her. He then grabbed her hand which surprised her, she looked down to Steven looking at her with his signature smile.

"I'm sorry I made you sad mom." Steven said as his smile disappeared and replaced with a grim expression like his mom was just a few seconds ago. As Steven was sulking he felt a hand gently touch his cheek, he then looked up to see her grim expression replaced with her sweet and motherly smile. "Your just like your father, handsome, brave and most of all caring. You have no reason to be sad Steven because what I'm about to tell you will change how you feel and look at me." Rose said in a sad tone, she then decided to stand up and look at the sky once again.

"You know that I fought against gems like Jasper, but what I never told you or your father is that I was just like her. Before I came to earth I was a scout that went to long and distant planets, where I deemed them worthy for conquering and for where kindergartens would be posted. I didn't love or want this task but was I tasked with it, so I did it. Over the years I felt the pain of the inhabitants of the planets I helped conquered. I would have continued if I didn't stop at earth, earth was so beautiful. It's inhabitants and the creatures that lived on it were amazing. All of them so different but unique in their own way, humans especially… guess that's how come I fell in love with your father? Guess that's how come I defied Yellow Diamond and homeworld to protect it. So me and what few gems who believed in peace and not hate fought against them, we won but not without a price. Its like your father said Steven, there's never a good war." Rose said with tears coming down her face.

While she was crying Steven was shocked to his core, his mother use to be like Jasper. His mother conquered worlds, worlds just like earth. After about a minute of silence with the exception of Rose's crying, Steven decided to walk towards his mom. After he got right behind her he did something she didn't expect. He hugged her, this made her stop crying but not making her turn around. She just stood there, looking at the sky with a shocked expression.

"Mom, I could never look at you in any other way then I see now. You did bad things in the past but that's why they call it the past. So you learn from your mistakes, and so you could correct them and make them better. You probably fought and kill other gems, and saw your friends die in front you. But you didn't disgrace their sacrifice by giving up, you continued to fight and made their dream a reality mom. Mom… I wish I could be strong like you. You fought against impossible odds but you never gave up, you saved what friends you could and you won. While I'm just your loser son who can't and now couldn't save his friends! I'm not as strong as you mom!" Steven said as tears began to come down his face, burying his face behind her dress. He would have continued to cry but was stopped when Rose grabbed both his shoulders.

"Steven, never ever say your weak! I saw how you saved that Connie girl without thinking for your own safety. How you helped Pearl and Amethyst look past their differences to help then fuse. How you freed Lapis when they told you not to, and later heal her even though she tried to kill. You even did what I failed to do, you bonded with a corrupted gem and made it your friend that sacrificed itself to protect you because you saw it what none of us could. How you help everyone even your enemies, how you deeply touch everyone and everything you meet. No Steven, I wish I was strong like you. My little pork chop." Rose said as she turned around, she started out angry but then you could hear how proud she was coming from her tone.

Steven was shocked and deeply touch, did he do all that? Did actually do all the things his mom said? After taking a minute to remember everything she was right! He did do all that even though it seemed impossible but he did it. He saved Connie and Lapis, he helped Pearl and Amethyst look past their differences to help them fuse, he even made a friend with a corrupted gem buy he didn't care. She was right he was brave but he wasn't strong though. Rose even though he didn't show it she knew was questioning his strength not his bravery. A mother knows.

"Honey, if you're doubting strength and not your bravery. I think I could help you with that." Rose said with her sweet smile while looking down at her son who looked surprised. She then motioned him to follow her, she then made her way to the spring again with Steven in tow. They then arrived at their destination at sat where they originally sat. "Steven, you might not be as strong as Garnet, or be as smart as Pearl or even have mighty powers like me but you could if you want to." Rose said looking at Steven with a serious tone in her voice. Steven was flabbergasted, how could he not what that. He was about to say something but Rose stopped him when she put her hand like she knew what he was going to. This surprised Steven but he stayed quiet.

"Steven, if I do give these gifts there's always a price. Let me explain honey, to give you full control of your dominant powers I would need to do something terrible. You see in your current state and age… it would kill you. So for that not to happen I would have to accelerate your age." Rose in a serious tone with a grim expression. Steven was shocked, to get these powers he would have to be older but by how much. "By how much mom?" Steven asked in a serious tone as well. Rose looked shocked, was he really considering. "Since you're 12 I guess by two years or more, so you'll 14 or 15. In the end honey it's your choice, you pick a specific age I'll make sure that you'll be that age. But honey if you do this, it'll mean that you'll miss some of your childhood. It means you won't be able to grow up naturally. Are you sure you want this?" Rose asked in a concerned tone, she then got down to his level to see if this was what he wanted. She was shocked to see his face.

Steven was giving her his signature smile, his eye were filled determination and had fire in them. For a split second Rose could have sworn she saw Greg smiling at her. It made her heart melt, Steven was really like his father. "Mom, if it means protecting everyone then so be it. Even if homeworld and Yellow Diamond send more bad gems I'll stop them. If it means me being a little older I'm ok with that. Besides, if every pork chop was perfect…" Steven exclaimed in a happy tone waiting for him mom to finish the quote. Rose smiled at his silly antics and his little good hearted speech. "… We wouldn't have hotdogs." Rose said with a giggle.

"So, how do we do this momma gem!" Steven exclaimed in his usual go lucky self. Rose let out a laugh out, guess Steven realky took after his father in the cute goofball department. "Now Steven, for me to do this you'll have to be calm ok?" Rose said in a reassured tone, Steven nodded. Rose then led him to the middle of the springs where the spring vanished into a bunch of pink clouds. In its place was a large Quartz shaped marking took its place. Rose then led him to the middle and told him to stay there. Rose then placed herself in front of him and both their gems started to glow pink.

"Steven Universe, my son you are given all my strength and powers that I've learned and earned over my many years. You will also be given all my knowledge and experience I've learned too. But be warned my son, there will be evil and cruel gems that will want to destroy you because I'm your mother and that you have my gem. But I know you will not let that happened, protect earth, protect the innocent, and most of all… protect your love ones." Rose said as her eyes began glow pink, she then processed to walk towards Steven who looked a little nervous but then got over it because he knew that he needed to protect his love ones. She then touched his head very gently. Then his eyes began to glow pink as well. "Goodbye and good luck, my little pork chop… I love you and tell everyone I love them too, especially your father." Rose said in a soft whisper, she then kissed Steven on the head and his world went dark.

But not before he heard his mom tell him something strange. "And be sure to be careful with all the girls hearts when you meet them. I don't want my sweet and handsome boy be a heartthrob and a heartbreaker." Rose said in a happy and playful tone. Steven was confused, what was she talking about. But only if you knew Steven, you poor boy.

In the real world on the homeworld ship

We see a gem proof cell and a small pink gem floating in a orange bubble but then all of a sudden the gem began to shake and glow in a pink hue. Then the cell was lit up when the gem exploded in a pure blinding white light. The light then shifted into a person like figure kneeled down to the ground. The light slowly died out to form in to a person, who was still kneeling. The figure was clearly naked, and was clearly a boy! The boy then stood up front his position he was tall but not that tall, probably 5.8 or smaller. He had long wild brown hair (Think young Greg Universe, his dad) that almost reached to his waist. He looked to have zero baby fat on him which was replaced with muscle. The muscles weren't that toned but weren't that bad ether. The gem was where his bellybutton was supposed to be but it looked like he didn't care. Now his face was in one word to describe it, handsome. His face had a chubby look but the rest looked to be well toned with muscle as well. But what was most handsome was his eyes which were a beautiful jet black.

The boy or man in this case looked to be delirious and confused where he was. After about a minute he seemed to snap out it and look around. He then looked at his body shocked to see that he was naked or how he looked. He then around his cell once more when he saw a window that clearly showed the outside which showed space and earth. He then proceeded to walk towards the window, he stopped and saw how beautiful the scene looked. He also saw the reflection of his face and was shocked to see it. He just stood there about a few minutes until he broke the silence. "Well, I guess I know what mom meant now." Said the newly transformed Steven Universe.

To Be Continued

AN: So you guys enjoyed it? This is my second story I began writing, my other one I'm currently working on too is a walking dead one. It's call The Walking Dead: Is This Love, Clementine, it might suck at first but it gets better. I'm probably going to rewrite the first few chapters ok. So anyway hoped that you guys enjoyed it and do please a review. It will be about a week or two to write down the second chapter because of my other story, got it? Gives me enough time to see who's OCs will appear in the next chapter ok. Ok then see ya.