Okay, so I've always liked Steven Universe. Well, at first I thought it was just going to be some stupid show about a little fat kid, but as it progressed, I saw it was a lot more than that. And I've always thought about making a fanfiction for it, so why not, y'know?
Now, before I write anything, I'll just say that the character I added in is based off of the Tiger's Eye Matrix Gem. He's male because Gem's bodies aren't real, so they can manifest themselves as either gender.
Well, let us see how this goes...
Disclaimer: I do not own Steven Universe
I just wanted to live freely...
Footsteps rang through the empty, green hallway. Glowing lights illuminated the path.
I just wanted to get away from it all...
The footsteps seemed to be coming from a man. He had light-dark skin, and seemed to have a thin beard. Almost a goat T, but with hair that went thinly up his cheeks as well.
He wore a cloak that covered his eyes and hair, but it was open enough to reveal his chest and arms. He wore a short sleeve white shirt, and his arms seemed somewhat muscular. An orange band of color wrapped around each bicep. He wore black jeans without shoes, and his feet seemed to have the same orange stripes.
But instead I'm here...
He reached a door at the end of the hallway, and stood before it for a moment, taking a deep breath before pressing the button next to the door. It slide open, and he stepped into the room.
"... You..."
He sat in a strange floating chair that glowed green. "It's been awhile, Lapis."
The Ocean Gem's teeth grit. "Matrix..."
"So, how have you been?" He tilted his head to the side, and Lapis immediately jumped up, slamming her hands down on the table.
"YOU-"
In an instant, Matrix had pulled something from the covered part of his face, and was aiming it at Lapis' throat. It seemed to be an orange spear, with a glowing orange gem in the blade of it.
"Now Lapis, let's not do something we're going to regret." He said, leaning back in his chair calmly as Lapis growled, sitting back down.
"Now, why don't you just tell me about those... 'Crystal Gems'?" Matrix asked, tilting his head to the side in question as he put his spear away into wherever in his cloak that it came from.
Lapis' hands clenched into fists on her knees and she looked down. "Or what?"
"Lapis, listen to me." In the next instant, Matrix was leaning over the table, staring her in the eye. Something on the left side under his hood was glowing.
"There's no where to run. We don't need you. You're just here to prevent some minor inconveniences. I could kill you right now, then I could drop your crushed gem before whatever you're trying to protect. Then I'll kill whatever it is, then I will come back to home world with an honest smile on my face."
"... Y-... You're a monster..!"
"It's what they made me to be, Miss Lazuli."
Matrix walked from the room, hands in his pockets. Lapis sat in the room behind him, her head down as the door closed.
"So, what'd she say?" A rather bulky, orange gem said. She was leaning against the wall next to the door.
"Three gems remain on Earth. they live on a small, coastal city, fittingly named "Beach City." The gems are Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl." Matrix answered without looking at Jasper, who nodded.
"What about Rose Quartz?" Jasper asked.
"Not a word of her."
"..." Jasper looked displeased with this information. "... Wait, you said Amethyst and Pearl, right?"
"Yes."
"Aren't those the ones you-"
"Yes."
"Well then..." Jasper grinned. "Looks like you're coming with me."
Matrix remained silent for a moment, his expression unchanging. "... Lame."
Matrix sat outside of the large hand shaped ship, staring at it in silence.
"So today's the day, huh?" A woman sat next to him. "I wish I could go with you."
"It's fine, sister." Matrix said, glancing at her. Her skin was orange with black strips, the opposite of Matrix's skin. "It won't take long, anyway. We'll go there, crush those gems and get back in just a few days."
"Matrix... I heard that those gems are still alive. You know, the ones from-"
"I don't wanna talk about them, Tiger..."
"Matrix, you almost turned on us back at the-"
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!"
"... Fine, but I'm warning you, things won't go well if you try that again." Tiger stood, walking away.
Like I said, I never wanted this...
"Hey, Matrix, hurry it up!" Jasper demanded, standing before the entrance of the ship.
"Yes, Ma'am..."
Peridot sat in the control room of the ship, pressing a button here and placing her hand in a floating screen there. Her chalk-like fingers moved to press certain buttons, spinning around and moving almost as if of their own accord.
"When do we land?" Matrix said from behind Peridot, making her jump.
"Where did you come from?!" She asked, clearly annoyed.
"You know full well where I came from." Matrix answered, his expression remaining the same.
"... Creep..." She muttered, turning back to the keyboards and other things. "We should land in just a few days. Did Lapis give any valuable information?" Peridot glanced at Matrix out of the corner of her eye.
"She gave enough." Matrix answered, walking from the room."Nothing about those 'Steven's' you mentioned, though."
"I'll be training if you need me." Matrix said as he walked towards the exit of the room.
"Why would I need him?" Peridot muttered to herself as Matrix left.
When Matrix reached the lower level of the ship, which seemed to be some sort of gym, he found the over sized orange gem already down there, beating a punching bag.
Just as the door closed behind Matrix, Jasper punched the bag with a punch strong enough to make it explode. "No challenge..." She turned, looking at Matrix.
"You! Spar with me. Now!" She demanded, and Matrix sighed.
"You're pushy today. Someone excited to meet the gems?" Matrix and Jasper stood ten feet apart, staring at one another.
"Piss off." Jasper said, glaring at Matrix. A grin cracked momentarily across Matrix's face.
The grin disappeared as Jasper rushed him, her feet thudding against the ground. She pulled back one fist, aiming to punch Matrix across the face.
Matrix jumped into the air, flipping and bringing one foot down towards Jasper's skull. She quickly blocked the attack with her forearm, grinning as she them threw her arm up, throwing Matrix through the air.
He landed on his hands, back flipping once as Jasper rushed him once again. He ran at her as well, before suddenly jumping to the side.
In that instant, he pulled the spear from under his hood once again, stabbing it into the floor to stop himself and spinning, kicking her in her lower back.
Jasper stumbled forward before turning around. "Ha! Is that al-" She was cut off as a fist hit her lower jaw, making her bite her tongue and her eyes widen.
Jasper growled in pain, spitting blood from her cut tongue. "Lucky shot."
"Whatever you wanna call it." Matrix said, standing in his fighting stance.
"What do you say we make this a little more interesting?" Jasper grinned, a crystalline helmet appearing on her head.
"Hmph." Matrix smirked, reaching into his hood and pulling out a longer spear than usual, holding it up and jumping back. "Let's go."
The two shot at one another, and their weapon's collided. Matrix winced slightly, attempting to hold Jasper back. She grinned, bringing her head up suddenly, making Matrix shoot forward before suddenly bringing it down, smashing the spear down!
Jasper reached forward instantly, grabbing Matrix by the face and grinning. "Gotcha you smug bastard." She pulled back one fist and threw an under hand punch into Matrix's chest, making his eyes widen.
Jasper felt him cough saliva into her hand, and her grin widened. "Aw, don't tell me you're down alre-"
Jasper's eyes widened in pain, and she looked down to see spear protruding from her shoulder. She roared in pain, dropping Matrix and yanking the spear from her shoulder, blood flying through the air.
"Aw, don't tell me you're down already." Matrix grinned, standing back up and pulling another spear from his hood.
Jasper snarled, raising her head into the air and bringing it down with crushing speed.
Matrix caught her by the helmet, wincing as he was forced to one knee. He growled, jumping up and kicking her in the neck, making her stumble to the side.
The two panted, circling one another. Matrix suddenly jumped into the air, throwing his spear at the large gem, who caught it jest before it hit her in the face.
"Ha! Nice try-" The moment Jasper moved the spear, she saw Matrix coming down at her.
"Son of a!-"
Matrix's foot slammed directly into her chin, throwing her to the ground! Jasper hit the ground, making the the room shake.
Matrix stood over her, aiming his spear at her. "That's game."
"HEY!"
The two turned to see Peridot standing in the entrance to the room. "What are you imbeciles doing?!"
"Sparing." Jasper stood, shoving Matrix as she stood. Matrix caught himself, putting his spear away in his hood.
"And what did you clods do to this room?!" Peridot said in shock, looking over the destroyed room.
"Just fly the ship." Jasper said, grumpily shoving by Peridot.
Peridot watching her walk away, and let Matrix walk by as well. She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Sure, just wreck my ship and pretend that nothing happened. It's not like I have to clean this mess and fix the... Hole in the floor with a spear sticking out of it?!"
"MATRIX!"
Pearl sat at the edge of the beach, looking over the ocean. She looked down at the water, hearing footsteps behind her.
"Pearl?" A boy with a star on his shirt said, arching a brow at her. "Something wrong?"
"Hm? Oh! Steven!" She immediately put on a smile, stuffing something into her pocket. "Yes, yes. Everything is fine. I was just... Thinking of something."
"Thinking of what?" Steven asked curiously, sitting criss-cross next to pearl.
"Oh... Just someone I used to know." Pearl smiled lightly.
"Someone you used to know? Where they human? Was it another gem?" Steven jumped up. "Tell me about them!"
"It's not important, Steven. They're long gone now."
"Aw..." Steven sat down, disappointed. He looked up at the night sky, and his eyes narrowed. "Hey Pearl?"
"Yes Steven?"
Steven pointed up at the sky.
"Is that a green star?"
Okay, that's the chapter. I know everything seems fast paced, but I kind of thought of this at a fast pace. So... Please review, Favorite, or Follow. I appreciate support along with constructive criticism.
Note: This chapter is relatively short compared to other chapters that I will soon post.
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