It was a beautiful day in Beach City, as per usual.
The sun was already high in the air, casting its rays over the small town. The air was warm and almost suffocating to some, but that didn't stop Steven Universe from making one of his routine trips to the Big Donut.
He was running excitedly past some of the citizens, whom he waved to as he went by, determined to get to his destination. He broke into a large grin when he saw the it in the distance, picking up the pace. Before long, he had already thrown open the doors, proudly standing in the doorway.
"Helloooo, Big Donut!" he exclaimed. "Steven Universe has arrived!" Then, suddenly feeling the weight of fatigue catch up to him from her long run, he promptly stopped for a moment to catch his breath.
Sadie chuckled lightly from behind the counter. "Well, that was quite an entrance." she said, glancing over at her coworker, who was restocking nearby. "What do you think, Lars?"
Lars, who was in the middle of restocking, had apparently been startled by Steven's sudden appearance and had dropped some of the drinks he had been putting in the freezer. He hurriedly tried to pick them up, waving in Steven's general direction. "Uh, yeah! That was...some entrance." Sadie snickered sympathetically and gave Steven a polite smile.
"Don't mind him. What can I get for you today, Steven?"
Steven finally straightened up and pointed at Sadie with both index fingers. "You and I both know what I'm looking for, Sadie!" he replied, walking further into the shop. "Only the world's most amazing treat: the sweet, delicious, incredible Cookie Cat!" He ran up to the mini-fridge that contained the desserts excitedly, causing Sadie to frown.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Steven..." said the blond from her post. "We're all out of Cookie Cats today."
"Whaaat? Aww, man..." Steven sighed in disappointment. "That's the third day in a row...when will you guys be getting more of them, anyway?"
"Uh, well-"
"We won't. We got our final shipment two weeks ago, and since you're the only one that buys them, they're pretty much gone forever now. We're not supposed to get any more." Lars interrupted, casually lifting a box off of the counter. "Sorry. Wish we could've warned ya beforehand if we knew."
Steven whirled his head around in panic. "Wait, what?! No, there's no way!"
"Lars!" Sadie chastised.
"What? I mean, he was gonna find out eventually! Better we tell him ourselves so that he doesn't freak out when he can't find 'em anywhere."
Steven was still standing in complete shock, eyes darting towards the fridge and back again as he realized the gravity of the situation. "No..." he said sadly, clenching his fists in despair. "Noooooooo!" Dramatically, he clung to Lars' legs in distress. "Say it ain't so! Please, this has to be a dream!"
Lars shrieked at the sudden contact, struggling to pull his legs free of Steven's surprisingly strong grip. "H-hey! Steven, I have to stock!" he protested nervously, wriggling out and barely managing to keep the box from falling out of his grip. Sniffling, Steven weakly allowed him to go, flopping over the counter sadly. Sadie gave him a grimace.
"Sorry, Steven. I guess they just stopped making them."
"Stopped making them?!" the younger boy cried. "B-but that doesn't make any sense! Why would they stop making Cookie Cats?! They're only the most delicious, delectable, scrumptious ice cream sandwiches in the world! Don't they have laws for this?!"
Lars sighed as he began stocking some more shelves. "Tough bits, man. Nobody buys them anymore. I guess they just couldn't compete with Lion Lickers." he said wistfully, gesturing over to another mini fridge nearby that was full of the aforementioned lion-shaped treats. Steven groaned.
"But nobody likes Lion Lickers! They don't even look like lions! The gumball eyes are always lopsided and they get all melty before you even take 'em out of the freezer!" He glared at the ice cream with childish resentment in her eyes. Lars couldn't help but smile at the accurate description.
"Well, some people are just dumb enough to buy them. But, hey, you have that magic gem on your back, right? Can't you just...make more Cookie Cats appear or something?" he asked, tilting his head curiously.
"That's not how it works, Lars..." Steven replied, reaching behind himself. He stuck a chubby arm down the back of his blue tank top, feeling the cerulean, teardrop-shaped gem that rested there. "At least, I don't think so...? But that would be cool." He pulled his arm back, briefly staring at the spot where he touched his gem before sighing. He approached the empty Cookie Cat freezer and began drawing one on the moist glass with his finger. "Oh, Cookie Cat...with your crunchy cookie outsides and your icy creamy insides..." He kissed his drawing sadly and gave the fridge a tender hug. Sadie raised her eyebrows.
"Um...Steven?" she asked. "Do you maybe...wanna take the freezer with you?"
Glancing back and forth between it and Sadie, he conceded with a sad nod.
Steven hummed to himself as he ran back home, though his movements were somewhat slowed by the freezer tied to his back by wire. This didn't deter him, however, as he was beginning to approach the beach house where he resided. Despite the weight on his back, he picked up the pace, climbing up the stairs to the porch and opening the door.
"Hey, guys!" he cried as he flung it open. "You won't believe thi- AAHH!" He let out a scream as he was quickly attacked by a large, ferocious, bug-like monster. It growled at him, acid dripping from its gaping maw, and he hurriedly tried to shove it off.
Suddenly, a large, multicolored chain wrapped around the monster's middle, yanking it away from him. Steven looked towards the direction of the weapon, and saw a tall, purple Gem with rainbow-colored dreadlocks smiling at him.
"Heya, short stuff! Sorry you had to walk into all of this." Smirking, Bismuth yanked the chain back, dragging the monster along with it. She changed her hand into the shape of a hammer, bashing the creature on the head so hard that it poofed out of existence.
In the back of the room, near the Warp Pad, a blue Gem with hair that curved downwards was knocking away even more approaching monsters with a cane. Zircon hit every mark accurately, moving like a tap dancer as she calculated each move with lightning speed.
Finally, across the room, a magenta Gem with a fluffy pink afro and a small yellow tutu was also fighting off bug monsters. She had big round sunglasses that covered two of her eyes, but one of them was still visible on her forehead. Out of all the other Gems in the room, Imperial Garnet appeared to be the most surrounded by the creatures, but this didn't seem to faze her. She smiled and skipped around, crushing any monsters underfoot with her spiked cleats. She paused to stretch, unknowingly punching a monster in the face as it tried to lunge at her from behind.
"Whoa...AWESOME!" Steven shouted, watching one try to crawl away. "What are these things?"
"Wait, Steven's home?!" Zircon shrieked, batting away another bug creature. "Oh, dear, be careful! Don't worry, we'll get these nasty Centipeetles out of here! They're trying to get into the temple!" She jerked her head towards the large door behind the Warp Pad with markings for each resident's gems.
"Aww, are you sure? They're really cool!" the boy objected, approaching the blue Gem as she held a Centipeetle in her arms. Snarling, the creature spat acid onto the floor, burning a hole into the wood.
Bismuth punched another one, sending it flying into a wall and disintegrating. She looked over the spot where it once was and called back to the others. "Hey, these things don't have gems!"
Imperial gasped. "Wait, really?" she looked at one of them briefly before crushing it again. "Wow, you're right! What a mystery!"
Zircon groaned. "Great. That means there's a mother somewhere nearby...we should find it before someone gets hurt!"
Steven's eyes sparkled excitedly. "Oh! Can I come, can I come? Pleasepleasepleeeasse?"
Zircon panicked, still somehow managing to keep a tight grip on the Centipeetle in her arms. "Oh, nonono! It's way too dangerous! Right now, you need to focus on trying to master your powers before trying to go on any crazy missions. Let us defend humanity for now, okay?" She grunted slightly before managing to snap the Centipeetle's neck, causing it to once again disappear into thin air. Steven sighed.
"Aw, maaan...I don't even know if I have powers! That's not fa- HEY!" He darted his head towards the refrigerator, where another Centipeetle was poking its head inside. "SHOO! Get out of here!" He charged towards the monster, waving his hands to scare it off. However, before he could, Imperial leaned over, accidentally stepping on the creature in the process.
"What? Is there another one over here?" she asked, not noticing at all when the monster evaporated under her foot. She looked around, seeing that there were none left, and smiled. "Hey, everyone! We cleared them all out!"
Bismuth and Zircon casually approached the counter. "Yeah, we know, Imperial. Great job back there, both of you!" the multicolored Gem said, giving two thumbs up to her teammates. She smiled over at Steven, winking. "Hey, weren't you looking in the fridge earlier?"
Steven cocked his head in confusion. "Yeah, why?" He turned around to look back at the still-open freezer, but gasped in shock upon seeing its contents. Inside, stacked upon one another, were countless Cookie Cats. "Whaaaat?! No way! How did you get all of these?! I thought they stopped making them!"
Zircon gave him a warm grin. "Well, yes, they did. But since we knew they were your favorite-"
"We went out and stole 'em from some greedy old punk who wanted 'em all for himself!" Bismuth said dramatically, miming punches. Zircon cleared her throat, annoyed.
"We bought the last of them from the Big Donut. They wanted it to be a surprise when you got home."
"I know I was surprised!" Imperial chimed in, her cleats disappearing. "I completely forgot those were in there!"
Bismuth laughed heartily, patting the magenta Gem on the shoulder. "Haha! It's okay, Imp! I'm pretty sure we all did after the Centipeetles broke in!"
Zircon adjusted her monocle. "Well, what really matters is that Steven is happy. Right, Steven?"
Steven didn't reply. He was gazing at a sole Cookie Cat that he was now holding, his eyes shining. He felt so happy, he could sing. In fact, that was just what he did.
"Ohhhhh...
He's a frozen treat with an all-new taste,
'Cause he came to this planet from outer space!
A refugee of an interstellar war,
And now he's at your local grocery store!
COOKIE CAT!
He's a pet for your tummy!
COOKIE CAT!
He's super duper yummy!
COOKIE CAT!
He left his family behind!
Cookie Caaaaat!
"Now available at Gurgens off Route 109!" he finished, hugging the ice cream sandwich close to him. The rest of the Gems all laughed and clapped, complimenting him on his performance. Steven looked at all of them with deep appreciation. "I can't believe you guys actually did this! I'm gonna savor this moment forever...Riiiight after I eat this one." Eagerly, he undid the wrapper and took a bite of one of the rounded "ears" of the cat-shaped treat. "Mmmm...so good! I like to eat the ears first!"
All of a sudden, the Gems went quiet, staring at him in awe. Bismuth and Zircon went behind the counter with Imperial, gazing at Steven from behind.
"Whoa! Uh, Steven?!" Bismuth cried, eyes widening. Zircon gasped and began to babble incoherently out of sheer bewilderment.
"Hm? What's wrong?" the boy asked, turning his head in their direction.
"S-steven...don't move. I know this might sound crazy, but-"
"Oh my stars!" Imperial interrupted, pushing the other two Gems aside to get a better look. "Steven, I think your gem is glowing!"
"WHAT? Uh...what do I do?!" He resisted the urge to reach his hands around and grab at his gem, fearing that that might make it worse.
"Can you summon a weapon, little guy?" Bismuth asked gently.
"Uh, um, I don't know! Is it fading? How do I get it to keep glowing?"
"C-c-calm down, Steven! It's okay, don't panic! DON'T PANIC!" Zircon panicked, shaking Imperial roughly.
"Okay!" the taller Gem replied, nodding her confirmation. Unfortunately, just after she did so, the glow from Steven's gem started to diminish, before finally ceasing altogether.
"Aww...I was really close that time!" he pouted, lowering the Cookie Cat sadly. "Man...do any of you guys know how to summon a weapon?"
Zircon panted, trying desperately to catch her breath before raising her hand weakly. "I think...I...can show you..."
Steven looked up at the tree that Zircon had taken him to, puzzled. As far as he could tell, it was just an ordinary tree; There was nothing particularly special about it.
"I don't understand, Zircon. How is this tree supposed to help me summon my weapon?"
"Not the tree, Steven. Look!" the Gem said, pointing towards one of the branches. On it perched a bird's nest full of chicks, the mother gently flittering down to greet them. They chirped happily upon seeing their parent, their song discordant and yet still full of harmony. "Observe how the mother bird knows exactly what her children want. She has brought worms for them; The exact number of worms as the exact number of her chicks. See how such a simple creature is able to keep track of and calculate precisely when to leave for food and just how much of it she should bring back?"
Steven watched the birds closely. The mother (much to his slight disgust) regurgitated each worm into her babies' beaks, not missing a single one. His attention turned back to Zircon, who had produced the cane from her gemstone with a flourish.
"Once you teach yourself to focus on every aspect of every day, it will become routine to you. Then, and only then, will you know exactly the right time to summon your weapon." She smiled confidently, leaning on her weapon as she did so. "Do you understand, Steven?"
A green leaf fluttered down from the tree, and Steven outstretched his hand to get it. He looked at it for a while, then back to the birds, before finally turning his attention back to the Gem in front of him.
"Uh...no, not really. Sorry."
"Hey, Bismuth! Can you do me a favor?" Steven asked, waving at the muscular Gem who was eating out of a large box of donuts. She beamed at him happily.
"Why, of course I can, sweetheart! What do you need?" she asked, bending down in an attempt to be eye-level with him.
Steven pointed at the donuts she was holding. "Can you regurgitate those into my mouth?"
Bismuth looked startled for a moment, but once she regained her bearings, she burst into laughter. "What? Why would you want me to do that?" She snorted, wiping tears from her eyes as she giggled hard. "Wait, wait, lemme guess! Zircon told you the bird thing, didn't she?"
Steven blushed, rubbing his arm nervously. "Uhh...maaaybe?"
Bismuth chuckled, finally starting to calm down. "Look, Steven. To tell you the truth, summoning weapons isn't all that important. I only use my chain when I think it's necessary, y'know? Most of the time, I just use these babies." She held her arm up, turning her hand into the shape of a hammer.
"But you used your chain back at the house, remember?" Steven pointed out.
"Well, yeah, but that Centipeetle was attacking you! I didn't want to risk hurting you, so I whipped out my chain to lasso it and pull it back. If I had hit it, there would have been a good chance of me hitting you by accident." she explained, shoving another donut into her mouth and swallowing. "Listen, Steven, don't worry about it. I'm sure your weapon will come in time, okay? When you need it the most, it'll be there." She wrapped an arm around him warmly and hugged him close, giving him a kiss on the top of his head.
Steven wanted to hug back, but he was too lost in thought.
"Zircon says I'm supposed to focus a lot, but Bismuth says not to worry about it. What does that even mean?" he asked, looking up at the tall poofy-haired Gem in front of him.
Imperial Garnet put a finger to her chin in thought. "Hmm...that is really confusing! I wish I could tell you, but to be honest, I have no idea myself!"
Steven sighed. "How do you summon your weapons, Imperial?"
The magenta Gem's visible eye brightened up. "Oh, I get to tell a story? Okay! Well, imagine you have somewhere to go, but you forgot something in the house."
Steven nodded, leaning forward eagerly to hear more of Imperial's tale.
She seemed to pause for a moment to consider what to say next. "Hm...oh, yeah! So, you try to go inside, but it turns out you accidentally locked yourself out. Don't you just hate it when that happens? I always forget what to do..." She once again hesitated, losing herself in deep thought. Steven tilted his head to the side.
"Um, what does this have to do with summoning weapons?"
Imperial blinked, then perked up. "Oh, yeah! That's right! You summon your weapon and kick the door down! Just...be sure you have enough money to pay for a replacement door. Those things are pretty expensive." She gave him a thumbs up, looking proud of herself for remembering. "There we go! Hope that helps you, Steven!"
Steven just stared at her blankly. Then, he groaned and flopped down onto the sand.
"Okay! I've decided that my best bet is to recreate what happened last time!" Steven announced to all the Gems once they were back inside. They were back in the kitchen/dining area, standing in front of the fridge. "So...Zircon and Bismuth were behind the counter...Imperial was next to the fridge...Bismuth, I think your arms were crossed?" he said, pointing to each Gem as he recounted the experience to the best of his memory. Bismuth chuckled.
"Sure thing, Your Majesty!"
"And Zircon, your foot was like this!" he continued, moving Zircon's foot a tad to the right. The blue Gem looked at him in confusion.
"Steven, I'm pretty sure this isn't how it works. In all my years of experience, I've never-" Before she could finish, Bismuth elbowed her lightly.
"Oh, relax, Z. Just let him have his fun. Besides, he's half human, remember? Maybe this is how human/Gem hybrids summon their weapons." She turned back to the child expectantly. "Ready when you are, meatball!"
Steven smiled. "Alright! Just hold on one second..." Quickly, he reached up and grabbed Imperial's face, turning it slightly to the side. "Aaaand...there! Okay, so then I took a bite of this Cookie Cat!" He held up the ice cream sandwich triumphantly before realizing something. "Oh yeah, I sand the song first. Uh...frozen treat...all new taste...now available at Gurgen's." He sighed, hanging his head in dismay. "Aww, it was funnier last time. Maybe I'm just not ready to be a Crystal Gem."
Zircon walked over to him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Now, Steven, don't you worry. I'm sure you'll figure out how your powers work soon enough!"
"Yeah, and if you don't, I could always make you a weapon in the Forge!" Bismuth piped up. Steven gasped.
"Really?!"
Zircon laughed nervously and ruffled Steven's hair, giving Bismuth a stern look. "Ahaha, no. He's not old enough yet."
Bismuth scoffed. "Aw, c'mon, Z! Look, I'm no professional, but if he's old enough for his gem to be glowin', then he obviously must be ready for a weapon."
Steven sighed, shaking his head. "No, no, it's okay. Zircon's right. I'm just a kid, and I should be focusing on kid stuff instead of magic gem weapons." He held up his now-unwrapped Cookie Cat, smiling at it. "Like this Cookie Cat!" He took a bite out of it, savoring the taste. "Mmm...so good!"
All of a sudden, a blue glow began to shine from his back, stunning all three of the Gems in the room. Then, with a bright flash, two large, watery wings sprung from behind him.
Zircon gasped and covered her mouth in shock. "S-steven...th-they're...they're...!"
"Wings!" Imperial interrupted, clapping her hands together eagerly. "Steven has water wings!"
Steven gasped excitedly. "Whaaaat?! I have water wings? AWESOME!" Then, with a burst of energy, the water sprayed all over the room, splashing the television in the process and causing it to short-circuit. Steven was way too happy to notice, however. "It must be Cookie Cat that did this! I summon my weapon by eating ice cream!"
Zircon shakily picked up the wrapper and examined it in disbelief. "My word, what is in these things?"
Suddenly, a loud rumbling resonated throughout the house, coming from above. A screech sounded as the house began to shake.
"Wh-what was that?" Steven asked, unable to keep his voice steady through the quakes.
"Y-yeah, what was that?" Imperial chimed in, grabbing onto Bismuth to steady herself.
All three Gems walked outside to get a better look at what was going on, only to see a giant Centipeetle roaring at them from atop the cliff that the temple was built under. More acid rained down from its mouth, and a glowing green gem was situated where its pupil would have been located.
"I think it's the mother!" cried Imperial, and she immediately summoned her cleats, bouncing up towards the thing.
"Stay in the house, Steven!" Zircon ordered sternly, summoning her cane. Imperial tried to land on the giant Centipeetle or at least get a kick in, but it knocked her away with tremendous force, sending her flying down to the beach below. Bismuth and Zircon tried to reach it from different angles, but there were even more tiny Centipeetles there to stop them. Steven gasped as he saw the three Gems regroup down at the beach.
"Don't worry, guys! I'll save you!" he cried, unbeknownst to them. He grabbed the mini freezer he got at the Big Donut, stuffed it full of Cookie Cats, and rushed to grab more extension cords.
Meanwhile, Bismuth, Zircon, and Imperial Garnet were hiding behind a large rock, which was slowly being melted away by the acid from the combined force of the Centipeetles.
"They're too high up!" Imperial wailed.
Bismuth grunted. "If Steven were here, he could fly us up there!"
"HEY!" shouted a familiar voice from the porch. "LEAVE THEM ALONE!"
The acid spray stopped, and the Gems darted their heads out from behind the rock in horror. Steven was standing confidently on the deck, freezer of Cookie Cats placed confidently on the ground in front of him.
"STEVEN, NO!" the Crystal Gems cried. Thankfully, the monsters seemed to be too interested in what exactly this new, non-Gem creature was to attack him, but they doubted that would last long.
"It's okay, you guys! Cookie Cat combo powers...ACTIVATE!" With a dramatic flourish, he dug a Cookie Cat from the freezer, unwrapped it, and took a big bite. Expectantly, he turned around, trying to see if there were any wings, but his gem wouldn't even glow. The Centipeetles looked at one another, confused. "Uh...heheh...hold on a second..." Quickly, Steven shoved the rest of the Cookie Cat in his mouth and bit into another one, but still nothing happened. At this point, the Centipeetles lost interest in him, and began to lurch forward and down the cliff. "Wait, wait wait! AAAHHH!"
Zircon began breathing heavily. "STEVEN!" she cried. "Hang on, baby! It's going to be okay!"
"Wait, that thing is coming down! We can attack it now!" Imperial pointed out, aiming a finger at the mother and her tiny offspring.
"Good observation, Imp! Come on, you guys! No time to waste!" said Bismuth, transforming her hands into hammers once again.
Steven was running down the beach, freezer still under his arm, furiously stuffing Cookie Cats into his mouth. "Come on, come on!" he yelled, trying his hardest to do whatever it was he did that caused his wings to appear. The Centipeetles were slow climbing down, but they were starting to catch up. Then, as if things couldn't get any worse, Steven tripped, letting go of the freezer just as the mother fired a spray of acid right in his direction.
Steven coughed, spitting sand out of his mouth, and looked around. He gasped in shock when he saw the freezer, broken and damaged beyond repair. The inside had surely suffered the same fate, as many Cookie Cat wrappers stuck out, burned and dissolved.
"No..." Steven said, getting up to inspect the damage. "NOOOOOO!" He looked up at the Centipeetle, tears in his eyes, when he saw the Gems creeping up as quietly as possible. The monsters were too focused on him that they didn't even notice the incoming sneak attack. It was then that Steven knew what he had to do.
"Cookie Cat...he's a pet for your tummy." he said determinedly, gripping tightly onto the wire that connected the freezer to the house. "Cookie Cat...he's super duper yummy!" The Centipeetles were very, very close to him now, but he didn't care. "COOKIE CAT! HE LEFT HIS FAMILY BEHIND! COOKIE CAAAAAT!" With that final cry, Steven twirled the freezer around by the cord like a lasso before chucking it directly at the mother, wrapping the wire around it. It shrieked and choked as the sparks from the damaged freezer zapped it. Its offspring immediately turned towards it in worry.
"NOW!" screamed the voice of Bismuth, and all three Gems charged forward with their weapons, striking the mother all at once. With one last, stifled shriek, it vanished into nothing, causing its babies to do the same. A single gem, the one inside its eye, was all that remained of it. Imperial approached the gem first, sealing it in a bubble and sending it away to the temple.
"Now available...nowhere." Steven sighed. "Farewell, sweet Cookie Cats. I'll miss you forever." His stomach rumbled, but he pat it lightly with a hand. "Hush, now."
"Aw, cheer up, Steven! That was resourceful thinking, throwing that freezer! It made defeating that monster way easier!" Bismuth encouraged, patting him on the back. The force of her large fist nearly caused him to topple over, but he appreciated the gesture nonetheless. Imperial looked bewildered.
"Wait, that was YOU?"
Bismuth chuckled. "Well, who else could it have been, Impy? Hey, Zircon, why don't you come over here and congratulate Steven for helping us out there?"
"In a minute!" said the exhausted voice of Zircon as she tried to catch her breath. She was furiously wiping the sweat from her face, looking like she was going to pass out.
Steven couldn't help but smile. "Thanks, guys. But if my powers don't come from ice cream, then how will I ever learn to control them?"
Zircon plopped down beside him with a wheeze, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him tightly. "I'm...sure you'll learn...in time, Steven. Just...don't ever do anything dangerous like that again."
Bismuth rolled her eyes playfully and ruffled Steven's hair. "I guess Zircon does have a point. You could have gotten really hurt there, Steven. You should really learn how to get a handle on those wings of yours first before you go trying anything crazy. Lucky for you, everything turned out okay, huh?" She winked at him. "But don't worry. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it eventually."
"Yeah!" said Imperial, settling down beside him as well. "In your own, uh...Steven-y way?"
The rest of the Gems, including Steven, laughed. "Thanks, everyone. From this day forward, I, Steven Universe, solemnly swear to-" Suddenly, he slapped a hand over his mouth, his stomach rumbling once again. "Ugghh...I think I ate too many Cookie Cats..."
Zircon, Bismuth, and Imperial laughed once more, wrapping their arms around him for a group hug.
...Then, Steven threw up over their backs.
Well, that was probably the weirdest AU I've ever come up with! I've always liked Bismuth and Zircon, though, and I wanted to give them their own chance to shine!
Those of you who follow my Instagram might know who Imperial Garnet is. It's pretty obvious, judging from the way she acts, but let's just say she's a fusion between two canon characters. I won't say who (even though it's glaringly apparent), but you'll find out soon enough!
Stay tuned for next time, when we tackle Laser Light Canon!