Chapter I: A Bad Dream
Steven awoke suddenly to the majestic Temple quivering under stress. It had been months since the Crystal Gems, a team of magical guardians who defended Earth from attacks, similar to this one, from the elusive Gem Homeworld. Amethyst barged out from her room inside the Temple, ready to battle. She was soon followed by Garnet and Pearl, who both looked worried.
"Steven, wake up! We're under attack!" Pearl shouted at Steven. He was already up because of the shaking, but Pearl didn't seem to notice.
"I'm up, I'm up" he said groggily.
He had a nightmare the previous night about a Gem that he didn't know. The Gem was standing in a dark room, facing away from dream Steven. Her breathing was eerie. Then, as quick as lightning, she turned around. Her big, white, soulless eyes flared, looking towards Steven. He couldn't do anything. He couldn't move, he couldn't speak, he tried to summon his Gem weapon, which was a shield, but every time it ended up disappearing right after he summoned it. This new Gem must be really powerful..., Steven thought. But before he could finish his thought, the eerie Gem started moving slowly, closer and closer, until she was inches from Steven's nose. Then, she SNAPPED!
"AAAAAHHH!" Steven woke up screaming that morning.
"Steven!" Amethyst and Pearl both replied at the same time.
"What happened?" Pearl wondered.
Seeing as he didn't want to worry the other Gems, he just replied with "Oh, it was just a bad dream."
But seeing what's happening now, he wished he hadn't kept his mouth shut about the eerie Gem.
