Alone Together, Forever 2
A/N: Hello everyone! I'm back! And I'm ready to try and get this story up off of its feet! Let's begin!
In Stevonnie's Mind…
Steven and Connie were both comfortable. How was this? Well, for one, they had each other. And that's all that they needed. Stevonnie's mind was their own to create. They had easily made something that resembled a house in there. It looked at a lot like the Temple Beach House, but Connie added some elements from her own home there.
It was like they were never gone.
Steven was probably having the hardest time dealing with this. Maybe it was because Connie was more dependent on the fusion, or maybe it wasn't. Steven just hated to see his friends in pain because they would never see him alone again. Well, everyone except for Amethyst, who figured out that Steven and Connie had a system.
Steven had hoped that Amethyst told the other gems. But that was not the case. Pearl had come out of her room, and she didn't look very happy at Stevonnie. Steven and Connie looked at each other, worried.
In the Beach House…
Pearl stormed out of her room, finally ready to tell Steven—Connie—no, Stevonnie how she felt. It would be just like telling Rose right? Stevonnie seemed to be like a full gem. Not a child. They could handle it, right?
Pearl stood by the couch, and watched as Stevonnie turned their head to her.
"Yes?" They said. Their voice was so calming. It was almost like Rose.
"Um—um…" Pearl stammered.
Stevonnie turned their head, "Is everything okay Pearl?"
'It sounds just like Steven!' Pearl could nearly cry. She sniffled, but kept herself together. "No, everything is not okay!"
Stevonnie recoiled back, unsure of what to do, "What's wrong? Did something bad happen?"
Pearl inhaled a deep breath, "Yes! This happened! What's my purpose now?" Pearl points to Stevonnie, "You are a fully functioning fusion. You can take care of yourself, protect yourself."
Stevonnie looks anywhere else, trying to avoid this. That was mostly Connie. Steven, on the other hand wanted to—no, needed to comfort Pearl.
"Pearl, it's okay. I'm still me." Stevonnie tells Pearl in their most Steven like voice.
Pearl looks up at Stevonnie, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. I'm still here. I'm okay. You haven't failed anything. I bet Mom would've been proud."
Pearl nearly yells at Stevonnie that Rose is not their mother, but she stops herself.
'Stevonnie is half of Steven now.' Pearl thinks to herself. Pearl just sits there, embracing the hug.
S:S:S:S:S:S
After Pearl has her meltdown, she warped off to who knows where.
'Probably the battlefield.' Stevonnie thinks. They sit on the couch. They don't want to move, and so they don't.
The phone in Stevonnie's pocket rings. They pick it up. It was Connie's phone, and it was Connie's mother calling. Uh-oh. How would they tell them? Stevonnie answers the phone.
"Hello?" They say into the phone.
Connie's mother answers, "Hello? Who is this? Why do you have my daughter's phone?" Stevonnie was shocked. This was how this was going to go. Stevonnie decided it wasn't the best idea to tell Priyanka that this was in fact her daughter.
Stevonnie was going against the wishes of both Steven and Connie. Stevonnie's personality was taking over.
"Um, it's me… Pearl." Stevonnie replies in the best Pearl voice they could do.
"Would you like me to repeat the second question?" Connie's mom asks.
Stevonnie looks around, think that if they could see anything that could make them think of an answer, it would be there. "Well, um…"
"No, you know what? We're coming over there right now—" Connie's mom shouts.
Connie's dad, Doug, interrupts, and Stevonnie could hear Connie's mom and dad talking.
"Honey, what is this about? Why are you yelling? Have you found Connie?" Doug asks.
Connie's mom sighs angrily, "No! I'm telling you Doug, I think those guardians are hiding something."
"They could be keeping our daughter! Those bastards!"
"That's what I'm thinking. But lower your voice. The neighbors can talk."
"Hell if I will! Our daughter is missing, and is probably held at that boy's home! What if those guardians are doing something to her?"
Connie nearly vomits just thinking about that. This passes on to Stevonnie, who nearly does vomit. But Stevonnie jut burps.
"Wait, Doug, did you hear that?" Priyanka asks. She looks at the phone she was holding. "They were listening to us this whole time!"
"What?" Doug looks at the phone. "Well I oughta—woman, why did you leave the phone on!"
"I'm sorry, I was just going to get back to it and-!"
"No! We'll talk about this later! After we get our daughter back!"
"Of course."
"As for you," Doug picks up the phone. "We are coming for our daughter! If anything has happened to her, then I'll sure as hell kill all of you!"
The phone hangs up abruptly, leaving Stevonnie to ponder for themselves.
"What are we going to do? My parents are coming!" Stevonnie exclaims. Connie was talking.
"Um, I don't know! I've never seen anyone so… violent before! Only Jasper and Yellow Diamond!" Stevonnie responds to themselves, this time Steven talking.
"What if they try and hurt the gems?"
"Connie, no one can hurt the gems like that!"
"But what if they fight back?"
Steven thinks to himself, though most of the thoughts get spilled over to Connie since they're so intertwined in this fusion. "The Gems wouldn't do that. They have never tried to hurt a human! Well, actually, I guess there was Ronaldo. But that was a misunderstanding!"
"Are you saying that mom and dad aren't misunderstanding? What if mom and dad try and hurt us? The Gems would most definitely retaliate!"
"Um—um, I don't know!" Steven starts to panic.
Connie had to comfort Steven, "It's okay. We just need to figure this out."
Pearl and Amethyst watched this unfold. Pearl had come back from her warp to see Amethyst watching Stevonnie switch back and forth from Steven to Connie's respective voices. Amethyst, by the time Pearl had come back, had a worried look plastered on her face.
If Connie's parents came, what would happen? Pearl and Amethyst would have to tell Garnet right away. If Garnet was here, of course.
S:S:S:S:S
Amethyst and Pearl had separated themselves and searched all around the Temple. Amethyst poked her head through all her puddles to see if Garnet was in any of the rooms. She was not.
Pearl was more on the move than Amethyst. She checked rooms that Amethyst couldn't reach. Garnet wasn't there as well.
When and Pearl and Amethyst met up again, they concluded Garnet went on another "solo" mission. Using the word solo had been harder for the both of them now. Since it reminded them about Steven's permanent fusion.
"If Garnet isn't here, how are we supposed to handle it?" Amethyst asks as she pulls on her hair.
Pearl answers, "Do you really think Garnet would have a better time? She would just punch them and that's it!"
"Ugh I guess you're right."
S:S:S:S:S
Amethyst and Pearl had a plan. Stevonnie would hide from Connie's parents so no problems would occur. Amethyst and Pearl—mostly Pearl—would just talk to Connie's parental units sensibly. Pearl had thought of that idea. Amethyst was skeptical.
"And then Connie's parents will just leave! Problem solved!" Pearl finishes explaining the plan to Stevonnie.
Stevonnie looks at Pearl with confusion, "Are you sure they'll just agree and leave? Wouldn't they want proof that Connie is part of me?"
"Well, we can't unfuse you. What else could we do?" Pearl states.
Stevonnie looks dejected, "I suppose you're right." Just then Connie's parents' car pull up.
"Okay! Come on Stevonnie! Go up there! Don't let them see you. Sorry about this." Amethyst gets Stevonnie up and into the upstairs closet.
Amethyst jumped and slouched on the couch, and Pearl sat down politely. They made themselves look like that they were going about business.
Doug and his wife burst through the door of the Gems' home.
"Where's our daughter!?" Connie's mom demanded. "We know she's here!"
Stevonnie stayed in the closet, but they could still hear the action going on downstairs.
"Oh, Connie's parental units. Lovely." Pearl stated. She stood up from her position on the couch.
"We have no time for this." Connie's dad states, tapping his foot riddled with impatience.
"Well, you see, oh…" Pearl looked away, nearly about to cry again.
Amethyst looked up from the kitchen, "Connie is um… somewhere else right now."
"Amethyst! That implies that she is dead! Do you have no understanding of human culture?" Pearl nags.
Amethyst shrugs, "Well sorry Pearl, just trying to help. It's better to be a little more upfront than just your stuttering!"
"Amethyst that is not helping!"
"Well I oughta-"
"Amethyst please-"
Pearl and Amethyst start to bicker, but Connie's Mom's loud voice cuts through, "Quiet! I don't care who did what, just tell me where my daughter is!"
Pearl and Amethyst share worried glances. And without Garnet here, how would they tell them! Stevonnie had enough, and they pushed open the closet door.
Pearl and Amethyst look up, and they make gestures at her to go back in before Connie's parents look up. It was too late, and they both saw.
"Who the hell is this?!" Doug shouts.
"Mom—I mean Connie's parents—no, I mean mom, it's me, Connie." Stevonnie resembled more of Connie, but since they couldn't change their clothes at that second, their hair just looked more like Connie's, and Connie's facial features stood out more.
Doug shakes his head, "You know what Priyanka? This was a waste of my time. Call me when you find our daughter. I have no use being here with these… these hooligans!" Doug storms out of the beach house.
Connie's mom calls after him, "Doug wait!" He gets in the car and leaves, leaving Connie's mom, Stevonnie, Pearl, and Amethyst.
"You believe me right mom? I'm your daughter." Stevonnie states.
Connie's mom laughs, "Ha! Very funny, but you aren't my daughter."
Stevonnie walked down the stairs from the closet. "Mom please, it's me." Stevonnie pleaded. Connie's mom shook her head.
"No, I refuse to believe that! Connie is here somewhere! Where have you people taken her?" Connie's mom points at Stevonnie, "She is not Connie! Connie was not that tall, nor did she look like that! She didn't have a gem embedded in her stomach either!"
"Mrs. Maheswaran please, we assure you that Connie is—" Pearl tries to comfort Connie's mom, but she doesn't listen.
"Dead? Gone?"
Amethyst butts in, "Hey lady, that is Connie! Unless you'd rather see her unfused!"
"Amethyst!" Pearl nags. Amethyst shoots her a look, and Pearl shuts up.
"Unfused? What are you talking about?" Connie's mom asks. Pearl and Amethyst look at each other, unsure of how to go about answering. Connie's mom goes from questioning to angry once more.
Before she could yell at the poor two gems again, Stevonnie puts their hand on Connie's mom's shoulder, "Mom, listen to me."
Priyanka Maheswaran was never touched on the shoulder in such a demanding way before. She was never talked down to like that by her child. She whipped her head around and slapped Stevonnie in the face.
Stevonnie put their hand to their face. Their body started to glitch.
Stevonnie was starting to feel some emotional turmoil from Connie. It was hard to hold together the fusion that way.
Connie's mom gaped at the sight. Stevonnie was losing control. Steven and Connie were losing control. If anything else major happened, they would unfuse.
Connie's mom turned her angry face over to the gems. She was getting filled with rage and impatience, "What the hell is this?"
Pearl decides to answer, breaking the silence, "Well, if you can see, she is breaking up and—"
"We don't have all day Pearl!" Amethyst groans. She walks up to Priyanka, "Lady, if you want to be a butt then fine, but listen to me. That's Stevonnie. She is Steven and Connie mashed together, they're fused. They can't unfuse, ever. If they do, they die."
"What, that's preposterous—"
"I wasn't done!" Amethyst shouts. "You just slapped them in the face. How would that feel to your own kid? Not very good huh? Now they have a chance at unfusing, which could kill them! Connie is nearly dead, and so is Steven. Do you want them to die?"
Connie's mom scoffs, "You've got to be joking. How would Connie ever get herself in this situation and—"
"Mom please!" Stevonnie shouts. They start to break up slightly. Light keeps going around them and then coming back. It repeats multiple times. Once it stops repeating, everyone could see Steven and Connie slightly.
Connie's Mom jumped back in horror. Connie was like a skeleton, but not. She still had meat on her. Rotted, dead meat.
"Oh my God!" Connie's Mom shrieks. Stevonnie pulls herself back together. "Connie, it's really you! I had no idea, I just didn't know where you went! Oh my goodness this is—terrible! I—"
Connie's mom looks at Stevonnie barely unfuse again. Connie looks at her mother. Priyanka looks back. Stevonnie goes back together again, but she still seems to be on the verge of unfusing.
Connie's mom walks over to Stevonnie, "Forget all that." She hugs Stevonnie, "I'm sorry."
Stevonnie's glow goes away. They were back to normal. They returned the hug.
Connie's mom sniffs, "Well, I suppose you'll have to stay here with Steven's guardians." She pauses, "Oops, I mean your guardians."
"You…accept us?" Stevonnie asks.
Connie's mom laughs, "Oh honey, I love you. And that means having to accept you, even if I won't see you directly again. I care for your safety. Not my selfish desires."
"Thanks mom." Pearl and Amethyst smiled. They waited for Garnet to come.
Garnet however, had watched the whole thing from the Warp Pad.
A/N: Finally done! I meant for this to come out earlier, but it got delayed so I could go off on a new idea for another one of my stories. I hope you guys like the chapter!
I heard the news! Steven Universe renewed for 2 more seasons! I hope the plot actually goes that long. And I also hope Steven Universe doesn't go downhill like Fairly Odd Parents or like how SpongeBob used to. Also, I'm ready for Summer of Steven!
And I hope you like my fic so far!