Wow, it's been a while, huh guys? I just wanted to say that even though I made Connie's mom Topaz, she doesn't look like the one we see in Steven Bomb 6 (not all Quartz soldiers look the same guys). Imagine a skinny Rose with Connie's hair, but purple, okay? That's roughly how I imagine her. Also, I'm not doing every single episode in season one, that would be pointless. Anyway, let's get on with it!
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Connie and Lapis walked randomly through Beach City. "Lapis, you're a Gem," Connie began. "Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Why can't I summon my weapon at will?" She had not been able to call on her sword since that day and it was starting to worry her. "Is there something wrong with me?"
Lapis sighed, not really knowing how to say this. "Connie, you're half Gem," she explained. "but you're also half human. It's going to take time for you to master your powers." Since Connie wasn't a full Gem like the rest of them, Lapis didn't know if her words were true. But she was confident that Connie would be able to get it eventually.
Connie nodded and looked to the sky. "The sun's going down," she observed. "The sunset it beautiful."
Lapis didn't bother looking in that direction, having seen it a million times before. "It is," she agreed.
Connie squinted. "Wait a second... Am I going crazy or is there a second sun!?"
Lapis looked alarmed. "Wait, what?!" she exclaimed, looking up. There was in fact a second, smaller ball of light. And it was getting bigger and bigger by the minute. "Oh no, what is that doing here!?"
"What is it?" asked Connie in concern. Lapis didn't respond as she lifted the girl up, summoned her wings, and flew away. "Wait, where are we going? Lapis!"
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"This is bad," said Jasper, looking at the sky.
"Look at the size of it!" exclaimed Peridot, examining it through a telescope. "I had no idea these things were so big!"
"Jasper!" shouted Lapis, landing with Connie in tow. "Peridot!"
"We saw," said Peridot. "Some of us are trying to protect humanity! Where were you, you clod!?"
Lapis put Connie down and glared at her. "We were just walking around," she said. "What's wrong with that?"
Sensing a fight, Connie walked over to the telescope. "Can I see?" she asked. The ball opened up, revealing the creepy red eye in the center of it. "Whoa. It's a giant eyeball! Fascinating!"
Peridot groaned. "Connie, as a fellow scientist, I would agree," she began. "but this is a Red Eye!"
"Red eye?!" exclaimed Connie. "It'll infect everyone in Beach City!" She paused. "No wait, that's pink eye. Shoot."
"It's going to crash into Beach City and crush us along with a bunch of other innocent, oblivious people!" exclaimed Lapis. "We have to stop it."
"What should we do?" asked Connie.
Jasper sighed. "The only thing strong enough to destroy it is a Light Cannon that belonged to Topaz," she said.
"My mother?" asked Connie.
"Ugh, if Topaz were here, this would be so easy!" said Peridot.
Lapis nudged her. "Peridot!" she exclaimed, gesturing to Connie. "She's not here and the cannon is missing. We'll have to find another way."
"If it was my mother's then maybe Daddy has it!" Connie suggested with stars in her eyes. "He might be able to help us save everyone."
Lapis bit her lip. "I don't know how to say this, Connie..."
"But your dad is a clumsy clod!" finished Peridot. "I doubt that Topaz would entrust her most powerful weapon to someone like him."
"Peridot!" scolded Lapis. "But... it is true, Connie. Doug would have probably broke it or lost it by now."
Jasper shrugged. "They're not wrong," she agreed.
Connie frowned. "That's not true. Dad's very neat and organized." She turned and started walking towards her father's house. "I'll go ask him."
"We can handle this, Connie," Jasper assured her, turning to Lapis and summoning her helmet. "Ready?" Lapis nodded. She used her manipulation over water to grab the Quartz soldier and launch her into the Red Eye. She didn't even make a dent.
Connie began to walk away. "Yeah, I'm gonna go now."
"Good luck," said Lapis.
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Connie knocked on her father's door. "Daddy, it's me!" she shouted. "Are you home?"
Doug opened the door looking disheveled. "Connie?" he asked groggily. He smiled at the sight of her. "Connie!" He embraced her tightly. "What are you doing up so late?"
Connie giggled. "Dad, the sun went up an hour ago," she told him. "Did you have another late shift on patrol?"
Doug scratched the back of his neck sheepishly. "Yeah, I guess you could say that. Anyway, what's up? Just wanted to see your old man huh? Maybe get some doughnuts?"
Connie shook her head. "No, maybe next time Dad," she said. "Right now, I need the Light Cannon that belonged to Mother to blow up that eyeball."
"Eyeball?" asked Doug.
Connie pointed to the sky. "That thing!"
Doug looked up at to see Jasper being flung into the Red Eye. "Wait, is that a magic thing?" he asked. "The Gems told me never to get involved with magic stuff. It could be dangerous."
"But they need Mother's cannon," Connie argued. "You've got to know where it is, right? Maybe some magical place that she showed you once?"
"Well, I'm not sure about that," said Doug. "but I have an idea where it may be."
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"Your basement?" asked Connie as her father opened the door.
Doug nodded and began to walk down the stairs. "Yeah, its where I keep everything," he told her. "If your mother did leave it in my possession, it'll be in here somewhere."
Connie looked at the messy basement. "Hmm, I'll need a flashlight," she said. Doug handed her one. "Okay, here I go." She began to maneuver her way through the boxes. "This place is a real mess." She squeezed through a couple of mattresses. "Come on, where are you hiding?"
"You know Connie," Doug began. "As a cop, I've been all over the world."
Connie giggled. "Dad, I know. You've told me."
Doug went on like he didn't here her. "But it wasn't until I arrived in Beach City that I met your mother. She actually helped me catch some thugs. After that, we were practically inseparable. Until she gave up her physical form to bring you into existence. I don't know what a magical lady like her ever saw in an 'Average Joe' guy like me."
Connie, distracted by her father's story, accidentally stepped on a frame. She gasped. "Oh no!" She recognized the picture as her parents together and smiling. "Dad? I broke a picture frame."
"That's okay, baby girl," Doug assured her. "Everyone makes mistakes, the important thing is that you learn from it."
Connie beamed at her father's catchphrase. That's when she noticed a faint purple glow. It was the Light Cannon. Connie gasped. "Dad! I found it!" She used long wires to tie it up. "Get the car!" With the help of her father's police car, she was able to pull it out through the garage. "We have to get it to the beach! The Gems need it right now!"
"How?" asked Doug. "There's no way that i can fit it in my car!" That's when a wagon rolled towards them. The two of them tied the wagon to the car and lifted the Light Cannon onto the wagon. It crashed right through it. Connie and Doug looked at each other.
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"Is it going to be okay?" asked Connie.
Doug shrugged. "I'm not sure, baby girl," he answered honestly. He looked up at the Red Eye. "That thing's getting huge! It's freaking me out!"
"Can't this car go any faster?" urged Connie.
Doug grinned. "Hold onto your seat Connie!" he advised her. He really put the pedal to the metal as he weaved through the streets. Within five minutes, they arrived to the beach.
"Toss me again!" Jasper urged. "I'm sure I'm cracking it!" She spotted Connie and Doug. "Is that-?"
Connie waved at them. "Hey, guys!"
Lapis gasped. "He really had it."
"We're saved!" exclaimed Peridot. The Red Eye began to suck things up.
"We have to use it now!" ordered Jasper. The Gems ran over.
"I don't know how it works!" shouted Lapis. "It was Topaz's!"
"Dad, how does it work?" asked Connie. Doug shrugged.
Peridot grabbed Connie's shoulder and turned her around. "Connie, this is serious," she said, panic evident in her voice. Her eyes widened. "The gem... You have Topaz's gem!"
Lapis picked Connie up. "That it!" She pushed the girl up against the cannon, in hopes that the cannon would react to her gem. "Ugh, come on!"
"Stop that!" growled Japser.
Periot shook her head. "It's no use."
"Fine!" snapped Jasper. "Lapis, throw me again!"
"That's not going to work!" insisted Peridot.
"Please work," Connie begged. "Unlock? Activate? Go? Please?" Tears began to form in her eyes. "Everyone's counting on you. You can't just be useless. I know that you can help!"
"It's okay, Connie," Doug assured her. "We'll figure out something else, something better."
"R-Right!" Connie agreed. "Everyone makes mistakes, the important thing is that you learn from it." Connie fell as her mother's Light Cannon began to glow purple and unfold itself. Unfortunately, it fell to the ground.
"It's working!" observed Lapis. "But it's too heavy!" Connie hurried to lift it up, but was having extreme difficulty. That's when it became lighter. She noticed that the Gems had huddled around her, lifting the cannon up with her.
"Brace yourselves!" shouted Jasper. The Light Cannon fired as the laser transformed into an image of a woman before hitting the Red Eye dead in its center. The Red Eye exploded, its remaining pieces plummeting to Beach City.
"Connie!" shouted Lapis happily. "You just saved most of Beach City!"
"I'm so sorry, everybody!" Connie yelled into town.
"How did you manage to activate it?" asked Peridot.
"I just said the thing that Daddy always says," answered Connie.
Doug had tears in his eyes. "Topaz," he whispered, wiping one away. Water rose up to their knees, making everyone chuckle. But that's when the car began to float away. "My car!"
"It's okay, Dad-" began Connie.
"I work in there!" Doug interrupted, making his way towards the car.
"Aw, jeez," said Connie, following him. "Dad, wait up!"
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So, how was that? I thought it was pretty good if I do say so myself. Anyway, please review! They are appreciated.
