Hey guys, we're back. Last chapter left some people confused, but this chapter will clear it up. If you read Onyx-Agate's bio(specifically her weapons), you may have already figured out her plan and how she did it, if not, then you'll find out in this hapter. hope you like it.
The plan revealed and a final goodbye
Onyx-Agate was giggling to herself. She was able to see the whole thing. She was watching through that little piece of her gem she put into Steven's.
"This is working out a lot better than I thought." She said. She had a small evil smile on her face. "Right now, the gems are off taking care of a monster I sent, and they have no idea that Steven just ran away from home." She turned to look at her pet. "And do you know how I did it?" She said to it. It growled at her. "Of course you don't." She turned to monitor Steven again. "All it took was one ounce of hallucination gas. I didn't see what he saw, but it must've been as bad as I had anticipated." Her pet growled at her again. "That was my plan. I have to go to their home and erase all signs of his escape." Another growl was heard. "No, I won't be caught. And even if I was to be discovered, I could kill each of them." Her pet brushed up against her leg.
It was a weird thing, it had a rabbit shape but it had spikes along his spine and to the end of its long tail. It had wide and short ears that stood half a foot off of its head.
"I shall miss you when I'm away too Erendus." She patted its head and walked out of the entrance of her hideout. She looked around, she was in a barren landscape. It was a desert, far as the eye can see. She took aim for her destination and leapt into the air toward the temple.
Meanwhile, Steven was still going. He couldn't run because of a cramp he had, but he had kept a steady speed walking pace for the last mile. He had left at around one in the morning, it was about 1:30 by now. He was getting tired, sweat was running down his face despite the cold temperature of the morning air. He stopped to catch his breath, he had his eyes closed with his hands on his knees. He opened them, he could see his breath. He quickly closed them due to the sweat getting into his eyes.
"Man, I'm gonna die of exhaustion." Steven said to himself. He looked up, he was walking along a road. The only problem was he didn't know where it was taking him. He could see lights in the distance, but they looked far away. He collapsed into a sitting position. "I think this is far enough." He said, he scooted to the side of the road and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Onyx-Agate was still on her way to the temple. She had been putting her plan together, working out all the possibilities. She seemed confident with her plan. She was going to put a thin veil of her hallucination gas over the entrance of the home and some on the inside. If the plan works accordingly, the gas should cause them to think that Steven is there while he's actually with her.
She looked down below her, she saw a tiny spec on a path she was passing over. She smiled, it was a sleeping Steven.
'Maybe I'll pick him up on the way back.' She thought to herself. Her speed when jumping was much faster than walking speed. What took Steven half an hour to get that far, it only took her five minutes to get back. In no time at all, she stood face to face with the front door. She turned the door knob slowly and pushed the door open.
She poked her head in to see if the coast was clear, and it was. She stepped into the house, it seemed weird... the atmosphere was warm, welcoming. It threw her off a bit, but her mission was still at hand.
She walked up the steps to Steven's loft and looked around, she noticed the open window and closed it, she fixed the covers on the bed, and picked up a couple of stray toys. She walked back down the steps and into the living room, soaking in the friendly atmosphere.
"Ugh." She groaned. "It makes me sick." She turned, taking a step toward the door. A sharp chime rang in her ears, a flash of blue could be seen on the dark walls. She jumped up the steps back into Steven's room, hiding from the possible enemies. She peaked down from the loft, hearing three sets of footsteps.
"It wasn't my fault the thing got away!" Amethyst yelled.
"Don't you dare try to blame us! It was coming right for you and you dodged it instead of attacking it!" Pearl yelled back. Onyx-Agate was still peaking out at them, she forgot about the warp pad. She didn't have time to set her traps either, so she was going to have to gas them directly.
She closed her eyes and put herself in a meditative state, taking deep breaths every now and then. She opened her eyes, revealing slits where her pupils used to be. In an instant, she was standing in front of the trio. She released the gas and ran out of the door, letting the gas trail behind her. It formed into a dome around the house that was only visible to her eye. She smiled as she jumped into the air, pleased with her success. Meanwhile, the gems had no idea if what had just happened. In their heads, 'Steven' was running down from his room to greet them.
"And now, Steven is left to me. She looked down below her to once again see the unconscious Steven. She thrust herself toward the ground, landing a couple of feet away from the exhausted boy. "Look at you, so much potential, yet so weak in your current state. I will help you this one time, this one time only. After this, you will find me on your own. You will trek to my base on your own time. In the meantime, make sure to remember who the real enemy is." She was leaning over his body to see the current state he was in.
Steven could only open his eyes a tiny bit. He saw a woman standing over him, he didn't recognise her though. She had dark purple skin and black hair. Her eyes were welcoming, but at the same time they were cold and menacing. She was wearing a light purple unitard with a white-purple stripe through the middle. He wanted to smile at her, but he was much too tired. His eyes closed back up and he passed out.
************************************************************"St-n! Ste-e-! Steven!" Steven heard a voice, he recognized it, but he couldn't put a face to it. "Steven!" It said more forcefully. It was Connie! He opened his eyes with a gasp and sat up, analyzing his surroundings. He was in Connie's neighborhood. He put his hands to his face, sighing into his palms. He let out a small yelp, something had hit him from the side.
"Steven! Thank goodness!" Connie shouted, she had thrown herself into his side, wrapping her arms around him. "Thank goodness you're okay! I just saw you on this bench and I didn't know what to think! What are you doing here?" She asked. Steven didn't want to tell her what really happened, he knew she would worry and maybe try to confront the gems. If that were to happen, she might get hurt. He couldn't live with the guilt of that.
"I'm on a... uh... a special mission." Steven said. The look on Connie's face told him she wasn't buying it. "No, really!" He said, trying to convince her. "The gems said that maybe I'm old enough to go on my own mission, so they gave me an easy one. You know, just to see what I can do." Her face lightened up a bit.
"That's great Steven! What were you doing here sleeping?" Connie asked.
"I was... taking a nap. Yeah, I was pretty tired and I thought I'd rest for a bit." He answered.
"Well, I guess you'd better get back to it." She said with a smile. He gave her a small smile, he knew fully well that this was probably the last time he was ever going to see her. He just couldn't risk staying in one spot too long. Her eyes were looking into his, sparkling brighter than his own gem. His smile faltered a little.
"Connie... this is probably the last time I'm going to see you in a while." Steven started, Connie's expression showed that she was confused. "I... I just can't leave knowing you don't know my true feelings."
"Okay." She said, unsure of what kind of feeling he was talking about. He looked her in the eyes, wanting desperately to tell her that he liked her, maybe even loved her. That he was going away for a loooong time and he wouldn't see her in that time.
"I love... I... love..." He couldn't say it, he sighed. "I love what you did with your hair." He chickened out. He mentally face palmed.
"Thanks." She said with a small smile. He gave a weak smile to her and hopped off the bench.
"I have to get going. Gem stuff, ya know?" Steven said. Connie and him exchanged goodbyes, and Steven was off. He didn't know why he was going the way he was going. It just felt like the thing to do.
His memory wandered back to the woman he saw, He still hadn't decided if it were a dream or a memory. It seemed real, but then again. He had been having some weird dreams lately. But it could just as easily had been real. He just learned that his most trusted friends wanted to kill him, meeting strange women after hiking into the middle of nowhere wasn't completely ridiculous.
He sighed, he was leaving everything behind that he loved. His friends, his family, his fry bits, it was truly sad. But it couldn't have been sadder than knowing that his last words to his best friend were goodbye, the word with indefinite meanings. None of which opening a door for another hello.
So, what did you think? Steven finally left beach city, said his goodbyes, questions were answered, misunderstandings are understandable, you name it. Onyx-Agate and Steven have finally met, and yeah. review, good or bad thoughts. Whatever. hope you liked it. see ya next time.