A/N: Salve, everyone! New year, new chapter! Sorry for the wait, this was kind of a tricky chapter for me. Well, here's chapter 10!
Disclaimer: Steven Universe belongs to Cartoon Network and TMNT belongs to Nickelodeon
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Chapter 10) Connie the Sword Fighter
The young girl, Connie, stood there, staring wide-eyed at the five mutants. She had tan skin, dark hair pulled into a braid, and wore a one-piece fighting uniform with a red belt, and had a large pink sword strapped to her back.
The turtles and Splinter stood in front of her uncomfortably. "Uh, h-hi," Mikey said with a nervous laugh.
"Steven, is everything okay?" Connie asked. "Oh, yeah! These are friends of mine," Steven said, "This is my cousin, April."
"It's nice to meet you, Connie," April said, "This is my friend, Casey."
"What about them?" Connie said, pointing to the mutants. "Don't worry, they're my friends too," April said. "Then, why do they have weapons?" Connie asked. "They were raised by a ninjutsu master," the redhead answered. "That's so cool," Connie said excitedly, "Pearl's been training me to sword fight. You know, in case something threatens Earth."
"That's good thinking. Master Splinter trained me to be a kunoichi," April said. "Who's Master Splinter?" the young girl asked.
"That would be me," the rat master said, stepping forward, "And these are my sons, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo."
"You named them after Italian artists from the Renaissance?" Connie asked. "You're really smart, Connie," Donnie observed. "Thanks, I do a lot of studying," the little girl replied. "And she is a very educated fighter," Pearl said, "She's even gone on a few missions to retrieve corrupted gems."
April spotted at the sword on Connie's back and said, "Wait, can I see that?" Connie hesitated before replying, "Uh, sure." She unhooked the sword and its sheath from her back and handed it over to the teen.
April took the weapon in her hands, examining it closely with her mutant friends behind her. "I don't think I've ever seen a sword like this before. April suddenly saw the symbol of a rose on the sheath. "This was Rose Quartz' sword, wasn't it?" she asked. "You know about Rose?" Connie asked. "Yeah, April's grandma was a Crystal Gem during the war," Pearl said. "Her grandmother?" Connie asked, obviously confused.
"Yeah," April answered, "They said that I inherited her powers, but not her gem."
"What kind of powers?" Connie asked. "Telepathy and telekinesis," Donnie answered. "Really?" she said. "What does that mean?" Steven asked. "Well, telepathy is the ability to see into the future, and telekinesis is the power to move things with your mind," Connie explained. "Seriously?" Steven said, incredulously.
"Seriously," April said. Connie and Steven turned around to see Rose's sword floating above April's head, with her hands pointed towards it. "Wow!" Steven and Connie said in unison.
April carefully lowered the sword and handed it back to its user. "So, can we see that thing in action?" Raph asked. "Actually, we were going to continue their fusion battle training," Pearl said. "Wait, you mean that Connie is his friend that he can fuse with?" Leo said. "Yep," Steven said. "Okay, you two," Pearl said, "Are you ready for more training?"
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"Are you ready?" Pearl asked, her backed turned from the others. Steven and Connie nodded. "Alright," Pearl said. She twirled a few times in a ballerina sort of way, causing her gem to glow.
In front of her appeared two holographic images of herself, both holding a sword in their hands. "Initiating fusion dance," they said in unison. They started a blocky kind of dance and fused together, turning into one, large holographic Pearl.
Steven and Connie nodded to each other before starting a little dance, which ended up with them holding hands with their backs against each other. Steven's gem glowed and it engulfed the two of them in light, turning them into one.
When the light cleared away, a barefoot girl that looked like an amalgam of both Connie and Steven appeared in their place. She had Connie's long, braided hair and Steven's face and belly button gem. She wore a Connie's fighting uniform, which was now in two pieces, with Steven's shirt underneath and Rose's sword strapped to her back.
She smiled at the mutants and teens staring at her. "Pretty cool, right?" she said. "Yeah, it is," April answered, "So what do you call your fusion?"
"Stevonnie," she answered. "That's a weird name," Raph said.
Pearl cleared her throat before saying, "Shall we get our training started?" Stevonnie nodded and unsheathed the sword with her left hand, while Steven's pink shield appeared on her right arm. "Ready," she said in a fighting stance.
The holographic fusion of Pearl flickered before saying, "Level 8 fusion battle: begin."
"Whoa, level 8? Don't you think that's a little high?" Leo asked. "No, they are very excelled at battling," Pearl stated.
The hologram charged at Stevonnie and attempted to strike, but was deflected by her shield. Stevonnie pushed the shield, sending the Pearl fusion backwards. It retaliated by trying to strike her bare feet, but Stevonnie jumped, sending her high into the air and landed on the roof of Steven's house.
"What the heck?" Casey said, noticing the large leap the she literally took. Stevonnie jumped back down to continue the battle. The hologram jumped forward at her as she lifted the sword and brought the weapon on top of the hologram, causing it to disappear into particles.
"Whoa," they all said as the two kids unfused. "Well done, you two," Pearl said. "Thanks, Pearl," Steven said. "Thank you, ma'am," Connie said. "That was real impressive," Raph said, "For a kid."
"Uh, thanks?" Connie said questioningly. "Hey, that's a compliment when it's coming from Raph," Leo said, "I'd take it."
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A/N: Remember to read, review and share with friends that you think will enjoy it as well. And also remember, I am open to any ideas you have for the story. Give me an idea, and I'll try to find a way to use it. Thank you for following this story and I will see you in the next chapter. Vale!
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