Epilogue: Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie
The Sun had finally dawned, bringing light and relief to all who resided in Beach City after the terror of the night before. With a little super powered help the City and even the Crystal Temple were quickly repaired. Though everyone searched through the night, there was no sign of the villainess known as La Bruja. The citizens of Beach City simply sighed in relief, hoping to put the whole incident swiftly behind them. Of course…this was not true of all the citizens…
Steven looked out over the rising sun, sighing and thinking over the past day. The Corrupted Gems had all been gathered and place back in the Temple, drained of energy by Bruja. There was some tension between the heroes and the Crystal Gems but it was resolved rather quickly. Bruja's lair under Aqua Mexican was completely cleared out, not a single clue left as to her next move might be. This left Steven feeling…uneasy…
"Hey, Stevie! How ya doing kid?" asked the falsetto voice of SheZow. He decided to stay around to make sure Bruja did not try and double back. Since then, he had grown to like Steven, even if he could be a little…sappy.
Sighing, Steven continued to look at the sunrise, while saying, "It's just…I don't understand what this was all about. I never even met Bruja before, why would she want to kill me?"
SheZow looked out over the horizon and answered Steven, "Look…Bruja's power comes from everyone else around her being miserable. After she gained those Reality Gems, she came close to god-like power! Fortunately, she did not have enough power to sustain it. You, you're like the most optimistic person I've met! You'll give anyone a chance to do right, you like the opposite of Bruja in every meaningful way.
"So if she got you to despair, she could feed not only off of your negative energy but from everyone around you. She could have become a full goddess of evil! Now, she's lost not only all that energy she's collected over the past few years, but the Reality Gems too. I don't think she's ever suffered a setback this huge before!"
"You don't actually sound happy about that." stated Steven, hearing a hidden tone in SheZow's voice.
SheZow continued to stare at the sunrise, hoping to avoid answering Steven's question. Because the truth was…he was not sure Bruja losing so badly was a good thing. Every other time Bruja lost, Suarez Sensational (the company owned by her alter-ego Sartana Suarez) could broker some form of deal to earn money. It always seemed like a balm for Bruja's ego. Now, however, with the superheroes rebuilding Beach City, she couldn't even profit off her mayhem!
This, of course, would only make the lose worse for Bruja. Not that SheZow really cared about her comfort, but that could make her desperate enough to try something…potentially world-ending…
SHEZOW/STEVEN UNIVERSE
The same time, back in Megadale, at 1313 Dead End Drive…
A heavy set of doors burst open as Bruja stomped into the haunted mansion. Having used it as her home away from home, Bruja knew exactly where to go…the study. Normally she would have used the mansion for big meeting with the resident villains of Megadale, but today… Anyway, she stomped into the study, sat at the full length table and looked down to see…
All the files and information she had collected on the Crystal Gems and Steven. Most of it had been gathered using her contacts with the US military. For a moment, she wonder what the Crystal Gems reaction would have been had they know that they were being spied for the fifty years by at least twenty different agencies, both domestic and foreign. The thought of their reaction brought a smile to her face…until she spied the various images captured of Steven universe.
Staring down, Bruja saw various instances of Steven either in combat or simply playing around. Snarling, Bruja shoved the pictures off the table and slammed her fist into the table, causing cracks to form. This only infuriate Bruja more, because previously, if she had done that, the table would have split in two! Deciding to throw herself into work, she went to the nearby cabinet and rifled through the files looking for the right move. Eventually, Bruja came across a file which read "Big Hero 6"…
To be continued in…
SheZow and Big Hero 6 in Light It Up!
Disclaimer: I do not own Steven Universe or SheZow nor any characters or elements that are contained in the series. I only own this story and the original characters (i.e. villains and monsters) and concepts that go with it. Hope that's enough of a hint for the next piece of this series! I'm going to be taking a few weeks off writing for now though. When I return…I'll have a special adventure for Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems. Let's just say, they'll face the possibility of a war on two fronts. Please Read and Review