10th chapter yay! Thanks for the reviews!
Disclamier: Still do not own Steven Universe. Just Thulie.
"Steven! Connie! Greg's here!"
Steven rubbed his eyes and yawned. What a night that had been. Connie sat up beside him.
"Good morning Connie." Steven said
"Morning Steven." She smiled
"Steven? Connie? Are you up there?"
The voice registered in Steven's mind, "Yeah, we're here Pearl."
"Oh okay. Greg's outside to take Connie home."
"Already? How late did we sleep?" Connie got to her feet and went to find her bag
Steven stared at the empty-hot chocolate cups. Pearl would probably fuss if he left them. He stood up and went to pick it up.
"Make it stop."
He froze.
"I'm sorry. I don't want to..."
He turned around. It was Thulite. She was tossing around. It was another nightmare. He rushed over.
"Thulie." He said shaking her gently "Thulie."
She opened her eyes, "Steven!"
She stared at him for a minute. Then she shook her head and went to lean against Lion. Only he wasn't there and her head collided with the floor.
"Ow." She said
"Sorry about that." Steven helped her sit up, "Lion comes and goes when he wants."
Connie came back wearing a white shirt and teal skirt. Her bag was slung around her shoulder.
"Morning Thulite." She said with a smile
"Wanna say hi to my dad?" Steven asked
Thulite shook her head.
"Okay, we'll be back." Steven smiled and started down the stairs
Connie followed him, "See you again, Thulite."
Thulite was left alone for quite some time. The gems went over to the barn. Steven had gone who knows where (except he did leave the TV on for Thulite) and Lion was nowhere to be found.
So she busied herself with a show about crying breakfast foods. She would not go back to sleep. What would be the point? Every time she wound up with a twisted nightmare. Besides, gems don't need sleep.
"Are you sure?"
Thulite's eyes opened. She had been falling asleep. She pushed herself off the floor. Someone was home.
"Positive."
"We don't know if it will have the same effect. It's probably really old."
"Yet with the same intentions."
Thulite wrapped herself up in the blanket and started slowly down the stairs. She could hear their voices more clearly.
"Okay but what if Peridot's wrong?" Amethyst asked "Ever think of that?"
"Amethyst don't be rude." Pearl scolded
"I'm not."
"The possibility is low." Garnet said "Since she touched the serum on the injector, we can only assume that this will happen."
"How about your future vision?" Amethyst asked
Garnet was quiet.
"Is there any way to prevent it? She can't go through that again."
"We can wait." Garnet said "Waiting is our best option."
Thulite wrapped the blanket tighter around herself. When they gems were quite she allowed her mind to race. It had to be her they were referring to. It wasn't goop on the injector she touched, it was serum. A serum that did something. If only she knew what.
"Thulite, I'm only trying to help you. Please, let me help."
"I don't know who you are." Thulite hissed
Something in her told her, she was looking at Rose but then it faded. She didn't know this gem. The gem was out to get her.
"Thulite. I know this hurts you."
Thulite didn't answer.
"Let me help you."
"You think I'm a monster." Thulite looked away
"Why would I think that?"
"Because it's what I am." Thulite lifted her head revealing her glowing eyes
"No, no, don't think that."
Thulite stood up and took a step forward.
"Thulite."
"You know it's true!"
"You're only hurting yourself more!" the figure in front of her moved closer
Suddenly the figure morphed in a smaller one with curly hair and a pink t-shirt.
"Thulie."
She didn't know him. She lunged.
"Thulie! Thulie!"
Thulite opened her eyes. There was a boy in front of her but he was sort of blurry. Small, pink t-shirt with a star, curly hair…..
"Thulie." He said softly "Your…eyes."
She didn't know him. He tried to lay a hand on her and she swatted it away. The boy recoiled.
The boy…was Steven. She saw him now. He held his wrist in his hand. She was horrified. She hurt Steven. He saw her expression.
"No, it's okay. I'm fine. See? Just a little scratch." Steven assured her
"No, no no no no…." Thulite quickly got to her feet and dashed out the house
"Thulie, wait!" Steven followed her and made it to the door before Garnet stopped him
"I have to go get her." Steven said
"She needs time alone." Garnet said "Let her breathe."
She looked at his arm, "Let's go clean this."
Steven told the gems what happened. They were all on the couch listening to him.
"We were afraid this would happen." Pearl said
"Afraid what?" Steven asked
"The injector goop is a serum. Used to enhance the gems. However, it went wrong." Garnet explained
"Wrong how?"
"It made most gems corrupted." Pearl said "Except, Thulite isn't corrupting…exactly. She's more corrupting on the inside. In simple terms."
Steven shook his head, "Can we stop it?"
"This has happened before. Rose tried to heal her. She was mostly successful…she stopped most of the corruption…and then…" Pearl said
"She wound up bubbled." Steven said
Pearl nodded.
"Well maybe I can heal her!" Steven said
"I dunno man. Rose couldn't even-
"Well, I'm not my mom!" Steven said
Everyone was silent. It wasn't a typical thing for Steven to have an outburst. Steven looked at everyone's stunned faces and sighed.
"We need to help Thulie as much as we can. That starts with us being there for her." Steven got off the couch and made his way outside
Thulite pulled up a blade of grass. She liked it out here. It was grassy and calm. She needed as much calm as she could get. She didn't know what happened.
"Hey Thulie, can I join you?"
She saw Steven come.
"I-I.."
He showed her the band aid on his arm, "All better see?"
She nodded, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay, you didn't mean it."
"I hurt you Steven. It was like I didn't recognize you." Thulite pulled up another blade of grass "What if it happens again?"
Steven didn't say anything at first. According to the gems it would. So, he took her hand.
"I-I think I hurt Rose." Thulite said in a shaky voice
"Rose?" Steven asked
"She was trying to help me. I want to tell her I'm sorry."
Steven felt tears well in his eyes, "She's not here."
Thulite looked at him in confusion.
"It's a long story."
"Oh." She said
Don't ever leave me. I won't.
"I know she forgives you." Steven said
Thulite gave a tiny smile, "Thanks, Steven."