Steven universe –Tale of the lightning gem

Chapter 10 – Earth

Orthoclase had opened the window to his room. He rested his chin on his folded arms and stared out at the view of homeworld city. Orthoclase looked up at the purple sky, seeing the blue moon that illuminated homeworld with its bright light. Orthoclase heard the slide door behind him open.

"Orthoclase," Yellow diamond said softly.

Orthoclase turned his head looking at her "Hello Yellow diamond." He said

"How are things?" She asked walking into his room and sits on his bed. "Are you doing well?"

"I'm doing fine, are you?" Orthoclase said stilling staring out the window.

"I'm doing fine as well. Have you been practicing you're gem powers?" Yellow diamond asked.

"Yes, although it's pretty over whelming sometimes." Orthoclase said "I guess there are more to my powers then just lightning."

"I see." Yellow diamond said "Well I was just coming to check on you. I'll leave you be. Take care now." Yellow diamond got off from her seat and started to walk towards the slide door.

"Yellow diamond," Orthoclase said turning around.

"Yes?" Yellow diamond said

"What can you tell me about the planet earth?"

Yellow diamonds eyes widen a bit. She fully turned around and looked at him. "Earth?" she said

"Yes…Earth." Orthoclase said nodding.

"What do you want to know about it?" Yellow diamond asked.

"Well…what's on earth?"

Yellow diamond looked at him and smiled a bit "Well…there are a lot of things on earth. Not many things that is interesting though. It's just a planet after all…"

"I see…" Orthoclase said turning away. "Rose really likes it."

"Rose?"

"Yes…she really loves the planet." Orthoclase said

Yellow diamond nods and leaves the room. "I know she does." She said turning to the right and starts walking. Down the hallway leaning on the wall was Onyx. Standing there with his arms crossed as usual.

Yellow diamond stopped walking and she stood there looking at him.

"Yellow diamond mam, pleasure seeing you," Onyx said saluting

Yellow diamond stared at him

"I heard you came back from a diamond authority meeting, did it go well?" Onyx asked.

Before he knew it Yellow diamond had her hand grasped around Onyx neck. Onyx gagged and puts his hands around her neck coughing and struggling to breathe. Yellow diamond lifted him into the air. She glared into his black eyes. Onyx stared back, seeing that Yellow diamonds eyes were primal and pupils were glowing redder.

"I'm going to tell you this once…and you better understand." Yellow diamond said darkly "Whatever happens with Orthoclase is my business…I know you blabbed off to blue diamond about Orthoclase…"

"I-I-I I didn't k-know." Onyx stuttered and gagged as Yellow diamonds gripped became tighter.

"Liar…I told you pacifically not to tell the diamond authority about anything! But then there you go running your damn mouth…I should have you brutally punished."

"O-OK, I did tell them but you have to understand Yellow diamond! Don't you see how powerful he can get?! His power possibly has no limits! Think of how useful he can be!" Onyx said desperately

"You let me worry about that." Yellow diamond said slowly "Next time you go running your mouth I will rip out your tong…do-you-under-stand?"

"Yes mam!" Onyx said gagging.

Yellow diamond released Onyx from her grasp. Yellow diamond turned away and continued walking down the hallway and leaving out onyx's sight.

"You got to be kidding me…" Onyx said rubbing his neck "She can't actually be caring for that little brat could she?"

…

Orthoclase watched the day go by. It was strange for him. he looked down from Yellow diamonds high palace and started at the streets below, seeing all sorts of different types of gems. Different colors, different places where the gems are, different sizes, and different features.

Orthoclase looked up at the star covered sky. The words Rose spoke to him had came back to his mind.

"Earth is such a wonderful place…full of wonderful things…wonderful places."

"Earth…" Orthoclase whispered. Orthoclase reached over to the handle of the window and closed it. He walks over to his bed and lies down. He stares up at the ceiling as he usually does. "Wonderful things…wonderful places…" he said.

He turns his head to the window, seeing a big bright blue full moon, hovering in the sky. Orthoclase was amazed, he'd never seen the blue moon before.

Orthoclase slowly closed his eyes. The words that rose spoke remained in his thought, as his consciousness drifted off. Orthoclase felt his body being lifted into the air, passing the purple star covered sky. He opened his eyes and looked around. Seeing that he was surrounded by thousands of stars, glowing with many different colors.

"Forward." he thought. "I need to go forward." So Orthoclase floated forward. He notice how fast he was going. He also realized that he had a little more control over where he was going. Orthoclase wondered why he didn't appear in front of the planet earth like he's done first two times that he had done this.

He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Different planets, different areas of places of space he had never seen before. "How far am I from homeworld? I didn't know that there was so many other planets? How many are there?"

Orthoclase started speed up. Everything was now a blur. He didn't know where he was nor where he was going anymore. "Am I lost? Where am i?"

He felt himself stop instantly. Orthoclase looked forward. There, he saw that planet. The Planet that Rose spoke so highly off. Earth. Orthoclase floated in space, staring at the big blue planet. Orthoclase reached his hand out. He tried to force himself forward but for some reason his body wouldn't move forward at all. He was stuck there floating, only having use of his arms.

"Why?!" he thought "why can't I move anymore?! I'm finally here! LET ME GO!"

He was pulled back so fast that the planet earth left his sight within seconds. Orthoclase closed his eyes as he was being pulled…and then Orthoclase had awoken.

He sprung up, drenched in sweat and breathing heavily. He felt extremely tired and exhausted. Orthoclase put's his head back down on his pillow and rubbed his head.

"I was nearly there..." Orthoclase whispered "why couldn't I move?"

Orthoclase got up from his bed and headed for the slide door leaving his room.

"I need some fresh air." Orthoclase said walking down the hallway and heading towards the exit of the palace. As he walked through the doors he looks to his left seeing Pearl, standing next to the slide doors with her arms behind her back.

"It's you…" Orthoclase said surprised

"Excuse me?" Pearl said. She was dressed completely different from the first time he met her.

"You're pearl right?"

"Yes…I am a pearl." Pearl said "do you need some assistance?"

Orthoclase was confused. She was acting differently from the first time she met her. "Umm…I'm just out for a walk thank you…"

"Ok then." Pearl said nodding.

Orthoclase then proceeded down the clean stone sidewalk. He looked down at the beach, seeing a red gem walking in circles throwing her arms up in the air and shouting loudly and cursing.

"I'm sure he didn't mean to upset her Ruby. I'm sure he meant well." Sapphire said calmly

"MEANT WELL?! HE MADE ROSE CRY AND STERESSED! YOU KNOW HOW SHE HATES WHAT SHE"S DOING! AND HE JUST ADDED IN MORE STRESS TO HER!" Ruby screamed walking around in circles. The sand below her feet was burning leaving burnt foot prints in the sand.

"Oh my…" Orthoclase said blinking a few times "she's really angry at me."

Ruby quickly turned around and glared at Orthoclase. She gritted her teeth and huffing and puffing.

"THERE YOU ARE!" Ruby said pointing at him.

"Uh oh…"

"Ruby no," Sapphire said holding her hand out.

A flaming gauntlet appeared around Ruby's hand and she hopes in the air and holds her arm back.

"LET"S SEE WHAT YOU GOT BLONDE!"

Orthoclase's eyes widened as Ruby smashed into the ground like a meteor making a small explosion, knocking Orthoclase flat on the ground.

"Ow…" Orthoclase said opening his eyes

Ruby walked over to Orthoclase and stared down at him "Humph…not so tough aren't you?" she said smirking.

"That's enough, Ruby." Sapphire said floating over to the tow of them.

"HA! Did you see that Ruby? I took that guy down no problem at all!" Ruby said proud of herself.

"Actually…if he chose to he could have taken you down within seconds." Sapphire said simply.

"WHAT?!" Ruby said shocked

"He didn't choose to because he knows you're upset. For that he didn't feel too threatened." Sapphire explained "am I right Orthoclase?"

"Yes…I guess." Orthoclase said getting to his feet. "You two…you are garnet am I right?"

Ruby's eyes widened "So…you did know…" she said

"Yes we are. Together, I and ruby form the fusion gem called garnet." Sapphire explained

"What?" Orthoclase said squinting his eyes at them "Fusion?"

"Shall we show him Ruby?" Sapphire asked.

"I don't know." Ruby said crossing her arms and turning her head away "I don't think he should see."

"Aww come on ruby…you know what want too." Sapphire said smiling and wrapping her arms around Ruby's neck. Ruby started to blush as Sapphire slid her finger down Ruby's cheek.

"aww fine, just for you Shappy." Ruby said smiling and hugging Sapphire. Ruby picked up Sapphire by her waist and started spinning her around. Both Sapphire and laughed happily as they both started to glow. There gems started to float within the light. Then, within the light a form of body was appearing. Right before Orthoclase's eyes appeared the gem that he met before, Garnet.

"You…" Orthoclase said looking at her.

"Yes…both Ruby and Sapphire create me. Garnet," Garnet said adjusting her large shades.

"That's…incredible…how did you do that?" Orthoclase asked amazed.

Garnet smiled "fusion Of course, is when both body and mind become one to make a new person." she explained. "Fusions are formed when two gems conduct a synchronized dance."

"Synchronized dance?" Orthoclase said. "You have to perform a dance to fuse?"

"Yes." Garnets nods

"Interesting…" Orthoclase said getting to his feet and dusting off his pants "Thanks for taking the time to tell me this garnet…or…Ruby and sapphire…"

"It's garnet." Garnet said smiling. "And you're welcome."

"Yes…Garnet." Orthoclase said nodding "Thank you. Well…I'll be on my way." He turns around and walks off.

"Fusion," Orthoclase thought "Fascinating."

Orthoclase walked into path that led into a large forest. Pretty similar to the one that moon stone and lapis showed him. The forest was full of tall trees with purple leaves and flowers growing out of the branches.

He felt comfortable, warm, and relaxed, seeing all the beautiful nature that was surrounding him. He feels warm feeling appear in his chest, something he couldn't explain, nor could he fully understand. He would always feel the same feeling when he would be around Moonstone.

He loved having that feeling. Orthoclase looked up seeing the stars above glowing in the sky. "Could I try it again?" he thought. He sat down against the tree crossing his legs and puts his hands together. "I have too…I need to see that planet…"

Orthoclase took a deep breath, breathing in and out. He closed his eyes, and he cleared his mind, and relaxed his body. He sat there for a few moments…and then his body started to feel light. "Am I doing it?" he said in his head. He didn't feel his mind leave his body like the few other times he did this. But he did realize that he wasn't in deep relaxation. But why did he feel his body go light? He also didn't feel the ground he was sitting on.

Orthoclase opened his eyes slightly. He looked down. His eyes snapped open wide when he realized that he wasn't on the ground anymore. He was levitating in air! Orthoclase fell forward twirling in the air, the moment his focus was broken he fell to the ground flat on his face.

"Owww…" Orthoclase said lying up and rubbing his face. "Well…that happened…" Orthoclase said getting to his feet. "I…I flew?" he thought. He looked up at the sky one last time. Out of nowhere he remembered what Amethyst asked him. Where did he come from? What was he?

Orthoclase put his hand on his head and sighed

"What am i?"

End of chapter 10