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I apologize again for keeping you waiting, but I hope this makes up for it.
I am caught up with Steven Universe and I'm anxious for what is going to happen next.
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Chapter 36: We Need To Talk/Fusion Bash
Last night Prism discovered that his girlfriend Lapis Lazuli was pregnant. This was clearly unexpected and they both didn't know what to think it, however they did look on the bright side and felt happy about this development. Prism also explained the concepts of pregnancy to his sister in a way that wouldn't make her freak out or feel disturbed, so he told her that Lapis was visited by a angel from heaven and that she granted them this as a gift for protecting the earth.
Lightning was confused by that, but understood since he really didn't want to explain the real away of where babies come from. She was also very exhausted from transporting herself and Lapis to Empire City, so Angela allowed them to stay and thought to help Lapis with her pregnancy tomorrow since it was the weekend and because she didn't work again until Monday like how school functions.
The next morning as soon as everyone woke up, the first thing that happened was Lapis going through morning sickness. Prism and Lightning heard her moans and went to check on her in the bathroom as Angela was slowly rubbing her back for support. "Are you okay, Lapis?" Prism asked with concern. "I think. Am I gonna have to get through this every morning when I wake up?" Lapis replied while mainly talking to Angela. "It happens for a while, but it slowly stops at a few weeks." Angela said.
Lapis moaned from hearing that before vomiting one last time, which made everyone else feeling uncomfortable and uneasy. Shortly after, she began to feel a little better and Prism offered her some cold water to help. She gave him a smile and took it before slowly drinking it until she had enough. In the kitchen Prism prepared some breakfast for everybody which included scrambled eggs, bowls of citric fruit, orange juice, and waffles.
"So, how are you feeling Lightning?" Prism asked. "I feel good. Enough to send us back to Beach City today." She replied kindly before eating a waffle.
"About that... Angela if it's not too much trouble, is it okay if you come with us and help Lapis with her pregnancy?" Prism said as he placed his attention on her. Angela widened her eyes from hearing that before replying, "I don't know, Prism. I have a little experience with this, but not too much and I can't stay long because my home is here."
"I know, but you don't have to stay too long. Just pin out things we need to understand and I'll make sure to follow them so Lapis doesn't have too much pressure." Prism added.
Angela still wasn't too sure about this. Sure it was the weekend and she didn't mind helping Prism and Lapis, but she wasn't sure either. However, after she was finished with her plate and placed it in the sink she turned around to speak to everyone. "I'll come along. But only for today and tomorrow. Understand?" She said, agreeing with the suggestion.
Prism, looked at his sister and girlfriend before looking at Angela and nodding to her, "We do. Thank you Angela." Lapis said kindly with a smile. "Prism what about the others? Should we tell them about this too?" She added.
"Yeah, I'll do that. Before we leave I need to call my dad and have everyone gathered at the Temple." Prism replied before taking his plate, Lapis', and Lightning's to the sink before washing them.
"You live in a Temple?" Angela asked.
"I actually live in a barn ten miles from it. It's also a house connected to it." Prism replied.
Angela went with it before she went to the other room to change while Lightning went to go get her shoes and Lapis joined Prism by his side to finish up the dishes.
After an hour had passed, Angela wore some decent clothes such as a yellow shirt with a smiley face, dark blue jeans with a stylish belt, black and white sneakers, small hoop earrings, and placing her hair in a long ponytail like Moonstone.
"You look really good in that Angela." Lapis complimented, which made Angela feel a little embarrassed. "Thanks. I just want to make a good impression since I'm meeting the family for the first time. Are you sure I don't look silly or should I look formal?" She replied.
"No, that's fine. I called my dad and told him to gather everyone at the Temple without revealing the surprise. Are you prepared to get teleported?" Prism said.
Angela nodded before she realized she forgot to get her purse and went to get in while adding a few things to take along. Once that was cleared up, everyone circled each other before holding hands as Lightning closed her eyes and pictured the place she wanted to get to. Everyone else closed their eyes too while gripping their hands tightly just in case. Lightning's Gem started glowing and both her and the people she was with began having white auras around them before disappearing from the apartment.
Four minutes later, the four of them were brought to Beach City on the deck of the Temple. Lapis and Angela felt a little dizzy while Lightning fell into her brother's arms due to the lack of energy and Prism helped her up while asking if everyone else was okay. "I'm okay. That feels extremely different then being pushed by your speed." Angela said as she steadied her balance. Prism smirked at that before letting Lightning go and going over to the door.
After three knocks, Greg opened the door and smiled from seeing his son before giving him a big hug, practically squeezing him. "Dad...please let go of me now." Prism asked with a struggled voice. Greg released him and chuckled a bit from doing that before looking at Lapis, Lightning, and Angela.
"Who's this Prism?" He asked.
"Angela. Angela this is my dad Greg Universe and dad this is Angela, a friend from Empire City." Prism replied as Angela stepped forward and both her and Greg shook hands after introduction.
"Please to meet you, Mr. Universe." Angela said kindly as they retracted their hands.
"You too. But please, call me Greg." He replied kindly. "So, what was the big news you wanted to say son?" He added while looking at Prism.
"Is everyone here?" Prism asked before Greg nodded. "Good. I'll explain it when we're all together." He added before stepping inside.
Lapis followed him along with Angela, Lightning, and his dad. "Bro, you're back!" Steven said with joy before running over to Prism and jumping into his arms to hug him. Prism chuckled a bit before returning the hug and placing Steven down. "Good to see you too Steven. Oh, Steven this is Angela, a friend of mind." He said, directing his little brother to her. "Nice to meet you, I'm Steven." Steven greeted.
"Nice to meet you. You didn't tell me your little brother was adorable, Prism." Angela said before petting Steven's head, making him giggle.
After she was done Prism guided her to the couch along with Lapis and Lightning. "Okay. Angela on the right is my second mom Pearl. Next to her is Peridot, my little sister. Then there's Garnet and Bismuth, my 'aunts' I guess. Magenta, you already know her. And Amethyst, the little monster I wish I never met." He said pointing to each Gem on who they are. "Wait, you have a second mom?" Angela asked. "It's my way of showing how much I care about her." Prism replied.
"Umm... Nice to meet all of you." Angela said to everyone, feeling a little nervous.
"Feelings are mutual. So Prism, what's this 'news' you wanted to tell us?" Bismuth asked.
Prism took a seat on the couch next to Lapis as they held hands and Lapis placed her other free hand on her stomach. "Okay. Promise me you all won't freak out too much." Prism asked seriously. "Dude, we fight monsters, save the planet, and have magic. Whatever you say can't top all of that." Amethyst said with a grin.
As Greg stood next to Pearl in the kitchen, Prism took in a deep breath before he and Lapis spoke. "Last night, Lapis and I made up after a small argument and she wasn't feeling well afterwards." He began, as the others listened. "Angela gave me some medicine to help me, and it worked. I've been through this for a while and after learning what was happening to me...I told Prism that...I'm pregnant." She finished.
Hearing those words made the others wide their eyes and felt completely frozen, not sparring any words which made Prism and Lapis feel a little scared. "WHAAAT?!" Pearl screamed loudly. "You got Lapis pregnant!?" She added with shock. Prism shook his head nervously before Pearl placed her hand on her head, feeling completely confused.
"Wow! I'm gonna be a grandpa!" Greg said with a smile. "That's amazing Prism. Congratulations." Steven said with joy. "I...don't understand any of this. What do you mean Lapis is pregnant?" Peridot asked with complete confusion.
"It means a 'thing' called a baby is growing inside of me." Lapis answered with a soft smile as she slowly rubbed her tummy. "What!? Is it dangerous?! Can we get it out?!" Magenta said in a panicked tone while summoning her mace. "Whoa, Magenta, please put the mace down. This is a good thing. A very good thing." Prism said, easing his sister, which in turn worked as she retracted her weapon.
"Congratulations. I had a feeling this day would come." Garnet said with a proud smile, making Prism know that she used future vision. "I don't understand this either, but good job buddy." Bismuth said as she clapped a few times. "Wow. I never thought your love for Lapis would take you that far?" Amethyst said with a smirk.
"This was unexpected for us too. And I'm actually very happy about this for some reason." Prism said with a smile. "Me too." Lapis added before placing a kiss on his cheek.
After Pearl calmed down and took in a few breaths, she placed her eyes on Prism. "Prism, can I speak to you outside?" She asked with narrowed eyes. "Why can't we talk here, where I have witnesses if you kill me?" He replied, feeling a little frightened by what Pearl might say. "5. 4. 3..." She said, starting a countdown. "Mom, I'm not gonna fall for that trick again." Prism replied with a simple and uncaring tone.
"2." She added while showing it with her hands before Prism instantly stood up while letting go of Lapis' hand and placing his up slightly. "Okay. Okay. I'm going." He replied before walking outside with Pearl following.
"Wow. I thought she would be happy for him." Angela wondered. "With Pearl, anything could happen. When she was actually done with the countdown Prism had to sit through a lecture she made." Amethyst replied. "That doesn't sound too bad." Angela said. "Trust me, it's bad and boring." Garnet replied.
As Prism and Pearl were outside, Prism placed his back against the house while having his arms crossed. "I don't...I can't...how did this happen? How did you and Lapis develop a child?" Pearl asked. "Remember when I came back from the Time Stream and told you all what I went through?" Prism asked. "I do." Pearl replied. "After I went back to the barn with the others to get some sleep, Lapis suggested that we should try something that really expressed how much we loved each other." Prism said, leaving Pearl a little confused.
"We had sex." He added, making Pearl blush a bit. "Oh. Um, wow I...did you really engage into something like that?" She asked, feeling a little uneasy talking about it. "Yes, mom. We really need it from all the hell we went through. I didn't know this was coming though, but to be really honest, I actually feel happy and scared at the same time. I have no idea what to do about this, but this child Lapis had is mine and it's my responsibility to care for it." He replied, actually handling this maturely then Pearl expected.
"Don't you feel worried about Lapis? What if she gives up her physical form so your child can exist? Are you willing to go through with that just as when Steven was born?" Pearl asked firmly with concern. "I am worried about her. Also, both me and her are Gems, so the possibility of that happening is slim to none. My birth mother Blue Diamond and my birth father Green Diamond gave birth to me and they're still alive." Prism replied while walking up to Pearl.
"I know that, but they're Diamonds, Prism. Diamonds can survive something like that. You and Lapis can't." Pearl stated.
Prism widened his eyes from hearing that before replying, "I thought you would be happy for us?" He said feeling upset. "I am. But I'm also worried about you. Before Rose passed away she asked me to look after you since you wouldn't handle it so well. For fourteen years I helped you grow into the Gem you were meant to be only to learn that you're from the Diamonds. You have your own life now and you're telling me that you and your girlfriend are having a baby? This is a lot to take in Prism and I have no clue how to deal with it. It's too much." She replied before her voice began to break and tears developed in her eyes.
Prism was silent from seeing Pearl in the state she was in. They both stared at each other before Pearl embraced Prism tightly, "I'm sorry. It's just...when Rose was pregnant with Steven...we didn't understand any of it and my heart broke when she left. I did love her. I loved her more then anything in my life, only to see that she fell in love with Greg. I don't want you to go through with that again Prism, and I'm just upset because this is all too familiar to me and the pain hurts too much." She said as she gripped his jacket and released a few tears that was now damping it.
Prism was unable to say anything from the state his second mother was in, but he slowly wrapped his arms around her and returned her hug, but not as strong as hers. "...Mom. It's okay. Nothing is gonna happen to me or Lapis. I pray it doesn't and you don't need to worry too much. I didn't know you were holding all of this pain and didn't tell anyone about it. Whenever you want to talk to someone, come to me just like how I always went to you whenever I wanted to get something off my chest. Please don't cry anymore mom. It hurts me just as much. I love you." He added with a heartfelt voice. meaning every word.
After a few seconds Pearl and Prism separated before looking at each other. Pearl wiped away the remaining tears she had left before smiling at Prism. He returned it before planting a small kiss on her cheek. She slightly gasped before smiling again while blushing and placing her hands on Prism's face, squishing his cheeks lightly. "You're my boy. I want you to be my boy." She asked softly before Prism nodded. She released him and took in a breath before finally calming down. "Thank you. I am happy for you and Lapis. I really am." She added. "Thank you, mom. Come on, let's go back in." Prism replied before Pearl nodded.
End of First Half.
Angela was glad to meet everyone and gave Lapis some medicine that she should only take after vomiting and advice for the side effects of pregnancy that would come. The next day Prism took her home and came right back to the barn where Lapis and the others were, plus today was a very special day: Prism's Birthday.
Normally he wouldn't do this since he thought parties weren't really his thing, but both Greg and Steven wanted to do this for him six months after Steven's birthday. For a while he thought they were okay since he could spend time with everybody, plus the cake Pearl makes for him is too good to pass up.
Pumpkin looked really cute in a party hat as Magenta and Connie were playing with him and Peridot was preparing a little gift for her brother ever since Steven told her about what people do on birthdays. Prism himself was eating a piece of cake with Lapis by his side, smiling at him. Lightning and Pearl were dancing, Garnet was moving to the rhythm Greg was making with his guitar, and both Bismuth and Steven were playing Frisbee together.
"Happy birthday, Prism." Lapis said to him sweetly before they shared a short kiss. "Thanks Lapis. I got to admit, it feels nice to relax a bit without anything bad going on." Prism replied before placing his cake down on the table. "Ugh, this is so boring. Is relaxing the only thing you like to do? Why not use your speed or let's go find another monster or something." Amethyst said, groaning from bordem.
"Amethyst. It's Prism's birthday and it's his choice to do what he wants." Lapis said. "Well, there is something I want to try." Prism said before getting up. "Finally." Amethyst said as she jumped off of the table.
Prism then pulled out a bullhorn from his Gem and placed his mouth next to it. "Everyone! I've got something else we can do!" He said through the horn before placing it back where it was. His voice made everyone stop with what they were doing before gather to the table. "Jeez, son. Next time try to ask us without rupturing our eardrums." Greg said while twisting a finger in his right ear. "Sorry dad, but just thought of something fun we can do." Prism replied. "A Fusion Bash." He added.
"A Fusion Bash?" Pearl asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah. I've got three fusion forms. Pyrope, Moonstone, and Aquamarine. I want them to enjoy some fun too and see what they want to do as well." Prism suggested. "That does sound pretty interesting." Lapis thought while placing a finger on her cheek. "I don't mind that at all." Pearl said with her eyes closed as she smiled. "Sure." Garnet said without much thought. "Cool. How about we start backwards? First Garnet, then Pearl, then Lapis." Prism replied.
"Why do I have to go last?" Lapis asked. "Because you're my first and I think Aqua would last longer when she's last, plus it would help the others meet the family." Prism stated. Lapis accepted those terms, even though she didn't like them and went to go sit down at the table.
"Okay Garnet, ready?" Prism asked as his Gem glowed. Garnet nodded before her Gems glowed and both her and Prism danced together separately until they came together and form Pyrope.
"Ah, it feels so good to be back again, mon." Pyrope said as was stretching out his arms. Greg was surprised to see a male fusion, but was very interested to see him until Pyrope appeared in front of him and gave him a big hug while lifting him off the ground, "Hello Mr. Universe. It's so good to see you." He said before releasing Greg as he began to stumble a bit. "Hey, Pyrope. Wanna play Frisbee?" Bismuth suggested.
"Sure. I've got this uncontrollable rhythm and it's telling me to shake it until there's nothing left to shake." Pyrope replied before doing a somersault and a back flip. "Oh, I wanna play too." Magenta asked before Pyrope nodded. Soon enough, Bismuth threw the Frisbee at Steven before throwing at Pyrope. He did a cartwheel and a midair backspin before throwing the Frisbee at Magenta, which she caught thanks to her levitation skills.
"Hey, Pyrope. Are you good at fighting?" Amethyst asked as she got out her whip. "Connie, wanna join in this?" She added while looking at her. "I don't know. Pyrope?" Connie asked. "It doesn't matter to me, mon. It's all in good fun, so I'll give you want you want." Pyrope replied before throwing the Frisbee back to Steven.
Soon enough both Amethyst and Connie were facing against Pyrope. Amethyst started off as she rolled into a ball and dashed toward him, but Pyrope flipped over her before Connie came rushing in with Rose's sword. "Be careful with that little one. Sharp tools should stay in de shed." Pyrope said before he kicked the sword out of Connie's hands and used a light sweep kick to finish her off. "Hey, don't forget about me." Amethyst said before she dashed toward him again.
When she got close to him, Pyrope kicked her at the right moment before launching her into the air and slamming her down to the ground using both of his legs while doing a curved jump. "That was fun mon. However, it's time for me to share, so see yeah around." Pyrope announced before he split back into Prism and Garnet.
"How can that guy have that much energy?" Amethyst as as she got up. "Don't know, but his rhythm felt pretty cool. How do you feel Garnet?" Prism replied before looking at her. "I feel pretty good. It felt nice being him again." Garnet said with a smile, which made Prism return it.
"Okay, it's my turn." Pearl said as she went over to Prism, feeling excited.
Prism knew she was up for this and chuckled a bit before they intertwined hands and slowly danced with each other before fusing into Moonstone. "Thou has returned." She announced with joy. "Nice too see you again, Moonstone." Lightning said while going up to her. "Feelings are mutual my dear. Thy offers a dance to those who want to participate." Moonstone replied as she bowed. Lightning accepted her invite along with Magenta, Connie, and Steven.
Peridot went to go finish up her gift while Greg helped set the mood by play a song on his guitar while the others watched with Pumpkin barking joyfully. Together the five of them joined together and attempted to dance with elegance and bliss. Moonstone was able to do it as Lightning and Magenta managed to get the hang of it, but Steven and Connie weren't at the pace they were suppose to be in. Moonstone noticed this and told them to instead dance how they wanted.
The kids did just that and Moonstone made it even more amazing as she summoned her boomerangs and threw them all around the barn, releasing gusts of wind that passed through everybody and letting their hair flow with it without harming them. Soon enough the boomerangs spun around Moonstone as she was doing a twirl and small sparkles could be seem around her before the boomerangs retracted and went back to her hands as she twirled into the air for her finale before bowing to those that were watching.
Everyone clapped from her performance before she declared a farewell and split back into Prism and Pearl. "That was amazing Prism. Couldn't we have gone for a little longer?" Pearl asked. "Pearl. Everyone gets a turn. It's not to them if you hog me all to yourself." Prism replied with a smirk. Pearl chuckled a bit and understood what he said before going over to the others, leaving only Lapis left.
She walked up to Prism as they slowly held each other before they began to dance. "Are you ready for this?" Prism asked. "I am. Hopefully this doesn't effect my pregnancy." Lapis replied. "I'm sure it won't, at least I think it won't." Prism believed. Lapis wasn't sure either, but they took it slow until she spun around and became closer to him before they merged into Aquamarine. "Okay, let's see if I still got what it takes." She said to herself before sprouting her wings and flew towards the sky.
Peridot got out of the barn with her finished gift to see what was going on as everyone stared at Aqua flying high. When she got to a good spot, she stood completely still as the rays of the sun shined through her wings, making numerous other rays spread. "Wow... look at that. She looks like a angel." Greg said with awe. "Aquamarine really is something special, huh?" Amethyst said with a smile. "She sure is. My sister has a gift. The gift of hope." Steven replied.
Once Aqua was done with what she wanted to do, she returned to the ground and split back into Prism and Lapis. They asked everyone if they enjoyed that little show and they all nodded as it was one of the most beautiful things they've ever seen. "Brother, I've got something I want to give you." Peridot said as she walked up to him before taking his right hand and guiding him to the barn. Once inside, Peridot showed him a magnetic friction-proof treadmill. A workout device to help with his speed and determine how fast he can go, plus no matter how fast he goes it'll never break.
"What do ya think?" Peridot asked with a cheerful grin. "Wow, uh...thanks sis. I guess I can finally determine what my speed is." Prism said kindly as he really didn't know how to respond to Peridot's strange gift. "Give it a try." She asked. Not wanting to make her sad, Prism went up to the machine and pressed the 'speed' button, as it was labeled and began to slowly move before picking up the pace. Prism went faster and faster until he was going superhuman speed. Once he was going as much as he could, the counter revealed his speed: Mach 20.
Prism was getting out of breath, so as he was slowing down, the machine did the same until he got off and felt onto his knees, breathing heavily. Lapis went to his aid with Peridot doing the same before they both helped him to his feet. "So, what do think?" Peridot asked. "That was pretty good. But I know for sure I can go faster then that." Prism said between breaths. "I know, but we now know what your current speed is before you can kick it even higher." Peridot stated, which Prism eventually agreed.
Later on after that amazing party, the sun went down and the moon was rising; full and shining it's glittering light. Greg, Steven, Connie, and the Prime Crystal Gems left while the Alpha Crystal Gems were ready for bed. Magenta, Lightning, and Peridot were already asleep, so Prism and Lapis help them get tucked in while Bismuth already went to her own bed.
"This has been one amazing day." Prism said quietly to Lapis as they laid in bed. "It sure was." Lapis replied in the same tone. "Hey Prism, can I tell you something?" She added. "Sure, what's up?" He asked. "I need to tell you at the water tower." She replied. "Lapis, I really don't feel like moving right now." Prism said in a lazy tone before looking at his girlfriend and seeing her give him the 'come with me right now look' by narrowing her eyes and puffing her cheeks.
Since he couldn't really say no to that, both him and Lapis got out of bed and went outside without waking up the others and went straight toward the water tower.
When they arrived, Prism wondered what Lapis wanted to tell him and quick because he wanted to go back to sleep. "Prism. I don't know if you've noticed, but we now have some alone time." Lapis said. "I see that. Lapis, please just tell me what you need to tell me so that we can go back to bed." Prism said, losing patience.
Lapis went up to him and grabbed his face before placing a powerful and passionate kiss on him. This was unexpected and surprised Prism before he closed his eyes and gave it, which also waked him up pretty well. Once they separated, Lapis placed her back against the tower before illuminating herself so Prism could see her. Prism did the same with his Gem as he noticed Lapis in a seductive pose. "Prism, can I give you my present tonight? It's still your birthday, so my gift is spending it with you, right here, right now, if you know what I mean?" She asked with a sly tone.
Prism gulped hard from hearing that before his face started to blush. "Um, okay. I'm definitely in the mood after seeing you like this." He replied with a smile.
Lapis returned it before they dimmed their lights from their Gems and began have some more special time together.
End of Second Half.
End of Chapter 36.
I hope you all liked this and I apologize for keeping you waiting.
Next chapter will come soon, as soon as I figure out what should happen next.
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