Warning! EXTREMELY short, but some of you asked for it! Plus, you can skip this if you want.
"What do you mean he jumped extremely high?" Spinel asked on the phone, walking towards the front door. She had been interrupted while tending to her garden by a call from a panicked Pearl.
The moment she stepped outside, she hung up, seeing Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl outside on the beach. She approached them, staring at them questioningly until Amethyst pointed towards the sky.
Her pink eyes bulged, "STEVEN?!"
"We believe he gained Rose's power," Garnet explained calmly.
"You mean he can now regulate his falling speed?!"
"Yes!" Pearl panicked, "But it's going to take forever! He's only learned this NOW!"
Amethyst then realized something, "Hey Spin, can't you float? Why don't you fetch him?"
Spinel blinked in surprise, "Oh, right! Silly ol' me. I'll catch him. Easy peesy." Locking her legs into a spring, she leapt up high into the air until she reached Steven, instantly wrapping her long arms around him.
"OH MY STARS STEVEN I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY!"
Steven laughed nervously, "I-I'm okay, Spinel."
Spinel pulled away, still holding onto him, "How did this all happen?" The boy told her everything that had happened and she nodded in understanding.
"I see…" Spinel pondered, "Well, looks like you've gained a new power."
"Power?"
She nodded, "Yep. Rose had the ability to control her falling. It's tied to the emotions of the person. And since we're still floating, it means you're thinking happy thoughts."
Steven looked down, "Whoa… you're right. But how do I fall faster?"
"Well… you have to think negative thoughts. Maybe you could try to think of something bad for a short while, and go back to good when we're close to the ground."
"But what if we land too fast?"
"It's alright," She reassured, "I'll be here."
Steven took a breath and thought of something negative, most likely missing the donut Sadie was saving up for him. With that, the two began to descend faster towards the beach. Spinel kept a tight grip on him as they fell.
"Hey look at that!" Amethyst grinned, seeing the two falling, "Looks like Spinel was able to help them!"
Pearl began to panic again, "O-OH! Don't worry! I'll catch you two!" She outstretched her arms, trying to find the location of their landing.
Garnet nodded to herself, "I knew Spinel was able to explain to him what to do. And when they get down, we're going to give him a big hug-"
Both Spinel and Steven landed face-first onto the sand, Pearl standing a few feet away from them. Of course, the Gems walked over to them to see if they were okay, and Spinel weakly gave them a thumbs-up and muffled something.
Pearl let out a sigh, "Oh thank stars…"
Spinel got up, "Guess my work here is done."
"Yay!" Steven got up, recovering from the fall, "I gained a new power!"
The pink Gem playfully patted his shoulder, "Now go get that donut, champ. You deserve it." Steven squealed with glee and ran off towards the Big Donut.
Garnet frowned a bit, "That's odd. He didn't give us a hug…"
"I'd like a hug…" mumbled Pearl… until her eyes laid on the pink Gem, "Oh Spinel~"
Spinel couldn't say a word as Pearl wrapped her arms tightly around her, causing her body to make a loud squeaky toy noise. It almost made Garnet and Amethyst snicker, but Pearl continued to gleefully embrace the Gem.
At least Steven's learned a new power today.
Not proud of this either since it only took me a few hours, but hey, Spinel cut the episode short because she would never let him stay in the sky forever.
You asked for this.
