Steven had never been running so fast all his life. He also had never felt this afraid. Sure he was being chased by humans, that were nothing compared to the gems in terms of raw power. It also weren't the guns that he was afraid of. But the fear of what he might do, when they caught up to him. He had seen for his own eyes, how feeble and brittle they were. He hoped that the humans left at the deli, were still alive. Perhaps this was what he was so afraid of. Being a monster not among gems, but the humans like him.
Only was he ever human to begin with? After all humans don't receive skull shattering injuries and just heal like it was nothing. And humans never flew in the air. He had never realised how accepting the humans in Beach City were. The ones outside, perhaps the diner were different folk. Maybe because they had never seen gems before. But it scared him. The fact that he may look like them, but never really were like them.
The encounter with those people had made him feel something he never felt before. Alien. He was neither gem, nor human. He looked human but was more like gemkind. Perhaps that was why he felt so awkward with Connie's friends. He had hurt gems before. Poofed them, and even shattered Jasper. But they all were put together back again. Even Jasper. But humans. They weren't hardy Jaspers. They were like his dad. Like Connie. How would he be able to face the families of those at the diner. The child that attacked him.
He paused and took a breathe of air. He looked at his glowing hands. He was feeling like that time. Feeling it in his core. A monster. Time suddenly came back to normal. The birds starting singing again. The wind blew behind him. And then he heard dogs barking. They were chasing him!
"No, No, No! This is wrong. I've got to turn back and tell them I am not a threat. No more running," Steven said.
"What if they are dead? Those people in the diner?" a voice told him.
Steven froze. Then after a minute he took a deep breathe.
"Then I will face the consequences. I will hand myself to the police,"
"Wouldn't they dissect you? Put you in some place like area 51?" the voice came again.
Steven took another deep breathe.
"Then maybe they should. It's what a monster like me deserves," he said.
Suddenly his inner monologue was cut off, with a sudden yelp of dogs. And then shouts of men with gunfire.
"No, no, no!" Steven said running back.
"This better not be a gem attack! I won't have gems attacking humans to protect even me!" he told himself and found himself glowing pink again.
Time slowed down again, and Steven raced to the place where the commotion was.
A terrifying sight caught his eyes. Men lay motionless on the floor. Two looked like they were in law enforcement uniform.
Strange people in black suits were standing above the fallen men. And what stood behind these government looking officers made Steven's blood freeze. A large snake like creature, with a gemstone for an eye!
Even though time stood still, it did not make Steven any braver to approach them. That was until the reptile like creature turn to him and gave him a grin filled with sharp teeth.
"Hello fellow hybrid! Glad you could join us," the being said, unaffected by the effects of Steven't time manipulation powers. Or perhaps it was moving as fast as him.
Steven glow disappeared and immediately time went back to normal.
The government officers turn to him.
"Look out behind you!" he said pointing to the creature behind them.
An agent, a short woman turn to him and motion him to calm down.
"Don't worry Mr Steven. He is with us,"
Steven gasped.
"Who are you people?"
The woman pulled out a badge.
"FBI. Interstellar unit. And we are here to rescue you,"
She turn to the creature behind her.
"And this is Adder. A gem, Serpentine hybrid. Or what you know as part of the Sneople,"