Bloom, Jackie, and Mark belong to me. Everyone else belongs to Steven Universe. This takes place in Steven Universe Future. Inspired by the corruption theory. Not sure if there's a timeline where this takes place in canon but I want to think so.

The Tales of Cookie the Magic Dragon

Part One

By Marie Nomad

Bloom walked through the orchard. Apple picking season was in full swing. She carried the bottles of water to her older siblings. The Apple Orchard had been owned by the family for generations, since pioneers had settled here from far off France.

"Jackie! Mark!" The blond hair, green eyed girl screamed as she ran to her favorite brother and sister. They had worked this farm for years and were over ten years older than her but she didn't care.

They were looking a small tree that looked normal except for the fact that it had no apples. Under it was a bunch of picked mushrooms. "This is weird." Jackie commented.

"Yup."

"What happened?"

"Oh, nothing much, just that this tree was already picked and whoever did it left a bunch of mushrooms." Jackie explained as she adjusted her cowboy hat on top of her long blond hair.

"Cool."

"Not cool. Someone is trespassing our place and stealing." Mark commented as he crossed his arms. He had red hair and green eyes with an impressive build from years of physical labor. "These mushrooms look okay but I don't trust them."

"The thief can't be bad if he was trying to trade." Bloom argued.

"If he was hungry, he should just show up and ask. Doesn't matter. If this happens again, we'll patrol the orchard."

"Should start tonight." Jackie stated.

"It's going to rain." Mark looked up. Clouds were gathering overhead. Wind started to blow.

"Aw heck. Just a little rain."

"I'm hungry." Bloom interrupted. She could tell when her siblings started to butt heads. Mark is the oldest and the most practical. Jackie was more outgoing and willing to take risks.

"Getting late." Jackie sighed. "Let's get inside."

Bloom and her family walked inside. Mark looked at the peonies that their grandmother planted. They were not looking well, starting to wilt. "Poor things."

"Not looking well?"

"I can take care of an entire orchard but not a bush of flowers." He sighed.

XXX

The family sat in front of the TV eating dinner as always. Bloom saw that she had a cookie cat snack and put it in her pocket. She wanted to eat it tomorrow.

"And on a more upbeat note: Beach City is holding a fundraising concert to raise funds to repair the Little Homeworld's latest attack. Sadie and Shep are here. So, Sadie, any thoughts about the monster that did this?"

Sadie gritted her teeth. "It's not a monster! It's a corrupted gem who lost his mind! It's not his fault!" The blond woman started to cry. "We failed him. We all failed him."

Shep took her by the shoulders and led her away. "We're done here."

"Okay, well, looks like this concert is going to be huge! Back to you, Roy."

Mark turned off the TV. "Hope nothing like that will happen here."

"Is there anything we can do to help?"

"Some things we can't do. We did what we could." Mark advised.

"Besides, they are aliens with powerful friends."

"I understand."

XXX

Rain started to fall as Bloom grabbed her rain jacket. She couldn't help but think of that mysterious tree theft. It was normal for apples to get stolen by wildlife and a hungry hiker. But she never heard of anyone leaving anything behind. They live in the middle of nowhere. The theft was probably hungry. She packed a small bundle of snacks that she had hid away in her room. Mark and Jackie would get angry if they find out.

She carefully climb out of her window and off into the orchard. She wandered for a while as the mud started to form under her feet. Then, she saw a shimmering pink light. She turned towards the light, intrigued. As she walked closer, it was a pink light bubble several feet tall and wide. In the middle of the bubble, curled up, was a giant lizard with six legs with several horns and the long tail. It was a dragon.

Blooms jaw dropped and she wished that she brought her cell phone or a camera. She carefully walked forward, not noticing the rain. The dragon had his eyes closed. She put her hand on the bubble. It was warm and solid. She gathered up her courage and tapped on the bubble. "Hello?"

The dragon sat up and spikes shot out of his large neck. He opened his mouth and hissed and then stepped back. The bubble rocked back and forth. The dragon stopped when he saw her. The rain splattered against the bubble. The bubble burst and the dragon stepped forward.

"Wait! Don't be scared." Bloom held out her hand for the dragon to sniff her. "I won't hurt you." She opened her umbrella and held out her basket. "I brought food."

The dragon cautiously stepped forward with the spikes flattening. He put his massive head under the umbrella. Bloom gazed at his eyes. They were pink glowing eyes in the middle of black where there should be white. Despite the fact that he was larger than her, she didn't feel scared. He just look more like a timid dog afraid for his life.

"Want to get out of the rain? I'm sorry I made you burst your bubble." The dragon looked over at the rain and then a giant disk appeared over them. Bloom's eyes widened at the intricate design, especially the rose symbol in the middle. The shield rotated over his head.

"Wow. Okay, follow me." Bloom took the dragon to the club house she and her friends like to hang out. "You can stay here." She opened the door and let the dragon in. The shield vanished. The dragon looked around and then sat down.

"Here." She unwrapped the food and put it on the floor. The dragon just dove in and chomped on it. "You're really hungry, aren't you?"

The dragon nodded. Pausing briefly at some sausage and just ate. Bloom finally reached into her pocket to unwrap the cookie and hand it to him. He stared at the cookie and licked it out of her hand.

Rain continued as Bloom sat across from the creature. "Where are you from? Are you an alien?" She asked. "Why aren't you at home with your family?"

To her surprise, tears flowed from the dragon's eyes. She never saw any animal cry like that before. It dawned on her. He was alone. She reached out and stroked his head. The dragon jerked a little but remained still. "I can be your friend. I always wanted a dragon for a pet."

The dragon turned his head toward her. "Rrrh?"

"Yeah! I can feed you, play with you, and keep you safe. Please?" She pleaded with her cutest eyes.

The dragon tilted his head as if contemplating and lowered his entire body down at her as if in submission. "Yay!" Bloom screamed. She did it. She managed to get a dragon as a pet. "Now, you need a name." She pondered. "You look like a rose and that shield has a rose. What about 'Rose'."

The dragon's spikes went out and he started hissing and shaking his head. Bloom stepped back. Maybe this dragon's past owner's name was Rose and she hurt him?

"Okay. Okay. Not Rose. What about..." She looked at the cookie cat wrapper. "What about Cookie?"

The dragon let out a sigh and then nodded. "Great! I can't wait to show you to Mark and Jackie! They'll be so tickled!"

Cookie whimpered.

"You don't want them to know? Yeah, after what happened with Fluffy the Raccoon, they didn't want me adopting wild animals. I'll keep you a secret until I can prove how safe and tame you are. We'll have so much fun, Cookie!" She jumped up and hugged her dragon. The rain stopped. Cookie gestured to his back.

"You want me to ride you? Where? Oh! My house! Jackie and Mark will get worried." Bloom opened the door and hopped on his back. "Let's go home, Cookie!"

To Be Continued...