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Connie was frightened as Steven walk towards her with his sword.
"So Connie, what are you going to do? Without a sword, you're defenseless." Steven taunted with a smirk.
Connie slowly backed away, making sure she wouldn't trip and fall while she was on the steps of the house.
Once she was off the steps, Steven's grin soon turned into a frown.
"Who are you? I know you're not Steven." Connie questioned.
"What are you talking about, Connie? Hehe, stupid fool, I am Steven!" Steven exclaimed in anger.
"I find that hard to believe." Connie simply stated. That angered Steven even more.
"I'm his gem side, just for you're information. The Steven you know is currently in a coma."
Connie's eyes widened. "Coma!? What are you talking about?! What is this stuff about Gem side!? And if Steven's in a coma, than where is his body!?"
"You have a lot of questions that are complicated to answer, but since you are about to die in the next five minutes, I guess I should tell you. You know how Steven is half Gem, half human, right?" Steven asked.
"Y-Yes." Connie stuttered nervously.
"Well, I am his Gem side. I'm the being that gives him all his Gem powers. When his Gem reacts to the situation at hand, it automatically summons me to give him power. The Steven you know, my human side, is currently in a coma. Serves him right as well, he kept me in a coma for thirteen years!" Steven explained.
"So, if you are in control, the real Steven is in a coma. But when the real Steven is in control, you are in a coma, correct?" Connie curiously asked.
"Did you just refer to my human side as "the real Steven"?! You ignorant, stupid kid!" And with that, Steven lunged at Connie with his sword, trying to stab her with it.
Connie evaded most of the attacks thanks to her training from Pearl.
Steven began getting frustrated, and started going even faster as he kept trying to stab her. Connie back flipped away as the sword almost made contact with her. As she back flipped away, she kicked Steven in the jaw, making him back up in pain as he grunted while rubbing his chin.
"Steven, please! You have to wake up!" Connie yelled, trying to bring back the real Steven.
"Oh shut up! No wonder you don't have any friends! But don't worry Connie, I'll put you out of this miserable life of yours by cutting you're head off!" Steven threatened as he walked towards Connie.
"Steven, enough!" A voice shouted. Steven looked back at the house and saw that the voice belonged to Garnet. Amethyst came running out the house once she heard it.
"Garnet! Pearl's been poofed!" Amethyst implied as she held up Pearl's gem to Garnet.
Garnet glanced at the Pearl, than looked at Steven.
Amethyst soon ran back inside the house to put the Pearl on the couch, than came back outside to aid Garnet.
"Whoever you are, why are you doing this? And what do you want with Steven?" Garnet calmly asked.
Steven only stared vaguely at the two gems. Garnet growled in impatience, wanting an answer.
Garnet and Amethyst jumped off the steps and landed in the sand in front of Steven.
"Guys, he told me that since he's in control, the real Steven is in some kind of coma, or something like that!" Connie explained to the two gems.
"I see." Garnet said as she adjusted her shades.
"Steven c'mon, we know you're in there somewhere!" Amethyst yelled. Steven only stared at her with an emotionless expression.
Garnet looked deep within Steven's eyes and saw hate, anger, and evil inside of them. She took one step forward to try and see his eyes even better, and when she looked into them, deep deep down she saw a trace of good inside his eyes as well.
"Steven, I know you're still in there somehow! You need to keep fighting him!" Connie exclaimed from behind Steven.
Steven turned around eerily. "I'm sorry to disappoint you but I'm in control now and I will remain in control forever!"
Connie suddenly ran towards Garnet Amethyst, while Steven just stayed where he was.
"Listen, we have to keep reaching out to Steven." Garnet whispered to the two of them.
"Are you sure? So far, nothing seems to be working." Amethyst replied.
"I understand that, but I can still sense the real Steven's presence in their somewhere. It's faint, but if what you say is true Connie, that he is in a coma, than we might be able to reach out to him and get him to wake up." Garnet explained, not taking her eyes off of Steven.
"Garnet's right, we can't give up on him. Steven's in there still, and I intend to bring him back." Connie confidentially agreed.
"Oh my, am I being ignored?..." Steven growled in sheer anger, now glaring at the three with fire in his eyes.
"So, we have to reach out to Steven without fighting, even though he's going to try to kill us, heh, sounds good to me." Amethyst joked. Connie only giggled at the little remark Amethyst said.
"ENOUGH!" That little outburst startled the three a bit. They looked at Steven as he spoke. "I'm getting tired of you idiots talking and ignoring me. Now, who wants to be the first to fight me?"
"S-Steven, please. We're your friends! Don't you remember all the things we've all done together?" Asked Connie.
"Hehe, like what?" Steven smirked.
Deep within Steven's consciousness, something began to stir. ~That voice. It sounds so familiar, yet I'm too weak and tired to remember anything...~ Thought the good Steven before losing consciousness once again.
"Like the time when you would come with us on fun missions!" Amethyst continued Connie's statement.
Steven's eyes widened as he remembered. "I-I remember always being happy when the Gem's would actually let me go on missions...We were all so happy back then, but I just can't find the strength to save them."
Steven growled in annoyance and without any warning, Steven punched Amethyst in the stomach within a blink of an eye. Having been caught off guard, she could do nothing to defend herself from the attack. Amethyst grunted in pain from the punch. Garnet and Connie backed away.
Amethyst looked up at Steven as she clutched her stomach. Steven looked at her with a blank stare. While she was recovering from her punch, she was instantly punched by Steven again, this time in the face, which caused her to hit the ground hard. "Anyone else want to keep adding!?" Yelled Steven in complete anger.
"Garnet, I don't think this plan is working. Steven just seems to be getting angrier." Said Connie. "Then it's working. Didn't you see that look on his face? Steven's starting to wake up and his gem side isn't liking it at all. We have to keep trying." Garnet implied.
"I have just had about enough of your insolent babbling! If neither of you will fight me than you better prepare yourselves right now!" Steven threatened, pointing Rose's sword at them.
Garnet and Connie got into battle positions, waiting for Steven to attack. He didn't.
Within his mind, a voice could be heard. "Steven, wake up please! You're friends lives hangs in the balance! Don't give up my son! It's your duty to protect the Earth!"
"That voice...It can't be..."
On the outside, Steven seemed to have flinched unexpectedly. Garnet and Connie noticed this.
Garnet looked at Steven's eyes once again. It still had darkness and evil in it, but this time, the trace of good inside of them seemed to have grown enormously.
"Hm, so there is hope after all." Garnet thought.
I am so proud on how this chapter was written! :D Oh, and I've decided to cut the Replica's Climax arc into only ten chapters. Last chapter I had a big author's block and had to scrap most of my ideas for this arc, so yeah, no 20 chapter arc like I said before. Not to worry though, the haunted arc will still be 15 chapters just as I promised. Anyways, hoped you all enjoyed and remember to review! :)
