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It had been 6 hours since Steven had defeated his Replica. Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet went back into the temple, while Connie went back home. Steven laid in his bed, not able to sleep.

It was one in the mourning and he still couldn't get some sleep. He's been up for the last 6 hours thinking about his friends, the Replica, Cassiterite, and most importantly, himself.

He had bags under his eyes and he felt horrible, but he should be feeling happy since he defeated his Replica.

His eyes slowly moved towards his window. Nothing was there, thankfully.

Steven sighed as he closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep. He cleared his mind and he felt as if he were driving off to sleep.

It had been a good five minutes before he heard a voice. "Wake up." Steven opened his eyes and jumped up, surprised by the unfamiliar voice. Apparently the voice came from none other than Cassiterite.

Cassiterite stood on the opposite end of his bed, looking straight at him. Steven was starting to get worried.

"Who are you? What do you want!?" Steven questioned, narrowing his eyes. Cassiterite just kept starring at him.

"I just want to talk." Cassiterite simply said, not taking her eyes off him. Steven was hesitant at first, but than began to listen.

"Okay than, talk."

"I need you to follow me. I want to show you something." Cassiterite stated, shocking Steven.

"You expect me to actually go with you? No way, I'm not going." Steven disobeyed confidentially.

"I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. If you come with me, I'll give you some information that you wouldn't have learned otherwise." Cassiterite claimed, taking a step towards Steven.

Steven was intrigued to say the least. "What kind of information?" Cassiterite smirked at that.

"Information you surely don't, or never would know, without me."

Steven was intrigued to say the least.

"Fine, but if you try anything, I will defend myself." Steven warned, moving towards Cassiterite slowly.

"Good, now follow me, and try to keep up." Cassiterite said as she turned around and began to exit the house, Steven right behind her.

Once they were out of the house, Steven noticed that Cassiterite wasn't heading towards Beach City, instead she was going the complete opposite.

Steven, confused, caught up with her, while making sure to not get too close.

Five minutes passed of walking until Steven got bored. "Um, where exactly are you taking me, and how long will it take to get there?"

Cassiterite stayed silent for a moment, but then said,"We shall be there shortly. Please have SOME patience within you."

Steven silently pouted for a minute, and then continued walking.

An hour had past, but to Steven, it felt like an eternity. The temperature started to rise and he soon found himself in some kind of barren desert.

He could feel sweat coming down his face as sand from the ground started getting into his sandals as he walked behind Cassiterite.

Steven than noticed something in the distance. It looked like...a ship. Yes, it was indeed a ship.

Cassiterite than started walking towards it, while Steven followed.

As they approached the ship, Steven suddenly realized something. It was the exact same ship Peridot and Jasper used to get to Earth, only this time it was White, symbolizing that this ship belonged to White Diamond.

Once they reached the ship, Cassiterite stopped in her tracks in front of the ship and turned to Steven. Steven looked at her curiously.

"Steven, I need you to understand. Your so called "friends" aren't telling you what you should know. They're sheltering you so much that you haven't even scratched the surface of your gem heritage. But I can tell and show it to you. And all you have to do...is come with me." Cassiterite explained, moving towards Steven.

Steven looked unfazed, though, he did wonder what Cassiterite meant by the gems not telling him what he should know.

"No way. I'm not going anywhere with you. I only came here to get information, not an offer which could be a trap. Besides, The Crystal Gems take care of me, are friendly, and they love me." Steven refused, backing up.

"You know absolutely nothing. If you come with me, you could become one of the most powerful Gem's in the universe. You already defeated you're Replica, which I was surprised by, so learning how to get even more strong should be nothing for you."

"I said no. And I didn't defeat my Replica by myself. If it weren't for the others, I wouldn't even be talking to you right now." Steven countered.

"Well that's too bad, because I'm not taking no for an answer. Your coming with me, whether you like it or not." Cassiterite spat, glaring at him.

"Your going to have to fight me for me to even think of going with you." Steven remarked, summoning his shield.

"So be it. I won't hold back, just so you know." Cassiterite dated, getting into a fighting position.

Both of them rushed at each other, ready to attack.


No, I'm not dead, just had some technically difficulties such as getting my iPad fixed, my laptop having a virus, and my Xbox One being stupid.

Anyways, sorry for the short and slightly rushed chapter, but I thought I'd give you all a little something before the finale of this arc, which is the next chapter. I promise the next chapter will be published soon. :)

Alrighty, later guys.

This is such trash, I blame tumblr and YouTube for this horrible rushed mess. :/