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Steven threw a punch in Cassiterite's direction only for her to evade. He than rushed at her once again, throwing another punch. This time, Cassiterite blocked the punch by holding Steven's fist in her iron grip.
"Not bad. Your stronger than I had thought. This should be fun." Cassiterite smirked, letting Steven go, sending him tumbling backwards. Once he gained a footing, he looked at her.
"With all the battles I've been through lately, I've gotten more stronger than I thought I'd ever get." Steven replied, looking at his hand as if he could feel his strength within it.
"Yes. I was hoping that releasing you're gem side would have that affect on you." Steven's eyes widened a little bit at that. "W-what do you mean by that?"
Cassiterite chuckled for a minute. "You mean you haven't figured it out yet? Now, you didn't think your gem side was acting up all alone, did you?"
"What are you saying!?" Steven questioned, getting annoyed.
"I'm the one who's been awakening the gem side within you." Cassiterite simply stated, glaring at him. Steven got angry at that.
"But why? Why go through all the trouble of doing all this!?" Cassiterite laughed at that. "What would be more better than seeing the look on you're face when you've destroyed all of your loved ones?"
"Well in that case I'll make sure that doesn't happen ever again, by making sure it all ends right now!" Steven stated, charging at her once again.
Now that he knew it was Cassiterite causing all of this, he had to take her down once and for all. Yes, he did believe in forgiveness and redemption, but Cassiterite was far beyond his help. At least the other gems had real motives for doing those horrible things. Lapis just wanted to go home, and Peridot and Jasper were just following orders, but Cassiterite seemed like she was doing all these things just for the fun of it.
Steven threw a punch at her, only for it to be evaded. Steven jumped up and tried to kick her with full force. She managed to block it, but only for her to get punched in the face.
Cassiterite clutched her face as she stumbled backwards. Steven ran up to her and punched her in the chin, making her flip and sending her to the ground.
Cassiterite slowly got up, chuckling to herself.
"What's so funny?" Steven questioned, not letting his guard down. Cassiterite turned around and looked at him, grinning.
"Oh, nothing's funny. I just find it amusing how you actually managed to hit me..."
Steven narrowed his eyes as Cassiterite continued. "You ignorant boy! Didn't you're mother tell you to never hit girls!" Cassiterite snapped, rushing towards Steven and grabbing him by his shirt.
She smirked sadistically. "Oh wait, I forgot. You don't have a Mother." Cassiterite stated sarcastically. Steven snapped at that.
"DONT TALK ABOUT MY MOM!" Steven suddenly punched Cassiterite once again in the face once again, but unfortunately Cassiterite didn't even flinch when she was punched.
"And there you go again with hitting me. I thought you were better than that, but I guess not." Cassiterite suddenly dropped Steven to the ground, letting him out of her grip.
Steven got up once again, rubbing his head.
"Steven, why do keep resisting? If you come with me you could become more powerful than ever, learn the true secrets of Homeworld, and travel the Galaxy. You can deny it all you want, but deep down you enjoy fighting like all the other gems." Cassiterite explained.
"I have to admit that you're right. My gem side does enjoy fighting, but your wrong if you think I'm going with you. I have my family and friends and I'll do whatever it takes to protect them."
"Now Steven, don't be so hasty." Responded Cassiterite. "I don't have to be. I wouldn't even dare betray them like that. I'd easily give up my life for the people I care about. So, my answer will always be no!"
"Hehehe, whatever. It doesn't really matter whether you want to come or not. You will come with me even if I have to force you. Now then, let us continue!" Cassiterite suddenly punched Steven right in the face, sending him flying.
As he was sent flying, Cassiterite jumped up and kicked him in the stomach, making him have a hard impact on the ground.
"What's the matter Steven? Can't keep up?" Cassiterite mocked, walking towards Steven's body which was now laying in the ground.
"I'm giving you one last chance. Join me." Cassiterite stated.
"And I'll say this for the last time. No." Steven replied, struggling to get up.
"Fine, have it your way. Listen, I'm going to give you a couple of weeks to think about my offer. Whether you like it or not, I will be taking you." Cassiterite stated. She than out her hand on Steven's head and it began to glow. Suddenly, he could feel all his wounds being healed.
Steven closed his eyes for a second, and than opened the, once again.
He was about to say something, but Cassiterite was already gone.
Steven got up, looking around curiously. Steven than looked at Cassiterite's ship, and an idea sparked in his mind.
Steven got out his phone, which was really cracked from him and Cassiterite battling, but he didn't really care. He went to his contacts and tapped on Connie's name.
He than began to walk back to his house as he texted her.
Steven: Hey Connie, are you awake?
When he sent the text he had to wait about ten minutes for a reply.
Connie: Well, I WAS asleep until you texted me at two in the morning. So, what do you need?
Steven: Do you still have the sword Pearl gave you?
Connie: Yeah, but I'm hiding it in my closet so my parents don't see it. Why?
Steven: Your going to need it for tomorrow. I'll tell you everything than, but when I tell you, you can't say anything to the Crystal Gems, okay?
Connie: Okay. :)
Steven: Thanks Connie. :D
Connie: No problem.
Steven put his phone back in his pocket and kept walking back to the house. He had to figure out what's going on with Cassiterite, The Diamond Authority, Malachite, and Peridot.
He won't just sit by and let all of them hurt his friends.
And the first thing he had to do was locate Cassiterite's base of operations...if she even has one.
A location that's unknown at this time...
On a shelf, there were folders lined up that were labeled:
Jasper
Citrine
Sandstone
Topaz
Emerald
and Chrysolite.
In front of the shelf was a desk that had a folder labeled "Lapis" along with a picture of Lapis Lazuli smiling. It was clear that the folder was unfinished at this time...
Summary for the next arc: CONTAINS MID TO MINOR SPOILERS BUT NOT ALOT With the Replica gone, Steven and Connie look into Cassiterite's whereabouts by themselves. As the puzzles all come together, Steven starts having other horrifying dreams. But unlike The Replica dreams, these are more intense and scary, to the point where you'll get shivers and chills up and down you're spine. While investigating, Steven and The Crystal Gems start their training, but things aren't as they appear. Things get dangerous as they cross into Diamond Authority politics. Can Steven and Connie find out where Cassiterite is? This will be answered in the next arc!
A/N: So, I had recently reached 100 reviews, so I thought I should get this chapter out early. So, this arc is finally over, and now we can finally move on to the next arc, which is going to be the best one. I'll update as soon as I can, but if get at least 5 reviews on this chapter I will update faster. It helps a lot because it inspires me to write more. Tell me what you guys thought about this arc. Did it beat the last arc? Or was it horrible? Let me know, and I can guarantee I will take it into account for the future arcs. Anyways, later everybody.
