Elsa was walking through the palace corridors quietly. You could breathe a peaceful atmosphere around her.
AAAHHH
Suddenly, several shouts filled the halls, screams of terror. Elsa wasted no time in running to the source of the sound, but when she passed the main doors, she ran into something that left her paralyzed with shock. Arendelle's kingdom was on fire and the cries of the people filled every corner. Without hesitation, she set out to run to the doors with the intention of using her powers to put out the fire, but when she was within striking distance of the door, it opened from the outside.
The queen stopped to see that those who opened the door were a group of people and in front of them was a man with a tricorn hat, a handkerchief covering his nose and mouth and a wooden leg. It did not take a genius to guess that he was a pirate, just like NeckKiller.
"A pleasure to meet you, your highness." said the pirate.
"Who are you? What do you want?" asked Elsa in a panic as she continued to watch the destruction of her home.
"My name is not important right now and what I want is you." said the pirate.
"If you want me and my powers, why are you doing all this?" asked Elsa, having the idea that she was coming with the same intention as NeckKiller.
"Let's say that these people got in my way and I eliminate what gets in my way. Now, tell me the secret of your powers." demanded the pirate.
"I can't tell you because I don't know and if I did, I wouldn't tell you." said Elsa.
"Very well. In that case, I have no choice but to use this." he said before turning his head to his men and moving it aside to order something.
On his command, some moved aside to make way for a couple of muscular men who were holding someone unconscious in their arms.
"Anna!" cried Elsa as she saw her sister imprisoned once more.
"This young girl had the stupid courage to face us, but as you see, she was more stupid than brave." said the pirate as he approached her and drew his sword. "Tell me the secret of your powers."
"I swear. I don't know anything! Please don't do anything to her!" begged Elsa whose fear and anguish was beginning to make the ground around her start to freeze.
"I guess you're no good to me and neither is your sister." said the pirate before he raised his sword and pointed it at the princess.
"NOOOOO!" cried Elsa before the whole scene was covered with a white flash.
"NO!" shouted Elsa, waking up suddenly in her bed. She took several deep, quick breaths as she looked around. She was in her bed, in her room, and from what she could see out the window, it was already dawn. "It was only a dream." said Elsa as she began to calm down.
However, while it was true that it was a dream, what she felt right now was completely real. When she was little, she feared her powers would hurt someone directly, now she feared her powers would hurt her indirectly, like with pirates. She wondered when the next person would come along who wanted to use her sister or someone else to use her powers for her benefit.
She had to put aside her doubts for the moment to concentrate, as she now had a couple of guests in her palace, a couple of very special guests. Elsa was a little encouraged to imagine the adventures that Steven and Connie would have had in their world and couldn't wait to tell her and Anna about some of them.
Once she was dressed, she left her room.
"Good morning, Elsa." said Anna appearing from the corner, surprising Elsa who was still standing by the door of her room.
"Good morning, Anna. You were planning to wake them, weren't you?" said Elsa, knowing her sister.
"Yes. I can't wait to hear more about your adventures with the Crystal Gems." Anna said, excited by the idea.
"So, let's go." said Elsa before they both left for the youngsters' room.
After showing their powers for the first time, the younger members of the Crystal Gems asked Elsa to do a couple more tricks. The queen did some basic tricks like making it snow inside the room, making a small statue, among other things. When it was too late, the royal sisters took them to a couple of rooms in the same corridor so they could rest.
They each stood in front of a specific door, Elsa in front of Steven's room and Anna in front of Connie's. Anna wasted no time in being the first to call.
"Connie, wake up. It's breakfast time." said Anna. She waited a couple of seconds, but got no answer.
Elsa was the next to knock.
"Steven. Are you there?" Elsa asked. She waited a while and, as with her sister, there was no answer. However, when she looked downstairs she found a note.
"How strange. Will they still be sleeping?" Anna wondered.
"Anna" said Elsa as she walked towards her and showed the note she had found. On it was written: 'We are in the dining room'.
They both looked at each other with a confused expression at the note they left, but shrugged their shoulders and went to the dining room, where they met Connie.
"Hi, girls." said Connie.
"Hello, Connie." said Anna before she realized anything. "Where's Steven?"
"He's in the kitchen making breakfast." Connie said.
"There was no need for that." said Elsa.
"It's all right. Since you offered to let us stay in your palace, the least we can do is help." Connie said.
"I don't see anything wrong with it." said Anna.
Elsa had to admit that the young swordswoman was right. Besides, if she agreed to have her friend make breakfast, it was because he was quite good in the kitchen and was a little curious about what he would prepare.
"All right." said Elsa before both sisters sat down, waiting for the breakfast that someone from another world would make for them.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Steven was walking around the place, taking the ingredients and preparing breakfast. At first he didn't know what to do because the ingredients were natural, but then he remembered some classes that Pearl and his father gave him for cases like this.
With the right ingredients he was able to prepare a breakfast that he made once to eat with the rest: waffles with syrup, popcorn, whipped cream and a strawberry. However, he didn't have enough to make the popcorn, but he didn't care, as he had managed to make enough for 4 people. With a kick, he opened the door that connected the kitchen to the dining room and presented everyone with four dishes, two of them carried on each arm.
"Breakfast is ready!" said Steven.
Elsa seemed worried that it was too loaded, but before she could offer herself, Steven walked quickly from one side to the other, leaving each plate in front of the others.
Steven and Connie wasted no time in tasting breakfast with pleasure. Elsa looked a little cautious, as she had never seen or tasted anything like it in her life, but that wasn't the case for Anna. The moment she put a piece in her mouth and tasted it, her eyes opened like plates and a smile formed.
"Elsa, you have to try this. It's so good!" said Anna.
Elsa decided to listen to her sister and tasted some of the breakfast prepared by the human-girl hybrid. The next moment, she knew what her sister meant. "It's delicious!" Elsa said.
"I know. It's my signature dish. One day I made it so that the gems and I could enjoy it." said Steven.
"Can the gems eat?" asked Anna.
"No. Unlike humans, gems don't need to sleep, eat or breathe air." explained Connie.
"Although they can eat if they want, like Amethyst." Steven said.
"Amethyst?" Elsa asked.
"It's one of the Crystal Gems." said Steven.
"Now that I think about it. You never talked about the other members." Anna mentioned.
"Hehe. I guess I missed it." said Steven.
"Can you tell us a little bit about them?" asked Elsa wanting to know more about the group which, for Steven, is like a family.
"Well. First there's Garnet, she's the leader of the group. She has the amazing power to see the future." said Steven.
"See the future? Wow. That's amazing!" said Anna.
"Yeah. Plus, she's a fusion of a Ruby and a Sapphire." Steven said.
"A fusion?" Elsa asked, surprised at that.
"I was surprised at that, too." Steven began. "Then there's Pearl, she's pretty strict with some rules, but she cares a lot about me and everybody else, and she's very good at fighting. In fact, she's the one who taught Connie how to use the sword and now I'd say she's better than her." said Steven.
"Oh, Steven. That's not true. I am good, but she is better than I am." said Connie with a slight blush of compliment, which the real sisters noticed and laughed slightly at the scene.
"Then there's Amethyst, she's more energetic than the others. She likes to eat, play pranks, she can even turn into anything," said Steven.
"She would probably get along very well with Olaf." Anna thought, imagining how much fun those two would have.
"For many years, my mother and the three of them were alone, but now we have more members in the group." said Steven.
"And who are they?" Elsa asked.
"The first one to join was Peridot, she's very smart and good with machines. At first she came to Earth on a mission from the Homeworld, sometimes even tried to kill us, but now she is our friend and wants to learn everything about Earth." said Steven.
"Well. They say today's enemies can be tomorrow's friends." said Elsa.
"Right. The next one was Lapis. It's a gem with the ability to manipulate water, it can even create wings of water that it uses to fly." Steven said.
"Water wings! That sounds amazing!" Anna said.
"Yes. At first, she was trapped in a mirror for years, but I freed her and cured her gem. It took her a while to open up to others, but now she trusts us." Steven said.
Elsa wasn't going to admit it at the time, but she was looking forward to meeting that gem, since, according to what Steven had said, she had powers almost like hers. She even went through a horrible experience. It's not like what she went through, but it's close.
"The last to join was an ancient crystal gem that had been missing for a long time." Steven began without telling the real story behind the gem. "Her name is Bismuth and she's the blacksmith of the group." said Steven.
"The blacksmith?" Elsa asked.
"Yes. In fact, it was she who made my sword with her own hands. Literally. She can turn her hands into hammers to strike metal." Connie said.
The more they heard about them, the more they were surprised at how varied the group was. Even though it was a guardian group, to Elsa and Anna it looked like a family and they couldn't wait to meet them in person.
Later, Elsa was in her office filling out some documents, it was all quiet until...
"Elsa!" cried Anna in terror as she rushed through the door.
"What is it, Anna?" asked Elsa as she saw her sister's worried face.
"It's the kids, they're outside, fighting with each other!" said Anna making the queen's face fill with worry.
"Take me there, quick." said Elsa.
The two sisters ran away, with Anna leading Elsa.
When they reached the courtyard, they saw what Anna had said before.
Steven and Connie were facing each other in combat position, Steven with his shield summoned and Connie with her sword in position. Steven was the first one to advance towards his rival and tried to hit him with his shield, but Connie dodged him and proceeded to hit him with her sword. Steven blocked him with his shield, but the blow was strong enough to push him back.
They both charged back at each other, but the next thing that happened was that a wall of ice shot up from the ground, preventing them from advancing any further. The two were surprised by the construction that suddenly appeared and turned to the only person who could have done that.
"Um... Elsa, what's this about?" Connie asked.
"'What's this all about'? What's going on?! Why are you fighting?" asked Elsa not believing they were doing that.
Steven was silent for a while before he burst out laughing. "Hehe. Elsa. We weren't fighting, we were training." said Steven.
"Training?" asked Elsa before she removed the ice wall.
"Yes. Just because we're in another world doesn't mean we have to relax all the time. We train to stay in shape." Connie said.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't know." said Anna.
"It's all right. The worst we can get out of this is some minor injuries that I can easily heal." said Steven.
"Can you heal wounds?" asked Elsa, a little surprised by that.
"Yes. Another one of my powers is that I have a healing spit. I just have to put it on the wound and it heals." explained Steven.
"Ugh. That sounds kind of gross." Anna said.
"Maybe, but it's very good. I used to wear glasses, but thanks to Steven, I don't need them anymore." said Connie.
"I even healed my father of a broken leg." Steven mentioned.
"Wow. You have amazing power." Elsa said, impressed that he had such powerful healing power, making Steven blush a little and laugh slightly.
"Hey. When you faced the pirates, you seemed to be together." Anna mentioned.
"Yeah. We both bonded. I am the sword and he is the shield." said Connie.
"And together we are..." Steven began.
"The jam team!" they shouted, both raising their fists (Steven the left and Connie the right) together.
Both sisters laughed at that. In fact, a funny thought crossed the queen's mind.
"You know? You two look like a couple of lovers." said Elsa.
That comment made both young people's faces blush.
"What?! No! We're just friends." they both said (casually) in unison.
The two looked at each other because of the surprise of saying the same thing at the same time. The next moment, the four of them laughed at the situation, although in Elsa and Anna's mind, the two of them seemed destined to be together.
A few hours later, Steven found himself walking down the aisle humming a song happily. Suddenly, when he passed a corner, he stopped when he saw Elsa looking thoughtfully with a sad face from a window. Steven, being curious, went over to find out what was wrong with her.
"Elsa." said Steven, calling the queen's attention.
"Oh. Hello, Steven." said Elsa.
"Is something wrong? You look so discouraged." said Steven.
"No. There's nothing wrong. I'm fine." said Elsa with a fake smile on her face.
In his time with the Crystal Gems, Steven knew when someone was lying.
"Elsa. You can trust me. Maybe I can help you." Steven said. Trying to convince the queen to talk.
Elsa had her doubts about whether she should talk to him, since it certainly wasn't a subject for children, but then again, he wasn't an ordinary child, and there didn't seem to be anything wrong with talking to someone, even if it was him.
Elsa sighed before speaking. "Do you remember that the pirates had my sister and I captured?" asked Elsa, earning the young man's nod.
"The reason they did it was because they wanted to force me to use my powers for their purposes. We may be safe now, but I keep thinking that there could be more people who, in order to get my powers, are capable of hurting the people I care about." said Elsa.
Certainly, Steven could understand her concern, but he didn't know how to help her. He never had a problem with that, most of the enemies he encountered always wanted to destroy him and his friends, they weren't looking for their powers or anything like that. He wanted to help her, but he didn't know how. However, perhaps that could be useful.
"I'll be honest with you. I don't know how to help you with this." Steven said.
Elsa under the eyes, since she knew he couldn't help her with that.
"But I want you not to have to feel this way all the time." Steven began by making Elsa look up. "It may be true that people will come for you and your powers, but you shouldn't worry about it all the time. Don't think about what might or might not happen in the future, but about what's happening now. That's why it's called the present." said Steven.
Elsa was a little surprised by the wise advice she had been given by someone much younger than her. A smile formed on the queen's face. "For such a young man, you are quite wise." Elsa said.
"Well. When you've been crushing monsters and protecting humanity for a long time, you learn a few things." Steven said.
The two shared a slight laugh.
"What do you say we play with the snow a little bit?" Steven asked. "It'll be more fun having someone with ice powers."
"I see no reason to refuse." said Elsa, accepting his offer.
"He ran you off!" said Steven before he started running into the front yard.
Elsa laughed a little before running in the same direction with the intention of beating the human-gem hybrid. I had to admit, with Steven and Connie here, there wasn't a moment of boredom.
Meanwhile, far from Arendelle, in the woods, Esmeralda was standing while she checked a tablet-like device she had on her.
"Damn it! Although this looks like the Earth, it's not really the Earth the Diamonds want. Surely something must have gone wrong at the gate." said Esmeralda before shrugging her shoulders. "It doesn't matter, I just have to find the right material and create a portal that will take me back." said Esmeralda before entering some commands on her tablet. Suddenly, she heard a person's voice. She hid behind a tree and peered out to see.
In the middle of the forest, there was a man from NeckKiller's crew who had managed to escape before the guards found him, he was walking around the area, grumbling about what had happened.
"Damn it. The plan was going great. All we had to do was capture that queen and force her to use her ice powers on our behalf, but no. It all fell apart." the man said.
Although Esmeralda wasn't interested in the man's problems, she did notice the queen with ice powers. Before she came to Earth (Steven's), she studied everything about humans and there was nothing about anyone with supernatural powers, but she remembered that she was on a different Earth than she was, so it was possible that the laws were different here.
"Everything would have been fine if it weren't for those..." the man began to speak before a trident was pointed at his neck. The man stopped in his tracks when he saw that Esmeralda had stood in front of him. "No. Wait. Please don't hurt me." the man begged.
"I have no interest in you, human. I just want you to tell me everything you know about this 'ice queen'." said Esmeralda, smiling. If the man's information were good, she would have great plans for that queen.