*This chapter has so many feels
Back at Steven's home, Link is expressing strange feelings since he fought against Yiga clan foot soldiers. Link starts to see a shiny honchkrow and starts to see ornismon again but bossing him, 'you can't hide Link, we are all over the place.' Link pulls out the master sword and ready to fight the murder that killed his ancestor. Link uses spin attack but starts to experiences burns where his injuries used to be,' Spin attack…aaauuughh. It burns, it burns.' Honchkraw helps him by using a dark pulse at the Digimon. The Digimon is about got near Link until it gets scared by Dark Link,'Is you again, get that thing out of here.' Link is confused when he saw the Digimon flies away, once he turned around to realized dark Link is right behind him. 'Please tell me, who are you,' Link asks him a question in fear. Dark Link replies,' your ancestor, KO has the blood of the villain.' Link is very skeptical,' No I don't believe you.' Dark Link explains to Link,' I got the terrible fate because of him, I easily got influenced by the darkness because someone knew about before it happened a decade ago.' Link asked him,' What happened to you that got terrible fate.' Dark Link replies.' anger, regrets, outbursts of emotions, and betrayal. Everything happened to me it is the story of my life and worst of all poor Rex.' Dark Link starts to weep while Link comforts,' Is alright I'll promise that I won't end up like you.'
Meanwhile, at Steven's bed, Steven still feels down while DS is glowing pink and clings to him while mink is beingSteven's emotional support. Steven finds it awkward,' um DS what are you doing.' DS replies.'I sense that you a feeling dead inside so I have to d something useful.' Steven besides to lay down but DS wrapped Steven like a pillow while glaring at him with soulful eyes. Steven took a good look in his eyes,'awwww, I can't say no to that face.' Somewhere in the aether fountain, Connie appears to waken up from her deep (frozen) sleep, 'Steven, is awake. Guys why you did wake me when Steven usefully healed. [walks around the building] Lapis, Peridot, Bismuth.' Connie manage to found them but standing in a shine,'guys why are you doing here.' The B-team doesn't respond though lost of hope until they notched a familiar teen standing next to her. Peridot mane to take a clomp of her,' Connie you finally awaken.' Connie explains the news,'I told you to wake me when Steven's awake.' Lapis dreadfully explains to Connie,' Steven has forgotten about us and went with Link. Do you have any Idea howling we have waited for the next incarnation of Hero of Legend?' Connie starts to understand their sadness,'I understand, all this time you are mourning about what happened.' Bismuth is determined to look for DS,'Hey, Connie. We could look for him even he went with Link instead with the gems.'
Meanwhile, the B-team CG of a good timeline visit Steven but they spot him feeling down with DS snuggling him. Lapis is happily greeting Steven,' Hey Steven I heard that you have adventures with Link. How it like, did you find some items, seal the darkness with him.' Peridot calms her down,'Lapis, let's not overwhelm him. So Steven did you find out about Link and was he like.' Steven refuses to respond while Bismuth holds them off,' Guys let not stress him out, let's give him some privacy. He has enough. He might have a deadly encounter that turns him down but we have to explain that he can't give up but in the right way so we don't scare him.' Lapis is confused about,'what happened Bismuth.' Peridot checks on his weather pattern readings,' It appears he had witnessed several changes based on merging with another timeline. The alternative timeline looks bleak compared to us, I think it turns down like he senses a terrible fate happened.' Link goes inside to fresh his mind by getting some fruit juice until he sees B-team CG,' I need a drink [gets a gallon of juice to pure into the glass before seeing the gems] ' What going on, did something happened to Steven.' Bismuth calms Link down,' Is okay, we are just visiting him but he's feeling a little banged up lately. We are asking the same question.' Link answered.'Steven has witnessed something- betrayal, corruption, violence, regrets, and even suicide at his very eyes. Let's not forget my ancestor- KO's death still left him a perched hole in his heart' The B-team emotion starts to lose optimism about what Steven sees.'
Lapis goes to his bed in anger looks,' Steven don't let anyone turn you down. Get it together Steven.' Peridot calmer her.'Lapis he needs he seems sometimes. Steven, I heard that 3 demon lords have been sealed and we thank you for taking the demons down. No one as that seer determination, right Steven.' DS glares at him while protecting Steven that scared Peri off,' uhhh, your dark timeline self is giving me the creeps. I don't what to think about what happened to him because I heard from amethyst that some gory happened.' DS responded,' that exactly what happened', he left his shirt to reveal a massive scar. Peridot falls from the bead while Bismuth is in sheer horror,' Steven has….a terrible fate….in that timeline.' DS starts to whimper,'Guys it still hurts.' Bismuth hug DS,' Is alright Steven, your safe now with us.' The dark timeline B-team appears from the warp pad and sees another B-team, Link, and two Steven. Connie is confused,' what's going on guys why there is.' Link attempts to explain, 'uhhh merging timelines eh.' Connie notched,' so your Link right, KO's incarnation [Link looks down] Oh I'm sorry about what I said, I know even you are affected by his passing, he was a very determined Hero.' Connie decides to check on Steven but wonder which one is. DS is confused about her presence while Steven is oblivious from depression.
Connie is asked Link,' guys what's going with Steven and with on we're looking for, one is very depressed and one is have spiked with pink underneath? Steven, what happened to you?' DS responded,' Connie your alive but how.' Connie,'I was frozen until you wake up from either of you guys from a coma. [tears up] What's the matter, Steven.' DS is hesitated of responding,' I thought I not going to make it until suddenly I heard a voice. Ever since I made friends like Snips and Link but realized that is not the Link from our time so we have to merge timeline or stuff happens. Stuff like *a flashback of a demonic dragon* Demonlords.' Steven holds himself together,' We are fighting Demons but I'm too scared to finish so I let this Steven or Link to finished but I left them traumatized of me. Is my fault that they are broken. What if I'm just a failure ' DS breaks down with regrets and pain of his scars,' Connie comfort DS,'oh Steven, you don't have to blame yourself. You're just a little scared of demons because [looks down and touches his scar] that day…' The B-team from dark timeline comfort DS. Peridot starts to whimpers,'I thought I was going to lose hope because from the attack Steven.' Lapis is bawling,' I don't know what do without you.' Bismuth settles everyone, that's enough you two, mellow down for a while. Listen, Steven, I understand your pain but it does not mean to give up hope. If anything happens to you comrade, tell them that they protect you no matter what.' DS responded after sniffing,' I understand, Link are you fine.' Steven looks at Link holding tears before hugging DS,'I'm just a little emotional.' DS carries his mink so he could have some time.
Later the next day, DS woke up to find Steven is gone missing while Daxter's sniffing around, 'Guys where did other me go.' Connie responded,' Calm down Steven, he went with his B-team to take down Demon of Sloth in the Steppes.' Steven flips out,' Connie Peridot research says that the Steppes are filled with reek rhinos and monocorns.' Connie responded, 'WHAT, we have to do something before one of them gets hurt like Happy ever after Steven'. The crystal gems come so see Steven but DS has told the news what happened, 'Hey you guys nothing big but your Steven decide to fight the Demon of Sloth in umm...Steppe. But Bismuth, lapis, and peridot will find him so no worries If anything happens I'll do anything I'll everything to protect him' Pearl protested with worried,' But Steven, you are the one that got…..I'm going to be worried.' Garnet calms her down,' Is alright Pearl, this Steven is going to be fine.' Pearl protested,' You said the same thing when he almost got killed by that fire demon.' Amethyst calms her,'Pearl you're talking about this Steven, don't remind him of his trauma.' DS wonders off while Crystal Gems are still horrified of DS near-death experience,' Guys please don't worry about me okay.'
The dark timeline B-team and Steven warp to the Steppes, it was filled with gogoats, reek rhinos, shovel mouth yaks. Peridot glanced at the scenery until a back of watchers appears, Bismuth sends to metacross to use meteor punch and peridot sends mega-manatric to use volt tackle. Bismuth checks if okay, 'is anyone alright.' Connie responded,' yeah, Steven is fine as well.' Lapis informs,' we need to be quiet, this place is filled with reek rhinos and monocorns.' They continue to wander until they encountered injured Link that DS flips out, Link, what happened.' Link is groaning in pain from his injured right arm,' It hurts, he rams at me.' Connie panicked and rushes towards him, 'Who did to you Link?' Link responded while holding his bruised and maimed arm,' the Demon of Sloth, Steven thought he was cute because of his actions until he blinds him and gets everyone. I tried to go after him but he was fast and I lost in in the middle of a horde of monocorns.' Peridot flipped out about the news,' So the Demon got the others and Steven?'
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