Yeesh. Short (for me) chapter. But, rest assured. This little chapter's full of cuteness that I'm sure you guys will like. That being said, I hope you guys all enjoy the next installment of Bayley's Universe. =)
Standing in the kitchen after having paced around once she went inside, Bayley stopped near the fridge and, her forehead scrunched together in thought, said "I think maybe this'll be easier for me to do if I recreate what happened the last time I summoned my weapon."
"Um, Bayley?" Seth began to ask before Roman shaking his head at him stopped him from asking the ponytailed brunette his question.
"Hmm? What is it, Seth?" Bayley asked, looking over to the two-toned man.
Seeing the look of thought on her face, Seth said "Nothing. Continue with what you were about to do."
"OK!" Bayley chirped excitedly. A look of focus coming across her face, Bayley said "OK. Seth, you were standing over by the fridge. Dean, you were sitting on a stool in front of the kitchen island and, Roman, you were standing next to Dean." Once the three men were standing where they were just earlier this afternoon, Bayley then reached into the freezer and pulled out her mostly uneaten Cookie Cat. "And then I started to eat one of my Cookie Cats you guys got for me. Oh, wait. I sang the song first. Uh…he's a frozen treat, brand new taste, now available wherever ice cream and other frozen food items are sold. …That was a lot more fun to sing before now that I hear it out loud." Pulling the hem of her shirt to see that nothing was happening, Bayley pouted before sinking down to the kitchen floor, feeling defeated that this method of her trying to figure out how to summon her weapon didn't work. "Aww. Maybe…maybe I'm just not meant to be a Crystal Gem like you guys after all," Bayley said, slight defeat starting to color her features.
Seeing Bayley in such a state of despair was enough to make Seth, and even Roman and Dean, hurt. Ever since Bayley was left in their care, the trio wanted to do whatever they could to keep her healthy and happy. So to see Bayley so down about something as monumental as this was pretty upsetting to the older men.
Taking a seat on the floor next to Bayley, Seth said "Don't be too down on yourself, Bayley. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to really summon your weapon and control the powers of your gem."
"Seth's right, Bayley," Dean said. "You're still one of us...even if you haven't really been able to control your gem yet."
Looking over to see Roman give a simple nod of his head, Bayley smiled a bit and said "Thanks, you guys. And, even if I can't control my gem just yet, I still have you guys and I have my other friends and I have my Cookie Cats. That's more than enough for me" unaware of the fact that there was a glowing beam of light coming from her navel.
Seeing the glow, Dean immediately said "Whoa! Bayley, take a look at your belly button!"
Looking down to see what Dean was talking about, Bayley, along with Seth and Roman, was surprised to see the pink light that was coming from her belly button. Letting her gaze follow the trail of light, Bayley and the others were all surprised to see that, suspended in the air at the end of the light, was a pentagon-shaped purple shield. Letting out an excited gasp, Bayley watched as the shield fell to the ground with a clang and a clatter.
"Bayley," Seth said, a bit breathlessly. A wide smile covering his face, Seth then said "Your weapon, it's...it's a shield!"
Finally finding her words, Bayley said "Whoa! I get a shield?! Awesome!"
"How'd you manage to summon it?" Dean asked.
"I...I don't know," Bayley said, still surprised at this development. "I was just thinking of you guys and a lot of other stuff and...next thing I know, I'm looking up and seeing the light after Dean pointed it out."
Hearing Bayley say this, Roman began to think on this as Seth said "Whatever it is, I'm just glad that you seem to have finally managed to physically summon your weapon. Now, all we really need to do is help you learn to summon."
"But...but how will I summon it when I've just now summoned it?" Bayley asked, worriedly. She tried to hide her panic, but the ponytailed brunette couldn't help but worry. After all, with a happy accident like what just occured, how could she possibly be expected to willingly summon her shield in times of need? Bayley was so wrapped up in her own inner worry that she was surprised to feel a hand resting on top of her head. Looking up, Bayley was surprised to see that the hand belonged to Roman.
"Don't worry, Bayley. You'll find your own way to summon your shield," Roman said before adding, with a smile, "And I'm sure it'll be in your own Bayleyriffic way."
Smiling and giggling a bit, Bayley said "You're right, Ro. And, with you three to help me out, I'm sure I'll be as great at summoning my shield as you guys are",a deteremined look crossing her face as she looked ahead at her shield.
*nervously scratches the back of my head* OK. I'm fairly certain that a lot of you guys are thinking that this is sappy and cheesy and really sweet, but keep this in mind...it's (kiddie) Bayley and The (former) Shield together. That should justify why it seems like this fic of mine in particular is so cutesie and childish. *coughs* Anyway, don't forget to R&R please. =) (And if any of you fine readers would like to recommend a subject for a chapter of this, feel free to let me know either in your review or by PM.)
