It was raining and the gems were watching a movie, 'Lonely Blade IV'

Connie ate popcorn and watched in anticipation.

She watched Lonely Blade speak Japanese, which translated to, "It was you! You were the one who killed my brother. Cursing me to fight alone forever!"

"He's so lonely!" Connie cried through tears.

"You think you can defeat me? The President of the Shadow Samurai Government?!" A janitor laughed.

"What?!" Connie choked on popcorn on Jasper's head. "The janitor is the evil samurai president?! That's nuts!"

"Hm, pathetic! That clod was spying on this hero the whole time! He was mopping in the back of every scene someone engaged combat! He's on the poster!" Peridot cried, showing Connie it.

"Oh." Connie blushed.

They turned to the screen and saw Lonely Blade speak, "For my honor and for my brother! I will strike you down! Boomerang Blade!" The man swung his blade.

"Piercing Shadow of a Thousand... Screams!" The other cried.

"Ugh, their form is atrocious!" Peridot said.

Jasper shushed her but Connie laughed.

"If you ever want to see a demonstration of true amazingness and proper sword techniques, I'd be happy to show you." Peridot felt Connie's dark hair brush her cheek, and turned to see Connie looking adorable with diamonds in her eyes. "You
want it right now?"

They sat in a arena as Peridot explained.

She held two swords and smiled. "Alright, in order to give a proper demonstration I'm going to need a sparring partner."

Connie immediately raised her hand but Jasper put it down. "Luckily, I have the perfect candidate… if you're ready, Lapis."

They looked at Lapis who blushed. "Er, almost…"

Her gem added another drop of water to something she had made and it floated next to Peridot, it being a water twin.

"You see, I have given this vessel of water complete control over itself, so it can act on its own accord… not be used for… horrible things." Lapis shuttered slightly, in memory of something. Connie touched her shoulder and the gem smiled once
more. "It has the same skills and personality as Peri, but she was designed to fight, not to play around with."

"Lapis," Jasper hissed. "you haven't tried this before-"

"And there's a first time for everything! You know that." Lapis snapped.

Connie gasped in excitement.

"Thanks. Now, shall we began?" Peri asked.

She gave the water vessel a sword.

"I… have a bad feeling… Can't you control it?" Jasper asked Lapis softly.

"I could… but no thing deserves to be controlled, used… or taken over as time goes by." Lapis hissed.

Jasper realized what she was getting at, and it was a touchy subject… "Okay, I get it… I'll lay off."

Peridot smirked. "Ready!"

They started to duel.

"I see no openings. No matter," laughed the water Peri in Peri's voice. "I shall soon defeat you, clod!"

"You're the cl-" Peridot stopped from calling herself a clod. "You're the Peridot who will end!"

They continued to fight.

"Go Peridot!" Connie cheered.

Distracted by the girl's cheers, Peridot turned slightly. The water double quickly disarmed her.

"Ha, ha!" Water Peri laughed. Lapis narrowed her eyes slightly.

Peridot quickly slid under the attack and grabbed her sword.

Peri dodged more and more until she stabbed Water Peri. The water splashed away. Lapis pushed away her doubts and reassembled it.

Connie ran down and cheered. "Good job!"

"Heh, what did you expect?" Peridot teased.

"Well, clod? Fight me!" Water Peri said.

Connie blushed. "C-Could you teach me the basics?"

Peridot nodded. "Of course. Water Peri, go easy please!"

"Never!" Water Peri said.

Lapis attempted to use her powers but Water Peridot turned to her. "If you don't want me to feel like a slave, dear creator, I suggest you not." Lapis flinched slightly.

"It's okay, I'll show this clod who's the real master here." Peridot said.

Water Peridot gave a scoff but went easy, showing a basic technique.

"Do you see what I'm doing with my feet, Connie? Notice where I keep my center of gravity." Peridot said.

Connie nodded and started to do the same.

"Nice, Connie! You're a natural kid!" Jasper laughed.

"You have to wait for the perfect moment to-" Peridot started, then a sword stabbed her through.

Lapis felt her head go dizzy and screamed in surprise. Water Peri watched her double cry out, and she poofed. The imposter smiled. "As that weak clod was saying, like for the perfect moment to strike." Connie gasped in horror and fell back
in fear and sadness. "Y-you killed her?!"

The double smirked and Lapis flew to the ground next to Connie. "I'm so sorry! This is all my fault." She glanced at her creation with disdain. "This is not what you were made for!" She yelled. The copy stared at her. "And what were you made
for, my mistress?"

Lapis gasped and covered her mouth. "I-I…"

"Lapis-" Jasper started.

"I have to go." Lapis whispered. She flew away.

"Lapis?!" Connie creid. She then looked at the gem, Peri's gem, in her hands. "Peridot…"

"It's okay, Connie. Peri is fine." Jasper said reassuringly.

"What do you mean?"

"Sometimes, if our bodies are badly damaged, we release our physical forms and retreat to our gems to regenerate." Jasper explained.

"And Lapis, is she… okay?" Connie whispered.

"Lapis… has a lot of memories, Connie. She was made… somewhere that I hope you'll never find. It haunts her…" Jasper sighed.

Connie looked at the sky. "Will she come back?"

"She will some time." Jasper exhaled.

It had been two whole weeks, Peridot had not regenerated and Lapis hadn't come home yet…

"Peridot, come home soon." Connie sighed.

She suddenly heard a laugh and gasped. She turned to see Water Peridot in a corner, seeming to like watching her old opponent poofed.

Connie walked to it. "Um, hi… Are you anything like Peri?"

The Water being shrugged. "I don't know. I do look like that insufficient clod though, don't I?"

"Come on, I can teach you to act like her!" Connie laughed.

She pulled the vessel to her room and pointed to the organized things. "Peridot likes to dismantle my stuff for her gadgets, and I clean it up! Want to try?" Connie asked, showing a clockwork toy. The double stabbed it through. "I don't trifle
with such insignificant things."

Connie pulled her outside the beach house after replacing her sword with a umbrella. She saw very faintly in the distance a sobbing figure on the beach. "Lapis is back? Oh, maybe we should leave her be for now." Connie assumed.

Water Peridot walked to confront her creator but Connie grabbed her. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to tease that weak clod." Water Peri said.

"Peridot would never do that! Get away from me, and don't touch my friends, you hear?!" Connie cried, running away, about to cry.

She sat in the house and looked at Peridot's gem. "How long do you think Lapis will be gone, Peri? If she were here, that imposter would be gone… but she isn't. I wish I had someone to talk to."

She then heard a flash of lightning and turned to see Water Peridot. She screamed in horror.

"You will fight me, Connie Universe, yes?" The double asked.

"N-no! Why would I?!" Connie cried.

She ran away but Water Peri caught up. The double picked Connie up by her shirt collar and the girl struggled. She then saw a mop nearby. She kicked her foot up after latching it under the mop. Connie grabbed the handle and started to duel, making
the water release her. They fought.

"Heh, heh, you may have a natural talent, child, but you are no match for the great Peridot!" The Water double cackled.

Connie found that she had a naturalknack for sword fighting, this… this was better than her shield!

"You're… not… Peridot!" Connie screamed, stabbing the water.

Lapis suddenly landed beside her and the water finally went back to her gem. "Connie… I am so sorry. I should've never let my emotions take over…" The woman sighed.

Jasper ran in, panting. "I heard screaming, is everyone alright?"

"W-we're fine." Connie smiled weakly.

Jasper nodded in content.

"I might miss Peridot a whole lot, but, sometimes you just have to accept things the way they are before you-" There was a sudden glow and Connie saw Peri's gem float in the air. It regenerated Peridot and her appearance had altered slightly. Her
hair was now fully star shaped and her pants had stars at the knees.

"What… happened?" Peridot groaned, seeing the mess. Connie ran into a hug. "You're home!"

"Connie, you seemed to like sword training," Jasper mentioned.

"I do! I like sword a lot now, it felt natural…" Connie blushed.

"Hm…" Peridot said. "I believe your mother had a sword…"

"She did?!" Connie cried.

Okay, a little explaininghere. To give you a heads up, Connie's main weapon will not be her shield. After I had made the pilot chapter did I think Connie would be better with her sword, but had already made it her shield. I will not change the first chapter, but I will make adjustments to new chapters to fit the idea.