Connie happily ate a piece of pumpkin pie and munched on pumpkin seeds.

"Hey, Connie." Doug said.

Connie looked at him. "What is it?"

"Check this out." Doug smiled. He popped two pumpkin seeds out of his mouth and they landed on his eyelids.

Connie giggled. She then smirked. "Hm… try and beat this." She stood up, and grabbed a pumpkin seed from the bowl. She didn't like to spit them, because it just wasn't her thing. However, her quick and nimble fingers could sure put on

a show. She swiftly threw the seed and it knocked a can of a stump that was quite a distance away.

"Nice one, pumpkin." Her father grinned. "But this isn't about distance nor accuracy."

"It isn't?"

"Nope. Who can spit… or throw pumpkin seeds the coolest." Doug smiled. He popped three in his mouth. The man leaned over and spit the pumpkin seeds between his legs. They went high or him and he caught them.

"That's amazing, dad!" Connie laughed, clapping. She then noticed her father still hadn't gotten up. "Dad?"

"Help me, Connie!" He groaned. She got up and helped him to his feet. "Beat… that." He wheezed.

Connie smirked and went back to her chair. "You're asking for it!" She cried. The girl suddenly made her shield and turned it so it was like a bowl. She dumped all the pumpkin seeds in the shield and grinned. The girl leapt into

the air and spun her shield around, the seeds scattering everywhere.

Doug's eyes were filled with moons and he whispered, "By jove! It's full of seeds!"

Connie laughed. Doug stood and bowed to her. "My liege."

Connie smiled and curtsied back.

The next morning, Connie felt the sun on her face and awoke. Apparently, she had slept outside the whole night! She then looked around and realized the whole place was filled with pumpkins. Not only that, but they were shaped like… her!

"They're all… me!" Connie gasped, picking one up.

"You grew these all by yourself?" Jasper asked a few minutes later.

"No!" Connie cried. "They just grew!"

"On the contrary, Connie. The glorious Yellow Diamond had the power to grow sentient plant life to act as her defenders…" Peridot frowned.

"Oh my goodness! Look at this!" Lapis squealed. She picked up a small pumpkin that appeared to be a baby Connie. "Aw, aren't you the cutest thing!"

"It's so precious!" Connie cooed, watching Lapis cradle the thing.

"Well, now I'm just going to be confused when I call you pumpkin." Doug said, stepping over one. "What are we going to do with them?"

Connie sat at the opening for Funland and happily set up shop.

"There. That's a mighty fine looking table!" Connie smiled, putting the baby pumpkin on the front of the table.

"Connie Universe, what are you doing? I bet you don't have permit for this setup…" Mr. Frowney sighed.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Frowney!" Connie smiled. She gave him a pumpkin. "Um, here. Try one of my Pumpkin Connies!"

"It looks strange." Mr. Frowney said, picking up the pumpkin. "But I'll accept it."

Connie saw Lars walking up and waved. "Hi!"

"Oh, hey Connie." Lars smiled. He walked up and observed the stand. "What's all this about?"

"Just a little side project that I got going on." Connie smiled.

"Oh, really? Ha, that's great." Lars laughed. "How did you get such fine pumpkins?

"Let's just say there's a little Connie in every one of them." Connie winked.

"Great sales pitch, dude. So, how much for one?" Lars asked.

"How much?" Connie asked. "Uh, I was just gonna give you one."

"Come on, I insist. I love supporting local businesses." Lars said.

"Whoa! What's going on here?" They turned to see Ronaldo looking at the pumpkins.

"Hey Ronaldo." Connie said.

"Don't mind me, just doing some live blogging about your weird pumpkins." The teen said, snapping a photo. "Check... out... these weird... pumpkin girls... down by the Funland... entrance... it's... really... weird…"

"Connie, you shouldn't keep your customers waiting like this. I'll just give you five bucks and take one, okay?" Lars asked. Before Connie could refuse, Lars thrust five dollars in her hands and took one.

"What? You're only selling them for five dollars!?" Ronaldo gasped. He then yelled out very loudly, "Hey everybody! Come get a Pumpkin Connie! She's practically giving them away! Hurry before they're gone forever!"

A crowd of people suddenly rushed up and basically threw their money at Connie and took the pumpkins.

"And another, and another, and another, and another... Cool, one hundred dollars." Connie grinned when they were all gone. Suddenly Onion crawled out from under the table.

"Oh, hey Onion." Connie said. The little boy looked at her and motioned with his hands.

"Umm, you want... my money?" Connie assumed.

Onion shook his head and motioned again.

Connie thought then gasped. "Oh! Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm all out of Pumpkin Connies."

The child pointed to the baby one.

"Sorry Onion, Baby Pumpkin is not for sale." Connie smiled.

Without warning, Onion grabbed the pumpkin.

"Not again!" Connie cried. She got up and raced after Onion. "Ugh! Give me back my Baby Pumpkin!

Suddenly, to both of thier suprise, the pumpkin came alive! It leapt from Onion and ran to its true master.

"You're.. alive!" Connie gasped, slowly accepting its hug. It winked at her. "I really shouldn't be so surprised about this... Oh man, the other ones must be alive too, right?" She cried. The baby only hugged her again.

Connie collected almost all the pumpkins and gave back all the money. She then remembered there was one more person…

Ronaldo had started recording and had the pumpkin behind him. He grabbed a mixer and a spatula and started to speak. ""Keep Beach City Weird" presents— The first, ever, official, mutant, pumpkin, autopsy."

Connie then slammed through the door. "Ronaldo! Stop!"

Ronaldo gave a gasp. "Connie! Get out of here! You're gonna ruin my web-sclusive!"

"Ronaldo, it's alive!" Connie insisted.

"Not for long." The teen smirked, holding up the mixer.

"Stop! Don't!" Connie cried, grabbing his wrist. He smacked her hand with the spatula and she gave a yelp. Suddenly, the pumpkins took a step forward. Ronaldo looked up. "Wha— G-get away from me! Stay back!"

The pumpkins hissed at him and started to attack. "No!" Connie cried. "Ronaldo! I'll go get help!"

"Connie, is the camera getting all of this!?" Ronaldo gasped.

Connie glanced at the camera and tilted it slightly to get the full scene.

"Sweet!" Ronaldo cried. He got kicked harder.

Connie ran into the house to see Peridot and Lapis watching Camp Pining Hearts in Connie's room and Jasper reading the newspaper.

"Peridot, Jasper, Lapis!" Connie cried.

"What?" They chorused back.

"My pumpkins came to life, and they're attacking people!"

"WHAT?!" They gasped.

They all ran outside to see the army on the beach. "Oh, wow." Lapis breathed.

"You said they're hurting humans?" Peridot whispered. Connie nodded.

"Yellow's plants lived to fight." Jasper muttered.

"But she can't control them." Peridot assumed. She put her hands on Connie's shoulders. "Connie-"

The pumpkins tensed and looked angry.

"Get in the house." Peridot whispered.

"But-" Connie protested.

"I said, GET IN THE HOUSE!" Peridot screeched, pushing her in. The pumpkins hissed loudly.

"Bring it on." Lapis whispered. The Temps leapt onto the beach.

"Give 'em all you got!" Jasper yelled. Lapis and Peridot leapt away while Jasper made her helmet. She made a spiky ball and slammed into the pumpkins, crushing them.

"Wait! Don't!" Connie yelled from the balcony. She looked at the baby who was holding her hand. "Come on, Baby Pumpkin! We gotta do something."

Peridot flattened her pole to a sheet and slammed into the pumpkins, then flipped the sheet over and over, taking down swarms

"Come on, is that all you got?" Jasper chuckled. The pumpkins tackled her to the ground.

Lapis's eyes darkened and the whole ocean rose behind her.

Connie suddenly ran up. "Everyone! Please stop! I'm okay, look! You don't have to fight anymore!"

"Connie! These clods are trying to bury me in the ground!" Peridot sobbed. A pumpkin walked up with pretty green flowers. "Oh, those are so pretty.." She then started crying again.

"Ah, let go of me!" Lapis growled as pumpkins grabbed her arms and legs, stopping her control of water.

Jasper was tackled once again.

"This is bad. What are we going to do, Baby Pumpkin?" Connie cried. The baby looked at her mistress and closed her eyes. The pumpkin then swiftly kicked Connie in the stomach. Connie gave a cry and fell back. The pumpkins turned and leapt

on the baby. The thing closed its eyes, threw up its arms, and was ready.

"B-Baby Pumpkin?" Connie whispered. Suddenly, a cloud of dust piled up and Connie shielded her eyes. She then saw the pumpkins had surrounded the baby.

"Ugh, let me through!" Connie snarled, pushing past them. She then saw the remains of her little friend…

"Ba-Baby Pumpkin..." Connie whispered, tears coming. She walked to the remains. "I understand... You stopped the pumpkins from fighting everyone else... by making them fight you." She picked up the orange goop left behind

and turned to the rest, tears in her eyes. "Look at what you've done! You think I wanted this?! You should all be ashamed! She knew this is what it would take to calm your rage! ... She understood true loyalty."

The gems and plants were silent.

"Go!" Connie cried. "Think about what you've done! And don't come back until you understand what she did for me, for all of us!"

The pumpkins walked away, into the ocean. Lapis slowly watched them go, to shocked to stop them.

"You did it. Spoken like a true leader." Jasper murmured.

"They don't need a leader, they're their own pumpkins now." Connie whispered. The gems walked up and hugged her. Connie slowly placed the baby's remains on the ground, "Rest in peace, my little child."

You are probably wondering why it's pumpkins instead of watermelons... Is it werid to say that I feel Connie has a closer connection to pumpkins? Maybe it's just because she loves Pumpkin the dog in the real series, but I hope you don't mind such a change!