*Watches a Single Pale Rose* Ah... um... ghaa... UHHH! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

Connie and the Temps were finally home. They had had a long mission that involved earthquakes, funny shenanigans, but that's another story.

"Finally, we're home!" Connie cried. She immediately ran up to her room and flipped on the bed, rubbing her face on the soft blankets. "Oh, I missed my bed! I've been sleeping on rocks for days!"

She got up again and grabbed a book, smelling the pages. "I missed that smell of books!" She then smiled. "I need to see Steven!"

"Steven!" Connie cried, leaping into a tackle hug to him. They laughed.

"How was your mission? Did you find anything cool?" Steven asked hopefully.

"I found this rock!" Connie beamed, pulling a smooth rock from the large pocket of her yellow romper.

"Cool…" Steven whispered, stars in his eyes.

Connie gave a chuckle. "You can have it if you want." She gave it to him, closing his hand around it.

"Thanks!" Steven cried. Then, his stomach grumbled. He looked down and laughed. "My tummy's a rumbling!"

"Mine too." Connie smiled. "I haven't had real food in a few days!"

Steven linked his arm with her a smile. "Shall we go to the Big Doughnut?"

"Sure." Connie smiled.

They soon were there, munching on doughnuts. Connie loved doughnuts, despite it being high in carbs, the Temps didn't exactly stop her.

Steven glanced at the menu. He took out his wallet and looked at Connie. "I'll be right back."

The boy stood up and walked over to the fridge of frozen treats. He opened it and pulled out two Cookie Cats. He walked up to the front and bought them before walking back to Connie.

"Here." Steven said softly, giving Connie one.

Connie tilted her head and unwrapped it. "Are you okay?"

Steven grinned at her. "Yeah!" He unwrapped his own and looked at it with a tiny smile. "It's my mom's birthday today…. Cookie Cat was her favorite. Dad said she craved them all the time when she was pregnant with me."

Connie felt her heart swell. She was touched. "Do… you do this every year?"

"Yep!" Steven smiled. He thoughtfully took a tiny bite and chewed.

Connie was silent until she thought of a question. "What was her name?"

"Lilly, like the flower." Steven said smiling. He opened his wallet and pulled out a folded paper. The moment he unfolded it, Connie realized it wasn't paper at all, it was a picture of a woman.

Lilly was a kind looking woman with smiling eyes and lips. She was quite big, but Connie didn't mind that. She had puffy brown hair and dark brown eyes. Connie recognized Steven's hair from her right away. But there was also her nose, and her bushy eyebrows.

"Wow… She looks wonderful, Steven. I wish I could've met her." Connie whispered, giving Steven back the photo.

Steven gave a weak smile, putting it back. "Me too."

There was silence until Connie gave a little cough. "What should we do now?"

"Funland?"

"That's sounds like a great idea." Connie smiled. The friends got up and threw their wrappers in the trash before heading out.

They were surprisingly quiet as they walked to Funland. Connie soon noticed this and looked at Steven. The boy was solemnly looking at the picture of his mother again.

"What… are you thinking about?" Connie asked softly. Steven glanced up in suprise at the sudden sound but soon looked at her.

"Nothing!" Steven chuckled. "... What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking that you're worried about something." Connie huffed. "And I'm not going to stop asking until you tell me what."

Steven looked defeated and sighed. "Okay… I was just wondering if my mom would want to go with us if she was here, do you think she'd…

like me?"

Connie stopped walking and turned to him. She narrowed her eyes and grabbed his shoulder. "Steven."

Steven looked a bit shocked. "C-Connie…?"

"Your mother would love you, you are the most lovable person I know! Don't ever doubt that." Connie said with a stern face, squishing his face in her hands.

"Okay." Steven muttered.

Connie let him go and laughed. "Sorry, I have a weird mom instinct."

"It's okay, I think I needed-"

"CONNIE! WHERE WERE YOU?!"

Connie turned and saw Ronaldo running at her. He soon got to her, and shoved Steven out of the way.

"Did you see that beam of light yesterday?! What was that? Did you Crystal Temps have-"

Connie heard a gasp from behind her. She turned to see Steven on the ground, in front of a puddle. She walked up to him and also gasped. There in that soggy mess was the picture of Lilly.

Connie saw Steven staring down, clearly heartbroken. The girl snapped her head back to Ronaldo, furouis.

"You ruined Steven's photo!" She cried, not noticing her hands start to glow yellow.

Ronaldo shrugged. "A picture doesn't have anything to do with what we were talking about."

Connie growled and clenched her hands into fists. "It was a picture, of his mom!"

"Well, how was I supposed to know that?"

Connie pulled a angry face with a noise of deep inhale. "You still did it!" She yelled, slamming her hands up.

She was suddenly knocked back with a yell, and electricity shot from her hands, and right into the power lines of the town above.

The rides of Funland suddenly started to go into a sort of hyperspeed. Children screeched in horror and Connie gasped. She felt fear come in her, where in this world did THAT come from?! A new power… A new power she had never used….

"Connie…" Steven whispered, touching her shoulder. Connie breathed heavily, shaking, and in her fear, the rides slowed only a bit.

"I didn't… mean to…" Connie choked. She backed away and then ran to the beach house.

Connie slammed the door closed as hard as she could, and she glanced up to see her mother's painting had gone crooked in her anger. "PERIDOT!"

The temple door immediately opened and Peridot ran out. She grabbed Connie's face. "Are you hurt?!"

"No." Connie growled.

Peridot frowned seeing the girl's face. "Are you alright?"

"No! When were you going to tell me I had electricity powers?!" Connie cried. She didn't notice the lights were flickering. "I could've hurt someone!"

"Connie-!"

"How do I control it?!" Connie yelled. The lights suddenly made a popping sound and they all went out.

The temple door opened, Lapis and Jasper walked out, having a conversation when they realized what happened.

"Um… is everything okay in here?" Lapis peeped.

Connie merely shook her head. "How do I control my electricity powers that I now have?"

"Your mom had to calm herself to control it. That power only happened when she was angry. To control it, you need to calm down." Jasper exsplained.

"I can't calm down! I…" Connie bowed her head and looked at her hands that were still glowing. "I'm scared."

"Of what?" Lapis asked softly, walking up beside Jasper.

"Of hurting someone, or worst! What if one day a new power shows up, and I… I hurt someone I care about?" Connie asked weakly, sliding to the floor. "I can't calm down when I have no information on my powers. I need you guys to answer all my questions about my powers, all of them, anytime I want, then I will be calm. Please, promise me you'll do that."

The older Temps looked at each other with worry. They didn't know really know that much about Yellow Diamond's powers… But they did know things Connie didn't about them, that she needed to know about them. But they would keep somethings secret as long as they possibly could.

"We promise." The Temps said in unison.

Connie gave a sigh in relief and hugged them all. "Thank you…" She didn't see the electricity of the town return to normal, nor her hands had stopped glowing.

They were silent, and Peridot glanced up at the painting of her Diamond. She hoped she was doing the right thing…

As many probally already guessed, this is meant to replace Steven Floats. And to give you a heads up, Connie's apperance will change this season in a few ways... But I won't tell you how. And yes, I did name Steven's human mother also after a flower.