Steven soon rushed over to the meeting point which was Pokey Oaks Park. "Girls! I'm here!" he soon called out as he lifted Sapphire above his head. "I've got her!"
Suddenly, an electrical force grabbed onto the bubble that kept Sapphire which worried Steven.
"Thank you..." Hex said as he was responsible for that and soon took Sapphire away from Steven.
"No..." Steven whispered lowly.
Hex then took Sapphire for himself, overpowering Steven of course once he had the blue gemstone in place. Steven soon decided it was time for round two against Hex as he took Sapphire right back. Hex tried to shoot at Steven, but luckily the boy brought out his shield to defend himself. Hex then looked at Steven, not recognizing him at first.
"You've taken my family once..." Steven panted firmly.
"...You're the boy." Hex realized.
"I'm not letting you do that again," Steven then glared at the villain. "Because I'm a Crystal Gem too!"
"Well then, I have one last gem to collect, haven't I?" Hex smiled evilly as he brought out his staff and soon stamped it in the middle of the ground to reveal his true form. He then charged up enough power and soon shot right at Steven, knocking him off balance and dropping Sapphire instantly.
Steven grunted as that struck him instantly and he fell in the middle of the ground. Once he was out, Hex took that time to retrieve Sapphire. He soon freed the blue gemstone from its protective bubble and he started to gain power for himself.
"This is definitely not good." Steven groaned in defeat.
Meanwhile, Blossom was driving as fast as she could with Bubbles in tow.
"We're almost there!" Blossom told her sister. "Hold on!"
"Why?" Bubbles asked.
Blossom soon pulled on the gear shift and the car screeched even faster down the road. Luckily there were no other cars. "Wow! First time without a crash." she then smiled at her passenger.
"That's reassuring." Bubbles muttered.
They soon got out of the car as they ended up in the park, though it seemed to be just the two of them.
"We're the first ones?" Bubbles wondered.
"I don't think so." Blossom replied.
The two Powerpuff Girls soon looked over to see Hex was battling up against Steven who seemed to be losing immensely.
"Come on, Steven!" Steven told himself. "Create a shield!"
The bubble sheild started, only for it to dissipate before it could become whole.
"Come and face me, boy!" Hex challenged. "There's no point in hiding!"
"We've gotta help Steven!" Bubbles gasped.
"And distract Hex somehow." Blossom remarked.
Hex glared and growled at Steven until an apple was suddenly thrown at him.
"Seriously?" Blossom deadpanned at Bubbles.
"I was improvising." Bubbles shrugged in defense.
Hex soon turned around and glared right at the two Powerpuff Girls.
"Well, it worked," Blossom then told Bubbles before she dashed off a bit. "Keep him busy!"
"Don't leave me alone!" Bubbles cried out.
Hex soon held out his hand and began to control Bubbles once she was alone and more vulnerable. He then grabbed his hand around her throat and lifted her up off of the ground. "Foolish girl! You shouldn't have come here!" he then told her darkly. "Where are the gems?" he demanded.
Bubbles looked from him as Hex looked deathly serious as she looked deathly worried.
"Steven!" Blossom called out as she went to help out the fallen boy before she was suddenly struck next from Hex's evil.
"Blossom!" Steven gasped from that. "Hang on! I'm coming!"
"The car..." Hex growled as he dropped Bubbles and now had an idea of where the other gems were.
Bubbles suddenly fell onto the nearest tree. Hex then used his magic and suddenly, Bubbles was tied up to the tree trunk with some ropes.
"Blossom, are you okay?" Steven asked as he checked on the fallen girl.
"The gems... In the car..." Blossom grunted weakly.
Steven soon looked over to see that Hex had already figured that out and soon came into the car. "Oh... That's bad..." he then said worriedly.
Hex soon picked up Ruby and Pearl and soon became more powerful with the two other gemstones.
Steven peeked out fearfully. "Yep, we're in trouble." he then told Blossom.
"I'm open for any solution." Blossom replied.
Hex smirked as he had two more gems and still Amethyst and Steven's Rose Quartz gem to go.
"There's one thing we can try," Steven said nervously as he held out his hand for Blossom as he knew a possible idea to help out. "Will you dance with me?"
Blossom gave him a look, but decided that was the best that they had. Hex soon cast a hazardous spell over to the fort they hid behind and it suddenly exploded on impact. Blossom and Steven soon held hands with each other and they began to perform what was known as a Fusion Dance. After a while, a magical blast surged through the two and they soon began to glow together as something new was about to happen. Bubbles and Hex looked surprised as a new form came out with Steven's black hair and Blossom's feminine figure with Steven's shirt and Blossom's overshirt with a heart-shaped belt with the rose quartz gem inside of it. This form from now on would be known as Blooming Diamond.
"What happened?" Blossom asked.
"We fused." Steven told her.
"Very well... If that's how you wanna play it..." Hex remarked as he got himself ready with a whip.
"This is... Somehow odd, I guess..." Blooming Diamond said bashfully before a kendo stick soon came out. "Watch out!"
Hex soon tossed out a weapon as he firmly looked at them.
"Our turn~" Blooming Diamond smirked before her eyes suddenly glowed as laser eyes shined in her eyes and shot right at Hex, knocking him right off of his feet. "Yay! Our powers are back!" she then cheered from that possibility.
Unfortunately, Hex shot right back at them from the ground.
"I have to be more alert," Blooming Diamond groaned as she hit the ground. "Sorry, my bad!"
"Enough of this foolishness," Hex replied. "Give me your gem!" His staff soon began to light up on fire.
"Try and get it!" Blooming Diamond retorted before shooting ice powers back at him which seemed to be based on Blossom's ice breath.
It was fire vs ice as Hex stood up with his flames and Blooming Diamond knelt with her contrasting ice. Hex growled viciously while Blooming Diamond did her best to stay brave. A blade was soon shown as Blooming Diamond grew wide-eyed before suddenly, Steven's shield came out to contrast with the blade, shattering it a bit. Hex soon magicked up a fireball and shot it right at Blooming Diamond's shield in a comeback.