Chapter 5 Lets go two chapters in one day on a roll considering how long each chapter is. That's alot of writing for me :P
Chapter 5: Hidden Potential
"AWWWWWWW-YEAH~" Steven said waking up in his bed flexing his arms. That was the best sleep I had in days, time to stretch." he hopped out of bed energetically. He reach up as far as he could then bent over to touch his toes with ease. Feeling his spine crack as he stretched. He proceeded to plant his feet and twist his torso. Next, he planted one foot, bent the knee and stretched the other one as far as he could vertically, and he did this again with his other leg."why do I have so much energy? he said jumping down from the platform that his bed was on, over the couch and landing near the kitchen counter top. {hmm what to eat} he thought while his stomach growled. {man that was a pretty long jump} his stomach growled again. I'll go get some waffles at the Big Donut, he rushed towards the door. The door creaked as it opened. A gust of wind had hit steven. "brrrr" it's windy" he looked down, he was in his pajamas. "heheh that's why" he rushed back inside and dressed into his regular attire only this time he put on a dark pink hoodie that matched his sandals. "Let's go" he decided to jog his way to the big donut. He started to sing under his breath.
Donuts. at the big donut. they make the world go round,
A treat when you are down.
Donuts *wow* at the big donut *bam* dunk them in coffee or tea napkins are always free!
Now if a customer chokes on a donut (that ain't right) the law requires that you assist them~
take both hands, push below the diaphragm get them happy and breathing as fast as you can! (that's the law)...
In the event of a fire, don't panic stay calm.
There is a fire extinguisher against the back wall!...
There is a 6% sales tax on edible goods, but tax assumption is for unprepared foods...
Dunk them in coffee or tea, napkins are always free!
*Ding* the bell went as Steven opened the door to the Big Donut. " Goooood morning!" he shouted "AHHh morning Steven" sadie replied restocking the donuts. " What are you doing here so early?"
"I'm here to get waffles!" he said cheerfully. "Wow, you really are hyper today." Sadie said as she poured batter in the waffle maker. The scent of fresh waffles filled the air. "Where's Lars?"
steven said looking around. "Oh, he called in sick today I'm covering for him." She replied as she put the waffles in a styrofoam box and handed it to steven. "That'll be $2.50 Steven."
"hmmm~" Steven hummed as he search his pockets. "oh, i only have. $2.00. "ehh you know what steven this one is on the house." "Really?!" his eyes grew with excitement "Thank you!" he said rushing out the store with his bag of waffles."I promise to pay you back!" He yelled making his way back to the temple. *The door closed* "What did he say? …eh" Sadie said as she went back to restocking the donuts.
Stevens stomach growled again as he was running back to the temple. He made his way up the porch of the temple "oof" he said, as he tripped, his bag of waffles fell between the spacing of the stairs. "nooo" steven said as he reached for the bag. "Gotcha…" he realised the bag had fallen too far for him to catch it so how did he grab it? he looked at down at his arm. his arm had stretched to un human lengths "cool… he muttered as his arm returned back to normal lengths" He continue going up the stairs, this time at a slower pace. Looking at his arm, he opened the door to the temple as he was greeted by Amethyst who tackled him to the ground. "hehehe" Amethyst stop! I have waffles" he said while laughing. "Food!" Amethyst said as she turned into a Puma. trying to snatch the bag. Steven escaped her clutches and ran behind the countertop. Amethyst jumped onto the countertop slowly walking towards steven.
"GIMMIE GIMMIE" Amethyst ordered. "haha okay. but only if we share. Amethyst returned back to her normal form okay. she stepped down from the countertop. Steven placed the bags on the counter. "I'll get you a plate" he reached for the cupboards to grab a plate for Amethyst. *munch* "These waffles are good." "hey I thought we were gonna share" steven said walking over to the countertop. Amethyst snickered. "dude, what's up with your arm?" she said as she took another bite out of the waffle. Steven looked at his arm he noticed he never let go of the cupboard and his arm had extended. He let go and his arm began to shrink going back to it's normal length. "Is that something new you can do now?" she asked with bits of waffles still in her mouth. "Yeah I guess so" he said in a normal voice as he took a bite out of his waffle that he grabbed from the bag.
"Those waffles were good but imma go back to my room to sleep some more. Later." Amethyst said as she entered her room and her door closed behind her. " hmm" Steven hummed as he made his way to the couch. {maybe I should try control this new power, it's getting a little out of control now} *poof* the air rushed out of the couch cushion as steven sat down." {hmm let's start with something easy lets touch the coffee table without leaning forward} he reached for the coffee table he arm stretched out but didn't extend beyond what he could reach. "come on, I did it before. why can't I do it now?"
He stretched to reach the coffee table again this time his arm extended past normal and he touched the edge of the table. "hmm" he stretched his arm further, going towards the kitchen. Steven tried to pick up the empty waffle bag that laid on the counter but it was difficult for him to control his extended arm. Going past the bag or even moving the bag by accident, he continued to try and accomplish his goal, to grab the bag. Steven tried once more but this time with dedication to grab it. he focused on the bag and his arm guided itself perfectly towards the bag. Stevens eyes opened when he accomplished his goal. "Yes! he yelled" *The sound of a heavy door could be heard as Pearl's room door activated and opened. {What the heck?} Pearl thought, she made her way to the kitchen and looked at the source of the extended arms.
There she saw steven laughing happily on the couch. Pearl made her way towards the laughing steven, she placed her hand on steven's shoulder. "AHH" steven gasped as he was shocked. His arm threw the bag into the air and retracted with a snap pushing steven against the couch. "uhh *he groaned* Pearl you startled me." He said with a smile on his face. "Good morning Steven, and uhh Steven. When were you able to extend your arm like that?" earlier this morning he said as he extended his arm to touch the ceiling. Stevens laughter filled the room. A smile marked it's territory on pearls face. she sat besides him. "Seems you are getting the Hand of it" Pearl said with a tiny smile. Steven chuckled at pearls pun "Yeah, I'm getting the 'hand' of it, he said as he grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. " I wonder if both of my arms can stretch. Steven extended his left hand trying to make it stretch further. "Maybe you can only stretch one at a time?" Pearl suggested. "Maybe" steven said with a foolish frown. "maybe if I try one more time i can stretch my arm" Steven stretched his arm to the fullest trying to extend past his arms normal length. His gem started to glow bright and dimmed down for a second. Pearl noticed that his gem had glowed. "hey Pearl look, hahaha" Pearl looked up from his gem and seen steven had stretched his other arm now steven was opening cupboards and taking things out the refrigerator.
"Oh Steven, don't make a mess you know how I like things to be tidy. "oh sorry Pearl" steven replied as he started to put away the items he had taken out the refrigerator and closed all the cupboards. "There, all tidy" steven said as he retracted his arms. {hmm he was never able to stretch his arms before, did something happen inside of his gem? Maybe he found his mother?} Pearl got lost in her thoughts and had not noticed her eyes had teared up. "Pearl is everything okay?" steven asked in a worried voice. Pearl snapped out of her state and wiped her eyes " Yeah I'm okay" she said. "I'm just going to go meditate for a while" she made her way to the gem door her gem glowed and pearls room door opened. "Pearl wait" steven said but was too late. Pearls door had closed already. Steven stood in front of the gem door. He always wondered what his room would look like or if he would have his mothers room. Steven grabbed his gut, and thought about his room. His gem began to glow his eyes glistened as he stared at his gem. The door emitted a High pitched sound as a rose appeared on the door. it started decently large, and expanded engulfing the whole door and opening up to another world.
Beyond the door was a pink sky with pink clouds with a sun forever setting in the back ground. Steven walked into the room and the door behind him closed. he was startled but continued to walk through the door. "Woah…. WOO-HOO" steven yelled. "WOO-HOO" the room echoed back at him. "hahah, Stevens the best!". " Stevens the best!" the room echoed once more. "Why thank you " steven replied quietly. { what does this room even do} he thought to himself. I wish this room came with a book} *smack* oww steven held his nose, he looked at what he bumped into. It was a book. it had no title and it just levitated in the air.
He grabbed the book and opened it, all the pages were blank. "This book has no words in it, why couldn't this book have words in it? Suddenly the book started to form "words" in its pages until "words" filled every single page. " When I said ' why couldn't this book have words in it' I didn't mean it literally" Steven said. The "words" started to disappear after his sentence. "hmm...show me how to use my mother's room" The book formed actual words explaining how the rooms works. {oooh so the room can create whatever I want and all I gotta do is say or think it?!} "This. Is. Awsome! he shouted what should I think of first? "hmm how about…. a tiny floating whale? *poof* a pink small floating whale had appeared in stevens presence *OOOoo* the whale echoed. "AWWWW It's so cute!" steven said as he held the whale in his arms. "hmm maybe I can…." Steven sat down and gave it a long thought.
"Give me a book on how to use my gem powers" the tiny floating whale had disappeared and a pedestal had erected from the ground with a Large but old looking book with a red silky bookmark coming out from the bottom of the book. Steven got up and made his way towards the pedestal and stood before the book. Steven placed his hand on the book to feel it's texture but before he moved his hand across the book his hand was stuck to the book and his gem began to glow. "huh what's going on~ His eyes emitted a bright pink glow and steven found himself in a dark room a familiar voice had called to him "Mom… how am I back in here? Did I almost die again?" steven said. looking at his mother."No steven, you found my room and asked how to use your powers and the room sent you here, with me" rose knelt down in front of steven. "Are you ready to train?" she said with a friendly smile on her voice.
OOO what new powers will his mother teach him? and what new adventures will he find. next chapter will be made soon preferably later today considering I published this chapter at 12:11 in the morning.
