Backstage Protection: A Steven Universe Fanfiction
Chapter 1
Thanks for the supportive comments! I couldn't reply to them this time around because I've been busy, but I'll get to them this time, I promise! And yes, Lapis ran because she's afraid of Jasper; without some way to control her, the poor baby doesn't like her chances much. Also, as a disclaimer, I would like to say I'm not very familiar with Canadian geography, so if anyone would like to help me with that a quick message would be nice. And finally, this chapter was whipped up on a limited timeframe and the next chapter should be much higher quality.
When Lapis surfaced as close to where Peridot's projectile had aimed as she could, her first thought was it's too cold. It was completely beyond her how any human could stand to live in this sort of weather. Generally, the blue gem didn't care for anything less than, say, Beach City's average temperature.
She quietly wrapped her arms around herself and started walking down the beach. Even the sand was fairly cold despite the bright sun shining down from above. The small being thought to herself silently, wondering what this part of Earth was called.
After some time, she found herself at the edge of a group of trees; a forest. Going into this expanse of uncharted territory made Lapis nervous, considering it was leading her further from the water and into no-man's land. However, she also knew that Jasper would be following behind her soon, and there was no way in hell she'd ever be able to defeat her former superior.
So she took a deep breath and moved into the expanse of trees, gripping her elbows and looking around silently. She had absolutely no clue where she was going, and until she could get to civilization and (hopefully) a map, she had no way of knowing where she was going.
The thought of just flying up to have a look around did indeed cross her mind, but she wanted as little attention as possible. A human would more than likely see her; and even if they were as dense as they had been five thousand years ago, Jasper might be up to the surface by now, and Lapis had no clue how good the larger gem's eyesight was.
Dark hopelessness flooded her chest a moment, but she quickly shook her head and continued onwards. I have to keep going. If Peridot can't think of anything, then fine, I'll give myself up. But for now, I have to keep going.
She sucked in a quick unnecessary breath before allowing her voice to echo through the trees.
"Hello?"
No response. She bit her lip and pressed onwards. Space had not felt this lonely. Being trapped in a mirror, being used as a tool, had not felt this lonely.
"Is there anybody here?" Lapis called out again, squinting a bit to try and see further as her bare feet cracked old leaves and branches beneath her feet.
A glance up at the sky told her it was getting dark, but that was impossible. The sun had been too far up in the sky for night to be approaching so soon. The other answer quickly came to her, forever.
It was going to rain.
Most people would start thinking that things just kept getting worse, but water was Lapis's zone. She always felt more comfortable when her physical form was getting wet. And sure enough, when the first few drops started hitting her skin she already felt better.
Her steps began getting quicker and stronger, a newfound determination within her.
Lapis was going to make it. She was going to set everything right, and not even Yellow Diamond herself could stop her.