Steven and Connie stopped warping when he saw the place that was smoked with purple fire knowing it was Amethyst who did it. Steven and Connie still held hands as they walked through the forest that was lit with purple fire.
Connie said "Steven - Let's split up. That way, we can find the gems faster." Steven looked surprised by this idea "No way! We'll both get lost!" Connie pulled away from his hand "What if we form Stevonnie? That way we couldn't get lost or alone."
"No, Connie. We only form Stevonnie in deadly situations *quietly to himself* even though we fused in a not so deadly one." Steven said. Connie thought to herself for a moment "Let's split up. If you encounter a deadly situation, You throw your shield in the air, high enough for me to see, and If I'm in a deadly situation, I'll fire one of my arrows with this purple flame."
"Sounds good to me." Steven said, and the two took different trails. Steven continued walking, but you know it's a quiet forest. Steven felt frightened for a bit, but tried to lighten up the mood with humming a classical song.
Hum, hum-hum, hum-hum, hum-hum-hum-hum,
Suddenly, he was confronted by an unfamiliar face. "Stop - For you are not to cross this border." Steven looked confused "What border?" The voice replied "Never mind that." And it summoned its weapon, a cross between a cross-bow and a gun.
"Wait, before you start maniacally shooting me, what do you call yourself?" Steven asked. The voice replied "Citrine." And started shooting him with powerful blasts of energy. Steven blocked it easily with his shield though.
The Gem was Gold in full color, but her hair was orange in a high braid. Her Gem, Citrine was located on the back of her right hand. She was wearing a full set of iron chess plate accompanied by an orange buttons. Her leather pants were orange and her boots were yellow.
Steven easily dodged the blasts and started running straight ahead to avoid this so-called "Citrine"
He easily outran the Gem, but he wasn't out of full danger yet. He took a sharp to the left then to right and escaped the spookiness of the forest, but came face to face with a rose-shape temple.
"Connie!" he realized and threw his shield in the air like a boomerang. Connie came flinging out of the forest and fell on her knees. "Steven! Are you hurt?" Steven retaliated from this statement "'Am I hurt?' What about you! Your hurt head to toe!" Connie stood up and wiped her dusted face "I'll be fine." Steven thought "Aw man, we forgot the first aid kit!"
"This is it Connie, my mother's temple thing-y. We have to do our best not to let the Gems notice us." Connie nodded as they took steps forward.