Chapter 2
Steven had many villains gathered together in a secret hideout. There was Tong Fo at his side, the Croc bandits, a group of Wolves led by a wolf named Heilang, a cobra named Fu-Xi, a scorpion named Scorpion, a rhino named Hundun, a fox named Junjie, a warthog named Taotie with his son, Bian Zao, a water buffalo named Temutai with a water buffalo army, and an owl named Fenghuang.
Temutai: I demand to know why you brought us here!
Fu-Xi: And why you have me working alongside the two-leggers?
Steven: I brought you all here so that we can destroy China and take over the world.
Tong Fo: What our friend here is saying is. Help us, and we get stuff. A lot of stuff.
Fenghuang: How do we know you're really worth our time?
Heilang: The Lin-Kuei don't work for anyone unless the payoff is enormous.
Steven: It is. You get the phantom orb and shadow crowns.
Heilang: We'd be unseen and untouched. We could do anything!
Steven: Junjie would control the Jade Palace.
Junjie: Yes!
Steven: Taotie could develop his machines.
Taotie: What an exciting offer.
Fenghuang: How do we know you're strong enough to lead us?
Steven began rapidly twirling in place then fired a blast of energy that knocked back the massive Temutai.
Fenghuang: Interesting. You know the Thundering Wind Hammer.
She fired the same blast, which Steven deflected by clapping his hands together then spreading his arms opposite directions to divert the energy.
Fenghuang: That was most impressive.
Steven: What you can't absorb...
Fenghuang and Steven: ...you deflect.
Scorpion: What's the catch?
Steven: I put you through the most terrifyingly difficult, frustratingly intense, mind-bending training you've ever experienced.
Taotie: I don't do Kung fu.
Bian Zao: Dad. This is the first guy we've met that's not lame. Just do the training.
Steven: Listen to your son, Taotie. He knows what he's talking about.
Hundun: When does the training start?
Steven: Now.
(I'll Make a Man Out of You song plays)
Steven: Let's get down to business. To defeat the Five. We must work together, if we want to survive. You're the saddest bunch I've ever met. And you can bet before we're through. Mister, I'll make a man out of you.
The group was outside, following Steven's instructions for training. The goal was to shoot an arrow into a apple thrown into the air.
Steven: Tranquil as a forest. But on fire within. Once you find your center, you are sure to win. You're a spineless pale, pathetic lot. And you haven't got a clue. Somehow I'll make a man out of you.
They were put through many dangerous and difficult challenges such as running across a field to avoid coming blazing arrows, cracking a cinder block with a bare skull, running across shallow water without sinking, and being able to grab a fish out of the water with precision. All of which, they were failing at miserably.
Hundun: I ain't ever gonna catch my breath!
Tong Fo: Say goodbye to those who knew me!
Taotie: Boy, I was a fool at school for cutting gym!
Scorpion: This guy got 'em scared to death!
Fenghuang: Hope he doesn't see right through me!
Temutai: Boy, I wish that I knew how to swim!
All: To be a man!
Junjie: We must be swift as a coursing river.
All: Be a man!
Fu-Xi: With all the force of a great typhoon!
All: Be a man!
Fung: With all the strength of a raging fire.
Heilang: Mysterious as the dark side of the moon.
They were carrying poles on their shoulders with buckets of rocks and metal on each side.
Steven: Time is racing toward us, till we must arrive! Heed my every order, and you might survive!
Taotie was having difficulty with the exercise, so Steven had to come and help him, with a bitter look on his face, making Taotie feel insignificant. Later, Steven was ready to tell Taotie to leave.
Steven: You're unsuited for, the rage of war! So pack up! Go home, you're through. How could I make a man out of you?
Taotie saw a pole that Steven had fired an arrow on top of. The goal was to reach the arrow with giant gold weights tied around the wrists. Determined to make Steven proud, Taotie grabbed the weights, and began successfully climbing the pole.
All: To be a man!
Junjie: We must be swift as a coursing river.
All: Be a man!
Fu-Xi: With all the force of a great typhoon!
All: Be a man!
Fung: With all the strength of a raging fire.
Heilang: Mysterious as the dark side of the moon.
Steven witnessed Taotie grab the arrow, having reached the top.
Soon after, they began repeating the exercises, and they began completing them with absolute precision, strength, skill, and speed.
All: To be a man!
Steven: We must be swift as a coursing river!
All: Be a man!
Steven: With all the force of the a great typhoon!
All: Be a man!
Steven: With all the strength of a raging fire!
All: Mysterious as the dark side of the moon!
They all performed the same kick, ending their training. They bowed in respect to Steven, and Steven bowed back.
Steven: You're ready.
The Gems, Po, Tigress, and Crane arrived in a spot in the forest.
Crane: This is where that traveller said he last saw Steven and his goons.
Garnet: We'll rest here and wait. He'll be close.
Po: So tell me about Steven. His mother died to give birth to him?
Amethyst: Well, she became half of him, the other half game from his dad's DNA.
Pearl: Which is good. If his mother wasn't a part of him, he'd be a lot less merciful than he is now. She holds him back.
Po: Hey. Maybe his mom could finally talk some sense into him.
Amethyst: Hey, if you knew her and had her lying around, sure.
Po: No, but I know how to get her out of it. Using a tool called the mirror of yin and yang, we can split Steven into Rose and Steven. Or just make a good Steven. Or both. We'll have to see. Crane. Go back and grab that mirror.
Crane: Are you guys gonna be good?
Tigress: We'll be fine. Get the mirror.
Crane flew away.
Cheering noises were heard. The group ran to the source to find a hole in the floor, looking into a chamber Steven and his evil army were gathered.
Po: Woah. That's a lot of bad guys. Temutai? Tong Fo? Fenghuang?
Tigress: Taotie? Junjie? He got everyone.
Garnet: We have to be quiet. Tigress and I will draw them in. You flank.
Garnet slammed her fist into the floor, sending her and Tigress into the floor.
Steven: Garnet! And one of the masters! Destroy them!
Tong Fo leapt from the ceiling and grappled Tigress's face. Fenghuang flew forward and started trading blows with Garnet. She swiped with her bladed wings that Garnet avoided with speed. She swung her own punches that Fenghuang blocked with her wings. She grabbed Garnet's gauntlets with her talons and flew her across the room, before throwing her into Temutai, getting her to get slammed into the roof, then into the chain hammer of one of the Lin-Kwei. She finally hit the ground, landing in front of Steven, who was smiling.
Steven: Welcome to China. Where are the others?
Po's stomach slammed him into a wall. Steven picked himself up to find Pearl and Amethyst by his side.
Po: You two take on everyone else. He's mine.
Steven: You are a fool. What makes you think you can beat me?
Po: Because I'm awesome, and you are not.
Steven: That's it? Ok then.
Steven delivered a kick into Po's stomach, sending him into a wall, then Po bounced back and bounced Steven into a wall. He recovered and leapt forward, trading blows with Po. Po was trying to defend from Steven's rapid attacks. Steven charged up energy in his hand.
Steven: Everyone shield your eyes!
Everyone except Po shielded their eyes.
Steven: Golden Lotus clap!
He clapped his hands, and a golden energy wave hit Po in the face, causing him to go blind.
Po: Hello? Where is everybody? Wait! Golden Lotus heal!
Po performed a similar trick, and got his vision back, only to see Steven's fist fly into his face. He crashed into the floor, and struggled to stand up.
Steven: Take your time getting up. I want this moment to last a long time.
Po: That's the point. It's called stalling.
Steven: For what?
Shifu: For this!
Crane dropped down with a mirror, ridden by Viper, Shifu and Mantis. They engaged in the fight. Crane flew the mirror to Po, who revealed it as Steven looked into it.
Steven: What is that?
Po: Mirror of Yin and Yang.
The mirror flashed a hologram of Steven out, and into the mirror. It then manifested, causing an explosion that sent everyone back. When the smoke cleared, a very tall woman with a Quartz in her chest stood up. She had luscious pink hair, large lips, a pink dress, and a star cut around where her Quartz was. Steven stood up next to her, and they both looked up at each other. Rose Quartz.
Steven: Mom?
Rose: Steven?
Steven: How did? It doesn't matter...
Steven levitated Rose with his mind and threw her into the crowd. His eyes suddenly turned a dark black with red pupils.
Steven: Unfortunately, I no longer need your help. Thank you, Po. Now that my mother has been expelled from my body, there will be nothing holding back my full power.
Steven clapped his hands and started twirling in a series of movements, and a fireball swelled up in his hands.
Fenghuang: It's the Mongolian Fireball! Hang on to something!
Steven threw the fireball and it created a fiery vortex. Some of Temutai's soldiers and the Lin Kuie into the vortex as it dissipated.
Temutai: It appears we all have to work together!
Tong Fo: Of course you realize, we're not helping you. You're helping us not die.
Steven held his hand out, and a few seconds passed, and an old goat got sucked into his hand.
Shifu: Master Yao!
Steven: Surrender, and Yao won't die!
Rose: Can somebody please fill me in?
Garnet: Your son turned evil, and we were hoping you could reason with him, so we used a magic mirror to split you apart.
Rose: I'll do what I can. Steven?
Rose slowly approached.
Steven: Don't come any closer! I can snap this poor old goat's hand with one hand and you all know it!
Yao: Ooh! My life is being threatened! How exciting!
Steven: Zip it, Yao!
Rose: Steven. Listen to me. Look around you. This is never what I wanted you to do. I wanted you to be something extraordinary. Something great that would change this world! Something that would join the path of life. It's the beauty I saw in everything that inspired me to have you. If we always battle each other for selfish desires, what's the point of living? If we always want more out of life, then we're not living good lives.
Steven's eyes started to fade from their darker colors.
Rose: Steven. I love you. You are a beautiful child, who is capable of so much more than evil. You're better than this, and deep down you know it. Please stop this. Stop this, and we can live together, and be a family.
Steven's eyes reverted to normal. Rose embraced him in a hug.
Amethyst: I think it worked.
Steven's eyes opened, and revealed to be back to black and red.
Pearl: Oh no!
Rose suddenly yelled in pain. She fell back across the stairs, and into the group. There was a large gash in her gem, and in her stomach. Steven revealed a butterfly knife in his hand. He flipped it's different parts to close it. The Gems rushed to Rose's side.
Steven: Nice try. All that about how deep down I know I'm better than this was always you. I may be capable of something other than evil, but that capability died with you.
Rose was breathing heavily, her wound soon taking its toll. The life faded from her eyes, and her body went limp. Everyone looked on angrily at Steven.
Tong Fo: You. You killed your own mother!
Fenghuang: Even I wouldn't do that, and I'm hardcore evil.
Pearl: Steven! How could you?!
Temutai: This shall not stand! Brlrlbrlrbrlrblrbrlr!
Fu-Xi: My family was lost to the two-leggers. But to see a two-legged kill his own mother. I will end you!
Fu-Xi leapt forward started swiping his tail at Steven, which he dodged and ducked with little movement. He grabbed him and threw him into a wall. Everyone attacked. Steven delivered quick strikes to Temutai, and his body was paralyzed. He traded quick blows with Heilang, who used a chain hammer to attack. He tried swinging it into Steven, but he ducked it grabbed it and used it to swing him into the entire group. Pearl brought her spear down on him, and Amethyst did the same with her whip. He dodged both, and delivered quick kicks to them. He started battling Garnet, and sent her into a wall with a palm strike. Fenghuang flew into the air and prepared a dive bomb on Steven, but he jumped on her and redirected her into Crane. They crashed together into another wall. Tong Fo traded blows with him, but he was much swifter than the small Loris, and threw him into Junjie. Shifu dropped down and began attacking Steven. He blocked and evaded Shifu's quick attacks, then flicked him in the forehead, which caused him to fly into a ceiling, then fall to the floor. Viper and Mantis both attacked, and he kicked Mantis into the air, then karate chopped Viper, then did a sonic ground pound to knock them back. Tigress and Taotie attacked, Taotie used his newfound skills to fight. Steven delivered rapid acupuncture attacks to both of them, then knocked their heads together. Scorpion tried to prick him with her mind control poison, but he just ducked it, grabbed her stinger, then sent her to the floor, stepping on her. Hundun, Monkey, and Fung all attacked, but Steven ducked, jumped into the air, and did a massive roundhouse to knock all three of them out.
Po was helping up Master Yao.
Po: Yao, listen. We can't beat this guy. We need your help.
Yao: Certainly. For the valley of peace. First, you must use a technique only the Gems know, to absorb the power of everyone here.
Po: What is the technique?
Yao: Simply have everyone raise their hands to you. Then their energy will focus into you.
Po: Everyone! Raise your hands, tails, and pointy dealies to me!
Everyone was on the ground, and they did just that. All of their chi and energy began to flow towards Po. Soon, he had everyone's power, then glowed with golden chi.
Po: Steven!
Steven looked at Po.
Steven: Oh, come to fight me now have you? Let's finish this.
They both stood ready to fight. Steven hit Po in the chest, but Po took the energy and rebounded Steven through the wall. Po looked at his hands, amazed at his new powers. Steven jumped back and let out multiple blows that Po blocked and evaded, then he stepped on Steven's foot. He traded blows with Steven, then smacked him upside the head, catching his kick, flipping him over and slamming him into the floor, then dropping on him, flipping up, flipping Stevem into the air, pulling him in by his leg, head butting him, slamming him into the floor, then bouncing him far away with his butt. Steven got up, and in rage charged forward, which Po countered by using his belly to knock him into the air. Steven shot through the roof, and after a moment, crashed back down into the ground, creating a Steven hole in the ground. Steven pulled himself out, barely able to stand.
Steven: You can't defeat me! You're just a big fat, panda!
He did a punch, which Po blocked by grabbing his finger.
Po: I'm not a big fat panda. I'm the big fat panda.
Po raised his pinky.
Steven: The Wuxi finger hold!
Po: Oh, you know this hold?
Steven: You're bluffing. Shifu didn't teach you that!
Po: Nope. I figured it out. Skadoosh.
He dropped his pinky, and a massive golden energy wave shined across the valley. Steven had disappeared.
Garnet: You did it.
Po: I did, didn't I?
Po returned the power to everyone.
Junjie: I suppose this is the part where we start running.
Tigress: Yeah.
All the villains ran out of the building.
Po: I suppose this means you have to go?
Garnet: Yeah. We'll give Rose the proper farewell.
Pearl: Thank you all!
The Gems stepped on a conveniently placed warp pad, and warped out.
Po: So, you want to get something eat?
Everyone started laughing.
THE END
