"Lars, GO!!!",Steven yelled. He had tears briming his eyes and was halfway on the ground, half in Lars' arms.
"No way dude! Come on! I'll carry you and you defend my back.",Lars grunted as he picked up Steven.
"STAY THERE! I WILL SHATTER YOU FOR THIS!",Yellow diamond yelled.
Lars picked up his feet and ran as fast as he could. Steven formed his shield and held it behind Lars, facing Yellow Diamond. Yellow was catching up fast.
A huge volt of yellow energy came out of Yellow Diamonds hand and aimed Directly at Lars. It struck Steven's shield and the shock blasted them forward. Steven's shield vanished as Steven cried out in pain when his leg hit stone floor.
Yellow diamond stopped and aimed her hand again, this time her whole body outlined in yellow electricity. Lars picked Steven back up and ducked as another bolt hit the stone floor and exploded, sending dust and rock all around.
"How dare you! You come here and trick my own soldiers to helping you!",she huffed and more electricity waved off her.
Lars was out of the door and into the small hallway where she couldn't follow. He ran, ignoring the ache in his muscles and the threats echoeing down the hall. He ran and carried Steven who was unconscious now. His arms dangled limply in Lars arms. Lars ignored them and kept running until he reached the escape pods. "Steven! you gotta stay awake! I need you to open the door to the pod! I can't do it!",Lars desperately pleaded.
He got no response so he slapped the boy hard in the face. Steven gasped and tried to sit up while in Lars' arms.
"Steven! It's okay. We just need to open the door to the pod now. I don't know how!"
Steven shook his head and calmed his breathing to a steady rate and said, "Bring me over to the panel. I might know how."
Lars brought Steven to the glowing panel and Steven dragged the same sequence of squares that he used to open his cell. The panel shined white and a door hissed open behind it.
Lars ran inside only to be pushed inside by someone else. He turned around and looked at the large yellow gem behind him.
"Topaz! You made-",Steven was cut short.
"I told you to wait and hide! Is it that hard to follow that basic rule! Jeez!",she sighed. "Okay I need to start the pod"
Topaz went to the front of the pod and started fidgeting with the controls. Lars turned to Steven who was now sitting on the floor clutching his leg.
"You okay man?",Lars asked and kneeled down to Steven.
"I don't know. It hurts but it might go away."
He rolled up the hem of his jeans again and showed Lars the spot on his calf that was covered in yellow colored viens. They glowed against his skin.
"It will be fine. We'll get you to the gems. They will know what to do.",Lars said.
"I could try my spit!",Steven yelled.
"Your what?"
Steven didn't answer and instead spit a glob of fluid onto his hand. He gently slapped it to his calf. He waited about five seconds then sighed in defeat.
"I shouldn't be in here.", Steven looked around. The pod was actually really big inside with six chairs and a control panel."I should go back! I deserve it."
"Dude! really? after all this you are going to think that? You need to get your mind straight. You belong on Earth. You belong with your family that loves you. I'll give you free donuts whenever man. You just... You just need to think about yourself. I was wrong earlier. You think of others too much. You need to think about what's good for you. It would help everybody out a lot and yourself if you would just be happy and stay were you belong. You don't belong here. You belong with me and Sadie, and your dad and your space gem family."
Steven sniffed and looked down.
"You guys are so nice to each other...", Topaz teared up again."That's why I'm leaving. I want to be where I can appreciate myself and not get bossed around...",she sniffed. "The pod is ready. You two need to get buckled. Wer'e going to go out fast."
