Steven always wondered if he could summon a weapon.
Ever since he moved in with the gems, he saw them being able to easily summon weapons with no problem.
He would look at them with star-eyes, excited for when he could summon a weapon too.
As he got older, he became less and less sure that he could do anything with his gem except see it glow.
The gems taught them their methods of summoning a weapon, none of them worked.
It wasn't until he tried to recreate the situation of the last time it occurred that he realized it may be impossible. He may not have powers after all.
"Maybe I'm not a real Crystal Gem." He said, defeated.
Pearl kneels down next to him, smiling sympathetically.
"Don't be silly, Steven. Of course you are."
"And you're fun to have around," Amethyst adds. "Even if your gem is useless."
Pearl looks at her angry as Amethyst continues.
"I... mean, you're one of us, Steven. We're not the Crystal Gems without you."
Garnet nods as the boy begins to smile.
"Yeah," he says, stars in his eyes."even if I don't have powers, I've still got... Cookie Cat!"
He takes a bite of the ice cream, smiling happily.
He was unaware that his gem started to glow.
He was, for a few seconds, unaware when he had summoned his weapon for the first time; a shield.
He simply heard a familiar tune replay in his mind.
We are the Crystal Gems.
We'll always save the day.
And if you think we can't,
we'll always find a way!
This chapter was based on the song, "Steven's Shield."
I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Constructive criticism appreciated, and thanks for reading.
