Hello guys. Stevonnie's briefly in this chapter, so just so you know if Steven or Connie is talking, here's a list.
Steven: Bolded Text
Connie: Italic Text
Characters created by: Rebecca Sugar
Chapter 2: A Day At Our Grandparent's
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Crystal Gem Temple
"Aw man." said Amazonite, walking back into the Crystal Gem Temple, with the others behind him, "I'll never learn how to summon my weapon, it's been three days now."
"Don't worry son, we're not giving up." said Steven, "We're gonna try all we can for you to be able to summon your weapon."
"That'll have to wait." said Garnet.
"What do you mean Garnet?" said Connie.
"There's a massive Centipeetle horde sighted in Last Frontier, and we must deal with them now." said Garnet.
"Alright, hold on, let me call my parents." said Connie.
Connie then grabbed her cell phone from her pocket and called her parents' house.
"Hey mom," said Connie, "I was wondering if you and dad wouldn't mind if my three kids spend some time at your house while I go on a mission with Steven and the Gems. Ok, thanks, bye."
Connie put her cell phone back in her pocket.
"Okay kids," said Connie, "your grandparents are gonna pick you up to go to their house while I go on a mission with Steven and the Gems."
"Oh come on," said Amazonite, "why can't we come with you on this mission?"
"Because you guys still have a lot to learn about being a Gem," said Connie, "and it's Last Frontier, it's freezing up there."
"Yes ma'am," said Turquoise, "besides, I like Grandma and Grandpa Maheswaran, their radio plays symphony twenty-four seven, I love symphony."
"You remind me of me at your age." said Connie.
"What about me and Aquamarine?" said Amazonite.
"You two are more like your dad." said Connie.
Outside Of Crystal Gem Temple-10 Minutes Later
A car pulled up in front of the temple, and out emerged Doug and Dr. Priyanka Maheswaran. Both Doug and Priyanka's hair had greyed now.
"Grandma, grandpa!" said Turquoise, who hugged her grandparents, to which Amazonite and Aquamarine did too.
"Hey you kids, how's it going?" said Doug.
"I summoned my weapon for the first time, and it was a sword!" said Turquoise.
"Mine was a battle axe, though it was too big for my little body, daddy says I should grow more before I use it." said Aquamarine.
"That's great you two." said Doug.
"And how about you Amazonite?" said Priyanka.
"I haven't summoned mine yet." said Amazonite.
"How come?" said Priyanka.
"I don't know exactly how to summon it yet." said Amazonite.
Steven and Connie stepped out from the temple, both wearing snow clothes. The two then started dancing, and became Stevonnie.
"Mom, dad, why'd you two fuse?" said Turquoise.
"Well, if we have these clothes on and fuse together, we'll be even more warm over in Last Frontier." said Stevonnie.
"You three have a good time over at your grandparents' house." said Stevonnie.
"We'll probably be back tomorrow morning, so just in case, here's some pajamas and other clothes to wear, your toothbrushes, and your blanket, Aquamarine." said Stevonnie.
"Blankey!" said Aquamarine, hugging his blanket.
"We'll take good care of them for you." said Priyanka.
"Thanks mom," said Stevonnie, "well bye, we're off to Last Frontier."
Stevonnie ran back to the temple door and waved back to the kids and the Maheswarans.
"There's actually a lot of shows on television of people surviving in Last Frontier," said Doug, "it's like a big thing now."
"Alright kids, in the car." said Priyanka.
The three kids sat in the back seats. The car then started and drove from the temple.
"Anybody up for a little Beethoven?" said Doug.
"Yes!" said Turquoise.
"I know you want to hear Beethoven, Turquoise, just like your mother." said Doug.
Mr. Maheswaran, who was driving the car, put on a tape.
"Ludwig Van Beethoven, Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement." said Doug.
As the music played, the Maheswarans and Turquoise started to snap their fingers to the music, while Amazonite and Aquamarine just sat there.
"This old song from the Eighteen Hundreds or something?" said Amazonite, "This song is an hour long, and not to mention in a language I can't understand."
"I kinda like it." said Aquamarine.
"It's German, Amazonite." said Turquoise.
The whole car was filled with the voices of one man singing in German, this made Turquoise and the Maheswarans fill up with joy from the music and singing they and Connie had heard what may have been thousands of times.
Maheswaran Residence-10 Minutes Later
The car pulled up to the Maheswaran Residence.
Doug and Priyanka stepped out of the car, then the kids.
Priyanka unlocked the front door of the house.
"You three will be sleeping in what was your mother's room when she was young." said Priyanka, "We mostly use it now when we have guests."
The kids went upstairs to Connie's old room and set up.
"Who will get to sleep in mommy's old bed?" said Aquamarine.
"Let's play Rock Paper Scissors for it!" said Amazonite.
The three gathered up and clenched their fists.
"Ready?" said Amazonite, "Rock, Paper, Scissors, shoot!"
Amazonite and Aquamarine both got Scissors, to which Turquoise got Rock.
"Hah, Rock beats Scissors, I get the bed!" said Turquoise.
"Darn." said Aquamarine.
A Few Hours Later
It was now dinner time, and the kids and Doug sat on the kitchen table while Priyanka was done cooking.
"What's for dinner Grandma Maheswaran?" said Aquamarine.
"A bowl of Navratan Korma for each of you," said Priyanka, "it's a type of Hindi dish. Navratan Korma is actually Hindi for "ten gems"."
"Wow, what a coincidence," said Turquoise, "if you count us three, our dad, Lapis, Peridot, Jasper, Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, that counts ten Gems."
"That is a big coincidence." said Doug.
"Here's a bowl for you Turqu-ah!" Priyanka accidently tripped, the bowl of Navratan Korma flying into the air. The bowl of hot Navratan Korma was just about to fall onto Turquoise's hair before…
"Woah!" said Amazonite. Amazonite extended his arm in front of Turquoise, trying to catch the bowl.
Suddenly, Amazonite's gem glowed, and there, in his hand was a green shield, with the same symbol that Steven has on his.
The bowl of Navratan Korma met with the shield, and it hit the shield, the bowl shattering, and hot Navratan Korma fell onto the table. Both Doug and Priyanka looked at the shield in awe.
"What?" said Amazonite, who then noticed the shield in front of him, "Ah yeah, I got my shield!"
"You did it Amazonite!" said Turquoise, "And you saved my hair and my skin from getting burned by doing it!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry," said Priyanka, "I tripped."
"It's okay Grandma Maheswaran." said Amazonite. Amazonite's shield then disappeared.
"I guess the reason why it never worked before is because anyone you cared about was never in any REAL danger." said Turquoise.
"Woohoo! I did it!" said Amazonite.
"I'll go clean this up and make another serving for you Turquoise." said Priyanka, "And good job Amazonite."
Crystal Gem Temple-The Next Day
The car pulled up in front of the temple, and the kids opened the door and ran out to Steven and Connie.
"Mom, dad!" said Amazonite, "I summoned my shield!"
"You did?!" said Connie.
"Yeah, we were getting ready to eat dinner, Grandma Maheswaran tripped, and this bowl of hot food was about to fall on Turquoise, but I got in front of her and my shield appeared!" said Amazonite.
"That's great news, son!" said Steven, "I'm so proud of you, I knew you could do it."
"Very good job son." said Connie.
"Now that we got summoning weapons covered, we can start on fusion." said Steven.
"I did it, woo!" said Amazonite.
Steven, Connie, and the kids then waved at the Maheswarans, who were driving off.
Steven, Connie, and the kids stepped into the Crystal Gem Temple to tell about the good news.