HI there

First thing, I would like to thank you all for the feedback. When I published the first chapter I hadn't dared to hope for it to be so successful , I must admit it was a pleasant surprise. I put a lot of work in it, especially since English isn't even my first language ,but I'm happy with the result now.

I'll try to add a chapter at least once every three days, bye 3

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Now that the initial shock was over , Steven took a closer look of Centipeetle's new look. Even if it was difficult to tell in that position she seemed to be around the same height as Pearl. Her skin collected different shade of green, the same color of her gem ,her hair , that were almost identical to the one her previous self had had , elegantly surrounded her face which surprisingly delicate features were frozen in an expression between sleep and sorrow .

Noticing that Steven couldn't help but hug tighter whispering in a gentle tone. " Everything will be fine now."

It didn't matter if his friend had changed that much , he cared too much to care about that . The important thing was that she was back and alive.

Lion came closer and intensely stared into Steven's eyes. The child nodded and proceeded to place Centipleete on the feline's back , he tried to be as delicate as he could , and after he was sure the gem wouldn't have fallen, he sat behind her .

The kid patted Lion's back and quietly muttered a request:

" Please, bring as to a safe place."

Without emitting a sound, the animal began to move.

Silent as a shadow, Lion sneaked out of the house and immediately headed to somewhere . Steven wasn't worried about that, he totally believed in his pet, something else was bugging him .

They not only had to make sure Centipleete was fine, but they had to be back home before the dawn , otherwise the gems would have discovered his absence . He didn't really want to be grounded again. The kid looked up at the night sky, thousand of stars were shining and the moon was brighter than ever. It was a beautiful sight . Steven downed hi look meeting Centipleete's closed eyes ." I promise, next time you'll be awake to see this . We'll watch it tougher ." He sighed ." And I'll also introduce you to Connie, I'm sure You'll love her ."

Steven wasn't able to tell how much time they spent running , but after what it seemed like an eternity , Lion finally stopped . They were still on the cost, but his house was nowhere to be seen .

" We must be on the other side or something. " Thought the half gem .

In front of them stood a small cave . Lion brought them inside and yawned lying down to rest . The child jumped off and immediately proceeded to carry the unconscious deeper into the cave. He searched for the best spot and finally placed her .

She didn't wake up.

But Steven waited , and waited . Each minute seemed to heavier and slower , and soon hi joy began to move away to make space to something else: fear.

Fear that his friend might never wake up.

If anything she moved. Exactly like when the child was about to cry , the gem tried to turn toward him , muttering something in her sleep. This filled Steven with hope.

Sadly He didn't had much more time to spent there , the sun was just about to raise.

" Lion. I have to ask you something , something of very Important. After you'll carry me home , you have to come back here and protect her. "

The feline blinked and Steven hoped that was his way to say yes.

As he disappeared on Lion's back , Steven didn't move his eyes from the cave . Was Centipleete fine?

The next morning Steven woke up to the sound of Pearl's voice. It looked like she was mad at Amethyst for some reason. Nothing unusual.

With a big yawn the child reached them.

" Steven". Pearl stopped scolding Amethyst as soon as she saw him . " You look tired ,it's anything wrong?"

" I ….Uhm had a nightmare . A very scary nightmare. "

" Really? Why was it so scary ? was there A Monster ? " Basically screamed Amethyst .

" Uhm Maybe . Do you want me tell you what was it abou?"

The purple gem basically screamed "Yes" while Pearl sighed deeply .

Steven was just relieved they hadn't noticed anything.

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Somewhere in a cave, a lost gem woke.

Her eyes opened slowly , her head was heavy and hurt .

" where am I?" She whispered to herself.

She didn't remember anything .