Developing Chalcedony

Chapter 3

Stevonnie defused.

Connie asked the Crystal Gems, "Why haven't you ever tried to fuse with Steven?"

Pearl said, "Because I'm afraid it would mess up the human side of Steven."

"Why don't you just try? It may make something better," said Connie.

"I don't want to do that," said Pearl. "It's never happened before. It's too risky."

"I'm afraid I have to agree," said Garnet. Amethyst nodded.

Steven said, "I've never seen your home, Connie. Except that one time in the snowstorm."

Connie said, "Let's set up something to go to my house, but probably not today. I rushed out pretty quickly this morning and I need to make sure everything is all right with my folks."

Steven said, "Okay."

Connie went home, but she had to call Steven and the Crystal Gems right away.

"Steven, there's a big water serpent in front of my house!"

"Oh-oh," said Steven. "We'll come right over. I guess I'll get to see your house today, anyway."

The water serpent had fiery blue scales, and it had bright green eyes. It was as tall as two school buses on top of each other. It thrashed its green tail back and forth and squirted a jet of boiling water out at Steven as he arrived.

Steven used his bubble force field to capture the jet of water and shot it back at the snake. The snake swallowed the jet of water and grew an inch bigger.

Garnet kissed Steven on top of the head and Steven saw Connie writing a note in the back that said, "I'm in the back yard. Come fuse with me, Steven." She folded the note into a paper airplane and threw it, but Steven saw in the future vision that it wasn't going to make it to the front, so he just ran back and fused with her.

Stevonnie came out and took out the sword, and put the bubble shield over the gland where the snake shot out boiling water.

The Steven part of Stevonnie said in a whisper, "Let's make the bow."

They made the bow and started to shoot something else this time. It looked like blue fireballs.

Then the bubble popped from the snake's water gland and the snake shot a jet of water at them.

Then Stevonnie shot a fireball at the snake's jet of water and the fire vaporized it.

Stevonnie leaped up into the air and fired at the snake's gem. It cracked and they picked it up and bubbled it.

Then the Connie part said, "Let's defuse. I need to go inside and see if my parents are okay."

They defused, and Steven said, "May I go inside, too?"

Connie said, "Yes."

They found Mr. and Mrs. Maheswaran on the floor in the front room.

"Mom, Dad, are you all right?" asked Connie.

Mr. Maheswaran said, "What happened? I looked out the window and saw a giant snake. Then I fainted."

Mrs. Maheswaran said, "I saw more than that. I saw a girl fighting the snake. Then I saw her break apart and turn into you and Steven. That's when I fainted."

"Oh oh," said Steven and Connie together.

"What is going on?" asked Mrs. Maheswaran.

"Mom, I've been doing magic things with Steven and the Crystal Gems. We figured out how to do fusion, just like the Crystal Gems did that time when we had dinner," said Connie.

"There's a lot you haven't been telling us," said Mr. Maheswaran.

"I know, and I'm sorry," said Connie. "I didn't think you would understand."