Chapter 9: I Care For Her

(Homeworld Forest; Sapphire's POV)

Good thing I predicted what would happen next. I knew the monster would come and get me to threaten Ruby but that's as far as I know about the future. I can't look further because there are still too much possibilities. I'm completely lost. I don't know where I am as well as I don't know where I am headed. I hid behind a tall tree and sat beside it. I meditated hard to see where I should go and hopefully get a little bit of rest.

(Ruby's POV)

I'm running as fast as I can but I can't keep up with him. Damn it! I hope Sapphire hid herself really well because this monster won't stop at nothing until he finds her. This is all my fault. I hope she can forgive me. "Sapphire!" I shouted repeatedly. I lost sight of Onyx as well as where I came from. I'm lost and I'm worried. On top of that, nightfall is creeping its way in already. I can't stop now. If it'll take me 'til morning just to find her, I'll do it. I stopped for a bit because I heard something in the bushes.

"Sapphire?" I crept near it and saw nothing. It was just the wind blowing hard. Or so I thought. A sonic wave hit me and made me fell onto the ground. I looked up and saw Onyx.

"Finally found your resting place Ruby. Prepare yourself" he summoned his other scythe again and repeatedly slashed the air, sending waves of wind towards me. I kept on dodging it, hoping it won't hit me. I ran away as fast as I can and to somehow think of a plan to destroy him or at least prevent him from looking for Sapphire again. I hid behind a tree and stopped for a moment and looked around to see how I can manage to maneuver my situation. I see lots of trees obviously. Some small passages heading towards the deeper parts of the forest. Alas! I thought of something!

(Nobody's POV)

Onyx slashed the air even more to make Ruby come out. He made looking for Ruby feel like looking for a mice in its hole.

"Come out come out you mice! You won't be able to hide from me very long you know that" said Onyx as he lowered his altitude to see things better. Every time he sees small movements in the forest he slashes to air to send out waves of wind towards it. "Stop hiding you coward! I thought you were stronger than me?! Prove it once more!" he spun himself, sending out plenty of razor wind. He then stopped when he saw a red, shining gem running away. "There you are. Now its time for the predator to get its prey" he flew fast towards Ruby's direction while slashing his scythe, sending out hurls of razor wind.

"C'mon Ruby stop running. We can talk about this hahahaha!" Onyx said while sending out razor winds towards Ruby's way. Ruby just kept running but he was doing something rather unusual and Onyx noticed it. He stopped flying and lowered his altitude to ground level. Ruby broke a sweat and stopped running but didn't stop pounding his fists together.

"What are you doing there brother?" Onyx said. He carefully withdrew his scythes and walked closer to Ruby.

"Nothing. Aren't you going to hit me more?" Ruby replied while pounding harder and harder. Onyx's eyes widened and knew what he was doing. He moved back a little bit and kept his ground.

"You're a smart gem Ruby. How come you weren't that smart before? Hahaha!" Onyx said. Ruby's face fell but he didn't stop.

"Since you know you can hit hard because of the durability of your gem, you pound your fists harder to know your limit. Pounding your fists together surrounds you with a small barrier made out of sonic waves. Thus, rendering you invulnerable from my attacks the harder you pound your fists together. Smart move but defense won't always be the best offense" Onyx said while smiling at Ruby and looking at him with an impressed look. "I didn't even know you can think like that. Nevertheless," he sprinted towards Ruby as fast as lightning, making Ruby's face flush. "I am still fast" he punched Ruby hard. Ruby's face sunk and the punch sent him flying back.

"Get up Ruby I'm done with your suffering yet" Onyx flew towards Ruby's direction and landed on top of his belly. "Aren't you going to fight back huh?" he kicked him back and stood his ground.

"You know you were right when you said that I will be invulnerable from your razor winds but you missed one thing" Ruby stood up rather wobbly due to the beating he got.

"What thing? I already predicted your defense tactics. You can't possible do anything based on your condition right now" Onyx said.

"Hahaha! That's where you're wrong Onyx. Don't you think I should be done for now based on how you attacked me? It's not just your razor wind's damage I can block. But also, your own physical damage" Ruby said while he summoned his weapon again. Onyx's face was in shock as Ruby's gem weapon appeared to have a new look. Carvings appeared, ancient lettering, and other things written on it. The pressure on Onyx grew as Ruby pounded his fists together. A larger sonic wave barrier appeared, pushing Onyx away.

"Are you ready to get beaten Onyx?" Ruby said as he ran towards Onyx. He then punched Onyx hard, sending him flying back. The new gloves Ruby got was just empowered by the waves he created earlier. Vibrations on his gloves made the punch even harder. Ruby walked towards Onyx.

"How... How did you think of that and how were you able to be this strong?" Onyx said.

"Because I learned many things from her. And I'll do anything for her because I care for her" Ruby said.

Author's Note:

Hey peeps once again! I just wanted to add this chapter again because I wanted to at least keep you guys entertained. Some of the scenes were unrealistic based on the story line of Steven Universe so lets just appreciate it.

Enjoy guys! Cheers!x