Chapter Twelve: Training
Ever since Steven met his mother, he hasn't left her side. She taught him how to control elements around him, such as plants, water, and stone, how to fuse properly, and how she used her weapons, along with growing his own plant species.
Malachite and Turquoise were off too. Not on the beach, though. On a mission. And they both found new uses for their weapons as well.
Tiger's Eye went out for dinner with the others again. She noticed Altaite acting funny around Tourmaline. Onyx saw Tourmaline doing the same.
After a tutorial, Steven took a venus flytrap seed and a lavender seed. He bubbled them and brought that bubble over his gem and it started to glow. Inside, the seeds were merging into one seed, much like Gem fusion. When he planted it and he used a technique to make it full-grown, it was like a venus flytrap, but inside the mouth was a stalk of lavender with flowers. The flowers attracted insects and the flytrap ate them. A perfect luring plan.
At dinner, Tiger's Eye sat with Onyx. Her cheeks blushed a light brown. Onyx's blushed gray.
Steven mastered most techniques Rose threw at him: plant control, temperature control, cross-breeding, healing, fusing, weapon summoning, and making a better bubble, which was somewhat opaque, changed colors, and, if you made it transparent, you'd be invisible inside it. It would be handy for sneaking up on Amethyst rummaging in her room, and, if she steals his favorite toy, he'd steal it back.
He loved everything he could do; he could even combine his shield and a bubble. When he'd do this, the shield would lie flat inside a small bubble, acting like a razor.
And he could do more with Rose's sword.
A lot more.
And when he found out, Rose told him he was done training.
He was officially a Crystal Gem.