Chapter Nine: Return of the Watermelon Stevens

Sour Cream trudged from his van in an unlit parking lot, arms full of DJ equipment when there was a rustling between the other vehicles. "Hello? Buck, is that you?" Sour Cream asked as he shrugged the things in his arms. With no response Sour Cream shrugged and continued toward the warehouse. Just as he set down his things by the door a shadow loomed behind him. He turned and creamed before being attacked.

Morion was the newest addition to the crystal gems. Garnet had put her together while Steven fused the shards back into one. Her gem was on her forehead just like Pearl, but it was yellow. She was quiet and broody and reminded Steven of Opal in most aspects. She was the same size and lithe body type as Pearl. Her skin was brown and her halter-top was orange with an offset yellow star that took up most of the top. She wore black leggings and orange shorts and yellow boots. Her hair was long and silky black, and in battle mode it was pulled away from her eyes under a yellow helmet like the ancient French soldiers would wear. In battle mode; one arm bore yellow armor while the other only had armor on the hand and she used a bow with plasma arrows.

Morion paced the beach with Garnet, learning what she could about this new earth and the coming battle. Pearl was training Steven and Connie, while Amethyst and Lapis were tending the other gems that hadn't revived yet. Garnet caught movement in the edge of her vision then adjusted her glasses as she took a look at the sea. "I wasn't expecting this to actually happen." She said.

"What are those beasts?"

"They should be fine… as long as no one hurts Steven." Garnet advised Morion. There was an explosion out the side of the temple and Steven, incased in a pink bubble, skipped across the water. The creatures blasted out of the water; green beasts who looked nearly identical to Steven. They climbed into the hole in the temple and Connie and Pearl screamed.

"WAIT!" Steven called. His gem glowed and the watermelon Stevens froze in their tracks.

"Oh, dear, Steven, I forgot all about those things." Pearl exclaimed

"I forgot I could do that… make sentient plants like mom did. I bet I could make a whole army of them if we need to. But this time, ill have better control." Steven said