Hey guys! I managed to get out another chapter! As always, thanks for reading!
Pyrite looks around. The lights of Empire city had gone out. It appeared to be this planet's version of curfew. Their sun had long since descended, and their were no stasis chambers to be seen in this house.
Pyrite was confused. What did the humans do at this hour? He looks over to the window, and sees a man flicking through channels on what appears to be a broadcasting device.
Pyrite puts his helmet on and presses a button on the side of it. He scrolls through frequencies until he finds the one the other man is watching.
A man on the screen is giving reports of current events in Beach City, and he starts talking, pointing to a picture of the temple.
"These "Crystal Gems" have saved Beach City from destruction once again. These vigilantes have apparently been around since the dawn of humanity, and have picked this as their residence." The man says, pointing to a picture of three gems fighting a strange crystalline monster. The red one defeats it with a crushing blow, and it's physical body retreats into it's gem. She encompasses it in a strange bubble, which almost immediately disappears.
The man looks towards the camera. "We will get more info on these unknown heroes soon."
Pyrite takes his helmet off and throws it onto a table. "That's it. They're the ones," he says.
That still didn't cure his boredom. Finally, he lies down and closes his eyes, hoping to simulate stasis.
Steven wakes up to the sound of loud chewing.
"Amethyst! What are you doing up?" he asks.
"I'm just getting a midnight snack, Ste-man," Amethyst says, eating an entire submarine sandwich in one gulp.
"Well, can you keep it down please? I need sleep." Steven says.
Amethyst shrugs and walks through the temple door to her room.
Steven sighs and gets back in bed. He picks up the book History of the Universe, a novel that Connie had recommended for him.
He tries reading it, but it has long words that just confuse him. He yawns and puts the book on his nightstand, soon falling asleep.
Steven wakes up in a strange white world. It's almost entirely blank, save for a short black trail.
The first thing he notices is that his bed is missing. If he had been moved, he would have felt it.
He slowly gets up and looks around. It appears the only option is to follow the path, moving forward. It's almost as if someone had wanted him to go that way.
Occasionally, he calls out for someone to answer, hoping for Lapis. Maybe even Jasper.
Finally, he reaches a hill. It's strangely bright green. Maybe even Peridot. Steven climbs up the hill, where he notices a figure sitting in a slightly reclined chair. It's definitely not Peridot.
He is dark yellow, almost tan. He looks over some buildings that could make up a city, shaking his head. He doesn't notice Steven yet.
He sighs, shaking his head. "This used to be so much better."
"Hi!" Steven calls, waving. This startles the man, who turns around in his chair. Sure enough, he's wearing the same clothing that Peridot and Jasper had on, except it's plain yellow.
"What?" He asks, mystified. Steven squints. "Wait...are you a gem?" He asks.
The man relaxes a little. This kid obviously wasn't real. It was just a dream. A figment of his imagination. He decides to have some fun.
"Guilty," He says, half-smiling. "The name's Pyrite, by the way."
Steven's eyes light up at this, and he smiles.
"M..mine is Steven Universe!" He almost yells.
Pyrite chuckles. "So what do humans like you do for fun?" He's almost enjoying himself.
"I'm not a human! I'm a Crystal Gem!" Steven says. He pulls up his shirt, revealing a pink gem in place of his belly button.
Pyrite's eyes widen. Rose's gem. She was the leader of the gem rebellion. He had almost joined her, but had been glad when he didn't. Only five of the rebels had survived, including her.
No. This was a dream. It couldn't be her. "So Steven," Pyrite begins. "Can you tell me about the Crystal Gems?" He asks.
"Oh yeah. There's Pearl. She really likes to do chores, but she always scolds me when I forget to fold my clothes. There's Garnet - she's like a permanent fusion. And there's-" Pyrite cuts him off. "Yeah, but can you tell me their weapons and stuff?"
Steven thinks a bit. "Well, Pearl uses a sort of spear or staff kind of thing. Garnet summons these fists. They can be huge! And Amethyst has a whip that's kind of sharp at the end."
Pyrite takes this all in as Steven continues to talk. All of this matched up perfectly with the descriptions of the rebels. But how did he know? Pyrite knew one thing. This wasn't just a dream. He would be a hero if he took down Rose Quartz and the remainder of the rebels.
"-But Pearl doesn't even like to eat," Steven finishes. Pyrite chuckles. "Uh... Steven, right? How'd you get inside my dreams?"
Steven looks puzzled. "I think it's because of my gem or something." He says, looking down at the glowing pink stone under his shirt. Suddenly, he hears a loud beeping noise.
It's his alarm clock, jarring him awake. He looks at it and smiles. "Free donut day!" He says. He remembers his dream. "Oh right! I've got to tell the gems about my dream last night!"
He rushes down the stairs, waiting for Garnet and Pearl to come back from one of their missions.
Sorry for the lateness in getting out the past few chapters, but school is starting, and I'm really busy.