Connie, Steven and Lion leaped out of the way and the giant gem spider ended up ramming into the doorway. Connie unsheathed her sword and Steven's shield was out. Lion seemed alert and ready to help. The corrupted gem backed out of the wall and shrieked again. It didn't seem very effected.
"Connie, cover me!" Steven shouted, heading to Lion. Connie just nodded. She knew what he was going to do, and in this situation it really was necessary. The gem spider charged, but she was ready. The sword fighter jumped out of the way before the thing could ram into her. This time after recovering it sent a sticky looking web in her direction.
Connie tried to jump out of the way, but the web caught onto her foot, tripping her. The spider took the moments she used trying to get up as the opportunity to strike, effectively ramming into Connie and knocking her into a wall. Knocking her sword out of her hand in the process.
Connie got up, but slowly. She was clearly hurt, with bruises and a bloody nose. The spider was going to charge again, but another figure bounded to her. "Steven!" she said happily. There in front of her was Steven, riding Lion, struggling to carry his mother's shield and sword.
"Connie, you're hurt!" he said sadly. The sword fighter looked behind the half gem and pink lion and shouted:
"STEVEN, LOOK OUT!"
Lion turned around quickly and Steven struggled to stay on. The spider gem was running straight for him, but the two stood their ground. At the moment the corrupted gem would have hit him, his shield expanded, effectively knocking the gem back. It looked bewildered for a moment, and that's when Lion charged.
Connie watched in awe. Steven held his sword high and stabbed the spider gem's side. The corrupted gem was gone in a poof.
It's gem landed on the stone floor with a little clink. Steven's shield went away, and he got off Lion. Then he returned him mom's sword. The half gem walked over to the blue gem left behind and picked it up. He walked over to Connie and they stared at it for a little. Then Steven bubbled it.
Connie looked at Steven with a smile. "We should do this again!"
•••
They boarded Lion into the portal and after a moment ended up in the eerie forest. "We did it!" Steven exclaimed happily. "The gems are going to be so proud!"
Connie yawned then looked at her companion. "That was awesome!" she said drowsily "But now I need sleep." Steven nodded his agreement.
Lion stepped onto to the warp with the two friends, and they were gone in a flash.