"Steven, you can watch this lesson." Pearl said.
"Alright!" Steven shouted happily.
The Gems kept trying new things to get Rhodonite`s gem to glow, but to no avail. They kept trying new ways of getting Rhodonite to summon her weapon, from throwing boulders at her to getting her angry, Rhodonite`s gem remained dull, lifeless. It left everyone panting, gasping for breath. The Crystal Gems, exerted from trying literally everything, and Rhodonite, exhausted from everything being thrown at her.
"Let`s just get on to fusion." Amethyst said in between breaths.
"Oh no, I`m not doing it again." Pearl said in a scolding fashion.
"I volunteer Amethyst." Garnet stopped the argument before it started. Peridot snickered and Pearl smirked mischievously at Amethyst.
"Oh, fine. As long as Pearl gets that look off her face." Amethyst walked over to Rhodonite.
Amethyst immediately started twerking, which was foreign to Rhodonite. She blushed and tried to copy Amethyst`s dancing style, but nothing really happened, it was just Amethyst and Rhodonite twerking side by side.
"Oh! I can`t sit here any longer and watch you two dance like that! Pearl ran over and pulled Rhodonite out of the twerking session.
"Well, not everyone can do ballet!" Amethyst shouted.
"Ugh, but simultaneously moving your butts up and down isn`t how you fuse either!" Pearl shouted back.
"Garnet, I guess we`ll be working with you tomorrow." Amethyst grinned devilishly as she walked over to the warp pad. Everyone else followed, including Rhodonite. She knew they had to work on the drill. Besides, Rhodonite didn`t like dancing in front of them.
"Hey Rhodonite, I noticed that you`re kinda good at dancing! Sour Cream`s having a rave tonight, you should go!" Steven said to an obviously bored Rhodonite who was doing tricks with a yo-yo she found.
"Good at dancing?" Rhodonite caught the yo-yo. "I can`t fuse without tripping someone, I swear I almost broke Pearl`s nose the first time I tried fusing." Rhodonite said.
"Don`t give up yet, and besides, maybe you are better dancing on your own! Try it, I`ll turn on a song and you just dance to it." Steven walked over to the boombox and turned on some electronic music, with bass you could feel, it made Steven`s pulse try to match the beat.
Rhodonite crouched and began to move her arms around quickly and rhythmically, much like Garnet`s waacking, she stood up and shook her hips a few times. She moved her legs back and forth, then bent her knees slightly, held her fist up and cruised to the beat. She spun around and jumped around, moving her arms like a rapper dropping beats, popping and locking, and she even dropped it low and moved her backside up and down, causing Steven to blush just a little.
Rhodonite rolled her hips to the melody, then turned around, looked back slyly, then turned back around and dropped it low again just before jumping up and doing a sloppy back-flip.
"That was great! You should definitely go to that rave tonight! It`ll help you feel better, maybe dancing could be a creative outlet for you!" Steven said as he turned off the boombox.
"I don`t know, I`ll be all alone with people staring at me and dancing is kind of a cruel reminder that I can`t fuse. Besides, my dancing is spastic and weird, not smooth like Garnet or Pearl`s." Rhodonite said nervously.
"Oh, I`ll be with you! I can show you to my friend Connie and we can go together!" Steven suggested.
"I`m sorry, but having two human children chaperon me doesn`t exactly ease my anxiety." Rhodonite said.
"Oh, you won`t be chaperoned by two human children." Steven replied.
"What do you mean?" Rhodonite asked.
"STEVONNIE?!" Rhodonite was shocked beyond belief. "A Gem fusing with a human being, it`s absurd, unimaginable! I don`t know what to say..."
"I remember getting that the first time." Stevonnie said.
"So you`ll be with me there, but not you?" Rhodonite asked.
"Pretty much, and you can trust Connie." Stevonnie reassured Rhodonite as they began to walk up to the warehouse where the rave was being held.
A dubstep song played so loud you can hear it from a mile away, with bass you could feel in your bones and melodies that swirled in your very soul. The disco lights were the only really bright light in that part of town, it was like the nebula of a galaxy. Rhodonite and Stevonnie peeked in, getting a lay of the land as well as who was there. The usual suspects, and of course, Sour Cream throwing glowsticks and dropping beats like always.
"Ready?" Stevonnie asked, you could obviously tell Steven was in control, because Connie would be insecure like Rhodonite.
"Uh, I`m having second thoughts." Rhodonite looked at Stevonnie worriedly.
"Don`t worry, I`m right behind you." Stevonnie smiled.
Rhodonite stepped onto the dance floor and began a simple pop and lock routine, but it immediately popped eyes. Rhodonite stopped paying attention to the people as she went to a hip roll while she moved her arms back and forth in a lasso move. She turned around, looked back slyly and grooved to the beat until she turned around and shook her body and squatted slowly until she was on the floor dropping it low. By then, everyone was looking at her, gasping and murmuring amongst themselves. Rhodonite stopped and slowly rose from her position, looking around anxiously, she looked like she was about to have a panic attack...
Luckily, Stevonnie slid in on her knees, then spun around as she got up. Stevonnie began to pop and lock, Rhodonite followed, and they did a dance routine together, ending in Rhodonite twirling and dipping Stevonnie. She had a small hope that she would fuse with Stevonnie, but of course, both of their Gems stayed dull. Rhodonite quickly shook off her disappointed face as she and Stevonnie broke from the pose. The two smiled and hugged each other, laughing.
"Bye Connie! Thanks for helping out!" Steven yelled just before shutting the door.
Rhodonite was laying on her back on the couch, looking at the ceiling.
"How did you like that rave? How`d it make you feel?" Steven asked.
"Worth something." Rhodonite said.