Steven Universe x corrupt gemling reader

~prologue~

Ugh... what's taking so long?

You snort softly in indignant boredom as you slowly come to a stop at gnawing at a large tree branch. you spit out a few wood chips and bits of bark and step away from the large chewed, slobber slick branch. you whined in unrest as you paced around the small cave, grumbling to yourself.

It's never taken her this long... what time is it?

you cautiously peek your head out from the cave opening and look up, peering through the thick canopy of leaves and branches at the sky. It was now starting to darken, its light blue color slowly becoming a deep indigo, with the faintest orange-gradient from the setting sun's light, casting the a substantial amount darkeness of the woodlands through the branches. you whimpered in a surge of indignant unsettlement.

Well... that can't be good.

of course it wasn't. She never stood out this long. She was always back before sun down! you whimpered apprehensively, shifting from one paw to another. Nervous and cold, you leapt out of your den, shuddering at a wind that whipped through your rather thin mane, but quickly fluffed up your fur and scurried down the brown forest terrain, deciding to go out to figure out what your mother was up to. All the while you were coming up with scenarios as to why she was late.

Maybe she's wandered to far off our territory and got lost... or... maybe she's out there hunting for something other than those small organic things she always brings... or... maybe she's gotten onto a-

your thoughts were cut off by a bellowing ROOAAAR!! followed by the sounds of indistinct voices and... clashing weapons..? They appeared to be coming from the clearing just ahead of you. Mama? In a jolt of concern, you quickly run over to the forest's edge, yelping as you stumble over a steep ledge, landing on your belly with a small flumpf into a relatively soft ground. You shook your head, spitting out sand remnants as well as your fluffy bangs. As you rubbed your eyes to rid them of the sand however, you heard another roar just ahead of you.

Only it sounded as if it were in pain.

Your eyes snapped open, and a startled gasp erupted from your small maw.

Mama..!?

You quickly stagger to your paws and hooves, running as fast as your stubby appendages could carry you, kicking up a wave of sand behind. I've never heard her sound like that before... you thought, whimpering to yourself, your eyes bleary from tears of irritation from the sand that splashed in them. With each small stride, you heard the dull sounds of thumping, slashing, growling, and...

Voices..?

"Take this!"

"Wah! Look out!"

"Ugh! It never took this long for a corrupt gem to poof! It's not giving UP!"

"It's almost like it's.. resisting!"

As you got closer, you heard the quakes that accompanied the thumps, and finally after a lengthy run, you find the sight of a large hulking figure on all sixes, four muscular arms and two powerful backlegs, breathing heavily and stepping back, swishing its long tail from side to side in a hostile manner. it's long, thick (color) mane swaying in the wind. You sniffed the air in its direction and squawked in relief. There she is! Without hesitation, you darted towards the massive figure, squeaking in concern, catching the giant's attention.

As you approached her however, you didn't notice the scratches, crack-like cuts and bruising that littered her (color) skin... or the look of alarm in her wide (color) eyes.

No! (Name)! "Raauh!" The urgency in her voice made you skid to a halt, going wide eyed as she quickly turned and began running towards you. Huh?

It isn't safe here!

Get back to the-

"GRAAH!!"

"EEK!"

Your eyes stretch wide open and your mouth opened into a petrified yelp as you suddenly saw what looked like a sharpened light blue stick suddenly burst out of your mother's chest, making her stop dead in her tracks.

The last thing you saw of your mother was her looking down at the sharp tip jutting out of her chest then at you, tears swimming in her large (color) eyes. "(n-name)..."

POOF!

In a puff of smoke, she disappeared, leaving behind a shiny (color) (gem) in her place.