The shadow assassin (steven universe reader-insert)

Chapter 33.

At The Barn*

Steven is seen fast asleep on the back of a truck in the barn, snoring loudly. Two shadowy figure then approaches him, and Steven snores a final time before waking up.

You and Garnet : (excitedly, and garnet without her visors on*) Steven!

Steven: (gasps*)Garnet! Y/N! Is it morning already?

Garnet: (grins*) It's midnight! Happy birthday, Steven!

You: Happy birthday steven, congratulations.

Steven: (grabs his cheeks, then sits up and grabs Garnet's cheeks*) Oh man! Garnet, Are you finally gonna tell me that you're a fusion of the Gems Ruby and Sapphire like you promised?

Garnet: You already know about all that, Steven.

You: (chuckles*) Steven, remember when we jailbreak from peridot's ship?

Steven: (sighs*) It's true and I remembered y/n. (lets go of Garnet and falls back into bed*)

Garnet: But what you two don't know is how Ruby and Sapphire first met.

Steven: (sits back up and grabs Garnet's cheeks again, blushing with stars in his eyes*)
O-M-G! I don't!

Garnet blushes and giggles, as she begins retelling her story of how Ruby and Sapphire first met, cuing a flashback.

Ar the Cloud Arena*

Garnet (Narrator): The Earth, 5,750 years ago; it was a promising site of a new Gem colony, but progress was being thwarted by a small, persistent group of rebels. A team of diplomatic Gems were sent from Homeworld to investigate. Among those Gems was Sapphire, a rare aristocratic Homeworld Gem, with the power to see into the future. Assigned to her were three Rubies, common soldiers, with a mission to protect her.

Ruby Guard 1: (walks up to Ruby Guard 2*) Hey! Can't wait for those rebels to get here!

Ruby Guard 2: Haha, yeah! When I see those rebels, I'm gonna punch them right in their faces!

Ruby Guard 1: What are you sayin'? I'm gonna punch them all over their bodies, and then it'll be over.

Ruby Guard 2: What if, I just punch you!

She punched Ruby Guard 1 playfully in the back of her shoulder, sticking her tongue out, and Ruby Guard 1 yelped out in pain.

Ruby: Oh, come on. We'll punch 'em together when we fuse. That's why they sent, uh, three of us?

Ruby Guard 1: Three this!

Ruby Guard 1 attempted to punch Ruby, but Ruby blocked the attack. Ruby was knocked backwards, causing her to collide into Sapphire. Onlooking Gems gasped in shock as Ruby quickly stepped away from Sapphire.

Ruby: Oh, I, um, I'm so sorry, I, let me, uh...

Sapphire: I'm fine.

Ruby: What?

Sapphire: It's okay. It was bound to happen.

Ruby: I, uh... okay.

Sapphire: Now please wait here. I must attend to my duties.

Ruby: Right.

RubyGuard 1: Mmm.

Ruby Guard 2: Yes.

The three Rubies stood in attention as Sapphire walked up to Blue Diamond's Palanquin, where Blue Diamond's Pearl was seen standing next to Blue Diamond's throne.

Garnet (Narrator): Sapphire had been called to Earth by Blue Diamond, specifically to share her vision of the future.

Sapphire: (enters the palanquin*) My diamond, I've arrived.