Steven Universe: Beyond The Mirror

Healing Gem

Steven screams as he flies through the air with Lapis, flailing his limbs helplessly. Lapis looks down, grimacing as they start crashing down into the clouds. "It's not enough! If only I had my wings!" Steven gasps through the drop as he looks over towards Lapis.

"What do you mean?!"
"I can only use my wings through my gem! But it isn't working for some reason!" Steven spots Lapis' cracked gem on her back. He gasps from the realization and he coughs in the clouds. "Your gem is cracked! I don't know how, but maybe I can fix it! Just don't move!"

Lapis raises her eyebrow as Steven reaches to grab ahold of Lapis' left arm. He grunts as he grabs it with his other hand before he pulls himself through her. He lets go of a hand as Steven squints his eyes from the booming of thunder. "Please work!"

He licks his right hand before he pulls himself up to attempt to slap it onto the gem. "Steven?!" Steven's hand slips off the gem the second it touches it. He grunts as his other hand starts to loose its grip. "Come on!" He grunts as he pulls himself up once more, depleting his last bit of energy.

"Come...on!" He grunts as his muscles strain. The duo plunges with only a few seconds of fresh air remaining. He yells as he slaps the gem just before Steven and Lapis crash down into the water. Steven and Lapis sink beneath the surface as Steven holds his breath.

He reaches out to Lapis as she reaches out to him. Lapis widens her eyes as she feels something effecting her back. She gasps out a few bubbles from her mouth as her gem starts to glow. The split sides converge back into place as the glow brightens.

Steven gasps as his eyes bulge before covering his mouth. Lapis closes her eyes for a moment before opening them again to reveal her ocean blue pupils. Steven's eyes start to close as he loses conciousness.

Lapis grabs Steven's hand and she starts dragging him back to the surface through clenched teeth. She gasps as she breaks the surface. She pulls Steven up as a wave forces her head back down. She pops up again with Steven and she looks over at him. "Steven?"

Steven's eyes are shut and his mouth hangs open as Lapis holds him in her arms. "Steven?!" She shakes him and she waits as Steven doesn't stir. After a few more seconds, Lapis sniffles. "No." Her eyes droop and she grits her teeth. "Steven, please! Wake up! Steven!"

Steven finally coughs out some water as Lapis' eyes well up for the first time in a millenia. She gasps as a tear slips down her left cheek. "Steven!" She embraces him as he slowly opens his eyes. "Lapis?" She pulls away from him as a wave pushes past them.

The storm starts to die down as Steven regains conciousness. "What happened? Are we dead?" Steven blinks in his groggy state as Lapis shakes her head. "No. We're okay. You fixed my gem! I didn't even know it was broken until now!" Steven's lips curl upward and he coughs out.

"Your eyes look different. Before they were mirrors. But now, they're actual eyes! Real eyes!" He coughs out once more as Lapis chuckles. "I didn't know about that either!" She looks up at the clouds as they diverge from each other. Sunlight breaks through the gap as Lapis squints her eyes.

The sun rises over the horizon, allowing Steven to look upon a small silhouette of an island not that far off ahead. "Lapis, I think there's something up ahead." Lapis turns her head so her right eye can spot the island.

She widens her eyes and she sprouts her water wings with a grunt. She springs out of the water as she holds onto Steven. Steven grabs ahold of her hands as she lets go of him. She pants she drops down towards the water before rising up just above the surface. "I think I can make it."

Steven's sandals touch the water as Lapis shoots herself forward towards the island with a grunt. She pants as Steven grips her hands as tight as he could. She screams as she picks up more space between her and the ocean. Steven's sandals drip with the water as Lapis gasps.

Steven gapes at the place, widening his eyes. "Woah. That's a lot of warp pads." Lapis' eyes bulge open with a gasp as she lets go of Steven. He crashes down towards the ocean as he reaches out to grab ahold of the edge of the island. He pulls himself up with a grunt as he watches Lapis drop down onto a warp pad nearby.

He steps up to Lapis as his head twists left...right...straight ahead towards the surrounding warp pads on the reflective surface. Lapis casts her eyes down as she steps off the warp pad to Steven's left.

Lapis lifts her head up as she embraces herself. Steven stops next to his companion, raising an eyebrow. "Lapis, what is this place?" She shudders under her breath. "Somewhere I never wanted to come back to."