Steven Universe: Beyond The Mirror

Crossing The Line

Lapis grimaces as she freezes in her tracks. Garnet stands at the doorway to her right with Pearl and Amethyst stepping on the warp pad to the left. She turns her head towards Steven with wild bulging eyes and cracking clenched teeth.

Her hands ball up into fists as she turns towards Pearl and Amethyst. She darts towards them as they pull out their weapons. Garnet rushes in from behind as Steven watches from his bedroom, standing on the wooden floorboards. Garnet summons her gauntlets to her hands. "Get her!"

Steven's glare from his recent confrontation with Lapis drops as his eyes droop from his guilty frown. He folds his arms as he casts his eyes down on the floorboards. He knows that Lapis has reached the end of line with him and the Crystal Gems.

But what will things be like for him after Lapis is caught and bubbled away? It can't all end now, can it? Lapis leaps over the counter, ignoring all of the piled up dishes and kitchen appliances stacked on it. The dishes crash and silverware clatters on the ground as Lapis slides through them.

She keeps her balance on the counter as Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst surround her on equal sides of the kitchen. Pearl stands her ground at the exit along with Garnet to her left along with Amethyst closest to the warp pad.

Lapis' eyes roll around, desperately searching for something she can use against the Gems. Her eyes stop as they lock on the sink's faucet dripping with water. She listens to the droplets plop onto a small puddle as each one replaces another in an endless loop. "Gems! Get ready!"

Lapis rushes over to the sink as the Gems charge into the kitchen. Lapis looks down at the sink to notice the taps residing on both sides of the faucet. The one on the left is pulled back barely an inch more than the latter.

Lapis kicks the left tap, causing a stream of water to sprout out of the faucet and into the basin. She smirks as she whips her body towards the Crystal Gems. Steven looks up, widening his eyes as he watches Lapis strike the faucet water at the Gems like a whip. "Stay back!"

Lapis holds the stream of water steady in front of her as the basin puddle resonates from the dripping of the leftover water. She strikes the water towards the Gems, treating it like a snake striking its fangs towards its prey, as they leap out of the way.

The water hisses as Pearl stands on the cushion next to the fridge, propping her back against it. Garnet and Amethyst stay close against the sides of the counter as Lapis leaps off onto the floorboards. Steven spots the Gems as they prepare themselves for a one on three ambush.

Pearl holds her spear close to her chest as she clenches her teeth. Steven grits his teeth as he watches Lapis step through the kitchen. He wants to warn her about the ambush...but he doesn't. What if she is right though? What if he really does stay grounded even after all of this is over?

Though reluctant, Steven screams his warning out towards the Homeworld Gem. "Lapis, watch out!" The Gems turn their attention towards Steven with widening eyes, ditching their ambush. Lapis rushes out of the kitchen as she strikes the water at Pearl first, catching her off guard.

Pearl yelps as she rebounds against the fridge before crashing down into the cushions on her stomache. She groans through shut eyes as her left hand clutches it. Lapis hits Garnet next a few seconds later, causing the back of her head to bash into the wall behind her, blinding her vision in a temporary daze.

Last but not least, Amethyst's back slams into the wall from the tip of Lapis' thick water whip with a grunt. She crashes down onto her stomache with squinted shut eyes and she groans in anguish as she presses a hand to the gem embedded on her chest through clenched teeth.

Lapis looks up towards Steven, stalling for a moment. She extends a hand out towards him with a glare. Steven responds with his own. He knows he has crossed the line with his fellow Gems now. What could possibly be worse than being grounded? He doesn't want to know.

He nods and he jumps off the ground. He lands on the couch and he leaps towards Lapis. He rushes towards her and she nods, taking his hand. They dart for the warp pad as Garnet calls out for the young boy. "St-Steven!" Her voice shakes as she clutches her stomache on the ground, facing him. "Don't...do it!"

Steven stops for a moment, turning back to his old caretakers. He blinks his eyes in his glare. "Goodbye, guys." Garnet gasps, recollecting the memory of Rose's final moments before transforming into Steven. Within a flash, they were gone just the same.