Sally, The Crystal Gem

Mindful Education

I've been dying to write this chapter ever since the beginning of the book, and now I can. I don't give a crap if nobody likes this book, I love it. Try to enjoy this chapter that I'm dying over.

Stevonnie jumped into the air, sword raised. She shot down towards the fusion. Sunstone smirked.

Sunstone raised her hands, and fire shot out towards Stevonnie. She gasped and bubbled herself. She crashed to the ground. Her bubble disappeared. She stood up, and summoned her shield. She bashed Sunstone in the face. Sunstone groaned in pain, then lit her hands in fire. She punched at Stevonnie, but was deflected with the shield. Stevonnie grabbed her sword.

"You're good." Stevonnie smiled. Sunstone smiled. Her eyes passed by something strange. A small, reflective butterfly. She didn't think much of it.

"Now it's my turn." Garnet said walking up and summoning her weopon. She raised her fists. "Let's go."

She charged at Sunstone, kicking up dust. The area was surrounded with dust, making it hard to see.

She looked to the place she thought she heard Garnet in, but instead saw Rose walking. She looked angry.

"R-Rose?" Sunstone asked, slowly falling apart. She turned to her side and saw Garnet in her old form. She, too, was angry. She saw the same butterflies as before. They all combined into a large, scary form. Sphalerite. She smirked at them.

Sunstone screamed and separated. Garnet ran up after the dust had cleared.

"What happened?! I heard a scream!" Garnet said. Sally groaned and walked away. Pearl looked up to Garnet.

"I don't know what happened... I just saw different gems, then... Sphalerite..." Pearl said. Garnet adjusted her visor and walked towards the Warp pad, where Sally was sitting.

"I have to talk with you two." She said as if she knew what was going on.

* * *

Garnet and Sunstone sat on the beach with Sunstone. She folded her hands, and Sunstone copied.

"Close your eyes. Listen to the sounds surrounding you." Garnet said. Sunstone did so.

She opened them after the sounds disappeared. Everything was blue, like the butterflies. She gasped.

"Take a moment to think of just,
Flexibility, Love and Trust.
Take a moment to think of just,
Flexibility, Love and Trust.
Here comes a thought,
That might alarm you.
What someone said, and how it harmed you."

As Garnet sang, she looked over to Ruby and Sapphire. Ruby was distracted by one of the butterflies, while Sapphire was being surrounded by them. But Ruby eventually realized what was happening, and went to Sapphire, forgetting about the butterfly.

"Something you did, that failed to be charming.
Things that you said are suddenly swarming.
And oh, you're losing sight.
You're losing touch.
All these little things seem to matter so much that they confuse you.
That I might lose you...

Take a moment, remind yourself to,
Take a moment and find yourself.
Take a moment and ask yourself if this is how we fall apart.
But it's not,
But it's not,
But it's not,
But it's not,
But it's not,

It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay.

You got nothing,
Got nothing,
Got nothing,
Got nothing,
Got nothing to fear.

I'm here,
I'm here,
I'm here."

Sunstone took a turn at the song, her voice amazing. But the butterflies showed much sadness.

"Here comes a thought,
That might alarm me.
What someone said, and how it harmed me."

Sally and Pearl walked around together. A butterfly flew in front of Sally, showing her reflection. She looked at it, and saw Sphalerite instead. Her eyes watered and she blinked hard. She held her head and fell to the ground. Pearl tried to help her, but Sally wouldn't take it. Pearl frowned, trying to help the gem. Sally stood up and started yelling things about herself that hurt Pearl.

"Something I did, that failed to be charming.
Things that I said are suddenly swarming..."

Butterflies consumed Sally, her anger fear getting the best of her. Pearl reached in for her, but the butterflies reflected Rose. On the inside, all Sally saw was her evil self.

"And, oh, I'm losing sight.
I'm losing touch.
All these little things seem to matter so much that they confuse me.
That I might lose me."

Pearl let tears slip down her cheek as she reached through the butterflies, still seeing Rose. A hand took hers, and the butterflies flew away.

"Take a moment, remind yourself to,
Take a moment and find yourself.
Take a moment and ask yourself if this is how we fall apart.
But it's not,
But it's not,
But it's not,
But it's not,
But it's not.

It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay.

I've got nothing,
Got nothing,
Got nothing,
Got nothing,
Got nothing to fear.

I'm here,
I'm here,
I'm here.

And it's was just a thought,
Just a thought,
Just a thought,
Just a thought,
Just a thought.

We can watch,
We can watch,
We can watch,
We can watch,
We can watch them go by.
From here,
From here,
From here.

Take a moment to think of just,
Flexibility Love and Trust."

Sunstone hugged herself, happy to know that it's okay.