Opal, Ruby, Sapphire AU | Steven Universe

Regular-Sized Giant Woman

"It's not MY fault the Earth Beetle isn't here. Why do you have to be so cold?" Ruby spat.

        "I wouldn't have to be if you weren't so hot-headed," Sapphire fired back.

        Behind Steven, the adopted fox began to whine in distress, and Steven rushed between the feuding Gems. "Hey, guys! C'mon, stop it! You're scaring Steven Junior!"

        At that moment, there was a deep rumbling. Steven glanced up in fear at the cavern ceiling, dripping with dagger-like stalactites.

        Then, quick as a flash, shooting up through the rocky crust from the soil below came a gigantic worm-like creature with a hideous mouth full of tiny, razor-sharp teeth. In one fluid movement, it arced down towards the fox and smashed into it, disappearing into the new crater-sized tunnel.

        Steven blinked back tears. "My son. . ."

        "Quick, guys, in here!" Ruby called from the stairwell temple, and Sapphire grabbed Steven and zipped inside.

        The temple boomed as something crashed into the paved floor from underneath, and an unearthly shriek echoed through the cavern.

        Steven whipped around to the two Gems. "Guys, this is the perfect time to form Garnet! C'mon!"

        He sat cross-legged in anticipation. Sharing dejected looks, Ruby and Sapphire stood in the middle of the room, and, closing their eyes, activated their gems, the ghostly light from Sapphire's pushing back the fiery glow from the lava pools outside.

        Gingerly, they interlocked hands and began stepping in time. Steven clapped excitedly and Sapphire turned towards him but was immediately jerked back and sent into a dizzying spin by Ruby, who was setting a fast pace. When Sapphire regained her composure, her hand tightened around Ruby's and she set her red hand on her own hip, trying to lead in a slow waltz; but Ruby was still caught up in her energetic tango and flung that same hand (and Sapphire's with it) to their left, marching them towards Steven.

        Sapphire resisted and pulled her back, trying to remain in the centre of the room, and Ruby stumbled and stepped on her long blue skirts, throwing Sapphire off-balance and sending her tumbling back onto Ruby's bracing arm, which didn't hold and sent them both crashing to the floor. They disappeared in a blaze of light, which rose and slimmed, wobbling, struggling to stay together—

        With a burst the light disappeared, leaving Ruby and Sapphire on the floor together. Sapphire promptly shoved Ruby off.

        Ruby immediately sat up, aggravated. "What was that for?!"

        "One, you tripped me, and two, you elbowed me in the chest," Sapphire cut.

        "I wouldn't have tripped if you hadn't yanked me back!" the other yelled.

        "Oh, yes," the blue Gem returned icily. "After you dragged me across the floor after you?"

        Ruby's face flushed even darker. "Well, YOU—"

        "Guys!" Steven sprang up and again rushed between them. "Don't fight! If you fight, I won't get to see Garnet!"

        There was another hellish shriek from somewhere below them, and a low rumbling.

        Steven threw his arms out dramatically. "And I might get eaten by a giant worm!"

        He shot a look over his shoulder at the Gems, hoping for some kind of grudging agreement, when something shot up from beneath him and he was enveloped in a humid black. A second later he was pushed back into a pink, slimy sort of tunnel, filled with chunks of debris and the bones of other unfortunate animals.