Spinel Returns

Broken

Steven returned to find his dad asleep on the couch with Spinel beside him munching hand fulls of popcorn before noticing him and slinking like a literally a slinky to cling to him.

"Your daaaads fun for a human, how did things go with that Pearl" Spinel asks squeezing around Steven a bit.

"Greg! wake up! Look at this couch popcorn EVERYWHERE!" Pearl would begrudgingly say apon entering the home, kinda ignoring Spinel.

Greg jerked awake and looked wide eyed at Pearl "I..I didnt do it BUT I'll clean it"

"NO! no you shouldn't my UM GREG UNIVERSE....Ill do it" They all looked to Pearl in shock, had she reverted to reset pearl? no she just knew this behavior bothered Greg so she didnt mind doing it in the slightest she had to vent a bit somehow and this seemed the most harmless way.

"Whats in da bag Steven?" Spinel asks as she pulls a bit at the grocery bag he had brought in with him.

"Dinner, duno if you--" she cuts him off "I WANNA TRY DINNER too!" She had to try it, if Steven can do it she had to be part of it! she thought.

Peridot and Lapis briskly walk in the house.

"So it is true, she is back" says Peridot eyeing Steven who is still being clung to by Spinel.

"I think we should talk Spinel, I heard about what happend when you came back..." said Lapis in a concerned tone.

"Welllll OK!" Spinel chirped totally trusting the blue gem since she seemed sympathetic, they walked out on to the beach.

"So what didja wanna tell me?" Spinel asks tilting her head to the side slightly

"I just wanted to say I understand you a little more then Steven ever will.. you see I too had time stolen from me.. i was trapped in a mirror you see-" Spinel brought a hand up to Lapisis mouth "Stop, I dont want to be reminded, the day was starting to go well for me till you butted in" Lapis was taken aback all she wanted to do was show Spinel wasent alone in this depression of loneliness.

"Ya see Lappy It's not as much the time I lost but the friend that stabbed me in the back, if thats somehow relate-able to being a mirror mirror on the wall then good for you, all I want right now is to feel better... with my new best friend Steven!"Spinel said that in a slightly off her rocker tone before snapping out of that tone at the end of it and leaving Lapis on the beach to think over what just happend.

"Done with your heart to heart allready Spinel?" inquired Peridot as she was the first gem by the front door apon the pink gems return.

"She means well but Im not looking for a pitty party, wheres Steven?" The green gem pointed in the direction of the kitchen and Spinel dashed away.

"This isent gonna end well is it?" Peridot sighed and made her way back out to check on Lapis.

"Is she that far gone? she wouldn't even let me start to relate to her" Lapis said frustrated with her failure.

"Im not suprised to be honest, she wasent even interested in the positive message of Stevens song in that last battle its like her gems cracked or something" Peridot surmised

"Her Gem looked perfectly fine just inverted..maybe her new form is to blame for this behavior and i really hope not.. we might need to go to homeworld and grab a rejuvinator just in case" Lapis would say leaving paridot a bit stunned 

"Thats to dangerous, what if she got a hold of it and reset everyone all over again thats not gonna work, she either get poofed and bubbled or-"

"Shattered? thats what you were about to say and I agree thats the best course of action with this Gem.. sad to say" Lapis and Peridot jump at the sudden interruption from Garnet.

"That or convince her to leave for the good of Steven,Otherwise I can see it by the end of the week there will be a fierce battle and she will be shattered along with..... Steven!"Garnet said with utter terror in her tone.