He Did It For Me: Steven's Legacy

Chapter 12: Drift Away

Spinel tried to contain her giggles from behind the pillar as she heard Pink Diamond call out, "Spinel! Where are you?!" The voice got closer. "Spinel? Where can she be." The rubber Gem stretched her arm around just enough to tap her Diamond's shoulder. Then quickly pulled it back. "Spinel?"

Spinel leaped out from the other side of the pillar and hollered while she made funny face, "I win!

The young Diamond was startled at first, but then busted out with laughter. "Yes, you win. You win."

The way her Diamond smiled, that's what she's always after. The joy in her eyes, and the sounds of her laughter. Spinel bounced up and down. "Wanna play again? Wanna play again? Wanna play again?"

"Oh, well... I was wondering if we could do something else. I mean, all we play hide and seek all the time here."

"Something else?" Spinel rubbed her index finger and thumb against her chin. She snapped her fingers. "Wanna see a new trick I learned?"

"A new trick?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! I came up with it myself." Spinel manifested three bubbles at once and proceeded to juggle them in a circle.

Pink was entranced by the act. Her eyes followed each bubble in a circular motion. "Bravo! Bravo!" The Diamond cheered with a laugh and clap.

"If you think that's cool. Just watch." Spinel manifested another bubble to juggle. Then another. And another. And another. Soon, she had well over a dozen to juggle, as well as a bigger bubble to balance on while she did it.

While she was impressed, Pink had a bit of worry accompany it. "Spinel, I think you're..." The rubbery Gem raised the bubbles to two dozen, then three dozen. But just as she was about to reach four dozen, she lost her balance and fell face first onto the ground. "Spinel!"

Spinel picked herself up off the ground. Her face was squished as flat as a table. "Gimme a sec." She grabbed her nose with her index and middle fingers, and thumb, and pulled her face forward. She let go, and her head snapped back to its normal shape. "Ta-da!" Pink laughed and clapped again. Spinel, happy to appease her Diamond, bowed. But as soon as her hysterics ceased, Pink let out a small sigh. Spinel walked up to Pink. "Is something wrong, my Diamond?"

"Oh, it's nothing, Spinel."

"But you look sad. Did I make you sad?"

"Oh, stars no. I enjoyed every moment of today. I was just thinking, is all..."

"About what?"

"About my first colony. I keep asking Yellow and Blue to give me one, but they always say no. It's not fair."

"Well, who needs a stinkin' colony when you can have fun here in the garden." Spinel extended her neck to a ridiculous length and shapeshifted her face to look like Yellow Diamonds, along with her best impression. "And don't let a sourpuss like me get you down."

Pink busted out with laughter once more. But stopped as soon as she heard a ding from the Garden's communicator. Spinel shapeshifted back to normal as she and her Diamond walked over to see what Yellow and Blue wanted.

Pink accepted the call, and a rose-tinted holo-screen of the two monarchs appeared. "Pink." Yellow greeted.

"Yellow. Blue. Is there something I can do for you?"

"No, it's something we can do for you." Blue spoke up. "Yellow and I were discussing it with each other, and we came to an agreement."

"Agreement?"

"We found a small colony out in the farther reaches of space, called Earth," Yellow explained. "We want you to have it?"

Pink blinked and surprise. "W-what?"