Yours Truly: Steven Universe

Chapter 5

Steven couldn't help but smile at the turn of events. Soon, through the thick smoke that obscured his vision, a very familiar outline became visible through the clouds.

There, in front of Spinel, stood a giant woman.

Her form was exactly as Steven remembered, but her style brandished a few slight changes. She now rocked a very well known cyan jacket with a white singlet underneath that revealed a bright yellow star imprint. Her hair that was once tied in a ponytail was now done up in a bun, with a few loose strands cascading down her back.

The gems hand hovered in front of Spinel, urging her to take it. Spinel scooted back into a wall. The smile on the gems face faltered, but only for a second.

"W-who are you?" Spinel stuttered.

The gem opened their mouth to speak but stopped as a shadow was cast over the trio. The centipeedle rose up to its full height, easily towering over them all. A gurgling sound echoed from the beast

"Opal! Watch out!"

Opal quickly observed her surroundings. After spotting a piece of rubble lying around, she rushed and heaved the large piece in front of herself and Spinel. The large corruption screeched in frustration and launched itself at the fusion.

Opal dropped the rubble and stood in an archery stance, one hand gripping her bow that seemed to pulsate with light, and the other pulling back another arrow. Her fingers slowly released the arrow from her grasp, and in less than a second it was lodged in the side of the Centipeedle. Soon, a barrage of arrows were being fired and embedded themselves into their target. The Centipede monster screamed in agony and fell to its side, a pool of green forming beneath it from its frothing beak.

Steven rushed over to where the fallen beast laid as it exploded into a cloud of smoke. His eyes patrolled the liquid. In the middle of the green liquid, a green orb-like gem bobbed up and down in the pool. Steven exhaled sharply, and leaned over, careful to not tumble in, and picked up the crystal with his forefinger and thumb, avoiding the parts where the sludge occupied. His fingers danced on the glistening surface of the green gem. A rosy pink bubble formed over the gemstone. Steven tapped the top and watched as it disappeared from sight.

"Ughhh...." Steven slouched over and groaned. Steven was exhausted and sore. He glanced over to where Spinel still lay, her limbs loose on the ground. Steven smiled at the sight. They were safe. At least, that's what he thought.

A shrill scream reverberated through the air, alerting the trio. Steven snapped his head in the direction of the sound. Stevens eyes widened and his mouth dropped to the ground. Crawling from down the buildings, were more corrupted gems, each setting their sights on the three. Countless corruptions emerged from the buildings around them, bystanders who were watching quickly ran. There were five, then ten, then thirteen and the numbers kept piling up. Steven gulped down a large lump in his throat as more and more emerged. The monsters roared and made a mad dash for them.

"Uh oh......"