He Did It For Me: Steven's Legacy

Chapter 17: Change

This is the final chapter of the SU Movie part of the story. I just want to thank everyone who have read and enjoyed my work. You guys are the best.

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Connie wiped the blood from her nose, then dashed for her sword as Spinel scowled and charged at her while she twirled her rejuvenator. Connie slid over to her weapon and grabbed it before she raised her shield up. The scythe's blade came down on the shield. But unlike the other times the young woman used it to defend herself, the shield did not break. But the rejuvenator snapped in two. Spinel leaped back, and her body glitched as she threw a tantrum.

"Listen to me Spinel, I know what you're going through." Connie stood up with her sword and shield in hand. "You're in pain, after everything you've been through. But it's not too late to change."

"N-n-no! N-n-no!" Spinel's glitched more violently as the crack on her gemstone grew. "Yo-o-ou do-o-on't un-nder-r-r-rsta-and!" Spinel enlarged her fists and rotated her body like a top, then charged at Connie. "Yo-u-u can-n-n't ch-h-h-a-a-an-nge the way-y I fe-e-el!"

The young woman leaped into the air and floated long enough to avoid the attack before she landed back on the ground. As she continued to spin, Spinel changed her direction to try and hit Connie again. But she held her shield up and blocked all the attacks. She then tripped the rubbery Gem with the flat of her sword.

"You're right, there's only one person that can take away your pain. You."

"Jus-s-st can i-it, wo-o-on't ya?!" Spinel extended her hands out and grabbed Connie by her legs. She spun the young woman around and around, then tossed her into the air.

"Woah! Woah!" The action made Connie incredibly dizzy, but once she regained her focus, she began to float at a speed she could control.

Spinel gritted her teeth and launched herself into the air, higher than Connie. The wayward Gem stretched her arm out and enlarged her hand into a giant, spring-mounted fist. Connie gulped. "Y-y-you ca-a-an't jus-st make ever-r-r-ryt-h-hing bet-t-ter with so-m-m-me stu-u-upid-d spe-e-ech-h!"

Connie raised her shield just as Spinel punched down. As she careened down, Connie quickly manifested a bubble before she crashed into the injector. The impact was enough to shake the planet and damage the machine. The young woman was shaken but physically unharmed from the blow.

Spinel landed on the ground. Tears rolled her cheeks. "All tha-a-at-t stuf-f-f is easy f-for you t-to say. Whe-e-e-n-n you ch-h-hange, you ch-h-hange for the bet-t-t-t-ter. When I chan-n-nge, I change for the w-w-wor-rse-e!" The rubber Gem lunged at Connie, but she summoned another shield to block it. "I us-s-sed to b-b-be just n-n-not go-o-od eno-o-oug-gh f-for Pink! Bu-t-t-t no-ow, I'm no-t-t go-o-o-o-od at al-l-l-l!" Connie held her ground as Spinel continued to slam her fist at the shield. Cracks further manifested on the injector, and her gemstone. The pink Gem then fell to her knees in a hysterical fit of tears. "It's fu-u-unny, isn't it-t. You fou-u-und-d me enter-r-rtai-i-ining-g. You li-ike me, don't yo-u-u?

Connie dematerialized her shield and put her sword down. "Spinel..."

"Wh-a-at am I doin-ng? Why do I wa-a-a-ant to hur-r-r-t yo-u-u? I'm sup-p-pos-sed to b-e-e a fri-i-i-iend-d..." Spinel looked at Connie as she continued to sob. "I ju-u-st wanna b-be a frie-e-nd..."

Much to the rubbery Gem's surprise, Connie wrapped her arms around her body in a big hugged. "It's okay. It's gonna be okay."

Just then, the injector began to rumble from the damage it had sustained. Connie instinctively manifested a bubble around her and Spinel just as the injector exploded with enough force to leave a crater in the ground. The yield was enough to send the bubble, and other debris, into the air. Where it crashed right in the middle of the ocean. The two of them sunk right to the bottom of the seafloor. Connie's ears rang from the explosion and shook her head to get her senses back. When she did, her eyes widened. Not only was she and Spinel at the bottom of the ocean, but they were also in the exact spot where Connie and Steven first became friends.