"HIIIYAAHH" Hailee shouts as she opens the car door with a karate chop.
Steven and Hailee emerge from a dojo car with mirrors lining the walls, a patted red floor, and punching bags in the corner.
"We must go master, thank you for teaching us your wisdom in the ways of martial arts," Hailee says with a giggle and a bow.
"The student becomes the master, remember that Hailee. I wish you well on your journeys," says the master, who is a anthropomorphic punching bag wearing a karate uniform and a black belt lined with gold stripes "And Steven, you have great power, but it's important to learn restraint, when to use that power and when not to. You don't want to your enemies to end up like Sammy over there."
The karate master points to a destroyed punching bag on the far end of the wall, with feather surrounding it in a bursted fashion.
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that, I might have gotten a little too into that punching bag" Steven laughs as he puts his hand behind his head.
"Alright let's go. It's probably best we leave now, I don't want to be around when I they start asking for a reimbursement for that punching bag," Steven says to Hailee while putting his hand on Hailee's back, trying to push her away from the door before quickly closing it.
"I had no idea you were that strong, you really did a number on that bag, I guess you could say it was time for him to hit the sack," Hailee says with a cheeky smile.
"That doesn't even make any sense," Steven laughs. "But I appreciate the effort."
The two approach the next door. Hailee tries to open it with a crescent kick, but the door doesn't budge. "Owww, I really gotta stop hitting metal doors" Hailee says while holding her foot.
"You might want to use your hand, that might help" Steven replies sarcastically with a smile while opening the door with his hand, revealing a loud cheering noise coming from the inside the train car. As the door opens, They see a massive crowd of people surrounding a large dirt arena. The area they stand in resembles common roman architecture, with stone arches above the arena, and metal gates sporadically placed in a wall that surrounds the dirt arena, separating the crowd from the arena.
"Wait, we're in a stadium, and an old one at that," Hailee says.
"I think we're in the colosseum, but definitely the colosseum in its prime. We must be in Rome, or at least whatever this train's version of Rome is. This is awesome, I've always wanted to go to Italy," Steven admits.
"Wow, it's huge, but I don't know if I like where we're standing," Hailee points out. Both Steven and Hailee are at the bottom of the colosseum, with the massive crowd watching their every move. Before they can realize what situation there in, the door closes behind them, and they are stuck at the bottom of the arena.
"I don't know if I like where this is going" Steven says out of concern.
"SILENCE" says a loud voice in the audience. Steven and Hailee look up to see a man in the distance on a platform separated from the rest of the audience. He is dressed in a gold chest plate engraved with vines sprawling over the armor. Despite the roman architecture and culture, the man is holding a microphone, which amplifies his voice through unknown means.
"Our contestant has arrived," says the man.
Suddenly, the ground below Hailee begins to shake. The earth underneath her forms a circular platform, and the platform begins to rise in the air. Hailee drops to the floor as it moves up higher in the air.
"STEVEN..." Hailee shouts.
"Don't worry, I'll save you, just stay where you are."
Eventually, The platform begins to bring Hailee over to the man at the podium, dropping her right next to the man.
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Infinity Train Book SU: Gem Shards (Steven Universe AU)
FanfictionThe events of the past few months have begun to take a toll on his mental health. Steven no longer trusts anyone to help him, but his options become very limited when he is abducted by the Infinity Train, a seemingly infinite train with countless ca...
