ask or dare W/Steven, the gems, diamonds, and fireteam Nova

bar in empire city

Me: hey lappy?

Lapis: *looks up from book* yes love?

Me: I'm gonna head over to empire city and go to a bar.

I get up and leave our house before she can speak.

I summon a portal to empire city and walk trough.

I exit the portal infront of the bunny pub, I walk up to the door.

Sarah: hey Zach, long time no see, you alright?

Me: *sighs* Yeah, just got alot on my mind.

I enter and go straight to the bar and take a seat.

I see my old friend Lucas walk up to me on the other side of the bar.

Lucas: lot of stuff on your mind Zach?

Me: yeah Lucas, my lovely wife lapis is 7 months pregnant of twins, and my emotions are all over the place.

Lucas: the usual?

Me: yeah, a margarita.

Meanwhile with lapis

Steven, alex, Stella and Nova walk in.

Steven: we're here lapis, what's going on?

Lapis: *sighs* It's zach, he went to a bar in empire city and I have a gut feeling that his emotions are all over the place again, I need you all to go get him, have blue take you.

Alex: on it, time to help my brother.

Alex, nova, Steven and Stella go outside and walk up to blue.

Stella: hey blue, we need you to take us to empire city and get Zach.

Blue: why, what's wrong with my little light?

Nova: *sighs* It's his emotions, they're all over the place, he's at a bar in empire city called the bunny pub.

Blue: of course, let's go get him.

Back to Zach at the bunny pub.

Lucas: Zach, you gotta tell them.

Me: *sighs* I just can't Lucas, they're so happy these days, I know I should feel happy too, but I always screw things up and I always feel like I'm about to be attacked.

As Lucas is about to speak, more people enter the place.

Blue: Zach, there you are.

I put my head on the bar table.

Me: *sighs* Hey mom...

Alex: Zach, what's wrong?

Me: nothing is wrong sis.

Steven: talk to us Zach, what's going on?

Me: nothing.

Nova: Zach, I've known you long enough to know that's bullshit.

I'm about to speak but Lucas speaks up.

Lucas: he feels like he's not needed, that he screws everything up, and he's always about to be attacked, Nova I have known him as long as you have, he needs you guys.

Me: *hands Lucas a $20* keep the change.

I walk out of the pub dizzly, with my momma blue, brothers Steven and Nova, and my sister Alex behind me.

Blue: little light, please tell us why you feel that way.

I stop walking, look down and start to cry, I fall onto the ground.

Blue: *picks me up* son, please talk to us.

Me: I feel like I'm not needed anymore, I try to do things right but I just screw it up, and there's always going to be an attack, how can I live my life if I always feel like I'm going to die.

Alex: we're here for you bro, we will always be here for you, now let's get you home.

Switch over to lapis

Lapis: where are they?

Alex, nova, Steven, Stella, and blue walk in, Zach in blues arms.

Blue: he needs rest. *sets him down on his favorite recliner chair*

Lapis: what happened?

Alex: he feels like he's not needed anymore.

Stella: he also feels like he screws everything up.

Nova: and he feels like he's always about to die and be attacked.

Lapis: *tears up* I wish I had noticed sooner.

Me: *sits up* It's not your fault love, it's mine.

Alex: Zach, you should be resting.

Me: I need to talk to you guys, everyone. *I snap my fingers and the rest appear*

Garnet: you ok Zach?

Me: listen everyone, I feel like I am not needed anymore, peace has been made, the corrupted gems are healed, I feel useless, then I feel like i screw everything up, and there's the feeling like I'm always about to be attacked and about to die, I don't know what to do anymore.

Lapis: Zach, we are here for you, you helped all of us, it's time to let us help you.

Me: *smiles softly* thanks lappy.