Steven wants Yellow to teach him how to sword fight.
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"What?! The janitor is the evil samurai president?! That's bananas!" Steven said as he and the Diamonds watched Lonely Blade IV on the TV.
"Oh come on, it was so obvious. He's been mopping in the background of every fight scene." Yellow said as she showed Steven the box art, which had the janitor on it. "Look, here he is on the cover of the box."
"Oh yea," Steven said.
They continued to watch the movie. Lonely Blade then pulled out a move called the 'boomerang blade'.
Steven cheered. "Go, Lonely, go! Do the Boomerang Blade again!"
"Oh come on, this is ridiculous. Just look at their form, this is nothing like real sword fighting." Yellow huffed, earning a shush from White and Blue.
"It's just a movie, Yellow," Steven laughed, eating a handful of popcorn.
"Well, if you ever want to see a demonstration of proper sword techniques, I'd be happy to show you." Yellow said.
Steven stared at her, starry eyed.
"Now?"
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"Alright, in order to give a proper demonstration I'm going to need a sparring partner." Yellow said, holding two swords. Steven raised his hand, White immediately lowering it. "Luckily, I have the perfect candidate right here." Yellow then made a hologram of herself.
"Woah!! You can make holograms too?!" Steven gasped.
"It's something we all picked up a while ago," Blue said. "All three of us can do it. We just don't very often."
"Do you wish to engage in combat?" The Holo-Yellow asked.
"Let this be the perfect battle." Yellow threw a sword at the Holo-Yellow, which caught it in its hand.
"You've already made a mistake by challenging me!" The Holo-Yellow taunted.
"We shall let our swords decide." Yellow said.
"You're such a nerd, Yellow," Blue joked, earning a scowl from Yellow.
"Commencing duel." The Holo-Yellow's eyes turned red as it lunged at a Yellow and they began to fight. After an intense fight, Yellow stabbed the Holo-Yellow, defeating it.
"Match set. Challenger wins!" Holo-Yellow announced.
"Yellow!!" Steven ran over to her. "That was amazing, you were so cool!"
Yellow chuckled, blushing. "Oh-hoho, well, one does try their best."
"Will you teach me to sword fight like you?!" Steven asked excitedly.
"Alright, but we should start with the basics." She turned to Holo-Yellow. "Ahem! Initiate, training mode."
"Training mode initiated. Level 1. Begin!" It got into a stance.
"I want you to stand back Steven, and watch me carefully, okay?" Yellow said. Steven stood back and watched.
The Holo-Yellow began sparring with Yellow. "Parry! Parry! Thrust! Parry! Parry! Thrust!" It continuously chanted.
"Do you see what I'm doing with my feet, Steven? Notice where I keep my center of gravity," Yellow said.
"Aww, can you show me something cool? Like the Boomerang Blade!" Steven said.
"Steven, you know that's not a real sword technique." Yellow said.
"Boomerang Blade! Boomerang Blade! Boomerang Blade!" Steven chanted.
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Diamond AU: Steven Universe
FanfictionWhat would happen if instead of being raised by the crystal gems, Steven was instead raised by the Diamonds? The Diamonds are near powerless, a fraction of their size, and have no way home. How will Steven handle learning the truth of who the Diamon...
