"How long has he been in there?" Garnet asked as she and Amethyst rushed to Homeworld as fast as they could after hearing about what was taking place.
"He's been in there at least two or three Earth hours. Possibly longer! Oh this is horrible..." Pearl said tearfully as Garnet debated on what to do.
"Part of me wants to bust that door down." The fusion said.
"Spinel tried that already." The Topaz guard said.
Meanhwile, Spinel was still sobbing, realizing that Steven was only where he was now because of her.
*Why did he do so much to help me? He deserves better*.. She thought to herself as Connie did her best to stay calm. But how could she? Steven was in the worst place he could be right now: A room that reflected his mental state and he wasn't letting anyone in.
"Those lights....I can only imagine what's going on in there....." Amethyst said in concern as she looked at Pink's old chambers where her brother currently was.
*Meanwhile...*
*Why do you put up with this?*
*Do you not see it by now? They don't want you. They want your Mom!*
*And how dare Connie brag about her life and how amazing it is! What friend, let alone girlfriend, would do that to someone who's going through so much?*
*And Spinel...heh. She has no room to even open her mouth! After what she did to you...to your planet...all to satisfy her own wants! NOW she wants to play victim?!? And get mad at you when you get worried? She chose to stay on Homeworld! Why would she take her feelings about her choices on you?!?*
This voice.....it wasn't just one...it was as if it was many inside of one..all of them asking different questions at once....but all of them carrying the same message....
Why does Steven still put up with all he puts up with?
*Meanhwile*
"Can you pull it up any faster, White?!? We have to know what's going on in there!" Spinel cried as she and the others went to find White Diamond, the only one who could show what was going on in Pink's old chambers.
"Be patient, Spinel. I haven't done this since Pink was still with us. That Pearl could have told you that if she would stop her incessant weeping and actually take action." White said as Pearl's tears dried up into anger!
"Why you...Mmpphhh!" Pearl said as she said muffled curse words through Garnet's hand. White ignored her and got a visual on Steven's current status in Pink's chambers.
*So now do you see? You don't need them. You never did. Why do you still put up with them? Why do you still love them? All they care about is Rose!*
"Who's telling him those lies?!?" Pearl snapped as Garnet and Amethyst looked furious as well. Steven was clearly not alone in that room. But who? Who was telling him these things?
"I...because it's the right thing to do." He replied.
*The right thing? Look what doing the right thing has got you! Look at what it's brought you! You tried to do the "right thing" with Spinel and what happens? She tries to kill you, ruins your life and now is trying to play victim for a choice SHE made!*
"Steven no! Don't listen to whoever is telling you that!" Spinel screamed. Who was lying to her friend like that?!? She may have gotten mad, but that didn't mean she didn't love Steven!
*And Connie...heh....I have to wonder what you ever saw in her. Why didn't you just let her die on the beach that day? Look what doing the "right thing" with her has gotten you. She drains and leeches off of your life and then completely forgets about you when you need someone to talk to after all the action is over! Even worse is how much she brags about her life now! It's sickening! How can you keep putting up with her?!?*
"I don't brag about my life! Studying for College? A lot of people do that! What's there to brag about?!? And leeching off of Steven's life and forgetting about him?!? Never! I would NEVER DO THAT TO HIM!!! Who's the one telling him all this?!?" Connie screamed in anger...
*Do you see? Now tell me: How do you feel? And what are you going to do?*
At that moment, White lost the visual!
"What? What happened?!?" Amethyst asked...
"He....He's coming out here." White replied and as if on cue....
*Boom!*
A Shockwave sent The Gems, Connie and Spinel down as they were now face to face with an enraged Steven(now in his fragmented form).
"Steven...you...you honestly don't believe what whoever was telling you those lies was saying, do you? I...I'm sorry. I really am. I knew you were worried about me....I...I just....I didn't...." Spinel tried to say. But the words couldn't have picked a worse time to not come out..
Steven simply glared at them. His eyes now were no longer their normal color. They were now pitch black with pink Diamond irises. He then simply walked past them. He could have ended them right there and then. The power he was exuding...none of them could even approach it due to how monstrous it was....
As he headed to the Warp Pad...
"Follow me....and I'll show no mercy to any of you. This is your only warning. Leave me alone." Steven said as he warped away to who knows where.
"We have to go after him!" Connie exclaimed.
"No. Not without a plan. Right now, as much as it hurts me to say this, Steven would kill all of us right now. Nothing we do is going to stop him right now. We have to get everyone together and form a plan." Garnet said as she looked at the Diamonds.
"We'll help however we can. If he appears within our sight, we'll let you know." Blue said as Spinel looked at the Gems.
"Hey! I wanna help Steven too! I...I did this to him for trying to help me! I can't just sit back and let this happen to him! I won't!" Spinel said with determination as the Gems smiled.
"Then let's get the others back on Earth so we all can find Steven and bring him back to normal." Pearl said as the group headed off on the Warp Pad.
This plot will be continued in an upcoming full story called "Healing His Heart".
