Corrupted Heart - Steven Universe x Reader

Chapter 8

"Where's Steven?", I finally glimpsed back at Amethyst, who obliviously shrugged as a tardy response. Turning back to check one more, Pearl and Garnet stood over me, very startled to see me standing in the middle of their living room.

"The Warp Pad!", Amethyst suddenly blurted out as if she just remembered something important. Which she did. "I think Steven used the Warp Pad".

Pearl's eyes widened at thought of someone as dainty as Steven being caught up in such a critical situation. "Does that mean...?", Pearl glanced up at Garnet, who still managed to hold a poker face behind her diamond glasses. She turned her heel, directly heading for the Warp Pad. If Steven was in trouble; if whatever he saw is trying to hurt him, I'm not going to sit back and let it happen.

I followed Garnet onto the pad, giving her a rigid stare in case she would try and persuade me to stay put. But, she didn't. She allowed me to step warily onto the shiny, crystal platform, second-guessing my decision. It felt a little unusual, being on this teleportation device without Steven. But, I managed to suppress my anxiety and sudden temptation to hop off.

"Wait, Garnet! You can't take the human with yo--", Pearl began to call out to Garnet, who ignored her and swiftly cut her off by activating the Warp Pad.

Steven had no idea what to do now. He was floating away from his only path back home and into the Warp Space. Although he was internally freaking out, he still felt better about the fact that he had the robonoid clutched firmly in his grasp. But even that wouldn't help him get back home.

He attempted to gulp for oxygen, but he was rapidly running out of it. Space seemed so cold for him like he was floating inside an icecap. He began to tremble, with his lips shivering as he tried to speak. He chuckled meekly at the sudden turn of events as he realised there was no way out.

That was until he saw a beam of light stimulated behind him. Like a guardian angel had finally heard his placid calls for help. Steven could barely stretch his head back to see who his rescuer was before a pair of hands reached out of the stream and gripped onto him. Steven was stunned but was too feeble to struggle back as he was hauled in.

He plunged into someone's chest, not caring who it was as he held them firmly. He began to uncontrollably weep and profoundly inhale the air. He could still feel the icy atmosphere he was previously in on his exposed body parts, as he quivered. I breathed in ease when I found out he was not dead.

"Take deep breaths", Garnet softly instructed him as she took the robonoid from his tight clutches."So, this is what you saw".

"I don't care about that!", Steven cried out, with a layer of tears forming in his eyes.

"I do", Garnet responds, adjusting her crystal visors, and glancing down at the shivering kid. "I should've listened to you, you're a Crystal Gem".

I used my arms and legs to thrust myself to Steven's side. He glimpsed over at me, weakly beaming at the fact that I was next to him. "(Y/N), you came", he graciously spoke, making me grin insignificantly.

I placed a hand on his arm, inspecting him for injuries. "Are you ok? Are you hurt?", I asked, with my hand tighter, but not painfully, on his arm. His smile got a little wider. "I'm ok", he said, placing his free hand on top of mine.

"Good", I replied, as my affectionate smile faded into a harsh scowl as I curled my hands into a fist and planted them on my hips. "Because I'm going to kill you!". Steven flinched, scooting himself further into Garnet's chest, as he dreaded what I might do.

"Steven!", we all heard someone exclaim from underneath us. Swiftly, Pearl emerged from beneath us, looking just as uptight as I was. "Amethyst heard the warp pad activate, and Garnet said you were floating outside the stream and...", Pearl's ranting died down when she caught a glimpse of what Garnet was holding in her spare hand. "Uh...What is that?".