Steven Universe AU

Last Visit

Zircon heard the cell door open and looked up at it looking at the two guards standing there. "Move aside." She heard Blue Diamond and stood up with the chains still holding her back. "Zircon." "Wow! You finally used my real name. Now what do you want with me?" Zircon said clapping back at Blue Diamond. "I wanted to grant you the wish to spend one more day with your 'friends'." "You're really going to go through with this aren't you? She's just using you Blue and its sad how you don't notice." "Yellow Diamond is the one that has kept the colonies in order." "Let me out before I say something I am bound to regret." Blue Diamond unchained Zircon and snapped a thick blue necklace on her.

    "What is this?" "In case you decide to disobey us we have a controlled shock that'll go through your whole body." "That's ridiculous and unnecessary." Zircon said tugging on it. "Make sure you spend your last day well Zircon." Blue Diamond watched as Zircon warped away and sighed. "Guess..." Zircon landed back home and interrupted everyone's conversation as she yelled. "Who's baaaaack!!!!" Steven and Connie jumped up full of excitement and tackled her into a hug. "You're safe!" Connie said with a smile. "I thought you were gone for good!" Steven said hugging tighter. "It takes more than Diamonds to get rid of me!" Zircon said hugging them back. "Now you can tell me who you chose!" Connie said standing up, Zircon shook her head with a smile. "Not yet, first we need to have fun. All of us." "But we need to talk about you being gone." "Garnet there isn't anything to talk about I've only been gone for a day. I was trapped and that was it. Now come on everyone let's go and have the time of our lives! Let's go to-" "THE AMUSEMENT PARK!!!" Connie and Steven said together full of excitement.

   "The arcade it is." Zircon said looking at Pearl and Garnet. She stood up and held onto Steven and Connie as she headed outside toward the city. "Where's Amethyst?" "She's with Lapis and Peridot doing something with the barn. "Ohoho another additional piece to the barn!" "I know right I bet it'll be awesome!" Zircon chuckled at Steven and messed up his soft brown hair. "Cotton candy!" Zircon looked where Connie pointed and smiled as she saw the cotton candy man. "Three please!" Zircon yelled as she ran towards him. "Sure! What colors would you have?" "Pink please." Steven said. "Blue Please!" Connie said as he made another. "Blue and yellow together please." Zircon said handing Connie her Cotton Candy. "Here ya go ma'am." Zircon took her cotton candy and paid the man as she walked off. They walked up to the amusement park and stopped at the gate when they saw a huge 'CLOSED' sign.

    "Now what are we going to do?" "Come on we don't need rides to have fun." Zircon put Connie down and held onto Steven. "You can swim right?" "Yes?" "Good." "But-" She chucked him in the air and watched as he disappeared for a moment. "Whhhyyyyyyy!?!?" "Your up Connie!" Connie got excited and smiled brightly as she got thrown up in the air. "AWEEESOOOMMMEEE!!!" "Steven!?" Pearl said looking in the air. "Steven where are you!?" "Calm down Pearl and loosen up a bit." The three watched as the two fell down and crashed into the cold water. "Yes!" Zircon said fist pumping the air. "I didn't miss." She ran off toward the beach and looked back with a smile as Pearl yelled at her about not missing. "Steven? Connie?" Zircon said standing on the water. "Where'd you two go?" She saw a bright pink flash and jumped up as Stevonnie came out of the water. "Zirrrrcoooooonnnn!!!!" They said tackling her down into the water. Zircon swam to the surface with them and laughed. "Hey Stevonnie." "I've... We've..!" "Calm down Stevonnie! I missed you two." Zircon hugged Stevonnie and started swimming toward the shore where Pearl and Garnet was.

    "How long do you think you have down here Zircon?" "Probably not long." Zircon looked up at the sky and smiled. "But being with you guys makes it seem like an eternity." Stevonnie looked at Zircon then looked at the sky with a disappointed face. "After this...it's over isn't it? We won't see you anymore will we?" "Its not over! It'll never be over, its not over until I know I can't possibly come back Stevonnie. You'll always see me no matter what happens to me I'll make sure of that and yes, even if I'm dust I'll make sure to blow in your eyes." Stevonnie giggled and slightly punched Zircon. "This is serious." "I am serious." Zircon said messing up Stevonnies hair. "Promise me you'll come back." "I promise." "You mean it?" "You should know me by now I'll never break a promise." Zircon hugged Stevonnie and kissed their forehead. She noticed the collar started blinking faster and closed her eyes with a smile. "Steven..I want you to grow up and be YOU don't let others influence your decision. Protect the ones you love but let them protect you as well." She held up Stevonnies chin and let out a chuckle.

    "Connie keep your head up and ignore the rules of humans fusing with gems defy everything the Diamonds throw at you prove them wrong! And keep the armor I gave you safe so you can do anything that a normal person cannot." Zircon stood up and looked at Garnet and Pearl. "I forgive you two for everything you've done...Pearl just know that no matter what happens to us I will always love you." Zircon waved as she started breaking up into little pieces like paper floating up into the air. "Wait!" Stevonnie unfused dropping the two on the ground. They ran and gave her a hug as she floated away. "Remember what I said you two! Keep it all in mind!" She waved one last time before she disappeared into thin air. They all looked up at the sky quietly.

"Zircon..." "It must be time." "If it makes you feel any better I'll just have you incubated instead of shattered." Zircon closed her eyes and smiled at Blue Diamond. "Thank you Blue.."