No Rest for The Weary| Crystal Gems X Reader

Chapter 6: Double-Edged Sword

"Huh," Y/n stretched as they woke up from their bed, looking out the window to see it raining. Y/n grabbed their phone and checked the weather. Y/n put their phone back down as they went to their dresser and pulled out a long sleeve shirt and loose khakis. Recalling what Rose Quarts told them last night, they looked down at their skin, not noticing or feeling anything different. Cautiously, Y/n poked their arm, only for it to react as human skin would normally react, just as soft and malleable, "Maybe it takes a while to go into effect," Y/n thought to themself as they grabbed a small umbrella and went down stairs, "I'm heading out Mr. Fryman," Y/n said loudly over the rock music playing

"Don't cause any trouble," Mr. Fryman warned as he kept focus on his work

"Yes, sir," Y/n nodded as they walked outside and stuck their hand out to feel the rain, finding it just to be a slight drizzle at the moment. Y/n kept their umbrella down at their side and began walking to the temple to begin training

"Wait, did they bring their umbrella?" Mr. Fryman frowned as he handed an order of fries to a customer, trying to peer out the window and see Y/n.

"What?" The tall teen with blond hair asked

"Oh, nothing, Sour Cream. Enjoy the fries," Mr. Fryman said

"Okay..." Sour Cream shrugged as he walked away and ate his fries

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"Y/n!" Steven cheered, "You and Pearl are gonna train today, right?"

"Yes, Steven," Pearl said calmly as she approached

"Can I come and watch? Please? I promise I'll be good!" Steven jumped up and down

"It's fine with me if it's fine with you, Pearl," Y/n said

"Sure, Steven. you can come," Pearl smiled

"Awesome!" Steven cheered as he ran over to the white pad at the end of the house, clearly not matching to decorum

"Oh, is that the warp pad, thingy?" Y/n asked, "I've been meaning to ask..."

"Yes, I guess Steven told you about it?" Pearl inquired

"Err," Y/n thought for a moment, remembering Rose Quarts explaining it in their weird dream world, "Yep, he did,"

"Ah, alright. I hope he also told you not to stray away from the beam while we're traveling," Pearl said as he glanced at Steven

"Come on, it's cool out there!" Steven laughed

"And dangerous for humans!" Pearl added, "Let's go," Soon, the temple seemed to blink away as Pearl, Y/n, and Steven warped up, Pearl remaining steady, Steven floating up into the air and floating around, and Y/n floating up as well, but keeping straight, "Steven! Get down from there!"

"Yahoo!" Steven giggled, clearly not paying attention. The light tunnel disappeared as the group appeared in some sort of ruin, Pearl and Y/n stopped on their feet, while Steven feel from a few feet above on his back, "I'm okay!"

"Now, follow me, you two. Watch your step," Pearl said as she lead them up a flight of stairs and into what seemed like an ancient arena, "Welcome to the Sky Arena, lets begin with a little history. Some of the earliest battle for Earth occurred here, during the rebellion,"

"Whoa, this place is cool!" Steven cheered

"Well, Y/n. Before we begun instruction, I just want to give you a little test of skill," Pearl said as she held a sword and handed it to Y/n, "Some humans are born with an innate sense of swordsmanship and I would like to see to what extent you have this,"