Steven Universe fic

pt7 Chapter Two: Lost

Aquamarine's face turned into an incredulous scowl as she watched Emerald's ship take off into the sky, piloted by one of Steven's nuisance friends. She turned her eyes toward her captive, the pink gem was frozen in the sky, a wild glare in her eyes as she growled at the gem below.

"My, my, that was fast. And here I thought you'd be groveling at our feet like last time!" She dropped her hold, letting the gem fall to the dirt. The impact causes Spinel to lose her grip on the scythe, it clattered to the side, she stared at it, suddenly brought back from her rampage.
The pink gem raises her hands, grabbing her head as in arched. Her skin stuck to itself, rippling under the pressure of her fingers.

"What's wrong with me?!" She cried, her voice cracking with fear. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to hold herself together. Trying to prevent her state from worsening. "I'm falling apart."
She breathed through her sobs. Her head buzzed, and burned, it pounded as she desperately pulled at her face. Trying to cease the infernal racket of her mind.
She grappled with her thoughts, almost unable to produce any in the noise inside her.
Her head hung, and her arms fell limp, as she lost herself to the screams.
She stilled her breath now, a shudder rippled through her with the last exhale and she sat entirely still.

Aquamarine approached the gem, a smirk on her face as she spoke.

"I have no idea, but if you want to make it stop, you're going to do everything I ask."

Spinel turned her head, her eyes were wide with fear and confusion and nothingness as she stared at the small blue gem. Her head screamed, it sounded like static and whispers and crying and she couldn't make it stop.

"Make it..stop?" The gem echoed, unable to quiet the racket of her mind. Spinel cupped her face in her hands, tearing at her skin with her fingers. "Make it stop! Make it stop! Please!"

The gem yanked on her hair, wringing her fingers and pulling as hard as she could, but it wouldn't stop the noise, the terrible, horrible noise.

Aquamarined paused, the sly smile returning to her face, this is exactly what she wanted. She bent down, pressing her hand into the gems back.

"Don't worry, I'll make it stop." She lied softly, grabbing the gems hand and helping her stand. Spinel stared at the ground, watching the black drops of tar patter on the dirt in tiny bubbles. Her neck craned upward, staring off into nothingness as her lips twitched.
Aquamarine led the deteriorating gem toward her base.
The two entered, and Aquamarine dropped Spinel's hand, leaving her at the entrance as she continued with her plan.

"So, as I was saying, we can launch our attack here-"

"What about her?" Antarcticite interrupted, glancing at Spinel who vacantly stared off into the distance. The decaying gem slowly sat on the ground, holding her hands to her head as she whispered softly to herself.

Aquamarine let out a short laugh.

"Her? Look at her! She won't be a problem- whatever that scythe did to her, it totally ruined her." She answered, "watch,"

Aquamarine flitted over to the gem and poked her with her wand, Spinel didn't even react.

"Hey Spinel, you think Steven gonna come save you?" She jested, getting close to the gem's face.

Spinel stared at the floor, unable to comprehend Aquamarine in all the other things she heard. Her mouth moved as though she were replying, but no words were uttered from her lips.
Aquamarine sat back, entirely pleased with the result.

"See? She doesn't think anything! She got fried!" Aquamarine scoffed,rolling her eyes at Antarcticite's rude and unnecessary interruption.

"Anyways, we should be able to use Emerald's citrine guards to take the palace, and use the scythe in case Steven shows up with his friends, I'm sure they'll love to try and stop us!"