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"Grrrr."
Steven stood on shaky legs, face to face with what was once his lively friend Spinel. She snapped her head left and right, black ooze was sent flying everywhere. Steven stared deeply into her black, lifeless eyes. Yet, somehow, he could still see her iris and pupils. They were the ever slightest of magenta. Steven snapped out of his awestruck state, hearing high pitch laughter erupting from the blue gem above.
"Hahaha, yes! This is perfect," Aquamarine bantered.
Steven tried to ignore her, keeping his focus on his corrupted friend. He had to snap her out of it. He had to save her! But... how could he? He needed all four Diamonds before... all he has now is himself. However, he was still determined to try!
"S-Spinel," he started with a shaky breath. "I know you're in there, please you have to listen to me!"
"Grr?"
"Spinel. I know I messed up in the past... on more occasions than one... but, please trust me, I was stupid! Even though I acted so poorly towards you... you... you didn't "necessarily" take it out on me..."
Steven started to tear up, choking on his words. He finally started to realize how much of a friend she's truly been to them... but mostly him! Even after all the mean things he said, she didn't flip out and attack him. Instead... she handled it as a friend should. She gave him space til she was ready to talk it out...
"You're my friend Spinel," Steven sobbed.
Spinel stared at Steven, confused and dazed with his wording. Steven... friend... why does that sound familiar? She thought it over, again and again. It was hard to keep focus of anything in her dismantled state. All she heard were the screams... and occasionally a sharp ringing.
"St-Ste... St-Stav..."
"Yeah... that's it! It's me, Steven!"
This situation caused Aquamarine to stop her laughing fit. Unpleased with what was unfolding before her eyes.
"Ste... Steven..."
Steven and Aquamarine both gasped. She was corrupted right? Corrupted gems can't speak! They can't think! All they know is destroy, repeat! This... This was extraordinary!
"Yes! Spinel I knew you were still in th-"
"Steven... mean... St-Steven... abandon... me," she growled.
Steven could hear the hurt in her voice. She was in pain for yet another time. Mentally and Physically! It was unbearable to witness, and he felt terrible for causing it. Now it was his duty to help her... even if it meant bubbling her for later!
"HA," Aquamarine gawked. "You're dead Steven Universe!"
Spinel snapped her head around, gazing at the blue gem behind her. Something about her was familiar too... but what? She felt so much hatred... so much sadness... was it all caused from these two beings before her? Either way, in her state, the screams told her to lash out... and she obeyed.
