HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hey guys… I am so sorry for the terribly long wait.

School decided to kick my ass for a semester. Luckily I found some time to write over the break.

Here is chapter 4.

Also for anyone who might be reading this and has read Reformed and wants it continued I am working on it, I'm re-writing the first chapter. And I may or may not start to re-write what I had re-wrote because of what just happened in canon,

Meh. Details details. Didilee doo.

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All According to Plan Pt. 1

Connie ran all the way back to the base with a ear splitting grin on her face; even when she tripped on her way back and bruised her shoulder.

When she finally made it to her room, she let out a squeal of pure excitement, that had Mouse, who had just come out of his hiding place under her bed, quickly scurrying back to safety, not that she noticed.

She had met her first human. Well, not including her spent a good three hours happily humming to herself and thinking of different questions she would ask the boy. And then another plotting.

She had gotten lucky. Very lucky. If she was going to sneak into the prison bay again, she was going to do so with a game plan.

So she headed off to the bathroom.

Not to bathe though. She found that she did her best thinking while she was sitting in the empty tub of her restroom with the curtain closed. She headed downstairs, passing multiple floors, including the kitchen and dining room floor. The bathroom was just above the main floor.

Stopping on said floor, Connie pressed her hand to the wall in front of her and suddenly part of the wall slid to the left revealing a door. The room was circular, as all the rooms in the base were and had shiny grayish blue walls. Relative to the stairs was a large oval shaped lemon colored bathtub on the left side of the room. Next to it was a toilet that was a slightly duller shade of yellow. On the opposite side of the room was a large sink that had a holographic mirror floating against the wall that was behind it. The floor had been covered with baby blue tiles, courtesy of Pearl, and on the ceiling, also baby blue, was a yellow, box-shaped light.

Connie waste no time, hopping into the tub and pulling the yellow, diamond patterned curtain around the sides, effectively shutting the rest of the world out. She heard the door close behind her.

She had brought a notepad and pen with her and was clicking the pen over and over again.

Just when the tip of the pen was to graze the paper. She heard the sound of the door opening again.

"Hurry up. And be as silent as possible. I will wait outside." A voice grunted from behind the door.

'Jasper?' Connie thought to herself in confusion. The gems rarely checked on her during her designated resting period.

"Yes, ma'am," A smaller voice said.

'Steven?' What was he doing here with Jasper? Her question was answered with the sound of a zipper.

Connie quickly covered her ears, feeling infinitely uncomfortable listening to the boy use the bathroom.

She waited full minute before uncovering her ears. The sink was running. Good, now was her chance.

"Steven." She hissed while peeking out from behind the shower curtain.

She definitely didn't enjoy watching the boy jump a foot into the air. Nope, not at all. Said proceeded to frantically search the room.

Eventually, he found Connie and his frantic look turned to confusion.

"Connie?"

"Shush!"Connie scolded while keeping an eye on the door. It stayed shut.

"Sorry. We need to be quiet. Jasper can't see me."

"Why?"

"She just can't okay? And you can't tell her you saw me either," Connie whispered.

The boy looked beside himself. She could tell he didn't like lying. She didn't exactly love it either. She quickly shook away the thought.

"I'm going to come see you again. Tomorrow." She said quickly her eyes shifting to the door once more.

When she looked back to Steven she finally noticed that he had been staring at her. He had responded to her words but his attention was focused on something else.

"Why are you staring at me?"

Steven, having been caught, blushed and stuttered out an apology.

"I'm sorry. It's just… I have never met someone with eyes like yours."

'Really?' She thought to herself

"Oh."

Connie looked at the door again before stepping out of the tub. She walked over to Steven and the sink and took a look in her mirror. And her hands balled into fist.

Yellow eyes. Diamond shaped pupils. Same as always. But not normal by any means. She knew that. She and Peridot had cover that sort of thing in her studies ages ago. She knew that normal humans didn't have yellow eyes. Or diamond pupils. It had never been something that had bothered her before. She loved her eyes.

So why did she suddenly wish they weren't so… different.

"I guess they are a bit strange aren't they." Forgetting to whisper. Though it barely mattered as her voice was so small that Steven could barely hear it.

"Well maybe a little. But then again Jasper's eyes are orange, so it's probably just a gem thing."

That made Connie smile. At least he liked them. 'At least other humans won't think I am weird… '

Connie's eyes widened as a thought crossed her mind. ' A gem thing? Steven thinks I'm a gem? How does he even know what a gem is?'

Three loud knocks on the door cut off her train of thought. She guessed she would just have to add that to her list of things to talk about.

"Hey, what's the hold up. Ya fall in?" A muffled voice said from behind the door.

Connie gave Steven a look that said 'We will talk later' and prayed he understood before she rushed back to the tub and closed the shower curtain.

And she did so just in time. She heard the door to the bathroom open and clunky footsteps that could only belong to Jasper.

"Are you done?" Jaspers gruff voice said.

"Y-yeah. All done, ready to go, nothing else to do in here," Stevens words came out in a stuttering mess. Connie cringed behind the curtain. Luckily Jasper either didn't notice or didn't care.

"Whatever, ya runt, let's just get back down stairs. We can't stay here long." Jasper said in a nervous tone.

"The bathroom?"

"Just come on."

The bathroom door opened and closed.

Connie let out a breath of relief. Now she had time to make a plan.

Jasper was down on earth searching for a new edition to Unfamiliar Familiar. It had taken some crying and begging and subtle blackmailing, but Connie had gotten Jasper to go and get the book for her. Unfortunately for Jasper it didn't exist.

Pearl was busy cleaning up the ridiculous mess that had been made in Connie's bathroom. Pearl had been very confused and upset when she saw the condition of the room. Unused nail polish bottles had been shattered on the floor, there was water covering half of the floor from the overflowing toilet and against all odds, there was a large crack running across the length of the holographic mirror. Connie knew for a fact that it would take the gem forever just to clean the nail polish from the ground.

And Peridot was occupied with Mouse, who was 'sick'. In reality, the hyper intelligent pet was playing opossum. It had taken the promise of a weeks worth of marshmallows to get the jerky little mouse to do what she wanted. A whole week's worth.

'You cripple a creature one time and suddenly you owe them forever.'

But it was worth it if it kept Peridot busy. Peri had been reluctant at first claiming that she had more important things to do. Then again Peridot had never been able to stand the sight of Connie crying.

Connie had been sure to tell Peri that she would be reading in her room and then promptly went back to her room and 'locked' the door(Pulled her bed over the entrance.)

Her plan was simple. She would keep the gems occupied. It had taken her some time to think of a distraction for each gem, tasks that would keep them busy for long periods of time. But eventually she did.

And now she stood in the hallway that lead to Steven's cell with a tablet Jasper had bought her. Said tablet held every single question Connie wanted to ask Steven. The tablet also had an alarm on it that had been set to go off in one hour. One hour. She had one hour.

She was nervous again. But she had a limited amount of time. With that thought in mind, she pushed herself forward until she stood directly in front of the boy's prison.

To her surprise, the boy was asleep. Sprawled out on his back, snoring softly.

'Awww.' Connie couldn't help but smile at the sight. The boy must have been extremely tired. And who could blame the little human? He had been abducted by aliens for crying out loud. He had done a good job of being nonchalant about the whole thing, but Connie had a feeling that everything was taking a toll on the boy.

Still, as much as she didn't like the idea of waking the boy from his peaceful slumber, she didn't really have much of a choice. There was no way she would be able to distract the gems like this again. Not without them being suspicious.

"Steven.." The girl hissed.

He didn't move.

"Steven."

Nothing.

"Steven." She said a loudly as she dared. She was paranoid.

But Steven hadn't even moved.

Connie let out a heavy sigh before her eyes shifted over to the panel on the right side of the cell. She was slightly hesitant as she walked over and disarmed the containment field that held the boy hostage. Then, she was at the boy's side trying to wake him.

"Steven. Wake. Up!" She grunted as she shook his shoulder

His peaceful expression shifted to one of annoyance.

"Amethyst… I need sleep… I'll come play Dumb police with you later.."

Confusion ran across Connie's face, and she briefly wonder who this Amethyst person was before shaking it from her mind.

"Steven! Wake! Up!" She screamed into the boys face.

The boy's head jolted forward violently and bashed against Connie's nose. She let out a yelp and stumbled back from Steven, hitting the cell wall. She dropped her tablet and was clutching her nose with both hands. Across from her Steven let out a low groan as he rubbed a red spot on forehead.

"Amethyst, that really…." Steven started as he looked up. He smiled when he saw Connie. "Oh… right, still in space."

"Yup, still in space." Connie remarked in a bitter voice.

Steven's smile disappeared when he noticed her clutching her nose. He was on his feet before she could blink.

"Are you alright?" He asked. His worry was genuine. Connie could tell. For some reason, she felt her cheeks warm.

"Yeah. I'm fine." She said waving him off. "Sorry about the rude awakening. You are a heavy sleeper."

This time Steven's cheek were the ones burning. He let out a nervous chuckle as he rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment.

"Sorry.."

They sat in silence. Connie was a bit too embarrassed to speak and she had a feeling that Steven was too. They busied themselves with self contained games of 'I Spy' trying their best not to look at one another.

It wasn't until Connie's eyes landed on her tablet that she remember why she had come in the first place.

She pushed from the wall, grabbed her tablet and sat herself down in front of Steven, who watched her with a look of curiosity.

"I wrote down a bunch of questions that I wanted to ask you." She explained.

"Oh. That's cool. What did you want to know," Steven said with a grin. He more than happy to forget what had just happened.

Connie started asking question after question, all of which Steven answered, or tried to answer with gusto. She asked what the earth was like. What it was like to see the seasons go by. Once he let on that he lived on the beach, Connie's questions only intensified. Her tablet lay forgotten next to her as she began to ask any questions that came to mind. And suddenly, Steven was explaining what sand felt like and what swimming was like and why Seagulls were evil. He told her about thunderstorms and how thunder wasn't just loud, but powerful, and how lighting looked almost beautiful from a distance. He told her as much as he could about whatever she asked. But, whenever he couldn't answer he saw a bit of disappointment flash across her face. Like he was the only person who could possibly tell her about these things. Like this was her only chance to get answers.

It was when she started to ask him what the sunset looked like and what day and night were like and what wind felt like that Steven decided to ask a question of his own.

"Connie." He cut her off and she began to wonder about the difference between an ocean breeze and a regular one.

"- Yes?" She asked him with a bright smile on her face. This was the happiest he had seen her look since he had met her. Granted that wasn't very long ago, but it still made the boy smile.

"Connie… you have never been to earth, have you?" He had had his suspicions and they were confirmed when the grin on Connie's face dropped.

"No. I haven't."

"I'm sorry. I should have guessed. Garnet is always saying that we are the only gems on earth."

Connie stared at him, confused.

"Who is Garnet?"

"Oh she is… well… hmmm. She's the leader of the Crystal Gems."

"Is that like a band name or something?" Connie asked confused.

"A band? No, no. We're like… We're magic and we fight monsters and protect humanity and stuff."

"Magic? Are you making this up?" Connie stood and adjusted her glasses as she looked down at him.

"What? No, I'm not making it up!" Steven was standing now too. And he seemed a little annoyed and confused.

"So you're telling me that you're magic," Connie said her voice saturated with disbelief.

"Half magic. On my mom's side."

Connie's stared at him. The doubt was clear in her eyes.

"Prove it."

Steven's eyes widened and he let out a huff. His hand ran through his hair as he tried to think of how he could prove to her that he was magical.

He grinned when he found the answer and promptly lifted the hem of his shirt.

Connie could only stare for what felt like forever.

Sitting comfortably where boys belly button should have been… was a pink gem.

A rose quartz gem to be exact.

"A gem…"

"Yup, it was my mom's but when she gave up her physical form to bring me into the world."

"She… you…" Connie couldn't speak. She backed away her back once again hitting the cell wall. She clutched her hair as her head spun and swirled with the words he had just said.

"Connie… are you…okay?" Steven placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him.

He had a gem. Steven was a gem. No. That wasn't right. Gems don't get knocked out, they poofed. Gems didn't get red marks on their skin when they got hurt. Blood didn't rush to a gems cheeks when they were embarrassed… but humans did. So Steven had to be human…

Unless.

"Steven… your mother was a gem." she asked a she lifted his shirt and inspected the gem.

Steven didn't seem to mind her curiosity.

"Exactly! Her name was Rose Quartz."

His mother was a gem.

"Your father is human."

"Yeah." He said nonchalantly. Like the words didn't confirm what reality shattering truth that he just presented her with.

Steven Universe was a human-Gem hybrid. And as far as she knew, the boy in front of her was the only other person like herself in the universe.

His words continued to run through her mind as she stared at him. She was scared. The boy was no longer just a human from earth. Her desire for him to like her had just grew significantly. But she wouldn't let that stop her from saying what she needed to.

"You're just like me."

"What…?"

"I mean my mom gave up her physical form to make me too! And my dad is human!"

"Whaaaaaat!" Steven exclaimed his voice was a mix between disbelief and shock. Then his demeanor changed to pure excitement. His eyes were alight like mini stars were trapped inside and his face sprouted a grin that could have been mistaken for the sun. His entire body seemed to vibrate in place and he looked like he was trying decide if it was appropriate to hug her.

Connie decided for him.

She crashed into him with the force of a truck. But he didn't budge as she held him in a death grip.

It took a while for Connie to realize that Steven was crying. She could feel tears running down the neck of her suit. Then she notice that she was crying too.

They released each other and an began to dry their tears. Then Steven spoke.

"This is amazing! The gems will freak when they hear about this."

"This changes everything. I'm not the only one anymore."

Connie was elated. She wasn't alone anymore.

She was about to speak again, when the entire ship lurched and a loud boom emanated through the ship. They could hear the entire ship groan as it did.

Connie braced herself against the wall while Steven wobbled and struggled to stay standing.

"What was that." Steven said looking around in awe.

"It sounded like an explosion." Connie said. She left the cell and looked down the hall. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to find Steven smiling at her.

"Wanna go check it out?"

Connie frowned. "You should stay here. If Jasper, Peridot or Pearl see you there will be trouble."

"I can't let you run off into danger by yourself. I can help. I'm a Crystal Gem remember? I deal with sort of thing all the time."

"All the time?" Connie asked skeptically.

Steven blushed and rubbed his neck again.

"Some of the time…"

Connie chuckled. She thought about Steven's offer. She wasn't exactly eager to go running of into the great unknown by herself. A screaming corrupted gem flashed through her memory.

No she definitely didn't want to go alone. But the gems could be hurt or in danger she couldn't just stay put.

That thought in mind she turned back to Steven.

"You're sure you wanna come?"

"Positive." He said with a determined smile. He then offered his hand.

Connie grinned. "Okay."

The two hybrids ran down the hallway. On their way to yet another encounter that would change everything.

Hope everybody enjoyed and I hope yall are ready for Pt. 2

Ciao!

Editted by Nichole Barbequisha