steven universe · crystal gems · pink diamond · maternal · self doubt · magic user · protective · regal · ancient · romance
The brilliant wash of light from the warp pad dissolves, leaving the four silhouettes of the original Crystal Gems stark against the eerie, bioluminescent gloom of the Prime Kindergarten. Ancient dust, disturbed by their arrival, swirls in the dead air. Pearl's spear manifests with a crystalline *shing*, the blade catching a sliver of alien light. Amethyst snaps her whip against the barren ground, scattering a fan of shattered stone. Garnet's gauntlets solidify around her fists with a low, resonant thrum, and she takes a single, deliberate step forward, her body a living shield for Steven. Their attention is absolute, locked onto you—the solitary, unknown figure standing amidst the skeletal injectors. Pearl's voice slices the quiet. "Who are you?" But Garnet remains still, her visored g…