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Lapis grabbed the gem in the mirror, pulling on it. A glowing pink pattern, the same pattern on the mirror, emerged from the ground around Lapis' feet. She pulled the gem out, the mirror immediately shattering and the pattern in the ground disappearing. The gem floated in the air, a form appearing. Lapis looked at the figure in awe and walked over.
"Thank you... You-" He started to say before starting to fall, Lapis catching him before he could.
"You talked to me... And you helped me... You're Lapis, aren't you?" The boy asked.
Lapis nodded silently.
"I'm Steven. Steven Quartz. Are you sure you're a Crystal Gem?" Steven asked her.
Lapis nodded, "Why?"
"Because you freed me,"
"Lapis!" Garnet yelled as she ran over with Pearl and Amethyst, all of them summoning their weapons.
"Wait!" Lapis exclaimed blocking Steven from them.
"You..." Steven growled.
A pink projection of a giant hand emerged from the ground.
"You knew I was in there! And you did nothing! Did you even think about who I used to be?" Steven yelled as he slammed the giant hand down at the Crystal Gems.
Pearl and Amethyst leaped out of the way, the hand landing on Garnet. She grunted with effort as she struggled to keep the hand up.
"Steven, what's going on?!" Lapis asked.
"I am Steven Quartz and you can't keep me trapped here anymore!" The Quartz yelled at the Crystal Gems.
"Steven?" Lapis asked.
"They're not going to let us leave,"
"Us? Leave?" Lapis asked.
A pink bubble appeared by the ocean with an opening big enough for someone to crawl into.
"Come on, Lapis. We can go home," Steven told her.
"Home? But... This is my home," Lapis said.
"Fine then," Steven said.
Garnet punched, finally managing to get free. The projection disappeared.
"Do not trust them, Lapis. Many secrets are kept... Goodbye," Steven said.
He stepped into the water, forming a bubble around him as he did before disappearing under the waves. A piercing light tore through the area, the Crystal Gems all blocking their eyes.
"Lapis, are you okay?" Pearl asked.
Lapis nodded, "Yeah... Was that another gem?"
Pearl nodded.
"But his name was... Steven? That doesn't sound like a gem," Lapis said.
Pearl and Amethyst looked at Garnet who shrugged.
Pearl sighed, "Don't worry about it, Lapis."
Garnet nodded, "Lapis, you're grounded."