Peridot stepped into the bathroom in the Steven's small home after a long day of working on the drill with those 'Crystal Clods'. The green gem was exhausted and definitely not happy, but at least she was safe in here. In this small, strange room those gems couldn't bother her. She could be alone, at least most of the time. There was the Steven, who came in every now and then, needing to use the room for some reason. But other than that Peridot was alone and safe here. Of course she would much rather be on Homeworld, where there wasn't a Cluster about to tear apart the planet and no Crystal Gems to worry about, but this was the closest the green gem would be to safety on this stupid rock.
The green gem settled down against one wall of bathroom, letting her thoughts drift for a moment. She thought of Homeworld. The magnificent planet she wanted more than anything to return to. Peridot reminisced, thinking of all the wonders of her home. The glory of Homeworld, full of highly advanced technology and all the time she had spent there, where she had been happy.
But then there was something different. A terrible thought that seemed to slowly weave its way into her mind.
A thud. Pain shooting through her body. Fear filling her...
"Stop!" Peridot commanded herself quietly, clutching her head with one hand. "No. Don't think about that." She mumbled. "Forget it."
The green gem stood with a sigh, still telling herself to forget. Not to think about it. She exhaled a shaky breath, satisfied. Peridot, not wanting to return to thinking again and not sure what else to do, climbed up onto the counter where the Steven kept many of his odd, useless items. The green gem looked at them for a moment, not able to make sense of any of it, but glad to stop thinking.
As Peridot looked over the strange assortment of items something caught the corner of her eye. Her reflection in the mirror. The green gem looked up at it, gazing at the figure reflected back at her, but winced as she noticed the large swollen bruise on her cheek. The one that Pearl had caused. She reached up to touch it gently. It felt... Familiar. Peridot rubbed the bruise, wondering why it felt so familiar.
Her green eyes widened as she remembered, the same thing she had been trying to forget moments ago.
There was a loud thud as a foot collided with a young Peridot's stomach as she fell onto the ground. The green gem looked up at the figure looming over her, shaking in fear. "I'm s-sorry ma'am." She stuttered, her eyes wide with fear as she gazed up at her superior, Yellow Diamond. "P-please. I-I didn't mean to! I-"
The green gem was cut off as she was punched in the face. Pain shot through her cheek and she reached up and clutched it gently, tears welling up in her eyes.
There was silence for a moment. Then the sound of footsteps moving away. Peridot looked up, seeing that Yellow Diamond was gone, leaving the green gem alone on the floor, taking deep breaths as she held in her tears.