"Hello, Peridot." Pearl whispered. She had unscrewed the bathroom door hinges so it would be easiest to get into the bathroom without making much noise. She would fix the hinges later. The room was filled with a pale glow from her gem and a green glow from Peridot's gem.
"What do you want, Clod?" Peridot sneered from behind the shower curtain.
"We have no need for you now. The cluster has been destroyed and you have been abandoned by your owner." Being referred to as property stung Peridot. Being abandoned by Yellow Diamond brought tears to her eyes.
"What's your point?"
"We won't be keeping you around." Peridot's eyes went wide. Pearl laughed. "You didn't think you would become a Crystal Gem, did you? We can't let you become a Crystal Gem and we can't let you loose on Earth. Make your own conclusions."
"You can't do this! The Steven-"
"Steven is too young to understand. When he is older and realizes he can't save every Gem he meets he will understand. I will tell him Yellow Diamond took you back." Pearl summoned her weapon.
"Please, no. Don't do this." Peridot whispered. Tears began to fall from her face.
"You're pathetic." Pearl sneered. "You caused us a lot of trouble and you continue to cause us trouble. Steven was never supposed to know about Pearls. You were never supposed to touch the warp pads. I will make sure you pay for what you've done." Pearl pointed her spear at Peridot's gem.
"Pearl, what are you doing?" Garnet hissed from behind her. Pearl jumped.
"Garnet, I'm... I mean... she..." Pearl fell silent.
"Explain yourself."
"We have no use for her, she's caused us so much trouble and she's not worth keeping around. It only makes sense to destroy her gem to keep her from double crossing us or hurting Steven."
"Pearl, you believe making Peridot die for following her masters orders is justice?" Garnet asked, making sure she emphasized the portion of her words that resembled Pearl's life with Rose. Pearl was silent. Garnet sighed. "Do as you please, but you will be the one explaining yourself to Steven." Garnet said before walking off. There was silence. Peridot was still and quiet. Pearl aimed her spear at Peridot again, but was still. Pearl thought of her life with Rose.
"This is different, she would have been one of the causes of the death of Earth and it's inhabitants and us and...and... Steven. It's what's best for Steven. He can't get hurt. I can't lose him. I lost him and I almost lost Garnet. I can't loose or almost loose Steven." Pearl thought as she plunged her spear into the green triangular gem. There was a loud crack and a poof. Peridot was gone, her gem split into three pieces. Pearl took one piece and flushed it down the toilet. "Steven can't try to bring her back if a piece of her gem is missing." She thought to herself.
"Pearl, what's going on? Where's Peridot?" Steven asked sleepily from the doorway.