Hey guys, new author here. I have worked on different stories under different accounts, but I think this is the one I'm staying with this one. This story was inspired off the new episode, and some theories I had. So, I hope you enjoy. Please leave me suggestions and improvements, thanks!

Rose Quartz was a touchy subject among the crystal gems.

"A leader."

"I loved her."

"She taught me."

"My mother."

Steven wondered after returning to the temple, lying in his bed thinking about the words Jasper had said. Pink Diamond? His mother's diamond? Steven was puzzled. He sat up, looking into the sky, Homeworld was up there, somewhere. He pictured the memory earlier, speaking to the gems about the words Jasper had said. Garnet's eyes weren't visible through her shades, but Pearl's eyes went wide.

Flashback

"Peal, what happened?" Asked Steven, puzzled.

"Uh, Steven, it might be better to keep that a secret for now. In time, you'll understand." Pearl responded playing with her ribbon, not making eye contact.

End flashback

Steven laid his head on the pillow once more, feeling his gem. The curiosity for his mother was an aching itch, and it had just become more intense. He sighed, closing his eyes.

In the dream

He was in the sky arena sitting on the front row. He looked around and realized something was wrong. The sky arena was unbroken, the statues and marble floor neat in contrast to the broken arena he had come to know.

"Hello?" He called out, expecting a voice responding. His voice got lost in the clouds as he sat back down, attempting to control his dream. He couldn't.

It was strange, he could always take control of his own dreams.

Suddenly, two figures transported into the portal, two tall gems. Quartz gems. He gasped as he noticed who they were.

Jasper had a hard look on her face, his mother wearing a smile on her face like always.

"Alright Rose, I've improved, I can assure you that." Jasper said with enthusiasm while talking to her as if she was her friend. Rose smirked playfully, jumping and landing on one side of the arena with her shield spawning. However, Steven noticed something was missing from the shield. The gem on the center was missing, but the tangled vines were still present.

Jasper smiled with a hunger for a fight in her eyes. She ran at Rose, ramming her weapon into Rose's shield.

"I think I pushed you back a little bit." Jasper said, laughing.

"You've gotten better, Jasper." Rose responded, still with that smile. She pushed her shield onto Jasper, kicking at her chest after. Jasper went flying backwards landing by the Pink Diamond's statue. Jasper got up, it was notable she was having fun.

Steven was not used to this. They were not actually fighting. It looked as if they were playing, sparring. Jasper rolled into her spikeball form, rising up before diving down straight for Rose. Rose quickly stepped to the right, quickly summoning her shield again to use her own strength to slam her into the ground.

An explosion of dust filled the arena as the noise ceased. Steven took a second look, Rose had the tip of the shield on Jasper's gem, it had been an easy fight. She lent a hand to the orange gem, helping her get up. Rose poofed her shield and smiled brightly. Jasper got up, chuckling.

End of the dream

Steven woke up, the same dark sky outside.

"Man, what a strange dream. Steven thought, laying his head back on the pillow. A sudden thought came to him, as he realized. Jasper had once stated that she respected Rose, looked up to her.

"Wait a moment. If they were sparring, that'd mean…It's a memory?" Steven thought, the dream gaining a lot of importance all of a sudden. Was his mother still inside her? Was that an actual memory? Was Rose on Jasper's side? The questions kept going through his mind, until he spotted Pearl sitting on the floor next to his bed, trying to slowly get up and leave.

"Pearl?" Steven asked, as she turned around.

"Are you still watching me sleep….?" He asked.

"Well, y'know, I just wanted to check you were safe, ha-ha…" She responded, shrugging awkwardly. Her cheeks turned into a darker shade of blue, as she quickly climbed down the stairs.

"Pearl?" Steven asked again, recalling the dream…or memory.

"Do you know if…. never mind. Good night." He said, looking at Pearl smile at her, glad that it wasn't anything on Rose.

Steven laid back again, thinking about the dream again and again. He sighed, closing his eyes.

He slept a dreamless sleep, his gem glowing softly as he slept.

Well, end of first chapter. There's a lot coming up, so keep up with the updates!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed.

Bye!