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The day before

Sour Cream's house

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"What do I say to them?"

Vidalia sat at her dining room table, her eyes red from crying, a letter in her hands, and the large package that came with it on the table.

She placed her hands on her face. Sour Cream had left earlier today for his training, and Onion was off doing God knows what. She had been thinking about what she would say to them, but she just didn't know. What could she say? What could any parent say in this situation?

How do you look your children in the eye, and tell them that their father is dead?

According to the letter, Yellowtail had been caught in a massive storm. His whole boat swept away, and it's remains found on the shore. They never found Yellowtail's body, just this package, and the letter saying that it was supposed to be a gift for her.

Sour Cream and Yellowtail didn't always see eye to eye, but she knew that he loved him, and saw him as his son. At least, more than that bastard, Marty, ever did. And while you'd likely never get him to admit it, Sour Cream did care about Yellowtail as well.

But now Yellowtail would never get to hear that from Sour Cream. He would never get to hold Onion in his arms again. Or drag them both on fishing trips. And Vidalia would never get to hug him whenever they returned.

Because he was gone. He was gone, and her family was broken.

Vidalia stared at the package again. She didn't want to open it. Knowing Yellowtail, it was likely a fishing rod, or possibly a harpoon. Something that would remind her of him, and send her back to tears. Maybe she could just put it away, or give it to one of the boys.

She sighed. No, she couldn't do that. Whatever it was, it was a gift to her, and the last gift she would ever receive from her husband. So as best as she could, she held back her tears, and started untying the knots around the package. When she lifted the top of it off, she was….surprised, to say the least.

It was a sword. A katana with a black hilt, a serrated, grey blade, and there was a ring tied to it by a string.

Vidalia raised her eyebrow. Yellowtail was planning to give her a sword as a gift? She knew that Yellowtail was aware of Sour Cream's training with the gems, so maybe it was for him? But that didn't explain the ring.

Vidalia pulled off the ring, and examined it. The band was silver, there were strange patterns engraved into it, and the center stone was a red jewel. Where could Yellowtail have gotten a hold of these? They certainly couldn't afford something like this.

That's when Vidalia realized that soon, they wouldn't be able to afford a lot of things. Like food, electricity, or a roof over their heads. Yellowtail was the breadwinner of the house. She'd have to look for a job soon.

She didn't want to think about that right now though. She was distraught enough as it is. Instead, she placed her new gift on her index finger, right next to her wedding ring.

Vidalia got and walked to the kitchen, she had a bottle of vodka that she hidden under the kitchen sink for rainy days. Tea wouldn't do the trick right now. She'd need some ice too. Lots of ice.

Because suddenly, she felt hot.

Really hot.

Were her hands this sweaty a moment ago?

Vidalia grabbed the bottle from under the sink, and grabbed a glass.

That's when it happened.

A heat erupted from her body, a blast of pain surged through her chest, and she fell to the floor. Her alcohol and glass shattering next to her.

Vidalia looked at her hands. There was faint smoke coming off of them, as if she were about to go up in flames.

Vidalia got up, and hurried to the bathroom. She began coughing, as her throat suddenly felt very dry. Her head burned. Her entire body burned. What was happening right now?

When she finally made it to the bathroom door, she was limping. Her stomach, chest, and eyes all felt like they were on fire. Her vision was starting to get very foggy. She went into the bathroom, turned on the sink, and started splashing water on her face. But it wasn't helping the pain.

Vidalia looked at her new ring. The jewel was glowing.

She was panting heavily. The pain in her body continued to grow. It was like there was someone else underneath her skin. She looked at the ring again. There was a dark, unholy black aura slowly oozing from it, clinging to her skin, climbing up her arm. She tried pulling it off, which only resulted in a burned hand.

Vidalia looked in the mirror. Her pupils were a scarlet red, and their were still fumes coming from them. The aura kept growing, covering her hand, her arm, then the rest of her body, turning her completely black. She could feel it making its way inside of her, changing her from the inside.

Vidalia tried to scream, but the pain was so intense, she couldn't even make a sound. Then everything just went black…

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Present day

The Ruins

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Greg was excited. More excited than he had been in a long time.

His excitement lessened when he found out who his "training partner" would be, but still excited, nonetheless.

Standing before Greg was a Pearl. Or more specifically, a holo Pearl made by the original Pearl.

"Do you wish to test your skills against me in a duel?" It said in a monotone voice.

"Now, Greg." The real Pearl said as she stepped from behind her clone. "Since this is your first day, we're going to take this slow. Take your sword, and just parry with this holo Pearl for now. When you fully understand this, we'll try something more difficult."

Greg drew his sword. Before this, Pearl had shown Greg the proper fighting stance for his weapon. So he assumed it, and waited for Pearl's say-so to begin.

"Ready? Start!" Pearl said.

The holo Pearl swung it's sword moderately slow, and Greg parried with his. Then Greg swung his sword, and the holo Pearl parried as well. Back and forth, they went. Every few minutes, the clone would speed up a little, and Greg would do the same to keep up with it.

Greg smiled as he did this. Maybe it was just his happiness taking over his senses, but wielding this sword felt almost natural. As if it was his destiny to learn how to use it properly. He wouldn't keep Steven and the others waiting for him. He would learn how to use this blade, and he would keep his promise to always protect Steven.

Jamie was with Amethyst, who was still eating her chips, as he tried to stay calm. Usually Amethyst, or sometimes, Jasper, would train with him. It was why he had became one of the physically strongest of the group. He had the best partners.

"Yo, lover boy." Amethyst said with her mouth full. "We gonna spar, or what?"

Everyone was paired up with their partners. Steven with Connie, Sadie with Sour Cream, Keke with Jenny, and Buck with Lars. Amethyst was just waiting for Jamie's say-so.

"Would you Please stop calling me that?" Jamie said. He was thankful enough that Amethyst hadn't told the others what she had witnessed last night, but her teasing was becoming annoying.

And annoyances certainly weren't going to help Jamie's fear for his safety.

Garnet had her back against one of the pillars with her arms crossed. Jamie looked, and immediately looked away. Garnet was still staring at him. She had been staring at him since they entered the ruins. Her teeth were showing, so Jamie could tell she was frowning.

Jamie didn't understand. He had never once seen Garnet act this way. She was always so calm and collected. If she was happy, sad, or angry, you'd never be able to tell. Did his rejection really have this much effect on her?

Amethyst noticed what was getting Jamie's attention, and giggled. "Oh I see, you wanna be training with her, huh?" She said.

"Amethyst, this is serious." Jamie whispered. "I think she's really upset with me."

Amethyst looked at Garnet again. She did look a little...tense. But she just shrugged her shoulders. "Eh, she's probably just mad cause we walked in you guys."

"Umm, maybe I should just come back in a couple days." Jamie said. He slowly got up and made his way to the warp pad, and Amethyst waved him good-bye. He did have plays he should be working on anyway. Yes, he'll just come back in maybe a week or so.


And then the mailman felt someone grab his shoulder.

Oh no. Jamie thought.

Garnet turned Jamie to her. "Where are you going?"

Jamie gulped. Garnet's voice was calm, but he could still feel her anger. "Oh Y'know, just... Walking around."

"Walking around?"

"Walking around."

"Leaving already?"

"Leaving already?"

"Are you?"

"No?"

"Good, because that would be bad."

"How bad?"

"It would make me angry."

"That's bad."

"Quite."

Garnet nodded her head to Amethyst. "Go sit over there. It'll be easier for me to keep an eye on you."

Meanwhile, out in the field, everyone else was continuing their training.

Buck and Lars were sparring aggressively. Buck with his battle axe, and Lars with his war-hammer. Well, 'Sparring' might not have been the correct word. The way the two were going at it, it was more like a fight.

Every time their weapons connected, a large Clang rang throughout the arena. These past years had changed the both of them. No longer did Lars view Buck and the others as the cool kids that he would give anything to be friends with. Now, he viewed them as his teammates. His comrades in battle.

And he viewed Buck as his rival.

Their weapons connected in another struggle, their faces close together. Step by step, Lars started pushing Buck back.

"What's wrong, Buck?" Lars said with a confident smirk planted on his face. "You're not getting tired already, are you?"

Buck's blank expression did not change.

Lars had become extremely confident in his abilities, and truthfully, had every reason to be. He's beaten plenty of corrupted gems on his own, has bested almost all of his teammates at least once, and with his enhanced strength, most people couldn't even scratch Lars.

However, Buck wasn't one of those people.

Buck leaned in, and head-butted Lars in his nose. Lars staggered, and Buck delivered a punch to his stomach, then a side-kick to his chest, knocking him to the ground. Before Lars could get up, Buck slammed his battle-axe down inches away from Lars' face. The blade sparkled with electricity.

Lars sighed. Well, looks like he lost again.

Buck withdrew his axe, and offered Lars his hand. Lars accepted, and the two walked over to the water cooler. The teenager never said it out loud, but he always made it clear that he felt that he should've been the leader of their group. For God's sake, he was a space captain for years. But the simple fact was that Buck's level headedness and quick-thinking made him more equipped for the job. And Garnet agreed.

"I've told you before." Buck said as he grabbed a bottled water from the cooler that he had been kind enough to bring for everyone. "Arrogance doesn't win fights. Skill does."

"Guess you'd know, huh? Since you never lose." Lars said before taking a seat. Buck threw him a water bottle, which he instinctively caught.

"You mean I never lose to you." Buck said before taking a seat next to Lars and taking a swig of his water.

Lars sneered a little. He couldn't tell if Buck was insulting him or not. It was always hard to tell what he was thinking or not. Just like Garnet.

Back with Pearl and Peridot, they both watched as Greg continued to counter weapons with the holo Pearl. Almost an hour had went by, and Greg had yet to show any loss in stamina. The holo Pearl at this point, was now going so fast, that this could be considered an actual sword fight.

Pearl just couldn't get her head around this. Even with his new body, it shouldn't be possible for Greg to move so quickly while wielding a sword that size. She and Peridot would have to further examine that necklace when the day was done.

Over on the other end of the ruins, Sadie and Sour Cream were in a struggle for dominance. Both fighter's weapons sacrificed brute strength for speed, which they both viewed as more important.

Sadie jumped back, and swung her spear. Sour Cream ducked, and delivered a kick to Sadie's hand, causing the spear to fly across the arena.

Sadie frowned. Looks like it's time to test the abilities of her weapon.

On both of Sadie's hands, there were white braces with green buttons on them.

Sour Cream jumped, and readied himself. He knew what was coming, and would not let himself be caught off guard.

With a small "ping", Sadie's spear disappeared, and two of them reappeared in both of her hands. This was the ability that Pearl herself installed on the weapon. Sadie could materialize up to two spears in her hands at any time. More, she could determine how heavy, long, and sharp the blades were.

Armed again, Sadie ran towards Sour Cream, jumped, and struck from above. Sour Cream used his staff to block the incoming attack, but Sadie's new blade was so sharp, it sliced his weapon in two.

Doesn't matter. Sour Cream thought. This just meant he had two weapons now as well.

Without skipping a beat, Sour Cream ducked under Sadie's attack, and low sweeped her left leg, causing her to fall, and drop her weapons again.

Sadie groaned and grabbed her head. She still wasn't used to using two spears at once. Pearl always made it look so easy. She was going to need a lot more practice.

Sour Cream walked down to the arena seats. He hoped that Garnet and Pearl were watching. He was ready to prove himself, and get his new weapon.

Jasper, whom Steven had asked to train them today, was out in the ruins as well. Her helmet was summoned, her eyes were closed, and her arms were behind her back as she waited for Steven and Connie to attack.

Steven and Connie ran at Jasper with their weapons drawn. With her eyes still closed, Jasper grabbed Connie's sword and threw her over her back. With her other arm, Jasper blocked Steven's attempted shield charge, and pushed him away with the same ease as Connie.

Back on her feet, Connie ran at Jasper with her sword again from the behind. Steven summoned his shield again, and threw it at Jasper.

Jasper smiled, and spun out of the way, and the shield that was meant for Jasper instead struck Connie in her head, knocking her down once again.

Steven, now more concerned with Connie than the actual fight, ran over to make sure she was unharmed.

"You alright?" He asks as she sits up, rubbing her forehead.

"You throw your shield too hard."

"HEY!" Jasper gets their attention. "Focus on the threat in front of you!"

Steven turns his attention away from Connie, and summons his shield again. He throws a punch, but Jasper is faster. Catching his fist.

"Not fast enough." Jasper says before throwing him at Connie, who moved just in time.

This time, Connie runs to his aid, dropping her sword in the process.

Jasper sneers. Those two are still much too reliant on each other.

"Come on you two!" She says, irritated. "The enemy won't give you guys grace periods like this."

Steven throws a shield at her again, hitting her helmet, and cracking her visor. Taking the opportunity, Connie reaches for her sword. But Jasper was too fast. Using her spin-dash once more, she zipped passed Connie, and grabbed her sword.

"Now your partner has no weapon." Jasper said. "What will you do?"

Steven frowned. He and Connie were down, but not yet defeated. Using his powers again, he surrounded Connie and himself in a spiked bubble, and ran at Jasper.

Jasper was surprised. Looks like the spawn of her Diamond was full of surprises. But it was time to stop playing around.

She grabbed the bubble, stopping both of them dead in their tracks. Using her left hand, Jasper punched a hole into the bubble, and pulled Connie out.

"Connie!" Steven yelled. He dropped his bubble.

"DEFEND YOURSELF!" Jasper yelled. Steven ignored her, and tried to run to Connie. Jasper, who had now had enough, chopped Steven in the back of the head. Knocking him unconscious.

"Steven!" Connie yelled.

Jasper sighed. She never pictured that she would be teaching her Diamond how to fight like a proper warrior. The quartz soldier picked Steven up, and carried him to the arena seats. Connie walked over to them with anger clearly on her face.

"You didn't need to go that far with him!" She yelled. Jasper was unfazed.

"He is still my Diamond." Jasper said. "And I'll protect him with my life. But I can't be there all the time. And neither can you."

Connie sighed, she knew Jasper cared. She was there when Steven first told Jasper the truth about her Diamond. When Jasper fell to her knees, and begged Steven for forgiveness. Steven wrapped his arms around her neck, and told her that from this point on, they would fight together.

She was rough sometimes (well, a lot), but she understood what Jasper was trying to do. She wanted Steven to be not just strong, but an independent warrior as well.

Jasper looked at the blue and green spots all over her body, and her straight teeth were now like that of a beast. That was something Steven and his friends couldn't fix. Her mind was uncorrupted, but the damage caused to her body was permanent. She was tainted. Scarred by her corruption, and her need for vengeance.

But Steven still always smiled, and told her that she was perfect. His perfect quartz.

"He's strong, but he won't be able to fight at his full potential as long as he concerns himself with your safety." Jasper said.

She cradled Steven in her arms as if he were a newborn baby. "I won't lose her again."

Back with Garnet, who was still staring at Jamie with anger still clearly on her face.

In her heart, Garnet knew it wasn't fair to be angry with Jamie. She basically threw herself onto him, and never even gave him a chance to say no. Jamie himself had told her that he wasn't interested anymore.

It wasn't fair for her to be upset with him.

But damn it, she was.

While she couldn't hear their voices anymore, but in situations like these, she could feel their emotions. Sapphire wanted her to calm down, and Ruby wanted her to give into her anger.

And it appeared that Ruby was winning, because feeling the two of them only made her angrier.

"Get out of my head." Garnet said to herself. "This body is mine."

The sun was starting to set, and Pearl was gathering the teens. It was time for the tests.

"Alright, Sour Cream." Pearl said. "Peridot and I have a new staff designed for you. Now it's time for you to show us that you deserve it."

Sour Cream, equipped with his spare staff, readied himself to fight.

"No."

Everyone looked to Garnet. "Jamie and I will be sparring first." She said

Jamie's heart skipped a beat.

"What!?" Sour Cream yelled. "But he already has his new weapon! I haven't even gotten to-"

Sour Cream did not get to finish, as Garnet grabbed him up by his neck. The rest of the teens backed away, too overwhelmed with shock to intervene.

"Jamie...Is going first." Garnet said again.

Sour Cream nodded silently.

Garnet let him go, and Sour Cream ran to the rest of the teens, who were now a good distance away. Now, it was just Garnet and Jamie.

Jamie readies his blades, visibly shaking, with fear in his eyes.

"Garnet." He says. "Let's not be unreasonable. Maybe we can just talk this out?"

Garnet jumps at Jamie and strikes forward with her gauntlets the time for talking was over. Jamie dodges, and Garnet's fist crashes to the ground, shaking the ruins.

Garnet throws punch. Jamie, who wasn't quick enough to dodge, instead blocked the hit with his katars. But Garnet's punch held so much force, that it still sent Jamie flying 10 feet away.

The mailman tried to gather himself, but before he could get on his feet, Garnet punted him like a football. Sending him into a pillar.

Jamie rolled over on his side in pain. His nose was bleeding, and his head was pounding like a drum. He could taste his own blood.

He looked at his katars. Aside from the enhanced strength and speed, they had one more ability that truly made them unique. An ability Jamie hated using, but has saved him plenty of times.

Maybe, it could save him now. But did he even have the strength?

"I feel like we need to stop this." Sour Cream says to Kiki.

"Pearl!" Kiki yelled to her teacher. "Do something!"

Pearl finally snaps from her fear-induced trance, and summons her spear. She was still not pleased with Garnet's feelings for Jamie, but she could not let this happen.

Garnet grabbed Jamie by his shirt, and prepared to strike him again.

But this time, when Garnet threw a punch, Jamie caught it.

Garnet looks at Jamie. His eyes were a very light purple, and his gauntlets were glowing. He had activated them.

"Alright, fine then." Jamie said. He pushed her fist away, and yanked himself away from her, ripping a part of his shirt off. Garnet clamps her gauntlets together, and threw down an axe-hammer. Jamie caught her fists again, and spin kicked her in the chest.

Garnet flew back a few feet, but managed to catch herself again.

Jamie stopped shaking, and his terrified face was now a dead serious frown. Over the years they had been training, Jamie's one flaw was that he was always afraid.

This was the true power of his katars. They make it so Jamie fights without fear or restraint. But Jamie, as an actor first, and a fighter second, hated having his emotions just turned off. It made him feel less human. But to save himself, he would.

"I did not want it to come to this, Garnet." Jamie said as he unsheathed his blades. "But if it is battle you want, then you will have it!"

"God, he is such a drama queen." Jenny whispered to Kiki.

"I mean, he IS an actor" Kiki said.

"Does he not realize what he's getting himself into?" Pearl asks to herself. "Amethyst! Jasper!"

Amethyst finished her chips (and then ate the bag), and started making her way down to Pearl. Jasper, who was still cradling Steven, did nothing. This didn't concern her.

Now not fearing for his own safety, Jamie ran at Garnet with his blades. He swiped with his left blade, but Garnet ducked under his attack. He swiped down, aiming for Garnet's face.

Garnet grabbed his hand before his blade could touch her. But Jamie still had a free hand.

This time, Garnet wasn't prepared. Unsheathing his left blade, Jamie uses all his strength, and punches Garnet in her face with so much force, the entire arena shook again.

Everything went quiet.

Garnet freezes. Jamie's fist still planted on her visor. Slowly, it broke apart, and fell to the ground, revealing her face.

Jamie slowly took his hand back. Garnet's top eye was partially bruised, and closing. In her mind, she could hear Sapphire whimpering in pain.

And she could hear Ruby screaming in rage.

Jamie jumped back, and readied himself for the worst. While he was not afraid, he did realize that making Garnet angrier than she already was was certainly not a good idea.

Garnet slowly walked to Jamie. Her right hand was on fire, and the anger in her two eyes was clear.

"Garnet! Stop!" Pearl jumped to Jamie's side, and summoned her spears. Amethyst ran down and did the same.

"Move. Both of you. Now." Garnet sneered.

"Why now?" Jamie said, stepping in front of Pearl and Amethyst. Pearl tried to stop him, but Jamie pushed her hand now. "What changed, Garnet?"

Garnet said nothing.

The mailman sheathed his weapons. "Why is it that you want to give a chance now? After you said no to me four years ago?"

"What is he talking about?" Lars said to Sadie. Sadie shrugged her shoulders.

"I never said no..." Garnet said.

"Yes you did!" Jamie yelled. "You told me that you didn't want to be together! That you'd never be interested!"

"I'm not the one who refused you!" Garnet yelled.

"Then who was!?"

"WE WERE!"

Garnet immediately clamped her hand over her mouth. Was that... Ruby's voice?

Jamie raised an eyebrow.

"Ruby, please calm down." Another voice that was not Garnet's said. This one was calmer and sweeter.

Jamie, Lars, and the rest of the teens were all confused. Why did Garnet's voice keep changing like that?

Steven walked up to Connie, and rubbed his eyes. Finally awake again.

"Hey guys." He said. "Did I miss anything?" Then he saw Jamie and Garnet. "Uh oh."

"...Everyone leave." Garnet said. "We are done today."

With no will left to oppose, all the teens walked down to the warp pad.

Sour Cream was bummed. Today was supposed to be the day he got his new weapon. But it got a all wrecked because of some weird romantic tension between Garnet and Jamie.

But before he or any of them could step on the warp pad, it lit up, and some stepped off of it.

A girl. A young woman with blonde hair, a black biker jacket, and torn jeans. She was chewing bubblegum, and carrying a sword.

But her most off-putting feature was her blood red arm, and the ring that she was wearing on it.

"Sup." The girl said. "I miss all the fun?"

"....Mom?" Sour Cream said.

"Vidalia?" Amethyst said with almost as much shock.

"Yepperino." She says, walking towards them. Sour Cream runs up to her. "Mom, are you ok?" He asked. "You look... drastically different."

"Oh, I'm way more than ok, sweetie." Vidalia said with a devilish grin. She then took the sword off of her back, showed it to Sour Cream. "All thanks to this beauty."

"Woah. Where'd you get that?... and what happened to your arm?!" He asks, holding her red arm in his hands.

"I'll tell you later, but right now go find your brother. We're having a family meeting later." Vidalia pats him on his shoulder.

"Family meeting? What's wrong?" Vidalia looks down at the ground for a second.

"Something your brother really needs to be here for. So go find him, ok?" Vidalia says walking up to the others.

"Ok, mom." Sour Cream immediately hits the warp pad and leaves the area.

"Hey Amethyst!" Vidalia calls out to her, getting her attention. "What did I miss?"

Amethyst was stunned. Vidalia too? Greg wasn't the only one?

Wait. Amethyst thought. Where was Greg?

While everyone was watching Garnet and Jamie's fight, Greg was still fighting the Holo Pearl. Unlike an hour ago, Greg was now dominating the poor hologram.

To end it, when the Holo Pearl tried to attack, Greg blocked it's spear with his sword, and in one giant swipe, slashed it half.

"Uh.. a lot."

Steven walked to his father, and slightly pulled his shirt. "How to you feel, dad?"

Greg looked at his sword and smiled. "Like I could take on anyone, stewball."

When everyone had left, the only people left in the arena were Garnet, who was sitting at the edge of the arena, Jamie, Steven, and Pearl, who were both explaining Garnet's voice changes to Jamie.

"Wait, so Garnet is actually a fusion?" Jamie said.

"Yeah, Jamie." Steven said. "But she isn't them. She's someone entirely new."

Jamie looked at Garnet, who was still sighting at the arena's edge, looking into nothing. It wasn't that Garnet didn't want to give them a chance. It was that Ruby and Sapphire didn't.

"Okay... this makes sense... I think." Jamie said, scratching his head.

"Maybe..." Steven says. "You guys could try again? It'd make her happy if you gave her a chance."

Jamie looked over at Garnet again. Her and other HAD really done a lot for him. Especially Garnet. She always pushed him to be brave. Stronger. Hell, she was part of the reason he finally went after his acting dreams.

With his mind made up, Jamie walked to Garnet and took a seat next to her.

"Hey." He said.

Garnet did not look at him. "I told you to leave."

"I know." Jamie said. His katars unfortunately only worked in combat, so they weren't going to help him here. "I just wanted to talk."

"Talk then." She said. "You have 60 seconds."

"Uh...I think I need more than that."

"Now you have 56 seconds."

Jamie tensed up a little, but he wasn't going to back from this.

"Do you remember when you told me that love at first sight wasn't real? That it took time, and patience?" Jamie asked. "Because I've never forgotten that."

Garnet finally looked at him. What was he getting at?

"Well this time, I hope you'll actually give me chance to learn about you. Because if you're willing, I'd still like to give this a shot."

Jamie decided to try his luck, and placed his hand on top of Garnet's. "If you're not busy tomorrow, do you maybe want to see Dogcopter 4 with me?"

Garnet smiled lightly. "Yes. I think I would like that."

Steven and Pearl watched from a distance. "Well, I'm glad that's finally sorted." Steven said. "I think I'm gonna go to bed now. Night, Pearl."

Steven warped away, leaving Pearl essentially alone.

"I'm glad everything is sorted too." She said to herself.

She looked over to Jamie and Garnet before stepping onto the warp pad. "I just wish it had been me instead."