Later in the afternoon, Steven, Amethyst, and Peridot sat in the temple watching the gem intently. Pearl was trying to explain what had happened to their daughter to the Maheswarans. Sapphire sat on Steven's bed, contemplating the next thousand years. When she wasn't Garnet, this was what she did in her free time. And because the house was made of wood and they didn't want her to burn it down, Ruby was on Peridot's old leash tied to the fence out front. She was burning the sand around her into glass. "We hurt someone Steven loved out of carelessness. How come she didn't see that in the future!? SHE COULD'VE PREVENTED THIS!" Ruby repeated to no one in particular over and over again.
After Steven and Amethyst ate dinner, the gem finally began to glow. With a soft "Pop!" Connie stood up and out of the gem. Her hair was yellow at the tips, otherwise, she looked the same. She was wearing a yellow body suit that hugged her tight, she had a short skirt to go with it. Right above her breast was a star-shaped hole where her gem stuck out. She had large boots on her feet, and her entire outfit was various shades of yellow. Steven rushed up to her and gave her a big hug. "Ohmygosh Connie I'm so glad you're OK, I thought you were dead, but now you're a super cool half-gem like me!" Connie smiled and hugged him back. "I missed you too Steven, I honestly had no clue what happened! One second I thought I was dead, the next I'm coming out of a gem in a cool outfit!" As soon as Steven let go of her, Pearl rushed up to Connie and began fussing over her and asking her questions.
Later that night, Steven and Connie had their ears pressed against the living room door in the Maheswaran's house. They sat in the kitchen with Ruby and Peridot, while the others were talking to Connie's parents.
"Well, she will be attacked by corrupted gem-monsters if anyone were to find out about her."
"Then you shouldn't open your mouths and tell other gems about her! There. Problem solved!"
"Excuse me, may I show you something?" Steven and Connie could hear Sapphire's voice. Everyone, including Ruby and Peridot peeked under the door to see what was going on. Sapphire reached up and kissed each of the Maheswaran's heads. They stared into space for a moment, then came to, gasping with horrified looks on their faces. Suddenly, Peridot screamed. Ruby was literally on fire. She hoisted her up and sprinted out of the wooden house. Connie and Steven continued to listen. "W-well then," stuttered dr. Maheswaran. "I believe Connie will be safer in your custody. She may stay with you, but you must let her come visit whenever." Steven and Connie began to do a dance toghether. Suddenly, both of their gems began to glow, and there was a new gem lying on the floor. The gem was just like Stevonnie, but had four eyes, and was various shades of orange. The gem stood up and bumped their head against the ceiling. This made a loud thud, which caused the conversation in the room over to stop. "You all continue, I will check on the kids," they heard Sapphire say. Sapphire opened the door, muffled a squeal of delight. She curtsied and exclaimed, "How do you do, Orange Quartz," Then she paused and looked around. "Where are Peridot and Ruby?" Orange Quartz shrugged and tumbled apart, back into Steven and Connie. "Ruby burst into flames, so I think Peridot took her outside." Exclaimed Connie. Sapphire sighed and walked towards the door. The three of them walked to the Maheswaran's backyard, where the two gems were sitting in a baby pool. Ruby wasn't on fire anymore, but she seemed to be venting to Peridot. When she finished, Peridot smiled. "I know how you feel, sometimes I just want to destroy everything because I'm so mad too," Ruby smiled and gave Peridot a hug. "It's nice to know that there's a little ball of rage out there just like me," sighed Ruby. "Man, together we would be unstoppable." She turned to Peridot and smiled.
"Let's fuse."