So Pearl spent the rest of the night and the whole, rest of the next day attempting to teach Navajo how to dance. This proved to be more difficult than she thought as Navajo would stumble, fall on top of her and step on her feet quite a bit. By the time it was nightfall again, Pearl was beat up quite a bit and exhausted.
"O-Okay, how about we just take five..." Pearl sighed as she headed back into the cave she and Navajo had chosen to live in for a while.
"Five what Lady Pearl?" Navajo asked in confusion as he followed inside.
"A five...thousand year...slumber..." Pearl replied groggily before collapsing onto the floor of the cave from exhaustion and falling asleep. Navajo gasped and reached out to her, appearing alarmed at first but then he was overtaken by guilt when he realized that it was his fault that his beloved Pearl was so exhausted.
"I'm sorry..." He sighed before somberly heading out of the cave to continue practicing the dance moves Pearl had taught him but he just kept tripping and falling into the sand. How was he ever suppose to make his beloved Pearl happy if couldn't even figure out how to fuse with her? He buried his face into the sand and began to cry softly when he noticed the sound of chanting in the distance. He looked up to see a group of Native Americans a few feet away chanting and playing the bongo drums while others in their group would take turns dancing. Navajo picked himself up from the ground and trudged over to the group as their display interested him.
He hid behind a propped-up surf board as he watched the moves that these Native Americans would preform while dancing closely. They were certainly nothing like the moves Pearl had taught him.
"I see your tears in the night; lay it all on me...You built a wall inside; just let it fall from me...I feel your pain and lonely; don't be afraid to show me and incase you're wondering, I'll be here for you...Imagine..." The Chief of the group sang softly as he continued playing his drum. Navajo tapped his foot to the beat as he was unaware that his Gem was beginning to glow at the sound of the music.
"I met an old man once and he said to me, 'the only thing that matters is what you believe...If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything' and incase you're wondering, I'll be here for you...Imagine..." The Native American sang as he continued his dance. Navajo could feel his deep feelings for Pearl begin to rise within him, making his Gem glow even brighter and soon he just couldn't keep still anymore.
"E-E-Eh, Imagine! E-E-Eh, Imagine! O-Oh! Imagine! Could you ever imagine?
Don't give up! Don't give in! Keep moving until the end! E-E-Eh, Imagine! Could you ever imagine?" Navajo sang as he began dancing alongside the Native American, copying all of his dance moves perfectly.
Now he understood the process of fusion. It wasn't about the dance, it was about placing all of his energy into his feelings for the Gem he was trying to fuse with. He couldn't dance like her to do so, he needed his own dance and thanks to this group of Native Americans, he had found it. The group had seized their chanting and dancing once Navajo had joined in as they all stared at him in confusion. The silence had caused Navajo to stop singing and dancing as well as he bowed politely to give thanks to his new mortal companions.
"Thankest thou ever, so, much gentlemen for thou hast helpest me find my way..." He thanked before happily leaping over the crowd and excitedly barreling back toward the cave he and Pearl were currently living in.
"Whoa, that was weird..." The Chief noted before the group continued their chanting and dancing. Meanwhile, back at the cave, Pearl had awoken early the next morning with a stretch and a yawn.
"N-Navajo?" She asked groggily as she looked around for him. She was then startled by Navajo kneeling down next to her and outstretching his hand to her.
"My Lady Pearl, I art ready to fuseth with thee..." He stated with a loving smile, causing Pearl to blush and grin excitedly as she accepted his hand.
"Oh Garnet, Steven, Amethyst?! Me and Navajo have something to show you!" Pearl called out as Garnet Amethyst and Steven all rushed to the balcony.
"Pearl, don't do this..." Steven begged as he watched Pearl and Navajo twirl gracefully in unison before bowing before each other but it was too late to stop them now as both of their Gems had began to glow brightly from the feelings they had for each other. Pearl slowly and gracefully lifted her leg up to where her knee was touching her shoulder as she ran a hand along her smooth, pale thigh provocatively. She then leapt into the air, kicking her legs twice while at the same time keeping them both strait. She then landed back into the sand, preforming a perfect split before glancing back up at Navajo.
Navajo was keeping his legs spread as he danced on the tips of his toes, shaking his hips provocatively while waving his hands in the air. He then continued to wave his hands as he gradually yet teasingly dropped down to his knees. Pearl was mesmerized by his dance as she stood back up from the ground and watched him spin around while shaking his hips to the rhythm all the while. She felt a blush spread across her cheeks as she gracefully skipped toward him, dipping her head down and then bringing it back with a whip of her short hair up before beginning to shake her hips in order to sync with his dancing. Navajo responded by beginning to tiptoe rhythmically over to her, keeping his hands above his head and shaking his hips all the while as Pearl leapt into the air, twirling in midair and landing on the tip of her toes on one leg before repeating this action several, more times until Navajo had caught her in midair.
Pearl kept one leg wrapped over his shoulder as she leaned far back, sticking her other leg up into the air as she just hung from him. She then grabbed ahold of his midsection as she flipped her lower body off of him before sinking to the ground and preforming another split. When Navajo grabbed ahold of her arms and pulled her back up to her feet she wrapped both of her legs around his legs as the two spun around gracefully. Pearl then unhooked her legs from his legs before twirling away from him but he still kept ahold on one of her hands as he twirled her back toward him and into his loving embrace. Pearl then fell back and allowed Navajo to catch her as the two shared a gentle kiss on the lips before staring into each other's eyes intently. The two awaited for a fusion to take place but nothing happened; they were just holding each other close while their Gems gradually began to stop glowing.
"W-We didn't fuse...Why didn't we fuse?" Pearl asked as her eyes began to tear up. Navajo shared her pain as tears began to stream down his cheeks, a few of them gently blowing off into the wind.
"M-My apologies Lady Pearl for I hath failethed thou..." He sniffled as he gently released Pearl from his grasp.
"Ha! Where's your perfect partner now Pearl?! Huh?!" Garnet mocked, earning a glare from both Amethyst and Steven as Navajo covered his eyes and ran away crying.
"Navajo!" Pearl cried out in concern before glaring menacingly at Garnet.
"You're despicable!" She spat before chasing after Navajo. When she had finally found him, he was curled up into a tight ball inside of the cave they had picked out, crying softly into his knees.
"Navajo..." She knelt down next to him, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I-I art sorry My Lady Pearl...I understandeth if thou wisheth to do away with me for I art a failure..." Navajo sobbed as Pearl picked him up from the ground and pulled him into a loving, comforting embrace.
"I am not going to do away with you just because you can't fuse with me...Even though our bodies didn't merge together, something just felt right about that dance we did together and I did feel as if we were one..." Pearl explained with a light blush.
"R-Really?" Navajo sniffled.
"Really..." Pearl reassured with a soft, loving smile as she kissed him on the lips gently once again.
"I loveth thou..." Navajo smiled as Pearl gently wiped the last of his tears away.
"I love you too..." Pearl grinned as she held his soft, warm body close to hers. The two then fell asleep together underneath the moonlight. The next day, Navajo was suddenly startled out of his peaceful slumber by Pearl's bloodcurdling screams of pain and agony. He sat upright as he watched as Pearl was hunched over on her hands and knees with one of her hands clasped tightly over her Gem.
"Lady Pearl! Art thou okay?!" Navajo gasped as he rushed to her aid. He gently removed her hand from her Gem, revealing that it was glowing brightly. He gasped lightly in shock as he released Pearl, who dropped back down to her hands and knees.
"Lady Pearl, what aileth thee?!" He asked once again, on the verge of tears. Pearl gasped and coughed as six, tiny pebbles shot from her Gem, landing onto the ground beneath her as her Gem had finally stopped glowing. Navajo picked up all of the pebbles, examining them closely and seeing that one of the stones was a Moonstone, another was Goldstone, another was Hematite, another was Amber, another was Turquoise and the last one was Aquamarine.
"W-What are they?" Pearl asked weakly as she rubbed her throbbing Gem to sooth it.
"T-They appeareth to be Gems..." Navajo stated calmly as all six of the Gems began to glow brightly. Moonstone, Goldstone and Hematite all formed into child-like, male Gems that resembled Navajo and Amber, Turquoise and Aquamarine all formed into child-like, female Gems that resembled Pearl.
"T-This is remarkable...W-We just reproduced without absorbing any of the planet's energy! We have to find Peridot and get in contact with The Diamond Authority! A discovery like this could end the Homeworld War!" Pearl frantically explained and so she and Navajo gathered up all of their Gemlings and rushed to find Peridot.
She wasn't hard to find since she was currently trying to repair The Communication Hub once again.
"Oh great! What do you Crystal Clods want now?!" She complained once she noticed Pearl. She then gasped once she noticed Navajo holding all of the Gemlings they had just produced.
"We come in peace..." Pearl reassured before explaining the whole situation to Peridot. Peridot didn't hesitate to repair The Communication Hub and get in contact with Yellow Diamond upon hearing the story.
"That is remarkable..." Yellow Diamond stated once she heard the story and saw the Gemlings.
"Pearl, I have an important task for you; I want you and Navajo to be fruitful and multiply and once the Gemlings are old enough, instruct them to do the same but for now I want you to remain on the planet Earth and raise these Gemlings..." Yellow Diamond instructed.
"Yes Ma'am!" Pearl happily agreed as she and Navajo both happily embraced all of their Gemlings. Peridot smiled in content at the two as things were finally looking up for Gemkind in the future and as for Mother of Pearl, she smiled down upon her daughter proudly as she knew that she would one day accomplish something great.
THE END...