The Crystal Gems stood stunned, each holding their respective weapons, except for Steven himself. As soon as the Rose saw them, she jumped back, holding her arm and gauntlet straight towards them.
"How did you know I'd land here?!" the pink gem shouted, specifically at Amethyst. "I didn't even know I would land here! I don't even know where here is!"
"What are you talking about?" Amethyst asked.
"You're one of the Amethyst guards!" she yelled back. "They were chasing me! And..and there was someone yelling and...Wait..." Her frantic voice started to slow itself down. "You look different from the others. You're..."
"Smaller?" Amethyst finished the sentence. "Yeah, I get that a lot."
"No one here is going to hurt you." Garnet calmly assured her. "And she's not going to hurt us." Garnet's own gauntlets evaporated into light as she gently approached the new arrival. Amethyst did the same with her whip, but stayed near Steven and Pearl. Steven stood, watching curiously, while Pearl grasped the handle of her spear, trembling a bit. Garnet carefully reached out towards the new Rose. "Put your weapon down. You're safe. I promise."
"No!" The new Rose yelped, giving a quick swing of her blade towards Garnet, who had the foresight to pull her hand back quickly. "What ARE you?! Are you...a fusion?" The panic returned to her voice.
"Let me try." Steven spoke up. He carefully approached the new Rose, who was slowly backing up towards the ship she arrived in. "Hi, my name is Steven."
"What's a Steven?" she responded, the blades of her gauntlet pointed down at him.
"I'm a human." he explained. "Sorta."
"A human? I've seen your kind before."
"You have? That's great!" he yelled. "But, I'm also...like you." he gently lifted his shirt, revealing his own rose quartz gem.
"You..." Rose stuttered. "You're a human and a quartz? That's...strange. You're a bunch of strange looking gems."
"Yeah, but that's what makes us so special!" he said excitedly. "Don't you wanna get to know us?"
"I...suppose." She hesitated for a moment before letting her weapon dissolve. She carefully took Steven's hand as he lead her away from the ship.
"I guess you've already met Garnet," Steven started.
"Pleasure." Garnet said bluntly.
"I've never seen a...Garnet." Rose said, confused. "What are you?" she asked again, a little bit more politely this time.
"Love." she responded with one word and a half smile.
"Then there's Amethyst," Steven continued. "Yeah, she's small but she's really strong and cool!"
"Sup?" Amethyst asked casually.
"I...I don't know what that means. 'cool' and 'sup' " Rose said, confused.
"We'll explain later," Steven laughed. "And finally, we have-
"Pearl!" Pearl shouted nervously.
"A pearl?" Rose asked. "But when I got off the ship, you were holding a weapon...Does your owner know you have that?"
"I uh..." Pearl stammered. "I don't have an owner."
"Ohh, you poor thing!" Rose sighed.
"No no!" Pearl yelled again. "It's a good thing! I'm...different! We all are."
"What is this place?" Rose said, looking around at the beach, the cliffs, the temple, and the strange gems around her.
"Earth," Steven said with a smile.
"Earth...the same one from so long ago? That big war?"
"Same planet, different world." Garnet said as the gems all approached the new Rose.
"The gems here are a little different than you might be used to," Pearl explained. "But you're welcome to stay. I'd be happy to show you around!" She shouted proudly.
"You will?" Steven asked. "Usually I teach gems about Earth...At least, I did with Lapis and Peridot."
"Oh please, Steven!" Pearl sneered. "I can show the beauty of Earth too. I have lived on it longer than you." She affectionately grabbed the new Rose's arm.
"Pearl, Are you..." Steven started a question before Garnet grabbed his attention by laying a hand on his shoulder.
"What do you say, Rose?" Pearl said gleefully. "Will you let me show you around what this planet has become? I think you'll be impressed!" Rose glanced at Pearl, then at the other gems. She then looked out at the vast ocean behind her.
"Please," Rose whispered. "Show me."