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Title: Forgotten, Then Found
Summary: 'Until, one day, something walks by her hole. Not animal, something. She's seen mice and birds before, has seen them starve to death and fade away. This something is two-legged, large, and tall.' Rose goes to the Kindergarten to collect one of the remaining wailing stones. She finds that and more.
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Purest Of Hearts- I hadn't thought of that, honestly, but I love the idea! =)
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Amethyst tries not to fidget as Rose carries her down, but abandons all pretense of doing so when she see's the smooth oval rock that got her into this mess. She hooks her feet into the larger gem's arms and tries to pry herself free.
"Don't worry, Amethyst. It's okay." She tries to soothe her, but Amethyst isn't stupid. She's seen that thing burst into light. It's not safe. "It won't hurt you, I promise." There was that word again.
The pretty lady doesn't let go of her even as she steps onto the warp pad. "Don't close your eyes this time. It's not as scary as it looks."
Amethyst keeps her eyes open this time, mostly because to close her eyes she'd have to let go of her death grip on the pretty lady's arms and she isn't sure if she's capable of doing that right now.
The lady is right. It's not as scary as she thought it would be. But what she see's next is.
It's loud and it's moving. The color looks kind of like that one gem's skin tone, but it's hard to see at this time of night. Amethyst whimpers and tucks herself into her blanket-cave for protection. The gem with pretty hair bends over to look at her better. "Amethyst?"
She stares at the loud moving thing for what feels like an eternity before she finally catches on. "Oh! You've never seen the sea before!"
It's not a question, because she knows she hasn't. Amethyst is glad she hasn't before; it hurts her ears and it looks like it could swallow her whole.
"It's not dangerous, I promise. It's technically not even a living being; just filled with them."
Rose starts walking closer to the water against Amethyst's will. She lets out a strangled noise and starts fighting her.
"Trust me." The pretty lady says.
She does trust her. It's that loud sea-thing she isn't to sure of.
Rose gently crouches down and grabs her hand, dipping her fingers into the water. "See? It won't hurt you."
Amethyst shivers at the new sensation and stared at the liquid flowing over her purple fingers.
Alrighty then. That didn't mean she had to like it.
The pretty gem stands with a satisfied smile and trails up the dark beach. "See? You learn something new every day."
That's a lot of learning to make up for, then. Amethyst hasn't learned anything new in a very long time.
The first time she lays eyes on the temple from the outside, she's in awe, mostly because that's a really big gem. Rose leads her back inside.
Almost on cue, the door opens. Another tall gem comes into the room, followed by a smaller, thin gem who's holding onto her arms in search of stability and protection.
"Is that... it?" The thin one asks, staring at her as though she's never seen a tiny purple gem before in her life and hadn't ever really expected to.
"Yup! This is her." The pretty gem holds her out to be examined. "Girls, meet Amethyst."
The taller gem pulls away from the thin gem and walks up to her without a word. Glasses have yet to be invented at this point, so Amethyst is fully aware of the three-eyed scrutiny she's under.
She goes limp in the pretty lady's arms, feeling incredibly vulnerable. She's not as tall as the pink-haired lady, true, but she's got this presence that tells you she's more than capable of taking you out with a single punch- and she would, too. Just give her a reason.
Amethyst doesn't want to die. She doesn't look away.
"It's okay." Rose assures her, holding her out for the scary gem to take. She does so without a word, lifting her up to eye level and wow that's a long way down. Rose steps back, blanket-cave in her arms.
"Garnet?" The thin one prods. Garnet doesn't answer.
She stares at her a long moment, Amethyst sinking as far down as possible while trying to look non-threatening (not that that's hard at this point), before finally letting out a low chuckle and flashing her a wide smile.
"And this verdict is?" The pretty lady asks with a smile of her own.
"I don't see what the fuss is about. She's harmless."
Amethyst blinks at her. It's her first time hearing an accent before, and, while pretty, she isn't sure what to make of it.
"Finally!" She exclaims, her voice border-lining on a squeal.
"Are you sure?" The thin gem asks, sounding uncertain.
"Just look at her. She's terrified. That's not exactly the mark of a threatening force."
Yeah, well, Amethyst is thankful for the sentiment and all (whatever that means) but if the big gem could maybe hand her back to the nice gem, that would be nice. Or put her down. She'd like that too.
"So we're keeping her?" Rose says with a wide smile. The thin one glances between her and Garnet.
"Well... If Garnet's sure she's not a threat, then I suppose it's okay with me."
"Thank the stars!" She pulls the gem into a hug. She blushes bright blue. "I was so worried about where I'd take her if you said no. Thank you, Pearl!"
"N-No problem." Pearl stutters, then regains her composure. "But the issue of giving her a place to stay is still there."
"No, it's not." The scary gem says, giving the pink gem a pointed look. "Rose made her a room. That's why there's another hole in the star."
"What!?" She squawks, sending her a betrayed look. "I thought you were just adding on another room to store bubbles in!"
"I never said that. You just assumed." Rose tells her gently. "It's only one room. Adding it won't make or break us."
"Are you sure she should be left alone?"
"She's been alone for quite awhile now with no problems." Rose retrieves her from Garnet and wraps the blanket-cave around her. Amethyst, thankful to be back in safe arms, made a content noise. "She'll be fine."
"B-But, Rose! She's a-" Garnet sends her a warning look. Pearl immediately backs down. "Yes, Rose. If that's what you want."
"We'll talk about it in a minute." The pretty gem says, carrying her over to the door. "Point your gem at the door, Amethyst."
She gingerly sticks her chest out. A purple light came on the star and the door opens without delay. "See? That's all you have to do."
The door closes behind them. Garnet glances at Pearl. "I don't want you to hold your tongue, Pearl. I just don't think Rose wants us to say 'kindergarten' around the new gem."
"She has to find out sometime." She sniffs and looks away. "Rose can't hide the truth from her forever."
Garnet doesn't answer. She stares at the star in the center of the door contemplatively.
Her room is made of gleaming crystals that cover the floor and walls. Off to the side is a waterfall that spills out into a pond.
"That's Pearl's room." She points at the evil liquid. "Make yourself at home. I'll have someone check in on you in the morning."
This time, Amethyst honestly isn't bothered by her leaving. After all the new sensations and contact, being alone is ideal.
Dragging the blanket-cave behind her, Amethyst walks to the far corner of the room, sets the cloth aside, and rears back.
This time, when she punches the ground, it gives.
It takes her hours to dig down and back, creating her own little niche in this strange place, but it's all worth it to pull her blanket-cave in and have double the hole to sleep in.
She hates it, honestly. It feels horrible compared to her hole; all bumpy and filled with ridges, whereas her hole was just the right size and mostly smooth. But it's the closest she's going to get tonight, so she curls up and drifts into her first semi-comfortable extreme-daydream she's had in awhile.
Author's Note: We, the fandom, may see Garnet as nonthreatening (unless you're from Homeworld. Or are mean to her kid. Obviously) but to Amethyst, whose barely ever seen any other gems, Garnet has to be a terrifying sight. Three-eyes, stiff moving, obviously powerful, etc. =)
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