It was now night, and the temple was quiet. Steven and the gems had kept on asking them questions throughout the day, but didn't get any useful answers out of them. Bo was sleeping on one part of the couch, which confused Peridot, while Peridot sat up on the other end, with Garnet sitting in the corner to keep watch over them. Pearl and Amethyst had retired to their rooms, and Steven was now sleeping up in his room. Peridot just looked around the room from her spot on the couch, wondering what function some of the devices and strange objects in the room were. Her eyes stopped every once in a while at the portrait of Rose Quartz hanging above the door before looking up at where Steven had retired to.

"Why does she look like that?" Peridot mumbled.

"Hmm?" Garnet said as she turned her head to look at her.

"Why has Rose Quartz taken on that tiny form? And why does she and everyone else call her Steven?" Peridot asked. Garnet looked up at the tiny space that was Steven's room.

"Because Steven is Rose's child." she answered. Peridot's eyes widened in confusion before her scowl returned.

"That's impossible." Peridot said. "Gems cannot conceive."

"Rose found a way." Garnet said. "She gave birth to Steven."

"But he has her gem." Peridot argued. Garnet didn't say anything as she stared at Peridot, her visor hiding her softened eyes.

"That's because Steven's birth cost Rose her life." she answered. "And Rose didn't mind."

"...what?" Peridot asked dumbfounded. "That...that doesn't make sense. Why would she do all that?!"

"Love." Garnet answered. Peridot just sat there staring at Garnet, her mind trying to wrap itself around this information. She just closed her gaping mouth and stared off into space after that while Bo's half opened eye closed.

-Morning-

Peridot was still staring off into space, her mind still not comprehending what Garnet told her.

'She gave up her life to give birth to the Steven...for love?' she thought. She was broken out of her thoughts when she heard footsteps from above.

"Looks like Steven's awake." Garnet said.

"Awake?" Peridot said.

"Humans need sleep to function properly." Garnet said as Steven ran downstairs, fully clothed in his usual red shirt with a yellow star on it, blue pants, and sandals.

"Good Morning Garnet!" Steven said with a smile.

"Good Morning Steven." Garnet said, a faint smile on her face.

"Good Morning Peridot." Steven said with a wave.

"What's good about it?" she mumbled.

"Good Morning Bo." Steven said, causing Bo to shift on the couch in his sleep.

"Five more minutes." he slurred as the temple door opened, showing Pearl stepping out. It closed, then opened again to let Amethyst out.

"Hi Pearl. Hi Amethyst." Steven greeted.

"Good Morning Steven." Pearl said while Amethyst waved before heading to the fridge. "I trust you slept well."

"Yeah." Steven said as he helped Amethyst make some food. Pearl then looked down at Bo, who was still sleeping on the couch, then at Amethyst.

"And these two?" she asked Garnet.

"He slept all night, and she didn't try anything." Garnet answered.

"Good." Pearl said as Bo sat up, his hair a mess as he stared at everyone half asleep.

"Where am I?" he yawned.

"You're in our home." Steven answered.

"Huh?" Bo said before he remembed yesterday. "Oh yeah." he said before lying back down.

"Wake up!" Steven said as he started shaking him. "It's morning now!"

"Alright. Alright!" Bo said as he sat up and stretched with a yawn. "I guess sleeping in is forbidden in this house?"

"You wanted to sleep 'in' this strange thing I'm sitting on?" Peridot asked. Bo and Amethyst chuckled at Peridot's ignorance while she stared at the two of them. "What?"

"You made me laugh." Bo said before a smell wafted through his nose. "Are those waffles I smell?" he asked as he looked to see Steven and Amethyst making a few waffles.

"You like mustard or motor oil on yours?" Amethyst asked.

"Uh...Is syrup an option?" Bo asked.

"Eh. More for me." Amethyst said as she dumped both of them on her stack of waffles. Steven just brought a plate of waffles with syrup, which Bo gladly accepted.

"You want some?" Steven asked as he looked at Peridot, who turned away from Steven.

"Gems do not require food." she said.

"Didn't stop her." Bo said as he pointed at Amethyst.

"So, what was your mom like?" Steven suddenly asked, making everyone look at Bo.

"I don't know. My father told me that she died at childbirth, so I never met her." he answered.

"Oh...so you didn't know your mother too?" Steven asked.

"No. But I do have a memento of her." Bo said. "And after I rest and figure out how to get this thing off my neck, I'm gonna go and get it back."

"Get it back?" Pearl said.

"It was taken from me by the same guys who gave us there collars." Bo said before he ate the last of his waffles.

"We can help you get it back!" Everyone looked at Steven, who was looking at Bo with a smile before looking at the gems. "Right guys?"

"Oh no." Pearl said.

"What? Why not?" Steven whined.

"Steven, we don't know who he is, or if he's telling the truth." Garnet said.

"Yeah, it could just be a trap." Amethyst said.

"Believe me, or don't believe me." Bo said. "Either way, when I've regained my full strength, I'm heading back to retrieve it."

"Come on guys." Steven pleaded. "It's all he has left of his mom! If all I had was one tiny memento of mom, I wouldn't mind help getting it back." The three gems looked at each other as Steven continued to try and get them to help. Garnet silenced Steven by gently placing a hand on his head.

"We'll think about it." she said. Steven smiled before hugging Garnet. He then dragged Bo outside, saying that he was gonna show him around Beach City.

"Are you sure about this Garnet?" Pearl asked.

"We'll wait and see what happens." Garnet said as she adjusted her visor. "Right now, we need to get ready for some unwanted company."

-Meanwhile-

Police cars and other vehicles were parked off a road, a group of each of them flooding around a banged up blue van. Their attention was solely on the van, so none of them noticed a car driving safely past them, one of it's occupants pulling out a cellphone.

"The van's being searched by the police." came a low voice.

"And the prisoners?" asked a voice on the other end.

"No sign of them. Orders?"

"Remain inconspicuous. Their Inhibitor Collars have a tracker inside them. I want those two found!"

"And if anyone tries to stop us?"

"Dispose of them."

"Understood." he said before hanging up the phone and pulling out a laptop. He clicked on the keyboard before it showed a map with three dots on it. The blue dot was them, while the two red dots were about 17 miles away in a small town. "We're going to Beach City."


A/N: I'm really hoping I'm keeping these guys in character. Also, what kind of weapon should Bo have? If nothing else, I'm thinking of a massive Morning Star.