"Morning Steven." Pearl smiled as she walked off the warppad, and too the kitchen. Blue Pearl moved over to the couch and watched the interaction.
"Morning Pearl." Steven responded with a smile of his own. He was sat at the counter eating a bowl of cereal.
"Did you sleep well?" Pearl asked as she moved to the other side of the counter and faced him.
Steven hummed a little before answering. "Not really, At first I couldn't get to sleep because of what happened at the barn. And when I did fall asleep, I kept looking through Blue Diamond's eyes. She seems really sad about what happened to Pink Diamond." Steven had more sympathy in his voice then either Pearl could ever manage for the gem matriarch.
"Why do care? She was your mother's enemy." Blue Pearl asked.
"That doesn't mean she can't change." Steven responded.
"You don't even know her." Blue Pearl mentioned as she leaned back and crossed her arms.
"Well, what is she like?" Steven asked.
"Like every other Diamond. Horrible. I have spent most of my existence stand in a pointless pose, being over looked by every other gem." Blue Pearl began to look more like she was holding herself more than crossing her arms. "Only a Pearl can spent their whole existence following a gem, yet be so alone." Blue Pearl muttered the final sentence and looked down to her lap.
Before Blue Pearl knew it, Steven was sat right next to her, and hugged her from the side. "You're not alone anymore." Steven informed her.
"And you never will be." Pearl promised as she sat on the other side, with her hand on B.P.'s shoulder.
Blue Peal smiled brightly, and a tear rolled down her face. Without warning, she pulled both Pearl and Steven closer, and whispered. "Thank you." Was all she said.
"Yo, Steven. You ready to go!?" Amethyst called out from the warppad.
Blue Pearl released her grip on Pearl and Steven, so Steven could go to Amethyst.
"Coming!" Steven yelled as he ran towards Amethyst.
"And where are you to going, so early?" Pearl question in a suspicious tone.
"Gee P relax, we're just going to see Peri."Amethyst answered. "Bloop doesn't mind." She gestured to Blue Pearl.
"Bloop?" Blue Pearl repeated with a tilt of her head.
Amethyst shrugged in response. "Eh, I'm trying out nicknames." With that, the younger gems warped away.
Once they left, Pearl stood up to go and clean up the bowl and spoon Steven left behind. Blue Pearl stood up and walked over to her. "Why do you still clean up? I thought you hatted being a servant?" She asked.
"Normally I would call back now he is old enough, but I'll let it slide this time. And I never minded cleaning. It dose for me, what brushing Lion dose for you." Pearl calmly answered.
"Old enough?" Blue Pearl repeated in confusion.
Pearl gave a soft chuckle. "There is still a lot you need to learn about life on earth."
"Will you teach me?"
"Of course I will."
Meanwhile at the barn.
Steven and Amethyst stood over Peridot as she lied on the floor. They could hear sad music coming from Peridot's tablet in the distance. "Um, Peridot, how long have you been like this?" Steven asked.
"Since you left." Peridot crocked out in response.
Amethyst began nudging Peridot with her foot, but Peridot merely let out a weak groans in response. "Come on Peri, you can't stay like this forever." Amethyst stated.
"Why can't I?" Peridot asked. She was a gem, she had no need to move.
"Because I won't let you." Amethyst answered, before she picked Peridot up and slung her over her shoulder.
"Can I bring my music?" Peridot meekly asked as Amethyst carried her out of the barn.
"No." Amethyst sternly responded as Steven began to follow her.
Amethyst stopped once they was outside and began to look around. "What to do. What to do. What, to, do." She muttered. It was then Amethyst saw the Ruby ship. "Hey Peri, why don't we go on a space adventure?"
"I suppose." Peridot answered.
"Great!" Steven cheered.
Amethyst jogged to the ship with Steven close behind, and Peridot on her shoulder. Amethyst went up to the pilot seat and slung Peridot off her should, and into the seat. "Okay, first I need to check somethings." Peridot began looking through stuff faster than Steven or Amethyst can comprehend. "...Pulsing trackers, tracking pulsars... Stable atmospheric shielding. No surprise... Re adjusting gravity engine... Oh, and lighting." With that the ships lights turned green. "We're good to go!" Peridot announced.
The ship began to lift into the air. Steven and Amethyst stood on either side of the chair, as Peridot more, and more used to the ships controls. They gradually went higher, until they were in Earth's upper atmosphere. The ship was facing the planet, and the occupants watched it in silence.
"I have not seen any other planet like Earth in Diamond space." Peridot stated. "I don't know if there was more more planets like this before the Diamonds came, but I know what will happen if we ever stop protecting it."
"Okay, how about we explore a bit?" Amethyst sujested.
"Do you have somewhere in mind?" Peridot asked.
"The human zoo." Amethyst answered.
"What!?" Steven cried out.
"Earth has one of those?" Peridot asked.
"Noo, the one Pink Diamond used to own." Amethyst answered. "Come on P, I thought you knew this stuff?"
"I wasn't even aware Earth still existed, until I was assigned to monitor The Cluster. Homeworld works on a need to know basis, and you are left to guess the rest." Peridot responded.
"Soo, can we go?" Amethyst asked.
"I don't know the coordinates. Why do you want to go so badly?" Peridot responded.
"Because that's where all the Quartz's from Earth are!" Amethyst answered with a smile.
"You want to go to a station full of Quartz's!? Are you cracked!?" Peridot screeched.
"They could be like me!" Amethyst exclaimed.
"Or Jasper!" Peridot shot back.
"I'm with Peridot, Amethyst. It's too dangerous." Steven commented.
"Oh come on. I've never met another Amethyst, let alone one from Earth." Amethyst argued, before she turned into a puppy, and gave them both puppy eyes.
"Aww." Steven cooed
"Ugh, I'll see what I can find on the place. Not like I've got anything better to do." Peridot caved.
"Why don't we ask B.P.? She would all about the place, right?" Steven sujested.
"No, if she tells Garnet or Pearl, we ain't goin' anywhere. This stays between use Got it?" Amethyst responded.
"Fine, whatever." Peridot answered.
"I don't know about this." Steven commented.
"Steven, relax. We'll just drop in for a hour or two. No one will be the wiser." Amethyst respond with her arm around him.
Am I the only one who has a friend, who they make the most ridiculous theories with?
Also I've posted how I think White's Pearl got her crack on Deviant Art if anyone's interested. Same name as I use here.