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TFW: Woo!


Back in Beach City...

"What happened here?!" Pearl and the others saw the damaged that had been done to beach city. "Pearl! Garnet!" Steven ran up and hugged them both, "Did you find them?" Pearl nodded, "Yes, now please explain this mess!"

"Well-" Amethyst barged in, "Oh my God! Dude, you should have seen Steven!" Pearl gave her a confused look, Amethyst quickly answered excitement clear in her voice, "He was like a superhero! So like we were playing video games and then all of a sudden we heard a huge roar come from outside, so we ran out to see what was going on and we saw a giant dragon attacking Beach City! Then, while I was distracting the beast out of nowhere I see Steven and Lion jumping in the air, then Steven jump off his back and was like whoosh, blam, pow! Dude it was awesome! And, he summoned his shield and that weird sword thing Lion can do." Pearl was dumbfounded, "Steven, did all of that? Wow! I'm really impressed!"

Amethyst and Steven continued to talk about how they saved Beach City, and were heroes. Pearl sighed, upset she had to end their victory, "Amethyst, Steven, please...go back to the temple. We will be there shortly. I have something very important to tell you." Steven and Amethyst didn't argue, in a time like this, there was no need to argue. They all had one thing on their minds; get Jonah back! Jade, Tanzy, and Flora followed them, leaving Pearl and Garnet behind. Garnet came up from behind Pearl, wrapping her arms around the paler girl's waist, she leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "It's okay, we're one step closer." Pearl leaned her back against Garnet's shoulder, "I know..." She sighed deeply, "I just want our son back..."

"I know, dear. Now, let's go and discuss our plan." Garnet gave Pearl a kiss on the cheek, then took a hold on her head, leading her to the house. When they arrived, everyone circled the small coffee table in the living room. Garnet cleared her throat, "Alright, I have good news, we are closer to getting Jonah back. But, I have bad news as well. Before Pearl and I met up with Steven and Amethyst we did some research on the old ruins where Peridot is located, it turns out, that it was destroyed 50 years ago." Flora gasped, "What?! That can't be! W-we saw it for ourselves!"

"I know, but there may be a secret passage still located there. We shall head out tomorrow. Steven, you and Amethyst are to stay here. When we know for a fact that Peridot is there, we will come back and recruit the two of you. Is that understood?" They both nodded their heads. Jade stood up, "Alright, I'm gonna crash 'cause I'm tired!" Tanzanite stood up as well, "That sounds like a plan." Jade smiled at her mother, "Well, let's get going!" She took her mother's arm and lead her to her bedroom. "Garnet? I don't think you information is correct." Flora had waited until Steven and Amethyst had left to say that. "What do you mean?"

"I know it's there. I can feel it." Flora walked off, she decided to join Tanzy and Jade. A terrible feeling entered her heart, 'I better spend as much time with her as I can...' Tears starting forming her eyes, 'My poor girl...'

"Garnet?" Garnet turned to her wife, "Yes, my love?"

"W-what if we can't find Jonah?" Tears were visible in Pearl's eyes, she finally couldn't take it anymore, she dropped to her knees. Garnet rushed to her aid, Pearl flung herself into Garnet's arms, "I'm world's worst mother!" Garnet stroke her hair, "No you're not." Pearl broke away and screamed at Garnet, "Yes I am! My son has been kidnapped by some pervert who almost raped me! That fucking monster almost killed me and Jonah when I was pregnant with him, who knows what he's doing or has done to my son!" Garnet sighed and kept her calm, "Pearl, it is best not to negative."

"How can I not be negative, Garnet?!" Pearl stood up, hands formed into fists, "Can you honestly tell me you have never once thought Jonah could be dead?!"

"I have, but I push those thoughts behind me. I still have hope for our son, you may not, but I do." Garnet stood and walked off, she was trying her hardest not to scream back, hell, she was trying not to cry. It was one thing to cry alone, it was another to cry in front of Pearl when she was unable to handle something like that.

Pearl's room...

Garnet entered Pearl's room, sitting down on the bed, she put her face into her hands, salty tears streaming down her face, 'Please...please Jonah...be alright...c'mon Garnet, pull yourself together!' She sat up, her face tear-stained. 'God I hate it when I cry...' She took off her shades, and laid down on the soft satin sheets. Slowly falling asleep. When Pearl walked in, she saw Garnet asleep, 'She's so cute...' Pearl had come to apologize, but it seemed as though she couldn't. She sighed and raised her hands above her head, making her gem flash, she changed into a blue night gown, soon joining Garnet in the bed. As soon as Pearl laid down, she felt Garnet roll over, draping her arm over Pearl's stomach.

Pearl smiled and reached up, kissing her cheek she whispered, "I love you, too." She shifted back to her original position falling asleep in Garnet's arms, but to her disadvantage, she fell into a nightmare...


*TO BE CONTINUED*