Author's Note: I'd like to apologize in advance for this chapter's brevity. I promise you, when I can, that I shall deliver the rape scene I mentioned in the summary of this thing and in the Author's Note of the first chapter. But until then, enjoy this one. Vale!
-Voltalia
Back at the Mineralis Dimension...
The Crystal Gems finally found Aquamarine inside an abandoned tavern about ten miles from the quarantine cube. There she was, sitting on one of the bar stools while talking to what was a vast amount of emptiness.
Aquamarine appeared to be a year older than Steven and thus appeared to have hit puberty; she was also a bit taller than him. She was a sky blue hue and her gems happened to be her entire arms. Her hair reached the middle of her back and two vertical oval buns stuck out from the sides of her head. Judging from the face, she seemed tired and a bit inebriated.
"Hi, guys..." Aquamarine slurred as she turned her head to face them. "I haven't seen ya in a while..."
"What'd I tell ya?" Amethyst said after turning to face the rest of the gang.
"Aqua, never do that again." Pearl sighed. "I was almost sure you were dead."
"And I was almost sure I'd never see you again." Aquamarine retorted. "After a while, I was getting lonely in there."
Suddenly, she seemed to looking for something besides the gang.
"What is it?" Amethyst asked out of curiosity.
"Where's Rose?" Aquamarine answered with another question. "I thought she was with you guys."
Pearl caught on quickly. "Uh, yeah, about that..."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Steven, show her your gem."
"W-why?" Steven asked worriedly.
"Are you implying that this kid is...?" Aquamarine was asking once more.
"Yes." Garnet answered.
"WHAT?!" Aquamarine screamed. "Rose was with child and you didn't tell me?!"
"We had a good reason for it..."
"The least you could've done was hint at it!"
"Well, let's put it to rest for now." Garnet said. "We need to find the others so we can stop Zoisite from committing genocide."
Aquamarine leaned closer, intrigued by that last part. "Zoisite's on Earth killing the humans?" she asked, oddly titilated.
"Yes." Pearl replied. "He's killed at least forty-six people so far, and I think he's already killing more people as we speak."
"Well, come on!" Aquamarine shouted. "Let's go!"
