Heyyyy!
This is an alternate ending for chapter 8.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY CRYING.
Pearl felt lightheaded. Probably from the vinegar on her gem, or the immense scrubbing Garnet was doing.
It wasn't helping. The vinegar had disintegrated too much of her gem.
Pearl felt herself being pulled out of the water, a towel thrown over her shoulders. Garnet worrily looked in her gem, her expression turning to panic.
"No no no no no..." She mumbled under her breath.
A strong current was dragging Pearl somewhere else. Hard to fight, hard to resist. It felt so good. She allowed herself to be swept away, floating away from the guilt and anxiety that had fallen over her.
But something was pulling her, tugging her back. A stronger hold reclaimed her, bringing her back from the eternal paradise that she had almost, almost had.
Her head was lifted from the water once again, only to be dunked back under. The pathway to her paradise could be seen in the distance, too far away for her to grasp.
All of the sounds of the world were blocked out. The only sounds she could hear were Garnets cries, Amethyst joining in too.
Pearl reached out to the paradise, her fingertips gracing the soft cloud. It was so close. She could reach out and pull herself up...
Pearls fingers rested on the paradise. The anxiety and depression that has engulfed her for so many months had melted off, leaving behind her old happy self. Pearl smiled, feeling the familliar warmth race through her body.
Reaching up another hand, she hoisted herself up. All the pain and disappointment that she had felt was a distant memory. Nothing mattered anymore. She was flying through what felt like heaven.
A figure stood in the distance, curly hair, warm smile. Tears welled up in Pearls eyes when she saw her. Racing as fast as her legs could carry her, she buried her face in Roses curly hair, wrapping her arms around her. Rose hugged her back. "I've missed you, my Pearl." She spoke in the heavenly tone that Pearl had almost forgotten about. "I missed you too."
Meanwhile, tears stained Garnets face. Pearls physical form laid on her lap, limp. In her hand rested the two broken halves of Pearls gem. "I should've seen this..." Garnets voice cracked.
A pair of arms wrapped around her. She looked down to Steven, who was also crying. Garnet hugged Steven back, comforting herself as well as Steven. Peridots arms hugged her as well, Amethysts too.
Garnet looked down at Pearls limp body. An indent laid in her forehead where her gem popped out. She could have prevented this. Pearl could've been alive right now.
Steven was the most broken out of all of them. She was like his mother, sister, and best friend all at the same time. Now... Oh now...
Now she was dead.
