Okay I know it's been 3 years but in my defense I lost my password and also lost my enthusiasm for Doctor Who until, you know, the whole "first female doctor" business because I finally get to be gay for the doctor. Also I retroactively changed her gender because the canon is my bitch hell yeah pretty much NOTHING about this is canon compliant anymore

Quick summary since it's been THREE YEARS: Garnet keeps unfusing because Sapphire is scared of Ruby finding out what could happen and all this stress makes it hard to KEEP IT TOGETHER. The Daleks are involved with Homeworld somehow. Peridot was kidnapped into fixing gem "clusters" of which there 4 (lmao I thought) of which only Citrine was salvageable. So they're waiting on her to reform. Lapis has PTSD from Malachite and is just, having a shitty time. Amethyst was corrupted by a Jade who forced her to regenerate too fast over and over. Steven is still childlike because this fic came from 2015 and that was his characterization then. They're keeping an eye out for Homeworld because they know gems are coming. We're currently in a flashback of the last time Amethyst got corrupted, when Amethyst reformed way too quickly and her form got a little wonky and her head started to buzz because that's what happens, apparently, and Pearl ran off. Which brings us to now which is the second to last chapter of the fic because hell no I'm not dragging this on after 3 years (THREE)

When Rose returned, she headed to Amethyst's room wordlessly.

It was a few days of Rose crying before Amethyst was made to poof again, and Pearl was still nowhere to be seen.

"I'm back, y'all! Ow. Ow ow ow. What's that noise?" Rose covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with emotion. Amethyst's body had warped and distorted, just slightly, and the little hair that had been on her hands had grown to cover most of her body.

"Amethyst," Rose said. "You need to try harder to get back to your regular form."

"Man, I tried, but this noise makes it kind of hard to concentrate so I keep getting distracted and my body just doesn't listen. Ow. It's kind of loud, can you speak up?" Amethyst said, raising her own voice.

"I'm going to try something," Rose said. "It's been a long time, and I'm not sure what will happen, but wait here, please."

Rose went to the other room in the temple, where Garnet was waiting, and pulled her in. "If something happens, I need you to be here," she said, and Garnet stood there, waiting for a signal. Rose turned her around. "No matter what happens, you cannot look unless I tell you you can."

Garnet stared away at the wall as Rose changed her shape, and began to sing.

"I don't know how to help her," Pearl said, staring at Amethyst's gem. "I wasn't there last time."

"She didn't let me watch," Garnet said. "Rose had me turn around."

Clara kept back. "Doctor, is there any way you can help them with your sonic?"

The Doctor shook her head. "I can destabilize their forms, but something like that would require more knowledge of gem anatomy than I have."

"What happened, exactly?" Pearl said. "What you remember."

"She sang," Garnet said. "A beautiful song. I didn't recognize the language."

Pearl looked over at Steven. She began to sing, just a stanza. Garnet looked over, fascinated. Steven locked eyes with Pearl.

"You need to learn those songs," Pearl said. "You have the same powers as your mother."

"What powers?" Steven said.

Pearl's hands clamp over her mouth.

"Whatever it is, you have to tell us," Garnet said. "We need Amethyst back."

"I can't," Pearl said. "Rose told me not to."

"You can disobey her," Garnet said. "It's been years."

"I can't disobey her. It was a direct order."

"The only direct order you must obey comes from a diamond. It makes no sense- it makes perfect sense," Garnet said, and split apart.

"Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond?" Ruby yelled, steaming. Pearl began to cry, tears flooding down her face.

"I'm sorry, Pearl," Sapphire said, rushing to her side. "Can you teach Steven the song?"

"I can," Pearl said, "But Steven isn't Rose. I don't know if it would work."

"Let me try," Steven said. "I have to at least try. For Amethyst."

LMAO OKAY ONE MORE CHAPTER UNTIL THE END! IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE I PROMISE, 15 YEAR OLD ME WAS A BITCH TBH TRYING TO PRETEND I WOULD KILL ANYONE I LOVE THEM ALL TOO MUCH