Wow, I'm sorry Freddy's girl. I never meant to hurt you so badly. Honestly now I just feel really bad. I think the whole reason I didn't put Freddy Lee in is beacause Ill mainly ask for Ocs when I need them, which was the case for Chelsea. I needed an owner for the maturity shop, and she just stuck cause I really liked her. I didn't need any new OCS and I currently don't. Plus, mixing in a Five nights at Freddy's Oc in a steven universe story is hard. I know I said that I would, but I hadn't been thinking ahead. I'm so sorry. But some Oc's I'll ask for in the future are: a midwife, a doctor (soon), And possibly a rival in Steven's love. I'm very sorry. I really am. I honestly feel really bad. Tamaki...a little help please?
Tamaki: Of course. MistyChronicles123, this is for you darling. Your spirit is so jumpy, just like a sweet little doe. But a doe does not compar to you my sweet. You are much sweeter. I wish I could hold you in my arms, the Rose bushes hiding us from the envious stares of the men who wish to have you dear. Your my precious fawn. Come to me dear..*holds out his hand*
Me: I feel a little better now :)
A month had passed. The drama of the wedding had finally passed and things were normal again...somewhat. Pearl's stomach continued to expand, much to her displeasure. And it was the butt of many of Amethyst's jokes. She loved to tease her when Pearl would fuss over her weight. And it took half an hour to make Amethyst stop laughing when Pearl had turned around once and knocked over a vase with her stomach. She still grieved over the fact that there were still two months of growing left to go.
Garnet's concern however, never left her. She found herself staying close to Pearl whenever possible, out of pure concern. She hardly left her alone for a second. Until one day something came up...
Pearl had seemed very fatigued that day. She wanted nothing more then to sleep.* She had no patience to deal with Amethyst that day, and didn't seem to care when she and Steven had gone outside to the cold without any sweaters on. She didn't even try to watch them. She had a very odd look on her face, as though she could fall asleep at any moment. Garnet wanted to stay with her, but was suddenly alerted by a gem creature at the docks. She had fought it herself, and it had suddenly disappeared. So she had to go through the warp pad to look for it with Amethyst. Lapis meanwhile had gone back to make sure that Jasper and Peridot were no where near by.
"Pearl, are you sure your feeling okay?" Garnet asked as she stood on the warp pad.
"Yes Garnet, I promise I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." Pearl assured her. "I'll probably just be sleeping anyway okay?" When Garnet's expression didn't change, Pearl sighed and kissed her on the cheek. "Please don't worry." Garnet gave her a stiff nod and soon, warped away.
Pearl watched until the pad became still once more, and then lie on the couch with a groan. Her muscles were so achy. She smoothed the white maternity dress she wore over her stomach and began softly talking to the baby until her eyelids grew heavy. She had only just closed them, when the baby decided to start making itself known by kicking. Pearl sighed and sat up, rubbing gently.
"You got my attention. What could you want?" She grumbled. But of course there was no answer. Just more activity, the baby being stimulated by its mother's voice. Pearl stood, knowing she wasn't likley to get much sleep. She proceeded to walk about the house, picking up things and tiding up. She wasn't sure how long she was working for, but before she knew it, she was sitting, slumped at the counter. Why was she so tired?
"Pearl!" She suddenly heard as the door slammed open. She bolted upright to see Steven running inside. "Pearl there's something on the beach! You've got to see!" He cried. Pearl quickly got up, pushing past the sudden vertigo and ran outside. Her eyes widened when She saw a large creature that greatly resembled a Blobfish. It seemed to have come from the ocean. How had Lapis not seen it? Adorning the top of its head, was a large, peach colored gem. She quickly summoned her spear. (Play Phases of the moon Make sure you type in Clannad afterwards, otherwise you'll just get a bunch of science videos)
"Steven get inside!" She demanded.
"But Pearl, I'm supposed to protect you while Garnet's gone!" He protested.
"Now Steven!" She yelled, using her arm to block him. She then ran down the stairs of the beach house to the sand, unable to jump such a far distance anymore. Steven watched with wide eyes as she fought.
He cried out her name when he saw the monster swat at her and she flew back, her back hitting the wall of the temple. "Stay up there!" She called to him, as she charged at the creature once more, her spear held up, ready to strike. The monster roared and swung at her again, but she dodged. Her movements unfortunately were not as graceful because of her stomach, and her dress floating around her ankles like that. But she was still able to fight just as well as always. But her movements were a bit slower, and she was quicker to dodge when danger was evident. His eyes were wide when she was able to go around it and jump onto its back. With a final cry of fury, she was able to drive her spear into its forehead. It's cried out as what seemed like pus shot out of it, before it dissapeared and Pearl landed gracefully on her feet.
"That must have been what Garnet was looking for." Pearl thought as she bubbled the gem and sent it away. As she approched the stairs, the giant weight of the fight began to take its toll on her. She found it difficult to climb up the steps. Steven however didn't take notice, and was instead cheering her on. She gave him a weak smile when she arrived at the top and wobbly walked in the house. She approched the couch and glanced back at him.
"Steven do me a favor please?" She asked kindly. "Would you please get me a glass of water?" She asked. Steven quickly nodded, noticing how pale and tired the gem was suddenly looking. He ran to the kitchen and began filling a glass.
Pearl meanwhile was having a bit of trouble staying on her feet. She wanted to sit down but..she could hardly see the couch. Everything was becoming a big blur. Her head felt light while her chest felt tight. "S-steven..." She tried to whisper out. She felt a hot flash before everything went dark. (Play Flow of town, of time, of people)
Steven jumped when he heard a sudden thump from the living room. He dropped the glass in the sink and ran over, his eyes widening at the sight. Pearl lie sprawled in from on the couch on her back, her head lolling to the side. "P-Pearl!" Steven cried as he grabbed her shoulders and shook her. "Hey Pearl, wake up! You have to wake up!" He begged. She didn't respond. "What's going on?" He then noticed the faint glow from her gem. "Is it her gem?" He wondered. He licked his hand and placed it on her gem, only to pull away soon after with a yelp of pain. Her gem was burning! His eyes welled with tears. "Pearl what the matter?"
His head shot up when the door opened. Lapis was standing in the doorway. "Steven I came as soon as I could. I saw the gem creature coming out of the ocean but It knocked me away and I wasn't able to-Oh my gosh!" She stopped short when she saw Steven cradling Pearl's torso in his arms. "Steven what happened?" She asked as she ran over to his.
"I don't know!" He sobbed. "She just fell over!"
"Hold on, I'll get Garnet!" She said as she quickly ran to the warp pad and dissapeared. Steven shook lightly. He didn't want to be left alone. After about ten minutes the pad glowed and there stood lapis with Garnet and Amethyst. Garnet ran over and immediately got down, and took Pearl from Steven's arms.
"I-is she alright?" Steven asked tearfully. Garnet didn't answer. Instead she placed two fingers on Pearls gem. Steven watched her hold them there for a moment before pulling away.
"I was afraid this would happen. Steven what happened after we left? Before she collapsed?"
"W-well I had been on the beach, when a giant gem creature had come out of the water! She ran out and defeted it all by herself. Then when we came inside, I went to get her some water, and she just fell over." He said, fresh tears appearing on his face.
"I see." She wiped some tears from Steven's face. Steven noticed then that Amethyst looked grim as well. Lapis meanwhile was just as confused as him. "Steven out gems main priority is to take care of the person, in this case, Pearl. But her gem now, is trying to take care of her baby. The bigger the baby gets, the harder it has to work to take care of both Pearl and the baby. When Pearl started getting so tired, it was because her gem was hardly functioning for her anymore. When she fought the gem creature, she overworked herself. Her gem overheated."
"Like a computer?" Steven asked.
"What's that?"
"Never mind. Is she going to be okay?"
"She'll be fine. She just needs to rest for awhile." Garent then stood, Pearl in her arms, and carried her to the couch.
"Wait!" Steven cried. "She can use my bed. I really don't mind. She needs it more then I do anyway." Garnet smiled down at the genouris boy before going up the stairs.
Steven could hear Amethyst sigh and flop down on the couch. "You know...I think the same thing happened to your mom at some point." She recalled. Stevens eyes widened as he stared at Amethyst. "But the scary thing was, it didn't happen because she overworked herself...it was because she had gone into labor." Steven gasped.
"Greg.." Greg looked up at his wife, and was surprised that she suddenly looked ill. "I'm sorry but..I feel a,little tired. Could we slow down a bit I...ah!" She cried out, before doubling over.
"Rose! Hey what wrong!" He cried, grabbing her shoulder. She didn't answer. She shook from the pain before suddenly falling to her side.
"Rose! Rose what's the matter!" Greg cried as he shook his unconcious wife. They had been on the beach, just having a stroll, despite the gems protesting that Rose needed to stay in bed. Rose had started complaining of stomach cramps at some point, but insisted that they continue walking. But when she was suddenly hit with a cramp that made her double over she had passed out.
"Greg!" He saw the three gems run onto the beach. "Greg what in the world did you do?" Pearl demanded.
"I-I didn't do anything! Her stomach started hurting and she suddenly fell over!" The three gems looked at each other.
"Could it be time already?" Pearl asked.
"Most likley," Garnet said. "I don't think it will be safe enough to move her."
"But Garnet, she's going to have the baby, right here on the beach!" Amethyst protested.
"we don't have a choice!" Garnet retaliated.
"D-don't y-yell at g-Greg." They looked and saw Rose, who's head was in Garnets lap, rousing. She stared at them, before her face suddenly twisted in pain and she moaned.
"We don't have a choice." Garnet said again. "We have to deliver Steven, right here, right now."
At it was there they had delivered Steven. Roses gem kept faltering on her, blazing up with heat, causing her to pass out several times during the delivery. It was there that Steven was born, and it was there that Rose died.
"So...d-do you think that..."
"Yeah maybe." Amethyst shook her head and stood up. "I don't want to talk about it." She said as she stalked off to her room. Steven watched her go before plopping on the couch and sighing.
He knew at this point, that things would never be the same.
A/N and they shan't Steven, and they shant. Hey, can anyone define for me what "Gem Egg hell" really is? Because I found several fics on Tumblr a while ago by Love-killed-the-superstar (Who still writes these awesome fics) and it was defined as Gem Egg hell. So based on my understanding, it's were the gem gives birth..to an egg (or several eggs) Cute :P Or is it where they have a baby in general? If it's just eggs then..a guess this one doesn't count huh? :/ Cause I planned on it being a live baby. Hmm...Next chapter, we might get more Amethyst! Well that's wha I want to do anyway, but I'm not really sure what to do. Ideas are very appreciated.