A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter 105 of this story. Here, we pick up where we left off.
Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe
Anxiety gripped the group as they waited. Garnet did her best to stay calm, Amethyst and Peridot where pacing, Bismuth was antsy, Lapis was stoic. Dean Diamond and Miss Diamond remained calm hiding their inner fear. Finally, White's Pearl returned.
"Can we see White Diamond?" asked Peridot.
"Where's Pearl?" asked Garnet worried.
"I am afraid White Diamond cannot see you know." said White's Pearl.
"Where is our friend?" asked Bismuth firmly.
"She is fine." answered Lapis anxious.
"That doesn't answer our question." noted White's Pearl.
"You need to go." said White's Pearl.
"We aren't leaving without Pearl!" declared Amethyst.
"I do not believe that will be possible." said White's Pearl.
"Why not?!" asked Peridot worried.
"My cousin is not allowed to leave." said White's Pearl.
"Says who?" asked Peridot.
"White Diamond." answered White's Pearl.
The others all gasped.
"Once more, I must ask you to leave." said White's Pearl.
Garnet marched over to White's Pearl.
"Where is she." said Garnet.
"Pearl is staying, but you need to leave." stated White's Pearl.
Garnet grabbed White's Pearl by the shirt and pinned her against the wall.
"We are not leaving without Pearl." stated Garnet.
Bismuth walked over.
"And God help you if she's hurt." added Bismuth.
"That's enough!" declared Dean Diamond.
Garnet let go of White's Pearl and returned with the others along with Bismuth.
"Let me handle this." said Dean Diamond.
Dean Diamond walked over to White's Pearl.
"Where is she?" asked Dean Diamond.
"In her office." answered White's Pearl.
"You know what she meant." stated Miss Diamond firmly.
"Oh, you mean my cousin." realized White's Pearl.
"I'll ask again: where is she?" asked Dean Diamond.
"White has taken care of things." answered White's Pearl.
Dean Diamond and Miss Diamond shuttered at this.
"White Diamond doesn't understand why you care about her well being." said White's Pearl.
"Because she didn't murder our sister." said Miss Diamond.
"But, she still helped take her away." stated White's Pearl.
Dean Diamond and Miss Diamond looked at each other.
"She helped Pink fake her death. She helped keep her identity hidden. She helped keep her away when you thought Pink was dead." said White's Pearl.
"That's not true!" exclaimed Garnet.
"Silence!" cried Dean Diamond.
Dean Diamond let out a cynical laugh.
"I cannot believe I let her trick me." said Dean Diamond.
"She me as well." said Miss Diamond.
"What's going on?" asked Bismuth worried.
"What's going on is we fell for your ruse." answered Dean Diamond angrily.
"But we didn't..." began Peridot.
"Shut your mouth!" demanded Dean Diamond.
Peridot gulped.
"You used our emotions to trick us." said Dean Diamond.
"And we fell for it." gasped Miss Diamond.
Dean Diamond took out her pistol.
"Leave now!" ordered Dean Diamond.
With no choice, the five where herded off the property.
"What the hell was that?!" asked Amethyst dumbfound.
"It seems Pearl's cousin had manipulated them." answered Garnet.
"I don't know." said Lapis.
"We just went through this." noted Bismuth surprised.
"Let her speak." requested Peridot.
Lapis blushed a bit.
"Jasper and I both manipulated each other when we where together. I know when someone is doing it to me. With her...I feel...different." explained Lapis.
"How so?" asked Garnet.
"She's not the one behind this." answered Lapis firmly.
"Then who is?" asked Peridot.
"White Diamond." answered Bismuth.
"But, why did the other Diamonds turn on us so easily?" asked Amethyst.
"It's easier to believe a lie than face the truth." answered Lapis.
The five looked at the house.
"What do you think is happening to Pearl?" asked Amethyst.
"Whatever it is, I'm sure it's not good." answered Garnet.
"Then that settles is." shrugged Bismuth.
The others turned to her.
"There's only one thing we can do..." began Bismuth.
"Wee have to save Pearl!" declared Peridot.
"Damn right." agreed Bismuth.
The others agreed.
"But...how?" asked Peridot unsure.
"We'll have to break in." answered Garnet.
"And how do we do that?" asked Bismuth.
"I'm not sure." answered Garnet.
Back inside, Pearl woke up. Her head hurt and her vision was groggy due to being drugged. Her took her a few moments to gather herself and she was horrified when she did. Pearl was lying in the bed of Pink Diamond in her bedroom. It was still as messy as it always was. An uneasy feeling overtook Pearl as she sat up. Pearl scanned around the room which looked like it was frozen in time. On the floor, under a shirt, she spotted the DVD of Disney's Hercules which brought mixed emotion.
"It's like I'm in a museum." mused Pearl.
The door opened scaring Pearl.
"Please don't be White Diamond." thought Pearl horrified.
To her relief, it was a maid.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." said the maid.
"That's fine...I don't know your name." replied Pearl.
"I am Lemon Jade." revealed Lemon Jade.
Lemon Jade closed the door behind her which did worry Pearl a bit.
"I brought you here after collapsing." said Lemon Jade.
"You mean after White Diamond drugged me." said Pearl.
"I know she can be scary, but I don't know if she would go to that extreme." replied Lemon Jade.
Pearl raised an eyebrow.
"What exactly happened to me?" asked Pearl curious.
"You feel asleep because of how exhausted you where." answered Lemon Jade earnestly.
"She's just another pawn is this game." thought Pearl.
"How are you?" asked Lemon Jade.
"A bit weirded out from being here." answered Pearl.
Pearl felt goosebumps.
"Miss Diamond ordered nobody to come in here after Pink was killed. Nothing has been moved since her death." explained Lemon Jade.
"Then...why am I here?" asked Pearl.
"White Diamond ordered I bring you here." answered Lemon Jade.
Pearl got up.
"I'm going to use the bathroom. I know where it is." said Pearl.
"Okay." said Lemon Jade.
Pearl got up and left the room in the direction of the bathroom.
"I just have to sneak out without being seen. I escaped once before so I can do it again." thought Pearl.
Pearl reached the stairs.
"What are you doing?" asked Miss Diamond.
"I'm leaving." answered Pearl.
"You need to go back to the room." said Miss Diamond.
"No!" declared Pearl.
Miss Diamond placed her finger over her mouth.
"Do you want White to hear you?" asked Miss Diamond.
"I don't care." answered Pearl.
"You should. God knows how she would react." said Miss Diamond.
Miss Diamond looked around and was relieved to see White wasn't here.
"Good." sighed Miss Diamond.
"My fiends are waiting..." began Pearl.
"White had us kick them out. Via Pearl that is." revealed Miss Diamond.
"And you listened." groaned Pearl.
"We acted like we where returning to her side. White still think she has us under her thumb." said Miss Diamond.
"Is she that bad?" asked Pearl.
"By forcing your friends to leave, we managed to get them out of harm's way." answered Miss Diamond.
"I wish they where here." sighed Pearl.
"No you don't." replied Miss Diamond.
"I just want to go. White drugged me so there's no getting through to her." said Pearl.
Miss Diamond winced.
"I'm sorry that happened." said Miss Diamond.
"Thanks." shrugged Pearl.
"She wasn't always like this. She didn't snap until she thought Pink was gone." explained Miss Diamond.
Miss Diamond hung her head.
"Then again, none of us treated Pink all that well despite being her sisters." said Miss Diamond sadly.
Miss Diamond shook her head.
"Let's go." said Miss Diamond.
Miss Diamond and Pearl went downstairs, but found someone waiting.
"Where are you going?" asked Dean Diamond.
"White Diamond drugged me and locked me in Pink's room. I'm out." said Pearl.
Pearl began heading for the door.
"I never figured you would quit so easily." said Dean Diamond.
Pearl stopped in her tracks.
"Did you hear what I said?" asked Pearl surprised.
"I had you abducted, nearly murdered and tried to kill you myself." noted Dean Diamond.
"I should go to the cops." thought Pearl.
"You didn't quit then so why are you quitting now?" asked Dean Diamond.
Pearl was unable to come up with an answer.
"I wanna go home." said Pearl.
"Fine." relented Dean Diamond.
Pearl began heading to the door, but stopped.
"Go ahead." said Miss Diamond.
"We won't stop you." added Dean Diamond.
"I can't." said pearl.
Dean Diamond smirked.
"Dammit, I can't leave." sighed Pearl.
"I figured." said Dean Diamond.
"Look, we need to work together to get through to her." said Pearl.
"But how?" asked Miss Diamond.
"She doesn't exactly listen to us." answered Dean Diamond.
"Then we'll need to figure out a plan." said Pearl.
The trio didn't noticed they where being watched until Pearl looked at the top of the stairs.
"Fuck!" screamed Pearl.
Dean Diamond and Miss Diamond turned around to see White Diamond at the top of the stairs and aiming a Beretta 92 pistol at them.
"My. My. My. I hoped it wouldn't come to this." said White Diamond.
White Diamond walked down the stairs.
"Please put the gun down." requested Dean Diamond.
"I never figured you two would betray me." admitted White Diamond.
White Diamond reached the bottom of the stairs.
"We hurt Pink. We locked her up. We made her cry." said Blue Diamond.
"Pink was not perfect and neither are you. But, I can help with that." replied Pearl.
"If you're going to shot us, just do it!" exclaimed a fed up Pearl.
White Diamond laughed.
"I'm not going to do that." said White Diamond.
"Then, what are you going to do?" asked Pearl.
"You three will go to the basement and I'll be right behind you." answered White Diamond.
With no choice, the three made their way over to the basement. Pearl thought about her friends.
"Goodbye." whispered Pearl.
A/N: That's where this chapter ends. I'll admit I wasn't sure what I was going to do with Diamonds here at first. Whether or not White's Pearl convinced them to turn on Pearl and friends or if they where pretending. I decided that the former would be too much of a whiplash so I opted for the latter, but that hasn't worked out. Next time, White Diamond';s plus Pearl's friends try to save her. Please review.