Chapter 42: Drifting Apart?
It was now sunset at the house. After breaking out of the Gara Droids base, it was time for Pearl to tell the others the truth about Pink Diamond.
Amethyst: Whoa hold on, let me get this straight. Rose Quartz leader of the Crystal Gems, Steven's mom was actually Pink Diamond?
Steven: She faked her own shattering and reformed to be Rose the whole time.
Pearl: Pink Diamond's final command to me was that no one can know. But Gien eventually figured it out and wanted the answers from me. But now that he and Steven knows, I can finally tell you all everything.
But the others expressions looked surprised and shocked. They all looked away and didn't say anything.
Steven: Guys, I know this seems hard and sudden even for me but...
Amethyst: ( hiding behind her hair) I gotta go.
Steven: Go? Where?
Amethyst: ( sharply) Just out!
Amethyst stormed out of the house.
Steven: Amethyst wait!
Then he saw Garnet get up. He couldn't tell her expression due to her nuetral look and with her visors on.
Steven: Garnet, are you okay?
Garnet: Rose...she...she...urgh!
But Garnet couldn't take it anymore and unfused now leaving Ruby and Sapphire.
Ruby: Sapphire?
Sapphire: She lied to us! She lied about everything! She held our hands, looked us right in the eyes and told us never question who we are as Garnet! We never questioned about ourselves or her.
Ruby: We couldn't have known.
Sapphire: No, you couldn't have known. You never know what's going on. That's what I'm for. But I never looked into her. I trusted her.
Sapphire made her way to the warp pad.
Ruby: Sapphire wait! Let just talk about this.
Sapphire: Talk about what? That our relationship is based off a lie? There's nothing else to say.
Sapphire warps out of the temple. Ruby looked devastated and fell to her knees. Steven and Pearl walked up to her.
Steven: We'll go find her.
Ruby: ( wiping her tears) No Steven. I'll go find her.
Ruby gets back up and gets on the warp pad. She had no idea where Sapphire was, but was determined to find her. She warps out of the temple now leaving Steven, Pearl and Bismuth. Speaking of which they heard Bismuth getting up and turned to her. She had a dull expression on her face and looked at the ground.
Pearl: Bismuth are you...
Bismuth: I'll be at the forge.
Bismuth walked right past them and got on the warp, she exits out of the temple and it was now just Steven and Pearl. Pearl looked upset that everyone wasn't taking this well, but then she noticed Steven was looking upset and his body was shaking.
Pearl: Steven are you alright?
Steven: It's really happening.
Pearl: What?
Steven: We're drifting apart, just like Gien said.
Pearl gets down and places her hands on his shoulders.
Pearl: No, no Steven we're not. They just need time to...
Steven: You saw how they reacted! They now realized that everything they fought for was a lie! The person I tried to live up to was a Diamond! I'm part of something that we're against! I can't even look at myself the same anymore.
Steven breaks free from Pearl's grip and runs to the warp pad.
Pearl: Steven wait!
Pearl tried to get to him, but he already warps himself out of the temple. Pearl wanted to go and find him, but also felt maybe he should be left alone for a bit and talk to him later. She walks back to the couch and sits down, with her hands covering her face feeling ashamed of herself.
Pearl: What have I done?
With Amethyst.
Amethyst was making her way to see Greg. Originally they were planning to watch the lost episode of Lil Butler, but she felt like she needed someone to talk to about this and thought maybe Greg should know since after all he and Rose had a relationship. She made it the car wash and saw Greg just chilling with his guitar trying to play a song. Then he saw Amethyst coming.
Greg: Hey Amethyst, you're just in time I just found my old copy of Lil Butler.
But when she got closer he noticed her sad look. Now he started to get concerned.
Greg: Hey are you okay? You're looking kinda down.
Amethyst: Greg, I need to talk to you.
Greg: Did you get into another fight with Pearl?
Amethyst: It's not that it's something. I just learned about Rose and I'm thinking you should know as well.
Greg: Oh well, what is it?
They sat down in the the van and Amethyst tells Greg how Rose and Pink were the same person and the one he loved was not who she seemed.
Greg: Uh wow. That's...that is a big secret.
Amethyst: It is. I can't believe this.
Greg: You're upset because of this?
Amethyst: Of course I am. All my life I thought the person I looked upt to was Rose and Pink Diamond was always the bad guy. This whole time it was never her it was Pink. How are you so calm about this?
Greg: Well I mean it is a bit surprising. But you know I fell in love with Rose and sure she never told me she was Pink, but I'm not exactly the most honest person either.
Amethyst: What do you mean Greg?
Greg: I'm going to let you in a little secret. My last name hasn't always been Universe.
Amethyst: It wasn't.
Greg: Nope, it's Demayo.
Amethyst: ( fighting back a laugh) Demayo, really?
Greg: It was my old family name. I later changed it just so I could be a rockstar. Amethyst I know it seems hard to accept this. But let me ask you something, just because you know who she was before, does it really change how you feel about her now? You told me she was always there for you. That she found you when you first emerged from this Kindergarden.
Amethyst: Yeah she did.
Amethyst begins to remember the day she first met Rose.
Thousands of years ago.
Amethyst has been living alone in the Kindergarden for a while. It always got lonely there that she had to make up her own friends as rocks.
Amethyst: You guys are as dumb as rocks. Especially you Rocko.
Amethyst picks up one of the rocks and voicing over it. She plays with like a doll or puppet.
Amethyst( voicing Rocko): Hey I'm not dumb. I'm the brightest of the group. It's Rocky over there who's the dumb one.
Amethyst picks up another rock and voices over it.
Amethyst ( voicing Rocky): Who you calling dumb, weak thrower?
Amethyst ( voicing Rocko): One time I did that! One time!
Amethyst ( voicing Rocky): Oh yeah one time. Stop delaying your past. It's the truth!
Amethyst ( voicing Rocko): Well atleast I don't kidnap people to be my wife.
Amethyst ( voicing Rocky): Atleast I can get a wife.
Amethyst ( voicing Rocko): Well the only girl you got is your mom!
Amethyst: OOOOOH! Yo mama contest!
Amethyst: ( voicing Rocky): What the?
Amethyst: Okay me first, me first. Yo mama so ugly that you mistaked her for one. OOOOOOH!
Amethyst hits herself with Rocky pretending that he is hitting her.
Amethyst ( voicing Rocky): No one talks about my mama like that, let's do this thing!
Amethyst ( voicing Rocko): Bring it on punk!
Amethyst than made the two rock fight by just simply ramming them into each other until she did it too hard and broke them.
Amethyst: Aw man not again. ( sighs) These rock friends are too fragile.
Suddenly she heard two voices. She peeked behind a boulder and saw Rose and Pearl.
Pearl: Rose tell me why we are here again?
Rose: Garnet said she detected some life here.
Pearl: That's impossible, all gems were made over a thousand years ago. How can there be some here after all this time?
Rose: Well actually she said there was only one here and I want to find whoever is left here.
Amethyst watched from the distance unsure of these people. Until she fell off the boulder and made a sound. Rose turned and saw her. Amethyst paniced and hid behind the boulder again.
Rose: No, no it's alright. I won't hurt you.
Rose got closer to her. Amethyst just hid behind.
Rose: Please come out. I just want to see you.
Amethyst peeked out again and saw Rose.
Rose: You're an Amethyst.
Amethyst: How do you know that?
Rose: Because your a gem just like us. I'm Rose and this is Pearl.
Pearl: Oh uh, hello Amethyst.
Amethyst: Uh, hi.
Rose: Wait why are we still here? Come back with us.
Amethyst: I uh...I don't know. I don't want to cause any trouble with you
Rose: Trouble? No I just want to help you. You don't have to be alone anymore. You can live with us. I'll look out for you.
Rose reaches her hand for her. Amethyst looked at hand and back at Rose. She smiled and took her hand.
Amethyst: I guess I could hang with you guys for a while.
Rose: Oh perfect. Come on Pearl let's head home.
Amethyst: Yeah let's go P.
Pearl: My name is Pearl.
Amethyst: Yeah whatever.
Pearl just rolled her eyes and the three of them got onto the warp pad. It was that day that Amethyst finally found where she belonged.
Flashback ends.
Amethyst smiled at that memory and a tear fell from her eye.
Greg: Amethyst, hey are you still there?
Amethyst: Huh, oh uh yeah sorry. You're right Greg, even though this is surprising, it doesnt change how I feel about her. Rose, Pink whoever she is was the same person that found and cared for me. She told me I was perfect the way I am, just like Steven said. ( gasp) Oh wait Steven. I forgot about him.
Greg: Oh yeah, how is Steven taking this?
Amethyst: Well I mean he seemed calm when he told us, but I'm pretty sure he's feeling hurt in the inside. Greg thanks for the talk, but I gotta go. I need to check on my number one fan.
Greg: You're welcome but don't you still want to watch the lost episode?
Amethyst: Well...I've been dying to see this all day. Okay lets watch first.
Greg puts in the tape and the two of them begin watching the Lil Butler lost episode.
With Bismuth.
Bismuth just entered her forge. She activated the place as the lava began to pour down. She took a deep breath and went inside. I muffled scream was heard in it and burst out in anger.
Bismuth: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! ROSE LIED TO US! NO PINK DIAMOND LIED TO US!
Bismuth formed her hands into hammers and started wrecking the place.
Bismuth: WE FOLLOWED HER! I DEVOTED MY LIFE TO HER! I ALWAYS HATED THOSE UPPERCRUSTS AND ALL THIS TIME MY LEADER WAS ONE AND...oh what am I doing? Calling my former leader and uppercrust. I only call that to the enemy. She, she wasn't the enemy.
Bismuth finally calmed down and fell onto her knees. She was tearing up a bit, but wiped them away. She got up and was forging an endless pile of weapons, trying to get her mind off of it.
Bismuth: I just, I just don't know anymore. My great leader was a diamond this whole time. But if that's true than, she wasn't like the others though. She was...she was different.
The last weapon she made was a sword, she gazed at it and began to remember the time she made Rose her weapon.
Over 5,000 years ago
Rose along with some other gems were on their way to the forge where Bismuth was making their weapons.
Bismuth: Hey Rose. What took you so long?
Rose: Sorry Bismuth, but we had to lose any Homeworld gems that were following us.
Bismuth: You're clear right?
Rose: Oh don't worry.
Bismuth: Good, cause I got some weapons for you all.
Bismuth gave the other Crystal Gems their new weapons. Everyone except Rose.
Rose: These are all nice Bismuth.
Bismuth: Hey don't think I didn't forget you. I saved the best for last.
Bismuth got out another sword. Except this one was pink, made to suit Rose.
Rose: ( stars in her eyes) Bismuth you...you made this for me.
Bismuth: I can't let you go out empty handed.
Rose takes the sword and draws it out.
Bismuth: I made this one with the finest material I had. It can cut through a gems form instantly.
Rose: Bismuth this, this is amazing. Thank you so much.
Bismuth: Hey, it's a pleasure doing Bismuth with you.
The two of them laugh and the flashback ends. Bismuth now had a sad smile on her face remembering that thought.
Bismuth: That's what I loved about her. She was different because she wanted to be different. She opened our eyes and asked us what we wanted to do. She gave us something to fight for. Ha, you know now that I think about it, it's even better to know a Diamond can change. It's ironic, I made her that sword with the best material I had and I did the same for her son not long ago.
Bismuth just realized that she was only thinking about herself for a moment and not about the others, especially Steven. After adding some final touches she'll go check on him she thought.
With Ruby and Sapphire.
Sapphire was at Rose's fountain. Her power of ice created snow and ice all over the place and froze the fountain. She just sat their crying, until she heard a familiar voice.
Ruby: I thought I'd find you here.
Sapphire heard, but ignored her. Ruby walked up to her and sat next to her.
Ruby: Sapphire.
Sapphire: ( not looking at her) What do you want Ruby?
Ruby: Sapphire, let's just talk.
Sapphire: There's nothing to talk about Ruby.
Ruby: Why are you ignoring me?
Sapphire: ( now looking at her) Why are you so desperate to talk?
Ruby: Because I want to help you!
Sapphire: How can you help? Don't you see everything we fought for was a lie? She used us for her war. She created Gien. He's attacking us now because of what she did. All of our friends were either corrupted or shattered because of her!
Ruby: Sapphire please calm down.
Sapphire: How can I calm down? I'm the one with future vision. I should have seen this coming. I should have seen it from before.
Ruby: You can't see everything. You still have limits. Listen, sure Rose, uh Pink lied to us about her identity and kept Pearl from telling us, but she still cared about us, accepted Garnet and she wouldn't intentionally hurt someone. Besides, she did give us something to fight for.
Sapphire: What's that?
Ruby: Our freedom and our home. Pink spread a message that gems can be free or be what they want to instead of what they're made for and gave us a home.
Sapphire: I guess she did.
Ruby: And there was nothing we could have done about the Diamonds final attack or known about the Gara Droids. But even if she was a Rose Quartz, I think we would still be where we are today. Nothing would be that different.
Sapphire began to calm down and look down.
Sapphire: I-I guess not.
Ruby held her hand and Sapphire squeezed back and smiled at her.
Sapphire: Ruby, how can you be so calm about this?
Ruby: Well I learned from the best. Remember when we went with Steven to the Keystone state. We unfused and bickered through out the whole trip. But I was raging like crazy because Pearl tricked us into fusing. I nearly boiled Steven alive like a lobster.
Sapphire: ( smiling) And you destroyed that table in the diner which Greg had to pay.
Ruby: ( chuckles) Yeah, anyway I was confused why you were so calm. You told me that you just wanted to do the right thing. You didn't want your emotions to cloud your mind. That's what I'm doing now. After seeing how it affected Steven, I didn't want to do it again.
Sapphire: Wow, I...I had no idea you actually learned from me.
Ruby: Of course I do.
A frown then formed on Sapphire's face.
Sapphire: Ruby can I just ask you one more thing?
Ruby: Sure what?
Sapphire: Was our love a lie? Was Garnet a lie?
Ruby: No, no it wasn't a lie. It was never a lie. Rose never made us become Garnet, that was our choice. It's still our choice. I've always loved you Saph.
Sapphire: I do love you Ruby. I'm just confused by all of this. For a moment I was scared that we were never meant to be together.
Ruby: Sapphire. I would rather die than live on Homeworld, working as a guard for eternity not knowing you.
Sapphire began tearing up with joy.
Sapphire: Oh Ruby!
She hugged her tight. Ruby hugged her back and kissed her on the cheek.
Ruby: Are you okay now?
Sapphire: I'm fine, but I'm not ready to fuse yet.
Ruby: It's okay. Whenever you're ready. Besides that is the plus side of splitting up. I get to look at you're pretty face.
Ruby picked her up bridal style. The two of them laughed and head back to the warp pad.
At the barn.
Peridot and Lapis were with Charlie. Ever since they adopted him, Steven has been helping them how to take care of a dog. He helped them by getting a few chew toys, a bed, dog food and an updated name tag on his collar with Steven's number in case he runs away and someone finds him. Right now the two of them wanted to know if he can talk.
Peridot: No say clod. Clod.
Charlie just responds with a bark.
Lapis: I don't think he can talk Peridot.
Peridot: I don't get it since humans go to school to learn these ABC's, there's no reason for Charlie to learn to talk. I mean how can he understand us, but we can't understand him?
Lapis: I really don't know.
Suddenly Charlie sensed someone coming towards the barn. He barked a couple times and ran outside. He saw Steven and jumped on him, licking him.
Steven: ( sad smile) Hey Charlie. It's nice seeing you again.
Steven petted Charlie and tried to keep him down. Peridot and Lapis came out and smiles formed on their faces.
Peridot and Lapis: Steven!
They went up to greet him and noticed that he looked a bit upset.
Steven: Hi guys.
Peridot: Steven are you alright? You look upset.
Lapis: Is something wrong Steven? Pearl didn't talk behind your back again did she? Because I will send her back at the bottom of the ocean, in an oyster where ordinary pearls live in.
Steven: No, no it's not that this time really. We're over that. I just had a really rough day and learned something hard.
Peridot: What is it?
Lapis: Why don't you tell us inside?
Lapis and Peridot lead Steven inside, with Charlie walking by them. He sat down with them as he told them what happened earlier that day.
Peridot: Oh, wow I mean that is a shocker. Your mom was a Diamond.
Lapis: That must be rough.
Steven: It kinda is.
Peridot and Lapid didn't seem so surprised since they don't know much about Rose. But felt a bit bad that they weren't exactly relating with him.
Lapis: I'm sorry we don't look so surprised Steven. It's just...
Steven: It's fine Lapis I don't expect you guys to be so surprised, I just wanted time away from this and just see you guys.
Lapis: So you're upset because she's was a Diamond this whole time?
Steven: I mean that's what everyone else is upset at. But I'm upset because for a while I tried to live up being my mom. But it turns out that the person I tried to be like was a Diamond. A Diamond! I've heard of what they're like and even got a glimpse of Yellow. They conquered hundres of planets and kill billions of people. And I have their gem. That means I'm going to be like one! I can't even look at myself the same anymore!
Lapis: ( holding him) Steven calm down. You're nothing like the Diamonds.
Steven: I don't know that.
Lapis: But I do. The Steven I know is a kind, caring and fun person who thinks about others and is an amazing person to be friends with.
Steven: You really think so Lapis?
Lapis: Of course I do, you did the same for me when we were on that boat trip. I've done bad things before, but you still befriended me. Just because you have the gem of a Diamond, it doesn't change anything. What matters is who you choose to be now.
Peridot: That's right and you once told me that just because I'm a clone who was created by an evil scientist, it didn't define me who I was. It was who I chose to be now. And the same goes for you.
Steven was amazed at out much Peridot and Lapis learned from him since they stayed on Earth. A small smile formed on his face.
Steven: Thanks guys. That really means a lot. It does make me feel a little better.
Peridot: What else is bothering you?
Steven: Well now that Garnet, Amethyst and Bismuth know, they didn't take it well. Garnet split up and Sapphire was really upset. Amethyst ran off and Bismuth just went to the forge. I think they're going to drift apart.
Peridot: Steven I doubt they would do that.
Steven: ( tearing up) You weren't there when it happened. They're going to disband and I'm going to lose my family.
Peridot: Don't think of that Steven. They're not going to drift apart. I may not have been on this team as long as them, but before I did I was able to tell that you guys went through so much together. They wouldn't just leave because they found out Rose Quatz was Pink Diamond. Even if they do, you won't be alone. You have your dad and Connie.
Lapis: And you have us. ( places her hand on his cheek) We'll always be by your side Steven. Come here.
Lapis pulled him into a hug and he hugged her back. Peridot joined their hug and Charlied nuzzled with them. Steven was still a bit scared of the outcome, but knew if it did happened he would have his other friends there for him.
Back at the house.
Pearl was still sitting on the couch. No one took this well and Steven is getting worried about this. Even though she was forced to keep quiet, she still felt that this was her fault. Soon she heard the warp pad activate and looked up. It was Ruby and Sapphire.
Pearl: Ruby, Sapphire.
She got up to go see them closer.
Ruby: Are you okay Pearl?
Pearl: I'm fine, but I am so sorry. I didn't mean to make you unfuse. I wish I was able to tell you this years ago.
Sapphire: It's okay Pearl. Ruby and I talked about. We're okay now.
Pearl: Sapphire I want you to know that Pink did care about the Earth and she did love you two and Garnet. No one was her pawn or puppet.
Sapphire: ( smiles) I know, but thank you for confirming it for me.
Pearl smiled back and heard the door open and saw Amethyst and Greg.
Pearl: Amethyst you're back.
Amethyst: Of course I am. I just needed to relax by watching Lil Butler with Greg here.
Greg: Amethyst told me what happened.
Pearl: Oh good. I wasn't sure how to tell you it.
Then they heard the warp pad again. They looked and saw Bismuth.
Pearl: Bismuth.
Bismuth: It's okay. I'm cool now. I'm cool, but where's our young leader. I need to talk to him.
Pearl: ( frowns) He soon broke down and ran off to the warp pad. I have two ideas where he could be, but I thought of leaving him alone for a bit just to give him some time to take in. But we need to talk to him. He thinks we're going to drift apart and disband the team.
Bismuth: What? No. Who said anything about us leaving?
Amethyst: Yeah, it's going to take a lot more than a secret like that to drift us apart.
Ruby: And what would that be.
Amethyst: Nothing.
Sapphire: Let's go talk to him then.
Back at the barn.
It was getting dark now and Steven was still with Peridot, Lapis and Charlie as they watched a bit of Camp Pining Hearts. They watched as Percy was begging Paulette to be with him.
Peridot: Oh get over it Percy. Go make another friendship bracelet.
Lapis: Seriously.
Then they heard the warp pad and heard some familiar voices.
Pearl: Steven!
Bismuth: Hey Steven.
Greg: Hey Stu ball, where are you?
Amethyst: Yo Steve man come on out.
Ruby: Steven,
Sapphire: Steven, please come out if you're here.
Steven looked and saw the others coming. His hopes went up and the four of them went down.
Steven: Guys! You're all here.
Bismuth: Yeah, did you Bismuth us?
Everyone looks at her awkwardly as cricket sounds are heard. She looks down and see's Amethyst shape shift into a cricket just to make that joke.
Bismuth: Really?
Amethyst: Sorry, couldn't help.
Amethyst morphs back into her normal self.
Bismuth: Alright serious talk. Steven, we came to check on you.
Amethyst: Pearl told us you think we're going to drift apart. Do you really think we would do that?
Steven: You guys looked upset. You found out that Rose was really a Diamond.
Ruby: Sure it's shocking, but we're not going to drift apart.
Sapphire: I don't want us to drift apart. This team means everything to me. If we did that, we would throw away everything we fought for away.
Pearl: Just because we all now know the truth, it won't change anything. We were fighting for our freedom and for this planet. This is still our home and we won't just let the Diamonds or the Gara Droids destroy it.
Pearl kneels down to his level, placing her hands on his shoulders.
Pearl: We're a family Steven. We'll always will be. We won't drift apart, I promise.
Pearl hugs him and then everyone else joins in the hug. Steven was now feeling better that everything was going to be okay, but there was still one last issue.
Steven: Ruby, Sapphire are you guys okay?
Ruby: We're fine. We still want to fuse again.
Sapphire: But we want to fuse like it really was our decision. I want us to start over, but how can we do that?
Greg: Well, have you guys thought of a wedding?
Ruby: A wedding? What's that?
Greg: Well, uh it's like when a man and a woman love each other so much that they want to be together for the rest of their lives, they have this ceramony where they get married.
Steven: Did you and mom get married dad?
Greg: Well...no. I mean sure we did love each other, but I wasn't sure if the others were okay with it.
Pearl: Oh, Greg I am so sorry that I made you that uncomfortable you didn't get to have one.
Greg: Eh it's okay Pearl. I mean I may not have been ready anyway.
Ruby: A wedding sounds great Greg.
Sapphire: Yes we should do that.
Ruby: Okay so how does it work.
Greg: Well we still need time to plan out the wedding itself, but the first step is the proposal. I guess you Ruby hold Sapphire's hand, get down on your knee and ask her " Will you marry me?"
Ruby does so and asks Sapphire the question.
Ruby: Sapphire, will you marry me?
Sapphire: ( giggles) Yes. Yes of course I'll marry you!
The two of them embrace and laughed as Ruby twirled Sapphire in the air. With everyone now happy for the two, they decided to make plans for it tomorrow. They knew truth, but their purpose and cause didn't die.
Meanwhile at Gien's ship.
Bomber: Alright you gloats hurry it up! We ain't got all day!
Bomber was commanding all Gara Droid soldier groups to repair the base. After the whole Aura Quartz fight, she left quite a bit of damage. Acha and Kocha enters.
Acha: Bomber the Great, our lord requests to know the status of the repairs.
Bomber: Tell him we're not done yet. 47 % of it has been fixed, but we still have to tear down the walls and add new ones thanks to that boy and his pearl's fusion.
Kocha: Well he also says to hurry it up so we can make plans for the next attack.
Bomber: Whatever. Just let me do my work. ( to the soldiers) NO! I told you use the metal wall cutters not the sledge hammer! And you, I didn't say you can go on break! Get back to work!
Suddenly one of them blew up the walls with explosives, now making things worse.
Bomber: Grrrr...Morons! I'm surrounded by morons!
Bomber continues with repairs as the duo goes back to Gien who was in his lab where some of the soldiers were helping him with the mess.
Acha: My lord, 47% of the damage has been fixed, but there is still more to go.
Gien: ( not looking at him) Thank you Acha.
Gien was still trying to clean up the lab, but Acha and Kocha couldn't help but ask him of what was going to happen next after what just happened.
Acha: Um my lord. Are you still conflicted?
Gien: Why would I be?
Kocha: But Pink Diamond, she caused the whole rebellion.
Gien: No she didn't! She was manipulated into doing so. Those Crystal Gems and that pearl poisoned her mind.
Acha: Uh, of course my lord.
Kocha: But one last thing. Are we going to report this to the Diamonds?
Gien: No! They cannot know about this.
Kocha: But Pink was their sister, wouldn't they want to know that she is kinda still here?
Gien: If they find out that Steven has her gem, they will call off the attack and there goes my revenge.
Acha: So, what are you going to do?
Gien: Now that I know that Steven has her gem, she's still alive somewhere in him. I want him now so I can find a way to bring her back. I will be the hero to bring back Pink Diamond and she and I will be together again. We will make a perfect world together.
But while Gien said all this, Huntress overheard this from the outside of the lab. Tears fell from her face but she tried to fight it.
Huntress: ( in her mind) Stop it Huntress. You knew from the start that he never loved you.
Huntress leaves the area and the scene shifts back to Gien.
Acha: Oh how I long to see her again my lord.
Kocha: Yeah me too. But when do we plan the next attack?
Gien: Finish the repairs in the base first. Until then all attacks are on hold.
Acha and Kocha: Yes my lord.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Well now everything will be okay for our heroes. Next time will be Ruby and Sapphire's wedding. Special thanks to Lady Shadow92 for her help. Please read and review. Thank you.