Looking over to see Bayley admiring their surroundings and the way she was touching her Gem, Roman couldn't help but let a slight smile slide across his face. It was always a goal of the older Gems' to teach Bayley more about what they were and their world, so seeing Bayley taking in some of the beauty that could come from the Gem world made the brunette Gem feel pleased that their little trip had turned out as well as it did...save for the obvious with Sasha getting poofed back into her Gem. The brunette Gem was almost set to say something when a surprised gasp from Bayley drew his attention to where there was a glowing wave of light coming out from the pool.

"Roman?! What's happening? What's going on?!" Bayley asked, feeling worried that something might be going wrong with how Sasha's Gem was healing.

With the other Gems coming over to join him and Bayley, Roman had a fairly good idea of what was happening. Finally managing to find his words, Roman said "I think Sasha's about to come back to us."

Ooh, could it be?! Could this truly be when Sasha comes back to the Gems fully healed? Read on to find out, my loves. =)

"Wha-You really mean that, Ro?" Bayley asked, immediately beginning to feel hopeful at the brunette Gem saying this.

"That would appear to be the case," Dean cut in. Looking over to Rob, Dean asked "We're not that far off from thinking that, are we?"

"No, you are not," Rob confirmed Dean and Roman's thinking. "It would appear that your friend is fully healed of what wounded her."

"Whoa, really?!" Bayley asked, feeling excited hearing the sagely Gem say this. Seeing Rob nod to answer her question, Bayley returned her gaze back to where she had placed Sasha's Gem in the water and felt immensely pleased by what she was seeing: The light that came up from where Sasha's Gem sat slowly began to spread outward and form into a humanoid form that was the size of Sasha when she first formed after Bayley popped her Gem out of the brooch. Moving back from the pool's edge, Bayley stood back with the other Gems and watched as the glowing humanoid form stood up and faced the group.

Standing fully from the pool as water cascaded down her body, the light that had surrounded Sasha slowly faded away as it revealed the magenta-haired Gem ...with a brand new look: Her original monochromatic outfit was now replaced with a short-sleeved magenta blouse and a pair of light blue skinny jean capris. With the light having fully gone, Sasha was left standing in the pool of water, looking quite confused about why she was standing in a pool of water. Looking ahead to the group that was standing in front of her, Sasha asked "Can...someone explain to me why I'm wet? And ...why am I standing in water?"

No one in the group said anything for what seemed like a stretch of time as they all tried to process what they were seeing before them. While Rob only had a calm smile on his face, the other Gems were all showing a wide array of emotions: Roman and Seth were both surprised to see that the pool's water had yielded such a favorable effect, Dean was smiling widely at seeing that Sasha looked better than she was before and at the fact that the method he had rediscovered seemed to have worked, and Bayley-

"SASHA!" Bayley all but yelled as she ran forward and wrapped her arms around the magenta-haired Gem tightly as relieved tears began to roll down her face, not caring that the two were still in the water.

Feeling caught quite by surprise by Bayley's sudden-and quite tight-hug, Sasha just barely managed to keep her balance as a laugh escaped her. "Whoa, Bayley. Where's the fire?"

Pulling away from the magenta-haired Gem, Bayley wiped at her face before saying "I'm sorry, Sasha. It's just, ...I'm just so happy right now. You're back!"

"Yes, I am. I needed a bit of time in my Gem to really heal myself up a bit after taking that centipeedle attack wrong. But, I believe that, along with this water, really helped heal me fully heal myself," Sasha said. Reaching around to her back to feel her Gem, Sasha's eyes widened in surprise when she felt a now fully smooth surface of her Gem.

"Sasha, what is it? Is everything okay?" Bayley asked, seeing the look on Sasha's face.

"Yes, Bayley, everything's okay," Sasha answered, a smile starting to spread across her face. "It's just my Gem, it...it's not cracked anymore!"

"Really?" Bayley asked. Wanting to see for herself, Bayley moved around behind Sasha and saw that the magenta-haired Gem wasn't lying: In the area of Sasha's upper back where her Gem was, Bayley saw that Sasha's Gem no longer had the crack in it that she saw when she first saw Sasha's Gem and was now a full Gem. A wide smile of her own starting to cross her face, Bayley said "Guys, it's true! Come take a look!"

As Roman and Seth walked over to see for themselves, Dean stayed back to talk with Rob.

"Thank you again so much for letting us make use of your pool here," Dean said. "Sasha's Gem had been cracked for a while now, so I'd been trying to find ways to possibly heal it. Which led me to finding this place."

"Like I said, it's no problem at all to help out fellow Gems that may need it," Rob reassured with a smile. "And this certainly seemed like something that you all needed help with."

"We sure did," Dean agreed with a nod. "And, I hate to come off like a jerk when I say this, but we should probably be heading back to where we live now."

"No need to feel that way. I understand completely. After all, it hasn't been that often that I've come across fellow Gems that were in this area, so I'm guessing you all must have traveled a ways to get here," Rob mused. "It'd probably be for the best that you all leave when you can, so that way you don't run into anything else out there."

"Yeah, good thinking," Dean nodded in agreement. Looking back over to where Bayley and the others were all talking, the sandy blonde Gem couldn't help the smile that crossed his face before saying "Hey, guys. I think we should all get to heading back soon. Wouldn't want to run into anything else out there that'll hurt anyone else, would we?"

"No," Seth called back over to Dean. Turning to look back at Bayley and Sasha, Seth said "Girls, it's time that we get to heading back home soon."

"OK, Seth," Bayley nodded as she stepped out of the pool with Sasha following behind her.

Having stood in wait of Seth and the others until they came to join him, Dean and the group let Rob lead them back to the main area of the tower that they had all came into.

With the group all at the entrance to the tower, Sasha turned to look up at Rob before she and the other Gems left. "Rob? I would like to thank you for letting my friends bring me here and to let me heal myself. My Gem's been cracked for a fair number of years now, so it feels great to have a whole Gem again."

Before Rob could respond to Sasha, he found himself getting caught in a hug from Bayley as he could hear the ponytailed brunette saying "Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you so much." Laughing a bit as he patted the brunette on the head, Rob said "It's no problem, the both of you. I've always seen myself as someone that helps our fellow Gems out in their time of need, so this was no big deal. Now, if I was you two, I'd be following along with your friends before they get too far into the woods."

Seeing that Roman, Dean, and Seth had already walked off and were almost to the edge of where the woods, Sasha said "Right! Come on, Bayley, let's go."

"OK, Sasha!" Bayley said, pulling away from Rob as she dashed over to join Sasha. Looking back at Rob one last time, Bayley said "Thank you so much for letting us come here and heal Sasha, Rob!" before seeing Rob wave them off with a smile and turning and rejoining Sasha as the two Gems left and went to catch up with Roman, Dean, and Seth before they got too far away.

Having heard the girls come up behind him and the others, Dean let out a laugh before saying "Well. It's about time you two decided to come and join us."

"We were just saying our goodbyes to Rob, Dean. That's all," Sasha briefly explained as soon as she and Bayley were back with the other Gems. Moving to walk beside Dean as the quintet made their way through the woods on the path they took to reach Rob's tower, Sasha said "Oh, and Dean? I, ...I wanted to say thank you. I can tell that you really did a lot to try to find a way to help with healing my Gem, so ...I'm glad you were able to find a way to help me in the end."

"Hey, it's no problem, runt," Dean shrugged. A grin starting to slide across his face, Dean said "Besides, it was pretty fun fighting alongside you again after so many years on the way to Rob's tower."

"Yes, that ...that actually was quite fun," Sasha agreed with a light laugh. "Reminded me of when we'd be the main team offensive that really helped with taking Gem beasts down in the past."

Looking over to see Sasha and Dean talking with each other-and even more when they got back to the door that led back into the house and once they were in the house-Bayley couldn't help but feel happy about how their journey to heal Sasha went. Sure there were a couple of hiccups along the way with the Gem beasts that had came after them and Sasha getting attacked and sent back into her Gem, but in the end, the ponytailed brunette felt that the journey was a success because Sasha now had a fully healed Gem and they met a new Gem and helper in Rob. 'This is definitely one of the craziest Gem adventures I've been on with everyone, so I'm glad that things turned out so well in the end. And, just think. Now, Sasha won't have to worry about her Gem being cracked anymore,' Bayley thought as she walked into the living room area and finally collapsed on the couch, the fatigue from the day finally settling over her as she lied down and rested after their big adventure to heal their friend.

And with this chapter ends the 'Healing Sasha' arc. It was pretty fun working with and coming up with another area that the Gems can now visit. And let's not forget that the group has A) made a new friend/found a new possible comrade in Rob, B) Sasha has a new look, along with her Gem being fully healed, and C) Dean and Sasha are back on good terms with each other again (much better than they were before). So much great stuff happening here! \(^u^)/ Now, the start of the next arc souls be coming soon, so keep an eye out for that. So, until then, don't forget to R&R please, and I will see you all in the beginning of the next arc. =)