Next was Garnet
Tourmaline sat with her on the beach with Lion, in the same odd circle. In the center of the circle her hologram was playing, Steven's memories of Garnet starting off again.
The first time he ever saw her unfuse, in that silly escapade in the snow. He wouldn't remember it while he grew up, but it was still there.
Her verse in his song, he saw the love when she sang, and her passionate words finally made sense after they escaped from Jasper.
Her stories from the past, of ruby and sapphire.
Her words to Stevonnie
The wedding, and how she held together even after Blue attacked
Suntone
Steven's wedding, she officiated his wedding just like he did hers
Tourmaline backtracked to memories from Rose herself, hidden away in the gem.
Meeting garnet for the first time, then the second.
Coaching her though the war, knowing she was different than any gem.
Garnet helping other gems to fuse during the war including Biggs and Bismuth
Introducing her to music with Greg.
Garnet telling her about being pregnant with Greg's child, and some of the consequences
Garnet's last words to her as Steven was being born,"I saw this coming and it still hurts"
Even further back, there were memories from Pink specifically. Not of Garnet of course, but of Ruby and Sapphire.
Meeting with Blue and hearing the predictions of Sapphire
Seeing the ruby team passing by
Having a few balls thrown for various reasons and seeing them dance
The hologram started again, this time with Steven as an adult, in front of a mirror.
"Garnet, I know me not being there is going to be difficult, you have to take the leadership role again. You just have to remember my mom's Fountain and my healing reservoir are both still there, and if you're ever stuck, just know that as much as you can see into the future, you can see into the past as well, I'm always here for you. There's a memory i need to show you, as I'm keeping a promise, because you know she's too shy to tell you herself. Then you can wrap up with Tour. Since you can now go into the Pinkscape, there are a few things just for you, in the red chest. Please take care of them, some of them are very old."
The hologram changed to a view of Peridot, speaking candidly. "I've Learned so much about this planet. The lifeforms here are fascinating, nothing like what's on Homeworld. but what I learned the most was from Garnet. I was finally able to fuse, with her, and it was a very interesting experience, our future vision reacted very strangely, and would change whenever a new variable was imagined. It was Tsavorite that pushed me to try and fuse with Lapis, and living as our semi permanent fusion, Turquoise, I wouldn't have it any other way now. I still have times where I'd prefer to just be me, and it's easier to consume Earth media side by side, but fusion has become a large part of our lives now. We will never forget Malachite or what she did, but Lapis knows that fusion isn't always bad now, and I'm not afraid. I want to thank Garnet for that, and you Steven for introducing us."
Three streams of tears fell from behind Garnet's visor as she looked up from the hologram to look over at Peridot sitting and talking with Lapis, watching a reboot of camp pining hearts on her tablet.
She stepped into Lion's mane and found the red chest made just for her, she knew mostly what was in it before opening it, so she brought it out first to open it with Tourmaline.
Inside, there were many things, Portraits of the fusions, just like Pearl had received, every possible permutation of the gems, even Steven fusing singularly with ruby and sapphire, creating Hematoid and Dumortierite respectively. there was also Steven fused with Sugelite: Scapolite, and Steven fused with Tsavorite (which at the time of the picture, was only Peridot's third and fourth time fusing ever) becoming Heliodor. There was a red and blue plated keytar, a bubble globe of the sky arena where she first fused, a bouquet in a bubble from her wedding, and a framed picture of Garnet with her old keytar, overlaid with Ruby on a guitar and sapphire on a keyboard. there was also a picture of Garnet's greatest achievement: the cluster's final form, and done without exploding the earth. A photo from space of a gem resembling a rainbow Pearl, formed around the planet. Now called Terra, the cluster's body protects the earth like a shield now, the planet becoming a part of her gem core, though she sleeps in her cluster more often than not.
Garnet gently placed everything back in the chest, and closed it. She looked up to Tourmaline and simply nodded and walked off. As she passed Peridot on her way to the temple, she ruffled her hair and gave her a smile. The smaller gem looked between Garnet and Tourmaline, and with understanding gave Lapis a quick hug and followed Garnet into the house. Their conversation could be heard across the beach as they finally talked out the shyness and really caught up. they came out crying remembering all that Steven had done to bring them closer.