Pearl sits on the couch with Verity's head in her lap, resting, things finally calming down. Steven slowly approaches them, his face full of concern. "Pearl, who exactly was Verity to mom? What did she mean mom saved her?"
Pearl sighs and looks down at Verity, "When Homeworld was creating Sapphires, one came out off-color and what the diamonds called defective."
"Defective?" Amethyst mutters as she sits cross-legged on the floor, visibly taken aback.
"She can't see the future, unlike other Sapphires. She has a unique ability; Verity can tell only the truth since if someone is being truthful, or…..force someone to tell the truth with physical touch. Your mother stepped in when Yellow and Blue wanted to shatter Verity for not being like a normal Sapphire."
Steven clenches his hands as he speaks, "If mom hadn't convinced the other Diamonds..."
"Verity wouldn't be here right now." Pearl strokes Verity's pink hair, it's fluffy like a mixture of Pink's and Rose's hair.
"What happened to Verity after mom faked her shattering?"
"I have no idea. I snuck back into Pink's palace to get her because I was uncertain what would happen to her once Pink was gone, but Verity disappeared and I haven't seen her since. I expected the worst which is why I never brought her up. Probably why Rose didn't either. Something must've happened….." Pearl looks up at Steven, "Where did you find her?"
"She was hiding from some Quartz soldiers. They called her dangerous."
There is an uncomfortable silence that settles over them, but was broken when Verity speaks softly, "They were lying." Verity sits up slowly, just moving to sit next to Pearl and places her hands in her lap. She lets out a long sigh, "I was in Pink's room, waiting for her return from Earth. When Quartz soldiers rushed in with their weapons drawn and pointed at me. I asked what was going on and when suddenly I was stabbed and poofed. I woke up in a cell, I only guessed it was underground. Then….I…Uh.."
Verity grips the skirt of her gown, hesitant to go on. She jumps when Pearl places a hand on her shoulder. "It's okay. You can stop now, I know it must be hard for you. We can take a break." The pink sapphire slowly nods before placing a hand over her gem in her abdomen.