It's been a long time now. Yellow diamond wasn't so mean to him as she was the first day. She even gave Steven things in his cell so he wouldn't get bored. Over the last few, months? He wasn't sure. It's been a long time though. anyway, yellow has been letting Steven go for walks with Citrine around homeworld. After she talked with Steven for a while she learned that he needs much more than food and water to stay healthy. He needs companions, friends. But she didn't like that word so Steven called all the fellow gems he has gotten to know as companions. He made new "companions" such as Emerald and the turquoise. Turquoise wasn't a soldier like Citrine, she could only tell when a gem is lying. Kind of a judge for homeworld. Emerald was more of a gem that can relieve pain of other gems. Emerald could even remove all pain from a gem momentarily making them go entirely numb for quite some time. Yellow let's Steven talk with them whenever he wants to. They are both always excited to see him.
It never gets easier being without his family though. Steven has been getting depressed without them and has lately been preferring being alone in his cell. His family must not know where he is if they haven't come by now. He knows that they would've looked. They would because they love him and miss him just like Steven does with them. That's why Steven needs to escape. He needs to go home. He's going to need a plan.
The next day he asked Citrine if there was a way for Steven to go back home.
"Are you sure you want to go so badly? you have everything you need to sustain a healthy form.",Citrine was worried for her new "companion" and looked almost intense into Stevens eyes as if he wanted to tell him something.
"I don't have everything I need. I need my family! I haven't seen them in forever and I miss them so much. I miss all of them. I need to go back. Is there any way you could help me?", Steven started crying and then sat down in the middle of the hallway where they were walking.
"Shhh.. It will be okay Steven. let's help you were nobody can see you crying. I'm sure that it's embarrassing." , Citrine winked at him twice before picking him up in her arms.
Steven smiled at her with his huge smile. It felt much better as soon as he smiled. The thought that somebody was willing to help him home to see his family! he could leap into the air with excitement.
Citrine quickly turned into a smaller room that was all dark. It held various yellow colored objects in shelves. It almost looked like a yellow diamond styled supply closet.
"I have been waiting for you to ask me that! I want to be free! The planet you speak of sounds so wonderful in your stories I want to be able to see it. Even if it means betraying my diamond.", Citrine looked just as excited as Steven did.
"I never knew that you wanted to leave here! We need to come up with a plan if we want to leave right?", At this question Steven looked scared. He wasn't sure how to escape.
"yes, we will need a well thought out plan to get past Yellow's nose. If we mess up and get caught she will shatter us for betrayal!"
"then what are we going to do?", Steven asked.
"we will need a distraction. We won't get past the guards that patrol the escape pods any other way."
"what about my other, companions? Emerald and turquoise? could they help with the distractions? I wish they could go back home with us"
"hmm...maybe. We will have to ask them carefully. If they are loyalists then we will get in trouble if they know about it."
"Let's go ask!",after he yelled that Citrine reminded him that he has to be quiet.