The battle was full blown, with Pearl on one team and everyone else on the other team.
"Just eat the damn pills." Garnet said, sliding a glass of water and 3 pills over to Pearl, who shook her head. "I don't need them." She stuck her nose up, and crossed her arms. Garnet sighed, slouching over. "Just eat them. Just eat one!" Garnet begged, pushing the glass of water closer to Pearl. Pearl sealed her lips, and turned away from Garnet.
Garnet groaned. The war was going on for hours now, and Pearl was winning with her stubbornness. She would have to shove them down Pearls throat if she didn't eat them soon. "Why? Why won't you eat them?" Garnet asked, annoyed and frantic at the same time.
"I. Don't. Need. Them." Pearl said, facing Garnet. "You're not moving from that spot until you eat them." Garnet said, getting desperate and using the tricks she used to make Steven eat his vegetables. Pearl gasped, slouching down in her seat and turning away from Garnet.
After hours of Pearls stubbornness, she finally ate them. "Now that wasn't too hard, now was it?" Garnet said, still frustrated with Pearl. Pearl stuck her tongue out at Garnet, and went into her room.
Morning after morning, the battle grew shorter. They went from all-day tantrums, to 5 hour fights, to 45 minute struggles. Though Pearl still insisted she didn't need any medications, they did seem to do something.
Though not in the direction they wanted to.
Doctors had warned them that the first while Pearl was on medication could make it a bit worse. A 'bit' was an understatement. Pearl was a full blown hot mess. She was always mad at everyone, and most days she didn't leave the temple.
"Pearl! We're leaving!" Garnet shouted, the team ready to leave for a mission. The gems were waiting by the warp pad, Pearl being the only one not there.
"She's probably not coming." Lapiz said, leaning on the counter. Peridot nodded. "I think so too." She said, looking over towards the temple door. It opened with a flash of light, Pearl stepping out. Dark circles underlined her eyes, and her hair was messily put back with some bobby pins. She was wearing the same hoodie and sweatpants she wore yesterday. And the day before that. And the day before that...
She glared at the gems, slumping over to the kitchen and taking her pills down from the top cupboard. "Where are we going." She said, in a flat, grumpy tone. "We're sealing up the geode for good. The duct tape won't hold forever." Garnet told her.
Pearl emptied a pill from each bottle into her hand. "Ok." She said, pouring a glass of water, and swallowing the 3 pills in one gulp. Pearl walked over to the warp, putting a hand over her gem. The lazy clothes dissapeared, replaced by her blue shirt and ribbon around her waist.
The gems warped out, coming to the spot where the geode laid. "Alright. We're going to need to rip the tape off and put this on." Garnet held up a cloth-like looking material. "It would bind it up much better than the duct tape."
Pearl nodded, walking over toward the geode, slouching instead of her usual perfect posture. "Alright! On 3, Steven rips off the duct tape! Amethyst , Laips and I will push the mesh over. Got it?" Garnet commanded. "Pearl and Peridot are standing on either side with Amber glue to paste the mesh down."
The gems nodded, each of them going to the position they were assigned to.
"1, 2... 3!" Garnet yelled.
Steven ripped the duct tape off, the rest of the team pushing the net against the strong current eroupting from the geode.
Then, Pearl blacked out.
