CHAPTER 31: THE RIGHT CHOICE

"D-do I have to go already?" Steven asked as his mother held his hands.

"I now it's earlier than you expected… but don't worry Steven, I'll always be with you, always… tell Amethyst never to change, tell Garnet to remember that what she is, is the most beautiful thing ever, tell Pearl that I know it must be hard to go on without me, but that since you became such a wonderful boy, it must be also her merit, tell her I'm proud of her, and… tell Greg that I always loved him and I still do…" Rose said as everything around Steven became brighter and brighter.

"I will mom! I love you!" Steven said, by this point he couldn't see anything, he just heard his mother's soft voice.

"I love you too Steven!" Rose's voice echoed in the light as everything became clearer.

"Welcome back…" A dark voice whispered.

"Ugh… w-where am I?" Steven asked rubbing his eyes.

"On Homeworld son of Rose Quartz…" The voice answered.

"H-Homeworld?" Steven asked, his vision was clear now, he was in a small cell, similar to the ones on Peridot's ship, in front of him, stood a tall, menacing gem, Yellow Diamond.

"I must say I'm surprised, I never thought your gem side could heal your organic one, you are indeed something extraordinary… but you are an abomination… and abominations must be destroyed…" Yellow Diamond said as Steven got up, in front of him, a series of bars blocking the cell's door.

"That's not true! Just because I'm different or just because someone thinks in different way that doesn't make them defective!" Steven said.

"Gems are created to serve Homeworld, if they don't, then they are defective, they are a menace for the harmony of our world and they must be destroyed…" Yellow Diamond said crossing her arms.

"But this isn't harmony! This is slavery! There is nothing great about it!" Steven yelled at the leader.

"You'll do well to shut your mouth! Don't you dare to cast doubts on the greatness of our kingdom!" Yellow Diamond started to lose her temper.

"Your kingdom is based on fear! All of your gems serve you just because they are afraid! I've seen it! They would immediately choose to protect the Earth if I showed them how much it can offer to them, they could be free and they could love each other without being scared of showing it! And that wouldn't make them defective! They would be normal people! They wouldn't be forced to hurt other people! You are the defective gem!" Steven yelled back angrily, Yellow Diamond's eyes becoming wide.

"You little worm! I'll crush you in front of all your friends in the central square! You'll die between the cheers of my people and when you'll be dead alongside all those filthy rebels, I'll go back on Earth and use it for a new colony!" Yellow Diamond yelled, gripping the cell's bars.

"We won't let you!" Steven stood still, fists clenched, he wasn't afraid.

"I hope your mother is still somewhere near to you… because if she will get to see you die, then it will give me even more satisfaction…" Yellow Diamond displayed a devious grin, before walking away.

Meanwhile:

Each one of the gems were silent as they all waited for something to happen. They didn't know what to do, they didn't have a plan, it was hard to admit, but they have been defeated. When they were taken to Yellow Diamond palace's prison, they saw what Homeworld became, a gigantic metropolis, buildings as far as the eyes could see, they disappeared into a gray, lifeless sky, needless to say, Homeworld changed, the most terrifying thing is that gems always thought they were superior to other races, but sadly, they weren't so different from humans, in the name of progress they were ruining what once was a wonderful world. The silence was broken by two guards entering the dungeon, imposing and menacing, the two milky white quartzes made their way towards Pearl's cell.

"Why does her highness want her?" The first one asked.

"Don't know, look at her, she's just a pathetic defect…" The second one laughed.

"Just turn off the field and I'll show you how pathetic I am…" Pearl hissed, she would never accept defeat, something Rose taught her.

"Oh ho, so much fire in such a small gem, I would really like to make you squirm beneath me, just to see all that pride of yours vanish…" The second quartz smiled wickedly as she deactivated the cell's door.

"You're not going to touch her, her highness will have us both shattered if something happens to her…" The first one said as she stepped towards Pearl and placing her hand on the smaller gem's shoulder, only for it to be smacked away.

"Don't touch me…" Pearl muttered stepping out of her cell.

"I hope she wants you only to make you suffer in front of her…" The quartz said as she pushed Pearl towards the dungeon's exit.

"Hey! Where are you taking her?!" Amethyst yelled as the quartzes disappeared from the prison.

"We have to get out of here!" Ruby yelled punching the wall.

"How?!" Peridot was panicking, would they take all of them one by one until they were all shattered?

"I don't know! Gosh, if only Steven was here…" Ruby said leaning against her cell's wall.

"Go through this door." The milky quartz commanded standing by Pearl's side.

"What is in this room?" Pearl asked eyeing the massive door in front of her, she didn't receive any answer, just a rough push and she was on the ground inside the room, a great staircase in front of her.

"Hello Pearl…" A voice said from the top of the stairs, Pearl's eyes went wide in terror, she could never forget that voice, the voice… of her Diamond.

"It's been a long time…" White Diamond said as Pearl got up, her entire body shaking.

Meanwhile:

"You…" A voice called from outside Steven's cell.

"Wha- who are you?" Steven got up and reached the bars of his cell, only to find himself face to face with Black, he fell back and released a surprise yelp.

"Shhh! Stay quiet!" Black hissed as Steven looked at her in confusion.

"What are you doing?" Steven asked slowly approaching the gem.

"Don't talk… they can't hear us… or we'll be doomed…" Black said reaching for the panel near Steven's cell, in matter of minutes, it opened.

"Black… thank you…" Steven whispered reaching the gem and giving her a warm smile, the gem looked away but for a single moment, she displayed a small smile… she was back.

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