Chapter 5
I sighed as Steven walked away with Connie. To the other rides at "Funland" I suppose. Before I knew it, a screwdriver was placed in my hand and I started work on the machine...
Stevens P.O.V.
As we walked away, I really felt bad for Peridot. This was her first time away from the beach house, and it hasn't gone well. I wanted to take her on rides and stuff so she could have a great first time and see all of the great in the world. Well, so much for that plan.
"What's wrong Steven?" Asked an innocent looking Connie.
"Ah, it's just that while we get to go out and have fun, Peri has to stay in the arcade and fix up 's machines. It isn't fair, it doesn't feel right. I wanted Peri to have a good first time in Beach City, we could've gone and seen the sights, riden the new rollercoaster, but that machine had to break for no reason and now she's stuck there fixing stuff up while we get to go out and do stuff."
"Steven, The world isn't fair. That's just the way it is. The protaganist in real life doesn't always win against the antagonist."
"Well, that's one way of putting it." I replied.
Time Skip 3 hours.
"Sorry Steven, I have to go. My dad says it's getting late and he doesn't want me outside when it's dark.
"Ok Connie, bye!"
"Bye Steven, see you next time!" She said as she ran away.
As I walked down the sidewalk to go get Peridot from the arcade, I couldnt help but, notice how dark it really was. I mean, it was actually 7 pm. Her parents usually make her come home before sundown. I seem they're putting alot more trust with her staying with me.
As I walked down the boardwalk, I saw a lonely Peridot in a blue jumpsuit leaning against the arcade wall. As I walked over to her, I was suprised she didn't notice me.
"Hey Peri." She looked up lazily and finally saw me.
"Hello Steven, let's just get to the beach house.
"Soooo... How did your work go?"
"Oh it went okay. I fixed a few more machines and said he was happy for me fixing more than he needed fixed and he gave me two of these." She showed me two 100 dollar bills.
"Oh that's so cool. You could probably get a new laptop with that money.
"Laptop?"
"Y'know when you called me on that computer at the barn and Lapis nearly destroyed it? Well, thanks to advancements in technology, we come up with faster, more energy efficient, and laster longing products. Like Intel is coming out with it's seventh generation processors. But they're only availible on expensive products, so you could probalby get a used laptop or a new one, like a Googla Chromabook."
"Thank you for this information Steven."
"Welcome." I hadn't noticed it, but we were already at the beach house.
"Peri, how tired are you?"
"Meh, tired but not really. Peridots are used to working on one thing for long amounts of time."
"Have you ever seen the stars?"
"Yeah, one time with Garnet, the time we tried to fuse, and failed." She looked noticably sadder as she said this.
"Hey Peri, it's fine, nobody fuses on their first try, it's okay. A fusion is unification of how 2 people feel. Like with Garnet, it's love, with Stevonnie, it's friendship. But cmon, lets go stargazing, you wanna fly or walk to the cliff where it's best?"
"Let's fly." She replied.
Time Skip 5 minutes of utter silence, flying, and intense blushing, they arrived.
As night fell, many of the millions of stars became visible. It was amazing. It was pretty cold though, and the fact that they were on a cliff wasn't comforting.
"You can see homeworld from here Steven."
"Really?" I looked up and scanned the sky for it immediately.
"It's the one that's the brightest."
"Oh, now I see it." It was one of the brightest things in the sky. To think Homeworld was so far away too. "Peri, what was life like on homeworld?"
"I didn't exist, then I did, I don't remember much, but I do remember our era of Peridots were made smaller, and had to be fitted with limb enhancers to make our height the same as era 1 Peridot's. I do know for a fact that I was smarter than the average Peridot."
"Cool! Did they test you to see how smart you are?"
"No, they hook you up to this machine that goes over your gem and looks at it's properties. Specific properties mean that a gem is smarter than it's other brethren."
"Wow! And I thought I was doing all the teaching, about earth and all."
"Well, that just comes to show that I know alot more than you about your planet, and I know alot more about mine."
