Chapter 5 Comrades

Pearl's POV

I jolted up and breathe heavily. I held my forehead and a sweat trickled down. I didn't want to continue that memory as it wasn't a pleasant one. All I know for sure is that I lost everything.

I woke up in a familiar place. I was in Rose's camp. I took in the surroundings and I touched my gem. It had a small crack. I was feeling uneasy.

"I see that you are awake." I looked to my right to see Rose standing by the entrance. She smiled at me.

"Rose…" She went near me and hugged me. She held my face and saw the crack on my gem.

"Hold on" She said as she laid me back down and used her healing powers to heal the crack on my gem. I felt a lot well.

"What…happened?" I asked her but she seems reluctant. I feel like I don't want to hear what she is about to explain.

"The Homeworld gems left with Onyx. They only took him, but I'm afraid that's not the only thing that they took." She said and looked down. I could see tears forming in the corners of her eyes. I looked at myself and felt like there was something missing.

"I-Is…Is the gem…alright?" I was too afraid to ask that question. Even if I didn't want it, I thought that it could possibly change things. It could change everything after this war is done. We all be living happily, but that was just a mere dream. I painfully regretted asking Rose about the gem as she spoke the words I felt so afraid to hear.

"It's gone, Pearl" I felt completely shattered on the inside.

I remember how I just focused on the matter at hand. I did my very best to protect everyone at the war. I didn't want to lose anybody anymore. It just brought me pain. But then I lost Rose and we had Steven. He reminded me of her. I laughed. I was so immature, so star struck about everything that has been happening but I have learned to grow out of it. That is what made me who I am today.

"How are ya holdin' up?" I looked at my back to see Amethyst standing. She surprisingly looked concern.

"I don't know…" was the only thing I said to her. I felt her come near me and sat next to me, her arm wrapped around my shoulder.

"Aw, cheer up Pearl! There's plenty of fish in the sea." I looked at her confused at her statement.

"Fish?" I said.

"Uh…You know, there are a lot of gems out there." She said. I looked down.

"That's not the case Amethyst" I said to her.

"Then what are you doing here, mopping around for?" I honestly didn't know how to answer Amethyst's question. I'm surprised at the fact we are actually having a decent conversation.

"Like I said earlier, I don't know…"

"Don't you want to forgive him?" I just looked at her and sighed.

"This is all actually my fault for not telling him." I was surprised when Amethyst jumped up.

"Then go tell him!"

"It's not easy Amethyst." I saw her cross her arms.

"It's better than doing nothing, you know? Leaving him there questioning himself what he has done to you." I looked up at her. I felt guilty at what I did to Onyx. He was being guilty to himself for no apparent reason.

To be honest, I do forgive him. I admit to myself that I had a share part. I didn't tell him directly what has happened and he had every right to know. I just feel the fear, the fear of his reaction, the fear that I might lose him again.

"Hello? Earth to Pearl" I looked at Amethyst

"Man, he got you good didn't he? If you need me, I'll be back to my room" She said and left. I stood up and left my room as well and went to the living room. I saw Garnet and Steven sitting down. They both looked at me as I entered.

Then it hit me, Garnet said she had a vision when I was conceiving the gem. I wonder what she had seen. How did she know that I really was conceiving? I mean, she just had future vision, not other powers.

"Garnet…" I spoke, before realizing just what I said. I blinked backed to my conscious as she looked at me. Before I could continue, she spoke.

"Do you want to talk?" She asked and I just nodded.

"Steven, excuse us" She said and we went inside the temple, specifically the heart of the temple. We stood there in silence for a while, when I decided to speak.

"I wanted to ask you about something, something that happened a long time ago." I looked down. I could feel her staring at me. She must be listening so I just continued.

"D-Do you remember the time that you told me that I was conceiving a gem? Rose said that you had an unsure vision, but you denied it. I wanted to know what that vision was." I stuttered out the words I've been questioning myself. I felt a little uneasy for some reason. Garnet adjusted her visors.

"My vision wasn't you conceiving a gem. I just knew you were naturally conceiving a gem since you had symptoms. My vision that time was far from that. My vision is what is happening around us now. You don't want to know what I saw." She said. I looked at her and I feel like she is saddened about it. So her vision has nothing to do with me?

"There is no point in telling you about what could possibly happen in the following days but I know one thing for certain…" I looked at her and I feel that she is now serious.

"…A gem betrays" She said and I was in shock. It couldn't be anyone of us. We fought alongside Rose and we had all been there for each other. Why would anyone of us betray? But then there is Onyx, and that other gem he is with. I am certain that one of them could betray but who could it be? I barely know them, especially since 6,000 years has passed.

Onyx has capabilities to betray us again. But why would he betray us? And then there is that gem, Onyx's alibi that seems to be very close to him. But this is wrong. I shouldn't be thinking like this. I should just focus on the task at hand. Just like how I survived myself without Onyx.

End of Chapter 5

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