A/N: I'm really sorry for the long wait but I've been really busy lately. Anyways, hope you enjoy the new chapter!
It was 6:00 a.m. and Steven laid in his bed. He had plenty of time to think, he wished he didn't. As he sat there his mind unintentionally magnified everything bad that happened in the dream. Pearl getting hurt, the immense number of shattered gems around him, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, and Rose crushing gems. He sat there getting lost in thoughts- thoughts he wished he never had.
Steven hadn't noticed but Garnet came out of the temple thirty minutes ago. She sat on a wooden stool at the wrap around counter waiting for Steven to come out of his thoughts. She knew exactly what Steven was going to ask her when he realized she was out of the temple. In two hundred ninety-nine possibilities out of three hundred he asked about his dream. The one possibility where he didn't ask he got stung to death by giant evil killer wasps. Garnet was prepared to tell him what his dreams meant although it was still difficult for her.
Steven let out a groan of anguish as he rolled over towards Garnet. He stared at her blankly not processing her presence. Garnet returned the stare waiting for him to leap out of his bed to ask his dreadful question.
Steven gasped and leapt out of his bed, "Garnet! Garnet! Garnet!" He yelled as he ran towards her.
"Yes, Steven?" She asked even though she knew what was coming.
Steven began to wring his hands and looked down. "I have a really important question for you." He was nervous of how Garnet was going to react to his request.
"I know. but before I tell you the answer I think we should wait for Pearl and Amethyst."
"Wait how'd you- oh, future vision." Steven said with a small grin.
Seeing Steven smile lifted Garnet's spirits a little. She hadn't seen him smile since the first of Rose's memories he'd seen. It made her sad to think that such a happy little boy could be seeing such horrible things. Both Garnet and Steven sat in a silence that felt like forever. "Which of Rose's memories did you dream about last night?" Garnet asked hoping to start some sort of conversation to diminish the silence. She may be a hardened gem warrior but that doesn't mean she can't feel awkward.
"I'm pretty sure it was right after you guys got to Earth. That big gem ship that we found Peridot on-"
"Yeah?"
"One of those things just crashed and Pearl was hurt." Steven was having trouble putting the unbelievable and horrible dream into words. "I saw Ruby and Sapphire, too." A realization struck Steven. "Why weren't Ruby and Sapphire fused?"
"That was before we decided to fuse permanently." Garnet replied calmer than Steven expected.
"Okay." Steven was happy that he was getting answers. Now to ask a harder question. "What about when you and Rose crushe-" Steven was abruptly cut off when Greg ran into the house breathing heavily.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Greg asked staring directly at Steven.
"W-what?" Steven said suddenly confused.
"About Rose's memories."
"Oh, I was going to tell you about them once I knew what they meant."
"Well maybe I could've helped you find out what they meant. The things Rose saw were horrible. She couldn't even tell me half of the things she'd seen and done." Greg replied. He was sad that he'd found out from Connie and not his own son. Connie's parents couldn't pick her up from the lighthouse last night so Greg drove her home. She accidentally mentioned the dreams and Greg insisted on her telling him all she knew.
"I-I don't know what to say." Steven said as he looked down at the ground. He had every intention of telling his dad but he thought that it would just bring more questions instead of answering the ones he already had.
"You'll both know what these memories are in a few minutes, but be patient." Garnet cut in. She stood up and walked to the couch gesturing for Steven and Greg to follow.
Pearl walked out of the room shortly before Amethyst. Greg was sitting on the couch facing the kitchen with Steven to his left. Garnet was to Steven's far left. She was slouched back with her arms crossed. She stared into nothingness. Pearl guessed she was using her future vision for whatever reason. Pearl also saw the seriousness on Steven's face. Greg was serious as well, he wasn't his normal cheerful self.
"What's the matter?" Amethyst asked, she beat Pearl to it.
"Sit down." Garner said sternly as she slowly moved her gaze from the wall to her companions.
"Uh, okay." Amethyst was hopeful that the buzzing questions in her head would finally be answered.
Amethyst walked over to the couch and sat next to Greg bumping his shoulder goofily as she sat. Pearl stepped lightly in her usual ballerina way and sat next to Steven.
Garnet's hard expression softened as she began to speak. "You've all been wanting to know what Steven's dreams are and why they are happening." She said stating the obvious.
"Well, yeah." Amethyst said sarcastically. Garnet looked at her, her face was as far from a smile as it could get. Amethyst's cheerful nature quickly subsided.
"As I told you before these dreams are Rose's memories." She turned her attention to Steven. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but last night's dream was worse than the first dream."
Steven's face fell as he thought about it,"Yeah, it was."
Garnet cursed under her breath. She never used human profanity but she couldn't help it. "That confirms my suspicions."
"Suspicions of what Garnet?" Steven urged her to hurry.
"Well to start off, the memories will get progressively worse and more lifelike."
"Is that what you were so afraid to tell us?" Amethyst said, why so much suspense for that?
"No, when they become most lifelike Steven will actually begin to feel the pain that Rose felt, both physical and emotional."
"No! Rose was a gem warrior, Steven is just a child!" Pearl said stunned and outraged. The pain she had seen Rose go through, both physically and mentally, was awful.
"That's not the worst part." Garnet said as she adjusted her glasses; she was discreetly wiping the tears in her eyes.
Pearl was speechless. Not the worst part?!
"After the dreams begin to dwindle his gem will start to have fitful activity. It will summon his shield at random times and form bubbles when they are unneeded."
Greg was in shock. Steven was going to go through so much pain, but he had to know why. "Okay, so his gem is going crazy but why."
Garnet replied slowly and hesitantly,"Because... Rose is taking back her gem."
A/N: If you would please review. All of the reviews are very much appreciated. If you have any questions feel free to ask, but I won't give any spoilers XD Stay fabulous. Until the next chapter, bye!