That evening, back home, Garnet sat down with Steven. She asked him if he found anything. Reluctantly he said he did, but that nothing was brought with him.
"What did you find?"
"...The photos," he said like a dope.
"...From what you saw, do you think Topaz and Peridot are growing new Gems?"
"Yes. The pictures were in a stack and I only saw the one on top, but there had to be twenty, maybe... Peridot even admitted to it, kind of."
Garnet was quiet as she tapped her finger on her knee. Then she uncrossed her legs. "Thank you. You did the right thing in telling me." She got up. "We'll go tomorrow. All of us."
"Garnet," said Steven, stopping her. "What's going to happen?"
She replied, "We're going to stop anything bad before it takes place."
"I just..." He was choking up again.
"What's wrong?"
"I just... don't want anyone to get hurt... I don't want anyone to die..."
Garnet's mouth fell open. "Steven." She got on her knees. "What on Earth would make you think anyone would die?"
"I-I mean," he blubbered, "...what's gonna happen tomorrow when we go to stop everything? Are we gonna stop the new Gems from forming? Isn't that the same as killing them? Topaz won't let us. She'll fight us. And she'll have to go back in a bubble, right? There's no other option for her. And then what's Peridot gonna do? She won't want that. And what if the new Gems come out and we have to fight them? Someone's definitely gonna get hurt then... I don't know... I don't know anything."
Garnet cradled Steven as he cried. "I can promise you that no one is going to die tomorrow. Not on my watch. We'll always give a Gem a chance, you know that. And these new Gems, whoever they're going to be, are no exception. You have my word."
Steven nodded into Garnet's shoulder. "I hate fighting people we love."
"I know," she said. "I do, too."
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