A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! As mentioned by Zenet2527, this fic is heavily inspired by Tarajenkins on Tumblr! I highly recommend you check out her blog for more Peridot x Ronaldo fun! I also post Peridot x Ronaldo on my own Tumblr (theartsideofsam) as well!
Now without further ado,here is Chapter 5!
"So, are you going to explain to me where you came from?" Ronaldo asked.
"That's classified." Peridot answered immediately.
"What about who your leader is?" Ronaldo pestered. Peridot growled in frustration.
"That's classified." She said for the 17th time since Ronaldo started asking questions.
"Okay, you can't answer with 'that's classified' for everything! I want answers! Otherwise, I'll have nothing for my blog!" Ronaldo said stomping his foot down.
"The information of me and about gemkind is highly confidential. Humans do not need this information. I suggest you dismiss this insistent nature as I will not reveal anything further to you." Peridot said tapping on her screen.
"I just saved your butt back there with Steven! You seemed pretty terrified when he bought up the 'Crystal Gems'…whoever they are…" Ronaldo reasoned. Peridot stiffened at the name of her enemy.
"Of course I would panic. The Crystal Gems are our enemy. It is only natural that I wish to stay hidden from them." Peridot insisted.
"Who is 'us.'" Ronaldo asked.
"Of course me and the gems of Homeworld." Peridot said.
"Uh, huh…Home….world…" Ronaldo repeated as he jotted down the answer on his phone.
"Homeworld is one word." Peridot corrected. Her eyes suddenly widened and her attention changed to Ronaldo who was writing down every word she said. "Hey! Stop recording this! I did not give you permission."
"Well, you didn't say I couldn't." Ronaldo reasoned. Peridot rolled her eyes.
"No more questions. I have already revealed too much." Peridot said returning to her own screen.
"I really don't understand why you can't tell me more." Ronaldo said. Peridot felt her irritation grow. Humans were so incompetent and idiotic. Did she really have to spell it out for him why she was in danger every second she remained on this planet?
"My leader will have me terminated if I reveal any more information to the human race." Peridot answered with bitterness.
"I never understand why aliens always want to go back to their tyrant leaders! It's literally in every sci-fi movie!" Ronaldo said.
"Maybe it's because they have nowhere else to go!" Peridot snapped. She had enough of this human's nonsense. How dare he insult Homeworld. Sure, Yellow Diamond was a tyrant who would have any gem killed for just forgetting to bring her a foot stool, but Peridot had no business to complain. Homeworld was all she had. It is all she knows. How could she complain about Yellow Diamond's ways if she had nowhere else to go?
"You could always stay here." Ronaldo said without much thought. Peridot turned to face him with a shocked expression.
"Excuse me?" she asked asking for an explanation.
"Well, if you're only argument is that you would have nowhere else to go, you could always just stay on Earth. Look, I don't know who Yellow Diamond is but she seems more like an evil dictator rather than a leader. Earth really isn't that bad. Isn't that why the 'Crystal Gems' stayed here instead of going back?" Ronaldo said trying to put together pieces of facts he had gained from the past few hours. Peridot stared at him with surprise. She wouldn't admit it, but Ronaldo was right. There was no way Peridot could go back without a punishment awaiting her after failing her mission and losing Jasper and Lapis. Going back to Homeworld meant facing Yellow Diamond with failure on her hands, but what would staying on Earth mean?
"You don't know what you're talking about." Peridot whispered with a voice full of uncertainty. She was scared, but she had to ignore the fear rising in her gut. She needed to return to Homeworld and face whatever she had coming. That was the right thing to do. There was no way she could stay on Earth. Peridot typed furiously on her screen, trying to contact Homeworld. Even with her advanced technology, Earth was quite a distance from Homeworld. Her technology was not sufficient enough to contact Yellow Diamond alone.
'How am I going to request backup?' Peridot thought. There was no way she could warp back. The galaxy warp was still damaged. Even still, the only warp pad she knew she could access on Earth was the Kindergarten warp. 'Wait, the Kindergarten!' Peridot typed on her screen and pulled up the exact coordinates of the Kindergarten. Yes, it was within walking distance. The Kindergarten technology was archaic, but had a signal strong enough to reach Homeworld. If she could get back into the control room, she could easily contact Yellow Diamond. She just needed an opportunity to get there…
A sudden growl interrupted Peridot's thoughts.
She looked over at Ronaldo who was busy tapping on his own device as if nothing had happened.
"What was that?" Peridot questioned.
"What was what?" Another muffled growl echoed through the room.
"Oh, that. It was probably my stomach. I haven't eaten since yesterday. I should probably go grab something to eat." Ronaldo said and got up, stretching his back. Thousands of questions flew into her mind. Humans made noises when they were hungry? Did their stomachs speak to them when food was needed? What was the purpose of eating? Peridot opened her mouth to ask, but Ronaldo spoke up.
"Speaking of eating, what do you eat? Some kind of weird space goop? Or do you feed off souls or something?" Ronaldo asked.
"Don't be ridiculous. Gems do not need to feed." Peridot insisted.
"What? You don't eat? That is simply unacceptable. Come on, we're going to get something to eat. Besides, I have to keep an eye on you since I promised Steven." Peridot sighed and got to her feet.
"Very well. However, you can not expect me to walk around the city without getting caught by the Crystal Gems. I do not exactly fit in with other humans." Peridot mumbled.
"Oh, right. Wait right there." Ronaldo dashed to the other side of the room and dug through a wardrobe, pulling out capes, props, and other odd pieces of clothing. "Here we go." Ronaldo tossed Peridot a large piece of clothing and Peridot roughly caught it. She looked at it and grimaced. It was a fairly large 'sweatshirt' as humans called it. It was much too large for her slim body. "I know it's too big for you, but I figured you would need a good disguise. Here's some shades if you want them too." Ronaldo said handing her a pair of sunglasses.
"I think I will be fine without them." Peridot said slipping on the sweatshirt. It was large and baggy around her body and the sleeves were well passed her detached fingers. The hood was large enough to cover her hair and part of her face. "I suppose this disguise will suffice."
"Alright, then lets head out!" Ronaldo said making his way downstairs. Peridot followed silently. "I think you'll like food. I mean, even if you are an alien, food is great. It's hard to explain but I'm sure you'll get it once you try some of it." Peridot grimaced. She didn't like the idea of having to follow this human around and the thought of having to engage in human customs such as eating simply disgusted her. She is a gem. It was best that she stayed out of human affairs. "While we're out, I might as well give you a tour of Beach City." Peridot's rolled her eyes. Great, a tour. She really didn't need to be walked around and guided around this foreign planet she wanted to get off of. She just needed to get to the Kindergarten.
'Wait…the Kindergarten! That's it!' Peridot thought. She looked over at Ronaldo who walked out of the lighthouse.
"Ronaldo, after this 'tour' of yours, might I suggest another destination?" She asked with a very fake happy tone.
"Um, sure? Where to?" Ronaldo said suspiciously, slightly put off by her change in voice.
"Do not worry about it. I already know where it is and I will take you there once you are done with your 'tour.'" Peridot said slightly ignoring his suspicious glances. Ronaldo was very cautious. If there was anything sci-fi movies taught him, it was that aliens were crafty and he could not be tricked by them. However, he quickly realized that Peridot might lead him right to the center of some paranormal area. If he followed, he might get great material for his blog!
"Alright, Peridot."
A/N: Hm, Ronaldo, are you sure that's a good idea? Leave a review to find out in the next chapters!