Hey there! So this is a rewrite of my most popular story, Make a wish. I didn't like my other one very much so I thought a redo was in order. Hope you like it!
It was morning time in the Universe household. Steven was in his room, watching television on his bed as Pearl sat cross-legged on the ground, folding laundry. Amethyst was raiding the kitchen, per usual, and Garnet was out in a mission, by herself. She had gone to retrieve a rare Jade stone. She had been searching for it for quite a while and had finally pinpointed its location and was determined to bring it back home. Steven was greatly looking forward to seeing the jade. Garnet had told him that it had the power to grant one wish for each person it came into contact with. She wanted to bring it home as soon as possible, as gems had used their wish in order to cause chaos. If the homeworld gems ever found this gem, then they would use it to their own advantage.
In the middle of his show, Steven could hear the warp pad begin to activate. He jumped from the bed and stood at the top of the stairs in order to greet Garnet. He bounced up and down as she ascended the stairs. In her hands, was a large and bright green gem. It certainly wasn't the biggest thing she had brought home. But it was defiantly one of the biggest things.
"Garnet, is that the Jade you were looking for?" Steven crowed. Garnet silently nodded. "And it came really grant a wish right? Just like you said?" Another nod. "Wow...can I make a wish?!" Pearl set down the short she was folding.
"Now Steven.." She began. While a wish-granting gem was certainly interesting, it was still dangerous. He could make a wish he might end up regretting. She didn't want him getting hurt due to an unspecific wish. But she was interrupted by the taller gem.
"I don't see why not. Just be careful." Garnet told him with a shrug. She knew that he wouldn't make a bad wish. A silly one perhaps but not a dangerous one. Pearl kept a watchful eye to assure that he didn't make a wish he would regret. Steven concentrated on the Jade, as though it would help him make a decision. He sighed heavily after a moment.
"Gosh, this is hard." He said as he scratched his head. "I wish I knew what to wish for." He said absentmindedly. As soon as he said that, a bright light began to flow on his forehead for a moment, and once it faded away, Steven himself brightened up. "I know! Jade, I wish for a bag full of cats!" He announced. But he got nothing. "...please?" Garnet chuckled.
"Sorry Steven. You can only make one wish."
"Aw man." Steven moped. Pearl decided to take the time to speak up.
"Garnet, maybe it's not the best idea to just let him make a wish." She said. Garnet looked at her, making her blush and turn her head. As of late, she found herself doing this quite a bit. Garnet made her chest tighten and stomach fill with butterflies. Was this love? She wasn't sure if she wanted to find out. She swallowed and continued. "Those things are unpredictable you know?"
"But Pearl." Steven protested. "That's why you have to take chances." He assured her. "You won't know what you can do until you find out."
Pearl shook her head. "But these sorts of things have unpredictable consequences." She said as she stood up. "If you say one wrong word you could end up with something you didn't want in the first place. Like.." She scanned the room for a moment. Her eyes fell on Steven'a television, where it had gone to commercial. It was currently playing one about disposable diapers. She waved her hand towards the television screen. "You could say something as simple as, "I wish for that." And you end up with something entirely different that what you originally wanted." As she spoke however, an infant had crawled onto the screen.
Once the words left her lips, Steven and Garnet suddenly went wide eyed. "What?" She asked. Steven just pointed shakily at her stomach. She looked down and her eyes widened as well. Her stomach had begun to glow brightly, just like Stevens forehead had. And just as quickly as it appeared, it faded away. The three of them were shocked into silence for a bit after that.
"Oh, my gosh.." Steven finally said.
"Now Steven wait a moment." Pearl said quickly. "We don't know that it really worked."
"Your having a...a ba-"
"No! Steven no I'm not!"
"Whose having a what now?" Amethsyt asked, coming up the stairs to the bedroom. The chaos had alerted her and she wanted to see what was going on.
"Nothing! Amethyst keep out of this!" Pearl scolded. Amethyst shrugged and walked away, already bored. As Pearl began to panic, Garnet placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Pearl." She began. "This isn't good."
"Well, I knew that!" Pearl said irritably.
"I'm going to moniter you for a bit. I need to make sure that we know whether or not your actually having a baby."
Pearl shook her head. "Garnet I can assure you, there is no baby." She insisted. "It's not possible for a wish to create a new life inside me."
"Even so. I want to make sure I don't see any symptoms or changes in you. That way I know for sure."
"Well..how long will that be for?" She asked.
"I'm no sure. A month perhaps." Pearl groaned aloud. Garnet watching her every move? She already had trouble communicating to her. And now she would be with her constintly? That was going to be quite a long month...
