Cherry's Adventures of Steven Universe

chapter 4

"Uh, Mom, Dad...?" Atticus blinked to his parents.

Emily walked over, then hugged Atticus with tears in her eyes still and she sniffled. "I'm so glad I can be in your life."

"Is everything okay?" Atticus asked.

"Everything's fine..." Emily said as she wiped her eyes. "We're just gonna go away for a little while."

"Where are we going?" Patch asked.

"We're going to a place called 'Beach City'." Patrick informed.

"Wait, isn't that where Steven Universe lives?" Patch asked.

Patrick and Emily looked down to the Dalmatian puppy. "You told them about Beach City?" the couple asked each other at the same time, both in shock.

Atticus turned on the TV to show the Steven Universe TV Show.

"They made a TV Show out of it?" Patrick asked.

"How should I have known?!" Emily shrugged.

"So, Beach City is real?" Patch asked.

"Yes, it is, we lived there back in the day," Emily informed. "Jessica was about four-years-old."

"Awww!" Atticus smiled.

"Yes..." Emily smiled in memory. "Rose Quartz was a very good friend of mine..."

"Really, how so?" Atticus asked.

Emily looked back, then took a small breath. "You know how your Aunt Athena and I never knew our mother?"

"Yeah?" Atticus nodded.

"Well, you see," Emily said softly before taking a deep breath. "My mother was a Crystal Gem."

"That is so awesome!" Atticus cheered.

"In a way, yes..." Emily smiled back. "But..."

"But what...?" Atticus asked.

"Well, another long story," Emily said. "You see, your Aunt Gretchen is mine and your Aunt Athena's half-sister..."

"Half-sister?" Atticus tilted his head.

"Your grandmother was with a male gem before she escaped to Earth with Rose, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl and met a young merman and fell in love with him," Emily explained. "However, there was a price to pay... Because Alexandrite met with an Earth creature and... Was intimate with him... This meant that she and the baby, or in this case, babies could not exist together.... She would have to give up her own life in order for the children to be born."

"That's not fair," Atticus pouted before getting an idea. "Wait, what if we can go back in time before you and Aunt Athena and Aunt Gretchen were born that way, you can meet her."

"Oh, Atticus, you know time travel is dangerous unless it's for absolute important emergency..." Emily replied.

"Unless we can stay out of sight from her, so you can still see what she looks like." Atticus said.

"He does make a good point." Patch agreed.

"I... I don't know..." Emily replied.

"Come on, Emmy," Patrick put his arm around his wife. "It might be good for you... You always told me you've wanted to see what she looked like and the kind of person, or in this case, gem, she was..."

"I don't even know what she looks like..." Emily admitted. "Daddy got rid of all her pictures after Athena and I were born."

"Trust me, I have a feeling you'll know her when you see her." Atticus said.

"Perhaps..." Emily stared down at the floor as she rubbed her arm, she really wanted to meet her mother, but she wasn't totally sure.

"Please, Mom." Atticus begged.

"Well... Perhaps for a moment..." Emily sighed.

"Thank you, Mom." Atticus smiled.

Emily smiled back and walked off for a moment to get something for the family to travel back in time with. "Excuse me."

"Take your 'time'." Atticus said with a pun.

"I got all the time in the world." Emily retorted.

"Just in time for the punchline." Patch added in.

"Okay, that's enough..." Patrick mumbled.

"Okay, okay." Atticus chuckled.

Emily came back with her golden necklace which was what she used for special emergencies. "Well, here we go..."

Patrick and Atticus held her hands.

"Wait, what about Patch and Darla?" Atticus quickly asked.

Patch came into the room with Darla dragging her from her room to the living room.

"Down, boy!" Darla glared at the dalmatian puppy. "Sit! Heel!"

"I guess we don't need to wait for them to come to us." Atticus said.

Patch then stopped and came to Emily's foot. "Okay, we're all here now."

"Where are we going?" Darla asked.

"In a galaxy far, far away." Emily replied. "I'll activate a cloaking device on us so we don't alter the timeline, but just be there long enough to meet my mother."

"Your mother?" Darla asked. "Are we going to Atlantica then?"

"No, we're going to the Crystal Gem Homeworld." Patrick corrected.

"The Crystal Gem Homeworld?" Darla smiled.

"Now do you see why I dragged you out of your room?" Patch smiled.

"You could've said why on the way..." Darla folded her arms.

"I wanted to surprise you." Patch admitted.

"All right, it's too bad Jessie can't be here too, but let's get going." Emily sounded eager about finally seeing her mother up close now.

"Did someone say they wanted their oldest child with them?" Drell asked, appearing with Jessica.

"GAH!" Emily shrieked. "DRELL!"

"Sorry, Em." Drell chuckled.

Jessica looked up at Drell. "Dude, this is so not cool, I have midterms!"

"This won't take long." Drell said.

"It better not..." Jessica glanced to him, then looked to her family. "Where are we going?"

"We're going to meet your grandmother." Emily said with a proud smile.

"Really?" Jessica smiled.

"Really really..." Emily smiled back. "And don't worry, we'll be back in time."

"Again with the time puns!" Patrick groaned.

"All right, let's go before Dad loses his mind." Atticus said.

Emily nodded and with that, they transported back in time and went to the Crystal Gem Homeworld before Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Rose went on Earth.

"Well, nothing can ruin their moment..." Drell said. "At least, I hope..."