He Did It For Me: Steven's Legacy

Chapter 06: That's Who We Are

"There are so many Gems here!" Spinel exclaimed as the group entered Little Homeworld. "Let's see if they wanna play, too!" The excitable Gem literally jumped of Lion ahead of the others.

"Spinel, wait!" Connie called out.

"I'll go get her." Pink Pearl assured as she got off Lion and ran after the Gem.

Connie hopped off Lion with Pearl, and the pink beast plopped onto the grass and napped. Amethyst just mimicked what he did. The young woman and pale Gem met up with Bismuth and Lapis as soon as they landed. The latter was instantly greeted by the cheerful barks of Pumpkin. "Hey, girl." Lapis patted her head. Peridot flew past them to get her equipment.

Meanwhile, Ruby continued to guard Sapphire and march around as she repeated, "Hup, hup, hup, hup! Hup, hup, hup, hup! Hup, hup, hup, hup!" Two nephrites were in the middle of a stroll when they accidentally walked to close to Sapphire, which triggered a growl from Ruby that made them back away.

Connie looked over at the two Gems and admitted, "I wish we had Garnet here, she would know how to deal with this mess."

Connie then felt a poke on her shoulder, then noticed Spinel creep up from behind before she appeared next to her. "Hey! Don't look so glum, chum." She said as she began to dance around the young woman and sing, "Your new best friend! Your new best friend! Your new best friend! Your new best friend, Spinel, is here!" She laughed as she coiled around Connie.

"There you are!" Pink Pearl said as she ran over to join the others. "I forgot how fast you could be."

"Garnet would know the answer." Bismuth stated. "But we have to work with what we have. After all, when has it ever been easy?" She looked over at Pearl and told her, "You know what I'm talkin' about, P. When ya go against the grain, hasn't it always been hard just to be us?"

Pearl nodded and said, "That's why we've got to have each other's backs."

"Which is why we'll figure this out. Because we are the Crystal Gems, and never giving up is pretty much our motto, especially for our friends. So long as one of us is standing to brandish the star."

"They may not know who they are, but we all do," Lapis stated, which Pumpkin barked in agreement to.

Bismuth turned to Connie, "And believe me..." She slung her arm over Pearl's shoulder. "Pearl and I have known them longer. The good, the bad, and the ugly. We've been through it all, and we've always come back stronger."

"You're right." A reignited Connie told the metallic Gem. "We'll find a way to save the day. Because that's who we are!"

"Your dang right that's who we are. Even if it takes us a thousand years to get them back, we will."

"Let's put our heads together. There's got to be some way to make them remember." Connie, Pearl, Bismuth, Lapis, Spinel, and Pink Pearl stood in silence as they tried to come up with their next move.

"What if it's like a puzzle?" Spinel suggested.

"Huh?"

"If we give 'em all the pieces, they'll eventually get the picture!" Spinel shapeshifted her hands into puzzle pieces to highlight her point.

"Spinel... you might be onto something! If every experience they lost is a piece of who they are, we just have to do what we were trying to do with you and give them back all the pieces. One experience at a time!"

"It's an interesting proposal," Pearl stated. "But not all experiences can, or should, be replicated."

"But it's the best idea we have." Bismuth stated. "I say we go for it."