He Did It For Me: Steven's Legacy

Chapter 08: Down The Rabbit Hole

Connie looked around. She was no longer in the beach house. In fact, she was no longer anywhere she knew. This whole world had a purplish tint to it. Not to even mention the fact that she was floating. The young woman continued to look around until she finally caught something out of the ordinary. Below her, she saw Amethyst sit on the head of a giant statue of herself.

Connie remembered that Steven told her about this experience. It was after they got Yellow and Blue Diamond to stop their attack, but before they traveled to Homeworld. "I'm in Amethyst's mind." The young woman walked over to the statue and felt herself descend faster than she would have liked. "Woah! Woah! Woah!" She stopped herself. "Okay, let's just take it nice and easy." Connie just took one step at a time and paced herself.

Connie eventually reached the head of the statue and walked over to Gem. "Amethyst!" She called out as she got closer. As she did, she saw that there were mist-like screens around the purple Gem. On the screens were footage of Amethyst with Garnet, Pearl, Vidalia, Peridot, Greg, Steven, and many others. "These must be her memories." Amethyst shapeshifted into a duplicate of Pearl, then into Garnet, then into Peridot, and into Greg, and so on. "She's mimicking the memories. But she's not really experiencing them." The young woman walked closer and shouted, "Hey, Amethyst!"

This got the purple Gem's attention, as she turned, reverted to her normal form and shouted back, "Hey, Amethyst!"

Connie offered her hand out to the Gem. "It's okay. I'm here to help." Amethyst looked at the young woman in a confused manner at first but eventually took her hand. "Now, where should we start?" Connie looked at all the memories on display and saw one of a newly-born Amethyst emerging from the Prime Kindergarten. "The beginning it is." Connie walked over to the memory with Amethyst and touched it. There was a flash of light, and the next thing she knew, they were right in the middle of the Prime Kindergarten. There was another Amethyst exploring the Kindergarten. Connie instantly realized that they were inside the memory as it unfolded.

"I heard it come from over there!" Pearl's voice shouted as Connie, and the Amethysts turned. Pearl was garbed in a translucent pink-teal top with pink leggings and orange boots. Alongside her was Garnet, who's attire looked like the first form Connie saw her in as a kid. Lastly, there was Rose Quartz, who led them.

The memory Amethyst fled back into her hole, as Rose approached it. "Hello there, little one." The pink Gem said in a calm, motherly tone. "There's no need to be afraid. I'm Rose Quartz."

"Rose Quartz?" Both the memory Amethyst and the Amethyst by Connie's side said at the same time. But unlike her previous mimics, this one sounded genuine.

"Come on out, let me get a better look." Rose stuck her hand into the hole, memory Amethyst took it and climbed out. "Well, aren't you the cutest amethyst I've ever seen."

"Amethyst? Is that who I am?"

"If you want it to be."

"I don't understand."

"This beautiful world you were born into. It changes so much that no one must fit a pre-destined mold. They fit their own mold. They do what they want. And you can too."

"I can too?"

"Tell me little amethyst, what do you want?"

"I... I want to know more... I want to belong..."

"If that is what you want. Then I can give it to you." Rose looked to Garnet and Pearl. "We can give it to you." Amethyst nodded and let Rose pick her up like a baby. "Garnet. Pearl. I want you to meet the newest member of the Crystal Gems, Amethyst."