He Did It For Me: Steven's Legacy

Chapter 14: Bargains

"There has to be something we can do!" Connie shouted as she paced around the warp pad. "Why wouldn't Spinel just listen to us?"

"Because she's hurt," Pearl spoke up. "Not just from her crack. What happened to her was... it was unforgivable. I can't believe Rose could do something like that." Then her tone changed. "No wait, she would do something like that."

"And here I thought her lying about who she was, was the most messed up thing she's ever done," Amethyst added in.

"She'd probably listen if it were Steven talking to her," Connie said in a low tone. "I wanted to help Spinel the same way he would. Yet, I managed to screw that up."

"Hey, I thought you were done with blaming yourself?" Amethyst sternly asked. "And maybe... Spinel's just beyond help."

"Steven believed that people deserve second chances."

"But not everyone," Pearl said.

Connie knew who the pale Gem meant. "But Spinel's not White Diamond. She's... She's like Steven." Pearl and Amethyst looked at the young woman. "All she wanted to do was bring happiness to others. To find the good in a bad situation. She thinks we're just gonna hurt her the same way Pink did. If we give up on her, we're proving her right."

"And how exactly are we gonna prove her wrong if we can't get back to Earth?" Amethyst asked.

"Spinel was able to get her rejuvenator and injector from another planet. If she was able to find those lying, then maybe we could find something to get us home. Like a ship."

"But even if we did find a ship, we don't know how long it would take to get home." Pearl pointed out. "I mean, Lars stole one of Homeworld's fastest ships, and it took him months to get back to Earth."

"Well, Lars probably didn't know where he was going half of the time. But it's better than standing around and doing nothing."

"Can't argue with that," Amethyst said as she hopped onto the Galaxy Warp. "We just need to find a place to start."

Pearl let out a breath, stepped onto the warp, and got on her knees. "Then, let's find one." She said as she placed her palms onto it. Then her gemstone radiated. Out of it, a hologram of a star map popped out. Connie and Amethyst examined the projection and noticed some blips on the screen. "I'm projecting the coordinates of all Homeworld Galaxy Warps that are still active. There's one that will take us to a planet with one of Yellow Diamond's old bases. It's a solar system away from Earth, but if I were a gambler, some of her ships should still be there. It's not the most solid start, but it'll have to do."

"Then, let's warp over," Connie stated.

The crystalline pad glowed and hummed as it engulfed the trio and flung them out of the Garden, across the stars, and onto the new planet. Connie looked around and saw that they were in an environment with grass and trees. She removed the bubble around her head and took a breath, lucky for her, there was a breathable atmosphere.

"I think I see the base." Amethyst pointed out as she led Pearl and Connie to a bright yellow structure. Parked in front of it was a green ship that looked oddly familiar to Connie. "Alright, let's grab it and go home!" The three of them made a bolt for the space ship.

"Stop right there!" A gruff voice demanded as Connie and the Crystal Gems stopped in their tracks. "Turn around, slowly." The three of them did exactly as the voice said and found themselves face to face with two amethysts, they had surprised looks on their faces. "8XM?"

"Wait a sec," Amethyst said as she looked at the two quartzes. "G? J?"

The eyes of the two amethysts widened as smiles formed and ran towards to the purple Crystal Gem with their arms out. "It is you." They gave Amethyst the biggest hug as all three chuckled. "We'd thought we'd ever see ya again."