Child of the Moon

Explanations

Hey guys! We're back with Luna and the gang as Eilat is now back in one piece. Wonder what will happen now? Let's check in and see how things are going! :D

-Luna's POV-

"Wait, let me get this straight," Eilat said, raising both hands and moving them to stop the talking. Steven and I brought Eilat inside once Amber calmed down enough to let them go. Eilat sat on the couch, Amber sitting next to them. Amber was holding Eilat's hand, not letting go and slightly squeezing it every so often just to be sure they were still real. Steven was sitting on the other side of Eilat and I was sitting next to Amber. Onyx and Circo were sitting at the high top counter. Amethyst was sitting in the last seat with them while Pearl stood in the kitchen. Garnet leaned against the wooden beam next to the counter, listening to the conversation and not saying anything.

Eilat curled their right hand into fists and, as they recapped the conversation, they uncurled one finger at a time. "So I have been asleep for how long?" Eilat asked, looking at me.

"Five thousand seven hundred and fifty years ago," Amber said, her eyes watering up. Eilat looked at her and squeezed her hand again, trying to reassure her. They smiled and said, "It's okay, Amber. I'm here now."

She nodded and said, "I know." Eilat looked back at their hand and said, "So I've been asleep for that long. While I was out the Diamonds used an ultimate power to hit the planet. The only gems that survived were Rose, Garnet, Lucine, Circa and Pearl. Everybody else was corrupted. And now Lucine, Rose, and Circa are in different forms?"

"Not exactly," Steven said. He lifted his shirt, showing the gem on his stomach. "My mom, Rose, gave her life to give me one. And Lucine and Circa did the same for Luna and Circo."

Eilat looked at Circo and I. I showed my hand where my gem was and Circo lifted his shirt a little, showing where his gem was. Eilat slowly nodded, saying, "I think I understand. But...why didn't anybody mention me before?"

Circo looked at Pearl and asked, "Why didn't you guys mention anything about Eilat before?"

Pearl looked at Garnet and said, "We were told by Rose that Eilat had been shattered."

"Did mom lie?" Steven asked, looking concerned. Pearl looked at Garnet in concern. Garnet didn't say anything, but her brow was furrowed. I looked at the table and said, "Maybe she wanted to keep this secret under wraps since there was a risk of not finding all of Eilat or other Homeworld gems finding them."

Pearl smiled and said, "Ah! That must be it!" Pearl laughed nervously but the tension in the room was still heavy. Circo seemed to realize something and asked Steven, "Steven didn't you get your healing spit back?"

Steven's face lit up and he said, "That's right! Now that my healing spit is back... maybe I can finally..."

"No," Garnet said before Steven could finish. Steven looked at Garnet and said, "What? But, I didn't even ask anything yet."

"With my future vision, I can see you're going to ask if you could use your power to heal one of the monsters in the bubble room," Garnet said simply. Eilat looked around in confusion, asking, "Bubble room?"

"It's where we keep the corrupted gems in," I explained. "We're hoping to find a way to heal them all but for now, we have to keep them bubbled."

Eilat nodded and Steven said to Garnet, "Can you see if I can get you to change your mind?" Garnet didn't say anything as Steven held his hands together and gave her a puppy dog look. Garnet didn't say anything but she did move towards the temple door. Using her gems, she opened the door to the bubble room. Steven cheered and ran into the temple. I stood up and looked at Amber and Eilat. "You guys want to come?" I asked.