Friend or Foe Pt 2
Pearl and Amethyst anxiously waited to hear some kind of news about Steven. One minute everyone was planning some kind of plan for the next time they went out, the next they see him stumbling into the bunker and collapsing right in front of them. Seeing as to where he was coming from, Pearl was horrified to see he was actually outside instead of the bunker where it was safe. Pearl and Amethyst gave anxious looks to each other as the minutes ticked by. About 10 minutes later, the door to where Steven was taken through opened and out stepped Peridot and Lapis. Immediately Pearl ran in front of them, anxious to hear the news. "How is he?!" The two gems looked at each other as Peridot stepped forward. "We believe that he fainted from exhaustion according to my readings. We couldn't find any source of the toxins getting into his system." "So in other words, he'll be ok when he gets enough rest," Lapis states. Both Pearl and Amethyst sighed in relief before Pearl thought of something else and glared at the remainder of the Crystal Gems. "Who let him out?" The others looked at Pearl confused. "What?" Amethyst asks. "Who was keeping an eye on him?! I thought we agreed we wouldn't let him out of the bunker out of any circumstances!" The silence came back for a few moments before Amethyst looked back at Pearl. "Garnet said she was taking him out. Even made sure he was equipped. I didn't question it because assuming she took him with her, he would be fine. She does have future vision." "Then why did he come back in that state and just where is Garnet, Amethyst?!" Pearl squawked out in frustration and panic. A sudden tension went through the group as the question left Pearl's mouth. Garnet and Steven left the bunker together, but only Steven returned. The tension thickened the more everyone thought about it. Steven returned....but Garnet did not. The gems had a horrible feeling of what could've possibly happened.
- Written by Umbra (discord submission piggyback off of written submission of Remus)