Chapter 7: The Ride of Your Life

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          ~~~ (Y/N) POV ~~~

     I was in a grassy place, there was a pink flower, and a tree. I felt my face get wet, and then I woke up, tears on my face. I was on the couch, trying to sleep. Steven was out with his dad. I went back to sleep. Entering the field once more. I looked around, and then I saw it. A large, pink structure. The one from my vision on the moon base. But this time, it was full of over growth. I looked to my side, and I saw 2 figures. Both of them blue, on an average size, but the other was massive, wearing a cloak. They both seemed to be gems, the small one a pearl, and the larger one, I don't know. The pearl looked at me.

Blue Pearl: "My Diamond. It seems we have company."

     As the large figure turned to me, just as I saw her face. I woke up, tears falling from my face once more. I couldn't go back to sleep. Steven was looking at me from above the bed.

Steven: "Hey, were you dreaming about the same thing I was?"

(Y/N): "I don't know."

Steven: "Was there a pink flower, and a large pink thingy, with lots of vines on it?"

     I paused for a moment, and then nodded.

Steven: "Oh my gosh! In the morning we should talk to Connie, I think I remember the pink thingy from somewhere."

          ~~~ TIMESKIP ~~~

     Connie, Steven and I were sitting at a table in Steven's temple. Connie knocked off a bunch of papers from the table, extremely excited as she grabbed something.

Connie: "Sorry, I'll clean that up later! When you told me about your dream, I thought it sounded familiar."

     Connie opened the book to a page with a drawing of the large structure from our dreams. Steven gasped.

Steven: "That's it! The, Palen-quinn."

Connie: "Actually, it's pronounced, Pal-in-keen."

     A flash was heard as the gems came back from their mission.

Steven: "It's the gems. They've gotta know about this thing."

     We went over to them.

Amethyst: "Yo."

     Steven opened the book to the page with the palanquin.

Steven: "Hey, do you know about this thing?"

     Amethyst bent down to look.

Amethyst: "Steven. You deserve to know the truth. And the truth is, I have no idea what that is I've never seen it before in my life."

     Pearl walked over and bent down to take a look.

Pearl: "Excuse me Amethyst, Allow me. Uh, wuh, well. It appears to be an illustration in some kind of journal."

     I tensed for a bit as I recalled the memories from the moon base, and something came to my head. I just had to open my mouth.

(Y/N): "You know what that is, Pearl."

Pearl: "Uh (Y/N), I think you three should just..."

Garnet: "You can't go there!"

Steven: "........ Why not?"

Amethyst: "Yeeaah, why not?"

Steven: "I thought you were going to tell me everything from now on."

Pearl: "Oh, Steven."

Steven: "Does this have something to do with pink diamond? I already know mom shattered her, so what is it about this that you can't tell me."

     I got another flash.

(Y/N): "Yes it does. It was where it happened. Wasn't it Pearl?"

     The gems looked at me. Pearl covered her mouth and kept looking away. Garnet got tense and balled her fists.

Garnet: "Please, you're making Pearl very upset."

Steven: "No! I'm very upset."

Garnet: "We're, not, going. Rose never wanted you to see this place."

Steven: "Rose wanted? Rgh, What about what I want!? I'm sick of everyone lying to me! Rose is my mom! Out of anyone, don't I deserve to know the truth?"

Garnet: "This isn't the time."

Steven: "I, don't, care! I want to go there now!"

Garnet: "Steven!"

Connie: "I'm sorry, I, I shouldn't have brought the book."

Steven: "Yes you should've brought it. It's lucky, something has the information, that I don't have to get out of THEM! Connie, I need to borrow this book."

Connie: "Okay, just be careful I gotta return it to the library in a week."

Steven: "Thanks."

Connie: "Wait, Steven, where are you..."

     Garnet grabbed her shoulder as Steven started to walk away. I ran after him, wanting answers myself, maybe I would be able to find out why I am getting these memories, these feelings, these pains. Steven was sitting on the steps as I was on the beach, waiting for him to figure out the course of actions that would get us there. Garnet came out.

Garnet: "Steven, don't go. You have to trust me."

Steven: "I don't understand Garnet. At least you're usually honest with me."

Garnet: "I really want to be. But if I tell you why you shouldn't go, you'll only want to go more."

Steven: "What? Well now I really want to go."

Garnet: "Gah, I shouldn't have said that. You can't go, cause I can't go with you."

Steven: "Why not? Garnet, why not?"

Garnet: "I'm scared. I can't get near her."

Steven: "Ahh, Her! Her who?"

Garnet: "Ahg shoot, now I've made it more interesting. Steven please, just stay here. For me."

Steven: "I won't."

Garnet: "I know."

     We went over to the car wash, and Steven knocked on Greg's door.

Steven: "Dad, I need your help."

Greg: "Is everything o..."

Steven: "There's this place I saw in a dream, and it's real. But the gems won't tell me anything about it. And it has something to do with pink diamond. I know you didn't want to get involved with mom's past, but I want to know the truth. Doesn't that matter at all?"

Greg: "Of course it does."

Steven: "Really?"

Greg: "Let me see that. And the gems won't take you?"

Steven: "No."

Greg: "Well I know a guy who will."

          ~~~ TIMESKIP ~~~

     We had made it to Korea. Steven and Greg wanted to do some sight seeing but I couldn't do that. I had to know what was going on. I rushed ahead of them, remembering the page with the map, and the Palanquin. I made it to a fence with a 'keep out' sign. I felt tears go down my face. I knew I was close. I climbed the fence and I was finally there. Over some bushes were the flowers, the tree, the pink palanquin.... and the 2 figures. I walked over to them.

Blue Pearl: "My Diamond. We have a guest. It looks, familiar."

     The Diamond turned her head toward me, and I looked up at her. She was sad.

Diamond: "It's you again. You're not going to disappear are you?"

     I was shocked. I continued to look at her for a second before finally composing myself enough to respond.

(Y/N): "Oh, no. This is the real me. So no more disappearing."

     I looked at the Palanquin.

(Y/N): "So. You were close to her weren't you?"

     The Diamond looked in silence for a moment.

Diamond: "Yes. Yes I was."

     I sat down next to them, facing the palanquin.

Diamond: "How do you know of her?"

(Y/N): "...... I don't know. I just, do. Somehow."

Diamond: "Really?"

(Y/N): "Yeah. I... One time, I was at this place, there were these intricate designs. But when I laid my eyes upon one of the pictures. I saw myself, in front of this place. Suddenly, there was something that cut through me a sword, long and thick, made of some pink metal. I remember blackness, but still feeling. I was dropping, and then, there was warmth. That is where it ended. It, kept playing back, over and over."

     The Pearl and Diamond looked at me as I looked at the palanquin. I reached for my eyepatch, and took it off.

Diamond: "Who? What are you? You are not human, but you can't possibly be a gem."

     I looked at my hand.

(Y/N): "I don't quit know myself. I was born like this. Human parents, but, this thing in my head. This gem. I had to hide it all my life, because well. As you said, I am no gem. But, I don't think I qualify to be a human at this point. I don't know what's going on. I don't know why I keep getting these memories. Why it keeps hurting."

     I clenched my hand, my tears kept flowing, but this time, they were mine.

(Y/N): "I can do things no other human can. But I can't control anything. I hurt for no reason, I cause problems everywhere I go."

    My breathing increased, my fingers dug into my fist.

(Y/N): "I came here to find answers, but I still have no clue what is going on, what I am. Who you are, or even what to do. I just want answers. I just want it to stop!"

     I tried to push away my pain again, punching the ground, closing my eye. And a field of red surrounded us. The Pearl and the Diamond gasped as they saw what I did, felt my pain, my anger, my hatred.

Diamond: "How, how could you do something like this?"

     I relaxed, regulated my breathing, and opening my eyes. I was whispered.

(Y/N): "I. Don't, know."

Diamond: "You, are very fascinating. I would love to help you find answers. And hopefully you would be able to help me."

    I looked up at her as she leaned over me.

(Y/N): "You would help me?"

     The Diamond nodded.

Diamond: "Would you come with me?"

     I nodded.

Diamond: "Fantastic. Pearl, would you take them to the ship while I say one more goodbye?"

     The Pearl nodded. She led me to a large metal hand that laid on the ground. A whole in the palm appeared to allow us to enter. We did, and Pearl took me to a Captain's room of sorts. I sat there as the Pearl said she would be right back, and left.

     After about twelve minutes the Pearl and Diamond had come back on board.

Diamond: "Now. Let's get to homeworld shall we?"

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