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Epilogue
Let’s go home
“And you’re absolutely sure that you don’t want to come with us?” Steven pulls on Peridot’s arm, staring up at her with shining eyes. “I’ll really miss you! You’re part of my family now too, Peridot.”
The flustered green Gem chuckles. “A-are you still doing that family thing Steven?” She pulls her arm out of his grip. “I have told you 36 times already. I’m going to be staying at my home and continuing to help rebuild it. I am only here because I wanted to see you off…” He pouts and she looks away, all the more flustered. “ Honestly . Steven. No. I’m not coming to Earth with you. Just… Just fix the Galaxy Warp when you return! I made sure there were several Flask Robonoids on the ship, and Pearl should know how to operate them to fix any damaged warps. Soon as the pads in the Galaxy Warp are repaired you and I could see each other as often as we wanted. I-if I have the time, obviously.”
Steven frowns. “Yeah, I know. I know. We’ll get it fixed. You keep doing your stuff with leading the tech-stuff changes on Homeworld and such.” He sighs. “I’ll just miss you.”
Peridot rolls her eyes. “I’ll miss you too Steven.”
“Uhm.” Both Steven and Peridot turn around to see Lapis standing behind them, looking nervous. “D-Does the ship have room for one more?”
Steven gasps and darts back to Lapis, hugging her tightly. “Yes! Yes! Yes it does!”
Peridot slowly doubles back to Lapis as well. “Well, yes. The ship prepared actually has room for 4 to 5 more gems than are going… But I thought you were staying?”
Steven pulls back. “Yeah. I’m a bit confused. Didn’t we come here to begin with because you wanted to go home? Why’d you change your mind?”
“I… When I came here I thought Homeworld was my home. And it used to be. But… No. It’s not anymore. The Homeworld we came to wasn’t the home I remembered, and it was all so confusing. And even now that it’s been fixed and made so great I… don’t really have a place in it. The ‘new world order’ seems really wonderful, but I’m a relic of a gem. So… I thought maybe I’d fit in better among other relics of the past on Earth.” She blushes, looking down whilst absentmindedly scratching the back of her head.
Steven grins, and grabs her hand. “Then let’s go!” He sprints back forward- Peridot’s clomping metallic footsteps echoing after them as she struggles to keep up.
They stop in the entrance to the ship bay, marveling at all the different ships, and Peridot catches up with them, only slightly out of breath. “Your ship is the single pilot transport ship on the launching dock. You’ll know it in an instant because it is pink. They actually dug out one of Pink Diamond’s old ships for the occasion, and just upgraded it some.”
“Well, lead the way Dot!” Steven grins at her, and she smiles back slightly before leading the two to the other side of the area, stopping just outside of a pink ship.
“Well… This is where I say my goodbyes.” Peridot hesitates for a moment, before quickly hugging Steven.
He gasps. “Dot! You hugged me!”
“Never speak of it.” She mutters, before turning and extending a hand to Lapis. “And a friendly goodbye to you as well Lap-” Lapis grabs Peridot’s arm and yanked her in for yet another hug.
“See you later Peridork.” She laughs, and Peridot pulls back looking incredibly flustered.
“NEVER AGAIN!” She shoos both of them onto the ship. “Goodbye. I shall see you when you repair your galaxy warp.”
“Bye Peridot!” Steven waves goodbye to his friend as the door to the ship seals closed.
Steven turns a bright grin to Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, Connie, and of course Lion, who were all already on the ship. After all that had happened, here he stood, amongst friends and family. Together once, and together again.
“Let’s go home.”