Garnet drops Pearl on the ground. "That's why I didn't see us capturing Peridot! Pearl was the one rebuilding the Communication Hub!" Pearl shakily stands up. "I-it was Peridot the first time-" "-I don't want to hear your excuses!" Garnet interrupts. "You distracted us from the task at hand!" I run over to Pearl, ready to defend her, but Garnet stops me before I can say anything. "No, Amethyst. This isn't worth defending." I want to argue, but Garnet's tone says arguing would only make things worse, so I back down. Garnet then looks at the glowing Communication Hub, then at Steven, her expression softening. "Steven, fuse with me." Steven's eyes widen. "W-What?" I'm a little surprised, myself. "I know you can do it, Steven." Garnet says as she puts a hand on his shoulder. "Let's fuse." Steven swallows and nods. He and Garnet walk over to flat ground and bow, beginning their fusion dance.

While Steven is doing a version of the funky chicken/hula and Garnet is syncing with his dance, somehow, I turn to Pearl. "Why did you do it?" A tear rolls down her cheek. "I just... wanted to feel stronger." "But did you really have to rebuild the hub? When Peridot rebuilt it you could have just... left it at that." Pearl attempts to wipe away her tears, but they keep coming. "I don't know. I guess I should have found an answer to my question instead of just... being greedy." We sit there in silence for a bit until, suddenly, we hear a large Bang. Pearl and I look over to where Steven and Garnet just were to see a tall, glowing figure. The figure jumps, landing in front of us. The fusion then smiles playfully. "How are you doing, dudes? It's your rocking pal, Sunstone!" I try for a smile. Sunstone cracks her knuckles. "Alrighty, then! Let's get down to buisiness!" Sunstone throws 2 shields up into the air and catches them with her gauntlets making... suction cups. Not exactly my choice of weapon, but it suits the fusion. "Ally-oop!" They shout as they jump onto a pillar and start climbing all the way to the top of the Communication Hub. I then look a Pearl, who is shaking like a leaf. "Are you okay?" I ask her. Pearl shakes her head and runs off. I look back at Sunstone, who is now clasping her weapons together over her head. "Bunga... cowaa!" On the last word, they hit the top pillar so hard, the ground shakes and the hub falls down. Sunstone jumps on top of the rubble and desummons their weapons. "Peace out, my dudes!" And with that, Sunstone defuses back into Steven and Garnet. They look at each other for a moment, then Steven grins. "Fusion is awesome." Garnet ruffles his hair and smiles. "I must say that I agree." I walk over to where Pearl is sitting. "It's time to go." Pearl nods and shakily stands up. We hop on Lion and portal to the temple. When we get there, Steven slides off Lion and yawns. I walk over to him. "I think it's time to call it a night. It's getting pretty late, and you've had quite the day." Steven just nods.