"At the time, yes." She remembered this part. The gems had held themselves above humanity, but when Ruby and Sapphire had reached the surface and met Rose--

Well. That was a different story.

"The humans had only begun to understand settlements and farming. Blue Diamond was the one overseeing the colonisation, and she saw them only as pests that would run their short course and then disappear into extinction as the gems used the planet for their own purposes.

"Rose Quartz saw differently. She saw the planet with all its wilds, with all its forms of life, with its sunrises and sunsets, its trees and water, its unpredictability and its inherent magic and she knew that she couldn't let Earth be destroyed." Ah, Rose. Garnet still missed her. "And that was when she took her Pearl to an island suspended in the air and said to her,

"'Pearl?'" Garnet's voice subtly shifted. Quieter. Gentler.

"'Yes?' she answered." And then her voice was higher, with a touch of anxiety over devotion.

"'I'm going to stay and fight for this planet. You don't have to do this with me.'

"'But I want to!'

"'I know you do,' Rose told her. 'Please, please understand - if we lose, we'll be killed, and if we win, we can never go home.'

"But Pearl had grown deep, true feelings for Rose Quartz, trusting her not only as a leader and friend, but much, much more. 'But why would I ever want to go home if you're here?' she answered, expecting no answer.

"The only answer she got was a soft laugh, and two warm words: 'My Pearl...'

"And this is only the beginning of the story. The beginning of the rebellion."