Talk:Beta/@comment-29834666-20160130174904

Okay I just had another weird thought about this episode.

What if like...they go to the Beta Kindergarten for some reason, and Peridot's suddenly distracted by a specific point on the wall. Steven asks her what she's looking at and she says a gem's about to emerge. This gets everyone's attention, and all the Crystal Gems stare at the wall, waiting to see what happens. The rock starts to crack, and the glow of an emerging gem is seen...but it gets stuck.

So, Peridot's all like "oh muck does anyone have a pickaxe" and Pearl finds one on the ground and tosses it to Peridot, who uses it to break the rock enough that the stuck gem can emerge. The newborn gem pops out, and thanks to having been in there for a really long time her growth's stunted. As in, she's maybe just slightly taller than Onion or something. And she ain't gettin' any bigger. Also she naked like a baby

Of course, a newly emerged gem's not gonna respond well to a bunch of gems much bigger than her standing over her. She freaks out, gets scared, and runs off. Peridot proclaims it to be her duty as a Kindergartner to handle this situation but Steven insists on helping. They catch up to the literal newborn gem and get her to calm down, but like...baby can't talk yet, no preprogramming for that. Peridot looks at the gemstone and says what it is, and Steven's all like "Congratulations it's a gem!!".

So, after whatever they came here to do is dealt with, they all bring the young gem home. Steven and Peridot are designated as the youngster's parents. Why? Because it's Peridot's job on Homeworld to deal with newly-emerged gems, and Steven wants to help because he's nice. Amethyst helps sometimes too, she's the lesbian aunt.

At some point, Steven realises that this sorta makes his dad a grandpa. He gets Peridot to hold the newly emerged gem and stand behind the corner while Steven talks to his dad, and it goes something like this:


 * Steven: Hey dad, I have a surprise for you!
 * Greg: Oh? What is it son?
 * Steven: You're a granddad now :D
 * Greg: What!?
 * Peridot: *comes out from around the corner carrying young gem* I don't understand why we're doing this
 * Steven: *puts hand on Peridot's shoulder* :D
 * Greg: *thinks Steven and Peridot literally had a baby* ...How? :o
 * Steven and Peridot (but mostly Peridot): *explain in great detail*
 * Greg: Oh *does something or other awkwardly, calls little gem "grandkiddo" at some point*

Anyway, the existence of this new gem who is gonna have to be raised brings up some really important stuff about what it means to be an Earth-born gem. That stuff gets discussed in the next episode, I guess.

...

That all's probably not gonna happen. But the idea popped into my head.