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Ruby and Sapphire fuse into Garnet.

Garnet, as said by Rose, is the answer.

The answer, as said by Garnet, is love.

Therefore, Garnet is. ..

Granted Garnet said that love at first sight doesn't exist. The episode didn't disprove that. We don't know how long Ruby has been an escort to Sapphire. Ruby's mission could've started in Homeworld or in the ship, and by then, they could've probably known each other (or at the very least seen each other either in homeworld or in the ship to earth) and they didn't fall in love.

You don't need romantic feelings in order to fuse. You just need strong bonds and a unified goal. R and S's first time fusing was weak because they hadn't formed strong bonds yet and the concept of cross-gem fusion was still alien to them.

The events that was described in The Answer were merely a catalyst of which jump started their feelings for each other. Ruby saved Sapphire from Pearl, not out of love but out of defiance to fate. Sapphire saved Ruby from being shattered not out of love but because she had a conscience and placed it upon herself why everything went wrong.

It was only then when they were on the ground and sharing their feelings and thoughts do you see their feelings grow for each other. And let me tell you, they went from 0 to 100 real quick.