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Her arrows missed as she tries to shoot Jimmy off.. and in return she got shot once, twice and finally..
Dead.
For the final time in this life
When she awoken again, she expected the usual void or maybe her bed back in her home but she was in the End with creatures so tall wearing purple and a mask
She was confused as she looks at them, who were they and why is she here? She questioned to herself
"The Moon of the sky
That fell to quickly
We have an offer
If refused would cause dearly"
The creatures spoke
"Who are you first?" Pearl questioned as the creatures laugh
"We are those who watch
Same with the Sun you call a kin
And you Dear Moon is a winner on our test
So we offer a deal that cannon rest"
Pearl was hesitant about what these creatures were saying.. they were familliar yet not at the same time
"What kind of offer are you saying? And.. why do you feel so familliar?" Pearl asked as she took a step back a bit
The creatures laugh again but this time with a bit more cruelty
"You value loyalty over betrayals
You chose to love over hate
You strike hope instead of fear
You do actions instead of watching"
the creatures spoke with anger as Pearl backs away a bit more
And yet she saw them calm down as they look back down at her
"Yet we understand now,
You weren't at fault for this
As he erased the memories we built
But not to worry
We'll bring your true self back"
Pearl saw them get closer and that was Pearl's sign to run, so she turns back and tried to but was captured by their magic
"Dont worry little moon
All we are doing is fixing the mistake
Of the Sun that was just meant to watch
So Rest easy our four"
All that Pearl was thinking was what was the offer this creatures presenting, what is gonna happen now, what is it.. what is happening
Purple haze filled Pearls mind
She remembers falling out of the sky
She remembers some sort of symbol
She remembers jumping through time
She remembers going to the end
She remembers someone being missing
She remembers training her magic
She remembers watching
She remembers fire
She remembers destruction
She remembers pain
She remembers voices
She remembers winning
She remembers being stabbed, stabbed by the one she thought as one of her own
She remembers sweet promises in her head, she was always obidient yet she felt pain and suffering due to her brother.. or at least she thought was her brother
The watchers, thats right! She remembers now, this creatures are the watchers, one that present them gift and help them but Grian betrayed them and so she faced the consequences
She was alone again because of her brother that always abandoned her, but the watchers was always there for her so why did she betray them?
"Do you remember now four?" Of course... she was four when Gr-Xelqua was Three
"Yes.. i do, I remember everything"
"Three erased your memories to hide his mistakes, so our offer is simple that will benifit both of us, Betray him. Be the someone they knew and destroy the barrier of Hermitcraft, there we'll destroy it and everything he loves, say would you like to do it?" One spoke as Four scoffed
"Of course!" Purple magic surronds Four as she watch her teammates "mourn" her death as they built a crescent grave for her
She doesn't care as she went back to hermitcraft and waited
Waited until Three came back
She was then suddenly hugged from behind by non other by Gem... Pearl's soon to be wife, but she's no longer Pearl but Four
Yet she needs to keep acting
"Hey Gem! Welcome back" Pearl said as Gem was still not letting go
"I missed you" Gem said, her voice barely audible
"Aww i missed you too, how was it, who won?" Pearl asked, pretending to be interested
"Martyn... but I killed Jimmy for you" Gem said, as Four suddenly hears a whispher 'Filthy listeners'
"Okay then, you seem tired so wanna go to bed and cuddle with me?" Pearl said as Gem nods and Pearl leads Gem to her bed
~
Grian was guilty about betraying Gem but not only that, he sensed them after Pearl died, something happened and Grian intends to find out
Grian flew to Pearl's base as he enters it and saw Pearl and Gem cuddling except..
He sensed something wrong about Pearl as he noticed the purple glint in her eyes
No..
"Gem get away from her now!" Grian said as he grabs Gem's arms and pull her away
"Wha- Grian!?" Gem said surprised about the sudden pull yet she was snapped out of it when Pearl suddenly laughs.. not her usual fun laugh but something much more cruel
"Oh wow! Im impressed you managed to sensed me out after one glance!" Pearl said, her aussie accent so much more audable
"Pearl.." Gem said with disbelief
"Pearl whatever they said to you is all lies! Dont believe a word they said!" Grian said with desperation clear in his voice
"And why should I believe the person who abandoned me so many times when i needed them the most!" Pearl said angrily
"I was protecting you!" Grian tried to argue
"No! You were protecting yourself! Erasing my memories to hide your mistakes! But they made me remember, they made me see the truth to who you truly are!" Pearl argues back as her eyes glow purple as she attacks Grian
"Thats... thats not true!" He tries to deny but Pearl doesn't believe him, at least not anymore as she continues to slash at him but Grian keeps blocking, their swords meeting
Grian tries to fight back but Pearl won't let him, then suddenly Gem joins the fight but Pearl was fast enough to dodge as she kicks Gem but Gem was quick on her feet as she attacks again
Pearl blocks it as Grian rushed at her again, Pearl jumps back before switching to a bow and shooting at Grian before quickly switching to her sword and blocking Gem's attack, Gem jumps back and Pearl saw this opportunity to rushed at Gem and slashed her, Gem dodge but was hit in her arms as Gem feels intense burning on where she was stabbed, Gem didn't stop tho as she pushed Pearl back and shot her in the stomache
Pearl didn't let the bleeding stop her as she attacks Gem again before Grian jumps at her with a sword she managed to block it and dodge before the arrow hits her, Grian managed to stabbed her in the Arms and pin her to the ground as Gem splashed a weakness potion at her
She tried to go up and fight but sleep took over
~
Four wakes up chained to the wall in a white room.. she looks around and saw Xisuma talking with Three and Gem
"Pearl! Your awake!" Gem approaches her but was stopped by Three
"Oh fancy seeing you here Xelqua" Four spoke with venom as she glares at Three
He flinched before sighing and finally he spoke "Pearl... we need to talk"
Four rolls her eyes before speaking "What's there to talk about? Convincing me that the watchers were at fault? Or maybe erasing my memories again! Suree that be fun! Erase Pearls memory to hide my own flaws"
"Pearl thats not-" Pearl then cut her off "Then what is it?"
"Pearl, lets all just calm down and let Grian explain" Gem spoke with such softness and care that Fou-Pearl cant help but listen
She doesn't hate Gem, She could never hate Gem, Gem was there for her when no one was, everyone abandoned her except for Gem, both stared at eachothers eyes before Pearl looks away and sighed
"Fine.." Pearl said as Gem and the others sighed in relief
"I.. i thought that erasing your memories could make it better for you, to protect you from them" Four stopped herself from rolling her eyes yet continued to listen
"I know it was wrong of me, but they are dangerous Pearl, if you continue to remember them, to know that they existed, I was afraid that they'll continue to hurt you" Grian spoke with such sincerety that Pearl was starting to doubt her memories
But.. "It doesn't add up! It doesn't explain why you left me! Why would you leave me?! I was alone for so many years! If it weren't- if i didn't meet Gem back then- if she didn't save me then I would've died!" Pearl said looking at Grian with such pain and sadness that Grian felt his heart twist
"I.. i thought that if i continued to stay with you then.. then you will get hurt too" Grian said with sadness evident in his voice
"But you hurt me more.. you continued to abandon me, back in evo, in the hub, and even in the games, you abandoned me when I had no one" Pearl said, now crying as the purple glint left her eyes
"I know.. And im sorry.. im sorry for everything Pearl, but you dont need to hurt the ones you love just because of me" Grian said as Grian took the chain off Pearl as she collapses, Gem managed to catch her
They didn't noticed that Xisuma already left the room a while ago as Pearl and Grian continues to cry while Gem just comfort the both of them
"I dont trust you. And i dont think i ever will" Pearl said while still hugging Gem
"I know.. and im sorry" Grian responds as he walks out
Now this just Pearl and Gem alone in the room
"Pearlie.. you know I'll always be here right?" Gem whisphers as Pearl smiles
"Yeah.. I love you Gem and thank you for being there for me" Pearl said as she stopped Crying
They then go back to Pearl's base and cuddled for real this time without being interrupted
Its just Gem and Pearl vs the world, thats just how Gem wants it to be
Pearl is hers only, She's the only person that Pearl trust completely now that Grian broke Pearl's trust
Pearl will only rely on Gem from now own, Pearl will only look at Gem, no one else just her
Her Pearl, and her Pearl only, it was worth it making a deal with the watchers to reveal the truth to Pearl after secret life
Pearl betrayed her for Scar but she will make sure that it will not happen again, Pearl will only be loyal to her and her only and so all she did was make sure the listeners didn't let Scar escape secret life after that except for any important events on hermitcraft as her offer for the Watchers deal
It was simple really, and now Pearl wont trust anybody anymore after this except Gem
She made sure of that