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1''A Gem, a Human, and a Baby'' is a ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12562304/1/A-Gem-A-Human-and-a-Baby fanfic]] written by Creator/ZeroTheClusterZero, set in an AlternateUniverseFic where Steven's mother was Blue Diamond instead of Rose Quartz, and is a prequel to ''Fanfic/FadedBlue''.
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3The decision has been made. Even though she has no say in it, Pearl accepts it. After all, her life is to serve her Diamond, no matter what form she takes.
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6!!''A Gem, a Human, and a Baby'' provides examples of:
7* AmbiguousGender: Greg's next-door neighbor is referred to only using the "they" pronoun and their appearance is not described in any way.
8* AscendedExtra: This story follows Blue Pearl and her struggles as a ParentalSubstitute for Steven.
9* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Blue Diamond rubs her pregnant belly as she tells Pearl how she has come to value Earth and wants it to live, implying that Steven was the final catalyst that made her wish to act on her desire to save the planet. This also leads to Blue Pearl suddenly filled with a sense of loyalty to Steven when she holds him for the first time.
10* BigFirstChoice: After Steven is born, Greg gives Pearl the option to leave if she wanted. This gives her a brief existential dilemma. She could either A) Do as her Diamond commanded and stay on Earth, look after Steven and stop the Cluster, B) go back to Homeworld (at best being given to another Gem, at worse being harvested), or C) hop on Blue Diamond's ship and explore the galaxy. She decides to stay, both out of a sense of loyalty to Blue Diamond's last wishes, her unspoken friendship with Greg, and the shared opinion that Earth did not deserve to be destroyed.
11* DudeWheresMyRespect: Out of a sense of attachment to Blue Diamond and scientific curiosity of witnessing the birth of the first Gem/human hybrid, Pearl wanted to be there when Steven was born. However, Blue Diamond would not let her there on the ground of it "being no place for a ''Pearl.''" It is also stated that Greg has expressed appreciation for the many tasks that Pearl does, but Blue Diamond does not comment unless she did something wrong or not well enough.
12* HappilyAdopted: An inverted version takes place in Chapter 3 - Greg officially declares Pearl to be Steven's guardian, and a member of the Universe family.
13* IChooseToStay: Despite Greg giving her the opportunity to leave if she wanted to, and seriously considering it, Blue Pearl decides to stay for both his sake and Steven's.
14* NiceToTheWaiter: Pearl notices that Greg has always been nice to her, even after Steven was born. However, she also notices that he doesn't see her as "a Pearl" - she's his friend.
15* PregnantBadass: Subverted - It's stated in Chapter 5 that Blue Diamond didn't find out the Crystal Gems were still alive until a few months before giving birth, and that the only reason she didn't pull a TotalPartyKill on them is because of Greg talking her out of it for the child's sake.
16* WhatIsThisFeeling: Pearl starts crying what is implied to be TearsOfJoy after Greg declares her Steven's guardian and an official member of the Universe family.

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