Emerald

Chapter 1: Memories

I don't own Steven Universe. I only own my OC, Emerald. Please enjoy the tale of Emerald's life! I can't put an exact time to when I'll update, but I'll try not to take too long between chapters! Enjoy!

I had fought alongside Rose Quartz and the Crystal Gems. I remember how gruesome it was, the anguished screams of those loosing companions, the sounds of gems being poofed and shattered... It terrified me. But, I believe earth was worth protecting. I could be myself here.

On home world, if you messed up, you were severely punished. But here, you were usually forgiven. It was so strange to me, but I was so grateful for it.

I'm not exactly graceful, quite clumsy actually, I let my emotions take over quit often, and, I'm short. If I had been perfect, I would have been taller, by about a foot and a half. I would have had broader shoulders, been more muscular. But I was their experiment. Home world wanted to see what removing you from the ground early would do. And they got me. I wasn't exactly praised for being an experiment, and a runt at that. I hated it. The teasing, the looks of superiority that were cast my way, ugh. . they let it be known to me that I was just a prototype for the "Emeralds" that were to be made after me. I was seen as a defect.

So that's why I did it. Why I went to protect Earth with Rose Quartz, who didn't harass me for being different, but told me to embrace it. So I did. I changed up my outfit, my hair, and started doing things that I actually liked. I felt so free and I loved it! But... Even though I wasn't on Homeworld anymore... I was still judged. Of course, you'll be judged anywhere you go but I hadn't expected it from the other Crystal Gems. Ruby was... Not amused with my carefree attitude. Sapphire, well, she actually seemed like she could care less, and Pearl, well, lets just say we didn't see eye to eye.

Then we found Amethyst in the Kindergarten. I couldn't understand how something so good, could come out of something so bad. She was a wild child. Actually, she still is, although I'm sure most of the time she lays it on a little thick just to annoy Pearl.

And lastly, there was Greg. He was a "one man band". He had had a concert on the beach, and Rose was the only being who showed up to watch him. He had given her a shirt. I remember when I first met him, he was trying to find Rose, and had climbed over our chain-link fence.

"Humans should stay on the other side of the fence, like our sign asks." Pearl said as Garnet picked up Mr. Universe and prepared to throw him over the fence. "If you ask me, it says please, so... he wasn't technically ordered to stay out." I had put in. Pearl glared at me, Amethyst laughed and Garnet had had the tiniest of grins showing.

"WAIT!" And with that Rose had stopped Mr. Universe from being thrown over the fence. He had wanted to see Rose before he left again on tour, but ended up driving back and right though the chainlink fence that had asked him to stay out while he was at it.

And the last one I met was Steven. He was the child of Rose and Greg. Rose gave up her physical form so Steven could be here. When I had first heard her choice, I was upset. I didn't want to lose someone who had let me be who I wanted, instead of who others wanted me to be. but when Steven was born, and I held him for the first time, all my anger at Rose's choice disappeared. Out of all of us though, Pearl took Rose's leave the hardest. But she, too, fell in love with the tiny baby boy, and vowed to protect him, just like the other Crystal Gems and I had.