Amethyst Unleashed

A Diamond's Rage

AN: Okay, guys, please remember, I wrote this fanfic a few months after the Wanted arc and this story is canon divergent, so don't start saying in comments that this story doesn't follow A Single Pale Rose. Also, sorry it took so long to update. I'll try to make these updates quicker in the future.

E/N: We are fully aware of the conflict between this story and canon, we have been aware of it since the good doctor started writing this. Our canon has made it clear that this takes place in an AU where PD was a separate gem from rose quartz, and looked much different to her canon appearance. I'm sorry for not keeping up with this, currently working on this from away from home, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The Scream.

Steven screamed in indescribable agony as the blade of the axe lodged itself into his shoulder. He didn't know if it had broken his shoulder bone and he didn't care. All he cared about was that it hurt. A lot.

As the blade receded from his shoulder, albeit a little roughly, his hand darted for the wound, clutching it in a futile attempt to ease the pain.

Jasper raised the axe and was about to strike again when suddenly, she noticed something that caused her eyes to widen.

The business end of the blade was stained with a viscous red liquid.

"Blood?" she thought to herself. She then looks down at Steven and noticed the liquid oozing from the large cut on his shoulder. "That's impossible. "Gems don't bleed; unless..." Jasper thought back to what Rose (?) said earlier. "No."

Jasper lifted her foot off the small gem's chest and gently replaced it with her hand. After a couple of seconds, she felt it: a weak "thmp-thmp, thmp-thmp" that could only be one thing; a heartbeat.

Removing her hand from the oddity's chest and stumbling back a couple of paces in shock, the perfect quartz beheld the wounded creature in front of her with shock, horror, and disgust. "What are you?"

Out of nowhere, Jasper felt something thump against her calf. Turning around, she saw Padparadscha wielding an old, brittle sword, half of the blade having been cracked off from the blow to her leg. Padparadscha was breathing heavily, clearly blinded by fear and anger. Glaring at the small off-color, Jasper marched toward the defective sapphire, who dropped the broken sword and started to backpedal very slowly. As Jasper began to close in on her target, a white orb of light struck the back of her head, leaving her blindsided. Before Jasper could recover, a red gauntlet impacted her chest, rocketing her into a small overhang, stamping it with a Jasper-shaped indent.

"Steven!!" a familiar voice called out. Turning to the source, Steven found Garnet standing over him.

"Garnet?" he returned weakly. The fusion phased away her gauntlets and placed a hand on his cheek. She thoroughly looked him over for any severe injuries, before letting out a sigh.

"Besides the gash on your shoulder, you should be alright," she assessed. Garnet then cast her eyes to Padparadscha before smiling. "New recruit?"

After a five second pause, she nods.

"Welcome aboard," the fusion replied, a ghost of a smirk gracing her lips.

"STEVEN!!"

At that moment, the other Crystal Gems, along with Lapis, and Connie made their presence known. Pearl's eyes widen when she catches a glimpse of the cut on Steven's shoulder. "OH, MY GOODNESS!"

"Pearl, it's fine," Steven reassured.

"It is not fine! You're bleeding! Lapis, head back to the temple and get some bandages," she ordered.