Shattered III- Home World (A Steven Universe Fanfic)

Ashes

A SMILE spread across Blood Quartz' face as he looked into Jasper's eyes, gurgling comfortably as she cradled him in her arms. Helio smiled as he saw how happy Jasper was in that moment, shifting his gaze to a purple planet in the distance and squinting as a sun further behind it shone brightly. Having been in space for a while, the black gem decided to check his gauntlet to see how much oxygen they had left in their suits when he saw a massive orange star-shaped asteroid up ahead that made him freeze up in awe.

"Is that it?" Helio asked, stunned by how massive it was compared to Home World.

Jasper looked up and smiled as she saw the planet. "Yes, it was my home for a time." She hovered up to him. "This is Dragonbloom, land of the Star Dragons."

"The what!?" Helio exclaimed in shock and quickly moved up to her. "The Star Dragons? They're just a myth."

"No, they're real; I've known them for many years."

"But –," Helio quickly composed himself. "How are they so close to Home World when no one has heard of or seen them in millennia? They're supposed to be more powerful than the Diamonds themselves!"

"I know their leader and he left a gateway near Home World only I and others I allowed could enter through." Jasper said, moving toward the planet. "Come, let's go meet my family." Helio raised his brow in surprise as Jasper went on and he followed her, entering the planet together. "The Star Dragons are celestial beings who live on Dragonbloom and unlike the Diamonds believe, are entirely peaceful and have no real interest in dominating the cosmos. They love nature and live in harmony outside the reach of other sentient life." A bright light shone over the three and Jasper smiled. "Here we are."

The sun shone brightly over the starry skies of Dragonbloom, welcoming Jasper, Helio and their child to the view of the open lush landscapes that spread before them. The two descended to the ground and landed on the soft grasslands, smiling as giant dandelion-like plants peppered its petals over them, bringing a hearty laugh to Jasper Helio had never seen before.

Helio was awestruck as they roamed the grasslands, his smile quickly dying as he saw the corpse of a gigantic dragon lying nearby. "Jasper ..."

Jasper turned as she heard him and her heart sank as she recognized the beast, quickly running up to it when she saw another to her right. "Nubias, Livar ..." She ran off, leaving Blood in Helio's arms.

Jasper ran up to Nubias and placed her hand on his neck, failing to get a pulse or an energy signature from him; he was gone. Horror spread on her face as she checked on Livar, sensing nothing from him as well, and she ran on, seeing body after body littering the grasslands behind rocks and under trees that she didn't notice before. She came to a stop as she came upon an opening, her knees giving way as she found the carcass of a large round dragon lying amongst her dead younglings.

Tears streamed down Jasper's face and she wept bitterly, kneeling midst those whom she called family as they laid dead around her. Helio came to her side and placed a hand on her shoulder, looking around and wondering what had happened to the dragons. She trembled as her crying slowly died down and tried to think, looking around and searching out to see if she could sense anyone's energy signatures.

"I'm sorry, Jasper." Helio said. "We'll find a way to –,"

"It's all over." Jasper cut him off. "Everyone's gone; they're all dead. All my armies, and now this ..."

Helio sighed, looking to Blood started to grow worried, and he turned to her. "Who could have done this?"

"I don't know ..." She tried to think, slowly composing herself. "I don't think there's anyone strong enough to even face them yet along massacre all of them."