Shattered III- Home World (A Steven Universe Fanfic)

Connie's Sword 1

Connie's Sword

PEARL EYES were set low to the ground outside the Black Tower in Region Pink's capital when it came washing over her; the realization of what had happened to her family - to Pink and Blue Pearl – and who she once was before she was a gem. These thoughts consumed her mind, blocking out Connie calling out to her as she defended herself against Pink Diamond's guards that surrounded her.

"I must say, it's impressive how quickly you escaped my psychic hold on you, Pearl." Pink Diamond said, walking up to the Gem. "And you've finally awakened your Sharingan after all this time. You really were a slow one."

"How many more were there? How many Terrans did you turn into gems?" Pearl asked, not looking at Pink Diamond.

"Hmm, aside from the Amethysts, I'm not sure how many other Terrans we turned." Pink Diamond turned to the townspeople in the distance. "We needed many species to experiment on when creating gems and I never kept track honestly. You'd have to ask White Diamond for that one."

"Amethyst's a human too?" Pearl's said under her breath.

"Well, I think we've had enough reminiscing for one day." Pink Diamond said. "I'll be taking your eyes Pearl, along with my old apprentice's weapon." She pointed at Connie.

Connie locked blades with a gem guard and looked at her sword as she heard Pink Diamond. "Rose worked for you?"

LAPIS WATCHED White Diamond as she descended to the lower platform in the Lazuli assembly lab in Region White's capital, struggling to hide her rage as the Diamond moved up to an Agate who supervised operations in the facility. Sapphire stared at the Diamond as well then turned her focus to Lapis as she saw her slowly transform from an Agate back to her normal form, compromising her disguise.

"Lapis, calm down; you're blowing your cover." Sapphire said to her telepathically, but the gem ignored her. "Lapis!"

White Diamond looked over the biometric scans of the Lazuli androids with two Agate scientists on a screen nearby when she began to feel a familiar presence nearby, turning around to see Lapis glaring at her alongside Sapphire who was still under disguise. "Why is that Lazuli already active?" White Diamond asked her Agates.

"What do you mean, Lord Diamond?" An Agate beside her asked then raised her brow in surprise as she saw Lapis, checking her computer then becoming puzzled. "T-that's not one of ours."

"Not one of ours ...?" White Diamond said then frowned as she remembered. "Lapis!"

"So, this's what you meant by artificial gems? You're creating more gems like me!" Lapis yelled.

"Lapis, stop." Sapphire said.

White Diamond stared at Lapis blankly, barely listening to her then she squinted at Sapphire as she shed her guise accidentally, sensing her familiar energy. "Blue Diamond?"

Finally losing it, Lapis thrust her arm at White Diamond, blasting her with a wave of water that smashed her against a nearby wall and pinned her back! The Agates in the lab began to panic, some of them reaching for emergency alarms, and Sapphire reacted quickly, conjuring a massive vortex of water around her that tore through the lab and broke through the surrounding walls.

Sapphire panted and looked at the Agates that were now buried in the rubble and turned to White Diamond who was held down by Lapis, shaking her head. "I didn't want to do this without finding the others first, but I guess I don't have a choice now." Sapphire turned back to her normal form and levitated into the air. "Let's kill this bitch."

White Diamond chuckled. "So, this's what Blue Diamond hid from us, huh? You're her child, Sapphire."

"Took you long enough." Sapphire said.