happily ever after, there we were.

Listen.

I woke up the next morning ecstatic.

I knew she had a reason. 

I looked over at the kitchen and saw Margo making tea. "Hey, babe." I rubbed my eyes and smiled. "Did you sleep well?" She handed me a cup of tea. I nodded and lied my head on her shoulder. 

"My mom destroyed an empire thousands of years in the making. She was never punished for anything she did, and she just wanted to feel like an equal. She was impulsive and reckless, and I have to clean up her mess. But, now she knows she did something wrong, and they need to be ready to change."

"Then, let's head to Homeworld." Margo said. 

We walked up to the conservatory and found Steven and Connie there. We told them our plan and we warped to Homeworld. The Crystal Gems were discussing amongst themselves while the diamonds watched over the other diamonds. They regained their color but looked disoriented.

"Their emotions must've taken a toll on them." Blue had Jade's head on her lap. Jade sat up and stretched. "I've felt worse." She brushed off her dress. Taaffeite and Red were already standing and looked down at the diamonds, but Taaffeite kept her eyes fixed on me. 

"Thank you for taking care of us, but we have an empire to rebuild." Taaffeite adjusted her hair and looked down at me again. "Without you." She turned around to face Jade and Red.

This confused me.

"Wait, don't you want to talk?" I asked. "So much has changed since her uprising, you... you don't even know who I am!" 

Taaffeite turned around and balled her fists.

"I don't want to hear it, Black. Not anymore." She shot a beam of light at me, I fell to the ground in pain. 

I looked at my hands and noticed they started to glitch. 

What's happening?

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