Chapter one
Genesis
Peridot looked up to see the muzzle of a suppressed pistol, the tall masked figure behind the pistol whispered "make a loud noise and you die." The figure shifted slightly and Peridot caught sight of a pink rose stamped on mask, "how about this?" Peridot stated calmly "I get us both out of here and then you can do what you wish sound good? Good I'll get us on our way." She started typing on the console before the figure could speak "you know I didn't say yes, right?" it questioned hesitantly "yeah but I figured you would take my offer." The figure shrugged "it's Onyx" Onyx said as one of the doors opened and two quartzes walked in a Jasper and a Carnelian.
Upon seeing Onyx they drew their weapons, a crossbow and a mace "put your hands up and we'll consider not shattering your gem!" the Carnelian took aim and Onyx put up his hands, looked up at the roof then shuffled a bit to the right. The Jasper walked forward "end of the line rebellion scum." She snarled but Onyx shook his head "lights out" he laughed and pulled the trigger plunging the room into utter darkness.
By the time Peridot managed to get the emergency lighting on, both the Jasper and the Carnelian had been poofed and Onyx had a crossbow bolt embedded in his shoulder. He tore it out and tossed it on the floor, Peridot looked up from the monitor "ok I've charted our course" she leaned back on her chair putting up her feet and pulling her hat down over her face "wake me when we get there" she yawned and drifted to sleep.
Onyx looked around wondering what to do next "well may as well clear the ship it would be rather annoying for anyone to come onto the bridge and find me in here." Just as Onyx said this he heard the door behind him open he turned swiftly catching sight of a Ruby duck behind the door "hey little guy come on out i'm not going to shoot you... yet" he heard running footsteps behind him and turned to see Peridot driving a knife into his skull and he poofed instantly.
When he reformed he didn't have his mask on he scrabbled around for anything to cover his face spotting his mask hanging on a spike minus the insignia he pulled it on quickly just as two quartz soldiers walked into the room a Jasper and a Carnelian, the same one's as on the ship he realized. "Hey look it's the rebel" the Jasper banged the bars on the cage "where's your precious Rose Quartz now?" they laughed and opened the cage "you're to come with us to receive your sentence."
Onyx shuffled resignedly after them head down, after a few minutes of walking they arrived at a building full of Peridots "is this the new test subject?" one of them inquired. Jasper nodded smugly "yep this is the Onyx you were informed would be arriving" the Peridot nodded "escort this Prisoner to lab 3." Jasper nodded and poked Onyx in the back "move" she commanded and Onyx reluctantly walked to the third lab.
Jasper shoved Onyx into the lab and closed the door behind him he turned and punched the metal of the door denting it slightly. A voice came over the intercom "please position yourself in the center of the room or we will be forced to administer a controlled shock." Onyx grumbled and mover to the center of the room as a panel in the roll retraced into the floor revealing a strange machine that resembled an advanced sonic emitter "prepping sonic emitter sequence White, Blue, Yellow." As the machine started to power up Onyx ran to the viewing port on the wall "help me!" he screamed as the machine started up projecting an almost nice sound that made Onyx scream in agony "HELP ME!" he screamed again as his flesh starting to liquefy "Jasper HELP ME!" he started banging on the glass "turn it off! please!" he collapsed onto the ground "HELP ME!" he screamed so loud that the glass shook.
Onyx tore his mask off revealing a pure white featureless face with his gem in the middle of it "KILL ME!" the glass started to shake uncontrollably "turn off the emitter quick!" Jasper shouted "why?" one the Peridots questioned "we're getting really good data from this!" Jasper growled "just do it!" she shouted making the Peridot flinch "right away Jasper" she pressed the off button just as the glass exploded outwards.
One of the Peridots stepped through the shattered remains of the window to peer at what remained of Onyx "well the machine appears to still function it's purpose" she nudged Onyx with her foot then jumped back "um i think it's corrosive." Another Peridot frowned "what makes you say that?" the first Peridot answered "it dissolved part of my shoe!" Onyx slowly became conscious he was just a gem floating in a ball of goo a vague feeling inched into his jumbled mind, rage. What little remained of Onyx's mind was immediately consumed by this residue of a feeling, a slow trickle of energy allowing him to surge blindly forward hitting something he recognized as Peridot's legs.
"It's on my legs!" Peridot screamed "get it off!" she tried to push Onyx off with her hands but only succeeded in partly liquefying them, before anyone could act Peridot poofed and her gem fell into the corrosive blob that was Onyx. Onyx felt hundreds of memories and feelings coursing though him Fear, Pain, Anger, Joy, Sadness and many others. Revelation dawned in Onyx's shattered mind "i can siphon energy of gems for my own uses!" he remembered all those times he'd been poofed and decided to try out a new outfit. he slowly poured some energy into his form and a eye began to take shape he realized that the more energy he poured into his eye the sharper his eyesight became, he put energy into the bottom of himself and began slowly lifting himself off the ground with a pair of legs. Meanwhile Jasper and the Peridot's were staring awed at the transformation that was happening in front of them, Onyx lifted himself on the ground by about half a meter and a singular arm tipped with a spike thrust out of his right side.
He staggered towards the broken window and Jasper snapped out of her daze "get everyone out i'll slow down Onyx." The Peridots nodded "we'll wait for you near the blast doors out the front of the lab." Onyx stepped over the bottom of the window and stabbed a Peridot who couldn't get out of the way fast enough then threw her across the room where she poofed. As Onyx started trudging towards her Jasper pulled out her mace and positioned herself in between them "come at me you big mound of goo!" Onyx's one eye locked on to her and Onyx attempted to skirt around her to get to Peridot's gem but Jasper always positioned herself in between them "come on fight me or are you too much of a coward?" Jasper shouted at Onyx who continued walking to side to side until Jasper was positioned directly in front of Peridots gem.
Onyx formed a slit underneath his eye "Jasper let me pass." Jasper seemed slightly startled "so you can kill Peridot?" she laughed as Peridot reformed and cowered behind a table "no chance" Onyx sighed "we'll see about that" then threw himself forward breaking into a run. Jasper was forced to roll out of the way leaving Onyx a clear path to Peridot. Onyx tried to stab Peridot but missed "ha missed!" Peridot laughed running to a new hiding spot "we'll see about that" Onyx muttered.
Jasper ran forward and smashed her mace through one of Onyx's legs sending a large portion of him flying in Peridot's direction who ducked as the "flesh" splattered into the door behind her "Peridot make a break for the door i'll keep Onyx occupied" Jasper shouted swapping her grip on her mace as Peridot ran for the door. Onyx turned to Jasper "it doesn't have to end like this we could work together! then i won't have to kill you" Jasper shook her head "and turn into a monstrosity such as yourself? no chance." Onyx started forward slowly "your choice is a bad one but i'm feeling merciful if you move out of my way i won't kill you." he took a few more steps until he was standing only inches away from Jasper who stepped back "my answer is still no."
Onyx looked over her shoulder at Peridot who was attempting to step over part of his leg "well then first of all" the small blob roved to the side and managed to dissolve one of Peridot's feet sending her screaming into the blob she dissolved into it "there now there's no-one to protect the Peridot's have sealed us in here we won't be getting out anytime soon, now let me ask one more time will you join me? or will you perish along with everyone else on this miserable planet?" Jasper took a deep breath "i stand by my decisions" Onyx sighed "very well then" he walked to the door and rejoined the blob with his body, then another arm pulsed into existence and a neck snaked into out with his gemstone of the front of it. A short snout split in half to reveal many teeth "you can always reconsider." Onyx snarled before charging forward.
Jasper rolled out of the way as Onyx charged past her but Onyx just managed to rake his hand down Jasper's back causing Jasper to scream in pain she twisted to avoid a follow up slash but this put her in a fairly awkward position with Onyx standing over her on his hands and knees and all. Onyx seemed slightly befuddled at how they'd gotten into this position in the middle of a fight then spotted Jasper's gemstone on her forehead, just like his. He leaned in closer, eye fixed on Jasper's beautiful energy-filled gemstone.
Jasper's thoughts swirled wildly if this was how it was going to end she wanted to go out with a bang something she would never normally do she sighed closed her eyes and kissed Onyx on the mouth, pain ravaged her and with a flash of light Jasper was no more.