Hey there to everyone who reads this! Welcome to my first fanfic please enjoy and review it does help to inspire me to continue so without further babbling from me lets get nto the fic!

Disclaimer: all of the characters and locations in ths fic belong to Rebecca Sugar (you go girl) and Cartoon Network, except for the stuff i made up

Chapter 1. A Black Pearl

All gems were made with a purpose, to serve the Diamond Authority. Formed for years beneath a planets crust, emerging with a single minded will to serve the omnipotent Diamonds, but Pearls? Pearls are things, sentient objects created for Gems of higher stature to be used as they please. They are a symbol of a Gem's status and yet they are servants manufactured with the only goal of pleasing their owner.

Rose Quartz changed that.

She showed all Gems a newer way, a better way. A life without conquest or servitude, a life of freedom.

But I was a Pearl made to serve my Gem.

This story is not about me but all stories have a beggining and this one starts 300 years before the gem rebellion when i was formed for a specific gem who had reached a position of authority in White Diamonds court. She was to be presented her own pearl. that pearl was me.

"Onyx 371/gs7-1 present yourself before White diamond"

The audience of Gems that had gathered in the Diamond hall fell silent and a tall slender figure with jet black hair stepped forward from the crowd, slowly walking towards the massive throne in the center of the room. The echoing of the Gems footsteps filled the hall as she made her way towards her leader.

Onyx knelt before the 'giant woman' occupying the throne, forming the symbol of salute with her arms, "My Diamond" she said humbly. White diamond looked down at her loyal servant and spoke "Onyx 371, you have proven yourself a loyal and worthy advisor to me and as a sign of my gratitude and your newly awarded status I grant you this pearl, may it serve you well" she waved her hand and two ruby guards stepped forward carrying a cushion and presented it to Onyx.

There my gem sat in the centre of the cushion, perfectly black, perfectly formed. It rose into the air as my body formed around it. A bright flash of light and there I was, shunted into existence. My slim form settled with my gemstone placed on my left arm to match my mistress as well as my pitch black hair that fell to my shoulders, my eyes were gray though not like her red ones.

As my feet touched the ground I curtseyed for my mistress, my first words ever spoken were ones of subservience, "I live only to serve your will my Onyx". the gem that stood before me, my mistress, beamed. Not at me, rather at her own accomplishment. She had finally done it, she had proven herself useful to her Diamond as is a gems only desire.

Or so it was...

528 years later

I stood silently by my Gem as Blue Diamond made her entrance to the floating arena hovering many miles over the planet Earth. We had been sent by White Diamond as her personal representatives to attend Blue Diamonds court, who had claimed to have news about the ongoing Gem rebellion

The crowd was silent as a rare Gem, a Sapphire stepped before her Diamond. She spoke of how rebels would make an attempt on Blue Diamond's life and that the rebellion would end with the soon to occur battle. I remember being awestruck and afraid, not for myself but for my mistress. What a fool i was.

Suddenly, almost as if on cue the rebels attacked.

Rose Quartz an her Pearl leapt up from seemingly nowhere onto the arena and proclaimed "We are the crystal gems!". I stepped in front of my Onyx attempting to shield her from any form of harm, my eyes wide as we watched the battle ensue.

Then something strange happened, something which at the time i believed to be repulsive. A mere Ruby guard fused with the Sapphire. Everything stopped as the fusion got up and stood for a moment with all eyes watching in awe before de-fusing. The rebels escaped silently and hushed whispers began spreading through the crowd. "It's an outrage!" i heard a Quartz shout "Shameless!" another Gem yelled "Disgusting!" my Mistress shouted.

Blue Diamond came forward addressing the Ruby, "You dare fuse with a member of my court!? you will be broken for this!". The crowd began closing in on the pair and I felt a moment of pity for the Ruby. Suddenly, the Sapphire grabbed her and they fled.

Blue Diamond whipped her head around angered by this act of defiance, she pointed at a group of quartz soldiers, "Return to me the Sapphire and shatter that insolent Ruby, scour the entire planet if you must!" she commanded.

I felt more pity and for some reason confusion. Why would Sapphire have gone against her Diamond for just one Ruby? What would compel a Gem to defy authority like that? these were thoughts that I would ponder for centuries to come.

As the rebellion escalated into a war, more gems were sent from homeworld. Resources began to dwindle and the Diamonds whom we praised as Gods became desperate. Eventually my Mistress and I were sent to war.

The Strawberry Battlefield was a mass of chaos. Gems running and screaming, fighting everywhere. I trailed my Onyx as she ran towards a rebel Bismuth drawing her blade flicking her wrist and severing the rebel's head destabilizing its form. She laughed and uttered words about inferiority not noticing the Quartz closing in behind her.

I drew my weapon from my gem. A black katana, an elegant weapon glinting in the light. The day I first summoned it was the first day I felt any form of power within me. I was told that it is rare for a pearl to summon any kind of weapon let alone one equal to that of its Onyx seemed to hate me after that but i refused to notice.

I suppose its because I loved her as all pearls love their gems.

The quartz, A Cubic, raised its axe aiming for My Onyx but I was already there, my blade singing as it cut through the Quartz's torso and it was no more. I turned around to face my owner expecting her to be proud but was met with a slap. I went down hitting the ground. "How dare you attack that gem, that was my kill!" she yelled at me pointing her own katana at my chest. She pulled her arm back preparing to strike "insolent pearl!" she spat. I closed my eyes and cringed, awaiting the blow. It never came. My eyes opened and my Onyx wasn't there.

In her place stood Rose's pearl staring down at me, spear in hand. "Get up" she said softly. I stood, confused, "Where is my Onyx!?" I demanded. Rose's Pearl looked at me and smiled "You don't have to worry about serving her anymore, you are free!" the Pearl exclaimed. I clenched my fists in anger, rage overtook me and i drew my sword lashing out at the pearl, "You took her from me!" She stepped back and I missed but didn't stop swinging "All that i had, all that i loved and you Killed her in a moment!" I lunged forward, hatred and ears filling my eyes. The pearl parried my clumsy attempt and swung at me with the staff of her spear, knocking me to the ground.

She shook her head "I freed you from a life of slavery, you can be your own Gem, live your own life". I brought myself to my feet ,shaking, "A pearls life is her gem, but you wouldn't know that you worthless defect!" I screamed at her before summoning my sword again, but it was too late. i looked down just in time to see her spear protruding from my torso."I am not a defect" Fresh tears filled my eyes but they never hit the ground.

The average time it takes a pearl to reform is about 3 earth days. It took me 2 centuries.

I simply couldn't bear living in a world without the Gem that i served and loved Pearls are made to serve their masters but now I had no one. So I stayed in my gem for 200 years mourning for my loss. Yet each and every day thoughts barraged my mind.

I thought about homeworld and the Diamonds. It took me 200 years to realise what they were. Heartless cruel beings who used others for their own gain. I slowly began to realise why Rose was against homeworld and the Diamonds and I slowly began to realise what her Pearl meant.

It took me 200 years to realise what a fool I was.

It took me 200 years to hate my Onyx.

Reforming tingles in a funny way, its hard to explain to humans but imagine sleeping for a long long time and then waking up and stretching. That's kind of what it feels like. I fell to the ground on my knees, new and fresh ready to start living my own way even though I had no idea what that meant I was ready. I stood up and gazed upon the battlefield where so much had happened. It was now a graveyard.

No gems.

No ships.

Alone.

I had no idea that the war had ended or what the diamonds had done but it didn't matter i was my own gem.

But this story isn't about me.

This story is about what happens over 5000 years past the gem war.

This story is about my son.