Author's Note: Okay, so this is a new story. I've made the decision to do this because my original gemsona used a non-existent gemstone, and I didn't understand the history of Homeworld and all the other gems. But now that I do, I'm starting this story as a way to show that I do know about the assets of the fandom. The gem I will now be using is Black Jasper. The gem is still a boy, but with a different history from Scar. Black Jasper is going to be an Earth-born gem. So, without further ado, I bring you Kindergarten Creation!
~Amethyst's P.O.V~
"Pearl, are you sure that Peridot was here?" I heard Steven ask as we entered the Kindergarten. Garnet looked over her shoulder at him, showing no emotion underneath her glasses and neutral expression. Classic Garnet. "Trust us Steven," she said in her calm yet intimidating voice as we walked quietly in the direction of y hole. "I saw her with my future vision. She was doing something with one of the Injectors, but I don't know for sure what-" "I think I do," I heard Pearl say in a terrified whisper. "Look!" And then she pointed to my hole, or next to it. Steven and I gasped at what we saw; another hole right next to mine. I didn't have any neighbors when I was first made, which would mean Peridot had made another gem. "Pan out and find her everyone!" Garnet yelled as she summoned her weapon.
I summoned my whip, climbing over the rock in front of me and running towards the hole. I looked around it, checking to see if she had left any footprints. After noticing she had, I stepped into the hole just to check for remnants. It didn't have marks from when she was finished incubating; she must have been here for months. I stepped out of the hole. "You guys, I found her trail!" I yelled at the other Crystal Gems. "Follow me!" I began to follow the trail, my pale purple hair flowing behind me as I ran alongside the footprints. "Way to go Amethyst!" I heard Steven yell as he began to follow, the other gems behind him. The footprints lead us around one of the Kindergarten walls, underneath a toppled Injector, past the control room, and finally stopping in front of another wall. Looking up, we saw a pair of legs dangling out of another hole.
"Earth-born gem!" Steven said, pointing up at her. But when she looked out of the hole, we all gasped. The she was actually a he! He had charcoal skin and long black hair like mine, plus had some abnormally large raven eyes. He wore a black and silver suit, a yellow diamond printed onto the suit's dark grey belt. "Oh, hi there!" he said, waving at us. "My name's Black Jasper. "Are you here to give me a purpose here on Earth?" he asked. We all looked at one another. Garnet was quick to bring us all into a group huddle. "He doesn't know why he was created yet," she said in a concerned way. "But we can't be careless. i say we poof and bubble him. Who's with me?" Steven and I shook our heads. But Pearl was determined. She quickly showed a false smile and shoved us away, walking toward the hole. "Um, yes!"she yelled. "Now come down here, and we'll begin training you." And then she put out her arms.
He gave her a suspicious look, as if he knew what she was planning. But the look quickly faded. "Okay!" he said with joy as he jumped into her arms, before she summoned her weapon and poofed him. "His gem is so different from Jasper's!" Pearl said as she held his gem in between her fingers. "Hers was triangular with three colors in; this gem is an oval like mine, with a pale grey in the center that darkens at the edges. He must not be as dangerous as we thought." She then gave the gem to Steven. "But why leave him here then?" Steven asked as he examined the small circular stone. "Surely she would have taken him if he weren't a danger to her, right?" Garnet shook her head. "He wasn't going to be strong enough." she claimed as she took Black Jasper in her hands. "But she'll want to take him once he's been trained to be a proper warrior. We must make sure Peridot doesn't get to see him again once that day comes. But he will be trained to be one of us. Deal?" We all nodded before she gave the gem back to Steven, who put it into his pocket.
"Deal," we all said at once before heading back to the warp pad. I looked at Garnet, who didn't look like she had anything on her mind. "So, who will he stay with?" I asked as we passed my sitting rock, climbing rock, and rock that I'd kicked into two rocks(good times, I guess). Garnet glanced at me, then Pearl, then Steven. "He'll stay with Steven," she answered casually. "The two are both boys after all. They'd probably share common interests." Pearl shuddered. "But why would Black Jasper possibly be a boy? Us gems are always-" Steven let out an "Ahem", cutting her off. "Almost always girls," he corrected. "And maybe that's just the physical form he decided on." Garnet gave a nod just as we reached the warp pad. But before we could step onto it, we were all blasted away by a laser from above us. Looking up, I saw what the blast came from, and groaned.
"You Crystal Clods!" Peridot yelled down at us. "Give me that gem!" We all summoned our weapons, and I ran toward an Injector that served as I ramp up to her. I bolted up the side of the old gem machine, stepping onto the gem and jumping off, landing behind Peridot. Before she could react, I wrapped her legs up in my whip, yanking it so she would fall. That backfired when she shot me with her laser, causing me to go flying backwards. She began to fly off, but not to well since her legs were tied together. Pearl threw her spear at Peridot, hitting her on the head and sending her falling back down. She hit the ground in front of Steven, and managed to scramble away. Pearl, Steven, and I quickly regrouped, keeping our ground. Just as Garnet came flying towards her, Peridot encased her in a time-freezing bubble, throwing her at the rest of us before flying off again. "You won't win next time!" she yelled down at us as she flew over the cliff. "Black Jasper will be mine!" We all rushed back to the warp pad and went back to the Temple, now more determined than ever to keep Black Jasper safe with us.