Prologue: Formation

Yellow Diamond was Angry. Yellow Diamond was very angry. This Peridot was clearly defective, calling her, one of the highest gems in terms of Rank, and Power, the cynical word she had used – a "clod."

Her Pearl seemed especially agitated. "The Nerve of her… shall I send a Survey Corp. after them, my Diamond?"

Yellow Diamond held up a hand and her pearl immediately quieted. "Her words have no reason to send a Corp. after them. However, the Jasper I assigned to her is no longer with her." She tapped several things on her floating screen. "You shall arrange a Survey Corp, but not to go after the Peridot, no she is worthless, but to find the Jasper and to return her here. The Corp shall consist of 5 rubies in an XV Beta Pod."

"Yes, my Diamond," Pearl said obediently.

"Is the Bismuth I assigned here done with the Formation Chamber I ordered to be built?"

"Nearly, my Diamond," Pearl said. "Shall you order the making of a new Gem?"

"No. I shall form a new gem myself. Clearly the ones being made are not sufficient."

The Pearl gasped. "Surely you wouldn't make one yourself. You don't have the time!"

"Are you telling me what I can and cannot do?" Yellow Diamond rapped.

The Pearl stood rigid. She had gone too far. If she was broken, it would be no difference to Yellow Diamond. There were many Pearls that could replace her. She must tread lightly on this shaky ground.

"O-of course not, my Diamond. I was only pointing out your busy schedule will get in the way of it."

Yellow Diamond pursed her lips. "If the Cluster does its job, I shall need no reason to form a gem myself. All we must do is wait for that day to come.

But the Day never did come. The Ruby Corp took longer than thought to be put together and Yellow Diamond waited on the day the Cluster was to form. She was the only one who truly knew of the Earth's Expiration date.

But the Earth never exploded that day, or the day after, when she thought the forming was late. She sent the Ruby Corp the next day, and they stayed for several hours, but then headed to the blue planet far off from Homeworld. She did not bother to call them back. In there, they would learn something, and when they returned, for wasting time, they would be broken, unless they had the Jasper, and had completed their mission.

The next day, she was for certain the Cluster had been thwarted. She rose from her chair, to the dismay of the Pearl. She climbed into her carrier, and made her way to her personal Formation Chamber.

She stepped out, and the Bismuth there, with periwinkle skin, and colorful dreadlocks accompanying his stocky build, bowed. She stepped inside, and closed the door.

The formation chamber was a small room, well suited for simply one person. In the middle was the dirt, and around it were several high range liquefiers, the ones placed in injectors, and a single black stick. She knelt before the dirt, and grabbed the nearest bottle. Inside was a red liquid.

She frowned. The standard makeup of a ruby. She tilted it, and three drops fell into the dirt. "For subordination." She set the bottle back, and quickly dove three metal rods from her pack, into the ground, one longer than the other 2 that were equal in size. "Weapons." Normally, Bismuths would forge weapons for gems, but adding simple materials into gem makeup forms weapons made for them, a quick trick only several gems knew.

She took one bottle with a liquid she hadn't seen before. It was pitch black, and slipped like syrup across the bottle. In the gem language, written across it was the word "Experimental core makeup." It was a material she had made. This would be its test.

She opened it and poured the liquid into the dirt. Slowly but surely it seeped deeper in to the ground. She then grabbed the stick, and pointed it at the ground. Lava spurted out of it, seeping into the ground to join the ingredients.

She rose to leave the forming until it was complete. But to her immense surprise, a gurgling could be heard behind her. The gem was forming, and so quickly! It should have taken at least several weeks! But the gem was growing out of the ground, its body undefined, its purpose not yet known. But then it was there.

The Gem stood before her, with a similar build to a pearl, but slightly taller, and slightly stockier. Her eyes were covered by risen black hair, and her skin was a shade a sickly pale gray. She wore a grey tunic, and black leggings. And strangest of all, her gem was on her left elbow, small and seemingly insignificant. They froze, face to face.

Until the gem bowed, holding herself with her right arm. And then she saw another gem, on her right elbow. Strange. But Yellow Diamond did not freeze when something unaccounted for happened. She turned completely to face the gem.

"Rise," she said. And the gem rose. "What is your name?" she asked.

"Obsidian," she said in a deadly whisper.

"What is your purpose?"

"To destroy the rebellion."

"Who is your Diamond," she asked.

"You are, my Diamond." Yellow Diamond grinned.

"Summon your weapon," she ordered.

Obsidian held both hands to her gems and pulled out two large daggers. "Do you wish for me to summon the third, my Diamond?"

Third? What Third? "Yes," she said.

She released her hold of the daggers and they dissipated. Then her gems slid across her form! Revolting! But they soon combined beneath the collar bone. She held her left hand to the gem, now seeming normal sized, and pulled out a large steel staff. At first, Yellow Diamond thought this was the weapon, but then, with a swift shing! a large curved blade came out of the end. A scythe.

Yellow Diamonds grin broadened.

So then, Yellow Diamond ordered an express pod be made and Obsidian was quickly launched on a course to earth.

Obsidian had only two words on her mind.

Crystal Gems…