Hey guys! ^-^

This is my first time publishing a story based on a fandom I am currently in. Steven Universe is by far one of the best cartoon shows ever aired in its era. Rebecca Sugar is a huge influence on why I decided to even start jotting my ideas into stories to begin with! She has touched many hearts with feels and moralistic stories, including mine, and surely yours. Now I want to share with you my theories!

I have a few ideas I hope to bring to life with the best of my ability. Remember, these are just theories, but who knows! Maybe they're true!
I definitely want to get you, the reader, to think, feel, and connect with this world in this fanfic, ESPECIALLY with the new characters, and the main character whom you will be viewing things through her perspective, and occasionally other characters perspective's too. The characters you will be reading in this fanfic from the show are Rose Quartz, Pearl, Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Jasper, Yellow Diamond, Blue Diamond, and the Yellow and Blue Pearls that belong to the Diamonds we've seen in the show so far. (Sorry, Amethyst isn't around yet.)

I actually have not written or even read a fanfic out of Steven Universe (Busy Busy Busy). So I want to be as original as possible! If I accidently have a character or scene where you go, "HEY! That's mine!" I want to make it very, very , VERY CLEAR, that I did NOT copy from anybody. I just have my imagination and the show itself as references, and of course life.

Usually in warfare, we see in the perspective of both sides of the battle, but hardly through the eyes of the innocent and clueless. We as fans don't know anything (YET) about what the war was like firsthand on Earth, or what events took place when Rose Quartz was around as the leader of the Crystal Gems. We just know it was filled with mass destruction and death, as Garnet puts it... As bad as that sounds, I want to exhibit as much heart and beauty into life in a world where death is becoming too common place.

I hope you enjoy!~
-Starry

Chapter 1

I recall that moment clearly. It all happened so fast. And so many things were happening at once. It was hard to keep track of a single moment at all, but there will always be that one moment I remember significantly.

The day I thought my life was over.

"FIRST WAVE!" cried out one of the many gems that were serving at our defense. "Protect the humans, and stand your ground!" A giant silhouette stood at the center of an army of warriors that were not of this world. Their leader was just as I had imagined her to be. The rumors were true. There in the battlefield stood out this shade of pink, along with a rainbow variety of colors that were prepared to clash sides. She must have been the leader, she has to be.

She wore a light pink dress, despite being in a battlefield, and she had so much hair that it reminded me of a lion's mane with its luscious pink curls. In the midst of all of this hatred and war between two perspectives over our existence and worth, this woman stood like a goddess, a savior to humanity and the earth itself.

The pink lady stared off into the distance as a roar of rampaging warriors was headed right toward her and the many lives behind her. The woman in pink raised her sword and off went her own army to defend our colony. We were under attack. We didn't know by who or what or why, but what we did know was clear. It wasn't safe wherever these warriors fought. And they were everywhere.

Many of us populated the Eastern lands. It was a good source of crops and cultivation of many civilizations. We had heard rumors of cities being attacked, often becoming wastelands, and the witnesses were thought to have been crazy in their descriptions of what force caused such destruction for such populous colonies to perish.

They were described as warriors of various sizes and colors. They were thought to be some kind of immortal beings that have been on earth for as long as we have. The only difference it seems is that while humanity began on earth, these warriors were not from earth. What did this mean? We didn't know the term at the time. Many of us never even witnessed the beings ourselves and lived. Every time a colony encountered such beings, it was always because a great battle would take place. If anyone were to be caught seeing the beings in battle, it would usually be considered a sign that your end has come.

And my colony, my home, was unfortunate enough to become the next target.

It appeared that there was a lot we didn't know, even though many rumors were heard. Who were the beings fighting? Are they our enemy if they have brought great misfortune to many civilizations? The answers were bizarre and theoretical. That's the issue with rumors. Most of the time, they are never true, and yet they spread like wildfire far and wide.

My favorite rumor though was that these beings were magical and powerful, and their ruler was known as 'The Goddess in Pink.' Pink was a rare color to find. Only flowers bloomed in such a shade. We had yet not obtained the ability to recreate the color in fabric material. So to hear this only made me believe that this 'Goddess' was powerful and good. Maybe these beings truly were deities. Even though I had known that these warriors would only bring misfortune if seen, I wanted to see her myself.

Since my home was targeted, this was my chance. And there she was in the heat of battle! I would never be able to get close enough to see her up close and live. Although I had wanted to see her, what I saw was much more confusing to me than what the rumors had said.

These warriors…were fighting against warriors of their own kind.

That was about the only thing I was able to think about before being pushed and shoved in a hoard of panicked citizens attempting to save themselves.

The forest would be the best location to hide. Large masses of us entered the forest and disappeared into the shadows. Shouts and screams of terror flooded those masses of warriors that were clashing with other warriors, causing fires and great explosions due to the power created clash after clash. I could see why many people didn't live after their colonies were targeted, even with advanced military and preparation. These beings were so much more powerful than any military I had ever known. The best option was to escape and wait until the battle was over, hopefully soon.

I couldn't help but look over my shoulder and stare at that pink giantess that stood out from the hellish battlefield like a flower in a storm, unharmed and so captivating. I eventually entered the forest and could no longer see the battle taking place, although the noise only fueled my imagination into what horror was occurring right behind me. I stopped heading deeper into the forest where everyone else was running towards. If I climbed a tree, I would be able to see the battle and spot the pink lady. I needed to see what was happening out there without getting too close. And so I climbed up hurriedly into one of the many trees that would be the easiest to climb. When I got near the top of the tree with only a few scrapes and blisters, the battle appeared much larger in perspective.

It was a horrifying sight as countless of those warriors, tall, short, and big, from both sides of the battlefield, were being destroyed as they clashed. With wave after wave, it seemed endless. Every color I could think of was in this large cloud that began to grow as the battle continued. It made it difficult to see what was going on. I was getting frustrated because I couldn't see her anymore, the lady in pink. Was she still standing? All I could hear was the clashing of weapons, the screams and shouts of orders or falling soldiers.

Was it just me, or was this battle getting louder and louder? I realized that the battle was coming closer to the forest. I had a perfect view of it now. Through the colored dust and clouds of dirt appeared warriors attempting to enter the forest, but were being taken down by other warriors that I assume was not on the same side as theirs. I clung tighter onto the trunk of the tree. I was too frozen in fear to climb down the tree and retreat into the densest parts of the forest with everyone else. My tree was still on the outskirts of the dense forestry. If the battle was moving towards the forest, I was definitely going to be caught in the battle by the time I touched the ground.

This was it, I thought. I won't make it. I'm trapped. I can't move! I'm so scared… Fear was overwhelming me and making me shiver and cry at the realization that this was the end for me…All because of my cursed curiosity getting the best of me. But what did it matter now to regret my poor decision? I looked away and buried my face into the trunk of the tree, hoping no one would see me and kill me where I was if I just stayed out of it. But when I turned away from looking at the battle, I peeked beyond the tops of the vast trees where I was certain everyone else was going to survive by hiding in the depths. It was only then that I noticed something shiny flying across the sky just then. I kept my eye on it as it darted from the heavens toward the battlefield, but at my perspective, it looked like it was heading right for me. When it dived towards the valley where the battle was taking place, it began hovering over the tops of the trees I was looking at where everyone should be gathered in hiding. I thought it was coming towards the battle to cause more death, violence, and destruction, but no, instead it stayed afloat above the forest and was beginning to drop something square and metallic into the forest. I would say it was about the size of a house. It was too far away for me to see any further detail besides its shape. The thing that flew over the forest and had been floating for only a moment suddenly darted away back towards the sky where it emerged, then disappeared without a trace.

Was that an attack? That was a brief encounter. I remained clung to my tree trunk dumbfounded, just when I thought these beings couldn't get any more confusing…I felt my stomach churn when the earth began to rumble, joined with a vibration that I could feel within the very tree I was on. I didn't know what was happening, but this didn't look too good, or SOUND too good either. Through the trees, birds and other wildlife were fleeing from the forest in that instant. All at once, the forest came to life with the sounds of distressed creatures that were leaving the forest in all directions, even towards the battle by the edge of the forest. Something was happening, and if these animals were running away toward the battlefield of all places instead of staying within their safer location, then something bad was about to happen…

The forest wasn't safe after all.

The last thing I remember seeing was white. There was a light. It was so blindingly bright. Like a shooting star landed on the earth and caused an explosion. The source of it was toward the direction where everyone had gone, where that box had been dropped off just minutes ago. It was a loud earsplitting sound that shook the very foundation of the earth in a great quake. All of the warriors that had been fighting at our defense, including the pink lady, were brought to a halt. They all stared with horrific expressions on their faces. I was closer to the source of the explosion to even have a moment to react. I had to cover my eyes; otherwise I would be blinded by the light. This was a mistake. Because I reflexively covered my eyes, I wasn't gripping onto the tree. The light and noise was enough to make my head want to explode, but the pulsing heat wave that came soon after that light first appeared literally blew me off my tree by the shear impact and power. I was unable save myself from the impact. I fell onto the ground as the tremors continued to pulse. Since I was now lying flat on the ground, the tremors had little effect here, but the ground was still shaking, I could feel the earth moving more than ever down here than I did on the tree. I kept my eyes shut and ears covered, the sound and the light weren't that harmful to my senses if I did this. I had to wait it out. It felt never ending, but eventually the waves of energy and heat were fading, along with the noise and light. The ground stopped shaking; now it was only me that was shaking…

The warriors that were much further behind me were taken aback by the force, but had a much firmer footing on the ground and were much more prepared for this kind of attack. The pink lady barely budged from where she stood. She was in shock, along with a majority of the warriors. Everyone was probably thinking the same thing.

What just happened?...

When the waves died down almost entirely, my ears were numb from applying so much pressure into concealing them from hearing anything. I remained shivering on the ground, not even daring to look up after that overwhelming display of disaster. I was begging whatever gods existed for all of this to be just one big nightmare. This wasn't happening. Whatever happened didn't really happen. It was just a.. bad.. dream…

There where I lay, I lost consciousness.

Everything went from being white and earsplittingly loud, to dark…And silent.