The point of no return.

Home world. One year after the events of reunited.

White Diamond-" if you going to shatter me I suggest you make your move now. I promise you you won't have a better opportunity than right here-right now!"

Said white as she moved her gem closer to her opponents sword.

Connie had white diamond down on the ground, her sword dead set on her gem. Pearl, bismuth, ruby, and peridot had all been poofed. Amethyst, lapis, peridot and sapphire where restrained by white diamonds forces, and Steven was right in the middle of the chaos, still trying to do the right thing.

Steven -" Connie! Stop. You can't shatter her this isn't what we do! "

Connie- " you're wrong Steven! It's not what you do. You talk about wanting to save the earth, to protect our race, friends , and family, but at what cost? At what point will you ralize we can't and shouldn't spare and save everyone of our enemy's? And... What makes you think she even deserves to live?"

Steven grew a face of shock. To hear his best friend say such a thing was to him unimaginable.

Steven -" how can you even shatter her? The sword isn't strong enough too..."

Connie -" this isn't the same sword. When you took me to the forge to rebuild the original , I asked bismuth to reforge the sword, With one little upgrade. I asked her to make it out of the same material as the breaking point. But she did much more than that! "

Connie twisted the rose at the end of the sword and it transformed into a spring like device, with the sword in the centre ready to be launched into White's gem.

Connie -" This sword is the embodiment of the rebellion, the last line in humanity's defence, an agent of chaos and murder. That's why I gave it the name " Rose's Agenda"

Steven -" what? Look it doesn't matter. Listen to What you are saying?! Every One deserves a chance at life, a chance at redemption, a chance to see the wrong they've done. Those are some of a human beings most core values, Don't tell you've forgotten?"

Connie became conflicted. She knew the threat white diamond represented to her home planet, and what she ( white diamond) represented to her homeworld. To shatter her would make a statement, a statement saying one thing and one thing only. Connie pulled back her sword and said what she was thinking.

Connie- " EARTH WILL NOT BE RULED!"

Connie slung down the sword!- But it did nothing. Steven and the others stated on in aw, wondering how white was still alive. It wasn't that her gem was too strong , or a matter of strength, or a sudden shift in moral compass. Connie was forced to stop at the point of no return- by the very one she was trying to kill.

Steven - " Connie what are you doing?!"

Connie- " I don't know- I can't move my body! Steven!"

White Diamond-" sorry about that. But you see I have no desire to be shattered."

Connie jumped off her adversary, allowing her to rise above all those her surveyed. Connie bowed before her. Her face was that of tense and horror, she wasn't in control of her actions and she knew it.

Amethyst - " what the hell?"

Peridot - " oh no"

Amethyst - " what?"

Sapphire - STEVEN GET HER OUT OF THERE NOW!"

Steven - "what have you done to her?!"

White Diamond- " im simply fighting to survive. But that doesn't mean I can't make my attackers suffer- does it?"

White held her hand above Connie. And in an instant Connie was overcome with pain like no pain she ever felt before before, it was like her skin was being torn from her very bones. White raised her hand and connie was levertated with it. Frozen in mid air white looked into her prisoners eyes, and saw pure anger.

White Diamond - " you have a fire inside you human. A deep anger. Let it loose"

White clenched her fist above her and connie spazzed out in pain, she scremed out in agony, her hand pulling at her hair. Until she was dropped to the ground, motionless.

Steven ran to his friend assuming the worst, he turned her over to see her eyes shut.

Steven - " Connie? CONNIE!?"

Steven held her in his arms and started to cry. He could hear sapphires voice behind him but he couldn't make out what she was saying. His mind was overcome with grief.

Steven - " you. YOU DID THIS!"

Steven summoned his shield, transforming and compressing it into new version with spikes coming out of it, one her could use a weapon to kill.

Steven - " YOU'RE DEAD!"

Steven leaped at white, pulling back his arm, ready to shatter her with his her shield when all of a sudden he was punched back onto the ground. He looked up to see Connie.

Connie - " you shall not harm my diamond "

Steven looked at her friend turned foe, her eyes where turned pure white.

White Diamond- " excellent. BURN MY FIRE. BURN THEM TO ASHES! LEAVE NO TRACE OF THEM!"

Connie- " Yes my diamond. Gladly "

Steven what have you done to her? "

White Diamond- " all of the diamonds have a power. Yellow can poof a gem with one shot of her lighting, blue can incapacitate any gem with one outburst , your mother could make any gem do what she wanted just by looking into there eyes and giving them an order , but my power is unique. You see- my power affects organics, not gems. and I have the power of control also, expect mine is- somewhat more cut to the centre."

White snapped her finger and connie was overcome once again with horrible pain. Steven rushed to her side to see if she was all right , when Connie punched him back.

Steven - " Connie?"

Connies eyes where pure white and shaped like a diamond, her smile was that of a madman . She took to a fighting stance, drew her sword,pointed it at Steven, and spoke with equal derangement

Connie- " run!"

She charged at Steven like a lion, Steven drew his shield and blocked her frontal assault, Connie thrashed Stevens shield repeatedly each blow more powerful than the last.

White Diamond sat back and enjoyed the show, while the crystal gems looked on in horror.

Amethyst - " how does this end? "

Sapphire - "..." She starts crying.

Lapis - "your kind can see the future. You know what's going to happen don't you?"

Amethyst " sapphire... How does this end?!"

Sapphire looked at amethyst with tears in her eye, she couldn't bring here to say what she saw.

Amethyst- " if either one of you die I'll kill you myself!"

Steven and connie pushed them selves back then charged at on another, locking their weapons in a stalemate.

Connie - " you are a diamond! FIGHT LIKE ONE!"

Steven - " Connie you have to stop this. Control your self."

Connie - " control. Ha. That's the one thing I've always had. "

They push off again and get ready for the others next attack

Connie- " I've always had to keep myself contained, to give in to the believes of others and restrain my own views and emotions. I suffered under my mother's rule until she learned the truth about who was, who I wanted to be, but even then it was still not enough. At least not for me. But now all my chains, all my self containment has cast off from my soul and mind, and the knowledge of not having to keep my anger to myself anymore is so liberating. Thanks to my new master I can let it out ( Connie started moving forward, dragging her sword on the ground) and turn my rage to you. The cause of all my suffering!"

Connie charged at Steven knocking him back, Steven through his shield that then bounced and rickashded off the wall, hitting Connie from behind. Caught off guard Steven trapped her in a bubble.

- Steven " what do you mean im the cause of all your suffering? We've been best friends for like ever!"

Connie - " don't give me that Crap Steven! Don't you dare lie too me, not again!"

Steven - " I don't know what your taking about"

Connie became engulfed with rage and punched the inside of the bubble so hard her hand started bleeding. Steven stood there in shock, not knowing what he should do. Connie dropped to the floor and started taking deep breaths, her adrenalin rush had finally run out.

Connie - " ya know. For all the power you have, you're so stupid. "

Steven - " stop playing games with me and just tell me..."

Connie - " I love you."

Steven -" ..."

Connie " those are the last words you said to us before you where captured by aquamarine. But they wern't for Garnet , amethyst, or pearl. They where for me. I saw you, even from atop that ship. You looked me right in the eyes and said the words that tore my mind and heart in half. and then you just left. ( Connie started to cry, she banged her fist against the bubble and looked Steven in the eyes. ) how dare you! How dare you say that to me, leave, come back, and just pretend like nothing ever happened. Yeah we made up at Kevin's party, but we never talked about what you said!."

Steven -" I didn't think I was coming back and...!"

Connie - " NONE OF US DID! We all thought you where gone forever. I thought I would never get to tell you how I felt. and when you came back I was heartbroken when you walked me out of you're house to see me off. You just wanted to talk about how it was just another great adventure. when lion took me home I burst into tears. He wrapped himself around me and comforted me. Even you're pet knew the truth when you where blind to it. "

Steven - " you want the truth? I do love you. But if we form that kind of connection , if we allow our selves to get close- and then something happens to the other. Well... I thought about that... And I decided I couldn't stand it. I couldn't stand the idea of being with you and then looseing you. So I pretended like nothing happend. But I did to protect you!"

Connie -" LIAR!"

Connie punched the bubble again

Connie -"You did it to protect yourself. And you say that like what we had before wasn't even worth acknowledging!"

Steven -" that's not what I..

Connie -" You just wanted to run away and pretend like nothing happend. You where selfish- just like you're mother!"

Steven had an aphifony. He knew everything Connie just said was right . But he refused to accept it out of anger.

Steven -" I am nothing like my mother! Do you hear me? Nothing!"

Connie-" then prove it...( Connie slowly grabbed her sword ) and face your problems head on!"

she burst the bubble with a forward strike, just missing Steven as she made her sharp exit.

Connie tried to take a run at Steven but she was stopped after taking the first step.

Connie " what the?... What's going... Steven!"

Steven " Connie is this you?..."

Steven and connie tried to get close to eatch other but they couldn't move, freedom in there sight and speech but not in movement.

Connie inverted her sword in her hand and slowly started to raise it above her head, she took grip with both hands, and held it there in horror.

Steven looked at Connie and saw the terror in her eyes.

White Diamond ( talking to Steven ) " oh star light. You still had so much to learn. Perhaps that's where I went wrong. Maybe I'll have more luck with your... Hybrid son, once he learns to obey me. "

Steven - "You're insane if you think I'll work for you!"

White Diamond -" oh you will. You just need to learn how to be more obedient. Just look at your friend. "

Amethyst-" she wouldn't. Would she?"

White Diamond-" in fact let's test how obedient she is... Shall we?"

With a snap of her fingers. Connie flung her sword into her self, seppuku style, blood burst out of her split stomach. The air became silent. Connie, still standing looked at Steven, who's eyes where filled with tears, and mouthed the words " i'm sorry". She collapsed onto the ground, the sword still lodged in her. The remaining crystal gems looked on in distraught at the sight they just witnessed . Non more so than Amethyst, for she knew above all others, how much Connie ment to him. Steven knelt to the ground, started at his fallen friend, and in a burst of anger and sadness, let loose his powers. A pink aura emitted from his body, at first surrounding only him, encapturing the gems surrounding him. Then letting out his built up grief in one massive scream, the aura expanded. Stevens eyes turned not to stars but to diamonds, the aura still expanding poofed white diamonds soldiers but left the crystal gems formed.

White Diamond- " what?!"

Steven looked up at white and using his powers pushed her back to the wall, causing her to crash into it at full force and pass out. Steven then ran over to Connie and placed her head on his lap. Connie layed still for a minute then slowly opened her eyes, Steven looked over her with tears in his eyes. Connie painfully put her hand on Steven's face and she started crying herself. The crystal gems surrounded them.

Connie -" I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"

Steven - " try not to speak. You're gunna be fine, I'll- I'll heal you.

Sapphire -" it won't work"

Steven -" of course it will!"

Steven spat into his hand and placed it on Connie wound but nothing happend. He cried his tears onto her but that also didn't work.

Steven -" why? Why isn't this doing anything?"

Peridot -" white diamond. "

Steven -" what?"

Peridot -" it's the only possible explanation. She must have some kind of hold on you, thats preventing you from healing her. "

Steven - " how do we stop it? How do we break the hold?! Do we poof her?"

Peridot -" it won't work. White diamond can't be poofed, she's too strong.

Sapphire -" there's only one way"

Amethyst - " so what you're saying is..."

Lapis -" we'd have to shatter White Diamond!".