AN: So yeah... this is an alternate ending to another fanfic. More specifically, to Aliens With Trapper Hats 3: Short Stack! by Toonfreak. Be sure to check it out first, otherwise this probably won't make much sense.

Act 1: Playing in the Snow

…and (as a final blow) all the power in the house was knocked out.

Yellow Diamond awoke several hours later, shivering in discomfort. The house was dark and her electrical blanket was no longer working. The blizzard outside had stopped, but the snowing hadn't. Looking out the window, Yellow saw the snow falling. Flakes as big as coins of the deadly substance fell from the dark sky. And it just kept on coming and coming and coming.

Realizing that she couldn't stay where she was, Yellow left what little heat the blanket still held. Toaster. She needed to get to Toaster.

The small kitten slowly made her way through the cold, empty and dark house. The only thing keeping her company was the dark shadows, snowflakes dancing outside the window and her own sluggish thoughts.

And the snow just kept on coming and coming and coming.

Yellow had often struggled with making it up the stairs. But this was the worst time yet. It was so dark that even her enhanced night vision, one of the few positives with this body, was almost useless. It was so cold that she could practically hear her muscles cracking from the exertion. She was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open.

And the snow just kept on coming and coming and coming.

By the time she made it upstairs, Yellow was exhausted. She was too weak to even shiver and shake anymore. She dragged herself forward, focusing on the one thought she could still muster: 'must make it to Toaster.'

Somehow, by calling upon the primal strength all earth animals possess, she made it to the ruby's room. It was then that she realized something. The door… it was closed.

Outside, the snow just kept on coming and coming and coming.

She tried desperately to make a sound to let Toaster know she was there. But she couldn't. No sound would leave her tiny throat. The stairs had stolen her last energy. She collapsed then and there. So close, yet so far.

With the last of her strength, she looked up and out the window. The snow just kept on coming and coming and coming.

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Toaster woke up late that morning, later than she usually does. Despite her immunity to the cold, the environment was still taking its toll on the gem.

Apparently, it had taken its toll on the house as well, because the lights wouldn't turn on, no matter how many times Toaster pressed the button.

Strange.

Toaster opened the door and began walking outside. Only to immediately stop dead in her tracks.

Outside the door laid a bright yellow kitten. Yellow Diamond!

Toaster knew she wasn't the smartest rock in the canyon, but she quickly realized what had happened. The electricity had gone out, leaving Yellow's electric blanket without any power. The kitten had tried to make it to Toaster's room for heat, but… but…

Toaster immediately scooped the tyrant animal turned animal in her arms. She shook it, hugged it, yelled Yellow's name, but to no avail.

The tiny creature slept beyond the flow of time.

[Yellow Diamond]

[Ruler of Homeworld, Matriarch of Gemkind, Tyrant, Kitten, Beloved Sister]

[Status: Deceased]