"Peridot, Facet: 6R9D Cut: 9RM. Reporting in from field team 9 in the facet 7X3F kindergarten."

"This is kindergarten control room, message received field team 9, continue with status update."

"Firstly, I believe the escort of two amethysts was not needed. And now for my report: We have passed the first two Synthetic Diamond holes and the phase two fusion experiments, we are now on our way to SD site three."

"Good, you are running right on schedule, check in again after you have seen too SD three, control room out."

"Will do, field team 9 out."

"Alright Amethysts." Peridot shouted "Let's get a move on so we can stay on schedule."

With the Amethysts in tow Peridot made her way through the maze that is the 7X3F kindergarten. In the kindergarten, 90% of the walls are covered in holes where gems came out. 7X3F was chosen for these experiments because of its impeccable history of no off color gems being made there. The experiments themselves were the Diamond's way of trying to replace Pink Diamond after her shattering. Normally, when a gem emerges, there is no way of telling what it is going to before they pop out. Pink Diamond was thus a pleasant surprise. The SD experiments are to purposely create a diamond. SD one and two both failed, creating malformed mutants that had to be shattered on site. SD three was moved farther away and changed slightly.

As Peridot and the Amethysts approached SD site three a ship flies over.

"I wonder who that was." Amethyst 1 murmurs

"It doesn't matter." Peridot snapped "Now hand me that deep scanner."

"Sure, here you go." Amethyst 2 says as she hands Peridot the scanner.

"Thank you" Peridot says as she snatches the scanner and points it at the wall "Now, let's see what you are doing down there SD3"

The scanner reveals a large gemoid shape a bit shorter than Yellow Diamond. It's arms are at It's sides, and it is breathing.

"Well well well." Peridot remarks "you my friend are running ahead of schedule."

"Shouldn't you report into the control room?" Amethyst 2 asked.

"Yes of course, I will get right on that" Peridot replied "But first I want to get some more data on SD3"

Peridot flicked a switch on the scanner and pressed a few buttons on her holo-screen. Almost instantly numbers and letters signifying different aspects about SD3 scrolled across her screen. One number jumped out at her the most, probably because it was flashing red.

ESTIMATED TIME OF EMERGENCE: 1:47

"Oh my stars!" Peridot exclaimed fumbling with her communicator "Kindergarten control room this is Field Team 9 reporting in!"

"By the tone of your voice I guess something has happened?" the pearl on the other side of the line said sarcastically.

"Affirmative, SD3 will be emerging in the next minute and a half." To the amethysts: "Get the equipment away from the wall!"

"Alright." The pearl said. "Get a recorder set up and a stream running, I will see if I can patch you through to The Diamonds"

One minute later

A crack breaks across where SD3 lays and a tremor runs through the ground causing equipment to shake.

"It's emerging!" Peridot yelped "Are the diamonds watching?"

"No, The other pearl hasn't put me through to them yet." The pearl said

"Oh boy…" Peridot whimpered as the crack on the wall spider webbed outwards with white light shining through in some places.

The gems waited in silence as the ground rumbled and the crack on the wall got bigger and brighter. A warning popped up on Peridot's screen but she didn't get to read it before the wall exploded. As the dust settled a glowing figure floated a few feet off the ground as if suspended by it's sternum. As the light faded the figure dropped, landing in a three-point landing. She stood up and looked around her.

"Where am I?" She was tall, muscularly built and all grey. She wore a uniform similar to Yellow Diamond's. Her gem was on her chest, matching YD and BD.

"Log date 767421B!" Peridot stuttered as she held up her screen "SD, er, the synthetic diamond experiment 3 is a success! We did it! End log."

"Who am I?" SD asked

"You don't know who you are?" Peridot said. "You're Synthetic Diamond, the first Diamond to be made on purpose!"

"Synthetic?" SD muttered while looking at her hands

"Yes!" Peridot exclaimed. "You were made to literally be the perfect gem!"

"Perfect?" SD stared straight at Peridot as her face started to distort, two eyes becoming three. Her mouth split in two and she grew an extra arm. "I'm perfect?" She asked as her form poofed. But instead of just her gem dropping to the ground, twenty medium shapes plopped to the ground twitching.

"L-log date 767421C." Peridot said while turning away. "Synthetic diamond three is a failure"

"WHO THE FUCK SAID WE'RE A FAILURE!?"

Peridot gasped as she felt the sharp point of a shapeshifted hand against her throat and an ash-gray face appeared in front of her.

"OH MY STARS!" Peridot yelped. "I thought you died! You were so big and poofed, why are you small now?"

"Why are we small you mean" Peridot heard behind her, she turned and saw 19 ruby sized gems, all the same color of ash gray.

"Uhh, who are you?" Peridot asked, dead confused.

"We are Carbons." One of them said.

"A new gem?!" Peridot exclaimed. "What happened to Synthetic Diamond, where did she go, where did you guys come from?"

"Synthetic diamond didn't go anywhere." another said. "You're looking at her, and she has a point to your neck."

"But, wait what.?"

"Ugh, listen: Synthetic diamond is a fusion." The original said pinching the bridge of her nose. "We fuse to make her."

Peridot did a double take. "Holy comets…"