This is in part to The latest Steven Universe episode showing the return of other gems, Lapis in particular, Perdiot and the reveal of jasper and the still as of yet to be fully revealed yellow diamond. The separation of garnet, which would lead to the fact that she is a fusion of two gems ruby and sapphire. People. That episode alone made me cry. Then jump all across my house when I watched the rest.

And after sitting on my hands for the worse part of 3 months, I feel the need to start throwing more stories at you guys like I'm throwing away free money into a crowd on black Friday.

….. Aw memories

Nothing like Spartan kicking someone decked out in padded Paintball-gear when you really, really, really want the last laptop on sale.

Anyway, here's my Gem OC, Onyx. Although I will have a, special start

Enjoy, I do not own Steven universe, only the characters I have created for this story.

? Years ago- Kindergarten

Rose stood among her allies, assaulting the 'Kindergarten' and its guards. They had found this last monstrous facility in there last raid, and what they found disturbed even the most harden Gem.

Younglings were literally dug out from the earth own natural 'stones' and incubated through a whole process of painful flash teachings and bindings.

Pain was introduced, through collars fitted around there necks to make them understand who the enemy was, and when they fought, the pain would lessen.

Some of them couldn't understand why they had to go through this, some fit into soldiers they wanted and obeyed.

And some… some outright snapped and became monsters.

Gems that couldn't be controlled by things like pain.

Monster's that would mow down anyone that stood in their way, like wheat to the sickle.

Like the one she was bearing witness too slaughter through the guards with all the sheer strength and pure anger not unlike that of Suglite.

This monster, no, she winced as the thought was banished, this broken child, took on his oppressors and brought them down to his reality.

You could only push someone, Gem, Human or otherwise before something snapped in them.

This one had been broken, his own Gemstone, an onyx stone that seemed to suck the light into its void like center, bared a fine carved incision across it.

His stone was broken and there was nothing he could do about it, nothing to make that horrid torture that ran thought there nerves and pushed all thought out to there head as the pain became all they could know, she realized with tears forming now.

"KnOw My pAiN!" he thundered, claws of pure darkness tearing through a Diamond's weapon, of all things, a Great sword like it was naught but a simple hindrance and punching said Diamond so hard that all across the field, everyone could hear the tell-tale sign of a Diamond's skin defense cracking under the raw power.

Garnet even stopped her face bashing of a Topaz, who as much as they could through there battered helmet could, stared at the head Gem of the facility, staggered away from the rampant Earth-Borne Onyx, her face showing how she was unable to comprehend how her most prized ability, her ultimate defense was torn asunder at the might of a young one, who yet to even reach his first decade. He stood, no towered over her, scarlet eyes glaring into her very soul, judging her, and then.

And then.

"Retreat!" the words were coming out of her mouth just as she started turning, fear now the dominant expression on her face. This low ranker, even if it was a known fact that onyx were known for being berserker's, had outright outclassed her, terrified the living shards out of her.

They had fought well before the true battle had begun, and he wasn't even showing signs of stress yet. She had torn muscles that throbbed every step she took and there was nothing that seemed to slow him down.

Rose took no joy in this victory, no happiness in this win. This was on the pain of other suffering that had led to this, and that was what ended it.

A shadow towered over her and she could hear the cries from pearl to move.

She didn't.

With little care for what was being yelled, she turned around and embraced the Onyx gem, whose arms had been out as if to spear through her.

He tensed.

Shock.

Then as if just all the rage and anger was simply released, he deflated on himself, and embraced her back.