First off, thank you to everyone who favorited and followed the story. That was a huge boost for my motivation to write tonight! Secondly, here's the story.

There she was in that damned cell again curled up in a ball with her head buried in her knees. It had been almost fifteen minutes since the ship had left earth with five new 'guests' and Lapis knew they already made some distance away from the primitive planet.

'What's going to happen when we get to homeworld? Yellow Diamond doesn't sound like a lenient boss. There's no doubt the crystal gems will get the punishment they deserve but Steven...he's hardly a part of anything. He's too kind and innocent to be one of them. Why does he stay with those traitors? Doesn't he know they'll jus-' she's shaken from her thoughts when suddenly the ship shakes for just a moment as if heavy cargo was dropped and the impact could be felt through the floor.

Lapis looks up from her knees to peek around her wall the best she could without moving from her spot. When nothing could be seen, she turned around to face a solid wall of her jail. If she was to be dragged off again, she'd rather ignore it for as long as she can.

When nothing happened and no one came by, the blue girl lied down on her side with her hands tucked into her chest and her knees still bent close. Many thoughts were running through the poor gems head, all falling back to a way to leave this mess. Planning multiple routes and possible outcomes with all of them ending in failure. Eventually giving up on her schemes, she sits herself back up in order to clear her head a bit and rethink.

Disobeying more than she already has wouldn't exactly be the best idea. 'I did lead us to Earth and to the temple so I'm sure I'll be let off...right? Who am I kidding, I'm doomed no matter where I go. And now I've dragged my only friend down with me.'

Foot steps could be heard from down the corridor and Lapis knew this time it was coming towards her. 'Ignore it Lapis. Relax. As long as you do what they say, they wont hurt you anymore. You'll be that much closer to getting out.' she gave herself a quick pep talk. Then the pitter patter of racing foot steps halted to a stop. But who she hears isn't what she was expecting.

"Oh, it's just you." the voice is a mixture of disappointment and bitter frustration. Lapis is unaffected by this and continues to sulk. That is until she hears the other company.

"Lapis!" the gem turns around to see a small red gem with a head band tightly secured around bulbous hair, they had a simple choice of clothing and looked at her with hateful eyes. But that's not what Lapis was concerned about right now. Steven had found her. He had escaped his prison. He raises his hands to the force field separating them, "Lapis I can get you out!"

"Stop!" Lapis yells before the boy can lay his hands down.

"It's okay, I can-"

"No! I don't want your help. Things are bad enough as it is. I've already made too much trouble. Once we get back to homeworld, they're going to decide what to do with us." she wraps her arms around herself and peers down to the floor beside her. Too ashamed of herself to even keep eye contact with the half human.

The red gem, almost forgotten about, growls in frustration with her hands on her head. "I don't have time for this!" And just like that she's gone off running away from the two. Steven calls out for her to wait but the small gem is already gone and wont turn around anytime soon. She had an obvious mission set in mind and whatever it was, Lapis knew Steven was trying to help. That's just how the boy was. Always helping however he can.

Lapis looked to him with pleading eyes. "Steven, whatever you're doing just stop. If we do everything they say, they might go easy on us."

"But they're.." he pauses looking for an appropriate word to use, "..mean! They hurt my friends, they hurt my face! They've got you here in prison."

"That's why we can't fight them." the girl's hope is vanishing from her voice. That is if there was any left.

Steven's hope was still very much alive though. "That's why we have to fight them!" the remaining gem realized there was no use trying to convince her friend to surrender and endure their fate. She simply turned in her spot so she didn't have to face him anymore, no longer speaking anymore. Steven speaks once more, "I'll come back for you." and then he leaves in the same direction as his companion did.

And just like that she was alone. Again. A part of the blue gem wanted Steven to save her from this hell. A part of her wanted to fight against the gems that put her in here. A part of her wanted to get revenge on the gems that held her captive for thousands of years, knowing she was in the mirror. All of her was paralyzed from confusion. In all actuality she didn't know what she wanted.

She needed to be saved. She needed someone to fight for her. She needed piece of mind and closure. And Lapis Lazuli knew who that someone was that can do all these things and more. The only problem was-

Suddenly the ship is shaken. Somewhat similar to how it did earlier, only this time stronger as if the space craft had made contact with something. 'We couldn't have made it back to homeworld yet. It took us weeks to make the trip to Earth...perhaps we hit an asteroid or got caught in a-', more shaking made her lose her train of thought.

Lapis can hear it now. Whatever that angry looking gem and her friend were planning to do, it's probably in motion. The sound of metal crunching and snapping can be heard in the distance. Surely the cause of it being a battle of sorts.

'I hope Steven is okay...', she thought. That's all she can do right now. That's all she's ever done since she was originally captured.

The sudden shocks of shaking changed to a constant rumble of turbulence. 'This is it. We're crashing. Everything I've been through, everything I've done. All worth nothing and I inadvertently dragged everyone with me. I'm sorry Steven. I never meant to hurt you and your planet.' She took one last look at the sorry space she sat in then buried her head in her knees once more.

"Lapis!" Said gem looked up to the voice and couldn't believe her eyes.

"Steven! You shouldn't be here!" The miracle boy was running straight to her cell.

"Lapis we need to get you out of here, the ship is going down we need to hurry!" He was already reaching through the force field.

"Save yourself Ste-"

"NO!" Before Lapis could get another word in, he already bubbled them inside a shield.

Not long after, impact was made. And even shorter after that, was an explosion. The hand shape it once was, now mangled and broken into fragments scattered along the shore. Blue flames engulfing what wasn't complete waste yet.

A pink beast made its way to the shore and scouted the area in search of his master. Approaching piles of debris then turning to a new until he had found who he had been searching for.

Releasing a sonic roar, the lion cleared a small amount of rubble revealing a small boy and a thin girl still encased in a transparent pink bubble. The shield dissipated after the weight had been relieved from the pair.

Steven was the first to react. "Lion! We have to find the others." He turned to his friend. "I'll be back Lapis, we'll get through this together. The gems will know what to do." The lion kneels down for his master to mount him, then they're off.

Taking the opportunity to escape, Lapis jumps into the air and summons her water wings and starts to fly away. To where, she doesn't know. As long as it's not here, not around these monsters, she didn't care.

A good distance in the air she spots pink fur and curly hair. She debated saying goodbye but decided against it for he would only try to stop her. Liquid wings turn her around to leave, but she is once again stopped by a flash of pink. A closer look shows what seems to be limbs wrapped around figures beneath the pink object. Or rather, within the pink object. The missing team mates had been found.

After a second thought, Lapis once again changed direction of her flight and dove down to the pile covering her target. Lifting and tossing large sheets of rock and metal and whatever the modern technology was made from cleared the bubble shield to reveal the crystal gems.

Lapis stared at them. They stared back. Only their gazes held confusion, concern, and fright. Verses the blank stare they received from deep blue eyes. No one spoke a word. That is until the link holding them all together showed up.

"Garnet! Amethyst! Pearl! You're safe! Lapis you found them!" The bubble vanishes and the boy dashes into the arms of his family who gratefully embraced him. They took a moment to soak in the reality of what could have happened while they were separated. "I can't believe my bubble lasted without me for so long!"

"That just goes to show how strong you are little man." Amethyst says while ruffling the 'little man's' hair.

Pearl steps in with concern dreading her features. "Steven listen to me, don't ever do that again. You could have gotten hurt without us there to protect you."

"Pearl. Steven clearly proved he took care of himself just fine while away from us." Garnet places her hand on his shoulder. She continues just as he goes to say something, "But you're still getting grounded for scaring us like that."

"Awe man..."

The tallest gem stands up and walks calmly over to Lapis. Her face is stoic and solid, her signature glasses not doing much to lighten the gaze. "Thank you Lapis Lazuli."

"W-what?" 'Well that's not what I was expecting to hear. Like ever.'

"Thank you for finding us. I'm not sure how long Steven's shield would have held strong. Without you, we might have been crushed under the weight of all that debris." Garnet extends her right hand and waits for the gesture to be returned, which eventually is after a few seconds.

It's awkward and there's a lack of eye contact. Words are a thing of the past as everyone becomes speechless from the unspoken truce between the two. She didn't know why, nor was she going too pry. But Lapis had came to their rescue. And that's what really mattered to the fusion. Maybe the good Steven saw in the gem before her wasn't just an illusion made up from unconditional kindness.

As if on queue, scrap pieces of ship begin to stir many feet away from the group. What emerges from it is none other than Jasper. Busting herself out of the pile like a caged gorilla gone mad.

Lapis's eyes widen. Her feet are planted to the ground. Her wings retreat back into her gem. Mouth open slightly with a slacked jaw. Eyebrows knitted together in fear. 'No...no she's still here. She didn't go down with the ship.' Then her expression changed to one of angry and vengeance. "You!"

Jasper looks to Lapis with hateful eyes. "Me? Ha! Don't act like you're a threat to anyone! You're just a 'has been' that never made it. Now step aside." The cocky gem stomped her way over to the fusion. But before she can get halfway to her, she's stopped by something wrapping around her ankles.

A better look shows her the intrusion are vines. Water vines to be specific. Only for a moment though, then they shape shift into chains and cuffs that lock onto her. In the midst of her sudden capture, she neglects to notice two more water vines seep from the ocean and latch onto her wrists and also turn into shackles.

"What is this?! What's going on?!" Panic starts to set in.

"You wont take me prisoner again." Shackles tighten around wrists and ankles. "You wont hurt me anymore." Arms and legs are slowly pulled in opposite directions. "You wont use me to hurt my friend any longer." Limbs are pulled tight. Jasper's face contorted into one of confusion, to fear, to silent pleading all in a matter of seconds. "I wont let you!" The limit was reached as the chains pulled as far as the gems physical form would allow and then further causing it to poof back into the little orange diamond shaped gem.

Silence. No one dared to make a sound. The only noise that could be heard was the splashing of waves hitting the shore then receding back into the ocean. No one moved. Not until a light tune interrupted the moment. A few seconds later, the melody stopped and the only human present spoke into the loud device. "Uh..hello?"

The fusion gem approached the poofed gem and quickly bubbled it and sent it away to an unknown place. "Wow. She should have considered a different profession."

Hello and thanks for joining me again for the second chapter! Sorry to make you guys wait until the end of the week for this one. Things got busy here with the holiday, but I assure you the next chapter will be up soon. Not gonna lie, copying the dialog from episodes is not something I consider fun. More like annoying. Anyways! Until next time my valued readers!~