"Peridot… can we talk?"

Steven didn't know why he would go to Peridot for this, but he knew he needed to find something to help him. The green gem turned away from her work with Bismuth, all three of at the forge, and pulled up her dirty visor to get a better look at the hybrid. He looked different to say the least. He wore the same clothing and everything, but there was something about his eyes she hasn't noticed before. The short nerd couldn't find the words, but the emotion in those fake looking brown eyes was concerning.

"What is it Steven," Peridot frowned in confusion as she placed down her screwdriver. "Didn't Pearl and Garnet ground you yesterday after the fight with Connie?"

"Screw them and screw Connie. this is important," Steven snapped harshly, making both gems gasp a bit in shock. This rage radiating off the boy, was very much new.

"Now hold on there little friend," Bismuth jumped, being in the room with the took as she gave the hybrid a slight glare. "I don't take insults about my friends lightly, so you better quit the attitude or I will inform Garnet."

For some odd reason, that sentence only pissed off Steven more. He growled, feeling his eyes burn a bit behind his contact lenses and his stomach ache. Now was not the time to get upset though, he needed to speak with Peridot and sadly Bismuth too, upset that the big grey gem was already getting pissed. The hybrid took a big breath and dropped his glare before nodding at the two, waving his hands in defeat. "Right… I'm sorry Bismuth, but I really need Peridot's help. Yours too if you can."

"Whatever it is Steven, I'm willing to help," Peridot nodded, ignoring the grey builder who still looked a bit unsure of what was happening.

Steven didn't waste no time to get his point across, his eyes firm and his face showed nothing but the look of someone serious, but also tired. "I need to know if there is a way to contact the Diamond."

"WHAT!?"

The hybrid didn't even flinch like Peridot had when Bismuth slammed her fist on her own achor. he could see the fury in her eyes, but he also saw the fear hinted in there as well. Honestly who can blame the buff gem? Bismuth was part of the gem war all of those years ago, she has seen truly what the Diamonds could do under anger, in the name of keeping the order of the Authority. The boy had seen pieces of it, through the dreams and Pearl's memories. He knows that the diamonds still terrify the gem, hell they even scare Peridot and Lapis, and they were on the Diamonds' side. Steven couldn't be angry at Bismuth's fear and confusion on why he would want to do such a thing, but right now her feelings didn't matter to the boy. He was tired of everything happening around, and right now he needed answers. He needs to make this silly war go away. He needed his fellow Diamonds.

He was tired of everything. Tired of waiting, tired of the lies and secrets. He wanted all of this to end. If the gems could try and move on from the war, Rose being a Diamond, and even the corrupted gems, then fine. He can't move on though, and that's what's been eating him the most. No matter what, he can't rest till all of his mother's mistakes are put to rest and fixed. even if the war had nothing to do with him, the aftermath did and he wasn't going to half ass do it like his mom did. The teen was going to do the right thing.

Even if the others try and stop him.

"You heard me Bismuth," Steven spoke in a blunt tone, his strong eyes never leaving the gem's harsh glare. "I need to know a way to contact the Diamonds. I need to talk to them."

"Are you out of your mind Steven!? What could have possibly corrupted you to even think that doing that is a good idea," Bismuth shout out in ;oud volumes, her rage still lingering in her words.

The hybrid didn't even bother to answer the rapidly dropping questions, frowning at the grey gem before turning back to Peridot. She was just standing there with a slightly frozen shocked face, almost like she was trying to read in on what he could be thinking. Steven sighs and shakes his head. "It's pointless to answer those questions." He give one more look at Bismuth before turning back. "Peridot, do you know a way to contact the Diamond?"

"Besides that communicator on the moon base that exploded, I don't know much about the technology Pink had on this planet," Peridot answered honestly, seeing the disappointment in the brunette's eyes. She frowned deeply. "What I don't understand Steven, is why you would want to contact the Diamonds?"

"You know why Peridot. I've been thinking about telling them the truth," Steven sighed, shaking his head. "I need to tell the truth. That Pink Diamond wasn't shattered in the first place."

Both gems took a bit intake of breath, even though they didn't need it, looking at the young teen as if he had just shattered his gem right in front of them. Steven knew they were confused, even thinking that he might be crazy but he shook his head. He didn't know who else to turn to besides Peridot and maybe even Lars, but Lars was in space on the run to get back home. He didn't want his best friend in any danger if his plan was the fail. The young hybrid looked down at his hand, placing it on his shirt where his gem is underneath and trying to think of another way to get to the Diamonds. He growled, now thinking back on how Garnet destroyed the wrap pad and the moon base command controls.

There had to be another way to contact the Diamonds. Steven thought on just which Diamond he would even talk to, thinking that Blue might be the better choice between the two, but he didn't like his odds with her either. She did threaten to make his life, or back then Rose's life, far more worse than just shattering him. He shivered slightly at the memory, but also frowned deeply. They were in so much grief and pain, just seeing Blue destroyed after her emotional outburst struck the hybrid to the core. If his life wasn't on the line he would have comfort her. Her aura was screaming out to him to go and help her calm down. Yellow was griefing too, but he saw how she was standing strong for Blue, trying to not let her emotions control her actions. She was also closed minded, making her much harder to talk to if Steven planned to contact her. No, Blue Diamond was his best bet. He felt somehow that they were closer together than any other Diamond. Maybe she would listen better, but who knows until he finds a way to contact her. If he could just think of a way too.

"Peridot," Steven looked back up at the green gem, his eyes almost pleading. "Are you sure you don't know any other way?"

Peridot tapped her chin, but shook her head as she shrugged. "I'm sorry Steven, but most Era 2 gems that aren't elites know very little about Rose Quartz and the Gem war, much less Pink Diamond. We had heard stories of a fourth Diamond, but that's all they were, stories."

"You're serious," Bismuth looked at the short gem, shocked by the answer herself. "You mean to tell me that those Diamonds didn't even bother to tell their slaves about the war?"

"We knew there was a war, but not the deep details." Peridot once again shrugged as she spoke her piece, "I only knew that Rose Quartz shattered a diamond and wanted to destroy all gems. She was a defect."

The taller gem tsked, crossing her arms as she stated in disgust. "Of course the Diamonds would say such a think about Rose. I shouldn't have though anything less coming from tyrants like them."

"Don't Call Them Tyrants!"

Both of the crafting gems jumped slightly and turned towards the not much angered hybrid. Peridot gasped only slightly at the sight of the glaring boy, seeing his brown eyes seem to glow a faint color underneath them, and his hair waving only a bit. This was completely new for the green gem, but she felt like the outburst was a protective one. Was he defending the Diamonds? It was obvious that the word tyrant was a sore spot to the boy. Then an idea of what happened with Steven and Connie back on their date clicked in the little nerd's head like a runaway train. She must have said the same thing as well, or something similar to the hybrid. Diamonds were tyrants to them, but now that Steven was a Diamond, it was word that very much insults him just like the other three.

Peridot could see that Bismuth didn't fully understand the boy's sudden rage, and snapped back at him just as harsh. "Why not Steven? Aren't they tyrants, monsters who rule Homeworld with an iron fist!? Shatter their own subject just for much as blinking the wrong way at them!? That's all the Diamonds are; Murderous monsters!"

Steven growled, the glow under his eyes intensifying as his red hot rage blinded his vision. With a slam of his own fist on the achor, the boy snapped. "You don't know shit Bismuth! You're judging the Diamonds base on one misunderstanding war! You blame them for the deaths of your comrades when they were victims just like you were! Tricked and lied to by your leader, my mother! You have no right to call them murderous tyrants when it wasn't there fault!"

"Do you even hear yourself Steven! Speaking like you were there during war," She grabbed Steven by the shirt, lifting up the same way she did back when they fought before. Peridot shouted, trying to make her friend stop, but neither gem paid her any mind. "You know NOTHING for what Pearl, Garnet, and I had to go through! We were fighting for our freedom, Earth's freedom, your existence to even be who you are, against those monsters! They shattered my friends! Corrupted them to where they look like freakiest animals! You call them victims, you call them weak sad grieving gems. They aren't!"

"And was my mother better than them!? Were you any different from them!? You act like you were the savoir, that you were the hero, but no one was in that fucking war! There were no heroes! There was only one villain, and that was ROSE QUARTZ! IT WAS PINK DIAMOND! I may have never been in the war like you and the others, but I got a fucking brain to see that you were no better than them Bismuth! I knew what you were becoming when you showed me that breaking point; You were turning in the Diamonds! A Dictator who would shatter any gem, even your own kind, to get the so called peace that you wanted! Just face the facts! My mom didn't care about you! She used you. YOU WERE NOTHING BUT A TOY SHE TOOK FROM THE OTHER DIAMONDS!"

That last shout struck a core to the grey gem as she roared and throw Steven down the the ground, causing the boy to hit his head on the stone floor and shout in pain. Peridot screamed when she saw the red liquid come out from the boy's forehead. She tried to stop Bismuth, but she wasn't listening to her. The hybrid groaned, slowly getting up as he spat out the blood that got in his mouth, glaring at the massive gem with her now hammer hand. He knew he should be scared, be running away from pushing her to much, but he didn't do such a thing. Instead he just slowly got on his feet, his stance wobbly as he glared back at the furriest craftier gem.

"You… You know that I'm right. That you were just a toy…" Steven coughed, wiping off the blood dripping off his chin, he heard Peri squeak but he didn't turn to her. "A toy, a pawn in her own selfish gain to keep the Earth. You think she was different. You thought she was still a savoir even after the story I told you back in the boiling room, but you are wrong! I know who my mother is, and she wasn't a hero! She was the worst Diamond of them all!"

"Shut up!" Bismuth lifted her hammer hand, ready to attack the boy.

"Bismuth No!" Peridot shouted.

Steven was quick though to summon his shield, blocking the attack as he slammed his hand down on the ground. His bubble formed around him, along with the spikes that pushed Bismuth back. The grey gem just grunted before going in for another attack, but all it did was knock down Steven's spikes. The vibration though did push the boy to his knees, groaning in pain as he held his stomach. She kept attacking, the bubble starting to show signs of cracking, and the hybrid raised a hand to keep his focus on holding it up. He didn't stop his words, he kept pushing the rage felt warrior.

"Why do you defend her!? Is it because you trust her judgement, that you believe in her lies as your own righteous morals!?" He grunted in pain, feeling his will to keep the bubble up starting to break. "You didn't trust Rose before! When she tossed you aside and bubbled you away from your friends! So why now!? So what if she bubbled you to safe herself, she still was a liar! She still was a monster! So why do you let her control you!? Why won't you let me talk to the Diamonds!?"

He couldn't say more as his bubble finally broke from Bismuth rapid pounding against it, throwing him back against a walk. Steven was quick to recover as the roaring gem came over and plan to strike him again. He re summoned his shield and blocked it, using his foot to trip her over. She didn't stay down from long though as she throw her hammer hand to knock him on the side, but he blocked again with another shield. He jumped up and away from her attacking hands, floating down onto the avail near Peridot. The green gem was staying far back, still screaming at them to stop, but now Bismuth morphed her hand into an axe, planning to attack him. His eyes widened as he floated and dodged another attack. He almost didn't catch the grey gem in time as she grabbed a sword near back and raised it up to strike him down, but Steven was quick enough to grab the sword Bismuth was working on and raise it up in a defensive position. A long clash of their swords contented, the two gem not struggling to out power the other.

Steven was struggling to hold on, trying to stop Bismuth and the surging power planning to take over his body. He looked up at her colorful eyes, seeing the rage but tears that threaten to fall. Just seeing these tears and hearing his own words brought tears in his own eyes, blurring his vision only slightly. "I get it! You are scared of them! You hate them, and I get it okay. I'm not asking for you to like them, I'm not asking you to even care about them. I just want a way to talk to them! I want this to end! I WANT THIS WAR TO BE OVER!"

"ENOUGH!"

Bismuth shouted in blind fury, knocking Steven's sword out of his hand as she dropped hers and grabbed his neck again. She slams him into a wall, pinning him there as she looked down at his face, his hair now covering his face. Peridot was the only one who noticed out much longer it seemed to have gotten.

"Do you know what will happen if you contact the Diamonds," Bismuth pants, rage still laced in her voice as she pinned the boy harder against the wall. he said nothing. "You think they will show you mercy, that you know them just cause you have a gem similar to theirs. Whether they were victims or not doesn't matter!They are still Diamonds; they are still ruthless dictators! If you tell them about Rose, about Pink about who you really are, who knows what they will do to you! They will shatter you, or rip your gem out of your stomach just to bring Pink. They'll shatter your friends, my friends! Destroy your home! You are willing to risk ALL of that just to ease their pain!?"

There was nothing but silence at first, bone chilling silence. Peridot was frozen, not knowing what to do as she stood right behind the two, tears filling her eyes as well. Bismuth was panting, hoping she would get a word out of the boy. He kept his head down, completely limp as if he might of passed out. The grey gem was starting worry, thinking if she should remove her arm away from his chest, but stopped short when hearing a sound. It was a weak, wet like chuckle. It came out again, only this time more broken and wet then before, almost like a sob. Both Bismuth and Peridot looked at the hybrid, gasping with wide eyes once his head came back, his face full in their view.

During the fight Steven had lost one of his brown contact lens, showing now his left glowing bright pink eye, the iris pointed into a black diamond shape. he was crying hot sting tears, smiling so brokenly at the grey gem that Bismuth flinched under the gaze. Quickly her rage had died away, and the sick feeling of guilt and realization morphed deep within her gem core. Peridot just started to cry as well, covering her mouth in shock to see the boy's diamond eye.

"I…" Another sob broke out of the boy's throat as he tried to let out another pitiful chuckle, his hand gripping onto Bismuth arm. "I-I don't have a choice B-Bismuth. I d-don't have a choice!" He sobbed harder, almost looking like he was choking. "Y-You... You don't know what it's like! Watching them suffer, feeling their pain and crying their tears as if they were my own! Drowning in this black ocean of sorrow and despair, but at the same time knowing that I'm not the one who is drowning for real. It hurts! It hurts Bismuth! I c-can't let them continue to break like this… I can't be happy and safe here on earth, knowing there is a way to fix them. Knowing that I can help end it all! They aren't my enemies… they never were…"

"Then what are they to you?" bismuth mumbled out, though she felt like she knew the answer.

Steven smiled, sobbing as he looked deeply into her eyes. "My family. Not by blood, but by my gem. I can't let my family break apart like this Bismuth. I just… can't!"

The buff gem said nothing, dropping her own head down as the shadows covered up her face.

"Please Bismuth," He pleaded, gripping her arm harder. "I need to fix this… I have to fix the damage my mother has to them. I know you know where I can contact them. P-Please… Let me fix what I can before it's too late."

With that, the hybrid was let go to fall back down to the ground, his body sore and tired from all of the emotions and fighting he had to do. Peridot quickly ran over to Steven, checking if he was okay. He quickly closed his left eye, knowing full well that the green gem was looking into his diamond eye. As much as he knew the short nerd had already seen it plenty, the teen knew it was a sore sight to see. With nothing but a nod towards Peri, he looked back up at Bismuth, still seeing her face masked by the shadows due to the low lighting of the forge.

"Bismuth…"

She still didn't respond, but she did look directly at the kneeling boy, her face now in full view of the lighting. She held a glare, showing Steven that this decision still pissed of the craftier, but he also saw understanding even a bit of sadness. He knew she was questioning him one last time, seeing if he was going to back out now while he had the chance, but he couldn't back down now. Steven wasn't going to wait for the Diamonds to come to Earth and demand answers. He knew this was the right thing to do, the only option that wouldn't end in total bloodshed and shards. If he was going to end this long 6000 years of pain and grief, the boy was doing it now. He wiped his eyes, knocking out the other contact lens as both pink diamond eyes focused on the much taller gem above him. His gaze soft but firm as their eyes locked in a silent conversation even Peridot could understand.

After another minute, which felt more like years, Bismuth finally cracked. She closes her eyes and sighs deeply, her voice tense but clear. "I might know one way."

"You do," Steven slowly tried to stand, holding his arm as it started to throb and ache slightly.

"Yeah. I thought Rose might have destroyed it, but now knowing that she is… Pink Diamond… then she still might have kept it," She stated, taking in a deep breath before answering the boy's unspoken question. "Pink's Spaceship."

Both Steven and Peridot's eyes widen in shock at this. The green gem spoke faster than the boy. "Pink diamond had a ship!?"

Bismuth nodded grimly, "Yeah. I don't remember what it looked like, since I had only seen it once, but just like the other two Diamonds Pink had a ship that only she could drive. I don't know if Rose had destroyed, but if it is still intact, you can contact the Diamonds with it."

"I… I think I might know where it is. Thanks Bismuth," Steven nods once with a smile before walking to leave the forge, only to stop with Peridot grabbed his good arm.

"Steven," She mumbled, her voice plainly showing her fear. He could feel her hand tremble as well. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

There wasn't even a second doubtful thought. He had to do this. He needed this to end, he needed his pain to end, and if anything else… Steven needed to know that his family will once again find peace. "Yes Peri. I need to do this. They're my family."

Bismuth shook her head. "They could kill you you know."

"It's a risk I'm willing to take." Steven stood up tall, pulling gently away from his friend as he headed out to go and look for Pink's ship.

As the forge opened and closed now on command, Bismuth let out a weak chuckle, shaking her head. "He truly is a Lion after all."

Not gonna lie... this was very hard for my to write. I was just writing away and this came out of my hands. It shocking my that I even wrote this.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed it. See you guys next chapter!

Bye! ;)