I feel like this story is going by too fast and I haven't had enough time for character development. Oh, well. I'll try this chapter. Please leave a comment but no plotline suggestions (i.e. "oh can u have this character do this and have the story end exactly like this here I drew art and wrote my own fanfic based on how yours should end look do it or ill complain idk if it's a horrible idea but do it) so pls, no. Maybe read my other books? (Although this one is my favorite so far.) Also in this AU Garnet doesn't have future vision. Also why am I so mean to my charatcers ugh I need to pull it together but also not.

Lapis: I've spent two days here in this cell. No one's visited since the first time. I've already had a flashback. Being trapped in a mirror was almost like this. I've cried a lot. I'm sure that they can hear me. I don't care. I have nothing to do all day. I'm stuck here, alone with my thoughts. I know that they'll shatter me. It's going to happen eventually. Pearl hates me. Maybe I can finally learn how to be strong. I try to live with that thought in mind.

I hear the rumbling of the boulder at the top of the stairs moving. Someone's finally coming down here. Is that good or bad? I see Garnet silhouetted in the light. "What do you want?" I say, looking away. "Hello to you too, Lazuli." She replies. "Mind if I sit next to you?" "Do I have a choice?" "No." We sit in silence for a moment. I sigh. "Why are you here, Garnet?" I ask. "I have multiple reasons." She responds. "Oh." We sit in silence for a moment more.

"We can hear you cry."

"That's good to know."

"I thought I'd help you out."

"You would know the most about me, wouldn't you?"

"I thought that if you die, you should do it at peace."

"Oh."

I sigh. It sounds like they had already made up their minds about what to do with me.

"Garnet, do you really think that I poofed Steven?"

"I used to know you."

"That's not a real answer."

"I know."

"I used to know you, too."

We sit in silence. Sapphire and I had both served under Blue Diamond. We'd known each other thousands of years ago. I sighed.

"You've changed though. You're Garnet now."

"Do you think you've changed?"

"You knew that I was in the mirror for five thousand years. Me, in specific. You kept me there because you thought I was bad."

"That's not a real answer, Lapis."

"Spending that much time in a mirror changed me."

"In a good way?"

"Of course. In a way, I should thank you. Even though being trapped there hurt more than anything I'd ever known, it humbled me. I realized that I was bad."

"Bad?"

"Horrible."

"I know."

"We both do."

We stare off into space. I'd been a despicable person before the mirror. It took a lot to change me. It had hurt to be alone with my thoughts. To be able to see, think, and hear, but not move or act.

"Garnet, do you really, truly think that I hurt Steven?"

"You used to shatter others. Mock them before they died."

"I regret it. Besides, that was a long time ago."

"No time like the present to get into old habits."

I don't answer.

"Will you shatter me?"

Garnet sighs.

"Probably."

"Pearl really seems to hate me."

"I know. She takes it personally. She always used to protect Rose. She thinks that she's unable to do so now. This is her way of showing that she still can."

"Promise me that when I die, that you won't let Pearl be the one to do it."

"I'll try."

"Thanks."

We sit there in silence. I've accepted my fate. I know that's it's no longer if I'll be shattered, but when I'll be shattered. I don't cry this time. Maybe I'm finally strong.

Peridot: I've finally figured out how to make the limb enhancers self-implode. Now, I only need to find the Crystal Gem's camp. Luckily, I have a vague idea where the camp is. I have to sneak through the woods, hiding in shadows, crawling on the ground. All while trying not to be blown to pieces. Fun.

I haven't rested much. I look terrible. I have bags under my eyes, and I'm generally exhausted. But I don't care. I can't let my only friend be shattered.

I hear leaves rustling in the woods, maybe fifty feet off from where I'm standing. There aren't any native animals on this planet, so it must be a gem. I flatten down onto my stomach. "Hey, Pearl, do you think we're close? Peridot has to be around here somewhere." It's Amethyst. And she's hunting me.

Lapis: Garnet has been here for almost two hours. We haven't spoken much. "Alright Garnet, drop the act. Why are you really here?" I say, exhausted. She sighs. "Pearl and Amethyst are out hunting for Peridot. I'm supposed to guard you." She says. "What? You let Pearl chase after Peridot?" I say, my voice rising. She puts her hand on my shoulder. "Calm down. I told her to bring Peridot back in one piece." Garnet says. I doubt that Pearl will. I hope that I see my green friend one last time.

Peridot: I lay here in the bushes, trying my hardest to keep quiet. "Probably. Let's check this direction." Pearl says. The footsteps slowly grow louder. They were headed straight for me. I held my breath. They were almost on top of me. Suddenly, I felt a foot stomp down on my stomach. "What the- Peridot!" Amethyst yelled. I imploded my first limb enhancer.

I hadn't expected it to hurt this much. It felt like a bag of bricks hit my chest. I was thrown far away from the blast. It left a heavy cloud of dust, and I scrambled up, running away from where the explosion had been. I didn't know which direction I was headed in, but I ran as fast as I could. I couldn't afford to get caught. I heard yelling from behind me. "Amethyst, are you okay? Get up, she's headed for camp!" Pearl screamed. So I was going the right way. I sprinted off, and didn't look back.

I'd been running for the past ten minutes, and my lungs were screaming. I had tears in my eyes. I couldn't do this much longer. The forest opened up, and I found myself in a field. I whipped my head from side to side, trying to find their base. I saw a small shack made from fallen logs at the edge of the woods. I ran inside, but I didn't see any sign of Lapis. "Peridot!" I heard a yell. It was Pearl.

They run in front of me. "Peridot, surrender!" Pearl says. Amethyst limps up behind her. "Dude, not cool." She says. I hold up another limb enhancer. "Want me to explode another one? Give me Lapis!" I yell. Pearl laughs. "If you explode that right now, you'll bury her alive!" she responds. Sudden realization dawns on me. "You mean she's…" I start. "Right under your feet. Guarded. I wouldn't try anything." Pearl responds. My limb enhancers were my only weapons. If I couldn't use them, I would lose for sure. I just had to hope that I wouldn't bury Lapis. "Lazuli, look out!" I yell. I throw the limb enhancer, and it detonates. I was knocked backwards into the wall, and it breaks on contact. I groan, but manage to stand up. I run over to the middle of the floor. I can't find the entry point. "Amethyst? Amethyst! Answer me! Oh, you've poofed her!" Pearl yells. I look over, and see that she's right. Amethyst has retreated into her gem. One down, and one to go.

Lapis: I hear Peridot's voice. "Lazuli, look out!" What is she doing? A moment later, I hear a loud blast. The ceiling rumbles, and small dirt showers fall. Thankfully, it doesn't collapse. My ears are still ringing from the explosion. I can barely make out Pearl's words. "Amethyst… poofed…" Garnet looks at the ceiling. "I'm going up there. Don't try anything. I sigh. "I'm powerless down here, and you know it." I mutter. Garnet moves the boulder aside, climbs up, and covers the doorway once more. There go any chances for escape.

Peridot: Garnet climbs out from a hole in the ground. I hold another limb enhancer in my hands. "Give me Lapis. Now." I say. Pearl laughs. "And why would we do that? There's no way you'll take down the two of us." Pearl says. And she's right. My eyes travel to the boulder blocking entry to Lapis' cell. I grin. "I have a better plan." I say. I throw a limb enhancer at the boulder. It explodes, throwing chunks of rock everywhere. I race towards the entrance of the cave.

Lapis: I'm sitting in my jail cell, waiting to see what will happen. Suddenly, the entrance to the cave explodes. Dirt and rock is thrown everywhere. I'm showered with rubble. I'm barely awake, my vision blurring in and out. I hear footsteps. "Lazuli, come on, get up. We have to hurry." It's Peridot. I smile, and hug her. She pulls me up. "Come, we have to go!" We run up the stairs.

"Get back here!" I hear a shout behind us. It's Pearl. I grab Peridot by the waist, and start to fly. She holds one of her limb enhancers in her arms. "I missed you." I murmur. "I missed you too." Peridot replies. I see a flash of blue light go by my left eye. "What was that?" I yell, speeding up. "It's Pearl's spear-laser thing. Just hurry up." Peridot replies. "This is as fast as it gets." I respond. Peridot sighs. "Lazuli, I'm sorry. This'll speed us up, but it may hurt." Peridot says. "What?" I yell back, confused. She detonates her last limb enhancer, and we soar through the trees. Her weight leaves my arms. "Peridot?" I yell. I look down just in time to see her gem fall to the ground. Pearl must've hit her with her laser. "No!" I yell. I spin into a dive bomb, trying to catch her gem before it hits the ground. I snag it, but I'm too close to the ground now. Garnet runs over to me, gauntlets out, and squeezes my waist. I can't take the pain. I can feel my ribs cracking. I scream, and poof.