"Our entire cut of gem..." Rose sighed. "All bubbled away forever, except this one that decided to turn into some sort of...hybrid!"

"I'm sorry that happened," Steven said quietly. "But...I know my mom didn't want that. If she had just known-"

"Why would she care?" Rose scoffed. "She got what she wanted. A dead diamond and freedom for these worthless organic lifeforms! And it didn't cost HER a thing!"

"But you're here now," Steven started. "It's like we've been trying to tell you. Earth can set you free."

"NO!" Rose hissed. "Earth set YOU free! It set them free!" she cried, gesturing to the crystal gems behind him. Amethyst and Garnet were visibly upset, but Pearl was frozen in complete shock. "Your Rose was defective!" The gems all gasped in shock at that statement.

"Defective how?" Amethyst spoke up.

"Like I said before," Rose explained. "Rose Quartz gems are designed to have a certain degree of empathy and compassion, which we can use to force a tear and heal our injured gems. If your Rose really had that same feeling, she never would have been able to bring herself to shatter a diamond." Rose shed a tear just mentioning her diamond like that. "She would have thought about Pink Diamond...and she would have thought about every other Rose Quartz gem!"

"She did!" Steven insisted. "She was thinking about everyone, even the humans and her own army. She...she..." Steven struggled to find the words.

"She shattered a diamond!" Rose yelled again. "And for what? A deformed Amethyst?"

"Hey!" Amethyst yelped.

"An abomination?" Rose continued. Garnet glared through her sunglasses. "Whatever you're supposed to be." she hissed at Steven. "And a planet of humans! Loud, annoying humans! You all bubble gems that don't fit into your plans!"

"The corrupted gems?" Steven asked.

"That's all we can do for them." Garnet said blankly. "We do what we can to protect-"

"I know!" Rose yelled. "To protect your precious humans, and that ocean, and those trees Pearl showed me."

"Didn't you say those things were...beautiful?" Steven asked with a smile.

"Sure they are." Rose admitted. "But the diamonds' vision was much better. What you rebels did...it just isn't worth it!" she took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. "Pearl." she said suddenly. "You and I can fix this."

"We...we can?" Pearl finally spoke. "How?"

"Come back with me."

"I can't go back to Homeworld!" Pearl protested. "I was one of the original members of the Crystal Gems! Rose and I...we..."

"I know." Rose interrupted. "But there is a way!"

"But the Earth...it's my home now!"

"You barely even like the humans! You only fought for this planet because of that other Rose. You can undo all of this! You can come back with me and free every other bubbled Rose Quartz!"

"What are you talking about?" Pearl insisted.

"You and I are the only gems that function properly on this planet! And think of how pleased the diamonds would be..." Rose reached up towards her gem and a flash of light climbed out of it, wrapping around her wrist and forming her bladed gauntlet. "if you and I got rid of the gem who shattered Pink Diamond." She swung her arm and the blade of her gauntlet extended. She aimed it right at Steven, specifically at his gem, as a sinister smile grew across her face.

"No, wait!" Steven pleaded, stepping back. "Please, put that away, and we can just talk this out..."

"Talking won't bring back my diamond, or free my fellow gems!" Rose snarled, before a purple whip wrapped around her arm. Amethyst yanked on her whip, forcing Rose to stumble to the side. She cracked the whip, sending a pulse of purple flames along the length, which reached Rose's body and sent a shock throughout it. She winced in pain before glaring at her fellow soldier. "Not bad for a mistake." she growled. She twisted her arm around the whip and yanked Amethyst toward her, then sent her away with a sudden punch from her other arm. Rose then turned her head to see Garnet lunging towards her. She blocked Garnet's armoured fist with her gauntlet, while summoning another on the other arm, which she then used to block Garnet's other fist. "Pearl told me what you are." Rose growled. "A common, weak Ruby, and a Sapphire, not designed for combat." Rose jumps up and throws a quick kick to Garnet, knocking her off her feet. She then turned back to Steven, who had his shield ready, but Rose easily swatted it out of his hands. It rolled over by Pearl, who stood paralyzed, on the verge of tears, and vanished. With one blade, Rose stabbed through the collar of Steven's shirt and lifted him up by it. His shirt raised, revealing his gem. With her other blade, Rose pulled her arm back, preparing for a stab.

"Nooo!" Steven cried out, desperately. Suddenly, both Rose's arms went limp. Her face shifted from a devilish glare to a stunned, open-mouthed look. Her blade ripped through the rest of Steven's collar, dropping him into the grass, where he rolled back a bit. Garnet and Amethyst appeared by his sides to help him up. Rose turned to look over her shoulder, where she saw Pearl. She had her spear in hand, with the head piercing Rose's back.

"You?" she snarled. "I was wrong about you. You really are defective. Nothing like the Pearls I knew on Homeworld."

"And you're nothing like the Rose I knew on Earth." Pearl replied. "I was wrong too...And we're not defective! None of us are!" she roared proudly.

"If only you could have seen it from my side..." Rose managed to whisper before her body exploded into a cloud of smoke, leaving nothing but her gemstone. Pearl let out an exhausted breath, before dropping to her knees and letting her spear evaporate. She smiled when Garnet, Steven and Amethyst approached her, but frowned again when she saw the fallen quartz gem beside them. She gently picked it up and cradled it in her palms.

"Should we...?" she was barely able to say. Garnet nodded, and Pearl formed a small, white bubble around the gem in her hand. Steven hugged Pearl from the side. Amethyst gave her a firm pat on the back while Garnet tenderly put a hand on her shoulder. She smiled again, surrounded by her family, all standing in silence.