Expanded Universe

Due to the worries of Office of Naval Intelligence staff, the following evaluation is to determine how powerful Leonard Alpha Church is. Being the only Gemchurian-Human hybrid, Leonard is a high unknown. Fortunately, due to his training with agents Carolina and Cortana, and past knowledge of Rose Quartz herself, we can expect some of the following traits to be found in the Alpha sometime or the other. For the convenience of this paper all references of Leonard Alpha Church will be replaced as 'the Alpha' or 'Alpha'.

Shape Shifting- According to the Amethyst, shape shifting is a common Gemchurian trait found in all of their races. Shape shifting comes natural to Gemchurian; the Alpha however needed time to develop this ability. Over the course of 2 months the Alpha picked up on this ability and managed to master it quickly. The Alpha was able to turn into what he pleased, however it did have a border. All of the Alpha's shape shifting could only range to and from humanoid shaped beings. Species similar to humans in figure alone were all that he could manage. Species such as the Mgalekgolo were not achievable.

Gravitational Manipulation- This is an ability that stems from Rose Quartz herself. Merely it is the ability to make one defy gravity. This allows the Alpha to float and jump against the laws of gravity. This is empowered by his emotions Negative feelings grant him the ability to drop while positive feelings allow him to fall slower and jump higher. It has not been tested yet if the negative feelings allow him to stick to ground or not.

Fusion- Like all others of the Gemchurian race, fusion is the ability to combine two different gems together to form a whole new being. Alpha has yet to master this ability, or even succeed in fusion. Attempts with other humans have proven fruitless as the Gems have stated that only other Gemchurians can fuse with one another. Unfortunately the Crystal Gems were not present at the moment. So for the time being fusion attempts are unavailable.

Durability- This isn't actually an ability as much it is just there. Gemchurians are astoundingly resilient to physical damage. We can expect that Alpha as well has the durability of a Gemchurian or an above average durable skin. Tests on him have yet to be approved by the director of O.N.I. Even if they reached him, Dr. Catherine Halsey and former director Leonard Church still have major voices within O.N.I., in short there is a low possibility that it would pass.

Healing Tears - Another ability passed down from Rose Quartz, these healing tears are said to heal many wounds. Gems with cracks are often sent to Rose Quartz to be healed by her. The Alpha has shown no signs of having this ability but we can only expect such, nothing is set in stone yet. We will have to wait.

Shield- A Gem's weapon is derived from who they are. Acquiring a Rose Quartz gem, the Alpha can summon his mothers shield in order to attack or defend. Over his training he has managed to use this interchangeably in combat. Now the Alpha is a master at using is shield and his deadly defensively and offensively.

Bubble and Bubbling- Two different yet very similar abilities, the Alpha's bubble are a side ability granted to him by, once again, Rose Quartz. The bubble allows him to surround himself in a sphere that protects him from much harm. The bubble is able to withstand as much force as the Alpha can withstand. It is variable but with training the bubble can become an incredible asset. Now to bubbling, it is unknown if all gems possess this ability or it is taught. Either way, bubbling is the ability to incase a gem in a sphere and transport them to a single destination. All bubbled gems or objects are sent to Garnets room within the Crystal Gems temple. It has been confirmed that living life forms are able to withstand this teleportation.

Sword Master- As the title suggest the Alpha is a proficient master at the art of the sword. He seemed to inherit the ability from his Gems past owner; Rose Quartz. Call it muscle memory, but Alpha has managed incorporate his own style of fighting he calls Devil Strike. It is a free style form, lots of piercing and slashing. It's very brutal; enemies attacked with this attack are usually left cut into pieces.

Lasher- Inspired by Amethyst's whip, Alpha had designed a coiled whip with blades attached to each side and a spear point at the end. The 120 meter whip is made with of an alloy that combines the durability of MJLONIR armor and the light weight of extra planetary metals (the specifics have yet to be disclosed). The whip is easily able to leap the Alpha over buildings and allow him the leverage to pick up and toss objects. Combat wise it can shred through Covenant shields.

CQC- Trained by agent Carolina herself, the Alpha picked up an affinity for Close Quarters Combat. He is ravenous at it, utilizing any advantage given to him; whether it was clean or not. Although not imbued with enhancements, Alpha was able to beat some Gen-II Spartans. Despite this achievement he was beaten by the higher adept Spartans.

Cinder- Cinder isn't a persistent ability, and neither is it gained by his Gemchurian blood. Rather, Cinder is the ability granted by his fragment, Sigma. Cinder allows the Alpha to form hotspots, fire glass, a projectile flame, and other abilities centered on fire. Cinder has an unknown range of power which makes it a dangerous ability.

Of course these are only a fraction of what the Alpha is possible of but they have let to be revealed. The Alpha is still an unknown and can possibly be an ill benefit to the Office of Naval Intelligence. As a high ranking O.N.I. officer I recommend that the Crystal Division be shut down. The potential of these 'Crystal Gems' being used against us could be a potential threat. The added bonus of them being war criminals from their home world can also cause an extra-planetary incident with the Diamond Authority. If they are to figure out that we hold some of their enemies we as a species would be fighting two fronts at once. Seeing how the Covenant alone have decimated our troops planet by planet it would be beneficial to gain favor with the Diamond Authority.

Respectfully Submitted by Margaret Parangosky