Writing ancientdot is more fun than it should be.
It's funny how someone can be there as a whole and yet, gone forever. Lapis was happy for Peridot.. other Peridot, but was she just supposed to say 'Oh, wonderful, you got your life back' and be done with it? The elemental gem wasn't upset, just confused. The water gem left her bedroom, and Peridot was there, on the couch.
"Peridot?"
"Mm?" the green warrior responded.
"Why were you created?"
"I thought you would ask that," Peridot murmured. "Truth be told, I don't really know. I'm not sure if she did it because she wanted someone to fight for her, or if she wanted a worthy successor, or if she just did it because she's Yellow Diamond and she can."
Lapis sat beside her. "This is getting ridiculous. Next we're going to find out that White Diamond and Pink Diamond all had secret successors."
Peridot laughed. "You've already met Pink Diamond's kid."
"What? That's absurd. If I had met Pink Diamond's child I'm sure I would have known."
"Apparently not." Peridot said, rolling her eyes.
"What was Homeworld like back then?"
"It was pretty scrappy, to tell the truth."
Lapis stared at Peridot with a look of disbelief on her face.
"It wasn't exactly happy fun peaceful time, Lazuli. It was war. We were under attack everywhere. Lots of us were dying. Sorry if we were a little too busy to make the place sparkle."
"..you're not going to say you were being eliminated?"
Peridot laughed a little.
"Not sure if you could tell, but me and other me are not exactly from the same time.. sort of. How does that even work?" Peridot furrowed her brow, looking confused.
Lapis shrugged. "Beats me. So.. why didn't they ever tell anyone about the war?"
"That's.. the best idea I've ever heard. Hey, do you guys know about this time when Homeworld was really weak and gems were dying everywhere?"
"Okay, okay, I get it. Sarcasm's turned all the way up, isn't it?"
"You have no idea." Peridot said, smirking. "What about you, Lazuli? What's your story?"
"There's not much to say. It was all peaceful pretty much. Homeworld was grand and extravagant, people went through routines, the Diamonds were separated, then the Rebellion happened and I was captured and put in the mirror."
"Okay, so," Peridot said. "Blah blah blah blah, Rebellion, captured and put in the mirror?"
"What? No, were you listening to me? I said it was peaceful and Homeworld was.. that's hilarious, Peridot."
"Alright, alright. Seriously though."
"The Rebellion was pretty much just another war. We all fought to.. kill. Some of us just let them retreat into their gems and ran away. Blue Diamond was the only Diamond who did so. That's how she died, actually. I don't remember much, just more war until I was forced into my gem and imprisoned in the mirror."
Peridot shook her head. "Maybe the only Diamond who fought for Homeworld who didn't smash the gems.. but not the only Diamond who didn't smash the gems, no."
"Why do I get the feeling you know something I don't?"
"Dunno," Peridot shrugged. "Why do I get the feeling you don't know something that you should know?"
"Very clever, Peridot."
"So you called other me Parrot, right?" Peridot inquired randomly.
"Uh," Lapis said, taken aback by the weird question. "Yeah. Why?"
"That's kinda stupid. I'm not a bird."
"Noted." Lapis deadpanned.
"Call me Dot," Peridot said. "That's what everyone called me."
"She's Peri, and you're Dot," Lapis said. "It fits."
Dot smiled. "Yeah. It does."
