Author's note: How did you guys like that last chapter about Peridot being redeemed? A reader mentioned in a review that I should show more of Peridot and that's what came to mind! I wish I could give the reader credit but unfortunately, they did not have a user-name. So thank you to that reader! I really want to give you credit so whenever you decide to make an account please Pm me and I will give you the credit you deserve! Thank you all for reading!

-The mind of PANDorA

Side note: This chapter is going to be a set up for the following chapters. As you can tell there might be some fusion-y goodness! Keep your eyes open, as these chapters might start flying. My writer's block is gone and this story is coming back with a vengeance! Enjoy!

FLASHBACK

After her encounter with White Diamond, Emerald ran from the tent. She darted to the other side of the field to find Rose Quartz and tell her what she had heard. But she couldn't find Rose, not at first anyway.

When Emerald found her, she ran over to her. She caught her attention and began to speak but was cut off. "Rose I..."

"Not now, Emerald. I'm trying to focus on the field. I have sent gems out to fuse and take down more of the Homeworld gems." Rose had waited a while to send out the fusions. Emerald had been excited to watch gems fuse. She was so excited, that she had forgotten what she was going to tell Rose.

"Synchronize. Come on, synchronize!" Rose said to herself, watching the gems dance and fuse. "YES! THEY DID IT! Oh my, they're so beautiful!" Rose praised from across the field. The gems that had fused created a giant, four-armed, dark red gem.

"That's Almandine, Emerald. She a fusion of Spinel and Spessarite. Aren't they amazing?" Rose asked, forgetting that Emerald had never seen a fusion in progress before.

Emerald had watched the two gems create their fusion. So graceful, so powerful.

More fusions began to appear. Rose naming them all quietly, but Emerald heard every single one of them. She looked on in awe, hoping one day she could learn this beautiful song and dance.

END OF FLASHBACK

PRESENT

Peridot had gone back into the bathroom. She wanted to be alone. The destruction of Jasper had crushed her spirit, but she knew she had to do it. If she wanted to truly show the Crystal Gems that she was worthy of their trust, she just had to.

Emerald and the other gems, including Steven, had gone back outside, Lapis's gem was in Steven's hands. He made sure that nothing happened to her. He hoped that she would come out of her gem son, and she did.

Lapis's gem glowed and a slender gem, shape-shifting her form, fell gently to the ground. Lapis was no longer wearing a long, flowing dress, but a frilly shirt and long, baggy pants. She had stars on her attire and The gems took that as her way of saying "I'm one of you now."

"Lapis!" Steven said, hugging the gem when her form came into focus.

"Steven! How..." Lapis was cut off.

"You unfused with Jasper. You were unconscious. We decided that poofing you would be the easiest way for your form to regenerate." Pearl spoke up. "I hope you're not mad that we had to poof you." Pearl said, hoping that Lapis would be understanding.

"It's OK. I'm fine now, thanks to you all. I couldn't control her anymore. She broke the chains and just pulled me with her to the surface. Fusing with her was one of the worst decisions I've ever made. Right after wanting to go back to Homeworld." Lapis hugged Steven and laughed. She was happy to see him. After all, he had let her out of that mirror, and healed her gem.

"But I do have one question. Where is Jasper?" Lapis looked around for the brute gem, but couldn't see her anywhere. Garnet looked at the dark blue gem and answered her. "Jasper is no longer a threat. It turns out that the gem, Peridot, had a few grudges against her. So, she was the one to crush her gem. We had no choice but to take her out." Lapis nodded at what Garnet had said, understanding fully.

It had been a few hours or so until Peridot came out of the bathroom. When she stepped out, the gems, and Steven, were standing around the counter in the kitchen.

Peridot looked the same, limb extensions and all, but somehow looked different. Her attire was roughly the same. Skin-tight clothes, but instead of the usual diamonds, signifying that she was from Homeworld, she now sported the stars that the other gems wore. She was now a true Crystal Gem.

The other gems looked at her and smiled, happy that she chose to do this on her own.

"You look good, Peridot." Steven said. Peridot blushed a little. "Thank you, Steven. I figured I should change since you've accepted me your own. I like this a lot more anyway." Peridot smirked. She was happy that someone accepted her. Even after all she had done to the gems, they still accepted her. And she liked that.

The next day, something had been brought to Emerald's attention. She had remembered Peridot mentioning something about the cluster when she had confronted Jasper. So when the gems started talking about it, she started to remember what she had already learned about it.

"I remember White Diamond saying something about this 'cluster' you all are talking about. When the war was going on, Rose had let me spy on the Homeworld countless times. I was the only gem that could camouflage well enough to not be seen." Emerald began. "I heard White Diamond mention the cluster. But at that point they had just put into the Earth's core. I was going to tell Rose about it, but I was too distracted. I must have forgotten completely." Emerald put her hand to her face in a slapping motion. She couldn't believe how she could have forgotten such crucial information.

"It's OK, Emerald. We know more about it now than you could have ever known back then. I've done so much research on this thing. I know almost everything about it. Everything but how to destroy it." Peridot reassured her.

"Yeah, but that's another thing. White Diamond had said that when Emerald's were eradicated, there was a reason. She said that her and Yellow Diamond had planned this thing for thousands and thousands of years before they had even found the Earth. They just needed to find a world that could sustain it long enough for it to build strength. She also said that because of the power that Emerald's have, they're the only thing that can break through the Earth's core. I know that this is weird but, I think she's right. I mean, that drill you're planning wouldn't be able to handle the pressure or the heat, and neither would any of you." Emerald pointed to Steven, Amethyst, Peridot, Lapis and Pearl. She knew Rubies had the heat resistance, at least that's what Garnet had said.

"But how would you survive, Emerald." Garnet asked, stoic as usual. She was trying to see how this would play out and she found her answer. In unison, the two, excuse me, three gems said, "Fusion." And Steven's eyes widened.

Excitedly, Steven whispered, "Giant woman."