Chapter 38: The End of Jasper

Smoke Quartz was ready to fight Jasper with her new yo-yo weapon.

Jasper: Is fusion the only trick you Crystal Gems?

Smokey: I got plenty of tricks. Ever see sink the dink?

Jasper: What?

Smokey hits Jasper with her yo-yo, knocking her down. Jasper gets back up and spin dashes towards her.

Smokey: Whoah oh.

Smokey spins her weapon around a rock above her and uses it as a rope to dodge Jasper's attack. Jasper ends up dashing into the wall where some of the caged corrupted gems were and Gien on the very top, causing it to collapse. Some of the gem monsters escape and Gien falls to the ground.

Gien: AAAAAAHHHH!

Gien falls, but seems fine. But watches his monsters escape.

Gien: No! My monsters! ( turns to Jasper) Jasper what are you doing? Stop fooling around and shatter her already!

Jasper: ( annoyed) What does it look like I'm doing?

The shoulder cannons open up on Jasper's shoulders and start firing at Smokey. Smokey twirls her yo-yo in a circularmotion, blowing the projectiles back at Jasper. Jasper gets hit by her own projectiles. She gets back up forms two buzz saws from her hands and throws them at Smokey. Smokey knocks them down with her yo-yo and then hits Jasper again. Gien tries to get away from the battle and is met up with Viggo and Bomber.

Viggo: My lord. What's going on?

Gien: The others are here and Jasper is having trouble fighting this new fusion.

The trio watches from the distance as Smokey avoids a rocket punch from Jasper and hits her again.

Bomber: I guess Huntress has failed on her part of the mission.

Viggo: My lord this doesn't make sense. The suit is supposed to be designed to withstand anything even a fusion. How is this happening?

Gien: It could be one of two things. Jasper's cracked gem might have made her weak or...

Viggo: Or?

Gien: Or unless my theory is correct about that boy.

Bomber: What are you saying?

Gien: Viggo, remember when we had a shard of his gem when we were making Nevets.

Viggo: Yes, I remember.

Gien: There was a small drop of blood in that vile also. I managed to extract that to a separate vile. When I was examining it, I noticed that it showed that his power is unusually high not just for humans, but even for gems. Apparently when a gem is mixed with the blood of an Earthling's it results in a hybrid with mighty power. Now that he's fused, that fusion is even stronger than it should be.

Viggo and Bomber looks at him surprise.

Bomber: That's ubsurd! No one is stronger than me!

Viggo: My lord, are you saying that he could actually be stronger than a Diamond?

Gien: Yes, but he doesn't realize it yet nor does he know he has that kind of power. He still thinks he's weaker than the others, especially to his fusion leader.

Bomber: If he's actually that powerful that's a better reason to kill him now!

Gien: NO! I still want him alive.

Bomber: Why?

Gien: Because this is exciting as much as it is terrifying. I want to know more on him. I may never get an oppurtunity like this again.

Bomber remaind silent thinking his leader has really gone crazy. Viggo also remained silent, but respected his master's orders. They continued watching the fight as Jasper still struggles.

Smokey: Come on. Is that all you got?

Jasper: That's it! I've had it with you. I will not lose to another fusion!

Jasper unleased all weapons onto Smokey, energy beams from hands, eyes and mouth along with shoulder and knee cannons. She fired them all at Smokey, but Smokey with fast speed and her yo-yo managed to deflect it all. Some of it hit Jasper while others almost hit Gien and the others.

Smokey: That was cool, but I got another move that will blow you away.

Smokey spins her yo-yo creating wind, Jasper wasn't easily blown and slowly walked up to her.

Smokey: It's cool if you don't like it. I already got three huge fans.

Smokey with her two free hands take out two more yo-yos and spins them. This creates a tornado that sends Jasper flying into the air. Once she was up, Smokey jumped up higher looking down at Jasper. She takes out the yo-yo one more time, but this time it had spikes on it.

Smokey: Time to walk the dog!

Smokey does a walk the dog trick with her spiked yo-yo on Jasper. It forces her to the ground as she continusly gets shredded by the spiked yo-yo. Finally it stops, Jasper was heavily damaged and tries to get up, but wobbles a bit and falls to the ground. Smokey gently lands back down and congratulates herself.

Smokey: Great job Smokey. Oh thank you. Thank you Smokey.

Then she then fuses and Steven and Amethyst are back. But now Amethyst had a new look. She now wore a black tank top that is torn open at the chest to reveal her gemstone. She also had dark mauve shorts with black stars on each leg and had white boots like she used to. Then they look at each other and hug.

Amethyst: Dude! I can't believe it!

Steven: I know! We actually fused!

The others went to congratulate them.

Garnet: You have no idea, how proud I am of you two.

Pearl: You two were incredible! I love that weapon of yours. That yo-yo, I loved it.

Bismuth: You showed that uppercrust you meant Bismuth!

Peridot: More like and upperclod, am I right?

Bismuth: Ha! Upperclod, I like that.

Lapis: You did great Steven, you too Amethyst.

But while they were celebrating, Jasper tried to get up, but then felt imense pain as electricity of the suit shot out and her gem was cracking again. Steven noticed this and knew he had to help her.

Steven: Guys, I have to help her.

Pearl: What?

Peridot: Are you crazy?

Lapis: Steven, this is Jasper. The one who's been terrorizing us from the past?

Steven: I know, but so was Peridot and you once remember.

Peridot and Lapis remember they caused trouble also, they felt that they didn't deserve to be helped or have friends, but they did and are thankful that Steven helped them. They nodded allowing him to help.

Amethyst: Steven, be careful.

Garnet: We'll be ready if she tries to do anything funny.

Steven walked slowly towards Jasper while the others formed their weapons in case she would attack.

Steven: Jasper. It's okay, I'm here.

Jasper: Rose...

Steven: I'm not Rose. I'm Steven. I just want to try and heal you.

Steven licks his hand and got closer to Jasper's face. But instead of letting him heal her, she swipes her hand at his chest.

Gems: Steven!

The gems ran over to check him. Steven steps back and looks at his chest. Thankfully he had his vest on and was unharmed. They were about to attack her, but Steven stops them.

Jasper: Ha,ha I see how you do it now Rose. You want gems after they're worthless. You wait till after they lost. Because when your at the bottom, you'll follow anyone to make you feel less as of a failure. Just look at these two.

Jasper points out to Lapis and Peridot.

Jasper: You stripped them of everything. They're purpose, they're status, they're dignity.

Peridot: Hey I still have one of those things.

Jasper: Why take side with Rose Quartz? Especially you Lapis. You and I could have accomplished so much. Why protect this usless shell of a planet?

Lapis: Because you terrorized me, my friends and kept me prisoner. I didn't want to fuse with you because it was a bad experience for the both of us. I know now after trying again. Also living here, I can actually be myself instead of what I'm made for.

Peridot: Yeah, the Earth is not a useless shell. There's so much life living here. That's what I'm doing. I'm living here. I've been learning things about myself all the time, like I can make metal do my bidding.

Lapis: And that I'm really skilled at air hockey.

Peridot: The point is that Earth can set you free.

The gems smiled of how Peridot and Lapis has grown to love the Earth.

Jasper: No...the Earth is a prison. I got out because I'm better than this place. Gien was right. He had the right idea of destroying it.

Jaspers gem cracked even more and the suit began to spazz out.

Steven: It's getting worse.

Jasper: I only came back so I can finish you off.

Scene shifts to the Gara Droids.

Gien: The suit is spazzing out. It's going to explode.

Bomber: Let's get out of here.

Viggo: What about Jasper?

Gien: She's dead already. Retreat! Back to base!

Gien and Bomber teleported back to base. Viggo was about to as well, but couldn't help but listen to Jasper's last words.

Scene shifts back to Jasper.

Steven: Don't move. Please let me help you.

Jasper: You can't manipulate me Rose Quartz!

Steven: I'm not manipulating. I'm trying to help.

Jasper: Help? HELP!? I've been fighting from the second I broke free from the Earth's crust because of what you did to my colony! Because of what you did to my planet! Because of what you did to my Diamond!

Steven: Y-Yellow Diamond?

Jasper: What the? My Diamond! Your Diamond! PINK DIAMOND! UUUUUUUOOOOORRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!

Steven: Take cover!

The suit spazzed out uncontrollably now and the others gathered around Steven and formed a bubble around them. Jasper fell to the ground and explodes. The smoke clears up, Steven puts away the bubble and see's all that was left was broken parts of the suit and Jasper's shatterd remains.

Steven: ( sighs) Jasper...It didn't have to end this way.

He walks up and picks up her remains. Amethyst places a hand on his shoulder.

Amethyst: You did everything you could Steven.

Steven: No I feel like I failed.

Garnet: No you didn't Steven. You tried to convince Jasper, but she refused to due to her hatred and loyalty to her cause. In the result it got her killed.

Bismuth: She didn't want your help, that was her fault not yours.

Pearl: That's right. Remember how I once said not all gems are good? Just like Gien and Huntress, she didn't believe in what we do, just their cause.

Peridot: I'm glad some of us aren't like that anymore.

Lapis: Yeah me too.

Steven: But you guys heard her at the end right? She knew Pink Diamond as well.

Garnet: It seem she did.

Steven: She tried to kill us because of what mom did.

Garnet: It had to be done Steven.

Steven: I know.

Charlie walked up to the scene and nudged with Lapis, she pet him in response.

Bismuth: Um, who's this?

Peridot: Oh everyone meet Charlie. Lapis and I met him in the forest. He helped us and so we're taking him home.

Lapis: I'm anxious to take him to the barn, but we still have to deal with these corrupted gems.

Garnet: Steven, why don't you take Peridot, Lapis and Charlie home? We'll meet you back at home.

Steven: Sure.

But before Steven left, he kneeled to the ground and dug a small hole. He placed Jasper's remains and buried them.

Steven: Goodbye Jasper. Sorry you my mom gave you so much trouble.

Steven got up and was heading back until he heard Amethyst call him.

Amethyst: Steven.

Steven turned to her. She gave him a thumbs up and smiled at him.

Amethyst: Thanks for everything.

Steven gave her thumbs up also, he smiled and nodded to her. As he walked back towards Peridot and Lapis, Pearl looked back and tried to call out for him wanting to tell him something. But she couldn't and forcefully placed her hand over her mouth. Unable to say what she had in mind, she went back with the others and helped them poof the corrupted gems.

Pearl: Oh Steven. If only I could tell you.

But during this whole scene, Viggo was watching.

Viggo: Very interesting.

Viggo teleports back to base. At the base, Gien was almost done repairing Huntress, replacing her arm and fixing her face. Medical droids were treating Bomber and Acha and Kocha finally managed to escape they're imprisonment. Viggo enters.

Gien: What took you so long Viggo?

Viggo: My apologies my lord, but I couldn't help listening to Jasper's rant about your former Diamond.

Gien: She's really dead isn't she?

Viggo: Unfortunatly.

Bomber: Hmph. I say good ridance. Now she knows how I feel.

Kocha: That you'll live your life as a failure because you can't beat a fusion?

Bomber: Nobody asked you doll face.

Kocha: Whatever. ( whispers to Acha) Egotistical loser.

Bomber: I heard that.

Gien has just finished repairing Huntress and looks good as new.

Gien: There, your all done Huntress.

Huntress kneels down to Gien and looks in shame.

Huntress: Forgive me my lord. But I failed you.

Gien: You're not to blame. I blame Jasper for losing to a defect and failing her part. I don't even know why I recrutied her, when it should have been you. You will help me exterminate these gems will you?

Gien reaches a hand for her. She looks at it and takes it as he helps her up.

Huntress: Of course. Anything for you darling.

Bomber: Oh please the only reason he's soft with you is because your his and I quote " pearl."

Huntress looks at Bomber and points her robotic arm at him. One of her fingers shoot out and pins his hand into a wall.

Bomber: ARGH! I just got that fixed Huntress!

Huntress walks up to Bomber and places her hands on him and gets close to his face. She puts her robotic arm on his left cheek.

Huntress: Listen to me Bomber, that useless pearl is gone now. And I have three rules for you. 1) Don't you ever call me a pearl again. 2) Don't you ever call me a pearl again. 3) Follow rules 1 and 2, because if you don't you know what happens.

She scratches his cheek leaving some black blood on it. She had a bit on her finger and licks it off.

Acha: Oh geez that is nasty.

Huntress gets off of Bomber and walks back to Gien.

Gien: ( silent chuckles) I love the way you act.

Viggo: My lord, I wanted to talk to you about something.

Gien: Yes Viggo.

Viggo: When I was listening to Jasper's last words she ranted about how Rose Quartz shattered Pink Diamond, but Steven appears to be surprised that Jasper served her.

Gien: Yes, I remember when Nevets betrayed us I mentioned the same thing and he was unaware of his mother shattering her. He doesn't have her memories, just her gem.

Viggo: So he didn't know about what Rose Quartz did until recently?

Gien: Yes.

Viggo: That makes no sense. If he's her son and those other gems served her in the war, than how come he didn't know this from the beginning? Not to mention, how did she do it?

Gien: What?

Viggo: How did Rose Quartz shatter a Diamond?

Gien: What do you mean how? With a sword.

Viggo: A simple sword cannot shatter a gem, the physical form yes, but not the gem itself. Our weaponery only poofs gems and we crush it by hand. The only weapons able to shatter gems are back on Homeworld and only Diamonds can get a hold of that. Also where was her guards supposedly protecting her?Where was her pearl shouting ( poor immitation of a pearl) " Watch out my diamond!"

Huntress: Okay I'm making this an exception, but us pearls do not sound like that.

Viggo: My lord, were you there when she was shattered?

Gien: No, Acha and Kocha told me.

Acha: Well actually Huntress informed us and we told you.

Viggo: Huntress you witness the scene didn't you?

Huntress: I did, but here's the thing. That day I was making my way towards her to check on her, next thing I know everything went black and then I woke up and saw her death.

Viggo: Hold on. You said you don't remember what happened when you got to her palaquine?

Huntress: No I don't.

Gien: What does this mean Viggo?

Viggo: It means that I think this was planned by someon in Homeworld. Huntress's lack of memory and single gem trying to get to a Diamond is nearly impossible.

Gien: You said nearly.

Bomber: You're overthinking this Viggo.

Viggo: No I'm not. Something is not right about this and I'm going to find out. Acha!

Acha: Yes Master Viggo.

Viggo: Prepare the space bridge to Homeworld.

Acha: Yes sir.

Gien: Where are you going Viggo?

Viggo: I'm going to dig deep into this crime scene and get some answers. I'll return soon my lord.

Gien: Viggo!

Viggo: You deserve answers and the truth. I'm going to get that for you.

The Space bridge activates and Viggo enters inside the portal and disappears.

Bomber: Fine, let him go play detective, I'd love to see him find a clue.

Huntress: Do you think he's overthing this darling?

Gien: I don't think so Huntress. He might be onto something.

To be continued...

Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Sorry if your dissapointed that I killed off Jasper, but I really don't know what else to do with her and also I completed Amethyst's arc. Now we'll finally get to the Pink Diamond revelation ( Even though you probably already know what's going to happen). Special thanks to Lady Shadow92 for ideas on this. Please read and review. Thank you.