A second-person POV story following the canon Crystal Gem Pearl, as her life takes a new turn after White's shattering.


You were just a Pearl.

A Diamond's Pearl. A fancy acessory for the highest Gem. And you did everything you could; obeyed every order, every command, suffered everything for your Diamond: White Diamond.

The first time everything changed on your life was when you Diamond swapped you with the Pearl from the lowest, least experienced Diamond, Pink Diamond.

But this change you accepted; you willingly changed yourself to fit the new purpose of your existence, even though you were worried for your fellow innocent, pink-haired Pearl. Worried about what she could suffer under the Old Diamond's temper and mindset. But you were okay.

Until something happened. The fall of grace of Pink Diamond.

White Diamond overtook the colony of your Diamond, as nobody trusted her yet on how to run a colony. She ranted and cried, and, as a good Pearl, you tried your best to appease her. Thankfully, you didn't have to do much, as White allowed her to oversee the colonization, so she at least could learn the basics.

Then, a rebellion happened on the new colony. Earth. An powerful, white gem called Howlite emerged out of nowhere to overthrow the Old Diamond, with an army of imperfect gems, including a misfit Pearl with a missing eye, a Zircon that learnt to fight with shapeshifting, and the most unholy one: a cross-gem fusion, made from a Ruby and a defective Sapphire.

You just heard tales and whispers about Howlite's armada, but you still, reasonably, worried about the safety of the Old Diamond, along with Pink Diamond. You followed her frequently to overhear her talking with White, worrying about her safety.

Until the worst change, a change you never expected, an event that changed your life irreversibly, happened.

News spread around Homeworld. Somehow, the rebel Howlite managed to sneak to White Diamond's palanquin and do an act deemed impossible ever since the Empire's beginning: shatter White Diamond. Only one more battle happened, as Homeworld deemed that miserable planet unworthy to be a colony.

You were stationed on your Diamond's room when you heard the song. The dreaded song the Diamonds could make to destroy a wide range of Gems.

The Rebellion was over, and you thought your Diamond would come back and… Be Pink Diamond. But Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond appeared, carrying your Diamond's Gem. Somehow, she poofed, and you didn't know how. You respectfully accepted guarding your Diamond's gem until she came back… But you cried, once you found yourself alone.

Tears, tears falling down your beloved Diamond's gem.

Then, her gem began to glow, and reform. Initially, you were glad. Until you realized the changes that happened: more black was added to her clothes, her gloves beame shorter, there was new layers on her skirt, and she had the sigil of the Great Diamond Authority on her chest, even thought the Old Diamond was gone.

She asked if the light worked, and you answered. "Yes, my Diamond". Then, you realized how much your Diamond changed.

Once, she used to be demanding, bratty, but still compassionate, kind, playful and understanding behind her actions. But now… She was repressing all her personality, going insane, thinking White Diamond was still active, and trying to act like her to get the attention of the other Diamonds.

Once, she treated you well, and trusted every single secret on you, and you were proud to work for her. Now… She still did that, more or less, from time to time. But a whole new layer was added below your relationship with your Diamond.

She became isolated on her own, tiny and "perfect" mental world where all the Diamonds were alive and ok, and began to sent you to represent her. Initially, the other Diamonds thought it was just another one of the many games of your Diamond, but personally seeing and trying to talk to her themselves… They changed their mind quickly. It gradually became worse.

Just to prank the other Diamonds, she tested a brand new power she didn't knew she had before: body possessing. And who was the subject of her experiments? You. Her Pearl; her living acessory. It was like she thought the fact she treated you well from time to time would make it forgivable she would use your body as a step of one of her games.

But it wasn't.

You never spoke up, just like how a Pearl should do. But you were so much close to the verge of exploding, screaming how much you wanted to be, and missed being, White Diamond's Pearl again. But she was gone, and that other pink Pearl was gone as well. You were stuck as Pink Diamond's Pearl, potentially forever. Soon, your mind began to spiral down to self-contained madness like your Diamond.

Until a day came.

You didn't express any emotion at that day, and never opened your eyes. But when you discovered White Diamond came back (albeit, strangely, with a different voice) along with her Pearl, your gem glew with joy. Finally, you would be free… You would belong to your real Diamond again.

But, you had to endure Pink Diamond's insanity during the meantime. Another body possession, this time to play a prank on everyone hoping she would appear on the Era 3 Ball, just because she was the "host". It got Pink Diamond grounded on that tower, and you… Just stayed, stationed, on her room.

And she possessed your body again, to control her own ship, silently destroy her own tower so she could escape when she woke up, and take control of your first Diamond's ship. And you just could look at it, vainly screaming for all of this to be over.

White Diamond and her Gems soon regained the ship, and you were left behind, to find a way back to your Diamond's tower. You were on your knees, finally screaming to Pink Diamond about how she was becoming White Diamond. Then, you realized… A being, with your beloved old Diamond's gem, but looking nothing like White.

You had to remove the Gem. You had, you just had!

You HAD to get back your real Diamond!

Sadly, your Diamond's gem just produced a black-and-white copy of the organic being. A human.

You tried to stop her at all cost, focusing on your goal so much that a miracle in the form of a spear popped out of your Gem, and you used it to stop that copycat stealing your Diamond's Gem. But you couldn't; it was too powerful, just like White.

And the two halves met.

You never could have your Diamond back.

The other Gems, and the Diamonds, and the secondary human, were freed from Pink Diamond's vines, and more Gems, in league with White's group, came in, apparently late. Pink Diamond cried, realizing your Diamond was gone. And you also cried.

After all, you had no purpose.

But that human being, who somehow had your Diamond's gem, gently walked towards you and laid a hand on your puffy sleeve. And said something that, while simple and short, flung a light into your future; something you realized after witnessing the same being talking to Pink Diamond.

"It's okay; welcome back!"