The Peridot gasps, as light that was reforming into her limbs dissapitated. She collapsed on all fours as she hit the ground with her newly form body.
"Welcome back. Sorry about General Moonstone's outburst," a familiar voice greeted the Peridot.
She turned to see the White Agate seated cross legged in front of her. They were in some sort of holding facility. Beside the Agate was some sort of drone. It looked like a pentagonal flask robonoid which floated.
"What is wrong with your superior?! What did she attack me!"
"It's because of what you said about my Diamond,"
"White Diamond?"
"Yes,"
There was moment of silence before the Agate continues her interrogation.
"Was the story you said true?" the Agate asked.
The Peridot nodded furiously.
"Every bit of it,"
"Even the part where Pink became this thing called Steven?"
"Yes," the Peridot replies infuriated that her words were doubted.
The Agate turned to the probe which was hovering beside her.
"Is she lying?"
The probe hummed with a sound of a thousand processors.
After a while it replied in a robotic voice.
"Negative. There is no indication that the Peridot X29 is hiding information,"
The Agate eyebrow creased at the statement. Something was bothering her.
She turned to the Peridot.
"So it's true, that White Diamond has accepted the organic fusion that was one Pink?" White Agate asked. Her voice was shaky.
"Yes. It's true. White Diamond even visited Steven's planet.
There was a look of disbelief in the Agate's eyes.
"She even left Homeworld?! After all these years. And for a diamond organic offspring,"
"What's an offspring?" the Peridot asked confused.
"Something organics do to multiply their numbers," the Agate replied.
The Peridot still looked confused.
The Agate sighed.
"It's when a male and female organic mate, and somehow a part of themselves combines and creates a new life form,"
The peridot's face lighten up.
"Like fusion?"
The Agate narrowed her eyes.
"It's much worse. Because when a gem undergoes it, the gem dies, while the organic lives on,"
The Peridot gasped.
"You mean shattered?"
"No. The gem remains intact but the mind of the gem is no more. In fact a new being takes over, replacing the host gem with a little organic and a little gem," the Agate explained.
"So that's what happen to Pink," the Peridot said with sudden realisation.
"So how did it happen? Why did White Diamond accept this Steven?"
"Well I'm not really sure. But from what I heard, the Steven defeated White Diamond,"
Agate's eyes widen with horror.
"It's just as we hypnotise. Offspring posses strength far more superior than the parents,"
She muttered something to the probe which emitted a beeping sound.
"Was White Diamond forced to submit to Steven? Was there any signs that he brainwashed her, using his powers?" the Agate said.
The Peridot rubber her chin thoughtfully.
"Now come to think of it, it was a bit strange. That sudden change to White. But I can't really tell. What I do know is, that I've never seen White Diamond so happy before,"
For a moment there was a flash of rage on the Agate's face but it was quickly replaced with concern.
"Perhaps my Diamond is under the power of this Steven. It would not be surprising. After all White Diamond can control the mind. And Pink Diamond can manipulate emotions. Her offspring's power would be far more superior," the Agate said.
The Peridot raised her hand. Her curiosity was piqued.
"How do you know so much about this concept of offsprings?" she asked.
The Agate sighed.
"It's thanks to our many battles with the Snekk that we do know more than we should,"
There was a pause, as the Agate struggled to continue her story.
"Those things you saw earlier. Those eggs. They are offspring of Snekk and gem," the Agate said biting her lip.
The Peridot recalled the earlier horrors she had witness.
"The eclipsoid objects which harboured those abominations?"
"Yes. Those are offspring. The inborn babies of the reptilian Snekk. Our greatest enemies. Those eggs we seek out and destroy harbour future gem Snekk warriors," the Agate explained.
"It's like a kindergarten. Only a Kindergarten where gems are being harvested!!!" the Peridot said, closing her mouth.
"This is horrible," she said in, her stomach having a funny feeling. It was though everything in her gut wanted to come out all at once.
"Harvesting is considered merciful to what the gems are subjected to. The forced fusion, I hear is no kind of dance. The gems are treated the same way a male Snekk would treat a female. The difference is the use of brute force," the Agate said, with narrowed eyes.
The Peridot covered her ears with both her hands.
"Please said it isn't true! Please say it isn't,"
"Unfortunately it is. So I cannot imagine how powerful is the organic male that could defeat as diamond such as Pink and use her as an incubator for this Steven creatures of his," the Agate said with a shudder.
"The male organic goes by the name of Greg. Greg Universe," the Peridot blurted out.
The Agate looked to her, and nodded with approval.
"Such a presumptuous name. He thinks he is the universe itself. I'll make sure our forces are made aware of this monster called Greg. We may have a fight on our hands,"
"A fight? What do you mean?" The Peridot asked puzzled.
The Agate looked at the Peridot with fierce determination.
"Homeworld has been invaded. White Diamond has been defeated, and now Steven rules over them all. If anything we have to return to Homeworld and defeat the forces of this new Snekk hybrid called Steven, and the warlock Greg,"
The Peridot shook her head.
"Correction. Greg is not a Snekk. His a human from earth,"
The Agate's eyes widen.
"Are you saying there are now more than one organic species capable of subjugating gems to the creation of offspring?"
The Peridot nodded.
"It would appear to be so. But it all makes sense now. The sudden change to White Diamond, and the sudden change to allow fusion to be acceptable on Homeworld. The Diamonds are under this Steven's control," the Peridot said.
The Agate gave the Peridot a pat on her shoulder.
"General Moonstone will be pleased. We will gather our armies and head to Homeworld,"
The Peridot's eyes widen with fear.
"We are going to war with Homeworld? But there is no way one court can beat three others,"
The Agate shook her head.
"I wouldn't worry about the Blue, Yellow or Pink courts,"
"Why not? They have starships that number in the thousands," the Peridot explained.
The Agate gave her a smile.
"The Court of White was always the largest,"
As on cue, there was a great rumbling sound. The roof above their room opened to show the sky above them.
The Peridot gasped at the sight she saw above her.
Blinding White battleships, filled the sky above her. Their number so numerous, the Peridot had a hard time differentiating them and the stars around them.
"We number in the millions," the Agate said proudly. She gave a salute, and a white figure jumped down from one of the largest ships.
It was Moonstone.
"General, we are ready to return to Homeworld," the Agate said.
The huge gem nodded.
"Good. My blade thrist for earthling blood,"
