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"J-Jasper!?"

Steven was frightened, to say the least. He closed his eyes, waiting to grabbed, hit, or worse. As he closed his eyes and waited, nothing happened.

He opened his eyes and saw that Jasper was on her knees, breathing heavily, and she looked dazed.

Suddenly, she collapsed on the floor, apparently unconscious. Steven just stood there, stunned. He thought it was best to get the others.

He ran towards the temple door and knocked on it. Pearl's door opened and she walked out.

"Steven? What's wrong?" She asked. She then looked at the doorstep and saw Jasper laying there. Her eyes widened in surprise.

"I-is that Jasper?! Why is she here and where did she come from?!" Pearl questioned, slightly panicked.

"I don't know! She just knocked on the door and when I opened it she collapsed!" Steven explained, slightly panicked as well.

Soon both Amethyst and Garnet's doors opened and they both came out.

"Steven, Pearl, what's with all the noise?" Garnet asked.

"Look at the door. Both of you." Pearl stated. Both of them looked and their eyes widened.

"J-Jasper!? What's she doing here?" Amethyst asked in shock.

"We don't know, but when she wakes up, we'll have to question her." Pearl answered.

"Wait! If Jasper is here, Malachite is gone and Lapis is still out there! We have to go find her!" Steven exclaimed in worry.

"One thing at a time, Steven. If we question Jasper than we could find out where Lapis is." Garnet explained. Steven sighed and than nodded.

"Until she wakes up, we should tie her up, just in case." Pearl suggested. Her gem glowed and out came a long rope.

Garnet picked up Jasper, put her on the couch, and started to wrap the rope around her.

Once the job was done, all they had to do was wait for her to wake up.

An hour went by and Steven was starting to get tired. How long does she have to rest?

Suddenly, Jasper's eyes twitched and she tried to move. She groaned in exhaustion and slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes were then set on the Crystal Gems and Steven. Her eyes widened in surprise and anger.

"Y-you...WHAT ARE ALL OF YOU DOING HERE?!" Jasper snapped, trying to move but found that she was tied up.

"No, what are YOU doing here? We live here, you don't, so start talking." Amethyst corrected with a smirk on her face.

"As if I'd tell any of you traitors. You all are as good as dead. I can't wait until Yellow Diamond crushes all of you!" Jasper insulted. The gems were unfazed by her insults and threats, and continued to question her.

"Please Jasper! Just answer our questions! Tell us where Lapis is!" Steven pleaded, but that only made Jasper even more angry.

"You think I'd give any information to an abomination like yourself? What are you anyways!? You're definitely not Rose Quartz like I initial thought, so what the heck are you!?" Jasper spat, narrowing her eyes.

"I'm half human, half Gem. My mom, Rose Quartz gave birth to me with the "help" of my Dad, named Greg. Now please tell us what happened." Steven pleaded once again, this time a little annoyed.

"So you're some kind of hybrid. Interesting, but I couldn't care less what you are or where you came from. I'm not telling you all anything! You all are the enemy, and I never negotiate with the enemy!"

"Stop being so stubborn! If you weren't so clumsy you wouldn't be here right about now! So please, spare us your shallow threats and tell us what we need to know!" Pearl butted in.

"You watch your mouth, you defective Pearl! You should be bowing your head against my boots, not smack talking! And I am NOT going to take orders from an accessory like yourself!" Jasper yelled.

"But this isn't Homeworld! I'm free now, and I don't plan on ever going back!"

"Unfortunately for you, you won't be free anymore, and you will no longer be a servant. Soon your gem will be crushed and you will die a horrible, agonizing death. I want you to know that."

Steven soon thought of a plan. It was risky and unfortunate, but it had to be done.

"Look Jasper, if you tell us what we want to know, we'll let you go. But you have to promise that you'll never come back to Earth and try to hurt us ever again, deal?" Steven said.

"Steven, what are you doing?! We can't make deals with her! Who knows if she'll stay on Earth and start killing innocent people! We can't trust her! Not now!" Pearl objected.

"Pearl, we NEED this information! If she tells us what we need to know, we could learn more about where Lapis is, and we are not missing that opportunity!"

"Bu-"

"No Pearl! I already said it! My decision is final and it stands!" Steven yelled, determined.

Pearl was shocked, Amethyst was taken back, and Garnet was...just Garnet.

Pearl sighed in defeat. "Fine, but if people die because her, we're coming after her." Steven nodded.

"Now Jasper, do we have a deal?" Jasper thought for a second, but than made up her mind.

"Does it look like have any other choice? Fine, we have a deal." Jasper answered.

"Alright, explain." Garnet stated.

"Okay. Me and Lapis were fused as Malachite down on your planets ocean floor. I was still chained up as Malachite but I could feel that the fusion was starting to take over. And it had actually almost taken over until we felt an electric bolt pass through us, making us poof."

"Okay, then what happened?" Amethyst asked.

"I don't know how much time passed ever since we poofed, but when I reformed, I woke up in a room. I felt really dazed for some reason, so I couldn't get a good look at the room. All I know was that the room was very bright and white."

"This sounds interesting. Then what?"

"Somebody was talking to me in a soft voice. I tried to move, but it felt as if my arms and legs were restrained. And I tried to see who was talking to me, but before I could see who it was, I felt a sharp pain in my neck. And...and..."

"And?"

"That's all I remember! I don't know what happened! I found myself outside your house and knocked on it, and here we are now. Look, I don't know where Lapis is, so you're going to have to find out that by yourself." Jasper explained.

"Well, thanks for the information anyways. I guess a deal's a deal than." Steven stated as he unwrapped the rope around Jasper.

Jasper stood up and looked at Steven. She then cocked her head at the others.

"I'm going to build a spaceship with some tools from your miserable planet. And I assure you, we shall NOT meet again." Jasper hissed. She the opened the door and ran off.

So, now he had a clue where Lapis is...and where Cassiterite is.

He needed more clues for the investigation, but for now, he had to go to sleep. It's literally 1 in the mourning.


A/N: Sooo, this chapter was suppose to be up yesterday, but I forgot to to save it and it ended up deleting everything. Whoops. Anyways, 200 REVIEWS HOLY CRAP JHUBYGYGTFT! Thanks so much! I love all of you! Anyways, 5 reviews. Later everyone. :)

Next Chapter Date: Friday, November 6th.