Disclaimer: Characters, settings, names from the cartoon television show 'Steven Universe' are creations and property of Rebecca sugar and Cartoon network. Any Non-steven universe characters, settings, names, Gems, Gem powers, beliefs, mythology are my own creation.

Author's Note: Shifting away from The story on Earth, we move to The Gem Homeworld in this chapter.

Story Tags: Steven Universe, Lapis Lazuli, OC's, Connie Maheswaran Pearl, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Bells, Whistles, Citrine, Peridot, Jasper, Beach City, Gem Powers, Romance, Adventure, Comfort, Destiny.

Music Inspiration: "Warmonger" by: Haterade

Chapter 32: Jasper's Debacle

Monday

May 20, 8:00 [Night]

Barnard's Star System, Homeworld

Far away from the Solar System where the planet earth resided In, in the darkness of the Ophiuchus constellation. Their was the Gem Homeworld. Revolving around it's own yellow sun, the light of their star made it's multicolored lakes shimmer brightly. It's diamond capped mountains glimmered radiantly. But on the dark side of the planet which was experiencing Night. There was another kind of glimmering and shimmering. Massive areas of artificial lighting, Cities. Four out of it's ten continents were home to massive cities. one continent was committed to the development of planetary defense systems and Military technology manufacturing. It's name was 'Chaku.'

The second continent was all Energy. It's name was 'Bijali.' Large swaths of land were lined with solar panels and other strange orange glowing panels. Homeworld got ninety percent of its energy straight from it's sun. but the other half was from the natural matter that made up the universe. These extra matter absorption panels did just that, absorb the matter from the space surrounding Homeworld and converted into energy which sent power to manufacturing plants on Chaku and to the homes and buildings of Gems on the third continent.

The Third Continent was called 'Ghar.' It was where Gems lived, worked, learned, trained and died. Homes, office buildings, statues and etc.

But just above it's exosphere, was 'The Taaraa,' hindi for Star. the Dreadnought where Jasper was taken aboard by an Axinite soldier after being found drifting in space. Her gemstone rested on Commander Olivine's Bed. It started to levitate off of the bed, shake wildly and glow brightly. Jasper's body of light sprang forth from it's gem. her limbs reformed as did all of of the details of her corporeal form.

Jasper sat up and moved over to the edge of the bed. She pushed her hands through her hair and looked down at her boots. Her vision was blurry, but slowly regaining focus. When her vision retained clarity, Jasper took a look around her. She recognized this place as being a bedroom, and it was a very large one. Surely it must have belonged to someone very important.

Jasper turned her gaze to a pair of large silver doors which slid open. Walking into the bedroom was Commander Olivine. He was a tall Gem, standing eleven feet tall. He wore dark green full body armor, a yellow cape and had a yellow diamond insignia emblazoned onto his breast plate. On his cape he had an image of a black arrow pointing downward, representing his unique ability and mastery over Gravity.

"Ah Jasper, it's a relief to see you finally awake. I heard about your mission to earth. it was a failure. And on top of that you failed to bring the Peridot assigned to you and the Noble, Lapis Lazuli. How do you explain yourself."

"Commander Olivine, you're Greatness and master of the unseeable governing force of The Universe. Please forgive me, I -"

"I have to interrupt you Jasper. Why are you still sitting while addressing me. And here I thought I was done for the day punishing Gems."

Commander Olivine raised his left eyebrow, lifting Jasper off of his bed not telekinetically. No, but by manipulating gravity around her. Jasper flapped her hands and arms around, kicking her feet also at this surprising display of power. Jasper could feel gravity pressing her from all sides and angles. If her corporeal form went, then there would be nothing protecting her Gemstone.

Jasper grunted and groaned from the initial squeezing feeling. Then she started to let out high pitched scream of pain.

"While you're up there screaming from pain Jasper. I have some terrible news for you. My little brother Soren, he murdered your sister gem, Jadeite."

"AAAGGHHH! AARRGHH!...PLEASE STOOPPP!" Jasper shouted.

Commander Olivine did her a favor, and released her. Jasper fell on the floor, writhing from the still lingering pain.

"My brother is on planet Earth now. The earth has a commander's grace of guardianship. You see why that poses a problem for my mother. My brother, if he wanted to could destroy entire fleets we send to earth. If we were to go right now, I would have to go just to repel Soren's attacks. My two older brothers, mother bless them, are stationed on far off outpost planets. So they wouldn't be able to get to me fast enough for backup."

"Commander, if I may. There's still the Memento Mori, The Crystal Skull. Its residing near the core of that planet."

"Mother brought that up when I went over to share your report with her. She wants to hold out on that as a last resort. Something else has been sent though. Mother also wants to talk to you, step into my quarter's warp pad and get the hell out of my room.

Homeworld, Jasper's Mansion

Warping back down to Homeworld, Jasper ended up in a warp pad station where The Gem Media was waiting for her. A mob of common gems recorded Jasper with shoulder and head mounted super cameras. They surrounded her and shot her with questions about her failed mission and the traitor noble, Rose Quartz. Jasper kept her mouth shut, pushing members of the Homeworld press who violated her space or shoving them aside. When fellow soldiers came to her aide, they formed a wall to keep the press back. Jasper waited on the metal sidewalk for a minute.

A large armor black and silver personal vehicle of Jasper's came to pick her up. Her driver, a pearl, wore a black and orange suit. She stepped out of the driver's seat and went around to open the back passenger seat of the hover car. Jasper stepped inside and leaned her head back on the seat.

Returning back home, Jasper walked past the front doors of her mansion. Her doorgem, a Magnesite gem, another servant class of gems bowed at Jasper. The decorated soldier walked up the steps of her mansion walked past a pair of doors which were opened by a Nephrite gem, another servant gem which lived and worked in her mansion. The nephrite gem which resided and worked in her bedroom, also acted as jasper's handmaiden. Nephrite looked through Jasper's arms and armor room, her armory and pulled out her old armor that she donned during the Gem rebellion on earth.

Nephrite removed the clothes Jasper currently had on, lead her to a bathroom like room which polished and cleaned Jasper's gemstone. after coming out, Nephrite clothed Jasper and then placed and attached her old armor. Jasper took a look at herself once over in her mirror and walked to the 'Queen's Warp pad' located in a private and secure room in her mansion. Jasper took a sharp breath of air, then exhaled it.

Yellow Diamond's Castle

Warping directly to Yellow Diamond's castle, Jasper stood in the front of two massive large golden doors which mechanically opened up slowly. Yellow diamond's castle, which was the home and ruling seat of all diamonds who came before her. Was built on a continent dedicated solely to the ruling family, I.e a diamond, her 'sons' and nobles.

The castle mirrored Gothic styled cathedrals on earth, it was white with golden spires. Some spires were either made out of different colored gems which represent past goddesses/ diamonds. There was a spire made out of Red Beryl, obviously to represent the ancient diamond when she once ruled. So on and so forth.

Jasper walked into the foyer of the castle and took in the majesty and ornate décor of the entrance. The castle was made up of five floors. Over five thousands stairs, two thousand bed chambers, 300 'place of arms' where troops could assemble. Jasper was lead to the throne room on the top floor by one of Yellow Diamond's newest class of servants, Anatase, a dark blue gem who wore a black bodysuit with yellow diamond's symbol on the front and back. They cut through all the stairs they would have to walk, and instead took an elevator up to the fifth floor.

Yellow Diamond's Throne Room

the elevator Jasper and Anatase were in was a metallic cylindrical tube. It's walls blinked with different colored shapes. The metallic single door slid open, Jasper walked out into a large room with walls made out of gold, platinum floral pattern designs on those same walls. The walls were lined with large portraits of past Goddesses, Commanders and Nobles. There were two portraits which had been desecrated, they belogned to Commander Smoky and Rose Quartz.

Yellow Diamond's throne was placed on a large twenty foot platform. The platform was made out of polished Emerald, the stairs were made from polished Sapphire. The throne itself was made from clear quartz with the arm rests made of ruby.

Above them, the ceiling was alive with a 4D hologram model of the galaxy Homeworld was in and the territory which made up their Empire. That included outposts and colonies in different galaxies. It was a beauty and a terror to behold.

"Jasper, is that you my child?" Yellow diamond asked. She sounded tired with a tone of confusion.

"Yes your Grace, it's me Jasper."

"Please jasper, come up so I can see you properly. You like like an orange dot from up here."

Jasper swallowed hard and bravely walked up the sapphire steps up to her leader. It felt like each step she took, like time seemed to slow down faster and faster. When she reached the top of throne, Jasper was shaking. Yellow diamond kept her eyes closed all this time. She opened them after ordering Jasper to kneel in front of her. Jasper did so.

"Jasper, jasper. Do you know how angry I became when I leaned from my son that you failed in your mission."

"No my goddess. Forgive me your grace."

"Should I decommission you Jasper. Do you think it's time to hang up your arms and armor. Because if you're getting tired of all this, I would be more than happy to...end your time. Think about it, if you died now, you would tarnish your successful legacy with this failure."

"Please My Goddess, allow me to correct my failure."

"I'm tempted to reach out and grab you by your throat and send you back into your gemstone. But my three other sons are off on very important missions. You want to correct your failure? I will grant you this second chance. But ONLY because of your past success and experience on the battlefield. Presently, I have sent the earth a gift. A plague if you want specifics. My dear Olivine suggested I activate the Crystal Skull. Why kill something immediately when i can enjoy it slowly leaving their world.

You will return to me after I have deemed it a perfect time to go. Until then, you can repay me for giving you a second chance, by executing gem traitors and captured rebels from conquered planets. Leave me to my thoughts."

Jasper rose to her feet, grabbed Yellow Diamond's hand and pressed a kiss on the top of it. Jasper walked back down the steps, and left Yellow Diamond's throne room. She was so relieved to get out of Y.D's throne room alive and with a second chance. she needed to be by herself in a room to sit down, hold her knees close to her chest and let her white hair friz from fear of a near death experience.

Next in Chapter 33, 'See you in 3 Months.'