Connie was laying on her stomach, immersed in a good book. Even though Jasper had said she was banned from books for a thousand years, Connie was crying all that night, sobbing, so they took it back. The book was from the series, The No Home
Girls.
"Whoa. How are they going to get out of this one?" Connie gasped. She flipped the page and scanned it, smiling. "Ah, so that's how!"
The warp pad suddenly glowed and Connie ran over to see Jasper, Peridot, and Lapis holding piles of turquoise roboniods.
"You're back!" Connie beamed. She saw the robots and frowned. "Those things from the Galaxy Warp… Why did you bring them here?"
"We can't have them reactivating and fixing the Homeworld Warp, that would be catastrophic!" Peridot said.
Lapis suddenly leapt on one and destroyed it, leaving its goo everywhere.
"Lazuli, now is not the time to be messing around!" Peridot cried. Lapis slowly stepped away, blushing. "I was going to dismantle it, see how it works, and then kill it, not you!"
"Chill. We're still cut off. The Earth is safe." Jasper muttered.
"From what?" Connie whispered. "W-What do the Homeworld Gems want to do?"
"Centuries before you were made, those clods did something horrible, despicable, and evil, even worse than what they did before, making the Kindergarten, where Jasper was made." Peridot said. Lapis slowly looked away. "It was something
that would have caused much destruction if your mother, Jasper and myself hadn't stopped it-" Peridot bit her lip. Lapis suddenly flew out the window, to everyone's surprise.
Connie looked after her and frowned. "I'm gonna go check on her."
"Wait… it may be better if you don't." Jasper grunted, exchanging a worried look with Peri.
Connie didn't listen and ran down the steps, noticing Lapis sitting on the beach, all by herself.
"Lapis? Are you okay?" Connie asked. Lapis flinched. She turned and gave a smile.
"Of course, sweetie. Do you need something?"
"Are we… like The No Home Girls?" Connie asked, sitting down beside her and showing her a book.
"Hm, what's that?" Lapis asked.
"It's a book series about these girls who have no home. So they travel around the country, living in boxcars, and riding river rafts, solving mysteries! They had a successful run, until the disastrous graphic novel adaptation." Connie
groaned. She showed the book she was reading. "But my favorite story is this classic one where the no home girls are chased across the countryside by a mysterious pursuer, which turns out to be the very fear resting within themselves."
"But… your home's right there." Lapis frowned, pointing to it.
Connie glanced at it and sighed. "Sometimes… I want to be a no home girl. No past, no future, just the open road for miles and miles."
Lapis smiled softly then thought of something. "That does sound like a lot of fun… We should do it!"
"Really? B-but-" Connie protested but Lapis put a finger to her lip.
"Come on, I'll keep you safe. Let's just run away." Lapis smiled. Connie looked into the woman's eyes, knowing she would let her own gem shatter before letting anyone hurt Connie.
Connie and Lapis had packed up bindles and were walking on the road.
"It's time to get moving, time for us to have some fun. There's no time to hang around, our adventure's just begun." Connie sang accepting a ride from her friends Buck, Sour Cream, and Jenny to the border of Beach City. "We'll be thinking about our friends as we chase the setting sun,"
Lapis joined in when she scooped Connie up on her back and they flew into the air.. "But we're leaving them behind, we're on the run!"
The two soon encountered a raccoon when they landed on the ground. The raccoon followed them for quite a ways until it attacked Connie, then Lapis scared it away.
They soon came across a train, and Lapis saw an open boxcar. She grinned and flew Connie over.
"We're on the run." Connie sang while Lapis sang, "I don't care what my home has to say. Well, I guess if they find us, my hopes will all dash away. I'd love to say that there's just no better place then home,"
Lapis sighed, falling on her back.
"But home's a place I've never even known…" Connie sang with her. Lapis clenched her eyes closed, holding back something.
Later, they sat on top of the train and sang, "That's why we're on the run…"
Later, Connie opened her bindle and was about to eat when the raccoon from before attacked her, eating the food.
"Leave her alone!" Lapis yelled, water from her gem smacking it away.
Connie gave a weak smile.
"Here." Lapis sighed, giving Connie her own lunch.
"Thanks." Connie whispered.
Lapis nodded, then turned away. She sat at the front of the doorway.
Connie gave a sigh. "I'm getting tired. I'm gonna sleep on hay, just like the no home girls." Connie crawled on the hay pile and frowned, trying to get herself comfy. "You know, I feel like I've been misled about hay. It always looks
so soft in those illustrations, but it's actually really scratchy." Another hay stack fell on her and she immediately said, "Lapis, I want to go home now."
The gem didn't respond. Connie got up and sat next to her. "Lapis? I'm done pretending to be a no home girl."
"Oh… maybe we can stay like this for a few more days?" Lapis whispered, her dress blowing in the wind.
"Peri and Jasper are probably missing us, they're probably wondering when we're coming home." Connie smiled.
"That's not my home, Connie." Lapis whispered.
Connie glanced up. "Oh! You were made on
Homeworld!"
"... I didn't say that was my home either. I might've been made there, but that's not my home." Lapis sighed.
"Then where did you come from?" Connie asked.
Lapis landed in the battlefield full of strawberries and smiled grimly. "Here we are."
"Lapis, you said you didn't fight here." Connie said.
"And I didn't. Connie, Homeworld left me here, surrounded by shattered gems when I was so young… A baby age for a gem."
"Why would they do such a horrible thing?" Connie gasped.
"Because…" Lapis glanced and Connie's gem then turned away. "nevermind."
She walked over to the warp pad and picked up some large crystals left on the field. "Oh, I used to play with these when I was little, like they were dolls… friends."
"Aw, that's so cute!" Connie gushed.
"And there's where I took off to go flying every morning…" Lapis said, pointing to a large rock.
"How… long did you live out here?" Connie asked.
"Um, a while, until your mother and the others found me…" Lapis sighed. They were walking among the strawberries when they saw a giant ax from the ground.
"What's this?" Connie gasped.
Lapis frowned. "Oh… that. Just some weapon from the battles fought before I was put here."
Connie eyed it before Lapis ran off again. Connie followed and saw her kneeled on the ground.
"They're still here." Lapis whispered.
Connie bent down and saw some familiar gem shaped dents in the ground, as if they had been poofed. "Lapis…." Connie looked at her with fear. "why were Peridot and Jasper poofed here?" Lapis looked away from her.
They suddenly heard the glow of the warp pad and turned to see Peridot running to them after looking around with worry.
"There you are!" The gem huffed, walking up to them.
"Oh… look who it is. Come to take me home?" Lapis muttered with venom in her voice.
Peridot gave a growl. "Lazuli! What were you thinking bringing Connie to this place?!" They walked closer to each other and Connie ran to Peridot.
"Hm, I figured it would be fine, seeing as I always keep her safe." Lapis snapped, the last word coming sharp.
"Peri, was Lapis really abandoned by Homeworld?" Connie peeped.
Peridot looked at her with worry then at Lapis. "You clod! How much did you tell her?!" She hissed under her breath.
Lapis looked down and whispered. "Oh… you mean the bad thing? That this is the place that you and Jasper were poofed by a innocent little bad gem, who was made to do that? Is that what we're talking about?"
"Lapis, shut it!" Peridot cried but Connie whispered, "... What are you talking about?"
"Oh, but don't you worry Connie!" Lapis chuckled, with a small smirk. "They fixed the gem!"
"Lapis-"
"And they won, and they tried to change her…" Lapis whispered.
"Stop!" Peridot cried.
"But deep down, I've always known my purpose and that Homeworld custom-made me for a bigger destiny than most!" Lapis growled, Connie backing away. "They made me to look innocent, so she would never suspect that I was the perfect
trap…. That I was made to shatter the Rebellion and capture Yellow Diamond!" Lapis yelled.
Connie gasped in fear, clutching the gem on her chest. Peridot grabbed Lapis' wrist. "How dare you say that to her!" Peridot hissed.
"You… You were made… to bring me to them?" Connie breathed.
"Connie, I never wanted Lapis to tell you this… that she was made to… hurt us." Peridot sighed, blocking Connie from Lapis.
"Then you'd better run." Lapis whispered, water coming from her gem.
She flew up and landed behind Peridot, swiftly kicking her in the back, slamming into the handle of the ax, jarring it out of place.
"Admit it," Lapis snarled. The water froze into icicles and shot at Peridot, aiming almost at her gem. "you're still scared of me!"
"Lazuli! Stop!" Peridot yelled, her pole flattening and making a shield. "I don't want to fight you!"
"That's because you can't win! I was made to beat you!" Lapis growled. The water slammed down on Peridot, knocking her away.
"Lapis! Stop!" Connie yelled. Lapis gave a growl and had a dark look in her eye. Water slammed around Connie and made a cage around her.
"Stay out of this, Connie!" Lapis growled.
Peridot whimpered and got up. "Don't do this, Lapis!"
"I can win this time, I'm not a scared, confused child anymore and you know it!" Lapis growled, a water fist grabbing Peridot and slamming her down. "I will not let you just stand there and remind me of everything I hate about myself!"
Lapis yelled. Peridot gave a yell as water chains grabbed her and Lapis walked up, tears streaming down her face. "I never wanted this, Peridot!" She cried, tears streaming down her her face. "I never wanted to be made!" A
water fist grabbed Peridot by the throat and was choking her, going to poof her.
"Lapis…" Peridot whispered.
Lapis' face soften when she heard Connie struggling behind her.
The water collapsed from around her and Connie ran up to her. "Lapis! Please, stop it! I can't stand you hurting each other!" She cried.
They suddenly heard a crack and looked up to see the giant ax about to fall on them. Connie gasped and made a bubble that managed to cover her and Peridot. However, they saw Lapis look at them outside the bubble.
"Lapis…" Connie whispered. The gem turned and fled. "Lapis, stop! STOP!" Connie screamed as the ax fell on them.
When the dust cleared, Connie and Peridot exited the bubble, searching for their missing friend.
"Lapis! Where are you?!" Connie sobbed. She looked around and then up and saw Lapis sitting on high on a big rock, her head on her knees, staring wordlessly at Connie. The girl and Peridot ran to it.
"Go away, Connie… I'm evil, aren't you scared of me?" Lapis whispered.
Connie sat down and said, "Why would I be scared of the gem that… taught me to swim? And that clouds are just water? And who tucked me in and kissed me good night and sang to me before I fell asleep? Why would I be scared of that gem?"
"Because that gem was created by monsters, monster that wanted me to shatter you… kill you." Lapis whispered, tears silently flowing down her face.
"Peridot, help me." Connie sighed.
"What?! But you-" Connie stopped her and said, "Talk to her."
Peridot looked up at Lapis. "Lapis? … I had no idea you were so… angry about this."
"What?!" Lapis snapped. "You had no idea?! I was made to shatter you, and Jasper, and capture Yellow Diamond! You wished I was never made! Deep down, you think I'll hurt you again!"
"Not now, Lazuli." Peridot sighed. "You chose not to hurt us! You were just made by a gem… that did." Lapis gave a growl. "I… that's not what I meant, I mean… Lapis, you were the one, wonderful thing that came out of this
revenge plot!" Peridot yelled. "I thought you were… proud of that."
Lapis looked down at her and slowly flew down. She was hesitant but hugged Peridot, tears streaming down her face and she let out a tiny sob.
Connie took Lapis' hand. "Let's go home."
Lapis walked to the warp pad after Connie was skipping away. She saw the shine of her gem and more tears came. She held them back and slowly looked at the sky, wondering if Homeworld remembered her betrayal to them, and her vow to protect the Crystal
Temps, to protect Yellow Diamond.
I hope this gives you some info on Lapis' backstory in this au, but I'll exsplain it.I actually don't know what Lapis Lazuli's jobs are on Homeworld, I mean, I know YD mentioned Lapis terraforms, but I didn't have much to build up off of that. In this au, Lapis was custommade by Homeworld (including it's leaders)and placed on the battlefield where the Crystal Temps would find her, she was supposed to betray the gems after gaining their trust by acting innocent and adorable (I can't wait for Story for Steven if only to write little Lapis!) She was supposed to shatter Peridot and Jasper, then poof Yellow Diamond and give her to Homeworld. As you can see... Lapis didn't exsactly go by that plan once she warmed up to the Temps. Also, I feel like you do notwant to get on Lapis' bad side because she can bring some damage. I'm almost certain she's stronger then Peridot and can at least keep Jasper chained up for... months.