Everyone was in silent after this, surprised that yet another diamond was beaten just like that.
Spinel wasn't one of them as she chuckled gleefully and jumped into the arena.
"And the Trial by Combat is over! The victor once again, is Black Diamond!" Spinel said as Black Diamond picked up Blue's gem and raised it up.
'Phew, this was surprisingly a bit harder than I thought.' Black Diamond thought, happy for his victory.
Black looked towards Blue Pearl as she slowly walked towards him, holding her hand out. He knew what she wanted and he decided to give it to her peacefully.
"Here." Black said, holding out Blue's gem to Blue Pearl.
"Thank you." Blue Pearl said as she took Blue Diamond's gem and held it close to her chest, turning away to leave.
He nodded to her before looking over the crowd, watching him and waiting for something. Anything.
"As I said before, my offer still stands. Any and all gems that wish to come over to my court, shall be free to do so of their choice. I will welcome you with open arms and protect you." Black Diamond said with his arms out and bowing to them. "It would truly be my honor to have any of you in my court."
Everyone runs wild with their applauses, letting the hype run and the excitment as well, this was such a great fight, even ifi t was scary at first, no one has ever seen something like this in ever.
It was even better than the fight with Pink and the prize Black received was just as good! Before long and if enough Gems from the other courts joined willingly, Black will have more than enough gems for his own court and he already have plans to make use to the rest of the abandoned kindergarten.
'2 down, two to go.' Black thought as he looked to the feed, knowing Pink, Yellow, and White Diamond were watching.
Black Diamond rose from his bow, turning to leave before he was meet by a gem with water wings on her back.
"Is that offer to join your court still open, my diamond?" Lapis asked, being formal and smiling.
"Yes it is. Welcome to my court, Lapis." Black said with a smile and a nod.
"Now we can hang 24/7!" Spinel said as she went to hug the blue gem.
"Hehehehe, I'm glad too. But first, I think I need a wardrobe change." Lapis said as she broke away from the hug and changed the color of her clothes.
Originally, Lapis wore backless blue halter crop top with an upward-facing navy triangle, which ties into a blue sash ribbon on the back of her shoulders, and a flowing cobalt blue skirt, which is calf-length with a downward-facing navy triangle around the waist.
Now, after joining Black's court, her crop top and skirt were colored pitch black with the triangles colored dark blue.
"What do you think? Black do seem like your court color." Lapis said as she twirled in place.
"You could've stayed as you were but I like it." Black said with a smile.
"You look great, Lapis. Also, I'm sure that after these two fights, Black will win the next one easy. Everyone is hyped at his progress." Spinel said, excited.
"Hehehehe, yeah they must be, but Yellow is gonna be a tough one. Yet I'm excited to see how she fairs." Black said as the feed cut off.
Meanwhile, on Homeworld, Yellow roared in rage as she fired lightning at the communications screen and destroyed it!
"That little cheat!" She shouted as she slammed her fist into her chair.
"My Diamond, please remain calm!" Yellow Pearl called out to her.
"There is no way in the stars I will calm down after this! Th-that INGRATE! If he wants to play like that, then I will show no mercy! I will make sure to put him in his place and he will never act out like that again!" Yellow Diamond screamed.
A communication call came in as Yellow growled at it, knowing who it would be.
"S-Should I answer, my diamond?" Yellow Pearl asked with worry.
"Let it through, I know it's White and Pink." Yellow said with a low tone of voice, sitting down on her throne.
Pink had already reformed, or so she heard, and she didn't want to talk to her. Mostly because she always made such a big racket over nothing and now? She would be even more annoying, but what could she do?
The screen lights up.
On two halves, White Diamond looked disappointed with silent anger while Pink Diamond looked calm yet held a deep anger back.
"Alas, it was just as I feared, Blue was defeated." White Diamond as she shook her head.
''Bummer..." Pink said with disinterest, leaning on her hand like she was bored.
Yellow Diamond glared at Pink's blatant disrespect before breathing out her nose.
"Blue put up a valiant fight, even surprised us with a whole new aspect of her powers." Yellow said as she slowly calmed down. "But still, Black is gaining a bigger following. Not only from winning Pink's colony but also saying that other gems can join his court. That Lapis Lazuli is but the first of possibly hundreds, maybe thousands."
"Hmmmm..." White hummed, thinking. "Maybe this is a chance for you. He unofficially gave Blue time to prepare before her fight, right? Then how about we train you to prepare for yours?"
"Training?" Yellow asked confused.
"We could start by bringing our best fighting type gems of the same type and make them fuse to increase power and fight you, the same can be done with others and you are gonna fight them without using your destabilizing powers." White said strategically.
"Without my powers?" Yellow and her Pearl asked in surprise.
"You saw it, Black's large astral projection was able to protect him from Blue's emotional aura. The same could be said for your form destabilizing and my mind control." White Diamond said with her eyes closed. "So, when the time comes, you can beat Black Diamond in strength and speed, no special powers if you can help it."
"And if she can't?" Pink asked as she crossed her arms. "Black has Earth and is accepting all gems into his growing court. Who knows what else he might want for his victory?"
White Diamond just grits her teeth in annoyance, sick of Pink's attitude since her defeat to Black. It's like she doesn't even care about being treated like them anymore.
"Then help her, Pink. Since you were the first to fight Black, you know at least more about what he can do. So help Yellow train hard and find new power." White said as she opened her eyes. "Complaining won't solve anything. Start thinking of victory more."
Pink looked away and huffed, not pouting like a child anymore. Her lose to Black Diamond did have ONE positive effect on her.
"Fine, White." Pink said.
'Great, now I need even Pink's help? What has our life turned into now?' Yellow thought about it, frustrated and genuinely wondering where it went wrong.
"So, any gems in mind to help me?" Yellow asked with some sarcasm.
"Yes, several. Lapis Lazulis, Topazs, Rubies, and maybe a few Jaspers." White Diamond said.
"3 classes of soldiers and a class of planet shifter?" Yellow replied with a raised brow.
''Whats the problem? Not feeling confident on your skills thanks to our little handicap?" White asked, sounding smug.
Pink chuckled along with that, finding it very funny and how White was so easily hitting Yellow Diamond's pride as the physically strongest and most combat experienced diamond.
"Problem? HA! I'm just saying that the only way they COULD put up a fight against me is with fusion! I could easily defeat them all." Yellow said with her arms crossed
"Then you won't have further need to ask any unnecessary questions. Call me when something important is needed" White said before ending her transmission.
"See you next cycle, Yellow." Pink said with a "friendly" smile before she cut off of the transmission as well.
Left to herself, with just her Pearl again, Yellow growled in anger! Practically boiling in rage as she stood up from her chair.
"Tch...those damn CLODS!" Yellow Diamond said in anger, punching a wall in frustration of her treatment.
Yellow Pearl yelped in a panic as she avoided some broken pieces falling to the ground.
"P-Please calm down, my diamond! I'm sure you can do this! You're the strongest of the diamonds when it comes to brawn and discipline!" Yellow Pearl said to her.
Yellow Diamond looked down to her Pearl, seeing her shiver with a nervous expression on her face.
"……..You're right." Yellow said as she took a deep breath, calming herself as she sat back in her throne. "This is rather uncharacteristic of me."
'You do tend to get like that sometimes though.' Yellow Pearl thought to herself.
"Is there anything I can do?" She asked.
"Hmmm…..Coordinate with Pink's Pearl about our training schedule and the gems needed. I'm going to my sauna." Yellow Diamond said as she got up from her throne and walked out of her room.
"Right away, my diamond." Yellow Pearl said with her hands forming a diamond symbol.
