He kept to back ways to avoid attention and waved to any gem along the way but had them keep quiet. He didn't want the other diamonds to know about his. Little stroll.

'My following is growing, I wonder by how big it will become in the future?' He thought as he stopped by a building in Yellow's sector of Homeworld.

"I-Um, excuse me?" A voice called out.

Someone had called out to him but he didn't recognize the voice. He then turned around curiously to see a rather large gem before him.

"Yes?" Black asked her.

"I-I'm Topaz." She said with a stutter, gesturing to herself.

Topaz appeared to be a muscular 12ft tall gem fusion with two large, round yellow gems on both sides of her head. She had light yellow hair in a short, flat top-like fashion, yellow skin, and a tinted orange visor that covers her eyes and the sides of her head. Her eyes appear to be brown, though it is unclear due to the orange tint of her visor.

Her outfit consists of a maroon vest with Yellow Diamond's insignia, a mahogany top underneath, and dark brown bottoms that cover her feet. She has a large, broad, and muscular build with relatively short legs and large, powerful arms. She has a square head and chin with a strong and boxy jawline.

'Whoa! Now thats a strong looking gem. I've never seen a Topaz up close before.' He thought before putting on a friendly smile.

"Hello there, what can I do for you?" He asked her.

"I was just wondering...is the offer to join your court still open?" Topaz asked with a nervous smile, tapping her fingers together. "And...are fusions welcome?"

"Fusions? Why of course, any gem is welcome and any fusion as well." Black Diamond said with a small smile.

The fusion smiles happily and shyly but Black then wonders to himself.

"Does Yellow Diamond not allow fusion in her court?" He asked her.

"N-No, she does. For missions and for battle but…..Topaz and Topaz just want to fuse because we love each other." Topaz said as she put a hand in her chest. "Topaz couldn't imagine being without Topaz, and we fear that one wrong step would result in Topaz being broken."

"Let me guess, Yellow doesn't like it when you are fused all the time, when it's not for battle, or unless it's for something useful according to her right?" Black guessed as Topaz nodded. "But you enjoy being fused regardless."

"Well...yes. That." Topaz said with a small smile and a nod.

Black Diamond let out a sigh as he shook his head, disappointed in Yellow.

"Typical, don't they realize fusion is not just for fighting? It's like a connection between two gems too, friendship and..." Black Diamond said as looks at Topaz and smirks. "Other things, hehe."

"Hehehe, yeah." Topaz said with a chuckle before she changed her outfit just like Lapis changed her outfit.

The vest, top underneath, and bottoms were black as the diamond symbol was now dark yellow.

"Welcome aboard, friend. It's a pleasure to have you in my court now." He said with a smile.

"Make that two friends!" A third voice called out.

Black and Topaz looked up in surprise, seeing a smaller gem flying down to them with a pair of water wings behind her. Black Diamond could tell just what type this gem was but Topaz gasped in shock at seeing this specific gem before them.

"Aquamarine!?" Topaz let out as Aquamarine landed before them, her teardrop shaped gem on her left cheek.

"You know this gem? Is she your friend?" Black Diamond asked, knowing how Aquamarines were small and looked harmless but they were quite troublesome to deal with.

"S-She is my commanding officer when I was in the retrieval team. Well, WAS my commanding officer." Topaz said as she gestured to her new, mostly black outfit. "Before I joined your court.

"Without telling Yellow but I understand. And I wish to join as well." Aquamarine said as she changed her outfit.

Originally, a blue vest worn over a dark blue dress with a white-collar, white wrist-length gloves, white knee-high socks, dark blue flat shoes, and a dark blue hair bow that she can turn into a wand like weapon. The intersection of her vest and the lapels of her collar form a Blue Diamond symbol.

Now, it was a gray vest over black dress with a gray collar, gray gloves, gray socks, and black flat shoes. The intersection of her vest was now a dark blue symbol with her bow wand the same color.

'Hmm, nice choice of colors but...' Black thought, curious of this.

"What is your reason for cute little gem like you to want to join my court?" He asked her.

"Oh hohohohoho such a charmer." Aquamarine said with a giggle from being called "cute." "And my reason for joining you are that you are a very inspirational leader. Not only showing your strength but you bring change to Homeworld. Change that will bring about a better future for Homeworld. And personally, I always felt Blue was a bit too emotional at times and forcing others to feel as bad as she does is not an admirable trait."

"Hmmm...interesting, I like your spunk." Black Diamond said as he held his hand out to her. "Welcome aboard, Aquamarine. It will be a pleasure to have someone of your caliber with us."

"The pleasure is all mine." Aquamarine said as she shook hands with Black Diamond. "It will also be a pleasure working with you again, Topaz. If we do work together again."

"Yeah, sure." Topaz said but did NOT want to work with Aquamarine again.

After Black was done with his walk around Homeworld, he showed Topaz and Aquamarine to his section in the old Kindergarten and introduced everyone to each other. Though, Aquamarine was surprised that Black Diamond allowed different type fusions and flawed gems to stay.

"And why wouldn't I? Just because they look and are created differently, or fuse differently, doesn't mean they don't have the right to exist. My court will stand for acceptance of all, I hope you will respect that, Aquamarine." Black Diamond said to her, lightly glaring at her.

Aquamarine stiffened in shock and fear while Topaz looked at him in awe, amazed by his words.

'He's even better than I thought he was!' Topaz thought.

"M-M-My apologies, my diamond! I shouldn't have thought otherwise!" she said, apologizing while forming a diamond symbol.

Black Diamond raised a hand to her, making Aquamarine shut her eyes in fear, before he gently put his hand on her head. She gasped in shock before looking to Black Diamond, seeing no more anger in his eyes.

"Just be more open minded while you're here. My court isn't like the others, so don't think those standards matter here." He said to her.

"Y-Yes?" She said confused and still scared.

'He's not mad at me?' She thought as Black Diamond turned to walk to his room, leaving Aquamarine confused and yet……..feeling so warm inside.

'Now, what to do with the rest of my day?' Black thought as he sat in his chair and rubbed his chin.

he didn't feel like training until Lapis and Spinel fused tomorrow and nobody else in his court seemed to be capable fighter except Topaz but she's too new. He couldn't ask her to spar so suddenly.

'Maybe I'll look over the reports of the gems growing from my planet?' He thought to himself as he pulled out the report from the gems growing on the kindergartens he had set up on Earth.

Sometimes, Black wondered what type of gem could come from the Earth, depending on the type of planet. Perhaps new types no one has ever seen before.

'Maybe we'll get another male gem like me.' he thought as he looked the list over.

The list was pretty simple, mostly Rose Quartz and Amethysts. Some Rubies, and even a few Jaspers. All gems he's seen before, nothing out of the ordinary.

'I wish a new type of gem could emerge, that would be an interesting find.' He thought as he continued to read the report.