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Apophyllite Comm Logs, accessing Southeastern Section Channels. Comm line connected on embedded encrypted network. SCRIPT BITPAK files found. MD-LJ user found. 8XM-CG-A user found. Loading PROJECTION SIM. User 8XM-CG-A data retrieved from Observational Recon Journals. Last user: Milky Quartz; Facet-1MKZ Cut-7LT. SCRIPT edit mode on.
Name: Amethyst: Facet-5 Cut 8XM
Gem type: Quartz
Gem superior: Uncatalogued (Previously registered under Pink Diamond; deleted prior to Gem War)
Current Status: Crystal Gem
Observed Fusions: Opal, Sugilite, Alexandrite, Smoky Quartz, Obsidian 1.0 and Obsidian 2.0
Notes: A Quartz soldier constructed for Pink Diamond. Classified a defective, found by Rose Quartz after the war and taken into the Crystal Gems faction ranks.
New Analysis Contributor: MD-LJ
MD-LJ HAS ENTERED SIM CHAT
8XM-CG-A HAS ENTERED SIM CHAT
Let us draw out your history. Prone to being destablized? You're not the strongest gem. But you have your own skills and strengths.
You wear the Curse of Humanity on your sleeves.
You bring your 'Down to Earth' attitude
But you bring your brashness
And your inability to not to be yourself.
Then your lack of confidence
Then you...
A worthless Quartz at face value.
But there is so much more, deep down...hidden potential.
Let's go Amethyst.
Steven's here with me.
He's calling for you.
SU-PD HAS ENTERED SIM CHAT
AMETHYST DON'T DO IT!
Words are hidden.
Unsaid. He needs you Amethyst. He cares for you deeply.
GET OUT AMETHYST DON'T FALL FOR IT
He just doesn't understand it. We can make you strong. Let's get those who ever doubted you. I can make you like Jasper? Wouldn't that be nice?
Wouldn't that be nice Amethyst?
To be strong like you were meant to be?
No longer will you be overshadowed.
The others will see this and bow to you.
See them Amethyst.
See Garnet...see Pearl...
See you.
See the you never heard of before.
PLEASE AMETHYST DON'T FALL FOR IT.
SHE'S LYING
GET OUT OF HERE
GET OUT
FIND AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"Steven?"
Amethyst could only see the nothingness that surrounded her as she sat there on the seat she somehow found herself in. She looked up at the blinding spotlight above her. The world became clearer, though not by a lot. It was like she was underwater, but the water was a deep violet. Where was she?
A shot of pain went down her gemstone, a lot worse than when she had cracked it that one time, and in response she fell off the chair in agony and hissed through her teeth. She clung to it and hoped by any means that the pain would stop. With undue mercy, it did eventually fade after a minute, with the tiny facet of relief, until she saw Steven standing there. She smiled for the moment as she laid on the ground on her stomach. It was pulled away after seeing his angered face. His eyes were closed, like he was about to show her something. She got up to go and wrap her arms around his body and give him the tightest of hugs, until to her surprise; she was blocked by Rose Quartz who popped out from a cloud of black smoke. But this Rose...she had onyx hair and she had her weapon and shield drawn that were in equal colour. Not unlike the colour drained Diamonds on White Diamonds mecha. Dread stirred lightly at first, churning her from within.
"Steven, what's going on?" Amethyst cried out as her voice cracked, uncertain of what she was even seeing.
This had to be the Lillims doing...no not again. How could...
"You need to go Amethyst." Said Rose, but that wasn't her voice on her lips. It was Stevens, that echoed repeatedly. This level of weirdness did not sit well with her. At all.
"You can't stay here."
Amethyst shook her head as she tried to go around the Rose figure, except Rose would refuse to let her through by moving as she moved, raising her arms. No matter how hard Amethyst tried, Rose would not let her pass.
"I'm so sorry...I let this happen." Steven admitted with a tone that almost broke Amethyst.
She was in tears by this point...then she saw images of Smoky Quartz surround them like a floating mural of screens. Scenes that were supposed to happy, but they made her sad.
"I was glad to give you Smoky. Smokys great."
More images of them hanging out and being best buds transitioned on the screens themselves. It took Amethyst a moment of reflection and observation to realize what was going on. She smacked herself for not realizing it sooner. The very issue Snow tried so hard to get into their heads was right in front of her. Despair became her leader, commanding authority with her emotions. Going on how smart she thought she was with knowing how she can see others, she felt like she was just dumb in not seeing the message earlier.
"Steven..." Amethyst cried out weakly.
"You've been infected...haven't you..."
Silence. The Rose figure stared at her sadly. Amethyst fell to her knees. How in the world did this even happen? Anger was ready to go on command as distress was first and fear treading slightly behind.
"I'm sorry we weren't there for you...but we can fix it, I know we can...you can't give up just yet."
The Rose figure poofed away in the smoke, revealing Steven who just stood there with his arms by his side. Tears fell down his face as Amethyst went up to hug him, until he raised his palm at her to stop.
"Steven?"
It wasn't until he opened his eyes, that she realized she was right. His eyes were jet black, save for the white diamond shaped pupils, striking despair in her core and taking the lead.
"Get the others...get out of this awful place and tell them I'm sorry." He said with synchronizing sorrow; his voice layered with higher and lower pitched tones.
Amethyst shook her head as anger overtook heartache. He was a Crystal Gem. He was their family...he was theirs. No way, shape or form, that would she would allow for this to continue and for anyone else to take him from them again. Not again.
"NO! I WON'T LEAVE YOU HERE!" She roared. She sprinted, with the intense intent to hug him, before she was flung backwards by his strange, splintered Aura.
She got back up again, but froze in fear as she noted his immense and terrifying glare. Another projection appeared behind him...a shadowy form like none other...much larger than Rose was.
It was Pink Diamond.
No...this one was...different. She had rougher, longer hair...and the coloured drained like Rose's was and her eyes were the same as Stevens. Her grin was unsettling as well with razor sharp teeth that looked like they had the power to easily crush gems into the tiniest shards. Steven raised his hand again, but then Pink Diamonds hand rose up as well, as if preparing to attack. Then dozens of Rose Quartzes popped up as well, this time in their uniform. All of them resumed the same stance as Steven and all had the same glare as he. The atmosphere became more erratic as the rotating, floating screens vanished and the realm they came in changed to black with chaotic scribbling all over the place, as if it was a child's drawing gone erratic.
"You can fight this Steven. You don't have to do this..." Amethyst pleaded. She couldn't believe he was doing this. This couldn't be Steven, it just couldn't be. It was impossible.
Us worse Gems stick together right?
Spheres of Darkness aimed themselves at Amethyst, who could barely move at all.. no...she wasn't going to fall apart on him. She went into a spin dash as she dodged all the blasts. She skidded to a halt, then realized that the Pink Diamond figure had yet to fire her gigantic sphere. Amethyst was too stunned to get herself going again and it was too late to step away from the blast...
until...
SM-2011-Q HAS ENTERED SIM CHAT
A figure of white emerged to defend her. Light Blue cloak, white hair...odd butterfly wings... She had her hand raised as she blocked Pink Diamonds attack.
"Amethyst, we need to you out of here and into the Apophyllite Sphere." The deep, feminine voice called out.
"Snow!" Amethyst called out.
"What about Steven?"
She heard Snow crack her own neck, the sense of frustration with urgency.
"Amethyst, close your eyes!"
She did so, but...
PROJECTION SIM ENDED.