On Homeworld, sealed away in her cage, Pink Diamond expressed her dissatisfaction with the way things were being ran here on Homeworld by sitting with her arms crossed, staring at the corner, stonewalling anyone that tried to talk to her. Not like anyone did but if they did she would. Except for when White called, which was once so far, then she was ready to reply at a moment's notice. And it's not like anyone else really dared to call, considering White had personally 'grounded' her.

That Gem was scary. Not that she'd say it to her face anyway but - wait, could White Diamond read minds? She barely knew anything about her despite being her fellow Diamond. But it would be very great if White could indeed read her thoughts, since she had nothing to hide and only wanted White to know how awesome she was and how Pink totally didn't think she was creepy.

She looked around the room. The lack of activity made her relax.

Pink disagreed with her methods. Locked away for 400 colony time units. Now that's not fair. After she was trying to show initiative and conquer her own planet.

Well she'd just about had enough.

Pink jumped to her feet, teeth bared and ready to pounce on anything in her path.

"That's right. She ain't the boss of me. We're fellow Diamonds, she might be higher ranking than me but I've got passion." The corners of her lips turned upwards due to her own reassuring. Then the memory of another more permanent smile entered her mind. The smile of someone who had smiled once and never stopped. An entity that knew no grief, no negativity.

"Ha, ha, ha." Pink nervously looked over at the direction where White's ship/command center was supposed to be in. Thankfully she wasn't on Homeworld right now. "I mean I already waited for 380 time units, might as well get cozy for the twenty remaining." Pink then proceeded to lie in fetal position, her back turned in the direction of White's tower.

Damn White was so wonderful and awesome!

Her looming form stood etched in her mind along with her wonderful bright smile. Pink shivered as she held her knees.

"I just wanted to conquer a planet not to get to know the very definition of fear."

And she stood like this for some time.

About twenty colony time units later a kick sent her door flying. The leg stood rigid in the air for a moment before retracting back and then extending downwards, stepping on the Topaz that seemed to be stuck to the door unconscious.

"When I tell you to kick down the door, you kick down the door!" uh, oh Yellow was angry. At least she was a good alarm, Pink knew that she wouldn't be here if her punishment hadn't reached its conclusion. Yellow pointed an accusatory finger at her. "You!"

Pink went over and hugged Yellow's lower body with a smile and looked up at her angry, twisted form of a face. "What's up chief, what'd I do this time? Lay the guilt on me. Make me suffer." Pink looked desperate as she clung to Yellow's side. "Please just give me something, anything other than the crushing silence and despair that has been my life for so long now."

Yellow Diamond looked at her good and long. Like she was preserving her anger, holding it, compressing it tighter and tighter until it was about to explode. Pink tensed with excitement. The prospect of someone finally acknowledging her again after so long brought her additional joy. She could hardly contain herself.

The rage left Yellow's face, Pink's excitement shifted to confusion. Yellow turned around and left.

Pink watched as her superior walked away, through the door and out her room - cell! - she meant to say cell. The Topaz, had awoken and was now stuck to Yellow's foot. She saluted Pink every time Yellow lifted her foot off the ground. Pink sighed and saluted back, she'd take whatever communication she could get.

The gem fainted again after Yellow planted her foot down in a particularly rough manner. Oh well.

She was no longer stuck to Yellow's foot and as Pink walked forward she made extra sure to step over the unconscious body of the gem in a manner the spectators that'd gathered would notice so she could brag to her friends later. She finished and skipped forward to catch up to Yellow.

"Do you even understand the torture I underwent in there, stewing in my own thoughts? It was like a nightmare, like I was always being directly observed by," she hesitated, trying her best not to glance at the tower where White usually resided. "Some space abomination. Always staring right at me. Never doing anything else."

Yellow handed her a file. She just would not indulge her. Why had Pink been so direct? She should've used reverse psychology. The information in the notes was quickly devoured by Pink. White had gone to her colonies. Three hundred ninety nine colony time units ago. At least that put Pink in a more easygoing mood. White hadn't heard Pink's more, rebellious thoughts. Actually had she? Did she have a range? Could she even read minds?

She looked up from the notes and noticed Yellow's giant form before her. Her thoughts immediately derailed to other more immediate matters.

"Oh I'm so glad Yellow's not talking to me. I couldn't bear all that **yelloing** and anger after so much time in peace and quiet. The dreadful,l dreadful quiet." Pink nudged and nudged Yellow with her elbow but she just wouldn't crack. "By the way where are we going YD?" she leered.

YD gave her some notes. She hated that abbreviation. Two could play the annoyance game. Well more like four. And it was usually a three against one type of deal. No you can't have a colony Pink. You're not matuuure enough. Well maybe you guys are just too mature!

Speaking of mature.

"Very mature of you YD, you're really setting an example there for me as the future of the Diamonds."

YD didn't visibly show any signs of being affected in any way by her words whatsoever. Whatever. This was only slightly less boring than talking to a wall. She glanced through the notes and thought a little then nodded.

"You came to ask me about this? Why my Pearl was rooted to her spot in the middle of the street and refused be moved until she became an attraction with people drawing over her and stamping fliers on her face and you found out about it and got angry that a Diamond's Pearl's body was being used for the amusement of the common Gems and had to uproot her from the spot yourself and she still hasn't moved up until right now?"

There was the slightest hint of interest in YD's expression.

"You probably think I messed with her or used some technology?"

YD barely stopped herself from nodding. Pink smiled as they neared the hangar they were keeping Pearl in.

"It's none of that." Pink said as two guards opened the doors with their chips. "When I was angry that White found me out after I tried taking over a planet, and said I was grounded, Pearl was trying to cheer me up and I snapped." Pink explained while they walked down a corridor. A large door opened up in front of them. Pearl was inside the large storage facility.

"While angry I told her: Don't , just don't. " Pink looked over Pearl, holographic writings all over her body, clothing from various colonies draped over her, several advertisements placed all over her body. Also a note, pierced by her long nose, blank, at least the side that faced Pink. She walked all around Pearl in a circle and she didn't move, didn't react. "I guess she really didn't since then."

No command would work to bring her back. There existed none with the power to annul the basic denial of everything encapsulated in the order 'don't '.

Except.

She got behind Pearl. The note pierced by her nose caught her attention as it had writing on the other side but that was for later, for now she grabbed her servant's shoulders.

"My Pearl, you're too stiff. Have you been working too hard again? Here, let your master serve you this time." Pink whispered in her ear. After some more soothing words and dipping her hands below the waist, Pearl started to quake and not soon after she jumped forward.

"My Diamond, please don't lower yourself to playing with a mere servant!" she cried out with a huge blush on her cheeks. Then she cried out when she saw YD and saluted her. "My Diamond."

YD stood there and said nothing.

Pink snatched the note from Pearl's nose while Pearl apologized to YD for not noticing her. She read.

It was an advertisement for a fighting tournament.

Not sponsored by Homeworld.

With the prize being a whole populated planet.

Pink grinned ear to ear. This was it. She was happy again. Yeee!

She grabbed Pearl mid sorry and bolted for the exit.

YD grabbed her by the ear. Must have noticed she'd inexplicably gotten over her depression. Now she looked so angry, like she would go super nova or something. Whatever, Pink was excited now and energetic too. She could handle anything YD dished out.

"I noticed you were rather bored until just now. I'm glad you livened up, Pink. Let's have fun, the two of us." she said and Pink felt suddenly sorry for all her previous verbal assault. YD cracked her knuckles. "You get punished for your inexcusable behavior, you treat your Pearl in a manner that gives the wrong expression to the common gems and just when it look like you've learned something, here you are ready to goof off again."

After some time a tired Pink headed for her spaceship at a moderate pace. Her lips were a flat line and tears were perpetually streaming down her cheeks, with Pearl being the only one bothering to wipe them. Without any energy or excitement Pink opened her spare, more conservative ship and entered. She would never ever call Yellow Diamond by that abbreviation again.

Despite everything however, Yellow had no right to keep her on Homeworld and she had her own work to do and Pink didn't, with the 'not having any colonies' business. So she was heading to space to prove herself as a Diamond befitting of respect just like her sisters.