Chapter One: Lost Assets.
The endless reaches of space surrounded the hull of the orange handship. The control bay of the ship remained silent as the intermission from the Diamonds revealed they had taken in an old gem of Pink Diamond's, Spinel. The crew sat in silence as the message played.
"My Fire Opal?" A voice called, breaking the silence.
"Yes, my Pearl?" The Fire Opal responded, stroking her throat gem.
"Is that not that gem we ran into on Homeworld?"
"Yes, she was. I had hoped she would have killed Steven. But it looks like she failed. Typical. Where's my Peridot?"
"I'm right behind you, Fire Opal." A higher pitch voice spoke out. Fire Opal turned around to greet her Pearl and Peridot. Her Peridot stared back, adjusting her orange Limb Enhancers. She was assigned to Yellow Diamond's ship crew before getting assimilated into Fire Opal's flight crew. She owned other gems, of course. Her battalion of Citrines, and Nephrite pilot, her Agates, her Peridot Crew, and of course, her Pearl. Before Era Three, Fire Opal was a commander within Yellow Diamonds Court, helping her Diamond conquer planets in her name. Then, the son of Pink Diamond returned to Homeworld and changed everything. Most gems followed their Diamonds, but, gems like Fire Opal felt angered by this change, and wished to return to Era Two times.
"Intermission from Sodalite, my Fire Opal. Emerald is also requesting your time." A Nephrite spoke.
"Put them on screen." Fire Opal requested. The screen lit up, revealing a white and green gem. The white gem, Sodalite, with a chest gem, and Emerald, with a left eye gem.
"It would seem like our half cooked scheme didn't work, Fire." Sodalite spoke.
"Did she even use that Rejuvenator she found?" Emerald questioned.
"Yes, yes. I am quite aware that that rubber hosed gem failed us. First, Demantoid and Pyrope, now Spinel. Everyone who seems to hate this new Era can't follow through on their plans."
"Intermission from… Earth!" Fire's Pearl spoke.
"It's Pink Diamond!"
"On screen, now!" The Diamond Authority symbol appeared next to the two faces already on the screen. However, instead of Steven, they saw a more familiar face. An orange gem with two small horns on her head.
"Is this Fire Opal's command ship?" She asked
"It is. What does the 'Kindergarten Quartz that could', Jasper, possibly want with me?" Fire responded.
"I hear I'm not the only gem that is disgusted by this 'Era Three' nonsense. I've had a few contact me when I disappeared, even some that have fought the Crystal Gems before. I believe we can truly bring an end to this once and for all." Fire Opal paused for a moment, grinning at the sight before her. One of the most famous gems throughout the galaxy wished to fight alongside her when her own Diamond refused. It intrigued her.
"Jasper, do you have a way off of that planet?" Sodalite cut in, interrupting Fire Opal's thoughts.
"The Warp Pads have been fixed, so I can warp off the world. Where would you like to meet, commanders?"
"Commander?" Fire Opal thought. "I missed that name." She said aloud this time. "Meet us on Yellow Colony Zinx. It's only a planet over from you, I believe the humans named it 'Mars'."
"Understood. Over and out." Jasper grunted, saluting her fellow orange gem as she turned off her communicator.
"Zinx? What is on that abandoned planet that can help us?" Emerald groaned.
"Technology the Yellow Diamond and her Titanite scientists over saw, but abandoned after the war. I remember it vividly. Just meet us there." Fire Opal scolded, closing the feed that connected her to the two. She returned to her chair, pulling up the star maps in order to lock in their coordinates.
"Nephrite." She spoke.
"Yes, captain!" The pilot called back. The stars around them began to stretch along the body of the ship as the Gravity Engine kicked in. In an instant, the ship was gone, making its war towards Mars.