Amy opened her eyes and looked up to see White Diamond staring at her through the screen.
"Ah!" she cried.
"Calm down. What are you doing?" White Diamond asked curiously.
"I was sleeping."
"That's a strange thing."
"It is actually but it's nice. How long have you been watching me?" Amy asked.
"At least three hours."
"Um... that's weird."
"So is sleeping."
They just stared.
"Fair enough... So... what happened?" she asked sitting up correctly.
"They hate me."
"I don't even hate you."
"YEA BECAUSE YOU TRIED TO KILL ME," she said loudly looking annoyed.
Amy just stared at her.
"I am sorry. I didn't mean too."
"Whatever. You have two days until we show up. Are you ready for this?" White Diamond asked.
"No."
White Diamond rolled her eyes and groaned.
"What is your problem now?!"
"I'm afraid they all hate me."
White Diamond's expression softened.
"Friends are there to make things better and help you through your struggles regardless of what they are. Unfortunately only a few creatures in the universe understand what that really means. Pink Diamond did her best to be my friend even though I was sarcastic and an asshole to her. Even when she comes back and you don't want to be with her... she'll always be there waiting for you as your friend until the end of her time. She never wanted to turn Earth into a colony but as Diamond she was forced thinking it was her responsibility to do it. We are a dominant species but we can do it without destroying life and planets."
Amy nodded and looked down at the ground.
"Things will be rough but... this is the end of everything they started. Your friends are lucky you came to me first instead of waiting. Or you skipping over Earth."
"What does that means?"
"We know somehow the Cluster was stopped so were going to throw out injectors all of over the place regardless of the area, whether it was rich in minerals or not. Yellow Diamond despises the Earth as much as she does and I have no idea why but she created a plan called the 'New Calamity' . The gems would suck all the life from the Earth destroying it and when the gems emerge a month later they would start killing whatever was left. Gems take a while to form right but instead Yellow Diamond wanted to unleash a horde of gem monsters never before seen. She wanted to force another fast growing Cluster into the Earth and then destroy it."
Amy's face paled.
"So, if your friends want to cry- remind them how lucky they really are."
X
X
Amy returned home and she stood out on the beach looking at the beach house. She couldn't imagine what the Earth would look like if all of those injectors were to be dropped. She didn't know what dead people looked like but it couldn't be pretty. Peridot explained a lot of the organic life on Earth had blood they needed to live. She saw the beach house door open up with Steven and Amethyst coming out. Her eyes began to water thinking of what would happen to everyone is Yellow Diamond had her way.
"Steven!" she cried.
They both looked at her and started yelling her naming, waving vigorously. They were shocked by the amount of force behind Amy's hug.
"What happened?!" Amethyst cried as Steven was trying to breath from Amy's crushing hug.
"Is everything ok?" Pearl called.
"Amy came back!" Steven called.
The house screen door flew open almost breaking the door in half. Jasper was standing in the doorway with an upset look on her face.
"Why did you come back?!" she yelled.
Steven looked shocked.
"I-I-I-
"Shouldn't you be running or something? I know I came here later than everyone else but you put everyone in danger!"
Amy looked down at the sand.
"White Diamond said-
"I don't care about what she said! What if they came after you on the moon base and we had no idea!" Jasper yelled her yellow eyes filling with tears.
"I will always come back! You have nothing to worry about!" Amy cried placing her hand on her chest.
"That's not the problem! You... you didn't trust me enough to tell me where you were going."
Amy pressed her lips together and sighed, "When I was trying to talk to you, you didn't want to listen so... I didn't want to bother you with it."
Jasper reached out and placed her large hands on Amy's shoulders, "I wish I did. I'm just worried about things... and stuff."
Her face darkened to an scarlet color making Amy smile.
"We have two days. Can we spend them together?" she whispered.
Jasper nodded and embraced her girlfriend.
"I'm glad you aren't mad," Steven said smiling.
Jasper nodded but she looked at the ocean instead.
Soon everything would come crashing down even though it felt like yesterday Amy had saved her from corruption she put upon herself. There may be no more beach house, no more ocean, no more Beach City or no more Earth... just Amy. The sad part of it was Amy's existence would continue while they would simply be wiped out without much effort. No matter what plan White Diamond and Amy had concocted, it didn't ensure the safety of the rest of them. There was no guarantee that the Earth would survive this attack.
X
X
A couple hours had passed with everyone sitting on the beach staring at the ocean. Steven had called in a few favors and had Beach City evacuated for when the Diamonds would show up. There was no way he could ensure everyone would live through what was about to happen but he didn't tell Mayor Dewey that. Peridot and Lapis held sands looking at the calm waters while Amethyst leaned herself on Garnet's right side and Pearl on her left side. Steven sat in Garnet's lap. He honestly wanted to spend time with Connie, but he wanted her to be safe instead.
"How does it feel Amy?" Steven asked looking at the Fluorite Diamond.
"What do you mean?" she asked softly.
"Do you feel better knowing that we know everything now?"
Amy nodded, "It makes things easier."
"I still can't believe you're a Diamond," Jasper said.
"I know."
"Do you think she'll really help us?" Pearl asked looking at Amy with wide worried eyes.
"She has her reasons for doing it. She's not doing it to be nice."
Pearl bit her lip and looked at the ocean again.
"Do you think we will make it?" the boy asked making everyone uncomfortable.
"I believe so."
"That super unrealistic," Peridot said.
"Love trumps hate. Always."
"How can you be so sure of that?" Lapis asked becoming upset.
"My parents believed it, White Diamond's parents believed it... Garnet believes it, Rose believed it. We are all examples of it. Half of us is because of Steven. Steven gave us the chance to show we were fine and he loves us all. I think that right there is enough to prove that we can make it. We are all strong enough to do this as long as we do this together. If you go in already thinking we are going to fail then we already have," Amy said firmly.
Garnet smiled, "I agree with Amy. We can do this."
"So do I," Amethyst said sitting up.
"We are the Crystal Gems and it's our duty to protect the Earth from everything," Pearl said grinning.
They all started laughing.
"When this is all over... We should sit out here more often," Amy said.
"Yea."
They went inside around ten at night so Steven could go to bed. They had a day and a half left before the big fight. Even though Amy was confident that they would make it... would Steven be ok? He was half human after all. He could only fuse with Connie and Amethyst so far... even then... it was risky for him all together. She looked up at the bed seeing him sleep.
Pink Diamond entered her mind. Would she be mad at her for being with Jasper and then try to shatter her? That was one possibility and it terrified her. She didn't want to bring her back and then have to bubble her for trying to attack her girlfriend. Even though Amy wasn't really aware of her feelings at the time, it wasn't a good excuse. She felt like she was going to start panicking when she felt Jasper's head drop into her lap- she was asleep.
What would you do now if you were here? What would you say to me? Amy thought and closed her eyes.
X
X
"You're being stupid."
Pink Diamond rolled her eyes and continued stomping down the hallway.
"You need to listen to me!" White Diamond hissed.
"There's nothing to discuss! I want to go after her!"
White Diamond grabbed her hand and jerked her backward trying to get her friend to think for once.
"I'm supposed to be the irrational one here! She literally shattered me and I don't want her here..."
"I can't help it! It's the way I feel!" she cried, her pink eyes feeling with tears.
White Diamond sighed, "We aren't allowed to love anyone else except for Diamonds and she's not a full blooded Diamond..."
Pink Diamond stared at her.
"What?"
"Nothing- forget it."
White Diamond started walking away but Pink Diamond jumped in front of her.
"No, tell me what you know!" she hissed looking more pissed than upset now.
"There's a lot more that I know but I can't tell you."
White Diamond shoved her to the side and continued into her chamber with Pink Diamond on her tail. She locked the door behind her and walked back up to White Diamond.
"Tell me!" she whispered, "I hurt and I can't explain it. I just want to be with her. It's not fair!"
"Really let it go-
"I love her. I love Violet."
White Diamond's eyes widened in shock.
"What?"
"The moment I laid eyes on her... I can't explain it but I know I love her. I want to make sure she's safe!"
"If you run, you put the others at risk of being shattered. They'll come after me too. Is that what you want?"
"I want one kiss! I want to know if my feelings for her are real or just attraction!" Pink Diamond cried. Now she had tears flowing down her cheeks.
Her feelings weren't a lie.
"You want one kiss?"
She nodded.
"Fine..."
White Diamond grabbed Pink Diamond's shoulders and pulled her into her arms. Pink Diamond's face turned red and she looked away; she didn't know how to feel about what White Diamond was doing. White Diamond placed a finger under her chin making her look at her. White Diamond placed her lips on her pink, glossy lips making Pink Diamond gasp but she let herself get lost in the kiss. After a minute White Diamond pulled away and let her go leaving her stunned.
"That is a kiss."
"That wasn't fair..." she whispered, "That was my first kiss."
"Better from a friend than a gem who would be running and you never see her again."
Pink Diamond had nothing to say.
"You have to understand the gravity of the situation."
"You don't know what its like to love anyone!" the younger Diamond cried.
The words stung more than they should.
"What do you mean?" she whispered.
"I mean you don't love anyone!"
"I do! I just... I just can't do anything about it..."
"Who is she?" Pink Diamond asked.
"It's um... I can't say. You'll laugh at me."
Pink Diamond squinted, "Tell me it's not Yellow Diamond. If it is I'll shatter you myself."
"Hell no! She's too uptight anyways..."
"Well?"
"It's my pearl. Pearl..."
"Wow."
White Diamond glared at her.
"No, not like that... It's just... I'm shocked. I figured you'd pick a different gem is all."
White Diamond frowned, "I literally only hang around you or her."
Pink Diamond smiled, "Ok! Well tell me...You think one day I can go after Violet?"
"Most certainly."
White Diamond sighed as her eyes filled with tears.
"You'll finally get to see her after all this time."
Sorry I hadn't updated in a while. We are getting closer to the end so hang tight :)