In the training arena, Steven Universe and his friends, now including Pearl and Moonstone, are in the Floating Arena looking around for what they're to fight. Unfortunately, they can't find it. After a few minutes, they see something moving out of the way, like duplicates, resulting in its change of colors to reveal an Indominus Rex from Jurassic World, except in hologram form like gems, but without gemstones.

"THIS THING CAN CAMOUFLAGE?!" Amethyst shouts.

The Indominus roars and the gems go after it. They try using their tactics to destroy the thing but fail. However, they locate the weak spots of the monster, and attack it at those places, resulting in its downfall. They win. Everyone around the stadium cheers for them, and they wonder who everyone is.

"People of the reformed NATO and it's splinter faction in regions like Oceania," Manson announces, "we have two new beings to join us against the Diamonds."

Everyone shouts and cheers at that last part, and it causes Pearl and Moonstone to wonder what "NATO" is, and what its connection is with the Diamonds. So a few minutes after they walk out of the arena, they find a place to talk in private.

"Do you have any idea what NATO is, Moonstone?" Pearl asks.

"I'm afraid I don't," the latter answers, "but I hope to find out, and what they want with the Diamonds."

"So do I. Let's just hope that Steven and his friends are okay."

"We will. I want to get to now the Crystal Gems better."

"Yeah. I hope a fusion friend of mine named Garnet takes a liking to you since you're both fusions."

"Who IS she anyway?"

"Garnet?"

"Yeah."

"She's a fusion between a Ruby and a Sapphire, both of which were from Blue Diamond's court."

"Interesting. Is she from the rebellion?"

"Yes. Garnet has future vision, thanks to Sapphire and can summon gauntlets, thanks to Ruby. They're lovers and have stayed fused with each other for centuries, with some exceptions regarding her splitting up."

"She kinda reminds me of myself. My component gems are named Albite and Orthoclase. You know what Albites and Orthoclases were meant to be on Homeworld?"

"I think so. If I remember correctly, Albites were scientists and researchers and Orthoclases were like Rubies, as in, defenders or bodyguards."

"That's right. Things were peaceful until we made a mistake, which was never tolerated on Homeworld. Our diamond was Yellow Diamond-"

"Sort of like Peridot."

"Who?"

"More on her later. Continue."

"We answered to the ruthless Citrine, our merciless Quartz commander. We were sent to scout out the uninhabited System XA for documentation and exploration. Orthoclase defended Albite as ordered by Citrine, but against the commander's wishes, as Citrine threatened to shatter Albite, and was going to shatter Orthoclase with her for defending her. Citrine's Pearl reminded her that Yellow Diamond wished to speak with her, and Citrine ordered the Pearl to place Albite and Orthoclase in the containment units so that she'd deal with them later. We never saw that ruthless commander after that. They worked things out with each other in the units and were abandoned after the gems left the rebellion. However, they were never corrupted by the blast from the end of the Gem War. Throughout time, they got closer together. One day, the ceilings in the cell holding them dilapidated, and for the first time in their lives. They were officially free. The newborn freedom they gained through this was strange in a way that they felt stuck, lost. While they were together, they realized that they couldn't be without each other. The emotions they felt was unknown, but they learned. It was love. Everything changed for them one day when Orthoclase spotted a boulder coming down towards them and pushed Albite out of the zone to rescue her. As a result, they fused accidentally, and I came along."

"Wow. I didn't know beings could go through all those events. Garnet has had a very similar beginning to you. But there are different elements. If you meet her, she'll talk them out with you. Deal?"

Pearl holds her right hand out.

"Deal," Moonstone responds, bringing her right hand out to shake Pearls. They then walk out of the room to meet up with the others. Surprisingly, they find everyone in front of them as they leave the room.

"I can teach everyone what NATO is," Manson begins, "and its history from 1949 to 2021. Come on."

Everyone goes with Manson to learn everything about NATO.


The next chapter will include these gems except for Garnet(obviously), learning everything about the history of NATO, and the formation of the Oceanic division. More info on KJD's Moonstone's origin story is on the comics on KJD's Tumblr. This story might be updated to catch up with Gem Harvest, if Blue Pearl is healed by Steven and was the Slinker, and joins the Crystal Gems. What do YOU think will happen in Gem Harvest? Leave your hypothesis in the comment box down below.