The name has been changed. I would also like to say sorry for not posting chapters more often. I have been busy with school. Ninth grade SUUUUUUCKS! Anyway, enjoy the story!

6,000 Years Ago

Topaz sat on a chair in the bunks. He was so proud. After years of training he had become a commander for the Homeworld Army. Topazes may have been generic soldiers, but he was special. His first mission was to execute a group of humans. He was excited to show Yellow Diamond what he could do as a commander. He put on his uniform the next day. He then marched his troops into the forest, prepared for anything. His entire squadron went ahead, finding and capturing the humans. Topaz walked up to the humans. He couldn't have been happier. He felt on top of the world. Then he saw the humans. Specifically, he saw the horrified, hopeless expressions on their faces, as though he was the Grim Reaper, ready to drag them to Hell. He couldn't bring himself to kill them. "Release them. They are of no threat to us." He said. The humans ran away almost immediately. Afterwards, Yellow Diamond was furious. "You disobeyed my orders! You simply had to kill those insignificant pests!" She screamed. "I apologize," Topaz replied, "but, with all due respect, my Diamond, why must we kill the humans if they are of no danger to us?" "Are you questioning my authority?!" Yellow Diamond asked, enraged. "No. I'm just curious." "We kill humans because they are weaker than us! If a species is too weak to defeat us, it shall become extinct." This answer shocked and angered Topaz, but he hid these emotions well.

Later that night, Topaz researched leaders of the resistance. Discovering the identity of their leader, Rose Quartz, he knew he had to ask to join the resistance and stop being a simple tool of wanton destruction and death. Then, a miracle happened. The next morning, he was told to capture Rose Quartz at a resistance camp. Upon arriving, Rose slashed through Topaz's feeble troops, immediately engaging him in combat. In half of a nanosecond, Topaz summoned and unsheathed his swords, prepared for the attack. She was fast and strong, but Topaz was faster, dodging every attack at the last second, tiring Rose. Eventually, Topaz knocked her back and held the tip of his sword to her. Then, remembering why he was happy to go on this mission, simply said, "Bring her to the dungeons. I will publicly execute her in the morning. I want to remember this."

That night, Topaz snuck to the dungeons and found Rose's cell. "Psst!" He signaled to her. Rose glanced at him, a look of disgust appearing on her face. "What do you want? Are you here to gloat?" She asked in anger. "Quite the opposite, actually." Topaz said, a smirk appearing on his face. He then summoned one of his swords, slicing the locking mechanism and opening the door. "But... why? You'll be a traitor in the eyes of Yellow Diamond." Rose asked in confusion. "I'm sick of being a means of genocide. As far as I'm concerned, Yellow Diamond can suck it." Topaz replied in fury. Rose smiled at this. The two then ran to the elevator, almost free. But then a bunch of topaz soldiers came out of the elevator. Acting fast, Topaz summoned a sword and pointed it at Rose. "This prisoner tried to escape, but I caught her." He lied. "Just go with it," He muttered to Rose. "I'll think of something." Then they went to Yellow Diamond's chamber. "So you caught this prisoner as she was escaping?" Yellow Diamond asked skeptically. "Yes, my Diamond. She was locked up awaiting an execution scheduled for tomorrow morning." Topaz lied, feeling less sure of himself. "Then tell me, why does this camera footage show you FREEING HER?!" Yellow Diamond said, enraged. She then showed footage of Topaz breaking the lock on Rose's cell. "Ohhhh... Crap." Topaz said, wincing at his stupidity. He forgot about the CAMERAS! You moron! He thought. You forgot there were cameras! That's day one, bro! "Before I have you both executed, I must know. Why would you betray your people, the perfect species?!" Yellow Diamond asked. A smirk grew on Topaz's face. "'Perfect?' Heh heh heh... Don't make me laugh." Topaz said confidently. "None of our people even come close to perfect, least of all you!" Yellow Diamond got angrier at this remark. "All you are is a wannabe dictator. You only want to kill humans for the sake of killing. To you this planet is just another insignificant piece of rock to turn into a Gem outpost. And my soldiers and I are mere puppets in your eyes. Little mindless dolls covered in strings. Well, I'm no puppet. There are no strings on me. I'm done with you, our perfectionist species, and this pathetic excuse for an army!" Just as he finished that sentence, he summoned his swords and ran at the guards, poofing them into their gems about 15 seconds later. He and Rose then ran out of the room towards the elevator. They reached it this time, but the remaining guards destroyed the elevator's computer console behind Topaz and Rose, causing the elevator to fall to the bottom floor: the hangar. Topaz and Rose ran to the nearest ship. "Do you know how to fly this thing?" Rose asked, concerned. "How hard can it be?" Topaz asked, not entirely confident in his skills as a pilot. He hit buttons and flipped switches randomly, hoping for a positive result. They took off. And he crashed it 90 seconds later. But they did manage to escape. "Whew! Think we've ran far enough?" Rose asked, tired from running away from the wreckage. "I don't think they'll chase after us if they inspect the crash site for at least 10 minutes." Topaz replied, smirking.

Meanwhile...

"Do you see the escapees?" A topaz soldier asked another. "Nope. Just this note." The first soldier read the note. Execute this, sulfur brains! -Ex-commander Topaz.

Then there was a rapid beeping sound. Then a big BOOM.

Now back to Rose and Topaz...

"A bomb? Not a bad idea." Rose commented. "Thanks. So now what?" Topaz asked, realizing that he hadn't thought through what he would do after freeing Rose. "Well, you did help me escape. And I heard about you letting those humans free instead of killing them. How would you like to help fight the Homeworld Gems with the resistance?" Rose asked. "...No," Topaz declined. "I would like to join the resistance, but I'd rather fight the Homeworld alone." "Well, if you ever change your mind, come to the temple. It looks like a statue of a giant, six-armed woman with a raised mask. And take this," Rose said, holding out a baby blue star patch. "It's the sign of the Crystal Gems, the team of Gems who are opposed to the Homeworld's plans for Earth." "Thanks. Well, I'd better get going. Farewell, Rose Quartz."

Present Day

"...And that's how I met your mother." Topaz finished, not intending to make any reference to the show "How I Met Your Mother." "Wow! That was the best story ever!" Steven said in excitement. "Yeah, but when I came here to find your mom and join the Crystal Gems, I didn't think she'd be gone. Or have a half-human son." "Oh. Well, do you still wanna join?" Steven asked. "Really?" Topaz asked, cheering up. "Sure. The others would be happy to have you, right guys?" They looked at the others. "Sure." Garnet said simply. "I suppose we could let you join." Pearl said, possibly still amazed and a bit irritated that Topaz beat her in a swordfight. Amethyst was munching popcorn, with a blank stare that indicated she was still visualizing the story. Then she focused again. "Did you say something?" "I'll take that as a yes!" Steven said eagerly. "Topaz, welcome to the Crystal Gems!"