Angelite was the first to attack.
She charged towards Alabaster and stuck with her scimitar. Alabaster swiftly parried it with her staff. She then pointed the staff towards Tourmaline's unguarded gem.
"You're coming with me," Alabaster said with a sneer. A laser shot out of the staff and encapsulated the gem, pulling it into Alabaster's hand in a split second.
"No!" Angelite shouted, tossing her scimitar at Alabaster's gem which was located on her forehead. The pristine gem turned quickly and glared, freezing the scimitar in place.
"What? That's impossible!" Angelite whispered, stepping away.
"You've been away from Homeworld for far too long, my dear. Many things are possible now. There's more to Era Two technology than wands or batons. I happen to wield a new kind of power - telepathy." Alabaster boasted. The frozen scimitar snapped in half, and the halves flew backward towards Angelite. She dove and the halves scattered across the terrain.
"What do you want with me and Tourmaline? What does Onyx have to gain from two measly gems?" Angelite inquired desperately.
"The epic plan," Alabaster reflected happily. "At some point, all the gems in our refuge will fuse into one omnipotent gem fusion! Afterward, we will take over this planetoid, starting with the Crystal Gems! But we can only do this with you - an unidentified gem with ultimate power. Not as ultimate as me, of course, but-"
"This is wrong," Angelite declared. "And I will have no part of this scheme. How many of your troops joined willingly? How many of your troops are treated well? Look at Tourmaline! Onyx poofed her and was about to shatter her until I intervened! You all are as despicable as Homeworld!"
Alabaster scoffed, thrusting out her staff. "Don't shame Onyx for shattering gems when you did the exact same thing to a Snowflake Obsidian."
"She was my friend and she was corrupted. I did it to put her out of her misery!" Angelite exclaimed.
"Out of her misery . . ." Alabaster shook her head, exasperated. "You have no idea, do you? She's now a bunch of incompetent, fully conscious gem shards. Have you even heard of the experiments back at Homeworld? The only favor you did Snowflake was shattering her here on Earth and not back at Homeworld where she'd be forced to fuse with other shards to develop . . ." the chatty gem couldn't even finish her sentence.
Alabaster dropped Tourmaline's gem. "Shattering gems ends nothing. They feel pain. And what Homeworld does with them . . ." She began to tear up. "It's why I spoke up to the Diamonds. It's why I had to leave Homeworld. I tried to stop it . . . and I failed."
Angelite lowered her scimitar and frowned. "So you know Onyx is no better than the Diamonds. She's ruthless and persistent, and will stop at nothing to carry out this plan of hers."
Alabaster sighed. "You're right. But I can't oppose her. She'll destroy us all."
"Not if we leave right now with Tourmaline," Angelite said, thinking. "We'll need a functioning warp pad."
"We could check the Crystal Gems' base in Beach City. We'll need to be stealthy, though. The humans are likely to be around at this time." Alabaster advised, vaulting into the air. Angelite followed her.
They landed in front of the temple. Angelite ran up the steps and peered through the door. "Vacant. Let's go."
They entered the house and ran to the warp pad.
"As I predicted. You can see that I'm always correct!" Alabaster boasted once again.
"Alright, let's just go," Angelite sighed. "To one of my favorite secluded areas on Earth . . . Celestial Summit."
The warp pad activated, and the three gems warped away.