Onyx followed Tourmaline to see White Diamond and Charoite. She was curious as to who Charoite was. They came to a stop as they both spotted White Diamond. Tourmaline immediately knelt down and pulled down Onyx's shoulder for her to kneel down with her. As, Onyx knelt down, she spotted a purple gem, with a long dress which was the same color as her gem, a purple tinted transparent visor, and had shoulder length lilac hair.
"Ahh, Tourmaline," said White Diamond, looking at her boldly. "Pleasure to be with you once again my Diamond, and uh sorry about my outburst earlier, It was foolish of me to act so childish," Tourmaline apologized. "You needn't worry Tourmaline, You were just looking out for yourself." White Diamond turned to Onyx.
"Onyx, I presume you have gotten acquainted with Tourmaline in both of your spare times?" She asked her. Onyx sighed. "Everything is…" She stopped as she looked at Tourmaline. "Everything is fine my Diamond," Onyx reassured her. "I was even able to obtain some knowledge about The Rebellion," She added. "The Rebellion? That's right, you're not a veteran of the war,"
"Oh yes, There's a new gem who will be joining the White Diamond court today," White Diamond said as she faced the purple gem. Tourmaline and Onyx both stood up. "Charoite," White Diamond said as the purple gem closed her log. Charoite walked up to the three gems and bowed. "I'm Charoite," she said calmly as she adjusted her visor. "Tourmaline," She said as she introduced herself. "And this is my guard, Onyx."
"Nice to meet you, Charoite," Onyx said as she bowed. "So…where exactly do you come from Charoite?" Tourmaline asked. Charoite's eyes widened slightly as she grew a bit pale. She folded her hands and fiddled with her thumbs. "Uuuhh…I-I was from Blue Diamond's court but I uhhh…got transferred…" She sheepishly answered. She made it sound like more of a question rather than an answer but nor Tourmaline and Onyx noticed. Charoite adjusted her visor and went back to her log. "White Diamond if I may ask, Why did you call us here? Is there a new task for me!?" Tourmaline said excitedly. "Fufufu…Yes Tourmaline there is." White Diamond answered. "Well I don't know if it's necessarily a task you'll like but- "Oh don't worry my Diamond! Any task from you I'll happily accept!" Tourmaline said as she cut her off. White Diamond chuckled.
"Your new ship has arrived, Pearl is currently running a task for Charoite at the moment so if it won't be any trouble, Would you mind retrieving it?" She asked. "Of course! Not a problem my Diamond!" Tourmaline happily accepted. "Good, and Onyx as your duty as a guard, It's your responsibility to watch over Tourmaline at ALL costs, She is the best in my court and if something as bad as a little scratch is on her, I WILL BREAK YOU. Understand?" White Diamond asked. Onyx shivered a bit but immediately recomposed herself.
She kneeled on one knee. "Yes, my Diamond." White Diamond smiled. "Excellent, Now if you excuse me I'll be tending to some business about our next colonization and gem mutations with Blue and Yellow Diamond." She said as she walked out of her room. Tourmaline exhaled and blushed. "Wow…" she said as she leaned against the wall. "Are you all right my gem? Your face has darkened." Onyx pointed out.
Tourmaline broke from her trance and frantically put a hand on her cheek, feeling warmth. "WH-WHA? Uh..UGH LET'S JUST GO!" She yelped as she grabbed Onyx's hand and went to the warp.
They warped on Earth. "Wait, hold on…This isn't any of the courts!" Onyx exclaimed. "Oh yeah! You haven't been on Earth! Heheh…Well uhh…Welcome to Earth!" Tourmaline said happily as she looked around. "Is this the place Homeworld is using?"
"Heheh! Yeah! I have to admit though…this planet does look nice…" Tourmaline answered. "Well enough of that, we can gawk at this planet later, Our ship is just over that hill." She said as she tucked some of her mint green hair behind her ear. "There's still time…White Diamond didn't say we have to come back immediately…" Onyx said. Tourmaline chuckled. "That is a nice thought, but duty calls my dear guard." She answered. Onyx gave a weak smile as she looked over the hill.
"Uhh…how are we gonna get up there?" Onyx asked. Suddenly Tourmaline grabbed her hand. "Uhh…Tourmaline DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE TOUCHING ME?" She asked as she blushed violently. Tourmaline didn't answer and jumped all the way over the hill and landed at the top of the hill, still holding Onyx's hand. "Oh sorry, I was a little too focused to hear, Are you okay?" Tourmaline asked. Onyx barely picked herself off the ground from being a little dizzy. "Y-Yeah…"
Onyx shook her head. "How are you able to jump that high?" She asked. "Hm? Oh, It's just a little power I have, Now hop on! We don't have all day you know!" Tourmaline exclaimed as she got in the new ship. "Okay…" Onyx answered as she got in with her. It didn't look like an ordinary ship like the ones back on Homeworld, It was a vertical rectangular shape rather than being round. The ship was jet black with glass windows on the entrance doors that resembled a white diamond. It was also a lot bigger on the inside than on the outside. The interior of the ship looked like it was still Tourmaline's room but bigger.
Tourmaline started the ship and just like that, They started flying back to Homeworld. "It's gonna take a few days for us to get back." Tourmaline said as she sat down. "I don't mind that…" Onyx monotonically answered.
"Hey, Tourmaline?" She asked. "Hm? What?" Tourmaline answered. "What were the other Diamonds like? And I mean…before Pink Diamond miraculously left…"
"Ohh…well…There was nothing too bad about them from the start if that helps…" Tourmaline said as she rested her hand on her cheek. Onyx sat down next to her and looked out in the front window. She never saw stars like this… Is this how beautiful space is? "Well…what was Pink Diamond like?" She asked. "You're always filled with questions aren't ya?" Tourmaline sighed but gave a weak smile. "She was probably the nicest out of all the Diamonds to be honest. She was very forgiving to anything and humble to all gems on Homeworld. But…when she left, the Diamond had no idea what to do…We didn't stress or anything, We just never had something like this happen. So after she left, There was no one to lead her court so her members had to be transferred. We still mourn the loss of her to this day even though we have no knowledge if she really is gone or not." She answered.
"Hahah…sorry for rambling, I just figured that you were also wondering what happened after she left."
"Oh no, It's fine I uh was wondering about that anyways…" Onyx replied. "And besides…maybe she'll return."
"Yeah maybe…"