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Pink Diamond sat in her chair as Pearl and Peridot went about the room checking and correcting systems. The war was taxing and her rebelled gems just didn’t understand her true intentions, she would have never truly hurt the Earth to the extreme the others wanted her too, only enough to efficiently colonize it. Even as her intentions were, she knew her beautiful Rose would never listen to her again, not after the betrayal she thinks Pink was planning.
“my Diamond,” a smooth deep voice cut through the thick air, “something troubles you?”
Pink looked up to find one of her most trusted gems standing in front of her. She looked upon him with a gentle gaze, “Onyx, I did not hear you come in.” She sighed and sat up straight, “Yes, something troubles me greatly, but it will have to wait. You need something yes?”
“Ah, yes, I had almost forgot.” Onyx smiled lightly, “Blue Diamond sends a message, she says th-”
“MY DIAMOND, TWO DIFFERENT GEMS HAVE FUSED IN BLUE DIAMOND’S COURT!!!” Citrine yelled in clear panic as he burst through the door. “M-My diamond, a Ruby has fused with a Sapphire. She was threatened to be shattered before the Sapphire took off with her and now they are lost on the Earth. A search is about and when they are found… when they’re found….”
“They will be shattered.” Onyx finished.
Pink was taken aback. Two gems, two different gems, fusing? She hadn’t known such a thing was even possible. And to think Blue would shatter them! “We must find them.”
“Now, my Diamond, I do not think it would be wise for any of us to go down without backup at the ready, and even then it will draw attention that isn’t wanted for such a task like this. The Earth is their domain and we would never know when or if they would attack while we are down there.” Pearl said, making his way to Pink’s seat followed closely by Peridot.
“He’s right my Diamond,” Peridot quipped adjusting the lenses on their face, “The rebels could be anywhere as we have yet to pinpoint their location or locations. We really don’t even know if the Pearl is the only alley Rose has or not.”
Pink looked at her two elite gems, “There must be some way we can go out and find the runaways, I cannot sit by and watch as my sister attempts to shatter two innocent gems.”
Pearl bowed his head, “I am truly sorry my Diamond but the only way for it to be possible is if you approach Blue Diamond about the matter. Until then, we would draw her court's attention sending a party and the rebels are too much of an unknown factor to not send one if we do search.”
“I see.” Pink leaned back into her chair. Blue would never truly listen to her if she tried to talk or reason with her to spare the two gems lives. Fusion between two gems didn’t seem like something that would be accepted in anyone’s court except for Pink’s and maybe White’s but even saying that is a close call. “I simply wish it didn’t have to be this way.” She let out another sigh and sat up once again, “Back to work now, all four of you please.” a course of ‘Yes my Diamond’ was let loose as the four gems split and went to attend to their assigned duties.
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The wonder that Blue’s Ruby and Sapphire created was still running around Pink’s head weeks after she had been informed. What would the fusion call herself? Was it similar to when her and her sisters fused? How did they fuse with each other? How do they feel? She only wished she could find out the answers to the questions that burned constantly in her head. However, Pink’s attention was drawn away from her thoughts as quiet whispers and hushed giggles got louder behind her. She turned to look at the source of the chatter and was met with her smallest gems in her trusted circle.
There in the corner of the control room sat Carnelian and Blue Topaz. The two gems were late in rising or in other terms overbaked, due to this they were smaller than they were intended to be. These two were special and Pink Diamond knew it as soon as they emerged. How they were special was something she had yet to figure out, however. They had no place on the ship in terms of helping it to fly and were usually only used as basic guards. Due to their lack of work, they grew closer each day and were more often together than not. When they had first met they argued at almost every chance they were given, now, however, they were joined at the hip.
Pink had an idea. An idea that could go horribly wrong or become something absolutely incredible.
“Carnelian, Topaz! Do you mind coming over here for a bit?” Pink called with a smile on her lips.
“Y-Yes my Diamond, Of course!” Topaz called back after a moment of hesitation. The small blue gem got to his feet quickly and rushed towards her pulling a startled Carnelian along with him.
The Diamond gazed down at them with a pleased smile as they shuffled in front of her, “I have noticed something about you two.”
A dark red spread across Carnelian’s face, “You h-have?”
She laughed and leaned to smooth down the red gem’s hair, “Yes, I would say I have. You two are awfully close, wouldn’t you say so Topaz?”
“Yes, I do suppose we have grown on each other.” Topaz hesitantly replied.
“Now now, no need to be scared, you are not in trouble.” Pink said, seeing her gem’s discomfort, “I simply want to ask a favor of you two.”
Carnelian stood a little taller at this, “Of course my Diamond! We shall do anything you order.”
Pink smiled eagerly down at her smallest gems, “I want you to attempt fusion!” She said, bringing her hands together.
This caught the attention of the whole room. Onyx, Peridot, and Citrine only stared at the diamond, while Pearl rushed over to stand by the two smaller gems, “My Diamond, we have no idea what could happen if they do!” His panic and uncertainty was clear as he halted and looked up at his diamond.
“Well,” She began, “the Ruby and Sapphire could do it and from the sound of it, her form and traits were solid. If done right, Topaz and Carnelian should be able to fuse as well! There are simply so many things I wish to know and I believe them fusing could answer them all.”
“My Diamond, I am not sure if we could complete fusion..” Carnelian said in a small voice, “What if something was to go wrong? I am not sure I am willing to put Topaz in such a state of risk.”
Pink watched as Topaz hit the red gem on the arm, “Are you questioning our Diamond?” he hissed in a hushed tone.
“Of course not, I am merely concerned for you, Blue.” Carnelian hissed back, rubbing his arm where the gem had hit him.
Topaz gave him an unimpressed look, “I do not need to be protected by you, I was made to take care of myself. My Diamond,” he said turning back to look at Pink, “we would be honored to fuse for you.” He gave a deep bow as he finished speaking.
A smile stretched across Pink’s face as she brought her hands together once more and beamed down at her gems, “Splendid! Give them space, give them space!” She shooed Pearl and Peridot away from the smaller gems.the fusion of two different gems was new to her but she had imagined that it would be similar to how her and her sisters fused, so she started from there. “Now I want you to face each other and take hold of one another’s hands.” Pink watched with a fond look as they hesitantly scooted closer together, “Come on now, I know he won’t bite.”
“A-Ah, of course!!” Carnelian said as he rushed forward and took hold of Topaz’s arms causing the blue gem to panic and grab the other’s waist.
The Diamond laughed as they awkwardly took hold of each other, “No no no, his hands Carnelian. Here,” She took one finger and pushed them apart, “stick out your arms, both of you now, and take hold of the other’s hands.” The small gems had their arms clear out in front of them with their fingers laced between their bodies. “Move in slightly, good good. Now I want you to close your eyes.” Pink thought back to when her and her sisters have fused, weather it was with all or only one it was always incredibly simple, and usually didn’t take much effort at all. “Take focus on the relationship you have built with each other, really feel the other's presence in front of you. Now, when you’re ready, lean together and focus on becoming one!”
The whole room watched in baited silence as Topaz and Carnelian pressed their foreheads together. Slowly light was brought out from their gems until it almost covered the two completely. However, before anything could begin to take form, Carnelian opened his eyes, shutting off the glow that emitted from the gem of the back of his hand, “I’m sorry,” Topaz’s eyes opened as well and the gem underneath his knee lost its glow as well, “I-I can’t do it. My Diamond, are you sure this is even possible between two different gems? Maybe we’re too different to fuse..”
“You doubt yourself,” Pink stated, smile dropped off of her features, “if gems as different as a Ruby and a Sapphire are able to fuse then surely gems from roughly the same class and purpose are able to as well.” She sighed and closed her eyes before opening them with a renewed fire, “Again, try it again.”
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It was late before Pink Diamond finally decided to give her gems a break. Both Topaz and Carnelian were constantly attempting fusion as the other gems went about flying and keep the ship in working order. “Enough, you may retire. We shall try again soon enough..” Pink said as she waved her hand in a dismissing manner.
Pearl, her closest and most trusted gem, approached her as the two small gems retreated, “My Diamond, you know I do not like to doubt you, but are you sure they will be able to complete their fusion?” His voice was steady and smooth as he expressed his concern for the task, “I know they are very similar, but maybe they just aren’t similar enough.”
Pink Diamond shook her head, “If anyone on this ship will be able to fuse now it is them. I have no doubt. Pearl, they may have fought at every instance they were given before, but I can feel that something has changed, their feelings for each other have changed. They will be able to. We must give them time.”
He gave her a long look before shaking his head and turning back to work with Peridot, “Yes my Diamond.”
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“This is ridiculous, I’m never going to be able to fuse and everyone knows it.” Carnelian huffed as he walked down the hall and out of the control room with Topaz in tow.
Topaz ran to catch up with him, “Don’t say that. We’ll get it, I know we will. If it’s for our Diamond then it is always doable.” he reassured the other.
Carnelian sighed, somehow he simply knew it was going to take more than holding hands and pressing their heads together. Instead of answering Topaz, he continued forward into a circular chamber, trying to get ahead of the blue gem beside him.
Said blue gem, was having none of it, “Carnelian, come on,” Topaz grabbed the other’s arm, forcing him to stop and look at him, “We will be able to fuse, I believe that we can do it.”
“I’m not sure we even can .” he answered, leaning his head on the other’s shoulder and closing his eyes, “We’ve been working on this for hours and it’s never able to fully happen, I keep making us unstable.”
Topaz sighed, let go of Carnelian’s arm, and wrapped his arms around the other gem, “Like Pink Diamond said, you doubt yourself too much. It’s holding you back, Lian.” Slowly, he let his arms fall to cup Carnelian’s waist, “Here, let's just forget about fusion for a bit,” Topaz whispered as he started to sway back and forth, “Dance with me?”
Carnelian shook his head as he laced his arms around Topaz’s neck, “This is stupid, Blue.”
The blue gem responded by kissing the boy’s cheek, “So are you, so it’s okay”
Carnelian’s cheeks turned a dark red as Topaz began to spin them in circles. Dancing was never something Carnelian considered himself good at, it was a weird custom that never made much sense to him, but he tried his best to follow the other’s movements. Topaz smiled at the look of determination that had plastered itself onto the other gems face and leaned in to kiss Carnelian’s cheek again. Carnelian responded by shoving his face into the crook of the blue gems neck causing Topaz to laugh. His laughter seemed to bubble around them as they spun around the chamber in slow and slightly bumpy motions. Carnelian looked at him in awe as he took in the sight of the other and soon began to let out small laughs of his own. The world was lost to them, the only thing worth focusing on was the other, so much so that even as red and blue light swelled and melted into purple neither of them noticed or cared enough to stop. Slowly the light began to brighten until the whole chamber was engulfed in nothing but blinding purple.