Emerald-108 was moving back and forth in anxiety. Every few seconds, her gaze turned to one of the two warships (the hand-shaped ships) that was connected with the Watchtower.
The Emerald gem simply could not comprehend the forced limitations of this mission.
This mission was involved in saving a Diamond! So why? Why didn't the empire send fleets to decimate the planet directly?
Three fleets for such a mission is the bare minimum, and yet here she is, two mere Warships and the Mothership.
She wasn't even allowed to bring her original fleet. If she did, she would not have even considered the possibility of negotiations!
Yet here she is, hoping that some filth of carbons keep their word.
She considered the possibility that the other Diamonds were holding back from helping completely. Yet, just remembering the amount of Diamond essence used, and she threw the possibility out of her gem.
The Diamonds obviously did not hold back, but why this method? Sending more fleets is cheaper, more effective, and far better than the excessive wasted amount of diamond essence.
She forced all her thoughts down. She is obviously missing some crucial information, and besides, the Diamonds' decisions are not something that she can question.
She turned her single eye to stare at the Watchtower, while wishing with every part of her gem that she could have destroyed it.
(a few minutes before)
Batman was standing beside Superman, who just arrived from Metropolis.
As Superman landed on the metal ground, he looked at Batman, saying, "The gems in the city seem to be waiting. Although they have done some damage to the city, they seem not interested in harming humans… Intentionally, at least."
The Flash moved to the side as he said, "So? Are we just giving Pink to them, or is there a master plan that I am missing?"
Batman glanced to the side, meeting Flash's gaze as he answered, "We are avoiding a possible war with an entire alien civilization."
"What if this supposed Commander is lying?" Green Arrow gave his own doubt about the situation.
Canary beside him answered for him, saying, "And if she is telling the truth? We risk the possibility of starting a conflict we don't know the consequences of."
Canary stopped talking as she glanced at everyone before settling on Batman. "They called themselves gems. Pink is a diamond. Either they are lying about being the same kind, or we are missing something, and something tells me you already have an idea."
Batman answered as a matter of fact, "I do. That Commander holds obvious disgust for organic beings, as she calls them. Yet she is the one who started the negotiations, and no matter how good she thinks she hides it, she is desperate."
Superman from the side said, "You think a Diamond means a status of sort?"
"I don't think… I know it is. I just don't understand how high yet, but from what I am seeing, I already have an idea."
"So what is our move?" Martian Manhunter asked the question that the rest of the heroes had on mind, as all the gazes turned to Superman and Batman.
Superman looked thoughtful for a second as he said, "I think we let Pink free, and if those gems are truly what they say, then we have no reason to force Pink to stay."
"After all, if Pink left, then we won't have to worry about her harming anything."
Superman glanced at Batman, who gave his approval as well.
[Pink Diamond (MC) POV]
Things have been going pretty good since my second… depression episode.
Yes, I have finally admitted that I have depression. It wasn't really something new, but it became a problem because human me was already depressed and in grief, which is normal human behavior. What wasn't good is that Pink was also traumatized and had a list of insecurities… A very long one.
So, do you see where I am going with this? I suddenly was having twofold my depression than any individual had to deal with.
'But now that's in the past!'
I finally was able to focus on upgrading my lightform, which I have been doing for who knows how long.
Now, the good news is I am almost done, but the bad news is it isn't as good as I expected.
Because apparently, I can make permanent changes, but it would be easier if I do it on a time span. And when I say a time span, I mean a diamond time span… Just a thousand years, give or take.
But I forced things, and I have done it! I don't know how much I can handle from my devil fruit backlash, but my limit should definitely be higher, and the attacks that would have forced my light form to crumple before should be more manageable.
I didn't change my looks, because quite frankly, I am beautiful. Why would I change that? And I didn't trust my clothes taste, so yeah, I decided not to risk it.
But it doesn't mean there wasn't any physical changes. I am quite sure that I am taller, although how much would require me to form, but it shouldn't be too much.
'Hopefully.'
'Hmm?…'
'Someone removed the bubble from outside… Are they finally willing to talk things out? They sure made me wait for it.'
'Alright, here goes nothing.'
Pink Diamond started glowing the moment the magic bubble was removed, as it floated from the metallic ground and illuminated the metallic room with pink color.
The Diamond started to be surrounded by a pink light that started to be shaped to form a body, and a second later, Pink was standing in the center of the room again.
Pink moved her gloved hand for a second as a smile bloomed on her face. 'Yeah, as much as being in a lucid dream is fun, it lacks the feeling of being grounded like this… Of being real.'
"Alright everyone, I am very…" Pink's apology was cut short as she finally took in her surroundings.
Zatara was standing the closest to her, obviously the one who removed the magic prison and freed her.
Batman, Superman, and Martian Manhunter were standing on one side of the room, and on the opposite side were other heroes like Canary and Green Arrow.
If Pink was more focused on the heroes, she may have noticed that Red Tornado and Captain Atom were outside the room, including a few other names.
But what captured her attention entirely was ten green figures standing there, frozen just like her. But while hers was in shock and slowly rising excitement, theirs was different. It was a deep awe and huge amount of relief and emotions that their young lifespan didn't allow them to name yet.
[Kryptonite-100]
Kryptonite-100 believed she was ready for this… Ready to stand before her diamond. But as she stood frozen, screaming in her gem at herself to stop being stiff and to salute for her diamond already, she couldn't.
A sentiment that was shared by the nine Kryptonites standing behind her, that she led to bring her diamond after the negotiations were completed.
Kryptonite-100 was special. During her incubation, her kryptonite absorbed the energy directly from the five other kryptonites nearest to her position.
Something that should not have been possible, but it was possible for her… The mutation.
She was the reason those kryptonites never survived the incubation process.
And stealing the possibility of life from those five gems allowed her to have almost five times the amount of diamond essence, which increased her ability to absorb nutrition, which led to her being different than the other kryptonites… And it showed.
Kryptonite-100 was an entire foot taller. She was approximately three times faster, tougher, and stronger than the rest of the kryptonites.
But what distinguished her from the rest was her ability. While the rest of the kryptonites could fire energy rays from their spears and had radiation, they were impressive and quite versatile, especially considering the consequences of their radiation on organics.
But if the rest of the Kryptonites were energy generators, then Kryptonite-100 was a nuclear reactor.
Even she didn't know how much energy she can generate before reaching her limit… Which, thankfully, made her become the captain of the Kryptonites. Might makes right, after all.
And that knowledge gave birth to pride, which Kryptonite-100 didn't try to hide. Even with the Commander, she followed orders from a point of duty, not respect.
But even her pride didn't make her entirely different from the rest of the kryptonites. Because although the kryptonites followed orders since they came to be, they felt lost. Whenever they looked, it was gems under the service of Yellow Diamond, and even as soldiers who were more concerned about fighting, they noticed how Emerald-108 looked filled with anger most of the time.
Normally, a gem would form in a colony managed by their own Diamond, surrounded by their own fleets.
But the kryptonites didn't have that. Others may not understand, but there is a difference from following the orders of Yellow Diamond instead of their Diamond.
Gems are loyal to the Diamond authority as a whole, but each gem's most direct loyalty is to their Diamond, and each Diamond would make sure that they serve the greater good for the empire as a whole.
In short, when a gem spoke about the diamond they served, they say "My Diamond," and when they spoke about the rest of the diamonds, they end up saying "Yellow" or "Blue Diamond." Both were respected, the difference was small, but it meant a lot.
Each gem belonged in the service of their diamond, each gem's home was under their Diamond's wing, so in a way, it was like they were without an anchor while the rest of the gems were being far too obvious about how Yellow Diamond was great and impressive.
But they didn't allow themselves to falter. They had a mission, and they would bring their diamond to safety.
They were soldiers made for war; the mere idea of battles of war for the empire made smiles form on their faces. They were ready for everything.
So standing there, seeing their Diamond staring at them with shock that turned into the most bright smile that they ever saw, and this smile was for them.
She was everything, she was perfect, and she was here, happy to see them!
Smiling for them!
Their Diamond was here, and they weren't without a purpose anymore.
[Pink Diamond (MC) POV]
"OH MY GOD!" I ran as I picked the front three into a big hug as I squeezed them while I felt them stiffen.
I laughed as I dropped them and started looking at them closely up and down. They were big… Bigger than I expected them to be.
"I see that Yellow took good care of her promise to me… Oh, you ten are adorable!"
As I was about to continue, they seemed to finally snap from their shock as they formed a diamond with their hands in salute, while the taller one at the front stepped forward as I looked down, noticing how different she was, not noticing how the kryptonite stiffened like she was waiting for judgment.
Her hair, if you can call it that, was like green flames, green smoke that almost looked like liquid dropped from her skin slightly as it flowed into the ground.
"My Diamond… This is Kryptonite-100 reporting for duty. We apologize for being late."
My thoughts were cut off as she knelt, before being followed by the other ten behind her.
I winced as I felt the gaze of every hero in the room lock at the back of my head, especially Batman. It was enough to pierce a hole in the back of my head.
'Yeah… I didn't exactly tell them about that part… Hehe.'
As I was about to tell them to stand and maybe then ask about what I missed, I saw a portal open in the middle of the room… A pink-colored portal that I knew very well.
A second later, Lion jumped through the portal, and before I could tackle him in a bear hug, he ran behind me, which confused me slightly for a second.
A small boom was heard as Wonder Woman slammed into the metallic ground through the portal a second later, looking dirty, tired, and completely furious.
I glanced at Lion, who was smugly holding a rather very special Pink lasso in his maw…
'…Oh… I may have forgotten about this lasso turned pink part.'
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(A/N): only read if you are interested in knowing where I was or why i didn't upload…
1.I became deaf…I mean it I got an ear infection that caused both ears to close up…At first it was only one and then I went to a doctor got the medicine took it …And woke up with double the pain and my other ear closed up..
Giving me a free tutorial experience of a ninty year old life where the ears are long retired..
I have a new understanding for deaf people…Because for a while I was among them…
Have you tried explaining to a store owner that you have been buying from daily for years that you are temporarily deaf?..took me ten days to get back to normal .
And then I got a part time job thing and oh well it ate my time like hell…Like seriously every time I finished I just be staring at the sky wanting nothing than being…what was the chinese term? Salted fish…I could complain more but you het the jit…
I will update soon after this…Hopefully🙂 or i may end up in jail after committing murder at work…In any case in case I don't see ya good afternoon good morning or good night! Everfree484 is out!
And i mean it…I will update this story in less than a week..I had to reread my notes…yes I have notes mind you I am a professional..And I want to finish this arc before I reach 100 years…