The shadow assassin (steven universe reader-insert)

Chapter 33.

Garnet (Narrator): Blue Diamond spoke, "Sapphire, tell me what will happen here."

Sapphire: I foresee the rebels attacking the Cloud Arena. Before they are cornered, they will destroy the physical forms of seven gems, including two of my Ruby guards, and myself. Immediately after my form is destroyed, the rebels will be captured. The rebellion ends here.

Garnet (Narrator): "What about the human pests that is trying to carry on a rebellion, sapphire?" Blue diamond asks to sapphire. "Will they be a threat to the future of this colony?" Blue diamond adds to her question.

Sapphire: "For now, I can't see the humans entering the sky arena my diamond. But if my prediction is true, then we can crush the human rebels easily and make this planet to a new colony"

Garnet (Narrator): "Thank you, Sapphire." Blue Diamond said, relieved. "That's all I needed to know."

Sapphire: I look forward to speaking with you again once I reform back on Homeworld.

Sapphire gave a curtsy to Blue Diamond before returning to her Ruby guards, standing next to Ruby.

Garnet (Narrator): Sapphire knew she would be a casualty, but it did not faze her. She saw her whole life laid out before her, and she had already accepted all of it.

Sapphire: (speaks to Ruby*) What a beautiful place to build a colony. I wish I could have seen more of this planet.

Ruby: Uh... there's still time.

Sapphire: That is a nice thought, but... no.

Rose: *(off-screen): Blue Diamond, leave this planet! This colony will not be completed!

Ruby Guard 2: It's the rebels!

Various Gems muttered among themselves, one of them shouted, "Who are you!? Show yourselves!" Pearl, wielding two swords, appeared standing on a pillar as Rose Quartz floated in from above.

Rose: We...

Rose & Pearl:... are the Crystal Gems!

The Palanquin carrying Blue Diamond and her Pearl closed, sprouted mechanical legs and walks off.

Garnet (Narrator): The attack was right on schedule.

Pearl used her swords to defeat four Gems, before the Ruby guards intervened and fused into a much bigger Ruby. The Ruby fusion charged after Rose Quartz, but she counter-attacked, instantly defusing the Ruby fusion. Pearl then instantly jumped in and destroyed the forms of the two other Ruby Guards, leaving just Ruby on the ground. Pearl then prepared to strike Sapphire.

Sapphire: Thank you, Ruby. You did your best.

Garnet (Narrator): Ruby suddenly realized what Sapphire meant. She had known that Ruby would fail. Sapphire had accepted it. But Ruby... Ruby could not.

Ruby: NO!!

Ruby got up and charged at Sapphire, pushing her out of the way of Pearl's attack. As the two of them spun in the air, they accidentally fuse into Garnet for the first time.

Past Garnet: Wha... (examines her newly formed body, and the two gems on her palms*) What... !?

Onlooking Gems gasped, horrified, as they muttered among themselves.

Past Garnet: What...what is this?

Pearl looked on in, amazed, but shook it off and prepared to strike again, before being stopped by Rose.

Rose: Wait! This is... hm?

The other Gems noticed her and began to approach, ignoring Garnet.

Rose:...Let's go.