Mala Diamond

What's this? I'm chugging out *another* contest/challenge piece? I think I'm gonna faint...

Well, I went and participated in the Diamond's Challenge on an SU Amino, and got Malachite (possibly one of my favorite fusions). Now, originally, I was going to have Malachite as doing more a hand thingy with a smug smirk (think Dr. Evil in a way). Buuuuuttt...and yes, there's that evil, despicable "but"), I realized that's not Malachite's personality. So...let's get into the version I developed for the contest...

I call her...Mala Diamond...

(And if there is already such thing as a "Mala Diamond," my apologies. I was trying to shorten Malachite's name for the final piece. All Diamond's involved are fictional, and there's no such thing as a "Jasper Diamond," And "Lapis Diamond." The story below is mainly for fun).

She originally was a pair of Diamonds long before Mala Diamond was born. You had Jasper Diamond, a ruthless, bloodthirsty Diamond who loved to shatter disobedient Gems, defective Gems, and any Gems she plain didn't like. If a Gem so much as questioned Jasper Diamond, it would be the last thing they ever did. Jasper Diamond ruled with an iron fist, using fear tactics to keep her followers alive.

Lapis Diamond, on the other hand, was more quiet, preferring solitude. She was a Pearl-less Diamond, and never saw the need for one to begin with. Her gems were as quiet as her, if not more so, some even being mute. She was gentle, and adored her Gems, watching over them.

One day, the other Diamonds gathered together to discuss the possibility of another Gem Uprising. They didn't want another Gem like Rose Quartz to rally the other Gems, and rise up against the Diamonds. That was how all the Rose Quartzes ended up bubbled in the first place. It was then the Diamonds came to a very harsh, cruel decision...something forbidden to do among Courts, as doing so was literally a Death Sentence...

Fusion...

Oh sure, there was already Fusion on Homeworld, but that was with say Ruby and Ruby, or Topaz and Topaz. But *never* with two completely different Gems...The last Gems who Fused...well...they managed to disappear after the Gem War, never seen again. At least, that's what the reports stated.

But...what if they Fused a Diamond...with *another* Diamond...

No...surely it couldn't be done...that was unheard of, let alone the risk was too great...

But...

Sometimes sacrifices must be made, in order to serve the "Greater Good." And in this case..."Greater Good," was to serve the Diamonds.

When it was announced that there was going to be a Fusion attempt between the Diamonds, Jasper Diamond didn't think it would be successful. Who needed Fusion when you had your own strength? Fusion was just a cheap tactic to make weak Gems stronger.

And Lapis Diamond...she didn't want to get involved...she had a bad feeling about the whole thing...

None of the other Diamonds wanted to touch the idea. What if there were complications? What if they Fused, but couldn't Unfuse? What if they weren't stable? Rumors spread that certain Gems, even the same Gems, when Fused, ended up unstable, and went on a rampage, shattering innocent Gems, and injuring the rest. Those who went unstable, had to be shattered...

Days later...and opportunity had struck...

A certain Diamond had let slip to Jasper Diamond that there was a small colony not too far from Jasper's own colony, and that the Diamond there was an easy target. Jasper could have an even bigger colony, and new Gems to bully. This intrigued Jasper Diamond, and she set off with her strongest Quartz soldiers, eventually finding the small colony.

Gems fought...weapoms swung, there were screams of pain, agony, the sound of Gems poofing all over the place was all Lapis Diamond could hear. She hurried out to meet Jasper Diamond, preparing to defend her colony from this monstrous brute. She held out a hand, water from local streams and rivers rising up to form a gigantic hand. With one 'swish' of her arm, the gigantic watery hand moved with her, dispersing Quartz soldiers, some even flying through the air, landing who knew where.

Once the dust around them settled, it was Diamond against Diamond, standing off...

Then...she charged...

Jasper Diamond ran forth, determined to shatter the smaller Diamond in front of her, for destroying her army, for making Jasper Diamond look like an utter buffoon in front of her soldiers...for embarrassing...for humiliating...

"I'll shatter you!!"

Jasper Diamond raised her fist up, bringing it down to swing. Lapis Diamond knew this was probably her only chance to finish this, her only chance to stop this brute of a Gem, with nothing but a wild, manic look in her eyes.

She reached out a hand, and made contact with Jasper's fist...

A heartbeat...a breath...

Then...it happened...

Both Gems could feel a tingling sensation running through their bodies, mouths open in a silent scream. Then...silence...

In their place lay a being, breathing hard. Her skin was a pale green, with green swirls around her body...She didn't move at first...then...

...she smiled...

Oh...the power running through her body...she felt electric, she felt stronger...stronger than ever before...

All four eyes opened...then...she laughed...

Lapis had forced a Fusion between the two of them...and now...now Jasper Diamond was her prisoner...and she wasn't letting her go...

Any gems that were left over during the fight slowly approached the tall Diamond, unsure what to make of this hulking monstrosity...were they safe...?

The new Diamond turned to face the trembling Gems, before holding out her hands, her sadistic grin never leaving her face.

"Come...let's make a new colony..."

Reluctantly...these Gems agreed. No one knew what had happened to either Jasper or Lapis Diamond...except for the new Diamond before them...

Even now, to this day, no one has even seen under this Diamond's skirt. Her Gems just assumed she liked poofy skirts. But...you did hear she's currently waiting to receive a new Pearl...right...?

Wait a sec, you're probably wondering what happened to her last one. Well...

That poor soul accidentally got caught up in this Diamond's skirts when she had made a sudden stop...What this Pearl saw under her skirt made her stifle a scream...for instead or two legs, her Diamond had arms and hands, and she was walking on them like it wasn't a big deal. This Pearl quickly pulled herself out from under her Diamond's skirt, apologising profusely...but...

Well...

...guess it wasn't meant to be...

As for her name? You want to be privy to that?

........

I suppose a name couldn't hurt...could it...?

Her new name...was Mala Diamond...remember it well...

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Now, I tried to keep to the original personalities and reason for Fusion as much as possible. Lapis in the show Fused to save Steven, and the Lapis here Fused to save her colony and Gems. And yes, I did drop a few SU quoted lines here. Let's see the smart cookies who catch each ones.

Again, this story was for fun, and merely a tie-in for the Diamond's Challenge, where we had to take a Gem, and turn them into a Diamond. Mala Diamond is already a possible Diamond, and the one here is simply for purposes to shorten and make Malachite work as a Diamond. And there is no such thing as a Jasper or Lapis Diamond.

Please enjoy^^

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I do not own Steven Universe. Steven Universe is owned by Rebecca Sugar and Cartoon Network.