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She stood on the dias, watching them sentence her friends.
Her family.
She couldn’t do anything. She was forced to watch as they were all shattered. Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl …
Stevonnie watched in brave defiance as the Diamonds prepared to remove their gem - to “free” their sister.
Peridot looked down at her hands. She had been created nine years ago to serve her diamonds. She had been created to create new gems, just like herself.
In less than nine years, she learned to love. To be someone new
Gems lived for thousands of years.
Peridot would only live for nine.