Eyeball enters the barn before I can stop her. She looks up at Jasper's bubble and she jumps. "Eyeball! Stop!" She laughs as she releases Jasper's gem from her bubble.

She then starts to reform. I jump up to grab the spit pan. I drop back down with it and I pop the bubble to release the object. I then dip a hand into the pan and I pat the spit on Jasper's gem as it reforms.

Finally, Jasper drops down to the ground and she stares at us. Eyeball's eye lights up in awe. "Yes! YES! Finally! After all this time! I finally get the chance to-!"
"ENOUGH!"

Jasper looks from me to Eyeball. "What is that?" She points at Eyeball. "Jasper!" She clears her throat. "I'm Ruby 1F4-CUT-4ND. I fought in the war for Earth." Jasper looks closely at the gem in place of Eyeball's right eye.

"So you did, huh? Then you must remember what happened there, correct?" Eyeball looks down. "I do...but..." She grabs her own arm and rubs it a bit.

Jasper glares at her. "Explain." She folds her arms. "If you've been around during the Gem War, then you should understand almost everything that had happened." Eyeball steps up to her. "I do."

Jasper snaps her fingers. "Amethyst! Stay here. You really need to listen to this." I sit down. "You! Little guy!" She snaps to Eyeball. Eyeball turns around. "My name is...Eyeball, Jasper."

Jasper nods. "Fine. Begin." Eyeball clears her throat. She turns around to face me. "Thousands of years ago, a war broke out between all Gems of all kinds. Rebels and those loyal to Homeworld fought in an all-out massacre.

"It was shatter after shatter after shatter. It never ended. It all just started off as an assault towards Blue Diamond, who came to visit Earth during Pink Diamond's reign.

"Rose Quartz, the notorious and infamous leader of the rebellion, gathered all kinds of Gems. Gems that wanted to be free. Gems that wanted change. Gems that wanted to start a war." She pauses.

"But...it didn't stop there. I was made during the last days of the rebellion. At this rate, Homeworld finally started making proper Gems. Better Gems. Stronger Gems. But when that happened, disaster struck.

"Rose Quartz really wanted to make an impact with the rebellion. Something that we wouldn't soon forget. It all just happened. I saw it all with my own eye." She points to her eye.

"I watched Rose Quartz do the impossible and most devastating thing she could've done to Homeworld. She shattered our leader, Earth's reigning leader, Pink Diamond!" Jasper smiles.

"Impressive." She then frowns again. "I'm surprised you remember all of that. Especially the important piece. But...it's my turn to explain how and why it had affected me."

She clears her own throat. "I'm not what you think I am. I may have been the Ultimate Quartz...but it came with a price. I'm...I'm...defective." My eyes widen and my jaw drops. Jasper for the first time ever, tears up right in front of us.

"My Diamond...helped me...get through a lot of things. She told me that I am special and that I should be proud that I am a one-of-a-kind soldier. She was the nicest Diamond that you could ever meet.

"One day, she told me that no matter what happens, never stop being yourself. And so I did. I stayed the brute that I started off as and then I stayed the same ever since." I put a hand to my forehead.

"Of course. So that's why...all this time." Jasper nods. "I saw her get shattered. It wasn't by a weapon. It was by her own hand." My eyes flash the image of me shattering Pearl with my gloved hand back in Beach City.

"The sword poofed the Diamond. Not shatter it. However, there was said to be an alternative option that was made by one of her best fighters that she herself have turned down."

"So maybe...she's innocent."
"NO!" She pounds a fist down to the ground. "You don't get it! She's the leader of the rebellion! Even if she didn't shatter Pink Diamond, she still played a part in her ultimate demise!"

She takes a minute to catch her breath. "Nothing would be the same again. Not for Homeworld...or Earth." She starts walking away. "Please, don't follow me. I need to go think about some things." She exits the barn and continues walking away.