We arrive on the warp pad near the Forge and Bismuth smiles. "Ah! Home sweet home! Let's go!" Bismuth motions us forward. "This is the home of the Crystal Gem armory back during the first Gem War. It would only make sense to get everything we need here than elsewhere."

"Yes. Amethyst, care to ask Bismuth some questions?" I raise my eyebrow. "Like what?" Jasper pats my back. "Anything about the tour." Jasper puts emphasis on the word "tour" to make Bismuth stop in her tracks. I hesitate for a moment.

Jasper snaps her fingers. "Keep going, Bismuth." She continues walking. "So Bismuth, what was the Gem War like for you?" Bismuth hesitates for a moment. "Well, the Gem War to me was a way to gather the freedom I've always wanted.

"Back then, I was a blacksmith here at this very location. I would always build things for Homeworld and their elites. Those uppercrusts had no idea how I really felt towards them. I wanted to get even with them but I didn't know how to.

"And then, one day, I met Rose Quartz. A beautiful, elegant soldier who just seemed like any other Gem that came right out of the ground. But she wasn't like them. She was different in her beliefs and her opinions. Her mental process was something that us Gems couldn't have had back then.

"So she came to me one day and she said "'Why would you want to keep building for them when you can start building for yourself?'" I didn't know how to respond to that because it was something I never thought of before.

"So what did I want to build for myself? Weapons. Weapons that I can use to get even with the Diamonds. However, my anger towards Homeworld was so much, that I wanted to not only hurt them but end their existence as well.

"So one night, I thought of a weapon that could instantly shatter a Gem. No such weapon existed back then. There was only a weapon that could destroy the physical form of one or many. I had to study Gems.

"I had to find out what their strengths and weaknesses are. So how did I do that? Well, I couldn't have spoken to the Diamonds about that. You can't talk to a Diamond. You can only say one thing to them and that is "'Yes, my Diamond.'"

"The only exception to that is being a member of one of their Courts."
"Which you weren't."
"Of course I wasn't. So I had to ask Rose. She was a very loyal member of Pink Diamond's Court. She knows everything about a Gem.

"On that very same night I asked for her help, she said to me that she is planning to start a war with Homeworld. She said that she wanted freedom and equality for all Gems and the universe before them.

"So I said to her "'Why not? Just do it.'" Rose agreed to my suggestion on making weapons for her army. She wanted me to be her captian and I eagerly accepted her request. After the war finally started, I got to work.

"Finally acquiring the information that I needed, I started making my blueprints. In the meantime, as promised, I outfitted the entire rebellion with every weapon they needed. Days passed as more and more Gems got shattered.

"Our army was restless, but we were also growing weak in numbers. Time was running out for the Crystal Gems. Finally, once everything came together, I finally started building my own weapon. One that would soon make history.

"I gathered the materials that I needed and I worked out the kinks. I built some test dummies out of stone and I practiced using my weapon on them. It was ready to turn the tables on the Gem War to grant us victory! But it was not to be."

"Bismuth curls her hands into fists. "I wanted to show Rose the weapon. But when I showed her the demo test, she was reluctant and she seemed a bit shaky. "'Bismuth, we can't use this.'" I couldn't believe it. I was so sure that we were going to able to use that weapon. I didn't get it.

"'What? Why not, Rose?!'"
"'Bismuth, this can make us look just as bad as Homeworld. It's just...not what a Crystal Gem would do."
"'Rose, you know what a Crystal Gem does! We fight. And we fight for freedom and justice! If you won't allow this, I will.'"

"'NO! No one is using it!'" Rose took the weapon out of my grasp. "'I'm sorry, Bismuth. But it's not right.'" Things escalated into a fight. Rose's Sword versus my Breaking Point. In the end, Rose impaled me and I was bubbled away."