[Pink Diamond (Mc) POV.]
I kept swimming without a care in the world. I saw many things, but since I wasn't a seaman before, I couldn't name most of them. Just swimming here without worrying about anything greatly improved my mental state.
'It's quite nice.'
Now that I think about it, since I arrived in this world, I haven't had time to catch my breath and simply rest.
I may act normal and everything, but it's not healthy for me. My loss is still fresh. Even an adult with good mental health would need time to mourn, to accept things, and to heal.
But since I arrived here, it wasn't possible—escaping from Cadmus, helping civilians, then going to space to visit the watchtower—only to crash from orbit soon after.
All of this helped keep my mind busy, and I made sure not to think about my situation too much. After all, no matter how much of a grown person I was, losing everything had made me quite numb. Even now, when I think about what I did with my devil fruit power and the number of people who got hurt.
It's wrong, I know it. But it feels numb inside. It's not that I am emotionless—no, that's not the issue. It was more like my mind chose to be depressed. I just need time… Because when you lose those you truly care about, the only thing that can help heal is time. And unfortunately, no matter how long it takes, there will always be a scar from it.
Pink memories are a big part of why I am still unfazed, or as much in control of my emotions as I am right now.
Pink was for all things considered was not the best at making the correct choices but as a diamond, she saw many things in her lifetime from space to battle, and since her memories are my memories it helped me greatly in the acceptance of this quite frankly absurd situation!.
That was why I even started to consider forming my own gem empire because then in this absurd world I would have a place to belong...….
I stopped swimming as my own thoughts made me slightly depressed.
'Great job me now I may need a therapist in the future…Sigh. Whatever'.
As I continued my journey across the ocean.
(some time later(possibly a few hours))
'Alright, this is getting old'.
I swam to the surface as I looked around to see nothing around me but water doing something new was interesting and although the pink part of my mind wanted to stay for months to enjoy the precious organic life but not me..
For the first hour it was fun…..but now?
'I am bored'.
Unlike pink, I don't care to see different types of fish for months in my past life my only care about any sea creature was summarized in a few words.
'Is it poisonous? Can I eat it and how much does it cost?'
If it has poison then leave it in the ocean If it isn't then all is well.
If it is something I can eat then is it expensive? If yes then my poor wallet would wince which would suddenly remind me that I don't like seafood as I go back home to eat what my mom made for lunch or make some instant noodles.
So to say the least my enjoyment started dying faster than I liked.
But thankfully swimming with nothing but my thoughts as company made me actually come up with a solution to a problem.
Time is a problem….gems take decades to mature so even if I made the injector and did everything correctly I would have to wait decades.
In the original Steven Universe cartoon that was not a problem because diamonds are the top of the food chain with an empire expanding across the galaxy, many colonies were producing a constant supply of gems while the new colonies can take their time to cook probably.
And for diamonds, time is well more of a concept than a problem a decade or two is literally nothing.
Although my pink memories altered my perspective about time it was more about me seeing time as less valuable than before but I wasn't like them completely I wasn't waiting decades for it.
So after a while of thinking, I came to the only solution that comes to mind...Magic.
Or more accurately Doctor Fate he should be capable of using time magic or whatever its name is called.
And in return, I could give him an eternal host after all a gem won't age so he won't be placed in a shelf each time his vessel grows old and dies.
But I would have to make him swear or something that he would not treat the gem he choose as a slave the gem won't leave the helmet but when there isn't anything that he as doctor fate needs to do...them he can give the control back to the gem I won't give any of my gems to be a slave for him I AM THE DIAMOND.
I snapped from my thoughts as I sighed.
I was not thinking of making the gems lightly they are alive and I will not be using them like slaves sure they would serve me but I will make sure to care for them I wasn't going to be a tyrant.
On the other hand, I was neither Steven nor pink I would not go through this whole process to make gems just for them to be useless.
I wasn't white either my gems can be as off color and as silly as they want they can be free they can have their lives outside of their duties if they want one.
But I expect loyalty to me absolute loyalty!.
Sigh
I wasn't an evil person I won't use them like tools they are going to be my subjects we will build a home for me and for them and unlike the Steven Universe cartoon no kid with trauma will dismantle my empire.
I am going to build something for myself….somewhere that I can actually belong and not feel like I am a mistake I will build myself a home and my to be gems going to help me with it.
I will protect my subjects and they will protect me.….. A memory came to my head making me laugh slightly what was it my father once said when he was watching some historical movie?
"The people are servants of the throne….And the throne is the servant of the people ".
Maybe I am selfish but unlike pink, I know what universe this is… if my empire were to live in peace then we need to be as united as possible from every rose quartz to bismuth.
So yes I am willing to offer a gem for Doctor Fate's helmet if he helped me but I would try to make that gem have the best possible contract I could get from him.
'Well, it's not like it's happening anytime soon '.
As I swam to the surface looking around one more time to see nothing but water again I was about to be disappointed but a pink portal opened above the water as Lion jumped through landing atop the water looking majestic.
I looked at him with a deadpan stare saying "Finally finished nabbing you overgrown furball!"
The only answer I got in return was him tilting his head slightly with confusion as he plinked at me very slowly.
'sigh he is too dumb for me to be mad at'.
I swam to him as he licked my face a few times
"Yeah yeah, big guy I missed you too".
"Okay, big guy I need you to take me to the watchtower".
He blinked at me again only slower this time….I sighed heavily.
Have you ever tried communicating with a seven-year-old with sign language?
If not then you don't understand how I suffered trying to explain what I want from him.
But thankfully he finally gets it or at least I hope since he threw my mermaid body on his back and roared a new pink portal.
I held on for dear life as he jumped through the portal and for a few seconds we were in the middle of the sky as he roared again and passed another portal.
Each portal he opened got him faster each portal teleported us higher until we passed the clouds as he continued ascending with me hanging on his mane with my hands as I kept cursing my fish tail.
As with another portal we appeared near orbit as he stopped I opened my eyes to the stunning look from orbit unfortunately I wasn't able to appreciate it for long as I snapped back to lion just to see him stopping his portal jumps which made us lose momentum as Earth started pulling us back.
"Lion if I end falling from orbit again I am shaving your mane!"
He ignored me as he simply roared another portal under us as we landed gracefully in the middle of the watchtower in the middle of what I think is their meeting room since almost everyone was there sitting on seats around a huge table or almost everyone.
And by we landed gracefully I meant Lion landed like it owned the place.
Meanwhile me.….. I smacked the ground with what I imagined was a fish-like sound.
I lifted my face to see all the big names sitting in the meeting room with even the young heroes but they were all on the side most likely just listening.
I was slightly confused as to why they looked slightly baffled and shocked before tracking their eyes to my tail.
'Oh well, that makes sense'.
'But really? They have Superman around and my fish tail surprises them?'.
I decided that it was enough of this stupid form anyway as I transformed back once the webbed fingers and the Shark dorsal fin were gone I then formed my legs again.
'thank god feet! Toes! Never leave me again '.
I stood on my feet trying to make sure that I actually remember how to use them as I looked around and tried to act like nothing of importance had happened.
"What? Can't use the legs in the ocean so I opted for something more useful".
I glanced at Aquaman who seemed as if he saw a horror movie with the main character falling in love with their parents' killer or something and a few other things that I couldn't exactly tell from his face but he seemed disturbed.…to say the least.
'Hope he doesn't think I offended fish kind somehow I really need that chunk of land under the ocean'.
(A/N): this is the extra chapter that I promised…..I hope the MC isn't coming as a hypocrite here but isn't it human? To feel like we could do something for months since it's new? Just to end up bored a few hours later?…. I am trying to make the character human he is hurt but like most do he tries to distract himself from things