Hey guys, I hope you enjoy my Pink Diamond origin story. I'm just gonna say off the bat- this is not an AU. It has some pretty out there theories, which might make it seem like one, but it's my idea, for what happened to PD. Enjoy!

The Earth was a wild and primal place. So teeming with organic life, that it even looked green from orbit. Roaming the terrain, sea and sky, were all manner of animals, the most resilient of all, being the humans. An exceedingly primitive race, the humans had no grasp of electricity or metal crafting, their most intelligent could barely comprehend the concept of fire. Despite being one of the most populous races on the planet, relative to their size, they were barely distinguishable from any other animal, to a Gem.

At the foot of a vast mountain, with dense forests all around, and the crashing of an ocean audible in the distance, a series of enormous, pink crystals grew from the ground, gleaming magnificently in the sunlight. Although the trees gave way, leaving the crystals a spacious clearing, smaller plant life burst merrily from the ground, all around, including flowers of every conceivable colour.

The area was home to several independent tribes of humans. Many of them were familiar with the formation of crystals in the correct conditions, but none had seen anything as pure and enormous as these, nor with such mesmerising clarity. The humans were not a species which prided themselves on their intelligence. As such, they made no attempt to understand the origin or nature of the crystals, but all could agree on one thing- They had power and significance beyond comprehension. It was common to see humans from various tribes, paying tribute to the crystals, either in the form of silent worship, or offerings of live plants, to be grown nearby, seeds to be planted, or attractive minerals.

On a day like any other, several humans were gathered in the clearing, either respecting the crystals, or simply enjoying being near them, when a dazzling beam of white light rained down from the heavens and collided with the earth with a flash. When the light faded, the humans were stunned to see two gigantic women, easily a hundred times the size of any human.

One was yellow, with formal and practical garbs, pointed shoulders, and matching, hair, which jutted outwards, while the other was blue, and quite the opposite of her companion. She was dressed in a flowing robe, and her ghostly white hair cascaded from her scalp like water. While the yellow woman seemed uptight, and stiff, with an expression that seemed like a permanent scowl, the other seemed like she didn't have a care in the world, except for the fact that she was crying.

They were Blue and Yellow Diamond.

The humans gasped fearfully at their presence. A handful ran, some huddled behind the crystals, hoping they would protect them, while others simply sank into the flowers, too petrified to move.

Yellow Diamond gasped, as soon as she saw the crystals. "What is this!? I see why you asked me to come all this way now..." She said, in a voice that suggested she had been hesitant.

"Something has gone horribly wrong, Yellow." Blue said. "Pink isn't drawing energy from the ground, she isn't growing!"

Yellow placed her hands on Blue Diamond's shoulders, reassuringly. They looked at each other, and shared a nod. With no visible signal, a second beam of light, much narrower than the first, shone down at the Diamonds' feet. With a second flash, a Gem appeared. She was six feet tall, and bright white, her silvery hair bunched up around her shoulders and she looked up, in admiration, at the diamonds, through a clear visor. A triangular, glass-like Gem sat proudly on the back of her left hand.

The Gem was known as Peridot Prime. She was one of the oldest Peridots in Gem society, an inspiration to all Gems in her cut, for her unparalleled wisdom and skill. Peridot Prime was best known for her talents as a kindergartener. There was a popular joke amongst her peers, that Peridot Prime could grow Gems in the dirt under her fingernails. There wasn't an elite army or taskforce in Gem society, that this Peridot hadn't planted and grown. If a kindergarten wasn't, at the very least, remotely approved by Peridot Prime, then it wasn't growing any Gems of significance or importance.

Peridot stood to attention, crossed her arms and pointed her fingertips together, the diamond salute. "My Diamonds!" She greeted. "Can I just say what a tremendous honour this is? That you would call upon my talents for such a prestigious and grand..."

"That's enough, Peridot." Yellow Diamond said, bluntly. "You were summoned here to perform an important task, not to inflate your ego..."

Peridot averted her gaze from Yellow Diamond, fearfully. "Yes... forgive me, Yellow Diamond, I..." Peridot turned around and noticed the crystal formation for the first time. "Oh my stars!" She exclaimed, almost falling backwards.

"You see the problem." Yellow stated.

Blue Diamond crouched down slightly, so as to be closer to Peridot. "We planted Pink Diamond here. This planet has circled its sun at least a hundred times since! And yet the organic ecosystem has only flourished!"

"It's as though this parasitic mudball is drawing energy from her!" Yellow angrily pointed out. She looked around and noticed a human, crouched amongst the flowers. "Get away from her, you disgusting creatures!"

With a wave of her hand, bolts of lightning struck at the flowers, sending several humans running into the forest, screaming. Yellow cradled her forehead, in distress.

"I don't know why you wanted to grow a Diamond on such a vile world..."

"Yes you do." Blue corrected. "You're just stubborn." A ghost of a smile almost crossed her sorrowful expression. "You know that Homeworld resources are depleting. If we commit the energy to growing another Diamond there, Homeworld Gem production might never be the same. Besides... this was... is... to be her world. It's appropriate."

"Hmm, this is troubling..." Peridot agreed, mostly to herself.

With a flourish of her hands, several metal beams materialised in the soil, around the crystals, each with a red gem hovering in the air above it. With a second gesture, Peridot summoned a circular display in front of her.

"Now let's see... hmm... yes that's... wait... no, it can't be... oh my!"

This went on for some time, before Yellow lost her patience.

"What is it?" She demanded.

Peridot quickly turned from her screen. It remained hovering in the air. "Forgive me, but it's..." A grin slowly crossed Peridot's face, as she struggled to contain herself. "My Diamonds! Pink Diamond is perfectly alright! She will emerge in a matter of days!"

Blue Diamond gasped. Her hands flew to her mouth in shock, but her eyes indicated that she was smiling, gently. Yellow frowned in disapproving skepticism.

"How could that be? Look at this place! She hasn't drawn a scrap of energy!"

Peridot was conflicted. She was clearly pleased about the wellbeing of the unborn Diamond, but was hesitant to correct the more sinister one, standing before her. "Pardon me, my Diamond... but... yes she has!"

Yellow Diamond cocked an eyebrow inquisitively. Blue was happy that Pink was alright, but her face displayed a hint of curiosity, too. White Peridot rolled her tongue around her cheek, as she considered how to explain her discovery.

"You see, my Diamonds, as you're both well aware, a gem..." She pointed to the gem on the back of her hand, to distinguish the body part, from the species of the same name, "is, amongst many things, an incredibly advanced bioreactor, which draws a substantial quantity of energy from soil during gestation, and utilizes it in its purest and most efficient form, to make it last an indefinite amount of time."

Yellow frowned irritably, of course she knew that. She was about to angrily say so, when Blue put a calming hand on her shoulder, discouraging her from interrupting the Peridot.

"To lesser species, this makes it seem like we possess infinite energy, although we know full well that no such thing exists." She sniggered, despite herself. "Pink Diamond drew a colossal amount of energy from the ground, just as the two of you did, and just as, we can only assume, my own, Grand White Diamond did, except... and I can't imagine why this is... but once Pink Diamond's gem was fully charged, she returned the energy she had taken from the earth, tenfold!"

Yellow's eyes widened in alarm. "Wh... what!?"

"Is she cracked!?" Blue asked, her smile vanishing. Despite Peridot's claim that Pink was alright, it was alarming to hear that she was leaking energy.

"No no! My Diamond." White Peridot cast her screen into the air with a wave of her hands, where it assumed a height and size more convenient for the Diamonds. It showed a rendering of Pink Diamond's gem, as it slept beneath the crystals. "As far as I can tell, the energy exchange was quite deliberate, and stopped as soon as it began... As for why... well I'm afraid I haven't the foggiest..."

"Well, what did it accomplish?" Yellow angrily demanded. She stomped through the flowers, towards the crystals. "All that energy did was stimulate this senseless plant life, which attracted those foul animals, and form these functionless crystals!"

After just a moment of consideration, Yellow grabbed the top of one of the crystals and made to pull it away, but Blue quickly stepped forwards.

"Yellow don't! She made these!" Blue pleaded.

Yellow rolled her eyes, but she also let go of the crystals without much hesitation. "Honestly Blue, 'she' doesn't even exist yet. All of this is just a freak anomaly which won't happen again, and she certainly won't remember!"

"But it's history! This place, these crystals, even this organic life! It's where a Diamond will enter the universe!"

Yellow rolled her eyes at Blue's sentimentality. "Most of it will be blown to the solar winds once the colony is built." She pointed out.

While the Diamonds spoke, Peridot Prime stared fixedly on the ground at her feet, her hands clasped together in front of her, lest either Diamond think she had any opinion on the discussion.

"Well at least let her see it, and decide for herself." Blue compromised. "We are guests on her planet after all." Blue smiled slightly.

Yellow gave an even subtler smile. "Not yet, we're not."