Steven Universe - Canon [with Aymer]

[Aymer]

Garnet shook her head. "No, we can NOT go now. Lapis, that was entirely unacceptable! It doesn't matter if you thought your idea was better. You are a part of the team, and the team has to work together if we want to function. That means taking orders, even when you disagree with them. Not to mention the fact that your "better" idea seriously hurt Amethyst." Though her eyes were hidden, Lapis wouldn't need to think too hard to understand the expression behind them.

Garnet reached out, taking Lapis' upper arm in her grasp. She knew the blue gem wouldn't like this next part. "Lapis, you disobeyed orders and that led to one of our teammates getting hurt. I can't let that go. You haven't been with the Crystal Gems long, but that doesn't mean that you get off the hook." She paused. "There is a punishment in order here."

[FoodisLife]

Lapis flinched again, moments like this reminded her just how scary the fusion could be, especially when she was angry like this. "Well, sorry..." Mumbled the blue gem quietly. "But Amethyst will be fine, she's a tough quartz and they can take hits like that." Not to mention that they had a healer back at the temple.

Garnet had obviously other plans with the smaller gem. "Punishment? Wait, you don't want to... you know... you can't!" She knew how the Crystal Gems punished gems. While their methods weren't as cruel as Homeworld's - they didn't shatter gems for example - their punishments were still painful. "Let's... talk about it. The Crystal Gems are always about talking, aren't they?!"

[Aymer]

Garnet glared down at her. "That doesn't MATTER. She COULD have been hurt much more seriously, THAT is what matters!" She jabbed an accusatory finger at Lapis. "And she got hurt because you were reckless and wouldn't follow orders. The fact that she is going to be fine isn't important."

"And, yes, I can punish you. Ever since Rose made Steven, I've been in charge of punishments in the Crystal Gems. You're a Crystal Gem now. That means that you're subject to punishment just like the rest of us. If you can't handle that, take that star off of your form and run away again." She knew quite well Lapis wasn't likely to do that. "We are about talking, but that doesn't mean you get to do something so stupid without consequences."

[FoodisLife]

Lapis folded her arms in front of her chest and tried to look anywhere but Garnet. She hated to admit that the fusion had a point and she didn't want to accept that she had in fact made a mistake.

"Then... sure. Punish me, whatever." She huffed, still not looking at Garnet. Of course she didn't want to get rid of the star, not after finally finding a place where she felt like she truly belonged. "Just... do what you have to do. Poof me, beat me straight back into my gem..."

[Aymer]

Garnet sighed, shaking her head. "I am not going to beat you into your gem. I am going to punish you. I know very well what that means on Homeworld, but things are different here. Yes, it will hurt. Neither of us will enjoy it, but you will enjoy it less. And then it will be done, and we will both walk back home. Do you understand?" She took the blue gem's silence as acknowledgement, but could feel the resentment radiating off her. "Peridot had the same reaction the first time. The first few times, actually. But she accepted it, and she's still here, and wouldn't want to be anywhere else."

[FoodisLife]

"Hm..." Lapis wasn't sure what to say right now, she was aware that Crystal Gem punishments weren't as severe as Homeworld's punishments... but she was still a bit worried. Not scared, she had been through too much, but yes, she was worried. "So... Peridot was punished, more than once actually and she's ok..." It wasn't a question, it sounded more like a statement. "Then... let's get this over with." The blue gem said eventually. "I'm a Crystal Gem after all... guess I can take it, whatever this 'it' actually is." She kept looking at the floor.