A/N: I'm from the future (24/6/16). And I've made a Contents Page at the end of this page to show why the heck this story is so long.

This story was published after Episode 70: "Catch and Release", so anything canon after that episode just doesn't go with the story. I might try to implement it, but all you need to have is general knowledge of the show.

Steven Lazuli

Prologue

Stuck.

Unmoving.

Numb.

But still sentient.

Lapis wouldn't forget this. She wouldn't forget the torture she's been through these thousands of years. Unable to move, to feel, to talk. Only thinking if she was ever going to see the light of day. She was alive, but simultaneously not. How do you classify if something was alive?

They'll move. They'll speak. They'll feel.

She couldn't do any of that. And for millennia, she was stuck like this. To rot as a mirror. A bad reflection. She couldn't see herself, but she could damn well see them. The Crystal Gems.

One day, she'll get out of this prison. One day, she'll free herself from this mirror, whatever the cost! And on that day, she's going to take everything away from them. They're going to feel powerless, lost, beaten... just like how she was! Whatever they value most, she'll take it. And they won't be able to do anything about it.

They'll be in hell. Or even better, something worse. Someplace that also starts with an "H". Their punishment would be extremely severe, just how she wanted it to.

One day is all she needed.

One day.

One... day...

Pearl was tired. She'd been trying all night to lull Steven to sleep, but to no avail. She carried it around, hummed, rocked, patted, hugged, but nothing worked. Little Steven kept crying. What did this young child want? She fed him with a bottle of that white substance mixture Greg called "milk". It didn't satisfy him. She stroke his back, trying to soothe the baby of whatever dangers. He cried, but at least he sounded... a tad bit quieter.

Amethyst cupped her ears, black circles could be seen under her eyes. Her usually messy hair was somehow even messier. Gems didn't need sleep, but they do get tired. The constant cries of the baby broke her limit. With a huff, she stormed out of the room, wanting to watch the show she watched with Greg about the small butler.

Garnet still kept her cool, thinking it was best to wait it out. It was her way of escaping reality, by looking into the future for solutions. And her best solution so far was to wait it out.

Pearl wanted Steven to stop. She really did, and hoped her prayers would be answered. She didn't want anything wrong to happen to Rose's heir. Steven was her greatest creation, and Pearl thought of nothing but to care for him till he was a fully matured Crystal Gem. Besides, that was all she was. A Pearl. She was a servant till the end. Even if it meant looking after the next generation. Even though, no such logic existed for the Gems.

From Steven's wailing, it was certain there was something wrong. He never cried for this long. Pearl was getting worried, even if she looked like she could fall asleep any second. She endured and carried on, pacing around and carrying Steven to the beat of her steps. Pearl wished Rose was here. She would know what to do. Earth culture was so weird. And so was Rose. Her weirdness was a trait Pearl loved about.

But she's gone. And her gem lives on with Steven. She couldn't believe it when Rose first told her about this. The news was unbearable. Gone forever? Impossible.

Now here she was, trying to put her former leader's son to sleep. Without her. Without her wisdom. Without her appearance. Without her presence... her power, her leadership, her shield. Her everything.

Rose was everything to them.

Now their everything had gone to Steven; their most valuable possession. Nothing could come close to their leader. If there was anything that could replace her, it would be her son. It was his destiny. He carried her Gem, and he must fulfill her place. It felt so void, so empty without Rose. They were all lost, messy and broken. Just blindly going about their purposeless lives, doing one last thing for their dead leader.

They felt so powerless against Steven. He's what's left of her. Right now he was frail, fragile, weak, covered in a red blanket filled with yellow stars.

So... small...

Pearl blinked. There was something coming out of her eyes. Some kind of liquid. Was this normal? This transparent liquid gushing down her eyes? She felt lighter. Like, her worries were flushing out of her system. She should do this more. She felt better, not holding anything in her. This liquid falling from her eyes felt good. They were like Rose's healing tears.

Tears. That's what they are. I'm crying. Pearl thought. It feels so good. Is this what Rose feels when she cries?

Pearl felt her throat tighten, and she let out a sob.

She must've felt terrible. I can't believe... This is how she felt all the time? No wonder...

She cradled the baby tighter in her arms, looking down at the pink Gem, shimmering in the dark.

She's felt so powerless... all this time.

And, Steven's... crying...

He feels the same way.

Powerless.

He's sad about it.

Pearl couldn't help but feel connected to the baby, feeling the same emotion at the same time. Steven kept crying, his voice echoed off the walls. By this time, Garnet only saw another way of stopping it. She'd seen that babies were entertained by useless objects, something that would move or jingle on its own. They needed something new, so that Steven could stare at it and figure out what it did. Their resources were limitless, but most of it would kill Steven. They needed something harmless.

"Pearl, the mirror." the fusion's stern voice cut through his cries.

Tiredly, Pearl followed the order and created a handle out of her Gem, before pulling it out. The silver mirror took Steven's attention and ceased his crying. Instead, he looked at it with interest, curious as to who that baby was in that circle. Pearl smiled at the sudden silence, finally having some peace. Her heavy eyelids were close to shutting, if it weren't for the glowing mirror.

"Wh... What?" she murmured, eyes widening. "Garnet, what's..."

Garnet searched through her future vision, only seeing a possible timeline where... Oh.

"Oh no..." Garnet shook her head.

"What?!" Pearl screeched, her voice quivering.

Garnet clutched at her head, muttering something over and over. "—stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid—"

Their shouts went over Steven's head, as he grabbed the shining mirror with his stubby fingers. All moisture in the air seemed to pause, and so did the ocean outside. It waited, patiently, before it struck. Out of nowhere, water seemed to form out of thin air, literally. The moisture in the air came together, creating water bubbles that filled the room. Pearl's eyes widened, as Garnet felt herself crack.

The ocean roared, rising to about ten feet. The water tanks and pipes in the vicinity exploded like a fiery combustion, before its motion slowed down till it seemed like time itself stopped. Pearl didn't move, Garnet couldn't move, Steven wouldn't move. The mirror shone like a star, its shattered teardrop Gem glowed a vibrant blue. Then, the Gem filled itself with white light, and all the water in the area started making a dash for her.

Afraid, Pearl accidentally let go of Steven, who latched onto the mirror. Water came together, forming a giant mass and eventually taking up the room's space. Garnet was like a statue, not a single muscle in her body twitched. She and Pearl were pushed out of the room, and the last person left inside was Steven, holding onto the mirror.

Lapis used her ability to manipulate water to force herself out of her cage, trying to will everything back from the inside. All of her determination, her rage, her anger, her motives, power, energy, anything, was put into this. Controlling every single molecule of water, to pull herself out of the mirror. She was going to take every chance she could get, all to get her revenge. And she knew the best thing to take. She'd seen it all. She knew what they loved most.

Steven Quartz Universe.

Her ticket to their hell. Her prize out of that jail cell. And she was insane enough to wait.

POP!

Lapis was out. Free! She could finally start her torment. She would win this time!

She'll take everything from them.

And their everything was Rose.

And Rose was in Steven.

And Steven was right in front of her.

Quickly, she snatched the baby, which apparently didn't need water to breathe, and froze the only entrance to the room, with only Pearl banging against the ice while Garnet remained frozen.

Lapis Lazuli smirked, glaring at the exit. Pearl felt so powerless, so broken, so lost... and everything she ever had, was taken from her. Right before her very eyes. She was beaten, she'd lost. Lapis won. Even as a cracked Gem, she was powerful. Her reflective eyes were cold and stormy, but the cracks on them made it look even more crazy. Streams of tears went down Pearl's face, and Lapis did a flick of a finger. She could fry her face off, or freeze it. Both would be gratifying.

It did nothing.

That was enough for now.

She had reformed her new body, and was allowed to take a souvenir for her victory. Steven was a great prize. Lapis knew all about Rose Quartz, and her son. She'd seen it through Pearl's Gem, and everything was perfect. She didn't think it would be this soon. She thought he had to wait another century. Oh, why complain, when you can ravish in delight.

Lapis blasted off into the sky, using the clouds as her means of escape.

A/N: Hey, guys! This is the start of an AU I'd like to call Steven Lazuli.

It sounds... hard to get used to. But basically, I wanted to make a story about Lapis Lazuli being Steven's older breadwinning sister/mother, and their adventures trying to escape the Crystal Gems, all while meeting a certain green Gem that gets caught up in the mess. I don't know where this is going, so pray that wherever I go, it doesn't end tragically.

Hopefully, I can capture some cute and cuddly moments! FLUFF for all! Or maybe, I might just spend some more time on it, and... overthink... depressing things.

Next chapter, we're going to skip ahead ten years.

... This is where you scroll down, click next chapter, and just don't look at the thing below.

(Updated: 24/6/16)

Hey there, guys. I'm from the past's future. (not the present. complicated, I know)

This story is long and you probably don't want to read it because you don't have the time, and you're just checking it out. The reason why this is long as all hell is because there are multiple story arcs. This isn't a formal story, it's an AU. That means this whole 340K+ word story is not one, but multiple stories (like DBZ arcs). So, here's what's coming or what's already here. You could call it a contents page. Well, not a page, but you get the point.

BE WARY OF TITLE SPOILERS. Also, in the listed, I will put an alert if chapters are over or around 7,000 words.

"Contents Page"

Prologue:

Prologue (Chapter 0)

New Beginnings: (Words: 26,359. Average per chapter: 3,766.)

A Decade Goes By
School Shield
The Sausage Factory
New Kid: The Platypus
Shapeshifting Queen
Teardrop From The Moon
Lazuli In Training

Amber Arc: (Words: 67,875. Average per chapter: 5,656.)

The Square Root Of Garnet
Rogue Nation: Part I
Rogue Nation: Part II
My Name Is Amber
Bubbling Tension
The Safehouse
Public Announcement
Assuring The Inevitable
Manipulative Goddess
Beginning To An End
Endgame To Evolution (7,000+ words!)
Raining Gems (17,000+ words!)

Post-Ambergeddon: (Words: 67,494. Average per chapter: 6,136.)

Full Disclosure (~10,000 words!)
The Long Winter
Rising Tides, Crashing Ship
Pay Your Respects
Sayonara, Earth
Lion: The Reboot
Birthday Magic
Rogue Time
An Intricate Game
Gem, Assassin, Magician, End (~9,000 words!)
Piece Of My Time

Crystal Clear Revenge: (Words: 52,411. Average per chapter: 6,551.)

Saving A Dying Mission
Aware
Revival Of The Fittest
Demonic Heroine (9,000+ words!)
Our Hopes In Fears (8,000+ words!)
Nightmare Persona (~7,000 words!)
Your Illusion (~7,000 words!)
Xeno-Fusion

"Serendipity" Arc: (Words: 23,157. Average per chapter: 5,789.)

Last Chances
Terminal Rogue
New World Order
The Pink Monarch

Civil War:

The Accords
Line in The Sand (7,000+ words!)
Rose Garden (7,000+ words!)
Of Mice and Men (8,000+ words!)
Divided We Fall (10,000 words!)
Song of Ice and Fire (~10,000 words!)
Gem Ex Machina (8,000+ words!)
Message Received (8,000 words!)
The Return (11,000 words!)
Jailbreak (12,000 words!)
Rebirth (10,000 words!)
Oh, Ye Hero Hath Cometh (21,000+ words!) [And "The Longest Chapter In This Story" award goes to...]
Steven's Ordeal