A Onyx in the rough

by Flamingsheild

Rating: teen
Tags: Equestria Girls, Crossover, Sunset Shimmer, Main 7 (EqG), Random, Princess Celestia, Slice of Life, Alternate Universe, Steven Universe, Sad, Other
Length: 3649

A gem betrayed by the crystal gems has found life on the human part of Equestria. He is good friends with princess Luna before Nightmare Moon. His name is Onyx Reaper.

After being left behind and almost shattered by the crystal gems. A gem is now living a new life in the human version of Equestria.

He was good friends with Princess Luna until Nightmare Moon. Now he refuses to speak to her ever again.

He is still being hunted by the great diamond authority. He has no friends and never wants any.

But with Pinkie pie wanting to befriend him, a job at the Cake's cafe, Equestrian magic, Sunset shimmer thinking he's their enemy along with the homework gems trying to shatter him. He will never be left alone.

Published 2018-11-24 04:50:02 UTC
Last updated 2018-11-27 06:56:14 UTC

The big move

In the past

I layed down as I was captured in the holding cell in a Peridot ship. Yeah I'm a prisoner but somebody has got to tell this story.

Anyway I was just laying there when the ship started malfunctioning. Probably from the corruption blast the diamonds were using on the Earth.

To be honest I never really liked the place even though I was a crystal gem. Many of my old allys questioned this.

You see I believed that gems deserved to be free to live their own lives and that we shouldn't kill other life forms. But this doesn't mean I like other life forms. You understand?

Anyway my appearance was different. I didn't look like homeworld slaves but I didn't look like crystal gems.

I wore black pants with that little metal chain. My shirt was a black one with a gray zig-zag line half way down the middle. My shoes were dark blue with gray highlights. My hair was pitch black and my eyes the same colour. I wore a hoodie with a gray diamond sign on the top. To complete the look I wore black wristbands with metal spikes which went well with my skin colour. Gray of course.

Yeah I know I looked very sinister and bad. Not someone you see fighting for good.

I was the only other passenger than a lapis lazuli with her gem on her chest.

The blast broke the energy shields letting me escape. I walked out of the prison with not a care in the world. I looked at my jailmate. She was to weak to move.

I may be cold to others but I'm not heartless. So i poofed her.

Yeah yeah. I know how much of a hypocrite that makes me sound but look at it this way.

If I didnt poof her she might have been corrupted or worst captured and shattered. Or I can poof her put her in a bubble and save her from getting shattered or corrupted instead of lugging her around getting us both caught and slowing us down.

Still don't see it from my point of view? Well your loss.

After poofing her and carrying the bubble it put her in. (I wasn't going to leave her there. I told you I wasn't heartless).

I found one of the escape pods and set a course for Earth. But I guess the energy blast put all the coordinates jumbled.

after one crazy hyperdrive later

I crash landed into the ocean and the pod began to sink. I grabbed the bubble gem and swam for it.

By the time I finally got to the shore it was midnight. I took refuge in a cave around the edge of a town.

I decided it might be dangerous to explore my surroundings at night so i decided to wait until day.

The next day

I walked around the town I was in. After walking along a alley I turned onto the main road and saw a boarded up house looking like it had better days.

I looked around and saw a pair of humans . I mean seriously. Who names their species with a name like Humans.

I walked up to them. "Excuse me"? I asked politely.

"Yes"? The green one said.

"I'm new in town and I was wondering about that house". I said gesturing to the old house.

"That house hasn't been lived in for years. You'll have to speak to the mayor if you want to buy it". A creamed colour one said.

"Okay. Where is the mayor's office"? I asked trying to be polite again.

They pointed to the big town hall. I mentally face palmed. Humans might be a bit stupid but it makes sense that the one in charge lives in the biggest house in town.

I waved goodbye to the pair and headed off to the town hall.

One long conversion and signing sheets later

"This is the final paper. After signing your name here the house will be yours". Mayor Mare said handing me some papers.

That's right. Mayor Mare is her actual name. Its like her parents knew she would be mayor.

Now I need to write my...name. Well time to make up a name.

To leave all of my past behind all I have to do is change my name.

I wrote on the paper and handed it over to the mayor.

"Well now that all that's done let me be the first to welcome you to Canterlot Black Lazuli". Mayor Mare said smiling.

Yeah I know my new name sounds villainous. But I based my new name on two things.

Black as in the colour of my gem which was on the right side of my chest. Lazuli as in my roommate Lapis Lazuli.

A couple of days later

I looked at my new house. It was finally finished. A farmer that worked on Sweet Apple Acres helped with all the heavy lifting. I think his name was Big Mac.

He wasn't much of a talker but I can appreciate that someone isn't going to ask many questions.

I even decided to buy him a gift.( back when I was a crystal gem i did odd jobs to earn a bit of money.)

I decided to get him a book set about some earth children who went on all sorts of crazy adventures. He seemed the type who would read in his free time.

I looked around my new house. It looked like a model house. It just needed that personal touch only one can bring to their own home.

In the kitchen was a window made of shards of glass that had broken. The glass used to belong to the first place where I saw true love. The most beautiful church I had ever seen. No I didn't steal the pieces. I recovered them when the church burned down thanks to a team of Homeworld rubies.

In the lounge room was was a bookcase filled with my favourite books. Of course each shelf had a different type of book. Surprisingly I had a lot of romance novels and no science fiction. Guess I wanted to leave that old me behind.

The railing on the stairs were wooden and had carvings from yours truly. A rose, a waterfall, the moon, song notes arranged to match my favourite song and finally a bird. Those items may have been seen as random to anyone else but they were significant to me.

In the guest room was a painting of the roses on the day I arrived and met rose quartz. I had managed to perfect it. The rest of the room was just the nessecitys so someone else could personalise it when they stayed.

The bathroom was packed with tiles that made up a beautiful ocean mural. The mirror in the bathroom was made of silver and had a beautiful finish.

My bedroom was full of trinkets from my old life. Along was space for new things symbolizing my past and future. If you didn't lie down or look up you couldn't see the bubble with a Lapis Lazuli gem which I began to think as my sister in it.

But my favorite part was the set of pictures on this wooden table I brought.

There was a photo of Ruby and Sapphire on their first romantic date.

There was a photo of Garnet lying on the beach against a stone hand.

A picture of Amethyst looking starstruck at a mega deluxe pizza.

A picture with Pearl dancing away to some ballet music.

Finally there was Rose sitting in a field of roses that were just starting to bloom along with the wind making the petals blow away in the wind making a beautiful picture.

I smiled. I finally felt at home. But then I grimaced at the one thing I was worried about. Going to Canterlot High.

Author's Note

Hi hope you like the first chapter of An Onyx in the rough:twilightsmile:

If you read closely you will find a hint to the titles inspiration.

Hint:eeyup:

Here's a preview of the next chapter.
Welcome to Canterlot high
How is he such as good athlete?
Have you noticed he never smiles?
It doesn't matter if he's new he's going to fall under me

High school heights and lows (mainly lows)

I had faced armies of homeworld gems. I had faced the rage of an angry night princess. I have even come face to face with Blue diamond and come through.

But nothing is as scary as standing before a high school class with dozens of eyes judging you.

"Class I would like you to meet our new student Black Lazuli". Principal Celestia said smiling.

"Hello everyone. I'm glad to be here". I said nervously glancing around the classroom never smiling.

"You can sit next to Fluttershy". Miss Cheerlie said smiling and pointing to a yellow skinned girl with pink hair.

"Hello". I said waving a small wave while still not smiling.

Fluttershy just hid underneath her hair. I sighed and focused on the lesson.

The lesson was somewhat boring. It was all about ancient history and mythological creatures.

Let's just say history gets boring from seeing most of it and I'm pretty sure the myth that Miss Cheerlie was talking about was a regular or corrupted gems.

The lessons after were science and math. I got a boy called Micro Chips to help me understand it at lunch.

Okay now to eat human food. I chose a salad, water and apple pie. Those were the only foods that I knew I could eat without puking.

Micro Chips was a bit of help. I know had a basic understanding of the math and science lessons.

After helping me Micro Chips just up and left. He didn't even say goodbye or let me say thank you.

That farmer guy sat near me. Our conversation was very one sided.

"So I wanted to say thank you for helping me move into my new house".

"Eeyup".

You don't like to talk much do you"?

"Eeyup".

"Did you like the books"?

"Eeyup".

"What number are you on"?

"1".

"So you can speak but don't like to".

"Nope".

"Huh? You're a mystery Big Mac".

"Eeyup"?

"I like mysterious people. They have an air of surprise and you can never expect anything from them".

"Eeyup".

"Okay well hope to see you around"?

"Nope".

Nope? Well so much for making friends with Big Mac.

I guess I should have expected that.

OH TO HOMEWORLD!!! Friends are useless.

Their just enemies just using you until your useless and then they stab you in the back.

Everyone I've known has stabbed me in the back.

Rose, Princess Luna, Blue diamond and now everyone at Canterlot High.

Well if everyone thinks I'm just a nobody well I'll just be a nobody. I don't need friends.

But what now?

The rest of the classes were a breeze. I just have one final class and then I can leave this cruel dump.

"Fitness. Just great". I say frowning. I find a reclusive spot in the changing rooms. I stuff all my gym clothes in my gem and change my form.

This gym uniform is just to colourful and orderly. I feel like I'm back as one of those Homeworld idiots.

The rainbow haired girl in front of me is pretty good. But once again I'm going to have to prove my worth in a cruel dump.

"Rainbow dash. Spot for our new student". The instructor Ironbull yells.

"Well you look like you work out but I bet you'll never beat my hight". Rainbow dash said gloating.

Sorry but being a Diamond's personal warrior/shatterer even though I've never shattered a gem in my life means I'm going to be better than you . I thought frowning in concentration.

I take a run up. "Yeah I wouldn't take a run up its not like your going to jump it". Rainbow dash said not even bothering to pick up the rope which I'm connected to.

"Actually that's the plan". I said frowning. She looked at me like I was crazy.

I took a run and jumped. I landed on the top of the rock climbing wall. I looked at Rainbow and everyone else.

They all had the same gaping mouth expression. Like a goldfish only stupider. Rainbow dash especially.

I jumped down and landed on my feet.

"How did you do that"? Rainbow said between awestruck that someone could do that and furious that someone beat her.

"Years of relentless training and exercising with the occasion injury every week". I said stretching my arm.

"Well you fail. The test was to climb up the wall not jump it". Rainbow said furious.

"Actually the test was to get up the wall not climb it". I said annoyed.

As I walked out of the gymnasium I could hear Rainbow's words." How is he a better athlete than me"?

After school

I needed to find a job. Sure I had a lot of money but humans would get suspicious.

They're dumb but they can't be that dumb can they?

I walked over to the cafe with a poster in my hand.

"Welcome dearie. How can I help you"? Mrs Cake asked.

"I'm here for the staff position". I said with a solemn face.

"Okay you're luck there is one spot left. My husband will interview you". Miss Cake said smiling.

After one easy interview later

I was working along side Pinkie Pie.

She had away with people that's for sure. But did she have to be so happy all the time.

Each time I saw here she was smiling. Her cheerfulness is so....disgusting!

At the end of work I was mopping up a mess that someone made by spilling 2 stacks of pancakes.

Her eyes were probably the reason. I may not know a lot about human biology but wouldn't those wild eyes make it hard to be coordinated.

Anyway I had just finished mopping when a cupcake was thrusted into my face.

"Wha"?

"Its a cupcake celebrating your first day working a Sugarcube Corner". Pinkie said smiling.

"No thanks". I said walking away.

"But why don't you like it? I made it just for you". Pinkie said making a sad face. Is her hair deflating.

"Fine". I took the cupcake and took a bite.

HOW DO HUMANS EAT THIS GARBAGE?!? ITS WAY TO SWEET!

I wanted to spit it out but saw pinkie looking up expectedly and didn't have the heart.

"Delicious".

"Thank you friend". Pinkie said smiling.

"We're not friends a will never be". I said walking away.

"Well I'm probably a friend of your friends". Pinkie said smiling.

How did she get in front of me? Not even gems can teleport without a warp pad.

"I don't have friends. I never had any, I don't have any now and I will never want any". I said before walking away.

I didnt care if pinkie was sad. I just wanted to get away from the bundle of joy.

I walked and found a girl standing in front of my house.

She had yellow skin and red and yellow hair. I knew who this was. She was Sunset Shimmer.

Canterlot high's one and only bully.

Author's Note

How do you like the new chapter.

The title pretty much sums it up.

Next time on A Onyx In The Rough

It is strange I cannot find him anywhere on other school servers
Your clothes are fairly bland and gloomy
I will never make friends
I want you to join me

A pie in a stable

Great just great. As if my day wasn't already horrible enough.

Well if you're just joining me let take you on a quick recap.

I've had to face a judging class, try not to scare the daylights out of a shy little girl, understand high school math and science, put up with a slient but cruel giant, a rainbow haired girl with an ego bigger than the school, a hyper active pink hurricane girl, a job at an earth cafe and now I have to deal with little miss sunshine.

The war against homeworld was less tricky and that lasted years!

Back on the Battlefield

Please help rose

You're nothing but a useless off colour freak

End flashback

"Hello I don't think we've met". I said trying my emotionless look.

"No we haven't. I'm Sunset Shimmer" . She said smiling.

Okay she's ever incredibly confident, can't take a hint or completely oblivious.

"Well what do I owe the pleasure of this visit"? I said crossing my arms.

"I wanted to talk. About Canterlot High and any questions you might have about it"? Sunset Shimmer said with a smile so vile it couldn't charm a rattlesnake.

"Okay just wait here while I clean up for my guest". I said walking past her and closing the door behind her.

I immediately locked it. With a burst of energy I went into the kitchen.

On the counter was a banana cream pie with a note saying.

"Dear blacky I thought you might like a pie to celebrate your first day at work.

From Pinkie pie.

Ps. I'm not going to give up on making you my friend.

Great. Well I'll cross that when I come to it. Wait how did she even get in here? I locked the door.

Nevermind first things first Sunset Shimmer.

Hope she likes banana.

Rainbow dash's P.O.V

I was coming home from the gym when I saw the funniest thing.

Sunset Shimmer with a banana cream pie splattered on her head.

I snuck behind a car and took a photo.

Oh yeah after this Sunset Shimmer is never going to have any power again.

"Black lazuli's (AKA Onyx reaper) P.O.V

I felt the phone in my gem buzz. It was the school website. My stable. Apparently you needed it so you could get the latest news in Canterlot High.

Oh my.

I snicker and a slight chuckle comes out of my mouth.

There on my stable for the whole of Canterlot High to see was Sunset Shimmer splattered with Banana cream pie looking furious.

I immediately look who took the photo. Rainbow dash.

I type up a comment and made sure that it couldn't be used against me because little miss Sunshine was sure to bring it up with the people in charge.

You've got guts to take this photo. Respect.

The next day

Vice principle Luna's P.O.V

Sunset Shimmer came into my office obviously agitated about something.

Vice Principal Luna. Black Lazuli threw a banana cream pie at me and posted it on My Stable.

I was surprised. I had heard about this new student. Causing trouble on the second day was very unusual in students.

"Very well".

I looked up Black Lazuli on other school servers. "Strange". I said pondering.

"What's strange"?

Sunset Shimmer asked looking innocent.

A bit too innocent.

"I can't find Black Lazuli on other school servers in the local area". I said looking him up.

Black lazuli's P.O.V

Black Lazuli please report to Vice Princepal Luna's office.

Well that was fast. I thought she would wait a few days.

But if I was able to delay a diamond trial long enough for me to escape, this should be a piece of cake.

Ugh I'm using earth metophores in my conscious.

As I walk in the office I see Sunset Shimmer and vice principal Luna sitting.

You see Black lazuli. Sunset Shimmer has accused you of throwing a banana cream pie and posting it on My Stable.

Wow. She looks exactly like Princess Luna.

But she's not.

"I didn't throw a pie at her nor did I post it on my stable". I said calmly.

I reached into my bag then stopped." Vice principle Luna can I use my phone for evidence"?

"Yes".

"You see if Sunset had looked to see who posted the photo she would have seen it was Rainbow dash. I only commented on the photo. Even so I never insulted her only commented on how brave Rainbow dash was to take it and now who i have newly found respect for her".

I looked at them to see if they were on the same page. Vice Luna nodded for me to go on.

"I didn't throw the pie but I will admit Sunset Shimmer came to my house around half an hour before I received the photo. Henceforth I couldn't have done it. I was cleaning my house because I am a bit of a slob and didn't want my guest to see that. Although when I came to the door sunset was gone. I rest my case".

"Very well you make an excellent point. You may go".

"Thank you. By the way Sunset".

She looked at me surprised.

"Next time you go to someone's house look up".

2 hours later

I was sitting next to a human girl ranting on and on about how bland and tasteless my clothes were.

And what was with the constant use of the word darling?

I walked away. She hasn't even noticed.

It's finally been proven. I will never make friends not with these students.

The only one I'm close to is Big Mac. Even then we are only acquaintances.

Although he is kind of cute.

What I'm a gem. We have no definite gender. Pearl is in love with rose and I can't think a guy is kind of cute?

Screw you.

Anyway I'm not going to have any friends anymore.

The only thing exciting is that I'm baby sitting the CMC.

(AKA applebloom, sweetie belle and scooterloo)

The three most reckless and irresponsible kids alive.

Oh and I think a corrupted gem is in Sweet Apple Acres.