Rainbow Diamond Project

The Rainbow Diamond Project was Chrysolite's secret name for a series of Gemetic modification experiments orchestrated by the Peridot herself on Pandora, between 1,000 and 600 years before the events of the show. The final result of these experiments was going to be an extremely powerful, godlike Diamond that Chrysolite named the experiments after; however, for unknown reasons, the final experiment created the much weaker Chameleon Diamond instead.

## Timeline of Events

### Over 1,000 Years Ago

* Chrysolite receives a Pearl and a private vessel for her services during the Rebellion.
* The colonization of Pandora begins, headed by Yellow Diamond. Scapolite and Chrysolite are sent there to aid in setting up the colony's Kindergartens.

### Over 600 Years Ago

* Chrysolite starts her Pseudomorph experiments.
* Orgonite becomes the first Pseudomorph; Chrysolite considers her defective and imprisons her for further study.
* In between experiments, Chrysolite creates Petrified Wood in a failed attempt to make an organic-Gem hybrid.
* Chrysolite creates several more "defective" Pseudomorphs, which are all imprisoned for study.
	+ After the creation of Bluebird, Peacock Pearl works up the courage to confront Chrysolite and question her intent. Chrysolite explains her intent to create a "perfect Diamond," much to Peacock's horror, before ordering the Pearl to tell nobody.
* Chrysolite finally creates a Pseudomorph that retained a typical Gem form and her pre-modification mind. The "functional" Pseudomorph is imprisoned like the others.
* After making a "functional" Pseudomorph, Chrysolite Pseudomorphs a few more test subjects into Gems with known/presumed unique abilities in an attempt to see what abilities can and can't be obtained via Pseudomorphing. All these Pseudomorphs' powers are tested before they are locked away.
	+ Ruby Quartz is made in an attempt to create a Gem with healing powers using an actual Rose Quartz as a template. Since the Rose Quartz known to heal was not an actual Rose Quartz, Ruby Quartz emerges without any healing powers.
	+ Peridscha is made in an attempt to create a Gem with a Sapphire's future vision. However, instead of future vision, Peridscha instead turns out to have powerful retrocognition.
* Lace Goldstone, the only Pseudomorph to be considered "perfect" by Chrysolite, is made. However, she incapacitates Chrysolite and escapes.

### 600 Years Ago

* After the creation of Lace Goldstone, Chrysolite decides she has perfected her Pseudomorphing technique, and begins preparing for her final experiment: the creation of Rainbow Diamond.
	+ For unknown reasons, Chrysolite decides to use herself as the basis for Rainbow Diamond.
* The incubation of Rainbow Diamond finally cause Pandora to be rapidly drained of resources, destroying all organic life on the planet and causing countless Gems to emerge defective or as Clods.
* Scapolite discovers the experiments while trying to confront Chrysolite for answers, and pulls the plug on Chrysolite's self-modification out of fear of the experiments starting a second Gem war if they continued.
* Upon the premature termination, Chrysolite's modified Gemstone proves to be unstable and splits in two, forming Alexandrite and Zultanite while simultaneously "killing" Chrysolite herself. They are somehow able to defeat both Scapolite and Peacock Pearl, imprisoning them both.
	+ Alexandrite later reverse fuses Scapolite, forming Lucinite and Andesine.
* Alexandrite and Zultanite launch off Pandora in Chrysolite's ship to escape Homeworld's justice, taking the prisoners with them.

## Participants

### Researchers

* Chrysolite (lead scientist, final test subject)
* Peacock Pearl (assistant)
* Scapolite (accomplice)

### Test Subjects

* Bluebird
* Lace Goldstone
* Orgonite
* Peridscha
* Ruby Quartz
* Chameleon Diamond

## Aftermath

The Rainbow Diamond project dramatically affected all Gems involved. All the test subjects were altered permanently, and many lost nearly all memories of who they used to be, including Chrysolite herself. Pandora was decimated, becoming a wasteland only inhabited by off-colors. Rainbow Diamond was never properly made due to her incubation being terminated early, resulting in the creation of Chameleon Diamond instead. She and the other modified Gems would come together to form the Remade Gems.