Pyrite (character)

is one of the main characters of the eponymous fanfic, a crossover between and Steven Universe

Pyrite was a Homeworld Gem charged in 2394 with maintenance of the USS Baku, a Starfleet ship that had been captured by the Gems after its crew was forced to enter.

Early life
Pyrite was created in the mid-19th century. She had existed for about 550 years as of 2396.

Aboard the Baku
In 2394, Pyrite was assigned to the USS Baku, a captured Starfleet vessel. The ship was docked at Orbital Station 41 and Pyrite was charged with keeping it in its original condition.

Although Pyrite was given the authority to request assistance when needed, she initially did not request any other Gems to be permanently stationed aboard the Baku. This led her to become lonely, and she spent a lot of time on the holodeck, using programs that had been left behind by the crew.

Pyrite developed a friendly relationship with a holodeck character named Connie Maheswaran|Connie. In 2396, Connie revealed that she knew she was on the holodeck, and had studied the ship using information from the ship's computer.

Connie convinced Pyrite to surreptitiously establish contact with a nearby Starfleet ship, the USS Rhode Island. Further conversations with the Rhode Island's crew led to a software patch to bring the EMH back online and gave Pyrite the idea to request a small team (consisting of Peridot, Amethyst, and Pearl) to assist her and keep her company.

However, although Pyrite was concerned about the crew being kept in stasis, she was unwilling to disobey orders to take the ship back to Federation space. Unbeknownst to her, someone within the Homeworld hierarchy had been forwarding her conversations with the Rhode Island to Lars, a renegade with a small Gem crew. Lars, with the help of Pearl and Amethyst, took control of the Baku.

Although Perdiot was willing to help Lars fly the ship, Pyrite wasn't, and she was thrown into a makeshift brig on the holodeck. Realizing that Lars was trying to save the crew, not take the ship, she had the EMH relay a message to Pyrope, her superior officer at Orbital Station 41, promising to return the Baku itself safely to Gem space as long as it didn't get damaged in battle. This gave the Gems a reason to avoid conflict, and let Lars safely rendezvous with the Rhode Island.

After the crew was taken out of stasis and onto the Rhode Island, Admiral Kathryn Janeway allowed Pyrite and Perdiot to take the Baku and return to Gem space.