Talk:Lapis Lazuli/@comment-17648200-20140926160358/@comment-25468057-20140926210613

This is a really excellent question. Lapis herself didn't care about Earth, and it's entirely possible that the gems and humans have been at odds with each other for a long time.

But what I think is that there was somebody who really did feel like the Earth was worth protecting.

That somebody was Rose Quartz.

We don't know much about her yet, but she obviously loved the planet and the people on it- she even had a romantic relationship with a human, and gave up her own physical form to have a child with this human. She must have had a good reason to want to protect the planet - maybe she just didn't like how hostile the other gems always were toward a planet that she could see a lot of beauty in. I suppose we'll find out more later...

But anyway, I don't really think Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst have any bad intentions. They just cared for Rose a lot, and believe in her ideals. So they'll continue protecting the Earth even if there are other gems who disagree with them. (And hey, maybe they're so hostile toward Lapis because they know she's capable of destroying humans and won't hesitate to do so.)