"Burning Horsefeathers", in Amethyst (vol. 2) #12, by Mindy Newell (writer), Colleen Doran (penciler), Karl Kesel (inker), Carl Gafford (colorist), Agustin Mas (letterer)
After the 12-issue mini-series concluded, there was an Annual that finished the war against Dark Opal. Then the following year, this ongoing started. Having defeated Dark Opal, and with relative peace restored to Gemworld, Amethyst of course encounters new problems. Other old threats reemerge. Her parents' marriage begins to dissolve. Some of the kingdoms experience movements against monarchies. Amy continues struggles with the responsibilities of being the person everyone else looks to and expects things of. She has the notion, as a lot of kids would, that being the boss means getting your way. That's not how it goes, on any level, resulting in her repeatedly fleeing Gemworld to Earth, only to be drawn back for one reason or another.
In the middle of all this, Crisis on the Infinite Earths. In DC's desire to "simplify" their fictional universe, Amethyst learns that Everything She Knew Was Wrong. Gemworld can't simply be its own strange little magic world, it has to be tied into the same Order vs. Chaos stuff as Dr. Fate, and the same goes for Amethyst.
I don't know if it was done because of an edict from on high that Everything Must Fit Together Now, or the creative team did it themselves to try and keep the book going. I don't think it did the book any favors.
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