"Yeah, but we've had thousands of years to work our powers! We know exactly how to use them!" Lapis argues back. "Do you really think they would be anywhere close to on our level even if they managed to do it? Besides, they still would have to grow their soldiers, and that take years for humans."

Not to mention, if they get all of their powers back, they have the trump card of fusion, don't they? Even if the thought of it puts more than a little anxiety into her.

Malachite could absolutely wipe out the Cetagandan base.