"So I heard you are going to the moon, Jay! Congratulations!" a tall man with a somewhat long beard said to his son.

"Yeah," Jay said, "I can't wait."

"You don't sound all that excited," the dad said, scratching his beard, "Are you going to miss home?"

"Not really," Jay said, looking away from his dad, "Okay, a little. We are going to spend a year up there anyway."

"Aw, come here," the dad said, opening his arms wide, "You are going to have a great time!"

Jay hugged his dad and was patted roughly on his back, "Stay safe, dad."

"Will do," the dad said, grinning as his son walked out the door.

Jay hopped into his Honda Civic and drove off to NASA. The appearance of the place had changed over the years, evolving to a paperless workspace with nearly everything digitized. Jay's buddies greeted him as he was briefed for the mission. He got into his space suit and stood, ready to get onto the ship. It was partially made of gem technology. Jay knew quite a few gems. In fact, one was going on the mission with him. Her name was Nephrite. She was a Homeworld gem who decided to work with humans and stay on the Earth. Relations with Homeworld were very smooth between humans and gems thanks to a man called Steven Universe. Anyways, Jay didn't talk to her very often as he was told by his friends that her type could be dangerous and flighty.

He snuck a couple looks at the gem but turned away whenever she looked at him. She sat next to him on the ship. It was her first human mission too and she was very eager to be in space. She was the only being on the ship without a space suit but that was okay with her. Jay wanted to socialize with her, but peer pressure got the better of him and he sat back and closed his eyes, waiting for the ship to zoom off the ground. When it finally did, nothing could have prepared him for all the g-force he felt. He instantly passed out.

"HEY, wake up Jacob!" Nephrite called out, shaking Jay awake.

"Whoa, whoa," Jay said, "I'm awake."

"Don't touch him, freak of the universe," one of Jay's buddies said, making Nephrite's face blush blue.

"Ugh, just look at her face, she isn't prepared for this mission," another buddy said, chuckling.

"Guys," Jay said, "We don't have to be so cruel to her, she is a part of this team."

"Fine, but who is going to fix the ship?" a buddy said, pointing up to the roof, "It's a good thing we have oxygen masks."

"I can go fix it," Nephrite said, smiling, "Be right back!"

"Okay," Jay said, "Good luck."

Nephrite exited the ship and tried to fix whatever was wrong. The second the problem was fixed; the ship took off. Jay struggled to look out the window as Nephrite was tossed into space. He hit the window and pressed his forehead against the see through glass. There was nothing he could do. Even if he could operate the ship, it would be leaving his teammates behind and they could possibly die out in space. They wouldn't willingly allow him to operate the ship anyway.

"What's wrong? We just got rid of some dead weight!" a buddy said to Jay.

"I don't care! That was wrong!" Jay said, turning to his 'friend' and frowning angrily.

"Okay, we can get her later," the buddy said.

The ship finally reached the moon. Jay peered out. He still felt bad for leaving Nephrite, but he got ready for landing. The ship hit the moon's surface roughly.

When everyone got out, they looked for the rover. Jay found it, it was pretty much destroyed with the message "Don't come here" scrawled along the metal.

"Hey man! What does that say," a buddy said, walking behind Jay, "Oh. So scary."

Jay hopped around, gently manipulating the gravity. Was his team really going to leave Nephrite in space for a whole year? This was his new reality, a team who only cared about humans and the thrill of the ride. He looked upward and could have sworn he saw something shiny in the atmosphere. Jay shook his head and it disappeared. He continued hopping around the moon, far away from his teammates. Eventually he came to a tall pillar-like station. Jay blinked a few times, trying to remember what it was. He hit his fist into his hand.

"Guys, this is the gem's Moon Base!" he felt a little bit excited as he was the first human to lay eyes on the base.

No one responded, but Jay went ahead and walked into the base on the brick-like pathway. He hit the switch and was hit by a massive force of air lock. When he picked himself up, the base was open. He walked in and was surrounded by pictures of the Diamonds. Jay had managed to memorize their names in the Gem History class in High School. On one wall, Pink Diamond stood happily, another, Blue Diamond, who looked almost sad. Yellow Diamond, a massive conqueror, looked peaceful for her personality. Jay didn't know much about White Diamond, but he thought she looked serene as could be.

He walked up the stairs and passed several rooms, however, he was more concerned with getting to the top. The space-suited man took a deep breath. He was thankful for gem technology which was what was keeping him breathing now. His oxygen tank was virtually bottomless as long as he kept breathing.

"Nephrite must be really hurting now," he said aloud to himself as he cascaded the steps.

Eventually he reached the top. A tall chair that seemed like it had been adjusted stood in isolation. Jay sat in it and looked at the control panel with scrutiny. He appreciated the view from the control room. Jay saw his teammates traipsing the moon's surface, looking for a good place to set up. Soon enough they were going to set up a human base that could be used as a waypoint for space travel.

Suddenly, a strange figure teleported into the control room. Its long lilac hair flowed a bit for several seconds then fell by its side. Jay guessed that it was a gem. He hopped out of his chair and looked at the gem. Her face was almost expressionless. Another gem teleported into the room. She panicked and got behind the first gem that showed up.

"What are you doing in a seat that only a Diamond should sit in?" the taller gem said strictly, frowning.

Jay got out of the chair, "Uh… I was just resting, sorry, gems."

The gem in back tilted her head a little bit, "Why are you here?"

"I was sent here on a mission from Earth," Jay said, frowning, "Why are you here?"

"Don't talk to him Moonstone," the long-haired gem said, gently.

"Fine, Moonstone," Moonstone said to her friend.

"He isn't worth it anyway," Moonstone said.

"Hey, I'm right here," Jay said.

"Let's leave," Moonstone said.

She looked almost identical to the other moonstone, with their bodies being just a little bit different. The angry looking Moonstone had fairly long hair and a more muscular body than the other Moonstone. The timid Moonstone had much longer hair and a porcelain face. They grabbed Jay by the arms and teleported out of the base, throwing him on the cold hard ground of the moon.

"Leave, lowly human," angry Moonstone said, "We need to be in peace."

"Sorry, but I have to be here for a year," Jay said, "Get used to me. And, don't go near my teammates. They are real assholes."

"We will see about that," Moonstone said, pissed, "Let's leave him here."

"Alright," the Moonstone said, taking a glance back and putting on a small smile.

Jay picked himself up off the ground and walked back to his teammates. They were starting to build their base by the time he showed up. He pitched in and after a few days, they had built oxygen filled rooms and had secured shelter.

The two gems were amazed at how advanced human technology was getting. They hovered in the atmosphere far enough away to not be noticed by the humans below. Moonstone touched her cheeks. They were as cold as ever. She thought she could feel something when she saw a human.

"How come I am not giddy?" Moonstone asked.

"Hm," Moonstone said, frowning, "Just because you saw a human doesn't mean that your cheeks will flush. Why would you possibly want them to?"

"I do not know," Moonstone said, looking away and messing with the light purple-blue gem on top of her right hand.

"Try not to fidget," Moonstone said, "Blue Diamond wouldn't like to see a nervous couple of Moonstones, would she?"

"She would not," Moonstone said, "I cannot wait until she visits us."

"Yeah," Moonstone said, looking off into the distance, "Me too."