A girl walks on a beach near a little town. Her face is behind a white mask without holes. The hood of a dark brown coat hides her hair. This cloth goes down to below her knees and has long sleeves, hiding also the hands of the girl. Under her knees, black and opaque tights follow her leg to her feet in dark purple boots.
She approaches a hill, with the cliff facing the sea. She can see the side of a huge statue looking at the water in front of it. She hears someone running towards her. She turns her head and sees a boy running to the beach below the high stone figure. She keeps following the outline made by the waves on the sand. She looks at her target, a red eye floating over the sea in the distance. Four persons are talking on the beach, sometime pointing at the eye. One of them sees her and comes near the girl.
"- I'm sorry but you need to leave this place !" The girl does not stop and ignores this person. Then she runs to be in front of the masked girl, blocking her. "- I'm sorry but it's too dangerous for you here !" The young woman looks at her and, after a short moment, she raises her hand towards the forehead of the worried woman. The sleeve slowly falls down, letting the hand out, open and the palm looking at the other girl. The last one watches it, confused.
"- What... are you doing ?" Suddenly, a small and green pentagram appears in front of the palm. The woman looks at the floating circle in front of her eyes, surprised. It quickly fades away then the young woman loosens her arm.
"- Please accept my apologizes, I am new on this planet, so I did not know your language."
"- Wait, you just learn it now ? With this green thing ?" The girl answers with a nod then places her arm on her stomach and leans forward.
"- My name is Dimension, but you can call me Anna." The other looks at her, surprised and embarrassed. She takes a moment to reply.
"- I'm Pearl. Now can you leave please ?" Anna shakes her head in disagreement then points at the flying eye.
"- I am here for this." She resumes her walk as Pearl looks at her, stunned. After a moment froze, she runs towards the others.
"- Garnet ! We have another problem !"
"- What ?" She points at Anna while she catches her breath. The high and strong girl jumps to land in front of the young woman.
"- Please leave immediately."
"- I'm here for this flying eye." Garnet raises an eyebrow as she folds her arms.
"- Where are you from ?"
"- Even if I tell you, you will not know my home world."
"- Do you know how to destroy it ?" The girl nods.
"- Fine." The strong woman places one of her arm in Anna's back and the other behind her knees, lifting her. Surprised, the girl lets out a sharp sound coming from her mouth. Because of her mask, she instantly feels her cheeks hotter as she blushes. Garnet jumps, landing in front of the three other and slowly drops her.
"- Now do you work miss." Anna looks at the floating red eye then raises her right arm. The sleeve falls, letting the hand outside. She opens it, aiming the palm to the eye. A large pentagram shows up over the sea, creating a strange and dark fog.
Suddenly, she closes and clenches her fist. From the spell, a huge black hand gets out, grabbing the eyeball and pulling it towards the black smoke. Quickly, the red eye is swallowed by the dark cloud above the sea. After a short moment, it slowly disappears.
"- Not bad." Garnet speaks to Anna, and gives her a pat on the top of her head. The others come near, looking at her, intrigued. Embarrassed, she steps back and looks at them before replying :
"- Can I know who you are ?"
"- I'm Garnet, and this is Pearl, Steven, and finally Amethyst." She shows each one as they wave their hands in turn.
"- And you, who are you ?" The little boy named Steven comes nearer.
"- My people call me Dimension, but my friends and my family call me Anna." Pearl raises an eyebrow.
"- Your people ?" Anna nods as an agreement then adds :
"- I am the daughter of the king of my kingdom."
"- You're a princess ?!" Steven enters the comfort area of the girl, embarrassing her a bit. She answers with a little nod. Then Garnet speaks, doubtful.
"- But, as a princess, what are you doing here, away from your home world ?" The young woman looks elsewhere, thinking of what to say. She answers, with a nervous voice :
"- Princess... stuff ?" She laughs anxiously as she passes her hand behind her back.
"- That sounds weird, but it has nothing to do with us." When she finished speaking, Amethyst turns back and walks towards a little house below the stone statue. A short moment after, the others follow her as they say goodbye.
"- W-Wait !" They all looks at her. Shyly, she adds :
"- What... are you doing here ?" Steven walks near her and cheerfully answers :
"- We are the Crystal Gems, defender of Earth !" Intrigued, she looks at him and replies :
"- What are you protecting this planet from ?" Garnet folds her arms then adjusts her glasses. She answers :
"- We protect this planet and the life it contains from corrupted Gems." Anna thinks for a moment.
"- Can I help you with this ?" They look at each others. Pearl steps forward with a thoughtful glance.
"- I don't know. You're a princess from another planet, so why do you want to help us with our problems ?" Anna looks elsewhere as she rubs the back of her head.
"- Besides, it's hard to trust a person whose face has not been seen yet." Garnet speaks with a serious tone as she looks at the girl. Anna laughs nervously while looking at them. After a short moment, she realizes she is really serious about this and sighs.
She removes her hood and brings out her hair which were under her coat. They are grey, with a darker color at the tips and goes down to her knees. The wind easily moves them as the sun light reflect on it. She slowly places her hands on the edges of her mask. She swallows and bring down her mask to show her eyes and the top of her red cheeks. Her left eye is green and the right one is nearly black. She looks elsewhere and says shyly.
"- I-I have never shown my face to anyone, except my mother. S-So for now... Don't expect from me to show more." Steven steps forward, looking at her and smiling.
"- You look cute !" Her face instantly becomes red. She puts back her mask and turns her head.
"- T-Thanks you." Amethyst gently hits the boy with her shoulder.
"- Oh ! The little Steven has a crush ?" The girl reacts by stiffening. He blushes a bit and squints his eyebrows.
"- No ! I just found her cute, that's all." Amethyst laughs, followed by Steven. They are interrupted by Garnet.
"- Anna, please stay here. We'll talk about your offer." She turns back and walks away with the other. They stops by forming a circle. Anna takes a deep breath and turns around to face the sea as the sunset's orange sky is reflected on it. She sits down and holds her knees against her. She slowly places her chin on her arms. She calmly waits, lulled by the sound of the waves hitting the sand.
"- Anna ?" She quickly gets up, turns back and removes the sand from her coat. She nervously replies.
"- Y-Yes ?"
"- We've agreed for giving you a try. But with only one condition : never shatter any gemstone." The young woman nods as an agreement. Then, she leans forward.
"- I will do my best, thanks you."
