Author's Welcoming Notes:
BTD: Hi everyone, BOS and I decided to get together and Collaborate on a Story for out Gem characters. This is Basically an RP turned Story, so a lot of editing has to be done for each Chapter, however we do plan to upload a new chapter each Friday. in the event of us being unable to We will make sure Leave a note letting you all know!
BOS: I hope you all enjoy our story and thanks for reading!
BTD: Yea.. BOS is Kinda shy...
Sage adjusted her backpack and looked over Beach City from the outskirts, "man, I haven't been here in a few years." She said to herself, "it's changed a lot." She yawned then stretched before marching onward towards the city.
"I guess I'll go check the place out," grinning to herself as she adjusted her hoodie over her head feeling no heat from it. After a half hour she arrived into Beach City. She scanned the boardwalk for anything familiar, but didn't see anything or anyone she knew.
She pushed back her hood, adjusted her hair to the way she liked it and she leaned against the fence post along the boardwalk, scanning the stores and restaurants. Her eye caught a glimpse of some flashing lights, adjusted her backpack again, she headed towards it. "Oh, It's an arcade!" She said excitedly as her eyes grew big, "I haven't been to one in ages!" Sage said to herself before running inside to get tokens.
"What to play…" She mumbled to herself walking along rows of video games and scanning each one to see if any caught her eye. At the far corner she found herself in front of a two person shooter game, "oh, this one looks interesting."
She placed a few tokens in and began playing with both guns and a giant grin on her face. As Sage continued to play she spotted a couple of kids watching her with tokens in their hands, she stopped in mid-game and offered them a gun, "do you guys want to play with me?" She smiled, but her smile looked menacing and scared the kids away, "she's going to kill us!" They yelled running away.
Sage bit her lower lip and went back to her game, "I was just trying to be nice.." Sage sighed to herself softly. After a few more minutes and half way through the last stage she spotted more kids and offered them the gun too, "she's going to hurt us," they inched away before turning and running off.
"Wai-wait!" Sage tried yelling after them but they were already out of sight, she sighed in defeat and stood there not continuing the game. "I just want someone to play with…" she mumbled softly.
"Kids, they can be all too harsh," came a voice from the next game over. Lin let the joystick of the fighting game go with a slight flick. Turning towards the other gem knowing full well what she really was, She looked her over a bit. Taking a few steps to stand beside her; she plucked the other gun from Sage's hand, "here let's finish, it'd be a shame not to."
Sage's ears perked up a bit to someone talking in her direction. She felt eyes go over her and chills ran down her spine. Looking up she made eye contact with the person who was talking to her. Her head was practically pressed against her back as she tried to make eye contact with the other person.
"Ah, uh...y-ye-yeah," she stumbled over her words as the other person intimidated her, and the realization she was being spoken to by another gem crept over her. 'Crap, ' she thought to herself, ' I haven't ran into another gem in years and that didn't go so well...' her hands began to sweat, making it hard to hold the gun steady and shoot straight.
It wouldn't take long for them to finish the game, but as they played Lin could feel the other gem's nervousness, something was bothering her. "Don't worry, I have no intention of attacking you," she stated plainly, but in a hushed voice so as not to draw the attention of others in the arcade.
Lin could tell that the other gem was trying to be taken for just another human, not much illuded her. Finishing up the game she placed the play gun back in the holder. "Good game," she stated with a small, over the shoulder, wave as she left the arcade.
Sage stiffened up as she heard what Lin said, she stopped shooting all together until the game was over. She placed the gun back and followed Lin out to the boardwalk, unintentionally following her. Sage's stomach growled loudly and she turned a dark pink. The air filled with the smell of pizza and fries, Sage's mouth began to water and she made her way to the pizza place.
"Welcome to Fish Stew Pizza! " She was greeted by Kofi, the owner of the place. Sage took a seat at one of the tables as Kiki approached her with a small notepad, " what kind of pizza ya' havin'? " she asked as she leaned putting her weight on her left leg.
"Uh," Sage stared at the menu and looked up at Kiki, "give me a few minutes?" she asked softly, Kiki nodded, "sure thing, just call me over when you're ready, " she said waving behind her. Staring at the menu, Sage had no idea what was good or what sounded good. Her stomach growled loudly as she turned a dark pink again, hoping no one else heard her. After a while, she slowly started to slide behind the menu because she realized she was taking too long to decide. "What do I do…" she wanted to get up and leave, but felt it would be rude.
Lin sat atop the Fish Stew Pizza building, her legs hanging just slightly over the edge. She hadn't been meaning to stop here, but she felt the confusion of the other gem and it bothered her. She was so uncomfortable and just trying too hard to be human. Lin wondered why for another moment before standing and jumping down from the top of the building, landing right in front of the window with a gentle grace. She turned staring at the other gem through the window for much longer than intended, 'why eat...' she thought to herself before finally turning away and walking down the boardwalk. Lin dipped into an alley hiding herself among the shadows, silently waiting for the other gem to continue moving.
Sage finally decided on a normal cheese pizza, after a few minutes she felt an odd sensation she hasn't felt in a long time. She furrowed her brows a bit but, shook her head and pushed the thought away. "It's probably nothing," she said to herself out loud as her pizza was placed in front of her. "Enjoy," Jenny said with a smile, Sage did a double take and thought 'did she change clothes?' her eyes narrowed a bit and then shrugged lifting a slice of pizza to her mouth.
After the fourth slice, it occurred to her, 'I hate cheese...' Sage placed money down on the table and walked out. She stretched her legs and walked toward the fence post and leaned against it, staring out at the ocean. "Sure is nice out here, " she said softly to herself. People that were walking by avoided getting near her, Sage completely oblivious as to the look she was making; she looked like she was plotting to destroy the world.
Lin stood and phase jumped from the shadows to just under the pier where Sage had been standing. Placing her thumb and index finger together in front of her eyes she flicked them apart, a data screen appearing over her eyes. She looked up at Sage from under the slightly warped and salted wood trying to get a reading lock on her power levels, but was unable to do so. With a rough sigh she waved a hand making the reader fade off. 'I'll just have to follow her,' she thought to herself before phase jumping to a near by street lamp, leaning against it quietly. The Sun had started setting, various shades of orange, reds, purles and pinks bathing the town in the fleeting light.
Sage felt eyes on her but didn't feel any malice coming from it. She sighed softly to herself and jumped over the fence post, then landing in the sand. She walked out to get closer to the water to ease her nerves from being in a new place. Sage dropped her backpack into the sand and laid down, using it as a pillow. Her eyes scanned the sky to see what the weather would be like later, she also took a strong whiff of the air into her nose, "clear skies all night, "she said out loud. ' I just won't move until who ever is watching me, leaves,' her thoughts slowly calmed as she closed her eyes and focused on the sound of the waves crashing against themselves.
Lin felt a surge of power and her eyes snapped up towards the other gem. 'What is that…' she thought to herself before phase jumping closer to Sage. 'No...it's not her...' she looked around for a moment not bothering to pull a weapon yet. Lin felt the surge of power again and her head snapped towards the ocean as a large wave crashed down, a corrupted gem left in its wake.
"There…" she stated plainly as the beast stood on its four sharp pointed legs. "If I were you, I would move," she looked down at the other gem as she pulled her weapon, her gem now glowing darkly. Lin turned back, the monster rushed towards them, its feet pounding through the sand, leaving large dents almost deep enough to become sinkholes. Lin growled before phase jumping into the air towards the beast and bringing her sword down sharply, removing one of its six legs, the sharp spike flying towards Sage.
Sage sighed softly knowing this peace was too good to be true. Her eyes narrowed more staring at the beast that emerged from the water. "I just can't catch a break, " she grumbled to herself before jumping back and watching the leg penetrate her backpack. "No! My favorite snacks were in there!" she flailed in mid-air before landing in a squat. Swiftly, she reached into her hoodie pocket and threw her chakram at this crustacean creature. It quickly spun and sliced two of its legs before returning to her left hand. Sage stood and glanced at Lin, "is this a corrupted gem?" She asked having not seen one in years.
"Yes," she told her standing beside the leg that killed Sage's bag. "Looks like you fight at least, take out the legs, I'll get the gem," she practically ordered, it being something of a second nature habit. Sage without a second thought threw her chakram again slicing off the remaining legs in one toss. "Stupid thing isn't going to get away with destroying my snacks, " she huffed. Sage watched Lin closely from where she stood after catching the chakram back in her left hand.
Lin planted a foot in the sand pushing off of the ground with a hard forward jump towards the monster's open and screaming maw. With her sword, steady in her hands, Lin rammed through its mouth and out the back of its head making the creature hazy for a few moments. Having weakened it significantly, she ran down the back towards the gem on its tail, as the creature turned sharply but still dazed from the blow. Sage clapped in awe with a giant goofy grin on her face, "good move!" She laughed gently pushing her sleeves up her arms and failing to keep them up, she sat down in the sand knowing this was going to be over real quick.
Lin drew her sword back to her side before phase jumping forward removing the tail in one quick sweep, the beast poofing back into its gem finally, too damaged to keep it's form. Lin caught it in her hand; with a sigh she bubbled it with a note and sent it off to Garnet's holding area for corrupted gems.
"Well, that was fun…" she said sarcastically as she waved her hand dissipating her sword. She picked up Sage's destroyed bag and looked over at her as the contents started to fall to the ground.
"Sorry about your bag," Lin apologized. Sage's eyes became waterfalls as she watched her favorite snacks fall out and drift away with the wind, "it's ok, it's not your fault." She sobbed with a goofy grin. "I can always get some more when I go back...when that will be, I don't know." She mumbled the last part. Sage stood up and wiped the sand off the back of her legs, she pushed her sleeves back and revealed her right hand and held it out to Lin, "I'm Sage, " she gave her an accidental serious look but it was meant to be friendly.
Lin looked the other gem over once more, then at her extended hand, 'ahh…hand shaking, a formal greeting...' she thought shaking Sage's hand in return. "I'm Black Tourmaline...or just Black...or Lin works as well I suppose," she told her before letting go of her hand. Lin crossed her arms after turning to look up at the night sky, her mind still in a fighting state, unable to break from it just yet. She felt cold, her nature seeming to transform from something mysterious to something uncontrolled. Lin tried to shake it off, but needlessly inhaled sharply as the sand around her sparked, flicking away a bit and with that she fell back, the world becoming nothing but darkness to her.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Well that's it until next Friday, Feel Free to ask any questions here with comments, or you can find me on tumblr "blackteadragons-world" and leave them in my ask box, BOS and I will answer them next Chapter!